4MINDS A1

Student’s Book
4MINDS is a multi-level course that turns language learning into an opportunity for learners
to explore the world and their potential preparing them for the real world outside class.
The series fosters 21st century skills developing learners’ creativity, collaboration, critical
thinking, public speaking and digital literacy skills and provides a multimodal learning
experience and self-directed learning with theme-related grammar and writing videos. It
promotes an inclusive use of the language with Mediation tasks and generates contexts
within which learners use ethical principles to resolve issues of common concern (Life skills)
while encouraging experiential and holistic learning with STEAM activities.

For the Student For the Teacher

Jenny Dooley
• STUDENT’S BOOK • TEACHER’S BOOK
WITH DIGI APP WITH DIGI APP
• WORKBOOK & GRAMMAR BOOK • WORKBOOK & GRAMMAR BOOK
(WITH STEAM ACTIVITIES) (WITH STEAM ACTIVITIES) TEACHER’S
STUDENT’S WITH DIGI APP
WITH DIGI APP • AUDIO (DOWNLOADABLE)
• TESTS & TEACHER’S RESOURCE
MATERIAL (DOWNLOADABLE)
• DIWB

CEFR Level A1 A2 A2+ B1 B1+ B2 B2+ C1/C2

ISBN 978-1-3992-1212-0

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 CONTENTS
VOCABULARY GRAMMAR IN USE READING
• the alphabet • to be a dialogue
• cardinal numbers • subject/object pronouns
(1–1,000) • possessive adjectives/pronouns
• nationalities • plurals
pp. 4-8 • colours • this/these – that/those
• personal things • a/an – the
• days/months/seasons • question words
• classroom language • the imperative

• family members • have got a blog about a film

FAMILY & FRIENDS • appearance • possessive case (T/F statements)
pp. 9-18 • character • can

• school areas • there is/there are an article about

• school subjects • a/an – some – any special schools
SCHOOL TIME • classroom objects • they’re – their – there (multiple matching)
pp. 19-28 • prepositions of place
• prepositions of direction

• daily routine • present simple an article about a

• free-time activities/ • pronunciation of -s ending person’s daily routine
ROUND THE CLOCK hobbies • adverbs of frequency (multiple choice)
pp. 29-38 • the time • like, love, hate + -ing form
• prepositions of time

• the weather • present continuous blog posts about a

• activities • present simple vs present holiday in Mongolia
FAIR WEATHER • clothes, accessories & continuous (T/F/DS statements)
pp. 39-48 footwear • stative verbs

• parts of a house – • was/were an article about

rooms – furniture • past simple (regular verbs) castles (multiple
A LONG TIME AGO • appliances & everyday matching)
pp. 49-58 objects
• ordinal numbers

• animals (pets, farm/wild • had an article/an email

animals) • could about an animal & a
ANIMAL HEROES • parts of the body • past simple (irregular verbs) book character
pp. 59-68 • feelings • adverbs of manner (complete sentences)

• places in a town • comparative an article about

• means of transport • superlative buildings in the UAE
MOVING AROUND • adjectives (multiple matching)
pp. 69-78

• food/drinks • countable/uncountable nouns – an article about

• phrases of quantity a/an – some – any American food
YUMMY! • phrases of quantity (correct sentences)
pp. 79-88 • quantifiers: (how) many/much,
a lot of/lots of, a few/a little

• sports • must/mustn’t an article about a

• sports verbs • have to/not have to sports event (match
SPORTS • parts of the body • should/shouldn’t headings to
pp. 89-98 • can/can’t paragraphs)

• geographical features • will emails about holiday

SEE THE WORLD! • activities • be going to destinations (answer
pp. 99-108 • jobs • be going to/present continuous questions)
(future meaning)

Review (1-10) pp. 109-118 Word List pp. 129-132 Pronunciation p. 134 Irregular Verbs p. 136
CLIL (1-10) pp. 119-128 American English – British English Guide p. 133 Punctuation p. 135

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 LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING
• ask about names capital letters
• ask about age
VALUES
• greetings in the UK Unit 1 Family p. 11
Unit 2 Education p. 21
Unit 3 Hobbies p. 38
Unit 4 Sustainable shopping p. 44
Unit 5 Home p. 54
Unit 6 Animals p. 64
Unit 7 Kindness p. 74
• a dialogue about people (label pictures) • describe a person an email describing a
Unit 8 Healthy eating p. 84
• dialogues about people and pets (multiple • ask questions person (Writing tip:
Unit 9 Sports p. 91
choice based on visual prompts) informal style;
• Intonation: yes/no – wh- questions punctuation) Unit 10 Work p. 104

• a dialogue about school subjects (multiple give directions an email about you
CULTURE
matching) and your school Unit 1 British surnames p. 11
• a dialogue about friends and school (Writing tip: linkers: Unit 2 Extracurricular activities in
subjects (multiple matching based on also, and, too, but) the USA p. 21
visual prompts) Unit 3 School/Work times in the UK p. 31
• Pronunciation th: \T\ – \D\ Unit 4 Weather in Scotland p. 41
Unit 5 Ranch homes in the USA p. 51
• an announcement (gap fill) • tell the time a blog post about
Unit 6 The ZSL London Zoo p. 61
• dialogues about daily routines, free-time • make arrangements your routine &
Unit 7 Westfield London p. 71
activities, the time (multiple choice based • respond to situations free-time activities
Unit 8 Ireland’s national dish p. 81
on visual prompts) (Writing tip: how to
• Pronunciation -es ending: \s\, \z\, \Iz\; word start a blog post; Unit 9 The Wimbledon
stress linkers: after, before ) Championships p. 91
Unit 10 Orlando, Florida p. 101
• an announcement about a shopping trip • talk about activities a postcard about your
(gap fill) • buy clothes holiday (Writing tip: MEDIATION
• dialogues/monologues about the weather • describe a photo addresses; word Unit 1 Recommend a film to watch p. 10
& clothes (multiple choice) order) Unit 2 Give information about a
• Pronunciation: -ing ending school p. 21
Unit 3 Explain what OCD is using
• a presentation about a house (T/F • describe a visit an article about a visit a picture p. 30
statements) • respond to situations to a house (Writing
Unit 4 Give information about a
• dialogues about furniture & everyday tip: adjectives)
people p. 48
objects (multiple choice based on visual
Unit 5 Present reasons and ways
prompts)
to protect our heritage p. 58
• Pronunciation: -ed ending
Unit 6 Explain how an animal
• dialogues/monologues about animals • narrate an accident a story (Writing tip: inspired a book character p. 60
(multiple choice) • describe a photo set the scene; Unit 7 Create and present
• a dialogue about a visit to a zoo (multiple adverbs of manner) a people-friendly town p. 78
choice) Unit 8 Suggest a market p. 85
• Pronunciation: counting syllables Unit 9 Select a picture for a
sporting event p. 90
• questions about means of transport • discuss public an article suggesting
Unit 10 Suggest holiday destinations p. 101
(matching exchanges) transport places to visit (Writing
• monologues about places in a town • compare places – tip: titles for articles; LIFE SKILLS
(multiple matching based on visual prompts) make suggestions adjectives in Unit 1 What is a good friend like? p. 18
• Pronunciation a: \a…\ – \œ\ – \eI\ • respond to situations descriptions) Unit 3 How can we choose a hobby? p. 38
• dialogues about food/drinks (multiple • express likes/dislikes a social media Unit 5 How can we look after our
choice based on visual prompts) • discuss eating habits comment (Writing tip: heritage? p. 58
• an advert about a market (gap fill) • order food how to start a social Unit 7 When is a town
• Pronunciation: \g\ – \dZ\ • read prices media comment; people-friendly? p. 78
• respond to situations support an opinion) Unit 9 How can we encourage
teens to play sports? p. 98
• monologues about sports (multiple • talk about sports a profile (Writing tip:
matching) • book tickets sequence of events; PRESENTATION SKILLS
• monologues about favourite sports • describe a photo tenses; express Unit 2 The education system in a
(multiple matching) admiration) country p. 28
• Pronunciation: \s\ – \S\ Unit 4 Present a people p. 48
Unit 6 Present an animal from the
• a dialogue about holidays (multiple choice) • check in at a hotel an email about your
past p. 68
• monologues about jobs (matching) • describe a photo holiday plans (Writing
• Pronunciation: will/won’t tip: tenses; error Unit 8 Present national dishes p. 88
correction) Unit 10 Present a holiday destination p. 108

think groupwork flipped video find examples audio

Symbols
pairwork video mediation ICT research Values

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STUDENT ’S BOOK

Watch the video. Make

notes, then prepare a
question to ask your
classmates.

Watch the video. Match the

dates to the events.
1 30th July
2 15th May

a International Day of Families

b International Day of
Friendship

How important are family

and friends to you?

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 a READING

1 Watch the video. Who is Lizzie’s brother: Pete or Juan?

Watch the video.

2 Read through the text quickly. How does Alice recommend the film?

What is it about?
Which words are
related to family? HOME PHOTOS

Instant Family is on TV this weekend. I love

this film!
It’s about Lizzie, a beautiful 15-year-old
girl with short, straight, brown hair. She’s
got a 10-year-old brother, Juan, and a 6-year-
old sister, Lita. Lita is my favourite. She’s
cute and funny!
Pete and Ellie Wagner are married, but they
haven’t got any children. Soon, the five of
them are one big family – but life isn’t easy!
They’ve got a lot of problems. Instant Family
is about how love can fix them. Don’t miss it!

STUDY SKILLS cute, funny, life, easy, fix

True/False statements
Read the text. Then read 3 Listen to and read the text. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).

the sentences and 1 Instant Family is on TV on Monday. ______

underline the key words.
Find the part in the text 2 Lizzie has got long, straight, brown hair. ______
that answers the 3 Lita is very young. ______
question. Remember, a
4 The Wagners have got two children. ______
sentence is true only if
all the information in it 5 Life is easy for Pete, Ellie and the children. ______
is true.

4 Which quotation best describes the moral of the film?

“Together we are a great family.” “Families can be small or big.”

Can you think of another quotation?

5 Your friend wants to see a film. Use the information in the text
to recommend this film to him/her.

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 a
VOCABULARY
Family members
British surnames can
have their origins in
6 Look at Mark’s family tree. Use the words from the list to complete the sentences.

a person’s:
job (Baker), colour
(White), size (Little),
character (Strong), or
the place they live in
(London), etc. What
about surnames in
your country? Nick Sally

Jane
Max
Expressing Becky
possession Sam
To show possession,
we use singular
noun + ’s:
Nick’s daughter,
Kim and Kelly’s
brother
Ann Kim Mark Kelly

• brother – sister • cousin – cousin • dad (father) – mum (mother)

VALUES
• granddad – grandma • grandson – granddaughter • husband – wife
Where there is • nephew – niece • son – daughter • uncle – aunt
family, there is
love. 1 Nick is Sam’s ________________ . 6 Mark is Kim’s ________________ .
Discuss. 2 Jane is Max’s ________________ . 7 Kelly is Mark’s ________________ .
3 Ann is Marks’ ________________ . 8 Ann is Jane’s ________________ .
4 Sally is Kelly’s ________________ . 9 Jane is Ann’s ________________ .
5 Sam is Kelly’s ________________ . 10 Mark is Sam’s ________________ .

7 Look at the family tree in Ex. 5. Ask and answer, as in the example.

A: Who’s Mark? B: He’s Max and Jane’s son.

SPEAKING

8 Write the names of your family members. Swap papers.

Ask questions to create your partner’s family tree.

Kim Paul Neill Mary Helen Jake

A: Is Kim your mum? B: Yes, she is.

Mother and father penguins are great

parents. They have got different jobs. The
mother can find food while the father can
keep the egg safe.

E
NATURES
L SONS Find information about other animal families. Tell the class.
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 b GRAMMAR IN USE

Be my Hi! I’m Mohammed.

I’m 16 and a student
I’m Lamai from Thailand.
This is my sister, Madee.
Hi! I’m Claudia. I’m 20
and I’m from Italy. I

-friend! from Morocco in

North Africa. I’ve got a
big family. I’ve got two
We are the same age,
and our birthday is on the
same day because we
haven’t got any
brothers or sisters,
but I’ve got a cat,
brothers and one are twins. We are both 14 Frankie. He is 3 years
sister. I can play and we are also best old and can run very
football very well, but I friends. We’ve got two fast. Animals are
can’t speak English cats. Madee’s cat is Black amazing. Have you
very well. It isn’t easy, and my cat is White. We got a pet? Email me
but it’s interesting. Be can play the piano very so we can chat about
my e-friend. well. Can you? Be our our pets!
e-friend to chat!

1 Read the texts. What are they about?

3 Complete the gaps with have/haven’t or has/
hasn’t.

1 A: ___________ Lamai got a big family?

HAVE GOT B: No, she ______________ .
Affirmative Negative 2 A: ___________ Claudia got a pet?
I/You have got/’ve got a big I/You have not got/ B: Yes, she ______________ .
family. haven’t got a small family. 3 A: ___________ Mohammed got three cousins?
He/She/It has got/’s got He/She/It has not got/
a big family. hasn’t got a small family. B: No, he ______________ .
We/You/They have got/ We/You/They have not got/ 4 A: ___________ Lamai and Claudia got a brother?
’ve got a big family. haven’t got a small family. B: No, they ______________ .
Interrogative Short answers 5 A: ___________ Mohammed and Lamai got a sister?
Have I/you got ... ? Yes, I/you have. / B: Yes, they ______________ .
No, I/you haven’t.
Has he/she/it got ... ? Yes, he/she/it has. /

Have we/you/they got ... ?

No, he/she/it hasn’t.
Yes, you/we/they have. / 4 Ask your classmates and complete the
table. Then, tell the class.
No, you/we/they haven’t.
A B X: Have you got a brother?
We use have got:
brother A: Yes, I have. I’ve got two
• to express possession. I’ve got a smartwatch.
sister brothers./
• to describe appearance. Mario’s got blue eyes.
No, I haven’t.
• to talk about relationships. I have got two sisters. pet
blue eyes
NOTE: ’s is the short form of the third person singular of have
got and be (is). He’s got a son. (has got) He’s fifteen. (is)
POSSESSIVE CASE
• one person + ’s Mary’s cat (possession),
Lucy’s mother (relationship)
• proper names ending in -s + ’s Lewis’s mobile phone
2 Complete the sentences with have/has got or
haven’t/hasn’t got.
• irregular plural nouns + ’s the children’s toys
• plural nouns ending in -s + ’ the boys’ pets
• person + person ’s Becky and Anna’s cat BUT (Becky’s and
1 Lamai ______________ a sister.
Anna’s brothers)
2 Mohammed ______________ a small family. • We use the possessive case for people. We use of to talk
3 Claudia ______________ a brother. about things. the colour of the book, the capital of Vietnam

4 Mohammed and Madee ______________ a sister. NOTE: We use whose to ask about possession. “Whose is
this cat?” “It’s John’s.” BUT Who’s = Who is
5 Claudia ______________ a cat.
6 Lamai and Claudia ______________ a brother.

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 b
5 Compete the gaps using the possessive form.
8 Look at the table. Complete the sentences with
can or can’t.
1 Jane’s sister (Jane/sister) is twelve years old.
Tony Sandy Paul & Max
2 My __________________________ (brother/name) is Alex.
3 The __________________________ (capital/Italy) is Rome. swim ✓ ✗ ✓
4 __________________________ (Mark and Sophie/mum)
is a teacher.
dance ✗ ✓ ✓
5 The __________________________ (children/books) are
green.
6 The __________________________ (colour/ruler) is blue. ride a bike ✗ ✗ ✓
7 _________________________ (James/pencil case) is red.
8 __________________________ (Bob and Sam/bags) are
purple. drive a car ✓ ✓ ✗

6 Ask and answer, as in the example. cook ✗ ✗ ✓

1 2 1 Tony _______________ swim.

2 Sandy _______________ ride a bike.

ball? boys 3 Tony and Sandy _______________ cook.

A: Whose is this ball? 4 Paul and Max _______________ swim.
B: It’s the boys’ ball. dog? Marta 5 Sandy and Max _______________ dance.
6 Tony and Sandy _______________ drive a car.
3 4

9 Use the table in Ex. 8 to ask and answer

questions, as in the example. What about you?

desk? Tom and Peter hats? men 1 Tony/swim? 3 Tony and Sandy/cook?
A: Can Tony swim? 4 Paul/dance?
5 6 B: Yes, he can. 5 Max/ride a bike?
2 Sandy/ride a bike? 6 Paul/drive a car?

cat? the girls towels? Bill

SUMMING UP
7 Fill in who or whose.
Choose the correct option.
1 “_____________ is that boy?” “John.”
1“Who/Whose is this book?” “It’s Mary’s.”
2 “_____________ sister is Ann?” “She’s Simon’s sister.”
2Her friend’s/friends’ name is Jenny.
3 “_____________ is your maths teacher?”
3“Can Mario swim?” “No, he can/can’t.”
“Mrs Stevens.”
4Alice have got/has got a brother.
4 “_____________ parents are they?“ “They’re Abigail’s.”
5“Have/Has Marie and Alan got a dog?”
5 “This isn’t my bag.” “_____________ is it, then?“ 6“Yes, they have/has.”
7The colour of my bag/My bag’s colour is
CAN blue.
8 She can ride a bike, but she can/can’t drive
Affirmative Negative
a car.
I/You/He etc can swim. I/You/He etc cannot/can’t swim. 9 Mark haven’t got/hasn’t got a laptop.
Interrogative Short answers 10 I can swim, but I can’t/can dance.
Can I/you/he etc swim? Yes, I/you/he etc can.
No, I/you/he etc can’t.
Tell the class what you learnt in this
We use can to express ability. I can play football.
lesson. Give examples.

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 c VOCABULARY

STUDY SKILLS 2 Choose a person from Ex. 1 and describe him/

her to your partner.
Learning new words Bob is young. He is tall and thin. He has got short dark
Pairing opposite words helps you learn new vocabulary. hair, a moustache and a beard.

APPEARANCE 3 Collect photos of film characters.

Describe them to the class. The class guess

1 Complete the gaps. Use words from the list who each is.
below.
• young ≠ old • tall ≠ short • thin ≠ plump
• long ≠ short (hair) • straight ≠ curly (hair)
4 Find out what your partner’s family
members look like.

A: Is your mum tall?

Bob B: Yes, she is.
A: Has she got short hair?
Age young
B: No, she hasn’t. etc
Height 1) ____________

Shape thin CHARACTER

Hair

Special features
short, dark

moustache, beard
5 Label the pictures. Use: clever, friendly, funny,
kind.

Sheila
Age 2) ____________

Height short

Shape 3) ____________

Hair long, dark

Special features ––– 1 ________________________ 2 ________________________

Steve
Age 4) ____________

Height tall

Shape 5) ____________

Hair 6) ____________, grey

Special features moustache, beard

3 ________________________ 4 ________________________

Jane
Age young We can use very to give emphasis to an adjective.
(He’s very funny.)
Height 7) ____________

Shape thin

Hair short, dark, curly 6 What are you/your friends like?

Special features glasses I’m friendly. My friend Paul is very clever.

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 LISTENING SKILLS d
1 Look at the picture. Describe the three men.
5 Read the rubric. Then read questions 1-4 and
look at the pictures. What can you see in each?

2
You are going to hear four short recordings. For
3 questions 1-4, choose the best answer A, B or C.
1

1 Which is Tony’s pet?

A B C

2 Listen to the dialogue. What is the

relationship between these three men in Ex. 1? A
2 How many brothers has Emma got?
B C

3 Listen again and write the name of each

person (1-3) in Ex. 1.
1 2 4
3 What can’t Alex do?
1 _______________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________
A B C

MULTIPLE CHOICE
(based on visual prompts)

Preparing for the task 4 Who’s Sam?

4 a) Read the question and look at the pictures.

What does each picture show? Can you
A B C

think of any related words?

Who is the girl’s aunt?

A B C

6 Do the listening task in Ex. 5. Compare

your answers with your partner.

INTONATION IN YES/NO &

b) Now read the script. Which is the correct WH- QUESTIONS
answer?
The intonation goes up when we ask
a yes/no question. Are you Bill?
A: Who’s that woman over there? The intonation goes down at the
B: Which one? The one with long curly end of wh- questions. What’s your name?
hair?
A: No. The one with long straight hair.
B: That’s my aunt Susie. She’s clever
and funny. Come and meet her.
7 Listen and repeat. Mind the intonation.

1 Where are you from?

2 Is she Kate?
STUDY SKILLS
3 Who is he?
Listen for specific information 4 Has she got long hair?
Read the questions and look at the pictures. Think of as many 5 What is she like?
words as possible related to each picture. This will help you do
6 Is he friendly?
the task.

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 e SPEAKING SKILLS
DESCRIBING A PERSON
1 Read through the dialogue. What is it about?
1

2 Use the sentences (A-D) to complete the dialogue.

Find Josh in the pictures (1-3).

Andy: Hey, who is that boy over there?

Ethan: Which one?
Andy: The one with the short curly hair and glasses.
Ethan: The one with a beard?
A What’s he like? Andy: Yes, he has got a beard. 1) ______________________
B Who is he? Ethan: Oh, that’s my cousin.
Andy: 2) ______________________ 2
C How old is he?
Ethan: Josh.
D What’s his name?
Andy: 3) ______________________
Ethan: He’s 18.
Andy: 4) ______________________
Ethan: He’s friendly and clever. Come and meet him.

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Asking about people 3 Listen, read and check. Use the highlighted phrases/
sentences in exchanges of your own.
3

• What does he/she look

like?
• What is he/she like?
• How old is he/she? 4 Act out a similar dialogue to the one in Ex. 2. Use phrases from the language
box. Follow the diagram. Record yourselves.
• Who’s he/she?
A B
• What’s his/her name?
Point to a person. Ask who he/she is. Ask about person.
Responding
• He’s/She’s tall and Describe person. Ask if person has got (beard/glasses/etc).
thin etc.
• He’s/She’s clever/kind Confirm. Ask B who he/she is. Say who he/she is.
etc.
Ask B about his/her name. Tell A his/her name.
• He’s/She’s 16/18 etc.
• He’s/She’s my cousin/ Ask B about his/her age. Tell A his/her age.
friend etc.
• John/Anna etc. Ask B about his/her character. Reply. Invite A to come meet him/her.

ASKING QUESTIONS
5 Student A: Look at Card A. Student B: Look at Card B and ask Student A questions.
Student A: Answer the questions.

Helen’s profile
Card B

• what/surname?
Card A

First name: Helen • where from?

Last name: Newton
• age?
Country of origin: the UK
• brother/sister ?
Age: 15
Family: one brother • what/like?
Character: funny

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 WRITING SKILLS
AN EMAIL DESCRIBING A PERSON
f
RUBRIC ANALYSIS
1 Read the rubric. Use the underlined words to complete the sentences.
WRITING TIP
Informal style Write an email to your English-speaking friend (40-50 words). In your email:
Emails to friends are • write who your best friend is. • describe him/her. • say what he/she can do.
informal. We use short
sentences and short
verb forms. 1 You need to write ________________________ to _______________________________________ .
2 You need to write ____________________________ words.
3 You need to write about _______________________________________ .

MODEL ANALYSIS
2 Read the email. What can Andy do well?

Hi Chris,
WRITING TIP
How are things? My best friend’s
Punctuation Andy. He’s sixteen. Andy’s tall and
full stop (.) at the end thin. He’s got short fair hair. He’s
of affirmative and
very funny. We’re in the same
negative sentences.
class. Andy can play football,
(He’s seventeen.)
swim and cook very well! What
comma (,) to separate
about your best friend? Write
items in a list (He’s
got a bag, a ruler and back.
pencils.) Barry
question mark (?) at
the end of questions
(What’s his name?)
exclamation mark (!)
at the end of
sentences to express 3 Punctuate the sentences.

strong feelings (He’s 1 How are you 3 He’s got short fair hair a beard and a moustache
great!) 2 He is tall and plump 4 He can dance very well

USEFUL LANGUAGE YOUR TURN

Opening remarks
• How are you?
4 Brainstorming: Think of your best friend. Make notes under the headings in bold in
the plan in Ex. 5 in your notebook.
• Hope you’re OK.

5
Appearance Use your notes in Ex. 4 to write your email for the rubric in Ex. 1. Use phrases from
• … is tall and thin. the Useful Language. Follow the plan.
• … has got short fair
hair.
• … is short and thin.
Hi + (your friend’s first name),
Character PLAN – opening remarks; best friend’s name & age
… is very kind/funny/etc. – appearance & character
Abilities – abilities
… can swim/cook/etc – closing remarks
very well. (your first name)
Closing remarks
• Yours,
• Talk soon.

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WHAT IS A GOOD FRIEND LIKE?

1 Watch the video and match the characters (1-3) to the films (A-C).

1 Auggie A Skate Kitchen

2 Camille B Lady Bird
C Wonder
Watch the video. Ask 3 Christine
your classmates what
each film is about.

August ‘Auggie’ Pullman isn’t like other boys. He has got a problem and
his face is different from other people’s. At school, some kids are sorry
for him, some are afraid of him and some are unkind to him. But he
has got his friends, Jack and Summer. They are always there for him.
With Jack and Summer by his side, Auggie can do anything!

Skate Kitchen is about Camille, a teenager from New York City. Camille
hasn’t got a lot of friends, but she can skateboard – and she’s really
good at it! Camille is soon part of a group of skater girls: Janay, Kurt,
Ruby, Indigo, Eliza and Quinn. They are all very different, but their
friendship is strong and can help them through difficult times.

Lady Bird’s real name is Christine. She’s 17 and she’s got big ideas
about her future. She hasn’t got a good relationship with her mum, and
she isn’t always nice to her best friend, Julie. For Lady Bird, everything
is about the school play, college and students … or is it? Lady Bird has
got a lot of lessons to learn, and one of them is that her mum and
Julie are actually the two most important people in her life.

sorry for, afraid of, unkind to, skateboard, relationship, lesson

2 Listen to and read the texts. Match the people (1-3) to the lessons they learn
in the films (A-C).

1 Auggie A Friends and family are important in your life.

2 Camille B Friends are always there for you.
3 Lady Bird C Friendships can help us through difficult times.

3 Which lesson do you like the most? Why?

I like Camille’s lesson because my friends can help me when I have got problems.

4 What is a good friend like? Discuss. Make a poster.

5 Are you a good friend? How? Discuss with your friend. Do they agree?
Can you do something else to be a good friend?
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