English Practice: Activity Book

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Module Vocabulary Grammar
Introductions Demonstrative The alphabet Times

Starter unit page 6
pronouns and spelling
Countries be: present simple
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and nationalities Subject pronouns
My world Family and possessive adjectives
page 9 Possessive s
Question words
Parts of the body have got
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Describing people Singular and plural nouns
Appearance
page 19
Places in town there is / there are

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Out and Landscape features Prepositions of place
Prepositions of movement
about a / an, some, any
page 29 Question words
Food Countable Uncountable nouns
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Healthy Free-time activities Present simple
Expressing likes and dislikes
living Subject and object pronouns
page 39
Daily routines Adverbs of frequency
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School subjects Adverbs of manner*
School life Word order: questions
page 49 Expressing ability can
Sport Present continuous

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Adjectives Present simple
Sport for all of opinion and present continuous
page 59
Rooms Denite and indenite articles

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House and furniture Imperative
Gadgets be: past simple*
and home Past simple Regular verbs*
page 69 there was / there were*
Clothes Asking for permission may / may not
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and accessories Expressing obligation and interdiction
Celebrate! Weather must / mustnt*
page 79 and seasons Expressing future present continuous
and be going to future*
Grammar reference Grammar plus

page 89 page 97
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Writing Reading Culture Modular revisions
Classroom Colours Classroom Cardinal Ordinal

objects language numbers numbers
A personal prole Modular revision 1
Multicultural London
A description of a person Modular revision 2

Pets in the UK
A city guide Modular revision 3

Our World Heritage
Writing a blog Modular revision 4

A national favourite
A magazine article Modular revision 5

Are you a gleek?
Writing an email Modular revision 6

Football around the world
A description Modular revision 7

Castles in Ireland
Writing a postcard Modular revision 8

A holiday in Wales
Lets have fun!

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Starter
unit
Introductions The alphabet and spelling
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 3 Match the letters in the box with the letters they
rhyme with below.
teacher friend classmates classroom
student N E Y
1 Hi, Im Elena. Im 10. Im a . K W
2 Hello. My names David and this is my
, Rob. 1 I Y
3 This is our , Mrs Daniels. 2 BD
4 These are our , Paul and Louise. 3 M
5 This is our , 3B. 4 UQ
5 AJ
Demonstrative pronouns
Times
2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences
with this, that, these or those. 4 Look at the clocks and write the times.
These are my 1 is an ten past ten 1

pencils. English dictionary.
2 3
2 are my 3
pens. notebooks are black.
4 5
4 is my desk.
6
Classroom objects Colours
5 Look at the pictures and complete the crossword. 6 Order the letters and write the colours.

1
P
nogare orange
1 edr
2

E 2 lebu
3
3 nrege
N
4 loywel
4
5 klabc
C

I 7 Answer the questions for you.

L 1 What colour is your school bag?
My .

2 What colour are your pens?
My .
5 3 What colour is your pencil case?
My .
4 What colour is your pencil sharpener?
My .
Down
Classroom language
8 Complete with the words in thebox.
Can How page spell repeat

1 2
Can I have the dictionary, please?
Yes, of course. Here you are.
1 What are we on?
We are on page5.
2 How do you ruler?
R-U-L-E-R
3 do you say stilou in English?
3
Its pen.
Across
4 Can you that, please?
Of course.
1 2
4 5
7
Cardinal numbers
9 Write the numbers to complete the crossword.
S E V E N T H A G E N Q U
S I X T H T H I R D L M B
V R P Q H U F O U R T H L
T W E N T Y F I R S T R T
H J Y K C Y O H Q J G B K
N I N T H V S E C O N D M
U B Q D T Q Q F I R S T Q 1st First
M A A T W E N T I E T H P 2nd 9th
3rd 10th
H X T H I R T Y F I R S T
4th 20th
T W E N T Y S E C O N D T 5th 21st
E I G H T H O G X F I O H 6th 22nd
J D T H I R T I E T H H F 7th 30th
8th 31st
L F I F T H D T E N T H C
Ordinal numbers
When is Annas
na s
10 Look at the pictures and make short dialogues
birthday??
about peoples birthdays. Its on the 3rd of January /
on January 3rd.
Anna is 6 Sally is 30 Cleo is 25 Betty is 17

January 3rd March 5th June 23rd September 4th
Tom is 22 David is 55 Linda is 68 Peter is 80

October 8th July 2nd April 15th February 1st
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Module
My
world
In this module you will practise:

Vocabulary Countries and nationalities
Family
Grammar be: present simple
Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives
Possessive s
Question words
Writing A personal prole
Reading Culture Multicultural London
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Countries and
1a nationalities
Vocabulary 3 Read the puzzles and write the words.
1 This country is in Europe. It is south of the

UK and north of Spain. The capital is Paris.
1 Find 15 countries in the wordsquare.
What country is this?
D B E L G I U M P O M What nationality are the people?
B C A M J A P A N L U
2 This country is in South America. It is
S O U C O M B I S V K
south of Colombia. The capital is Quito.
A U S A N O A M P E J What country is this?
I N T C H R N E A C R What nationality are the people?
R F R A N O E X I U O
E R A U S C H I N A M 3 This big country is in the south.
The capital is Canberra.
L A L M O C R C I D A
A N I C L O U O Q O N What nationality are the people?
N C A N A D A X P R I
4 This country is north of the USA.
D E X C O L O M B I A
The capital is Ottawa.
2 Complete the sentences with the
What nationality are the people?
nationality.
Im from the UK. Im British .
1 Shakira is from Colombia. Shes .

5 This country is in North Africa. It is south
2 Dublin is in Ireland. Its the of Spain. The capital is Rabat.
capital.
3 Manga is from Japan. Its .
What nationality are the people?
4 Burritos are from Mexico. Theyre .
5 Brussels is in Belgium. Its the
capital.
6 Beyonc is from the USA. Shes . 4 Write a puzzle for your country.
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Grammar 4 Complete the text with the afrmative or

negative form of to be.
be: present simple
Name: Robert
Surname: Pattinson
1 Circle the correct words. Nationality: British
Profession: actor
My name (1) re / s Orla. I (2) m / s from American Edward
Cork in Ireland and this is from my collection Cullen (1)
of leprechauns. A leprechaun (3) is / are a comic character.
a character from Irish mythology. It He (2)
(4) isnt / arent real. Leprechauns (5) is / a character in the
are small green men. They (6) re / s good Twilight books. The books (3)
luck symbols and thats why I collect them! very popular with teenagers and
I (4) a big fan. They
(5) great! Actor Robert Pattinson
(6) Cullen in the lms.
In real life he (7) American.
He (8) British.
Subject pronouns and

possessive adjectives
5 Write the words.
2 Rewrite these false sentences with the
subject pronoun possessive adjective
afrmative or negative form of to be.
I my
American people arent from the USA. 1 you
American people are from the USA. 2 his
3 she
1 Im a comic character.
4 its
5 we
2 Superman is real.
6 their
3 Were from Krypton.

6 Complete the text with the words in thebox.
4 The Joker isnt an evil villain.

I He His My Our Their We
5 Bogot and Quito arent in South America.

(1) My names
George. (2) m
from London. Max is in the
3 Complete the sentences with the
photo too. (3) re
afrmative or negative form of to be. friends. (4)
() I m from Japan. favourite comic character
is Homer Simpson.
1 () I 14.
(5) isnt
2 () My friends and I fans of a superhero. (6)
Manga comics. wife is Marge. (7)
3 () They just for boys. children are Bart, Lisa and
4 () Goku my favourite character. Maggie.
5 () He a girl.
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7 Replace the bold words with 9 Order the words to make questions. Then
a subject pronoun or look at the pictures and write short answers.
ve.
a possessive adjective.
French / they / Are / stamps ?
Are they French stamps?
No, they arent.
1 class 2A / you / in / Are ?
This is me
and my
na.
friend, Catalina. 2 on / page 11 / Are / we ?
(1) Catalina is Romanian.
(2) Catalinas family are in
England for a year. (3) Catalina
and her familys home town is
3 Is / now / lunchtime / it ?
Bucharest. (4) Catalina and her
family are happy in England.
Catalina is my best friend.
(5) Catalina and I are fans of
Manga comics. This is one of 4 it / Is / today / Tuesday ?
(6) Catalinas and my comics.
(7) The comic is from Romania.
Manga is popular in Romania!
5 Mr Brown / the USA /
from / Is ?
1 5 10 Complete the questions with

the correct form of be. Write short
2 6
answers.
3 7
Andy (1) Is that Miss Gonzlez?
4
Lucas () (2) Yes, it is .
Andy (3) she your
be: present simple English teacher?
Lucas () (4) .
8 Complete the questions with Am, Is Shes my Spanish teacher.
or Are. Then match the questions with the Andy (5) she Spanish?
shortanswers. Lucas () (6) . But shes
half Spanish and half British.
1 Are you Canadian? e
Andy (7) you half Spanish?
2 it ten oclock?
Lucas () (8) . Im
3 they friends? completely British!
4 Elena from the UK? Andy (9) her lessons good?
5 we in Room 2? Lucas () (10) .
Theyrefun. Oh, no! What time is it?
6 I late?
Andy Its ten past eleven. (11) you
a) No, we arent. d) No, it isnt. late for her lesson?
b) Yes, you are. e) Yes, I am. Lucas () (12) ! Bye!
c) No, they arent. f) No, she isnt. Andy Bye!
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3 Complete the sentences with the words in
1b Family brackets. Add s or .

1 My name is Lynne. (aunt)
2 My name is Roy. (granddad)
3 John is my brother. (dad)
4 My names are Roy and Marian.
Vocabulary (grandparents)
5 Marian is mum. (Steve)
6 My names are James and Louisa.
(cousins)
1 Find 11 family words in the wordsnake.

4 Look at the family tree in exercise 2 and the
clues and complete the crossword.
roth pare
mb nd 1 2
erp
ra
nts
u
auntm
terg
aren
uncl e g
3
asis
tsda
4
dm
ran
dc
ou dd
singran ad
2 Look at the family tree and complete the 5 6
text with the words in the box.
aunt brother cousins granddad

grandma parents sister uncle
Down
2 Lynne is Natalies .
3 Roy and Marian are Steves .
6 John is Sophies .
Across
1 Roy is Johns .
4 Marian is Louisas .
5 Sophie, Mark and Natalie are Louisas .
7 Mark is Natalies .
5 Draw your family tree. Choose four people

in your family and write sentences.
1
e, Sophie.
ily tree. Thats m
Hi. This is my fam Na talie is 2
broth er an d
Mark is my (1) are
. My (3) 3
my (2) an d Jo hn are my
. Ly nn e
Steve and Helen . Their 4
and (5)
(4)
m es an d Lo uis a. Theyre my
children are Ja is Roy and
. My (7)
(6) .
is Marian
my (8)
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Grammar 4 Complete the dialogue with the question
words in the box.
Question words
How What When Where Where
1 Order the letters to make question words. Who Who Why
hoW Who
1 hWy
2 tWah
3 owH
4 Wneh
5 eerhW
2 Complete the questions with the question

words in exercise 1.
Who is your favourite singer?
1 old are you?
2 is your birthday?
3 is your name?
4 is your name special? Tom (1) is the girl in the photo?
5 are you from? Emily Thats my cousin Ebonique.
Tom Ebonique? (2) is that name
3 Match and write the questions in exercise 2 from?
with the correct answer. Emily Its from Egypt.
Tom (3) s the English version of
Who is your favourite singer? Ebonique?
Justin Bieber.
Emily Its Ebony.
1 Tom (4) is her name Egyptian?
Alice Young.
Emily Because her mum is Egyptian.
2
Tom Really? (5) is she from?
Im 11 years old.
Emily New York.
3
Tom (6) is her mum?
Canada.
Emily My aunt Amira.
4
Tom (7) old is Ebonique?
Its on 7th November.
5 Emily Shes eight.
Because its my grandmas name. Tom (8) is her birthday?
Emily Its on 17th June.
5 Answer the questions for you. Write full

sentences.
1 Who is your English teacher?
2 What is his / her rst name?
3 Where is your best friend from?
4 When is his / her birthday?
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Culture London, the capital of England, is the

Multicultural London multicultural centre of Europe. Its 7.3
million inhabitants speak over 300
1 Read the text. Where are Amisha, Chen and Han languages. Lets meet three of them!
from?
Amisha
Chen and Han
Hi. My names Amisha and Im British Im Chen and this is my brother Han. Were from
Asian. That means Im from the UK, but a *mixed-race family in London. Our mums Chinese
my grandparents are from India. My mums and our dads French, but were from the UK. One
parents live in London with me, my mum and in ten children in the UK today are mixed-race.
dad and my three sisters. English is our rst Han and I are trilingual. We speak English, French
language, but for my grandparents its Hindi. and Mandarin. Theres a big Chinese community
My grandmas English is terrible. We speak in London. The Chinese New Year celebrations are
Hindi with her, but she isnt Grandma, shes fantastic! Zai jian! Thats Bye! in Mandarin.
Nani Ma!
* mixed-race: multicultural
2 Read the text again and nd: 3 Circle T (true) or F (false).

a) three nationalities 1 London is the capital of Europe. T/F
2 People speak lots of different languages
b) four languages inLondon. T/F
3 Amisha is from India. T/F
4 Amishas grandma and granddad are in
Indianow. T/F
c) seven relatives
5 Nani Ma is the Hindi word for grandma. T/F
6 Mixed-race means your parents are
differentraces. T/F
7 Chen and Hans mum is from France. T/F
8 Chen and Han speak three languages. T/F
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Writing
A personal prole
Language focus: capital letters

1 Rewrite the sentences with capital letters.
1 my names patrick but my nickname is pat.
2 my birthday is on 22nd july and im 11.
3 im from ireland but my dad is from the usa.
4 im marlies and my sisters name is monique.
5 were in the uk but we arent british.
6 our family is from brussels in belgium.
2 Complete the text with the words in the box.
October Belle funny France Franoise friend grandmas We
e
Tell Teen Magazin about a friend and
his/her family to win great prizes!
This is my best (1) . Her names

Isabelle but her nickname is (2) .
Her middle name is (3) . Its the same
as her (4) name and its French.
Her brothers name is from (5) too.
Its Philippe and hes nine. Isabelles birthday
is on 16th (6) . Its the day after
my birthday. (7) re 12. Isabelles
favourite relative is her grandma because shes
very (8) !
Nina
3 Read the prole again and answer the questions.

1 Who is Ninas best friend?
2 What is her middle name?
3 Is it her mums name?
4 What nationality is it?
5 Who is Philippe?
6 When is Ninas best friends birthday?
7 How old is she?
8 Who is her favourite relative?
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Writing guide: a personal prole
Step 1 Plan
Think of a friend. Make notes about them on the mind map. Then look
back at the text about Isabelle on page 16. Number the information about
your friend in the order it appears in the text.
birthday age name(s) of

brother(s)/sister(s)
name
middle name
favourite relative
reason
nickname
Step 2 Write
Write a rst draft. Use the notes you made in Step 1. Use the model text on page 16 to help you.
Step 3 Check
Check your work. Check you use capital letters for: Check your:
names of people, places, countries grammar vocabulary spelling
nationalities and languages
months
the beginning of a sentence
Step 4 Write
Now write your nal copy in your notebook.
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Modular 2 Read the text and circle the correct answers.
revision 1
(1) is Liberty? Liberty (2)
1 Correct the sentences. a famous woman in the USA,
but she isnt real. Shes a statue
Sarah be from London. in New York. She (3) from
Sarah is from London. the USA. Shes from France.
The two countries (4) friends
1 We no are superheroes. and the Statue of Liberty is
a symbol of (5) friendship.
2 I isnt from Canada. (6) s a symbol of
independence and democracy
3 From where are you? too. Those things are important
to Americans. (7) a popular
4 Is that your bag? Yes, he is. name in the USA? Yes, (8) !
5 That isnt Saras pen. Their pen is blue. A B C

1 Who Why How
6 Whats your name? Is Ben. 2 am is are
3 isnt arent am not
4 be is are
5 our his their
6 He She They
7 Liberty is Is Liberty Are Liberty
8 it is she is he is
3 Circle the correct words to complete the text.
Whats your countrys flag like? Tell us about your national

flag and then vote for your favourite flag.
Hi! Im Hiroshi. Im Japanese and this is my countrys national flag. (1) Hes / Its white
and red. The red circle (2) is / are the sun. In Japanese its name is Nisshoki, but its
nickname is Hinomaru. (3) Whos / Whats that in English? Its disk of the sun.
Hi there! Im Brittany and this is (4) my / her national flag. (5) Wheres / Whens it
from? The USA, of course! The flag is red, white and blue. The 50 stars (6) isnt / arent
just decoration. They are the 50 states in the USA. The flags name is The Stars and
Stripes or The Star Spangled Banner.
Hello. My names Alex and this is the flag from my country. The British flag is on it.
(7) Am I / I am British? No, (8) I am / Im not. Im from Australia and its the
Australian flag. The five white stars on the right (9) is / are called the Southern Cross.
Hi there. Im Brandon. My family and I are Canadian and (10) their / our flag is red
and white. The maple leaf in the centre is (11) Canadas / Canadas national symbol.
(12) How / Who old is the flag? Its about 50 years old, I think!
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Emma Heyderman Fiona Mauchline Ana-Magdalena Iordchescu Mariana Stoenescu
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p r a c t i c e L1
Eng l i s h
Activity book
Unit Vocabulary Grammar Reading Culture Writing
Introductions Clothes Family Possessive s / s Grammar

Starter unit page 4
Classroom language
Unit Film types Present simple From A review

TV there is / there are Hollywood
Film and TV programmes Question words to
page 7 Bollywood
Adverbs of
frequency
Unit Survival Present continuous The Duke of A blog

skills Present continuous Edinburghs
Adventure Feelings for future Award
page 17 arrangements
Present simple and
continuous
Unit Verbs of Past simple: regular The Great A biography

discovery and irregular verbs Fire of
History Natural be: past simple London
page 27 disasters Past time expressions
could / couldnt
Unit Character Past continuous William A narrative

Myths and adjectives Past simple and past Shakespeare
Movement continuous and Macbeth
legends verbs
page 37 when / while
was / were
Unit Money Comparatives and A description

Computer superlatives Collecting
Possessions technology a / an, some, any
page 47
much / many / a lot
of
Unit Jobs be going to Britains A letter

Make a Health should / shouldnt guide dogs
difference problems must / mustnt
and rst aid
page 57
Unit Life events will / wont School in A class survey

Musical Future time England
Ambitions instruments expressions and Scotland
page 67
First conditional
Unit Playing Tense review: An email

Fun and games present, past, future Hamleys
games Places to Time expressions

visit
page 77
Vocabulary plus Grammar plus

page 87 page 95
beat /bit /bk

become
n/
Grammar reference begin /b Irregular verbs
t/
bite /ba ek
re /
b
page 103 b eak /b /
br page 111
rr/
/ r
i g /b
b in
br
lld//
ild /bbld
b ild
bu
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Starter unit
Introductions Clothes
1 Order the words to make questions. Then match 3 Find 12 clothes in the wordsnake.
the questions with the answers.
sboo sey
1 name / your / What / is /rst? oe je r
dre
tsj
als
h
What is your rst name? c
shirts
acke
and
ssjean
2 is / name / What / family / your?
irts
tco
3 spell / do / How / name / you / your?
ss k
sh
at
tr
ainerst ir
t
4 you / Where / from / are ?
4 Complete the sentences with the present simple

5 you / nationality / What / are ?
or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.
6 you / old / How / are ?
7 hobbies / What / your / are ?
a) Im from Cambridge.
b) My hobbies are football and tennis.
c) Im British.
d) My rst names Susie.
e) Im 12 years old.
f) My family name is Stewart.
g) S-U-S-I-E S-T-E-W-A-R-T
1 Every year, our school (have)
a chess competition.
2 Write answers to the questions in exercise 1 2 I (never / take part) because

foryou. I (not like) chess.
3 At the moment, I (watch) the
1
competition.
2
4 Amy (not play) right now, but
3 Paul (beat) his opponent.
4 5 Paul often (win) the school
5 competition.
6 6 Paul (stand up) and he
(smile). Hes won!
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4
5 Complete the sentences with the words in 2 My history teachers shoes are white.
the box.
3 The three boys boots are black.
boots coat dress jersey shirt
trainers T-shirt 4 Elisas jeans are brown.
My favourite shoes are my trainers . 5 All my classmates trainers are blue.

1 Its cold. Have you got a warm ?
2 When my dad goes to work, he always wears
a clean .
Grammar
3 Ive got a football with Messi on
the back. 9 Complete the text with the correct form of be.
4 In the summer, my mum wears
a with a skirt and sandals. Hi! My name
5 My sister hasnt got a skirt or a . (1) is
She prefers jeans. Luke and I
6 In winter I always wear my favourite pair (2)
of . 12 years old.
My hobbies
(3)
Family football and
6 Write the words. riding my bike. My
brothers name
Hes your mothers father. grandfather (4)
1 His mother is your mother. Adam. My
2 Shes your sisters daughter. best friends
(5) Jack and Harry. They
3 Theyre your uncles children.
(6) 12 years old, like me. Jacks
4 Hes your fathers father. favourite sport (7) (not) football,
5 Shes your fathers sister. it (8) tennis. We (9)
all from Manchester. My mum and dad
7 Order the letters to make words related to family (10) (not) from Manchester,
members. they (11) from Cardiff. Cardiff
1 roebrth (12) the capital of Wales.
2 ounics
3 tuna
4 spraten 10 Copy and complete the sentences with the
5 ssrtei correct form of have got.
6 teohrm 1 I some apples.
7 nluce 2 They (not) new bikes.
3 How many children
Possessive s / s he ?
4 She (not) a pet.
8 Rewrite the sentences with the apostrophe () in 5 you any fresh
the correct place. Is the name or noun singular or vegetables?
plural? Write S or P. 6 Im busy, I (not) a lot of time.
Wills jeans are blue. 7 This at is great, it a lot of
space.
Wills jeans are blue. S
1 My mums new dress is red.
5
11 Circle the correct words to complete the 4 you / got / any brothers or sisters / Have / ?
sentences.
5 your / Who / is / friend / best / ?
My favourite sport ... football.
a) are b) am c) is
6 you / to music / like listening / Do / ?
1 My favourite football players ... Kak and Xabi
Alonso.
a) are b) am c) is 15 Circle the correct words.
2 Kak ... from Brazil.
Im from London and I / my name is Clare.
a) are b) am c) is
3 I think he ... about 30 years old. 1 Lucy is 12 years old and she / her is from
Scotland.
a) is b) has got c) have got
2 Ive got two brothers. His / Their names are
4 Xabi Alonso ... two brothers, Mikel and Jon.
John and Robert.
a) is b) has got c) have got
3 York is a beautiful city. It / He is in the north of
5 Mikel and Jon Alonso ... also football players.
England.
a) are b) am c) is
4 Were from London and our / your favourite
6 Xabi, Mikel and Jon ... any sisters. sport is football.
a) hasnt got b) not got c) havent got 5 My sisters name is Katy. Her / His favourite
colour is pink.
12 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs be or have:
1 He hot.
Classroom language
2I a new hat. 16 Order the letters and write the words for
3 We a little late. school subjects.
4 They many games.
5 These children very playful.
rat art
6 Fiona four teeth . 1 aegghopry
7 My mum 32 years old. 2 cimsu
8 The guests happy. 3 cceeins
13 Complete the sentences for you. 4 aadrm

5 iEghlns
1 My name and I
years old. 6 ahmst
2 Ive got brother(s) and 7 ihorsty
sister(s).
8 taeeilrrtu
3 My best friends name
. 9 EP
4 He / She has got brother(s) and 10 c e n h F r
sister(s). 11 T I C
5 He / She from .
17 Match the beginnings 16 with the endings af.
14 Order the words to make questions. Then write
1 Sorry, I dont a) that, please?
answers that are true for you.
2 How do you b) on page 4, please.
1 your name / is / What / ? 3 Can you repeat c) understand the
question.
2 from / Where / you / are / ? 4 Can I borrow d) spell that?
5 Open your books e) word mean?
3 old / you / are / How / ? 6 What does this f) your pencil?
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Unit
Unit
Film
and TV
In this unit you will practise:

Vocabulary Film types
TV programmes
Grammar Present simple
there is / there are
Question words
Adverbs of frequency
Reading Culture From Hollywood to Bollywood
Writing A review
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Unit
Film and TV
action
comedy
war
war Vocabulary 1 3 Read the lm guide and write the type
fantasy
horror
Film types oflm.
This week at Star Screens

1 Complete the words with vowels.
a ct io n
1 c m dy
2 thr ll r
3 f nt sy
4 h rr r
5 m s c l
6 w r
7 dv nt r
8 sc nc -f ct n
REE REE
9 n m t d Gliese 581 C
Dont ask C
1 4
N
N
S
S
10 w st rn Its the Year 3000
ONE Grandad! FOUR
11 r m nt c c m dy and were all living on Two police officers

the planet Gliese 581, and their grandad.
2 million km from Earth. I laughed and laughed.
2 Look at the lm posters and label them
(1) (4)
with words in exercise 1.
C REE C REE
Send me Terror in the Park
2 5
N
N
S
S
a Postcard
TWO
Its Halloween and
FIVE
A teacher travels to someone or something
Spain to ght in the is in the park.
Spanish Civil War. Frightening!
(2) (5)
CREE CR EE
Holiday in Miami Mouse House 2
3 6
N
N
S
A great lm for all

THREE
More cartoon fun SIX
the family, with a lot from the mice who live
adventure 1 2
of singing and dancing. behind the fridge.
(3) (6)
4 Complete the sentences for you.

1 My favourite lm is .
Its a(n) lm.
2 The last lm I saw was .
Its a(n) lm.
3 4 5
3 The worst lm I saw was .
Its a(n) lm.
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Unit
Grammar 1 4 Complete the text with the present simple

Present simple: form of the verbs in the box.
afrmative and
negative be drink not go eat meet
not like love watch
1 Write the verbs. I (1) dont like comedies or musicals. In fact,
verb third person singular I hate them! But I (2) lms with
play plays action and adventure. One of my favourite lms
(3) Inception. My friends and I
1 eat
(4) to the cinema. Its too expensive.
2 go But we (5) lms on the computer.
3 love We (6) at my house, where we
4 study (7) pizza and (8) zzy
drinks.
5 buy
6 enjoy 5 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 3 for you.
7 watch
1
8 have
2
3
2 Circle the correct words.
4
Hi! Im Steph. I (1) live / lives
in Newcastle, England. I often
(2) go / goes to the cinema There is / There are
with my friends. My friend Erik (3) like / likes
the Empire Cinema because it (4) have got / has 6 Circle the correct words.
got 12 screens. I(5)prefer / prefers the Tyneside
There is / There are a ticket ofce.
Cinema because there is a lm-making club and
a lm (6) cost / costs only 4 for under 15s. 1 There is / There are two cinemas in my town.
2 There is / There are juice and popcorn in
theshop.
3 Rewrite the sentences using the
3 There is / There are 12 screens in the cinema.
information in brackets.
4 There is / There are several bus stops near here.
I like fantasy lms. (romantic comedies) 5 There is / There are a lm club on Saturday.
I dont like fantasy lms. I like
romantic comedies. 7 Write sentences with There is / There are.
three cinemas / in my town
1 My best friend likes war lms. (westerns)
There are three cinemas in my town.
1 seven screens / at the cinema
2 I go to the cinema on Fridays. (Sundays)
2 a bus stop / outside the cinema
3 We buy biscuits at the cinema. (popcorn) 3 a restaurant / next to the cinema
4 sandwiches / at the caf

4 My teacher watches lms on TV. (the computer)
5 two ticket ofces / inside the cinema
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8 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 7 using 11 Write questions. Then write short answers
the negative form and the information in for you.
brackets.
you / enjoy / action lms ?
(one cinema) Do you enjoy action lms? Yes, I do.
There arent three cinemas in my town. 1 your best friend / like / Zac Efron ?
Theres one cinema.
1 (two screens) 2 your dad / laugh / at comedies ?
3 you / feel scared / in horror lms ?
2 (a bus stop in the city centre)

4 your friends / talk / during lms ?
3 (three shops next to the cinema)

Question words
4 (ice cream)
12 Complete the questions with the words in
the box.
What Where When

5 (one ticket ofce)
Who Why How often
1 Who is this actor?

2 is she from?
Present simple: questions 3 is her birthday?
and short answers 4 is her nickname?
5 does she make a lm?
9 Complete the questions with Do or Does. 6 do you like her?
Do you go to the cinema on
Saturdays? 13 Match the questions in exercise 12 with
1 your cousins like animated lms? these answers.
2 your mum enjoy westerns? a) Its on 28th April. 3
3 your friends buy lms on DVD? b) She makes a lm at least once a year.
c) Shes from Spain.
4 you eat popcorn when you go to
d) Because shes a good actor.
the cinema?
e) Its Penelope Cruz.
5 your cinema sell snacks?
f) Its Pe.
10 Write short answers for the questions in

14 Complete the questions with a question
exercise 9.
word. Then write answers for you.
() No, I dont. 1 is your favourite male actor?
1 ()
2 ()
2 type of lms does he make?
3 ()
4 ()
3 do you like him?
5 ()
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Unit
cartoon
chat show
drama
dra
d rama Vocabulary 2 3 Complete the email with words in exercise 1.
game show
soap opera
TV programmes
To: Max
From: Beth
1 Find ten TV programmes in the wordsquare.
Hi, Max,
I C A R T O O N C A S Thanks for telling me about your favourite TV
programmes. My mum says I watch too much TV! I
A S E B A R A B H I M
watch (1) programmes, like Match of
D O C U M E N T A R Y the Day and Football Focus but I dont watch anything
else. My sister loves (2) . Her favourite
S A M D R A M A T O J is Hollyoaks. She watches it every night. Its about the
lives of teachers and students at a college. My mum
R P A T E L O L S U C loves (3) like Big Brother or X Factor,
programmes which show real people in real situations.
L O O M Y I U T H M O My dad likes to know what is happening in the world
so he watches the (4) six times a day.
T P S R A T W Y O E M My grandma loves (5) because she likes
watching people e win thousands of pounds. My grandpa
O E S E T Y T O W F E prefers (6)
programmes. You ou know,
U R T D N S N E R O D
programmes whichhich make
G A M E S H O W N S Y him laugh a lot. What
about your family?y?
A F N E P O P A O H C Speak soon,
Beth
T H E N E W S A A O A
2 Match the TV programmes 17 with the

denitions ag.
1 cartoon e
2 chat show
3 game show
4 the news
5 documentary
6 drama
7 comedy
a) a play for television
b) a factual programme about real events and
things in the world
c) a funny show which makes you laugh
4 Complete the sentences for you.
d) information about important events that are 1 I watch .
happening now I like .
e) a programme for children, with pictures and
2 My mum loves .
not real people
f) a programme where the presenter talks to Herfavourite is .
famous people 3 My dad loves
g) a programme where people win prizes because .
4 My grandma and grandpa
prefer .
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Grammar 2 4 Look at the table. Write sentences with the
Adverbs of frequency expressions in the box.
frequency Tom Lucy and Joe
eat breakfast Monday, Tuesday, Saturday and
1 Write the adverbs of frequency in the box Wednesday, Sunday
in the correct order. Thursday, Friday,
Saturday, Sunday,
always hardly ever never often have maths Monday, Monday
sometimes usually Wednesday,
Friday
100% (1)
watch the 8.00am
(2)
news 6.00pm
(3)
(4)
(5)
go to the 11th October July and
0% never dentist December

My dad never watches / watches never
soap operas.
1 I usually watch / watch usually TV at the twice a year every day twice a week
weekend. three times a week once a week
2 My mum turns off always / always turns off once a year twice a day
the TV at night.
3 We never are / are never late for school. Tom / eat breakfast
4 My sister often uses / uses often the TV to help Tom eats breakfast every day.
with her homework.
1 Lucy and Joe / eat breakfast
5 Interesting programmes sometimes are /
are sometimes on TV very late.
2 Tom / have maths
3 Rewrite the sentences with the adverb of
3 Lucy and Joe / have maths
frequency in the correct place.
Im tired on Monday mornings. (often) 4 Lucy and Joe / watch the news
Im often tired on Monday mornings.
5 Tom / go to the dentist
1 My mum watches the news at ten oclock.
(always)
6 Lucy and Joe / go to the dentist
2 My favourite soap opera is on TV on Mondays.
(sometimes)
5 Write sentences about how often you do
3 Our teacher goes to the cinema. (often) each activity in the table in exercise 4 using
adverbs of frequency and frequency expressions.
4 My friends buy lms on DVD. (never) 1
2
5 I stay up late watching TV. (hardly ever)
3
4
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Unit
Culture
From Hollywood to Bollywood
1 Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Where are Hollywood and Bollywood?
2 How many lms do they make every year?
Where do top movies (movie is the American English On the other

equivalent for film) like X-Men and Pirates of the side of the
Caribbean come from? They almost always come from world, Mumbai
Hollywood the lm capital of the USA. Hollywoods is Indias lm
movie studios make about 500 lms a year and they capital. The Indian
make all kinds of lms, from westerns and war lm industry, or
lms to fantasy and animated. Its easy to see a lm Bollywood, makes
in Hollywood; there are several movie theatres on about 1,000 lms
Hollywood Boulevard, for example the Kodak Theatre, a year and about
which is home to the Academy Awards ceremony. 14 million people
But its difcult to nd a famous actor in Hollywood go to the cinema
because movie stars dont live there. They often have to watch these
a very large house in Beverly Hills, which is about lms every day in
3 km away. India. The nickname
Bollywood comes
from the city of
Bombay (which is now called Mumbai) and
Hollywood. Bollywood lms are usually musicals
with a lot of dancing and romance. They are
usually comedies about a boy who falls in love
with a girl but their families arent happy.
2 Read the text again and nd: 3 Answer the questions.

1 a word for a place where a lm is made 1 Which place in the USA do many famous lms
come from?
2 a word to describe an event with prizes
2 What kinds of lms do lm studios in
3 a word to describe a very famous actor Hollywood make?
4 six kinds of lms 3 Which famous movie theatre is home to the

Academy Awards?
5 the word for an informal name 4 Why is it difcult to nd a movie star in

Hollywood?
6 three frequency adverbs
5 Where does the nickname Bollywood come
from?
6 What kinds of lms do Bollywood lm

studios make?
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Writing
A review
Language focus: punctuation

1 Rewrite the sentences with capital letters, full stops and question marks.
1 i often watch soap operas on tuesday with jane
2 do you watch sports programmes on saturday night
3 my favourite actor is george clooney
4 my sisters birthday is on 13th may
5 big brother was rst on dutch TV in 1999
6 is angelina jolie american or british
2 Complete the review with sentences a, b and c.

a) I really like this lm because both actors are brilliant.
b) My favourite lm is Iron Man.
c) The lm is about the superhero character, Iron Man.
Wha
Wha avo
our ffa
s yyour
attts fav our ite
uriit e
tte lm?
This week, Liam, aged 12, tells us about his favourite lm.
I hardly ever go to the cinema but I sometimes
watch lms on my computer.
(1)
Its an American science-ction lm. and he becomes the Iron Man.
I think this lm is about three years old Gwyneth Paltrow is his assistant.
and all my friends love it. (3)
(2) The special effects are fantastic, too.
Robert Downey Jr stars as the I would recommend this lm to people
engineer, Tony Stark, who designs who enjoy lms with action and
a special suit. Stark wears the suit adventure.
3 Read the review again and answer the questions.

1 How often does Liam go to the cinema?
2 Whats his favourite lm?
3 What type of lm is it?
4 How old is the lm?
5 What is the lm about?
6 Who stars in the lm?
7 Why does Liam like the lm?
8 Who does Liam recommend this lm to?
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Unit
Writing guide: a review
Step 1 Plan
Think of your favourite lm. Make notes about it on the mind map. Then look back at the review of
Iron Man on page 14. Number the information about your lm in the order it appears in the text.
main actors story

how old
why I like it
my favourite lm
recommend who to
type of lm
Step 2 Write
Step 3 Check
Check your work. Check you use capital letters for: Check your:
the beginning of all sentences grammar vocabulary spelling
the subject pronoun I
names and places
countries, languages and nationalities
days and months
Step 4 Write
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2 Read the text and circle the correct answers.
Revision 1 Jed Oh, great. Newsround is on TV later.

Do you want to watch it?
Kayley (1) ... s Newsround?
Jed Newsround (2) ... a news programme on
British TV for 616 year-olds.
1 Correct the sentences. Kayley How often (3) ... young people watch it?
Nick never go to the cinema. Jed Well, many young people (4) ... it every day.
I do.
Nick never goes to the cinema.
Kayley What time is it on?
1 My dad watchs the news twice a day. Jed It (5) ... at 5.00pm and it (6) ... at 5.15pm.
Kayley (7) ... one presenter on Newsround?
2 Jack doesnt likes soap operas.
Jed No, (8) ... two regular presenters.
Kayley (9) ... is Newsround so popular with young
3 There is two screens in our cinema. people?
Jed Because it focuses on stories of interest to
4 My favourite TV programme always is on young people and its really interesting.
Mondays. I think its great!
5 Your classmates like cartoons? A B C

1 When What Why
6 Do you buy lms on DVD? Yes, I buy. 2 am are is
3 do does is
4 watch watches watchs
5 start starts is start
6 usually nish usually nishes nishes usually
7 Is Are there Is there
8 there are there is it is
9 Why Where How often
3 Circle the correct words to complete the text.
(1) Have / Has you got a favourite TV programme? A lot of these programmes are telenovelas. Theyre soap operas
and I cant stand (8) it / them. (9) What / Who is my favourite
Yes! Were from the USA but we (2) dont / doesnt like cartoons or
TV show? Its Friends, an American comedy. Julia
game shows. (3) Our / Their favourite show is Gossip Girl. Its a drama
about some young people who live in New York City. The programme
(10) Do / Does you like cartoons or game shows?
always begins with Gossip Girls blog. Selma and Anna
Yes, I (11) do / does. Im from Australia and I love cartoons,
Whats your favourite TV programme? especially the Simpsons. I always watch Neighbours.
(12) Its / Its an Australian soap opera about some people who
Im from Japan and I (4) watch sometimes / sometimes watch
live on Ramsay Street. The singer Kylie Minogue was a star on
anime on TV, thats Japanese animation. But my favourite
this programme. Jack
programme is Music Station. Its a music programme with concerts
and interviews and its on TV once a week. (5) There is / There
are often famous international musicians, like Lady Gaga and the
Black Eyed Peas on the programme. Satoshi
(6) Do you watch / Watch you TV?
I come from Brazil and Brazil (7) make / makes

more TV programmes than the USA or the UK.
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Olivia Johnston Ana-Magdalena Iordchescu Mariana Stoenescu
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p r a c t i c e L1
Eng l i s h
Activity book
,
Starter unit page 4 Introductions Vocabulary Grammar Classroom language
Unit Free-time Present simple and Famous A personal

activities adverbs of frequency sporting prole
Free time Character Present continuous events
page 7 adjectives and time expressions
Gerunds*
Unit IT activities Past simple Famous A Thank you

Jobs Past continuous inventions letter
Technology and
page 17 inventors
Unit Prepositions Past simple Famous A description

Strange -ed / -ing and past continuous writers of an
adjectives when and while and books accident
but true!
page 27 Present
and past tenses
Unit Places Comparatives Famous A travel

Special to visit and superlatives places guide
Formation (not) as ... as entry
places of adverbs
page 37 too, enough and
not enough*
Unit Materials Present perfect National A competition

The world and ever and never Parks entry
containers in the USA
we live in Endangered
page 47
animals
Unit Fundraising Present perfect: Famous A magazine

ideas extensive practice heroes and article
Heroes make for and since heroines
page 57 and do should / shouldnt
Tag questions
Unit Travel Present perfect Famous A description

Incredible Extreme and past simple journeys of a journey
journeys adjectives Present perfect
continuous
page 67
Quantity
Unit Films Future tenses: will, Famous A lm

Sufxes be going to, present lms and review
On screen continuous lm-makers
page 77 First conditional

page 87 page 95
beat /bit /bk

become
n/
Grammar reference begin /b / Irregular verbs
bite /bat k/
k /b r
re
page 103 b ea
br ea
/
r/
/ rr
page 111
i g /b
b in
br
ld b
/b lld//
ld
b il
bu ild
3
Starter unit
Introductions 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
1 Order the words to make questions. Then match
the questions with the answers. brother friend go to hobbies
live Im place computer games
1 name / your / What / is / rst?
c sports swimming
What is your rst name?
Hello. (1) Im Julia and this is my
2 is / name / What / family / your? (2) , Maria and my (3) ,
Toby.
3 spell / do / How / name / you / your? My (4) are reading and
(5) .
4 you / Where / from / are ? My favourite (6) are tennis,
basketball and (7) .
5 you / nationality / What / are ? We (8) in Bristol. Its a great
(9) .
We all (10) Compton School.
6 you / old / How / are ?
7 hobbies / What / your / are ? Vocabulary

4 Complete the opposite adjectives.
a) Im from Cambridge.
b) My hobbies are football and tennis.
c) Im British.
d) My rst names Susie.
e) Im 12 years old.
f) My family name is Stewart. 1 tall s
g) S-U-S-I-E S-T-E-W-A-R-T
2 Write answers to the questions in exercise 1 for

you.
1
2 2 o y
3
4
5
6
7
3 b s
4
Do / Does your parents like chocolate?

1 Has / Have Rosie got any new DVDs?
2 Her hobby is / are listening to music.
4 e c 3 Kate go / goes to school in Kingston.
4 Mark dont / doesnt like sport.
5 My cousins lives / live in Canada.
6 That is me / my favourite book.
7 The computer games is / are in my room.
8 We dont study / studying French.
5 g b
5 Complete the words and add one more to each

8 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
group. Use there is(nt) / are(nt) + some / any.
Picture A
School subjects Rooms in a house
h i s t o r y k n
g g h b h m
sc n s y
Parts of the body Seasons

k e w r
m h s g
n e s r
Picture B
Places in town Clothes

ch t t a rs
b k sh
st n tr e s
Grammar
6 Complete the sentences so they are true for you. In pictures A and B there is some
My school bag / my pencil case. (small) water.
My school bag isnt smaller than my 1 In pictures A and B
pencil case. chocolate.
1 My school bag / my shoes. (heavy) 2 In pictures A and B
fruit.
2 My pen / my pencil. (new) 3 In picture A apples,
but bananas.
3 My English book / my maths book. (difcult) 4 In picture A juice,
but milk.
4 My hands / my friends hands. (large) 5 In picture A money,
but bread.
5 My father / my friends father. (young) 6 In picture A grapes,
but tomatoes.
5
9 Complete with the correct question words. 12 Copy and complete the sentences with the
Then nd the answers in the box. present simple form of the verbs in brackets and
the verbs in the box.
Fifteen Football Johnny Depp Lucy
St Pauls School L-U-C-Y doing going shopping listening to
staying up talking on travelling
What is your name? Lucy. He (like).

1 old are you? He likes travelling.
2 do you go to school?
1 My grandparents late.
(hate)
3 is your favourite sport?
2 You music with your
friends. (not like)
4 is your favourite actor?
3 I in London. The shops are
fantastic. (love)
5 do you spell your name?
4 Rosie the phone,
especially to Marina. (like)
5 My friend his homework.
10 Order the words to make questions.
(not like)
Then write answers that are true for you.
1 your name / is / What / ?

Classroom language
2 from / Where / you / are / ? 13 Complete the classroom questions with the
words in the box. Then match them with the
3 old / you / are / How / ? answers ae.
4 you / got / any brothers or sisters / Have / ? got lend mean

pronounce say
5 your / Who / is / friend / best / ?
1 How do you say stilou in English? c
6 you / to music / like listening / Do / ? 2 What does bowl ?
3 Can you me a ruler, please?
4 How do you quick?
11 Write questions for the answers. 5 What have you for number 5?
Can you swim?
a) /kwk/
No, I cant swim.
b) Ive got false.
1
c) Pen.
Yes, my friend likes music.
d) Yes, of course. Here you are.
2
e) You put food in it. You eat from it.
No, I havent got any brothers.
3
Yes, there is a TV in my room.
4
Yes, my sister has got a laptop.
5
No, there arent any sweets in my bag.
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Unit
Unit
Free
time

Vocabulary Free-time activities
Character adjectives
Grammar Present simple and adverbs of frequency
Present continuous and time expressions
Gerunds*
Reading Culture Famous sporting events
Writing A personal prole
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Unit
Free time
Vocabulary 1 4
say.
Match the activities with what the people
Free-time activities
1 draw cartoons c
2 make models
1 Complete the words with the vowels. 3 chat online
4 play computer games
ch a t o nl i n e
5 relax
1 r l x
6 learn a language
2 pl y t nn s
7 do voluntary work
3 g t d sc
8 go out for a meal
4 m k m d ls
5 g t th c n m a Good idea. Im
Lets go to the new pizza
6 pl y n nstr m nt place in Park Street. really hungry.
7 g t f r m l
Ed:
b R U OK, Dan? Y didnt u come 2 school 2day?
2 Match 16 with af.
1 go to a) computer games Dan:
2 do b) cartoons Im in bed. Bad cold.

3 learn c) the gym
c What are you
4 draw d) a youth group
drawing?
5 play e) a language
6 go to f) voluntary work Hes called Superbaby. Im going to give him
really strong legs and big eyes!
3 Match phrases from exercises 1 and 2 with
d Youre the blue snake and Im the red
the pictures.
snake. You have to eat all the fruit.
Press START when youre ready.
e This is nice! I love lying on my

bed and listening to music.
f Ive got CDs and a book. The

CDs are great because I learn the
1 go to a youth group 2 correct pronunciation. I study for
an hour every day.
g Its going to be an aeroplane.
There are 40 pieces. When its
ready, Im going to paint it.
h Were cleaning the park today and

planting some trees. We dont get any
money, but we enjoy it.
3 4
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Unit
Grammar 1 3 Write sentences for you, your family and

your friends. Use the present simple and the
Present tenses adverbs of frequency in the box.
1 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of always hardlyever never

frequency in brackets. often sometimes usually
My mum is tired after work. (always) go to discos

My mum is always tired after work. My parents never go to discos.
1 I go to the gym before school. (never) 1 buy new clothes
2 Alice gives me guitar lessons. (sometimes) 2 feel stressed
3 Jan is tired on Monday mornings. (often) 3 talk about problems
4 I do voluntary work on Fridays. (usually) 4 get good marks
5 Were late for school. (hardly ever) 5 do some kind of sport
6 chat online
2 Look at the table and write sentences.
My life How often 4 Order the words to make sentences.
walk to school 100% is / the evening meal / at / My mum / moment /

preparing / the .
1 take taxis 0% My mum is preparing the evening meal
2 go to the cinema 70% at the moment.
1 twice / goes / guitar classes / a / My brother /
3 go out for a meal 10% week / to .
4 go to pop concerts 50%
5 stay up late on Fridays 80% 2 my friends / weekend / I / every / meet .
6 buy new CDs 70%

3 dont / in / I / go / winter / swimming .
never = 0% hardly ever = 10%
sometimes = 50% often = 70%
usually = 80% always = 100%
4 at / wearing / not / moment / my sunglasses /
I always walk to school. the / Im .
1
2
5 year / you / play / Do / every / a / do ?
3
4 6 this / cartoons / Were / week / in art / drawing .
5
6
9
5 Complete the sentences with the present 7 Write questions for these answers.
simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
Who are you writing to?
brackets.
Im writing to my friend in Italy.
We usually have lunch in the kitchen, but 1 How often ?
today we re having it on the balcony. (have) I write to her once a week.
1 She jeans today. She 2 ?
usually a skirt to No, she never phones me.
work. (wear)
3
2 They usually inItalian?
about lms and music, but they
No, I usually write to her in English.
about sport at the
4 What ?
moment. (talk)
Im telling her about my new hobby
3 They online
drawing cartoons.
at the moment, but they usually
on the phone. (chat) 5 Where drawing classes?
4 My sister always I have them at a place in Westeld Avenue.
Friends on TV. Today shes ill, so she
it in bed. (watch)
5 I an email
to my cousin right now. I never
letters to her. (write)
6 Charlie usually
happy at the weekend, but this weekend he
stressed. (feel)
6 Correct the sentences. Write one negative 8 Match 16 with af. Then write sentences
and one afrmative sentence. using the present simple or present continuous
Im playing computer games. ( chat online) form of the verbs in brackets.
Im not playing computer games. Im 1 Chris is using your computer. e

chatting online. He often surfs the net on it.
1 My aunt works in a shop. ( an ofce) 2 Cathy isnt eating breakfast.
2 She goes to her youth group on Wednesdays. 3 Whats that terrible noise?
( the gym)
4 My brothers doing voluntary work today.
3 Emilys working at home now. ( the library) 5 Look at Andy in this photo.
6 Why are you talking to yourself?
4 Were watching a DVD at the moment. (play

computer games) a) I (not talk) to myself. I (practise) for the school
play.
b) She (not eat) in the morning.
c) He often (help) Green Planet to clean the
5 My dad often watches animal programmes.
beach.
( sports)
d) He (stand) on his head!
e) He often (surf) the net on it.
f) Its my little sister. She (sing) in the shower.
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Unit
Vocabulary 2 3 Match the adjectives in the box with the

sentences.
Character adjectives
adventurous energetic friendly lazy
1 Find the opposites of the adjectives in the generous talkative selsh cautious
wordsquare.
Hes going around the world in a balloon at
the moment.
adventurous dishonest friendly adventurous
funny generous lazy quiet shy 1 I lie on the sofa and watch TV. My mum makes
the supper for me and does the washing-up.
E U Z C A U T I O U S
2 Alice doesnt want to come camping because
N N X S E L F I S H T she doesnt like insects and spiders. She
E S X T W J C A Y S O wants to stay at home and tidy her room this
weekend.
R O A E Y U O U L V S
G C U A Q N N T G M E 3 Lets go swimming early tomorrow morning.
Then we can cook lunch for all your cousins.
E I V C D O F Q A O R
After that we can go jogging.
T A L K A T I V E N I
I B Z M H U D K V J O 4 Nice to meet you. Would you like to come to
the beach with a group of us next weekend?
C L E I K Q E O A C U
P E F C A I N D W I S 5 Put your money away. Im paying for dinner for
everybody.
H O N E S T T E O K A
6 No, you cant check your email. Its my
2 Complete the sentences with the adjectives computer and you cant use it.
from exercise 1.
7 Im always on the telephone in the evening.
Shy people are a little frightened of new
people. Condent people arent frightened
and they feel they can do things well.
1 people love chatting.
4 Complete the sentences with adjectives.
people dont make a lot of noise. Write a second sentence with an example.
2 people dont make a lot of I am energetic. I always get up early
friends. people are kind and
helpful to other people.
and go for a run before breakfast.
3 people think a lot. 1 I am . I usually
people make you smile and laugh. .
4 people tell the truth and do the
right thing. people tell lies. 2 My best friend is . He / She
5 people are always active and .
busy. people dont do any work. 3 My sister / brother / cousin is .
6 people dont like helping others.
He / She
people give expensive presents.
7 people dont do dangerous sports .
and dont try new things. 4 My mother / father is . He / She
people like to try new, exciting and dangerous .
things.
5 is . He / She
.
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Grammar 2 2 Order the words to make sentences.
Gerunds* like / early / dont / getting / up / I .

I dont like getting up early.
1 Match the sentences with the pictures. 1 enjoys / Everyone / presents / getting .
1 We arent keen on travelling. e 2 learning / Sue / on / new / is / languages / keen .

2 I enjoy relaxing in the garden.
3 He likes playing games on his own.
4 They hate swimming in cold water.
3 hates / My / karaoke / singing / sister .
5 She loves wearing unusual clothes.
6 Im good at singing and dancing.
4 taking / my / love / photos / I / friends / of .
7 Shes interested in visiting ancient
monuments.
8 Hes bad at drawing cartoons.
5 are / monuments / interested / visiting / My / in /
a b ancient / parents .
6 is / at / making / friend / My / good / models .
3 Complete the questions with the gerund

c d
form of the verbs in the box.
do go make meet read

spend watch
Where do you like going on your

holidays?
1 Do you enjoy new people?
e f 2 What kind of books do you enjoy
?
3 What activities do you like in your
free time?
4 Do you like cakes?
5 What kind of lms do you like ?
6 What do you like your money on?
g h 4 Write questions using the gerund form. Use

your own ideas.
1 Do you like ?
2 What do you love ?
3 Does enjoy ?
4 What kind of does
hate ?
5 Are you keen on ?
6 Is good at ?
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Unit
Culture
Famous sporting
events
1 Read the text and match the paragraphs with the
headings. Be careful! There are two extra headings.
1 Learning to row
2 International teams
3 The history of the Boat Race
4 The people in the boats
5 Two colours of blue
6 When, where, what is it?
7 Why is it so popular?
The Boat Race

A Every year, in spring, about 250 000 people go to the C The rowers in the Oxford and Cambridge teams wear
River Thames in London to watch the Boat Race. blue uniforms and theyre called Blues. The Cambridge
And another 28 million people around the world team wear light blue and the Oxford team wear dark blue.
watch it on TV. The Boat Race is sometimes called Cambridge supporters shout, Come on the light blues!
the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, and its And Oxford supporters shout, Come on the dark blues!
a rowing race between the universities of Oxford
D Although the Boat Race is a famous British sporting event,
and Cambridge. The rowers race from Putney Bridge
a lot of the rowers are not British. In 2010, for example,
to Mortlake. Its a distance of 6.7 kilometres, and it
takes between 16 and 18 minutes. only six people in the two teams were British. The other
12 were American, German, Canadian, Irish and Dutch.
B There are eight rowers in each boat. Theyre all big,
heavy men who weigh between 95 and 110 kilos. E Why are people interested in a race that is just
Theres also a cox in the boat, who doesnt row. 18 minutes long? People like it because its free. You dont
The cox has to be a very light person, so its often need a ticket and its a fun day out near the river. Before
a woman. She sits at the front of the boat and steers and after the race, people have picnics in the park. People
it. She also shouts at the rowers to make them row also like it because its a very old tradition. The first
better and go faster. All the people in the rowing Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was on the Thames
teams are students at the two universities. near Oxford in 1829.
2 Read the text again. Circle T(true), F (false) 3 Read the text again and answer the questions.
or DK (dont know). 1 How long does the race take?
1 You can watch the Boat Race on the
river in Oxford. T / F / DK 2 Whats another name for the Boat Race?
2 It happens in the summer. T / F / DK
3 A quarter of a million people go to 3 How far do the rowers row in the race?
the river to see it. T / F / DK
4 The rowers eat burgers before 4 What is the coxs job?
the race. T / F / DK
5 There are no women rowers. T / F / DK 5 What colour does each team wear?
6 You must be British to row in the
Boat Race. T / F / DK
6 What do people do near the river before and
7 You dont pay to watch the after the race?
Boat Race. T / F / DK
8 Oxford usually wins the race. T / F / DK
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Writing
A personal prole
Language focus: joining ideas

1 Complete the sentences with because, so or although.
Hes very generous, so he bought me an expensive present.
1 I like drawing and painting, Im not very good at art.
2 Im scared of insects and spiders, I dont like camping.
3 I take photos all the time Id like to be a photographer one day.
4 I dont want to try skydiving, I am very adventurous.
5 I never do well in exams I hate pressure and stress.
6 I love going to the beach, Im not very keen on swimming.
2 Complete the prole with although x2, because x2 or so x3.
My best friend is called Katie. Shes thirteen years old and

shes tall with blue eyes and long dark hair. We see each
other a lot, (1) she goes to a different school.
She lives in the same street as me, (2) I often
go to her flat after school. We like talking about music, films
and clothes.
Katie is intelligent, artistic and talented. Shes very good
at maths, art and music. She loves drawing, painting and
photography. At the moment, shes painting trees and
flowers on the walls of her room. I enjoy spending time with
her (3) shes very funny. Katie is sociable too.
Shes got lots of friends (4) shes fun and
energetic, and shes very generous with her time. When I
have a problem with my maths, she helps me.
Of course Katie isnt an angel, (5) there are
some negative things about her. Shes a real baby about
spiders, (6) she never wants to go camping.
And she sometimes gets jealous when I win at table tennis,
(7) shes only angry for three minutes!
By Naomi
3 Answer the questions.

1 What do the two girls like talking about?
2 What is Katie good at?
3 What is Katie doing to her room at the moment?
4 When does Katie get jealous of Naomi?
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Unit
Writing guide: a prole of your best friend
Step 1 Plan
Think of a friend. Answer these questions. Make notes.
What is he / she called? What is he / she like?

How old is he / she? What is he / she good at?
What does he / she look like? What does he / she love doing?
Do you see each other a lot? Why do you enjoy spending
(Yes, because / although ) time with him/her?
Where does he / she live? (Near / Not very Has he / she got lots of friends?
near my house, so we meet often / dont meet Why / Why not?
very often.) Are there any negative things
Do you go to his / her place after school? about your friend? What are they?
What do you like talking about?
Then decide on the information you want to use in paragraphs 13.

Write 1, 2 or 3 next to your notes.
Step 2 Write
My best friend is called
Step 3 Check
Check your work. Check you use: Check your:
because, so and although to join ideas grammar vocabulary spelling
Step 4 Write
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3 Circle the correct words to complete the
dialogue.
Revision 1
1 Correct the sentences.
Are you go swimmingevery Monday?
Do you go swimming every Monday?
1 Why dont you wearing your glasses today?
2 I love dance at parties.
3 She doesnt like to talking about her

problems.
4 Excuse me, I look for the train station. Anna Why (1) do you talk / are you
talking to yourself?
5 You always are late for your guitar lessons. Kate I (2) m not talking / dont talk to
myself. I (3) practise / m practising
for the school show on Saturday.
Anna Are you enjoying (4) to act / acting
in it?
To:
Kate Yes, I (5) do / am. Its a musical.
Alex
From:
Anna What part are you playing?
Danielle
Kate Im Carmen. I really love (6) acting /
Hi, Alex, act. And I enjoy (7) singing / sing in
front of the whole school.
I (1) with my cousins in California at the moment.
I (2) an amazing time. My cousins are very Anna Youre very condent. I (8) hate /
energetic and we all like (3) outside in the sun. am hating doing that sort of thing.
Max (4) us to the beach every day, although hes I (9) always feel / feel always
only sixteen. A lot of kids (5) their driving test at stressed when people are watching
sixteen here. Right now, Suze and I (6) with our me.
feet in the pool and our laptops on our knees! Suze Kate All my family (10) are enjoying /
(7) an email. Shes playing a computer game. enjoy shows and plays. What about
I (8) in this garden! What (9) this summer? you?
(10) still on the school tennis team? Say hi to her. Anna I (11) dont usually like / dont like
Bye for now, usually musicals. I (12) go hardly
Danielle ever / hardly ever go to them
because I always (13) am falling /
A B C fall asleep in them! But I want to
see this one. I want to see you as
1 stay am staying staying
Carmen. Hey! Whats that noise?
2 have has m having
(14) Does your phone ring / Is your
3 be we be being
phone ringing?
4 is driving drives drive
Kate Yes, it (15) rings / is. Who (16) calls
5 take are taking takes / is calling me now?
6 sitting sit are sitting
Anna Spielberg maybe? Perhaps he wants
7 not writing doesnt write isnt writing you in his next lm!
8 loving relax love relax love relaxing
9 are you doing do you do are you
10 Does Ellie Ellie is Is Ellie
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Activity book
,
Starter unit page 4 Introductions Vocabulary Grammar Classroom language
Unit Life-changing Present simple Famous An informal

Changing events Past simple journeys email
lives Verb + used to
preposition Subject and object
page 7
questions
Unit Literary genres Past simple and past Famous A review

Compound continuous writers
Literature noun Past perfect
page 17
Time expressions with
the past perfect
Unit Saving Present perfect + for / Famous An opinion

The world environmental since / how long? green essay
resources Present perfect and organizations
around us Prexes past simple
page 27
Time expressions with
the present perfect:
still, yet, already, just
Unit Style adjectives Adverbs of manner: Famous A comparison

Followers Phrasal verbs: comparison degrees design and
clothes some / any /no designers
of fashion compounds
page 37
the future
Unit The world The rst and second Famous A formal

Work of work conditional friendships letter
and money Work verbs Work verbs
page 47 Gerunds and
innitives*
Unit Making friends Obligation, prohibition Famous A formal

Good Verb and noun and advice friendships letter
friends collocations The second conditional
page 57 The third conditional*
Unit Music The passive: present Famous A musical

World Negative simple music and hero
prexes Passive questions musicians
of music
page 67 Negative prexes
Active and passive
Unit Developing Reported speech Famous A for

Virtual products Time expressions scientists and
Reporting in reported speech against
world verbs essay
page 77 Reported questions

page 87 page 95
beat /bit /bk

become
n/
Grammar reference begin /b / Irregular verbs
bite /bat k/
/b
/ re
page 103 brea
b k
r/
r / page 111
b ing /b d//
br
illd b
/b ll
ld
b ild
bu
3
Starter unit
Introductions Vocabulary
2 Look at the words in the box and write them in
the correct box in the table.
aeroplane athletics badminton banana

bike biology cinema cold difcult
English geography interesting Ireland
Italy library rice school shy snowy
sunny swimming taxi Venezuela
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. food school subjects
Kate Hi, (1) are you (you / be) new pizza
at this school?
Carmen Yes.
Kate I (2) (be) Kate. What
(3) (be) your name?
sport transport
Carmen Carmen.
Kate (4) (you / be)
Spanish?
Carmen My mothers Spanish and my father
(5) (be) Greek.
countries adjectives
Kate (6) (you / speak)
Greek and Spanish?
Carmen Yes.
Kate Thats amazing. I only
(7) (speak) English.
But my sister (8) weather places
(speak) a little French.
Carmen What (9) (be) your
hobbies?
Kate I (10) (like) tennis
and dancing.
Carmen My brother (11) (like)
playing tennis. (12)
3 Now add one extra word to each of the
(he / can) play with you some time? categories in exercise 2.
Kate Sure. Where (13) Food: tomato

(he / go) to school?
Carmen Hes at this school, too. Hes 16. Look,
hes over there. Come and meet him.
4
4 Fill in the gaps with the right free-time activities Toby What (7)
from the box. (Adam / do) at the moment?
Liam He (8) (make) our
go to the gym, learn a language, play tennis, lunch. Anyway, Toby, I want to get back to
play computer games, play the guitar, do the match. You can come and get my bike
voluntary work, chat online, go out for a meal any time.
Toby I (9) (think) about it,
1 I ________________ a language. Liam. Maybe I can come and watch TV
with you.
I go to German classes twice a week.
Liam Sure. No problem.
2 I do a lot of exercise.
Toby Great! Erjust one more thinger
I often ________________ or ________________ .
(10) (Adam / make)
3 I ________________ once a week.
enough food for four people?
I visit people in hospital.
4 I love music. I also ________________ . 7 Circle the correct words.
5 I sometimes ________________ with my friends.
We love pizza! My names Oliver
6 I love technology. Riley and I
(1) am living / live
I often ________________ or ________________ .
in Camden Town
5 Match 15 with ae. Then write sentences. in north London.
Camden is a great
1 prepare a) sport area of London.
2 do b) a meal I (2) love / is loving
3 have c) to guitar classes it. At weekends
4 go d) at an animal refuge a lot of tourists
5 help e) fun (3) come / are
coming to Camden
because of its famous market. Its Saturday today
1
and (4) Im watching / I watch the market from
2 my window. I can (5) seeing / see a lot of tourists.
3 Two girls (6) look / are looking at some earrings
4 and their friends (7) are taking / take photos of the
5 canal. (8) Im not looking / I dont look forward to
Monday because its the rst day of the new school
year. My school day (9) starts / is starting at eight
thirty and (10) is nishing / nishes at four.
Grammar
6 Complete the dialogue with the present
8 Write questions for these answers.
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Toby Hi, is that Liam?
Who is your favourite lm star?
Liam Yes. How are you, Toby? My favourite lm star is Robert Pattinson.
Toby OK. What (1) are you doing (you / do) 1
at the moment? I wash my hair once a week.
(2) (you / use) your 2
bike? At the moment Jo is talking on the phone.
Liam No, Josh and I (3) (stay) 3
at home today. We (4) No, I havent got a computer in my room.
(watch) the match on TV at the moment.
4
Its great. For once United
(5) (not win). My best friend lives in Park Road.
Toby (6) (they / play) badly? 5
Liam Yes, really badly. My mothers birthday is November 11th.
5
9 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. 4 How often do you someone
a favour?
5 How often do you exercise?
6 Whats the most difcult decision you have
ever ?
7 Where do you usually your
homework?
8 Whats the best way to
a lot of money?
a b c 13 Circle the correct words.
a is the biggest. I saw the accident while I walked / was walking

to school.
1 is the smallest. 4 is as expensive as .
1 A bus was coming along the road when a dog
2 is the cheapest. 5 is not as old as c. ran / was running in front of it.
3 is the oldest. 2 The driver saw / was seeing the dog and tried
to avoid it.
10 Circle the correct words. 3 While the driver tried / was trying to avoid
the dog, he drove into a tree.
1 Paris is more big / bigger than Mlaga.
4 Some birds sat / were sitting in the tree and
2 The Tower of London is larger / more large
they suddenly ew away.
than the Sydney Opera House.
5 I quickly got my mobile and phoned / was
3 The Parthenon is more lovely / lovelier than
phoning the emergency services.
the Tower of Hercules.
4 The caves at Lascaux are older than / that the
Taj Mahal.
5 The Amazon Basin has the most / the more
Classroom language
important rainforest in the world.
14 Complete the questions with the words in the
6 I think New York is the goodest / best city in
box. Then match them with answers ae.
the world.
11 Complete the sentences with the comparative or borrow mean pronounce spell think
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 How do you spell impsbl? b
1 My at is (big) than yours. 2 Can I your pen, please?
2 Whats (beautiful) place in 3 How do you cough?
England? 4 What do you ?
3 Russia is (not small) than 5 What does boiling ?
the UK.
4 Whats (interesting) place a) Sorry, Im using it.
you know? b) I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E.
5 I think Italy is (beautiful) c) Im not sure, but I think its kf.
than France. d) Heres a dictionary. Look it up.
6 I think French food is (good) e) I disagree.
than American food.
12 Complete the questions with the correct form of

make or do.
1 What you happy?
2 Which people you laugh?
3 Whats the biggest mistake you have ever
?
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Unit
Unit
Changing
lives

Vocabulary Life-changing events
Verb + preposition
Grammar Present simple
Past simple
used to
Subject and object questions
Reading Culture Famous journeys
Writing An informal email
7
Unit
Changing
lives
Vocabulary 1 3 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
Life-changing events
become rich change school go abroad
1 Complete the words with vowels. move house start my own business
take a gap year
g e t i nt o tr o u bl e
1 b c m r ch I dont want to go to university here. I want to
2 g br d
go abroad to study, perhaps to the
USA.
3 ch ng sch l 1 I dont want to work for anyone. I want to
4 m v h s .
2 My parents want to and
5 t k g p y r
live in the centre. Then it will be much quicker
6 st rt y r wn for them to get to work.
b s n ss 3 Some teenagers dream they can
as famous musicians or
2 Match the phrases with what the people say. sports stars.
1 win an award c 4 Two of her friends left the school, so she
decided to too.
2 settle down
5 When I leave school, Im going to
3 drop out of university
before I go to university.
4 have an accident
5 go for a job interview
6 retire
7 make new friends
e
Im only 19 but Ive left university. It
was too boring. I want to get a job
c
And the winner and save some money to travel.
a of Teenager Of
Were getting
married next month. The Year
Weve already is Damien f
Arrowsmith. Im 62 now. Ive stopped
bought a house.
working. I spend all my time
in my garden.
d
b Ive moved into the
What can you offer
this company? house next door. g
Whats wrong with your leg?
Im very hard-working and Would you like

I speak several languages. to come round Its broken. I fell
for a coffee? off my motorbike.
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Unit
Grammar 1 3 Circle the correct words.

We always used to /didnt use to go on holiday
Present and past in Spain but this summer we went to Greece.
1 Caroline used to / didnt use to have long hair
1 Complete the sentences with the present but she had it cut last week.
simple form of the verbs in brackets. 2 I used to / didnt use to like sport very much
because I wasnt very good at it.
A lot of teenagers in the UK take a gap 3 There used to / didnt use to be a swimming
year before university. (take) pool here, but they built one last year.
1 Shes very shy so she new friends 4 My parents used to / didnt use to hate
easily. (not make) camping, but they love it now.
2 My friend often about her friends 5 100 years ago, most women used to / didnt
at her last school. (talk) use to go to university or work outside the
3 Maria ever about home.
becoming famous? (dream)
4 My little brother sometimes into 4 When his family moved from London to
trouble at school. (get)
a village near the sea, Chriss life changed a lot.
5 I much about my rst job
Complete the sentences using used to and didnt
interview. (not remember)
use to.
6 At what age people in your
country usually ? (retire) Before Chris Now Chris
1 lived in a small at lives in a big house
2 Complete the questions and answers using on a busy street with a garden
the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
2 had a small room has a big room with
Q: Why did she get (she get) with a view of a view of the sea
so upset?
a car park
A: Because Eddie didnt invite (not
invite) her to his party. 3 met his friends in meets his friends at
1 Q: How much money (you the shopping mall the beach
win)?
A: I (win) 50. 4 spent all his free spends all his free
2 Q: Why (you be) late for time playing time surng
school this morning? computer games
A: I (not be) late. I
(arrive) at eight fteen. 1 He used to live in a small at on
3 Q: When (they break up)? a busy street.
A: They (break up) about He didnt use to live in a big house with
a year ago. a garden.
4 Q: Where (he lose) his 2 He a small room with
mobile phone? a view of a car park.
A: He (leave) it on the bus, He a big room with a view
I think. of the sea.
5 Q: Why (you take) the last 3 He his friends at the beach.
chocolate biscuit?
He his friends in the
A: I (not take) it. Martin
shopping mall.
(take) it.
6 Q: What (they ask) you at 4 He spends all his free time surng now, but
the interview? he all his free time playing
A: They (not ask) me computer games.
anything. They (make)
me do a test.
9
Ellie You mean mp3 players?
5 Write questions using used to and the Grandma: Yes, dear. We just
words in brackets. (8) (listen) to the
radio. And I (9)
(you / get ) into trouble a lot when you were
(spend) a lot of time talking to my
young?
friend May.
Did you use to get into trouble a lot Ellie On the phone?
when you were young? Grandma No, no, dear. People didnt use those
horrible mobile things. We
1 (people / spend) more time cooking 20 years
(10) (visit) each
ago?
others houses.
2 What (you / do) in your free time when you

were a teenager, Granny?
7 Complete the text with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple, the
past simple or used to + verb.
3 (your / brother) annoy you when he was
younger?
4 Where (you / go) to school before you moved

to this town?
5 What (you / watch) on TV when you were six

years old?
6 Complete the dialogue with used to + the Shes so lucky!

verbs in brackets.
Lily Thompson is a millionaire. She (1) lives
Grandma I was born here 93 years ago. It (live) in a big at in the centre of London and she
(1) used to be (be) much (2) (have) a beautiful house in
quieter here in those days. It was the country. She (3) (not drive)
a village, not a town and there because her chauffeur (4) (drive)
werent many cars. Do you know, even her everywhere. She (5) (go)
the policeman (2) on holiday in the Caribbean and she
(ride) a bike. (6) (wear) designer clothes. She
Ellie What (3) (you / do) (7) (not work) and she
in your free time? (8) (not have) any money worries.
(4) (you / watch But things (9) (not be) always
TV)? like this for Lily. She (10) (work)
Grandma Oh no, dear. We didnt have in a caf as a waitress. She (11)
television. But we sometimes (buy) cheap clothes and she (12)
(5) (go) to the (not go) abroad for her holidays. So when
cinema in Brighton. They (13) (things change) for Lily? Last
(6) (show) lovely year a customer in her caf (14)
black and white lms. Nice and (not have) enough money to give Lily a tip so he
romantic! (15) (give) her a lottery ticket
Ellie What kind of music instead. That lucky lottery ticket
(7) (you / listen to), (16) (win) Lily ve million
Grandma? pounds and (17) (change) her
Grandma Well, people didnt have those things life forever.
you put in your ears.
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Unit
Vocabulary 2 4 Complete the sentences with the phrases in

the box.
Verb + preposition
agree about argue with depend on
1 Circle the correct phrase. dream about look forward to talk about
wait for worry about
Some people always argue about / dream about
being rich and famous one day.
1 We always wait for / look forward to our
camping trip in the summer holidays.
2 I dont argue with / agree with you about this,
but we can still be friends.
3 I need to listen to / talk to you about
something important.
4 Dont worry about / dream about Karens
health. I am sure she will be better tomorrow.
5 Do you want to depend on / participate in an
I often dream about learning to y
a plane.
exciting new project?
1 If Im staying out late, I phone my parents so
they dont me.
2 Complete the sentences with the 2 If youre late, Ill you but
prepositions in the box. only for 15 minutes.
3 We have the same taste in music so we always
about on to to to with which bands are the best.
4 He always does what he says he will do. We can
My mother loves listening to music. him.
1 I usually agree my best friend 5 I dont want to that test.
about most things. I know I did very badly in it.
2 Shes a great person to have in the team. You 6 When I my father about
can always depend her. politics he always wins because he knows more
3 Im looking forward seeing you facts.
next weekend. 7 Children always their
4 My brother always worries exams. birthdays but most old people prefer to forget
5 When Im worried I sometimes talk about them!
my aunt Alice.
3 Match the phrases with what the people say. d

That book was e
1 agree with someone d really terrible. Theres an
2 argue about something athletics match
c tomorrow. Im
3 depend on someone It was really
interesting. Yes, youre going to be in
4 dream about something
absolutely right. it because Im
5 look forward to something in our school
6 participate in something No, it
athletics team.
7 wait for someone wasnt. It f
was really We need you in
8 worry about someone the team. We cant
boring. h
succeed without you.
Why does he
want to climb that
a b
Id love to sail Ive got tickets g mountain? Its very
around the for the concert on Where is she? Its dangerous. He
world in my own Saturday. Its going 4.15 and I got here might fall.
boat one day. to be great. at 4pm. Shes late!
11
1 You looked at someone.
Grammar 2
Subject and object 2 Someone smiled at you.
questions
3 She waved at someone.
1 Write S (subject) or O (object) about the
4 He spoke to someone.
underlined question words.
Who did you see in the park? O 5 Someone gave you that number.
1 What did you buy at the shops?
2 What happened at the shops? 6 Someone stole the money.
3 Who told you about the party?
4 What do you usually have for breakfast?
5 Whos making that noise?
4 Write what questions from these sentences.
6 What makes you laugh?
7 Who do you know in this photo? He took something out of that bag.
What did he take out of that bag?
2 Order the words to make questions. Write S 1 Something happened on the way to school.
if the question word is a subject and O if it is an
object. 2 She bought something from the shop.
about / did / talk / What / yesterday / you ?
What did you talk about yesterday? O 3 He is hiding something from us.
1 cinema / outside / the / did / meet / Who

4 Something frightened them.
/ you ?
5 They are stealing something.
2 bag / fell / just / now / out of / What / your ?
6 Something fell out of the sky.
3 does / family / in / the / usually / washing up /
Who / your ?
5 Write subject or object questions using who

4 about / did / dream / last / night / What
or what for the underlined information.
/ you ?
Picasso painted Guernica.
5 family / in / makes / most / noise / the / Who / Who painted Guernica?
your ?
Picasso painted Guernica.
6 at the / lm / end / happened / of / that

What did Picasso paint?
/ What ? 1 Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
7 do / talk to / when / Who / worried / you / 2 Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

youre ?
3 Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse.
3 Write who questions from these sentences. 4 Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse.
You listened to someone.
5 Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook.
Who did you listen to?
Someone spoke to you. 6 Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook.
Who spoke to you?
12
U t
Uni
Unit
Culture
Famous journeys
1 Read the text and match the paragraphs with the questions.
1 What happened when they arrived?
2 What was the journey like?
3 What was the Mayower?
4 What was the Pilgrims rst celebration?
5 Who helped them in America?
6 Who were the Pilgrims? D After 66 days at sea, the Mayower reached Cape
Cod, Massachusetts. The place was snow covered and
The voyage of the Mayower the Pilgrims stayed on board during the cold winter
months. Many of them got ill. By spring, only half the
A The rst English settlers came to America in 1620 on passengers and crew were still alive.
a ship called the Mayower. At 27 m long it was very E A Native American called Squanto, from the
small for the long and difcult journey of 4500 km. Wampanoag tribe, helped the survivors. He taught
B There were 102 settlers on board men, women and them to grow maize and other new vegetables and
children. It was a religious journey for many of them. to catch sh. He showed them poisonous plants and
They were leaving England because their religion was plants that were useful as medicine. He taught them
different from the kings and so he was persecuting many other skills for their survival.
them. Because of this, they were called Pilgrims. F In the summer of 1621, the Pilgrims built houses for
C They left the English port of Plymouth on 16th themselves and gathered up a small harvest. In the
September 1620 in good weather. But halfway across autumn, they celebrated their rst successful harvest
the Atlantic, they met storms. The passengers were sick with Squanto and other members of his tribe. The
and the ship got badly damaged. Also, it was hard for Wampanoags brought most of the food to the feast
the crew of 30 men to navigate because their charts deer, turkeys, sh, beans and berries. The Pilgrims did
were unreliable and there was a danger of running not call the celebration Thanksgiving, although they
onto rocks. Amazingly, only two people died on the gave thanks to God during it. Today people in the USA
crossing: one passenger and one member of the crew. think of it as the rst Thanksgiving.
2 Read the text again. Circle the correct answers. 3 Find these words in the text and match them
1 The Mayower with the denitions.
a) was an American boat. 1 settler 5 chart
b) left England in 1621. 2 to persecute 6 unreliable
c) took 66 days to get to Cape Cod. 3 pilgrim 7 survivor
2 The King of England didnt like the Pilgrims 4 crew 8 harvest
because of their
a) a map of the sea
a) race. b) religion. c) colour.
b) someone who goes to live in a new place
3 In the rst winter in America where there arent many people
a) half the settlers and crew died. c) someone who makes a long journey for
b) the settlers had a Thanksgiving party. a religious reason
c) only two people died on the Mayower. d) someone who manages to live when everyone
4 The settlers got a lot of help from Squanto else is dying
a) with ghting other Native Americans. e) the food farmers collect from their land
b) nding wives. f) the people working on a ship
c) learning about agriculture. g) to treat someone badly because of their
5 In 1621 the settlers religion or politics
a) decided to go back to England. h) you cant trust or believe it
b) celebrated with a Native American tribe.
c) had a party which they called Thanksgiving.
13
Writing
An informal email
Language focus: informal expressions

1 Complete the informal expressions.
H i
1 Hi th , 4 I c nt w t to h r all y r
n s!
2 How a y
d g? 5 L ts of l ,
3 Wh s n w h you? 6 Bye f n ,
2 Complete the email with the expressions in the box.
please write soon Bye for now How are things I cant wait to hear from you It was brilliant
Hi there What have you been up to Our last evening was great Were all planning to meet up
Hi there, Tom,
(1) ? Are you looking forward to next term? Im not. I think Ive forgotten everything
I learnt last year. School seems like a distant memory now! But I am looking forward to some more football
matches. I hope were both still in the A team.
I got back from my camping trip yesterday. (2) ! Josh, Dan and I went to Wales for a week.
We took our bikes on the train to Haverford West, then cycled to the campsite at Newgale. The weather was
amazing and we went surfing every day.
(3) . We were sitting on the beach and Dan was playing his guitar
and singing when two girls and a boy came up. They sat down around our fire and one of them Jemma started
singing with Dan. She had a really great voice. Then more and more people joined our group because of the music.
Josh, Dan and I swapped phone numbers with our new friends.
(4) next week.
They all live quite near us in London.
(5) in the last
month? Did you go to Spain in August? Are you still in contact
with Clare? (6) so
(7) . (8) ,
Max
3 Answer the questions.

1 How many people did Max go camping with?
2 Where did they stay?

3 How did they get there?
4 What did they do every day?
5 Who played the guitar?
6 What was special about Jemma?
14
Unit
Writing guide: an informal email
Step 1 Plan
Think of a friend. Answer these questions. Make notes.
Who is your email to? What was the place like?

Is he / she at your school? Did you have a good time?
What are you looking forward to next term? Did you meet any new people there?
What arent you looking forward to next term? What were you doing when you met them?
When did you get back from your holiday? Are you going to see them again?
Where did you go on holiday? (When? Why? Why not?)
Who did you go with? Ask your friend for her / his news.
How did you get there? How are you going to end the email?
Then decide on the information you want to use in paragraphs 14.

Write 1, 2, 3 or 4 next to your notes to remind you of the order.
Step 2 Write
Write a rst draft. Use the notes you made in Step 1. Use the model text on
page 14 to help you. Include informal expressions from exercises 1 and 2.
Write four paragraphs.
Hi
Step 3 Check
Check your work. Check you use: Check your:
informal phrases grammar vocabulary
spelling punctuation
Step 4 Write
15
Revision 1
E
ven when he was a young child, Ben Adams (1)
surng and skateboarding. He was also very interested
in fashion and (2) designing his own surng and
skating clothes. When he was only 15, he (3) a prize for
1 Correct the sentences.
his T-shirt designs, and during the summer, he (4) to work
He didnt went abroad during his gap year. for Fashion First in New York. At 16, he (5) out of school
He didnt go abroad during his gap year. and started his own clothes company, Skate and Surf. He is
now 17 and a multi-millionaire. We interviewed him at his
1 She doesnt use to participate much but now home in Malibu, California.
she does.
What (6) when you dropped out of school?
My Mom was worried but my Dad wasnt.
2 What did you use dream about, Grandma? What did your teachers say?
They (7) . I (8) in all the classes except sport.
Did you (9) to get into trouble?
3 They never agreeing about anything. Im afraid so but the teachers all like me now!
What (10) when you left school?
I missed being with my friends at rst, but now Ive got a
4 What did happen to Keira after she dropped new bunch of friends.
out?
A B C
1 loves loved was loving
2 enjoyed did enjoy enjoys
5 Who you missed most after you changed
3 wind winning won
school?
4 used to go was going went
5 was dropping used to drop dropped
6 did you happen happening happened
6 She used to worry about exams but now she
didnt. 7 didnt care cared not didnt use
to care
8 dreamt was dreaming used to
dream
9 use used usually
10 did you miss you missed you do
3 Circle the correct words to complete the text. miss
B ethany Hamilton was born in Hawaii in 1990 and (1) grew up / was growing up near the ocean. Young Bethany
(2) used to spend / was spending all her time in the water and she (3) used to learn / learnt to surf before she could walk.
At the age of eight, she (4) starts / started to compete seriously. By the time she was 13, she was the
worlds number two under-eighteen surfer. She (5) was planning / is planning to become
a professional and her sponsors (6) were helping / helped her with her plan.
Then at the age of 13, Bethanys life (7) changed / was changing forever. She (8) surfed / was surfing off
the Hawaiian island of Kauai with her friend Alana Blanchard and Alanas brother and father. Bethany
(9) had / was having a rest. She (10) was lying / is lying on her surfboard with her arms hanging in
the water. Suddenly a shark (11) attacked / was attacking her and (12) used to pull / pulled her left
arm off just under her shoulder. Her friends helped her get back to the shore, but Bethany
(13) lost / was losing 60% of her blood. She (14) was / is lucky to be alive today.
But Beth (15) didnt give up / doesnt give up surng. She told reporters that she had to work on
her fear of sharks and that she sometimes still (16) gets / is getting scared. But one year after
the attack, she (17) was starting / started competing again.
Today Bethany (18) surfed / surfs in world championships and (19) was winning / wins prizes.
She also (20) helps / helped other victims of shark attacks through her charity, Friends of Bethany.
She (21) wrote / writes her story, Soul Surfer, in 2004. Theres also a lm of the book, but Bethany
(22) doesnt star / wasnt starring in it.
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Introductions Demonstrative The alphabet Times

Places in town there is / there are

Sport Present continuous

Rooms Denite and indenite articles

Grammar reference Grammar plus

Classroom Colours Classroom Cardinal Ordinal

A description of a person Modular revision 2

A city guide Modular revision 3

Writing a blog Modular revision 4

A magazine article Modular revision 5

Writing an email Modular revision 6

A description Modular revision 7

Writing a postcard Modular revision 8

Lets have fun!

These are my 1 is an ten past ten 1

Can How page spell repeat

Anna is 6 Sally is 30 Cleo is 25 Betty is 17

Tom is 22 David is 55 Linda is 68 Peter is 80

In this module you will practise:

Vocabulary 3 Read the puzzles and write the words.

1 This country is in Europe. It is south of the

1 Shakira is from Colombia. Shes .

Grammar 4 Complete the text with the afrmative or

Subject pronouns and

3 Were from Krypton.

4 The Joker isnt an evil villain.

5 Bogot and Quito arent in South America.

1 class 2A / you / in / Are ?

1 5 10 Complete the questions with

3 Complete the sentences with the words in

1b Family brackets. Add s or .

1 Find 11 family words in the wordsnake.

2 Look at the family tree and complete the 5 6

text with the words in the box.

aunt brother cousins granddad

5 Draw your family tree. Choose four people

2 Complete the questions with the question

5 Answer the questions for you. Write full

2 What is his / her rst name?

3 Where is your best friend from?

4 When is his / her birthday?

Culture London, the capital of England, is the

2 Read the text again and nd: 3 Circle T (true) or F (false).

Language focus: capital letters

2 Complete the text with the words in the box.

October Belle funny France Franoise friend grandmas We

This is my best (1) . Her names

3 Read the prole again and answer the questions.

Writing guide: a personal prole

birthday age name(s) of

5 That isnt Saras pen. Their pen is blue. A B C

Whats your countrys flag like? Tell us about your national

Introductions Clothes Family Possessive s / s Grammar

Unit Film types Present simple From A review

Unit Survival Present continuous The Duke of A blog

Unit Verbs of Past simple: regular The Great A biography

Unit Character Past continuous William A narrative

Unit Money Comparatives and A description

Unit Jobs be going to Britains A letter

Unit Life events will / wont School in A class survey

Unit Playing Tense review: An email