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CONTENT VOCABULARY / READING WRITING GRAMMAR THEME • identifying adjectives • writing a complete • adjectives to and nouns sentence Unit 1 describe people • identifying parts of a S+V+O People • have + adjective + sentence p. 3 - 16 hair / eyes Unit 2 • daily routines • scanning for details • diary / personal Routines • present simple (times/days) schedule p. 17 - 30 • hobbies • identifying parts of a • letter to a pen-pal Unit 3 • adjective + preposition letter Hobbies • collocations p. 31 - 46 • good at • interested in Unit 4 Holidays • adjectives to • understanding the • postcard p. 47 - 60 describe places meaning of unknown words • present continuous • understanding the Unit 5 meaning of words from Food context p. 61 - 74 • types of food • underlining important • food blog • adjectives to describe information food Unit 6 • areas of study • predicting the topic • punctuation Education • school subjects from the title p. 75 - 88 • skimming Unit 7 • jobs • identifying negative • writing a CV Jobs • places of work adjectives p. 89 - 102 • identifying types of texts Unit 8 • weather conditions • discussing • writing a The Natural World • natural disasters • taking notes (from a weather report text) p. 103 - 116 Unit 9 • technological devices • identifying opinions • writing a formal Technology • adjectives to • identifying facts and e-mail p. 117 - 130 describe technology opinions Unit 10 • cities vocabulary: • paragraphs • descriptive paragraph Cities it is the capital of... • understanding layout / brochure p. 131 - 144 it is in the north... - heading, picture etc. it is on the coast...

UNIT 1 PEOPLE 3

1A PEOPLE WARM UP A Work in groups. Look at the photos below and answer the question. 1 Are these people friends or family? ab cd B Ask and answer the questions with a partner. 1 Do you have a big family? 2 Do you have lots of friends? 4

1A PEOPLE VOCABULARY Adjectives to describe people A Match the people with the adjectives. 1 tall 2 fat 3 beautiful 4 young a b cd B Match the adjectives from exercise A with their opposites. 1 tall a ugly Master Tip 2 fat b short 3 beautiful c old We use beautiful for women and handsome 4 young d slim for men. We usually use cute for children. 5

1A PEOPLE PRE-READING A Work with a partner. Look at the people in the photos and use the adjectives to describe them. 1 tall 2 fat 3 beautiful 4 young 5 ugly 6 short 7 old 8 slim a bc READING A Scan the texts and match them with the pictures above. Text 1 am quite tall and I This is me. My name is Tess and I am from the USA. I Los Angeles. I like am slim. I am young and I am a student at a university in studying and I also play tennis on the weekends. TexI’mt 2 This is me and my best friend, Bruno. We live in Germany. Derrick. Bruno is very tall and he is quite slim. He is really funny and he is a very nice man. We love running together and we sometimes go to the gym in the evenings. Text 3 My name is Pauline. This is me and my daughter, Melanie. We are from the UK. Melanie is a very beautiful woman. She is young and very slim. I am old now. I live with Melanie and she looks after me. She always helps me when I need something. 6

1A PEOPLE READING – DETAILED A Read the texts and match the people with the countries. 1 Tess the UK 2 Derrick and Bruno the USA 3 Pauline and Melanie Germany B Read the texts again and complete the sentences with the names: Pauline, Melanie, Tess, Derrick or Bruno. 1 ___________ and ___________ are tall. 2 ___________ and ___________ are young. 3 ___________ is old. 4 ___________, ___________ and ___________ like exercising. 5 ___________, ___________ and ___________ are slim. 6 ___________ is beautiful. 7

1A PEOPLE READING SKILL/TIP identifying adjectives and nouns An adjective describes the subject or a noun. e.g. beautiful, tall, old, slim, etc. A noun is a word used to identify people, places, or things. e.g. Spain, woman, hair, sister, etc. A Read the sentences from the texts. Master Tip Circle the adjectives and underline the We often use the verb ‘to be’ with adjectives. nouns. e.g. 1 Bruno is a nice man. I am slim. 2 Tess is a student. Mike is very tall. 3 Tess is young. She is young. 4 Mike is tall. We also use adjectives before a noun. 5 Bruno is slim. e.g. 6 Melanie is a beautiful woman. He is a very nice man. 7 Melanie is young and slim. Melanie is a very beautiful woman. 8 Pauline is old. B Look at the pictures. Write one sentence with the verb to be + adjective and write one sentence with an adjective + noun for each picture. Master Tip e.g. She is old. We can use an intensifier She is a beautiful woman. before adjectives to give more details. very quite not very e.g. He is quite slim. Melanie is a very beautiful woman. 8

1A PEOPLE DISCUSSION A Work with a partner and write adjectives to describe your mother or father. FATHER MOTHER B Work with a partner and describe your mother or father. Use the adjectives in exercise A. e.g. A : What does your mother look like? B : She is very beautiful. She is tall and quite slim. 9

1B PEOPLE VOCABULARY have + adjective + hair / eyes A Look at the pictures and circle the correct words in italics. 1 Jane has brown / blonde hair. 5 Jessie has wavy / straight hair. 2 Chris has dark / blonde hair. 6 Sam has blue / brown eyes. 3 Tom has straight / curly hair. 7 Ed has blue / brown eyes. 4 Kim has curly / straight hair. 8 Sonia has green / brown eyes. Tom Jane ae Ed Sonia bf Sam Kim cg Chris Jessie dh B Look at the pictures and write sentences with have + adjective + hair/eyes. e.g. Master Tip 1 He has brown hair. We use the verb ‘have’ with 2 hair and eyes. 3 e.g. 4 I have brown hair. 5 6 You have blonde hair. He has straight hair. She has curly hair. 7 It has brown eyes. 8 We have green eyes. 9 They have blue eyes. 10

1B PEOPLE PRE-READING Master Tip A Complete Bill’s family tree using mother + father = parents the words below. brother + sister = siblings grandmother + grandfather = grandparents a mother b sister c grandmother d father e brother f grandfather 1 grandmother grandfather 2 4 Master Tip 3 We use the verb 56 ‘do’ to answer Bill yes/no questions in the present B Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions. simple tense. 1 Do you have wavy hair? 2 Does your mother have brown hair? e.g. 3 Do your parents have straight hair? A: Do you have 4 Does your brother/sister have blue eyes? wavy hair? 5 Does your grandmother have curly hair? B: Yes, I do. / No, I don't. A: Does she have brown hair? B: Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't. 11

1B PEOPLE READING A Read the text about Maria’s family. Which family members does she talk about? This is my family. We live in Spain but my grandparents are from the UK. That is my little brother, Dennis. Dennis is 10 years old. He has curly brown hair and brown eyes. He is really cute and he is very funny. That's my sister, Camila. She is 11 years old. Camila has straight hair and green eyes. That's my mum. Her name is Valeria. She is a very beautiful woman. She has wavy brown hair and brown eyes. And that's my dad. His name is Lucas. He is really funny. He has straight brown hair and green eyes. They are my grandparents. They live with us in Madrid. My grandparents are old now. My grandmother's name is Sophia. She has wavy grey hair. My grandfather's name is Alan. He has straight white hair. READING – DETAILED A Read the text again. Are the sentences true or false? 1 Maria has one brother and one sister. 2 Maria’s sister has blue eyes. 3 Maria’s brother and father have brown eyes. 4 Maria’s mother has straight hair. 5 Maria’s father is very funny. 6 Maria’s grandparents live in the UK. 12

1B PEOPLE READING SKILL/TIP identifying parts of a sentence Sentences in English usually have a subject, a verb, and an object. The subject usually is the person, animal or thing that does the action. e.g. I, you, my mother, Jane, etc. The verb usually expresses an action or a state in a sentence. e.g. have, live, work, is, are, etc. The object receives the action. The object always comes after the verb in the sentence. It can be one word or a phrase. A Look at the examples in the table below. Then, complete the table with the correct words from the text. Subject Verb Object We live in Spain. Dennis is 10 years old. Camila has a very beautiful She is woman. really funny. live with us in Madrid. My grandparents are 13

1B PEOPLE WRITING writing a complete sentence (S+V+O) A sentence always begins with a capital letter. e.g. I am happy. She is slim. A sentence always ends with a full stop (.), exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?). A Put the words into the correct order. Remember to use a capital letter at the beginning, and a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark at the end of your sentences. 1 is / big / a / it / house It is a big house. 2 studying / love / I / English ___________________________ 3 has / my friend / hair / curly ___________________________ 4 very / he / funny / is ___________________________ 5 have / do / eyes / you / blue ___________________________ 6 in / we / live / London ___________________________ 14

1B PEOPLE B Write four sentences describing yourself. Remember to use adjectives. The sentences should be constructed as follows: I + am + adjective or I + and have + adjective + noun (hair/eyes etc.) e.g. I am quite tall and slim. I have brown eyes. 1 _______________________________ 2 _______________________________ 3 _______________________________ 4 _______________________________ C Work with a partner. Write four sentences describing your partner. e.g. She has blonde hair and blue eyes. 1 _______________________________ 2 _______________________________ 3 _______________________________ 4 _______________________________ 15

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UNIT 2 ROUTINES 17

2A ROUTINES WARM UP A Look at the pictures below and answer the question. 1 How often do you do these activities? a every day? c once a week? e once a month? b every weekend? d twice a week? f never? abcde f B Work in groups. Discuss the questions. 1 What do you always do at the weekend? 2 What do you usually do on Mondays? 3 What do you never do on Saturdays? 4 What do you do every week? 5 What do you do every month? Master Tip We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often we do an activity. Adverbs of Frequency Adverbs of frequency come before the verb. e.g. 100% Always I always go the gym at the weekend. They come after the verb ‘to be’. 90% Usually e.g. 80% Often I am usually happy at the weekend. 50% Sometimes 10% Rarely 0% Never 18

2A ROUTINES VOCABULARY daily routines A Work in pairs. Think about your daily routine and put the pictures in the correct order. ae bf cg dh B Match the daily routine phrases with the pictures in exercise A. 1 wake up 5 go to bed Master Tip 2 go to work 6 get dressed 3 have breakfast 7 have a shower We use have with 4 get up 8 get home breakfast, lunch and dinner. 19

2A ROUTINES PRE-READING A Match the activities with the pictures. 1 check your emails 2 listen to music 3 go for a walk 4 go to the cinema 5 have dinner 6 watch TV 7 do exercise c f a d be g B Work with a partner. Cover the activities in exercise A. Then test your partner. How many activities can they remember? e.g. A: What's picture a? B: Have dinner. C Work in groups. Look at the pictures in exercise A and discuss the questions. 1 Which activities do you usually do during the week? 2 Which activities do you usually do at the weekend? 20

2A ROUTINES READING A Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What do you think Emily's job is? 2 Do you think she enjoys it? Emily My name's Emily. I'm a teacher and I work a lot during the week. I work from Monday to Friday at a school near my house. I love working with children because they are very fun. On Monday mornings, I wake up at 6 o'clock and I have a big breakfast. I check my e-mail and go to work. I finish work at 4 o'clock. On Tuesday evenings, I go home after work and relax. I usually watch TV and listen to music. On Wednesdays, I go to the gym in the evening. I like doing exercise because I like feeling healthy. On Thursdays, I see my friends. We sometimes go to the cinema. On Fridays, I have dinner with my family at 7 o'clock in the evening. At the weekends, I usually relax. I go for a walk with my dog on Saturday afternoons and on Sundays I sleep in. I usually wake up at about 10 o'clock. I have a busy week but I love it! 21

2A ROUTINES READING – DETAILED A Read about Emily's weekly schedule and complete the table. Schedule SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT B Work with the person next to you. Check your answers from exercise A with your partner. C Read the text again and answer the following questions. 1 What days does Emily go to work? 2 What time does Emily wake up on Mondays? 3 Why does Emily like going to the gym? 4 What time does Emily see her family on Fridays? 5 What time does Emily wake up on Sundays? 22

2A ROUTINES READING SKILL/TIP understanding the order of a text We use specific words to show the order of actions in a text. A Read the sentences and underline the words that show the order. a ________ Finally, I go home. b ________ Then, I get dressed. c ________ Next, I go to work. d ____1____ First, I have breakfast. e ________ After that, I check my emails. B Read the sentences in exercise A again and put them in the correct order. C Read the sentences about Emily's Monday mornings. Add the words from exercise A to show the order of the actions. I wake up at 6 o'clock and I have a big breakfast. I check my e-mails and go to work. I finish work at 4 o'clock. 23

2A ROUTINES Master Tip DISCUSSION We use the present simple to talk A Make notes about your weekly routine. Use the about routines vocabulary from the beginning of the unit. and habits. e.g. I wake up and then I have breakfast. SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Study the grammar box. Notice that with ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘it’ we add 's' to the verb. Grammar Box I wake up You wake up He wakes up She wakes up in the morning. It wakes up Master Tip We wake up They wake up We use the preposition on with B Work in groups and discuss the questions below. days of the week. 1 What do you usually do on Mondays? e.g. 2 What do you usually do on Wednesday afternoons? I wake up early on 3 What do you usually do on Friday evening? Mondays. 4 What do you usually do on the weekends? I go to work on Fridays. We use the preposition C Write your partner's answers to the questions in in with the morning, the exercise B. afternoon, the evening. We use at with night. e.g. e.g. Josie goes to work on Mondays. I go to bed in the 1 evening. 2 I watch TV at night. 3 24

2B ROUTINES VOCABULARY telling the time Master Tip A Match the clocks with the times. We can write the time using “numbers” 1 half past six 4 twenty past eight (a) or “words”. 2 twenty-five to eleven 5 quarter past seven e.g. 3 twelve o'clock 6 quarter to five i. 12:00 ii. 12 o’clock i. 8:30 ii. Half past eight a4 ba ca da ea fa B Look at the clocks and write the times in words. Three o'clock Master Tip We use the preposition ‘at’ with times. e.g. I wake up at 7 o’clock. 25

2B ROUTINES PRE-READING A Listen and complete the types of television programs with the correct letters. 1 Documentary 2 N___w___ 3 Q___i___ S___o___ 4 S___a___ O___e___a 5 R___a___i___y ___h___w 6 S___o___t___ S___o___ 7 C___r___o___n B Match the types of television programs in exercise A with the pictures. ac e bd f g C Work in groups. Discuss the following questions. 1 Do you usually watch television in the evenings? 2 Do you usually watch television at the weekends? 3 What are your favourite types of television programs? Why? 26

2B ROUTINES READING A Read the Saturday television guide and answer the questions. Time Channel 1 Channel 2 9:00 Barry the Brontosaurus Children's cartoon 10:00 The Cooking Challenge Hit 100 Reality cooking show Music show 11:00 The Secret Live's of Cats Wildlife documentary The President's Story Midday Movie: 12:00 Documentary about Abraham Black and white movie Lincoln 13:00 My House or Your House Reality show 14:00 2 O'Clock News Right or Wrong Quiz show 17:00 Worms The Lives of Daughters 18:00 Comedy movie with Will Ferrell and Spanish soap opera Adam Sandler Saturday Night Football 1 What time do the documentaries start? 2 What time do the movies start? 3 What type of program is Right or Wrong? 4 What is on Channel 1 at 2 o’clock? 5 What type of movie is Worms? 6 What is on Channel 2 at 6 pm? 27

2B ROUTINES READING – CONTROLLED A Read Bruno's diary. Answer the question and tick the programs he mentions on the television guide. 1 What does he usually watch on Saturday? I love watching television. I know it is not a good habit, but I always feel relaxed when I watch TV. I love watching reality shows and quiz shows. They are really fun. On Saturday, I usually watch The Cooking Challenge at 10 o'clock in the morning. I like cooking and The Cooking Challenge is a great show! At lunch time, I usually watch the Midday Movie. But I don't like black and white movies, so I sometimes watch My House or Your House. It is a reality show about different houses in the UK. In the afternoon, I always watch Right or Wrong. It is a great quiz show and I like playing the games at home. And then I watch Saturday Night Football. B Read Bruno's diary again, then mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). 1 Bruno feels relaxed when he watches television. T 2 Bruno only likes watching reality shows. 3 Bruno likes watching cooking shows. 4 Bruno always watches the Midday Movie. 5 My House or Your House is about houses in the USA. 6 Bruno likes playing the games from Right of Wrong at home. READING SKILL/TIP scanning for details We scan a text to find specific information like a date or time. When you scan a text, do not read every word. A Work in pairs. Scan the text and find Abraham Lincoln in it. When you find the word, stand up. I don't really like watching television. But I really enjoy documentaries so I always watch The Secret Lives of Cats on Saturday. The program starts at 11 am, so I usually watch it with a cup of tea. It is very interesting. I sometimes watch The President's Story at 12 o'clock. It is a great show about Abraham Lincoln. I also watch the 5 o'clock News every day. On Tuesday evening, I always watch a new show called Animals in the Wild. I sometimes watch a movie on Friday. The movie usually starts at 8 pm, so I watch it after dinner. 28

2B ROUTINES B Scan the text again and find the answers to the questions. 1 Which program starts at 11am? 2 Which program starts at 12 o'clock? 3 What does Debbie watch every day? 4 What is on television on Tuesday evening? 5 What time does the movie start on Friday? WRITING diary/personal schedule A Complete the table below with the activities you do at the weekend. Remember to include the time you do the activities. SATURDAY SUNDAY Morning Afternoon Evening Night B Compare your weekend schedule with your partner and answer the question. 1 Do you do the same activities? C Write a diary entry about what you usually do at the weekend. Remember to include the daily routine vocabulary and the times you do the activities. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 29

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