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STUDENT’S BOOK Pre-A1 Angela Carlton Elizabeth Gordon

CONTENTS Introduction Vocabulary • days of the week • the body • the alphabet • months of the year • in the classroom pages 4-8 • colors • seasons Grammar • numbers 1-20 Vocabulary • subject pronouns; to be • words related to family members and • simple present; frequency UNIT Reading other people adverbs multiple matching • expressions for meeting people • possessive adjectives; ’s 1 • answering questions with a • items of clothing and accessories • possessive pronouns; name • verbs whose? Me and My • ordinal numbers and dates true or false • prepositions of time (at, in, on) • let’s; imperative; object Family • finding information in the text • telling the time pronouns to decide if the statements say • words related to periods of time • can; must / have to pages 9-20 the same thing or a different • collocations with time, phrasal verbs • adverbs of manner thing from the text • too; enough 2 • words related to homes and things found in them Time • prepositions, collocations, adjectives, phrasal verbs pages 21-32 Progress Review 1 pages 33-34 3 comprehension questions • underlining information in My Home the text to help you answer the question correctly pages 35-46 4 fill in the blank • words related to places and activities • finding the right words in the in town My Town text to complete sentences • prepositions, adjectives, word about it formation pages 47-58 Progress Review 2 pages 59-60 5 true or false • words related to school, jobs, and work • comparative • noticing words like never, • collocations, phrasal verbs, word • superlative My Life always, and all that change the formation, prepositions meaning of a sentence pages 61-72 6 comprehension questions • adjectives and other words related to • present continuous • realizing you sometimes have people • simple present and Who are you? to use different words from the • prepositions, collocations, phrasal present continuous ones in the text verbs, word formation pages 73-84 • countries, nationalities and languages Progress Review 3 pages 85-86 7 multiple matching • words related to food and drink • countable and • checking the other texts for • cutlery and cookware uncountable nouns; some Let’s eat! the information that answers the • collocations / any question • words related to traveling and • talking about quantities pages 87-98 transportation • simple past: to be; there • prepositions, collocations, phrasal was / there were 8 fill in the blank verbs • simple past affirmative: • realizing that the words you regular verbs Traveling complete the sentences with are • words related to sports and hobbies exactly the same as words in the • collocations, phrasal verbs • simple past affirmative: pages 99-110 text irregular verbs • simple past: negative and Progress Review 4 pages 111-112 question 9 true or false • noticing negative words Fun and Games that change the meaning of a sentence pages 113-124 10 comprehension questions • words related to the world around us, • simple future • realizing the questions are animals, and the weather • be going to Our World in the same order as the • prepositions information in the text pages 125-136 Progress Review 5 pages 137-138 Grammar Reference pages 139-147 Irregular Verbs page 148 Writing Bank pages 149-155 Speaking Bank page 156 Speaking Information page 157 2

Grammar • there is / there are • question words • a / an • have • plurals • prepositions of place • this / that / these / those Speaking Writing Listening discussion (picture-based) personal profile multiple choice (pictures) • talking about what you and your parents • punctuation • understanding the topic and wear in different situations • using and and but to join ideas together predicting vocabulary before • using like/don’t like with nouns and verbs listening to choose the correct + -ing answer multiple matching discussion and decision making (photo-based) paragraph (routines) • realizing the speakers will • talking about your free time and how you • using the simple present and frequency mention more than one activity manage your time adverbs to describe routines when talking about each person • giving your opinion, agreeing and • using prepositions of time disagreeing with your partner note taking describing photos note • writing dates, times, and • talking about furniture and the rooms in • beginnings and endings numbers your home • using the imperative to give instructions multiple choice (independent items) • saying something about the photo in and Can you ...? to make requests • choosing your answer the general before you describe it in detail leaflet first time you listen, and then discussion and decision making (photo-based) • using headings, paragraphs, and pictures checking it the second time you • talking about activities in towns and cities • using adjectives to make your writing listen • making suggestions and giving reasons interesting using so and because multiple choice choosing the best option email • underlining important words • talking about school, studying, and work • organizing your ideas into paragraphs before you listen • using comparative adjectives and adverbs to • using friendly sentences to begin and end multiple matching talk about the options your email • realizing that you may not hear describing photos description (person) the words in the options on the • talking about what people are like • giving examples to support your opinion recording and understanding • using the present continuous to describe • using adjectives to describe appearance paraphrasing what people in pictures are doing and personality multiple choice (pictures) discussion (picture-based) recipe • understanding that the • talking about food and drink • using the imperative to give instructions speakers will talk about both • using prefer with nouns and verbs with to • using sequencing words to show the order pictures choosing the best option of instructions note taking • talking about traveling email • realizing you must only write • talking about the advantages and • using the imperative to give directions one word, number, date, or time disadvantages of the options • using prepositions of place to make your in each blank instructions clearer multiple choice describing photos story • continuing to listen even if you • talking about sports and hobbies • using the simple past to write about the miss one answer • talking about lots of different things in the past multiple choice (independent photos • using adverbs to make the story more items) discussion and decision making (photo-based) interesting • understanding paraphrasing • talking about animals, the country, and postcard problems with our world • using the correct tenses • using phrases to start the conversation and • using interesting vocabulary to take turns 3

1 Me AND My Family 1 Look at the picture. What do you think it shows? Who is in your family? 2 Free time is when you don’t have school or work. What do you and your family do in your free time? Do you do things together? DVD 1 9

READING A 1 L ook at the pictures of B F different families. Which one is like your family? C D E 2 Read the webpage about three students at the Boston Language School. Who has the biggest family? Boston Language School Meet Mei, Alicia, and Elsa. They are in Boston to learn English. Read about them and their families. Hi! I’m Mei and I’m from Hong Kong. Hello. My name is Alicia. I’m from Mexico. There are seven people in my family – I’m seventeen years old. I’m an only child, my parents, my brother, my sister, my but I have lots of cousins. My aunt and grandparents, and me. We live together. uncle live next to us. They have a big My parents work in their shop every day. family – there are five children! I’m happy It’s next to our house. My grandparents that I have a lot of cousins. My best friend aren’t very old. They take care of us lives on my street, too. We always have and they sometimes help us with our fun together on the weekend! homework. Mei Alicia 10

3 R ead the webpage again and answer the questions. Write Mei, Alicia, or Elsa. 1 Who doesn’t have brothers or sisters? Alicia In this kind of task, you must answer 2 Who helps her mom or dad? each question with one of the names. 3 Who lives with lots of people? Read the questions first and underline 4 Who enjoys free time with her family? the information you must look for. Then 5 Who lives next to a big family? read the paragraphs quickly to find the information you need. Finally, read the information again carefully to check that it answers the question. 4 Complete the sentences with these words. aunt cousin grandparents parents only child twins uncles 1 My parents come from big families – my mom has three sisters and my dad has four brothers! 2 Elizabeth and her sister have the same birthday – they’re . 3 My dad has a sister. She’s my . 4 “Are you a(n) ?” “No, I have a brother.” 5 This is my Nick. His mom and my mom are sisters. 6 My mom has three brothers. They’re my . 7 In the summer, I stay with my because my mom and dad work every day. 5 C hoose a picture. Imagine that the people in the picture are your family. Tell your partner about them. Give them names and ages, and say what they do together. Hi, I’m Elsa and I’m from Germany. My family is small – there’s just my mom, my brother Hans, and me. Hans and I are twins. I’m blond and his hair is dark, but we both have blue eyes. My mom is a teacher. Hans and I help her in the house. On the weekend, I go out with my family or my friends. Elsa UNIT 1 11

VOCABULARY 1 1 R ead the text and complete the information about Luke with these words. address age brother first name parents sister surname Me and my family HaMnid.yIa’mmsoimLstueakrned–SdNmadiictakhr.eaIn’m4d0Ee.imgWhmteae.eliHnveey’esaattrws10oelldvM.eIaahinnadvSeshtaree’bsertfo.itfhteeren. 1 first name : Luke 2 : Smith : 18 3 : Nick : Emma 2 Match. 4 : Mr. and Mrs. Smith 5 : 10 Main Street 1 grandma a child 6 2 aunt b husband 7 3 son c uncle 4 wife d grandpa 5 parent e daughter 3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the words in bold. 12 1 blond dark blond hair and he 3 hair. She has 45 has 2 old young and the boy . The man is is 3 short tall and he’s She’s ! 4 long short hair. Chloe’s grandma has hair, but Chloe has 5 pretty ugly face and face. This is a(n) that’s a(n) 4 Match. 1 Hi. a I’m thirteen. 2 How are you? b Goodbye. 3 Nice to meet you. c I’m fine, thanks. 4 How old are you? d Me too. 5 See you later. e Good night. 6 It’s time for bed. f Hello. 12

GRAMMAR 1 Subject pronouns; to be 1 Read about subject pronouns and the verb to be. Subject pronouns To be Subject pronouns show who or what something is or does. We use the verb to be to They replace the subject (person or thing) of a verb. describe people and things. Grandma is happy. She is happy. I am a girl. The house is old. It is old. They aren’t white pencils. That man is short. He is short. Is he tall? Those boys are brothers. They are brothers. 2 Look at the examples in 1 again. When do we use he, she, and it? Read 1.1 and 1.2 of the Grammar Reference before you do the tasks. 3 Complete the sentences. Use subject pronouns. 1 Suzy is our cat. She is white. 2 These books aren’t blue. are green. 3 Sally is my cousin. is twelve. 4 Mom has a brother. is my uncle. 5 Her name is Olivia. is a pretty name. 6 I have two children. am a father. 7 It’s your birthday, Jack! are fifteen today! 8 John and I aren’t brothers. are cousins. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of to be. 1 Those school bags aren't brown. They’re black. 2 Yes, that’s right. My address 5 Park Street. 3 Where my pencils? 4 The twins twelve today. 5 I’m tall. My parents tall, too. 6 What your surname? 7 I don’t have a brother or a sister. I an only child. 8 you a grandma? 9 she a teacher? 10 You a child, Grandpa! You an old man! UNIT 1 13

VOCABULARY 2 1 Label the pictures with these words. boots coat dress glasses hat jacket jeans pants purse shirt shoes skirt sweater T-shirt umbrella watch 1 umbrella 5 26 37 48 9 13 10 14 11 15 12 16 2 Which words from 1 do we use with a pair of? jeans . 3 Complete the dialogues with these words. them. go out look at look for put on take off try on 1 A: What do you do when you go home after school? B: I take off my school clothes and I and a T-shirt. Then I go to the park. 2 A: Ben, this jacket. Do you like it? B: Yes, I do. I want to it 3 A: Come on, Jack. I want to . B: I know, but where are my shoes? Please help me 14

GRAMMAR 2 Simple present; frequency adverbs 1 Read about the uses of the simple present and frequency adverbs. Simple present Frequency adverbs • things we often do Frequency adverbs are words like always, usually, often, I meet my friends every day. sometimes, never, etc. We use them to show how often something happens. We often use them with the simple present. • things and situations that are They come before the main verb, but after the verb to be. always or usually true We always do our homework. I am usually happy. The boys go out on the weekend. Jim often plays soccer after school. You sometimes see your aunt on the weekend. • facts and general truths They never walk to school. It doesn’t rain in the summer. Time expressions: every day/week/month/year, in the morning/afternoon/evening, at night, on the weekend, on Monday, on Thursdays, in (the) spring/summer, in May, once/twice/three times a week/ month/ year, etc. Time expressions can go at the beginning or the end of a sentence. Lee helps her mom in the house every Saturday. Every Saturday, Lee helps her mom in the house. 2 L ook at the examples in 1 again. When do we add -s to the main verb? Read 1.3 and 1.4 of the Grammar Reference before you do the tasks. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the simple present. 1 My sister doesn't study (not study) every night. 2 (you / know) my cousins? 3 Every morning, Grandpa (put on) his coat and (go out). 4 They (take off) their shoes in the house. 5 I (not like) that book. 6 (Sam / enjoy) school? 4 Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Put the frequency adverbs in the correct place. Use the simple present. 1 We never go (never go) to school on the weekend, but we (usually be) at school on Monday mornings. 2 I (usually meet) my best friend on Saturday and we (always have) fun. 3 Tim (often study) in the evening and he (sometimes see) his friends, too. 4 Our aunt (usually not take off) her glasses. They (often be) on her head! 5 It (often rain) and Uncle Mike (always take) an umbrella. UNIT 1 15

LISTENING 1 Look at the task and answer the questions about it. Discuss your answers with a partner. What does the teacher want the students to do? 1 Where do you think the people in the recording are? a at home b in a classroom 2 What do you think the recording is about? a homework b family A 3 C ircle the words you think you will hear in the recording. address book close notebook open surname B 2  Listen to the recording and think about your In this kind of task, you listen to some short conversations. For each answers in 1. Which words do you hear? Which conversation, there is one question picture answers the question? and the answer choices are pictures. Before you listen, read the questions 3 R ead the questions and look at the pictures in 4. and think about the topic of each conversation. Look at the pictures and With a partner, talk about which words you think think about the words that you might you will hear in the recording for each question. hear. This will help you to choose the Then write the words. correct pictures when you listen. 1 2 3 4 4  Listen to four short conversations. There is one question for each conversation. For each question, choose the correct picture. 1 Which boy is Andrew’s cousin Mark? 3 What does Brianna’s mom look like? A B A B 2 Where does Ryan live? 4 Which dress does the girl want to try on? 15 Maple 5 Maple Street Street A B A B 16

SPEAKING 1 Ask and answer these questions with your partner. • What do you usually wear to school? • Do you have a lot of clothes? • What do you wear on the weekend? • What are your favorite clothes? 2 W hen we say we like something, we use like + noun or like + verb + -ing. Complete the sentences with these words. bag dresses going shirts trying on wearing 1 I like pants, but I don’t like dresses . For this task, you must say 2 Do you like new clothes in stores? what you like and don’t like 3 I often play soccer and I like about different pictures on 4 I don’t like sports clothes. a topic. You can use like / 5 Do you like to stores with my mom. don’t like with nouns and 6 I like this red or T-shirts? verbs + -ing. . 3  Work in pairs. Look at the pictures of people wearing different clothes. Do you like these different clothes? Tell your partner. Use the words and phrases in the Language Bank to help you. 4 Work in pairs to discuss these questions. • Do you like trying on new clothes? • What clothes do your mom and dad like wearing? • Do you like sports clothes? • D o your parents wear the same kind of clothes every day? Talking about clothes I like / don’t like ... I usually / sometimes / never wear … He / She usually wears … I wear / don’t wear ... on the weekend / at school. He / She likes / doesn’t like wearing … I have / don’t have ... He / She likes / doesn’t like ... I like / don’t like wearing … UNIT 1 17

WRITING Personal profile: Using correct punctuation When you write in English, you must use correct punctuation. Use: • a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence. • a capital letter for the word I and also for names of people and places. • a period (.) at the end of each sentence. • a comma (,) to separate things in a list. 1 D o you remember Elsa from the webpage on pages 10-11? Read her paragraph and correct the twelve mistakes with capital letters, periods, and commas. Mmy name is elsa i’m eighteen years old and I’m tall I have long blond hair and blue eyes. i have a twin brother named hans I usually wear T-shirts jeans and sweaters. my favorite colors are yellow white and orange 2 Read this email and answer the questions. 1 Who is the email to? 2 Who is the email from? To: Boston Language School Students 3 Where does Karen work? Subject: Personal profile 4 What two things do the students have to do? 3 Do you remember Alicia from 4 R ead Alicia’s personal profile. Did she give the information the webpage on pages 10-11? that you checked in 3? What other information did she give? You are going to read her personal Boston Language School profile. Check (✔) the information you think she will give. Personal information 1 name Name Alicia Rivera 2 age 3 favorite food Age 17 4 her family 5 favorite colors From Mexico All about you 6 what she looks like My name is Alicia. I’m seventeen years old and I’m not very tall. I and clothes have long brown hair and brown eyes. I’m an only child, but I have a big family of aunts, uncles, and cousins. I usually wear a T-shirt 7 pet’s name and a shirt with jeans or a skirt. My favorite colors are blue and 8 where she’s from white. I like talking to my friends and playing on my computer. I don’t like doing homework! 18

5 Read Alicia’s paragraph again. Underline all the examples Adjectives blond ≠ dark of and and but. When do we use these words? old ≠ young short ≠ tall 6 Use the words to write sentences. Use and or but. long ≠ short pretty ≠ ugly 1 I / like / wear / jeans / T-shirts I like wearing jeans and T-shirts. Family 2 I / have / a brother / I / not have / a sister parent ≠ child grandmother ≠ grandfather 3 I / usually / wear / a hat / glasses aunt ≠ uncle wife ≠ husband 4 I / like / listen / to music / I / not like / play it daughter ≠ son brother ≠ sister 5 my name / be / Sara / I / be / sixteen years old mom ≠ dad Clothes 7 Read this writing task and copy the personal profile into your boots coat notebook. Then use the plan and the Language Bank to help dress you write your own personal profile. After you finish, check glasses your work carefully. hat jacket You are a student at the Boston Language School. jeans Complete the personal profile. pants Boston Language School Personal information Name Age From All about you purse shirt shoes skirt sweater T-shirt umbrella watch Plan Remember to check that you have used capital letters, Personal information: Complete the information about yourself. periods, and commas correctly. Don’t forget to use and to join All about you:  Write about how old you are, what you similar ideas together, and but look like, your family, your favorite clothes to write about different ideas. and colors, and the things you like and don’t like doing. UNIT 1 19

RELOAD 1 Vocabulary Grammar Choose the correct answers. Choose the correct answers. 1 It usually rains in the winter and I take 1 My skirts long. I don’t like short skirts. to school. a are a a watch b isn’t b an umbrella c aren’t c a T-shirt 2 This is Jack. is our cat. a We 2 My first name is Emma and my is Keller. b He a address c She b age c surname 3 “Are there two boys in the park?” “Yes, there are. are my cousins Tom and Hans.” 3 My aunt has two sons and a daughter. They’re a We my . b I a uncles c They b cousins c sisters 4 My parents always at home in the evening. They often visit their friends. 4 This red dress is very pretty, but that brown a aren’t dress is . b are a ugly c isn’t b tall c long 5 Nick books every day, but he sometimes reads books on the weekend. 5 Our are very old, and our parents help them a don’t read every day. b reads a grandparents c doesn’t read b children c cousins 6 My sister in the house. My brother and I do everything! 6 “I’m fifteen.” a never helps “ ” b often helps a I’m fine, thanks. c usually helps b Me too. c See you later. 7 The children to school on Saturdays. a doesn’t go 7 Do you often go with your family? b goes a on c don’t go b off c out 8 her homework in the evening? a Does Anita do 8 I have a pair of gray . b Anita does a jacket c Anita doesn’t do b sweater c pants 9 Anna and Emma best friends and they always play together in the park. 9 Please help me for my watch. a aren’t It isn’t on my desk! b are a look c isn’t b try c see 10 “ your friend Jorge live in Mexico?” “No, he lives in Brazil.” 10 Our teacher doesn’t have long hair. Her hair a Is is . b Does a dark c Do b short c blond 20

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