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 Getting Acquainted

O tu trutt'/

why are you studying EngJisJ1?

Did You Know?

In 2016, there wlll be 2 blllion Engllsh spea kers
arou nd t he World . ...fromfnglish Nert (British Coundl)

PleaSecomplete
the fO!m.
Title: r Mr. r Mrs. r Ms. r Miss

rLast/Family Name

O to ger to know peop le w/10 (

Flrst/GivenName
clont speak my Ianguage
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Nationality
O ofher:
r Occupation

A Pair work Why are you studying English? Compare reasons with a partner.
B Classsurvey How rnany students in you r class are studying English ...

. ... .... to do business? .. . .. . .. to study? ... .... . ( other reasons)

... ... .. to get to know peo ple? .. . ... .. to travel?

2 UNIT 1
C @ PhotostoryReadand listento people getting to know eachother.

Susan: 1'11bet th is is your da d. Sam: And j4s,t ,c~ll ,n:i~Sam. So, Ted: Sorry l'm late.
Cara : Yes., it is . Dad, J'p.Jj~i: q w hat do you do, Suzy? Susan: Ted, .tbls,i~ Cara's dad.
jrtr9~4.:;e, xq4 t<lmy friend, Susan: l'm a p hotograph er .. . Oh , Ted: Oh, ,hJJY>!
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Susan Grant. l'm sorry. There's my husband . . . Mr. Pike!
Sam: Jt.\i! ,P.ll/1JS)Jfl/ Te d, over he re !
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Susa n . Sam uel Pike. 5am.
Susan: ,Cir.!!~t!Q,n:i~~t.XQ4, too. But
p lease, !!l'~'Y9."!!.c,aJI~,n:i,:by my
nic kna me, Suzy .
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~ Formal titles
Men Women
D Focuson language Look at the ,u,rtj~rJi.n,~tjexpressions in the Mr. Ms. (marr ied or single)
Photo Story. With a partner, find : Mrs. (married)
Miss (single)
1 two exp ressionsyou can use when you intro duce peopl e.
Use titles with family name s
2 th ree expressions you can use when you meet someone. not give n names. '
Ms. Gra nt NOT Ms.51:lzy
3 three expressions you can use when you don 't want to be forma l.

E Complete your response to each person.

GIVEN NAME lf tr : GIVENNAME Naomi

fAMILYNAME Ri !>!fra fAMILYNAME Watts
OCCUPATION s:io9et OCCUPATION ae-tress

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1 Nice to meet you, too, ... . . . 2 Good to meet you, too, .. ... .
a Mr.Jerry a Ms. Watts
b Mr. Rivera b Ms. Naom i
e Ms. Rivera e Mr. Watts

F Roleplay Imagine your partner is a famous person.

Introduce your partner to the class. Use formal titles. , , l'd like yo u to mee! Je rry Rive ra .
Mr. Rivera is a singe r. ,,

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GOAL Meet someone new

CONVERSATION MODEL

A@ Read and listen to peop le meeting someone new.

A: Who's that?
B: Over there? 1 think she's new.
A: Well, let's say helio.

B: Good morning. l'm Alex, and th is is Lauren.

C: Hi. My name's Kathryn Gao. But everyone
calls me Kate.
A: Great to meet you, Kate. Where are you from?
C: NewYork.

B@ Rhythmand intonation Listen again and

repeat. Then practice the Conversation Mod el
with two partners.

GRAMMAR lnformation questions with Q.g:Review

Contractions
Who's = Who is l'm = la m you're = you are
Who'syourteacher? She'sMs.Nieto Where's = Where is he's = he is we're = we are
Whoarethey? They'remyclassmates
. What's = What is she's = she is th ey're = they are
She'sfromArgentina. it's = it is
Where'sshefrom?
Whatcityareyou from? We're from LosAngeles.
Whal'shis e-mail address? lt's ted@kr.com
Whataretheir names ?
Howold is yourbrother?
[say "tedat k-r-dot-com
AndreaandSteven
He's twenty-six.
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lnformationquestionswith bf: 1
Howoldare they? She'stwelve,andherlittlesisteris eight. usogeand form <I ~
Possessivenounsand adjectives ~
(review) )

A Grammarpractice Complete the conversations. Use contractions of

the verb be when possib le.

A: . .. .. ... .. .. .. . that over there? 2 A: Your new neighbor seems nice .

B: Oh, that's Hasna. .......... from Lebanon. .. .. . . .. . .. .. h is name?

A: . .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. she? She looks very young. B: His .... . .. ... . .. .. Ricardo.

B: 1th ink ... ... ... . twenty -five. A: .. . . . . he trom?

B: Guatema la.

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 3 A: . .. . . .... .. . .. . . .. they? 5 A: 1'11call you som etime . . .. .. ..... .... . your
B: 1th in k .. new students. phone numbe r?

A: . ................ the ir names? B: .......... 555-0296.. ............. yours?

B: M ieko and Rika. A: 555 -8747.

4 A: lt was nice to m eet you r brothe rs.
. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . . they?
B: Greg's on ly fourteen. But my o lde r b roth er,
David, is twen ty -eigh t.
A: .. .. ....... . .. David's occupation?
6 A: .. ......... . ... you r e-ma il add ress?
1'11send you a note .
B: ..... ..... choi23@k r.com.
A: K - r - dot - com? That 's inte resting.
. ... . . .. . .. . .. . ... you from?

B: .. . ... ... . a lawyer. B: Pusan, Korea. l'm here on business.

B Grammarpractice W rite at least fou r info rmat ion quest ions for your partner.

Ideas
Who . .. ?
What. .. ?
Where ... ?
Howold ... ?

C Pair work Now ask and answer you r quest ions.

NOWYOU CAN
A Roleplay Wi th two partne rs, pe rsona lize the Conversation
Mode l. One of you is new to yo u r class, off ice, or
ne ighborhood. M eet that pe rson . Then change ro les. ,..tf
A: Who ...... . ? ,
B: Over the re? 1th 1nk . . new. ~
A: Well, let's say helio . ,.' // '/" '

B: .. .. .. .. . l'm . .. .. . . , an d th is is
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C: .. .. .. .. . My name's . .. .
A: .. .. .. .. . W he re are you from?
C: .. .. .. . .

Be sure to recycle thls language.

!ntrQ<l\lcepeQp!e Creet peQple Shi~ tQ infQrmility
This is - Great to meet you . Everyone calls me _ .
l'd like you to meet - . lt's a pleasure to Just call me _ .
l'd like to introduce you meetyou. Please call me _ .
to_ . How nice to meet you!

B Changepartners Practic e th e conversat ion aga in.

Meet other peop le.
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GOAL 1den ti fy and describe people

Posltive adjectives
GRAMMAR Modification with adjectives: Review beaut iful
great
Adjeclivesdescribe nounsandpronouns. Theycangoatter lheverbbeorbefore a noun. excellent
Alejandro Sanz is handsome. He's a handsome singerfrom Spain. famous
Tony LeungandGong Li arefamous . They'refamousactorsfrom China. handsome
wond erful
Useanarticlebeforeanadjective
thatmodifiesa singularnoun. fantastic
He's a greatmusician. NOT M~reat -flll:lsiGiafl
. terrifi c

A Grammarpractice On a sepa rate shee t of pa per,

combine each p air of sentences. Amy Tan is a writer . She's wo nd erful.

Juan Luis Guer ra is a sing er. He's fanta stic. 5J...e'fa wo11derfvl writer.
2 Pen lope Cruz is an actress . She's bea utifu l.
3 Zho ng Biao is a n a rtist. He's excellent.
4 Alice Wate rs is a chef. She's famous.
5 Eric Clapton an d Jeff Beck are mus icians.
They're g rea t.

B Now write th ree sentences abo ut oth er famous pe ople .

CONVERSATION MODEL

A@ Read and listen to someone ide ntify an d

descr ibe a person .
A: Hey. Who 's John Mayer?
B: You don 't know ? Fo r rea l?
A: No. Is he famous?
B: He sure is. He's a g reat musician.
A: Whe re's he from?
B: The United States .

B@ Rhythm and intonation Listen

ag ain and repeat. Then p ractice the
Co nversat ion Model with a partne r.

GRAMMAR ~ / QQ questions and short answers with !Jg: Review Be careful!

Yes,1am. NOT )(es;-fm~
Areyou ourteacher? Yes, 1am. No,l'm not. Yes,she is. NOT ~r.She!s:
Is sheChines e? Yes,she is. No,she isn't. [No, she's not.]
Is your nicknameJosh? Yes, it is. No, it isn't. [No, it's not.]
Areyou andTom students? Yes, we are. No,wearen'!.[No,we're not.]
Aretheyfamous? Yes,theyare. No,theyaren'!. [No,they' re not.] fu/ lli2 questions
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6 UNIT 1
A Findthe grammar Find two informat ion quest ions and one ~ / .Q.Q question with
~ in the Conversation Mode l on page 6.

B Grammarpractice Comp lete the questions and answers. Use contractions when possib le.

A: . . your father a teacher? 4 A: Who . .. those new students?

B: Yes, . ... .. from Canada?
B: No, .. . .. . . .. . .. .. 1think .. from
2 A: . .. .. .. .. .. your son an athlete?
B: No, . .. . . . . . an the U.K.

artist. 5 A: That's a nice hat! . . . . new?

3 A: . . this your new address? B: No,

B: Yes,. 6 A: .. .. . . you a mus ician?
B: Yes,. . . . .. .. .. .. . . a vio linist.

PRONUNCIATION lntonation of questions

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Use rising intonation in~/ .Q.Q quest ions. Use falli ng intonat ion in informat ion
questions. Read and listen . Then listen again and repea t.
1 Is th is h is e-mai l address?
2 Are they from Canada?

B Pair work Write

4 Where are they from?

three ~ / IlQ questions and three informa tion questions with be.
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3 What's h is e-mail address?

Then take turns practicing questiorn intonation.

NOWYOU CA ldentify and describe people

B Pair work Use the information .about the

people. Change the Conversation Model to
practice asking for and prov iding informat ion
about each person . Use you r own adj ective.
Then change roles.

A: Hey. Who's . ... . ... ?

B: You don't know? For real?
A: No. Is ....... . famous?
B: .. .. .. .. sure is.
A: Where .. .. .... from?
B: ........ . Your own famous per son
first name
C ChangepartnersPractice the
conversat
ion again.Talk about lastname .. .
other famous peop le. occupation . .

country . .. . .. . .. . .. .

adjecti ve to descri be the person

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 GOAL

BEFORE YOU LISTEN

~ eountries
v::.:J/
. and nationalites
A@ vocabulary Personalinformation Read and listen. Country . .
Then listen again and repeat. l'm from Ja an ~at,onahty
I
She'sfrom ~hi~a m !P!1ese.
nationality He is or iginally from India, but his natio nalit y is
Canadian. He has a Canadian passport.
She'sfrom Canada
They'refrom Ar .
f ~e.sChtne~e.
es Canad,an.
He'sfrom the u ient,na. Th;y'r~ ~rgentinean.
bi rthplace l'm from Mexico City,but it isn't my birthplace . w, Hes Brrt,sh
e re from Turkey. We'reTurki~h
1was born in a beautifu l small town called Patzcuaro. See page 122 for a more complete list.
hometown She was born in Seoul, but her hometown is Pusan.
She grew up th ere.

B Pair work Ask your partner quest ions, using the Vocabulary.

, , What's your birthplace?, ,

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

A @ usten for details Listen to each conversat ion and write each person's nat ionality
and occupation. Then check~ or Il.Q to ind icate whether the person has a nickname .

1
2
Nationality Occupation Nickname?

Oyes
Oyes
Ono
O no
3 Oyes O no
4 Oyes On o

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B @ infer information Now listen to each conversat ion again and

completeeachstatement.
He grew up in 3 She's or iginally from ..
a Ankara b London e lzm ir a Buenos Aires b Montevideo e Santiago
2 Her b irth p lace is . .. 4 His hometown is
a Osaka b Tokyo e Seoul a Chicago b Toronto e NewYork

8 UNIT 1
NOWYOU CAN Provide personal information
Partner A : Look at the top of the page.
Partner B: Turn your boo k and look at th_ebottom o_fthe page.
Ask information q uest ions with be an d wnte the m1ss1ng
persona l information.

lf yo u don' t und ersta n d ask

Cou/d you repeat that' , .
How do you spe/1that?

Name: Richard Anderson

Name : lucia Albert i
Nlckname : Rick
Occupation : ..
Occupatl on : ... . .. .. .. . .. . .
Age: 26
Natlona llty: British
Natlonallty: .. .
Birthplace:
Homet own : . . .
Age: . .. . .. .
E-mail : alberti.l ucia@inet.com.it
E-mail : r andy@uma il.com .uk

Name : . .. .. . .. .. .. . . .
Name:
Nlckname : ... ..... .
Occupatlon: manage r
Occupatlon: graphic designer
Age : . ... ... .. . .. .. .
Nationallty:
Natlona 'llty: Japanese
Age: 31
Hometown: Kyoto
Homet own :
E-mail : .. . .. . . .. . . .
E-mail : fp52@vmai l.com.ve

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 GOAL

BEFORE YOU READ

A Warm-up In your lite, where do you see or hear English?

B Preview Before you read, search fo r the wo rd English in the arti cle . Then answer
th is ques tion: How do es each person use English?

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MEET ln1ciA MARQUES. She works as a financia! manager for a

Swedish automot ive compan y in Curit iba, Brazil, where she was born
and raised. She is sing le and lives with her parents . "I use English
every day," Ms. Marques says. "We use it in most of our e-mails
and meetings and for calls to Sweden, the U.S., and France." In
her free time, she likes to watch DVDs in English. " lt's good for my
pro nunciation," she says.

TH1s1sVuAN VoNG)ING, his w ife, Zheng Yang, and thei r son, Yuan
Bao. They live in Beijing, China. Mr. Yuan, a manager, is originally
from Weihai, a small seaside cit y in Shandong Provi nce. His wife is
a teacher, and their son is a mi ddle-school student. "Our company
provides tour guides to foreign businesspeople who visit China, so
English is very importa nt for my work," he says. At home, Mr. Yuan
enjoys watching English-language TV and listening to English-
language radio.

MEET MARcus STOLZE, an information technology researcher.

M r. Stolze lives with his w ife, Threse, and children, Lena and Jan, in
Rti, a small town in Swit zerland . M r. Stol ze is originally from Brilon,
Germany. Threse is an English teacher and speaks four languages.
Their chi ldren are also multi lingual. "At work, we use Engl ish a lot
because we commu nicate w ith people w ho speak many diff erent
languages," he says. "Also, most good books on comput ing are in
English," he adds.

Sou rce: Authentic interv iews of real people

10 UNIT 1
A lnfer informationComplete each statement. B Seanfor facts Complete the information
about the people.
1 . are in English at Ms. Marques's com pany
in Brazil.
M s. M arqu es Mr . Yuan Mr . Sto lze
a E-mails e Phone calls
b Meetings d E-mails, meetings,
Occupation
and calls
2 In his work, Mr . Yuan uses English
a to teach classes e to watch TV Lives in .. .
b to help businesspeople d to listen to
the radio
Hometown
3 Mr. Stolze probably uses English w ith peop le
from . ..... .
a the United States e the United Kingdom Marr ied? Oyes Ono Oyes Ono Oyes Ono
b Switzerland d all over the wo rld On your AetiveBookSelf-Study Disc:
Extra Readlng Comprehenslon Questlons

NOWYOU CA Introduce someone to a group

A Read the information about each person. Then comp lete the two paragraphs below.

Name: E.velyneHsu Nama:

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Jos Antonio Mnd
ez
Nic knam e: E.tf ie NrW\ nama: Tonio
Occupatlon: o-tti~e assistant Occupatlon:morl<.etresearcher
Hometown: c.tlia-yi, 1"aiwan Hometown: Celanova. a sma/1
Bir thplace: so.me town in Spoin
Age: 27 Birthplace:&uatorial Guinea
Favorite actor: 1"onyL.eUO<j (in A/rico)
Favorite spor t : swimmin9 Aga: '18
Other: lives in K11ohs1un9
Othar: /ives in New York.
has two children

This is .. . ....... . .. . .. . .... , but everyone calls Meet ...... . .................... .... . ....... . He's
her .. ............. . She's . ....... years old and a ... .......... ............. . ........ , and he lives in
she's an ......... .... .. .... ..... . Ms . .... .... lives ............... . Everyone calls him .. ............. .
in .......... . .. .. , but she is orig ina lly from a He's originally from .. .. ........... , but actually
city called ............. . . . Her favorite actor he was born in ................................... .
is ................ . .. .. . , and her favorite sport is Mr . Mndez is .... . . years old, and he has

B Notepaddinglnterview a classmate. Write his or C Groupwork Introduce your partner to

her personal information on the notepad. you r classmates.

Name: $ Be sure to recycle thls language.

_ N ickname: This is -
l'd like you to meet _.
Occupation: l'd like to introduce you to _.
Everyone calls her / him _ .
Hometown: His / her nickname is _.
_ is origi nally from _.
Birthplace: His / her hometow n is _ .
His / her favorite _ is _.
Age:
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Favorite acto r:
Favorite sport:
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Review grammar . vocabulary . listening
reading speaking pron uncation

A~ ListeningcomprehensionListen to the conversat ions. Then listen

again and wr ite each person's occupation and nationa lity.

11mm H ...... 111 ., .., . 1

1 George Detcheverry 1
polish Brazilian
2 Sonia Pereira French Australian
3 Mar k Zaleski 1

4 Mar jor ie Baxter 1

B Comp lete each statement.

1 We're from (China/ Chinese). 5 We're from Uapan / Japanese).
2 He's (Australia / Australian) . 6 They're (Chile/ Chilean) .
3 She's from (ltaly / ltalian) . 7 My neighbors are from (Korea / Korean) .
4 My friend is (Uruguay/ Uruguayan) . 8 We're (Mexico / Mexican) .

C Comp lete each conversation in your own way. (You don't need to g ive real informat ion .)
"What city are you from ?"
( .... ............ .
2 "W hat's your e-mail add ress?"
( ................. ..................... .
3 "A re you a teacher?"
( ............................ ................ ......... ......... ....... . .
4 ( ......... ....... ..... ..... ...... ...... .... .... ..... .... .. ... ........ . ?
"l'm from Canada."
5 ( .... ...... ............. ....... ............ .... ..... .... ..... .... . .. ?
"l'm a graph ic designer."
6 ( ................. ......................... ...................... ...... .
"Great to meet you, too."

O Writing On a separate sheet of paper, wr ite a short descript ion of the classmate you
interviewed on page 11. lnclude the following informat ion.




first and last name
age
occupat ion
hometown
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ORAL REVIEW 'iaOO

Pair work
Celebrity Screens
Wtb pag,e<ithc rk h in d fa m"'us
1 Create a conversation for the people in Picture l,
the news whO'swhoa nd wh~ts wh~t the nch ;1nc,famous ) forum ouestl'J
ook
Start like this:
Who'r Ricky Martn?
2 With a partner, invent personal informati on for the Ricky Martin: the facts!
peop le in Picture 2, Then create a conversation for Bloaraphy
them, real name: Enrique Martn Moral es
ContestForm teams, Create questions for another occupatlon: singc.r and actor
mar ita l statu s: single
team about the web page, using the verb be, (A team b irth date: December4 , 1971
gets one point for each correct question and one point blrthplace : Sanjuan , Pu erto Rico
for each correct answer.) For example:
What'5 l,j5 nickname? otheriotormatioo
favorite fOod: Cuban and ltalian
tavor lte actor : Robert De Niro