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British towns and cities w 1.37
 ​Class Book page 32–33
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Interviewer: Hello, Emma. Tell me about your town. Where do
you live?
Emma: I live in a very big city. It’s the city of London.
Interviewer: Wow. Tell me about it. Is it very busy?
Emma: Yes, it’s very busy. There’s a lot of traffic: cars, buses
and taxis. And there are a lot of people. It’s exciting!
2 inside the carriage. Look, there’s the queen. Hello, Queen
Interviewer: Do you live in a house?
Emma: No, I don’t. I live in a flat. It’s a small flat, but I like it. I
live there with my mum and my brother.
Interviewer: Where is your flat?
Emma: My flat is on a road with lots of shops and cafes. It’s
on the second floor, above a restaurant.
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Interviewer: How do you travel in London? By bus? By car?
Emma: I like to take the London underground! There’s no
traffic!
Interviewer: Oh yes, the underground. There are lots of trains
on the London underground. It’s very busy.
Emma: Yes, and there are lots of stations. There are 270
underground stations in London!
4 Interviewer: Do you go to a primary school?
Interviewer: Do you stay in the city at the weekend?
Emma: Sometimes. But sometimes we visit my grandma and
grandpa at the weekend.
Interviewer: Where do they live?
Emma: They live in a very small village in an old house. It’s
nice, but it’s very quiet.
Interviewer: Ah, yes. There isn’t any traffic in a small village!
Emma: No, there isn’t. And there aren’t any shops or
restaurants. But there are lots of trees. And there is a big,
beautiful garden. I love it.
The British royal family w 2.16
Class Book page 58–59
1 Interviewer: What’s a boarding school?
Interviewer: Hello, Julia. Tell me about the British royal family.
Where do they live?
Julia: Queen Elizabeth lives in London, in Buckingham
Palace.
Interviewer: Wow, a palace! Is it very big?
Julia: Yes, it’s very big. There are 52 bedrooms!
Interviewer: Wow. Do all the princes and princesses live in
Buckingham Palace?
Julia: No. Queen Elizabeth and her husband Philip live there.
The princes and princesses live in different palaces. The Royal
family has got many houses!
2 rugby. I’m on the rugby team with 14 other boys.
Interviewer: Who’s in this family photo?
Julia: There’s the queen and Prince Charles, the queen’s son.
He’s the old man. He’s got grey hair and a red coat. He is the
next king.
Interviewer: And who is the young man wearing a red coat?
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Julia: The young man is Prince William. He’s the queen’s
grandson.
Interviewer: Can you meet the royal family?
Julia: Well, you can see the royal family sometimes.
Interviewer: When can you see them?
Julia: On special days, you can see the queen and her family.
They travel in a horse and carriage. The carriage is gold!
Interviewer: Do they ride the horses?
Julia: No. The horses pull the carriage. The royal family sits
Elizabeth!
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Interviewer: Who is Kate? Is she a queen?
Julia: No, Kate is Prince William’s wife.
Interviewer: Has Prince William got any children?
Julia: Yes.
British schools w 2.47
Class Book page 84–85
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Interviewer: Hello, Toby. Tell me about schools in Britain.
Toby: There are primary schools and secondary schools.
Children are four years old in the first year of primary school,
and eleven years old in the last year of primary school.
Toby: Yes, I do. I’m 10, and I’m in Year 5.
Interviewer: Is it a big school?
Toby: No, it’s an old, small school. But it’s got a great
playground outside.
Interviewer: Are there boys and girls at your school?
Toby: Yes. We learn and play together.
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Interviewer: When do you go to school?
Toby: I go to school at nine o’clock, and I go home at three
o’clock. I don’t go to school on Saturday or Sunday.
Interviewer: Is it the same at all schools in Britain?
Toby: Well, many schools are the same as my school. But
there are boarding schools in Britain, too.
Toby: Children at boarding schools live and sleep at the
school. They’ve got bedrooms at school!
Interviewer: Oh yes. I can see two girls in their bedroom. Are
there boys at this boarding school?
Toby: No, there aren’t any boys at this school. There are
schools for girls and different schools for boys.
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Interviewer: What do you like about school?
Toby: I like sport! In Britain, sport is very important at school.
Interviewer: What sports do you play at school?
Toby: I play football and I do gymnastics, but my favourite is
Interviewer: Are there girls on the rugby team?
Toby: No, not at my school. At some British schools, there
are sports for boys, like rugby, and there are sports for girls.
Hockey is a popular sport for girls.
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Interviewer: What do you wear to school?
Toby: A school uniform. Most children at British schools wear
uniforms.
Interviewer: What’s your school uniform?
Toby: It’s a polo shirt and a school jumper, grey trousers and
black shoes.
Interviewer: Can boys and girls wear the same uniform?
Toby: Well, girls can wear skirts or trousers. But the jumpers
and polo shirts are the same. And black shoes for boys and
for girls.

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