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Welcome to Presentation 2 In each unit you will find: A photo story with young people your age who live and study in London. Vocabulary Vocabulary Presentation of the new vocabulary of the unit. A second vocabulary section in each LEARN TO LEARN unit. Peculiarities in the use of the English language. Grammar taught in small steps: you will observe the rule and apply it Presentation 1 immediately by speaking to your friend. Articles, blogs, web pages, to discover the English language and culture. Functions Grammar Videos to introduce communicative Tables, complete functions: explanations, you will learn by examples and watching and exercises. The listening to your Grammar English peers, then reference section it will be your turn at the end of to speak! the Workbook offers further explanations.

Build your competences Practice of the four linguistic abilities with cultural topics and CLIL readings.Test your competencesand Extra practiceEvery two units, recapitulative exerciseswith self-evaluation. In the Extrapractice section you will be able topractise with activities aimed at thepreparation for certifications.A PoemtoRemember...Learn ameaningfulclassic poemwith Sprint!Culture and FestivalsAt the end of your book, a sectiondedicated to the culture, history, andmain celebrations of the English-speaking world will enable you toexamine and compare multiple cultures.

Contents Vocabulary Alphabet and spelling • Animals • Numbers (1-100) • Regular and irregular plurals • Colours S Starter Unit • School objects • Time • Days, months and seasons • Ordinal numbers and dates • School p. 8 subjects • Classroom languageUnit Vocabulary Grammar1 Welcome Countries and nationalities Personal pronouns (subject) to our school Greetings be (Present simple) • Affirmative p. 16 Possessive adjectives Indefinite article a/an Definite article the2 My family Family members be (Present simple) p. 26 • Negative Adjectives to describe • Question forms and short answers personalities Question words: Who, What, Where, When, Which, How old Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns: this, that, these, thoseTest your competences 1-2 p. 36 Extra practice 1-2 p. 373 My favourite Personal possessions have got (Present simple) things Physical descriptions • Affirmative • Negative p. 38 • Question forms and short answers Possessive ‘s4 At home The house: rooms and Prepositions of place p. 48 furniture there is / there are there / they’re / their Food and drinks Countable and uncountable nouns some / any How much? / How many?Test your competences 3-4 p. 58 Extra practice 3-4 p. 59

FunctionsAsking and saying your name, your age, your favourite colour, the time, the date and your birthdayPronunciation Functions Build your competences Resources/T/ and /D/ Greetings and CLIL – Geography: Around the UK WORKBOOK introductions Reading: Understanding an article about amusement parks in the Grammar reference United Kingdom Section 1-6 Listening: Understanding two guys talking about their own cities Speaking: Introducing yourself to a companion giving personal information Writing: Writing a post in a blog giving personal information/I/ and /i…/ Talking about Culture: Modern families WORKBOOK yourself and Reading: Understanding an article about the modern British family Grammar reference others Listening: Understanding a guy talking about his family Section 6-8 Speaking: Interacting in a dialogue talking about modern families Writing: Writing an email describing a typical family in your own country/h/ Describing people Culture: Avatars WORKBOOK physically Reading: Understanding an article about avatars Grammar reference Listening: Understanding the description of applications related to Section 9-10 avatars Speaking: Describing someone to let others guess who you are talking about Writing: Writing an email describing yourself and objects you own/´/ and /ø/ Shopping for food Culture: School menus WORKBOOK Reading: Understanding an article about a food blogger’s story Grammar reference Listening: Understanding an interview about the importance of Section 11-16 balanced diet in canteens Speaking: Interacting in a dialogue talking about your own diet Writing: Writing an email describing your school’s canteen menu

Contents Vocabulary GrammarUnit Daily routines Present simple Musical instruments • Affirmative 5 Daily routines • Spelling variations p. 60 • Negative Adverbs of frequency Prepositions of time: at, on, in6 Free-time Free-time activities Present simple activities Literary genres • Question forms and short answers How often… ? + expressions of frequency p. 70 The verb like Personal object pronouns Me too. / So do I. / I don’t.Test your competences 5-6 p. 80 Sports Extra practice 5-6 p. 81 The body 7 I can dance can (ability) p. 82 • Affirmative • Negative8 What’s the The weather • Question forms and short answers weather like? Clothes very well, well, quite well, (not) at all Imperative – Affirmative and negative p. 92 like / love / hate + -ing Present continuous • Affirmative • Negative • Question forms and short answers like as a prepositionTest your competences 7-8 p. 102 Extra practice 7-8 p. 103Word bank 1-8 pp. 104-112A poem to remember p. 113Culture pp. 114-125 The British Isles • London • Wales • Scotland • Northern Ireland • British Food • Sports and leisure in the UKFestivals pp. 126-128 Halloween • Christmas and Boxing Day • Pancake Day and Easter

Pronunciation Functions Build your competences Resources/s/, /z/ and /Iz/ Talking about Culture: British teen life WORKBOOK daily routines Reading: Understanding an article about the routines of British Grammar reference teenagers Section 17-19 Listening: Understanding two guys talking about their own routines Speaking: Interacting in a dialogue talking about what you do in your free time Writing: Writing a letter describing a typical teenager’s day/u…/, /O…/ and /‰…/ Talking about CLIL – Teen literature WORKBOOK free-time activities Reading: Understanding a book review Grammar reference Listening: Understanding two guys talking about their favourite Section 18, 20-23 literary genres Speaking: Interacting in a dialogue talking about your favourite books Writing: Writing a review of your favourite book/œ/ and /A…/ Talking about CLIL – PE: Team sports WORKBOOK ability Reading: Understanding an article about a sport Grammar reference Listening: Understanding a conversation about sports Section 24-27 Speaking: Describing images by answering questions Writing: Writing an email about your favourite sport/dZ/, /tS/ and /S/ Talking about CLIL – Science: Water, water, everywhere! WORKBOOK what we are doing Reading: Understanding an article about the correct use and Grammar reference conservation of water Section 28-29 Listening: Understanding a speech about water as a resource Speaking: Interacting in a dialogue talking about the usage of water Writing: Writing an email about your holiday in an eco-friendly resort• School life in Britain

Starter Unit A for Animals 1 1.2 Fill in the blank with the missing nouns. Then listen and check.A B CD E F GHIfor apple for ________ for cat for dog for elephant for ________ for giraffe for hippo for ________JK L M N O P QRfor juice for kite for ________ for mouse for ________ for octopus for pineapple for queen for ________S T U VW X YZfor starfish for ________ for umbrella for violin for whale for xylophone for ________ for zoo‘How do you spell your name?’ ‘J-O-H-N’ 2 Pairwork In turns, spell your name using the‘Could you spell your name for me?’ ‘It’s Tim. T-I-M’ illustrated alphabet. A How do you spell your name? B L for lion, E for elephant, O for octopus…3 Read Exercise 1 again and underline all animal names, then put the names into the correct category. Farm animals Wild animals Sea creaturescow, sheep, __________, __________, monkey, tiger, __________, turtle, dolphin, __________, __________, __________. __________, __________, __________, __________, __________. __________.8 eight

SNumbers1 Complete the table with the missing numbers.one _____________ _____________ _____________two ten _____________ ________________________ eleven nineteen _____________four twelve twenty twenty-seven___________ thirteen twenty-one twenty-eight___________ _____________ twenty-two ________________________ fifteen _____________ thirtyeight _____________2 1.3 Listen, check and repeat the numbers.3 1.4 Match each number with the correct word. Then listen and repeat. 40 fifty 60 forty 70 eighty ninety 100 90 50 seventy 80 sixty a hundred4 Write the numbers in the spaces.1 forty-one 41 3 fifty-three _____ 5 sixty-five _____ 7 seventy-seven _____ 6 seventy-six _____ 8 eighty-eight _____2 fifty-two _____ 4 sixty-four _____ 9 ninety-nine _____‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m twelve.’ 5 Pairwork Take turns asking each other how‘What is your age?’ ‘I’m thirteen.’ old you are and answer.Plurals1 1.5 Listen to the plurals.1 book ➝ books 3 boy ➝ boys 5 umbrella ➝ umbrellas 7 monkey ➝ monkeys 6 number ➝ numbers 8 banana ➝ bananas2 girl ➝ girls 4 student ➝ students2 How many are there? Write the answer as shown LEARN TO LEARN in the example. Some nouns have irregular plurals. For example, three dogs 1 _________________ 2 _________________ one child ➝ two children one person ➝ three people3 _________________ 4 _________________ 5 _________________ one mouse ➝ four mice The singular form of some nouns is the same as the plural. For example, one fish ➝ two fish one sheep ➝ two sheep nine 9

S Colours 1 Help Paul put his colours in order. Write the correct colour on each can of paint. blue red white pink white yellow grey orange green purple black 1 2 3456789 2 1.6 Listen and check. 3 Pairwork Take turns asking what your ‘What’s your favourite colour?’ ‘It’s green.’ ‘What colour do you like the most?’ ‘Blue.’ partner’s favourite colour is and answer. School kit B 2 1 1.7 Match the words with the correct objects. 1 Then listen and check your answers. 2 notebook A pencil rubber C pencil sharpener 3 4 ruler 5 scissors 6 pen rucksack felt-tip pen book 10 7 98 2 1.8 Who owns the rucksacks? Listen and write A, B, or C next to each name. Liam Tommy Meera10 ten

SThe time1 1.9 Listen and repeat the time.It’s four o’clock. It’s ten past four. It’s quarter past four.It’s half past four. It’s twenty to five. It’s quarter to five.2 1.10 Listen and write the time. It’s two 1 It’s __________ 2 It’s __________ 3 It’s __________ 4 It’s __________ 5 It’s __________ o’clock. _____________. _____________. _____________. _____________. _____________.3 Pairwork Invent your time and write ‘What time is it?’ ‘It’s twenty to five.’ ‘What’s the time?’ ‘It’s twelve o’clock.’ it in the first three watches. Then ask your partner their times and complete the last three watches. Take turns asking each other. eleven 11

S Days, months and seasons 1 1.11 Write the days of the week in the 4 Match the seasons to the following correct order. Then listen and check. pictures. Monday Wednesday Thursday spring summer autumn winter Saturday Sunday Tuesday Friday Sunday 1 ____________________________ 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ 2 Complete the list of the months and match 3 them with the correct number. March November February December July August June May April October January September JA N U A R Y 35 4 F __ B __ __ __ __ __ 5 In what season were these photos taken? M A __ __ __ 11 10 __ P __ __ __ 14 __ __ __ __ U __ __ J __ __ __ __ U __ __ __ __ spring 1 _____________________ 6 9__ E __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ C __ __ __ __ __ 7 2 __ __ V __ M __ __ __ 12 8 __ __ C __ __ __ __ __ 2 _____________________ 3 _____________________ 3 1.12 Listen and check.12 twelve

S Ordinal numbers and dates 4th 1 1.13 It is George’s birthday and his parents take him on a trip to London. fourth Discover his favourite places. Listen and look at the pictures.1st 2nd 3rdfirst second third The London Eye Hamleys Toy Store Ted’s Easy Diner Madame Tussauds5th 6th 7thfifth sixth seventh London Aquarium 9th London Transport Museum EtghyeptBiraintiMsuhmmMiuesseuamt8th nintheighth 10th tenth Hyde Park Tower of London 2 1.14 Listen and repeat the ordinal numbers. Spitalfields City Farm 11th eleventh 16th sixteenth 20th twentieth 24th twenty-fourth 12th twelfth 17th seventeenth 21st twenty-first 29th twenty-ninth 13th thirteenth 18th eighteenth 22nd twenty-second 30th thirtieth 14th fourteenth 19th nineteenth 23rd twenty-third 31st thirty-first 15th fifteenth 3 Pairwork When is your birthday? Take turns asking and answering. ‘When is your birthday?’ ‘March the fifteenth.’ ‘What day is your birthday?’ ‘It’s April the first.’ 4 Over to you Write the list of your 10 favourite places in your city and talk about them with your partner. First, the Science Museum. Second, … thirteen 13

S School subjects 1 1.15 Listen and translate these subject names into your native language. 1 History _________________ 8 English _________________ 2 Science _________________ 9 French _________________ 3 Maths _________________ 10 Spanish _________________ 4 Music _________________ 11 Italian _________________ 5 PE (Physical Education) _________________ 12 RE (Religious Education) _________________ 6 Art _________________ 13 Drama _________________ 7 Geography _________________ 14 IT (Information Technology) _________________ Classroom language 1 Match the instructions with the pictures. Stand up. Sit down. Open your book. Close the door. Write. Listen. Close your book. Look. Underline. Read. Open the window. Go to the board. 1 Sit down. 2 _______________________ 3 _______________________ 4 _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ 5 _______________________ 6 _______________________ 7 _______________________ 8 _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ 9 _______________________ 10 ______________________ 11 ______________________ 12 ______________________ _______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ 2 1.16 Listen and check.14 fourteen

Revision S1 Write the correct answers in words. 4 Write the times and dates in words. 1 8 + 1 = ____________________________________ 1 9.30 a.m. ________________________________ 2 16 + 2 = ____________________________________ 3 39 + 12 = ____________________________________ 2 May 21 ________________________________ 4 21 + 33 = ____________________________________ 5 54 + 1 = ____________________________________ 3 4.45 p.m. ________________________________ 6 77 + 6 = ____________________________________ 4 December 15 ________________________________ ___ 6 5 8.05 p.m. ________________________________2 Write the names of the animals and their 6 July 12 ________________________________ colours. Pay attention to singular and plural forms. 7 10 p.m. ________________________________ 1 ____________ 2 ____________ 3 ____________ ___ 7 ____________ ____________ ____________ 5 Solve the anagrams and write the name of 4 ____________ 5 ____________ 6 ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 10 school subjects. 1 CUMIS _________________________________ 2 RAT _________________________________ 3 SHEGLIN _________________________________ 4 CENISCE _________________________________ 5 ILITANA _________________________________ 6 RISTOHY _________________________________ 7 SHTAM _________________________________ 8 ISHNASP _________________________________ 9 GEPHYORAG _________________________________ 10 CHNREF _________________________________ ___ 10 ___ 12 6 Complete the instructions with the missing3 Translate these words into your native words or letters. 1 ____________ up. language. 2 Close ____________ door. 3 L__ __k.1 notebook ____________________________ 4 Open your ____________. 5 Close ____________ book.2 rucksack ____________________________ 6 __i__te__. 7 ____________ to the board.3 rubber ____________________________ 8 __ea__. 9 Sit ____________.4 pencil ____________________________ 10 W__ __t__.5 felt-tip pen ____________________________ ___ 106 ruler ____________________________ My final score is ___ 557 pen ____________________________8 pencil sharpener ____________________________9 scissors ____________________________10 books ____________________________ ___ 10 fifteen 15

Welcome to1 our school!Vocabulary Word Bank p. 1041 1.17 Listen and repeat the name of the countries and nationalities.Country NationalityAlbania Albanian Arif EvieBangladesh BangladeshiChina Chinese LEARN TO LEARNEcuador EcuadorianEngland English Nationalities and languages (which are often the same)Finland Finnish are always written with a capital letter at the beginning.France French I’m English. I speak English.Greece GreekItaly ItalianJamaica JamaicanMorocco MoroccanPakistan PakistaniPortugal PortugueseSpain SpanishUnited States American2 Complete the table with 3 Quiz! Match the capital cities with the nationalities from Exercise 1. respective countries. -ish Finnish, -an Albanian, 1 Dhaka a Argentina -ese Chinese, 2 Brussels b Germany -i Bangladeshi, 3 Buenos Aires c Belgium Other French, 4 Berlin d France 5 Lisbon e England 6 London f Bangladesh 7 Paris g Portugal 8 Washington D.C. h The USA16 sixteen

1 Sasha Logan Glossary Head Teacher = ____________Presentation 1 lucky = ____________4 1.18 Read and listen to the blog from Thames Valley High School. to win = ____________5 K Comprehension Indicate whether these Singular possessive adjectives My name is… sentences are true (T) or false (F). Your name is… His / Her favourite subjects… T F 7 Complete the dialogue with the missing words. Thames Valley is a school. 1 Mrs Green is the Head Teacher. I’m is my Your Hi! His 2 The competition is in one subject. Arif Hi! My name’s Arif and I’m from the UK, but 1________ family is Bangladeshi.3 The competition prize is a smartphone. Sasha Hello! 2________ Sasha and I’m British too, but my family 3________ from Jamaica.be – Singular affirmative Arif 4________ family is from Jamaica? Cool! I am your Head Teacher. Like Usain Bolt! 5________ family is from You are lucky. It is a competition year. Jamaica too.6 In groups of four, say the names as shown 8 Over to you Introduce yourself and then in the example. introduce your partner. I’m … and I’m 11 years old. I’m ….Michael I am Michael, you are Susan, He’s … and he’s from…Susan she is Marta, he is Lucas. I am Susan, she is Marta… seventeen 17

1 We’re so excited!Presentation 21 1.19 Logan introduces his friends to his mother. Listen and read the dialogue.Logan Mum, meet Arif and Sasha. They’re in my class.Sasha Good afternoon Mrs Ross!Mrs Ross Hello guys, my name is Susie.Arif Hi! How are you, Susie? I’m Arif.Sasha We’re so excited about our school competition!Mrs Ross Of course you are! What a great idea 3 Comprehension Who says… ? of your teachers!Sasha Yes! It’s a competition with all the They’re in my class. Logan teachers in all their subjects. 1 Good afternoon, Mrs Ross. ____________Mrs Ross So Logan, are you in the PE 2 How are you, Susie? ____________ competition? 3 We’re so excited aboutLogan No way! Glossary our school competition! ____________2 1.19 Listen again excited = ____________ 4 Of course you are! ____________ of course = ____________ and repeat. 5 No way! ____________18 eighteen No way! = ____________

Vocabulary Word Bank p. 104 14 Match the greetings with each picture. Greetings 1 2 Good morning Hi/HelloGood morning. Welcome See you later. Bye/Goodbye Bye34 55 Complete the sentences with we are, you are, and they are. be – Plural affirmative We’re so excited! Of course you are! ‘They are my 1 ____________ good 2 ____________ in my friends, Olivia and friends. class, right? Jules.’ ‘Hi, I’m Phil.’6 Complete the text with the missing words. Plural possessive adjectives they’re their My your We are Our You are Our school competition… What a great idea of your teachers!My name’s Jason Stiller, Mr Stiller, and I’m 1____________ Scienceteacher. I’m 31 years old. I’m from Kensington, in London, but It’s a competition with all the teachers in all their subjects.my family is from Ireland. 2____________ a big family. Lots of myfriends are Irish, 3____________ in Cork with 4____________ families.5____________ all in my class. Come with me! 6____________ lab is Room C.7 Over to you Work with your partner. Hi! Our names are 1____________ and 2____________. We’re from 3____________, so we’re 4____________. Complete the text and introduce We’re 5____________ years old. yourself to the class. nineteen 19

1 GrammarPersonal pronouns be: Present simpleSingular Plural Affirmative formI weyou you Full Form Contracted Formhe / she / it they Singular Plural Singular PluralI’m Arif. I am we are I’m we’reHe’s from Jamaica. you are you are you’re you’reIt’s a competition. he / she / it is they are he’s / she’s / it’s they’reThe pronoun ‘I’ is always written with a capital In spoken English and informal writing, youletter. The pronoun ‘you’ may indicate the usually use the contracted form.second person singular, the second person pluralor the polite form. ‘He’ is used for males, ‘she’ is More English!used for females, and ‘it’ is used for things and To tell the age, say:animals. ‘I am 12 years old.’ ‘She is 13 years old.’ More English! 3 Complete the sentences with the full form:Find one mistake and correct it.Good morning, class. My name are Mr Smith am, is, are.and I am your teacher.1 Match the personal pronouns (1-6) with the correct words (a-f).1 she a mum and dad She is from 1 My name _______ Argentina. Richard.2 you b Harry3 it c Susie4 they d hobby5 he e my friend and I6 we f Arif and you2 Replace the words written in blue with the 2 I _______ from 3 We _______ at a London. new school. correct personal pronouns. 4 The teachers 5 It _______ a great Jane and Peter are from Birmingham. they _______ cool. idea.1 My mum is a teacher. _______2 You and Kate are Scottish. _______3 Sasha and I are students. _______4 London is in England. _______5 Peter is my friend. _______6 One Direction are my favourite band. _______ 4 1.20 Listen and check. Grammar reference 1, 620 twenty

Grammar 15 Write the verb ‘be’ in the contracted form. 7 Match the personal pronouns with the You are cool. You’re related possessive adjectives.1 We are in Italy. ___________ 1 I a our2 She is from Jamaica. ___________ 2 you b her3 I am eleven. ___________ 3 he c my4 They are in my class. ___________ 4 she d their5 It is a competition. ___________ 5 it e his6 You are lucky. ___________ 6 we f your 7 you g its6 Complete the text with the verb ‘be’. 8 they h yourMy name is Emma. I 1________ 8 Circle the correct answer.from Rome, but my mum 2________British. English 3________ my They’re from Brazil. Their / Our family isfavourite subject. Daniel and Alex Brazilian.4________ in my class. They 5________my friends. We 6________ so excitedabout our new school.Possessive adjectivesSingular Plural 1 I’m Karen and her / my sister is Pauline.my our 2 Mark and Susie are in their / his class.your your 3 We are Italian: Italy is your / our country.his / her / its their 4 Paul and her / his sister are in Morocco. 5 Dear friends, welcome to my / their blog.My friends are 12 years old. 6 Thanks, Simon: your / his idea is great.I am your Head Teacher.Our school is great. 9 Complete the sentences with the correctIn English, the possessive adjectives have only possessive adjectives.one form for masculine, feminine, singular andplural. They always refer to the owner, not the They’re in a new school. Its name is Thething possessed. Southern Academy.Mary ➝ her bookPaul ➝ his book 1 Hi! I’m a new student. _________ name is Samantha Bell. More English!Remember! Do not use possessive adjectives 2 My sister and I are in the schoolwith articles. For example, competition: _________ subject is English.His parents are Scottish.Not: the his parents are Scottish. 3 Peter is thirteen and _________ brother Rob is twelve. Grammar reference 2 4 Hello class! My name is Mrs Howard. I’m _________ new teacher. 5 My English penfriend is great. _________ name is Annabel Marie Louise Homan. 6 The winners are Kristine and Alan. _________ prize is a tablet computer! twenty-one 21

1 GrammarIndefinite article: a/an 12 Complete the sentences with a, an or the.I’m a good student. Arif is a British student.It’s an intelligent cat. 1 São Paulo is ______ city in Brazil, but ______‘A’ is used before words beginning with a capital city is Brasilia.consonant sound. ‘An’ is used before words 2 Romania is ______ country in Europe.beginning with a vowel sound. 3 Annette is ______ new student. 4 This is ______ Argentinian family. 5 My family is from ______ USA.10 Fill in the blanks with ‘a’ or ‘an’. 13 Round up! Complete the text with a a country 3 ______ smartphone personal pronoun, a possessive adjective or1 ______ idea 4 ______ Italian family the verb ‘be’.2 ______ great idea 5 ______ English cityDefinite article: the Dear ________, I ’m your English penfriend. 1________ family is from Pakistan but 2________’m British. I 3________ twelve years old More English! and my school 4________ WestbourneMrs Green is the Head Teacher. Secondary School. 5________ is a veryThe students are excited about the big school in Sheffield. It 6________ cool!competition. This 7________ a competition year and the prize 8________ a trip to London.The definite article the is used to indicate aspecific thing or person.11 Translation Translate these words into your 9________’m lucky: 10________ favourite subject is English! native language.1 The school 4 The names Write soon. Love, Aadila2 The teachers 5 The girls3 The award 6 The student 14 1.21 Listen and check. Grammar reference 4, 5Pronunciation: \T\ e \D\ 2 1.22 Listen again and put the words intoThe sound /T/ of the word ‘thanks’ is ‘voiceless.’ the correct column.Place the tongue between the teeth and blow. /T/ /D/Place a hand on your head or around your throat.You will not feel any vibration. thanks, the,The sound /D/ of the word ‘the’ is ‘voiced’. Holdthe tongue between the teeth, emit a sound with 3 1.23 Listen to the dictation and write theyour throat. Place one hand on your head oraround your throat, you will feel its vibration. sentences.1 1.22 Listen and repeat. 1 _________________________________________________ 2 _________________________________________________ thanks three they third thousand 3 _________________________________________________ thirteen their thing the Maths22 twenty-two

Functions 1Greetings and introductions1 Watch the video and complete the information about Elis and Amy. Hi/Hello My name’s…/I’m… I’m… years old I’m from… I’m… (English) My family is from… Bye./See you later. I’m a student at… Meet my friend…2 Read the texts and write the Name Name _____________________ information in the blanks. _____________________ Hi! My name’s Amy Age Age and I’m 13 years old . _____________________ I’m British , but my Country _____________________ _____________________ Country family is from Nationality South Africa. _____________________ _____________________ Family Nationality Hello! I’m Elis _____________________ and I’m 14. _____________________ Family That ’s E-L-I-S. I’m from Cardiff, the _____________________ capital city of Wales, so my name’s Welsh . 4 Pairwork Ask questions and write answers. Oh and my family’s Hi! My name’s Hello! I’m __________________. Welsh too. __________________.3 Put the dialogue into the I’m a student at __________________. And you? correct order. Then, repeat and practise speaking with I’m a student at your partner. __________________ too. Hello, Lule, I’m Karim. I’m __________________ years old . How are you? And you? I’m __________________. 1 Hi, my name’s Lule. Where are you from? Oh cool. I’m 12 too! I’m from __________________. Where are you from? I’m 12 years old. I’m from __________________. And you? OK thanks. I’m from Albania. Where are you from? I’m from Rabat. I’m Moroccan. twenty-three 23

1 Build your competences CA B DAround theWarm up1 Look at the pictures. UK What do they show?Reading2 Read the texts and match them with Lth3eegmoLleaenpgdaroWklmiannaddsdeoroifsmnoedarelLLoengdoocnitiniesEwngitlahnfdu.nItriidseas the correct pictures. and adventures with mythical creatures. 1 Deep Sea World 4 Go Ape Deep Sea World is in Queensferry, west ITnhGisoaAdvpeenytouureapreartkrainssipnoMrtaerdgtahmro, iungShotuhtehfWorealsets. of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. high up in the trees on ropes, bridges and zipslides. It is an aquarium with long underwater tunnels, full of fish and sea creatures. It is even possible to dive with sharks!2 W5 Northern Ireland. Glossary with over 250 interactiveW5 is in Belfast, the capital city of activities rocket launching = ____________It is a science and discovery centre lie-detecting = ____________such as rocket launching and lie-detecting. zipslides = ____________3 Read the texts again. Which park is each sentence describing? It’s a science theme park. W5 4 It’s in Scotland. _________________ 5 It’s in Wales. _________________1 It’s in a forest. _________________2 It’s in England. _________________ 6 It’s made of Lego. _________________3 It’s in Northern Ireland. _________________ 7 It’s under the sea. _________________24 twenty-four

Build your competences 1 [CLIL]4 Now place the four parks on the map of the United Kingdom.Listening5 1.24 K Listen to Lee and Carol who are speaking about their cities. Choose the correct answer.1 Where is Lee from? A London B Leeds C Liverpool2 Carol’s family is from… A England. B Scotland. C Wales.Speaking6 K Pairwork Introduce each other using the information in the ID cards.Hi! My name’s... Hello, I’m...Name: Mark LEARN TO LEARN UK countries and nationalitiesAge: 13 United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) ➝ BritishNationality: British England ➝ EnglishCity: Manchester Scotland ➝ Scottish Wales ➝ Welsh Name: Teresa Northern Ireland ➝ Northern Irish Age: 12 SvpifpinBahdmroreEitnioixoVnlgieseotirtsodcfhAfaieysenyhomeoodueu7/tS,oa.roiprnfdcaytrlmaroiSosuniesdlryatuffroaaccMrnvhinodtahagu/kneoreydirntoeafecauoxTsmrtVlhsleloeoecculsrhftsstaaorsna.cter. Nationality: Irish City: DublinWriting7 Read the post from Alex’s blog and write one yourself. nine 25

8 What’s the weather like?ABVocabulary Word Bank p. 1121 Match the picture with the correct a b cd e f gh description.1 f It’s cloudy. 5 It’s raining.2 It’s cold. 6 It’s snowing.3 It’s foggy. 7 It’s sunny.4 It’s hot. 8 It’s windy.2 2.28 Listen and repeat.3 Quiz! Look at the table. What’s the weather like in these cities? Try to guess and mark the correct answers with a cross in the box.London LEARN TO LEARNParisMadrid There are two ways to sayRome that it is raining and snowing: verbal forms it’s raining and it’s snowing ; the adjectives rainy and snowy: a rainy day, snowy weather. 4 2.29 Listen to the Weather Forecast and check your answers. Were you correct? 5 Look at the images. What mood are you in when it rains and when the sun shines? Talk about it with your partner. I’m usually happy / sad when it’s sunny.92 ninety-two

8C D EPresentation 16 2.30 Read and listen to what the blogger Tim Cloud says on how our mood changes according to the weather.People generally think the weather can have a Present continuousstrong effect on mood. We feel sad or depressed Afirmative and negative formswhen it’s raining and the sun isn’t shining, or happyand energetic when it’s hot and sunny. However, is It’s raining.it really true? You’re feeling down.Scientists say it all depends on your personality. The sun isn’t shining.There are three different groups of personality type: 8 What’s the weather like today? Choose theUNAFFECTED: the weather doesn’t inluenceyour mood at all. You’re happy if it’s raining or if the correct answers. Today the sun is / isn’t shining.sun is shining. It is / isn’t raining. It is / isn’t snowing.SUMMER LOVERS: you feel very positive when itisn’t raining and it’s sunny with high temperatures. The preposition like ‘What’s the weather like today?’ ‘It’s hot.’RAIN HATERS: you are happy when it’s cold even If you are like me, …if the sun isn’t shining, but you hate rainy days. 9 Pairwork Take turns asking questions aboutWe are all different and can have a lot of different the weather in different seasons and answer the questions.reactions to the weather conditions. If you are like A What’s the weather like in summer? B It’s usually hot and sunny, but sometimesme, a real rain hater, you are feeling down and it’s very windy.depressed today, with this 10 Over to you Write a short text about the moodheavy rain. But remember: Glossarythis is the UK after all! mood = _________ group from Exercise 6 that you belong to.7 Comprehension Complete the summary. I’m a real summer lover. I love summer, I feel… sad like weather groups types moods ninety-three 93Scientists say our mood does not depend onthe weather, but on different personality1___________. There are three 2___________ ofpersonality: unaffected, summer lovers andrain haters. Unaffected means the weatherhas no effect at all on people’s 3___________;summer lovers really 4___________ hot and sunnydays, and rain haters feel very 5___________ anddepressed when it’s raining.

8 We’re waiting for Logan Presentation 2 1 2.31 Who is the winner of the competition? Listen and read the dialogue. Arif Hey girls. What are you doing in town? Evie We’re waiting for Logan. He’s looking for clothes for the ceremony. Arif Can I join you? Logan always needs my help. His clothes aren’t right to receive his IT prize! Arif Are you trying on the white shirt? Logan No, I’m not. But what I’m wearing now is smart! Look! Arif No, it isn’t smart Logan! Try on this shirt and these trousers. Logan What? No way! I prefer this T-shirt. I don’t want to look like a waiter! Arif Well, you look like a hippy with that T-shirt on…Arif You look great girls. GlossaryEvie Thank you Arif. This is Logan’s You look amazing! = __________________ big moment!Sasha Arif, are you wearing traditional 2 2.31 Listen again and repeat. Bangladeshi clothes?Arif Yes, I am! 3 Comprehension Answer the questions.Evie Wow Logan! You look amazing! And your T-shirt is amazing too! What are the girls doing?Sasha Logan, the judge is calling you! They’re waiting for Logan. Go and get your prize! 1 What is Logan doing? 2 What clothes does Arif choose for Logan? 3 What is Arif wearing at the ceremony? 4 Is Logan wearing smart clothes for the ceremony?94 ninety-four

8Vocabulary Word Bank p. 1124 Match the pictures with the correct vocabulary. c db e Clothes 1 a dressaf 2 jacket 3 jeans g 4 sandals hi 5 shirt 6 leggings jk 7 shoes 8 skirt l 9 scarf 10 trainers 11 trousers 12 T-shirt 13 jumper 14 coat n m5 What are you wearing today? Describe what you are wearing to your partner. I’m wearing a blue T-shirt, blue jeans and…6 Pairwork Choose a person in your class and memorize Present continuous Questions and short answers what he/she is wearing. Your partner must guess who he/she is by asking questions. What are you doing in town? ‘Are you trying on the white shirt?’ A Is she a girl? ‘No, I’m not.’ B Yes, she is. A Is she wearing a blue jumper, jeans and trainers? B No, she isn’t.7 Kids at work! Imagine yourself in these situations. Write short texts to describe what you are wearing. At my On a summer holiday On a winter’s daybirthday partyIa’mdrweessa…ring ninety-ive 95

8 GrammarPresent continuous 2 Reorder the words and write sentences.Afirmative form homework / doing / are / our / we We are doing our homework.Full form Contracted form 1 watching / you / TV / on / ilm / a / areI am talking. I’m talking. 2 wearing / jacket / he / is / aHe / She / It is talking. He’s / She’s / It’s talking. 3 listening / I / to / music / rock / am 4 are / we / lunch / having / garden / the / inWe / You / They are We’re / You’re / They’retalking. talking. 3 Look at the images and complete theI am wearing jeans at the moment. sentences with the Present continuous ofIt’s raining today. the verbs in the box.The affirmative of the Present continuous is run shop sit sing play rideformed with: subject + present tense of the verbbe + verb -ing.The Present continuous is used for actions thatare taking place when you are speaking.It is often accompanied by expressions of time,such as now, at the moment (at this time) andtoday. More English! He’s sitting on 1 She ____________ her Look around you. What are your friends doing the loor. bike. in class? Write down five sentences to describe their activities. 2 We ____________ for 3 They ____________ Example: John is doing his homework. clothes. computer games.1 Complete the sentences with ‘m, ‘re or ‘s. You’re wearing smart clothes today. 1 It______ raining, but we’ve got an umbrella. 2 They______ buying party clothes right now. 3 It’s 8 p.m. and we______ having dinner. 4 ‘Can I help you?’ ‘Yes, please. I______ looking for a blue shirt. 5 Jack! Andy! Listen! I______ talking to you. 6 It______ snowing today. We______ wearing coats. 4 You ____________ 5 I ____________ because you are karaoke. late. Grammar reference 2896 ninety-six

Grammar 8Present continuous Present continuousNegative form Question forms and short answersFull form Contracted form Question Positive NegativeI am not talking. I’m not talking. form short shortHe / She / It is not talking. He / She / It isn’t talking. answer answer Am I talking?We / You / They are not We / You / They aren’t Are you talking? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.talking. talking. Is he / she / it Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. I’m not wearing my school uniform today. talking? It isn’t snowing at the moment. Yes, he / she / No, he / she / it Are we / you / it is. isn’t. The negative form of the Present continuous is: they talking? subject + verb be + not + verb -ing. Yes, we / you / No, we / you / they are. they aren’t.4 Transform the sentences into the negative ‘Is Jane sleeping?’ ‘No, she isn’t.’ contracted form. ‘Are you talking to me?’ ‘Yes, I am.’ It’s snowing. ‘Are they doing their homework?’ ‘No, they It isn’t snowing. aren’t.’ 1 I’m feeling great. The question form of the Present continuous is: 2 You’re looking smart today. verb be + subject + verb -ing + ...? 3 She’s trying on red sandals. 4 He’s feeling happy. The short answers of the Present continuous 5 They’re running to catch the bus. are exactly the same as the short answers of the 6 We’re working hard for our exams. present tense of the verb be.5 Correct these statements with the 7 Write the questions and the short answers. information in brackets. they / listen / ? 3 They’re shopping for clothes. (buy / food) They aren’t shopping for clothes. ‘Are they listening?’ They’re buying food. ‘Yes, they are.’ 1 I’m studying for the exam. (read / a novel) 1 you / help / Mum / ? 7 2 He’s making a cup of tea. (answer / the 2 the girls / have / breakfast / ? 3 phone) 3 They’re watching sport on TV. (play / tennis) 3 Dad / work / today / ? 3 4 She’s running in the park. (have / a shower) 5 We’re doing a test. (have / fun) 4 the boys / study / hard / ? 7 6 I’m texting Tom. (write / him an email) 5 Grandma / cook / lunch / ? 3 6 you / buy / these horrible shoes / ? 7 8 2.33 Listen and check.6 2.32 Listen and check.Grammar reference 28 ninety-seven 97

8 Grammar9 Match the questions with the answers. 11 Round up! Complete Patsy’s email with the1 Where’s Mum going? a They’re late Present continuous of the verbs in brackets. for school.2 What are you Hi Christine, wearing? b To the shops. How are you? I’m writing (write) to you from Italy. We 1___________ (have) a fantastic holiday3 Why are they running? c My brother. in Sanremo. The weather is usually hot and sunny but this morning it 2___________ (rain). How4 What’s Dad doing? d Jeans and a boring! I 3___________ (not do) anything exciting. T-shirt. Mum and Dad 4___________ (shop) in town.5 Who are you They 5___________ (buy) souvenirs for all their talking to? e Cooking friends at home. My sister 6___________ (try) on her dinner. new summer dress and sandals. I 7___________ (watch) her and I 8___________ (eat) an ice cream!The preposition like How 9___________ (you / enjoy) your language course in Scotland? What 10___________ (you / do)‘What’s the weather like?’ ‘It’s hot and sunny.’ today?If you are like me… Write soon.I look like a waiter. Love, PatsyIn these examples, the word like is not the verb,but a preposition that means ‘how’, ‘same’, 12 Translation Translate the dialogue into‘similar to’. your native language.10 Read the sentences and write P if ‘like’ is a Katie Hello, Sheena? Hi, I’m Katie. What are preposition or V if ‘like’ is a verb. you doing?Rose is so cool! She looks like a ilm star. P Sheena I’m watching a stupid ilm on TV. And you?1 We like fashion magazines. ____ Katie I’m doing Maths…2 That child is really tired, just like ____ Sheena Ah, are you calling because you need his mum. help?3 It doesn’t look like a dificult exercise. ____ Katie Yes, I am. I can’t do the second4 I don’t like your new house. ____ problem. Sheena Don’t worry. I can come to your5 Pizza and ice cream? That looks like ____ a nice meal! house, if you want. Katie Yes, fantastic!6 You’re really smart, just like me. ____ Grammar reference 29Pronunciation: \dZ\, \tS\ e \S\The sounds /dZ/ (voiced) and /tS/ 1 2.34 Listen and repeat. 3 The sun is shining.(voiceless) of the words Jane andchampion are obtained by keeping 1 I like orange juice. 4 I’m shopping for shoesthe lips slightly pushed out, the teeth 2 Catch that chicken! and T-shirts.almost closed and the tongue flattenedagainst the top of the palate. Remove 2 2.35 Listen and indicate the sounds /dZ/,/tS/the tongue quickly, as air is blownthrough the mouth. and /S/. Then listen and repeat.The sound /S/ (voiceless) of the wordshop is obtained in a similar way but creature /tS/the tongue doesn’t touch the teeth. Itcomes very close, and the air comes out 1 kitchen ____ 3 wash ____ 5 shopping ____as a hiss between the teeth, like whenyou ask someone to be quiet. 2 age ____ 4 jumper ____ 6 beach ____98 ninety-eight

Functions 8Talking about what we are doing1 Watch the video. Elis and Amy are on holiday and are chatting via Skype. What are you doing? I’m reading / watching TV / chatting… What’s the weather like? It’s windy / raining / sunny… Are you enjoying your holiday / the mountains / the beach? Are you having a good time / fun? I’m having a great time.2 Mark the sentences that are true with a tick (3).Amy is on holiday in the mountains. 3 Elis is doing his homework.1 She’s having fun. 4 The weather is very good on the beach.2 The sun is shining in the mountains. 5 Elis is playing with his brother.3 2.36 Listen and complete the dialogue between Alex and Greta. How are you? What’s the weather like? My mum is calling They are playing football What are you doing? I’m reading but quite hotAlex Hi Greta! It’s Alex. How are you?Greta Hi Alex, very well thanks. I’m on holiday at my grandparents’ beach house.Alex 1_________________________?Greta 2_________________________ a book now.Alex Why? 3_________________________?Greta It’s cloudy 4_________________________.Alex Who’s there?Greta My cousins Paul and Jason are here. 5_________________________ and my sister Sarah is swimming in the sea. How are you?Alex Fine, but I can’t talk now, 6_________________________ me. Bye Greta!Greta Bye Alex! Speak soon!4 Pairwork Imagine you are on a holiday and you are talking on the phone with your partner. Follow the guidelines, take notes and make a dialogue. Ask and answer: • where you are • what you are doing • what the weather is like • who you are with • what the others are doing ninety-nine 99

8 Build your competencesWater, water,everywhere!Warm up1 Pairwork How many litres of water do we consume when we do these daily activities? Try to guess.• have a drink of water • have a bath • wash your hands• brush your teeth • have a shower • flush the toilet• do the washing up • use the dishwasher • use the washing machineReading2 Read the interview with the president of the Save Water association and check your answers.How much water do we use in without considering 6 litres when you save water and you get theour everyday life? you wash your hands, 3 litres nutrients from the vegetables.Well, we consume 0.5 litres if we when you brush your teeth and 6 - Only use the dishwasher or thehave a drink of tap water, 4 litres litres of water just if you flush the washing machine when they’reif we boil water to make cups of toilet! That’s a lot of water! full.tea or coffee, and don’t forget - If you’re having a shower, turnthe water for food preparation. What can we do to consume off the water while you soapIf we wash our clothes using the less water? your body or shampoo yourwashing machine, we consume We can follow some simple steps hair.around 50 litres of water; if we do to reduce our water use at home. - If you’re brushing your teeth,the washing up by hand 6 litres, Here are some examples. don’t run the water constantlyor a phenomenal 15 litres if we - When you’re rinsing vegetables, for several minutes, but onlyuse the dishwasher! when you need it to rinse your use a bowl and run water into mouth.And then there’s personal that. You can then use it tohygiene… water the plants. GlossaryDo you usually keep yourself - Keep drinking water in theclean? Of course you do! Well, fridge, so that you don’t need tap water = __________________if you have a bath you use an to run the water until it’s cold less = __________________enormous 80 litres of water, 40 each time you want a drink. rinsing = __________________litres if you use the shower. That’s - If you’re boiling vegetables, bowl = __________________ reuse the water to make soup:3 Answer the questions. 5 When do we use less water: when we have a bath or a shower? How much water do we consume by having a drink of tap water? 0.5 litres 6 Which two activities use 6 litres of water 1 How much water do we need to make a cup each time? of tea? 7 What can we do to reduce water use when 2 What else do you need water for in the kitchen? rinsing vegetables? 3 How much water does a washing machine 8 Why is it a good thing to reuse the water of consume? boiled vegetables? 4 Do you use more water when you wash up by hand or when you use the dishwasher?100 one hundred

Build your competences 8 [CLIL]Listening4 2.37 K The biologist, Carla Farrell, talks about water as a resource. Listen and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).Why is it impossible to drink 2 How many people in the world live 4 How long can a person live without water?a lot of the Earth’s water? without clean drinking water? A one dayA It’s in oceans. A 4 million B one weekB It’s frozen. B 1.4 billion C one monthC both of these reasons C 14 billion 5 How much water do you1 How much of the Earth’s 3 Where do a lot of these people need to drink every day? water is drinking water? live? A 1-2 glassesA 3% A Africa B 6-8 glassesB 13% B Asia C 8-10 glassesC 30% C EuropeSpeaking 5 How often do you wash your clothes?5 In pair, ask each other these questions. 6 What can your family do to reduce the use 1 Do you use a lot of water at home every day? of water? 2 What do you use water for? 3 Do you usually have a bath or do you prefer a shower? 4 Do you turn off the water while you are brushing your teeth?Writing yhaoqneuuvrereiwddsfeaatqiVomioluy-niiiedlnsuystestfeoieroororvnomSaisfeppwdtEoarrxiwirentnthrnikctteiehinsrAlge.aistA5twmh.saokaetnmmaedbreb.o,aeUumdrstdoeahfkttiwehs/oe6 K Imagine you are on holiday at an eco-friendly resort that suggests basic rules for saving water. Write an email to your English friend, Sam. Tell him... • where you are • what the weather is like • what simple steps you can do to reduce water use at home nine 101

7-8 Test your competencesVocabulary Grammar1 Find the odd one out. 4 Complete the rules of the school gym. Use 1 sandals, shirt, shoes, trainers the negative imperative by using the verbs 2 arm, foot, head, punch from the box. 3 baseball, basketball, windy, water polo 4 ball, bat, post, swim chat enter forget do wear 5 happy, hot, sunny, windy 6 cloud, fog, rain, sad School Gym Rules 7 scarf, skirt, sock, shoulder 8 rounders, handball, jumper, volleyball 1 ______________ make-up or jewellery in the gym! ___ 4 2 ______________ or stay in the gym withoutFunctions a teacher!2 Look at the table. Write questions and 3 ______________ to warm up before you do any physical activity! answers about the skills of ‘Supergeek,’ the super hero. 4 ______________ physical activities if you’re ill!Read backwards 3Use computers 3 5 ______________ when your teacher isFly 7 explaining what to do!Free dive 7Remember numbers 3 ___ 5Run fast 7 5 Read the tips and write sentences about Can Supergeek read backwards? Yes, he can. the people’s preferences.1 _______________________________? ________________. 1 Tom / not like / watch TV2 _______________________________? ________________.3 _______________________________? ________________. _________________________________________________.4 _______________________________? ________________. 2 We / love / eat / chocolate5 _______________________________? ________________. _________________________________________________. ___ 10 3 I / hate / play / tennis3 Answer the questions with your own _________________________________________________. 4 You / like / read / comics information. 1 What’s the weather like today? _________________________________________________. 2 What are you wearing today? 5 Your mum / like / sing / karaoke 3 What do you like doing in your free time? 4 What do you hate doing in your free time? _________________________________________________. 5 How well can you speak French? 6 How well can you ski? ___ 5 ___ 6 My inal score is ___ 30 Self-evaluation Lexical competences Communicative competences Grammatical competences I need to review:102 one hundred and two

Extra practice 7-8 1 Write the name of the sports next to its 4 Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D). correct description. 1 John hates... A ski. 1 An outdoor sport going up mountains or B skiing. rocks on ropes. c__ __ __ __ __ __ __ C sky. D skying. 2 A sport with two teams of 11, where you score goals to win. f__ __ __ __ __ __ __ 2 What are you wearing on your feet? A a new dress 3 A sport everybody can do. It’s a type of slow B my new sandals running. j__ __ __ __ __ __ C a pair of shorts D some gloves 4 A sport you can do indoors in a pool or outdoors in a river or the sea. 3 Which is correct? s__ __ __ __ __ __ __ A I can play the piano very well. B I very well can play the piano. 5 You can kick and punch in these sports, C I play can very well the piano. which include karate and judo. D Very well can I play the piano. m__ __ __ __ __ __ a__ __ __ 4 Can John speak French? 2 Choose the correct answers (A, B or C) to A Yes, he can. B Yes, he does. complete the conversations. C Yes, he speaks German. D No, it can’t. 1 What’s the weather like? A It’s late. 5 … use your mobile phones in school! B It’s really hot! C I’m going out. A Do C Don’t 2 I’m wearing my new jumper! B Does D Doesn’t A It’s colourful! B How much is it? 6 What’s the weather like? C No, I’m not. A It’s snowing. C It’s snow. 3 What are you doing? A It’s shining. B It snows. D It snowing. B We’re playing computer games. C She’s making a cake. 7 I don’t really like … . It’s boring! A jog 3 Fill in the blanks to complete James’ B jogs C joging postcard. D joggingHi Zoe, 8 Which is correct?We’re having a lovely time here in Cornwall. A It’s being hot and sunny in London today.The sun is 1________ and the sky is blue! B It’s hot and sunny in London today.What’s the weather 2________ at home? C It’s hotting and sunning in London today.By the way, Mum says ‘Hello.’ She 3________ D It’s hotting and sunnying in London today.sitting by the pool because she 4________swim very well, but Dad and Tom 5________ 9 What’s the cat doing?out in a boat because they both really A It playing with a ball.6________ fishing. As for me I’m feeling very B Its playing with a ball.happy because I can relax! What 7________ C It’s playing with a ball.you doing? Are you 8_______ fun? I hope so! D It plays with a ball. See you soon! James 10 I love playing team sports, but I hate … athletics! A do B doing C play D going one hundred and three 103