» Tgere FOR KAZAKHSTAN STUDENT’S BOOK Homeand Away, Welcome to the TTSLN ) page 2) page @) i 2 (Sports. page (%) 3 a ‘ 2 5 roo 6 pase @ 7 Gan a Hy RTD ve @ a) ose @ vane @ English Arunueet rink Anennfconi nae ‘Student's book * Oxymeax * Y4e6n >Kannes Gini Geperin mexterTin S-coineituina apHANaH ORY Kasanctan PecnyBnicactineun Giri xone nuntat muvaerprini Bexixen any Carol Read * Mark OrmerodWelcome to the Tiger Tracks Serer BB ial Ca 4 Lessons 1 & 2 @D listen and read. (piste B Hi there. My name's B Lio. 'm eleven years old. I'm from the USA. I like music and films. Birthday: 30th September Favourite subject: English Favourite food: pizza in other countries ‘@ share ideas and opinions ¢ learn interesting content (cu ¢ learn about different cultures e do exciting and creative projects © make friends and have fun 2 1; © uisten and repeat. | - Ask and say. eecoeceeeceeeeeee cece 2nd [3rd [ath [sth [6th |7th | 9th [10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | Cohen's your (res your bitsy?) [eth | 15th | 16th | 17th tsth | 19th | 20th 21st — 2and | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th [29th | 30th [31st — @Hello. I'm Duncan. | I'm from Scotland. I'm twelve years old. < Like old castles, y: Favourite subject: history Favourite food: fish and chips ~ Hello. My name's Sita, I'm twelve years old. I'm from India. { Hove wild animals. Hi there! My name's Rosa. % t'm from England. 'meleven f= ~ Birthday: 24th May years old. | love computers p Favourite subject: maths and the internet. i Favourite food: chicken and rice Birthday: 18th March \ Favourite subject design and technology Favourite food: strawberry smoothies Hello everyone 7 inaaarmfon Australia. I'm ten years old. like sport. ag = oe Birthday: 6th October Favourite subject: PE Favourite food: pasta and salad Hi there. My name’s Joseph. I'm from South Africa. I'm eleven years old, | love fruit and vegetables. . Birthday: 11th December Favourite subject science | Fovourte fod: fut soled @®P Listen and say. Play Whois it? © FA Ask your friends. Tell the class. favourite subject is history, What's your favourite subject? Her birthday is on 30th September. Death pour tnmoche teae) She likes music and films.In this unit: @ I name and describe electronic gadgets. _m | find out about English and 1B | listen to and read a biography UK culture. The father of computer science. 1 | act out buying an electronic @ | talk about the frequency people gadget, in a role play. do things. 1 | read about electronic gadgets and write a project. J) Lesson 1 @® Listen and say. bl See calculator tablet MP3 player 4 6 6 6 { mr headphones video games console webcam stopwatch m Ps pen drive satnav charger @® Listen and find out. hich electronic © & listen and do the 9 gadgets has Rosa got? [jj Now ask vocabulary quiz. ©, and talk about you. You put these on your head to \ Have you got a caleulator? } ie ini thoes a0 your tee’ os o=e @ Lesson 2 Hi, guys! Look at this advertisement for i *{15 anew tablet. It does almost everything. @® listen and read. f I think it looks great! What's your opinion? ya Utrera =) a Pion tae Bees Tai fear cl srt tres tel Solace SiN eee oa teers ett With a Fab Tab, you don't need a laptop or a computer. A Fab Tab is small and light. You can carry it in your school bag. A Fab Tab helps you learn fast. It’s easy to use. It’s lots of fun. Tete ed arte eee on ce 2 The camera takes great photos. b The calculator helps you do maths. ¢ The satnav helps you learn geography. d The headphones help you concentrate. € You can use the stopwatch to time your homework. Tobie £ You can use the MP3 player to (have my Fab Tob listen to podcasts in English. ith me. g You can use the webcam to meet Be children in other countri Tnever go to school without ‘my Fob Tab. It’s amazing! in ions. = The chai > THINKING SKILLS © Answer the questions © Pi Play The chain game. ane’ 1 What is the Fab Tab ™ ideal for? (aot esol) Fab Tob is small S 2. Where can you carry = § ait : the Fab Tab? c< - 3. What happens if you dro} WZ lapeenennnhh org the Fab Ta? —/ (_ AFob Tab is small < Y cand its easy to use. 4 What do the headphones \ z help you do? SZ 5 Whotcan you use the MP3. @) Choose and say. SG layer to do? itd I want to'use the camera on a Fab Tab to take great photos. PUL Ce discover on the rainforest tour? Sa Choose and soy. © GR 4 Who do you learn about fon the-outback tous?! I want to go on the rainforest tour to see koalas. l uaa /\s. Look, listen and read. Say the differences. Cycling THE GOOD CYCLIST cyousT © She's wearing a helmet . ‘She's wearing a brightly-coloure jacket He isn’t wearing a brightly-coloured jacket © She's cycling on the road, ¢ He's cycling on the pavement She's looking to see who's coming. He isnt paying attention © She's listening for traffic He's listening to music on his MP3 player. Pil Play Good or bad! ( 'm wearing Ne a helmet. = a > Listen, repeat and learn. (_-} Present continuous tense Vm a brightly- Vm not He's / She's coloured jacket. | | He/she isn’t on the road. 7 re | eens cycling on the You're /We're/ fae Vou pW) eri They're They aren't wicca Nia Are you playing cricket? Lam, I'm not. Ishe/she surfing? Yes, he/she is. | No, he/she isn’t. Are we /they kayak’ we / they are. we/ they a aren’ Be a grammar detective! Look at page 17 in the AB. ene if ee cee When do we use the present continuous? aes ‘continuous tense How do we make the present continuous? epLesson 5 ond te, ©@*® Listen and identify /ar/ and /er/. Count and say. Oax/ fer/ Adrian likes sailing, ing, cycling, 5 skateboarding, ice skating and playing > rollerblading and table tennis. y Gy “ding a horse. So it’s a girl. Is she wearing a red T-shirt? OK. Is she playing } badminton? And is she wearing a yellow T-shirt? © Fill Mime and guess. ‘Are you kayaking?) (No, 'm not. Are you bowling? Yes, | am.Post! ‘My country is famous for water sports! How many of these water £ sports do you know? Can you identify the water sports in the photos? Lesson 6 | @® Listen and read. Australia has got many rivers and beautiful beaches. It's also got a good climate. For this reason it’s a perfect place for water sports! Windsurfing and kitesurfing are popular sports. To do these sports you use a surfboard with a large sail, or a surfboard with a large kite, to ride the waves. Water polo is a team sport. There are six players and a goalkeeper ‘on each team. Players swim, pass the ball and score goals. Snorkelling is the perfect way to discover the world under the sea. You can see the corals and multi-coloured fish of the Great Barrier Reef. Waterskiing is @ popular sport. You wear skis and a lifejacket. A motor boat pulls you through the water very fast. White water rafting is an exciting way to discover the rivers and tropical rainforests of Australia, You wear a helmet anda lifejacket and you paddle in a raft with six or eight other people. Wins eue eat yo tec Ar rostiZ) Read an ' ® id ques. ap Usten Here's a cool culture quiz about and say the answers. Australia. Can you guess the answers? Culture quiz time: Australia What's the capital of Australia? a) Sydney) Perth ©) Canberra, How many square kilometres is Australia? a)3.3 million b) 5.5 million @)7.7 million Which two animals are the symbols of Australia? a) the kangaroo and the koala the kangaroo and the emu) the koala and the emu What's the popular name for the Sydney Harbour Bridge? @) the coat hanger b) the rainbow ¢) the hoop How high is Uluru?) 150 metres (6))250 metres c) 350 metres There are more than 20 million people in Australia. How many sheep are there? ) 10 million b) 50 million 100Post] The only water sport | do is swimming! My favourite sport s football. These days football is very popular in the UK with girls as well as boys. Lesson 7 @® listen and read. Say True or False. 1 2 3 4 Everyday chit-chat The name of the national stadium in England is Wembley The main English national football team colour is blue, Manchester United is a popular club in the south of England Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are all clubs from Manchester. + The top professional teams in England play in the Premier League. There are some Spanish players in the English professional leagues. Or=rx find out about sports classes @®® listen and read. Repeat. =) Rosa: Man: Rosa: Man: Rosa: Man: Rosa: Man: Rosa: @® Pill Do a role play. sports kit Good afternoon. I'd like to find out about football coaching. Can you play football? Or are you a beginner? I'm a beginner. Well, we have football coaching for beginners once a week. It's after school every Thursday at 5.30. The coach is a player at the football club. That's perfect. How much does it cost? The coaching is free. But you need to buy your own sports kit. There are lockers in the changing room. Can | start on Thursday? Yes, of course. It's Thursday today! Wow! sit really? Thank you.Lesson 8 1: @* listen and read. 209. “When you do exercise, you breathe fast ‘nd your heart pumps blood around your body, The blood carries oxygen from your lungs fo your muscles. Your muscles help your joints to move. With regular exercise, you: ‘© build strong muscles + keep a healthy weight sleep well at night feel good about yourself feel less worried or stressed feel ready to learn at schoo! heart muscles 3) Read and correct the sentences. 4 Your muscles pump blood around your body. With regular exercise, you don't sleep at night. Aerobic exercise makes you breathe slowly. Strong muscles support your lungs. ‘It’s good to do one kind 2 [ams Exercise is healthy and coot Pos Hi there! We all know that exercise is £ good for us. But do you know about the three different kinds of exercise we need to do? Read _ ‘and enjoy! © Tiere are three main kinds of exercise: Aerobic exercise Aerobic exercise needs lots of oxygen. It makes you breathe fast. Aerobic exercise is good for your heart. Swimming and tennis are examples of aerobic exercise. When you run, skip and jump in the playground, that’s aerobic exercise, foo. Strength training Strength training is good for your muscles. Strong muscles support your joints and stop you getting hurt. Cycling and rowing are examples Of strength training. When you do handstands in the playground, that's strength training, too. Flexibility training Flexibility raining helps your body siretch and bend. Its good for your muscles and joints. Gymnastics and judo are examples of flexibility, training. When you touch your toes, that's flexibility training, foo. To stay fit and healthy, it’s good to do all three kinds of exercise, ©) PM Play Say asentencel tying suits. This is good for Categorising your heart. a se Think and say. What's your favourite kind of exer What do you do to get aerobic exercise, My words to remember muscle heart oxygen blood lungs jointsProject: De | get enough exercise? £ Look at my project on ways | ost! £ get exercise. What exercise do | do ‘on school days? What exercise do Do I get encygh exercise? Leal econ fae Every week T get lots of exercise. From Menday to Friday, I F cok ta school anc back tore. Tt takes fifteen miuites each way | At schech we hove PE tuice a week for on, hour on Mendy or BM Tuesday’ tie de gya and we, also play fectboll anc rugby At break time, T play Fedtball anc tog : Fin the plojgrounch with oy Friends | Beter dchesh T go to suiting, lessons once a week on Fridoy, I'm also a member of a club where T play IE Badminton on Saturclay, At the wwcekend, I walk the deg anc ge Feasing with my dack On Sunday, We cliele in tee park © Listen and read. Here my friends are playing football in the schaal playgrot Z trek T get obcut eleven hours of exercise avers. tieek When T de exercise, T feel good absut myselt T get hungry and thirsty and I slzep wel You can present your Every week I get lots of exercise In this photo I'm cycling in the park with my dad, Pa se ‘hink of all the ways you get exercise. Complete your exercise diary. Ask a friend or someone in your family © A8 page 22 Prepare and write your project. Do the Unit 2 Review and self-assessment (Activity Book page 22). Complete your Progress Journal for Unit 2. ®@ Awesome animals | In this unit: |B [name and describe animals. © | find out about Indian and UK culture. | | @ I listen to and read a traditional © Lact out buying tickets, in a role play. story How the tiger got its stripes. = | read about endangered animals and | © | compare animals and people. write a project. ~ Lesson 1 @® Listen and say. () Bi oe) Hi, everyone. My name's Sita. meron : Inmy country, we've got some awesome animals. Can you guess which of these animals live in India? © Do you know any other animals wi flamingo Ask and say your opinion. “> Listen © &% Listen and do the 1 . we and check. Which animals live in India? vocabulary quiz. © Constr ine pind) nein ini?) fro got eof black fur, | Mts fierce. Ht rans veryLesson 2 5 =— @" listen and read. Here's a website where you can P|) out more about wildlife in India! On. Wildlife i in India “ Les ere olen) India has got hundreds of different mammals and reptiles, and thousands of birds. There are more than one hundred national parks in India which protect wild animals. : Some national parks are near rivers and forests. tis hot in the summer and cold in the winter. There is also a monsoon season when it rains a lot In these parks, you can see elephants, tigers and baboons. You can also see flamingos, deer, red pandas and buffalo. There are also rhinos and hippos. Rhinos are bigger than hippos, but hippos are fiercer. ‘Some national parks are in the mountains. There is lots of snow and itis freezing cold. There is no monsoon season and the summer is short. In these parks, you can see bears, eagles and mountain deer. You can also see wolves, foxes and the rare snow leopard. Snow leopards have got black or brown spots. They are smaller than tigers. Snow leopards live on their own and they do not roar. ~ THINKING SKILLS “= Comparing and contrasting : © Pi Play The memory game. © Answer the questions. Crema toboont) can you see baboons? 1 How many national parks are there in India? ; rete) in parks near rivers 2. Where can you see baboons and ere fenal flamingos? 3 Where can you see eagles and is wolves? B ae 4 Where is there a monsoon season? Qo Choose and say. Bex> 5 Where is there lots of snow? | want to go to a park in ca mountains because | want to see a snow leopard.There are many stories Post{Z] about animals in india. This is a traditional story about how the tiger {got its stripes. Check it out and let me ! know what you think. Enjoy! © Lesson 3 Ca Listen to and read the story. lew the tiger : © Why is the tiger curious? * What is the man’s trick? e = e A tiger walks to the edge of the forest. A man is eating his ~~ Along time ago, in the days when animals __lunch by a rice field. An enormous buffalo is eating grass Canis peaks tigets Gralwnltelor Bran ba nearby. The tiger creeps up to the buffalo. they haven't got stripes. Then one day (Don’t be scared. 'm not hungr something happens to change this forever. _ tort be scared fen noe hunoruslin, curious. You're bigger and stronger than the man. Why do you work for him? The man is P| more intelligent than !am. ‘What is intelligence? ‘And where does the man get it from? ‘The man is worried. He thinks quickly. ‘What is intelligence? My intelligence is at home. Wait here and Whats do You setit I can get it. Don’t come with me because ~ from? Please can you people in my village are scared of tigers. share it with me. = y I don’t want to leave my buffalo with a b hungry tiger. Please ! can I tie you to th | Alright. But bunenaireed Intelligence is | make sure you j very precious. come back. Or don’t want to ‘tomorrow I may share it with you. be hungrier . © Read and say True or False. Correct the false sentences. 1 The man is stronger than the buffalo. The man is more intelligent than the buffalo. The man ties the tiger to an apple tree The man and his son bring lots of wood. Hie et tobe The tiger cools his fur in the river. In what ways are you The black stripes are from the fire. kind to animals? aunwnThe tiger wants the man’s intelligence so much Later, the man returns with his son and lots of that he agrees. The man ties the tiger to the dry straw. banana tree with thick rope. —— . : . Look. | keep my promises. | Here is my intelli Really? Is this intelligence’ Yes, of man's intelligence course itis! C+ I can rule the jungle. lm a ‘The man and his son lay the straw The tiger races to the river. He swims in the water and cools around the tiger and set it on fire. The his fur. ie BS ‘tiger breaks the rope and leaps away. { Ah, that’s better. But look cat my fur! I've got orange stripes from the fire and black stripes from the rope, Roooaarrr! T is cruelty, not intelligence! And this is the story of how the tiger got its stripes. It’s also the reason why tigers never trust people! r Do you know...? / Atiger's stripes are unique - like | @ person's finger prints! Stripes also help tigers to hide in forests. IN SBE Everyday phrases: learn and use! Ave you sure? @ Ask and say. 1 Do you think the story is true? Why? / Why not? Alright. 2 Do you like the story? Why? / Why not? Yes, of course itis. 3° What's your favourite part of the story? pie real 4 ‘Is the man intelligent or cruel?Lesson 4 @® listen and read. Say which animal is Asian or African. Asian or African? The African elephant is bigger and heavier than. the Asian elephant. Some people also say that it is stronger. The African elephant is taller than the Asian elephant and it's got longer legs. The Asian elephant has got smaller ears than, the African elephant and its tusks are shorter. The Asian lion is smaller and lighter than the African lion. The male has got shorter, darker | mane. The African lion is stronger and heavier than the Asian lion. Some people also say that it is fiercer. The male has got a longer, thicker mane @ Pi Play which animal? This elephant is bigger! (is the African elephant!) wy @®L Listen, repeat and tearn, [-d Comparative adjectives I'm tall. I'm talle You're _ short. You're shorter He's strong. He's stronger She's _ big. She's _bigge It's heavy tes heavie They're _ intelligent. They’ more intelligent I've got shorter hair. He's / She's @ Be a grammar detective! Look at page 27 in the AB. When do we use comparative adjectives? How do we make comparative adjectives? ee oa Wee eae eee me. the boy. the man. the buffalo, the tiger. fairer hair. longer tusks. (ewe ltia iene! Gdjectives in Roksan esLesson 5 @> Listen and identify /o/. Count and say. My sister's older than ~My mother’s taller than my brother and she’s got : my father and she’s got longer, straighter hair. shorter, fairer hair. Spike tim 12 years old, tim 11 years old, tim 10 years old. tim 13 years old. tm [im 1.50 metres tall. 've | fm 1.45 metres tal. I'm 1.40 metres tall 1.60 metres tall. I've got got long, stright hair. I've got short, dark hair. | I've got short fair hair. long, curly hair. PR Play who are you? Have you got darker hair than Spike? © Talk about you and your friends. 'm older than Kate. I've got bigger hands than David! eePost| In my country we've got many famous buildings. My favourite is the Taj Mahal. It’s awesome! Lesson 6 @ Listen and read. The Taj Mahal: A wonder of the world | the tajMahalismad decorated with 28 varieties of precious and semi-precious stones. The Taj Mahal appears | pink in the early morning, white during the day and golden in the evening, When the | moon is out, it appears blue. “4, The Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. Itis a monument to a love story in the 17th century. ‘The Emperor of India and YP) his queen have a long | and happy marriage. When the queen dies, the Emperor is very sad and builds the Taj Mahal in her memory. The Taj Mahal takes 20,000 Bertelli ‘workers and 1,000 elephants ected about 22 years to build. Patents = Now it’s my turn to give you a culture } quiz about India. Are you ready? Culture quiz time: India @ what's the capital of India? a) Kolkata _b) New Delhi c) Bangalore @ What's the national animal of India? a) the tiger _b) the elephant ¢) the lion a © Which language do many people speak? a) French b) English” c) Spanish @ How many official languages are there? a)2 b) 22 ¢) 220 ® What's the favourite drink of India? a) coffee b) tea ¢) milk s@ What's the name of India’s film industry? a) Dollywood 6) Hollywood ¢) Bollywood i é a a arost(7] We've got many famous buildings in England, too. !Blenheim Palace is amazing! Lesson 7 = @® uisten and read. Say True or False. 1 Blenheim Palace is near the city of Oxford. 2. It is the home of the Queen of England. 3. The palace is set in five square kilometres of park and gardens. 4. There is a secret garden and a magnificent lake. Blenheim Palace has got one hundred rooms. 6 There are about half a million visitors to Blenheim Palace every year. w Everyday chit-chat Or=zx buy tickets to vi > 1. @® Listen and repeat. a famous building ticket change © Listen and read. Repeat. (Ei) Man: Next, please. How can I help you? Rosa: I'd like three tickets to visit the castle and gardens, please. Is that for adults or children? Tickets for children under | sixteen are cheaper. | ‘Oh, thanks. It's for one adult and two children, please Right. That's 42 pounds in total, please. Here you are. Thank you. Here’s your change - eight pounds - ‘and your tickets. You show your tickets to the lady over there. h, right. Thank you. And this is a plan of the castle and gardens. It shows you the route to follow. It also shows you where the souvenir shop, café and toilets are. The castle closes at half past five and the gardens close at six o'clock. ‘Oh no! But it’s four o'clock now. Come on. Let's hurry! Enjoy your visit. ® Pil Do a role play.a0, aire 5 3 — — Hi there! In India, animals such as rhinos, tigers POST!) | a and snow leopards are in danger. There are thousands Deg FE} | of other endangered animals in countries all over the world. Here's a web page which explains the reasons Lesson 8 @® listen and read. GLOBAL WARMING The Earth is getting hotter. Itis. harder for animals to find the \_ food and water LOSS OF HABITAT Animals lose their homes when \ \ x An endangered animal is an animal in danger of extinction. There are four main reasons why animals are endangered: people cut dos Mountain gorillas live in Africa, There are about 800 in the world today. Gorillas are endangered because of loss of habitat, poaching and hunting baby gorillas to sell as exotic pets. Polar bears live in the Arctic. There are about 20,000 in the world today. Polar bears are endangered because of global warming and pollution Tigers lve in Asia, There are about 4,000 in the world today. Tigers are endangered because of loss of habitat, global warming, poaching and hunting for their skins @) Answer the questions. Which animals are endangered because of ... 1 loss of habitct? 3 pollution? 2 global warming? 4 hunting and poachi Oa Play Question challenge. aC Where do {ered orbs bears live? In the Arctic. How many tigers ore there in the world today? ‘About four thousand. Why are Indian thinos endangered? farms or roads. They also lose their source of food and water.) |_ < and gives facts about some endangered animals. hope you find it interesting. POLLUTION. The Earth, rivers and seas are ‘Animals catch diseases and die, | weed ) Ountine AND PoAchiNe People hunt and poach | | wile animals for ther skins, \ hors or tusks, or to sell them as exotic pets. that they need wn forests to build Giant pandas live in China. There are about 2,000 in the world today. Giant pandas are endangered because of loss of habitat and = pollution. Indian rhinos live in Asia. There are about 3,000 in the world today. Indian rhinos ‘are endangered because of hunting and poaching for their valuable horns. ‘Snow leopards live in Asia. There are about 5,000 in the world today. Snow leopards are endangered because of loss of habitat, hunting and poaching for their skins. * THINKING SKILLS Categorising ng? © Think and say. Are there endangered animals in your country? Why are they in danger? sy My words to remember endangered habitat pollution global warming hunting poachingProject: An endangered animal Look at my project about the red post[Z] squirrel. Why are red squirrels endangered? } How many are there in the UK today? @®® Listen and read. An endangered animal My favourite endangered animal is the red squirrel, Red squirrels Ive in the trees in woods and parks, They are red or brown and have got white fur on their chests, They eat nuts and seeds. Red squirrels are shy and lve on their own. Reed squirrels are! endangered because cof loss of habitat, disease and road traffic. They are also in danger from grey squirrels. Red squirrels are smaller than grey squirrels but they have got longer ears and tails. Grey sauirrels are heavier and stronger than red squirrels. Grey squirrels are hungrier and eat red squirels' food. Grey squirrels also live longer than red squirrels. There are about three milion grey squirrels in the UK today but there are only about 140,000 red squirrels. ©) Plan your project. ceed P Pre an SCL Choose an endangered animal. Red squirrels live in the trees in woods and parks. Find out about the animal. Why is the animal endangered? Prepare and write © AB page 32 Your project. Do the Unit 3 Review and self-assessment (Activity Book page 32). Complete your Progress Journal for Unit 3. ©In this unit: 1 | name and describe professions. | find out about American and | § | listen to and read a historical story UK culture. | © Gold rush in California. | act out buying things in o | | talk about people and professions in newsagent's, in a role play. the past 1 | read about music and write a project. Lesson 1 @* listen and say. (5) eral journalist bosketball player @® Listen and find out. What does Lisa want = QO 9 to be? ij] Now ask and talk about you. vocabulary quiz. © Do you want to be a politician? ) (Yes, Ido. It’s my dream! This person reads the news and | presents programmes on TV. | I'm not sure. Maybe, No, | definitely don’t. (ho és it? | ®wed o Hi, everyone! Here's an e-zine about | § famous people in the USA. What are their = professions? Who do you adm Lesson 2 @® Listen and read. ere # lla Selena Gomez | Kobe Bryant 3 Selena Gomez is a singer, an actor and a fashion designer. She can also play the guitar, the piano and the drums. Selena Gomez was born in Texas, in the USA. She is bilingual in English and Spanish Selena loves animals and} tall. He has got she's got six dogs from a thousands of fans all over the world. As a very dog rescue home. young child, he was brilliant at sport. Kobe Bryant is a professional basketball pleyer. He plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and | for the national US| team. Kobe Bryant | is 198 metres | | | | peat Peace Michelle Obama is a lawyer. She is the wife of the American | politician and first black president of the USA, Barack | Obama. Michelle Obama is famous for promoting healthy eating in children, Mark Zuckerberg is the co-inventor of Facebook, a social media website with more than 500 milion daily users. At school, he was good at history and languages, Today he is a rich businessman, THINKING SKILLS © Answer the questions. © Phi Play who is it? Associating 1. Who's got thousands of fans? 2. Who can play the drums? Goetaanoe) 3 Who promotes healthy eating? 4 Who's a rich businessman? Cossensconer) @ choose and say. Ba ladmire Kobe Bryant because he's a brilliant basketball player!Post| } Hithere! People often say the | USA is the land of opportunity. The Gold Rush in California was an extraordinary time in American history. This is a istorical story about one farni Lesson 3 (J @*S Listen to and read the story. Gold Rush in Califorinia sree: sms tomers rear? In 1848, James Marshall was a builder in California. One day when he was at work... ‘Soon the discovery of gold was in the newspapers | everywhere in the USA. Amy and her family were in Ohio. __ Amy's father was « poor farmer. He was very excited. Let's go to California. ; Oh no! I don't ‘We can be rich. think it's good idea It’s yellow and But look! It says shiny. It’s gold. Jey ee that it's eosy s to find gold. x After many weeks, Amy and her family were near ‘the famous hills and rivers of gold in California. There were thousands of miners from all over the world. Many miners were wild and violent. PRT Ha, ha! Look at this I don't believe . NS there's gold Np Oh dear. I'm sure Hey! You leave that for everyone. you're right, Mum. alone. That's my gold. © Read and say True or False. Correct the false sentences. 1. Amy's father was a poor builder in Ohio. Think 2. The journey to California was short and easy. Cress 3 There were miners from all over the world. Is it a. good idea to 4 Amy's father was in the hills for several days. fependion liek 5 Amy's mother was a baker at the mining camp. jose parsley 6 There was lots of gold in Amy's father’s bag. con luck?So while Amy's father was away, Amy's mother At last Amy's father was back from the hills. He was. 1g camp and Amy was unhappy and disappointed. After all the months of her helper. Amy's mother's cakes and pies were delicious and very popular. was a baker at the mi your cakes? @ Ask and say. 1 2 3 4 Amy's father was excited about his dream of gold. He was in the hills looking for gold with other men for several months. How much are There were 300,000 gold-seekers in California, from the USA, Europe, Latin America, Australia and China. Some early gold-seekers were very rich, but many gold-seekers were (And there's only «a tiny bit of gold. ‘Other miners were never lucky. G here before us. ‘Amy and her mother were scared and worried. At first they were very poor. But one day Amy was very excited. (Hey, Mum! I've got an idea. Let's bake cakes and pies and sell them to the miners. They're always hungry. Well done, Amy, That's a = brilliant idea! 2 Yes, but we aren't rich. The rivers | weren't full of gold. Too many people were here before us. You don't need tolook for gold any more, thanks 6 10 Amy's brilliant idea. ‘There was more gold from —* baking cakes and pies! = Clever Amy! And yes, 2 you were right. It wasn’t o \_ good idea to look for gold. } Everyday phrases: learn and use! Are historical stories the same as true stories? Do you like historical stories? Why? / Why not? What's your favourite part of the story? Idowt think it’s a good iden. That's a brilliant idea! What's your opinion of Amy, her mother and Fore Youle her father? You're back!GRAMMAR TRACKS Lesson 4 @©® Listen and read. Say who was lucky in the Gold Rush. Lucky or unlucky? | were poor and unhappy, Tom er and Sarah was a cook. Tom. @ Pi Play Read every word! @ Listen, repeat and learn. Past tense of ‘be’ I/ He / She poor. I/ He / She poor. was wasn't It easy. It easy. We/They were farmers. | | We/They weren't farmers Washe/she a teacher? he /she was. he/she wasn't. Was it exciting? it was. it wasn't. 1 was. wasn't 2 Were you/ they | lucky? we / they were. we /they weren't. Be a grammar detective! Look at page 37 in the AB. anata When do we use ‘was’ and ‘were’? Ad oe i 7 Wetge lr incies What is the short form of ‘was not’ and ‘were not’? in the story? ex © jEnd t, Lesson 5 ee @® Listen and count the syllables. Say the odd one out. actor cleaner inventor _ builder scientist politician journalist musician lucky happy poor easy exciting dangerous unlucky disappointed @® Listen and answer the questions. When ] was little ... Character Favourite food | Favourite toy Jessica hoppy, easy to please | spaghetti red bike ‘Adam noisy, naughty bonanos yellow car Loura quiet, shy chicken blue bike Ryan happy, noisy | spaghetti red cor Nicholas. shy, easy to please bananas yellow bike Tina quiet, naughty chicken blue car a $$$ $$$ @ Pil Play when you were little Was your ae Cee food spaghetti? ‘Was your favourite toy ored car? ‘Are you Caeyouruer? ) © FPAsk your friends. Were you shy when What was your twas cereal you were little? favourite food? PUsLLGdG Ln ee eei Post| The United States dollar is a world- famous currency. Here are some cool facts about the dollar. Which ones do you think are interesting or surprisi Lesson 6 @E Listen and read. The United States dollar ‘The United States dollar is the official currency “27284970 of the USA. The sign for the US dollar is $ and aa te the short form is USD. There are one hundred cents to one dollar. There are coins for cents, and banknotes, or bills, for dollars. Each dollar banknote has got the portrait of a famous US president or politician on it. For example, George Washington is on the one-dollar banknote. He was the first president of the USA. US dollar banknotes are made of cotton, not paper. They are all the same size. In the past, they were all green. Today you can see different colours on dollar banknotes, such as light purple and yellow. If you look carefully, you can also see a ey | watermark, and tiny red, blue and silver threads. ‘ Ene rad | This is to stop people making copies of banknotes. (a Ete Mergent @ Read and guess. @ Listen roiZ} § and say the answers. pia " Culture quiz time: The USA @® What's the capital of the USA? a) New York b) Washington D.C. ¢) Los Angeles Here is a fun quiz about the USA! How many questions can you do’ What's the population of the USA? a) more than 100 million b) more than 200 million ) more than 300 million © How many states are there in the USA? a) 48 b) 50 ¢) 52 © - What's the popular name for the US flag? 9) stars and stripes _b) lines and stars ©) lines and stripes When was the Declaration of Independence? a) 1721 b) 1754 ¢) 1776 What was George Washington's favourite food? a) cake b) icecream ¢) biscuitspost] {In the UK we use pounds and pence. We often say ‘p’ for pence. @*® Listen and read. Say True or False. 1 The official name of the UK currency is the British pound. 2. There is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on all banknotes. 3. There isa picture of a famous historical building on all banknotes. 4. There are coins for one pound,two pounds and five pounds. 5 In informal English, or slang, people sometimes call @ pound a ‘quid’ 6 All the banknotes are the same size and colour. Everyday chit-chat QOEBEEEK. buy things in a newsagent’ @®& listen and repeat. magazine comic eo Listen and read. Repeat. (=) ; Hello. Do you want to buy the magazine? Rosa: Oh, yes please. It’s for my mum. And I'd like this, comic and a packet of mints as well, please. How much is it altogether? Woman: Well, that’s four pounds seventy for the magazine, 2 ‘one pound ninety for the comic and 60p for the mints. So that’s seven pounds and twenty pence altogether. Rosa: Here's seven pounds. Let me look in my purse to see if I've got some small change. Woman: Thank you. Have you got 20p? Rosa: Oh dear. No, sorry, | haven't. But here's 50p. Woman: Don’t worry. That's fine. And here's 30p change. Do you need a bag? Rosa: No, thank you. I can put them in my rucksack. Oops! No, | can’t. My rucksack is full. Woman: OK. Here's a bag. Rosa: Thank you. Goodbye. Do a role play,Soe fatly —S EU Lesson 8 @* Listen and read. 200 Am “Many kinds of music were originally from the USA. They still have a big influence on popular music in many countries today. c us Zh TERUSIC Country and western ‘Country’ music was originally from popular folk songs. ‘Western’ music was orginally from cowboys. Country and westem music is a mix of both types of music. It was first popular in the 1820s. The songs often tell stories about people's lives and feelings, Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell were famous country and western singors. Rock ‘n’ roll Hi there! Here’s Gi cool website "O° | about different kinds of American music. Which music do you know? Which do you like? HO (>) Jazz music ‘Jazz. music was originally music from a mix of African and American culture. It was frst popu in New Orleans at the beginning of the 20th Century. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were famous jazz singers. There were also famous jazz bands such as the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Rap music Rap music was first popular in New York in the 1970s. The name ‘rap’ was a slang \word for conversation. Rap music is a poem or chant to music with a strong beat Rap musics an important part of the hip-hop culture of young people in big cites. Hip- hop is also the name of a modern kind of dancing. Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj are two famous rappers Rock ‘n’ roll was originally from African rhythm and blues music. It was frst popular in the 1950s. Bil Haley and the Comets were the fist band to have a big hit withthe song ‘Rock around the clock’ Elvis Presley was a famous rock 'n! roll singer. Rock 'n’ rollis also the name of a kind of dancing. @> Pill Listen and @)) Answer the questions. \ THINKING SKILLS 1 Where was jazz music first identify the mu: Associating popular? — originally from? 3 What was the name of a big ! ce rock ‘n’ roll hit? 4 What was the name ‘rap’ from? @) @) Think and say. ae Saya istieteinelsl Ginonee Does American music have an influence ‘on popular music in your country? What kind of music do you like — rap, dance, pop, Latin? culture and kind of dancing? 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