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UNIT
Starter unit
VOCABULARY
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board, dictionary, shelf laptop ee
LANGUAGE FOCUS
5 Possessive & and subject and object pronouns;
Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives,
Object pronouns
Ee
lz Hobbies and interests
{actor guitar laptop. group et.
Study strategy: Using a mind map
UNIT
q
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fees
8-9 Freetime
‘martial arts computer games,
veatching TV, meeting fiends, et,
Key phrases: How to talk about
interests
Pee
‘pl have got
Prepositions: about, of, by
oT
‘p10 What are you into?
Bulld your vocabulary: Verbs
‘expressing preference
Review: Unit p16 Project: Poster: About you pI?
2 18-19 Paces ina town p20 Adescriptionof'a | p2i there. Arethere..? | pa2 Describing places
Org finan offs bray shops, modem ty Key phrases: Expressing | duet diy safe etc
Study strategy: Finding
Language point: theres thereare spelling ules
peeaeccesaao ‘Build your vocabulary:
Adjectives
quantity
Review: Unit p26 Cumulative review: Starter—Unit2 p27
Fy 28-29 Countries, nationalities
And languages
British, Spanish, Polish, ee
Key phrases: Guessing answers
P3OA cosmopolitan city
Build your vocabulary:
Inegatar plurals
al Present simple
affirmative and negative
32 Routines
hhave lunch, watch TV, do my
homework o to bed te
Study strategy: Predicting
Language point: Adverbs of
frequency
ron
ror
Review: Unit 3 p36 Project ity profile p37
38-39 Animals
smoke, fro, elephant, bear, et.
Key phrases: speculating bout
things you ee and hear
40 The redist
Build your vocabulary:
Recognizing verbs
él Present continuous
affirmative and negative
p42 Verbs:animal Behaviour
‘feed ea, dig, build et.
Review: Unit 4 pa6 Cumulative review: Starter—Unit 4 p47
Fi 48-49 Actives nandoutof | pSOBoardingschoo! PSlcanforabiityand | p52 Food and dink
ee 5 ce sotrsen Made cetacy = | Person Sood, chip, soup, sweets, et.
Sem 2th scence, basketball, musk, Coaeatins Key phrases: Requesting, Study strategy: Extending
etc ‘Biving and refusing
Permission
vocabulary
Key phrases: Time expressions
Review: Unit §pS6_ Project: My dream school p57
5B-59 Jobs ] p60 THe history ofEngish | pblwas were; there wos, | p62 Strange Town USA
Inventor fre fighter explorer, ames there were named, established, discovered, etc.
writer, etc Build your vocabulary: Study strategy: Multiol-choice
ey phrasesTalking about jobs Name words listening
Review: Unit 6 p66 Cumulative eviews Starter—Unt 6 p67
1 768-69 Spor PrOVideo games Tl Past simple: regular | p72 Describing people
ae ‘cing, swimming, ice-hockey. una your vocabulary, "4 vegular verbs tall short blonde, dark, ec
‘hing, te Full your somal
‘Making nouns from verbs Study strategy: Using the
2 2y:
Workbook regular verbs
list
Key phrases: Comparing answers
Review: Unit” p76 Project: Teump card game p77
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ER 27 Workbook page 5
Object pronouns
5 Match the object pronouns in the box with the
subject pronouns.
it me them us you him her you
I-me you-1_ it he-*_
she-*__ we-!__ you-*___they-7__
6 Choose the correct words.
1. That's my desk. Your pen is on you / it.
Joe and | are here. Tom isn’t with us / them.
Dan is with Sally. Ann is with her / us too.
That's Peter. The teacher is with them / him.
am here. Amy is with them / me.
The students are in class. | am not with
yyou / them,
7 You and Tom are in class 1B. Joe is with
you / him.
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(Wore practice 5 Warkbook pages)
Checking meaning and spelling
7 103. Read and listen. Then practise the
dialogue.
Adam
‘Anna
Adam
Anna
Adam
‘Anna
‘Adam
Anna
How do you say ‘fenétre' in English?
I think it's ‘window.
Sorry, can you say that again?
Yes, it's ‘window’
How do you spell that?
W-l-N-D-O-W
Thanks. And what's this in English?
It’s 2 dictionary. Where's your
dictionary?
‘Adam sin my bag,
8 ACTIVATE Study the key phrases in blue in
exercise 7, Then ask and answer questions
using the objects in the picture on page 4 or
your own ideas.
Starterunit @ 5 Pare ee
Unit
‘This is Sarah's favourite
team. Are they good?
4 Manchester City
unit 2
It’s a big, new building,
2p
Unit 3 E
isa popularity tolive in. units.
People from 179.different Ronan isata very
expensive school. It’s a.
5. oe
ries are here.
ac
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@® 104 Match adjectives 1-7 with their
opposites in the box. Then listen and check.
difficult unpopular horrible small
bad boring expensive
1 good bad
2 popular
3 interesting
4 easy
5 big
6 cheap
7 nice
Do the English Plus quiz with a partner. Find
the answers in the units of this book.
Write eight sentences. Use your ideas and the
words in the table.
1 Top Gear is a popular TV programme.
populary big _ interesting expensive
boring horrible nice difficult
good small popular _ interesting
6 @ Starter unit
Unit 4
This is an interesting animal
It'sanorca ora... .
ke We
Is ita nice name for a girl?
6M
Unit z
He's a popular
hero in video
games
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He's an explofer. His job is
difficult, but interesting.
@ K_ABae
@® 105 Put the days of the week in the correct
order, Listen and check.
Friday Monday Tuesday Saturday
Wednesday Sunday Thursday
1 Monday
Complete the names of the months.
1 January pesuuty,
2 Fobra 8 Au_us_
3 ch 9 __ptemb_r
4A_rl 10 Oc__ber
5 Ma_ 1 N—_emb_
6 J_ne TED cose
Make true sentences, Then compare
with a partner.
1 My birthday isin.
2. My friend's birthday is in.
3 My favourite month is
4 My favourite day is.
5 Today is
6 —and__are the weekend.
EE LANGUAGE FOCUS @ be: affirmative, negative and questions S|
ee eine es
| He/She/it ’s/'_ inthis class, He/She/It is not /?__ inthis class.
We/You/They ‘te/are We/You/They arenot/*—
=i Yes, 1am./No, tm not.
Ishe/she/it inthis class? Yes, he/she /itis. /No, he/she it isnt.
*—you/we/they Yes, we /you /they are, No, we/you/ they aren't
(ore practice < Workbook page?)
5 Study the key phrases. Then complete the
2. Choose the correct words. sentences with your own ideas.
1 Laptops is / ate expensive. ; 5
KEY PHRASES Q addi hasis
2. My dictionary is / are on the shelf. O Adding emphasi:
3 Your pen and rulers / are in your bag. New York is a very big place.
4 Madrid isn't / am not in Peru. ‘Marta is a really nice teacher.
5 The teacher am / is next to the board. English isn't a very difficult language.
6 Weisn't /aren’t boring students.
3. Write true sentences. Use affirmative and
negative forms of am, is and are.
|_— in class now.
Wein America.
Ourteacher from France.
My friends nice.
My notebook on my desk.
Books expensive.
|__fourteen years old.
Harry Potter DVDs _ boring
eiauewna
4 Complete the questions and wri
answers. Then ask and answer.
Is this book interesting? Yes, itis.
1 __ your friends nice?
‘your
1 __ isn'ta very interesting sport.
2 __English important? 2 __and are very nice places.
3 CDs expensive? 3 isa really horrible DVD,
4 your desk new?
5 __ video games boring?
6 —_ Barcelona a good football club?
7 you twelve years old?
‘8 __ The Simpsons a popular programme? 6 ACTIVATE Compare your sentences in exercise 5
with a partner.
Starterunit @ 7
4 isa really good programme.
5 __isa very popular CD.
6 —_ aren't very cheap. VOCABULARY @ Free time
{can talk about my hobbies and interests.
1 @ 106 Match the words in the box with photos 1-12 on
page 9. Then listen and check.
1. photography
interests
martial arts chatting on the internet sport art
computer games music photography watching TV
Start thinking animals cycling meeting friends books
1 Where is Roger Federer from? “ a
2 Where is Florida? (Pronunciation: Sylables <2 Workbook page 50)
3 Whois Beyoncé?
5 2. Work in pairs. Do the Your interests, your future
Aims questionnaire on page 9. Is the key correct for you?
Connmun cation pe ‘Are you into mecting frends or chatting onthe internet? Ulike
talk about my hobbies and interests,
understand a text about people's interests,
talk about possessions.
+ understand people talking about their
3 (@/107 Study the key phrases. Then listen to six sentences.
hobble and wazestst Which key phrases do you hear?
+ ask and answer general knowledge questions.
+ greet and introduce people. KEY PHRASES Q Talking about interests
* write an email about myself. {really like... Hike Idon't
Vocabulary Hove... Ireally hate ..
+ Freetime I'm into 1'm not into
+ Hobbies and interests I'm interested i 'm not interested in
Language focus
+ have got 4 Look at the key phrases. Which phrases are positive and
+ Prepositions: about of by which are negative?
+ Interrogative pronouns
this that these: Chose Ireally lke ... ~ positive
English Plus Options 5 Complete the table with the words in exercise 1, Add one
more word to each list.
Identifying people photography cycling
Visual arts: Colour 6 ACTIVATE Talk about your interests with a partner. Use the
key phrases and your answers in exercise 5. Then write six
sentences.
Tm not into art.) (Oh, lke art. [really ike photography.
Young people around
O Finishea?
Write five sentences about a classmate. Then read them to
the class. Can they guess who itis?
He / She realy likes cycling
Free time He / She hates art.
8 Gi Your interests (Questionnaire:\Yourjinterests,,yourfuture)
e What are your interests? And what's your future?
Choose the best answers and follow the arrows.
es HERe Asagau in ooo .
aye OO ee
You're active
and friendly.
Your interests @ 9 READING @ What are you into?
eure eet recs
- : > . DAVID
Hove pop music and I've got
alot of CDs. My friends are
mad about Black Eyed Peas,
but | can’t stand hip hop.
I really ike sport, especially
volleyball and tennis, but
I hate cycling. One of my
interests is art, but 'm not
very good at it!
hy
I'm into skateboarding and
I'm interested in sport, especially
football. 'm a Manchester City fan
and I've got photos and posters
of the team. I'm not mad about
books, but my friend Lily and | love
watching TV. Lily has got a TV in
her room. One of my interests is
photography. | haven't got a very
good camera, but my photos are
swimming, I'm good st martial
arts, especially taekwondo. My
friend Steve likes taekwondo
too, but he hasn‘t got a green
belt. We've got a computer
athome, but | don't really
like computer games. | prefer
chatting on the internet. I like
books, especially books about
really good. animals. | really ike animals,
ci but we haven't got a pet
1 Look at the photos. What do you think Alexia,
Sarah and David are interested in?
4 BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY Find these
sentences in the text. Then complete the
sentences with the words in blue.
2 (@ 108 Read and listen to the texts. Check 1 I'm books.
your answers in exercise 1. 2 |__ chatting on the internet.
3 | really ike sport, volleyball and tennis.
3. Read the texts again and choose the correct 4 I'm Manchester City —.
answers. 5 'm__ martial arts
1 Sarah is not into 6 1__hip hop.
2 football. b photography. ¢ books.
2iliiyhasgot aaa 5 ABOUT YOU Complete the sentences for you.
2 camereeOEn Then compare your answers with a partner.
¢ photo of a football team 1 I'm into books, especially books about
3 David is good at__ 2 I'mmad / not mad about
‘a swimming. b taekwondo. 3 I'm good / not good at _.
€ computer games. 4 Ima__fan.
4 David isn't interested in 5 I'm interested in, but | prefer.
2 computer games. b books. 6 Ican't stand
3 Asana
a hiphop. b cycling. © pop music.
6 Alexia isn't good at__
a art. b tennis. ¢ volleyball
10 @ Your interests LANGUAGE FOCUS @ have got « Prepositions: about, of, by a
eee
have got
1 Complete the sentences from the text on
page 10. Then complete rules 1-5.
I've got photos and posters.
Lily a TVin her room.
1__a very good camera.
He ?_a green belt.
We*_apet.
We *__a computer.
Orutes
1 We use have got with you, they, —
and.
2 We use has got with she, itand —.
3 The negative of have is
4 The negative of has is
5 The short forms of have and has are —_
and ‘s.
2. Match the questions with the answers. Then
complete the rules.
Has she got a TV?
Has he got a green belt?
Have you got a pet?
Have your friends got pets?
Rune
Yes, she has,
No, they haven't.
No, he hasn't.
Yes, | have.
Orutes
1. We make affirmative short answers with
Yes + pronoun + have /'__.
2 We make negative short answers with
No + pronoun +2 /?__.
(More practice = Workbook page® )
3. Complete the sentences. Use ‘ve got, s got,
hasn't got or haven't got.
Tony _apet.x
Tony hasn't gota pet.
We — two dogs. 7
|__a poster of Johnny Depp. x
‘My mum — two cars.”
She a Ferrari. x
|_acamera.w
My parents a computer. X
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4 Write questions. Then ask and answer with
a partner.
your friend / laptop?
as your friend got a laptop? Yes, he has.
1 your teacher / a mobile phone?
2. your parents / video camera?
3 you / a bicycle?
4 your school / a football team?
5. your friend / a black belt in taekwondo?
6 you/a hobby?
Prepositions: about, of, by
5 Work in pairs. Study the examples. Then look
at Marta’s possessions. Ask and answer about
the things she has got.
a book / DVD about football / Picasso
a photo / poster of London / Roger Federer
a book / CD by JRR. Tolkien / Muse :
a DVD about animals
Has she got a DVD
about animals?
1 a photo of London
a book about art
a book by JK. Rowling
a DVD about skateboarding
a CD by Coldplay
a poster of a football team
(More practice < workbook page® )
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6 ACTIVATE Ask people in the class about their
possessions. Use about, of and by and your
own ideas.
Have you got a DVD about martial arts?
No, I haven't. What about you?
O Finishea?
Write about your own possessions. Use ideas
from exercise 5.
I've got a photo of New York.
Your interests @ 11 VOCABULARY AND LISTENING @ Hob!
1 Complete the mind map with the words in
the box.
(‘iphep actor guitar laptop group |
player team email mouse film |
(swimming website classical programme
hip hop
IVa
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
Cig programme
Gee
STUDY STRATEGY © Using a mind map
2 Match clues 1-5 with the words in the box.
Then add the words to the mind map in
exercise 1.
match drummer science-fiction
director singer webcam skiing
atype of film science fiction
1 two words for people in a pop group
2 a popular sport in Switzerland
3 Steven Spielberg is a famous one
4 a camera you use with a computer to
show a video on the internet
5 a game for two people or a team
3. Think of people or things for 1-6.
a hip hop artist
Fergie from Black Eyed Peas is a hip hop arti
1. an American actor
2 2 popular TV programme
3 abadfilm
4 a boring pop group
5. a good sports team
6 an interesting website
12 @ Your interests
POU eeu Eee eae eee
EMC
4 @ 105 Read the questionnaire. Then listen to
the conversation. Which questions does Rob
ask Naomi?
FIND-A-FRIEND
QUESTIONNAIRE
ABourT You
1 Where are you from?
2 How old are you?
3 When's your
iday?
YOUR INTERESTS
4 Who are your favourite actors?
5 What's your favourite fim or TV programme?
6 Are you good at sport?
7 tow many CDs have you got?
{8 \Who's your favourite sports star?
What Computer games have you got?
10 Have you gata pet?
5 @ 109 Listen again and write true or false.
Correct the false sentences.
1. Naomi and Rob have got birthdays in
October and November.
2. Rob is a Keira Knightley fan.
3. Naomi’s favourite sports star is a tennis
player.
Rob is interested in photography.
Naomi has got a cat.
In Naomi’s opinion, rats are horrible.
ous
6 ACTIVATE Translate the words in blue in the
questionnaire. Then do the questionnaire with
a partner. LANGUAGE FOCUS @ Interrogative pronouns
I can ask and answer general knowledge questions.
1 Complete the questions with the words in
the box. Then check your answers in the
questionnaire on page 1.
How many Who What When.
Where How old
What's your favourite film?
1 __’s your favourite sports star?
2 __areyou from?
3's your birthday?
4 are you?
5 __CDs have you got?
(More practice = Workbook page! )
2 Complete the questions to match the answers.
When's lunch? It's at 1.30.
1 __ DVDs have you got? I've got two.
2 __'syour favourite singer? Rihanna
3 __'s your favourite colour? Blue.
4 __’s your dad from? He's from Rome.
5 __'s your friend's birthday? It's in December.
6 __are your parents? They're 38 and 39
years old,
3. Write true answers to the questions in
exercise 2. Then ask and answer in pairs.
obi SO
4 @ U0 Work in pairs. Complete the quiz
questions and then do the quiz. Listen and
check.
5 ACTIVATE Write one more question about
‘each topic in the quiz. Use the words in the
box or your own ideas. Then test your partner.
Who / singer /in Coldplay?
How old / Dr Who?
How many legs / a spider?
When / next Football World Cup?
Where / Bart Simpson from?
What / Facebook?
Music
11 Where’s hip hop music
from?
2. _'s the singer and
has she got in her
hand?
TV and cinema
‘What do the letters ‘MTV'
stand for?
—'s this actor and __'s
the name of his character
in this film?
‘Animals
5 How many eyes
has a spider got?
6 _'sthis animal
and —_'s it from?
Sport
7 __and isthe
Wimbledon tennis
championship?
—'s this and —'s his
sport?
Books and comics
9 __'s the name of the
famous character in
J.K. Rowling's books?
10 __'s this and city
is he from?
ee
Compr
11 __ do the letters
‘www stand for?
12 __'s the internet:
50 years or
100 years?
Your interests @ 13 OTe Wi ceua y
I can greet and introduce people.
1 Look at the photo. What hobby do you think
the boy is interested in? Why?
2 @/iti Listen to the dialogue. check your
answers in exercise 1.
3 @ 1 Listen and repeat the key phrases.
What are the responses to the key phrases in
the dialogue? Practise the dialogue.
KEY PHRASES © Greeting and
introducing people
1 How are things?
2 Thisis (Tina).
3 Good to meet you.
4 Are you into (surfing)?
5 What part of (the USA) are you from?
6 See you later then,
Language point: this, that, these, those
4 Translate the sentences in the table. What's
the difference between this / that and
these / those?
This is my friend, These are my friends.
That’s a good photo. _Those are good photos.
Hare practice = workbook page)
14 @ Your interests
SS
Hi, How are things?
Not bad. How are you,
She's my
2 This is
She's from
Hello, Tina. Good to meet you.
‘And you. Hey, ool T-sh
Are you into surfing?
Yes, What part
of are you from?
I'm from |
That's cool. See you later then.
Yeah. See you later.
® % Look at the picture and complete the
dialogue with this, that, these or those. Listen
and check. Then practise the dialogue in pairs.
Amy —*_'sacool T-shirt
Ben —_Yes.?__is my Arsenal shirt. What's
a
4__is my class photo. Hey, are *__
my CDs?
Ben No, ®_ are my Coldplay CDs."__’s
your CD on the table.
Amy
ACTIVATE Work in groups of three. Look at
the dialogue in exercise 2. Change the words
in blue using the ideas in the box or your own
ideas, Practise the new dialogue.
friend pen-pal guitar music photo
photography Poland Australia
Warsaw Sydney WRITING @ An email
Peo ear eae
esGalge
Hi,
1 My name's Beth. I’m thirteen years old and I'ma
student at Liberty High School in Brighton
2 like sport, especially basketball and tennis. My
favourite tennis player is Rafael Nadal. My friends
love football, but I hate it. My other interests are
music and chatting on the internet. I'm really into
pop music, but I haven't got a favourite group.
3 What about you? Have you got any hobbies or
interests? Please write and send a photo if you've
got one
Bye for now,
Beth
Read the model text and answer the questions.
1. Whois the email to?
a Beth
b astudent at a different schoo!
¢ Beth's sister
2 What is the purpose of the email?
3 Is this email formal or informal?
4 Which paragraph asks the reader questions?
5 Which paragraph is about Beth's interests?
6 Which paragraph introduces Beth?
2 Complete the key phrases. Then look at the
model text and check.
KEY PHRASES © Email introduction
1 Ima_2t..
2 Im into...
3 What you?
4 Send a photo if you've got —.
5 Bye for_—
Language point: and, or, but
3. Look at the model text. When do we use and,
orand but? Complete the sentences with and,
oror but.
1 1'm into tennis _ basketball.
2. 'm good at tennis I'm not good at
basketball,
3 Doyou prefer dancing photography?
4 I've got a camera ___I haven't got a laptop.
5 Is this your book — your brother’s book?
6 I really like judo taekwondo.
4 ACTIVATE Follow the steps in the writing
guide.
OWRITING GUIDE
Write an email to Beth about your interests.
PRCITeOEe
1 What's your name and age?
2 Where are you from and what's your
school?
3 What are your hobbies and interests?
4 What are your favourite sports, groups,
books or films?
5 Have you got any pets?
6 What questions have you got for Beth?
Write your email. Use and, or and but and the
key phrases.
Paragraph 1: Introduction
My name's
Paragraph 2: Hobbies and interests
(me really into ...
Paragraph 3: Questions
What about you?
Pon
+ and, or and but
+ spelling REVIEW Q Unit 1
Vocabulary
1 Find the odd word out in each group.
1 hiphop classical skiing guitar
2 mouse science fiction webcam
3 geling director film actor
4 swimming website team player
5 drummer group programme singer
6 match email taekwondo tennis
laptop
2. Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
can't especially fan good
mad prefer
1 I'm not _ about books.
2 My brother's an Arsenal__.
3 like art, but I'm not very —at it.
4 We'te really into music, hip hop and pop.
5 like chatting on the internet, but |__
meeting friends
6 I've got a rat, but my mother __ stand it.
Language focus
3. Write sentences with have got, has got, haven’t
got or hasn't got.
Tania /a book about art x
Tania hasn't got a book about art.
1 My friends / a good computer game w
2 Olivia / a poster of the Arsenal team v
3 Tim /a black belt in judo x
4 We / a CD by The Beatles x
5 1/a photo of my class 7
6 You /acamera x
7 Peter /a horrible rat
8 My friends / pets x
4 Complete questions 1-6 with the words in
the box. Then match the questions with
answers a
When Who What How many
Where How
5 Lookat the pictures and complete the
sentences with this, that, these or those.
2 Is__your
eens book. cat, Tom?
3 __are your CDs aren't my
over there. comics,
Communication
6 Match expressions 1-8 with responses a-h.
This is Tim.
What part of Britain are you from?
1'm really into music. What about you?
‘Are you into skateboarding?
See you later then.
How are things?
Uhate rats. What about you?
Good to meet you
Not bad
Me too, especially hip hop.
{ike them, but | prefer cats.
And you.
1'm from London.
Yes, but I'm not very good.
g Hello, Tim.
h Yeah, See you later.
= aeeetaia la
Listening
7 @ 104 Listen to four people talking about
their interests. Match sentences ae with
speakers 1-4. There is one sentence that you
do not need.
Speaker Speakers
1 _'syour mother from? a In June. as ee
2 —old is your cat? b Sally Haines.
3 _'sSteve's birthday? Tennis. a I've got a computer.
'syour favourite sport? d_ Thirty. b I love hip hop and I'm a Jay-Z fan
5 _'syourbest friend? _e Florida € I'm good at tennis.
6 __DVDshavewe got? Six months 4 like playing football
old. e [really hate rats.
16 @ Review Unit?
serene ieee PROJECT Q Poster: about you
1 Read Sandra’s poster. Match the texts with a heading from the box.
———
Books and comics Music TVandfilms Pets Nameandage Sport Computers
L,
My nome is Sandra,
I'm 13 years old. My
birthday isin Mey,
fm really into ip hop.
especially Black Eyed Peos
T play the guitar and | like
singing
=
Ive got « dog, His name is
Scruffy and | love him! | really
love animals, especially
horses, but | haven't got one.
7 ster at hé
Wee Svery doy but dont ke
1 ter sding text meson
with my mobile phone.
Bee
I'm mad about snowboarding and
swimming, I eally lke basketball 100, i
but Im not very good ati ¢
6
love reading books. We've got a lot of
books at home. Im a big fan of Harry Potter!
2 Make a poster about yourself. Follow the steps
in the project checklist.
pee
{really ke TV programmes about animals
‘or music. | don't like detective films and |
con't stand horror films
OPROJECT CHECKLIST
Find a photo of yoursetf
Write a few sentences about each of
these topics: name and age, pets, sport,
music, computers, books and comics,
and TV and films
Take a big sheet of paper and stick
your photo in the middle, Put the texts.
around it.
3 Work in groups of five or six. Take one poster
and don’t let the others see it. Then read one
of the texts. Can they guess who it is? If not,
read another text.
4. Putall of the posters on the wall. Read the
posters and try to find someone with similar
interests to yours,
Put some more pictures or drawings on
your poster.
Project @ 17 VOCABULARY @ Places in a town
Peat ee ae
City to city
Start thinking
1. Where is the Burj Khalifa?
2 Whereis Miami?
3 What is the population of your town?
Aims
Communication: I can.
+ describe a town | know.
+ understand an article about a city.
+ ask and answer questions about my ideal
place to live.
+ understand descriptions and describe where
Hive,
+ compare places indifferent countries.
+ ask for travel information
+ write about a town or city like.
Vocabulary
+ Places ina town
+ Describing places
Language focus
+ theres, there are + a, an, some and any
+ Isthere..2, Are there ..2
+ Comparative adjectives
+ Prepositions: by and on
+ Position of adjectives
Eris
Giving personal information
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Geography: Reading
amap
he United Kingdom
rage 05
ER elacesina town;
im) Describing places
18 & City tocity
1 19 Match twelve of the words in the box with places
12 in the City Simulation game on page 19. Then listen
and check.
1 train station
train-station offices library shops café flats
artgallery shopping centre hospital park river
cinema sports centre school restaurant car park
factory bus station supermarket
2 (120 Listen. where are the people in situations 1-8?
3 (B12 Work in pairs. Read information A-D in the City
Simulation game and choose a of b. Then listen and check.
{think that “Ais a good place for:
Language point: there is, there are + a, an, some
and any
4 Look at the City Simulation game and write true or false for
sentences 1-4. Then complete rules a~c with a, an or some
and any.
1 There aren't any factories in the town centre
2 There are some shops in South Newville.
3 There's a river.
4 There isn't an art gallery.
a We use with plural nouns in affirmative sentences.
b We use with plural nouns in negative sentences.
© We use or with singular nouns in affirmative and
negative sentences,
‘More practice =D workbook page 7)
5 Complete the sentences about Newville using There is / isn’t,
There are /aren’t and a/an, some and any.
There aren't any shops near the school.
1 __flats next to the park.
2 __flats next to the factory.
3 __school near the factory.
4 __ factory near the sports centre
5 __ offices in the park
6 __ restaurant opposite the shopping centre.
6 ACTIVATE Write three true and three false sentences about
Newville for your partner. Use the words in exercise 1 and
There's / There are / There isn’t / There aren't. Then correct
your partner's false sentences.
There's a library in the par
False. There isn'ta library in the park ‘4> North Newville. There are some factories B> t's opposite the sports centre. It's also
in this part of the city, We're next to the near Newville shopping centre. There aren't
railway station and near the city centre. This [JM any factories here. There are 10,000 visitors
isa good place for ... every day. This is a good place for
a the bus station. a thecinema.
b the library, b the hospital.
‘© This is the city centre, with its fantastic
shops and restaurants. The city centre is a
I e008 place for
a the library
‘D> South Newville. There are one or two offices.
here, but it's a nice area. It's near a park and
there's a river. This is a good place for
a some factories.
b anew train station b the hospital.
O Finished?
What are the good and bad things about your
town? Write sentences.
© There are two parks. © There isn'ta cinema
City tocity @ 19 READING @ A description of a modem city
can understand an article about a cit
1 122 Look at the photos and choose six words that you can use to describe
the building. Then read, listen and check your answers.
lift museum stairs lake desert skyscraper mountains modern
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, is different
from other cities. itis a city of glass skyscrapers
in the desert. One of these is the incredible
Burj Khalifa skyscraper. It is 828 metres high
and has got more than 160 floors, You can
see it from about 100 kilometres away! The
temperature in the desert is sometimes 50°C,
but it's cool inside this modem building.
This amazing skyscraper is large enough for
25,000 people. It has got a luxury hotel, offices,
restaurants, swimming pools, libraries, a gym and
900 expensive flats. From the visitor area on the 124th
floor, the cars in the streets below The tower has got 57
very fast lifts, but there are also lots of stairs if you've got lots of
energy!
In the Burj Khalifa area there are parks and a large lake.
There is a big shopping centre next to the tower.
This enormous building has got over
1,200 luxury shops. The city of Dubai
isa fantastic place, but only if you are
very rich and you like shopping.
2. Read the text again and write true or false. 4 BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY What do these
Correct the false sentences. adjectives describe? Find them in the text
1. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is 100 km away and check,
from Dubai.
incredible
amazing luxury enormous
2 The skyscraper is a very old building. fantastic tiny fast
3. There are 800 flats in the skyscraper.
4 There is a place for visitors on floor 124.
5 The lifts in the tower are quite slow.
| 1 Is the Burj Khalifa a good place to live?
STUDY STRATEGY O Finding spelling rules 2. Why is the Burj Khalifa only good for rich
5 ABOUTYOU Ask and answer the questions.
| people?
| 3, Cte Puc dare eS 3 Are there any interesting buildings in your
| ext. When do we form a plural with ies pera
office city fiat park shop library, 4 Is there a shopping centre in your town?
5. How many parks are there?
6 What are your favourite places?
20 mCitytocity Complete the questions from exercise 5 on
page 20. Then match the questions with the
answers ac.
Are there !__ interesting buildings?
How many parks? there?
3__there a shopping centre?
a Three.
b Yes, there are
€ No, there isn't.
Choose the correct answers.
1 We use some / any in questions.
2 We use Yes, there is and No, there isn't
with singular nouns / plural nouns.
3 We use Yes, there are and No, there aren't
with singular nouns / plural nouns.
Complete the questions with Is there / Are
there. Then ask and answer with a partner.
Give short answers.
1 __a park or garden in your town?
2. any old buildings in your town?
3 __any mountains near your town?
4 __ariverin your town?
5 __any places for young people where
you live?
6 —any shops near your school?
7 How many restaurants in your town?
8 How many houses in your street?
Is there a park or garden in your town?
Yes, there is
Put the key phrases in order.
no — —_ ____ loads (of)
onlyone loads (of) one ortwo
alot of no
Think about your ideal place to live. Is ita
town or a village? Write six sentences with
There is... / There are... and the key phrases
in exercise 4. Use the phrases in the box and
‘your own ideas.
{In my ideal place to live there are no factories.
a big shopping centre _a skateboard park
schools factories old buildings
tall buildings ariver a park
big forests hospitals
Ask your partner about their ideal
place to live. How many of your ideas are the
same? Use /s there... ?, Are there... ?and
How many... ? and your own ideas in exercise
5. Give short answers.
My ideal place to lve is a small town.
Is there a skateboard park in your ideal town?
Yes, there is.
Write a description of your ideal place to live.
Use your ideas in exercise 5 and adjectives from
page 20.
There are loads of tiny shops.
There are one or two fantastic restaurants.
A
it
Rt
ey ga VOCABULARY AND LISTENING @ Describing places
Pe eee ee a
iecti in 3 12 Tina is from Miami and Jake is from
Le ee sess anae! Brighton, Listen to their conversation, Which
. city does Tina prefer? Why?
quiet dirty safe unfriendly pretty
modern Miami
1 dangerous 2 friendly
4 BRD tisten again and write true or fase.
Miamiis bigger than Brighton.
‘Miamiis safer than Brighton,
Brighton is a prettier place.
Brighton is more exciting than Miami.
The people in Miami are friendlier.
The weather is better in Brighton
oununs
6 old__
5 ACTIVATE Think of a town or city in your
2 Complete the sentences about where you live. country. Don't fall oun ea Ener Meas eUe
Use the adjectives in exercise 1. Then compare Partner questionsusing edieaoamamacee!
your sentences with a partner. a es ao
My town is quite modern,
1 The streets are quite.
2. The buildings are really 2 No, i's avery quiet town.
3. The people are really
4 The houses are. Are there a lot of modern buildings?
5 The town centre is No, there aren't. The buildings are quite old.
6 The countryside around the town is.
22 @ Citytocity LANGUAGE FOCUS @ Comparative adjectives
can compare places in different countries.
1 Complete the table with adjectives in
exercise 4 on page 22. How do you make
comparatives in your language?
——
Sc
Short
adjectives and
adjectives
endingin -y
Long adjectives dangerous more dangerous
exciting $_
Irregular bad worse
adjectives good —
far further
ore practice
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