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Contents Starter unit

Unit 6

Vocabulary and Grammar

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Unit 1 Vocabulary 1: describing people Grammar 1: have got Vocabulary 2: the body Grammar 2: question words Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 2 Vocabulary 1: school subjects Grammar 1: present simple (I) Vocabulary 2: everyday activities Grammar 2: present simple (II) Reading and Writing Study guide

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Vocabulary 1: at home Vocabulary Grammar 1: comparative adjectives, prepositions of place Vocabulary Vocabula ry 2: places to stay Grammar 2: can can and and must Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 7 Vocabulary 1: computer games Vocabulary Grammar 1: was / were, there was / there were Vocabulary Vocabula ry 2: TV programmes Grammar 2: past simple (I) Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 8

Unit 3 Vocabulary 1: sports and activities Grammar 1: adverbs of frequency, love, hate, like, don’t mind Vocabulary 2: action verbs Grammar 2: word order in question forms Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 4 Vocabulary 1: clothes and shoes Grammar 1: present continuous (I) Vocabulary 2: adjectives of character Grammar 2: present continuous (II) Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 5 Vocabulary 1: places to go Grammar 1: there is / are, some and some and any Vocabulary 2: food and drink Grammar 2: Is there ... ? / Are there ... ? Reading and Writing Study guide

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Vocabulary 1: instruments and Vocabulary musicians Grammar 1: past simple (II) Vocabulary Vocabula ry 2: adjectives of opinion Grammar 2: past simple (III) Reading and Writing Study guide

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Unit 9 Vocabulary 1: celebrations Vocabulary Grammar 1: be going to, to, object pronouns Vocabulary Vocabula ry 2: adverbs Grammar 2: present continuous for future plans Reading and Writing Study guide

Answer key

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Vocabulary V ocabulary Family 1 Complete the family tree with the words in the box.

aunt brother cousin cousin dad grandad grandma mum sister uncle

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4 This / That is my phone! 5 These / Those are my rabbits and these / those are my brother’s cats.

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This is Katy.

She is 15.

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2 I’m Mike and Jack is my best friend. are 13.

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3 This is my school.

Demonstrative pronouns

4 Hello! My name is Josh.

2 Circle the correct words.

5 My name is Miss Smith and

is very big. am 14. are in my

class. 4 Circle the correct possessive adjectives.

You ou / My name is Cameron. Hello! Y 1 This is my sister, Alisha. Its / Our parents parents are

Those / That are my parents. 1 Those / These are my brothers.

called Carol and John.

2 Those are my brothers. Their / / They names are Tom and Henry He nry..

3 This is my dog. It / Its name is Ben. 4 That is my cousin and her / / she friend, Bella. 5 This is my / me uncle. Its / His name is Andy. 2 Those / That is my house. 3 This / That is my dog. 1

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Vocabulary V ocabulary Family 1 Complete the family tree with the words in the box.

aunt brother cousin cousin dad grandad grandma mum sister uncle

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4 This / That is my phone! 5 These / Those are my rabbits and these / those are my brother’s cats.

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This is Katy.

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2 I’m Mike and Jack is my best friend. are 13.

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3 This is my school.

Demonstrative pronouns

4 Hello! My name is Josh.


5 My name is Miss Smith and

is very big. am 14. are in my

class. 4 Circle the correct possessive adjectives.

You ou / My name is Cameron. Hello! Y 1 This is my sister, Alisha. Its / Our parents parents are

Those / That are my parents. 1 Those / These are my brothers.

called Carol and John.

2 Those are my brothers. Their / / They names are Tom and Henry He nry..

3 This is my dog. It / Its name is Ben. 4 That is my cousin and her / / she friend, Bella. 5 This is my / me uncle. Its / His name is Andy. 2 Those / That is my house. 3 This / That is my dog. 1



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Vocabulary V ocabulary Days, months and dates 1 Order the days of the week.

a) Wednesday b) Tuesday c) Sunday d) Thursday

e) Monday f ) Saturday g) Friday

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Vocabulary V ocabulary Countries, nationalities and languages 5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

Australia British Canadian Chinese English Japanese Poland South African

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My dad’s birthd birthday ay is on 4nd / 4th June. 1 The day today is Tuesday / April. 2 My birthday is on 16rd / 16th July. 3 My mum’s birthday is on 22nd / 22th November. 4 Y Your our birthday is on 31nd / 31st March.

2 I’m from Japan. I speak J

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Grammar Possessive ’s My sister’s James’ My friends’

4 She’s Australian. She’s from A

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He’s from New Zealand.

My friend’s name is Blake. 1 Jordan’ Jordan’ss birthday is on 31st 31st March. 2 Maria’s birthday is on 2nd April. 3 Our rabbit’s name is Hop. 4 My parents’ names are Helen and Allan.


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Grammar be: affi rmative, negative and interrogative affirmative

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I am You are He / She / It is We / You / They are

I’m You’re He’s / She’s / It’s We’re / You’re / They’re

questions

Am I ...? Yes, I am. Are you ...? Yes, you are. Yes, he / she / it is. Is he / she / it ...? Are we / you / they ...? Yes, we / you / they are. LOOK!

Short answers Yes, I am. ✔ Yes, you / we / they are. ✔ Yes, she / he / it is.

1 Look at the grammar table and write the short forms of be. full forms

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I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are

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you Spanish?

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Are you French? ✔ Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Are your friends from China? ✘ Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. 1 Are they English? ✘ Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. 2 Is he from South Africa? ✔ Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. 3 Is this cat your pet? ✘ Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t. 4 Are we in your class? ✔ Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t.

1 Her name is Sophie. 2 We aren’t English. 3 I’m from London. 4 You’re American.

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5 Read the questions and circle the correct short answers.

short forms

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I am not I’m not You are not You aren’t He / She / It is not He / She / It isn’t You / We / They are not You / We / They aren’t

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4 Complete the questions with the words in the box.

I ’m / ’s from the UK. 1 He ’m / ’s Canadian. 2 You are / is from the UK. 3 It ’m / ’s my dog. 4 We ’m / ’re brothers. 5 They ’s / ’re from Japan. 6 You ’m / ’re my friend.

He’s from China.

Yes, I’m. ✘ Yes, you’re / we’re / they’re. ✘ Yes, she’s / he’s / it’s.

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Vocabulary In the classroom

Meeting and greeting

1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.


dictionary pen pencil pencil case pencil sharpener rubber ruler schoolbag

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Can you repeat that, please? What page are we on? How do you say azul in English? What does ‘pen’ mean?

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a) We’re on page 6. b) It means bolígrafo . c) You say ‘blue’ . d) Yes: ‘ruler’.

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Vocabulary 1 Describing people

3 Complete the descriptions with the words in the box.

1 Find 14 words for describing people in the wordsquare.

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Anna is (1) tall / short. Her hair is (2) dark / fair . Lisa’s hair is (3) dark / fair . It’s (4) long / short and (5) curly / wavy. Peter is (6) short / tall and (7) slim / average.

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4 Complete the profiles for you and your best friend.

Peter

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1 You Name: My name is Height: I’m Hair: My hair is Eyes: My eyes are Other features:

2 Your best friend Name: His / Her name is Height: He / She is Hair: His / Her hair is Eyes: His / Her eyes are Other features: 5

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Grammar 1 have got: affirmative and negative

have got: questions and short answers

affirmative

short forms

questions

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I / You have got He / She has got We / You / They have got

I’ve / You’ve got He’s / She’s got We’ve / You’ve / They’ve got

Have I / you got...?

Yes, I / you have. No, I / you haven’t . Yes, he / she has. No, she / he hasn’t . Yes, we / you / they have. No, I / you / they haven’t.

negative

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I / You have not got He / She has not got We / You / They have not got

I / You haven’t got He / She hasn’t got We / You / They haven’t got


I ’ve / ’s got two brothers. 1 Tim haven’t / hasn’t got fair hair. 2 You ’ve / ’s got long hair. 3 I haven’t / hasn’t got any homework. 4 We ’s / ’ve got green eyes. 5 You haven’t / hasn’t got a cat. 2 Write A (affirmative) or N (negative).

Tom has got a snake.

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Has he / she got...? Have we / you / they got...?

3 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.

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Have you got a sister? Has he got long hair? Have you got a pet? Has it got brown eyes? Have your parents got a red car?

a) Yes, I have. I’ve got a cat. b) No, I haven’t. I’ve got a brother. c) No, it hasn’t. It’s got green eyes. d) No, they haven’t. They haven’t got a car! e) No, he hasn’t. He’s got short hair. 4 Complete the questions for the answers.

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3 My aunt has got a big house.

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a rabbit? Yes, they have.

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dark hair? Yes, he has.


Have you got a sister? Yes, they have. / Yes, I have. 1 Has your dad got a beard? No, he hasn’t. / Yes, you have. 2 Have your grandparents got grey hair? No, she hasn’t. / Yes, they have. 3 Have you got fair skin? Yes, he has. / No, I haven’t. 4 Has your mum got dark hair? No, he hasn’t. / Yes, she has.

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Vocabulary 2 The body 1 Label the picture with the words in the box.

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My toes / fingers are on my foot. My head is on my tooth / neck . My fingers / toes are on my hand. My feet are at the end of my legs / arms. My baby sister has got a new tail / tooth. People don’t have teeth / wings.

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4 Tick ( ✔ ) the sentences that are true for you.

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I’ve got long legs. My pet has got a short tail. My dad has got big hands. My arms are short. My fingers are long. I’ve got big feet.


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Grammar 2 Question words question words

Who

What Where When How many How old

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How many How old What What When Where


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When / What is your name? Who / What town do you come from? Where / How old are your parents from? Where / When is your birthday? How old / Why are you? Who / What is Lionel Messi? Why / How is Brad Pitt famous?

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I’m Josie. Are you from Nottingham?

Emma Yes, I am. (2) Josie

are you from?

I’m from Nottingham, too. (3) are you?

Emma I’m 13. Josie

I’m 13, too!

Emma (4) Josie

is your birthday?

21st March.

Emma My birthday is in March, too! That’s incredible! (5)

is your favourite

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a) Shrek films are there? b) is Daniel Radcliffe’s birthday? c) country is Penelope Cruz from? d) is Johnny Depp? e) is your favourite actor? f) is the Dreamworks studio? g) are comics popular?

Blue.

Emma My favourite colour is blue! Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Josie

I’ve got one brother. (6) brothers have you got?

Emma One. But I’ve got a sister, too!

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How old How many What Where Who

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My school’s name is City High School.

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is your English teacher? My English teacher is Mr Williams.

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Reading

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1 Read the description. What powers has Storm got?

3 Look at the notes about Superman and Spider-Man.

S u p e r m a n R e a l na m e : C l a r k K e nt i h t a nd b u il d : t a ll a nd s t r o n g H e g E y e s a nd h a i r : b lu e e y e s a nd s h o r t, b r o w n h a i r l S p e c i a l p o we r s : c a n f y S p i d e r - M a n R e a l na m e : P e te r P a r k e r i h t a nd b u i l d : t a l l a nd a t h le t i c H e g E y e s a nd h a i r : b l u e e y e s a nd s h o r t, b r o w n h a ir S p e c i a l p o we r s : c a n c l im b t a l l b u i l d i n g s 4 Now complete the text with the words in the box.

athletic blue brown can’t climb fly strong

Wolverine and Storm are my favourite characters from the X-Men comics. Wolverine’s real name is James Howlett. He isn’t very tall, but he’s strong and fast. His eyes are brown and he’s got long, brown hair. He’s got special powers. Storm is tall and strong. She’s got white hair, blue eyes and dark skin. Storm has got special powers too. She can fly and control the weather.

Superman and Spider-Man are my favourite comic characters. Superman’s real name is Clark Kent. He is very tall and (1)

2 Read the description in exercise 1 again and circle T (true) or F (false).

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Wolverine’s real name is Mark Howlett. Wolverine’s very strong and fast. Wolverine’s got special powers. Storm has got white hair. Storm can’t fly. Storm can control the weather.

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Study guide Grammar have got: affirmative • we use have got to describe appearance and talk about possession

I have got long hair.

Vocabulary Describing people average beard

• there are two forms: have got and has got

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She has got two sisters and one brother.

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• we usually use short forms ( ’ve got and ’s got ) in conversation and informal writing

They’ ve (They have) got two pets.

have got: negative • we use not to form the negative

He hasn’t (has not) got a bike.

have got: questions and short answers • the word order is different in sentences and in questions

Katy has got short hair. Has Katy got short hair?

eyebrows fair grey lips long moustache short slim tall wavy

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Have you got a dog? Yes, I have.

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Question words What is his name? Where is Tom Daley from? When is your birthday? Who is Brad Pitt? Why is Taylor Swift famous? How old is your brother? How many cousins has he got?

head His name’s Daniel Radcliffe. He’s from England. It’s in May. He’s an actor. Because she is a popular singer. He’s 18.

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He’s got 10 cousins.

• we use What for things and actions, Where for places, When for time, Who for people, Why for reasons • we use How + adjective for quantity

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Vocabulary 1 School subjects

3 Write the school subjects in the box next to the descriptions.

1 Find 15 school subjects in the wordsquare.

drama history ICT maths PE technology

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1 I study the past. 2 I work with numbers. 3 I do sport. 4 I act on stage. 5 I use computers. 4 Look at the timetable. Tick ( ✔ ) correct sentences and cross ( ✘ ) incorrect sentences.

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1 I have science in the morning. 2 I study history before lunch. 3 Drama club is on Wednesdays after school. 4 I have PE in the afternoon at 12.15. 5 The extra activities are art club and drama club.

5 Complete the answers so they are true for you.

1 What do you study on Mondays? On Mondays I study

2 What is your favourite day of the week? My favourite day is

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Grammar 1 Present simple: affirmative affirmative

I / You eat He / She / It eats We / You / They eat 1 Write the verbs in the third person. LOOK!

I / You / We / They play He / She / It plays I / You / We / They wash He / She / It washes I / You / We / They study He / She / It studies verbs

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sing love play teach study miss have

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Jo watch / watches TV in the evening. 1 Lucy goes swimming / go swimming on Saturday afternoons. 2 My parents don’t like / doesn’t like computer games. 3 He don’t think / doesn’t think it’s a good idea. 4 You doesn’t play / don’t play basketball very well! 5 My cat have got / has got white feet. 5 Complete the text with the verbs in the box.

finishes go don’t go plays sing travel On Saturday mornings my brother Tom and I (1)

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We play / plays football on Saturdays. My brother teach / teaches art. She doesn’t study / studies in the evening. They has / have a lot of homework. I don’t finish / finishes school at 3.30.

week. In the afternoon Maria and I (6) by bus to town.

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Vocabulary 2 Everyday activities

4 Complete the text with the phrases in the box.

1 Label the pictures with the phrases in the box.

do sport get up go to bed have a shower have lunch meet friends

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have get go do have tidy

a) dressed b) dinner c) your room d) breakfast e) your homework f) to school


I usually do my homework / get up when I get home from school. 1 I go to bed / go to school at ten o’clock, but I often read until midnight. 2 I don’t have breakfast / don’t tidy my room very often. 3 They have lunch / get up at seven o’clock on school days. 13

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a) I do sport on Mondays. b) I get up at half past seven. c) I have breakfast with my family on school days. d) I do my homework before dinner. e) I meet my friends in the park.

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Grammar 2 Present simple: questions and short answers questions

short answers

Do I / you live here? Does he / she / it live here? Do we / you / they live here?

Yes, I / you do. Yes, he / she / it does. Yes, we / you / they do.


1 2 3 4

Do / Does you watch TV often? Do / Does he like Gemma? Do / Does she do sport on Mondays? Do / Does Tom go to art club? Do / Does they study maths?


Does Luke watch films at the cinema? Yes, he does. / No, they don’t. 1 Do you think Mia is a good singer? Yes, I do. / No, she doesn’t. 2 Do your lessons start at 8.00am? No, he doesn’t. / No, they don’t. 3 Do you get up early? Yes, she does. / Yes, I do. 4 Does Sara listen to jazz? No, she doesn’t. / Yes, we do. 5 Do you wear a school uniform? No, they don’t. / Yes, I do.

2 Match questions 1–5 with short answers a–e.

1 2 3 4 5

Do you study Spanish? Does he read a lot? Does she meet friends on Saturdays? Do they wear a uniform? Do you live in this street?

c


do Do do Do don’t don’t

Lucy Listen to this. It’s Rizzle Kicks. (1) you like their music?

Tom Yes, I (2) a) No, they don’t. b) Yes, she does. c) Yes, I do. d) No, we don’t. e) Yes, he does.

. I think they’re amazing.

Do you listen to their music a lot?

Lucy Yes, I do. I have their album Stereo Typical on my MP3 player.

Tom Do you have a favourite song?

3 Read the answers and complete the questions.

Do you get

Do

up early every morning?

Yes, I get up early every morning.

1 Does she

Lucy No, I (3) Tom (4)

. I love them all! Rizzle Kicks write their own

songs?

Lucy Yes, they (5)

.

Tom Do they come from the USA?

Yes, she works in a café.

Lucy No, they (6)

. They’re British.

2 Do they Yes, they live together.

3 Does the train Yes, the train leaves at 9.30.

4 Do your parents Yes, my parents go to bed early.

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Reading

Writing

1 Read the questionnaire. Who does Cathy play tennis with?

Questionnaire: Your weekend

3 Look at the notes about Tilly.

l J o n e s : 1 3 T i l y a d e m y S c h o o l : S t P a ul ’s T e nni s A c o t h e A c a d e m y A f te r s c h o o l a t 4 p m : g o e s t a y ve r y d P ra c t i s e s : f o r t w o h o ur s e ue s i n B r i t i s h L e a g s : p l a y O n S a t ur d a y s , h a s a : p ra c t i s e s f o r t w o h o ur y p i c a l d a y T o e s h o m e a nd s h o we r, d o e s h o m e w o r k , g h a s d i nne r

Cathy Palmer School: Bedford Secondar y School, Oxford Name:

What time do you get up at the weekend?

I get up at 9.00 on Saturdays and I get up late on Sundays. Do you play any sports at the weekend?

Yes, I do. I play tennis with my friend Emily. When do you meet your friends?

I meet them on Saturday afternoons. 4 Now complete this questionnaire with the phrases in the box.

Please describe a typical Sunday.

I get up at 10.00. After breakfast, I go for a walk with my dad. We have chicken, salad and chips for lunch. In the afternoon, I do my homework. I go to bed at 10.30.

4pm a shower every day home on Saturdays our homework Tennis Academy Tilly Jones

2 Read the questionnaire in exercise 1 again and circle T (true) or F (false).

1 2 3 4

Cathy gets up at 9.00 on Saturdays. She plays tennis and basketball at the weekend. On Saturday afternoons she goes to the park. She has chicken and rice for lunch on Sundays. She does her homework on Sunday evenings.

T F T F T F

Questionnaire: Your weekend

Tilly Jones School: St Paul’s (2) Name: (1)

What time do you go to the Academy?

I go to the Academy at (3)

every day .

Do you play tennis on Fridays?

Yes, I do. I play tennis (4)

after school.

T F

Do you play in the British League every day?

T F

No, I don’t. We play in the British League (5) . Please describe a typical day.

We practise for two hours and then we have . Then we do (7) . Then we (6) go (8) at 7.00. I have dinner at home.

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Study guide Grammar Present simple: affirmative • we use the present simple to talk about routines and habits

I get up at eight o’clock every morning. • we use the present simple to describe facts

My teacher lives near our school.

Vocabulary School subjects art citizenship dance drama

• we add an -s to the verb in the third person singular

English

Present simple: negative

German

• we add don’t or doesn’t before the verb

history

They don’t wear a school uniform. • we usually use short forms ( don’t and doesn’t ) in conversation and informal writing

French

ICT (Information and Communications Technology) maths music

She doesn’t like maths.

PE (Physical Education)

Present simple: questions and short answers • in questions we use do or does before the subject. We don’t repeat the verb in short answers

Do you like PE? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t . ✔ Yes, I like. / No, I don’t like.

science Spanish technology

Everyday activities do sport

✘

Third person spelling rules • for most verbs, add -s: sleep – sleep s

do your homework get up get dressed go to school

• add -es to verbs that end in -s, -sh, -ch, -o and -x : wash – washes watch – watches go – goes fix – fix es • for verbs that end in consonant +y , omit the -y and add -ies: study – stud ies

go to bed have a shower have breakfast / lunch / dinner meet friends tidy your room watch TV

• irregular verbs: be – is have – has

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Vocabulary 1 Sports and activities



athletics gymnastics horse-riding judo mountain-biking surfing swimming yoga

athletics gymnastics roller-skating surfing

1 Kelly and James do

on Saturdays.

Kelly runs and James throws the javelin.

2 I go

in the park. I’ve got some

new skates.

3 My favourite Olympic® sport is

.

The men and women are very strong.

gymnastics

1

4 Elliot goes

j

. He lives near the sea

and has got two boards. 4 Complete the profiles with do or go.

I live on a farm in the Welsh

2

h

mountains. I love animals and I (1) go horse-riding every day. My brother and I (2) mountain-biking

3 y Jo

4

m

5

On Mondays I (4) judo. At weekends my friends and I (5) skateboarding at the skate

s Tyler

6

a

7

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I play / do judo on Wednesdays. They do / play basketball a lot. Caitlin goes / plays skateboarding with me. We don’t play / do gymnastics at school. I don’t go / do aerobics. My dad plays / goes golf.

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park near the city centre.

I do exercise at the sports centre. On Mondays I (6) aerobics. On Fridays I (7) yoga.

2 Circle the correct verbs.

1 2 3 4 5

near our farm. I also (3) swimming.

It’s very relaxing.

5 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

1 I 2 I 3 I

basketball at the weekend. mountain-biking with my friends. roller-skating on Saturdays.


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Grammar 1 Adverbs of frequency

1 2 3 4

adverbs of frequency

never rarely sometimes often usually always

● ●● ●●● ●●●●

How often does your best friend go cycling? How often do your parents play tennis? How often do you do judo? How often do your friends go skateboarding? 5 How often do you do gymnastics?

b

●●●●●

1 Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency.


Athletes

usually

1 We

train every day. ●●●●

play football on Fridays. ●●●

2 Sara

does yoga. ●●

3 She

goes swimming. ●

4 Dad

goes roller-skating.

5 Football is

exciting.

●● ●●●

LOOK!

verb be other verbs

I am always happy. I always play tennis on Saturdays.

a) I never do judo. b) She sometimes goes cycling. c) I do gymnastics twice a week. d) My parents rarely play tennis. e) My friends go skateboarding every weekend.

love , hate , (don’t) like , don’t mind + -ing love, hate, (don’t) like, don’t mind + -ing

I love cycling I like cycling I don’t mind cycling I don’t like cycling I hate cycling

J J J K L L L

4 Circle the correct verbs. 2 Circle the correct options for the adverbs of frequency.

1 2 3 4 5 6

I never am / am never late. My dad never does / does never judo. Clara rarely watches / watches rarely sport on TV. We sometimes are / are sometimes tired after swimming. They often play / play often football at weekends. We usually go / go usually cycling after school. They always are / are always happy when they go roller-skating.

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We like playing / play basketball. 1 I hate do / doing aerobics. 2 He doesn’t mind going / goes skateboarding. 3 We love watch / watching tennis on TV. 4 They like get up / getting up late. 5 You don’t like wearing / wear a uniform.

5 Circle the short answers that are true for you.

1 Do you like watching athletics? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t . 2 Does your mum like doing yoga? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t . 3 Do you mind going swimming? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t . 4 Does your dad hate playing tennis? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.


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Vocabulary 2 Action verbs

4 Complete the texts with the words in the box.

1 Find and circle 12 action verbs in the wordsnake.

catches dives jumps lifts rides score ski

catch dive hit jump kick lift ride run score skate ski throw j

e u m p t

d r i

n u r

s k i d

h r

o

w

c

a t

t l i f k c i k e

h i t s c o r

c h

Tom Daley – GB Olympic diver i v e s

k a t

Tom starts training

e

every day in the gym. He (1)


lifts

weights. After that

You can ski / skate down the mountain. 1 I often ride / lift my bike to school. 2 You catch / throw the javelin a long way! 3 You’re really good at football. You dive / score goals every match! 4 Ben is a great athlete. He can ski / jump 1.5 m. 5 In tennis you hit / kick the ball with a racket.

he (2)

on a

trampoline. Finally he goes to the pool and he (3)

– a lot!


dive kick lift run ride skate

run 100 m and 200 m. Usain Bolt can 1 Can you l this? I can’t! It weighs 100 kg! 2 I’m learning to d from the high board into the swimming pool. 3 You k the ball with your foot in football. 4 In winter we can s on the ice.

Jack Butland – England Under 21s goalkeeper Like all goalkeepers, Jack doesn’t want the other team to (4)

goals!

In goalkeeper training, Jack’s coach kicks the ball and Jack (5)

it.

Lindsey Vonn – US skiing champion In winter Lindsey goes to the mountains so she can (6) (7)

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Grammar 2 Question forms: word order question word

am / is / are

subject

other words

Is

Spain

in Europe?

question word

have / has

subject

got

other words

When

has

Jim

got

a match?

question word

do / does

subject

verb

other words

Where

do

you

do

PE?


3 Tick ( ✔ ) the correct sentences. Underline the mistakes in the incorrect sentences.

Am Are Do Have When Where

Are

you an athlete?

1

does Lionel Messi live?

2

I late for training?

3

you like swimming?

4

you got a gold medal?

5

does the match start?

2 Match question beginnings 1–6 with endings a–f.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Is Has What Does Are Where

a) he got training today? b) do you train? c) the Olympic® Games on TV? d) is your favourite sport? e) Jessica Ennis do judo? f) Rafael Nadal the champion?

1 2 3 4 5

What sport you do like watching on TV? Where do you live? Do do you a lot of sport? Are your friends good at basketball? When you have got PE at school? Where is your local sports centre? When you do exercise?

✔

4 Circle the correct words in each question.

1 2 3 4

Has he got / Has got he two brothers? Where are the / the are tennis balls? Are the players / The players are excited? When have we got / have got we training? What does do he / he do after a match?


Do Do What When When Where Who

Who

do you play tennis with?

I play tennis with my brother.

1

are the Olympic Games? The Olympic Games are in the summer.

2

do you do judo? I do judo at the sports centre.

3

you like cycling? Yes, I do.

4

are your favourite sports? Basketball and tennis are my favourite sports.

5

do you go skateboarding? I go skateboarding on Saturdays.

6

you go horse-riding? No, I don’t.

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Reading

Writing

1 Read the class survey. Which sports team is

3 Look at the notes about John and his classmates.

Clare in?

n s um m e r P h y s i c al ac t i v i t y i N am e : J o hn W e b b e r b al l A c t i v i t i e s : f o o t b al l , v o l l e y

b a l l : o nc e a w e e k a y , v o l l e y y d r e v l : e l a b t o o : f n e t f o H o w

W h e re : par k , s c h o o l T e am : f o o t b al l C l a s s : 3 0 s t ud e nt s e xe rc i s e a w e e k no 4 , k e e w a e c i w t 8 : 1 n e H o w o f t b al l , f o o t b al l , v o l l e y l l a b t e k s a : b s e i t i v i t ac e t i r F av o u and t e nni s

T e am : 1 4 i n a t e am

Physical activity in winter Name:

Clare Wilson

1 Do you do physical activity in winter? Yes ✔ No 2 What activities do you like doing?

Skiing, snowboarding and basketball 3 How often do you do physical activity in winter?

Basketball: twice a week. Skiing and snowboarding: once a month 4 Are you in a team? Yes ✔ No 5 Which team are you in? The

basketball team

4 Now complete this class survey with the words in the box.

football four fourteen John Webber once a week volleyball Name: (1) John

Webber

1 Do you do physical activity in summer? Yes ✔ No

Results

There are 30 students in my class. 22 s tudents do regular physical activity in winter. 12 students usually do exercise more than twice a week. They usually go skiing or snowboarding once a month. In winter, my classmates’ favourite activities are basketball, football, snowboarding and skiing.

2 What activities do you like doing?

Football and volleyball 3 How often do you do physical activity in summer?

Football: every day. Volleyball: (2) 4 Are you in a team? Yes ✔ No 5 Which team are you in? (3) The

2 Read the class survey in exercise 1 again and complete the sentences.

Clare likes playing basketball, skiing and

snowboarding . 1 She plays basketball twice a 2

.

students in her class do exercise more than twice a week.

Results

There are 30 students in my class. (4) students don’t do any physical activit y every week. In summer, my classmates’ favourite activities are basketball, football, (5) and tennis. (6) students are in a team.

3 Her classmates’ favourite activities include basketball,

, snowboarding

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team.


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Study guide Grammar Adverbs of frequency • we use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do things • adverbs of frequency usually go before the main verb

He always goes to the park on Sundays. • they go after the verb be

Vocabulary Sports and activities aerobics athletics cycling gymnastics horse-riding

I’m usually tired after swimming. • we use How often or an adverb to ask questions about frequency

How often do you play football? • in questions the adverb goes after the subject

Do you usually walk to school?

love , hate , (don’t) like , don’t mind + -ing • we use the -ing form of the verb after love, like, don’t like / mind and hate

I like listening to music. She hates watching skateboarding. They don’t mind cycling.

judo mountain-biking roller-skating skateboarding surfing swimming yoga

Action verbs catch dive hit jump kick

Question forms: word order be • the form is (question word) + be + subject + other words

Is her name Sarah? Where is your book?

lift ride run score skate ski throw

have got • the form is (question word) + have / has + subject + got + other words

Have you got a pen?

other verbs • the form is (question word) + do / does + subject + verb + other words

Do they play golf?

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Vocabulary V ocabulary 1 Clothes and shoes


boots dress jacket jumper shirt socks tie trainers

1 Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle.

boots cap coat dress jacket jeans shirt shorts skirt socks shoes jumper tie trainers trousers T-shirt

He’s wearing trousers, a

1

T R A I N E R 2S

3

shirt tie .

and a

4

S H

B

5

S K

6

J

1 She’s wearing a 7

S

10

C

8

C

9

d s

S

, a cap, , and shoes.

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D

12

T

2 She’s wearing a skirt, a

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b

and

.

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3 He’s wearing jeans, 1

3

4

6

7

10

12

13

t and a

, a T-shirt

j

.

Down 3 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

a dress a jacket a jumper a skirt a tie a T-shi T-shirt rt boots jeans shoes a shirt shorts trainers trousers

1

2

5

6

1 Today I’m wearing 2 At parties I wear 3 My mum usually wears 4 My dad often wears 5 My favourite clothes are

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Grammar 1 Present continuous


He isn’t watching TV.

affirmative

I’m wearing You Y ou’re wearing He’s / She’s / It’s wearing ’re e wearing We’re / You’re / They’r

N

1 We’re driving to school. 2 They aren’t studying English. 3 I’m looking at some photos. 4 She isn’t calling her boyfriend.

LOOK!

full forms I am wearing He / She / It is wearing You Y ou / We We / They are wearing

short forms I’m wearing He’s / She’s / It ’s wearing You’re / We’re / They’r ’re e wearing

1 Complete the sentences with the short forms.

I ’m

wearing a black coat.

1 She

riding her bike.

2 We

having a party!

3 They

winning the race!

4 I

going to the cinema.

questions

short answers

Am I wearing ...? Are you wearing ...? ...? Is he / she / it wearing ...? ...? Are we / you / they wearing ...? ...?

Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Yes, Y es, you are. / No, you aren’t. Yes, he / she / it is. Yes, No, he / she / it isn’t. Yes, Y es, we / you / they they are. No, we / you / they aren’t.

4 Match questions 1–5 with short answers a–e.

1 2 3 4 5

Are you listening to music? Am I speaking too fast? Is it snowing? Are they riding their bikes? Is he wearing a jacket?

c

a) Yes, they are. b) No, you aren’t. c) Yes, I am. d) No, he isn’t. e) No, it isn’t. isn’t.

negative

I’m not wearing You Y ou aren’t wearing He / She / It isn’t wearing We / You / They aren’t wearing 2 Look at the picture. Then circle the correct words.

1 2 3 4 5

The shop assistant is / isn’t listening to Ben. Sophie is / isn’t talking on her mobile phone. Sophie is / isn’t wearing trousers. Ben and Sophie are / aren’t shopping. Ben is / isn’t buying a jumper. Sophie is / isn’t looking at some T-shirts. T-shirts.

5 Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.

are cleaning Are you calling I’m sitting isn’t sharing

yo u call c alling ing me from your Jess Hi Polly! (1) Are you new house?

Polly Yes, I am. (2)

in my new

bedroom.

Jess What’s it like? Polly It’s great! Lucy (3)

a room

with me – she’s got her own bedroom now.

Jess Perfect! Where is she she at the moment? Polly She’s with mum. They (4) the house.



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Vocabulary V ocabulary 2 Adjectives of character character


1 Find 14 adjectives of character in the wordsquare

adventurous cheerful clever confident friendly funny jealous lazy nice proud quiet selfish shy unfriendly

1 2

C

U

L

S

E

L

F

I

S

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Mark loves travelling and doing exciting sports. He’s adventurous / jealous. I think James is really proud / nice. He’s friendly and he helps everybody. William doesn’t think about anybody except himself. He’s very selfish / cheerful. I work hard and I’m a good student. I’m proud / confident when I have exams. Olivia doesn’t speak to people. She isn’t kind. She’s lazy / unfriendly. Katie doesn’t like meeting people because she’s shy / funny. Lucy talks to everybody and everybody thinks she’s nice. She’s very friendly / clever .

4 Complete the answers so they are true for you. Use some of the words in the box.

adventurous cheerful clever confident friendly funny jealous lazy nice proud quiet selfish shy unfriendly

1 What are your good characteristi characteristics? cs? ,

I’m

cheerful clever funny jealous lazy proud

and

.

2 What are your bad characteristics? I’m

,

and

.

3 What do you like about your best friend? I like

cheerful

1

p

because he’s / she’s .

4 Who’s your favourite celebrity? What are their characteristic characteristics? s? My favourite celebrity is

.

He’s / She’s

2

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3

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5

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Grammar 2 Present continuous and present simple

3 Complete the sentences with the present continuous or present simple form of the verbs in brackets.

present continuous

present simple

I ’m reading

I’m wearing You’re wearing He’s / She’s / It’s wearing We’re / You’re / They’re wearing

I wear You wear He / She / It wears

moment. (read)

We / You / They wear

1 Harry

some jeans at the

moment. (buy)

2

your friends every weekend? (you/meet)

3 I

now. (not shop)

4 You always

LOOK!

I play I’m playing

this fashion magazine at the

(every day) (now, at the moment, today)

great clothes.

(wear)

5

her homework on the computer at the moment? (Pippa/do)


1 2 3 4 5

I do / ’m doing my homework now. He ’s wearing / wear a great T-shirt today. We usually ’re travelling / travel to school by bus. Are you watching / Do you watch TV every day? I ’m looking / look at some clothes on the internet at the moment. Where are they going / do they go now?

2 Write PC (present continuous) or PS (present simple).

I often watch fashion shows.


Does Mark play computer games now? 1 The children are having fun at the park today. 2 Ella isn’t wearing jeans every day. 3 I buy some clothes now. 4 My mum doesn’t use the computer right now. 5 You’re never selfish.

PS

1 I’m not working at the moment. 2 Do you buy new clothes every week? 3 My sister often makes her own clothes.


1 What is your friend doing at the moment? My friend is

4 Are they going shopping now? 5 Leo isn’t wearing a uniform today.

. 2 Where do you usually meet your friends? I usually meet my friends

. 3 Where are you sitting now? I’m sitting

. 4 What clothes do you usually wear at the weekend? I usually wear

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Reading

Writing

1 Read the description. Who is Fernando Torres with in the first photo?

3 Now complete this text with the phrases in the box.

cheerful dress gold medal Great Britain serious tracksuit trousers water

1

1

2

2

3

3

Fernando Torres Fernando Torres is from Spain and he’s my favourite footballer! In the first photo, Fernando looks happy and proud. He’s wearing a football shirt. He’s with his teammate Juan Mata and they’re holding their medals. In the second photo, Fernando is playing football. He looks serious. He’s wearing shorts and a football shirt. In the third photo, he’s wearing a jumper. He looks cheerful and friendly. 2 Read the description in exercise 1 again and circle the correct words.

In the first photo, Fernando Torres looks happy / sad and proud. 1 In the first photo he’s wearing a jumper / football shirt. 2 In the second photo, he looks cheerful / serious. 3 In the third photo he’s wearing a grey / black jumper. 27

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Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis is from ( 1 ) Great Britain and she’s my favourite athlete! In the first photo, Jessica looks happy and proud. She’s wearing a (2) . She’s holding her Olympic (3) . In the second photo, Jessica is drinking some (4) . She looks (5) . She’s wearing black (6) . In the third photo, she’s wearing a (7) with a black belt. She looks happy and (8) .


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Study guide Grammar Present continuous: affirmative • we use the present continuous to describe activities that are happening now, or temporary situations

I’m wearing a T-shirt.

Vocabulary Clothes and shoes boots cap coat dress

• the form is subject + be + verb + -ing

Present continuous: negative • we use not to form the negative

We aren’t (are not) going to his birthday party.

jacket jeans jumper shirt shoes

Present continuous: questions and short answers

shorts

• the word order is different in questions

socks

Are you going to the concert? • we don’t repeat the verb + -ing in short answers

Are you listening to some music? Yes, I am. No, I’m not .

Present continuous and present simple • we use the present continuous to describe activities which are happening now, or temporary situations. We use these time expressions: at the moment , now , this month, today , etc.

She’s wearing a jumper today. • we use the present simple to talk about habits or routines. We usually use adverbs of frequency ( always, usually , etc.) or these time expressions: always, every day , once a week , never , etc.

We go to the swimming pool once a week.

skirt tie trainers trousers T-shirt

Adjectives of character adventurous cheerful clever confident friendly funny jealous lazy nice proud quiet selfish shy unfriendly

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Vocabulary 1 Places to go

3 Write the places in the box next to the definitions.


bowling alley café cinema football stadium gym library park restaurant shopping centre skate park sports centre swimming pool

bowling alley café cinema gym sports centre swimming pool We’re playing a great game. It’s my turn. Wow! The ball is heavy!

bowling

alley

1 I’m in the water. I’m doing exercise. s

p 2 I’m having a drink with my friends. c 3 I’m doing aerobics. Sometimes I do yoga here.

sports centre

1

s c

s p

2

s

c

4 First I cycle on the exercise bike. Then I lift weights. g

5 I’m sitting in the dark. I’m watching something funny. c 4 Complete the text with the words in the box.

3

g

4

c

p

5

cinema football stadium skate park sports centre swimming pool It’s the holidays and we aren’t going to school today. I’ve got a new skateboard so I’m at the (1)

skate park . My sister’s at the

(2)

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b a

7

s p

f s

8

There’s a (3)

. She’s playing tennis. at the sports

centre, too. My brother Sam is very lazy. He doesn’t do sport, but he loves watching it. He’s got tickets for a match at the (4)

at the

weekend! At the moment he’s probably watching

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a film at the (5)


I love using the weights at the gym / park . 1 I’m watching a match at the cinema / football stadium. 2 I’m going to an Italian park / restaurant for pizza. 3 I’m buying new shoes in the shopping centre / bowling alley. 4 You can’t buy books in a gym / library. 29

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Grammar 1 There is / There are + a / an , some and any ; countable and uncountable nouns singular

plural

There’s There isn’t

There are There aren’t

1 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).

gym milk

C U

4 Complete the email with the words in the box.

a a an any are isn’t isn’t some are

To:

[email protected]

Hi Lewis! How are you? I’m sitting in my new bedroom. I like it here in Portsmouth. My new school is called Westland High.

are some nice people

1 juice bar

6 water

There (1)

2 children

7 juice

in my class. I’ve got (2)

3 library

8 sports centre

friend called William. He’s (3)

4 strawberry

9 food

excellent basketball player. There’s

5 people

10 Scout group

(4)

sports centre here. It’s got a

gym and (5) LOOK!

there (6)

a + consonant a dog / cinema an + vowel an apple / egg / island some uncountable and plural countable some water / some parks any uncountable and plural countable There isn’t any water. / Is there any water? There aren’t any parks. / Are there any parks?

1 2 3 4 5 6

tennis courts, but a swimming pool.

Bad news! There aren’t (7) good cinemas near here. There’s a park, but there (8)

a skate park.

Look at my school’s website – there (9)

some great photos of me

playing basketball!


new

There is / are two cinemas in my town. There are a / some children playing in the park. There isn’t / aren’t a swimming pool here. There’s a / some café. Are you hungry? Are you eating a / an apple? I haven’t got some / any fruit. There is / are three people in the gym.

Hope you can visit soon! Matt

3 Underline the mistakes in each sentence.

1 2 3 4

There are any great cafés in Bristol. There are some fruit for you. There aren’t some places for us to skate. There is some park here. There isn’t any people in the pool.

5 Tick ( ✔ ) the sentences that are true for you.

1 There’s a park in my town. 2 There’s a skate park near my home. 3 There’s a bowling alley next to my school. 4 There are some apples in my bag.

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Vocabulary 2 Food and drink

3 Complete the sentences with words in the box.

1 Find 16 food and drink words in the wordsquare.

cake crisps fish ham milk peas rice salad yoghurt

biscuit cake cheese chicken crisps fish ham juice milk nuts orange peas potatoes rice salad yoghurt

cake

I’m making a

1

R

for the birthday party.

doesn’t grow in Britain. It’s a

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carbohydrate.

or a s

and chips.

.

4 We make c

with potatoes.

5 I don’t like many green vegetables, but I like

p

.

6 I like fruit and y

for breakfast.


1 2 3 4 5

Crisps / Peas have got a lot of salt in them. Chicken / Salad is a type of meat. My favourite type of ham / cheese is Brie. Oranges / Biscuits are full of vitamin C. My grandma makes delicious chocolate chickens / biscuits. Potatoes / Nuts are a healthy snack.


1 2 3 4 5

What do you usually have for lunch? What do you and your family like to eat? What is your favourite treat? What food don’t you like? What food can you cook?

a) My favourite treat is chocolate cake. b) I can cook chicken and potatoes. c) We like to eat fish and rice. d) I usually have a sandwich for lunch. e) I don’t like ham.

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Grammar 2 Is there ... ? Are there ... ? questions

short answers

Is there ... ?

Yes, there is. No, there isn’t. Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.

Are there ... ?


1 2 3 4 5 6

Is / Are there any fruit on the table? Is / Are there any restaurants near here? Is / Are there any water? I’m thirsty. Is / Are there any protein in this food? Is / Are there any hot food on the menu? Is / Are there any children in the park today? Is / Are there a library in your town?

3 Circle the short answers so they are true for you.

1 Is there any water in the classroom? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. 2 Are there any sandwiches in your bag? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t. 3 Is there a bowling alley near your school? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. 4 Is there any juice in the school cafeteria? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. 5 Are there any cafés in your town? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

How much

... ?

How many

... ?

Questions and short answers

How much ... is there? There’s a lot. / There isn’t much. How many ... are there? There are a lot. / There aren’t many.

SANFORD


1 2 3 4

2 Complete the questions about Sanford. Write Is there or Are there.

Is there

5 Complete the questions with How much or How many .

How many 1

There are 100 calories in this yoghurt.

Yes, there is. any cafés?

2

Yes, there are.

3

3

Yes, there is.

gyms are there in the sports centre?

any schools? Yes, there are.

5

juice is in the bottle? There’s a lot of juice in the bottle.

a park?

4

calories are there in this yoghurt?

a library?

2

schools are there in the town?

There are three schools in the town.

a cinema?

No, there isn’t.

1

How much / many people are there in the cinema? How much / many shops are there? How much / many fat is in this chocolate bar? How much / many vegetables are there? How much / many pasta do you want?

a shopping centre? No, there isn’t. P hot oc o p y me!

There’s one gym in the sports centre.

4

people are there in the café? There aren’t many people in the café.


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Reading

Writing

1 Read the recipe. What can you drink with your English breakfast?

3 Look at the recipe notes.

e ta bl e s , e g g s I n g re d i e n t s : v e g d c ut i n t o pi e c e s an s e bl a t e g e v h s a F i r s t : w T he n: h e at o i l i n pan e ta bl e s y v e g N e x t : ad d s pi n ac h , f r k o m e l e t te l : m i x e g g s an d c o o F i nal y

English breakfast Ingredients one or two sausages some bacon some mushrooms one or two eggs a tin of baked beans one tomato some butter or oil some toast

4 Now complete this recipe with the words in the box.

add cook cut heat mix wash

Delicious vegetable omelette Method First, wash the tomato and mushrooms. Cut them into pieces. Then, open the tin of baked beans. Next, put the butter or oil in a frying pan and heat the pan. Put the sausages and bacon in the pan first and fry them. Finally, fry the tomato and mushrooms, and heat the baked beans. Drink a big glass of orange juice with your breakfast!

Ingredients an onion some mushrooms a tomato spinach some butter or oil two eggs

Method First, (1) (2) C

2 Read the recipe in exercise 1 again. Match sentence beginnings 1–5 with endings a–e.

1 2 3 4 5

First, wash Then, open Next, put the butter or oil Put the sausages Finally, fry the tomato

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the vegetables.

the onion and mushrooms

into pieces.

b

Then, put some oil in a frying pan and (3) h

the pan.

Next, put the onions and mushrooms in the pan and fry them. (4) A

some

spinach after two minutes.

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wash

Finally, (5)

m

two eggs in a bowl.

Pour the eggs into the frying pan with the vegetables and (6) c


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Study guide Grammar

Vocabulary

There is / There are • we use there is with singular nouns and there are with plural nouns

There is a cinema next to the school. There are three shopping centres in our town. • we use not to form the negative

Places to go bowling alley café cinema football stadium

There isn’t (is not) a skate park. There aren’t (are not) any bowling alleys.

gym

Countable and uncountable nouns

park

• countable nouns have got singular and plural forms

shopping centre

library

cake – cake s , sausage – sausage s , strawberry – strawberr ies

restaurant skate park sports centre swimming pool

• uncountable nouns haven’t got a plural form because it isn’t possible to count them

water ✔ waters ✘ food ✔ foods ✘

Food and drink biscuits cake

a / an , some , any

cheese

• we use a / an with singular countable nouns

chicken

• we use a before a consonant sound

crisps

a village, a university, a sports centre

fish

• we use an before a vowel sound

ham

an apple, an ice cream, an hour

juice

• we use some and any with uncountable nouns and with plural countable nouns

milk

• we use some in affirmative sentences and we use any in questions and negative sentences

orange

How much

... ?

How many

... ?

• we use How much ... ? with uncountable nouns

How much fat is there in cheese? There’s a lot. / There isn’t much.

nuts peas potatoes rice salad yoghurt

• we use How many ... ? with countable nouns

How many bananas are there in the kitchen? There are a lot. / There aren’t many.

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Vocabulary 1 At home 1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.

4

sofa armchair table shelves bed desk chair wardrobe lamp toilet sink mirror bath cooker fridge cupboard

10 9

2

s

a

11

12

m

t


desk shelves sink sofa table wardrobe

desk

I’ve got a

in my bedroom. It’s got my .

in every room in her house!

Let’s sit on the s

13

s

14

b

15

7

c

8

c

t

3 Look at the furniture words in the box. Write the words next to the definitions.

bed

1 You look in it when you want to see what you look like. m

2 My aunt has got lots of books. There are together and watch

TV.

2 You put things in them. There are a lot of these in the kitchen. c

3 You cook food on this. It’s in the kitchen.

c 4 It’s comfortable. It’s in the living room. One

4 Your hands are dirty. Go and wash them in the

s

c

It’s comfortable. You sleep in it.

1 All my clothes are in my w

3

5

w

d

armchair bed cooker cupboards mirror

computer on it.

s

6

f

l

1

sofa

3

b

person sits on it. a

.

5 We’ve got a new t

and chairs in the

dining room.

4 Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

armchair bath bed chairs cupboards desk toilet

1 There’s a

in my bedroom.

2 There’s a

in my living room.

3 There’s a

in my bathroom.

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Grammar 1 Comparative adjectives short adjectives and adjectives ending in -y

big – bigger tidy – tidier comfortable – more comfortable irregular adjectives

The cupboard is

good – better bad – worse

1 The box is

1 Match adjectives 1–7 with comparatives a–g.

a) more expensive b) worse c) better d) cheaper e) older f) bigger g) more difficult

old big cheap difficult expensive good bad

4 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

between in in front of in front of next to on opposite under

long adjectives

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Prepositions of place

2 The books are 3 The lamp is 4 The armchair is

in front of

the table.

the table. the cupboard. the table. the table and

the shelves.

5 The mirror is 6 The sofa is 7 The table is

the shelves. the shelves. the armchair.


I am taller / more tall than my sister. 1 I think maths is easier / more easy than science. 2 You are more fast / faster than me on a bike. 3 The sofa is more comfortable / comfortabler than the armchair. 4 Jack is popularer / more popular than Luke. 5 My new bed is more long / longer than my old one. 3 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

lamp mirror shelves armchair table

price £80 £15 £50 £30 £20

The shelves are

age 1930s 1960s 1980s 1990s 2010

newer

than the mirror.

(new)

1 The mirror is 2 The table is

than the lamp. (cheap) than the mirror.

(expensive)

3 The shelves are

than the armchair.

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Vocabulary 2 Places to stay


1 Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle.

apartment barge caravan castle farm hotel lighthouse log cabin mobile home tent villa youth hostel

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barge castle hotel tent youth hostel It’s raining and I’m staying in a

tent

. It’s

really wet in here!

12

H

Across 2

5

We’re staying in a hotel / youth hostel because it’s cheap. We’ve got our tent / barge in the car and we’re driving to the campsite. We’re renting a barge / mobile home on a campsite. Grandad is driving around Europe with his caravan / lighthouse. This tent / villa has got five bedrooms and three bathrooms! My grandparents live on a castle / farm. They’ve got lots of animals.

1 This h

has got 100 bedrooms, a

swimming pool and a gym.

4 (plus 5 down)

7

2 There are six beds in every bedroom in the

y

h

. School groups often stay

here.

3 I’m travelling on a b 11

on the River

Danube. I love being on the water.

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4 The c

is 700 years old. Lots of tourists

visit it every year.

Down 1

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5 (plus 4 across)

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4 Circle the answers that are true for you.

1 Do you like staying in a tent? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. 2 How often do you stay in hotels? Sometimes. / Often. / Never. 3 Is there a castle near your home? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t. 4 Where do you stay when you go on holiday with your family? At the beach. / In a hotel. / On a campsite.


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Grammar 2 can and must

3 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

can / can’t : possibility and (lack of) permission

I / You / He / She / It / We / They can I / You / He / She / It / We / They can’t must / mustn’t : obligation and prohibition

I / You / He / She / It / We / They must I / You / He / She / It / We / They mustn’t 1 Circle the correct words.

1 2 3 4

can do can watch can’t phone must show mustn’t use We

can watch

TV in the living room or the

kitchen because we’ve got two TVs.

1 You

my mum. She’s not at

home.

2 You

me your holiday photos. I

really want to see them.

You can / must go to school when you are a child. I can’t / mustn’t do my homework because my books are at school. We can’t / mustn’t use our mobile phones in lessons. Can / Must I use your computer, please? I can’t / mustn’t go swimming today because the sports centre is closed.

2 Complete the rules with can, can’t , must or mustn’t .

3 You

your phone at the cinema.

4 If you want, we

our homework

at my house. 4 Look at the pictures. Match sentence beginnings 1–4 with endings a–d.

b e r O c t o y a b l e M a v a i l a

Totland Youth Hostel

can

• You (1) • You (2)

stay here from March to October.

1 You can rent this villa 2 You can’t go shopping here 3 You mustn’t listen to music 4 You can make a fire

a) in front of your tent. b) in class. c) on Sundays. d) between May and October.

park your car here because

there isn’t a car park.

• You (3)

bring dogs, but no other animals.

• The Youth Hostel is closed after 9.30pm. You (4)

go out after this time.

• Adults (5)

smoke in the rooms.

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5 Circle the words so the sentences are true for you.

1 I must / can go to bed at 9.30pm on school days. 2 I can / can’t meet my friends at weekends. 3 I must / mustn’t tidy my bedroom every evening.


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Reading

Writing

1 Read the opinion essay. What does Xavi think are more dangerous: mountain sports or water sports?

3 Look at the notes about beach holidays and mountain holidays.

or e i nt e re s t i n g B e ac h hol i da y s : m r ta bl e Hot e l : m or e c o m fo n g , danc i n g , i f r u s e t i k , g n i m m i A c t i v i t i e s : s w s g oi n g t o bar be c ue e xc i t i n g , m or e as t ’ n e r a : s y a d i l ho Mount ai n bor i n g fo r ta bl e C am pi n g : not c o m 4 Now complete this opinion essay with the phrases in the box.

In your opinion, is it better to go on holiday to the mountains or to the beach? In my opinion, it’s better to go on holiday to the mountains. It’s more interesting than going to the beach. There are more fun activities to do. I like camping in the mountains because you can stay in different places. Some people prefer the beach, but not me! I don’t like doing water sports because I think they’re more dangerous than mountain sports.

are more boring than as exciting as beach activities go swimming in the disco it’s more comfortable more interesting

2 Read the opinion essay in exercise 1 again and complete the sentences.

Xavi thinks it’s better to go on holiday to

the mountains . 1 Xavi goes on holiday to the mountains because

.

2 He likes camping in the mountains because you can stay

.

3 He doesn’t like doing 4 He thinks

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. are better.

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In my opinion, i t’s better to go on holiday to the beach than to the mountains. It’s (1 ) more interesting than going to the mountains because you can (2) and kite surfing. I like staying in a hotel because (3) than camping. I like dancing (4) or going to barbecues. I don’t like doing mountain sports because they aren’t (5) . I think mountain holidays (6) beach holidays.


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Study guide must

Grammar Comparative adjectives • we use the comparative form of adjectives to compare one thing with another

My sister’s bedroom is tidier than mine. • Adjectives have different comparative forms:

Short adjectives

• we use must for rules, regulations and obligations

You must wear a uniform at this school. • we use mustn’t for prohibition

You mustn’t run in the classroom. • we use the same form for all subject pronouns • after must / mustn’t we use the verb without to

• they have one syllable and we add -er to make the comparative form of the adjective

David is taller than Mike.

Vocabulary At home

Long adjectives

armchair

• they have more than one syllable and we add more + the adjective

bath

A hotel is more expensive than a youth hostel.

chair

bed

Irregular adjectives

cooker

• good and bad are irregular adjectives and they have a different comparative form

cupboard

good – better

bad – worse

fridge lamp

Spelling rules • one-syllable adjectives with a short vowel followed by a consonant -t, -d, -g, -m and -n, double the consonant to make the comparative form

hot – hot ter

desk

sad – sad der

big – big ger

Prepositions of place • we use prepositions of place to describe where things are

My bed is opposite the door. The library is next to the café.

mirror shelf sink sofa table toilet wardrobe

Places to stay apartment

log cabin

barge

can

caravan

mobile home

• we use can to talk about possibility and (lack of) permission

castle

tent

farm

villa

You can stay for three weeks. We can’t visit the shop on Sunday. It’s closed.

hotel

youth hostel

• we use the same form for all subject pronouns

lighthouse

• the negative form of can is can’t (cannot) • after can we use the verb without to P hot oc o p y me!


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Vocabulary 1 Computer games

3 Complete the text with the words in the box.

fitness quiz racing simulation strategy

1 Find 12 types of computer game in the wordsquare.

action adventure dancing fitness puzzle quiz racing reference role play simulation strategy trivia S

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2 Write the computer game words in the box next to the definitions.

adventure dancing puzzle racing role-play trivia You move to music.

dancing

1 You go through labyrinths and solve problems.

p

I like playing computer games with my family. racing games, especially We love ( 1) games with fast cars. I like to do exercise with my sis ter and my mum. We often play (2) f games together. My dad likes (3) q games - he likes answering all the questions. I don’t really like solitary games. I don’t like (4) s games for example - I don’t want to be a war general! Sometimes I play (5) s games, like SimCity .

2 You answer questions about lots of different subjects. t

3 You are in a competition to see who is the fastest. r

4 You pretend to be a different character.

r


1 How often do you play computer games?

5 There’s a story. You have to collect things or solve puzzles. It’s like a journey. a

I play computer games

.

2 What type of computer games do you like? I like

.

3 Do you usually play with friends or alone? I usually play

.

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Grammar 1 was / were

there was / there were

affirmative

negative

affirmative

negative

I was You were He / She / It was We / You / They were

I wasn’t You weren’t He / She / It wasn’t We / You / They weren’t

there was there were

there wasn’t there weren’t

4 Read the text and circle the correct words.


Last Saturday (1) there was / there wasn’t a new games console in the shops. (2) There was / There wasn’t a lot of space because about 100 other people were outside the shop, too! (3) There were / There weren’t lots of notices on the shop windows: New Console available today! (4) There was / T here wasn’t something wrong. (5) There were / There weren’t any consoles!

I was / were at my friend’s house yesterday. 1 We was / were tired after school. 2 Emma was / were at the cinema with Tim. 3 They was / were proud of their work. 4 You was / were on your bike on Saturday. 2 Complete the sentences with wasn’t or weren’t .

The game is not popular. The game

wasn’t

popular.

1 We aren’t interested in computer games. We

interested in computer games

2 They aren’t excited by action games. They

questions

short answers

Was there ...?

Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t. Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.

Were there ...?

excited by action games .

3 I’m not bored with games. I

bored with games.

5 Complete the questions with Was there or Were there. Then look at the picture of life in 1972 and circle the correct answers.

4 Mum isn’t pleased with me. Mum

Were there

pleased with me.

questions

short answers

Was I ... ? Were you ... ?

Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. Yes, you were. No, you weren’t. Yes, he / she / it was. No, he / she / it wasn’t. Yes, we / they were. No, we / they weren’t.

Was he / she / it ... ? Were we / they ... ?

any books?

Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t. 1

a computer?

Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t. 2

any mobile phones?

Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t. 3

a radio?

Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t. 4

a games console?

Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t. 3 Circle the short answers that are true for you.

1 Were you interested in games last year? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. 2 Was your English lesson easy last week? Yes, it was. / No, it wasn’t. 3 Were you busy last weekend? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t. P hot oc o p y me!


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Vocabulary 2 TV programmes



adverts cartoon chat show game show music programme the news sports programme weather forecast

chat show comedy documentary drama soap opera sports programme

This week’s highlights For art history lovers, there’s a great (1)

documentary about art in the 1900s.

Art Nouveau is on Wednesday night.

cartoon

1

c

s

There’s live coverage of the UEFA semifinals on Channel 2’s (2) Match . For anyone who doesn’t like sport, there’s a (3)

w

2

f

3 g

s

. This week

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie speak to host, Jules Collins. As usual, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it’s the popular (4)

n

t

4

5

s

p

,

Albert Street . Does Kim love Andy, or not? There’s a more serious (5) on Thursday. It’s a story about a family who lived during the Second World War.

a

6

7

p

m

If you need a laugh, then watch Channel 3’s new (6)

2 Write the TV programme words in the box next to the definitions.

My life!

It’s very funny.

comedy documentary reality show soap opera the news It tells us what’s happening in the world.

the

news


1 What is your favourite type of TV programme?

1 At first the people on the programme aren’t

My favourite type of TV programme is

famous. Every week one person leaves the programme. r

s

2 How often do you watch documentaries?

2 It’s a long story about everyday life. It is 3

usually on TV every day. s It’s funny. c

o

be about history, nature or famous people.

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I watch documentaries

3 Which is the best music programme on TV? on TV.

4 Which soap operas do you watch? I watch

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is the best music programme

4 It tells us about interesting things. It can

d

.


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Grammar 2 Past simple affirmative: regular verbs


discovered finished helped lived phoned worked

regular verbs

watch finish play

watched finished played

like create study

liked created studied

1 Complete the table with the past simple form of the verbs. present simple

past simple

create watch study play finish like

(1) created (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

Last year, four friends – Scott, Amy, Jo

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

and Tom – were bored. There was nothing to do. One evening, they (1)

cook finish listen live play stay My dad

played

old building in Medina Park. Nobody (2) in it. Amy (3)

the saxophone when he was

1 The documentary

can, can we use it?’ The council agreed.

at ten o’clock last

night.

2 When she was a student, our teacher

very hard.

The council (5)

them. They

the work at the end of the

summer.

to the radio a lot

when they were younger.

5 Jo

The friends (4) (6)

in London for a year.

3 My grandparents

the town

council and asked, ‘Can we repair it? If we

a teenager.

4 We

discovered an

The building is now a great new youth

in a villa last summer.

centre.

a delicious dinner last night.


I help my grandmother yesterday. 1 We tidyed the house last weekend. 2 They starting school at 8 o’clock. 3 Liam and Mark studied a lot last year. 4 He watcheds football on TV last night. 5 You loved cartoons when you were little.

5 Match questions 1–4 with answers a–d.

1 What did you do yesterday? 2 When did you finish your English homework? 3 Where did you and your family live in 2005? 4 What did you watch on TV last night? a b c d

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I finished my English homework at six o’clock. I watched an American comedy. I played football with my friends yesterday. We lived in our house.


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Reading

Writing

1 Read Kim’s TV review. What two programmes did she watch last night?

3 Look at the notes about Glee.

l e e T V pr o g ra m m e : G O pi ni o n: g re at i c c l ub A bout : s c ho ol , m us r : W i l l F av our i te c har ac te c om pe t i t i on c i s u m a ut o ab : y r i ht ’s s to L as t n g c m us i c T h e re w a s : f an t a s t i m e s how A l s o w at c he d : a g a 4 Now complete this TV review with the words and phrases in the box.

game show Glee good story great songs musical original

Last night I watched... Last night I watched an episo de of Gossip Girl. It’s an American teen drama programme. It was on at 9pm. I enjoyed this programme because there was a lot of drama. Gossip Girl was great last night. There was a good s tory about two characters called Chuck and Nate. They went to visit Serena. My favourite character is Chuck. On the programme there is also some fantastic music and the characters wear great clothes! Last night I also watched the so ap opera Beverly Hills 90210. 2 Read Kim’s TV review in exercise 1 again and circle T (true) or F (false).

1 2 3 4 5

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Gossip Girl is a quiz show. It was on at 8pm. Kim liked the programme because it was funny. Her favourite character is Chuck. Last night, Chuck and Nate had a party. She also watched Beverly Hills 90210.

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T F T F T T T T

F F F F

Last night I watched.. . Last night I watched (1 ) Glee . It’s an American (2) comedy programme. It was on at 6pm. I enjoyed this programme because it was very (3) and funny. It was also interesting because the characters sang (4) and danced very well! Last night, there was a (5) about Will, the teacher! I also watched a (6) .


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Study guide Grammar

Vocabulary

was / were • we use was / were to describe situations in the past

The Pokémon game was Japanese. They were in the French class at 9.30am.

Computer games action adventure dancing

• we use was with I / he / she / it , and were with you / we / they

fitness

was / were : questions and short answers

quiz


role-play

puzzle racing simulation

You were tired yesterday. Were you tired yesterday? Yes, I was. / No, I wasn’t.

strategy trivia

Past simple affirmative: regular verbs

TV programmes

• we use the past simple to describe finished actions or situations in the past

cartoon

I listened to the radio. We watched a documentary last night.

advert chat show comedy

• the form is the same for all subject pronouns

documentary

• we add -(e)d to make the past simple of regular verbs

drama

Past simple affi rmative spelling rules • for most verbs, add -ed : help – helped

film game show music programme reality show soap opera

• for verbs that end in -e, add -d : love – lov ed • for verbs that end in consonant + -y , change to consonant + -i and add -ed : tidy – tid ied

sports programme the news weather forecast

• for verbs that end in vowel + consonant, add -ed : visit – visit ed • for verbs that end in stressed vowel + consonant (except -w, -x or -y ), double the final consonant and add -ed : stop – stop ped permit - permit ted

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Vocabulary 1 Instruments and musicians


1 Read the clues and complete the puzzle.

bass choir drums guitarist piano singer

bass player choir conductor drummer guitarist orchestra pianist singer

I listened to a Spanish classical guitarist on the radio. He was fantastic.

1 My p

1

S I N G E 5 D R

2

3

O

4

C

C

has got 88 black and white keys.

2 My brother plays the d

. He likes hitting

them!

D

3 He doesn’t play classical guitar. He plays

b

guitar in a rock band.

4 I’m a s instruments.

6

P

in a band. I don’t play any

5 Jen and I sing in a c

7

B

with 30 other

people. 4 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.

8

G

Down 1 This person sings. 2 This group of people play classical music together. 3 This group of people sing together. 6 This person plays the piano. Across 4 This person controls a large group of musicians. 5 This person plays the drums. 7 This person plays the bass guitar. 8 This person plays the guitar.

1 2 3 4 5

Are you in a choir? Can you play a musical instrument? What is your favourite type of music? Who are your favourite singers? Do you like classical music?

a) My favourite type of music is rock. b) Yes, I do. c) No, I’m not. d) Yes, I can. e) My favourite singers are Adele and Tinie Tempah.

2 Match types of music 1–4 with a–d.

1 2 3 4

country rock classical pop

b

a) guitar and keyboards b) guitar c) conductor d) guitar, bass, keyboards and drums 47

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Grammar 1 Past simple: affirmative and negative


The band didn’t start the concert before 11pm.

affirmative

I / You / He / She / It / You / We / They I / You / He / She / It / You / We / They

performed / played / finished went / became / had

1 I didn’t study music last term. 2 Mum went to work last week. 3 Cassie and Jen didn’t watch the film yesterday evening.

negative

I / You / He / She / It / You / We / They I / You / He / She / It / You / We / They

didn’t perform / didn’t play / didn’t finish didn’t go / didn’t become / didn’t have


1 2 3 4 5

The orchestra performd / performed last Saturday. Grandad goed / went to school in 1950. I became / becomed interested in rap six months ago. Lucy haved / had piano lessons a year ago. The vocalist wore / did wear unusual clothes. We played / playd our CDs last night.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

began bought had listened performed went

The concert

1 We

be gan

N

4 We didn’t buy any CDs at the weekend. 5 Maria wore a uniform when she went to school. 4 Match sentence beginnings 1–7 with endings a–g.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

d

Usher started singing He didn’t go to university He joined an R&B group called He competed in a TV talent He became famous in 1997 with He won his first GRAMMY award in He recorded the Raymond v. Raymond album

a) his album My Way . b) NuBeginnings in 1987. c) in 2010. d) in a church choir at the age of nine. e) 2001. f) when he left school. g) show in 1991.

at 8pm.

the tickets online.

2 Harry and Olivia

to a music festival

yesterday.

3 The pianist 4 Tina 5 I

at the concert. a lot of homework last week.

to some music last night. 5 Tick ( ✔ ) the sentences that are true for you.

1 2 3 4 5 6 P hot oc o p y me!

I didn’t have pasta for lunch yesterday. I went swimming last weekend. I didn’t buy anything yesterday. I became interested in surfing last year. I didn’t go to this school when I was ten. I began playing the guitar a few years ago.


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Vocabulary 2 Adjectives of opinion

3 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the box.

1 Find 13 adjectives of opinion in the wordsquare.

amazing annoying boring fantastic great lively loud original quiet rubbish surprising terrible unusual

annoying fantastic lively loud original quiet rubbish Jessie J is a great performer. She’s really

lively S

P

O

W

L

I

V

E

L

Y

L

U

N

U

S

U

A

L

G

N

T

E

R

R

I

B

L

E

R

L

L

T

E

P

I

Q

U

I

E

T

O

Q

B

O

R

I

N

G

A

V

U

A

M

A

Z

I

N

G

T

A

D

F

A

N

T

A

S

T

I

C

G

A

N

R

U

B

B

I

S

H

O

R

I

G

I

N

A

L

N

Z

S

B

A

N

N

O

Y

I

N

G

2

3 4

5 6

1 Björk is fantastic. Her music is very o

I don’t like his voice. His songs are terrible / amazing . This music is really lively / rubbish. I want to dance all night! My brother is really unusual / annoying . He always uses the computer when I want to use it. I think rap music is fantastic / boring . I hate it, so I never listen to it. My uncle remembered my birthday. It was surprising / rubbish because he usually forgets. We listen to loud / quiet music in my yoga class. It helps us to relax. She’s got a very amazing / unusual voice. Nobody sings like her.

2 My parents think my music is very l 3 Livvy’s got a really q

voice when she

talks. I can’t hear her.

4 I don’t like this new album. In fact, it’s

r

!

5 I don’t want to practise the piano every day. It’s a

. I prefer meeting my friends.

6 The Beatles were a

f

band. I love their

4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use some of the words in the box.

1 I think jazz music is 2 My best friend is 3 Small children are 4 The internet is P hot oc o p y me!

.

Mum says it hurts her ears!

amazing annoying boring fantastic great lively loud original quiet rubbish surprising terrible unusual

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.

Nobody sounds like her.

songs.


1

on stage. She’s always moving.


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Grammar 2 Past simple: questions and short answers


Did you visit Cambridge last month? Yes, we visited. 1 They did buy some music in town yesterday? Yes, they did. 2 Did I send you an email? Yes, you did. 3 Wanted you to talk to me? Yes, I did. 4 Did Rob like the CD? No, he don’t. 5 Did you go to France in 2010? Yes, I did. 6 Did you to watch a film last night? No, I didn’t.

questions and short answers

Did I / you / he / she / it / we / they watch? Yes, I / you / he / she / it / we / they did. No, I / you / he / she / it / we / they didn’t. 1 Circle the correct words.

1 2 3 4 5

Did you go / went to the cinema yesterday? Did Poppy listened / listen to music in class yesterday? Did George know / knew Sally a year ago? Did they had / have a good weekend? Did you buy / bought the new album? Did we gave / give Mum this CD last year?

2 Complete the short answers with did or didn’t .


buy come like listen

Did you go to the cinema last week?

Josh What music are you listening to, Dad? It’s

No, I didn’t .

amazing!

1 Did you do your homework before dinner. Yes, we

Dad Nirvana. They were my favourite band

.

when I was at university.

2 Did Sarah meet her friends this morning? No, she .

from?

Josh When did you (3)

school?

this album?

Dad In 1991.

.

Josh What about Mum? Did she (4)

5 Did they have lunch in a restaurant? Yes, they

Josh Where did they (2) Dad Seattle, in the USA.

4 Did Callum learn a musical instrument at No, he

to them a lot?

Dad Yes, I did.

3 Did you listen to any music yesterday? Yes, I

listen

Josh Did you (1)

.

them, too?

.

Dad Yes, she did. She was a real fan. 3 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.

1 2 3 4 5

What instrument did you play? Where did you and your friends go? When did you go to the park? Where did Jack live? When did Marley buy that dress?

e

a) She bought it last weekend. b) He lived in Glasgow. c) We went to the sports centre. d) We went to the park yesterday. e) I played the guitar. P hot oc o p y me!


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Reading

Writing

1 Read the profile. How old was Shakira when she won a GRAMMY award?

3 Look at the notes about Lady Gaga.

e r, e n t e r ta i n e r g n i s – a g a y G d a : L e m a N : A m e r i c a n N a t i o nal i t y 0 0 8 F i r s t a l b um : T h e F a m e , 2 a m e B a l l T o u r F i r s t T o u r : 2 0 1 0 – T he F

4 Now complete this profile with the phrases in the box.

singer and entertainer in 2008 New York City in 1986 went on her first solo tour won a GRAMMY award

Shakira: singer and dancer Shakira is a famous Colombian singer and dancer. I think her songs are great and she is a fantastic dancer. Shakira was born in Colombia in 1977. When she was 24, she made her first English album. In 2007, Shakira recorded two albums and she went on tour. Three years later one of her songs became the theme song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup TM . She won a GRAMMY award for ‘Best Latin rock / alternative album’ when she was 28 years old. She is an ambassador for UNICEF. Marta, age 13 2 Read the profile in exercise 1 again and circle the correct words.

1 2 3 4 5

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Marta thinks Shakira’ s music is great / terrible. She was born in Colombia / Miami. She recorded her first English album when she was 23 / 24. One of her songs became the theme song for the FIFA World CupTM / Olympics. She won a MTV / GRAMMY award. She’s an ambassador for UNICEF / Oxfam.

P hot oc o p y me!

Lady Gaga: singer and entertainer Lady Gaga is a famous American (1) singer and entertainer . I think her songs are great. Lady Gaga was born in (2) . She had her first hit album The Fame (3) . In 2010 she (4) called The Fame Ball Tour. In that same year The Fame (5) for ‘Best Electronic / Dance album’.


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8

Study guide Grammar Past simple: affi rmative • we use the same past tense form for all subject pronouns

Vocabulary Instruments and musicians bass

• the regular past ending is -ed

bass player

• many verbs are irregular

choir

Past simple: negative • we use didn’t (did not) + infinitive without to for all subject pronouns

We didn’t have MP3 players.

conductor drummer drums guitar guitarist

Past simple: questions and short answers

keyboard player


orchestra

keyboards pianist

They bought CDs. Did they buy old records?

piano

• we don’t repeat the verb in short answers

Did you go to the concert? Yes, I did . / No, I didn’t .

singer vocals

Adjectives of opinion amazing annoying boring catchy great lively loud original quiet rubbish surprising terrible traditional unusual

P hot oc o p y me!


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Vocabulary 1 Celebrations


cards presents songs special food house

1 Match verbs 1–10 with nouns a–j.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

a) songs b) relatives c) to church d) fun e) special food f) street parades g) a party h) the house i) fireworks j) presents

have decorate eat watch go have sing visit give watch

Christmas is great! At the beginning of December, we decorate the (1)

house

(2) c

. It looks fantastic! I send

to my friends and family.

On Christmas morning, we give (3) p to each other. Last year my parents bought me a bike! For lunch we eat (4)

2 Label the pictures with the phrases in the box.

s

f

, like

roast turkey and Christmas pudding. In the

decorate the house eat special food give presents go to church have fun have a party send cards sing songs visit relatives watch fireworks watch street parades wear a costume

afternoon we often play games or watch TV, but we also sing (5) s

called carols.


1 2 3 4 5

have fun

s

1

d

4

w

5

h

6

e

7

s

8

g

9

v

10

w

11

w

P hot oc o p y me!

e

2 g

3

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When does your family eat special food? When do your parents give you presents? Do you like watching street parades? When do you watch fireworks? Who do you send birthday cards to?

a) We usually watch fireworks on New Year’s Eve. b) They give me presents on my birthday and at Christmas. c) I send birthday cards to my friends. d) Yes, I do. I love watching street parades. e) We eat special food on birthdays and at Christmas.


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Grammar 1 be going to

questions

short answers

Am I going to ...?

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

affirmative

’m going to ... ’re going to ... ’s going to ... ’re going to ...

I You He / She / It We / You / They negative

’m not going to ... aren’t going to ... isn’t going to ... aren’t going to ...

I You He / She / It We / You / They

1 Circle the correct forms of be.

They ’s / ’re going to have a party. 1 I ’m / ’s going to send cards this year. 2 Mum ’s / ’re going to decorate the house for Christmas. 3 You ’s / ’re going to have fun! 4 It ’s / ’m going to be a nice day.

2 Read the list below. Then complete the sentences with the words in the box.

is isn’t isn’t ’m ’re

k e t s ( E l l i ot ) Monda y : s e l l t i c ( me ), c hoos e s ome mus i c D J T ue s da y : phone l , T om ) ( me , Hol y i ht ) r s K n g M ( s k r o w e r i f y W e dne s da y : bu i n g f or f ood and dr i nk opp T hur s da y : g o s h i s s Mar t i n ) M h t i w k r a l C r ( M ve r y bod y )! e l ( l a l h o o h c s e t h F r i da y : de c or at e ! S at ur da y : par t y hal l ! S unda y : t i d y t he

Are you going to ...? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Is he / she / it Yes, he / she / it is. going to ...? No, he / she / it isn’t. Are we / you / they Yes, we / you / they are. going to ...? No, we / you / they aren’t. 3 Match questions 1–4 with short answers a–d.

1 2 3 4

Is Tom going to phone the DJ? Am I going to buy the fireworks? Is Holly going to go shopping for food? Are we going to tidy the hall on Sunday?

a) No, you aren’t b) No, she isn’t. c) No, he isn’t. d) Yes, we are.

Object pronouns 4 Circle the correct words.

My grandparents live in Scotland. We visit they / them every summer. 1 My cousin is five. I play games with her / them. 2 My parents are taking I / me to the cinema. 3 I like dancing. I really enjoy me / it. 4 You’re great. I like you / her a lot. 5 Complete the text with the words in the box.

her him it us

It’s Halloween on Saturday and we’re going to have a party to celebrate (1)

it

also my sister Lucy’s birthday, so the party is for (2)

, too. Dad’s at the shop at the

moment and Lucy is helping (3)

Tom

isn’t

1 Elliot

going to sell tickets. going to sell tickets.

2 I

. It’s

.

Lucy and I like cooking and Mum wants (4)

to help prepare the food.

going to phone the DJ.

3 Mr Clark 4 We

going to buy fireworks. going to decorate the school hall

on Friday. P hot oc o p y me!


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Vocabulary 2 Adverbs 1 Complete the table with the adverbs. adjectives

adverbs

nice proud dangerous easy good quick healthy loud bad hard regular happy

(1) nicely (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12)


6 He’s driving dangerously / well.

7 They’re dancing easily / happily.

8 She’s painting nicely / quickly.

9 They’re working loudly / hard.


badly proudly quickly regularly well I cycled

quickly

to school because I was late.

1 My parents do exercise r She’s smiling regularly / proudly.

1 We eat healthily / quickly.

because they

are healthy.

2 The singer sang b

. It was a terrible

concert.

3 The dancers in the street parade were great. They performed really w

.

4 My grandma has a large family photo on her wall. She looks at it p

every day.

2 They won the match 3 She fell dangerously / easily. nicely / badly. 4 Complete the answers so they are true for you.

1 When do you sing loudly? I sing loudly

.

2 What do you do well? I

well.

3 When do you work hard? 4 He cycled well / regularly.

5 They’re running badly / quickly.

I work hard

4 What homework can you do easily? I can do

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.


easily.

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9

Grammar 2 Present continuous for future plans


affirmative and negative

I You He / She / It We / You / They

1

am / am not working. are / aren’t working. is / isn’t working. are / aren’t working.

2 3 4 5

1 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.

are playing is wearing isn’t travelling ’m not watching ’re decorating


I ‘m not watching the street parade later.

1 Claire

are you doing ’m doing ’s cleaning ’m going to

her favourite dress to

the party tomorrow.

2 We

Is we performing in Newport next Saturday? Grandma is coming to my house on Tuesday. Ethan having a party on Saturday. Are we leave the theatre at 10.00? The train is arrive at 9.30. Are you collecting us after the show?

Dan Hi Tim! Do you want to play basketball

tennis with Kieran and

after school today?

Luke this afternoon.

3 Dad

to Paris by train next week.

Tim I can’t. I’ve got art club.

4 You

your house on Saturday.

Dan OK. What (1)

after school

tomorrow?

questions and short answers

Am I working ? Are you working ? Is he / she / it working ? Are we / you / they working ?

are you doing

Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isn’t. Yes, we / you / they are. No, we / you / they aren’t.

Tim I’m helping my sister. She (2)

her car. I

(3)

help her!

Dan I forgot. I’m also busy tomorrow. I (4)

my science project.

Tim Is Sunday OK with you? 2 Match questions 1–4 with answers a–d.

1 What are you doing on Saturday afternoon? 2 What are Polly and Jen doing on Friday? 3 Are you visiting your grandad at the weekend? 4 How are you travelling to Manchester?

Dan Yes, great!

b

a) I’m travelling by train. b) We’re going to a football match. c) They’re going to the cinema. d) Yes, I am. We’re seeing him on Sunday.

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Reading

Writing

1 Read the invitation. What are James and Polly celebrating on Saturday?

3 Look at the notes about the party.

C hr i s t mas pa r t y mbe r D at e : 21s t D e c e i ht o’ c l oc k T i me : e g ui l di n g s B r e w o T , a 2 t a l Addr e s s : F C l ot he s : r e d ro m s c hool Gue s t s : f r i e nds f dr i nk and mus i c g t o Br i n g : s ome t hi n 4 Now complete this invitation with the phrases in the box.

a Christmas party eight o’clock in the evening dance red Saturday 21st December something to drink and some music

Hi there,

Hi there,

We’re having (1) a Christmas party – we

It’s Mum’s birthday on 6th August and we’re having a party to celebrate – we hope you can come!

hope you can come!

The party is at our house (12 Apple Close) in Bristol, on Saturday. It starts at seven o’clock in the evening. We’re going to have a barbecue. After that, we’re going to light a bonfire. All our cousins from Cornwall are coming, too. It’s going to be a lot of fun!

The party is at our house (Flat 2a,

Write back soon,

(4)

James and Polly

Please wear something (5)

P.S. It’s a surprise so please don’t tell Mum!

And please bring (6)

Tower Buildings) in London, on (2)

. It starts at

(3)

. We’re going to have

some great party food. We’re going to

Write back soon, Sasha and Ned

2 Read the invitation in exercise 1 again and circle T (true) or F (false).

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They’re having a barbecue on 6th August. It’s their dad’s birthday. It’s going to be in Bristol. The party starts at seven o’clock. They aren’t going to light a bonfire. Their cousins are going to come. P hot oc o p y me!

T T T T T T

F F F F F F


to great music! ! !

pulse basics

UNIT

9

Study guide Grammar

Vocabulary

be going to : affi rmative • we use be going to to talk about plans or intentions in the future

I’m going to watch a film. You’re going to eat special food. She’s going to have fun.

Celebrations decorate the house eat special food give presents

• the form is subject + be + going to + verb

go to church have a party

be going to : negative

have fun

• we use not to form the negative

send cards

I’m not (am not) going to send a card. He isn’t (is not) going to decorate the house. They aren’t (are not) going to visit us.

be going to : questions and short answers • the word order is different in questions

she

him

her

wear a costume

easily happily

it

we

you

they

it

us

you

them

object pronouns

me you

watch street parades

dangerously

subject pronouns

he

watch fireworks

badly

Object pronouns you

visit relatives

Adverbs

You are going to give a present. Are you going to give a present?

I

sing songs

hard healthily loudly

• we always use a subject or object pronoun

nicely

• the words he / him are for a man

quickly

• the words she / her are for a woman

regularly

• the words they / them are for men, women, animals and objects

well

My brother is called John. I see him every day. Jenny eats apples every day. She loves them!

Present continuous for future plans • we use the present continuous to talk about specific plans in the near future • we usually use a future time expression

When are they leaving? They are leaving tonight .

P hot oc o p y me!


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answer key Starter unit

Vocabulary

5

Vocabulary

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

grandma dad mum aunt uncle sister brother cousin cousin

3

4

1 2 3 4 5

These That This That These those

1 2 3 4 5

He We It I you

1 2 3 4 5

Our Their Its her my His

3

1 2 3 4

February March April May June July August September October November December

T

U

K G

R

E

Y

E

I

Grammar

L

I

P

S O

L

C

D B

S

1

S H O R T T E A R H

3 4

5

1 2 3 4

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

I’m You’re He’s She’s It’s We’re You’re They’re

1 2 3 4 5 6

’s are ’s ’re ’re ’re

Is Are Am Is

1 2 3 4

No, they aren’t. Yes, he is. No, it isn’t. Yes, you are.

1

2 3

4

Jordan’s Maria’s rabbit’s parents’

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ruler pencil pen schoolbag rubber pencil sharpener pencil case

Where Welcome name My from Good

A

I

R

I

S

K

L

C

K W R

I

N

O O

M O U L O T A L O P

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4

short dark fair short curly tall slim short long straight tall beard eyebrows moustache slim fair wavy

Students’ own answers.

Grammar 1

1

2 3 4


5

P hot oc o p y me!

R W F

B E A R S O T U R S

1 d 2 a 3 c 4 b 1 2 3 4 5 6

I

B E A R D C E R E Y

1 A 2 N 3 A 4 A 1 2 3 4

L

M T C U R L Y H S L

Vocabulary

Tuesday 16th 22nd 31st

M O A V E R A G E S U

2

Grammar

4

1

L

a 4 b 3 c 1 d 5 e 2 f 7 g 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Vocabulary 1 Y

Vocabulary

1 2

Poland Japanese Chinese Australia English British Canadian

L O N G R W A V

Grammar

2

1 2 3 4 5

Unit 1

1 2 3 4 5

hasn’t ’ve haven’t ’ve haven’t

1 A 2 N 3 A 4 N 5 A 1 b 2 e 3 a 4 c 5 d 1 2 3 4 5

you got they got he got you got you got

1 2 3 4

No, he hasn’t. Yes, they have. No, I haven’t. Yes, she has.


answer key Unit 2

Vocabulary 2

1

2

3

4

1 2 3 4 5

leg head foot hand arm

1 2 3 4 5

neck fingers legs tooth wings

1 2 3 4 5

horns wings tail hands head

1

2


2 3

4

1 2 3 4 5 6

What Where When How old Who Why

3

1 e 2 c 3 f 4 g 5 b 6 a 7 d 1 2 3 4

Where Who How old How many

1 2 3 4 5 6

What Where How old When What How many

1

2

She can fly and control the weather. 1 T 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T

Writing

4

4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

strong blue fly athletic brown can’t climb

3 4

5

P hot oc o p y me!

C

H M

E N

G

L

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P

A

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C

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1 2 3 4

French citizenship Art science

1 2 3 4 5

history maths PE drama ICT

A O

E L

O

Y

2 3

sings loves plays teaches studies misses has

1 2 3 4

teaches study have finish

1 A 2 N 3 A 4 N 1 2 3 4 5

goes swimming don’t like doesn’t think don’t play has got

1 2 3 4 5 6

go finishes plays sing don’t go travel


have a shower have lunch do sport meet friends go to bed

1 d 2 a 3 f 4 e 5 b 6 c 2 go to bed 3 don’t tidy my room 4 get up 1 2 3 4

5

1 b 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 c

get up have breakfast get dressed watch TV

Grammar 2

1

2 3

1 2 3 4

Does Does Does Do

1 c 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d 1 2 3 4

work in a café? live together? leave at 9.30? go to bed early?

4

1 2 3 4 5

Yes, I do. No, they don’t. Yes, I do. No, she doesn’t. Yes, I do.

5

1 2 3 4 5 6

Do do don’t Do do don’t


1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 2 3 4 5

4

1 ✔ 2 ✘ 3 ✔ 4 ✘ 5 ✔

Grammar 1

Reading

1 2

1

Vocabulary 1

Grammar 2

1

Vocabulary 2

Reading

1 2

Emily 1 F 2 F 3 F 4 F

Writing

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Tilly Jones Tennis Academy 4pm every day on Saturdays a shower our homework home

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answer key Unit 3

Vocabulary 2

Vocabulary 1

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

judo horse-riding yoga mountain biking surfing athletics swimming

1 2 3 4 5

play goes do do plays

3

1 2 3 4

athletics roller-skating gymnastics surfing

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

go go go do go do do

2

5

2

3 4

5

often sometimes rarely never always

1 2 3 4 5 6

never does rarely watches are sometimes often play usually go are always

2

1 2 3 4 5

ride throw score jump hit

1 2 3 4

lift dive kick skate

4

1

2 3

lifts jumps dives score catches ski rides

doing going watching getting up wearing

1 2 3 4 5

Where Am Do Have When

1 f 2 a 3 d 4 e 5 c 6 b 1 2 3 4 5

Do do you a lot of sport? ✔ When you have got PE at school? ✔ When you do exercise?

4

1 2 3 4

are the Are the players have we got he do

5

1 2 3 4 5 6

When Where Do What When Do

1 b 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 c 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Grammar 2


1 2 3 4 5

run ride jump throw catch hit score kick lift ski dive skate

3

Grammar 1

1

1

Reading

1 2


basketball 1 week 2 Twelve 3 football

Writing

4

61

P hot oc o p y me!

1 2 3 4 5 6

John Webber once a week football Four volleyball Fourteen

Unit 4 Vocabulary 1

1

1

T

R

A

I

I

R

T

N

E

R

2

S H

S 3

S

H

4

B O O T S

5

I

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6

R

J

T 10

C A

A

C

K

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T

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T 7

S

O

11

E

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12

T R O U S E

R S

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E

J E

A N

8

C O

K

9

S H

A

O

T

E S

S S

2 3

1 dress socks 2 jumper boots 3 trainers jacket Students’ own answers.

Grammar 1

1

1 2 3 4

’s ’re ’re ’m

2

1 2 3 4 5

is isn’t are is is

3 4 5

1 A 2 N 3 A 4 N 1 c 2 b 3 e 4 a 5 d 1 2 3 4

Are you calling I’m sitting isn’t sharing are cleaning

Vocabulary 2

1

C H E E R F U L U U J A


U A Q U C U E O N C E D

L N U L O R A L F H A V

S I F R N Y J Z R I L E

E C R R F C U P I N O N

L E I E I L Y R E R U T

F E E Q D E S O N L S U

I L N U E V N U D E L R

S Y D I N E I D L C A O

H A L E T R C P Y L Z U

S H Y T F N F U N N Y S

answer key 2

3

4

Unit 5

1 2 3 4 5

proud jealous funny lazy clever

1 2 3 4 5 6

nice selfish confident unfriendly shy friendly

Vocabulary 1

1

2 3

4

5

shopping centre swimming pool gym café park bowling alley skate park football stadium cinema restaurant library

2

1 2 3 4

football stadium restaurant shopping centre library

3

1 2 3 4 5

swimming pool café sports centre gym cinema

1 2 3 4 5

skate park sports centre swimming pool football stadium cinema


Grammar 2

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 2 3 4 5

’s wearing travel Do you watch ’m looking are they going

1 PC 2 PS 3 PS 4 PC 5 PC 1 2 3 4 5

is buying Do you meet ’m not shopping wear Is Pippa doing

4

✔ Ellis isn’t wearing jeans every day. I buy some clothes now. My mum doesn’t use the computer right now. 5 ✔

Grammar 1

1

1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 C 6 U 7 U 8 C 9 U 10 C


2

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 3 4

Reading

1 2

1 his teammate Juan Mata 1 football shirt 2 serious 3 grey

3

Writing

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Great Britain tracksuit gold medal water serious trousers dress cheerful

4

5

P hot oc o p y me!

some isn’t a an any are

1 There are some fruit for you. 2 There aren’t some places for us to skate. 3 There is some park here. 4 There isn’t any people in the pool. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

are a an a some isn’t any isn’t are

Vocabulary 2

1

P

O

T

A

T

E

R

F

I

S H

A

I

U

B S

J

H

A M O

S

C

H

I

C

K

E

N H

R

S

E C

S

J

M

I

L

K

A

A

N E

C

R

I

S

P

S N

L

U

J

U

I

C

E

O N G

A

T

O

I

H

E

T

Y

A

E

D

S

N

T

C

H

E

E

S

E

Y O G H U R

T

P O A

2

1 2 3 4 5

Chicken cheese Oranges biscuits Nuts

3

1 2 3 4 5 6

Rice fish salad crisps peas yoghurt

4

O

E

S

E

S

C A

K

E

1 d 2 c 3 a 4 e 5 b

Grammar 2

1

1 2 3 4 5 6

Are Is Is Is Are Is

2

1 2 3 4 5

Is there Are there Is there Are there Is there

3 4

5

Students’ own answers. 1 2 3 4

many much many much

1 2 3 4

How many How much How many How many



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answer key 4

Reading

1 2

orange juice 1 b 2 e 3 d 4a 5 c

Writing

4

1 2 3 4 5 6

wash Cut heat Add mix cook

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

M

C

A

2

3

4

lamp wardrobe fridge bed chair desk cupboard cooker armchair shelves mirror toilet sink bath table

1 2 3 4 5

wardrobe shelves sofa sink table

1 2 3 4

mirror cupboards cooker armchair

8

3

T

7

L O

G

Y O

E 6

I C

F

A

I

N

S T

V

T

M

E

E

A

H

H

L

N

O

9

T

O

U

E

M

N

E

B

S

A A

H O T

R

T

M

1 2 3 4 5

tent mobile home caravan villa farm

3

1 2 3 4

hotel youth hostel barge castle

E

N

T

2

1 e 2 f 3 d 4 g 5 a 6 c 7 b easier faster more comfortable more popular longer

3

4 5

1 cheaper 2 more expensive 3 older

1


1 2 3 4

can’t mustn’t Can can’t

1 2 3 4 5

can can’t can can’t / mustn’t mustn’t

1 2 3 4

can’t phone must show mustn’t use can do

P hot oc o p y me!

more interesting go swimming it’s more comfortable in the disco as exciting as beach activities are more boring than

S A D V E N T U R E

T I A G D C R R A N

R A T S O Q M F L A U I C O L T G T I V I O D N N C Z N I D

1 2 3 4 5

puzzle trivia racing role play adventure

3

1 2 3 4 5

racing fitness quiz strategy simulation

4

E T U E T A A T Z R

G N Q I P N T R T A


Grammar 1

1

1 2 3 4

were was were were

2

1 2 3 4

weren’t weren’t wasn’t wasn’t

1 d 2 c 3 b 4 a Students’ own answers.

1 2 3 4 5 6

2

3

63

it’s more interesting than the beach in different places water sports the mountains

Vocabulary 1

Grammar 2

1

1 2 3 4

Unit 7

E L

2

4

O

B B

T 5H

L

G 12

U

R

10

A P

L

4

H

L 11

3

A

L


1 2 3 4 5

V

I

Grammar 1

1 2

S

A

Vocabulary 1

4

1 2

water sports

Writing

1

Unit 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1 2

Vocabulary 2

R

1

Reading

under in on between in front of opposite next to



Y P U Z Z L E I N C

I V A U S Z A S O I

D A N C I N G Y S N

R E F E R E N C E G

answer key 4

5

1 2 3 4 5

there was There wasn’t There were There was There weren’t

1 2 3 4

Was there, No, there wasn’t. Were there, No, there weren’t. Was there, Yes, there was. Was there, No, there wasn’t.

Vocabulary 2

1

2

3

4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

chat show weather forecast game show the news sports programme adverts music programme

1 2 3 4

reality show soap opera comedy documentary

1 2 3 4 5 6

documentary sports programme chat show soap opera drama comedy

4

5

1 2 3 4 5 6

2

3

1 2 3 4 5

finished lived listened stayed cooked

1 2 3 4 5

tidyed starting ✔ watcheds ✔

4

1 2 3 4 5 6

Glee musical original great songs good story game show

Unit 8 1

2

N

4

G

C O N D U C T O R

E

D R U M M E R

R 6

R

I

P

A S S P L A

Y E R

N I 8G

U

I

T

A

R

I

S

T

T

2 3

4

4

piano drums bass singer choir

1

1 2 3 4 5

went became had wore played

2

1 2 3 4 5

bought went performed had listened


E

R

L

L

T

E

P

I

Q

U

I

E

T

O Q B O R

I

N G A V

U

A M A

Z

I

N

G

T

A

D

F

A

N

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A

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H

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S B A N N O Y

I

N G

I

N


1

1 2 3 4 5

listen know have buy give

2

1 2 3 4 5

did didn’t did didn’t did

1 c 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 b

Grammar 1

L

Grammar 2

1 b 2 d 3 c 4 a 1 2 3 4 5

B

original loud quiet rubbish annoying fantastic

S T

Y

I

1 2 3 4 5 6

I

H

L

R

3

C

H

R

E

R

lively annoying boring surprising quiet unusual

3

O

V

E

1 2 3 4 5 6

S I

I

T

2

Vocabulary 1

1

P O W L

L U N U S U A L G N

1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T

7B

P hot oc o p y me!

S

Gossip Girl and Beverly Hills 90210.

5

created watched studied played finished liked


Writing

Students’ own answers

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 d 2 f 3 b 4 g 5 a 6 e 7 c

1

Reading

1 2

1 N 2 A 3 N 4 N 5 A

Vocabulary 2

1 c 2 a 3 d 4 b

Grammar 2

1

3 4 5

discovered lived phoned worked helped finished

3 4

1 e 2 c 3 d 4 b 5 a 1 2 3 4 5 6

They did ✔ Wanted you No, he don’t. ✔ to watch

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