Students Book StepUp-1 Respuesta

or
Michael J. Pryay
r m e n M a r t ín ez Mungar
Ma. del Ca
1ª edición, 2016
© 2016 Michael John Pryor y María del Carmen Martínez Mungaray

D.R. © 2016 Stepping Stones Publishing
www.step-up.com.mx
ISBN 978-607-9442-30-9
Editorial Página Seis, S.A. de C.V.

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CONTENTS
Platform One
Myself: Who Am I?
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Platform Two
My Town: Where Am I?
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Platform Three
My Activities: What Do I Do?
Start up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Keep going. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Wrap up.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Scope & sequence
START UP
Language functions vocabulary
Introduce Myself My Country,

STEP 1
And Give My Nationality My Nationality
Myself: Who am I?
PLATFORM 1
• Vocabulary: Brainstorm
STEP 2 Talk About Jobs My Job
• What’s Your Number?
• Spell It!
Describe My Family • Webtalk
STEP 3 My Family
And Family Members • Days & Months
Talk About My Classroom

STEP 4 My Classroom
And School Objects
STEP 1 Describe My School Places At School

My Town: Where am I?
PLATFORM 2
Places At Home
STEP 2 Give Directions • Where in the World? & Furniture
• Brainstorm: My Town
• My School, My House,
My Town Places In The
STEP 3 Describe My House
Community
Descriptive
STEP 4 Describe People & Places
Adjectives
My activities: What do I do?
Talk About Abilities

STEP 1 Talents & Skills
And Talents
PLATFORM 3
• What Time Is It?

Describe My Habits
STEP 2 What Do You Do? Daily Activities
And What I Do Every Day
• Famous People,
Hidden Talents
Compare 2 or more people, • Nick Vujicic City
STEP 3
places or objects infrastructure
• Brainstorm: My Activities
Describe 1 person, place

Opposite
STEP 4 or object in relation to all
adjectives
others
KEEP GOING
WRAP UP
reading speaking
language
& listening & writing
What’s Your
To Be Who Am I?
Title? Mr? Miss? • Internet Investigation: A Celebrity
• Team Competition: In Code
Indefinite & What Do You Do • Where Are You From?
My Future Job
Definite Articles For A Living? • Say It Right: th
• Wonderful Words: -er
Do You Have He Has A Big • Logical Thinking: Who Is Who?
Have
A Big Family? Family • Project: My Family Tree
• Language Review
Different Coun- • Vocabulary Review
Possessives tries, Different It’s Her Pencil
Classrooms
There Is/ Melanie's

Which College?
There Are… University
• Say It Right: ow/ou/oa
• Wonderful Words: Compound Nouns
Demonstratives Make Yourself
This Is My House • Logical Thinking: Which House?
& Location At Home!
• Competition: Extreme Close-Up
• Internet Investigation: World Cities
How Do I Get Where's
Giving Directions • Project: My Dream Bedroom
To The Park? The Bank?
• Language Review
• Vocabulary Review
Questions This is my Town What is it?
Can Child Prodigies What Can I Do?

• My Personal Diary
Present Sim- • Comparing People and Things
A Day in
ple: Routines & My Routine • Logical Thinking: Plans For Today
the life of…
Habits • Say It Right! -ar/ -or/ -er/ -ir/ -ur
• Wonderful Words: un-
Dubai, a city of My city’s better
Comparatives • Project: The Roboworker
world records than before
• Language Review
• Vocabulary Review
An extreme The best
Superlatives
explorer of Mexico
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank all our friends, family, colleagues and

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

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

audio collaborators, Stuart Andrews; Ana Caballero; María de
la Luz Salazar Dominguez; Cuauhtémoc Gómez Castellanos;
Azucena Espinoza Guzmán; Ana Erandi Pintor Rivera; Alejandro
Rodríguez Caro and Fabiola Vega Arias.
And last, but not least, to our students. You are our inspiration
and the very reason for this series. We truly hope this material
helps you to achieve your goals and reach your potential. Good
luck, and enjoy!
Mike and Carmen.

MYSELF: WHO AM I?
Talk t it
abou
• Look at the picture. Who is she?

• Where is she? Is she happy?
• What can you see in the picture? Is the picture similar to your
school? Do you like your school? Why?
PLATFORM ONE
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Introduce myself and give my nationality
Step 2: Talk about jobs
Step 3: Describe my family and family members
Step 4: Talk about my classroom and school objects
Platform One 1
VOCABULARY
BRAINSTORM
START UP
What words do you know from these categories?

• Complete the spaces with all the words you know.
Family The classroom Jobs
Colors Adjectives Countries and nationalities
Compare
+ Share
• Now, compare your answer with your partner and your classmates, and add extra
vocabulary to your list.
2 Platform One
LANGUAGE
WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?
START UP
We use numbers a lot in our communication every day.
What’s your cell My number is I’m 17 years

phone number 635-601-9978 How old are you? old. And you?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty
23 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 36 51
twenty-three thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety thirty-six fifty-one
75 100 200 364 1000 4000 10,602 492 2,722 56,019

ten thousand two thousand, fifty-six
seventy-five one hundred two hundred three hundred one thousand four thousand six hundred, four hundred seven hundred thousand,
sixty-four two ninety two twenty-two nineteen
Listen Be careful!
1 Hundreds and Thousands
teens & ty’s
13 thirteen 30 thirty • Review the difference between 100s (hundreds)
14 fourteen 40 forty and 1000s (thousands).
15 fifteen 50 fifty Listen
2
• Listen to the numbers and circle the number you hear.
16 sixteen 60 sixty
17 seventeen 70 seventy 1 400 4,000 5 549 5,059
18 eighteen 80 eighty 2 341 3,441 6 777 7,777
19 nineteen 90 ninety
3 684 6084 7 873 8,703
20 twenty
4 992 9,902 8 516 5,060
Listen
3
• Listen to these numbers. Circle the number you hear.
1 14 40
2 12 20
3 19 90
4 16 60
5 13 30
Listen Practice
4 What’s your number?
• Listen to these telephone numbers • Now write your phone number.
and write them here: My phone number:
1 • Dictate to your classmate.

2 • Now write your classmate’s number here:
3 My classmate’s number:
Platform One 3
SPELL IT!
START UP
TIP!
What’s your last name?
Think of
Jenkins examples
How do you spell it? of names,
Listen J-E-N-K-I-N-S companies,
5 etc. with
• Listen to the pronunciation and follow the letters on the page. these
• Circle any difficult or confusing letters. letters. eg.
LG, ESPN,
• Make a note of your difficult letters here: iPhone, OK,
etc.
My difficult letters:
My mistakes:
Practice
• With your classmate, spell your name. Follow the dialogue above.
• Make a note of any mistakes you make.
What’s your address? 21465 Fairmount Avenue
How do you spell F-A-I-R-M-O-U-N-T

Fairmount?
Practice
• Give your classmate your address and spell it.
What’s your reservation code? WV5421GKAJ93
Practice
• Invent a reservation code and dictate it to your classmate.

My reservation code:
My classmate’s code:
Listen
6
• Listen to these reservation codes and complete the information.
1 773 G L TTH43 6AB
2 CST JL PR VCN
3 1305 7HA69 KF VWMM 643
4 X984Y NY 327 QPD
4 Platform One
WEBTALK
START UP
Warm up
What is your favorite website?
• Look at the website and email address
dot slash
www.facebook.com/login
at
e-mail Password
my-email_address@gmail.com.mx Enter
dash/hyphen underscore
Practice
• Now, practice with your partner. Dictate your email address and favorite websites to
your partner, and write down the information they dictate.
My email address: My partner’s email address:
My favorite websites: My partner’s websites:
DAYS AND MONTHS

• Look at these calendars and the conversation.
What is your
date of birth? 22/05/1999
The week The months
Monday January February March April

Tuesday
Weekdays Wednesday May June July August
Thursday
Friday
September October November December
Saturday
Weekend
Sunday
And you?
AND YOU
What’s your favorite day of the week? Why?

What day is today? When is your birthday? What is your date of birth?
Practice
• Ask and answer these questions with your classmate
Platform One 5
VOCABULARY
MY COUNTRY, MY NATIONALITY
Hi! I’m from Canada. What nationality are you?
Nice to meet you!
KEEP GOING
Warm up
Do you know people from other countries? Where are they from?
• Write your country in the correct place on the map.

• Look at these nationalities in the box below.
What countries do these nationalities come from?
Listen
7
• Now listen to the corresponding countries and write them in their place on the map.
South Korean Canadian Jamaican Colombian Egyptian

South African American Guatemalan Indian Chinese
Singaporean Belizean French Spanish Japanese
British Brazilian German Russian Italian
Irish Australian Mexican Argentinian Cuban
Give
More
In which of these countries is English an official language?

Compare
+ Share
• Name any other countries you know on the map.
• Compare your answers with your classmates.
6 Platform One
LANGUAGE
TO BE
I am Phil. I’m from London
and I’m 18. I’m English. I’m 18, too. I’m Sonia.
KEEP GOING
How old are you? Where I’m Canadian
are you from??
I am (not) from China. Am I from China?

He is (not) 17 years old. How old is he?
She is (not) from Washington. Is she from Washington?
It is (not) interesting. Is it interesting?
You are (not) a student. Are you a student?
We are (not) friends. Are we friends?
They are (not) Japanese Where are they from?
Positive Negative Question

I am I am not Am I ?
He He he ?
She is She is not Is she ?
It It it ?
We We you ?
You are You are not Are we ?
They They they ?
TIP! Practice
The ‘ represents • Complete these sentences with the correct form of ‘be’.
the missing
letters in a
contraction. 1 Luke a student from Adelaide, in Australia. Luke 15 years old.
he’s =he is 2 Sophie not from Australia. She British.
I’m = I am
we’re = we are 3 Hi. We students from France. We French.
• With your classmate, put the words in the correct order to make
questions for these answers.
1 is / how old / Ethan

Ethan is 16 years old.
2 from / you / are / where
I’m from Durban, in South Africa.
3 she / German / is
Yes, she is German.
4 students / you / are
Yes, we are students.
you?
AndYOU
AND
• Ask and answer the questions from the dialogue with your partner
Platform One 7
Warm up
WHAT’S YOUR TITLE? MR? MISS?
Titles
KEEP GOING
We use Mr. for all men.

We use Miss for single young ladies, Ms. for any marital status.
Or Mrs. for married women.
• Read the descriptions and write the number in the correct image.
2 3
This is Mr. Name: Mrs 4
1 Luiz Santos Lena Weber. Hello! We 5 6
Hi, I’m Mr. and Ms. Age: 64 are Yoi and This is Mr. Hi! I’m Miss
Charles Victoria Car- Nationality: Saki Ho from Arjun Kumas. Lin Wang.
King. valho from German. Nagasaki, in He is 42 I’m 8 years
I’m from Salvador, in Place Japan. Yui is years old. old. I’m from
Kingston, Brazil. They of Birth: 16 and Saki He’s from Hangzhou,
Jamaica. I’m are 17 years Munich, is 18 years Mumbai, in in China. I’m
37 years old. old. Germany old. India. Chinese.
Listen
8
Compare
• Now, listen to 3 other descriptions (7, 8 and 9).
+Share
• Write the number of the description you hear in the correct image.
• Compare your answers with your classmates.
8 Platform One
WHO AM I?
And you?
AND YOU
• Complete this form with your personal information

(for an international student program).
KEEP GOING
My ID
Name:
ge
Nationality: d ima
ID car
Country of birth:
Date of birth:
Age:
e-mail address:
Telephone number:
Write
about it
• Now use this information to write a short paragraph to introduce yourself.
Hi! I’m
Talk t it
abou
• Use this information to introduce yourself to your classmates and ask them
questions. Use the phrases from pages 6-8 to help you.
Where are What’s your

you from? name?
Hi! Nice to How old

meet you. are you?
Are you a Are you

student? mexican?
• Now ask questions about famous people.
Where is Ricky Martin from? What nationality is Shakira? How old is Cristiano Ronaldo?
He’s from Puerto Rico. She’s Colombian. He’s 31 years old.
Platform One 9
VOCABULARY
MY JOB
Brainstorm
Which jobs or occupations do you know in English?

KEEP GOING
Share your ideas with the class.

• Now look at these pictures and write the words from the box in the correct space.
Publicist Economist Architect Lawyer Teacher

Scientist Journalist Designer Researcher Engineer
Programmer Physician Psychologist Salesperson Pediatrician
Manager Consultant Nurse Accountant Dentist
Business IT Social science

Medicine administration and science and humanities
Give
More
What vocabulary do you associate with each occupation?
• Use your dictionary or work with a classmate to help you.
Add 1 or 2 extra words for each job.
10 Platform One
LANGUAGE
DEFINITE & INDEFINITE ARTICLES
Hi Matt. What do you do for a living? I’m an architect. And you?
KEEP GOING
Very interesting. I’m a computer programmer. Good! Do you
like your job?
No, I don’t like the job, but the money’s good.
“a” or “an” are indefinite articles.

“a” or “an”= 1
In plural, don’t
We use “a” or “an” to talk about a general person, thing or place for
use a/an the first time.
Use “a” before a consonant
Mr. Moore is a researcher.

Miss Watson is a designer
Use “an” before a vowel
Mr. Cooke is an economist.

Mrs. Thompson is an accountant.
In plural, eliminate a/an for general people, things or places for the
first time
Miss Kim and Ms Jacobs are architects.

Dr. Matthews and Dr. Johnson are scientists.
“The” is a definite article

A/an= general We use the to talk about a specific person, thing or place for the
The= specific
second time
Mr Philips works in a company. The company is in Vancouver
• Complete the text with a/ an/ the/-. Read carefully.
M r. Wilson is
tant in
consul-
transnational
import-export company.
pany is Mr. Jones. Mr Jones is
from Sydney, Australia. Sydney is
city in Australia. Mr. Jones
company is in Chica- is very interesting and im-
go. name of the company portant person. Mr. Wilson and
is International Imports-Exports Mr. Jones are friends.
Inc. manager of the com-
Compare
+Share
• Check your answers with your classmates.
Platform One 11
WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Read
• Read these descriptions and decide what each person’s job is.
KEEP GOING
Hello. My name is Mr. Francis Jacobs, and Hello. My name is Ms. Julie Park, from
I work in an office in Perth, Australia. I South Africa. I work in the Municipal
work with numbers. I calculate profits, District Hospital of Cape Town. I attend
taxes and costs for companies and clients. sick patients in the hospital, I assist and
help doctors and I give the patients their
medicine.
He’s a She’s a
Good morning. I’m Mrs. Amy Walcott, Hi. I’m Mr. Russeu Austen. I work in an
and I’m 45 years old. I work in a office in a large company in Boston, USA.
laboratory in Manchester, England. I I am responsible for all my workers. I
use scientific equipment and apparatus am in charge of 45 people and I make
in the laboratory and I make different important and difficult decisions for the
experiments and register the results. company.
She’s a He’s a
Compare
+ Share
• Underline all the examples of a, an, and the in the texts. With your partner, share
the reason and meaning of a, an and the in each situation.
Listen
9
• Now, listen to these people talk about their professions. Write their profession
and personal details under each picture.
Name: Name: Name: Name: Name:
Age: Age: Age: Age: Age:

Nationality: Nationality: Nationality: Nationality: Nationality:
Profession: Profession: Profession: Profession: Profession:
12 Platform One
MY FUTURE JOB
What job do you want in the future? What do you want to do?
KEEP GOING
Do you want to be a scientist?
Do you want to work in a laboratory?

Do you want to be a manager?
Practice
• Ask your classmates what they want to do, and make a chart of your results.
Choose the 10 most popular jobs.
35
30
Number of students
25
20
15
10
5
0
Favorite jobs
Write
about it
Choose a family member

What is their job? Where do they work?
My family member is called
He/She is a
He/She works in a/the
In the future, I want to be a
and I want to work in a/the
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your profession and description with your classmate.

Do you have similar interests?
Platform One 13
VOCABULARY
MY FAMILY
KEEP GOING
We have a big family
And you?
How many brothers and Do you have a big family,
sisters do you have? or a small family?
Arturo Ruth
my grandfather my grandmother
Hi! I’m
Rosie. This is
my family. I
Emily Jonathan Mateo Olivia have a small
my aunt my uncle my dad my mom family.
Diego Isabella Georgia Joshua Rosie

my cousin my cousin my sister my brother me
Family relationships
grandparents siblings parents
husband wife
grandfather grandmother brother sisters mother/mom father/dad
granddaughter grandson son daughter uncle aunt
grandchildren children niece nephew
Practice
• Look at the family tree again.
• Circle the correct answer.
True False Arturo and Ruth have 5 grandchildren
True False Mateo and Olivia have 3 children
True False Diego has 3 siblings
Practice
True False Emily and Jonathan have 3 nephews
• Now, make true or false sentences for your classmate, and check the answers
14 Platform One
LANGUAGE
HAVE
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
KEEP GOING
I have 1 brother and 1 sister. What about you?
I don’t have a brother. I have 2 sisters.
Positive Question Negative

I I I
he he he
you you you do not does not
have she has do have? does she have? have she have
we we we don’t doesn’t
it it it
they they they
Practice
• Find examples of these structures with have/has in the conversations.
Do you have a big family?
No I don’t. I only have 1 sister.

What about you?
Yes, I have a big family.

I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters
Cool! I like big families. My friend,

Alice has a big family. She has 4 sisters.
Wow! Does she have a brother?
No, she doesn’t have a brother.

She only has 4 sisters.
Practice
• Circle the correct options
• Claire have/has 2 sisters, but she doesn’t have/don’t have a brother.
• How many brothers and sisters do/does Brittany have?
• At the moment, the students don’t have/doesn’t have a math teacher.
• I don’t/doesn’t have any cousins from my mother’s family because she
doesn’t have/doesn’t has any brothers or sisters.
• Do/Does you have any brothers or sisters?
• Do/Does Tom have a problem with the teacher?
And you?
AND YOU
• Circle the options to describe you.
• I have/has a big/small family. I don’t have any/have siblings.

• I have 1/2/3/4 brothers and 1/2/3/4 sisters.
And you?
AND YOU
• I prefer big/small families.
• Ask your classmate about his/her family.
Platform One 15
Read
DO YOU HAVE A BIG FAMILY?
• Read the text about Liam and his big family.
KEEP GOING
My mom is Charlotte.
Hi! I’m Liam, and this is my family: it is a big She has long, blonde
and fun family. Every family member is hair and blue eyes.
very different, with a different personality. In the photo, she is
I have 2 brothers and 1 sister, but first, my parents. tired, because she
works hard every day.
My dad is called
Benjamin. He is old,
and he has grey hair.
In this photo, he is
angry!
My little brother is very

different. He is only six years My sister is called Ava.
old, and he is called Aiden. He She is twelve years old.
is always sad- I don’t know why! She has long, brown hair
He has long blonde hair and is and is very shy. She is
a big videogames fan. my best friend.
And finally, me! I’m sixteen years My older brother is

old. I have short, dark hair, and I called Mason, he’s
am always happy, because I have nineteen. He has dark
an amazing family. Big families brown hair, brown eyes
are great. What do you think? and he’s always bored!
• Look at the pictures and use the information in the text to write the name
and feeling of each family member.
Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name:

Liam
Feeling: Feeling: Feeling: Feeling: Feeling: Feeling:
happy
Give
More
• Now investigate other feelings and emotions to describe people.

• Use the internet or dictionary to help you.
Other feelings and emotions:

you?
AndYOU
AND
• Describe your parents and siblings with these adjectives.
16 Platform One
HE HAS A BIG FAMILY
Practice
• Interview your classmate and describe the family.

• Ask your partner questions to complete this information:
KEEP GOING
• Use the questions to help you.
Is your brother
happy? Do you have
a big family?
Describe your sister.
How old is your How many brothers

brother? and sisters do you
have?
My partner’s name:
Number of family members:
• Now, describe 2 specific family members of your classmate’s family:
Name: Name:
Age: Age:
Relationship: Relationship:
Feeling/emotion: Feeling/emotion:
• Now, use this information to complete the description of your partner’s family.
Remember to include have or has.
• Use pages 15 and 16 to help you.
Write
about it
My partner is called
He/she has
Compare
+ Share
• Check your text with your partner. Make any corrections if necessary.
Platform One 17
VOCABULARY
MY CLASSROOM
Warm up
What colors do you have in your classroom?
• Look at this picture of a typical classroom.
KEEP GOING
Pay attention to the colors and objects in the picture.
projector
whiteboard
chair
speakers pencil sharpener
trashcan pen
monitor
notebook
eraser backpack
folder
pencils mouse
keyboard tablet
Practice
• What color are the objects in the picture?

And you?
AND YOU
• Which of these objects do you have in your classroom? What color are they?
Object Color Object Color
• Write the name of an object from the picture with each color
red dark brown
blue orange
green brown
yellow black
white gray
light blue
And you?
AND YOU
• What is your favorite color? What do you associate with that color? Give 4 examples:
What color is your hair?

What color are your eyes?
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your answers with your classmate. Do you have the same favorite color?
Do you have the same color hair?
18 Platform One
LANGUAGE
POSSESSIVES
This is Dave’s family and Dave’s house
KEEP GOING
He is my dad, George. He is a This is my mom, her name is Alice.
Hi! My name is Dave. doctor. His job is important and She is a secretary. Her company is
This is my family. difficult. His uniform is white. big. Her uniform is grey.
This is our house. Our house These are my twin brothers. This is my dog, its name is Bruno.
is big and beautiful. It is our Their names are Matt and Mark. Its favorite food is chicken!
favorite place in the world. Their hair is black. Its hair is black, too.
Practice
• Complete the table with the correct pronoun
associated with each possessive adjective:
TIP!
Subject pronoun Possessive adjective
The possessive
I My family adjective you
Your name choose always
refers to the
His hair owner, not the
She Her eyes object.
It Its favorite food
Our house ‘S Do you know any
places or compa-
Their favorite sport nies in English with
Practice ‘s?
• Complete the sentences with the correct possesive What does it mean?
Look at these
adjective from the table above: examples:
Sam’s Club
1 Dave has 2 brothers. names are Matt and Mark. Domino’s Pizza
2 Hi! name is Craig. I’m from San Diego. Carl’s Jr.
3 Ana has long hair and eyes are brown. McDonald’s
4 I like the teachers in my school. classes are interesting.
Investigate
• Investigate other examples of ‘s in company names in English.

• Think about the meaning of the ‘s, indicating the owner.
• Write your answers below: ‘s indicates
the owner
Compare
+Share
• Compare your answers with your classmate. Do you have different

company names? Add more words to your list if necessary.
Platform One 19
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS
Warm up
• Look at these 3 classroom pictures. Which is similar to your classroom? Why?

KEEP GOING
• Think about the objects and people in the picture. Think how to describe the
objects.
• Give 3 similarities and 3 differences between the classrooms
A B C
• Read the descriptions and decide if they correspond to classroom A, B or C.

• Circle the correct answers
A B C
1 The teacher’s desk has a computer.

2 The classroom isn’t modern.
3 The students don’t have chairs.
4 The classroom has a projector.
5 The pens are on the teacher’s desk.
6 The chairs are yellow.
7 The classroom has a trashcan.
8 The classroom doesn’t have technology.
9 The classroom doesn’t have a projector.
10 The students have chairs.
Listen
10
• Now listen to these students talking about their classroom.
What is the student’s name and classroom? Complete and circle the correct answer
1 Name: Classroom: A B C
20 Platform One
IT’S HER PENCIL
Talk
about it
• Look at the classroom below. Describe the objects that each person has.
• Use ‘s and possessive adjectives
KEEP GOING
Her folder is red Niall’s pen is blue
Mary
Niall
Julie
Drake
Karla
Talk
about it
• Look at your classmates and their objects. Make a sentence to describe a classmate.
• Use the phrases on the side to help you
Your
mystery Your partner’s
guess His backpack is gray. He’s Oliver!
classmate
She has a red pencil and She’s Sarah!
a blue pencil sharpener.
Write
about it
• Now, describe your classroom. What objects do you have in your classroom?
What color are they? Is your classroom big or small? How many desks does it have?
My classroom is
It has
Compare
+Share
• Now, check your partner’s text. Make any corrections if necessary.
Platform One 21
Investigate
SEARCH
INTERNET INVESTIGATION
Warm up
Who’s your favorite famous person? Why?

Where are they from? What do they do?
• Step 1: Choose a famous person.

• Step 2: Investigate on the internet.
• Step 3: Complete the personal info form.
•
WRAP UP
Step 4: Write a paragraph to describe your famous person.

• Step 5: Add a photo.
• Step 6: Share with your classmates.
My favorite star:
Age:
Date of birth:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Hometown:
Family:
Adjectives:
Extra info:
My favorite famous person is
He/She is Add photo
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your favorite person and his/her description with your

classmates. Who is their favorite celebrity?
22 Platform One
TEAM COMPETITION IN CODE
Presentation
Dictate the codes in the presentation
If you pronounce the code correctly, you win a point for your team.
The first team to get 10 points wins!
• Make a note of the mistakes that you or your classmates make
WRAP UP
Our mistakes: How do you pronounce these
numbers/letters correctly?
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

• These are the most common last names in these 20 countries.
Can you match the last name to the country?
USA Smirnov Russia

Smith
Canada Rossi Germany
Kim
Turkey Silva Australia
Patel
Brazil Smith Saudi Arabia
Müller
China Mahmoud France
Li
South Africa Smith India
Yilmaz
Italy Garcia Mexico
Jacobs
Argentina Fernández South Korea
Sato
UK Martin Spain
Hernandez
Japan Rodriguez Colombia
Presentation Lee
• Now watch the presentation to check your answers.

Compare
+ Share • Compare your answers with your classmates answers.
Are they different? Why? Who is correct?
Platform One 23
SAY IT RIGHT!
Listen
11
• In English, we use combinations of letters to create specific sounds.
• Look at these words and think about the pronunciation.
three father their

birthday thirty brother
Arthur they thirteen
WRAP UP
Give
mother thirty-three Ruth
More
• Make a list of other words you know with “th”
1 5 9
2 6 10
3 7 11
4 8 12
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your answers with your classmate and add more words to your list.
Practice
• Practice making the sound with your partner.
• Practice the sound at different positions in the word (beginning, middle, end).
Beginning of the word: Middle of the word: End of the word:
the, they, Matthew, Arthur,

with, birth, Ruth, math
thank you, three brother birthday
FIND THE SOUND!

The “th” sound is similar (but different) to the “t” sound. Listen and compare:
mat-math ten-then tin-thin wit-with
Listen
12 • Practice pronouncing these different sounds with your partner.
• Listen carefully and circle the words you hear.
1 Met Meth 5 Tat That

2 Tan Than 6 Toes Those
3 Teet Teeth 7 Tree Three
4 Burt Birth 8 Tease These
24 Platform One
WONDERFUL WORDS
play + er = player sing + er = singer teach + er = teacher

We add –er to words to describe the person or machine/thing that
WRAP UP
does the action. For example:
• Look at this table with more examples
Jobs / Professions Sportspeople Machines / Objects
painter driver eraser
builder golfer cooker
designer footballer CD player
reporter winner DVD player
banker loser printer
cleaner trainer conditioner
writer skater pencil sharpener
dancer boxer hair dryer
worker runner phone charger
• Now use the words from the table to describe the people or objects in the pictures.
• You can use a dictionary or the internet to help you.
It is a He is a He is a It is a
They are She is a They are He is a
He is a They are It is an It is a
Give
More
• Do you know other objects or people that end in –er in English?
Use the internet to help you.
Platform One 25
LOGICAL THINKING: WHO IS WHO?
• We have 5 different people, but the identities are mixed up. Can you read the clues
to identify each person correctly? Give the age, favorite color, nationality and job of
each person.
WRAP UP
Mark
Name: Emma Wilson Kim Lee Owen Moore Luc Martin
Simmonds
Nationality:
Age:
Job:
Favorite color
The accountant’s favorite color is white.

Miss Lee is 24 years old. Mr. Moore is 22.
The engineer is not from China. She is from Belize.
The engineer’s favorite color is red.
Mr. Martin is not from England, and he is not an accountant.
The architect’s favorite color is green.
Mr. Simmonds is not an accountant. He is 28.
The accountant is from China.
Miss Wilson is from Belize. She is 29 years old.
Mr. Martin is not 22 years old and he is not from Canada.
Canadian’s favorite color is yellow.
The French man is an architect.
The English man is a teacher.
The Chinese woman is an accountant.
The salesperson is from Canada.
The teacher’s favorite color is blue.
The French man is 31.
The architect is not from Belize.
Mr. Simmond’s favorite color is blue.
26 Platform One
Plat f o r m O n e
As s e s s m e n t
tools
Contents:
Project with checklist & rubric
Language review
Vocabulary review
Peer assessment
Self assessment
Platform One 27
PROJECT
MY FAMILY TREE
• Make your family tree! Choose a minimum of 7 and maximum 10 family
members to make your family tree. Use a poster or large sheet of paper, with
photos of every family member. Use page 14 to help you.
Step 1 Step 2
Get photos for each family member. Draw your family tree.
Step 3 Step 4
Add the names and photos. Add the relationship to you
(my uncle, my cousin, etc.)
Step 5 Step 6
Add an adjective to describe every person Present to the class!
28 Platform One
CHECKLIST
• Make sure your project includes all the points on the checklist.
Correct tree formation
Name and age of all family members
Relationship of each family member to you
Adjective to describe each person
Occupation of each person
Marital status of each person
Correct use of possessive adjectives (my, you, his, etc.)
Correct use of verb to be (am, is, are)
Correct use of have/has
Correct use of personal pronouns (I, you, he, she, etc.)
RUBRIC
• Pay attention to the aspects in this rubric to see how your teacher will grade your project:
excellent good unsatisfactory

2 points 1.5 points 1 point
all descriptions and sen- many descriptions
family tree some descriptions
tences clearly and correct- are incorrect and/or
characteris- are incorrect and/or
ly transmit all required incomplete; much required
tics; personal incomplete; some required
information appropriate to information missing or
descriptions information missing
each person incorrect
a clear, organized mostly well-organized

structure, incorrect structure;
structure in the family tree; structure in the family tree;
order & information causes some
all information is clear & most information is clear
coherence confusion
easy to follow and easy to follow
student demonstrates student demonstrates

many mistakes in use
correct use of level- general understanding
of level-appropriate
appropriate language of level-appropriate
language language structures; verbs
structures and language structures, but
incorrectly conjugated;
conjugations; almost no with some conjugation
incorrect word order
mistakes mistakes
student uses all key student uses most of the

very limited or no use of
vocabulary correctly; key vocabulary correctly;
vocabulary key vocabulary; family
correctly describes all most family members
members not described
family members correctly described
all words correctly spelt few mistakes in many mistakes in

spelling,
and capital letters used spelling; capital letters spelling; capital letters
punctuation &
correctly; excellent used correctly; good not used correctly; poor
presentation
presentation presentation presentation
Total /10
Platform One 29
LANGUAGE REVIEW
• Calculate these sums and write the answer in the space.
Forty-two – six = Thirty-six
Twelve + thirteen = twenty-five
Two thousand sixty-two + four hundred fourteen = two thousand- four hundred senventy six
Six hundred twenty-two – seventy =
/4
WRAP UP
Ninety-eight + two hundred nine =
• Unscramble these questions from the unit to put the words in the correct order.
a / are / you / student Are you a student ?

old / how / you / are are you how old ?
are / you / from / where where are you from ?
nationality / you / are / what what nationality are you ?
what’s / last / your / name what's your last name ?
like / job / you / your / do do you like you job ?
have / big / a / family / you / do ?
you / how many / and / sisters / do / brothers / have ?
/7
• Change these sentences to negative.

I’m a high school student. My sisters are students in the local university.
I’m not a high school students. My sister are not students in the local university
I have eleven cousins. Mr and Mrs Smith have a son and a daughter.
I don’t have eleven cousins. Mr and Mrs Smith don't have a son and a daughter
Carla Garcia is Mexican. Harry Robinson has a small family.

Harry Robinson dosen't/does not have a small family
Carla Garcia is not a mexican
Jim Lee is a scientist from Dallas. My dad has 2 sisters and 1 brother, so I have
many cousins.
Jim Lee is not a scientist from Dallas My dad dosen't have 2 sisters and 1 brother, so i don't have
many cousin
/6
• Complete these sentences with the correct family member or possessive adjective.
• My sister’s mother is my mother .

• My grandfather has a daughter. His daughter is my aunt.
30 Platform One
grandmother
• My dad’s mom is my
• My brother is my dad’s son
• My grandfather’s wife is my grandmother
• My cousin is called Mark. He is my aunt’s son
• My uncle is called Sam. his daughter is my cousin.
• This is my uncle. his name is Philip. He is my mom’s brother
WRAP UP
• Sophie and Karen are my cousins. their dad is my uncle, and my dad is uncle
uncle.
/9
• Complete the text with the correct word from the table below.
Don’t repeat the words.
his have a ------ are

an is the has a
is the an have their
M
r Tate is a publicist from Mr and Mrs Tate a big house in
Seattle. Seattle is a city in Seattle. the house has 12 rooms. They
the USA. He is American. Mr Tate has have 2 children, but they don’t a
a small family: he has 2 children dog or cat.
and a wife. his wife is called Sonia. Mr Tate works in office.
She is also from Seattle, and she is the office is in the center of Seattle. Mr
also American. Mrs Tate has a job in and Mrs Tate very happy people, and
an international design company. Yes, their children are also very happy.
she is their designer.
/ 14
My progress Total /40
35-40 Excellent! You’ve learnt everything. You’re ready for platform two!
25-34 Good progress. Study the parts you’re unsure about before you continue.
15-24 Study more. Go back and review the points you didn’t understand.
0-14 Oops! You need to repeat this unit before you continue.
Platform One 31
VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Unscramble the letters to correctly write the words of the vocabulary from this unit. You can
check the pages of the unit to help you.
Countries / 25
sarusi engineart stindet
abuc orangespain schoolpygits
danii onalicomb sporenealss
larzib antemulaga uctnotanca
WRAP UP
coimex incamaaj granema

naich yelraw
Family / 22
sau sernu
andaac tanu cainshipy
margney pewhen nedicraitaip
crefna stergarndanp morregramp
arget irintab tarhef craseeherr
ipsan hadbuns
taily dirlench Colors / 14
ulairatas truddangerhag lebu
thosu airfac ceeni calbk
pyteg heartfrandg agry
najap clune thewi
elezib uconis norbw
thosu areko add welyol
ilarned dormanghert grenoa
intagearn drongsan energ
ornsigape spernat dre
bloomaic gibsiln leprup
ulamgatea omm rilevs
ajicama hortreb dlog
erstis kard
Nationalities / 25 fiew thilg
snairus dringlarchend
nucab homret Classroom Objects / 18
nadini cackbpak
Feelings /6
zanbilira blatte
mancexi hys rejcortop
sheenic ads prasekes
craneami grany nep
andicaan dreit hirac
menrag phayp clinep
crenfh drobe lerdof
thisirb Jobs / 20 kobo
phinass arteech keds
anitali teachtric okotoben
ilastaranu clipsbuti clinep seac
shout incarfa stairlounj crolek
antipeyg ernineeg reesra
easepanj toonsmice utrepmoc
anzibeel ulctannost tahnarsc
shout ankreo renisdeg krearm
shiir intcestis lenpic erpnearsh
Total /130
32 Platform One
PEER ASSESSMENT
• Together with your partner, check your grades from the language review, vocabulary review and
evaluation diagnosis to check the most appropriate box about your progress.
I need more almost a piece

practice perfect of cake!
WRAP UP
Introduce myself and give my nationality
Step 1: Language: verb to be
Vocabulary: countries and nationalities
Talk about jobs
Step 2: Language: definite and indefinite articles
Vocabulary: jobs
Describe my family and family members
Step 3: Language: verb have/has
Vocabulary: family members
Talk about my classroom and school objects
Step 4: Language: possessive adjectives
Vocabulary: classroom objects
WHAT’S NEXT?
• After analyzing your partner’s language and vocabulary reviews and based on the
grades you gave your partner above, answer these questions to help your partner.
1 What are your partner’s strong points in the topics you learned this period?
2 What are your partner’s weak points in the topics you learned this period?
3 What should your partner do to improve his/her language score?
Platform One 33
SELF-ASSESSMENT
• Look at the grades and comments your partner gave you in the peer as-
sessment and your grades from the project, language review and vocabu-
lary review to answer these questions.
1 What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you happy with?
WRAP UP
2 What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you not happy with?
3 Why? How can you improve? Give concrete actions.
Based on all of this information, what grade would you give yourself this
period?
/10
My grade
34 Platform One
MY TOWN: WHERE AM I?
Talk t it
abou
• Look at the picture. Is this similar to your school/town?
• How is it different?
• What places can you see in the picture?
• What town do you think this is?
• Do you like the place? Why?
PLATFORM TWO
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Describe my school
Step 2: Give directions
Step 3: Describe my house
Step 4: Compare people and places
Platform Two 35
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
START UP
Warm up
• Do you recognize these famous landmarks? In what country are they located?
2 4
3
1
5
11
10
8 7
9
Presentation
• Now watch the presentation to check your answers and learn more about these
famous places.
• Write the number of the image in the correct space.
Give
More • What other landmarks do you know in these or other countries?
• You can use the internet to help you. Put the pictures in the boxes below and add
them in the correct position on the map with an arrow.
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your 6 other landmarks with your classmate. Do you recognize your
classmate’s landmarks? where are they from?
36 Platform Two
Presentation
• Now, complete the table with the information you learned from the presentation,
START UP
or listen to the tour guides to help you.
Name of Date of
Country City Type of place
landmark construction
England Oxford Oxford University University 1096
Spain Barcelona Sagrada Familia 1883
Giza The Pyramids Monument 2550 BC
Paris The Louvre 12th century
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Christ the Redeemer 1931
Russia The Red Square Square 15th century
Sydney Harbor Bridge Bridge 1932
USA The Empire State Building Offices 1931
Mexico City Cathedral 1573
Germany Neuschwansten Castle 1886
China Birdsnest 2007
Practice
• Watch the presentation or listen again to check your answers.
• With your partner, ask questions about the monuments. Use these questions to help.
Where is
the Louvre? It’s in
Paris
What is the date

of construction of the
In 1573 Cathedral in Mexico City?
Platform Two 37
BRAINSTORM: MY TOWN
START UP

Places at school Places at home Furniture
Places in the community Adjectives
Compare
+ Share
38 Platform Two
MY SCHOOL, MY HOUSE, MY TOWN
START UP
Listen
13 • Listen to the people talking about their school, house and town.
• Where do they live? Where do they study? Where do they go shopping?
• Write the name of the person under the picture they describe.
Hailey Jacob Zach Taylor Madison Andrew Ryan Ashley Abigail
‘s school ‘s school ‘s school
‘s house ‘s house ‘s house
‘s town ‘s town ‘s city
And you?
AND YOU
What is your favorite house, school or village from the pictures?

Which are similar to your house, school or town?
Platform Two 39
VOCABULARY
PLACES AT SCHOOL
Do you know these areas in a school?
Warm up
KEEP GOING
• Use the words from the list below to complete the spaces.
workshop library computer lab classroom

playing fields laboratory auditorium swimming pool
gymnasium office bathrooms cafeteria
And you?
AND YOU
What is your favorite place in your school? Why?
What areas do you have in your school? Is there a library in your school?
Are there playing fields in your school?
LOCATION
North Is there a cafeteria?
North-West North-east Yes, there is. It is in
the north of the campus.
Ok. Thanks a lot.
West East
South-west South-east Where is the gym?

South It’s in the south-west of
Thanks. the campus.
Practice
• Now, you practice the location of places in your school with your partner.
40 Platform Two
LANGUAGE
THERE IS/ARE...
Are there Yes, there are.
bathrooms here? The bathrooms
KEEP GOING
are on the left.
And, is there a
computer lab? No, there isn’t.
And you?
AND YOU
• Circle or complete the correct answer.

Is there a cafeteria in your school? Yes, there is No, there isn’t
Are there any laboratories? Yes, there are No, there aren’t
Is there internet connection in your classroom? Yes, there is No, there isn’t
How many students are there in your class? There are:

Singular Plural
Positive There is a lab There are offices
Negative There isn’t a swimming pool There aren’t playing fields
Question Is there a gymnasium? Are there bathrooms?
TIP!
We use there
is/is there for
singular.
We use there
are/are there
for plural.
Practice
• Look at the picture and write questions and answers about what is in the image.
• Use the words to help you.
1 3 baseball field?
Is there a laboratory?
Yes, there is.
2 playing fields? 4 classrooms?
And you?
AND YOU
• With your partner, ask and answer questions about your school.
Platform Two 41
MELANIE’S UNIVERSITY
Read
• Read Melanie’s description of her university.
• Use the information from the description to check the map below.
KEEP GOING
Hi! I’m Melanie, and

this is my university
campus, in Austin Texas. Library
The university is big, with Auditorium
lots of great facilities. For
example, there is a big
auditorium in the north-west
of the campus. In the center
are the science laboratories Science Cafeteria Computer
Laboratories laboratories
(they are next to the
WC
cafeteria). There are also 2
computer laboratories next
to the cafeteria, on the east
Workshop Classrooms
of the campus. I study every Entrance WC
day in the library.

It is a very modern building in the north-east corner of the campus.
There are 2 bathroom areas on the campus. One is south of the auditorium,
the other is at the entrance.
And finally, the classrooms! They are in the big building in the south-east corner
of the campus. There is also a small workshop in the south, next to the entrance.
I love my university and the beautiful campus. And you? What is your
campus like? What facilities are there?
Listen
14 • Listen to the students talk about their university campus.
• Look at the maps and draw a line to the correct campus.
Dave Melanie Stewart Abigail Zoe Jack Josh
E
A B C D 2 3 7
4
1 5 11
G L 6 8
F
H K
J 9 10
I
M
42 Platform Two
WHICH COLLEGE?
Warm up
• Look at these 3 college descriptions. Which college do you prefer? Why?
KEEP GOING
Riverside College Sunshine College Lakeville College
Classrooms 27 45 67
Auditorium
Laboratories 4 5 3
Gym
Swimming pool
Cafeteria
Library
Workshop
Playing fields
Computer lab 2
Talk
about it
• With your partner, describe one of the colleges.
• Your partner must guess the college.
There isn’t a gym. It’s Sunshine College.
Write
about it
• Now, choose your favorite college and describe it below. Use the information from the
table. You can also invent and add extra information. Or, you can describe your school.
My favorite college is because
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your answers with your partner and check your writing.
Platform Two 43
VOCABULARY
PLACES AT HOME
Hi! I’m Chloe, and I’m Ethan. I’m Chloe’s little
this is my house. brother.I love my house.
KEEP GOING
There are 4 floors in my house.

Under the house is the basement. These are the bedrooms. They
are on the second floor.
On the first floor, there is the

living room, a small kitchen, There is also an attic. That is on
dining room, garden and garage. the 3rd floor. It’s my dad’s study.
attic
bedroom
bedroom bedroom
bathroom kitchen living room

garage
basement
And you?
AND YOU
What’s your favorite room in your house?
Furniture
• Look at the pictures of the different rooms in the house and the furniture there
mirror
refrigerator closet
towels shelf
cupboards
faucet
shower drawers bed lamp
sink oven sink
stove nightstand
toilet rug
And you?
AND YOU
What furniture is in your house?
44 Platform Two
LANGUAGE
DEMONSTRATIVES AND LOCATION

This is my
living room!
KEEP GOING
paintings These are
my curtains
Those are the
curtains paintings.
sofa
That is the
mirror.
coffee table
armchair
Singular Plural
this sofa these flowers
TIP!
Near We use this/these for people/
this table these keys
that room those cushions objects near to us, and that/those
Far
that painting those chairs for people/objects far from us.
Practice
• Look at the sentences and circle the correct answer.

1 This/These/Those is my chair, and that/these/those green chair there is for you
2 Who is this/that/those person there?
3 Look at these/those/that flowers here! They are beautiful.
4 I don’t like this/that/these courtains here. I prefer this/that/those curtains in the other room
Where is it?
• Look at the position of the furniture in the dining room.
The lamp is The green flowers

above the table. are in the vase.
candles
The mirror is between The red flowers vase
the vase and the candles. are on the table.
The mirror is
The rug is under the table. behind the table.
The chairs are The table is in front
next to the table. of the mirror.
Practice
• Use the phrases with your classmate to describe the location of objects
in the images on p. 42.
Where is the ?
It is
Where are the ?
They are
you?
AndYOU
AND
• Practice describing the location of objects in your classroom with your classmate.
Platform Two 45
MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME
Read
• Look at these pictures. Where is the person speaking? Put the name of the person
speaking in the correct place in the picture.
KEEP GOING
Mia
Andrew
Here I am, in my kitchen. These
are the fruits and the chairs. This is my kitchen. This is the
That is the clock, above the refrigerator, and those are the
refrigerator. fruits. That is the oven.
? ?
?
I love my bathroom! This is my bathroom.

This is the bathtub, and those These are the cupboards and
are the 2 sinks, with 2 mirrors sinks, and that is the window.
above them. It’s above the bathtub.
Lily Owen
Listen
15 • Now, listen to the people describe their home. What room are they in?
• Draw a line to the correct place.
Amy Ben Adrian Joanne Chris Cindy
46 Platform Two
THIS IS MY HOUSE
Practice
• With your partner, describe your classroom. Sit or stand in different areas of the
classroom and describe what there is.
KEEP GOING
• Use this and these for objects or people close to you, and that or those
for objects or people far from you.
This is my pencil case, That is the whiteboard,

and these are my pens. and those are the markers.
• Take a picture of a room in your house. Stick the picture here:
Your room here
Write
about it
• Now, describe the objects in the room.
Again, remember to use This, That, These and Those.
• Write a description of the room.
This is my
Compare
+ Share
• Read your description with your partner. Make any corrections if necessary.
Platform Two 47
VOCABULARY
PLACES IN MY COMMUNITY
Warm up What is your favorite place in your community? Why?
KEEP GOING
• Look at this picture of a town. Write the names from the top in the boxes.
Airport Church Apartments Library Bus stop Convenience store

Bank Park Houses Café Train station Restaurant
School Offices Supermarket Gas station Department store Bar
Police station Hotel Bookstore Fire station Zoo
Hospital Parking lot Mall Market Museum
A Avenue
G
St
re
B Street et
reet
F St
et
Stre
N
1S
B Avenue
tre
et
A Street
supermarket
I St
ree
t
C Street C Street
D Street
E Street eet
L Str
E Street
C Avenue
et
tre
2S
tre JS
et M Street O Street
D Avenue
TIP!
We add an item + store Toystore Shoestore
A store that sells toys A store that sells shoes
to create the place to Bookstore
buy this item: A store that sells books
48 Platform Two
LANGUAGE
GIVING DIRECTIONS
Excuse me, where
KEEP GOING
is the bank? To give directions or orders
It’s on Bow Street, we use the imperative.
on the left.
And, how do I get Turn left.

to Bow Street?
Go straight and Go straight.
take the fourth Take Bow Street.
right. The bank is
on the left.
Thank you Don’t cross the street.
very much.
Don’t speak in class.
Don’t park here.
Practice
• Circle the correct answer, using the information on the map: On the Take the
corner of... 2nd left Turn right
1 The mall is between/behind/next to the café.

2 How do I get to the airport? Take the 1st left/2nd right. Take the
Turn left Go straight 1st right
3 To get to the supermarket, turn left/right on Bow Street.
The supermarket is on the right/left.
4 The hospital is in front of/on the corner of/next to the museum.
We use on with street

names, corners and the
A Street side of the street:
On Bow Street
Bank On the left
Airport
A Avenue
Bow Street On the right

On the corner of Bow Street
C Street
and Hill Avenue

Hill Avenue
Supermarket
Mall Café Hospital Use these prepositions

eet to talk about the
B Str
location of places:
Museum Between
You are On
here Behind
In front of
Next to
Under
Above
We use this Where is the hotel? How do I get to the park? We use this
for location to give directions
Compare
+ Share
• With your classmate practice giving the location or directions to places on the map.
Correct your partner if necessary. Use the phrases on this page to help you.
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HOW DO I GET TO THE PARK?
Warm up
Look at the map below. Where are the places?

KEEP GOING
Think about the locations of the places on the map. Give directions.
Listen
16 • Listen to the people describe the places and give directions.
Complete the map with the names of the places you hear.
nue
ve
W Road
Park A
G X Road
P
Z Road
Hospital
Mall
H Street
M
Hotel
H
Main Avenue
S Road
t
ee
V Road
Str
Bank $
G
CS
tre Zoo Market
t
H
ree
et M
Z
H Avenue
Str
F St
LS
ee
t
tre
et
BS
tre
et
et
et
tre
tre
ES TR
JS
oa
d
Y Road
AS
tre
et
et
D Stre
You are Restaurant
here Library R
L
Practice
• Now, with all the information in the map, complete the conversation.
Excuse me, how do I get to the church?

It’s between the hotel and
And, where is the café?
It’s on the corner of Street and
Avenue, in the
west corner of the town.
Perfect! Thank you.
You’re welcome.
50 Platform Two
WHERE’S THE BANK?
Talk
about it
With your partner, choose a place on the map on page 68.
KEEP GOING
• Describe the location and give directions to get there.
Where’s the hospital?

It’s in the north of the city.
Go straight on H Avenue and
take the second left after Main
Avenue and hospital is on the
Great! Thanks. right. It’s in front of the offices.
Practice
• Choose one of the routes below. Use the map on page 48 to give
complete directions from the start to the finish.
Start Finish
Route A Bank Restaurant
Route B Hotel Library
Route C Airport Museum
Route D Department store Train Station
Write
about it
• Write your directions below:
I am at the
Compare
+Share
• Check your route with your partner. Is it correct? Make any changes if necessary.
And you?
AND YOU
• Now, with your partner, describe your route from your house to school,
or vice-versa. You can use some of these phrases to help you.
There is a supermarket on the left.

Continue 2 km on Hidalgo Avenue.
Continue past the offices.
Take the second left on Juarez Avenue.
Go over/under the bridge.
Turn left at Obregon Street.
Platform Two 51
VOCABULARY
DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES
• Put the adjectives from the box under the corresponding picture.
KEEP GOING
tall old boring big hot small

rich cold short poor old young
expensive good cheap ugly new bad
happy pretty slow sad fast interesting
Give
More
What other adjectives do you know?
• Write them here:
• Compare your answers with your classmate and add any new vocabulary.
52 Platform Two
LANGUAGE
QUESTIONS
Hi. Where is the university? It’s next to the park.
KEEP GOING
And, what’s it like? It’s beautiful. It’s old, but
the parks and gardens are
very pretty. Why?
Because I want to
study there next year.
What’s your class?
Philosophy.
Good.
We use different question words to ask for specific information.

Look at this table to help you understand the function of each question word:
Asking about Example
Who? person Who is in the photograph? Is he your brother?

When? time / date When is the soccer game?
Why reason Why is Danielle sad?
Which? choice Which laboratory is free? The physics lab or the chemistry lab?
Where? place / location Where are the bathrooms?
What? object / concept What is in the bag? Is it a ball?
How? form / manner How are you today?
We use this question to ask for a description of a person or thing:
What is it like? It’s big, blue What’s he like? He’s tall,

and expensive. young and rich.
Practice
• Look at these questions and their answers. Pay attention to the information in the answer to
complete the question with the correct question word.
1 ’s the bank? 4 ’s your sister? Is she OK?

It’s south of the hotel, next to the supermarket Yes, she’s fine.
2 are the English classes? 5 ’s the new student like?
They are every day, from 9 to 10:30. Except She’s tall and pretty.
Sundays, of course. 6 is Mr Allen?
3 office is the manager’s? The big He’s the new history teacher.
office, or the small office? 7 are you bored?
The big office, obviously! I’m bored because science class is so boring. I hate science!
And you?
AND YOU
• Choose 2 adjectives to describe these My house – it’s and .

places or objects in your life. My bedroom – it’s and .
My best friend - he’s/she’s and .
• Try to use a variety of adjectives and My classroom – it’s and .
not repeat where possible.
My backpack – it’s and .
Platform Two 53
THIS IS MY TOWN
Warm up
How can you describe the places in your town or city?

KEEP GOING
Read
• Read Jerry’s description of his town. Pay attention to the adjectives and what they
describe.
H
i, I’m Jerry and this is my town,
Brownsville, in Texas, in the USA. It’s
small, but pretty. I like life here a lot.
I live with my family in a big house near my
school. My school’s not big, but it’s modern
and it has good classrooms. My house has
three big bedrooms, but my bedroom is
small. My favorite place in the house is the
kitchen, because it’s big and bright.
My school is also near some new tall
apartment blocks. They’re very expensive.
My best friend lives there. She’s called Lizzy.
She’s tall, pretty and very intelligent. If I have a problem at school or with homework,
she helps me. I think school is boring, but Lizzy says it’s very interesting. we are good
friends, but very different people. For example, we love coffee, but in very different ways.
For example, I always drink hot coffee, but Lizzy prefers only cold coffee or frapuccinos.
Practice
• Read the text again and complete these descriptions of people and places with
adjectives from the text.
1 Brownsville is and .
2 The classrooms at Jerry’s school are .
3 Jerry’s kitchen is and .
4 The new apartment blocks are very .
5 Lizzy is and .
6 Jerry likes his coffee and Lizzy likes her coffee .
Listen
17 • Listen to this person describing the places in his community. Write the adjective
that corresponds to each place.
• Be careful! There are more adjectives than necessary. You don’t need to use all the
adjectives. Write the adjective next to each place.
Ugly
The museum ing
Interest
The department store Tall
Old e
Evan’s town. The church Expensiv
The offices Big
Boring
The parking lot
54 Platform Two
WHAT IS IT?
Warm up
Think of all the objects and places around you. What adjectives can you use
KEEP GOING
to describe the objects and places?
• Look again at the adjectives on page 50. For each adjective, think of a person,
object or place they can describe.
• Which or the adjectives are positive and which are negative?
Compare
+ Share
• Verbally, compare your answers with your partner or classmates.

Talk t it
abou
• In pairs or small groups, choose a person, profession, room, place in the community
or school, a classroom object or another object. Describe it with a phrase and
adjectives. The other group members try to guess what you are describing.
It’s old and blue. It’s next

to the whiteboard. Is it the trashcan?
Yes.
He’s tall and happy.

Is he Pedro? Yes.
Write
about it
• Now, choose your favorite place to describe. It can be your classroom, a place at
school, your house, a specific room in your house, a place in the community, etc.
• Write a description of this place and the objects or items there.

Include as many adjectives as possible.
It has
M y favorite place is my classroom. It’s big and modern.
new, blue chairs. The trashcan is ugly and old…
My favorite place is…
Compare
+ Share
Read your partner’s description of his/her favorite place. Is it interesting?

Can you add any extra adjectives to describe it more?
Platform Two 55
SAY IT RIGHT!
O /-U
We can combine the vowel o + -w or –u to make a specific sound.
Listen
18 Listen to the
pronunciation
of these
WRAP UP
words:
brown clown down south mouth mountain
crown shower flower cloud house round
Practice
ow ou
• Now, you practice pronouncing. Ask your classmate to check your pronunciation.
We can also combine the vowel o + w or a to make another sound.

Listen
18 Listen to the
pronunciation
of these
words:
snow slow throw roast soap road
low Owen grow coach boat coach
Practice
ow oa
• Practice pronouncing these sounds. Ask your classmate to check your pronunciation
FIND THE SOUND!

Listen
19
• Listen to the sounds and circle the word you hear
load loud soap soup boat bout
Give
More
• Do you know other English words with ow, ou or oa?
What is their pronunciation? Write them here:
56 Platform Two
WONDERFUL WORDS: COMPOUND NOUNS
In English, we can add 2 words and create a new word.
These are compound words. For example:
WRAP UP
Give class + mate = classmate foot + ball = football note + book = notebook
More
• Complete the table to find other common compound words:

Word 1 Word 1 Compound Word
basket + ball =
+ ball = baseball
white + board =
+ cycle = motorcycle
week + = weekend
+ = Facebook
• What other compound words do you know? Write your answers

in the spaces below. Use these words and pictures to help you.
work
phones
woman birth bath paste
paper
fall bag
gold fish
water room news

air
mate
bath
police tooth man
day
book head hand fire bag toy
More compound nouns:
Platform Two 57
LOGICAL THINKING: WHICH HOUSE?
You have 5 different houses, in different positions with different people.
Read
• Can you read the clues to identify the name and nationality of each person, their
favorite place in the house, and the color of their house? Pay attention to the
position of each house.
WRAP UP
Name
Color
Nationality
Favorite place
The German lives next The man in the middle house

to the white house. likes the attic.
The yellow house is
on the right of the white house.
The man in the yellow house The Canadian man likes
likes the kitchen. the garage.
The Australian lives
in a blue house. The English man lives next to
Jerry lives next to Mark.
the green house.
The Englishman lives in the first The Frenchman is Charles.

Evan likes the attic.
house on the left.
Mark lives in the red house. The man in the green
Frank is not Australian. house is Jerry.
Mark likes the study.
The man in the white house Frank is the man
likes the basement. in the house on the right.
Compare
+Share
• Check your answers with your partner. Do you have the same answers?
58 Platform Two
Presentation
COMPETITION: EXTREME CLOSE-UP

In teams, watch the presentation.
• What can you see? Answer each slide with the name
of the place you see before the other teams to win more points!
• Write your answers here.
WRAP UP
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
WHAT’S THE QUESTION?

• Look at these words and phrases below. Think of a question for each answer.
Presentation
• Watch the presentation, and choose the correct question for each answer. The first
team to answer correctly wins a point.
8 No, that’s the hotel, it’s not

1 Yes, he’s my best friend.
the museum.
2 It’s blue. 9 He’s tall and ugly.
3 Saturday, definitely! 10 I prefer the blue car.
4 That’s the bathroom. 11 I love pasta or hamburgers.
12 We have English class on

Mondays and Thursdays
5 It’s beautiful! I love it!
13 He’s happy.
6 The computer laboratory.
14 My mom.
7 He passed his final exam.
15 I’m Mexican.
Platform Two 59
Investigate
SEARCH
INTERNET INVESTIGATION: WORLD CITIES

• In teams or individually, choose any 2 interesting cities from around the world.
• Research about the cities and present them to the class.
• In your presentation, you should include the following information:
WRAP UP
City 1 City 2
Number of inhabitants:
Country:
Tallest building:
Language(s):
Weather/min./max.
temperature:
Interesting
places to visit:
Other interesting info:
• With this information, make your presentation in the format(s)

your teacher tells you.
• Remember to use interesting images to describe the cities.
• In your presentation, remember to include the following information:
1. Information from the table above.

2. Images to illustrate your points.
3. There is/there are to introduce places.
4. Comparisons between the 2 cities.
5. Adjectives to describe the people or places in the city.
6. Describe 1 interesting place in the city that you like.
7. Which city do you prefer? Why?
60 Platform Two
Plat f o r m T w o
As s e s s m e n t
tools
Contents:
Language review
Vocabulary review
Peer assessment
Self assessment
PROJECT
MY DREAM BEDROOM
Warm up
What parts of your bedroom do you prefer?

What is there in your perfect bedroom?
WRAP UP
• Step 1: Search on the internet or in magazines for some interesting ideas!

• Step 2: Complete the list with your ideal furniture and descriptions.
• Step 3: Design a floor plan of your dream bedroom.
• Step 4: Draw or stick a picture of the furniture in the bedroom.
• Step 5: Now, write your description. Remember to include the following.
Furniture in my bedroom Description
Bed Big, soft, comfortable
The bed is next to the drawers.

There is a big, comfortable bed.
Compare
+Share
• Show your dream bedroom to your classmates!
62 Platform Two
CHECKLIST
Min. 5 furniture items
Min. 2 examples of sentences with there is
Min. 2 examples of sentences with there are
Min. 2 demonstratives (this, that, these, those)
Description of each furniture item
WRAP UP
Location of each object in the room
A clear floor plan of the bedroom
Pictures or drawings of each item in the room
Min. 4 examples of location prepositions (next to, above, etc.)
Reason why you like your dream bedroom
RUBRIC

bedroom design contains
bedroom design contains some or many required
all required elements;
all required elements; elements missing from
bedroom some mistakes in
sentences describe bedroom design; many
design & description or location
furniture & location mistakes or omissions in
description of furniture; incomplete
clearly; complete reason description or location of
reason why you like the
why you like the bedroom furniture or reason
bedroom
a clear, organized incoherent or incomplete
mostly well-organized
structure in all the structure; creates
structure, structure of floor plan
assignment (floor plan & confusion for the reader;
order & & description; small
description); information difficult to follow the
coherence confusion for the reader or
is easy to follow and well information in floor plan
omissions
illustrated and/or description
many mistakes in use of
level-appropriate and
previous structures; causes
language and previous language language and previous
confusion for the reader;
structures; no mistakes language structures, no
mistakes in use of there is/
in use of there is/are, mistakes in use of there is/
are, demonstratives
demonstratives are, demonstratives
student uses wide range
student uses furniture and incomplete use of furniture
of furniture and home
home vocabulary correctly; and home vocabulary; no
vocabulary vocabulary correctly at
less variety of vocabulary variety of vocabulary in
all times; attempts wide
in descriptions descriptions
vocabulary in descriptions
spelling, almost no spelling or some mistakes in spelling many mistakes in spelling

punctuation & punctuation mistakes; and/or punctuation; good and/or punctuation; poor
presentation excellent presentation presentation presentation
Total /10
Platform Two 63
LANGUAGE REVIEW
• Look at this picture and circle the correct options about what you see.
The man and woman are

on/in/under the sofa.
The refrigerator is behind/
next to/above the microwave.
WRAP UP
The sofa is smaller than/bigger

than/on the left of the sink.
The sink is on the left of/on the
right of/between the kitchen.
The kitchen is in front of/above/

behind the sofa.
The sink is under/behind/in the
cupboards.
/5
• Organize these furniture items to where you can normally find them in a house.
Be careful! You can repeat some of the options.
kitchen bathroom bedroom living room sink

oven
curtains
nightstand
coffee table
cupboard
toilet
/11
faucet
• Complete these sentences with the correct form of there is/there are.
• Be careful! Some are questions and negatives.
Are there many interesting places to visit in a bank here? I want to change this
your town? money.
There isn’t (negative) a computer lab in my Yes, 3 banks in the city. 2 are in the
school. north and the other is on this street, on the left.
a bathroom near here? I like my school. many good facili-

ties and services. We have laboratories, computer
playing fields in your school? labs, and also, a gymnasium. Unfor-
tunately, (negative) a workshop and
a big church in the north of the city. (negative) playing fields.
80 classrooms in this university. It is

very big! /9
64 Platform Two
• Write the correct question word to complete • Complete the sentences with the correct
these questions. Pay attention to the demonstrative (this, that, these or those).
information in the answer to help you. Pay attention to singular or plural and the
• is our final exam? location of the person speaking.
It’s tomorrow, at 11:15.
• What’s this in the cupboard here? It’s
• ’s the person in the classroom with my notebook. Why is my notebook here, in the
WRAP UP
Teresa? kitchen cupboard? Very strange.
She’s our philosophy teacher, Ms Robinson.
• I want to show you my bedroom. Here I am, next
• ’s the problem? Are you sad? to the window. Are my curtains
No, I’m OK. here, and is my favorite flower,
• is literature class so boring? next to the window.
It’s boring for you, because you don’t like it. If you • Look at curtains in the house
like over there. They’re a horrible color!
it, it’s interesting.
• I am in the living room now. The dictionary is on
• ’s my phone? shelf in the kitchen.
It’s in your bag.
• I am in the cell phone store, because I need a new
• class is tomorrow at 8:00: science or cell phone. I like my cell phone, but it has some
history? problems with the battery. I don’t know which
First it’s history. cell phone I prefer. I have phone
• is your teacher like? here, but red phone over there in
Miss Jenkins? She’s tall and happy. the window is cheaper than this one. I think I will
take the cheaper one!
• are you today? Are you OK?
Yes, we’re fine today, thanks. And you? • I want the shoes in store on the
other side of the street.
• ’s the name of your brother?
My brother’s called Will. • Hi! is my brother. His name is
Adam. And person over there
• are the publicity offices? in the park next to the bathrooms is my other
The publicity offices are in the tall, white building. brother, Gary. He is with a group of people. Can
It’s a beautiful building. you see them? people are my
cousins.
/10 /10
Platform Two 65
VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Look at this wordle with all the vocabulary from the unit.
• Now, separate all the words from the wordle and put them in the correct category.
• You can check the pages of the unit to help you.
WRAP UP
Restaurant
Store
Places in the Adjectives Parts of the
community Places at school house
/23
/20 /12 /10
Directions
& location
Furniture /8
/30
Total /103
66 Platform Two
PEER ASSESSMENT
I need more almost a piece

practice perfect of cake!
WRAP UP
Describe my school
Step 1: Language: there is/there are
Vocabulary: places at school
Give directions
Step 2: Language: demonstrates & location preposition
Vocabulary: places at home
Describe my house
Step 3: Language: giving directions
Vocabulary: places in the community
Describe people and places
Step 4: Language: questions
Vocabulary: descriptive adjectives
WHAT’S NEXT?
Platform Two 67
SELF-ASSESSMENT
WRAP UP
period?
/10
My grade
68 Platform Two
MY ACTIVITIES: WHAT DO I DO?
Talk t it
abou
• What can you see in the picture?

• What are the people doing there? With your classmates name all the actions
the people are doing
• What do you like to do in your free time?
• What do you do during the week? On Mondays? And at the weekend?
• What similarities and differences can you see with the people and actions
in the picture and you and your friends and family?
PLATFORM THREE
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS:
Step 1: Talk about abilities and talents
Step 2: Describe my habits and what I do every day
Step 3: Compare 2 or more people, places or objects
Step 4: Describe 1 person, place or object in relation to all
others
Platform Three 69
WHAT TIME IS IT?
START UP
Listen
20
• Listen to the announcements and write the times you hear.
ARRIVALS
CINEMA MOVIES
AIRLINE FROM/ORIGIN ARRIVAL TIME
AMERICAN NEW YORK 9:15 SCREEN 3 SCREEN 4 SCREEN 5
AEROMEXICO MEXICO CITY
ALIEN CRIMINAL BABY
AMERICAN SAN FRANCISCO INVASION CITY PROBLEMS
START TIMES: START TIMES: START TIMES:

6:10, 7:10, 2:45, 3:50, 3:30, ,
NATIONAL BANK 8:20, , , 6:00, 5:35, ,
Open at: Closes at: 9:30, , 7:25 6:55, 9:40
Monday / Thru / Friday
What do you do?

Listen
21 • Listen to these people talk about their daily routines.
• Check the box of each action the person does.
Name Study Watch TV Play sports Read Use social

networks
Chloe
Joseph
Jessica
Hannah
James
Compare
+ Share
• Check your answers with your classmates.
70 Platform Three
FAMOUS PEOPLE, HIDDEN TALENTS
START UP
Warm up
Many famous people have some unknown, hidden talents. Can you match the
hidden talents to these famous people?
Bruce Willis Kate Beckinsale Harrison Ford Taylor Lautner
Leslie Mann Sandra Bullock Justin Bieber
He can play the He can fly helicopters and airplanes. He can fight
harmonica. karate.
She can speak She can speak multiple foreign She can ride He can solve a
German languages and she can write a unicycle. Rubik’s Cube
and sing. literature. in under 2 minutes.
Presentation
• Now, watch the presentation to confirm your answers.
There are 2 other people in the presentation. Who are they and what is their talent?
Famous person 1 Name: Secret talent:
Famous person 2 Name: Secret talent:

And you?
AND YOU
• Who is the most surprising person for you?
Platform Three 71
HE CAN DO EVERYTHING
START UP
Warm up
• Do you know Nick Vujicic? What do you know?
• Share your answers with your classmates.
Nick Vujicic: An Inspiration to All
D
o you know Nick Vujicic? He is from Christian ministry. Apart from motivational
Melbourne, Australia, and he looks and religious conferences, Nick also writes
very different than you and me, be- books about his life, childhood and family (he
cause he doesn’t have any arms or has a wife and two small children), he acts
legs. He has two small, deformed feet with and appears on television shows and TED
toes, but he doesn’t have any hands or fingers. conferences. Nick uses his disability and his
But, Nick can do all the everyday things experiences to inspire and motivate people
that you and I can do, and he has many ho- all across the world. He is a true inspiration
bbies. For example, he can fish, paint, swim and example of success.
and do many other activities. In this picture,
he is surfing with Bethany Hamilton. She also
doesn’t have her left arm, and she’s a world
famous surfer.
Now, Nick gives motivational talks and
conferences to many different types of peo-
ple, like students, business people, teachers
and church congregations.
At the moment, Nick is living in Southern
California, where he is the president of a
Read
Where is Nick from?
What are Nick’s hobbies?
What is Nick doing in the picture?
Where is Nick living now?
Compare
+ Share
• Pay attention to the underlined verbs in the text. What are the different forms and
uses? Analyse the uses with your partner.
72 Platform Three
BRAINSTORM: MY ACTIVITIES
START UP
infrastructure in your town/city talents and abilities hobbies
verbs/activities opposite adjectives
Compare
+ Share
Platform Three 73
VOCABULARY
TALENTS & SKILLS

Warm up
• Look at these talents. What can you do? Can you speak Italian?
Can you play the guitar?
KEEP GOING
Talents
Speak a foreign language Dance salsa Play a sport Paint
Play a musical Swim Sing Ride a bike

instrument
Warm up
Work skills
• Look at these important work skills. What can you do? Can you work as a team?
Can you organize information?
Work as part Communicate Give a presentation Organize

of a team well information
Solve problems Be a good leader Work well Listen to other

under pressure people’s ideas
Use technology Support Persuade others Negotiate

your coworkers with others
And you?
AND YOU
Which are the most important skills at work? And at school?

Can you learn these skills?
74 Platform Three
LANGUAGE
CAN
Hey Kate. Can you ride a bike?
KEEP GOING
Yes, I can.
I can’t. Can you teach me? Of course. Let’s go to the park.

We can practice there.
Warm up
• Look at these pictures to help you understand.

TIP!
We use can
to express a
posibility or
ability
Can’t is the
contraction
Phil cannot Kate can ride Mark can sing. Zoe can’t sing. of cannot
ride a bike. a bike.
• Put the words in order to form correct

sentences and questions.
Can:
I
1 persuade others/ not/ Mr. Hill /can. you play baseball
he can
paint
she
2 ?/ can/ Karen/organize information. it swim
we cannot/
sing
they can’t
3 not/ can/work well under pressure/ Ms. Jones.
I
you
he
4 I/ communicate well/ can. can she
it dance salsa?
we
5 ?/ solve problems/ Dr. Brown/ can. they
Practice
• Write a sentence to describe the people in the pictures. Use the verbs on page 70 to help you.
Can Steve Can Sean and Jen Can Mr Davis Can Ms Stewart Can Mr Moore
swim ? ? ? ? ?
No, Yes, No, Yes, No,
And you?
AND YOU
What can you do? What can’t you do?
Platform Three 75
CHILD PRODIGIES
Warm up
Do you know a very talented boy or girl? What can they do?
KEEP GOING
• Look at these 4 talented children. What do you think they can do?
• Where are they from? Scan the text to find the answers.
• Read and listen to the texts to discover more.
Meet Ryan Wang, an 8 year-old Do you know the square root of 729?
boy from Vancouver, Canada. He Priyanshi Somani does. At age 18,
can speak Mandarin and English, she is a mental calculator. She can
but his biggest talent is his musical add, multiply, divide and find the
skill. He can play the piano like a professional. square root of six-digit numbers in record times.
After only a year and a half of formal lessons,
he played in the world famous Carnegie Hall in She is in the Guiness Book of World Records and
New York. “I just love it”, he says. can also play table tenis and chess.
Do you like science? Akrit Jaswal is a medical prodigy

Taylor Wilson is a nuclear scien- from India. Now he is 20 years old,
tist from Arkansas, USA. He loves but he started performing medical
rockets and space science. At just surgery on patients in India at just
14 years of age, he produced a 7 years old!
nuclear fission, and at the age of 10 he built a
bomb! Now, he can design nuclear reactors to Now, he is studying a Master’s Degree in Applied
generate electricity. Chemistry and is working on a cure for cancer.
Read
• Complete the table using the information from the texts.
• Check the corresponding boxes.
Can perform Can play Can speak Can do

Can make Can paint
medical a musical foreign complex math
a bomb artwork
surgery instrument languages operations
Ryan Wang
Priyanshi Somani
Taylor Wilson
Akrit Jaswal
Aelita Andre
Kim Ung-Yong
Listen
22
• Now, listen to 2 other talented children and check the boxes.
76 Platform Three
WHAT CAN I DO?
Warm up
What talents and skills do you have? What can you do?
KEEP GOING
Practice
• Ask your partner.
What can you do?
Can you swim?

No, I can’t. Can you?
Talk
about it What surprising talents does your partner have?
• Share your partner’s talents with the group.
My partner is Diego.
He can play the piano.
Write
about it
• What talented person do you know? Think of a friend, family

member or neighbor with special skills or talents.
• Describe them and what they can do.
• Include 2 things he/she can’t do!
• Add a photo of this talented person.
My is a very talented person. He/She can
Photo
Compare
+ Share
• Check your description with your partner. Make any changes if necessary.
Platform Three 77
VOCABULARY
Warm up
DAILY ACTIVITIES
• Look at these activities. Put the words from the box in the correct activities.
KEEP GOING
play sports eat talk do homework

study drink write relax/chill out
watch tv wake up read listen to music
use social networks go to bed chat surf the internet
And you?
AND YOU
• Which activities do you do? What is your favorite activity? Which activities
don’t you do? What is your friend’s favorite activity?
78 Platform Three
LANGUAGE
PRESENT SIMPLE: ROUTINES & HABITS

Hi Sue. Do you play sports?
Yes, I do. I practice basketball
on Monday, Wednesday and
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Thursday. And on Friday I play
games with other schools. And
I play football, but I don’t you?
play in a team.
I don’t like football. Do you want
to play basketball in the park?
Yes, I do!
Simple present Remember:

TIP! • Matt plays football I
he
Don’t forget
you
play to add –s to
• Sue plays basketball we she plays
it the end of the
Tip: for nega- they verb with he/
tives, you can • They play sports she/it
contract: I
Do not don’t • Matt doesn’t play in a team you don’t he doesn’t
Does not • Sue doesn’t like football
we practice she practice
it
TIP!
doesn’t they
We use do/
• They don’t play volleyball I does to help
you she us form
Do we like…? Does he like…? negatives
they it and questions
Practice
Do or does?
• Complete these negative sentences and questions with do or does:
1 you like baseball?

2 Sue not like football?
3 Pete use social networks?
4 Kate and Claire drink coffee?
5 Students not surf the internet in class
6 I not watch TV on Mondays
Practice
• Write the correct form of the verbs in these sentences.
1 At school, we (eat) lunch at 12:30

2 My friend, Zach, (read) a book every week! He (love) books.
3 I (do) my homework in the library every afternoon.
4 My dad (listen) to music in the car and in his office.
5 Dr. Wilson (wake) up at 6 o’clock every morning.
6 What time do you (wake) up?
And you?
AND YOU • What do you do? Complete these sentences with your personal information.
• Use the verbs from page 76 to help you.
On Mondays, I . I don’t .
At the weekend, I , but I don’t .
Platform Three 79
Warm up
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF…
• Look at the picture. What can you see? Can you describe the boys’ typical day?
KEEP GOING
H
i! My name is Rajesh Doshi, from a workshop. We finish in the workshop at nine
small
Re ad town near Mumbai, in India. o’clock, I eat dinner and I do my homework. I
I live with my four sisters and two normally go to sleep at eleven o’clock.
brothers in a small house with my At the weekend, I don’t go to school, so I
mother, father, and my grandmother. We are a work in the workshop all day Saturday and
small, poor but very happy family. I’m sixteen Sunday. I wake up at six o’clock and we work
years old and I’m a high school student. But, I all day. I like sports and the internet, but I don’t
also work. I help my parents with the workshop. have time to play and we don’t have internet
My dad and my brothers make furniture for connection in my town. On Sunday afternoon,
houses and offices. I play soccer in the street with my brothers.
In the photo, this is my brother, Bhavin with That is my typical week. What do you do in
me in the park near our house. He doesn’t go your typical week?
to school. He works all day with my father in
the workshop.
This is my typical week. From Monday to
Friday I wake up at 6 o’clock and I walk to
school. We don’t have a car, so I walk four
kilometers every morning. I work hard at
school, because my dream is to be a doctor.
My classes finish at 2 o’clock and I walk the
four kilometers to my house again. I arrive
home at 3 o’clock, I eat lunch and I help in the
Read • Read the text and circle the correct answer.
• Rajesh has a big family. True / False • Rajesh wakes up early every day. True / False
• Rajesh’s family is rich. True / False • After school, Rajesh plays soccer. True / False
• Rajesh doesn’t go to school. True / False • At the weekends, Rajesh wakes up late. True / False
• Bhavin goes to school. True / False • Rajesh doesn’t have internet. True / False
And you?
AND YOU
What is your opinion of Rajesh’s life? Do you like his life?

Or do you prefer your life? Why?
Listen
23 • Listen to the people talking about what they do every day.
• Draw a line to match the people to the the correct day.
Karen Joyce Adam Rob Keith Sheila Craig Katy
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
80 Platform Three
MY ROUTINE
Talk
about it
Interview your partner!
KEEP GOING
• Use the words below to make questions to ask your partner about the things he/she
does or doesn’t do on different days.
• You can make notes in the spaces.
• Also give your personal answers.
Yes, I do
Do you relax
on Sundays? Yes, I do. I play sports
on Monday, Wednesday
Do you play sports? and Saturday.
Me My partner
Relax/on Sundays?
Play sports?
Read?
Study/ on Saturdays?
Use social networks?
Do homework/ on Sundays?
Watch TV/on Mondays?
• Now, report your answers back to your classmates. Talk about the similarities
and differences you and your partner have.
We study on Saturdays. Diego uses social

networks, I don’t.
Write
about it
• Now, write a text to describe your typical day. You can select the day.
This is my typical .I
Compare
+ Share
• Your text with your partner. Make any changes if necessary.
Platform Three 81
VOCABULARY
CITY INFRASTRUCTURE
Warm up
What do you understand by the term ‘infrastructure’?

KEEP GOING
Does your town/city have good services? Why (not)? Give examples.
Practice
• Look at the different categories of infrastructure. Unscramble the letters to write
the correct word under each picture.
Public Venues
dimusat torcenc lahl sumemu shalpoit
Transport
mart wusyab saxit wirayal
direbg sparsevo ayeerwf/hagyiwh lolt othob
Utility systems
trewa tenmatret tlanp wrope intosat inteltimeonascomuc mad
Give
More • Name the items of infrastructure you have in your town/city. Are they new? Are they
sufficient for your area? When did the last infrastructure project open in your area?
82 Platform Three
LANGUAGE
COMPARATIVES
Hey Jonathan. Did you see the train Yes, I did. I think it’s great. The
and subway here? It’s amazing! subway is faster than the bus.
KEEP GOING
Exactly. And I like the modern
And it’s safer, too. design. It’s more modern than
the other subway lines.
And don’t forget, it’s better for
the environment than cars. Very true. I think the subway
is more convenient than
other forms of transport.
We use the comparative form of an adjective to compare 2 or more people, places, objects, etc.
The subway is faster than the bus.

made in: 1995 made in: 2017
speed: 60 km/h speed: 100 km/h The bus is slower than the subway.
cost: $7.00 cost: $9.00 The subway is more expensive than the bus.
The subway is more modern than the bus.
TIP!
With adjectives ending
consonant-vowel-consonant, For short adjectives (1 syllable), For adjectives ending in -y, we
we add double the final
consonant before -er: we add -er to the adjective: change the y to i and add er:
big-bigger, hot-hotter fast-faster slow-slower happy-happier
fat-fatter, sad-sadder
old-older new-newer pretty-prettier
Be careful
There are 3 irregular adjectives For long adjectives (2 or more syllables), we add more before the adjective:
in comparative form: dangerous-more dangerous convenient-more convenient
good-better, bad-worse
far-farther boring-more boring modern-more modern
Practice
• Put the adjectives in comparative form.

1 The bus is (old) than the subway.
2 The subway is (new) than the bus.
3 Life in the city is (dangerous) than life in a village.
4 Cars are (convenient) than buses, but they are also
(expensive).
5 In my opinion, this phone is (good) than the other phone. My sister doesn’t agree: she
says this phone is (bad).
And you?
AND YOU
• Choose an appropriate comparative adjective to complete each sentence with your information.
1 Guadalajara is than Mexico City.
2 A Ferrari is than a bus.
3 Mexico is than the USA.
4 Netflix is than normal television.
5 Science is than English.
Give
More • Choose 2 famous people or places. Make Compare
+ Share • Share your comparisons with your
a minimum of 2 comparisons between your partner. Add any extra comparatives if
selections. you can.
Platform Three 83
DUBAI, A CITY OF WORLD RECORDS
Read
• Read the text to learn more about the world records Dubai has and how it is better than before.
KEEP GOING
Dubai, a city of World Records
D
ubai is one of the richest, most popular and try stronger than before. For example, they made
most famous destinations for the world’s su- various renovations to the city’s airport and made it
per-rich. It is now the center of luxury tourism larger than before.
and is a more popular tourist destination than New They also constructed more than 70 shopping centers,
York, receiving more than 15 million international including the Dubai Mall, which is one of the largest
tourists a year. malls in the world, with more than 1,200 stores.
Now, Dubai is the symbol of money and extrava- And who doesn’t recognize two of the most iconic
gance, but it didn’t use to be like this. Before structures of modern architecture, both world re-
the 1960s, it was a small fishing port with cord constructions? The Burj Al Arab is the world’s
only one hotel. This all changed in 1966, most luxurious hotel, and opened in December
when the city discovered oil off the 1999, and the Burj Khalifa, which opened in Janu-
coast and it started to receive billions ary 2010 and is now the world’s tallest building, at
of dollars from the oil it was selling to 828m. That’s more than 500 meters taller than Mex-
other countries. ico’s tallest building, the Torre KOI, in Monterrey.
Since that fortuitous moment, the As a result of all these infrastructure projects,
rulers of Dubai have used the mon- this relatively small city of just 2.8 million people
ey from oil sales to create larger and (smaller than Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monter-
larger infrastructure projects, includ- rey, and about the same size as Puebla), is now one
ing ports, roads, bridges, public trans- of the most important cities in the world.
port systems, stadiums, schools What other elements of Dubai do you recognize?
and hospitals, to make the coun- What about the Palm Islands or The World Islands?
Practice
• Use the information in the text to answer these questions.
1 Who receives more tourists: New York or Dubai?
2 What happened in 1966?
3 Name 4 types of infrastructure projects that the rulers of Dubai made.
4 Which building is taller: the Burj Khalifa or the Torre KOI?
5 Which city is smaller: Guadalajara or Dubai?

Investigate
• What are the Palm Islands and the World Islands? Investigate them on the internet.
Listen
24 • Look at these pictures of recent infrastructure projects in Mexico. Where are they?
Listen to the descriptions and write the locations you hear.
84 Platform Three
MY CITY´S BETTER THAN BEFORE
Warm up
What is your favorite aspect of your city? Do you remember your city from 10
KEEP GOING
years ago? How is it different? How has it changed?
Investigate
• What new infrastructure projects has the government created in the last 10 years?
In the last 30 years?
• Select one of these aspects and talk about how some structures/places etc. are
bigger or more modern now. If necessary, you can interview an older family member
or friend. Use comparative adjectives to describe the changes.
Public venues Utilities Transport Roads network
• Bring a picture to show the structure or area before and after these changes.
Practice
• Choose one specific recent project that has changed your city. Complete the table
with the relevant information from your investigation:
Talk
about it • Use this information to de-
Name of project: scribe your project to your
partner. Be sure to include
Date project started: comparatives between the
past and present with compar-
Write
ative adjectives.
Date project finished: about it
• Now, use this information to

write a description of the in-
Cost:
frastructure project you chose.
Remember to correctly use
Changes to the old area/structure: the comparatives to compare
present and past structures.
Your opinion: A change

in my city
Compare
+Share
• Read your partner’s description. Pay attention to the correct use of comparatives
and dates.
Platform Three 85
VOCABULARY
OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES
Practice What adjectives can you use to describe a person? A place? A experience?
• Put the letters in the correct order to write these pairs opposite adjectives.
KEEP GOING
yevah thilg ydr twe gardnosue afse
anelc itryd zayl greencite tequi odul
kard thribg talanitdori dornem tofs darh
nith taf lulf tepym gornts kawe
Give
More • What other opposite adjectives do
you know? Write them below.
Compare
+ Share
• Compare your other adjectives with your classmates. Add extra words from their list if neces-
sary.
86 Platform Three
LANGUAGE
SUPERLATIVES
Hi Rosie. You’re the most adventurous Well, I love climbing as you know. Last
person I know. What’s the most extreme year, I climbed Iztaccihuatl mountain.
thing you’ve done?
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Supposedly, it’s the most difficult
mountain to climb in Mexico.
And is it the tallest in Mexico?
No, it’s the third tallest. Popocate-
Wow! That’s why you’re the petl is taller than Iztaccihuatl, and
bravest person I know. I the Pico de Orizaba is the tallest
couldn’t do that. mountain in Mexico.
We use the superlative form of an adjective to show that it’s the no. 1 compare to all other people, objects, places, etc.
• Pico de Orizaba is the tallest mountain in Mexico. (It’s taller than all the other mountains).
• Rosie is the most extreme person I know. (She’s more extreme than all the other people I know).
• Royal Table is the most expensive restaurant in the city. (It’s more expensive than all the other restaurants).
• Stephanie is the best student in the class. (She´s better tanh all the other students in the class).
TIP!
For short adjectives (1 syllable), we add the -est For adjectives ending in -y, we With adjectives
to the adjective change the y to i and add the -est: ending conso-
nant-vowel-con-
fast- the fastest old-the oldest happy-the happiest sonant, we add
slow-the slowest new-the newest pretty-the prettiest double the final
consonant before
-est:
big-the biggest, hot-
For long adjectives, (2 or more syllables), we add the most before the adjective: the hottest
fat-the fattest,
dangerous-the most dangerous, convenient-the most convenient, sad-saddest
boring-the most boring, modern-the most modern
Be careful
Practice
• Put these adjectives in superlative form. Don’t forget to add the. There are 3 irregular
adjectives in
superlative form:
1 This new cell phone is (expensive) phone on the market. good-the best
2 I love math class. For me, it’s (easy) class, but for some of my bad-the worst
far-the farthest
classmates, it’s (difficult). They hate math.
Practice
• Circle the correct option. Pay attention to if the sentence is comparative or superlative. Remember!
We use
1 I love this new stadium. It’s smallest / smaller than/ the smallest the old museum, but it’s comparative
moderner / more modern than / the most modern building in the city. when we
compare 2 or
2 Josh is 19. Emma is 15. Leo is 17. Emma is younger than/older than/the youngest Leo, Leo is more people/
younger than/older than/the youngest Josh, and Josh is the youngest /older than / the oldest places, etc. We
of all 3. use superlative
when we talk
3 The new freeway to the beach is great! It’s 30 minutes more fast / faster than / the fastest than about 1 person/
the old freeway and the toll booths are fast and convenient, too. They use the moderner than / place, better
the most modern / more modern technology on the market. than all the
others.
And you? 1
AND YOU
• Choose a Who´s the happiest person in your class? Compare
+Share • Compare your answers
2 Who’s the tallest person in your class?
person to with your classmates. Do
3 Who’s the best student in your class?
describe each you have similar answers?
4 Who’s the most athletic person in your class?
adjective.
Platform Three 87
AN EXTREME EXPLORER
Warm up
Do you know an extreme person, who loves adrenaline? What extreme

KEEP GOING
activities has he/she done?

Read
• Read the text about Bear Grylls and discover the amazing
and dangerous things he has done.
H
e’s braver than a soldier, stronger than an alli- Atlantic Ocean on jet skis and flown over the Hima-
gator and more extreme than a parkour jump- laya Mountains on a paramotor. He’s visited a variety
er, Bear Grylls does anything and he goes any- of inhospitable regions across the world, and can you
where: the more extreme, the better! think of a more inhospitable and dangerous place than
Possibly, you have seen him on Discovery Channel in a remote mountain peak in Antarctica? Unfortunately,
his survival shows, where he travels to the most iso- Bear suffered an accident on a wind-powered kite-ski
lated areas of the planet. He’s now the youngest chief and he broke his shoulder during this expedition.
scout in history and is a symbol of extreme survival. During some of his most extreme television survival
Here are a few more details about the world’s bravest shows Man vs Wild, Bear was abandoned in the most
explorer. dangerous and most hostile areas in the world. As you
All through his life, Bear (whose real name is Edward can imagine, he has also eaten some horrible and
Michael) has been a real explorer. In fact, he started unexpected “foods” during his expeditions, including
his school’s first mountaineering club and at just 23 snakes, insects, animal hearts and deer feces, and he’s
years of age, he became one of the youngest people drunk water from dead camels, snakes. And what’s
in the world to climb to the top of Mount Everest. This more disgusting than water from snakes? Water from
happened just 18 months after he broke three verte- elephant feces. That’s right: Bear did that, too.
brae in his back after a parachuting accident in Zam- These are just some of the amazing experiences of
bia, Africa. the most intrepid explorer in the world. Could you do
Climbing Everest is just one of Bear’s many incredible, anything more extreme than Bear? I know I certainly
dangerous experiences. He has explored part of the couldn’t!
Practice
• Answer these questions with the information from the text.

1 Complete this phrase: Bear is the youngest
2 What happened to Bear in Zambia?
3 What happened to Bear in Antarctica?
4 In your opinion, what’s the most disgusting or extreme food Bear has
eaten?
Listen
25 • Listen to Amy and Rob comparing their friends. Write the superlative adjectives
you hear describe each friend. Remember to use complete superlative adjectives.
1 Lucy is person in the group.

2 Polly is person.
3 Ryan’s house is
4 Ryan is person in the group.
5 Amy’s the student.
6 Rob is person in the group.
88 Platform Three
THE BEST OF MEXICO
Warm up
What do you know about Mexico? What are the tallest, biggest and most
KEEP GOING
spectacular places in Mexico? What makes Mexico so unique?
Write
about it
• Using the information in the factsheet, describe these aspects of Mexico. Try to use
the information to make superlative adjectives:
This is Mexico!
Mexico factsheet
Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico.

Chihuahua – 247,460 km2 area
Mexico City – 1,495 km2 area
Pico de Orizaba – 5,636 m tall
Azteca Stadium – 87,000 capacity
Mexico City – 22 million inhabitants
Torre KOI – 280 m tall
Carlos Slim – $64 billion
Give
More
• Do you know another superlative related to Mexico? Think of one, investigate it if
necessary and add that information to your text.
Talk
about it
• With your partner, describe your town, state or school, using superlative adjectives.
The Municipal Stadium is the biggest stadium in

the city. It has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.
The Riverside Mountain is the tallest

point in the state. It’s 2,115 m tall.
Compare
+
• Compare your descriptions with your classmates. Can they guess the object or
Share
place you’re describing? Do they agree with your information? Check on the internet
if you’re not certain or to confirm your answer.
Platform Three 89
MY PERSONAL DIARY
What do you normally do at the weekends?
Practice
• Complete your personal diary for a typical weekend.

• Be sure to include what you normally do at those times each day.
• Use a dictionary or the internet to help you with new verbs.
WRAP UP
Friday Saturday Sunday

20 20 20
morning
afternoon
evening
Compare
+Share
• Compare your sentences with your classmates.Do they have

a more interesting weekend than you?
90 Platform Three
COMPARING PEOPLE AND THINGS
Warm up
What adjectives can you use to compare different people or objects?
• Look at the people and objects in the pictures. What can you see? Name all
the things you see in the pictures.
• Now, think of adjectives to describe each person and object in the pictures.
WRAP UP
Josh, 22 Amilia, 20
Jessica, 19
laptop,
$1,500
Isla, 21
Farzana, 45 tablet, $450

Saanvi, 48 coffee, $3
Amina, 38
Fatma, 59
Oscar, 31 Mariam, 36
Jack, 56 Aminata, 25
Talk
about it
• Use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare and describe the
people and objects you see. How many sentences can you make?
• Use these adjectives to help you:
old heavy poor short cheap

young light tall expensive rich
Give
More
Compare your answers with your classmates? Do they have different
information to you?
Platform Three 91
LOGICAL THINKING: PLANS FOR TODAY
There are 5 basketball players with different talents and different plans for
today. They also wake up at different times.
Read
• Can you read the clues to identify the alarm clock of each person?
Use the object to identify their talent and draw the hands of the clocks
to show the alarm time:
WRAP UP
• The singer has her basketball game the day after Monday
• Evan & Jack can’t dance salsa.
• Chloe wakes up at 7:15. She can’t play guitar.
• Evan can’t sing.
• Josh has his basketball game on Wednesday.
• Jack wakes up at 6:55.
• Chloe doesn’t read today. She watches TV today.
• The salsa dancer has a basketball game the day before Saturday.
• Chloe can’t paint.
• Today, Jack doesn’t read. He relaxes today.
• Zoe wakes up at 6:45 today. She can’t play guitar.
• Who reads today? Josh has plans to read today.
• Today, Jack doesn’t listen to music. Evan does.
• Evan has his basketball game on Thursday.
• The guitar player has his basketball game the day before Tuesday
• Josh has a talent for languages. He can speak French.
• Evan can’t speak French, and he can’t play guitar. Jack can play guitar.
• Zoe can dance salsa.
• Jack doesn’t surf the internet today. Zoe does.
• Today, Josh has his alarm for seven o’ clock.
Alarm
Plans for today
Basketball game on
Name
French-
English
Dictionary
A-Z
92 Platform Three
SAY IT RIGHT!
In English, we combine vowels with the letter –r to create different sounds.
Look at these groups of words and think about the pronunciation.
Listen
26 • Now listen to the words to check and practice your pronunciation.
WRAP UP
ar or er ir ur
are organize enter bird Thursday
part sport player girl burn
Mark order leader firm turn
garden support other stir Turner
market forty order Birmingham hurt
• Some of these combinations are similar to the Spanish pronunciation: ar, or, er.
Be ul
caref
The ir and ur sounds are not similar to Spanish.

They have the same pronunciation as er: fer –fur –fir
And you?
AND YOU
• Complete the table with other words you know in English with ar, or, er, ir and ur.
Think about the pronunciation. Are there exceptions?
Ar Or Er Ir Ur
FIND THE SOUND!

Listen
27
• Listen carefully to the sounds and circle the word you hear.
1. Burn Born Barn
/ /
2. Turn / Torn / Tarn
3. Star / Store / Stir
4. Far / For / Fir
5. Bird / Bored / Bard
Platform Three 93
WONDERFUL WORDS: UN-
Warm up
We can add un- to a word to make it negative:

For example:
un + real = unreal
un + important = unimportant
• Complete the tables with the examples:

WRAP UP
Adjective Adjective Adjective Adjective
intelligent patriotic
popular unpopular uncertain
unhappy conditional
un un
professional social
uncommon unrealistic
comfortable necessary
uninteresting satisfactory
Give
More
What other words with un- do you know in english? You can use the internet to help you.
Write the words here
The same or different? sad= un…

stupid= un…
• Look at these synonyms of some of the un-
words from the table boring= un…
strange/different = un…
• Read the sentences carefully and use the words from the table to complete the definition.
1. I don’t like this science fiction movie. The effects are very fantastic and extraordinary.
Aliens with 5 eyes? This is not normal. It is un .
2. Mr. Evans is a bad worker. He doesn’t do his work well and he has problems with the
people in his office. He is un .
3. Pete is a student in my class, but he has no friends. He is un .
4. I don’t like history class. In my opinion it is boring and un .
5. Many people say that La Malinche is an un woman, because she
doesn’t like her country.
6. I don’t like to sit in the chair in my office, because it’s un and it gives
me problems with my back.
7. Tom is un at the moment because he’s having problems with his parents.
94 Platform Three
r m T h r e e
Platfo e n t
As s e s s m
tools
Contents:
Language review
Vocabulary review
Peer assessment
Self assessment
PROJECT
THE ROBOWORKER!
Warm up
Think of a difficult job. Now, invent a robot to help with the job!
• Design your robot and its special abilities and skills. Be imaginative!
Use adjectives,
comparatives Present your
WRAP UP
Choose and superlatives to Describe your roboworker to

a job. describe the roboworker roboworker. the class.
1 3 5 7
Step
2 4 6
Choose Design and Be imaginative!

the skills draw your
necessary roboworker.
for this job.
Example!
The hotel roboworker

He can clean the floors, make
the bed and clean the room.
The roboworker is faster and
more efficient than a
human cleaner. He can
work well under pressure
and he can organize the
things in the bedroom. He
cleans 20 bedrooms in one
day. He can work day and
night and he doesn’t sleep. He
is the best cleaner in the hotel.
Give
More
• After you present your roboworker to the class, talk about

the differences between your classmate’s roboworkers. Use
comparatives and superlatives to compare a minimum of 3
different projects and give your opinion. Which is the best? Which
is the most expensive? Which is better than your roboworker?
96 Platform Three
CHECKLIST
Picture of the roboworker
Imaginative, creative name for the roboworker
The job(s) the roboworker is designed for
Min. 4 adjectives to describe the roboworker
Min. 2 skills the roboworker has
Give the roboworker a price
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Min. 3 examples of can
Min. 3 sentences in present tense
Min. 4 comparatives & 3 superlatives
Description of the roboworker
RUBRIC
robowork- creativity in description some creativity in little creativity in
er: relevant & use of roboworker; description & use of description & use of
usefulness description is clear with roboworker; small roboworker; many
& creativity; no mistakes in target mistakes in target mistakes in target
description language language language
a clear, organized mostly well-organized
incoherent structure;
structure, structure in all the structure and use of
creates confusion for the
order & assignment; information information; does not
reader; difficult to follow
coherence is easy to follow and well cause confusion for the
the information
illustrated reader
many mistakes in use
of level-appropriate
and previous structures;
language and previous language language and previous
causes confusion for the
structures; almost no language structures,
reader; mistakes in target
mistakes in target small mistakes in target
language
language language
student uses a wide
limited use of key very limited use of general
range of key vocabulary
vocabulary; some vocabulary; insufficient
appropriately;
vocabulary repetition of general use of key vocabulary;
demonstrates
vocabulary; more varied comprehension of the
comprehension of its
use of vocabulary needed vocabulary is unclear
meaning
spelling, almost no spelling or some mistakes in spelling many mistakes in spelling

punctuation & punctuation mistakes; and/or presentation; good and/or punctuation; poor
presentation excellent presentation presentation presentation
Total /10
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LANGUAGE REVIEW
• Unscramble these words to form sentences or questions from the unit in the correct order:
1. you / do / can / ? / what 7. my brother / a / not / can / ride / bike
What can you do?

2. sports / play / ? / you / do 8. bigger / than / not / is / Guatemala / China
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3. don’t / surf / internet / I / the 9. student do / th / don’t their / homework
4. you / like / your / do / school / ? 10. in / time / ? / you / do free / what / do / your
5. sister / videogames / my / doesn’t / play 11. most / in / is / the / intelligent / student /

class / Max / the
6. ? / relax / on / you / Saturdays / do
/ 10
• Change these sentences to negative. Make or add all the necessary changes.
1. Harry can paint.
Harry can’t paint.
2. I listen to music every weekend.
3. My sister watches movies on TV.
4. The subway is cheaper than a car.
5. Teenagers use social networks a lot.
6. Bad students do homework.
7. Salespeople can persuade other people.
8. Managers work well under pressure.
9. In my school, we play sports, study and use technology.
10. This is the biggest stadium in Mexico.
11. These workers can work well as part of a team.

/ 10
98 Platform Three
• Circle the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. In my opinion, history is easier than/more easier than/easiest/the easiest than science. In fact, it’s
my favorite class. I think that history is the goodest/the best/the better/better than class in school.
2. Of all the people I know, Mark is the intelligentest /more intelligent/the most intelligent/most
intelligent. He is a perfect student and he studies every day. I think he is more intelligent than/more
WRAP UP
intelligent/intelligenter/the most intelligent the teacher.
3. I have one brother, Matt, and one sister, Helen. We are all very different people. For example, Matt
plays sports and he is the energeticest/more energetic than/the most energetic/more energeticer
than my sister and I. Of the three siblings, I am the lazier than/the most laziest/the laziest/more
lazier. Helen is very shy. She is quieter than/more quieter than/the most quietest/the quietest than
her brothers.
4. I love the art museum in the city. It’s beautiful and enormous. It’s the bigger/the more big/the most
big/the biggest concert venue in the country and it’s more modern/most modern/more moderner/
most moderner than many other concert halls in Latin America.
5. Transport in our city is a big problem. For example, the subway system is old and dirty. We also have
buses, but they are older and dirtier/more older and more dirtier/most dirty and most old/the oldest
and dirtiest than the subway. I prefer to cycle, but cycling in this city is the most dangerousest/the
most dangerous/the most dangerouser/the more dangerouser option.
/ 10
• Read these sentences carefully and put the adjectives in the correct comparative or superlative form.
1. The new soccer stadium is the biggest (big) stadium in the state.
2. The new highway between the city and the beach is very convenient and fast, but it’s
(expensive) than the old highway.
3. Soccer is (popular) sport in Mexico and the world. It is
(popular) than baseball and boxing, which are also popular.
4. Gary is (good) player on our soccer team, but Joe is also good. Joe is
(tall) than Gary. our next game is against the (bad)
team in the league, so I hope we win!
5. The new, expensive subway system for our city is (modern) and
(quick) than the old system, but it’s also (expensive).
but, I like to use it because it protects the environment. Obviously, of all the options, walking is
(good) option for the environment, but this is only useful for short distances.
/ 10
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VOCABULARY REVIEW
• Add the missing vowels to complete the vocabulary from the unit.
You can check the pages of the unit to help you.
talents /8 skills /12

s_ng
s_pp_rt y_ _r c_w_rk_rs
p_ _nt
s_lv_ pr_bl_ms
pl_y _ m_s_c_l _nstr_m_nt
b_ _ g_ _d l_ _d_r
sp_ _k _ f_r__gn l_ng_ _
g_v_ _ pr_s_nt_t_ _n
d_nc_ s_ls_
n_g_t_ _t_ w_th _th_rs
sw_m
w_rk _s p_rt _f _ t_ _m
pl_y _ sp_rt
w_rk w_ll _nd_r pr_ss_r_
r_d_ _ b_k_
_s_ t_chn_l_gy
p_rs_ _d_ _th_rs
opposite adjectives /24
_rg_n_z_ _nf_rm_t_ _n
f_ll d_rk c_mm_n_c_t_ w_ll
_mpty br_ght l_st_n t_ _th_r p_ _pl_’s _d_ _s
th_n tr_d_t__ n_l
f_t m_d_rn
q__ _t d_ng_r__ s activities /16
l__ d s_f_ ch_t w_k_ _p
l_zy str_ng st_dy l_st_n t_ m_s_c
_n_rg_t_c w__ k t_lk pl_y sp_rt
cl__ n s_ft r_ _d w_tch tv
d_rty h_rd sl_ _p r_l_x
dr_ h__ vy _ _t dr_nk
w_t l_ght _s_ s_c_ _l n_tw_rks wr_t_

d_ h_m_w_rk s_rf th_ _nt_rn_t
city infrastructure /18

d_m fr_ _w_y h_sp_t_l
s_bw_y h_ghw_y t_l_c_mm_n_c_t_ _ns
st_d_ _m tr_m m_s_ _m
w_t_r tr_ _tm_nt pl_nt p_w_r st_t_ _n m_tr_
t_x_ t_ll b_ _th _v_rp_ss
c_nc_rt h_ll br_dg_ r_ _lw_y
100
PEER ASSESSMENT
almost a piece
I need more of cake!
practice perfect
Talk about abilities and talents

Step 1: Language: can
Vocabulary: talents and skills
Describe my habits and what I do everyday
Step 2: Language: present simple
Vocabulary: everyday activities
Compare 2 or more people, places or objects
Step 3: Language: Comparatives
Vocabulary: City infrastructure
Describe 1 person, place or object in relation to all others
Step 4: Language: Superlatives
Vocabulary: Opposite adjectives
WHAT’S NEXT?
Platform Three 101

SELF-ASSESSMENT
period?
/10
My grade
102 Platform Three

VERB LIST
Add Give Relax

Answer Go Remember
Ask Guess Research
Associate Have Review
Attend Help Ride
Be Interview Sell
Can Invent Share
Chat Investigate Sing
Check Know Solve
Chill out Learn Speak
Choose Like Spell
Circle Listen Stick
Clean Look at Study
Communi- Make Support
cate Match Surf
Compare Negotiate Swim
Complete Organize Talk
Dance Paint Think (about)
Describe Persuade Underline
Design Play Use
Dictate Practice Wake up
Do Prefer Watch
Drink Pronounce Work
Eat Put Write
Fly Read
Get (to) Register
CREDITS
Platform 1
www.manythings.org
Platform 2
www.priceoftravel.com
www.wikipedia.com
www.lonelyplanet.com
www.worldweatheronline.com
www.worldatlas.com
www.time.com
www.unsdsn.org
www.telegraph.co.uk
www.universetoday.com
www.livescience.com
Platform 3
www.buzzfeed.com
www.time.com
www.cracked.com
www.womansday.com
www.lifewithoutlimbs.org
www.nickvujicic.com
www.attitudeisaltitude.com
www.listverse.com
www.all-that-is-interesting.com
www.enkivillage.com
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Publisher: Saúl Dávalos Morales
Diseño: David Pérez
Diagramación: David Pérez y Cecilia Lomas
Captura del texto: Fernanda de Ávila
Cuidado del texto: Michael John Pryor
Fotografías: Thinkstock y Pixabay
Step 1 se terminó de imprimir en mayo de 2016

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© 2016 Michael John Pryor y María del Carmen Martínez Mungaray

Editorial Página Seis, S.A. de C.V.

Impreso y hecho en México / Printed and made in Mexico

Introduce Myself My Country,

Talk About My Classroom

STEP 1 Describe My School Places At School

Talk About Abilities

• What Time Is It?

Describe 1 person, place

There Is/ Melanie's

Can Child Prodigies What Can I Do?

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

A special thanks of course to Saúl Davalos, whose vision

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

Mike and Carmen.

• Look at the picture. Who is she?

What words do you know from these categories?

Family The classroom Jobs

Colors Adjectives Countries and nationalities

WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?

What’s your cell My number is I’m 17 years

75 100 200 364 1000 4000 10,602 492 2,722 56,019

1 • Dictate to your classmate.

What’s your address? 21465 Fairmount Avenue

How do you spell F-A-I-R-M-O-U-N-T

• Give your classmate your address and spell it.

What’s your reservation code? WV5421GKAJ93

• Invent a reservation code and dictate it to your classmate.

3 1305 7HA69 KF VWMM 643

4 X984Y NY 327 QPD

My email address: My partner’s email address:

My favorite websites: My partner’s websites:

DAYS AND MONTHS

The week The months

Monday January February March April

What’s your favorite day of the week? Why?

• Ask and answer these questions with your classmate

• Write your country in the correct place on the map.

South Korean Canadian Jamaican Colombian Egyptian

In which of these countries is English an official language?

I am (not) from China. Am I from China?

Positive Negative Question

1 is / how old / Ethan

We use Mr. for all men.

• Complete this form with your personal information

• Now use this information to write a short paragraph to introduce yourself.

Where are What’s your

Hi! Nice to How old

Are you a Are you

• Now ask questions about famous people.

He’s from Puerto Rico. She’s Colombian. He’s 31 years old.

Which jobs or occupations do you know in English?

Share your ideas with the class.

Publicist Economist Architect Lawyer Teacher

Business IT Social science

DEFINITE & INDEFINITE ARTICLES

Hi Matt. What do you do for a living? I’m an architect. And you?

No, I don’t like the job, but the money’s good.

“a” or “an” are indefinite articles.

Use “a” before a consonant

Mr. Moore is a researcher.

Use “an” before a vowel

Mr. Cooke is an economist.