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Contents
UNIT PAGE SELF-STUDY BANK PAGE
Social and emotional

1 Stories 4 68–83
competence
2 Then and now 12 Exam trainer 84–94
3 Goals 20 Irregular verbs 95–96
4 Spend! 28
5 A better place 36
6 Experience 44
7 My stuff 52
8 Responsibility 60
3
1 Stories RMF
Vocabulary
TV, films and games 4 Complete the comments with the types
of film, programme or game.
1 Complete the types of films,TV programmes
or games with the missing vowels.
1 sp o rts pr o gr a mm e P What are you watching
2 m s c l
at the moment?
3 tr v l sh w
There’s a great 1 d rama s eries on
4 ct n f lm Channel 7. It’s all about a large school in Manhattan
5 d c m nt ry where the students decide to change the rules. Megan
6 c m dy pr gr mm
Cool! We watch a lot of 2 t because
7 m s c pr gr mm
they’re exciting and you never know what’s going to
8 sp rts g m happen until the end. Jenna
9 c nstr ct n g m
I’m watching The Avengers at the moment. It’s a series of
2 Write F (film), P (TV programme) or G (game) 3s m about a group of
next to the words in exercise 1. friends (Iron Man, the Hulk, Captain America) who save
the world. Paddy
3 Look at the screens and write the types of
film, programme or game. Use the words in Nice one Paddy! I love frightening films, so when I’m
the box. free, I watch 4 h f . Jules
cartoon cookery programme romantic film My friends and I prefer playing games. There’s a new
role-playing game science-fiction film 5a g where you need to
talent show save a city from disaster. At the moment, we’re playing a
6s g together – we have
1 2 to catch some more snakes before we can go to the next
level. Chris
I agree Chris! Games are exciting, but watching my

favourite football team on a 7 s
p is cool too! Zoë
romantic film Do any of you guys watch 8 t

3 4 s ? The final of Star of the Show is on
tonight and I’m sure that dance group are going to
win. Ellie
5 Complete the sentences for you.

1 My favourite TV programme is .
It’s a(n) .
5 6 2 I think there are too many on TV.
I would like more on TV.
3 I like watching films, but I don’t
like films.
4 I think playing video games is
because .
4
Grammar 1
Present simple 4 Put the words in brackets in the correct
place in each sentence.
1 Complete the text with the present simple
affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.
Many teenagers say they spend too much time
Hi, I’m Lou and I 1 like (like) playing games. on their smartphones. What about you? Are
In my free time, I 2 (try) new games for these sentences true in
an online shop and they 3 (give) me free your life?
games. My brother 4 (help) me with the usually
role-playing games because he 5 (love) 1 They check their phones for messages
them. My brother when they wake up. (usually)
also 6 2 Many of them do their homework and
(watch) a lot of films and use social media at the same time. (often)
7 (write) 3 A teenager’s favourite activity is social media.
reviews on his blog. His (hardly ever)
blog 8 4 Girls write about their family on social media.
(three times a week)
(have) a lot of followers.
5 And even some babies use tablets and smartphones.
(once a day)
2 Correct the information. 6 Parents are too busy to talk because they’re on their
1 My sister uploads videos on YouTube. (Instagram) phones. (sometimes)
My sister doesn’t upload videos on YouTube.
She uploads videos on Instagram. 5 Write complete questions with the
2 My school has a film-making club. (a game-making present simple.
club) 1 How often / you and your friends / go to the
cinema ?
3 We make documentaries in our English class. How often do you and your friends go to the
(cartoons) cinema?
2 your grandma / use / a mobile phone ?
4 My parents like watching talent shows. (travel shows)
3 How often / you / watch TV ?
5 You listen to music on the radio. (your phone)
4 you / make your own videos ?
Adverbs and expressions of 5 your friends / upload a lot of photos and videos
frequency on social media ?
3 Complete the table with the words in the box.

6 How often / your best friend / listen to music ?
always four times a day five times a week
hardly ever never often once a year
sometimes three times a month twice a day 6 Answer the questions in exercise 5 for
usually you.
1 We hardly ever go to the cinema. We watch
General Specific films online.
Most frequent four times a day 2
3
4
5
6
Least frequent never
Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 5

1 Vocabulary
Phrases with prepositions: 3 Complete the sentences with one word.
likes and dislikes How much do you know
1 Write the phrases in the box in the correct about your favourite stars?
group.
Emma Watson is really
a big fan of interested in keen on mad about 1 keen on
not mad about not really a fan of not really into banana bread but hates
not very good at not very interested in uncomfortable clothes.
not very keen on quite good at really into
Sabrina Carpenter can’t eat apples or peaches,
I like: I’m a big fan of , but she’s 2 m about Mexican food.
, ,
, . Taylor Swift is really 3 i her cats.
She posts photos of them on Instagram.
I don’t like: I’m ,
, , Tennis player, Novak
, . Djokovic’s 4 i
in helping children. He
I can: I’m . even has his own charity.
I can’t: I’m . Actress Natalie Portman is very 5 g

at languages. She can speak English, French,
German, Spanish, Japanese and Hebrew.
2 Complete the sentences with the
prepositions in the box Millie Bobby Brown
about at in into of on (Eleven from Stranger
Things) is a big
1 My sister’s mad about cartoons. She 6f of
watches them on TV all the time. Drake.
2 I’m not very interested watching
sports programmes, but I love playing sport.
4 Write complete sentences.
3 My friends are quite good making
1 I / not / really / into / shop / for clothes
videos. They won a competition last year.
I’m not really into shopping for clothes.
4 My family aren’t really fans horror
films, so we usually watch something else. 2 My brother / quite good / sing
5 You’re keen rock music, but I prefer
something quieter. 3 We / interested / start a book club at school
6 I love romantic films, but my brother isn’t really
them, so we usually watch 4 My parents / mad / old cars and motorbikes
action films.
5 You / not / keen / travel / to other countries
6 I / not really / fan / any football team
5 Rewrite three of the sentences in

exercise 4 so they are true for you.
1
2
3
6
Grammar 1
Present simple and present 3 Write complete sentences in the present
continuous simple or present continuous.
1 Complete the table with the verbs in the Usually Today

present simple and continuous forms.
Present simple third Present continuous

Verb
person singular -ing form
1 play plays playing 1 She / play video games / play football
2 make She usually plays video games, but today she’s
playing football.
3 try
4 study Every Saturday Now
5 win
6 go
7 write
8 listen 2 We / go to the cinema / watch a film on TV
2 Choose the correct options.

Often Right now
People say that teenagers 1 often spend/

are often spending more time watching
YouTube than TV. What about you?
3 I / do homework at home / do it in the library
I 2 love/’m loving watching YouTubers
– at the moment I 3 watch/’m watching
Jacob Sartorius. His YouTube channel
4 has/is having millions of subscribers.
Twice a week Now
My friends and I 5 aren’t/aren’t being

into YouTube or using the Internet much.
In our free time, we 6 usually go/are
usually going to the skate park.
4 My grandpa / buy newspaper / read it online
I 7 hardly ever watch/’m hardly ever
watching TV – YouTube is much better.
Right now I 8 look/’m looking at some of
Annie LeBlanc’s videos. She 9 uploads/’s
uploading new ones once a week. Look 4 Answer the questions for you.
at this one! She 10 talks/’s talking to the 1 What do you usually do after school? What are
star of Kim Possible. you doing right now?
2 What does your best friend usually do after

school? What is he/she doing now?

1 Reading
A blog
Social Media
for Book Lovers
This week we’re looking at two social media sites for those of you who are mad about books.
Bookstagram
We all use Instagram to share cool photos of what we’re doing now, right? Well, for people who
are into books, there’s Bookstagram (you can find it on Instagram). Alexandra started her blog,
Twirling Pages, when she was just 16 and she uploads her photos to Instagram. Have a look at her
profile to see what she’s reading at the moment and where she’s reading it. And Faroukh Naseem
(theguywiththebook) creates content all about books including photos, book reviews and a blog.
To get started: use your phone to take pictures of your books. Then post your favourite to a
bookstagram competition and wait for the ‘likes’!
BookTube
Among the millions of YouTube subscribers, there’s a smaller group of book fans who use their
own BookTube channels to share book reviews, recommendations and news. One of the most
popular types of videos are ‘haul’ videos where the booktuber
shows the books they bought on a recent trip to the book shop.
Booktuber Monica Kim has an ‘unhauling’ video on her channel
where she talks about how she threw away 90% of her books.
To get started: look for a booktuber who shares your interests. And
remember a Book Lion is someone who likes books, ‘DNF’ means
‘did not finish’, and a ‘shelfie’ is a selfie with your bookshelf!
fun Someone who’s into reading is called a ‘bookworm’.

If they’re also mad about collecting books, they’re
facts a ‘bibliophile’. And if you enjoy smelling books,
‘bibliosmia’ describes the smell of a good book!
Subskill: Making and checking 3 Answer the questions.

predictions 1 What can you learn about Alexandra on her
Before you read, look at any titles, headings or bookstagram?
photos and think about what you’re going to read 2 What kind of things does Faroukh Naseem create?
about. Then read the complete text and check
3 What sort of camera do you need to start your own
your ideas.
bookstagram?
1 Look at the title, headings and photos. 4 What types of videos can you find on BookTube?
What are you going to read about? Put a 5 What’s the difference between a ‘haul’ and an
tick ( ) or a cross ( ) next to the ideas. ‘unhauling’ video?
two social media sites 6 What is a ‘shelfie’?
some famous people
people who are fans of books
4 Answer the questions for you.
1 How often do you use Instagram and YouTube?
how to make cool videos
2 Read and listen to the article. Check

1 2 Are you interested in Bookstagram and BookTube?
your answers in exercise 1. Why/Why not?
3 Are you into reading? What kinds of books do you

read?
8
Listening and Speaking 1
1
A radio programme Expressing preferences
1 You’re going to listen to a radio 1 Order the words to make useful
programme. Read the sentences in exercise 4 expressions.
and underline the key words. 1 do / want / What / you / do / to ?
What do you want to do?
Subskill: Answering true/false questions
2 rather / I’d / a / watch / film / science-fiction
Read each question carefully before you listen.
Think about what you’re going to hear and also
the information that you need to listen for. 3 game / better / than / Playing / documentary / a /
a / watching / sounds
2 Before you listen, which words do you
think will complete the sentences? 4 going / the / a / idea / Maybe / to / better / cinema
1 Scott Marsham’s interested in becoming famous/ / is
making films/writing stories.
2 On the radio programme he’s talking about 5 you / like / What / to / would / do ?
writing competitions/his favourite stories/his
friends’ stories.
6 rather / you / read / book / Would / a ?
3 He describes less than three/three/more than
three different types of writing competitions.
3 Listen to the radio programme and

2 2 Complete the conversation with the
check your answers in exercise 2. words in the box.
better fancy more prefer rather would
4 Listen again. Decide if the sentences
are T (true) or F (false).
Do you 1 fancy doing
1 Scott Marsham’s into writing horror stories. F
something this afternoon?
He says he isn’t really keen on horror.
2 Scott enters writing competitions once a month. Sure. What 2 you like to do?
3 You have to write less than 30 words for the How about going to the skate park?
Scottish Book Trust competition.
We always go there. I’d 3
4 Scott’s local radio station often has really good do something different.
prizes for their competitions.
What about going cycling?
5 A short story is often around 1,000 words.
I’m not really in the mood for going out.
It’s cold. I’d 4 to stay in.
6 There’s a story competition where you have to
send a text message.
You’re right. Maybe watching a film
on TV is a 5 idea.
7 YouWriteOn.com is a website where you can buy
short stories. I’m not sure. Playing a game
sounds 6 fun
than watching another film.
5 Listen again. Give reasons for your
answers in exercise 4.
9
1 Writing 1
A review
Vocabulary review
1 Choose the correct words to complete the
review. TV, films and games
1 Complete the table with the words in the
Stranger Things box.
I’m a huge fan of an American TV series called
Stranger Things. It‘s science fiction with some horror action (x2) construction documentary
1 too/also. drama series horror music sports
It takes place in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana sports strategy thriller
in the 1980s. In the first season, Will Byers disappears
and everyone tries to find him, including a girl with Programme Film Game
special abilities. My favourite character is Will’s mum
because she’s strong and she 2 also/as well never action action
stops looking for her son.
I’m keen on this series because it’s exciting and it’s easy
to watch 3 as well/also. There’s action and of course
the music’s cool 4 also/too.
2 Read the description and write the word
or phrase.
1 This TV programme is a competition. People
2 Read the review in exercise 1 again. dance, sing or act. talent show
Match information a–e to paragraphs 1–3. 2 In these films, the actors sing and often dance.
a the name of the programme 1
b what the programme is about 3 These films are about people like Superman
and Wonder Woman.
c what type of programme it is
4 People who like going on holiday watch this
d why the writer likes the programme
programme.
e the writer’s favourite characters
5 In this video game, each player needs
to become a different character.
3 Write a review of your favourite TV
programme, film or game. Use the review in
exercise 1 to help you. 6 This film is about stories which happen in the
future.
7 Children usually enjoy watching this
Super skills programme because the pictures are funny.
CREATIVITY 8 This programme is good for people who like

cooking.
It can help to work together 9 This programme is funny.
when we want to think of new ideas.
Match 1–5 to a–e to make some useful 10 People usually fall in love in this film.
expressions.
1 Let’s each think of a putting the girl there? Phrases with prepositions
2 OK, don’t write b one thing to include.
yet, 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
3 How can I c thing to include?
preposition.
1 I’m not interested in social media.
4 What’s the most d draw that?
important 2 My friends are really photography.
5 Wait a minute. e let’s think first. 3 My dad’s mad old cars.
What about 4 My friends aren’t very keen
playing basketball, but they watch it on TV.
5 You’re good maths.
6 We aren’t big fans going to the
cinema because they never show good films.
10
Look what you know! 1
Grammar review Round-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Complete the text with the verbs in the correct
Present simple present simple or present continuous form.
1 Complete the conversations with the present
simple form of the verbs.
1 Do you spend (you / spend) a lot of time on
your phone?
No, I don’t . I spend (I / not / spend)
about two hours a day on it.
2 (you and your friends /
upload) a lot of photos onto social media sites?
Yes, . Photos that tell stories
(we / upload) photos
every day. 500 million people 1 use (use) Instagram
3 What type of music (your every day. American teenagers 2
friends / be) into? (prefer) it to Facebook or Snapchat. Why
(they / be) mad about 3 (be) so many people now into
rock music. uploading photos? Maybe because each photo
4 (often/tell) its own story.
Adverbs and expressions of frequency Look at the photo of these young people. What
5 they (do)? They
2 Rewrite the sentences with the words in the 6 (not be) at school. Why not? Why
box. 7 they (wait) there?
always hardly ever often What 8 they (eat)?
One of the boys 9 (not / wear) a coat.
once a day once a week
Some of them 10 (talk) to each other.
What 11 they (say)?
1 My mum reads the news on her phone at
12 the girl in white jacket
breakfast every morning.
(want) to say something?
My mum always reads the news on her
phone at breakfast.
2 My sister goes to her dance class on Mondays.
Self-evaluation
3 I’m late for school about once a year.
Read the objectives for the unit.
How well can you now do each
4 You go to the cinema five times a month.
one? Put a tick ( ).
1 I can describe TV programmes,
5 My friends play strategy games every afternoon. films and video games.
2 I can talk about the things I
like and dislike.
Present simple and present continuous 3 I can talk about the things I
usually, sometimes or never do
3 Correct one mistake in each of the sentences.
and the things I’m doing right
1 Shh! Be quiet! Your grandma sleeps. is sleeping now.
2 Jack can’t go out. He studies at the moment. 4 I can ask my friends about
3 We’re writting stories in our English class now. their preferences and answer
4 I’m bored now. I’m wanting to play a video game. questions about mine.
5 I can write a review.
If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

2 Then and now
Vocabulary
Everyday objects 2 Label the objects with some of the words
in the box.
1 Complete the crossword. What is the
alarm clock calendar chewing gum comb
hidden word?
dice fork helmet key knife mirror
1 2 scissors spoon
3
9
3
6
7 8
4 4 5
1
1 comb 6
2 7
3 8
4 9
1
s u n g l a s s e s 5
2
3 3 Complete the comments with everyday

4 objects.
5
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT

6
EVERY YOUNG PERSON NEEDS?
7
A loud 1 alarm clock . I can’t wake

up without it! Then it’s the 2 c on my
8 phone. I use it to plan my next holiday. Lucy
5 I’m into cycling, and a 3 h is important to

6 keep me safe. I also always have a 4 b of
water in my bag for long rides. Dan
If you don’t have the 5 k to your house

and nobody’s there, that’s rubbish! Ellie
When it’s sunny I never leave home without putting on

my 6 s . I love my guitar too. Every young
7
person needs a 7 m i . Rob
8

1 What’s the most important everyday object on this
page? Why?
2 What’s the least important object on this page? Why?
12
Grammar 2
(there) was/were could/couldn’t
1 Choose the correct option. 4 Complete the sentences with could or
couldn’t and the verbs in brackets.
Where 1 was/were you on Saturday? It 2 was/were 1 Actor Angelina Jolie could fly (fly) a plane
Will’s birthday and you 3 wasn’t/weren’t at his party. when she was 29.
2 Helen Keller was an American writer and
No, I 4 wasn’t/weren’t. I 5 was/were at home. My
teacher. She (not see) and she
mum 6 wasn’t/weren’t there and my little sister
(not hear), but she got a university
7 was/were with me. 8 Was/Were it a good party?
degree.
Yes, it 9 was/were. Your cousins Rachel and Maya 3 Isaac Asimov was a writer of science fiction books.
10 wasn’t/weren’t there. Where 11 was/were they? He (write) several books at the
same time.
I think they 12 was/were at a concert. Their dad 4 Artists Vincent van Gogh and Paul Cézanne
13 was/were in the band. (not paint) until they were in their
20s.
2 Complete the sentences with there was/ 5 One of the world’s best tennis players, Simona
were or there wasn’t/weren’t. Halep, (play) tennis well when she
was only four years old.
6 Albert Einstein (not talk) when he
How much do you know about these was three and he (not read) when
everyday objects? he was eight.
1 There were (+) other board games Past time expressions

before chess. Senet was probably the first one.
2 (–) any small electronic 5 Rewrite the underlined past time
calculators before the 1970s. expressions with the words in the box.
3 People used bits of wood to clean their teeth
in July in the 21st century last night
in ancient times. (–)
any modern toothbrushes until 1938. seven days ago the day before yesterday
when I was eight
4 Before 1869, (–) any modern
chewing gum. People chewed parts of trees instead.
1 It was really cold last week.
5 Around 7,000 years ago, (+)
seven days ago
socks, but people used animal fur and not wool.
2 My keys were on the kitchen table two days ago.
3 I’m now 14. I could speak English six years ago.

3 Complete the text with the
correct past simple form of be. 4 There wasn’t anything on TV yesterday at 9pm.
Who 1 were these 5 I was born in 2007.

famous historical inventors? Why
2 they famous? 6 My dad couldn’t use social media last summer.
There 3 so many cool
people like John Logie Baird and Alexander
Graham Bell. They 4 both 6 Rewrite four of the sentences in
from Scotland. Baird 5 one of the inventors of the exercise 5 so they are true for you.
television. People say that Bell 6 (not) the 1
only inventor of the telephone, but he made the first phone call.
2
7 there any women? Well, there 8
Hedy Lamarr. She 9 (not) a scientist. She 3
10 a famous actress and she 11 4
also very good at maths. Hedy Lamarr’s work 12
important for the invention of WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth.

2 Vocabulary
Life events
1 Find 12 words to complete the life events. 3 What do you think is the typical age for
the life events? Write your answers.
A T S C H O O L B S
1 be born 0 years old
B J C M O V E H N T 2 start school
B O R N Y U U J I A 3 grow up
4 leave school
D B D T R A P F K R
5 go to university
E P E R E T I R E T 6 start work
U N I V E R S I T Y 7 get married
8 retire
F G W E R I O E K O
C H I L D R E N L L 4 Complete the sentences with a life

event.
L E A V E U C D D K 1 My grandma was born in
M B G E T C V S G H Mexico City in 1957.
2 When I leave school, I want to
1 be born 7 school and study history
2 get a 8 make there.
3 9 start 3 Before I get married and have children, I want to
married 10 work as a
4 go to police officer.
11
5 grow 4 My parents aren’t keen on living in this city. They
12
want to to a small town.
6 have
5 When I started secondary school, it was
2 Look at the pictures. Use the words and easy to meet new people and
phrases in exercise 1 to write the life event. .
6 People in my country normally
when they’re 65 and start doing a new hobby.
7 It was a lot of fun to
close to my cousins. There was always someone
around to play with when I was younger.

1 Start school 2 1 When and where were you born?
2 What do you want to do when you leave school?
3 What’s the best way to make new friends?

3 4
4 Do you think it's better to grow up in a small town

or a big city? Why?
5 6
14
Grammar 2
Past simple 4 Complete the conversation with the
correct question form and short answer.
1 Write the past simple form of the verbs. Mum: 1 Did you finish (finish)
1 do did 5 give your homework?
2 try 6 stop Aisha: Yes, I 2 . I found the information
on the Internet. 3 you
3 die 7 travel
(have) a computer when you
4 be 8 have were young?
Mum: No, we 4 and there wasn’t any
2 Complete the text with the past simple Internet.
affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.
Aisha: How 5 you (do)
Then and Now:
your homework?
Mum: I went to the library, looked in books and
The Hemsworth Brothers made notes.
You probably know Chris and Liam Hemsworth. Aisha: 6 you (write)
They’re Hollywood actors, famous for acting in everything with a pen?
Thor and The Hunger Games, but what about their Mum: Yes, I 7 .
older brother Luke? Luke 1 was (be) the
first brother to become an actor. He 2
(study) at drama school in Melbourne and then
used to
he 3 (appear) on the Australian 5 Write complete sentences with used to.
drama series Neighbours, in 2001. Both Chris and
Liam 4 (be) also on Neighbours, but
at different times. When Luke 5
WAS PRIMARY SCHOOL DIFFERENT
(be) 27, he 6 (stop) acting and he
FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL?
7 (begin) his own business. Five years
later, Chris 8 (offer) him a job in Los 1 we / wear a school uniform but now we can wear
Angeles and now he’s acting again. what we like
We used to wear a school uniform, but now we
can wear what we like.
2 I / not have lunch at school but now I eat there
3 my mum / drive me to school but now I go by bus
4 my friends / stay and play after school
5 our teachers / not give us so much homework

3 Correct the information in the
sentences.
1 Steve Jobs was born on 11 February, so that day
is National Inventor’s Day in the USA. (Thomas 6 Write questions about your primary
Edison) school with used to. Then write answers for
Steve Jobs wasn’t born on 11 February.
you.
1 What sports / you / play ?
Thomas Edison was born on 11 February.
What sports did you use to play?
2 László József Bíró invented the ruler. (ballpoint
pen)
2 Where / you / have lunch ?
3 Bette Nesmith Graham created a black paint
called ‘liquid paper’ or ‘Tipp-Ex’ to cover mistakes.
(white paint) 3 How much homework / you / do ?
4 Bill Gates wrote his first computer program when

he was 18. (when he was 13)

2 Reading
An article fun Every year, Hampton, USA,
celebrates its Blackbeard Pirate
facts Festival. The star is Blackbeard, of
course, but everyone else dresses as
Blackbeard’s treasure pirates. There are battles and fights,
but there’s also food and live music.
A 3
Blackbeard was probably the most famous pirate ever! He sailed the seas around North America and the
Caribbean between 1717 and 1718. Blackbeard got his name because of his wild beard and black clothes. His real
name, however, was Edward Thatch or Teach, and he was born in England. In early June 1718, Blackbeard’s ship,
Queen Anne’s Revenge, hit some sand and the ship was no more! British officers killed Blackbeard six months later.
B
Three hundred years later, in 1996, divers found some cannons at the bottom of the sea and realised that these
belonged to Blackbeard’s ship. Over the next 20 years, they found thousands of objects and we now know more
about life on a pirate ship. For example, pieces from board games and musical instruments suggest they enjoyed
games in their free time, and some of them could play music.
C
Pirate ships travelled long distances without stopping and they needed to carry a lot of food and drink. We know
Blackbeard and his men ate meat and fish because divers found animal bones and fishing equipment. We can also
guess that they didn’t only drink water. There were different types of bottles, so they probably drank different
things too.
1 2 3
Divers find the first treasure!
Subskill: Using visuals to understand 4 Read the article again. Rewrite the
ideas sentences so they are correct.
Before you read a text, look at any pictures and 1 Blackbeard was a pirate for over 10 years.
read the captions. They can give you more Blackbeard wasn’t a pirate for over 10 years.
information about the text.
He was a pirate for only two years.
1 You are going to read an article called 2 Blackbeard came from North America.
‘Blackbeard’s treasure’. Look at the pictures
and answer the questions. 3 Divers discovered his ship 60 years ago.
1 Who was Blackbeard?
2 What ‘treasure’ do you think you can see? 4 Pirates weren’t into playing games or music.
2 Write each caption under the correct
picture in exercise 1. 5 Pirate ships didn’t go very far.
a After a hard day at work, they ate well!
b Blackbeard was frightening and terrorised the
seas!
1 What other famous pirates do you know about?
c Divers find the first treasure!
3 3Read and listen to the article. Match 2 What do you think life was really like for a pirate?
the pictures and their captions with the
correct paragraph. 3 Did you use to play pirates when you were
young?
16
A school podcast Asking for clarification
1 You’re going to listen to a podcast about 1 Order the words to make questions.
two school trips. Look at the pictures. Where 1 a / Is / gift shop / there ?
do you think the two speakers went? What did Is there a gift shop?
they see there? 2 that / Could / say / you / again ?
3 open / time / it / does / What ?
4 get / How / I / can / there ?
5 at 10 o’clock / you / opens / Did / say / it ?
6 much / cost / it / How / does ?
2 Read the notice and complete the

conversation.
Take a trip to Colonial Williamsburg,

Virginia, USA
The world’s largest living history museum
$40.99 for adults, $20.49 for children
Open 9 am to 5 pm
There’s so much to see and do! Meet people from the
18 th century, speak to Thomas Jefferson or a Native
American, and learn how to make furniture.
Free parking!
2 4Listen to the podcast and check

your ideas in exercise 1. Good morning! Can I 1 help you ?
Subskill: Identify key words in questions

What time 2 ?
Look for key words to help you recognise
information when listening.
It opens at nine in the morning and closes at
3 Underline the key words in the 3 .
sentences. Are the sentences T (true) or F
(false)? Can you say 4 ?
Vesuvius
1 Pompeii was at the bottom of Mount Everest. F
2 The city of Pompeii disappeared in the 18th Sure! It opens at nine and closes at five.
century.
3 They stopped removing objects from Pompeii
How much 5 ?
more than 100 years ago.
4 The Museum of the Home is in Manchester.
It’s $40.99 for adults and half price for children.
5 People who retired and were poor used to live in
the Museum of the Home.
6 You can visit somebody’s apartment from 1630 at How 6 ?
the museum.
You’ll need to come by car, but parking is free.
4 Listen to the podcast again. Correct
the false sentences in exercise 3. (Tip: Listen
Thanks!
for the words you underlined).
17
2 Writing 2
An email to an e-pal
Vocabulary review
1 Put paragraphs a–e in order to make an
email.
Everyday objects
1 Read the descriptions and write the words.
1 You need this to wake up on time in the
a The second person is my granddad. He grew up in this
town and he used to go to my school. He didn’t use morning. alarm clock
to be a good student 1 because he wasn’t very 2 Cyclists wear these to protect their heads.
interested in studying. He left school at 14 and got a h
job in a factory 2 his dad.
3 This is a small square with 1 to 6 dots on each
side. d
b Now it’s your turn: tell me about two people you know! 4 People wear these over their eyes when it’s
James sunny. s
5 You use these to cut things like paper, hair or
c Hi Kyra, even food. s
6 Don’t forget these if you want to open the
front door! k
d My mum used to live in Mexico 3 she
was born there. She came here when she went to 7 A guitar, a piano and a violin are examples of
university 4 she couldn’t study music this. m i
in her town. She used to spend a lot of her free time 8 People use this to brush their hair.
practising the piano. Now she’s a music teacher and c
she sometimes works on Saturdays 5
her job. 9 This shows the days, weeks and months of the
year. c
10 We often keep money in this. p
e How are you? In your last letter, you asked me to tell
you about the lives of two people I know when they
were younger, so here you are! Life events
2 Complete the text with the past tense form
of the words in the box.
1 c 2 3 4 5
be born get grow up have go
2 Complete the email in exercise 1 with leave make move retire start
because or because of.
My aunt 1 was born in Madrid 58 years
3 Write your own answer to the email in ago, but then she 2 in Valencia.
When she 3 school, she soon
exercise 1.
4 friends with people in her class.
She 5 school when she was 18
Super skills and she 6 to university. When
she finished that, she 7 a job in a
COMMUNICATION museum. She got married to my uncle and they
8 three children. When my uncle
It's important to take turns when 9 from his job a year ago, they
we work together. 10 to the countryside.
1 Read the situation. What do you say?

1 Your friends are talking a lot and you want to
join the conversation.
2 You suggest using a red pen for the title and
you want to know what your group thinks.
3 One of your group isn’t saying anything.
4 One of your group is talking a lot and nobody
else can speak.
18

Past simple Choose the correct option.
1 Complete the conversations with the correct

past simple form of the verbs in brackets or How 1 did they get/
short answers. do they get there?
1 Did you find (find) your keys? On Easter Island, there 2 is/are more
than 900 very large stone heads. We
No, I didn't . They weren't (not be)
3 know/are knowing that the Rapa Nui
at school.
people probably 4 arrive/arrived on
2 your grandparents this island from Eastern Polynesia in
(watch) a lot of TV when they (be) the 1st century, but they 5 wasn’t/didn’t start making
younger? these heads until 1,000 years later. How did the people
No, they . They move the heads? We 6 don’t/doesn’t know.
(not have) a TV before they (get)
married.
3 (be) there anything good on TV last
night? Visitors to China 7 usually go/go usually to Xian
Yes, there (be). There to see the Terracotta Army. 8 2,000 years ago/
(be) a documentary about ancient Egypt. I Ago 2,000 years, the first Emperor of China wanted
(love) it, but my dad to build somewhere to die. Around 700,000 people
(not like) it. 9 work/worked on this project and they made over
8,000 soldiers to protect their emperor.
could/couldn't After he died, the statues stayed
under the ground with their
2 Write complete sentences with could and emperor for thousands of years.
couldn’t. 10 In/On 1974, some farmers
1 My grandma grew up on a farm. (+) ride a horse found these statues and the rest
(+) drive a tractor (–) read a map is history!
She could ride a horse and she could drive a
tractor, but she couldn’t read a map.
2 When my brother broke his arm, (–) write (+) use
a computer Self-evaluation
Read the objectives for this
3 At the age of five, I (+) swim (+) surf (–) play unit. How well can you do each
football well
1 I can talk about everyday
4 Before my cousins started school, (+) write their objects.
names (–) read anything 2 I can describe life events.
3 I can describe events in the
past and the things I used to
used to
do when I was younger.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form 4 I can talk about the things I
of used to. could and couldn’t do.
When I was 8 ... 5 I can ask for information and
also clarification.
1 I used to walk (walk) to school.
6 I can write an email to an
2 My parents (cook) all the meals. e-pal.
3 We (not use) a computer in class.
4 You (call) me every day.
5 She (not play) the piano.

3 Goals
Vocabulary
Success and achievements 3 Complete the sentences with some of
the words in exercise 2.
1 Match the words in the box with 1 Everyone listens to her music and follows her on
pictures 1–6. social media. She’s very popular .
a competition a language 2 My dad can speak three languages, and surf well.
Now he wants to learn .
famous fit friends happy
3 I won first in a competition.
I got some money and a cup.
4 I enjoy group sports like football or basketball
because you feel .
5 In the school holidays, I sometimes make
by looking after my little
cousins.
6 We all got in our maths test.
1 win a competition 2 make 4 Write the correct verbs to complete

the quiz.
teşekkürler ederim
What does success mean to you?
The most important thing at school is to
a 1 get good grades b 2 happy
When we 3 a competition,
I4 a proud of myself b part of a team
It’s important to 5 a language to
3 be 4 learn a 6 a good job b 7 friends
When I leave school, I want to 8
a lots of money b a difference by helping other people
I would like to 9
a rich and famous b popular and have lots of friends
Success means:
mainly a – money, a good job and being famous.
5 get 6 feel mainly b – having friends and being happy.
half and half – having some money and a job, but
2 Complete the phrases with the verbs in also having friends.
the box.
be feel get learn make win 5 Answer the quiz in exercise 4 for you.
Then use the information to write three true
1 feel part of a team / proud sentences for you.
2 popular / rich 1 I think it’s important to feel happy at school
3 money / a difference and have good friends.
4 a good job / good grades 2
5 a race / a prize 3
6 something new / to surf
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Grammar 3
Past continuous: affirmative Past continuous: questions
and negative 3 Write complete questions in the past
1 Choose the correct option. continuous.
Tara: Sorry about yesterday. I couldn’t stop and talk.
Oliver Richmond tells us about the first Matt: (Where / you /go) 1 Where were you going?
time he won an important race. Tara: I was looking for a present for my cousin.
Matt: (Why / you / buy her a present)
I remember the day well. I couldn’t eat breakfast
2
because I 1 was feeling/were feeling very nervous. Tara: Because she had her baby last week.
My brothers weren’t there because they 2 was
Matt: (What / you / look for)
learning/were learning to surf at summer camp.
3
My parents drove me to the race. As I 3 was
getting/were getting dressed, they talked to me Tara: I wanted to buy her some baby clothes.
calmly. The race started. I 4 was running/were Matt: (Who / you / shop with)
running fast. Five minutes later, my friends 5 was 4
shouting/were shouting. I was the winner! Tara: It was my aunt.
Matt: (What / she / carry) 5
Tara: Oh Matt! Please stop asking so many questions!
I said I was sorry!
4 Order the words to make questions.

1 your teacher / eating / in your English class / Was ?
Was your teacher eating in your English class?
2 you / sleeping / at 5 pm on Monday / Were ?
3 your friends / playing video games / Were /

at 7 am this morning ?
2 Complete the sentences with the past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
4 it / snowing / yesterday morning / Was ?
What were you doing last
Friday at 5pm? 5 at the party / your sister / a hat / Was / wearing ?
5 Write the answers to the questions in

Upload a exercise 4.
photo to win 1 (drink water) No, he wasn’t. He was drinking
some great
water.
prizes!
2 (do my homework) No,
3 (have breakfast) No,
My friends and I 1 were playing (play) a board game. 4 (rain) No,
We 2 (sit) in Joel’s living room. Joel
5 (wear sunglasses) No,
3 (not win), he 4 (lose).
I5 (take) photos and we 6
6 Write your own answers to three of the
(feel) happy.
questions in exercise 4.
Our parents 7 1 Our teacher wasn’t eating or drinking in our
(work) late. It 8 last English class.
(not rain), so I
2
9 (skate) in the
park with my 3
sister. We 10 4
(have) great fun!

3 Vocabulary
Word families: verbs and 4 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the words.
nouns
achieve agree educate
1 Find nine verbs in the word square. improve invent invite
E A C H I E V E A
1 On my birthday, I often send around 20
S D K I G I J K L invitations to my friends.
2 When I don’t with my friends’
I V U E P N A I E ideas, I tell them what I think.
3 I would love to a flying
N E N C O V G N M bicycle.
F R B X A I R V F 4 My team’s greatest was

winning the final two years ago.
O T C V E T E E H 5 My teachers often tell me I have to
my spelling.
R I U C N E E N M 6 The problem with is that we
don’t do enough sport at school.
M S C O M P E T E
5 Rewrite three of the sentences in
H E I M P R O V E
exercise 4 for you.
1
2 Write the verbs in exercise 1 next to the
noun forms.
1 competition compete 2
2 advertisement
3 invitation 3
4 education
5 agreement
6 improvement
7 information
8 achievement
9 invention
3 Choose the correct option.

1 When Usain Bolt competed/competition in the
2016 Olympics, he won three gold medals for the
third time!
2 The first advertise/advertisement was on TV on
1 July 1941. It was for a watch.
3 One of Leonardo da Vinci’s many invents/
inventions was the first helicopter.
4 When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got
married, they invited/invitation 600 people.
5 When young actors make films, they can't go
to school. Special teachers educate/education
them on the film set.
6 The first modern newspaper gave weekly
informed/information to its readers in 1605.
22
Grammar 3
Past simple and past 4 Look at the pictures and write
complete sentences in the past simple and
continuous continuous.
1 While I was waiting/waited for you, I met an old
friend.
2 She was eating her cake when we got/was
getting to her party.
3 Mum and Dad saw a strange animal on the road 1 (teacher arrive / we dance)
while they drove/were driving.
When the teacher arrived, we were dancing.
4 When I saw/was seeing you in the morning, you
weren’t wearing your sunglasses.
5 We were living in Mexico City when my granddad
retired/was retiring.
6 Your brother took that photo of you looking
unhappy while you didn’t have/weren’t having
fun.
2 (we watch a film / my phone ring)
when and while While .
2 Complete the sentences with when or

while.
1 Sir Isaac Newton was sitting in his garden
when an apple fell from a tree.
2 Dr Spencer Silver was trying to invent a strong
glue he discovered a weak one.
3 (I learn to surf / a shark appear)
3 A chocolate bar got hot Percy
when .
Spencer was standing next to a machine.
4 A chef invented this snack a
customer was complaining in a restaurant.
5 Dr Pemberton was making some medicine
he made a new drink.
3 Match sentences 1–5 in exercise 2 to

photos a–e. 4 (my friends find some money / they walk to
a Coca-Cola 5 school)
while .
5 Complete the sentences for you. Use

the words in the box or your own ideas.
get home go out have dinner rain
my phone ring sit in class sun shine
wake up
1 When I this morning,

b gravity d Post-it notes .
2 While I ,
.
3 When I yesterday,
.
c crisps e microwave oven

3 Reading
An online news story
What is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador?
They’re often people who are famous for their work in entertainment or sport but are interested
in the rights of children. Here are three examples:
Wang Yuan or Roy Wang, is a Hinna Asefi Wardak was born in

W hen teenager
Hima Das
competed in the
singer in a popular Chinese band,
and a TV and film actor. However,
Afghanistan and lives in its capital,
Kabul. She became a TV presenter
World Under-20 he’s also UNICEF’s Special in 2010 and has her own show called
championships, she Advocate for Education which Hinna. Every week, she invites an
became the first means he works hard to make important person onto her show and
person from India education even better for young interviews them about children’s
to win a gold medal people. In 2017, the United Nations rights. She was also one
in an international invited him to speak in New York. of the presenters at UNICEF’s World
race. Hima grew He was the first Chinese artist and Children’s Day events in Afghanistan.
up in a village with also the first Chinese teenager to
no sports centre, so do this.
she used to run in
the field where her
father was working.
When she became the
first Indian UNICEF
Ambassador, she
posted on social
media that she feels
proud and hopes that
many more young
people will be able to
achieve their dreams.
Subskill: Finding answers in a text

fun Inpeople
some countries, like Australia, young
aged 15–24 can apply to be The words in a question are often different from
facts UNICEF Young Ambassadors. They learn the words in the text. Think about different ways
about UNICEF´s work around the world to say the same thing.
and they also learn how to inform others.
4 Answer the questions in exercise 3.
1 Because she became the first person from India
1 Look at the photos and title of the article. to win a gold medal in an international race.
What is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador? 2
What sorts of people become Goodwill
3
Ambassadors?
4
2 5 Read and listen to the article. Check 5
your ideas in exercise 1. 6
3 Read the questions and underline the 5 Underline the words or phrases in the
key words. article which have a similar meaning to the
1 Why was Hima Das’ prize so important? underlined words in exercise 3.
2 How do we know that Hima was happy to
become a UNICEF ambassador? 6 Read Article 12 from the United Nations
3 How does Wang Yuan make money?
Convention on the Rights of the Child. Why do
you think the Article is necessary?
4 What does Wang Yuan work hard to improve?
5 Where did Hinna Asefi Wardak grow up? Children have the right to say what they
think should happen when adults are making
6 How does Hinna make a difference for children?
decisions that affect them and to have their
opinions taken into account.
24
A podcast Telling a story
1 You’re going to hear three young people 1 Match 1–8 to a–h to make sentences and
giving advice on how to have a successful life. questions.
Which three things do you think are the best 1 Did I tell you about the time g
suggestions? 2 You’ll never guess
1 Get good grades and a good job! 3 It turns out my
2 Get fit and stay fit! 4 You’re
3 Make friends to feel happy! 5 Can you
4 Feel proud of yourself! 6 So, what
5 Don’t be afraid of change! 7 It all started when
8 That’s
Subskill: Writing Notes
While you are listening, write key words as a photo was the best.
notes. They can help you remember important b kidding!
information about the recording. c happened?
2 Listen to the podcast and match
6 d what happened.
speakers a–c with their advice 1–5 in e I was reading my dad’s newspaper.
exercise 1. Use the space to write short notes f awesome!
on what you hear. g I won an important competition?
a Claire 2 h imagine?
b Nick 2 Complete the conversation with some of

the phrases in exercise 1.
c Elsa 1 Did I tell you about the time I won an
important competition ?
3 Is all of the underlined information No, you didn’t. 2 ?

in each sentence true? Use your notes from
exercise 2 to help you. 3 .
1 One of the most important people at the Bank of I saw an advertisement for a photo competition and
America played rugby at school. yes / no I entered it. I sent that picture I took of my sister on
2 Very few successful women were mad about her bike. I won first prize, £500, and my picture was
sports at school. yes / no in the paper!
3 Meg Whitman used to be the top person at eBay.
yes / no 4 !
4 Benjamin Stern makes money by selling soap for
hair. yes / no No, I’m not. 5 ?
5 Stern grew up in one place. yes / no
6 !
6 Elsa suggests writing down all your grades, even
the bad ones. yes / no
7 She also says it’s a bad idea to look at your lists
again. yes / no
4 Listen to the recording again and

check your answers in exercise 3.
25
3 Writing 3
A story Vocabulary review
1 Look at the advertisement from a website.
What do you need to write? Success and achievements
Short story competition for young writers. 1 Match 1–6 to a–f to make sentences.
Write a short story with this title:
1 My dad runs marathons. He got b
‘It was an amazing success!’
2 That singer has millions of followers. She’s
Stories must be no more than 120 words.
3 I entered a talent show and won first
2 Read the story for the website 4 My friends sell T-shirts online. They make
competition and answer the questions. 5 When I get good grades, I always feel
1 Does the writer use the past simple and 6 On my last beach holiday, I learnt
continuous, and when and while?
a to surf. It wasn’t difficult.
2 Which time expressions does the writer use?
b fit by going to the gym after work.
3 Is the story interesting? Why/Why not?
c happy and proud.
4 What is the message at the end?
d prize. It was a trip to Paris.
e really popular on social media.
It was an amazing success!
f quite a lot of money.
One day, we were watching a documentary about street
children, when I had an idea. ‘Why don’t we try to make Word families: verbs and nouns
a difference for these children?’ I suggested.
2 Complete the sentences with one of the
A few days later, while we were walking, we saw an words in the box. There are two extra pairs
advertisement for a market. We decided to sell our old of words.
books and clothes there, and to give the money to a
children’s charity. We told our friends and soon we had achieve/achievement advertise/advertisement
a lot of things. agree/agreement compete/competition
educate/education improve/improvement
In the end we made nearly £1,000. We felt proud and
inform/information invent/invention
we hope to do it again!
invite/invitation
3 Write your own story for the school 1 This TV advertisement is really funny and it
magazine. Use the story in exercise 2 to help you. tells a story.
2 My sister’s getting married and she wants
Super skills to about 100 people to her
wedding.
COLLABORATION 3 My grandmother’s wasn’t very
good. She couldn’t read or write when she left
We can develop new skills when school.
we take on different roles in a project. 4 This town is much better for young people
than it used to be. What a(n) !
Order the words to make useful expressions.
5 My PE teacher is very good at swimming and
1 read out / You type / the information / and I’ll she used to in the Olympic
You type and I’ll read out the information. Games.
2 want to / Do you / insert the photos ? 6 Did Charles Babbage the first
computer or did he just have an idea for a
3 this part / you / Why don’t / type ? computer?
7 Winning that competition was a great
. Congratulations!
4 the writing now / so I do / to change, / Do you
want ?
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Choose the best option.
Past continuous
1 Complete the conversation with the past What are our greatest achievements?
continuous form of the verbs or the short
answer. Some people say it’s when Yuri Gagarin first
1 c to space in 1961. However, 70 years
1 Were you watching (watch) before that, we 2 even fly. In 1903, the Wright
that drama series when I phoned last night? Brothers 3 the first people to fly a plane.
Other people talk about electronics. We didn’t 4 to
No, I 2 .I3 have radio or television 120 years ago.
(write) a short story. Some say fire is our greatest success. We all love 5
a fire outdoors when we go camping, but the lives of
Why 4 you early humans changed because they could 6 food
(do) that? It wasn’t our homework. and stay warm. And how about photography? I 7
hundreds of photos while I 8 staying in Greece.
No, it was for an online competition. What about modern achievements? Opportunity 9
to Mars in 2004 and explored for 14 years. And there
10 smartphones in Japan in 1999 and now more
5 your brother
than 2.5 billion people 11 one.
(help) you write it?
Yes, he 6 . He’s good at thinking 1 a travel b travelling c travelled

of ideas. What 7 you and your 2 a can’t b wasn’t c couldn’t
sister (do) before you phoned? 3 a did b was c were
4 a use b used c using
We 8 (agree) on a date for
5 a build b building c built
our party. That’s why I 9
(try) to call you. Do you want to come? 6 a cook b cooking c cooks
7 a take b taking c took
Yes, please! 8 a was b were c did
9 a go b goes c went
Past simple and past continuous with 10 a was b were c be
when and while 11 a have b are having c had
2 Write complete sentences in the past simple

and past continuous.
Self-evaluation
1 I / tidy / my room / when / I / find / my keys
I was tidying my room when I found my keys. Read the objectives for this
2 It / not rain / when / we / leave / home
unit. How well can you do each
1 I can describe success and
3 When / the computer / crash / they / download /
achievements.
a new game
2 I can describe long and short
actions in the past using when
4 While / my dad / walk / home / he / see / a and while.
famous singer 3 I can tell an interesting story
and also respond to my
5 My brother / not say / anything / while / we / friends’ stories.
have dinner 4 I can write a story.

6 We / not play / football / when / someone / break /
the window

4 Spend!
Vocabulary
Money 3 Cross out the option that is incorrect.
1 My friends won some cash/money/receipts in a
1 Complete the crossword. competition.
2 Can I pay the bill/a discount/with a bank card?
Across
3 Don’t spend the receipt/those coins/your
2 5
pocket money on sweets.
4 My sister earns £5/some pocket money/ a
wallet when she washes my aunt’s car.
5 The man in the market sold Dad a new wallet for
his prices/bank cards/notes.
6 6 When my mum bought her new bike, they gave
her a receipt/discount/bank card.
8
1
p
o
4 Complete the texts with the words in
2
the box. There are three extra words.
c
k borrow buy cost earn lend pay
save sell spend swap waste win
e 3 4
t
m 5
Children in the UK between the ages
o of 5 and 16 are getting around £10
6 n 7
a week in pocket money. How much
e 8 do you get? What do you do with it?
y
I get £5 a week. My friends and I are into collecting comics and
we often 1 swap them. I often 2
Down my money and then when I have enough, I 3
1 a new one. Dani, 14
3
I have to 4 my pocket money by looking after
my little cousin or helping my grandparents. I’m careful with
my money and try not to 5 it on silly things.
Sam, 13
4 7 I don’t get very much money. I used to 6 all

of it on toys I wanted, but now I use it to 7
for the cinema. I’m mad about films. Fran, 15
I get £10 twice a month, but I’m saving it. I want an electric
guitar, but they 8 a lot. My grandma says she
can 9 me some money to help. Rashid, 13
2 Complete the money verbs with the
missing vowels.
1 b o rr o w 7 b y
5 Answer the questions in exercise 4
2 c st 8 l nd for you.
3 sp nd 9 sw p
4 rn 10 w st
5 s v 11 p y
6 w n 12 s ll
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Grammar 4
Quantifiers: a lot of (lots of), too much/many, (not) enough
some, any, not much/many 3 Choose the correct option.
1 Complete the sentences with some or any. 1 I didn’t write enough/too many words, so I didn’t
win the competition.
1 We didn’t spend any money yesterday
at the shopping centre. 2 We couldn’t finish our project because we didn’t
have enough/too much time.
2 I borrowed money from my mum
to buy a pair of sunglasses. 3 There were enough/too many people at the
concert, so I couldn’t see.
3 I haven’t got cash. Can you pay for
the bus? 4 We can’t go skiing because there isn’t enough/
too much snow.
4 Are there discounts for students at
the museum? 5 I can’t go out later. I’ve got enough/too much
homework.
5 There were coins on that table.
Where are they now? 6 Tidy up your room! There are enough/too many
clothes on the floor.
6 Have you got homework to do
tonight?
4 Complete the text with the words in
2 Look at the pictures and write complete the box. There are two extra words.
sentences with a lot of, not much or not many. enough lots many much
not of some too
1 Those shoes / cost /
money
Those shoes don’t 1 Lots of us dream of earning
cost much money. millions. Here are 2 young
people who achieved their dream.
2 I / have got / friends While Farrah Gray was growing up in Chicago,
there was never 3 money, so at
six he began selling things. When he was 14, he
became the youngest self-made millionaire who
wasn’t an actor or musician.
When Jason O’Neill was nine years old, he knew
3 He / spend / money on that there were too 4 kids who
snacks found school boring and difficult. He wanted
to help them. He created and sold ‘Pencil
Bugs’; insects for the top of pencils in lots
5 different colours.
Do teenagers spend too 6 time on
4 I / have / time their computers? Well, at 12, Noa Mintz was using
her computer to look for ways to start her own
business, ‘Nannies by Noa’, a company which
finds people to look after children. It’s now very
successful.
5 We / get / pocket
money 5 Complete the sentences for you.
1 I don’t buy a lot of online
because .
2 I’ve got too much , but not
6 There / be / coins enough .
3 There are too many in my
town and not enough .

4 Vocabulary
Adverbs 4 Correct one mistake in each sentence.
1 It didn’t take me long to get home because
1 Complete the table. quickly
I walked quickily.
Adjective Adverb 2 She speaks Spanish really goodly, and understands
everything as well.
quick 1 quickly
3 I always do my homework carefuly, with no
2 perfectly
mistakes.
bad 3 4 My brother didn’t study hardly for his exam, and he
4 carefully failed.
easy 5 5 I was so happily when we won the tournament.
6 well 6 My sister speaks French so good. She never makes
happy 7 mistakes.
hard 8 5 Complete the sentences with a verb

9 angrily and an adverb.
1 Our maths teacher is really clear when she
2 Match the adverbs in exercise 1 to the explains things.
spelling rules. Our maths teacher explains things clearly .
a We add -ly to most adjectives: 1 , , , 2 I tidy my room twice a day. It’s always perfect.
b We remove the y and add -ily to these adjectives: I always .
, ,
3 My parents are bad cooks.
c These adverbs are irregular: ,
They .
3 Look at the pictures. Choose the correct 4 I think English is easy to learn.
adjective and complete the sentence with the I think you can .
adverbial form. 5 I used to be a slow runner when I was a primary
school.
1 (good/bad) He plays
I used to when I was at
the guitar well .
primary school.
6 My grandfather was an amazing chess player.
He and won a lot of
2 (cheap/expensive) competitions.
You can buy things 7 It’s cheap to travel by bus, but the train is
on this expensive.
website. You can travel by bus.
3 (happy/angry) 6 Rewrite four of the sentences with

He always speaks adverbs in exercise 5 for you.
about My parents don’t cook badly. They cook really well.
everything.
1
4 (perfect/hard) He 2
studied 3
for the exam and got a 4
good mark.
5 (beautiful/bad) My
sister doesn’t sing
.
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Grammar 4
Comparative and superlative (not ) as + adjective + as
adjectives 4 Look at the pictures and write complete
1 Write the comparative and superlative sentences with (not) as + adjective + as.
form of the adjectives.
£200 £250
Comparative
Adjective Superlative form
form
1 slow slower the slowest Riz Ludka
2 big the 1 (expensive) Riz’s mobile phone
3 easy the isn’t as expensive as Ludka’s.
4 amazing the crocodile Olympic athlete
5 good the
6 bad the
17km/hour 44.5 km/hour
2 Choose the correct words to complete
the facts. 2 (fast) A crocodile
Bangkok Manila
How much do you know about money?
The British pound is 1 older than/the oldest currency in
the world. It’s 1,200 years old. 28ºC 28ºC
The US dollar is 2 more popular/the most popular than
the pound or the euro. In other words, more people pay 3 (hot) Bangkok
with dollars than with pounds or euros.
Amazon Nile
Coins appeared many years before notes. The Chinese
invented paper notes because they were
3 lighter than/the lightest coins and so easier to carry.
The 100,000 peso note (about US $3,700) appeared in 6,400 km 6,650 km
the Philippines in 1998. It was 4 larger than/the largest
note in the world. 4 (long) The Amazon

3 Complete the text with the
1 you / as / Are / tall / your best friend / as ?
comparative or superlative form of the
adjective in brackets. Are you as tall as your best friend?
2 it / easier to shop online / in a shop / Is / than ?
1 The most famous (famous)
department store is probably Harrods, but it isn’t
3 Where / best / is / to make friends / place / the ?
2 (old). People say that’s
Le Bon Marché in Paris. It was much
3 (small) than it is today. 4 your mum / old / as / Is your dad / as ?
John Wanamaker took this idea to Philadelphia and his
store became one of 4 (big) in
the USA. He also invented the price tag. Before then 5 most / in your town / Who / famous / the / is /
they invited their customers to say a price. The same person ?
object could be 5 (expensive)
for some than for others. Stores used to be
6 (crowded) before Christmas 6 Write your own answers to three of the
than at other times. Nowadays department stores are questions in exercise 5.
7 (empty) than they were.
Many of them are disappearing because online shopping 1 No, I’m taller than my best friend.
is becoming 8 (popular). 2
3
4

4 Reading
A magazine article
What’s the best thing you ever got fo r fr e e ?
We asked our readers this question last month and received too many
answers to publish here. Here are some of our favourites.
Six months ago, I was washing my grandpa’s car for some extra pocket money when
I heard a strange noise. There was an old box in the street, and it was moving slowly.
Inside was the saddest cat in the world. It was also the hungriest! We tried hard to
find its owner, but, in the end, we kept him. We called him Five Pounds because that’s
how much he weighed when we found him. That’s about 2.26 kg. Now he’s a lot
bigger and happier! Tim Williams
I sometimes look after my neighbour’s five-year-old daughter to earn a little cash.

When she goes to bed, I often watch something on their 75-inch TV screen. One
evening, I was telling my neighbour that I loved watching their TV because the
screen on my computer wasn’t big enough and she asked, ‘Well, do you want it?’
I’ve now got the largest TV screen in my class and it didn’t cost me anything!
Marina Pierce
My baby sister of course! My friends had brothers and sisters, but I used to say,
‘I’m happy with just Mum and Dad’. We live about 500 m from the sea and
we’re all keen on water sports; my mum surfs amazingly. Things changed when
my sister was born 18 months ago, but for the better. Now I’ve got someone to
spend time with. She’s so cool!
Aldo Kahn
fun Your local library is not only a great place to get
books; you can borrow comics, newspapers, films
facts and music, ebooks and audiobooks all for free too.
1 The numbers in the box are in the article. 4 Read the article and answer the
What do you think they mean? Look at the questions.
title and the photos to help you. 1 How did Tim earn cash?
The boy found his cat six months ago. He washed his granddad’s car
six months ago five pounds 2.26 kg 2 Was the cat feeling happy when they found it?
five-year-old 75-inch 500 m 18 months ago 3 How did Marina use to watch TV at home?
4 Have some of her classmates got a bigger TV?
Subskill: Scanning 5 What’s Aldo’s mum good at?
When you need information about numbers, 6 How did Aldo’s life improve when his sister
don’t worry about reading the whole article – was born?
look for the number quickly, underline it and
read the information that relates to the number. 5 What is the best thing you ever got
for free? Write your own short answer for the
2 Read and listen to the article.
7 article.
Underline the numbers from exercise 1 as you
read them.
3 Find the numbers you underlined in the

article, read the information that relates to
each one and check your ideas in exercise 1.
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A radio programme Giving advice
1 Look at the pictures. You’re going to listen 1 Order the words to make sentences for
to a radio programme. What do you think it’s giving advice.
about? 1 about / borrowing / What / a dress ?
What about borrowing a dress?
2 should / try / You / looking online .
3 don’t / you / something / Why / learn / new ?
4 always / could / You / make her something .
2 Complete the sentences to make replies.

2 Listen to the first part of the
8 1 That’s a great idea.
programme and choose the best answer to 2 not going to work.
complete the sentence. 3 Thanks, I’ll try .
On the radio programme, I think we will learn: 4 I don’t I could do that.
a about two brothers who work in a market.
b that there are now many more teenage 3 Look at the pictures and complete
markets. the conversations with the expressions in
c how to organise a perfect market. exercises 1 and 2.
3 Read the questions and underline the 1

key words. I can’t find my wallet.
1 To sell things at the market, you need to …
You should try asking
a take your own coins and notes.
the teacher.
b pay a lot of money.
c have a lot of experience. That’s a great idea.
2 Dan is …
a 10 years old.
b no more than 16 years old.
2 I’d like to be rich and famous.
c an adult.
3 At the end of the programme, Luca says …
a it’s difficult to sell your things at a teenage
market.
b you need to go online if you’re interested in
(–)
learning more about teenage markets.
c there isn’t enough information about teenage
markets.
Subskill: Choosing between options 3 I never win races. I’d

Before you choose the correct option, make sure love to be the fastest
you listen carefully to all the information around runner in my class.
the answer.
4 9Listen to the complete

programme and choose the correct options
in exercise 3. Is your answer to exercise 2
still correct?
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4 Writing 4
Notes and messages Vocabulary review
1 Rewrite the sentences with the words in
Money
brackets.
1 It isn’t cheap enough for our class. (expensive) 1 Complete the sentences with one of the
It’s too expensive for our class. words in each pair.
2 We think our presentation is too short. (long) borrow/lend
We think our presentation . Can I 1 borrow some cash?
3 That purse isn’t big enough. (small) Can you 2 lend me some cash?
That purse . sell/buy
Jack would like to 3 his bicycle
2 Complete the messages with the because it’s too small.
sentences in exercise 1. Do you want to 4 Jack’s bike and
Hi Kyra, give it to your little sister?
I phoned the pizza restaurant. We can’t go there win/earn
for our party. 1 It’s too expensive for our class . My sisters sing amazingly. They often
Do you know somewhere cheaper? 5 competitions.
Neil
They want to be famous singers and
6 a lot of money.
Hey sis,
spend/save
Let’s get mum a new purse. I know she’s got one, but
2 . What do you think? Don’t waste your money. Why don’t you
7 it and buy something you need?
Jules
You often 8 your money on us. It’s
Dear Mr Thomas, our turn to pay for you!
We’re worried. 3 . cost/swap
Do you agree? I think your green pen is nicer and you prefer
Thank you, mine. Why don’t we 9 ?
Alice and Martin Those trainers are too expensive. They
10 £120.
3 Write your own reply to the messages.
Adverbs
Super skills 2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in the box
COMMUNICATION
angry cheap clear easy
In some situations it’s important good happy hard slow
to speak in a more formal way.
1 I can’t read this note. You need to write more
Match situations 1–4 with comments a–d. clearly .
1 Your teacher tells your group to sound more 2 It wasn’t difficult to do. I did it .
confident. d
3 You can travel more if you buy
2 You aren’t sure if you can make jokes in a formal your tickets online.
presentation.
4 She trained for the race and won.
3 Nobody in the group looks confident. Everybody
5 When I broke her cup, she wasn’t happy. She
is worried.
shouted at me.
4 Two of your friends want to dance at the end of
6 We didn’t win the match, but I was happy
the presentation.
because we played .
a Do you think we should be serious or funny?
7 We were late because we didn’t walk quickly.
b Remember, this is a business meeting. We walked .
c How can we show that we’re confident? 8 My grandmother never had much money, but
d We mustn’t be nervous. she wasn’t sad. She lived very .
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Quantifiers: a lot of (lots of), some, any, Complete the text with the words in the box.
not much/many, too much/many, (not) There are two extra words.
enough
a as did didn’t happier lot much
1 Correct one mistake in each of the sentences. of than the to was went were
1 I haven’t got some any cash. Can you lend me £5?
2 I haven’t got too much money to buy that game.
3 There weren’t enough eggs to make a cake, so I How to have fun without
made any biscuits. spending too 1 much
money.
4 My dad had a lots of coins, so he swapped them
for some notes. Michelle McGagh wanted to save money, so she
5 We can’t buy that laptop. It costs enough money. decided to stop spending money on things she
2 need, like clothes and eating in
restaurants. She saved a 3 of money.
Comparative and superlative After a year she was richer 4 before
adjectives and she also felt 5 .
2 Complete the sentences with the correct How 6 she do it?
comparative or superlative form of one of the
adjectives in brackets. • She planned her meals, she learnt how to cook
and she didn’t spend as much 7
1 The journey costs £10 by bus and £12 by train. before in the supermarket.
(cheap/expensive)
The bus is cheaper than the train.
• She used 8 travel by bus and
that was expensive, so she began to cycle
2 It takes 15 minutes by bike, 10 minutes by train or everywhere. There 9 rainy days
15 minutes by car. (quick/slow) when she wanted to take the bus, but she
couldn’t.
The train is transport in my
town. • She found websites where she could get tickets
for films and shows for free. There are lots
3 Queen Victoria market in Melbourne, Australia is 10 free museums in her city and
large. The market in my town isn’t. (big/small) others open late once 11 month.
The market in my town is • She even 12 on a free cycling
Queen Victoria market. holiday where she camped on beaches.
4 Valletta, Malta gets 2,957 hours of sun a year.
Glasgow, Scotland gets 1,203. (sunny/cloudy)
Glasgow is Valletta.
(not) as + adjective + as Self-evaluation

3 Complete the second sentence with (not) as +
adjective + as so that it means the same as the
first.
1 I can talk about the things you
1 Your mobile phone costs the same as mine. It isn’t
can do with money.
more expensive.
2 I can describe how I do things
Your mobile is as expensive as mine. using adverbs.
2 Travelling by train and bus are both comfortable. 3 I can describe quantities.
Travelling by bus is 4 I can compare things.
travelling by train.
5 I can give advice.
3 Playing sports is better than watching them on TV.
6 I can write a short note or
Watching sports on TV is
playing them. message.
4 My bag is heavier than mum’s bag. If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.
Mum’s bag is my bag.

5 A better place
Vocabulary
4 Complete the descriptions with the
words in the box.
Rooms and furniture
bath bed bookshelf carpet cooker
1 Look at the picture and complete the desk fridge shower sofa table
words. wardrobe window
WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE IN

YOUR HOUSE?
7
a This is really my mum’s space, but I love doing my
3 homework here at her large 1 desk
6
8 . There’s lots of light because it’s next to the
2 . She hasn’t got many books on
1 the 3 , but there are a lot of photos.
4 Jordan, Manchester
2
5 9 b I think I’ve got the biggest room in the house. I spend
most of my time there on my 4 ,
reading, listening to music or sleeping. My room’s tidy
1 garden 6 s s because I’ve got a large 5 for all my
clothes and other things. Naomi, Boston
2 b 7 l
r c We spend a lot of time in here sitting at the
3 k
6 talking. There’s always something
4 b 8 h cool to drink in the 7 and there’s
5 o 9 g often something cooking in the 8 .
Meena, Mumbai
2 Complete the furniture words with the d It has to be this room. When I wake up, I always have
missing vowels. a9 before I do anything else. Other
1 be d 7 s nk people prefer to have a 10 , but I think
that wastes a lot of water! Sebastien, Brussels
2 w rdr be 8 sh w r
e That’s an easy question! I like relaxing on the
3 rmch r 9 c pb rd
11 with my sister and watching TV.
4 w sh ng 10 c k r My brother prefers lying on the floor. We’ve got
m ch n 11 c rt ns 12 on the floor, but I think that’s
5 s f uncomfortable. Stefan, Vienna
12 c rp t
6 b n
3 Cross out the option that is incorrect. 5 Read descriptions a–e again and write
1 There’s a shower/bin/cooker in our bathroom. the place.
2 In my bedroom, there’s a washing machine/ a office d
wardrobe/bookshelf. b e
3 We’ve got a lovely kitchen with a big fridge/ c
lots of cupboards/a wardrobe.
4 My grandma’s got red curtains/a basin/ 6 Write a short description of your
a beautiful carpet in her living room. favourite place in your house. Use the
5 My head teacher’s got a large desk/a bath/ descriptions in exercise 4 to help you.
two cupboards in his office.
6 Our hall is big. We’ve got a bookshelf/a sink/
a glass front door.
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Grammar 5
will for predictions: affirmative might
and negative 3 Look at the pictures and write complete
sentences with will or might.
1 Complete the predictions with will or won’t
and the verbs in brackets. 1 2
We asked the experts for their future

predictions.
Do you agree with them?
Population 3 4
In 2060, 10,184,289,992 people 1 will live

(+ live) on our planet. India 2
(+ have) the largest population (around 1.7
billion people), then China and Nigeria.
Housing
Houses with gardens 3 1 It might rain later.
(+ disappear). There 4 (+ be)
2 We go to Malta or we
whole cities in the sky and we 5
go to Turkey.
(+ need) to build underground.
3 They buy a mountain bike or they
Communication buy a road bike.
We 6 (– use) mobile phones. We 4 He’s sure he pass all his exams and he
7 (+ talk) to images of our friends get good grades.
in the air.
4 Complete the conversation with will,
Shopping won’t or might and the correct form of the verbs.
We 8 (– go) to shops to try on ‘Where 1 will you live (live) when
clothes. 3D printers 9 (+ take) you’re older?’
photos of our bodies and they 10 ‘I’m not sure really. I 2 might live (live) here or
(+ print) perfect clothes for us. I3 (move) to a larger city.’
‘4 your house (be) big
with a garden?’
will for predictions: questions ‘I’d love to have a big house, but I’m sure it
5 (be) a small flat and it 6
2 Write complete questions and short (not have) a garden. It 7 (have)
answers with will. a large living room with a comfortable sofa, but
1 you / be rich and famous ? (–) I’m not sure.’
Will you be rich and famous? No, I won’t.
2 you and your family / live in the same house for
5 Write three predictions about you, your
ever ? (+)
family and the people you know. Use some of
the words in the box and your own ideas.
3 your friends / get married before they’re 25 ? (–) be rich and famous get a good job
live in a big house make a difference
win an important competition
4 you / get a job in your town ? (+)
1 I won’t live in a house, I’ll live in an apartment.
5 we / go cycling together when we’re older ? (+) 2
3
6 your sister / have lots of children ? (–) 4

5 Vocabulary
Your environment 4 Choose one word from box A and
another from box B to make phrasal verbs.
1 Find seven environment words in the Then write them next to the correct definition.
word square. A
cut give pick throw turn (x2)
P O L L U T I O N B away down off up (x3)
P L A N T S A L D
1 make a tree fall down cut down
R E C Y C L E I U 2 stop something working, switch something off
A W O K L M M T N 3 stop doing something that you usually do

C A I R A R T T B
4 put in the rubbish bin
F S R E D U C E V 5 take something from the floor
6 increase sound, heat or light
G T Y W X Y T R J
H E T R E U S E U
5 Complete the quiz with some of the
words and phrases in the box. There are two
2 Use five of the words in exercise 1 to that you don’t need.
label the pictures. give up plant pollution recycle reuse
throw away turn up waste
a b
How much do you know about the

pollution environment?
c • Which of these things do you have to
throw away
1 because we can’t 2
them?
d a glass bottles b comics c old pens
• Which of these things does NOT 3
too much water?
e
a having a bath b a one-minute shower
c brushing your teeth with the water on
• If we want to help the environment, we need to
4 travelling …
a by car b on foot c by bike
3 Match 1–6 to a–f to make tips for helping • Which of these is NOT a type of 5 ?
the environment. a litter b water c waste
1 Stop wasting paper! They cut b • What are the 3 Rs of recycling?
a reduce, 6 , recycle
2 When you go out of a room, turn
b read, run, write
3 Don’t drop your litter on the floor. Pick c rest, relax, recover
4 When it’s cold, don’t turn
5 Think carefully before you throw 6 Answer the quiz in exercise 5.
6 Plastic cups are bad for the environment.
Give 7 What do you and your family do to
a up the heating. Put on another sweater.
help the environment? Write three sentences.
Use the sentences in exercise 3 to help you.
b down lots of trees to make that.
We recycle bottles and paper. I turn off the lights
c them up and get a reusable cup instead.
when I leave my bedroom.
d it up and put it in the bin.
e off the lights before you leave.
f something away. Give it to charity instead.
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Grammar 5
First conditional 3 Complete the text with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If you don’t pick up/won’t pick up your litter, I’ll
have to do it for you. Last week we asked: ‘What easy things can we do to
2 Dad take/will take us to the station if there aren’t help the planet?’ Here are your answers.
any buses. ’ll
You 1 save (save) water if you
3 You’ll be late if you don’t leave/won’t leave now. 2 turn the tap off (turn off)
4 If your friends come to our house later, I make/’ll when you brush your teeth. Lizzie Baines.
make a pizza. If we 3 (use) less paper, we
5 We don’t have/won’t have fun if you don’t come 4 (not need) to cut down as many
with us. trees. For example, if you 5 (not put)
paper on a birthday present, it 6
(not matter). Thomas May.
2 Look at the pictures and write sentences
in the first conditional. It’s a waste when we use plastic bottles and then we
need to throw them away. If you 7
1 it / snow this weekend,
(buy) a water bottle and you 8 (reuse)
we / go skiing it, you 9 (help) the environment. Petra
If it snows this Scholes.
weekend, we’ll go
skiing.
Zero conditional
2 we / watch a horror
film, I / not sleep 4 Write complete sentences using the zero
conditional.
1 you reuse plastic bottles, you reduce pollution
If you reuse plastic bottles, you reduce pollution.
2 we turn off the lights, we save electricity
3 you / open gate, the
dog / run away 3 I not do my homework, teacher be annoyed
4 you not do exercise, you not get fit
4 he / not be careful, he 5 Order the words to make conditional

/ break window sentences. Are they zero or first conditionals?
1 feel / good / If / I / I / get / proud / marks / ,
If I get good marks, I feel proud. (zero)
2 tomorrow / out / rains / won’t / it / If / I / go / ,
5 we / eat it now, there 3 if / I / have / tired / don’t / I / feel / breakfast

/ not be any food for
later
4 don’t / My / win / if / the / friends / will / this /
match / competition / they / lose
6 Complete the sentences for you. Use

the zero or first conditional.
1 If I get good grades,
2 If I go to bed late on Sunday,
3 I get bored if

5 Reading
A newspaper report
A rubbish house in Bengaluru, India.
W
hat’s your house built of? G. V. How did he do it?
Dasarathi from Bengaluru, India, He didn’t build a
calls his house Kachra Mane which brand new house.
means ‘Rubbish House’, because he built He took an old house
his house from rubbish. He thinks that the and renovated it –
4Rs; reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink, he made lots of
are very important – so that’s what he changes to make it his home. He then used
did. Around 80% of his house comes from the wood from large boxes to make the
recycled materials. stairs, kitchen cupboards and bookshelves.
The glass for windows was reused, as were
basins, sinks and showers. He bought them
from people who destroy old houses.
As for household appliances, like the

washing machine, he bought those in
second-hand markets. Now that he lives
in the house, he uses the sun to make
electricity and he collects rain water to use
in his home.
In building his house, Dasarathi saved both
time and money. It took him only seven
months and it cost much less than a normal
house. He says that you should never pay
more than 20% of the price of the same
thing new.
3 Read the article again. Are the

fun ‘One man’s trash is another man’s
treasure,’ is an American expression statements T (true) or F (false)? Correct the
facts which means that while one person might false ones.
think something is waste, another might 1 G.V. Dasarathi built his house on top of rubbish.
think the same thing is very useful and
F He built his house from rubbish.
important.
2 There are too many new materials in Dasarathi’s
house.
1 Look at the photos of a house in 3 Dasarathi cut down several trees to build his
Bengaluru, India. What do you think is kitchen.
unusual about the house? 4 Someone in the market sold Dasarathi the things
for his bathroom.
Subskill: Reading quickly
5 Dasarathi saves water by reusing rain water.
If you see a word or phrase that you don’t know,
continue reading. You will still get a general idea 6 It’s as expensive to build a recycled house as it is
of the text. to build a normal house.
2 10 Read and listen to the complete 4 Redesign your own bedroom using
article. Check your ideas in exercise 1. recycled materials. Draw a plan.
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A podcast Making decisions
1 Look at the photos. What do you think the 1 Match questions 1–6 with replies a–f.
recording is about? 1 What about going to the cinema? c
2 Don’t you think it’s better to eat at home?
3 What do you think about going to the skate park
later?
4 Do you think we’ve got enough bread for
everyone?
5 The good thing is that Mum’s birthday is on
Saturday.
6 Don’t you think an Italian restaurant is a good
idea?
a I’m not sure. It’s really cold and rainy today.

b That’s a good point. We’ll need to make about 20
sandwiches.
c OK, good idea. There’s a good thriller on in town.
d Yes, but I don’t think she’ll enjoy a surprise party.
e I agree. Grandma loves Italian food.
f You’re right. There’s lots of food in the fridge.
2 11Listen to the podcast and check
your ideas in exercise 1. 2 Complete the conversation. Use your
answers in exercise 1 to help you.
3 Read the sentences about the podcast
and underline the key words. (This is the key So, what do we need to get
information that you’ll need to listen for.) ready for the school disco?
1 In 2050, there’ll be the same amount
of plastic in the sea as fish. F 1 What about downloading
2 It’s possible that plastic bags will disappear some cool music?
from supermarkets completely.
3 Some places are making a new kind Yes, 2 I think Anne-Marie
of reusable straw. and Sam are organising that.
4 Tourists often break the coral and take
it home. Awesome! Don’t you 3
5 Some marine species might disappear we need to buy food and drink?
from the Belize Coral Reef.
6 Some companies are looking for gas That’s a good 4 . It’ll be
and oil near the reef. more fun if we make our own.
7 The American scientist will stop working
when he has planted a million corals. 5 you think
we’ll have enough time?
Subskill: Answering true, false and no
information questions You’re 6 . Let’s
Remember: if you don’t hear the key information make a list and buy it instead.
in the question, the answer is probably, ‘No
Information’. The good 7 is that we can
reuse the decorations from last time.
4 Listen again. If you hear the
information, write T (true) or F (false). If you I8 . Are they still in
don’t hear the information, write NI (no the cupboard in the music room?
information).
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5 Writing 5
An advertisement
Vocabulary review
1 Complete the sentences with one word.
1 You can use coconut scourers to clean things Rooms and furniture
such as dirty trainers or the kitchen sink.
2 Biodegradable plates are great for outdoor events
1 Write the furniture in the box next to the
picnics or barbecues.
room it is usually found in.
3 I use a lot of green products, for , armchair basin bath bed cooker
I have A bamboo toothbrush . cupboard (with cups and plates) fridge shower
4 Use pens recycled from plastic bottles for sink sofa wardrobe washing machine
schoolwork, projects or exams.
5 To make wool trainers, they use recycled bedroom: bed ,
materials. example, plastic bottles bathroom: , ,
or cardboard.
living room: ,
2 Choose one of the underlined objects kitchen: , ,
in exercise 1. Then rewrite this advertisement , ,
for your object.
Your environment
Coconut scourers
If you use coconut scourers,
Why use coconut
2 Complete the text with the words. There
you’ll help the environment.
scourers? are two extra words.
What they do
You can use coconut scourers • Completely natural cut down give up litter pick up
to clean things such as dirty • 100% plastic free and
environmentally- plant pollution recycle reduce
trainers or the kitchen sink.
friendly throw away turn off turn up waste
How they work
These scourers are made from • Easy to clean – wash
coconuts. They’re much stronger under water and dry
than anything you usually use. Help the planet
Try them for yourself! and save money! The things we’re doing
to help!
If we 1 give up things like plastic bags
Super skills or straws, we’ll 2 waste. We
won’t 3 our clothes any more,
we’ll 4 them by selling them
CRITICAL THINKING in our second-hand clothes market. We’ll
5 the heating and wear an
It’s important to think about how extra jumper if we’re cold. When it’s hot we
to solve different types of problems. won’t 6 the air conditioning.
We’ll open some windows instead. At
Complete the phrases with words in the box. the end of the day, there’s often a lot of
7 on the floor, so everyone
I think OK, so how People say will need to 8 at least three
We could put We could suggest things. We’ll go to the beach to collect the
9 there (old shoes, bottles and
boxes) because we don’t want to add to
1 I think recycling bins in the the 10 in the sea.
classroom would be a good idea.
2 turning off all the
electricity for a day.
3 we use too much
electricity.
4 are we going to
organise the poster? Who is going to draw?
5 some pictures here,
there’s a lot of writing.
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Complete the text with one word in each gap.

will for predictions: affirmative,
negative and questions
What 1 do you know about
1 Write complete questions and answers. Greta Thunberg?
1 your sister / have lots of children ? (+, five) In August 2018, Greta Thunberg, 2
Will your sister have lots of children? schoolgirl from Sweden, became famous when she sat
Yes, she will. She’ll have five children. down outside the Parliament building in her country.
She 3 raising awareness about climate
2 you / buy a fast car ? (–, a mountain bike) change. Greta first learnt about climate change
when she 4 eight years old. When
3 you and your friends / live in a house with a her teacher showed the class photos of plastic in the
oceans, she used 5 cry. Greta knew she
garden ? (–, a nice apartment)
needed to make a difference. Greta stopped flying
in 2015 because travelling by plane is worse for the
4 it / be hot all summer ? (+, 30ºC) environment 6 other transport. She
goes everywhere by train. She’s also now a vegan; she
7 not eat animal products because it’s
5 your friends / go abroad next summer ? (+, learn better for the environment. She’s also studying hard,
more English) so she doesn’t have 8 free time.
But 9 people interested in the
environment in the past? Well, yes! On 22 April 1970,
might Gaylord Nelson, an American politician, created
Earth Day to raise awareness about pollution and the
2 Write complete sentences with might, will or environment. Where 10 you be when
won’t. we celebrate the 60th Earth Day?
1 It’s cold today. I’m not sure, but it / snow / later
I’m not sure, but it might snow later.
2 Come to the party! You / have / a good time
3 It’s my sister’s birthday. I / buy / her a bag or

maybe a hoodie
4 There’s nobody here. We / sell / any of our cakes
5 My brother sings badly. He / be / a famous singer Self-evaluation

First and zero conditional unit. How well can you do each
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form 1 I can describe my house and
of the verbs in brackets. the furniture in it.
1 If you download a film, I ’ll watch (watch) it 2 I can talk about ways to help
with you. the environment.
2 If the weather (be) nice, everyone 3 I can make predictions about
feels happy. the future using will and
3 You feel part of a team if you (play) might.
sport. 4 I can make decisions with
4 He’ll learn a new language if he friends by discussing things
(study) in Italy. and agreeing or disagreeing.
5 I can write an advertisement.
5 If they (not run), they’ll miss the
bus.

6 Experience
Vocabulary 3 Complete the text with some of the
nouns in exercises 1 and 2.
Collocations: experiences
IMAGINE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
1 Complete the experiences with the words YOU LIKE TOMORROW. WHAT
in the box. WILL YOU DO? #MYPERFECTDAY
be eat go meet play stay visit write That’s easy! I’m mad about adventure sports,
so I’ll start the day by doing 1 a bungee
1 go to a concert jump , then I’ll go to a forest near me where
2 a theme park we go 2 z l and then
3 sushi I’ll call my friends and we’ll play 3 l
t – it’s cleaner than paintballing! Beccy
4 at a youth hostel
5 on TV I’ll need to travel to a
6 a famous person
4d c
like Asia for my perfect day. I’m
7 a blog into animals, so I’ll start the day
8 baseball by riding a 5 h on
the beach and then I’ll swim
2 Complete the crossword with the with 6 d .
missing verbs. My dad will help me build
Across 7as . If there’s
record
enough wind in the evening, I’ll fly a 8 k
3 music 7 under
and then sleep 9 u
5 in a the stars
the s . William
play 10
6 a karaoke My friends and I started a band last week and we’d
bungee jump 11 to a love to be on 10 T . During the day, we’ll
different continent record some 11 m and then take a
12 d c to improve our show.
1 2 In the evening, we’ll go to a 13 c to see
3 4 5
our favourite singer and we’ll meet a
r e c o r d 14 f p like Katy Perry
or Ed Sheeran. Rosie
6 7 8
10 11
Down 8 laser
1 tag
zip lining 9 a kite
2 a 10 in the 4 Describe your own perfect day. Use
snowman sea some of the collocations on this page.
3 a horse 11 a
4 an app dance class
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Grammar 6
Present perfect: affirmative 4 Correct the information in the
sentences.
and negative
1 She’s taken a dance class. (an art class)
1 Complete the table. She hasn’t taken a dance class. She’s taken
an art class.
Regular or
Verb Past Past participle 2 I’ve seen a musical. (a thriller)
irregular?
1 swim swam swum irregular
3 It’s been wet all week. (dry)
2 make made
3 stay stayed
4 My cousins have baked a chocolate cake.
4 try tried (a lemon cake)
5 travel travelled
6 eat ate 5 You’ve acted in a play. (a video)
7 play played
2 Write complete sentences in the present 5 Complete the text with the correct
perfect. present perfect form of the verbs in the box.
1 I / ride / a horse lots of times
enjoy make meet receive see
I’ve ridden a horse lots of times.
swim take (x2) upload win
2 My mum / swim / with dolphins in Australia
3 We / play / baseball with our American cousins

Meet two cool people.
4 You / eat / all the cake! Kimberly Jeffries 1 has enjoyed being in the
water all her life and she 2 some
awesome photos of marine animals. She
5 My brother / travel / to 15 different countries 3 a lot of her photos onto social
media and she 4 several important
prizes. She 5 with Deep Blue, one of
the biggest Great White Sharks we
3 Look at the pictures and complete the
6 .
sentences with the correct present perfect
form of go.
1 He’s travelled a lot.
He ’s been
to five different
continents. Sarah M Online 7 thousands of
famous people and she 8 a lot
2 Liam and Jason of photos of them – there are more than 6,200
photos in her Flickr account. Now famous herself,
aren’t here.
Sarah 9 friends with Miley Cyrus and
They
she 10 an invitation to Perez Hilton’s
zip lining. birthday party.
3 Don’t worry! They’re

coming back. 6 Complete the sentences for you.
They 1 I haven’t or
to get ready for the , but I’d like to.
second half. 2 My family and I have , but
4 Sorry I’m late. we haven’t .
I 3 Many of my friends have
to the dentist. and , but none of them
have .

6 Vocabulary
Music 4 Complete the reviews with the words
in the box.
1 Complete the words with the missing
choir classical music dance DJ hip-hop
vowels.
jazz musicians quartet singer trumpet
1 b a nd g
2 v l n
3 fl t Tell us about a concert you
4 dr ms went to and win a free ticket
5 l d s ng r to see your favourite musician.
6 s ng r
7 tr mp t
8 k yb rd
9 p n
10 g t r st
2 Match words 1–10 in exercise 1 with a–j in

the picture.
e g
c h
b
f i
d j
3 Read the sentences and write the words.

5 Answer the questions for you. Write
1 Someone who puts on the music at a party or
full sentences.
disco. D J
1 Have you got a favourite singer or musician? Who
2 A group of people who sing together, for example
is it?
in a school. c
3 A person who plays the piano. p
4 Modern musicians like Shawn Mendes or Hailee
Steinfeld play this style. p 2 What styles of music do you like? Are there any
styles that you don’t like? Why?
5 A large group of musicians who play classical
musical. o
6 This is a person who writes music. c
7 This is a group of four musicians or singers. 3 Have you been to a concert recently? Who was it?
q What was it like?
8 Someone who directs the other musicians.
c
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Grammar 6
Present perfect: questions 4 Complete the interview with the
present perfect form of the verbs and
1 Write complete questions in the present short answers.
perfect.
be play (x2) travel sing visit
1 you / play in an orchestra ?
Have you played in an orchestra?
2 your mum / ride an elephant ?
Today Young Musicians
(YM) magazine is talking to
Paulie M, a 14-year-old DJ.
3 your friends / sleep on the beach all night ?
YM: 1 Have you ever played a
musical instrument?
4 I / miss the start of the film ?
Paulie M: No, I 2 .
YM: I understand you sing really well.
5 we / go to this theme park before ? 3 you ever in a
band?
Paulie M: No, I 4 .
2 Write the short answers to the questions in YM: Who’s your favourite singer?
exercise 1. Paulie M: I like lots of people, but I
1 (+) Yes, I have 5 always
2 (+) keen on Ariana Grande.
3 (–)
YM: 6 she ever
a concert near you?
4 (+)
Paulie M: No, she 7 ,
5 (–) but I 8 to different
places to see her. She’s
3 Write questions with ever and answers awesome!
with never in the present perfect. YM: Now she lives in
1 (you / play in a band) New York. 9
Have you ever played in a band?
you other
cities as a DJ?
No, I’ve never played in a band.
Paulie M: No, I
2 (your brother / sing in a choir) 10 ,
but I’d love to.
5 Write questions in the present perfect.

3 (you and your friends / win a sandcastle
1 you and your friends / take a dance class
competition)
2 Has / your best friend / learn to play an instrument
3 Have / you / ever / record some music
4 your / parents / see a famous musician
4 (your best friend / meet a famous musician)
6 Answer the questions in exercise 5
for you.
5 (your parents / act in a musical) 1 Have you and your friends ever taken a dance
class? No, we haven’t, but we often go dancing.
2
6 (your mum / live in another country)
3

6 Reading
An advertisment
Have you ever thought about organising an experience day?
It’s your best friend’s birthday, a classmate is moving to a new town or your brother’s going to
university. What do you buy them? What about getting them one of these experiences?
Drive a Lamborghini
Have you ever wanted to drive a fast sports car? If you’re not old
enough to get a driving licence, then this experience allows people
as young as 11 to achieve their dream. When you arrive at the
race track, the instructors will first talk to you about safety. Then
you’ll get into your car, turn on the engine and off you go. You’ll have
about 10 minutes on the track.
The Bear Grylls Adventure
You’ll need to be fit and over 10 if you want to enjoy an experience
here. They’ll organise you into teams and give you a challenge. First
they ask you to solve some problems in the escape room. Will you
be fast enough to break out before the alarm rings? Next you’ll do
an assault course where you’ll climb over a big wall. Finish the day
underwater, with 25 minutes in the snorkel cage looking at sharks.
Become an artist for a few days

At Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London, you can learn lots of
different things. On the 3-day Studio Art course, you’ll work with an
artist and learn how to use different materials. On the 3D-design
course, you’ll learn to make real objects from your own 2D designs.
This course includes a trip to an art gallery, so you can get some new
ideas. And if you’re into photography and you’d like to learn how to
improve your photos on a computer, then the Digital Art course is
perfect for you. Don’t forget your camera!
funs Bear Grylls has always been into adventure;

he’s jet skied around Great Britain, sailed
fact across the Arctic Ocean, held the highest ever Subskill: Answering questions in your
own words.
dinner party and he’s had his own adventure
series. When you find the answer to a question in the
text, try to think of another way to say the same
thing.
1 Look at the title of the article, its headings
4 Read the article again and answer the
and pictures. What kinds of things can you do
questions in your own words.
on the experience days?
1 How long do you drive the Lamborghini for?
12 You drive for 10 minutes .
Check your ideas in exercise 1. 2 What do you need to do in the escape room?
You need to .
3 Read the questions and choose the best
3 Where do you spend the end of your day at The
answer. Give reasons for your choice.
Bear Grylls Adventure?
1 How old do you need to be to drive a
Lamborghini?
4 Where will you go on the 3D-design course? Why
a This is available for people as young as 11.
will you go there?
b You need to be 11 years old or over.
2 What happens when you first get to the
Lamborghini race track? 5 Prepare an experience day for your
a The instructors will first talk to you about safety. classmates. Where will you take them? What
b You’ll learn how to be safe on the road. will they do there?
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A radio interview Talking about experience
1 Look at the photos and the map. What do 1 Match 1–8 to a–h to make sentences.
you think BrattRock is? What kinds of things 1 Why do you want e
can you see and do there? 2 No,
3 Have you ever
4 Why are you interested
5 Have you got any
6 I know a bit
7 Can you
8 I don’t know anything about
a done this type of work before?

b experience of playing in a band?
c about making videos.
d use a video camera?
e to help with this event?
f recording music.
g not really.
h in playing the guitar?
2 Listen to the recording and check
13
your ideas in exercise 1. 2 Write the key phrases in exercise 1 in the

correct place.
Subskill: Noticing differences between General questions: 1 ,
the question and what you hear Questions about experience or abilities: , ,
Remember that there will be differences Talking about experience or abilities: , ,
between the questions and the recording; you
won’t hear exactly the same words. 3 Complete the conversations with some
of the key phrases in exercise 1.
3 Look at the notes about BrattRock
below. Think of different ways in which the 1
Why do you want to help with this event?
information might be given.
1 There was a festival in…, the festival started I’ve heard a lot about it and I think it’s a
in… cool thing to do.
2
Music Festival
The first festival happened in 1 2016
I played the drums in a band with friends.
Open to young musicians under 2
Enjoy no more than 3 workshops, 3
such as 4 We need someone to film the band.
Cost for:
workshops: adults 5 , students
6 4
concerts: adults 7 $ , students Have you ever done this type of work before?
8$
Organisers donate part of the money to
9 But I’d like to get some experience.
Family activities including 10 5
4 Listen to the recording again and

complete the notes in exercise 3. A video camera? Yes, of course! Have
you seen my YouTube channel?
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6 Writing 6
An e-postcard Vocabulary review
1 Write one sentence with who, which or where.
1 It’s a summer camp. Young musicians can improve
Collocations: experiences
and learn more about the music world.
1 Complete the text with the correct verbs.
It’s a summer camp where young musicians can
As a family, we have a lot of fun together. We
improve and learn more about the music world. often 1 travel to different countries
2 I’ve got a fantastic teacher. She’s also a composer. and I always 2 k a diary, so we can
remember our adventure. We love camping best
because you can 3 s under the
3 There’s a sports centre. You can play tennis there.
stars, but if it’s too cold, we 4 s in
a youth hostel. My brother and I are into sports,
4 I’m sharing a room with two South Africans. so we usually try to 5 g zip lining
They’re great fun. or 6 s underwater with marine
animals. One day, I’d love to 7 d
a bungee jump. When we were younger, we
2 Complete the e-postcard with the used to 8 b sandcastles or in
sentences in exercise 1. colder places, we used to 9 m
snowmen. Last year, we went to Buenos Aires
Dear Uncle Jed, because my mum wanted to 10 t
I’m having an amazing time here at Music Camp. dance classes there. One evening, we decided to
1 It’s a summer camp where young musicians can 11 g to a concert. It was great fun!
improve and learn more about the music world .
I’ve met some musicians and I’m learning to play the guitar.
2
Music
We’re staying in an amazing castle near a lake. 2 Write the words in the box in the correct
3 .
place.
You know I’m also keen on all kinds of sports.
4 . band choir classical music composer
Anyway, that’s all my news for now. I hope you’re well too! conductor keyboard drums flute jazz
Natalie x lead singer orchestra pianist pop
quartet rap violin
3 Write your own e-postcard to a Style: classical music , ,

member of your family from a summer camp. ,
Use the postcard in exercise 2 to help you. People: , ,
,
Super skills Instrument: , ,
,
Group: , ,
COLLABORATION
,
When we work in a team, it’s

important to work together to achieve goals.
Choose the correct option.

1 I ’m not/don’t/haven’t clear about this.
2 John write/wrote/writing last time, so I think it’s
your turn now.
3 I think we should included/include/to include
a bigger picture.
4 OK, are/have/do we both agree?
5 You did that last time, so I do/’ll do/did it now.
6 Can I giving/give/to give you a hand?
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Present perfect: affirmative and Correct one mistake in each of the underlined
negative parts.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct

present perfect affirmative or negative form
ve you ever flown a kite?
of the verbs. Ha
do eat empty learn lose sell win fly
People 1 are flying kites all over the world, from Australia
1 I live near the beach, but I have never learnt to Colombia and from Thailand to Italy. But when 2 do it
all begin? We know that kites 3 are older that other flying
(never) to surf.
objects like balloons or planes. The Wright Brothers, who are
2 It’s your turn! You (not) the famous for flying the first plane, 4 used to flying kites. While
bins all week! they 5 was watching their kites, they learned more about
flying. However, the first kite 6 were born over 2,000 years
3 My friend his bike. They paid ago when a Chinese farmer 7 didn’t wanted to lose his hat
him £50 for it. on a windy day, so he tied a string to it. But that might just be
4 I my keys and I can’t find them a story.
anywhere. Nowadays, kite flying is a free-time activity and a sport. In
Afghanistan, for example, if the wind is 8 enough strong,
5 My friends the dance
you’ll see people of all ages flying kites, but 9 the more
competition. I’m so proud of them. popular time of the year is winter and spring. During this time,
6 We (never) sushi, but we’d like Shor Bazaar, a large market in Kabul, 10 is selling thousands
to try it. of kites every day. 11 There is often ‘kite fights’ where players
put glass on the string of their kite. You win the ‘fight’ if your
7 My sister (not) her homework. kite cuts down another. If 12 you’ll lose, your kite will break
Her teacher might get annoyed. and you’ll need to
buy a new one.
Present perfect: questions
1 ever / you / Have / played / important / an /
match ?
Have you ever played an important match?
2 I / sunglasses / your / borrowed / Have / ever ?
3 we / ever / been / museum / the / Have / to / Self-evaluation

science ?
4 grandmother / Has / your / ever / recorded / one? Put a tick ( ).
video / a ?
1 I can use collocations to talk
about experiences.
5 it / ever / too / been / cold / Has / to / in the lake / 2 I can talk about musicians
go swimming ? and groups, music styles and
instruments.
3 I can ask and answer questions
3 Write short answers to the questions in about experiences using the
exercise 2. present perfect.
1 (+) Yes, I have. 4 I can ask and answer questions
2 (–) in an interview about my
experiences and abilities.
3 (+)
5 I can write an e-postcard to
4 (–) family and friends.
5 (+)

7 My stuff
Vocabulary 3 Complete the advertisement with the
words in the boxes.
Describing things
choose the perfect case for
1 Complete the materials with the missing
vowels.
your mobile phone
First answer the question; how big would you
It’s made of … like your case? And what about the weight?
1 pa p er 6 m t l
2 s lv r 7 w d a medium-sized b huge c light d heavy
3 r bb r 8 pl st c
4 g ld 9 c tt n 1 medium-sized and 2
5 w l 10 gl ss or
2 Match a–f with some of the materials in 3 and 4 ?

exercise 1.
Then hold it. How does it feel in your hands?
And what about the design?
a hard b soft c patterned d plain
5 and 6
or
7 and 8 ?
a paper b
Or come and talk to us at the Phone Store
4 Complete the descriptions.
WHAT’S THE BEST PRESENT

YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED?
When I moved schools, my friends bought me a
1 pl ain 2c T-shirt and they
c d all wrote their names on it. I’ve washed it a lot and now
it’s 3 t . I think it’s really special.
WHAT’S THE BEST PRESENT

YOU’VE EVER GIVEN?
It was our grandparents’ 60th wedding anniversary last
week and we gave them a photo of the family in a
4 sq frame. It’s large and it’s made of
5s r, so it’s quite 6 v .
e f and 5 Answer the questions in exercise 4

for you.
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Grammar 7
Present perfect with for and 3 Complete the facts with the correct
present perfect form of the verbs in brackets
since and for or since.
1 Write the time expressions in the box in
the correct place. Did you know …?
• We 1 have used (use) sheep’s wool to make
2017 7 o’clock a long time five days
clothes 2 since prehistoric times. The
half an hour I was at primary school fastest time someone has ever cut the wool from a
January my birthday several weeks sheep is 37.90 seconds.
three hours Thursday • The Bank of England 3 (make)
£5 notes out of plastic 4 2016, but
We’ve had this sofa animal lovers aren’t happy because they’ve also
for … three hours , , , got animal fat in them.
, • People 5 (have) false teeth
since … 2017 , , , 6 thousands of years. Some people in
, , the past used wood!
• We 7 (put) glass in our windows
2 Complete the advertisements with for 8 the 17 th century. We used animal
and since. horns before then!
• People 9 (decorate) their food
with gold 10 about 600 years. It’s
expensive – an ice cream with a little gold on top
Buy and sell your stuff here costs about $8.
I’m selling my bike. I’ve

had it 1 for six 4 Order the words to make questions.
years and it’s too small
now. Contact Dan in 8B. 1 lived / you / How long / have / your / in / house ?
How long have you lived in your house?
I’ve wanted to see Ariana Grande 2 your / English / worked / in / school / has / How
2 a long time, but there aren’t long / teacher / your ?
any tickets. Have you got one? Speak to
Georgia, in 9C.
3 had / How long / you / your / phone / have /
mobile ?
My brother’s been into comics 3
he was a child, but now he’s got too many. If
you’d like to buy some, speak to Jane in 7A. 4 your / known / How long / have / classmates /
you ?
I’ve only had this
skateboard 4 5 liked / you / have / How long / favourite / your /
March, but I don’t use it. musician or band ?
Speak to Nick in 8D.
5 Write your own answers with for or

We haven’t decorated our bedroom
since to the questions in exercise 4.
5 2016, but we don’t want
1 I’ve lived in my house for many years.
to spend too much. Has anyone got any
patterned cushions? Annie and Eve, 9A. 2
3
I haven’t bought a new mobile 4
6 more than three years. 5
Can anyone give me some advice? I’m
James in 8C.

7 Vocabulary
Adjective suffixes 4 Complete the texts with the correct
adjective form of the words in the box.
1 Find fifteen adjectives in the word square.
action athlete comfort create
H P N S L C A D Y R Z C enjoy help luck mess stress
E I O T F E U C U J K Y
L M I R F G V O S C J E
P A S E A E A M E R N W
F G Y S S B C F F E E R
Tell
Tell us
us more
more about
about the
the people
people
U I H S H E T O U A A E you like to hang out with!
you like to hang out with!
L N A F I N I R L T R A
E A T U O J V T N I T L
S T H L N O E A M V I I
T I L L A Y S B E E S S
G V E K B A T L S J T T
I E T Z L B G E S R I I
W J I B E L D S Y D C C
L U C K Y E J P I E E X
2 Write the adjectives in exercise 1 in the

correct place.
-able: enjoyable , ,
-ful: useful , ,
-ic: , ,
-ive: , ,
-y: , ,

adjective form of the words in brackets.
1 To write a good story, you need to be
imaginative . (imagine)
2 I can’t study in the living room because it’s too
. (noise)
3 My best friend’s into clothes and fashion. He’s
very . (fashion)
4 My parents are brilliant at drawing. They’re both 5 Complete the sentences for you with
. (artist) some of the adjectives on the page.
5 Don’t throw away those cushions. They might 1 I like to hang out with because
be later. (use)
6 That’s just a dream! You need to be more .
. (real) 2 I find school because
.
3 In my free time, I because
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Grammar 7
Present perfect and past 4 Complete the text about Flying Tiger
with the correct present perfect or past simple
simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Read the sentences and write PS (past
simple) or PP (present perfect).
1 I’ve been at this school since I was five. PP
Where 1 did you get
2 My granddad got a watch when he retired.

(get) your stuff?
3 My parents bought a huge sofa six weeks ago. People of all ages buy their stuff in Flying Tiger because
4 We’ve recycled metal, paper and glass at my it’s cheap and it’s a nice place to shop. Founder Lennart
school since 2015. Lajboschitz and his wife Suz 2 always
(be) interested in giving customers the
5 You left your wallet at my party last Saturday.
best experience possible. They first 3
6 My sister’s been fashionable for years. (begin) selling umbrellas in a market in Denmark. Eight
years later, they 4 (open) another shop in
2 Choose the correct option. Copenhagen where everything 5 (cost)
10 Danish Kroner, which is a little more than €1. And
Tiger 6 (be born) – ‘tiger’ sounds like
the Danish word for a 10 Kroner coin. Even today, most
Dear Grandma and Grandpa, things cost €3 or less. Since then, they 7
Many thanks for the card and money you 1 have (open) around 1,000 shops in many different countries.
sent/sent me last week for my birthday. I 2 haven’t In fact, two new shops 8 (appear)
decided/didn’t decide what to buy with your money. this week!
I 3 have broken/broke my phone a couple of days
ago. I 4 ’ve had/had it for a long time, so I might buy
a new one. As for my birthday, I 5 have had/had an 5 Complete the conversation with the
amazing time. I 6 have invited/invited some of my verbs in the box in the present perfect or past
friends to go zip lining. simple.
Anyway, I 7 haven’t seen/didn’t see you both since be do eat get give
dad’s birthday in March, so I hope you can come and
go (x2) have (x2) make
visit soon.
Lots of love, ‘I like your T-shirt! How long 1 have you
Krista xxx had that?’
‘This old thing? I 2 it for a very long
time. Do you like my hat?’
‘Where 3 you it? Is it
made of wool?’
‘Yes! My grandma 4 it for me two
weeks ago.’
‘When 5 she it to you?’
‘It 6 my birthday on Friday.’
‘Of course! 7 you
Time expressions anything special?’
‘Yeah! We 8 to that new Thai restaurant
3 Find ten time expressions in exercises 1
in town. 9 you ever
and 2 and write them in the correct place. there?’
Present perfect: since I was five , ‘No, I 10 never Thai food.’
, ,
, 6 Complete the sentences in the present
Past simple: when he retired , perfect or past simple for you.
, ,
1 I for my last birthday.
,
2 I haven’t since January.
3 I never .

7 Reading Mobile phones are the most common
fun objects that people leave on London’s public
An online article facts transport – they leave over 32,000 a year, but
only about a half of them go back to their
owners.
Help! I’ve left my phone on the plane!
You’ve been on a plane for hours, so when it lands, you rush to get off. Ten minutes later you realise that
you’ve left your phone there. Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. Thousands of passengers leave things every year.
1 What are the most common things people leave? 2 ?

Tablets and smartphones have been at the top of the list Staff at London City Airport have found false teeth, a
for years. People often put them in the seat pocket in glass eye, a prosthetic leg and a bag of diamonds. On an
front of them and leave them there when they disembark. American airline, a little girl left her pink plastic rabbit
Soft neck pillows often end up on the floor. Glasses, with some coins in it, but luckily they found the family.
scarves, valuable jewellery and musical instruments are 3 ?
other common items. Some people have even left
Airlines and airports will try to find the owner and will
their passport on the plane, which is incredibly
keep objects for up to three months. They’ll destroy
stressful.
laptops, tablets and phones because they usually have
important information, but they’ll often sell everything
else to raise money for charity or donate it directly.
4 ?
The first 30 minutes are important as it usually takes
this time to clean the plane and for the next passengers
to board. Try to go back to the gate. If you have passed
through passport control, then use Twitter to send a
direct message to the airline. Give as much information
as possible and if you have a photo, even better!
1 Before you read the article, guess the Subskill: Understanding unfamiliar
answers to the questions. words
1 If you leave something on the plane, what should If you see a word you don’t know in the text, try
you do? to understand the meaning by looking at all the
2 What unusual things do people leave? information around it.
3 What are the most common things people leave? 5 Answer questions 1–6 about the words
4 What happens if nobody collects the left object? in bold in the text.
1 Does rush mean to move quickly or slowly?
2 14Read and listen to the article. Check move quickly
your ideas in exercise 1. 2 If you disembark, do you get on or get off a
plane?
3 Write the questions in exercise 1 in the
correct place in the text. 3 Glasses, scarves and jewellery are items? Is an item
a person, an object or a place?
4 Read the article again and answer the 4 Did they find a real leg? Does prosthetic mean real
questions in your own words. or not real?
1 What do we learn about tablets and phones? 5 What do they do with mobile devices? Does
They’re the most common objects that destroy mean to keep or to break into tiny pieces?
people leave on planes.
2 What happened to the small child on an 6 If passengers board a plane, do they get on or get
American airline? off?
3 Do airlines or airports ever contact the person 6 Answer the questions for you.
who has left the object?
1 When was the last time you left something on a
4 Why don’t airlines ever donate mobile devices to plane, train or bus? What did you do?
charity?
5 After you get off a plane, why are the first 30
minutes so important? 2 Have you ever found something that someone
left? What did you do?
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A conversation Asking about lost and found
objects
1 colour / What / is / it ?
What colour is it?
It’s dark blue.
2 made / is / What / of / it ?
3 you / leave / Where / did / it ?
auction ( ) / ( ) / a public occasion when

things are sold to the people who offer the 4 does / What / look / like / it ?
most money for them
1 5 is / brand / What / it ?
Look at the photos and read the definition.
What kind of thing can you buy in an auction?
2 15 Listen to a conversation between

two friends, Joel and Fran. Which of the 2 Answer the questions in exercise 1 using
objects in the photos do they mention? phrases in the box.
I think I left it in the gym. It’s Adidas.
Subskill: Justifying answers
It’s dark blue. It’s made of cotton.
When you decide if a sentence is true or false,
It’s medium-sized with a large pocket on the front.
make sure you can explain your answer.
3 Listen to the conversation again. Are

3 Complete the conversation with one
the sentences T (true) or F (false)? Say why.
word in each space.
1 Joel and Fran’s school are donating money to a
hospital. T Excuse me. I think I 1 left my
sunglasses here while I was trying on
They are selling stuff to raise money for a
some trainers. Have you seen them?
children’s hospital.
2 They’re selling some sports equipment. I don’t think so. When did you 2
them?
3 The pair of tickets for a show come from the
music teacher. I was here just a moment ago with my mum.
4 The art teacher will make some new cushions What 3 they look like?
for one lucky person.
They’re dark brown and they’re made
4 plastic.
5 A football player has written his name on the
back of the T-shirt.
OK. What make 5 they?
6 Fran buys the T-shirt for £35. They’re Ray-Ban and I’ve only had them for a
week. Could you 6 for them?
Sure! Are these them?
Yes, they are. Thanks!
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7 Writing 7
A personal email Vocabulary review
1 Write the adjectives in the box in the
correct place. Describing things
amazing cheap green huge medium-sized 1 Choose the correct option.
modern old rectangular round rubber
1 I love your new phone cover. Is it made of
white wool
paper/glass/plastic?
2 My mum’s bought a huge/tiny/square mirror
opinion size shape age colour material because her last one was too small.
amazing 3 I’m worried because I’ve lost my new watch
and it’s really light/hard/valuable.
2 Complete Josie’s email by writing the 4 I like simple T-shirts, without pictures or
too many colours. That’s why I wear plain/
words in brackets in the correct order.
patterned/valuable ones.
5 I can’t carry ten metal plates. They’re too soft/
Hi Annelise, light/heavy.
6 Why don’t you sit on a cushion? The floor is
I hope you had a safe journey home. Did you leave
something at mine? It’s a 1 small blue cotton bag (bag / quite hard/soft/heavy.
cotton / blue / small) with a 2
(yellow / funny / face) on the front. Inside there’s a Adjective suffixes
3 (purse / cute / plastic) with
some 4 (silver / long / earrings / 2 Complete the sentences with the correct
antique) in it. form of one of the words in the box.
Let me know if the bag is yours and I’ll send it to you. artistic athletic comfortable enjoyable
Best wishes, fashionable imaginative lucky
Josie messy noisy stressful
3 A friend visits your home and leaves 1 I love helping my friends decorate their
something. Write an email and describe the bedrooms. It’s enjoyable .
thing they have left. 2 Can you please turn down the music? It’s too
.
Super skills 3 My mum’s great at telling stories. She’s really
.
CREATIVITY 4 People used to buy patterned sofas. They
were .
Sometimes it’s important to take
5 I’d like an armchair like this. It’s very
the initiative and organise your time. .
Complete the useful language with the 6 If you want to win a race, you need to be
words in the box. .
7 I need to tidy my room. It’s so .
are decide need
text send think 8 I get very nervous about taking exams.
They’re really .
1 We need to think of some ideas. 9 I would love to have a brother or sister, you’re
2 We need to this by Monday. so that you have three!
3 What the different steps? 10 My brother is really good at drawing. He’s
very .
4 Shall I you tonight?
5 Then we to decide what we’re
going to do first.
6 Why don’t you me your video
when you’ve done it?
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Complete the text with the correct form of the
Present perfect with for and since words in brackets.
1 Complete the questions and answers with the
present perfect form and for or since. A brief history of interior design
1 How long have you had (have)
that laptop?
(three years) I’ve had it for three years.
2 How long your grandma
(be) retired?
(2017) .
3 How long you (eat) We 1 ’ve been (be) interested in decorating our
lunch at school? homes since history began. Think about it! People
who 2 (live) in caves 3
(a very long time) .
(use to paint) pictures on their walls! Some
4 How long your cousins things 4 always (be)
(live) in Mexico? fashionable, like natural light, but other things
(their mum got a new job) . such as avocado green bathrooms 5
5 How long we (play) (not be) popular since the 1970s. Interior design
in a band together? shows 6 (begin) to appear on TV
(seven months) in the 1990s and some designers 7
(become) celebrities. Some of these are very young.
Present perfect and past simple While Sam Allen 8 (study) at high
school, he 9 (get) his first project –
2 Write complete sentences or questions in the he needed to decorate a child’s room. He was
present perfect or past simple. 10 (cheap) than other designers. And
1 your friends / be part of this team / they started what 11 our houses (be)
secondary school like in the future? We 12 (have) new
materials and 3D printing for sure!
Your friends have been part of this team since
they started secondary school.
2 I / not see a musical / a long time
Self-evaluation
3 We / not sing karaoke / at the party yesterday Read the objectives for this
4 It / rain a lot / at 11 o’clock this morning one? Put a tick ( ).
1 I can describe things and say
what they are made of.
5 your brother / ever / recorded a video of his band ?
2 I can add suffixes to words to
make adjectives to describe
people and things.
Time expressions 3 I can describe how long I’ve
had things or done activities.
3 Correct one mistake in the underlined part of
4 I can compare finished and
each sentence.
for unfinished actions in the past
1 My friends have liked rap since two years. using the past simple and
2 My mum’s known my dad for they were at present perfect.
university together. 5 I can ask for things I’ve lost and
3 I’ve lived in this street for 10 years ago. describe what they look like.
4 I’ve found these wonderful wood shoes at the 6 I can write a personal email to
market last Saturday. describe something I’ve lost.
5 Where have you bought those cushions? If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

8 Responsibility
Vocabulary
Jobs around the home 3 Complete the facts with the words in the
box.
1 Write the correct verbs.
the bathroom the dinner the dishwasher
1 make my bed
the floor the shopping the table
2 t my room
3 l my sister
4 c the bathroom Pew Research Centre, Washington DC
5 m dinner asked American teenagers to keep a
6 d the shopping diary for a school year and found:
Girls spend around 38 minutes a day on things like
2 Complete the crossword. What’s the secret loading or emptying 1 the dishwasher and laying or
job around the house? clearing 2 while boys spend around 24
minutes on these jobs.
1 dry the dishes
These girls usually spend about 29 of those minutes
2 the ironing
sweeping 3 or cleaning 4 .
3 the dishwasher They also spend more time than boys on doing
4 the recycling out 5 for their parents.
5 the plants Girls often help their mothers make 6
6 the table while fathers spend time relaxing with their sons.
7 the floor However, both girls and boys now spend an extra half an
hour a day on their homework than they used to!
8 the washing
9 the grass
10 washing on 4 Complete the diary post with a
The secret job around the house is suitable verb in the correct form.
.
Saturday 4th
3 4
My bedroom was messy, so I picked up my clothes.
I changed my sheets and I 1 made my bed . Then I
2 6 9
2 the washing on and when it finished,
I3 the washing in the garden.
1 5 7 8 10
d I’m not keen on 4 the ironing, so dad does
it. I don’t really like 5 the washing up, so
r my sister does that and I 6 the dishes.
y
Sunday 5th
I love 7 our pets. When I got up
this morning, I 8 the goldfish. Then
I9 the dog for a walk. We usually
10 the rubbish out on our way, so I did that.

1 What jobs do you like/hate doing around the house?
2 What jobs have you done this week?
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Grammar 8
have to have to: questions
1 Choose the correct option. 3 Write complete questions with have to.
1 I made the dinner, so he have to/has to clear the Then write the short answer.
table. 1 you / wear a school uniform ? (–)
2 We’re going to leave at 6 am. You have to/has to Do you have to wear a school uniform? No, we don’t.
go to bed early. 2 your friends / help at home ? (+)
3 It’s a holiday tomorrow, so we don’t have to/
doesn’t have to go to school.
3 you and your classmates / turn off your phones at
4 It’s raining. You don’t have to/doesn’t have to school ? (+)
water the plants.
5 My dad starts work at 8 o’clock, so he have to/
4 a PE teacher / be athletic ? (–)
has to get up very early.
6 He’s got a dishwasher, so he don’t have to/
doesn’t have to do much washing up. 5 we / wash our hands before we eat ? (+)
2 Look at the pictures and complete the

sentences with the correct affirmative or 4 Complete the text with the correct form
negative form of have to or mustn’t and the of have to and the verbs, or a short answer.
verbs in brackets. arrive be bring do go make not be
Super Sports Camp:

Frequently Asked Questions.
Q What time 1 do I have to arrive at the
camp?
A By 6 pm on Monday. You 2 to your
room and unpack before dinner.
1 You don’t have to bring 2 She (cut)
Q 3 I any jobs around
(bring) any food. the grass.
the camp?
A Yes, you 4 . Everyone
5 their own bed every morning.
Q 6 I my own
equipment such as a tennis racket or football
gloves?
A No, you 7 , but you can if you want.
Q 8 I good at
swimming to do water sports?
3 We 4 You A You 9 a strong swimmer, but
(empty) the (feed) the animals. we recommend that you can swim at least
dishwasher. 25 metres.
5 Complete the sentences so they are

true for you.
1 Before I go to school, I have to
.
2 When I get home from school, I have to
.
5 They 6 He (do) 3 At the weekend, I have to ,
(tidy) their room. any homework. He’s on but I don’t have to .
holiday!

8 Vocabulary
-ing and -ed adjectives 4 Complete the conversation using the
correct form of the adjectives in the box.
1 Complete the table with the missing
adjectives. annoyed/annoying confused/confusing
interested/interesting relaxed/relaxing
Things are + adjective satisfied/satisfying tired/tiring
I feel + adjective + -ed
+ -ing
relaxed 1 relaxing
2 exhausting
confused 3 Hi! How’s your week been?
4 annoying
embarrassed 5 Really hard and 1 tiring . We had
to finish our school project by yesterday. It was
6 tiring
about the history of rap.
worried 7
8 exciting That sounds really 2 .
satisfied 9
The teacher gave us a really good grade, so that
10 interesting
was 3 .
2 Choose the correct words. So, are you feeling more 4 now?
a Do you normally feel worried/worrying when
you get bad grades? No, not really. I wanted to go Jack’s concert
b Why was the photo embarrassed/ tonight, but I have to look after my cousin. I’m a
embarrassing? little 5 .
c Was the exam challenged/challenging?
d Were you exhausted/exhausting after the race? I’m 6 . Jack’s concert is
e Do you think that theme parks are excited/ tomorrow night.
exciting?
f Did you see that interested/interesting
documentary on TV last night?
3 Match questions a–f in exercise 2 with 1 When was the last time you felt annoyed? What
answers 1–6. happened?
1 Yes, I was. I ran as fast as I could because I wanted
to win it. d
2 Yes, I do, especially if I’ve studied a lot for the
2 What kinds of things do you find challenging? Do
exam.
you enjoy doing them?
3 No, not at all. We all found it really easy.
4 Yes, I did. I’m keen on those programmes because
you learn a lot.
3 Does playing sport make you feel relaxed? What
5 Because I was wearing my grandmother’s hat and
other relaxing activities do you do?
I looked silly.
6 It depends. Some of them are for young children
and they’re boring.
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Grammar 8
will and going to 4 Write G (going to) or W (will) in the
second column in exercise 3.
form of going to and the verbs in brackets. 5 Read the situations and complete the
1 I’ve decided! I ’m going to have (have) a reply with will or going to and one of the verbs
barbecue for my birthday. in the box.
2 We (not eat) in the bake come join study swim
Japanese restaurant. It’s closed on Mondays.
3 My mum (not drive) to 1 Your friend suggests having a party.
work tomorrow because her car is in the garage. You: That’s a great idea. I ’ll bake a cake.
4 What you 2 Your brother says he’s going to take the dog for a
(wear) for the trip? walk.
5 My friends aren’t here next weekend. They You: Wait a moment! I with you.
(go) camping.
3 You know that your friend’s brother has decided
6 your uncle to go to university in Mexico for a year.
(retire) next year?
You: What he ?
2 Write complete replies with the correct 4 Your friends have decided to get fit and you want
form of will. to go with them.
1 This homework is really challenging. You: Mum, my friends the gym. Can
I go too?
I / help you.
5 You wanted to go to the beach, but now it’s
I’ll help you.
raining.
2 There’s nothing to eat in the fridge.
You: I know! I in the pool instead.
Dad / buy something on his way home.
3 Look at all those dirty clothes. 1 What are you doing/are you going to do/will
We / put the washing on. you do after school with your friends? Have you
got any plans?
2 You look exhausted. I ’ll take out/’m going to
4 And remember it’s a surprise.
take out/’m taking the rubbish if you like.
Don’t worry! I / not tell him.
3 My brother ’ll get/’s getting/’s going to get
married in March. Everything’s reserved.
5 I’ve lost my phone. 4 We ’ll play/’re playing/’re going to play laser tag
What / you / do ? on Saturday. My friend’s dad organised it because
it’s her birthday.
5 My brother ’s going to study/’ll study/
3 Read the text messages. Write SD ’s studying languages at university when he
(spontaneous decision) or PD (planned leaves school.
decision) in the first column. 6 Those bags look heavy. I ’ll carry/’m going to
carry/’m carrying some for you.
1 Are you going to watch the match later? PD G 7 I don’t know what to do. I know! I ’ll text/’m
texting/’m going to text Nina to see if she’s free.
2 Mum’s phoned. She’ll make dinner. 8 We ’re seeing/’re going to see/’ll see that new
musical this afternoon. Mum’s got free tickets.
3 We’ve won the final! I’ll be late home.
7 Complete the sentences for you.
I’m going to take the dog for a walk. 1 If a friend phones me, I’ll
4
See you later.
2 On Saturday, I’m going to
5 I won’t clean the bathroom. It isn’t 3 In the school holidays, I
messy.
6 I’m not going to go out. I’m exhausted.

8 Reading
A magazine article
What’s their life like?

As part of our series on teenage lives, we’re looking North Country
at someone who’s grown up on a boat and also School, near Lake
students who go to school on a farm. Are their lives Placid USA, is a
exciting and satisfying? Or tiring and challenging? boarding school, so
Read on to find out. the students study
When Maia Selkirk was seven years old, her and sleep there.
parents took her on an adventure. They planned Students do some
to sail around the world, but they didn’t know how traditional classroom
long for. Maia and her family have sailed about lessons, but they
64,000 km (the Earth’s circumference is 40,075 km). also learn from more
She has swum with dolphins, built sandcastles on practical activities. The school’s got a working farm
tropical beaches and slept under the stars. Sounds with horses and sheep and a huge vegetable and
great; she doesn’t even have to go to school. She’s flower garden. Twice a day, students have to feed
boat-schooled, which means her mum teaches her the animals, collect eggs and look after the garden.
English and history and her dad teaches maths and There are also morning chores like cleaning the
science. So, what’s not to like? She has to do boat classrooms, helping in the kitchen or laying the
chores, the shower isn’t very comfortable, and she table. Students also learn to ride horses and how
misses their washing machine. to look after lambs (baby sheep) and their teachers
often take them on skiing, climbing or walking trips
in the area around the school.
North Country School is an example of

funs place-based education (PBE). In PBE,
fact students do projects in their local area
such as finding a way to feed birds in
winter or how to reuse the town’s waste,
and they learn from this experience.
Subskill: Identifying text type 4 Read the article again and answer the
Think about the text before you read it. Why did questions.
the writer write it? Then when you read it, check 1 What interesting experiences has Maia had?
your ideas. 2 Maia doesn’t go to school. Why not?
1 Look at the title of the article and answer 3 What do you think ‘boat chores’ are?
the questions. 4 Can you think of some examples of ‘traditional
1 Do you think the article is for entertainment or to classroom lessons’?
give information? Why? 5 What sorts of jobs do students have to do around
2 Do you think it’s fun? Or is it serious? North Country School?
3 Who do you think wrote it? 6 What different sports can students at North
Country School do?
2 Now look at the photos. Put a tick ( ) next
to the adjectives you think describe the lives 5 Answer the questions for you.
of the young people. 1 What are the advantages of growing up on a boat
or going to school on a farm?
challenging relaxing
exciting satisfying
interesting tiring 2 Can you think of any disadvantages?

16 3 What do you think of place-based education
Check your ideas in exercises 1 and 2. (PBE)? Why?
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A school council meeting Making offers and requests
1 Read the information about school 1 Complete the key phrases in the table with
councils. Have you got a school council in your the words in the box.
school? If not, would you like one?
alright can Could don’t like
rather Sounds Shall That Yeah
Making an offer Accepting Refusing
Why 1 don’t I Yes, great. It’s 7 ,

dry the dishes? I’ll do that.
Would you 5 No, don’t worry, I
2 me good. can (do that).
A school council is a place where pupils meet with their to lay the table?
teachers to discuss ideas, share opinions and try to 3 I 6
improve their school. Each class usually chooses two
hang out the would be great,
people to go to this council.
washing? thanks.
What 4
2 Listen to part of a school council
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I do now?
meeting. Put a tick ( ) next to the things
they discuss. I’m happy to help.
Making a Agreeing to a Refusing a
School Council Meeting 3 June request request request
Ms Harrison (teacher), Stuart, Emily, Max, 8 you Sure. I’d 10
Laura & Owen (students) feed the goldfish? not.
Dining-room:
Can you clear the 9 , no Could I do the
Jobs at school 1 a everyone has to take turns table? problem. ironing instead?
Food 2 b
Sports Day: 2 Complete the conversations with a
Prizes 3 c phrase from exercise 1. There may be more
Special guests 4 d than one correct answer.
End of school year:
School disco 5 e 1 Can you cut the grass, please?
Charity event 6 f
2 Sure . I’ll do it now.
3 Listen to the recording again. You look confused. 3 to help you?

Complete the notes in exercise 2 with
information about what they discuss. 4 . Thanks!
Subskill: Recognising feelings

What a mess! 5 I clean the kitchen?
Listen to how the people speak and think about
how they are feeling as you listen.
No, 6 . You look tired.
4 Listen again to five people from
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the recording. Match people 1–5 with feelings 7 look for some pictures?
a–e.
1 Emily c a satisfied I did that last time. 8
2 Max b annoyed
3 Ms Harrison c tired It’s raining. 9 drive you to school?
4 Stuart d excited
5 Laura e confused 10 great.
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8 Writing 8
A for-and-against essay
Vocabulary review
Jobs around the home
Should young people do more to look
after their town? 1 Complete the text with the verbs.
Young people often meet their friends in the town centre, cut do (x2) dry hang out lay make
1 but/so not many of them think about how they can make put on sweep take take out tidy
improve it. Some schools organise clean-up days where
students pick up litter or clean walls.
2 Is this a good idea?/In conclusion this is a good idea.
Monday
We all want to live in a beautiful town, 3 also/so we have
to keep it clean. 4 But/Also, if people know they are This is the first day of the holidays and mum has asked us
helping their town, it will teach them to be responsible. to clean the house. First I have to 1 make my bed
and 2 my room. Then we’re going to start in
5 Is this a good idea?/On the other hand, young people
the kitchen. I’m going to 3 the floor,
have so many other important things to do. They don’t
4 the washing up and 5
have time to clean their town too.
the washing – we’ve got a new washing machine. When
6 On the other hand/In conclusion, I think we would all Joe gets up, he says he’ll 6 the dishes,
like to live in a nice place. 7 In my opinion,/But everyone and 7 the washing in the garden. While
should help to keep their town tidy. he’s doing that, I think I’ll 8 the recycling
and 9 the dog for a walk. I might
10 some shopping too, but it’s Joe’s turn
2 Choose one of the subjects below and
to 11 lunch. If he does that, I’ll
write a for-and-against essay. Use the essay in 12 the table for him. Mum also wants us
exercise 1 to help you. to 13 the grass, but I think we’ll do that
1 Should teenagers have to do volunteer work? tomorrow.
2 Should teenagers have to go to school?
Super skills -ed and -ing adjectives

CRITICAL THINKING 2 Complete the sentences with the correct
adjective form of the words in brackets.
It’s important to think about other 1 When we finished cleaning the house, we all
people and what they are interested in. felt very satisfied . (satisfy)
2 I couldn’t remember your brother’s name. It
Complete the conversation using
was so . (embarrass)
the words in the box.
3 Waking up every day at half past six is
best for everyone difficult to organise . (tire)
interested in playing them 4 My brother’s in comics. He often
like doing competitions want to do that goes to comic fairs. (interest)
5 Let’s eat inside. Mum’s . She
‘I want to do something different for my birthday.’ thinks it’s going to rain. (worry)
‘Why don’t you organise a quiz or something like
6 We spent a long time on this project. It was
that?’
but good fun. (challenge)
‘Yeah! Most people 1 like doing competitions . How
about laser tag?’ 7 Please stop taking my things without asking!
‘Good idea, but it’s 2 ’ That’s . (annoy)
‘How about a video game challenge?’ 8 We got lost because the map was really
‘I know you like video games, but some people aren’t . (confuse)
3 . What about football?’
‘I’m not sure. I think only a few people will
4 .’
‘So, what about karaoke? Everyone loves singing.’
‘Good idea. I think that’s 5 .’
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have to Choose the correct option.
1 Write complete sentences with have to or Today Enjoy Teen magazine

don’t have to. 1 talks/ is talking to
1 My friends / not do any homework tonight David García about the
My friends don’t have to do any homework tonight. Surfrider Foundation.
2 My brother / load the dishwasher after dinner David: The Surfrider Foundation has been around
2 for/since 1984. A group of surfers in California
3 started/have started this organisation because some
3 My mum / not go to work by car
companies 4 built/were building too close to their
beach. There 5 are/is now lots of groups all over
4 I / not look after my sister the world.
Enjoy Teen: What 6 do they do/are they doing on
5 My brother and I / practise the piano every day Zurriola Beach in San Sebastian today?
David: They’re cleaning! Local volunteers of all
ages 7 have arrived/arrived at 8 o’clock. They
have to: questions 8 have worked/worked hard for hours to pick up
litter, and they are still working hard! A photographer
2 Complete the questions with have to and the was here while the volunteers 9 were cleaning/cleaned
verbs. this morning. A local shopping centre 10 will have/
do go lay tidy wake up is going to have an exhibition of the photos.
Enjoy Teen: I imagine the beach now looks
1 What jobs do you have to do 11 the tidiest/tidier than it did a few hours ago.
around the house?
David: Yeah, it does!
2 you the table before
dinner?
3 you and friends the
classroom before you go home? Self-evaluation
4 What time your dad
in the morning? Read the objectives for this
5 your friends to bed unit. How well can you do each
earlier than you? one? Put a tick ( ).
1 I can talk about the jobs I do
will and going to around the house.
2 I can use adjectives with -ed
3 Complete the conversations with will or going to talk about my feelings
to and the verbs in brackets. and adjectives with -ing to
1 Mum: There’s someone at the door. describe things.
Daughter: I ’ll open (open) it. 3 I can talk about my obligations
using have to and don’t have
2 Shop assistant: What do you think of the to.
trainers? 4 I can talk about my planned
Customer: I (take) them. decisions using going to
3 Vicki: Have you got any plans for the weekend. and the things I plan at the
Tim: We (have) a barbecue on moment using will.
Saturday. Would you like to come? 5 I can make offers and requests
and also reply to offers and
4 Brother: Please don’t practise the violin now! I requests.
have to study. 6 I can write a for-and-against
Sister: Don’t worry! I (not play) essay.
it very loudly.

1 Social and emotional competence
SHOWING EMPATHY 3 Look at the posters and read the film
summaries on page 69. Complete the
Empathy means understanding
sentences with characters from the films.
and sharing the emotions of others. 1 has problems in society, but is
It’s important because if you feel intelligent and creative.
empathy you can help other people 2 feels lonely at the start of the film.
with any problem that they have. If we 3 changes the way he treats other
feel and show empathy for each other, people.
we can have better relationships. 4 learns a lot from a new friend.
5 feels guilty because he did
something bad.
1 Match photos A–D to signs of empathy 1–4. 6 finds the positive side of someone
scary and angry.
A B
4 How do the characters show empathy?
Choose the correct option.
1 Jack shows/doesn’t show respect to Auggie at
first, when he makes jokes about him, but then he
apologises to him.
2 Tony listens/doesn’t listen to Don, so he learns
from him and in the end they become friends.
3 Tony offers/doesn’t offer help to Don when he
C D faces racism from other people in the South.
4 Belle judges/doesn’t judge Beast, and takes the
time to find his kind and gentle side.
5 Beast opens up/doesn’t open up to Belle in the
end and becomes a man again.
5 Look at the situations. How can you show

empathy in each case?
1 At school, a student in a wheelchair finds the lift is
not working.
1 ‘It’s a regular service, there’ll be another one here
soon.’
2 ‘Don’t worry, you’ll win the next game.’
2 A friend finds out that he/she has failed his/her
3 ‘I know what it's like. Why don't you take a break? exams again.
You look tired.’
4 ‘I remember feeling like that, but you will make
some friends and it will get better.’
3 A student is sitting alone at lunchtime. They look
2 Match definitions 1–5 with the empathy sad and lonely.
actions in the box.
don’t judge listen to others offer help
open up show respect
6 Look again at the situations in exercise 5.
1 treat somebody in a kind, polite way Think about what you would say to the other
2 concentrate on what the other person is saying person and write the conversation.
3 ask if the person needs anything

4 don’t automatically say that something or
somebody is good or bad
5 share your personal experience with another
person
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Social and emotional competence 1
TYPE SHOWING NOW SEARCH
Wonder
Auggie is a boy who was born with a facial disorder.
This means it is difficult for him to make friends. But
things change when he starts at a new school. There,
he makes a new friend, Jack. One day, Auggie hears
Jack making jokes about him. Later, Jack realises his
mistake and apologises for his insult. He then becomes
a good friend to Auggie and they support each other.
REVIEW
Beauty and the Beast

Belle is a young woman who goes to find her father in a
magical castle. At the castle she meets Beast, an ugly
monster who was once a prince. So her father can go
home, Belle decides to stay with Beast as a prisoner.
At first, he is difficult to live with – he can be angry and
scary sometimes. But Belle finds the Beast’s kind side
and helps him to be nice to other people. In the end,
they fall in love and Beast becomes a man again.
REVIEW
Green Book
Don is a black jazz pianist. He asks Tony, an
uneducated white man, to drive him on a concert tour
in the south of the United States. In the 1960s in the
USA, life was not easy for black people, because they
weren’t considered equal to white people. Don is clever
and polite. He teaches Tony about black culture, and
he also helps him write letters to his wife. In the end,
they become friends. Tony learns a lot from Don and
defends him from racism.
REVIEW
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RECOGNISING YOUR STRENGTHS 5 Do the personality test. What do you think
your answers say about your strengths and
It’s important to know what you’re
weaknesses?
good or not so good at so you can
use your strengths and manage Do you know your
your weaknesses to your advantage
strengths and weaknesses?
in everyday life. Remember, being
Take our test to find out!
bad at something doesn’t mean you
A Do you prefer to talk on the phone
shouldn’t try it, and you can always or send a text message?
learn from failure! I prefer to talk.
I prefer to text.
1 How do you feel about things you’re good at I don’t mind.
or not so good at? Tick the options that apply Neither, I prefer talking face to face.
to you.
1 I never try things that I’m not good at. B Could you give a speech in front
2 I don’t know what my strengths are; I just of a lot of people?
try to do my best in everything. Yes.
3 I like to try different things to find out No.
what I’m good at.
It depends on the topic.
4 I just do what I need to do – things
that I am good or not so good at. It depends on the number of people.
5 I don’t know if I have any strengths. I do
everything more or less to the same level. C Would you prefer to do a school project
alone or with others?
2 Match definitions 1–5 with the words in I prefer to do it alone.
the box.
I like to work with others.
attitude business inventions laboratory path
It depends on the project.
1 a place where people do scientific experiments or It depends on who I work with.
research
2 the direction of someone’s life
3 the work of buying or selling products for money 6 Match each question in the quiz with a
strength below.
4 things that someone has made for the first time 1 teamwork
2 communication
5 someone’s opinions or feelings about something
3 confidence
3 Read the article about Thomas Edison on 7 Think about your answers to the quiz and
answer the questions.
page 71 and complete it with the words in
exercise 2. 1 What are your strengths and weaknesses?
4 Read the text again. Are the sentences T (true)

or F (false)? 2 Are there any jobs or after-school activities you
1 Edison wasn’t a good student, so it was would be good at? Why?
difficult for him to succeed in life.
2 He made his first inventions when he
was a boy. 3 How can knowing your strengths help you at
3 He was only interested in inventing things. school?
4 We still use some of the things he invented.
5 Edison’s story shows us that recognising your
strengths can help you become successful.
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History | Biography | Geography | Science | Games
The most successful

people in history
This week’s article is on Thomas Edison.
He invented lots of things!
Thomas Edison grew up in Milan, Ohio, in the 1850s. He wasn’t
very good at school, but this didn’t stop him. His mother taught
him at home. He learnt to understand his strengths – he realised
he loved inventing things as a child. In fact, he created his first
1 in his parents’ house at the age of 10 and did lots
of experiments there.
He was also very interested in 2 and often sold food
to make money. This 3 helped him all his life.
Edison invented hundreds of different things, but three of his
most important 4 were: the phonograph – the first
machine to record and play sound; the first practical electric
lightbulb for homes; and, finally, the film camera.
Thomas Edison also started General Electric, one of the
biggest electricity companies in the world today. And all this
happened because he followed his strengths and chose his
own 5 in life.
What an inspiration!
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MANAGING STRESS 3 Read the website again and match the
expressions in exercise 2 with tips 1–6.
As you get older, you need to think
about more and more things: 4 Complete the definitions with words from the
studying, relationships, people, article.
exams. It can be stressful to manage 1 a plan that says how long you take to do something
everything. It’s important to organise

2 the work of studying for an exam
your time and find ways to feel less
stressed. 3 a plan or method for learning something
4 knowing you can do things well

1 Look at the cartoon and answer the questions.
5 time when you are not working or studying
5 Read the comments on the website. Tick ( )

the names of two people who you think are
preparing for their exams well.
Jan Dalal Caroline Stuart
6 What advice would you give people in

situations 1–4?
1
I know I’m going to fail my maths
exams – I always get bad marks
in maths.
1 What are the advantages of planning your
revision time?
2 What’s the problem with studying at the last

2
minute?
I can’t sleep at night because I’m
so worried about exams.
3 Which type of student are you: A or B?
2 Read the website tips on page 73. Match the

expressions in the box to definitions 1–6.
3 My parents think I’m really well
believe in yourself do exercise prepared for the exams, but I’m
give yourself rewards look after yourself not! I don’t want to disappoint
set realistic goals talk things over them.
1 do some physical activity, e.g. a sport, or go for a

walk
2 have plenty of breaks when revising 4
I am quite busy, I don’t know
3 communicate with somebody when I can study, see my friends,
4 go to the doctor if you feel ill or rest if you’re tired go swimming and help at home!
5 think positively about yourself

6 have objectives that you can achieve
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How to succeed at exams and manage your stress

Here are some tips to help you feel less stressed!
1
· Choose a sport which you really enjoy and can do easily.

· Sport will give you more energy.
· It will also help you relax and feel less stressed.
· Don’t be too ambitious with your goals.

· Organise a timetable for revision which you can actually do.
· Don’t leave the studying to the last minute.
· Discuss your exam strategies with your friends. You can help
each other this way.
· Talk to your parents about your worries or fears.
· Ask your teacher for extra help if you need it.
· When you feel stressed or worried, think about your strengths

and what you are good at.
· Don’t exaggerate problems – keep things real.
· Do practice exam papers to give yourself more confidence.
· Make sure you get lots of sleep.

· Sleep well and learn to think about other things before you go to sleep.
· Eat well – don’t eat too much junk food!
· Plan a holiday or time off after the exams.

· Watch a film or your favourite series to stop thinking about exams.
· Think about how you’re going to celebrate after the exam!
Like Reply Caroline

Jan It’s true what you say, especially talking things over – that’s
OK, but I still like to do everything at the last minute, if not I’m so important. When I talk about my feelings, I become much
not motivated to study! I just can’t work in any other way. less stressed.
Dalal Stuart
Great! I’m going to have more time off now, I work all the I agree with the advice, but it isn’t easy for me to be
time and it isn’t productive! I started taking breaks a few days confident. I need to work on this a bit more.
ago and I can already feel that they are good for me. Leave a comment
Enter your comment here:
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MANAGING YOUR BUDGET 4 Read the advert. Are the sentences T (true) or
F (false)? Correct the false sentences.
Responsible decision-making is
1 If you open a bank account with Banka, you have
having the ability to make choices to give money to charity.
that are good for you and for others.
One area of life where you need to 2 You can give to any charity using the app.
be particularly responsible is money.
Managing your budget is important 3 One part of the app shows you how much money
because you need to be in control of you need to buy something.
when and how much you spend.
4 It isn’t difficult to open a Banka account.
1 Your parents give you some spending money 5 With this app, teens can decide to be in control of
for the holidays. Tick ( ) the three most their money.
responsible ways to spend it.
1 Make a list of things you want to buy in the 5 Read some teenagers’ opinions of the Banka
holidays and see if you have enough money. app. Are they for or against it?
2 Spend it on the first day you receive it. 1 ‘I think it’s a great idea. Managing money is a key
3 Think about the things you want to buy, skill in life.’
but also the things that you need.
2 ‘I don’t think it prepares us to be independent
4 Spend it on one thing only. with money, it’s just a game!’
5 Give it all to a friend who has asked 3 ‘It would be better to have an app with
to borrow money. fake money, we’re too young for budgets!’
6 Use some of it now and save the rest
for after the holiday. 4 ‘It works well, it’s important that it isn’t a toy and
we can learn to control money.’
2 Match the definitions to the expressions in
the box. 6 You have €30 to spend over the weekend.
be in control become independent
Create a schedule in the chart below. Use the
have the ability make a choice
information about prices and some ideas of
manage your budget
your own. Don’t forget, you can save some of
the money as well!
1 be able to do something
Cinema tickets: €7 Ice cream in park: €2.50
2 organise an amount of money Museum tickets: €5.50 Video game: €20

Fast-food lunch: €10 New skateboard €30
3 have the power to make decisions Shopping for clothes: €15 Your own ideas:
4 not depend on other people for money
5 have the opportunity to decide something Saturday Sunday

Morning €7 on breakfast
with my friend Jake
3 Look at the advert for a banking app on Afternoon
page 75. Match headings 1–3 to the phone
screens in A–C.
Evening
1 Donate money
2 Save up for something big or small
3 See your balance
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Manage what you

BANKA spend with our cool app!
A
Our simple design makes it easy
BANKA to see the money you have at
giving saving spending any moment for saving, giving
€
or spending. This is perfect for
_____________ You have
€128 to spend now, €10 managing your budget.
for charity, €400 to save
B
You might not have much money
to spend, but it’s always good
BANKA to give a little to charity if you can.
giving balance
_____________ Give to
The choice is yours!
your favourite charity.
Choose from: WWF,
Amnesty International,
Save the Children, or
Greenpeace
C
All your transactions appear
BANKA clearly in chronological order. For
27%
long-term purchases, we show you
savings
_____________ Goal: how close you are to your target.
Now you can buy cinema
tickets. Goal: 27% of
€300 needed for a bike!
It’s so easy to get started! All you need is …

1 Your parents’ permission
2 A social security number
3 Some pocket money to pay in to your account!
Some parents might want to limit how much you spend, block your card and
control how you spend your money. With BANKA you can decide together
how much control your parents have!
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BEING AN ACTIVE AND 3 Match definitions 1–5 to the words from the
RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN text in the box.
Being responsible means being aware device fan lifestyle on standby overnight
of our impact on the planet. For 1 when a machine is switched on but not in use
example, we can take action against
climate change. Making changes to 2 the type of life that you have
our daily routine and having a ‘green’ 3 from one evening until the next morning
attitude can help the planet, and
4 a machine or a piece of equipment
improve our lives and our futures.
5 a machine that makes the air in a room cooler
Saving energy is a good way to start
being a more active citizen.
4 Think about activities A–F that Emma did over
a week. Put them in the order you would do
them from 1 (most likely) to 6 (least likely).
1 Do you know how much energy people
1
waste? Complete the fact file with the words
in the box. 2
3
clothes energy microwave
4
standby temperature
5
6
Energy fact file – I chose this order because
did you know…?
1 A typical uses more electricity to
power its digital clock than it does to heat food. 5 Plan a green weekend where you try to
2 Turning the down by just one use less energy. What would you do in the
degree saves 8% in heating costs. following situations?
3 Laptops use 85% less than desktop 1 You normally chat online with your friends in the
computers. evening.
4 Washing at 40oC uses a third less
energy than at 60°C. 2 You often watch TV with your brother/sister
5 Products on still use 75% electricity. before dinner.
3 You use the Internet to help you with homework.

2 You are going to read how a teenager decided
to save energy for a week. Predict the answers
by choosing the best option. Then read the 4 You normally charge all your devices through the
text on page 77 and check your answers. night.
1 Charging most electronic devices takes a long/
short time.
6 Can you think of other things to help save
2 Opening the window is the only/one alternative energy both in and outside the home?
to air-conditioning.
Complete the sentences for you.
3 LED lightbulbs are much more efficient/
One thing I will change is .
expensive than normal ones.
I’ll ask my parents to .
4 It is better to wash the dishes at 45/60°C.
In my house we already ,
5 Eating meat/Not eating meat can help save
but we also need to .
energy.
6 People often use the things they buy too much/
too little.
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Emma: ‘I wanted to save energy for a week, so I changed my

lifestyle. Here’s what I did, you can do it too!’
A I didn’t leave my phone charging all night!
You can charge a device quickly, so don’t do it
overnight. Also, don’t leave appliances like the TV
on standby. When you don’t use it, unplug it!
B I turned off the air-con at night too!

It’s summer and it’s really hot, but air-con wastes
so much energy. It’s better to open the window or
use a ceiling fan. It’s better for your health, too! The
same goes for heating in the winter.
C I changed all the lightbulbs!

LED light bulbs use 25% less energy than
conventional ones and give you light for 15,000
hours – so you hardly ever have to change them.
D I waited until the dishwasher was completely full!

Dirty plates are not nice, but don’t put on the
machine when it’s half empty. Also, try using a short
cycle at a low temperature. The plates will still be
clean! The same for clothes!
E I stopped eating meat for a week!

You’re thinking ‘What does that have to do with
saving energy?’ Well, raising animals takes more
energy than growing vegetables. I started eating
meat again, but less of it. Vegetables are better for
you anyway! Little by little …
F I swapped things with friends!

I realised I often only use the things I buy once or
twice. So I decided to have a ‘swap party’ with my
friends. We all brought clothes, jewellery, games
and books that we don’t use any more. Then we
swapped things with each other. I got two new
books, a great new shirt and a cool necklace – and
it was all free! I’ll definitely have another party soon.
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STEPPING OUT OF YOUR 3 Look at the article from a magazine. Match
COMFORT ZONE statements 1–5 with reasons A–E.
Your comfort zone is where you Five reasons why stepping out of your
don’t feel stressed and don’t need comfort zone is good for you
to take risks – being there feels very
A You’ll be more successful: A lot of famous and
comfortable and safe. However, successful people go out of their comfort zone.
sometimes it’s important to set B You will learn something new. Doing the
yourself new goals and learn new same thing again and again can be boring.
things. Doing this can help you Learn something new and you’ll become a
more interesting person!
become more self-aware, and feel
C Being confident isn’t easy, but taking risks
more sure about yourself and your
and trying new things is a great way to become
abilities. more confident.
D It can be scary, but you’ll feel satisfied and
happy if you try something new. If you like it,
great! And if you don’t, you know you tried.
E If not, you’ll regret it. A lot of people regret
not taking risks – don’t be one of them!
1 You could feel good.

2 Others have done this and got their reward.
3 New things can make you interesting.
4 Don’t be like others who didn’t do what they
wanted.
5 It can be difficult to believe in yourself.
4 Do the quiz on page 79. Are you mainly

A, B or C?
1 Look at the two teenagers. Which do you
identify with most? Why? 5 Read the quiz again. Match answers A–C with
personality types 1–3.
1 You are too ambitious, think more carefully before
agreeing to do something.
2 Complete the definitions with the words in 2 You are always in your comfort zone, maybe you
the box. need to be more ambitious.
challenge comfort zone committed 3 You are cautious, but you know that you need to
disappointed progress risk step out of your comfort zone.
1 someone who works hard to achieve something 6 Do you think the questionnaire is correct
about you? Why/Why not?
2 the idea that you are getting better at something
7 Think of three things you could do to step out
3 a situation in which you feel happy and relaxed
of your comfort zone. Explain why it would be
difficult or scary, and how it could benefit you
4 unhappy because something that you wanted
if you did it.
did not happen
5 something that is difficult and needs a lot of skill
and/or hard work to achieve
6 the possibility that something bad could happen
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Are you a risk-taker or happy

in your comfort zone?
Answer the questions to find out!

1 Your teacher gives a free extra class in computer science after school. What do you do?
A You don’t do it; you already have a lot of work.
B Find out more about the course first and ask your friends what they think about it.
C You agree to do the course – who knows, it could be interesting and fun!
2 You had your first piano lesson and it was very difficult. What do you do?
A You stop the classes; music was never your favourite subject.
B You talk to your teacher about how long it will take to get better, then decide if you will continue
the lessons.
C You won’t stop until you become good at it, so you spend all your time and energy practising.
3 You see an advert for a Chinese language class, and your best friend wants you to go with
him/her.
A You don’t go. It sounds like too much hard work!
B You think about it. It’s a useful language, but what if it’s too difficult?
C You agree immediately – it could be fun and it’s always good to learn something new!
4 A classmate is ill and asks you to do his/her presentation in class.

A Disaster! You say no – you’re not prepared and you really don’t like speaking in front of a group.
B You don’t really like giving presentations, but you say you’ll try. You need to know what the topic is
first.
C You say yes. How hard can it be?
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THINKING ABOUT WHAT WE WANT 3 Read about a teenager who decided to take
AND WHAT WE NEED part in Buy Nothing Day. Why was it hard for
him at first? How does his attitude change?
Sometimes we think too much about
the things we want, and we don’t
I’m Raúl and I’m 15 years old. This year, I
think about if we really need them. decided to take part in Buy Nothing Day.
Adverts are always telling us to buy It was difficult at first because it was on a
Saturday and that’s the day that I always
new products. But before we buy go shopping. It’s also the day that I usually
things, it’s important to ask ourselves: meet my friends and we often go to the mall
‘Do I need this, or do I want it?’ together. So, I had to make changes to my
Saturday routine.
I decided not to meet my friends and I
stayed home and talked to my parents
1 Look at the pictures and answer the question. instead. Then I went out for a walk in the
What is the difference between the two park on my own, I never do that, but it was
purchases? really nice! Soon, I stopped wanting to buy
anything and enjoyed thinking and being
alone in the fresh air. That was a good
feeling.
4 Make a list of four things you or your family

bought recently. Add the things into the table.
I/we
needed …
I/we
wanted …
5 Answer the questions as honestly as you can.

Think about what you've learnt.
1 What would you prefer: a new smart phone or to
spend the weekend camping with friends?
2 How often do you spend money without

thinking? What kinds of things do you buy like
that?
2 Read the fact file about Buy Nothing Day
on page 81. Match headings 1–3 with
sections A–C.
1 What is it? 6 Do you think you will change how you spend
2 Where is it popular? your free time and money in the future?
3 When is it?
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Tips Story News Events
BUY
Nothing
DAY
Do you have too much stuff? Have you ever
thought ‘Do I really need this’? Well, there is a
special day when it’s ok not to buy things. It’s
called Buy Nothing Day!
A
Some people think we spend too much money on things
we don’t need. They started Buy Nothing Day to fight this.
B
It is in November, on the same day as Black Friday –
the day after Thanksgiving in the USA. Black Friday has
become the busiest shopping day in the world!
C
Buy Nothing Day started in Canada, but people now
celebrate it everywhere – in the USA, Europe and
even Japan.
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MAKING A POSITIVE 3 Complete the collocations from the texts with
CONTRIBUTION the missing verbs.
1 a difference
An inclusive society is a society that
2 supplies
treats everyone the same. It doesn’t
3 some voluntary work
matter what your age, gender, 4 someone company
race, ethnicity, origin, religion, etc. 5 a chat
is – every person should have the
same rights! One way to promote 4 Match the collocations in exercise 3 with
definitions a–e.
this is to join organisations that help a spend time with a person
minorities – groups of people that b talk to someone
aren’t part of the majority in society. c give things to people that they need for free
Volunteer work and small acts of d work without being paid
kindness are a good way to do that. e do something which changes a person or
situation
5 Complete the table for each person.

1 Look at the advert for voluntary work
opportunities. Complete the advert with the Serge Dila Patrick
words in the box. Voluntary
work
elderly homeless people pets refugees
Do you have lots of free time

during the holidays?
Here are some ideas for how you can use How do they
your free time to help other people! feel about it?
1 Why not help out with abandoned ?
You can take dogs out for walks and much more!
2 Get to know some people in an old
people’s home. They will really enjoy talking to you.
3 Help and other people who have
arrived here from another country. Find out about their
lives and discover what you can do for them.
How are
they making
4 There are a lot of in the city. You can a positive
donate clothes to your local homeless shelter or contribution?
volunteer to help.
2 Read three teenagers’ journal extracts on

page 83. Match teenagers 1–3 to sentences
A–E. One sentence can be used twice. 6 Think about voluntary work where you live
1 Serge and complete the sentences.
2 Dila 1 I would like to
3 Patrick because
A quickly sees that he/she is doing something 2 This would help people because
positive to help.
B sees that there is a problem on the streets. 3 In my home town I can
C didn’t know if they liked the job at first.
D offers ideas for other people to help.
E started volunteering because of a family member.
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School BLOG
SERGE: ‘This week I started volunteering

at an animal shelter after school. It looks
after stray animals and pets that people
have abandoned. I love pets, so I don’t
mind the work. After a couple of days, I
saw that the animals recognised me, so I
know I’m making a difference. They seem
happy when I’m around! Even if you don’t
like spending time with animals, you can
donate supplies. We always need food and
medicine.’
DILA: ‘I’ve always been very close to

my grandma. She lives in an old people’s
home now and when I visited her the
other day, the nurse asked me if I would
like to do some voluntary work. I wasn’t
sure at first, but all I do is keep the old
people company. Some of them are lonely
and like to have a chat, and I love learning
about their lives! I soon felt really happy
there. It’s great!’
PATRICK: ‘I sometimes help my older

brother out at a café for the homeless.
He works there full time and I volunteer
sometimes. I mostly serve food and drinks
and listen to people. I think some people
were surprised to see somebody so young
volunteering, but I wanted to help. I feel
worried when I see people sleeping on the
street, but I feel OK when I’m at the café.
It’s a nice place where people can have a
hot drink and a meal and chat to people.’
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Reading and Writing

EXAM SKILLS
Reading is part of the Reading and Writing paper which In Part 4, there is a short text with six gaps. For each
has got seven parts in total. gap, there are three words to choose from. You need to
In Part 1, there are six short texts, such as adverts, emails decide which word (A, B or C) is correct.
and text messages. There are three sentences next to In Part 5, there is a text (or texts) with six gaps. You need
each text and you need to choose one (A, B or C). to write the correct word in each gap.
In Part 2, there are three short texts and seven You have 1 hour to complete the Reading and Writing
questions. You need to match each question to one of paper. Spend about 40 minutes on Parts 1–5. If you
the texts (A, B or C). don’t know an answer, it’s always a good idea to guess.
In Part 3, there is one long text. There are five questions, You don’t lose marks for incorrect answers.
each with three options. You need to choose one option
(A, B or C).
Reading Part 1
You read different types of short texts. You get one mark per question.
• First, read each text. Decide what each message is doing. For example, is it giving information, asking for help, inviting,
telling someone what to do?
• Read the three options next to the text. Often the correct answer will say the same thing as the message, but in a
different way. Think about the meaning of each option (A, B and C).
• Read everything again and check your answer. Think about why the other two options are not correct. Remember to
think about the meaning of the complete text.
1 For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 3
Hi Fred FRODO
Sorry – I’m not going to be on time! Don’t Lost 19 June near Richmond Tube
wait for me. Send me the ticket in a Last seen 21 June Richmond Park
message and hopefully they’ll let me in! Is friendly but very shy
Thanks! Tony
REWARD £100
Please help! Call Sonia 78392014 or
Tony wants to go to a show … Patricia 82739013
A but he’s late and doesn’t have his ticket. Sonia and Patricia want help looking for Frodo …
B but he doesn’t have a ticket and asks Fred to wait A but nobody has seen him since the 19th.
for him.
B and they can offer money for finding the dog.
C and he's going to buy a ticket.
C but they don’t give information about his
character.
2
4
Glasses sale! The Picasso Museum

Two for one!! Buy one pair of glasses 60-minute guided tours optional:
€20 per person
and get a pair of sunglasses for free! In English at 9:30, 12:30 and 17:30
In Spanish at 10:30, 13:30, 15:30 and 18:30
A You can get one pair of glasses for the price of two.
B You can get a pair of glasses at half price. A You have to take a 60-minute guided tour.
C You don’t have to pay for a pair of sunglasses with B There are more tours in English than in Spanish.
this offer. C All tours last one hour.
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Reading Part 2
You read three short texts about a similar topic. You get one mark per question.
• First, read all the questions and underline the important words. Then you’ll know what information to look for in
the texts.
• Read the texts quickly and underline the information which is in the questions. You don’t always need to understand
every word, only the important information.
• Read the underlined parts carefully. If you don’t understand, read the sentences before and after as they might
help you.
• Don’t just look for words or phrases in the texts that mean the same as the words in the questions. Also look for
words with opposite meanings and check if they answer the question.
Carla
Recently, we took part in a film-making competition and we almost won. In fact, we got
second prize. We had to make a video about our town. We chose to focus on the gardens
and parks – they are really beautiful and people don’t know about them. Together with the
teacher, we did a lot of research about the different plants and trees that grow there. What
we discovered was really interesting. I think that’s why people liked it – because they also
discovered something new.
Omer
The film we made for the competition was all about our city’s architecture. We chose our
favourite buildings and filmed both outside and inside the buildings. Our teacher helped us a
lot with the research and we discovered a lot of interesting facts about the history of our town
while we were doing the project. We talked to the director of the city museum and he told us
things about our history that were very surprising.
Ludmilla
Our group has just won first prize in the class film-making competition. We’re really happy
about it! We chose to focus on our city’s people. We didn’t choose celebrities but just everyday
people who have interesting stories to tell. It was our idea, not the teacher’s. One of the most
interesting people we interviewed was a woman who has sold flowers and plants in the main
square all her life. She had wonderful stories to tell about the old days.
2 Read the text. For each question, choose the correct answer.
Carla Omer Ludmilla
1 Who did not interview anybody in their film? A B C
2 Who did not mention plants in their film? A B C
3 Who did not win any kind of prize? A B C
4 Who did not have help from their teacher? A B C
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Reading Part 3
You read a longer text for main ideas and some details. You get one mark per question.
• Read the text quickly for a general idea. You don’t need to understand every word now, but think about
where the text is from, who wrote it and what the main topic is.
• Read the questions. Before reading the three options, try to answer the question by yourself.
• Read the text more carefully. Underline the parts of the text where you find the answers to the questions.
Check the options and think about why they are correct or incorrect.
• Finally, read the text again and make sure that the answer you have chosen is correct.
Street theatre He usually uses a hat to collect it, but now he’s using a
Have you seen street theatre in your town? Street theatre box because he lost the hat. He is saving the money to go
is when entertainers do activities, usually in crowded travelling. ‘I’m in college now. I want to go to Europe when
places, for people to watch. These entertainers often play I’m older, but I’m going to South America next year. I’m
instruments and sing, but they sometimes do more unusual visiting Rio de Janeiro because it has lots of street theatre
things like eating fire or riding a bicycle with one wheel. and I want to learn from those entertainers.’
Robbie does street theatre in London. He started dancing After travelling, Robbie wants to be an actor. He says, ‘My
10 years ago, but started doing street theatre two years ago. dream is to work in a theatre and street theatre is good
He says, ‘When I was younger, singing and dancing were my practice because you need to be comfortable in front of
hobbies, so now I do both!’ He doesn’t feel anxious when he new people’. His advice if you want to be able to do street
does street theatre. ‘The people watching are like friends – theatre is: ‘Think of something different to do, so people
they’re nice and want to enjoy it.’ walking past are interested. And then just practise, practise,
People often give money to street entertainers like Robbie. practise!’
3 Read the text. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 What does the text say about street entertainers? 4 Why is street theatre good for Robbie?
A They do activities for large groups of people. A He thinks it’s better than working in a
B They sing while they ride a bike. theatre.
C They are not like most other people. B He feels more comfortable than when
he’s travelling.
2 What does Robbie say about street theatre?
C He thinks it’s useful practice for the job
A He has done it since he was a child.
he wants.
B He thinks people like his show.
5 What advice does Robbie give to street
C He no longer performs magic tricks. entertainers?
3 Why does Robbie want to travel abroad? A They should practise in front of big crowds.
A so that he can meet other street performers B They should do something a bit unusual.
B because he doesn’t earn enough money in London C They must be different to other people.
C in order to complete his studies
4 Read the text on page 40. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 Dasarathi’s house is made … 3 How did he get the washing machine?
A entirely of recycled materials. A He got it in a shop.
B with some recycled materials. B He found it and repaired it.
C with mainly recycled materials. C He paid for a used washing machine.
2 What does the text say about the glass? 4 By building his house with recycled materials,
A He got it from another house. Dasarathi …
B He used the original glass that was in his house. A didn’t have any free time.
C He bought it cheaply in a shop. B saved time and money.
C didn’t spend any money.
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Reading Part 4 Reading Part 5

Part 4 tests your understanding of words in a text. Part 5 tests your knowledge of grammar and how
It mainly tests vocabulary (and sometimes some clauses, sentences and paragraphs connect. You get
grammar). You get one mark per question. one mark per question.
• Read the text quickly. Think about the topic, who it is • First, read the title (if there is one) and look at the text
for and what it is about. quickly. What is the topic and main idea?
• Read the text again and stop at each gap. Think • Read the text again. When you come to a gap, think
of your own ideas before you look at the possible about what kind of word is missing. Is it a pronoun, a
answers. This will help you to identify the correct conjunction, a preposition, an article, etc.?
words.
• Complete the easier gaps first then go back to the
• Before you choose your answer, try each option in more difficult ones.
the gap to check.
• When you have finished, read the text again to
• Read the text one more time with your answers in check.
the gaps. Are they correct?
6 For each question, write the correct answer.
5 For each question, choose the correct answer. Write one word for each gap.
J.K. Rowling
She was born in 1965 in Gloucestershire,
England. The world-famous author actually Petra To: Ludwig
1 her professional career as an
English teacher in Portugal. She finished her Hi Ludwig!
first book Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s What are you up to this summer? It
Stone in 1995. She 2 the book to would be great to see you. Just so you know,
12 different publishing houses before one here are my plans.
accepted it.
1 July, I’m off to Austria with some
Decades later, you can now read about
friends. Then I’m going with my family to see
Harry Potter in 65 different languages.
my aunts and uncles in northern Germany. I’m
This makes Harry a global brand – he’s
looking forward to that. So, 2 you
popular with children all over the world.
be free in August? That’s when I have some free
Rowling’s books are important because they
time. 3 you like, we can meet up
have helped young people read books at a
and go to the beach or something.
3 when they often only look at
their 4 . Let 4 know if you can make it.
Thanks!
1 A start B started C has started Petra

2 A sent B is sent C sends
3 A hour B time C day
4 A keyboards B instruments C screens
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EXAM SKILLS
The last two parts of the Reading and Writing paper In Part 7, there are three pictures. You use them to
test your Writing skills. write a story of at least 35 words.
In Part 6, you write a short email or note of at least 25 Spend 20 minutes in total on Parts 6 and 7. You get
words. marks for content, language and organisation.
Writing Part 6
You write a short note or email. You can get 15 marks in total.
• Read the instructions carefully. Do you need to write a note or an email? Who do you need to write to? Why do you
need to write it? What information do you need to include? What order do you need to include the information?
• Write your note/email on a piece of paper. Remember to use your own words.
• Think about your grammar, vocabulary and the content of your message. You often need to use a variety of present,
past, future and perfect tenses.
• Finally, write your email on the answer sheet.
7 Read the task and answers A and B. Then complete the checklist. Write Y (Yes) or N (No).
Answer A Answer B
Does it include all four points in the question?
Is the spelling and grammar correct?
Does it use the correct organisation for an email?

Is it 25 words or more?
You want need help with your homework. Write an email A

to your friend Nora asking if she can come to your house Nora, I need a help with my English
at the weekend to help you.
homework.
In your email:
You meet me on Saturday at 11 am?
• ask Nora for help with your homework
• mention the subject you want help with
B
• say what time and where you want to meet
Write 25 words or more. Hi Nora,
How are you? Can you help me with
8 Do the task below. my English homework? Are you free to
Your friend Paula invites you to a picnic
meet on Saturday at 11 am? We could
for her birthday. meet at my house. Let me know.
Write an email to Paula.
Thanks,
In your email:
Eddie
• thank Paula for the invitation
• confirm that you can go
• ask her to confirm the time and place
Write 25 words or more.
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Writing Part 7
In Part 7, you write a short story about three pictures. You can get 15 marks in total.
• Read all the instructions carefully and look at the three pictures. Think about the characters in the story. Are they friends,
family members, neighbours etc.
• We usually use different past tenses such as the past simple and past continuous to tell a story.
• Make sure you say enough about each picture in the story. Give more details to reach the word length needed and
make your sentences more interesting.
• Check your story. Did you write about all three pictures? Is your spelling and grammar correct? Then write your story
clearly on the answer sheet.
9 Look at the three pictures of Andrea and Marc. Make notes in the table.
People Place Actions/Feelings

Picture 1 Andrea Train station waiting
worried
Picture 2
Picture 3
10 Write the story shown in the pictures. Write 35 words or more.
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Listening
EXAM SKILLS
The Listening paper has got five parts. In Part 4, you hear five different short recordings. There
In Part 1, you hear five different short recordings. For are five questions, each with three options. You need to
each one, there is a question and three pictures. You choose one option (A, B or C).
need to choose one picture (A, B or C). In Part 5, you hear one long conversation. There are
In Part 2, you hear one person talking. There are some two lists of words. You need to match the words in the
notes with five gaps. You need to write one word, first list with some of the words in the second list.
number or date in each gap. The Listening paper lasts about 30 minutes in total.
In Part 3, you hear an informal conversation. There are You hear all the recordings twice.
five questions, each with three options. You need to
choose one option (A, B or C).
Listening Part 1
In Part 1, you hear five different short conversations and listen for specific information. You get one mark per question.
• Read the questions carefully and underline the important words you need to listen for.
• You may need to listen for numbers, descriptions or the correct word for something. Be careful, sometimes you will
hear information about all three pictures, but only one will answer the question.
• The second time you listen, check your answer.
1 19 For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What object does Karsten talk about?
A B C
2 Where is Carla?
A B C
3 What did Erkan do on holiday?

A B C
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Listening Part 2 Listening Part 3

You hear one person talking. You listen for specific You hear a long informal conversation. You listen
information and complete some notes. You get one for details and also for the speakers’ opinions and
mark per question. attitudes. You get one mark per question.
• Before you listen, read the title and the notes. Think • Before you listen, read the questions. What do you
about what you’re going to hear. What is the topic? think the speakers are going to say? What are they
Who and where is the speaker? talking about?
• Think about the information you need to write in • The first time you listen, think about the general
each gap. It could be a word, name, number, date or meaning. Remember, just because you hear one or
time. more of the words that are written in the answer
options, it doesn’t mean it is a correct answer.
• Remember, you should only write one word in each
gap. Contractions like don’t, isn’t and wasn’t count as • On the second listening, listen carefully to both
two words. speakers because the answers to the questions can
come from either of the speakers.
• The second time you listen, check your answers.
• Sometimes the speaker spells out a name. Write each
3 21For each question, choose the correct
letter carefully as the speaker says it. Remember, the
correct spelling is important.
answer.
You will hear Leo talking to his friend Daniela about
his experiences.
2 For each question, write the correct
20
1 Both Daniela and Leo have …
answer in the gap. Write one word or a
number or a date or a time. A travelled a lot.
You will hear a teacher giving information about a B been in a helicopter.
summer school. C played lots of sports.
2 Daniela has …
Summer School Information A ridden a horse but not learnt to ski.
B ridden a horse and learnt to ski.
DATES: 20th July to
C learnt to ski but not ridden a horse.
4th August
3 Why doesn’t Leo like baseball?
LOCATION: near Lake 1
A It’s too difficult.
AGE GROUP: from 6 to 2 B He doesn’t think it’s interesting.
ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: Camping, walking, C He hasn’t been lucky.
3 , sightseeing
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Listening Part 4 Listening Part 5

You hear five different short recordings. Sometimes You hear a longer, informal conversation and listen for
these are conversations and sometimes there’s only details. You match two lists of words. You get one mark
one person talking. You listen for the topic, general per question.
ideas, details, opinions and attitudes. You get one mark
per question. • Before you listen, think about different ways you can
say the words or phrases in the lists. The speakers will
• Before each question you will read a sentence which often use different words for the same thing.
tells you who the people are. Read it carefully, with
the questions and options, and predict what you • The first time you listen, try to think about the
general meaning. Choose the best option for each
think the speakers will say.
question.
• The first time you listen, think about the general
• Remember that you don’t need to use all the options
meaning. You don’t always need to understand
every word. Often you only need to understand the in the second list.
general idea or message. • The second time you listen, listen for specific
information and check your answers.
• The second time you listen, check your answers.
Think about why the other options are incorrect.
5 23For each question, choose the correct
4 22For each question, choose the correct answer.
answer. You will hear Denise talking to Franz about her
birthday party. What is each person going to bring?
1 You will hear two friends talking about what they
are going to study at university. What are they
Denise F
going to study?
A They are both going to study English. People Food and drink
B They don’t know what they are going to study. 1 Roberto A sandwiches
C They are going to study different subjects. B dessert
2 Astrid
2 You will hear a man talking about what he does in C fresh fruit
the house. What does the man like doing? 3 Pavel D soft drinks
A washing the clothes 4 Lucy E barbecue stuff
B washing the dishes F nothing
C cleaning and tidying
3 You will hear a woman and her friend talking on 6 24For each question, choose the correct
the phone about shopping. What did the man answer. You will hear Ella talking to Alex about what
buy? she did at a summer sports camp. Which sport did
Ella do with each person?
A an expensive painting
B a wooden frame People Sports
C a mirror for the dining room 1 Sam A windsurfing
B tennis
2 Conor
C football
3 Rachel D skiing
4 Tod E swimming
F climbing
5 Adil
G volleyball
H badminton
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Speaking
EXAM SKILLS
The Speaking test has got two parts. You take the exam In Part 2, you talk first to the other candidate(s) and
with one other candidate (or sometimes two others). then to the interlocutor. In Phase 1, you look at five
There are two examiners: the ‘interlocutor’, who talks to pictures and discuss them with the other candidate(s).
you, and the ‘assessor’, who just watches. In Phase 2, the interlocutor asks each candidate
In Part 1, you don’t talk to the other candidate(s). Each questions about the topic from Phase 1.
candidate answers questions separately. In Phase 1, The speaking exam lasts 8–10 minutes in total. You get
you answer simple personal questions. In Phase 2, you marks in three main areas: grammar and vocabulary,
answer questions about two different topics. pronunciation and interactive communication (how
well you talk to your partner).
Speaking Part 1
• In Phase 1, you don’t need to give long answers.
The questions will be simple, for example ‘Where
are you from?’ or ‘How old are you?’
• In Phase 2, you should give longer answers. Use
words like because and so to add extra information.
• At the end of Phase 2, the interlocutor asks each
candidate a longer question on the topic – for
example, ‘Tell me about your school’. Try to give
longer answers to this question. Give reasons for
your answer, and add extra details.
• You can prepare and practise for this part of the
exam, but don’t learn long sentences because your
answer won’t sound natural.
• Try to relax and smile. If you don’t understand a

question, ask the interlocutor to repeat it. If you
can’t remember a word, don’t worry – try to use
different words. Part 1 lasts 3–4 minutes.
1 Match the extra information (a–f ) to the 2 Imagine that you’re in Part 1 of the Speaking
statements (1–5). There is one piece of extra test. Read the questions and say your
information you do not need. answers.
1 I really like playing football and tennis. Phase 1
2 His name is Noel. 1 What’s your name?
3 I play volleyball and golf, 2 How old are you?
4 Anna and I watch films together and we’re in the 3 Where do you come from?
same class. Phase 2
5 I come from Dundee in Scotland, Now, let’s talk about your school.
a In the summer holidays, we go swimming together. 4 Which subjects do you like studying at school?
b … but at the moment I’ve got a problem with my 5 Do you get a lot of homework?
leg, so I can’t do any sport.
6 Tell me something about what you will do when
c I like them because I like running and being outside. you leave school.
d I like him because he’s funny and he likes the Now, let's talk about jobs.
same things as me. 7 Tell me about the jobs people in your family do.
e … but we live in England now because my
parents work in Newcastle.
f … because I love looking at clothes with my
friends.
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Speaking Part 2
• In Phase 1, you talk with the other candidate(s) about five pictures about a topic.
• Look at the pictures. Think about what each picture represents. Answer the question for each picture and give your
opinion on it as well.
• Don’t forget to listen to the other candidate. Ask for their opinion and use phrases like I see, great! and OK to show you
are really listening.
• After 1 or 2 minutes, the interlocutor will ask each candidate a short question about the topic.
• In Phase 2, the interlocutor asks each candidate some discussion questions about the same topic. Give longer answers
with reasons and details. Stay calm and think about what you want to say. Use phrases like I think … and If you ask
me … to give your opinions. This part lasts 5-6 minutes.
3 Here are some pictures that show different forms of transport. What kinds of transport do the
pictures show? Do you like these different forms of transport? Say why or why not.
Do you like these different kinds of transport?
4 Imagine that you’re in Part 2 of the Speaking test. Read the questions and say your
answers.
Phase 1
Do you think …
travelling by train is comfortable?
sailing on a ship is fun?
travelling by plane is exciting?
going to other countries is expensive?
Which of these forms of transport do you like best?
Phase 2
Do you prefer travelling in your own country or abroad?
Which is better, a relaxing trip or one full of different activities? Why?
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Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle

be /biː/ was/were /wɒz/ /wɜː(r)/ been /biːn/
become /bɪˈkʌm/ became /bɪˈkeɪm/ become /bɪˈkʌm/
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ began /bɪˈɡæn/ begun /bɪˈɡʌn/
break /breɪk/ broke /brəʊk/ broken /ˈbrəʊkən/
bring /brɪŋ/ brought /brɔːt/ brought /brɔːt/
build /bɪld/ built /bɪlt/ built /bɪlt/
buy /baɪ/ bought /bɔːt/ bought /bɔːt/
catch /kætʃ/ caught /kɔːt/ caught /kɔːt/
choose /tʃuːz/ chose /tʃəʊz/ chosen /ˈtʃəʊz(ə)n/
come /kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /kʌm/
cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/
do /duː/ did /dɪd/ done /dʌn/
drink /drɪŋk/ drank /dræŋk/ drunk /drʌŋk/
drive /draɪv/ drove /drəʊv/ driven /ˈdrɪv(ə)n/
eat /iːt/ ate /eɪt/ eaten /ˈiːt(ə)n/
fall /fɔːl/ fell /fel/ fallen /ˈfɔːlən/
feed /fiːd/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/
feel /fiːl/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/
find /faɪnd/ found /faʊnd/ found /faʊnd/
fly /flaɪ/ flew /fluː/ flown /fləʊn/
forget /fə(r)ˈɡet/ forgot /fə(r)ˈɡɒt/ forgotten /fə(r)ˈɡɒt(ə)n/
get /ɡet/ got /ɡɒt/ got /ɡɒt/
give /ɡɪv/ gave /ɡeɪv/ given /ˈɡɪv(ə)n/
go /ɡəʊ/ went /went/ gone /ɡɒn/
grow /ɡrəʊ/ grew /ɡruː/ grown /ɡrəʊn/
hang /hæŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/
have /hæv/ had /hæd/ had /hæd/
hear /hɪə(r)/ heard /hɜː(r)d/ heard /hɜː(r)d/
hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/
keep /kiːp/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/
know /nəʊ/ knew /njuː/ known /nəʊn/
lay /leɪ/ laid /leɪd/ laid /leɪd/
learn /lɜː(r)n/ learnt/learned /lɜː(r)nt/ learnt/learned /lɜː(r)nt/
/lɜː(r)nd/ /lɜː(r)nd/
leave /liːv/ left /left/ left /left/
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
lose /luːz/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/
make /meɪk/ made /meɪd/ made /meɪd/
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Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle

meet /miːt/ met /met/ met /met/
pay /peɪ/ paid /peɪd/ paid /peɪd/
put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/
read /riːd/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /raɪd/ rode /rəʊd/ ridden /ˈrɪd(ə)n/
ring /rɪŋ/ rang /ræŋ/ rung /rʌŋ/
run /rʌn/ ran /ræn/ run /rʌn/
say /seɪ/ said /sed/ said /sed/
see /siː/ saw /sɔː/ seen /siːn/
sell /sel/ sold /səʊld/ sold /səʊld/
send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
shine /ʃaɪn/ shone /ʃɒn/ shone /ʃɒn/
sing /sɪŋ/ sang /sæŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/
sit /sɪt/ sat /sæt/ sat /sæt/
sleep /sliːp/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
speak /spiːk/ spoke /spəʊk/ spoken /ˈspəʊkən/
spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
sweep /swiːp/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/
swim /swɪm/ swam /swæm/ swum /swʌm/
take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/ taken /ˈteɪkən/
teach /tiːtʃ/ taught /tɔːt/ taught /tɔːt/
tell /tel/ told /təʊld/ told /təʊld/
think /θɪŋk/ thought /θɔːt/ thought /θɔːt/
throw /θrəʊ/ threw /θruː/ thrown /θrəʊn/
understand /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd/ understood /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd/ understood /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd/
wake /weɪk/ woke /wəʊk/ woken /ˈwəʊkən/
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/
write /raɪt/ wrote /rəʊt/ written /ˈrɪt(ə)n/
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UNIT PAGE SELF-STUDY BANK PAGE

Social and emotional

2 Then and now 12 Exam trainer 84–94

3 Goals 20 Irregular verbs 95–96

I agree Chris! Games are exciting, but watching my

romantic film Do any of you guys watch 8 t

5 Complete the sentences for you.

3 Complete the table with the words in the box.

Least frequent never

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 5

I can’t: I’m . Actress Natalie Portman is very 5 g

5 You / not / keen / travel / to other countries

6 I / not really / fan / any football team

5 Rewrite three of the sentences in

1 Complete the table with the verbs in the Usually Today

Present simple third Present continuous

2 Choose the correct options.

People say that teenagers 1 often spend/

My friends and I 5 aren’t/aren’t being

2 What does your best friend usually do after

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 7

fun Someone who’s into reading is called a ‘bookworm’.

Subskill: Making and checking 3 Answer the questions.

2 Read and listen to the article. Check

3 Are you into reading? What kinds of books do you

3 Listen to the radio programme and

CREATIVITY 8 This programme is good for people who like

Grammar review Round-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 11

3 3 Complete the comments with everyday

WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT

A loud 1 alarm clock . I can’t wake

5 I’m into cycling, and a 3 h is important to

If you don’t have the 5 k to your house

When it’s sunny I never leave home without putting on

4 Answer the questions for you.

2 What’s the least important object on this page? Why?

1 There were (+) other board games Past time expressions

3 I’m now 14. I could speak English six years ago.

Who 1 were these 5 I was born in 2007.

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 13

C H I L D R E N L L 4 Complete the sentences with a life

5 Answer the questions for you.

2 What do you want to do when you leave school?

3 What’s the best way to make new friends?

4 Do you think it's better to grow up in a small town

3 my mum / drive me to school but now I go by bus

4 my friends / stay and play after school

5 our teachers / not give us so much homework

4 Bill Gates wrote his first computer program when

Grammar reference and practice Resource centre 15

Divers find the first treasure!

3 open / time / it / does / What ?

4 get / How / I / can / there ?

5 at 10 o’clock / you / opens / Did / say / it ?

6 much / cost / it / How / does ?

2 Read the notice and complete the

Take a trip to Colonial Williamsburg,

2 4Listen to the podcast and check