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*G mmmar Present Simple (1)~ he/shefit Jocabulary Jobs yday English What timeis it? * Reading Worlds apart * Listening Five conversations * Whiting Using pronouns 1 Where ate they from? South Arica? India? Vietnam? 2 Whatis in the photo? Sa ecmenees Grammar Present Simple - he/she/it What are the jobs of the people in your family? Tall the class My mother’s tee My brother... ‘€ >, Two very different jobs 1 GET Listen to and read about James Stuart and Maggie Howell What are their jobs? Where do they work? 2 Underline all the verbs in the text: i, comes, ... ‘What is the last letter of all these verbs? Pronunciation 3 EB Listen and complete the chart. i fal fa likes comes teaches Practise saying the vecbs. 4 Complete the sentences 1 James isa fireman. Maggie is a zoologist. 2. She comes from the US. He from Scotland. 3 James lives in England. Maggie Connecticut. 4 She works at the Wolf Centre. He. at a fire station. 5 He drives fire engines. She and children about wolves. 6 Maggie likes her job, and James his job, too. 7 He goes to the gym in his free time, She her dog. 8 She plays tennis. He 9. Maggie married. Her husband’s name is Spencer. James matried, too. (EB Listen and check. Read the sentences aloud, in schools snooker. 20. Unit2 » Workand family life B/N SVN aici James, 26, is a fireman. He comes from Scotland, but nov. be ves in Sussex, England, He works ata small fre station near Brighton. James drives the fire engines. He works 10 days a month. He's at work for 24 hours, and ‘then he has 48 hours off. It's @ difficult job, but he likes it. He's married, with two children, and on his free dayshe takes Lara (6) to school and enjoys playing with Max (4). He also goes to the gym, and be plays snooker Maggie, 45, isa zoologist. She studies wolves and she's the Director ofthe Wolf Conservation Centre in New York Stata. She lives in Connecticut and works with her husband, Spencer. Maggie also visits schoo\s and teaches children about wolves. She works 5 days @ week, but she goes to the Welf Centre on Sundays, too, because she lkesit there! Inher free time she reads a lot, and watches TV with her daughter, Fleanor, She also plays tennis, and walks ther dog, ew. ‘Maggie with Alka, ‘an Arctic welt 2 t : 5 5 Which of the words in the box are about What does he do? James (J)? Which are about Maggie (M)? " = Questions and negatives 26 10 daysa month e O + Read and listen, Complete the lines about James. rie orn (Bl ree o Practise them with a partner. fireman (1 Sundays oO Spencer [| gym o Sours lb esoces o 1 What does lames do Hesa (=What'shisjob?) drives ow ie Basen eco lietics a 2. Where does he come from? 3. Doeshelivein Scotland?” he doesnt Use the words to talk about them with your a ae f arti 4 Doeshelivein England? he does. Jamesis 26. Heisafireman.He ... 5. Doeshe play tennis? she doesn't play Maggie's. tennis. He____snooker. 11 Complete the sentences withthe correct form ofthe ver Ive. Positive He __in England, Negative He in Second. Question ‘Where__he_?" Helivesin England 2 QOEE Listen. Practise the pronunciation of does and doesn ‘daz! féz) [dant Doeshe playfootball? Yes, he does./No,he doesnt. 2 Complete the questions and answers about James 1 "Where does James work ” ‘Ata fire station’ 2 ___he drive the fre engines? "Yes he ___! 3. ‘How many daysa month____he work?" 4 What____he__inhis free time? 'He to the gym and he ___ snooker’ 5 ___helike hisjob? Yes, he 5 6 '___hehavea dog?” Nol hese (OBB Listen and check. Ask and answer the questions about James with a partner. 3 Ask and answer questions about Maggie with a partner. paaeccerbadsie soy ‘She's a zoologist and she’s 7 Unit2 + Work and family ite 2 ‘ » Practice The film star and the footballer 1 Look at the photos of Natalie Portman and Gareth Bale. What do you know about them? 2 Read the information about them, Complete it with the words in the box. French golf dances daughters Wales _Los Angeles Asking questions 3 Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about Natalie and Gareth. Job What does Natalie do? Country She's an actress, and a film director. Home now Place of work US andall over the world + What... do? + sa speak French? Languages English, Hebrew, Whee ses eatrie esh) Family married to ballet dancer Benjamin Millepied, + How many children ..2 ason, Aleph, and a daughter, Amalia * Where... livenow? + What... the children’s names? + Where ... work? + What... inhev/is free time? Freetime reads, and goes ice-skating Stress and intonation 4 OBA Listen to eight wrong sentences about Natalie and Gareth and correct them. Natalie lives in England. No, she doesn't Shelivesinthe US. 7 Listen and check. Practise again. Job footballer Country Homenow Madrid, Spain Place of work Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Languages English, Spanish [© Watch a video and learn Family married to Emma RhysJones, about what a bike messenger two____, Alba Violet and Nava Valentina does at work and in his free i KE Freetime —_ plays 22 Unit2 + Workand family life Talking about family and friends 5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form. 1 Myhusband comes (come) from Peru. 2. My grandmother (live) very near us, 3 My mother (love) reading. 4 My father (travel) alot in his job. 5 Mysister (speak) Spanish very wel She (want) to learn Italian, too. 6 My brother, 7 My friend Jim (play) video games all the time. (write) an Internet blog. 6 Match the questions to the sentences in 5 to continue the conversations a (J Does she want to be an interpreter? Where exactly in Peru? Does she visit you often? ‘What does he write about? What does she read? ‘Where does he go? g L) What does he like playing? O0008 7 FB) Listen and check. What extra information do you hear? Listening 8 Listen to five conversations. they about? hobbies cats werk university languages 1 work 4 2 5 9 Listen again, For each conversation, write some of the verbs you hear. 1 ike, works 4 2 5 3 10 Write the name ofa friend or relative. ‘Ask and answer questions with your partner. y Who is she? ‘What does she do? Where does she live? eae ame Som inher free time? Isshe...? 11 GED Listen and tick (7) the sentences you hear. 1a [7] Helikes his job. b LJ Shelikes her job. 2a L] Sheloves walking. b L) She loves working. 3 a [1] Does he speak English? b [1] Does he like English? 4a L] Does she have three children? b LC] Does he have three children? 5 a [[] Whatdoes he do in his free time? b [] Where does he go in his free time? Unit 2 + Work and family life B Reading and speaking Worlds apart Testun USC) they live in the Brazilian rainforest. A Yanomami family often has six or seven children, and 1 Look at the photos of the Yanomami and the Amish, Where do you think they live? 2 In photos A-L find .. [Jato —— [] rainforest [Jamonkey — [[] aboard game [lahese Ll abowandarrow Dacow Datight (AJ ahut OO the sun Dabira C1 old-fashioned clothes 3 Read the introductions to The Yanomami and the Amish, Write ¥, A, or B (both), Who? lives in the rainforest wears clothes lives all together has ig fa lives on farms doesrit have electricity C] lives in buts s @ o oO go Oo 4 Read about the four children, Guiomar, Toin, Tomas, and Kristina on p25. Answer the questions. 1 SUM RUBEN UL. eiLi 3) big families. They don’t have cars, they use eR une rats oes They wear old-fashioned clothes. 1 What does Guiomar do when she gets up eatly? Where does she sleep? ‘Who does Toin like being with? Does Toin have a pet? ‘What does Tomas do in the morning? Why doesnt he like school? Why doesnt Kristina have school? Why does she go to bed early? 5 Correct the sentences. 1 Guiomar goes to bed late. She doesr't go to bed late, She goes to bed when the sun goes down. She wears beautiful clothes ‘oin hunts monkeys. Tomas gets up late. He goes to church on Saturdays. Kristina plays baseball 24 Unit2 » Workand family life Guiomar is nine. She gets up early, but she doesntt go to school. She helps her mother to find food and learns how to cook with her. Then Guiomar plays with the other children, She goes to bed when the sun goes down because they don’t have lights. Itshot in the rainforest so she sleeps outside. ‘thelp my mother with breakfast, ‘and Icook dinner with her, and my grandmother too. t's hot so! don't usually wear clothes? Ton is 11. He likes being with his father. His father doesn't go to work. He hunts in the rainforest, and he teaches Toin to use a bow and arrow: In the evening, Toin eats, sings, and dances with allthe other children and their families. ‘don't go to school, go out with my father and learn how tohunt, sometimes for20r3 days. We usually hunt birds. ‘take my pet ‘monkey with me!" Tomas is 12. He starts work on the farm inthe morning and then has schoo! at home with the other children. He also has homework. On Sundays, he goes to church, and visits other families. He likes playing baseball ‘Igetupat 5 o'clock andi help my father with the cows. Then | have breakfast. don't ike schoo! -Ilike doing work and being outside!” Kristina is 14 and she has six brothers and sisters. She doesn't have school now ~itstops when youlre 14.Shecooks, cleans and does the washing with her mother. In the evenings, she reads and plays board games, She lkes singing “Family life is important for us. help my ‘mother with the littie children. 1don't go to bed late - our house doesn't have electric lights! Vocabulary 6 Find opposites in the words in A and B, early work big evening teach stop | play late getup little morning learn start gotobed 7 Workin pairs. Use the words to tell your partner about the people. Guiomar gets up early. She... getup-early not-go-school Guiomar learn+cookemother play children likes father hunt rainforest Toin take-petmonkey evening. eat, sing, dance work=farm+moming _help-father -cows Tomas notlike school like: baseball sicbrothers- sisters nothave scroo! Kristina evening-read-play not gotobedlate Talking about you ‘Work in groups. Talk about your family life How isit different from the Yanomami and the Amish people? Myfamily || 1often help my mother issmall, | | with thecooking. | My sister goesto bed very late. oe, Unit 2 + Work and family life 5 Vocabulary and listening Jobs 1 Match photos A-J with these jobs. 7 journalist D architect Dtaxidriver == J] pilot Ci eentist Oi nurse El lawyer Di hisirdresser receptionist) accountant 2 Work with a partner, Complete the sentences in A with a job. A B 1 She’sa. She cuts hair. 2 Hesa He flies from Heathrow. 3 Shesa___ She works in a hotel. 4 Shean She designs buildings. 5 Hesa ‘He works for a top law firm. 6 Hesa He drives all day. 7 They're . They write news stories. 8 Shesa She looks afer people’ teeth, 9 Sheba She works inthe City Hospital. 10 Hesan He likes working with money. Listen and check. Say a sentence in B. Your partner replies with a sentence from A. ‘(He wots fora top aw firm [=e : 3 Complete the conversations with a job from exercise 1. 1 A What does Michael do? B Hes _ He writes for The Times newspaper A. Oh, that's interesting. 2 What does your father do? D Hes, He designs house and apartment buildings And your mother? What does she do? D Shes. She teaches French and Spanish. 3. E Does yoursister workin the town centre? F Yes. She's. ‘She works in the Ritz Hotel. 4 G Areyouadoctor? Speaking H No,tmat. im S Guhitl eae eae 4 Work with a pariner Have conversations about your family and friends. 5 1 Mybrathers with Bish Airways. He travels all around the world. What does your sister do? | she's a student. J Mybrother travels alot too in London! He’. TB Go online for more vocabulary practice 26 Unit2 » Workand family life Everyday English Whattimeisit? 3 @BMED Listen and lookat te times. 1 Look at the clocks. Write the times. Its just after four o'clock. Its nearly three clock. I think it's about half past two. re = 4 OEE Listen and draw the times on the clocks. Its twenty to twelve, ‘© Oo © ; 3 5) Work witha partner. Draw clocks on a piece of paper. Askand answer about the time. Listen and complete the conversations, Practise them witha partner. 1A Excuse me. Can youtell me the. please? B_Yes,ofcourse.It's after eight oclock, A Thankyou. much. 2 C Whatsthe in Sydney rightnow? D Its___elevenotlockat night. © Oh! That's why you want more coffee! 3. E What time does your watch say? Er itsays its eight ‘ Ah, think my watch is . It says eight fifty-two, m7 Excuse me, What time does the gym close? H At oclock, G And what time isit ? H 6 Listen and check. Practise saying the times. Its twenty-five -You're OK. No need to hurry. 2 Listen to four ofthe times again, Work eon, ‘partner. Say some of the other times in the same way. (CB Go online for more speaking practice) Unit2 + Work and familylife 27 eee > Writing Improving style Using pronouns 1 Complete the table. Object | Possessive Subject | pronouns | adjectives 1 me my you he him his —— | her it it its we us them their 2 Girels)the pronouns and underline the possessive adjectives in these sentences. 1 Her son is in my class. ike him. 2. My grandmother has a new phone, She doesr't ike it 3. They like their teacher, He helps them, © Grammar reference 23 p43 3 ‘omplete the sentences with the correct pronoun, 1 like my brother's new girlfriend, but she doesnt like me. c 1 2 Tom has two sons. __often plays football with 3 4 Thats my dictionary. Can I have___ back, please? Mr Banks is our new teacher. We like alot. Rosaand Lare good students. like our teacher and she likes. 6 Our teacher gives __alot ofhomework. 7 Kate likes Joanna, but Maria doesnt like ata. 8 Mike alveays buys newspaper. reads __on the bus, 9. Look! This isa photo of ____with my family 10 Sally works with Pauland Sue,__has lunch with _ every day. 4 Read the text about Natalie Portman. Answer the questions. + Whats herjob? + Why does she lke living in Los Angeles? + Whete does her husband come from? What does he do? + Why doesn't she want to eat animals? 5 Rewrite the text with pronouns to make it more natural. Notalie Portman is American and Israeli, Portmanis her grandmother's name 6 @FBD Listen and check/compare [Go online for more writing practice 28 Unit2 » Workand family life EIEN nately The small actress with a big name! Natalie Portman is American and Israeli. Portman is. Natalie's grandmother's name — Natalie’s real name. is Hershlag. Natalie's father is @ doctor and Natalie's ‘mother is an artist. Natalie lives in Los Angeles now — she likes Los Angeles because ‘everyone smiles there’. Natalie works all over the world, Paris and Berlin are two of Natalie's favourite cities and Natalie loves to visit Paris and Beriin. ‘Natalie is married to the French dancer Benjamin Millepied. Natalie and Benjamin have two children — the children's names are Aleph and Amalia. ‘Natalie dances and ice-skates in her free time, and loves cooking. Natalie is a vegetarian ~ she says she doesn't want to eat animals because she loves animals so much, Natalie has an 0 of 140, Natale fs very interested in psychology and has a degree in psychology from Hervard University. Natalie fs oniy 5° 3” (16cm), but Natali is an actress with a very big name,

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