or

Michael J. Pryay
r m e n M a r t ín ez Mungar
Ma. del Ca
1ª edición, 2017

© 2016 Michael John Pryor y María del Carmen Martínez Mungaray

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CONTENTS
Platform One
My likes
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Platform Two
My past
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Platform Three
My experiences
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
 Scope & sequence

START UP
Language functions vocabulary

Identify the subject and

STEP 1 Kitchen utensils
object in sentences
• Weird and wonderful
PLATFORM 1

world foods
Specify what you like
STEP 2 • Brainstorm: Food A world of food
My likes

and don’t like

& My habits
• A strange but nutritious
STEP 3 Separate items by quantities recipe At the restaurant
• Food festivals

Express abilities in the past Food

STEP 4
and present measurements

Talk about your habits

STEP 1 Work items
in the past
PLATFORM 2

Emotions
Describe people and past • Brainstorm: my past
STEP 2 & feelings /
My past

events • Vacation locations question words

• The world’s top vacation
Talk about your past destinations Regular past
STEP 3
experiences • Wordsearch verbs

Irregular past
STEP 4 Describe your past vacations
verbs

Describe actions in progress

STEP 1 Sports
in the past
PLATFORM 3
My experiences

Talk about your past

STEP 2 Sports equipment
experiences • Brainstorm: my experiences
• The missing bag mystery
Describe changes between • Funny accidents Extreme
STEP 3
the past and present experiences

Describe changes in your City

STEP 4
town/city infrastructure
KEEP GOING
WRAP UP
reading speaking
language
& listening & writing

Subject - object What are you

Who are they?
pronouns talking about?
• Memory competition: my supermarket
shopping list
Count & non- • Say it right! sh-ch
A balanced diet My diet
countnouns
• Wonderful words: -ful
• Team competition: what’s in the kitchen?
Restaurant My favorite • Logical thinking: shopping list mixup
Could
choices restaurant
• Language review
Count & • Vocabulary review
Choosing the
non-count My recipe
right dish
complements

21st century
Used to Positive change
antiques
• Project: my favorite famous person
Be: present & I was so nervous, • Snakeword
The first time I…
past but excited! • Wonderful words: -less
• Memory competition: alphabet story
Regular past My favorite • Say it right! -ed verbs
A quiet vacation
tense vacation • Team competition: past verbs pronunciation
• Vocabulary review
Irregular past My busy last
My last week
tense week

Present
Our earthquake What are you
continuous vs
experience doing now?
past continuous
• Wonderful words: -ment
Past continuous My sporting My unfortunate
• Say it right! ee/ea
vs past simple accident experience
• Project: my timeline
• Team competition: what was happening?
An extreme Amazing
Present perfect • Competition: experiences board game
explorer experiences
• Vocabulary review

Present perfect Dubai, a city of My city’s

vs past simple world records infrastructure
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We would like to thank all our friends, family, colleagues and

loved ones for their continuous support, not only during this
lengthy project, but at every moment of our professional and
personal lives. Without your encouragement and help, none
of this would be possible. Thank you for being such a special
part of our lives. For Carmen: her sisters and brothers, and
specially her sons Daniel and Fernando and obviously thanks
to God. For Mike; July, Rosie, Jonathan, mum, dad, Charlie, Chris,
grandparents and all the rest.

A special thanks of course to Saúl Davalos, whose vision

and experience has made this project possible. Thanks for
organising everything and pushing us to get to where we are
today. Also to Felipe and David and their team for giving life and
color to our ideas. You have given clarity and order to our messy
ideas and made them even more attractive and appealing than
we could have ever imagined. Thanks for understanding and
complementing us so well!

A special mention and must be made to all our reviewers and

audio collaborators, Stuart Andrews; Ana Caballero; María de
la Luz Salazar Dominguez; Cuauhtémoc Gómez Castellanos;
Azucena Espinoza Guzmán; Ana Erandi Pintor Rivera; Alejandro
Rodríguez Caro and Fabiola Vega Arias.

And last, but not least, to our students. You are our inspiration
and the very reason for this series. We truly hope this material
helps you to achieve your goals and reach your potential. Good
luck, and enjoy!

Mike and Carmen.

 MY LIKES
Talk
about it
• Look at the picture.
• What can you see?
• Of all the foods in the picture, which foods do you like?
• Which foods don’t you like in the picture?
• What is your favorite food?
• Is this food good for you, or not?

PLATFORM ONE
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Identify the subject and object in sentences
Step 2: Specify what you like and don’t like
Step 3: Separate items by quantities
Step 4: Express abilities in the past and present

Platform One 1
 WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORLD FOODS
START UP

Warm up

What foods do you know from around the world?

What is your favorite international dish? What ingredients does it contain?
Read
• Look at the pictures of these strange dishes from around the world.
• Where do you think they come from? Scan the texts to find the countries for each dish.
• What are their ingredients?
• Now, read the descriptions and draw a line to match the picture with its description

Bird’s Nest Soup Surstömmingrotten Escamoles

Main ingredient: bird saliva Main ingredient: fish Main ingredient: insec
t larvae
This soup is made from The smell from the This Mexican delicac
y
the bird’s nest found in fermenting gases of this fish comes from the disti
nctive
coastal caves in China. is so strong and offensive, blue agave plant, bu
t it’s
The nest is primarily made that many airlines have not tequila. This dish
is
from the saliva of the birds prohibited this product. prepared from the
eggs
who live in the caves. This People normally eat this (larvae) that live in
the
delicacy is so typical and delicacy outside in Sweden, roots of the agave
plant.
representative of China that because the smell is so bad! Mexicans also call
this
it was the inspiration for the insect “caulas”.
Beijing Olympics Stadium in
2008, remember? It is also
extremely expensive, at US
$2,000 per kilogram!

Kopi Luwak Casu Marzu

Fugu Main ingredient: coffee beans Main ingredient: sheep
Main ingredient: puffer fish milk
cheese
What makes these beans
Are you brave enough to so exclusive? They come This cheese is exclu
eat a dish that could easily from a fermentation to Sardinia, in Italy, e
siv
kill you? This is a dangerous process in the feces (poo) made from an extre
and is
delicacy in Japan, where of civets (a type of wild cat) fermented sheep’s
mely
more than 20 people have in Indonesia. This gives a cheese. The cheese
milk
died eating this dish since distinct, elegant taste, but of live insect maggots
contains
2000. approximately US $700 per from the
eggs of cheese flies
kilogram! .
Investigate

• Use the internet to investigate these other strange dishes, where do they come from? What is their
strange ingredient? balut, snake wine, Rocky Mountain oysters, sannakji, hakari.

2 Platform One
 VOCABULARY

BRAINSTORM: FOOD & MY HABITS

START UP
What words do you know from these categories?
• Complete the spaces with all the words you know.

Food: dishes Measurements of food Healthy food

Unhealthy food Kitchen items Restaurant

Compare
+Share

• Now, compare your answers with your classmates. Add any extra vocabulary to
complete your lists.

Platform One 3
 A STRANGE BUT NUTRITIOUS RECIPE
START UP

Warm up
Do you know any strange foods?
What’s the strangest food you have tried?
Listen
• Listen to the numbers in the recipe to complete the quantities below.

Reading • Look at the picture and the ingredients of this new Mexican gourmet product. What
do you think? Read the text to discover more.

Ingredients

• 100ml water
• gr yeast
• 380gr white flour
• gr ground locust
• 50 ml oil
• ml milk
• gr parmesan cheese

T his is a delicious, nutritious new

recipe… locust bread! Eduardo
Mendieta López, a gastronomy student
building blocks in our body: protein
is essential to grow, to give energy,
immunity and for most basic functions
from the Autonomous University of the body, like transporting oxygen
of Querétaro, designed a type of in our blood, digestion or creating
bread with flour, mixed with ground, hormones.
dehydrated locusts! Insects are also cheaper than
So, why eat locust bread? Well, insects traditional protein food sources, like
are a cheap and very nutritious food meat, fish and eggs. In fact, many
source. Did you know that this locust experts predict that insects will be the
bread is 70% protein? That is about major food source in the future.
7 times more protein than normal So, would you eat locust bread? Why
bread. Remember that proteins are the (not)?

Give
More
What are the advantages and disadvantages of this bread product? Share
your ideas with your classmates.

4 Platform One
 FOOD FESTIVALS

START UP
Warm up
What traditional festivals or celebrations are there in your town or region?
What foods or drinks do you have during these celebrations?
Look at the images below. What foods can you see?
Listen • Listen to the people describe these food festivals from different parts of the world.
Make a note of the answers to the questions in the center for each festival.

Mooncake Festival

Pahiyas

Oktoberfest

What is it?

?
Where is it

What foods /drinks do people

prepare?

ey eat?
food do th
How much

Salon du Chocolat
La Tomatina

Maine Lobster Festival

Compare
+ Share • Compare your notes and answers with your classmates.
• Which festival would you like to visit? Why?

Platform One 5
 VOCABULARY

KITCHEN UTENSILS
Warm up
Do you prepare food at home?
KEEP GOING

Who prepares most of your food?

Do you like to cook? Why (not)?
And you?
AND YOU

• Look at the pictures below.

• What foods are the people preparing? Which do you prefer?
Presentation Practice
• Put the letters in the correct order in each box to make these kitchen utensils.
Use a dictionary or watch the presentation to help you.

grinfy nap lupasat apetl olwb

shiwk eshece trerag nefik phipcong darob

opt krof gnots rednocal

nopos esevi
Presentation

• Watch the presentation again to check your answers. Pay special attention to the
And you?
AND YOU
spelling of each item.

• Which of these articles do you have in your kitchen?

6 Platform One
 LANGUAGE

OBJECT PRONOUNS
Hey Jane. I have a

KEEP GOING
question for you.
Sure. What do you need?

Where’s Tom? I want to

talk to him. He’s my partner He’s studying in the li-
in science class. brary with his sister, Kim.
She’s really smart.

Ah, that’s true. She’s the best

student in my class. I also
study with her sometimes.

Personal Object Example

Pronouns Pronouns

We use object pronouns when a person I Me 1. We gave them the money.

or thing is the object of the sentence. You You 2. He knows me well.
We use them to replace the name of the
person or thing. He Him 3. She saw him on the bus.

She Her 4. He teaches us math.

We Us

You You

They Them

Practice
• Look at these sentences. The underlined words are the subject. Use a subject pronoun to replace
the subject.
1 Mr Watkins uses his cell phone all day.
2 Wendy studies philosophy at university.
3 The dog is black and white.
4 Mr and Mrs Halton live on my street.
5 Cows eat grass.
Practice
• In these sentences, the object is underlined. Use the object pronoun to replace the object.
1 I speak to Brian on the phone every day.
2 We work with Miss Gibson in the laboratory.
3 I use my computer at home.
4 Mr Cohen uses posters and speakers in the class.
5 Sonia visits her boyfriend every afternoon.
Practice
• Look at the sentences. Replace the underlined words.
1 The boys read an interesting novel.
2 My friends and I need the computer.
3 Sasha asks Mark a difficult question.
4 Mr Franks teaches the students.
5 The animals play with the balls.

Platform One 7
 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
Reading • Read the texts, paying attention to the underlined pronouns. Then
circle the option that corresponds to the word or phrase that the
KEEP GOING

pronoun represents in the text.

1• This is my kitchen. We have a lot of food and utensils here. It is a

place where the family talk, laugh and prepare food. It is my favorite
place in the house.
(a) house (b) kitchen (c) food
2• I love my school. It’s big, modern and it has great teachers. The
classrooms are always clean and my classmates are also my best
friends. In every class, they always help me.
(a) my school (b) my teachers (c) my classmates
3• Sandra is my best friend. I speak to her every day on the phone, and at
the weekends I visit her at her house. We normally play video games,
watch some movies and eat burgers. Her mom cooks them – She’s a
great cook!
(a) movies (b)Sandra and her mom (c) burgers
4• I’m a massive sports fan. Every day I play basketball and volleyball at
school, and then I go home and watch soccer games. Then the next
day at school, I’m talking about the previous night’s games with my
friends. They’re big sports fans, too.
(a) sports (b) my friends (c) the games.
5• Now, technology is a part of our lives. For example, I have a tablet and
cell phone and I use them every day. I do my homework and talk to my
friends on them every afternoon. They also use their cell phones every
day.
(a) tablet and cell phone (b) my friends (c) afternoons

Listen • Listen to the people speaking in each conversation and what they are talking
about. Then listen to the sentence in the conversation and circle the person/
thing that the pronoun refers to.

1• I really don’t like them.

(a) the people in restaurant (c) the chefs (c) the salads
2• She hates pizza and hamburgers.

(a) Daniela (b) Daniela’s sister (c) Daniela’s brother

3• I see him every weekend.

(a) Phil (b) Mr Willis (c) my brother

4• We use it in class.

(a) Mr Willis (b) the projector (c) the books

5• They always help me when I have a problem.

(a) my problems (b) class (c) my classmates

8 Platform One
 WHO ARE THEY?
Warm up
How many people are in your family? Who are you closest to in your family?

KEEP GOING
What does each member of your family do? What do you do with them?
Talk
about it • Bring a photo of your family or a group of friends. Describe each person in the
picture and say what they do, and what you do with them. Remember to use all of
these pronouns:

we he him she her they them

• You can use these actions to help you form sentences and say what you do with
them.

play talk help listen to work like

Compare
+ share • Listen to your partner describe his/her family or friends. Check that they use all the
pronouns in the box correctly.

Write
about it
• Write a short description about some of your classmates. Select a minimum of one
boy and one girl.
• Be sure to include all of the pronouns in the box below in your text:
we he him she her they them

My classmates are...

• Check your writing with your partner and review the correct uses of the pronouns.
Make any corrections if necessary.

Platform One 9
 VOCABULARY

A WORLD OF FOOD!
Warm up
Look at these pictures of different foods. Which of these foods do you like?
KEEP GOING

Which foods don’t you like?

Practice
• Put these 6 group titles in the space in the correct corresponding picture.
1 1 1 8
Cereals 2 2 2 9
Dairy 3 3 3 10
Proteins 4 4 11
4
Fruit 5 5 12
Vegetables 5
6 6 13
Junk food 7 6 7 14
8 7 15

1 10 1 1
2 11
2 2
3 12
3 3
4 13
4 4
5 14
6 15 5
7 16 6
8 17
9 18
Investigate

• Now, complete the boxes for all the numbered items in each category. You can use
your dictionary or the internet to help you, or you can work with a partner.
Give
More
What other foods do you know from each category?

10 Platform One
 LANGUAGE

COUNT + NON-COUNT NOUNS

Hey Zack. That’s a great picnic basket!
Yes. I’m taking my girl-
friend for lunch in the park

KEEP GOING
How much food do you have?
I have a piece of bread, a kilo of
grapes, some cheese and 2 apples.
And you also have a bottle
of wine.
That’s right! And 2 glasses.
Have fun!

Some nouns, we can count. Other nouns, we cannot Be careful! Some non-count
For example, we can say there count. We cannot say “there nouns are confusing. Sometimes,
are 3, 4 or 6 of that noun: are 2 or 4 of that noun”: we count the container, (bottles,
boxes, bags, etc.) or the measure-
ment (liters, kilograms, etc.), but
5 pastas pasta not the product:
4 apples

12 eggs 3 hams ham

2 burgers 2 milks milk

I have some water

We call these
We call these count nouns non-count nouns

Normally, liquids and gases Also, some plural nouns or

are non-count nouns: things in very small parts are
non-count nouns:

Waters water Rices rice I have 3 bottles of water

Pastas pasta

Airs air Cereals cereal

There are 2 liters of water
in the bottle

Practice • Use the foods on the previous page to complete the table. Water is non-count,
but we count the bottles
or liters of water.
Count foods Non-count foods
apples soda
cauliflower juice Remember!
burger rice
Can you say
“I have 3……s”?
If you can, it is a
count noun.
Compare
+ Share

• Compare and check your answers with your partner. Make any corrections if necessary.

Platform One 11
 A BALANCED DIET
Warm up
What do you know about the food pyramid?
KEEP GOING

• Look at the charts below. Can you name all the foods?
Reading
• Read the text about a balanced diet and look at the information
in the chart to answer the questions.

The healthy eating plate

With such a variety of foods available in supermarkets, restaurants and mar-
kets today, the healthy eating plate helps us to monitor and organize the food
we eat and maintain a balanced diet, the key to a long, healthy life.
And remember, accompany any diet with 20-30 minutes of exercise every day!

Practice 1 White pasta is healthier than brown pasta. true/false

2 It’s important to drink water every day. true/false
3 Eat a lot of red meats for a healthy diet. true/false
4 Processed meat (bacon, ham, etc.) is better than fish. true/false
5 Variety is not an important factor in selecting your fruits and vegetables. true/false

The more vegetables and greater

Eat a variety of grains, and variety, the better. Remember, fries
try to eat the brown, whole and potato chips don’t count! Make
grains (brown bread, brown sure you eat fruits of all colors.
rice, brown pasta). Limit white
grains. You should drink around 2 liters
of fresh water a day. Sodas don’t
Healthy protein and dairy. count!
Choose fish, poultry, beans
and nuts. Limit red meats, Try to select healthy oils: canola
bacon, cheese and processed and olive oil are good options.
meats. Don’t use trans fats!

Give
More
Do the 2 charts demonstrate the same distribution of foods by categories?
Listen • Listen to Julie and Barry talking on the phone. Barry is in the supermarket and he is checking
the items on his shopping list with Julie. Help them complete the list.

1kg____________
Shopping list Other 1 / 2 kg __________
Fruit + veg: 2 kg tomatoes 1 kg ____________ groceries: ___kg chicken
1 / 2 kg __________ 1 small _________ ___liters milk
1 large ________ ___avocado 1 dozen __________
___ red peppers ___kg ____________

Practice Give
More • Now, listen again and check the foods that Barry has in his shopping cart.
• Is Barry’s shopping list healthy? Why?

12 Platform One
 MY DIET
Warm up

Do you consider yourself a healthy eater?

KEEP GOING
Do you eat a balanced diet, like in the healthy eating plate?
What’s your favorite food? Is it healthy?
Practice
• Look at the questions below. Check the sentences that apply to you.

Healthy eating questionnaire

My favorite area of the supermarket is the fruit and vegetables section.
I prefer to drink water than soda.
If I drink a soda, it’s always diet or light.
The smell of fatty, junk food makes me feel bad.
I’m the favorite client at the local fruit seller.
Fresh, homemade food is my favorite.
I love to exercise.
I always have my 5 fruits and vegetables a day.
I never visit fast food restaurants.
My daily diet is the perfect reflection of the food pyramid.

How healthy are you? Hoy many s did you have?

0 to 3 s = You’re a junk food giant.

4 to 6 s = Cut out the bad stuff, more healthy options.
7 to 10 s = You’re a model for healthy eating!
Talk
about it
• Ask your partner how healthy they are. What answers do you have in common?
• Select 3 of your answers and explain them to your partner.
Write
about it
• Describe your diet. Is it healthy or unhealthy? Why? Give reasons and examples.

My diet is...

Compare
+Share

• Compare your writing to your classmate’s description. Are your diets similar? How?

Platform One 13
 VOCABULARY

AT THE RESTAURANT
Warm up

What do you normally eat in restaurants?

KEEP GOING

Practice
• Look at the menu below, paying attention to the name of the dishes and their preparation
methods.

menu

Starters Entrées
Toasted sandwiches Breaded fish with tomato dip
with melted cheese Pasta with sliced chicken
Minestrone soup with Grilled steak
boiled vegetables
Fried chicken slices
Chopped cucumber
and tomato salad

Side dishes Desserts

Steamed vegetables Baked apple
and cinnamon pie
Roasted vegetables
Raspberry brownie
Baked potato
with white chocolate filling
with grated cheese

Hot drinks Cold drinks

A selection of coffees Soda
Milkshake

Give
More
Can you think of another dish with each of the preparation methods
underlined in the menu? Share your dishes with your partner.

14 Platform One
 LANGUAGE

COULD
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Could I have
some fish and salad, please?

KEEP GOING
I’m sorry, we don’t have any fish. But,
you could change the fish for chicken. That’s too bad. I’m allergic
to chicken.

The chef could prepare

something special. Perfect. Could you give me
some roasted vegetables?

We use could to make a polite request and to express possibility

I
you
Polite • Could you give me your name, please? he
requests • Could I have some fish and salad, please? she could (n’t) + verb
it
we
they
I
• You could change the fish for chicken. you
Expressing he
• The chef could prepare something special. could she verb…?
possibility
• I couldn’t go to your party last night. it
we
they

Practice
• Match the sentences with the correct polite request for each situation. Draw a line
to join the question with the situation.

I can’t do the math homework. Could you give me a different food?

I’m allergic to onion. Could you give me permission, Dad?

I don’t know where the mall is. Could you explain it to me?

I can’t read, it’s so dark. Could you give me directions?

I want to go to the movies. Could you turn on the lamp, please?

Practice
• Read the sentences carefully and complete them with could or couldn’t.

1. I arrive to class early because I was late. I had car problems.

2. We pass the test because we don’t understand the class. It’s so difficult.
3. We go to the Italian restaurant, or the Mexican restaurant. You decide.
4. I have some vegetables. I prepare you a salad if you don’t like paella.
5. I can’t go to the movies today because I have a lot of homework, but I go tomorrow.
And you?
AND YOU

• Complete these sentences with possibilities in each situation.

I’m hungry. You could… I have car problems. You could…

Platform One 15
 RESTAURANT CHOICES
Warm up

What is your favorite type of restaurant? What’s your favorite type of food?
KEEP GOING

Reading

• Read the descriptions of these 4 different restaurants

Pizzisimi Fresh Foods Brazilian Meats Seafood

Ristorante Salad Bar Buffet Surprise
An elegant op- The cheap and conve- If you like protein, this Our restaurant offers
tion of pizzas, nient healthy option in is the place for you! The its customers the
pastas and other town. We serve a wide waiters bring a selection biggest selection
traditional Italian selection of fresh veg- of more than twenty differ- of seafood in town.
dishes. We also of- etables and proteins to ent types of meat directly Choose from tuna,
fer a large variety accompany the eight to your table. Just select salmon, lobster,
of red and white types of lettuce we the meat you want, … and shrimp, crab, oysters
wines from more have. All salads served enjoy! Eat all the meat you and prepare them
than ten different in less than 5 minutes, can for an amazing price. any way you want.
countries. or your food is free! Alcoholic drinks available No alcohol available.
$$$$ at an extra charge.
(very expensive) $ (cheap) $$ (moderate) $$$ (expensive)

Practice
• Now, read the descriptions of these people’s food tastes and suggest a restaurant
for each person.

Marie Steve and Pam

We’re looking for a romantic

I don’t have a lot of time, and I place to celebrate our anniver-
want a healthy option for lunch. sary. It’s a special occasion, but
Pam’s not a big fan of meat.

She could eat at They could eat at

Jane and Martin Matt

Martin loves to have a drink

with his food, but Jane is a I want to invite my girlfriend to
difficult eater. She doesn’t eat dinner tomorrow night. We’re
any pasta, fish or dairy. both big fans of fish.

They could eat at He could eat at

Listen • Listen to these 3 people talk about their food tastes and use the restaurant
selections above to recommend a restaurant for them.

Jonny Ben Ruth and Bruce

He could eat at He could eat at They could eat at

16 Platform One
 MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT
Warm up

Do you often eat out in restaurants? What is your favorite restaurant?

Write

KEEP GOING
about it
• In small groups, choose one of the restaurant types below and design the menu.

A steak house An expensive French bistro A vegetarian café

A seafood restaurant A fast food eatery

Talk
about it
• Be sure to include a minimum of 2 starters, 5 entrées and 2 desserts and give a short
description of each dish, as well as its ingredients and preparation methods. Be creative
with the names of the dishes, and don’t forget the prices and drinks.

menu

Starters Desserts
Write
about it
Starters Desserts

Entrées Drinks

Entrées Drinks

Compare
+Share

• Describe your menu to the other groups. Do other groups have the same type of restaurant
as you? What dishes do they have? Compare your dishes, ingredients and prices.

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 VOCABULARY

FOOD MEASUREMENTS
Practice

• Look at these containers for food, and complete the food you see in each container in the picture.
You can use the dictionary or internet to help you if necessary.
KEEP GOING

A glass of A cup of A plate of A bowl of

A packet of A jar of A can of A box of

A piece of A bottle of A jug of A slice of

A loaf of A bag of A bunch of A tin of

You can also measure foods and drinks:

A spoonful of 3 kilos of A liter of A pinch of

Review
• Look at the foods in each image. Are they countable or non-countable? Share your answers with
your classmates.
Give
More
Can you think of other foods or drinks for each container or measurement?

18 Platform One
 LANGUAGE

COUNT + NON-COUNT COMPLEMENTS

I’m making a chocolate cake and some
Hi Jane. What are you making? cupcakes for my mom’s birthday.

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And, what’s in the recipe?
It has a lot of sugar: about 500 grams. Also,
1 kilogram of chocolate, a pinch of salt, a
Can I try a cupcake? liter of milk, 4 eggs and a piece of butter.

Of course!

We use some in normal sentences, we use any in negative sentences:

We use quantifiers to specify the
quantity of a noun. The quantifier • I need some eggs and some sugar for this recipe, but I don’t need
we use depends on the quantity and
if the noun is count or non-count. any milk or apples.

In questions, we use some or any, depending on the function.

We use these We use these In questions offering or asking for something, we use some.
quantifiers with quantifiers with In all other questions, we use any:
count nouns or non-count nouns
plurals: or singulars: • Do you want some cookies?
• Can I have some salad?
a lot of/ lots of a lot of/lots of • Is there any milk in the fridge?
some some • Are there any strawberries in this cake?
any any
how many…? how much…? The quantifier we use depends on the count/non-count noun and the
there are there is quantity we express. Sometimes, 2 or more quantifiers are acceptable.

Practice
• In each of these sentences, 2 quantifiers are correct, 1 is unacceptable. Cross out
the incorrect quantifier.

1. Julie always eats a lot of/any/some salad at lunchtime.

2. This cake recipe uses a lot of/any/some eggs.
3. I don’t have a lot of/any/some fruits and vegetables in my refrigerator.
4. Is there a lot of/any/some butter in this sandwich?

• Circle the correct option. Pay attention to the count or non-count noun.
1. My salad doesn’t have any/some cucumber.
2. There is/are a lot of vegetables in this soup.
3. I need any/some cheese for my sandwich.
4. How much/many grapes are in this dish?
5. There isn’t/aren’t any/some donuts in the store.
6. How much/many meat do you eat?
Give
More
• Pizza is the most popular dish in the USA. Complete this description with the
correct ingredients, according to the quantifier.

T here is a lot of
some and
in a pizza. It also uses a lot of

in pizza. How much

. We don’t use any
do you eat with your pizza?
and
or any

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 CHOOSING THE RIGHT DISH
Warm up

Look at these dishes and their name. What ingredients do you think they
KEEP GOING

include? Which dish do you prefer? Why?

Reading

• Read the menu of all 6 dishes, paying attention to their ingredients.

Atlantic tuna
Chicken royal salad Homemade burger + fries and baked potato
A great, healthy option for all Our delicious burger is served Fresh grilled North Atlantic tuna
salad lovers. Includes a creamy with garlic fries. 250g of pure steak with our delicious baked
salad dressing. Also available Angus beef. potato, topped with cheese,
without chicken. onion, cream and bacon.

Garlic shrimp platter Grilled lemon chicken Surf and turf

Twelve fresh, large shrimp fried This low-fat dish is also deli- A meat and shrimp feast! A
in garlic butter and served with cious. A chicken breast simply grilled 300g steak and 6 large
a garden salad. grilled with lemon and served garlic shrimp, accompanied
with our green salad. with our traditional fries.
Practice
• Now, read the descriptions of these customers and choose the perfect dish for their needs.
Don’t repeat the dishes!

I’m not allergic to meat, but I don’t I’m really hungry. I’m allergic to
want a lot of calories in my dish, dairy and I don’t like onions. I don’t
with a lot of fresh vegetables. want any salad.

1 Burt My recommendation: 3 Sally My recommendation:

I’m a real seafood lover, and I like I love meat, but I’m on a diet at the
dairy products. But I’m allergic to moment. I’m allergic to some sea-
garlic and mushrooms. food and a lot of dairy products.

2 Amy My recommendation: 4 Ross My recommendation:

Listen
• Now, listen to 4 other guests at the restaurant. Listen to their needs and choose the perfect dish
for them.

Julissa Ricky Faby Katy

My recommendation:

20 Platform One
 MY DAILY DIET
Warm up
What do you eat in a typical day? So you eat any junk food? Do you

KEEP GOING
eat a lot of fruit and vegetables? How much water do you drink?
Write
about it
• Complete the table below with all the foods and measurements of each food you
eat in a normal day. Be sure to include everything: food and drinks.

My diet diary
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks

Talk
about it • Now, ask your partner about his/her diet. Remember to ask full questions and
answer with measurements or quantifiers. You can use the questions below to
help you.

How much Do you eat/drink a lot of

do you eat/drink? ?

Do you eat any Do you eat/drink a lot of

? ?

Compare
+Share Compare your diet with your partner. Who has the healthiest diet?
What foods and drinks are similar and which are different?
Compare the quantities: who eats more?

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 MEMORY COMPETITION

MY SUPERMARKET SHOPPING LIST

Warm up

What do you buy at the supermarket?

Remember the last time you went? What did you buy?

Talk
about it
• Go around the classroom to complete
a shopping list… in alphabetical order!
WRAP UP

Each person must give a food that starts

with the next letter of the alphabet.
You must remember (don’t write) and repeat
all the previous students’ foods in order!
Remember to include the correct article
(a/an/the) or measurement (some/a box of/
a kilo of, etc.) with your item.

Complete this phrase for your answer:

In the supermarket, I will buy…

How many items can you remember from the list?

Write
about it
• Now, complete the alphabetical shopping list
from your classmates’ information.
• Remember to include all the measurements.

Our alphabetical shopping list:

A- N-
B- O-
C- P-
D- Q-
E- R-
F- S-
G- T-
H- U-
I- V-
J- W-
K- X-
L- Y-
M- Z-
Compare
+Share

• Check your list with your partner. Add any extra information you don’t remember.

22 Platform One
 SAY IT RIGHT! SH-CH
Listen
In English, we combine –h with some letters to give a new sound.
• Listen to the different pronunciations of these sounds.

she chicken

WRAP UP
short cheese
sh shampoo ch check
wash watch
fish which

Practice

• With your partner, practice pronouncing the words in the list. Correct your partner if
he/she pronounces incorrectly.
Give
More
• Make a list of other words you know with “sh” or “ch”.

sh ch
1 6 1 6
2 7 2 7
3 8 3 8
4 9 4 9
5 10 5 10
Compare
+ share

• Compare your answers with your classmate’s list. Add any extra words if you don’t
have them.

FIND THE SOUND!

The “sh” sound is similar (but different) to the “s” sound and the “ch” sound.
Listen
• Listen and compare:
sop – shop – chop
Listen • Listen carefully and circle the word you hear:

1 sort – short 5 ship – chip

2 mash– match 6 see – she
3 she’s – cheese 7 shops– chops
4 mass – mash 8 wish – which

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 PROJECT: RECIPE
Warm up

Do you like to cook? What foods can you prepare?

• Make your own exciting, unique recipe!

STEP 1 Choose your dish.
STEP 2 Decide the number of servings.
WRAP UP

STEP 3 List the ingredients.

STEP 4 Select the measurements of each ingredient.
STEP 5 Specify the utensils you need.
STEP 6 Complete the steps of the recipe
(minimum 6 steps: include can or
could in some of the steps).
STEP 7 Draw a picture (or take a photo) of the dish.
STEP 8 Serve and enjoy!
STEP 9 Present your recipe to the class.

Ingredients + measurements: Utensils to use:

Steps:

Compare
+ Share

• Look at your classmates’ recipes. What is your favorite recipe?

24 Platform One
 WONDERFUL WORDS: –FUL
Warm up

What does the word ‘full’ mean?

We add –ful to the end of some nouns to convert it into an adjective:
It means a person or thing full of or with a lot of something.

power powerful (a person/thing with a lot of power)

+ ful =

WRAP UP
color colorful (a thing with a lot of color)

full of/ with a lot of

Practice

• Complete the spaces in the table with the necessary information. Use your
dictionary or the internet to investigate the meaning of any new vocabulary.

Noun + Ful = Adjective

help + ful = helpful
use + ful =
harm + ful =
+ ful = beautiful
pain + ful =
+ ful = truthful
peace + ful =
+ ful = wonderful
+ ful = hopeful
thought + ful =
care + ful =
+ ful = successful
Practice

• Look at the pictures. What adjectives do you think they represent? Share your ideas
with your partner
Give
More
• Complete the sentences with your own personal examples to describe each
adjective:

1. A painful object 6. A successful person

2. A beautiful woman 7. A useful object
3. A colorful object 8. A harmful food
4. A helpful classmate 9. A powerful person
Compare
+ share 5. A peaceful place 10. A truthful classmate

• Compare your answers with your classmates. Do you agree with their examples?

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 TEAM COMPETITION

WHAT’S IN THE KITCHEN?

Warm up

Imagine your kitchen at home. What’s in your kitchen?

Talk
about it
• Look at the 2 pictures of different kitchens.
• What are the similarities and differences between the 2 kitchens and the foods there?
• Try to find more similarities and differences than the other teams, giving full sentences.
Don’t repeat information from others.
• Remember to use the appropriate quantifier.
WRAP UP

Gordon’s kitchen

Barry and Julie’s kitchen

In Gordon’s kitchen, there are a Both kitchens don’t have

lot of vegetables. There aren’t any any knives and forks.
vegetables in Barry and Julie’s kitchen.
Give
More
Which of the items in these pictures are in your kitchen at home?
Which kitchen is similar to yours: Gordon’s kitchen, or Barry and Julie’s kitchen? Why?

26 Platform One
 LOGICAL THINKING: SHOPPING LIST MIXUP
Warm up

• Look at the shopping lists from different restaurants. There’s a problem. Use
the information below to match the shopping list to its correct corresponding
restaurant and add the missing information.

Italian Restaurant Mediterranean Restaurant

Chef’s name:

WRAP UP
Chef’s name:
Signature dish: Signature dish:

Mexican Restaurant Chinese Restaurant

Chef’s name: Chef’s name:
Signature dish: Signature dish:

We need
: 6kg fres
h fish To buy: 3kg butter
10kg apples
5kg shrimp 12 lt milk
10 large let 5 kg sugar
tuces toes
6 lt cream
: 15 kg toma
To buy lic
We need: 5 large chickens 1kg gar onions
10 la rge
3kg beef rots
12kg pork 3kg car
2kg ham

• Chef Carlo Drago’s signature dish is seafood surprise.

• Chef Marco Albano’s signature dish is spicy beef.
• Chef Andrea Martin doesn’t work at the Chinese or Mediterranean restaurants.
• The Mediterranean restaurant’s signature dish is salad supreme.
• Spicy beef is the signature dish at the Italian restaurant.
• Chef Andrea Martin’s signature dish is traditional rice and beans.
• Chef Carlo Drago needs a lot of meat.
• Chef Marco Albano doesn’t work at the Chinese restaurant.
• The Mexican restaurant doesn’t need to buy seafood or meat.
• Chef Marco Albano needs only vegetables.
• Chef Andrea Martin needs some dairy products.
• Chef Maria Santos doesn’t work at the Chinese or Mexican restaurant.
Give
More

• Which signature dish do you think you prefer? What ingredients can you imagine it contains?

Platform One 27
 LANGUAGE REVIEW
Count or Non-Count?
• Put the foods in the box below in the correct column in the table.
water sugar rice watermelon
egg donut butter hamburger
onion pineapple milk pasta
WRAP UP

Count nouns Non-Count nouns

egg water

/10

• Put these phrases in order. • Circle the correct option to complete the
sentences. Pay attention to the count or
1. she / salad / us / gives / the
non-count nouns they refer to.
She gives us the salad.
2. ? / there / milk / is / any 1. Is there/Are there/How many a loaf of bread on the
table?
3. any / you / have / do / ? / vegetables 2. How many/How much/Are there milk do you like in
your coffee?
4. you / could / help / please / me / ? 3. There’s/There are/How much a bunch of grapes on
the plate.
5. not / could / we / speak / to / the teacher 4. I eat a lot of/many/any vegetables every afternoon
at lunch.
6. much / ? / do / how / water / we / need 5. Do you want some/any/much strawberries with
your dessert?
7. any / not / do / I / want / fries 6. Are there/Is there/How many a banana here?
7. Some/There isn’t/There aren’t any salt in this recipe.
8. a / of / Adam / junk / eats / lot / food 8. Do you have any / some / many cheese in the refrig-
erator?
9. for / I / change / ? / baked potato / could / change 9. Could you pass me any/some/there’s fries, please?
/ the salad 10. There is/There are/How many five spoonfuls of
sugar in this cake.
10. any / is / the recipe / not / there / cheese / for 11. I like a lot of/any/many butter in my sandwich.

11. of / you / many / have / water / how / ? / bottles / do

/10 /10

28 Platform One
 • Circle the correct option for the pronouns in each sentence. Pay attention to the
subject or object it refers to.

1. This is Jill. She/Her/They is my sister and my best

friend.

WRAP UP
2. Leo is my classmate in high school. He/She/Him stud-
ies in my economics and math classes. He/She/Him is
the best student in the class, and if I have a problem, I
always ask he/her/him.
3. Mr Edwards is an accountant. He/She/Him works at an
office in the north of the city with my mom. They/They/
Her work on important projects and often my mom
helps him/her/them in different aspects at work.
4. Sarah is an animal lover. She/He/Her is a vet and has
her own veterinary center. She/He/They helps a lot of
animals and sometimes she takes they/them/she to her
house if the animals are abandoned. At the moment,
she/her/they has four dogs, two cats and three ham-
sters at home, and she loves all of they/it/them.
/10

SELF-ASSESSMENT
I need more almost a piece
Language functions: practice perfect of cake!

STEP 1: Identify the subject and object in sentences

STEP 2: Specify what you like and don’t like
STEP 3: Separate items by quantities
STEP 4: Express abilities in the past and present

GRADE YOURSELF!
• Give yourself a grade out of 10 for the language from this unit

Language: Vocabulary:

Subject - object pronouns /10 Kitchen utensils /10

Count & non-count nouns /10 A world of food /10
Could /10 At the restaurant /10
Count & non-count complements /10 Food measurements /10

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 VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Look at all the foods on page 10. Select a minimum of 45 words and put them in
their correct position on the chart, according to how healthy they are, and how
delicious they are, in your personal opinion.
• For example, if you really like pizza, but it is unhealthy, put it in the bottom right
corner.
WRAP UP

Healthy

Horrible Delicious

Pizza

Unhealthy

30 Platform One
 MY PAST
Talk
about it
• Look at the children in the picture.
• Where are they? What are they doing?
• How do you think they feel? Why?
• Would you like to do this? Why?
• Did you do a similar action when you were a child?

PLATFORM TWO
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Talk about your habits in the past
Step 2: Describe people and past events
Step 3: Talk about your past experiences
Step 4: Describe your past vacations

Platform Two 31
 VOCABULARY

BRAINSTORM: MY PAST
START UP

What words do you know from these categories?

Practice

• Complete the spaces with all the words you know.

Emotions and feelings Vacation items Vacation activities

Things you see on vacation Work tools and utensils Question words

Compare
+ Share

• Now, compare your answers with your classmates. Add any extra vocabulary to
complete your lists.

32 Platform Two
 THE WORLD’S TOP VACATION DESTINATIONS

START UP
Warm up

Look at the pictures of these top 6 vacation destinations of 2015.

Which cities do you recognize? Can you name the landmarks?
Listen • Listen to the people describing these cities. Put them in the correct order of
their position of the top 6 most visited destinations in 2016, and fill in the extra
information, including the city and country, important places to visit and the number
of international visitors in 2016.

3rd 5th

City:
City: City: Country: United Kingdom
Country: France Country: Don’t miss:
Don’t miss: Don’t miss: Statue of Liberty Visitors in 2016: 19.9 million
Visitors in 2016: million Visitors in 2016: million

3rd

City:
City:
City: Country:
Country: United Arab Emirates Singapore
Burj Khalifa Country: Thailand Don’t miss:
Don’t miss:
million Don’t miss: Wat Arun temple Visitors in 2016:
Visitors in 2016: 12.1 million
Visitors in 2016: million

Give
More
Are there any surprises on the list? Can you think of other popular vacation
destinations that aren’t on the list?

Platform Two 33
 VACATION LOCATIONS
START UP

Warm up

What type of places do you like to visit on vacation?

City? Beach? Mountains or nature?

• Chat with your classmates about your favorite vacation destinations and activities.
• Look at these pictures. What can you see in each picture? What activities can you do in each
place?
• Give some examples of popular destinations in each category.

Popular city destinations Popular mountain

Popular beach destinations and nature destinations
in Mexico in Mexico in Mexico

around the world around the world around the world

• Compare your answers with your classmates. Add any extra destinations if necessary.
Compare
+ Share • Which of these places have you visited? Which places would you like to visit?
What activities can you do in these places?
• Talk with your classmates about these and other holiday destinations.

34 Platform Two
 WORDSEARCH

START UP
Warm up
What verbs do you know in the past tense?
Investigate
• Find the 40 past verbs hidden in the wordsearch and separate them into regular
(-ed) verbs and irregular verbs.

S A W U D H J O K E R E S T E D N K
T C R T I U D R O V E Z R T A N A J
B S F T V I O Q P J D Q E W D O S A
U E M V V T S P G E W S A H P D I X
L W E I F O P A K K C W D J C M F F
Q V Z S B O D O A L A U G H E D D L
B A R I D K O W G H V J S K S L M E
A D X T N L K Z L X E D P D C I T W
T E W E I O F O U N D E E E V L N C
E S C D S J F E S Z R Y A K E E L S
C F A S K E D A W Q A F P F D U B V
S L E P T X G R F T B R O R B Q P L
M D V A U H Y S S X W A L K E D O D
R G O Y G S T A R T E D O T F W V L
E B O U G H T T D I N G L I K E D B
S R T F M C G S D E P T I Y R O D E
E F B L E I N V E S T I G A T E D N
R H R M N V F Y E C L H Z R G E C F
V T A D W W I D F R T R A V E L E D
E C P Q A W N D E T O S R T H R T K
D G N K N E I R I V A T X S N M Y G
E J M S T B S A G W M J U L W T U M
C A L L E D H N N B C V D Y J A I J
W H P J D R E K H Y K E W U C Y M H
Z Y T A C N D F G B Y Y E U S U O Z
H U Z R S D F U U A F K N G X E H P
X A X K I L O I L T V L T I K I D J
Q I D C Z E L P J N L E L Z O P X K
A R R I V E D M D I S C O V E R E D

Regular –ed verbs Irregular verbs

1 6 11 16 1 6 11 16
2 7 12 17 2 7 12 17
3 8 13 18 3 8 13 18
4 9 14 19 4 9 14 19
5 10 15 20 5 10 15 20

Compare
+Share
Investigate
• Do you have all 40 verbs? Compare your answers with your classmate and
complete the list if necessary.
• Check the meaning of all these verbs.

Platform Two 35
 VOCABULARY

Warm up
WORK ITEMS
What items do you use at school? What items did students use in schools 50 years ago?
Which items are similar now? And which ones are different?
KEEP GOING

Practice

• Look at the items and categories below of work articles from the past. Which of these items
do you recognize? Which items do you use today?
• Complete the spaces with the modern equivalent of these old items. Be creative!
Computers
Telecommunications Music Information + Photography

Before: a fax machine Before: a record player Before: a street map Before: a typewriter
Now: Now: Now: Now:

Before: a telephone Before: a cassette player Before: a diary Before: a floppy disk
Now: Now: Now: Now:

Before: a video recorder Before: a CD player Before: a postcard Before: a PC

Now: Now: Now: Now:

Before: a video store Before: speakers Before: a newspaper Before: a camera

Now: Now: Now: Now:

Before: a phone directory Before: headphones Before: an encyclopedia Before: a photofilm

Now: Now: Now: Now:

Compare
+ Share

• Compare your answers of the modern work items with your classmates. Do you have the same
answers, or are they different? Make any changes to your words if you want to.

36 Platform Two
 LANGUAGE

USED TO
Hi Jack. You’re a new student, right? Yes, that’s right. I moved
here last month.
And, where did you use to live?

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I used to live in Chicago.
Wow! That’s cool. And what I used to have all the same
did you use to study at school? subject as here, except we
didn’t use to study ethics.
Did you use to practice sports
at your old school? Of course! We had all the sports,
plus ice hockey. I used to play on
Well, we don’t have ice hockey the school ice hockey team.
but we’re big football fans.
I didn’t use to play it,
but I’d like to try.

We use used to to express habits in Read • Read the dialogue and check the correct
the past, or how things were different column to show if these are actions that
in the past, but changed now Patrick used to do in the past, or actions he
does now.
Bill used to eat meat
used to + verb Before /in past Now
(he’s a vegetarian now)
live in Chicago
Kerry didn’t use to have
didn’t use to + verb gray hair live in Orlando
(now, she does) study ethics
where did you use to live? practice ice hockey
did you use to + verb…? (you changed house) play football
Practice

• Look at these sentences. They show how these people’s lives have changed. Circle the correct option
or complete the sentences (use the words in parenthesis to help you form your sentence).

1 Wow! Terry is so thin now! He didn’t use 5 Now, Joe Jonas plays in his band DNCE, and
to / used to be fat. Nick Jonas plays solo music. Before, Joe, Nick
and Kevin Jonas
2 Unfortunately, Phil and Alison are now
(play, Jonas Brothers)
divorced. They didn’t use to / used to be
married. Miley Cyrus is a controversial singer. Before
6
she was Miley Cyrus, she
3 Can you believe it? Daniel is now the
(be, Hannah Montana)
best student in the class, with a grade
of 9.8. Last year, he didn’t use to / used Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin
7
to be a good student: he used to cause Timberlake are also famous solo artists. Before
problems in every class. they started singing, they
Kathy won $10 million in the lottery, so (sing, Mickey Mouse Club)
4
now she lives in a mansion: Before, she Ariana Grande is another popular singer, but
8
didn’t use do / used to live in a small she
house. (sing, Nickelodeon)

And you?
AND YOU What things did you use to do when you were younger?
• Name 2 things that you used to do, and 2 things you didn’t use to do.

Platform Two 37
 A POSITIVE CHANGE
Warm up

What do you know about Ciudad Juárez? How could you describe it? What
KEEP GOING

Listen problems does it have?

• Listen to the text and fill in the spaces with the words you hear.
Reading
• Read the text to learn more about a positive change for young people in the town.

Ex-Gang Member Gives Hope to Young People in Juarez

Meet Daniel, a truly inspirational figure in receive the opportunities that saved him.
one of the most dangerous cities on the So, in November 2011, Daniel opened a
planet: Ciudad Juarez, Mexico’s notorious humble but significant and influential com-
border town. munity center to give young people access
Here, cruelty, violence and death affects to alternatives, apart from the violent drug
everyone. Juarez is a victim of its loca- gangs.
tion, sandwiched between the violent drug In the center, the teenagers receive an
lords and Mexico and their billion-dollar education and finish their school studies,
business in the USA. Juarez is a key point and there are also a variety of cultural and
for the drug lords who want control of the sports activities. For example, they can study
town, and kill or recruit thousands in the hip-hop, drawing, singing, and there is also
process. a soccer game between rival gangs. Daniel
Daniel, 22, used to like says that because of the soccer game, the
many young men and teenagers in gangs are less violent than they used to be.
Juarez. He used to The most significant member of the cen-
part of a gang and he used to ter is a boy who used to
a gun. He didn’t a gang leader. Daniel convinced him to
use to about leave the gang and start his high school
his future. “Young people don’t studies. This is an example of the positive
expect to live past 22, 23 or 24. effect that one person with determination
Because you may end up in pris- can have on a society.
on or dead on the street.” Daniel would like other young people to
This all changed when Daniel dis- open more centers and create a chain to
covered hip-hop. He changed vio- continue this positive work for the benefit
lence for music, his gun for a micro- of young people in other dangerous com-
phone. He wants other young people to munities.

Practice
1 Name 2 things Daniel used to do before he founded the community center, and
what he doesn’t do now.
• Daniel used to , but now he doesn’t
•
2 How did Daniel escape the violent life of the gangs?
3 When did Daniel open the community center?
4 What can young people do at the community center?
5 What is the 14-year-old ex gang leader doing in the community center now?

Give
More
• Read the title for the text. Is this a good title? Why? Invent an alternative title for the
text. Share your title with your classmates. Who has the best title?

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 21ST CENTURY ANTIQUES
Warm up
Think of the life that your parents and grandparents had at your age.

KEEP GOING
What did they use to have? What did they use to do in their free time?
Talk
about it
• Look at these objects. Do you recognize them? Did your parents or grandparents
used to have them? Do they have them now?
Practice
• With your partner, describe how people used to use these items or what people
used to do with them, and what we use today in the place of these items. Use the
example to help you.
• You can use your dictionary or the internet to investigate specific vocabulary.

People used to investigate their homework in an

encyclopedia. Now, we investigate on the internet.

an encyclopedia a CD player a telephone an photo film a video recorder

a photo album a video store a floppy disk a diary a record player

Write
about it

• Choose one of the items above or from these pictures below, and write a description of what
people used to do with this item in the past. Try to include a negative sentence, too. Then
say what people use in its place today.

a public phone a postcard a cassette player a typewriter a street map a fax machine

About… years ago, people used to

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• Check your description with your classmate and make any changes if necessary.

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 VOCABULARY

EMOTIONS & FEELINGS/QUESTION WORDS

Warm up

What emotion best describes you? How do you feel right now?
KEEP GOING

Practice
• Look at the people in the pictures below. How are they feeling? What emotion are
they expressing? Put the words from the box under the corresponding image.
confused excited sad nervous angry thirsty
proud happy bored tired worried hungry

Compare
+Share
Compare your answers with your classmates. Did you recognize the same
emotions in all the people?
Practice We use different question words for different functions.
• Look at the examples and write the correct question word from the circle below.
How much? What? When? Why? Where? How many? Which? Who?
Question word Asking about Example
Location - ’s the bank?-It’s on the corner, next to the mall.
Choice - salad do you prefer? -Tomato or Caesar? I prefer tomato salad.
Date/time - ’s the soccer game? - It’s on Wednesday evening, at 8:30 pm.
Quantity (count) - eggs are in the refrigerator? - There are only 3.
Quantity (non-count) - water is there in the bottle? - There isn’t any water in the bottle.
Reason - is Rowan sad? - He’s sad because his girlfriend left him.
Thing - ’s that in your hand? - It’s my new cellphone. Do you like it?
Person - is that with Paul? - That’s Lizzie, his sister.

40 Platform Two
 LANGUAGE

BE: PRESENT + PAST

Hi Jack. How are you?
I’m fine, thanks, Marie. But

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yesterday, I was really worried.
What was the problem?
I was nervous about my
final chemistry exam.
But you look happy now.
Yes, I was confused in
one past, but now I’m
Well done! I ‘m proud of my result.
proud of you, too.

TIP!
to be Am
Is change to was in past Are change to were in past
Present Past
Practice
I am (not) I • Complete these sentences with the correct
he
he was (not) form of to be in present (am, is, are) or past
is (not) she
she (was, were) tenses.
it
it
you
you
we are (not)
we were (not) 1 Today, Matt with his accountant.
they They in the office.
they
2 Yesterday, Justin nervous, but now he
am I I better because his mom with him.
was he
he
is she 3 Sarah and Neil in my house yesterday. Neil
she it and I in the garden and Sarah with
it
you my sister. They in my sister’s bedroom.
you were
are we
we 4 Where you yesterday afternoon? You
they
they
not in our English class. I worried about you.

• 2 weeks ago • yesterday

We use these time markers in the past • last week
• 5 minutes ago
to show when the action happened:
• 3 months ago • last Saturday
• last year

Practice
• Change these sentences from present tense to past tense.
Today, Nick is sick and he is in the hospital. 3 I’m happy with our new teacher,
1 He isn’t at school.
because she is happy and she isn’t angry.

2 Ashley and Kimberly are classmates. They are

students in high school, but they aren’t my
friends. 4 What’s the problem? Why are you sad?

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 I WAS SO NERVOUS, BUT EXCITED!
Warm up
Can you remember a situation when you were nervous? Why? What was the
KEEP GOING

occasion? Look at the picture from Amy’s letter. What’s happening? How do
Listen you think she feels?

Reading • Listen to Amy’s letter to Chris and write the emotions you hear in the spaces.
• Now read the full letter and answer the questions below. Circle the correct answer.

Hey Chris,
Last weekend was a really important day for me, because I finally received my high school
certificate! Next stop, university!
Anyway, the ceremony was last Saturday morning, at 8 o’clock, and all my family were
there: my grandmother, my parents, two of my cousins and my younger sister, Tracy. She
was because it was too early for her to be at a school ceremony on a Satur-
day morning! She was also during the event, because it was very long: more
than 2 hours!
My cousins were because of the time, but they were also really
for me, just like my grandmother! She had a big smile on her face all morning. My mom and
dad were also the people at
the event! I wasn’t , but I was
and before
the ceremony, but everything was fine and
now finally I’m officially a high school grad-
uate!
After the event, we all went to breakfast at
a fancy restaurant to celebrate, because we
were so (nobody had break-
fast before the ceremony).
And you? When do you graduate?
From, Amy
P.S. I’m so happy!!

Practice
1 Where was the event? 5 How did Amy’s grandmother feel?
It was at the university / the high She was tired and proud / tired and
school / the restaurant. happy / excited and proud.
ww

2 How many members of Amy’s family 6 How did Amy feel before the ceremony?
were there? She was tired and excited / nervous and
There were 4 / 5 / 6 family members. tired / worried and nervous.
3 Why was Tracy angry? 7 Why did they go to the restaurant after
Because it was too early / it was too the event?
late / she doesn’t like high school. Because they were thirsty / hungry /
4 Why was Tracy bored? Because the tired.
event was good / long / short.

Give
More • Find and underline all the examples of was/were in the text, and emotions. Who do
the emotions refer to?

42 Platform Two
 THE FIRST TIME I...
Warm up
Do you have a lot of memories from when you were a child?
What do you remember most?

KEEP GOING
Talk
about it
• Look at these sentences about your first experiences. Choose some of the
sentences, and ask your partner:

When was the first time you swam in the sea?

The first time I swam in the sea The first time I ate chili

The first time I felt sad

The first time I was sick

The first time I went to school

The first time I felt scared
The first time I went to the cinema

The first time I went on vacation

The first time I felt angry

The first time I rode a bike The first time I went on a plane

• In your answer, describe what happened, where you were, when it happened and
how old you were.

The first time I swam in the sea was in Manzanillo.

It was 2008, I was 5 years old. I was very nervous.
The water was cold!

Writing
• Now, choose one of the situations from the sentences above, but talk about the last
time it happened. Include all the same information: where were you? When was it?
How old were you? Who was there?

The last time I

Compare
+ Share

Read your story to your classmates. Who has the funniest story?

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 VOCABULARY

REGULAR PAST VERBS

Warm up
• Look at the pictures below. What are the people doing in each image?
• Write the words in this bubble in the correct space.
KEEP GOING

laugh laughed walk walked call called

look looked rest rested play played
start started finish finished like liked
arrive arrived travel traveled investigate investigated

Give
More • Look at these other useful regular (-ed) verbs in the past below.
• Check their meaning with your classmates or in the internet or dictionary.

try tried visit visited want wanted discover discovered

stay stayed use used ask asked reserve reserved
Practice
• Read the text and use some of the verbs from the pictures above
in the past tense to complete the text.

F
or the last holiday weekend, my family and I a lot, because it is easier than driving.
visited the beautiful town of Guanajuato. We So, we were very tired at the end of the weekend.
in an old, traditional hotel. My fa- We o Friday afternoon and when the
ther good hotels on the inter- weekend on Sunday, we returned to
net and he with his credit cards online my hometown. All my family were very happy and
4 weeks before the trip. We by car to they Guanajuato a lot. It was a great
Guanajuato from our house, but in Guanajuato, we weekend!

44 Platform Two
 LANGUAGE

REGULAR PAST VERBS

Hi Marie. Where did
you go for the holiday

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weekend? We visited a small town in the
mountains. It was beautiful.
I stayed here in the city. What did you do?
I didn’t travel. Where
did you stay? We stayed in a small cabin. My
dad reserved it online.
We relaxed, and we And what did you do there?
didn’t do a lot, because
the town is very small,
but we also walked
in the mountains and
played games.

We add –ed to regular For negatives and questions in the past,

verbs to put them in the we change do, does (present) to did (past)
past tense.

stay   stayed • I don’t walk to school, and I didn’t walk to school yesterday.
call   called • My sister doesn’t play soccer, and she didn’t play yesterday.
like   liked • Where do you investigate your homework?
use   used Where did you investigate yesterday?
try   tried • What time does your school start?
What time did this class start?

Practice

• Change these present tense sentences into the past tense:

1 Mr. Morris works in the local bank: He doesn’t work in the hospital.
Yesterday, Mr. Morris

2 In our ethics class, Sally asks some interesting questions, and our teacher answers them.
In our last ethics class,

3 What time does this class finish

What time ?

4 Every December, Jessica travels to Mexico City and she stays with her relatives.
Last December, Jessica

5 On Saturdays, I play basketball with my brother. After this, we rest and laugh together.
Last Saturday, I

And you?
AND YOU
Use the verbs from the vocabulary on the previous page and the time markers on
this page to make sentences of things you did (or didn’t do) in the past.

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 Warm up
A QUIET VACATION
Reading
Where did you go to on vacation?
KEEP GOING

• Read this email from Jessy about her family vacation and answer the questions.
Hi Danny, (2) (0)

Here are some pics from our family vacation in Cuyutlán, Colima last month.
From: Jessy My cousin Seth also traveled with us, and he played with my younger brother,
Zack.
Answer Cuyutlán is a beautiful, quiet village on the beach. We rested every day: it
was a very relaxing week!
My dad organized the trip because he investigated relaxing beach destina-
tions, and this place appeared.
There aren’t a lot of things to do in Cuyutlán, but we visited the salt museum
and a crocodile and turtle sanctuary. We also freed some turtles into the
sea. That was so cute!
I loved these vacations. We all walked on the beach every day, we rested, we
visited some interesting places and I tried some delicious local fish.
I want to come back next year!
Love, Jessy.

Practice
• Answer the questions with information from the text in full sentences
1 Who did Jessy’s cousin Seth play with? He played with...
2 Who organized the trip?
3 What 2 places did Jess and her family visit? They visited...
4 What food did Jessy try? Jessy tried...
Give
More
• Underline all the regular past verbs in the text.
Listen • Listen to the families talk about their last vacations and complete the table with the
information you hear.

What place(s) Where did they Who organized What did they do
Family name
did they visit? stay? the trip? there?
art gallery,
1 The Clarks Mrs. Clark
beach
2 Mr. and Mrs. played volleyball,
Royal Hotel
Lewis rested
museums,
3 The Kings Mr. King
galleries
4 The Green mountains,
all the family
family city center

5 Janice, Frank Frank’s parents’ walked in the town,

and James house played sports

Compare
+ Share Check your answers with your classmates. Do you have all the correct
information?

46 Platform Two
 MY FAVORITE VACATION
Warm up
Do you go on vacation often?

KEEP GOING
Of all your past vacation destinations, what is your favorite? Why?
Who do you normally go on vacation with?
And you?
AND YOU

• Think about your favorite vacation

• Answer these questions to help you:

Where did you visit? What did you do there?

Where did you stay? Did you like it? Why (not)?

How did you travel? When did the trip start?

Who investigated and reserved? When did it finish?

Talk
about it • Use your answers to these questions to describe your favorite vacations to your
partner. Be sure to include the verbs in the past tense.
Writing

• Now, write a short description about your favorite vacations.

My favorite vacations were when I visited

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+Share
• Read your story to your partner and correct any parts of the story if necessary.

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 VOCABULARY

IRREGULAR PAST VERBS

Warm up
• Look at these pictures and the verb they represent. When was the last time you
did these actions?
KEEP GOING

Practice
• Put the past tense of the verbs from the circle below next to the verbs in each
picture. You can use your verb list on page 90 to help you if necessary.

drove gave saw slept rode drank

swam ate bought woke up left flew

sleep drive see give

swim eat fly drink

buy leave wake up ride

Give
More
• Look at these other useful verbs and their form in the past. Check their meaning with your
classmates or in the internet or dictionary.

do did feel felt come came have had

think thought find found take took go went
Practice
• Read the text and use some of the verbs from the lists above in the past tense to complete the
story.

O
n my last vacation, I went with my family mountains, we on horses and quad-
to the mountains in San Luis Potosí, to the bikes (that real fun!) We a
Huasteca Potosina. We my lot of traditional food and a traditional
house early in the morning and we arrived before regional drink. I some souvenirs for my
midday. My brother his car there and friends in the local market. It was an amazing vaca-
I for 3 hours on the road, because I tion and we all a great time. I want to
very tired, because we go back!
very early in the morning, at 6 o’clock. There in the

48 Platform Two
 LANGUAGE

IRREGULAR PAST VERBS

Hi Jack. Where did you
go on your last vacation?
I went to the beach. I went to

KEEP GOING
Puerto Vallarta for 3 days with
Cool! And what did you my cousins. It was great!
do there?
We did lots of exciting stuff!
I rode on a jet-ski in the sea, I
ate lots of delicious food, and I
Did you swim in the sea? swam a lot in the pool.
No, I didn’t swim in the sea. I
only swam in the pool.

Some verbs don’t end in –ed in the past tense. These verbs are irregular in the past tense,
They have a different form. They are irregular but they have some similarities:
past verbs.
Present Past Present Past
Remember!
Here, the verbs have Here, the verbs have
Irregular past verbs only use the irregular past ‘o’ in the past form ‘a’ in the past form
form in normal sentences in past. In questions and
negatives, we use did (not), and the verb in the drive drove come came
normal, infinitive form.
ride rode give gave
Did you go to the beach yesterday?
No, I didn’t go to the beach yesterday. wake up woke up swim swam
I went to school yesterday. take took drink drank
Give speak spoke sing sang
More
These verbs have sell sold run ran
a very irregular past form write wrote sit sat
stand stood ring rang
There are also other Irregulars
irregular verbs with be was/were Here, the verbs end in Here, the verb ends in
the same form in see saw ‘t’ in the past form ‘ought’ in the past form
past. Can you write do did
the present form of sleep slept buy bought
eat ate feel felt think thought
these extra irregular
have had
past verbs in each leave left bring brought
group? go went
find found Here, the verb ends in These verbs don’t
‘ew’ in the past form change in past form
Practice
• Read the sentences carefully and circle the fly flew read read
correct answer. Pay attention to the grammar
know knew put put
and meaning of the verbs.
throw threw cost cost
1 My sister is not here in the city now, because 3 days
ago, she flew/didn’t flew/didn’t fly to Los Angeles.
And you?
2 Last weekend, I bought/didn’t bought/didn’t buy a
AND YOU

lot of food for the party. • Can you think of 3 things you did last
3 This morning, I arrived late to school because I weekend? Use the verbs from this page
woke up/didn’t woke up/wake up late. I think my and the previous page to help you.
alarm had/didn’t had/didn’t have a problem. • Also mention 3 things you didn’t do last
4 In my last vacations in the mountains, I rode/didn’t weekend.
rode/didn’t ride a horse and I swam/didn’t swam/ • Make full sentences.
didn’t swim in the lake.

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 MY BUSY LAST WEEK
Warm up

What did you do last week? Did you have a busy or a quiet week?
KEEP GOING

Reading
• Read the text about Rosanne’s week. Was it busy or quiet? Complete her diary with
information from the text about what she and her manager did.

H
i, I’m Rosanne, and I work as a publicist in a multinational advertising company. My
job is always busy, but last week was crazy. I went to Toronto on a business trip. My
manager had an important international conference and exhibition, and I went with
him. On Monday we didn’t go to the office, because we left Mexico and we flew direct to To-
ronto early in the morning. I slept most of the flight, but my manager worked on some points
for the conference.
On Tuesday morning, we woke up early and had breakfast in the hotel. After this, we went to
the conference. My manager gave an exhibition and I took important notes.
In the evening after the conference, we had dinner in the hotel and I swam in the pool. My
manager didn’t, because he slept early (he was tired after the conference).
Wednesday was a boring day: we were in the conference all day, and the session was
very boring (I slept a little during one of the seminars).
On Thursday, I woke up early and did some exercise in the gym. My manager woke up
late and he didn’t go to the conference: he took a tour of the city and saw some interest-
ing things to do, but I worked in the hotel.
Friday was our last day in the conference and the city. We both went to the closing cere-
mony of the conference, and then we had dinner in an expensive restaurant. I also bought
some souvenirs for my family. Late in the evening, we flew back to Mexico City. It was a very
busy week, and on Saturday and Sunday I didn’t go anywhere and I didn’t do anything: I
stayed in my apartment and slept and watched movies, all day! That was my crazy last week.

Practice
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
• woke up
• flew to early • went to
Rosanne
Toronto • went to conference
conference
• woke up
Rosanne’s • flew to early • went to
manager Toronto • went to conference
conference

Compare
+ Share
• Check your answers with your classmates and check the tenses of the verbs.

Listen
• Listen to these people talking about what they did yesterday. Write what they did
under each picture.

Ava Julie Barry Chris

What did they do?

50 Platform Two
 MY LAST WEEK
Warm up

Think about what you did last week. What did you do?

KEEP GOING
Practice
• Complete this diary about what you did every day last week. Try to include a
minimum of 2 activities you did each day, and try not to repeat the activities.

My diary My partner’s diary

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Speaking

• Now, ask your partner what he/she did last week and complete the second column
above. Remember to put the verbs in past tense.
Writing
• Now, use the information above to write a text to describe your last week.

My last week

For me, last week was

Compare
+ Share
• Check your story with your partner. Pay attention to the conjugation of verbs in the
past tense. Use page 90 to help you.

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 PROJECT: MY FAVORITE FAMOUS PERSON
Warm up
What famous people do you admire from history,
from your country and other countries?
• Choose one famous person that you admire from the past,
and present him/her to the class!
WRAP UP

Step 1
Choose a famous person

Step 2
Bring a photo of him/her to the class
(letter size)

Step 3
Investigate about his/her life

Step 4
Present your famous person
to your classmates

Step 5
Listen to the presentations
of the other famous people
Talk
about it

• Your presentation must include all of the following points:

1 Full name of famous person

2 Place and date of birth
3 Place and date of death
4 His/her profession
5 Explain why you admire him/her
6 Describe what he/she did in his/her life
7 Include a minimum of 5 different verbs in past tense
8 Include one action he/she didn’t do in his/her life
9 Correctly use subject and object pronouns
10 Pronounce the verbs correctly in past tense

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Who presented the most interesting famous person?

52 Platform Two
 SNAKEWORD
Warm up

How many past tense verbs do you remember?

Practice
• Complete this snakeword of regular and irregular past verbs as
quickly as possible.
• You can move horizontally and vertically. The last letter of each
word is the first letter of the next word.
• The first verb is already completed to help you.

WRAP UP
• Use the verbs around the box to help you. All the past forms of
these verbs are in the box.
• Be careful! 2 verbs are repeated! Which are they?

Start S A S L E C E

A W O T P N D
S S O E D A I

Which team can E I K R E V S

complete the
labyrinth first? D N T E R O C

R E H T E D R
O V R U P U E

E W E N E E W
N D R K W K O

T E A N E E D

H I R T N I I

O U G H T R D Finish
• Look for these verbs in past tense in this order in the labyrinth.

See Take Enter Draw Throw Try Go

Be Kiss Dance Wake up Go Drink Try
Sleep Drive Discover Put Think Know Do
Investigate
Are there any new verbs in the snakeword that you didn’t know?
Investigate them on the internet or with your dictionary.

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 WONDERFUL WORDS: – LESS
Warm up
What does the word less mean?

We add less to the end of some nouns to convert it into an adjective:

WRAP UP

power powerless (a person / thing with no power)

+ less =
home homeless (a person with no home)

With no / without

Practice
• Complete the spaces in the table with the necessary information. Use your
dictionary or the internet to investigate the meaning of any new vocabulary.

Noun + Less = Adjective

wire + less =
pain + less =
+ less = worthless
fear + less =
+ less = tasteless
+ less = endless
use + less =
harm + less =
+ less = careless
rest + less =

Practice
• Look at the pictures. What adjective do you think they
represent? Share your ideas with your partner
Give
More
• Complete the sentences with your own
personal examples to describe each adjective:
1 A harmless object 5 A powerless person
2 A fearless person 6 A careless person
3 A wireless piece of equipment 7 A useless object
4 A restless classmate 8 A tasteless food
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+Share
Compare your answers with your classmates.
Do you agree with their examples?

54 Platform Two
 MEMORY COMPETITION:

ALPHABET STORY
Warm up
What did you do last weekend? What did you do this morning?

Speaking
• Invent a crazy, imaginative story with your classmates about what you did last
weekend!
• Go around the classroom to complete the story with a past tense verb… in
alphabetical order!

WRAP UP
• You must remember (don’t write) and repeat all the previous students’ actions in
order!
• Remember to include an object or phrase to complement your sentence, and add a
time marker to join ideas (then, next, after, but, and, etc.)
• Complete this phrase for your answer:

Last weekend was very strange. First, I… TIP:

you can
exclude Q,
How many actions from last weekend can you remember? X, Y and Z

Writing
• Now, write the full story from all your classmates, in order.
Remember to include all the information from each sentence.

Last weekend, I

Compare
+Share

• Check your text with your partner. Add any words or phrases that you forgot.

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 SAY IT RIGHT: -ED VERBS
Warm up

How many regular past verbs do you know?

Listen
• Listen to the pronunciation of these verbs in past tense. What similarities or
differences do you notice in their pronunciation of the –ed ending?

walked reserved started

WRAP UP

finished stayed investigated

helped discovered ended

The pronunciation of the final ed sound of regular past verbs changes,

depending on the ending of the verb in present tense. Look at the 3
groups to help you. Listen to the examples.

Listen
‘-t’ ‘-d’ ‘-id’

-ce -ss -y -n TIP!

-sh -k -m -b To pronounce the
-t(e) verb correctly in the
-p -ch -se -r
-d(e) past tense, simply
-th -gh -g -l pronounce the verb in
-f (‘f’ sound) -ve -gh (silent present, and add the
sound) corresponding sound
(‘t’, ‘d’ or ‘id’)

danced played
tried wanted
looked
arrived rested
laughed
loved hated
pushed
called

Practice
• Put the words in the bubbles in the correct column, according to their pronunciation. Use the
groups above and think about the final sound of the verb in present tense to help you. There
are 6 verbs for each group.
‘-t’ ‘-d’ ‘-id’
ended
planned pulled
stopped worked
shouted shopped
listened watched
cycled used
liked guided
counted asked
accepted exercised
visited

Practice

• Take any text in this book or the internet and practice pronouncing the regular –ed
verbs in past tense correctly. Check your pronunciation with your partner.

56 Platform Two
 TEAM COMPETITION:

PAST VERBS PRONUNCIATION

Warm up

How many regular (-ed) past verbs can you remember?

Presentation • Look at the presentation or the worksheets. Join the boxes from the start to
the finish with all the verbs with the same type of pronunciation in past tense:
‘t’, ‘d’ or ‘id’.

WRAP UP
TEAM COMPETITION:

PAST VERBS CONNECT 4

• Look at the table below. Your team must make a line (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) of 4 squares.
• Your team receives a square if a member of the team can give a complete sentence, with a
minimum of 8 words, in the past tense. Remember to use a time complement and the correct form
of the verb in the past. If your team member gives a correct sentence, your team wins the square.
• Be careful! There are some regular and irregular verbs.

Talk
about it

Go Visit Stay Do Ask Finish

Walk Come Start Ride Drink Buy

Call Investigate See Rest Arrive Study

Eat Discover Fly Use Have Play

Travel Swim Take Sleep Reserve Feel

Give
More

• Now, try the exercise with negatives or questions in the past.

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 LANGUAGE REVIEW
• Change these past affirmative sentences into negative sentences in the past.
1. 3 weeks ago, the Jameson family went on vacation.
3 weeks ago, the Jameson family didn’t go on vacation.
2. Last week, my family and I traveled to the beach. 6. We were worried about the situation in the hospital
yesterday.
3. Yesterday, Mr Evans bought some food in his local
supermarket. 7. My friends and I saw the new Adam Sandler movie
WRAP UP

yesterday. We all liked it.

4. I was at school last Saturday morning.
8. I visited a new restaurant last weekend, and the
5. Last Sunday my cousins flew to Costa Rica for a food was delicious.
baseball competition.
/7
• Change these past negative sentences into affirmative sentences in the past.
1. Mr Harrison didn’t eat in the Chinese restaurant last 5. Mr and Mrs Davidson didn’t investigate hotels on
night. the internet.
Mr Harrison ate in the Chinese restaurant last night.
2. The students didn’t ask the teacher any questions in 6. I didn’t walk to school yesterday because I didn’t
class. have time.

3. I didn’t have breakfast yesterday morning. 7. I wasn’t tired last night, but I didn’t sleep quickly.

4. Frank and Emily weren’t happy with their grade in 8. Miss Jensen didn’t take the bus to work this morn-
the geography exam. ing and she didn’t arrive on time.

/7
• Put these words in the correct order to form questions.
[Link] / this morning / your son / was / ? / this morning
Was your son hungry this morning?
2. you / ? / were / tired / yesterday 7. Jerry / in / nervous / why / the exam / ? / was

3. ? / the game / did / when / start 8. to / a / use / did / ? / have / you / diary

4. math / class / the students / bored / were / ? / in 9. where / ? / year / you / go / on vacation / did / last

5. Friday / the manager / ? / was / angry / why / last 10. did / at school / ? / use / to / play / hockey / you

6. Janice / ? / to / use / where / did / study 11. did / Mr / ? / in / stay / and / a hotel / Mrs / Clarkson

• Change these present sentences and questions into the past tense. /10

1. I call my friends in the afternoon. 4. Do you have a problem with your reservation?
I called my friends in the afternoon.
2. We investigate hotel prices on the internet. 5. I don’t wake up at 7 o’clock.

3. Are the rooms clean in the hotel? 6. Danny and Marcus leave the house early this morning.

58 Platform Two
7. What time does the manager arrive? 10. Ms Watkins reserves with her credit card and she is
worried about her bank details.
8. Natalie works in the mall but she doesn’t like her job.
11. Today is exam results day, and the students are ner-
9. James isn’t a good worker because he is angry with vous. Tammy is proud and happy, she isn’t nervous.
the clients.

WRAP UP
/10
• Read the question and answer and circle the best answer to complete the question. Pay
attention to the answer.

1. is Danny laughing?
He’s laughing because he’s happy: he passed his final 5. did your sister go on vacation last July?
exam! She went to Puerto Escondido and she loved it!
(a) Why (b) Who (c) What (d) When (a) When (b) Where (c) Who (d) How much

2. did your new laptop cost? 6. type of food do you prefer: Mexican
It cost me $5,000. I bought it a month ago. or Italian?
(a) How many (b) Which (c) How much (d) When Definitely Mexican food! I love it, I think it’s delicious!
(a)Why (b) How much (c) How many (d) Which
3. sugar did you use in the cake?
I used 2 spoonfuls. 7. did you visit in Manzanillo last weekend?
(a) How much (b) Why (c) How many (d) What I visited my grandmother. She lives there with my
aunt and uncle.
4. does the movie start tonight? (a) When (b) Who (c) Where (d) Why
It starts at 8:30, so I want to arrive at 8:15.
(a) What time (b) Where (c) What (d) Who /6

SELF-ASSESSMENT
I need more almost a piece
Language functions: practice perfect of cake!

STEP 1: Talk about your habits in the past

STEP 2: Describe people and past events
STEP 3: Talk about your past experiences
STEP 4: Describe your past vacations

GRADE YOURSELF!
• Give yourself a grade out of 10 for the language from this unit
Language: Vocabulary:

Used to /10 Work items /10

Be: present & pastCould /10 Emotions & feelings / question /10
Regular past tense /10 words
Irregular past tense /10 Regular past verbs /10
Irregular past verbs /10

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 VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Unscramble the letters to correctly write the words of the vocabulary from this
unit. You can check the pages from this unit to help you.

Question words Irregular past verbs

WRAP UP

newh tea
thaw tlef
woh chum tewn
wyh verdo
reehw thugbo
who yman karnd
chhiw evag
welf
kewo pu
Regular past verbs tefl
dunfo
tredsat maws
daypel pelts
eklid koto
shinefid swa
deallc erod
servered dha
hedulag reew
dayset idd
vinesdategit meac
dorsvicede wsa
idret
twenda
dokole Emotions
deus
dreest ticedex
idietsv das
klewda phypa
drivera drebo
deska drupo
develrat sonedcuf
drite
svorneu
ragny
rirdeow
gurnhy
trityhs

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 MY EXPERIENCES
Talk t it
abou

• Look at the picture. What is the man doing?

• How do you think he feel?
• Why do you think he did it?
• What happened before this moment? What happens after?
• Have you done something similar to this? Explain.
• Would you like to do this? Why?

PLATFORM THREE
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Describe actions in progress in the past
Step 2: Talk about your past experiences
Step 3: Describe changes between the past and present
Step 4: Describe changes in your town/city

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 MY EXPERIENCES
START UP

What words do you know in these categories?

• Complete the spaces with all the words you know

Sports Sports equipment Extreme activities

Infrastructure in your town/city Memorable experiences Accidents

Compare
+Share

• Now, compare your answers with your classmates.

• Add any extra vocabulary to complete your lists.

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 FUNNY ACCIDENTS

START UP
Warm up

Have you had any funny accidents? What happened?

Practice
• Look at the pictures below and try to imagine what happened
before the photo was taken.
• What were the people doing?
Listen
• Listen to the six people describing their accident.
Write the number in the correct image that you hear.

And you?
AND YOU

• Which is the funniest or strangest accident for you?

Give
More • With your partner, invent a creative title to describe each image. Be imaginative!
• Comment your titles with your classmates. Who has the funniest title?

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 THE MISSING BAG MYSTERY
START UP

There was a robbery yesterday afternoon outside class 3C. Somebody stole
Lucy’s bag, which contained her iPod, phone and purse, plus all of her school
books. The robbery took place around 3:30pm. Lucy and her teacher (Miss Hill)
are investigating. What do you think happened to the bag?
Reading
• Read the four interviews to discover what happened to the missing bag.

BOBBY (LUCY’S CLASSMATE, 3C)

• Miss Hill: So, Bobby. Where were you yesterday • Bobby: Errr, well, actually, I wasn’t reading. I
at 3:30pm? was watching TV.
• Bobby: I was at home, why? What happened? I • Miss Hill: I thought so. What TV program were
didn’t do anything! you watching?
• Miss Hill: And what were you doing at home? • Bobby: Well, I don’t remember. I watch a lot of
• Bobby: I was having lunch and... reading a TV, so I can’t remember all the programs I see
book. every day.
• Miss Hill: Really? What book were you reading? • Miss Hill: Hmm, interesting. Thank you, Bobby

MATT (LUCY’S FRIEND,3B)

• Miss Hill: Hi, Matt. What were you doing yes- Riley and Noah were waiting for the girls to
terday afternoon at 3:30? finish cheerleading practice, and Connor was
• Matt: I was at school. I was studying in the copying Taylor’s homework while she wasn’t
library. looking.
• Miss Hill: And do you have any witness es? • Miss Hill: And what time did you leave the
• Matt: Sure. A group of friends were studying library?
about half past four. Then I
too. We have a chemistry exam tomorrow. And • Matt: We left at
Riley, Taylor, Noah and Connor from 3A were went home.
there, [Link] were doing their homew ork. • Miss Hill: Thanks very much for your help,
In fact, three of them weren’t working at all. Matt.

PAIGE (LUCY’S BEST FRIEND, 3C)

• Miss Hill: Hi Paige. Where were you yesterday
• Miss Hill: So then what did you do?
afternoon after school?
• Paige: We ran back to the classroom. And
• Paige: I was with Lucy all afternoon. We were
that’s when we discovered that the bag was
practicing cheerleading with the rest of the
missing.
team.
• Miss Hill: And did you notice anything or
• Miss Hill: And, what time did you finish cheer-
anyone suspicious?
leading practice?
• Paige: No, not at all. Just Mr Jacobs. He was
• Paige: We finished at four o’clock, then we
cleaning the classrooms, and he was com-
went back to my house. In fact, we were walk-
plaining – as usual.
ing to the bus when Lucy remembered she
• Miss Hill: OK, thanks for your help, Paige.
didn’t have her schoolbag.

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 START UP
MR JACOBS (SCHOOL JANITOR)
• Miss Hill: Hello, Mr Jacobs. What were you • Miss Hill: And did you see if anyone suspi-
doing yesterday afternoon at half past three? cious was hanging around the classrooms?
• Mr Jacobs: Ha! What was I doing yesterday af- • Mr Jacobs: Ha! Anyone suspicious. I wasn’t
ternoon? The same thing I do every afternoon, watching all the people in the school. I was
I was cleaning the school after all the dirty busy.
students. Honestly, those teenagers don’t • Miss Hill: So, you didn’t see if anyone stole a
think about helping others... red, flowery schoolbag from outside 3C?
• Miss Hill: Yes, thank you Mr Jacobs. And • Mr Jacobs: No, but I have that bag. While
exactly what classrooms were you cleaning I was cleaning, I saw the bag abandoned
at 3:30? outside the classroom, so I took it to lost
• Mr Jacobs: I was cleaning the third year property.
classrooms. They are always the dirtiest, so I • Miss Hill: Thank you very much for your help,
start there. Mr Jacobs. Mystery solved!

Practice
• Complete this chart with details of where the people were
yesterday afternoon and what they were doing:

Who? Where were they? What were they doing?

Lucy

Matt t

Mr Jacobs

Paige

Connor

Riley and
Noah

Bobby

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 VOCABULARY

SPORTS
Warm up
Do you consider yourself a sporty person?
KEEP GOING

Do you play sports? Do you watch sports?

What is your favorite sport to play and to watch?
Practice
• Look at the sports below. Unscramble the letter to correctly
write the name of the sport in each picture.

glynicc gwinsmim slableab ocescr

cei cheyok gonxib latiram star stealkalbb

sninet carmeani toofallb nunnrig labylelolv

And you?
AND YOU
Which of these sports is your favorite?
Which of these sports do you play? Which do you watch?
Can you name a famous player from each sport?
Give
More
• Do you know any other sports? Write them here:

66 Platform Three
 LANGUAGE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Hi Jonathan. What Hey Rosie! Well, it’s 7:10, so
are you doing? I’m watching my favorite TV

KEEP GOING
program. I always watch this
program from 7 to 8, every day.
Were you watching your program
yesterday at this time, too? Of course I was watching it at
this time yesterday. What about
you? What are you doing now?
Now, I’m reading.

And what were you

I was doing my homework doing yesterday, while I
while you were watching TV. was watching the TV?

We use the continuous tenses to talk about an action in progress

We form the continuous tense with BE + verb in gerund form (-ing).
In present continuous, we conjugate BE in present tense (am, is, are).
In past continuous, we conjugate BE in past tense (was, were):

be verb – ing Remember!

Gerund form In questions, the personal pronoun and

Personal to be (was/were) change places:
Present Past playing
pronoun
studying
I am (not) Sean was watching TV last night.
going
he was (not) walking Was Sean watching TV last night?
she is (not)
it You were reading at 3 o’clock yesterday.
you
we are (not) were (not) Were you reading at 3 o’clock yesterday?
they

Practice
• Change these sentences from present continuous to past continuous

1 At the moment, I’m preparing for the summer vacations.

Last weekend, I
2 The students are doing homework in the library this afternoon.
yesterday afternoon
3 Now, Mr. McCloskey is reading the newspaper in the café.
At 10 o’clock yesterday morning, Mr. McCloskey .
4 At the moment, Billy isn’t playing video games.
At this time yesterday afternoon, Billy .
And you?
AND YOU
• What were you doing yesterday? Complete the sentences with your personal information in
past continuous to say what you were doing at these times yesterday.

1 At 6 o’clock yesterday morning, I was

2 At 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, I was and I wasn’t
3 At this exact time yesterday, I wasn’t . I was .

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 OUR EARTHQUAKE EXPERIENCE
Warm up
What were you doing yesterday afternoon at 4:30? Where were you? What
KEEP GOING

were the other people doing?

Have you experienced an earthquake? If so, can you remember what you
were doing when the earthquake hit?
Reading
• Read the descriptions of these 4 students talking about what they were doing
yesterday afternoon, when the earthquake hit, at 4:34.

Our earthquake experience

Hi! I’m Robin. Yesterday, after the Hi! We’re Lucy and Jackie. We were
classes finished, my friends Adam, Rob, at school when it happened. We’re
Steve and I went to the mall. In fact, in the swimming team, so we were in
we were cycling to the mall when the practice. But we weren’t swimming at
earthquake hit. We were in the street, the exact moment of the earthquake.
so we didn’t feel a lot. At that time, we were resting in the
cafeteria. It was scary!

Hello. My name’s Mr. Allen.I’m a Hi. I’m Nathan Reed. I was doing exer-
teacher at the local high school. We cise when the earthquake happened.
finished classes at 3 o’clock yesterday I was really worried! I was running
so I wasn’t giving classes. I was driving in the playing fields. I saw the trees
to my house when the earthquake hit. I moving and shaking. Scary stuff!
didn’t feel it at all! Lucky, I guess.

Practice

• Read the questions and circle the correct answer.

When the earthquake hit,…
1 Robin and his friends were in the mall. true/false
2 Mr. Allen was giving class. true/false
3 Mr. Allen was at home. true/false
4 Lucy and Jackie were swimming in the pool. true/false
5 Nathan was in the trees. true/false
Listen • Listen to these students talking about what they were doing yesterday
afternoon, after classes at 4:34, when the earthquake hit.
• Draw a line from the person to the activity or [Link]?

Heather Isaac Rich Mr. Cook Cath Garth

Compare
+ Share
• Compare your answers to your classmates. Did you hear the same information?

68 Platform Three
 WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW?
What were you doing at this time yesterday?

KEEP GOING
Practice
• Look at the times below. Answer the box with the actions you were doing at those
times. Remember to use the past continuous

Me My
My classmate
classmate
1 Yesterday afternoon at 4:30
2 6:30 this morning
3 40 minutes ago
4 9:43 last
10:30 lastnight
night
5 3:00 last Saturday afternoon
6 8:00 last Sunday morning

What were you doing yesterday afternoon at 4:30? I was sleeping

Talk
about it • Now, ask your partner what he/she was doing at those times and write the
answers.
• Which activities are the same? Which are different?
• Ask your classmate why he/she was doing those actions, and answer your
classmate’s questions with your reasons. Remember to use past continuous.

Why were you sleeping yesterday afternoon at 4:30? Because I was feeling tired.

Write
about it • Choose one of these moments and write about what was happening at the time.
Use a minimum of 3 sentences in past continuous to describe the situation.
Mention what you were doing, and also other people.

When you came into the classroom When you arrived home yesterday

When you last played a sport When you arrived at school today

When you last used your computer When you left your house this morning

Compare
+Share • Read your text to
your classmate. Did
you choose the same
situation? Make any
changes if necessary.

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 VOCABULARY

SPORTS EQUIPMENT
Warm up
Identify the sports in each image. What equipment do you need
KEEP GOING

to practice each sport?

Practice
• Put the names of the articles from the box below in the correct space next to each
arrow. Some of the articles are repeated.

puck cap bat ball stick

helmet belt goggles gloves basket
racket net kimono bike sneakers
track goal punchbag swimsuit pedal

And you?
AND YOU

Which sports articles do you have?

70 Platform Three
 LANGUAGE

PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE

Hi Rosie. Where were you yesterday? I was at home. I was helping
I called you, but you didn’t answer. my dad in the garden, and when

KEEP GOING
we finished, I did my homework.
What time did you call?
I called at 2:30, and again at
5:15. I was having problems
with my math homework. At 2:30 I was working in the
garden, and at 5:15 I was
studying. I finished at 7:00
That’s OK. My brother helped me
and I understand everything.

At 5:15 yesterday, I was doing my homework.

We use the past continuous to talk about an (I started before 5:15 and I finished after 5:15.
action in progress at a point in the past. It was in progress at this moment).
We use the past simple to talk about a finished
action in the past. At 7:00 yesterday, I arrived at school.
(This is a finished, completed action in the past).

While I was riding my bike, I fell.

We can join past simple and past continuous in
one sentence, to explain a sequence of events. We this action: this action:
was in progress interrupts the other
show how one action interrupts the other.
started first starts second
Look at this sentence to help you:
is in progress is shorter
is interrupted

We use when or while to demostrate I was doing my homework when you called. Remember!
the connection between the actions. While I was doing my homework, you called.
Compare these sentences: When you called, I was doing my homework. When goes before
You called while I was doing my homework. the past tense.
While goes before
the past continuous.

Practice
• Add when or while to these sentences. Pay attention to the verb directly
after the space to help you.

1 I was walking in the mall I found $200 on the floor.

2 the teacher arrived in the classroom, all the students were doing their homework.
3 The fire started in the kitchen of the restaurant, the customers were eating.
4 Logan took a photo of me I was eating.
5 Josh was checking his emails, a hacker entered his account and took his personal information.

• Put the verb in the correct form in past simple or past

continuous tense to complete the sentences:

1 When the train arrived at the station, all the people were (wait) for it.
2 Ruby was crying when I (see) her yesterday morning.
3 Christopher Columbus (travel) to Asia when he discovered America.
4 Mr. Cook wasn’t riding his bike when he (have) the accident. He was walking.
5 Why were you standing on a chair when I (be) in the room?
6 While I (visit) Rome, I saw the Colosseum.

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 MY SPORTING ACCIDENT
Warm up

Can you remember an accident you had? How did you feel? Where were you?
KEEP GOING

Read
• Read the text about a baseball accident.

D
o you play baseball? Do you consider it a dan- Philip was watching the ball, and he wasn’t watching
gerous sport? Well, it is for me! me. I was looking at the third base and was running
I’m Rich and I’m on my school baseball team. really fast when the ball hit me in the head. I fell down
Last summer I had a horrible accident during an im- and hit the catcher. He also fell down. My
portant game with another school. coach arrived and he saw that I broke
The game started and my team was batting. We were my left arm and three teeth. The
winning 2-0. It was my turn to bat. The pitcher looked catcher also broke his right arm
at me and I looked at the pitcher. He threw me the and his right ankle. Ten minutes
ball, I hit it really hard and I started to run. Mark and later, the ambulance arrived
Philip ran to the ball. I ran past the first base and the and we went to hospital. It was
second base. While I was running to the third base, a horrible experience, but my
Mark caught the ball and he threw it to Philip at the team won the game!
third base. This is when the problem started.

Practice
• Complete the timeline with the events from the text. Put the events in the correct
order. Write the event in the corresponding box.

The accident. Rich hit the ball

The ambulance arrived Philip was watching the ball

Mark caught the ball and threw it to Philip The ball hit Rich in the head

The pitcher threw the ball Rich was running to 3rd base
Listen • Listen to the sports players talking about their accidents. What sport were they playing when
the accident occurred? Detect the key words of sports equipment you heard to help you find
the answer.

Sports they were playing Sports equipment vocab

1 Sarah
2 Emma
3 David
4 Steve

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 MY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE
Warm up

Do you consider yourself a fortunate or an unfortunate person?

KEEP GOING
Have you had any major accidents?
Have you broken any bones?
Presentation

• Look at the pictures in the presentation. What

was happening when the accident occurred?
you?
AndYOU
AND

• Think of an accident or unfortunate experience you have had.

• Answer these questions in the correct tense to give more information about the
incident. Use the verb list on page 90 for simple past verb forms.

What happened to you?

When did it happen?
Who was with you?
What were you doing when the incident happened?
How did you feel?
What did you do after this?

Investigate
• Use a dictionary or the internet to find any useful vocabulary to describe your accident.
Make a note of the vocabulary here:

Useful vocab: 4 8
1 5 9
2 6 10
3 7 11

Talk
about it
• Ask your partner the questions above, and answer your partner’s questions.
• Use your notes and answers to the questions to describe your unfortunate experience to the
class or your partner.
Write
about it
• Use all the information on this page to write your description. Be sure to include verbs in
past continuous to describe what was happening when the incident occurred.

My Unfortunate Experience
My unfortunate experience happened while I was...
Compare
+Share • Read your story
to your classmate
and listen to your
classmate’s story.
Check the use of past
continuous and past
simple. Make any
changes if necessary.

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 VOCABULARY

EXTREME EXPERIENCES
Warm up
Look at these activities. Which of these activities have
KEEP GOING

you done? Which would you like to do?

Practice

• Put the words from this book under the correct corresponding image.

break a bone bungee jump

swim with dolphins get a tattoo
fly in a helicopter ride a horse
eat insects travel abroad
scuba dive sing in public
climb a mountain ride a motorcycle

And you?
AND YOU

• How many of these activities have you done? Check the circles of the image if you
have done this action. Count your total and compare to your classmates. Who is the
most extreme in your class?

74 Platform Three
 LANGUAGE

PRESENT PERFECT
Hey Jonathan, have you done No, not really. And you? What
any extreme things in your life? extreme things have you done?

KEEP GOING
Well, I’ve climbed a mountain Wow! That’s amazing. I haven’t
and I’ve done a bungee jump. done anything so crazy.

But you have visited a lot of Yes, I have. I’ve been to many beau-
interesting places, right? tiful towns and cities across Mexico.
And I’ve visited Shanghai, in China.

To talk about experiences

We use the present perfect
in these situations: I have been to Paris.
To describe an action in an unspecified time in the past
I have seen a helicopter.
To describe an action that started in past but continues
The past participle can be and is relevant in present
regular (-ed) or irregular I haven’t seen the new Adam Sandler movie.

Past
Have In questions, we change the position
participle
of have/has and the personal pronoun:
I
you traveled I have visited Mexico City.
have (not)
we visited Have you visited Mexico City?
they seen Sally has flown in a helicopter.
he won Has Sally flown in a helicopter?
she has (not) flown
it
Practice
• Complete the sentences with the verb in the present perfect. Remember to use
have/has and the correct past participle. You can use the verb list on page 90 to
help you.

1 Mark is a very adventurous person. He (do) a lot of extreme activ-

ities. For example, he (jump) from an airplane, he
(swim) with sharks and he (climb) the tallest mountain in Mexico, the Pico de
Orizaba.
2 I (see, not) the new Matt Damon movie.
3 you (try) Japanese food? It’s delicious.
4 Mr. Matthews (win) the local lottery prize of $25 million.
5 Technology (change) a lot in recent years.
And you?
AND YOU
• Complete these sentences with your personal information.

1 I have never .
2 I have tried .
3 I have visited , but I haven’t visited .

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 AN EXTREME EXPLORER
Warm up

Do you know an extreme person, who loves adrenaline? What extreme

KEEP GOING

activities has he/she done?

Read
• Read the text about Bear Grylls and discover the amazing
and dangerous things he has done.

H
e has appeared on many dangerous television the Himalaya Mountains on a paramotor. He’s visited
shows and he’s travelled to the most isolated a variety of inhospitable regions across the world, in-
areas of the planet. Possibly, you have seen cluding one of the most remote and difficult mountain
him on Discovery Channel in his survival shows. He’s peaks in the world in Antarctica. Unfortunately, Bear
explored beaches, mountains, deserts, volcanoes, can- suffered an accident on a wind-powered kite-ski and
yons, and pretty much any place on the world where he broke his shoulder during this expedition.
no other person wants to go. He is now the symbol During some of his most extreme television survival
of extreme survival, and here are a few more details shows Man vs Wild, Bear was abandoned in inhos-
about what Bear has done in his life. pitable and hostile areas. This is where he has done
All through his life, Bear (whose real name is Edward some amazing things to survive. For example, he has
Michael) has been a real explorer. In fact, he started parachuted from helicopters, airplanes and even hot
his school’s first mountaineering club and at just 23 air balloons! He has also climbed ice mountains, wa-
years of age, he became one of the youngest people terfalls and swum in rapids or fierce sea currents. As
in the world to climb to the top of Mount Everest. This you can imagine, he has also eaten some horrible and
happened just 18 months after he broke three verte- unexpected “foods” during his expeditions, including
brae in his back after a parachuting accident in Zam- snakes, insects and deer feces, and he’s drunk water
bia, Africa. from dead camels, snakes and elephant feces.
Climbing Everest is just one of the incredible, danger- These are just some of the amazing experiences of an
ous experiences that Bear has had. He has explored intrepid explorer! Could you do these amazing things?
part of the Atlantic Ocean on jet skis and flown over I know I certainly couldn’t!
Practice

• Answer these questions with the information from the text. Use full sentences.
1 Name 2 accidents Bear has had.
He’s He’s
2 Name 2 extreme places Bear has visited.
He’s He’s
3 Name 2 unusual foods or drinks Bear has eaten or drunk.
He’s He’s
4 Name 2 extreme methods of transport Bear has used.
He’s He’s

Listen
• Listen to Amy and Rob talking about an extreme camping adventure holiday.
Check the box of the activities that each person has done in their life.

Have they… Flown in a Bungee Ridden a Ridden a Eaten Broken a

helicopter? jumped? horse? motorcycle? insects? bone?
Amy
Rob

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 AMAZING EXPERIENCES
Warm up

Are you an extreme person? Do you take risks? Do you like adrenaline and

KEEP GOING
extreme emotions? Do you often try new things?

And you?
AND YOU
• Look at these amazing experiences below. Check the boxes that
correspond to actions that you have done.

How extreme are you?

My My Have you ever
Yes, No, class- class- flown in a
I have I haven’t mate 1 mate 2 Have you helicopter?
ever broken
a bone?

Have you
ever eaten
insects?
Have you ever
climbed a
mountain?

Have you
ever done
a bungee
Have you ever jump?
swam with
dolphins (or
sharks)?
Have you
ever ridden
a horse?
Talk Have you
about it • Now, ask any 2 classmates and write ever ridden a
down their answers. How many amazing motorcycle?
experiences have they had? Who is the
most extreme person in the class?
Have you
ever sung in
Have you
Write
about it • Now, write a short text about one of your ever killed a
public?
classmates. Describe the things he/she cockroach?
has done, and the things he/she hasn’t
done. Compare his/her experiences to
yours.

My classmate is . He/she has

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 VOCABULARY

CITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Warm up

What do you understand by the term ‘infrastructure’?

KEEP GOING

Does your town/city have good services? Why (not)? Give examples.
Practice
• Look at the different categories of infrastructure. Unscramble the letters to write
the correct word under each picture.

Public Venues

dimusat torcenc lahl sumemu shalpoit

Transport

mart wusyab saxit wirayal

direbg sparsevo ayeerwf/hagyiwh lolt othob

Utility systems

trewa tenmatret tlanp wrope intosat inteltimeonascomuc mad

Give
More • Name the items of infrastructure you have in your town/city. Are they new? Are they
sufficient for your area? When did the last infrastructure project open in your area?

78 Platform Three
 LANGUAGE

PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

Hi Rosie. You’ve climbed
a mountain, right? Yes, that’s right. In fact, I’ve climbed

KEEP GOING
2 mountains: the Nevado de Colima
and the Nevado de Toluca.
God! When did
you climb them?
I climbed the Nevado de Colima
first, in 2009. Then I went to the Ne-
No, I haven’t. But, last year I vado de Toluca in 2013. And you?
went to Toluca. But I didn’t Have you climbed a mountain?
do anything extreme.

What’s the difference between present perfect and past simple?

• Look at these sentences to help you:
Present perfect Past simple
Specific
I have been to the USA. I went to the USA last year. points in past.
I have eaten caviar. I ate caviar last Christmas.
I haven’t studied French. I didn’t study French in secondary school.

An action that started in past

and continues in present.
Finished, completed actions in past
An action in an unspecified point
An action in a specific point in past
in past.

Practice
• Complete the text with the verbs in the correct tense (present perfect or past
simple). You can use the verb list on page 90 to check the correct form of the verb.

J
ohn is planning a ten-day vacation next month. He wants
to go to Australia. He 1. has seen (see) many interest-
ing television programs about Australia, and all his life he
2 (want) to go there. John’s three best friends
Fred, Adam and Zoe all 3 (visit) Australia and
also New Zealand last year during the summer vacations. John 6
(go, negative) with them last year because he
7 (have) a bad job, so he 8
(have, negative) enough money. But now he has a better job
and more money to spend! He is sales director of a comput-
er software company and 9 (work) there for
nine months: he 10 (start) in November last
year.
John and his friends will leave for Australia next month. He 18
(buy) his ticket from the local travel agency last
week because they 19 (give) him the best price,
but he 20 (reserve, negative) his hotels yet: he
will reserve them next week on the internet.
And you?
AND YOU

• What extreme or exciting experience have you done? When did you do it?

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 Warm up
DUBAI, A CITY OF WORLD RECORDS
What do you know about Dubai?
What do you know about its infrastructure? And its history?
KEEP GOING

Read
• Read the text to learn more about the changes that Dubai has
experienced in recent years.

Dubai, a city of World Records

D
ubai is one of the richest, most popular and have transformed this small fishing town into one of
most famous destinations for the world’s su- the most important cities in the world.
per-rich. It is now the center of luxury tourism As a result, the city now receives money not only
and it has transformed itself as the symbol of mon- from its limited oil revenues, but also from luxury
ey and extravagance. tourism and finance. It is the home of more than 70
But Dubai didn’t use to be like this. Before the shopping centers, and the largest mall in the world,
1960s, it was a small fishing port with only Dubai Mall, which opened in May 2008, and is home
one hotel. This all changed in 1966, when to 1,200 stores.
the city discovered oil off the coast and And who doesn’t recognize two of the most iconic
it started to receive billions of dollars structures of modern architecture, both world re-
from the oil it was selling to other cord constructions? The Burj Al Arab is the world’s
countries. most luxurious hotel, and opened in December 1999,
Since that fortuitous moment, the and the Burj Khalifa, which opened in January 2010
rulers of Dubai have used the money and is now the world’s tallest building, at 828m.
from oil sales to create larger and There’s no doubt that Dubai has become a major fo-
larger infrastructure projects, in- cus of our world today, and it has given us some of
cluding ports, roads, bridges, public the most amazing symbols of the modern age.
transport systems, stadiums, schools What other elements of Dubai have you seen? What
and hospitals. These projects about the Palm Islands or The World islands?

Practice
• Use the information in the text to answer these questions.
1 What happened in 1966?
2 Name 4 infrastructure projects the rulers of Dubai have created:

3 From what 3 sectors does Dubai receive its money?

4 What happened in May 2008?

5 What is the Burj Al Arab?
Investigate

• What are the Palm Islands and the World Islands? Investigate them on the internet.
Listen
• Look at these pictures of recent infrastructure projects in Mexico. Where are they?
Listen to the descriptions and write the locations you hear.

80 Platform Three
 MY CITY’S INFRASTRUCTURE
Warm up
What is your favorite aspect of your city? Do you remember your city from 10

KEEP GOING
years ago? How is it different? How has it changed?
Investigate
• What new infrastructure projects has the government created in the last 10 years?
In the last 30 years?
• Select one of these aspects and talk about the changes you have seen in your area
in recent years. If necessary, you can interview an older family member or friend.

Public venues Utilities Transport Roads network

• Bring a picture to show the area before and after these changes.
Practice
• Choose one specific recent project that has changed your city. Complete the table
with the relevant information from your investigation:

Talk
about it • Use this information to
Name of project: describe your project to your
partner. Be sure to include
Date project started: present perfect (have/has +
past participle) and simple
past tense in your description.
Date project finished: Write
about it
• Now, use this information
to write a description of the
Cost: infrastructure project you
chose. Remember to correctly
use the present perfect and
Advantages of project:
past simple.

Your opinion: A change

in my city

Compare
+Share
• Read your partner’s description. Pay attention to the correct use of tenses and
dates.

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 Warm up
WONDERFUL WORDS: -MENT
What words do you know that end in -ment?

We add –ment to the end of some verbs to create the concept (noun) related to the verb.

govern government (the concept of governing)

+ =
WRAP UP

ment

manage management (the concept of managing

/being the manager)

Practice
• Complete the spaces in the table Practice

with the necessary information.

• Use the –ment words from the table to
complete the sentences. Don’t repeat them.
Use your dictionary or the internet
to investigate the meaning of any
new vocabulary. 1 Last week, a large multinational Japanese
company announced its plans for an
Verb + ment = Concept
of more than US $2
billion for a new factory in San Luis Potosí.
develop + ment =
2 Many fast food companies make expensive
+ ment = movement
for their products on
agree + ment = television, radio, internet, street signs and
other places.
+ ment = argument
3 My cell phone was causing me problems after
+ ment = investment just 2 weeks, so I took it to the store and they
gave me a .
employ + ment =
4 Now with my internet banking app, I make
+ ment = unemployment all my for electricity,
telephone and other services on my cell
+ ment = payment
phone.
assess + ment =
5 The students are feeling stressed
require + ment = because tomorrow they have their final
. It’s a big project.
+ ment = replacement
6 The construction of the new stadium and large
excite + ment = mall caused a lot of for
all the people in the city. They are extremely
+ ment = advertisement excited.

7 If you want to travel to the USA, it’s a legal

Compare
+ Share • Compare your answers with your
classmates. Do you have the same to present your valid visa
answers? Could more than one word be and passport on entry to the country.
possible in some situations?

82 Platform Three
 SAY IT RIGHT! EE/EA
In English, we combine vowels to make a new sound. We can
join ee or ea to make this new sound, like the capital letter ‘E’.
Listen
• Listen to the pronunciations of this sound:

ee ea

WRAP UP
see sea
need team
meet meat
feel real
teeth dream

Listen
• Compare the ‘ee/ea’ sound to ‘e’ or ‘i’.
Practice
• With your partner, practice
The ‘ee’ or The ‘i’ sound
1 feet wet fit pronouncing the words
‘ea’ sound is similar to
the ‘ee’ or in both tables, paying
is longer 2 been Ben bin attention to long and
than ‘i’ ‘ea’ sound,
3 bead bed bid but ‘i’ is short sounds. Correct
shorter you partner if he/she
4 beat bet it pronounces incorrectly.

Give
More
• Make a list of other words you know with ee or ea. Use the pictures as clues
to help you.
• Be careful! Some words with ‘ea’ have a different pronunciation. They are
exceptions. Try to only use ‘ea’ words with the same ‘ee’ pronunciation’.

ee ea
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6

FIND THE SOUND!

Listen
1 team – Tim – ten 4 sheep – ship – set
• Listen very carefully to the
pronunciation and circle 2 seat – sit – wet 5 neat – knit – net
the sound you hear.
3 reed – rid – red

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 PROJECT: MY TIMELINE
Warm up
What memorable experiences have you had in your life?
Think about the most important events I your life and when they happened.
Use these events to make a timeline to present to your class.
WRAP UP

Step 1 Select the most important events or moments from your

life.

Step 2 Find some photographs or items to represent these spe-

cial occasions or experiences.

Step 3 Put the photos on a piece of poster paper.

Step 4 Organize the photographs or items in order, starting with

the earliest one.

Step 5 Add the date that each event happened.

Step 6 Describe what you were doing in each photo.

Step 7 Present your timeline to the

class.
My unforgettable memories.
Your timeline
must include the following points:
1 . A minimum of 5 important events.
2 . Dates for each event.
3 . Events organized in chronological order.
4 . Describe what you were doing in each
event.
5 . Correct use of past language structures
(past continuous, past simple).
Compare
+Share

• Listen to your classmates. Who has had

similar experiences to you?
• Who has had the most memorable
experiences?

84 Platform Three
 TEAM COMPETITION

WHAT WAS HAPPENING?

Warm up
• Look at these funny pictures and try to imagine what was happening 5 seconds
before the photo was taken.
Talk
about it
• With your teammates, invent a funny story to describe what was happening in each
image. Use the headline to help you. Be creative!

WRAP UP
Glass door ‘too clean’
Cyclist falls 8m off mountain for office worker

Business man working hard, Tree surprises skier

doesn’t notice stairs

Presentation

• Watch the presentation to see some other funny pictures and the newspaper
report headlines that accompany them.
Practice
• Now, with your teammates, choose one of the newspaper headlines below and
invent a funny, imaginative story for the title. Remember to use at least one
example of the present perfect, past continuous and past simple. Be creative!
• Use your dictionary or the internet to investigate any necessary vocabulary.

‘I was checking my phone’ says driver after 26-car crash on freeway

Bungee jumper forgets something important 10 in hospital after eating unusual dish
Tattoo artist makes a horrible mistake Referee in hospital after ice hockey confusion
Cyclist crashes with tree, 4 broken bones
Compare
+Share
• Tell your news report to the class. Who chose the same title as your team? Did
they create a similar story to your team?

Platform Three 85
 COMPETITION

EXPERIENCES BOARD GAME

Warm up
• With a small piece of paper, draw or design your playing piece for the game.
• In teams, using a dice (or a dice app on your cell phone), play the game answering
the questions. Make sure your questions have all answers. Pay attention to the
verb tenses.
WRAP UP

Name 4
public
What were Where did you venues
What unusual you doing go on your last in your
foods have you exactly 1 vacation? town/city.
Start eaten? hour ago?

THE FAST
EXTREME ROUTE You
TRANSPORT find your mo-
You jump from torbike and
the helicopter. advance 3
Advance squares.
Have you ever Describe 1 aspect 4 spaces
broken a bone? of your city that What’s the
Describe. has changed most dan-
recently. gerous thing What were
you’ve done? your class-
What’s the
most unusual mates doing
drink you’ve 20 minutes
drunk? ago?
What’s the
What were you interesting
Have you ever copied thing you’ve
doing at this any homework? Are you an
time yesterday? learnt in
Explain school? extreme
person?
Why (not)?
OOPS! You Explain.
break your
leg in a bun-
What has been What’s the most gee jump acci-
your most horrible food dent. Go back What were
memorable ex- you’ve eaten? 5 spaces. you doing at
perience? Name 3 this time yes-
transport terday?
methods in
Have you vis- your town/
ited another city
state/city?
Describe.

OUCH! What was your

You fall off your Where did you teacher doing 10
horse and break your learn to swim? minutes ago? Finish
left arm and wrist.
Miss 2 turns.

Give
More
• What interesting or funny things did your learn from your
classmates? What was the most surprising thing you heard?

86 Platform Three
VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Add the vowels of these words to complete the vocabulary from this unit.

Sports Extreme activities equipment

b x ng t ns cts
t nn s

WRAP UP
br k b n
b sk tb ll k ll c ckr ch
b s b ll s ng n p bl c
c h ck y r d h rs
cycl ng b ng j mp
m r c n f tb ll tr v l br d
r nn ng sw m with d lph ns
v ll yb ll fly n h l c pt r
m rt l rts r d m t rcycl
sw mm ng g t t tt
s cc r cl mb m nt n

Sports equipment City infrastructure

b k d m
st ck s bw y
h lm t st d m
p nchb g w t r tr tm nt pl nt
n t t x
b ll c nc rt h ll
p d l fr w y
r ck t h ghw y
c p tr m
sw ms t p w r st t n
p ck t ll b th
b sk t br dg
g ggl s h sp t l
b t t l c mm n c t ns
tr ck m s m
b lt m tr
sn k rs v rp ss
k m n r lw y
gl v s
g l

Platform Three 87
 LANGUAGE REVIEW
• Write when or while in the space. Pay attention to the tenses to help you.
1. The athletes were running in the stadium when one of them fell.
2. The accident happened I was practicing for the next volleyball
game.
3. the students were copying the homework, Mr Snow arrived.
4. I was eating dinner with my parents the earthquake hit.
WRAP UP

5. Dan’s a professional cyclist. he was cycling in his last competition,

a car entered the course and hit three of the cyclists!
6. The receptionist was speaking on the phone we arrived at the hotel.
7. We weren’t watching the traffic the accident occurred. /6

• Circle the correct option to complete the sentences. Pay attention to the time
marker.

Gary is my classmate. He was/was being/has been my classmate and friend for the last ten
years. He is an extreme adventurer and he has done/did/was doing some amazing things in
his life. Last year, for example, he has taken/was taking/took a safari in Africa. He went with
his brother and their father. During the trip, they have tried/were trying/tried many strange and
unusual foods, but they also have had/were having/had a little accident. It happened while they
rode/were riding/have ridden an elephant. Gary broke his left ankle and arm, but now he’s fine.
Gary visited/was visiting/has visited many interesting places, but he hasn’t traveled/didn’t travel/
wasn’t traveling to the USA, because he prefers more exotic locations.
He wants to return to Africa next year. In fact, yesterday afternoon when I have seen/was see-
ing/saw him in the school cafeteria, he was investigating/investigated/has investigated more
safaris, and last night, when he arrived home, he reserved/has reserved/was reserving the safari
immediately. He is an extreme guy!
/10

• Change these affirmative sentences to negative.

Pay attention to the tense of the verb.
1. Brian was running yesterday morning when he broke his leg.
Brian wasn’t running yesterday morning when he didn’t break his leg.
2. My cousins have flown in a helicopter.

3. The players were feeling nervous before the game.

4. Nick and Kelly swam with dolphins during their last vacation in Cancun.

5. Nick has eaten a lot of crazy dishes, like insects, snakes and spiders.

6. I rode a motorbike for the first time last summer. I loved it!

7. Steve and Nicky were walking on the beach when they found the money.

8. We have studied in this school for two years.

/7

88 Platform Three
 • Change these negative sentences to • Put these words in the correct order to form
affirmative. Pay attention to the tense of the questions.
verb.
1. been / the USA / ? / have / you / to
1. All the fans weren’t watching when the player broke Have you been to the USA?
his ankle. 2. ? / what / Bradley / has / countries / visited
All the fans were watching
when the player broke his ankle. 3. sad / ? / feeling / Karen / was / yesterday

WRAP UP
2. Mark didn’t understand the history class at school.
4. ever / Bobby / ridden / ? / a horse / has
3. Grace wasn’t running in the gym yesterday morning
at 10 o’clock. 5. crying / yesterday afternoon / Sam and Carly /
were / ? / why
4. I haven’t visited any interesting places.
6. me / time / did / what / ? / call / you

5. I wasn’t sleeping when you called me last night. 7. Monica / and / now / going / where / are /
Henry

6. Francine and Janice haven’t bungee jumped. 8. has / ? / any / good changes / the government
/ to / made / your city
7. The taxi driver wasn’t watching the cyclist when the
accident happened. 9. on Saturday / the / play / Nick / tennis game /
did / play / in / ?
8. Miss Gray didn’t eat the insects during her visit to a
10. ago / 3 hours / ? / you / were / Frank / and
traditional restaurant.
/ what / doing

11. last weekend / go / to / ? / did / you / and / your

/7 /10 boyfriend / a restaurant

SELF-ASSESSMENT
I need more almost a piece
Language functions: practice perfect of cake!

STEP 1: Describe actions in progress in the past

STEP 2: Talk about your past experiences
STEP 3: Describe changes between the past and present
STEP 4: Describe changes in your town/city

GRADE YOURSELF!
• Give yourself a grade out of 10 for the language from this unit
Language: Vocabulary:

Present continuous vs past continuous /10 Sports /10

Past continuous vs past simple /10 Sports equipment /10
Present perfect /10 Extreme experiences /10
Present perfect vs past simple /10 City infrastructure /10

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VERB LIST
Regular past verbs

Present Simple past Past participle

arrive arrived arrived
ask asked asked
call called called
change changed changed
check checked checked
climb climbed climbed
cry cried cried
cycle cycled cycled
discover discovered discovered
dive dived dived
finish finished finished
happen happened happened
investigate investigated investigated
jump jumped jumped
laugh laughed laughed
like liked liked
live lived lived
look looked looked
love loved loved
measure measured measured
need needed needed
offer offered offered
pass passed passed
play played played
prepare prepared prepared
remember remembered remembered
reserve reserved reserved
rest rested rested
serve served served
start started started
stay stayed stayed
study studied studied
travel traveled traveled
try tried tried
use used used
visit visited visited
wait waited waited
walk walked walked
want wanted wanted
watch watched watched
work worked worked
 Irregular past verbs

Present Simple past Past participle

break broke broken
bring brought brought
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
come came come
cost cost cost
do did done
drink drank drunk
drive drove driven
eat ate eaten
feel felt felt
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got gotten
give gave given
go went gone
have had had
hit hit hit
know knew known
leave left left
lose lost lost
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
ring rang rung
run ran run
see saw seen
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
stand stood stood
swim swam swum
take took taken
think thought thought
throw threw thrown
wake up woke up woken up
win won won
write wrote written
CREDITS

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Top Vacation Destinations — based on Global Destination Cities Index
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 Publisher: Saúl Dávalos Morales
Diseño: David Pérez
Diagramación: David Pérez y Cecilia Lomas
Captura del texto: Fernanda de Ávila
Cuidado del texto: Michael John Pryor
Fotografías: Thinkstock, Pixabay y Pexels

Step 2 se terminó de imprimir en diciembre de 2017

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