English_File_Elementary_3e_ SB

Things VOCABULARY BANK

a Match the words and pictu res. _.--- -,--,...,.-

a hook b, 40"il' . _

1 acoin ~ III

a ~dit card he In ko:J

a .diary

a d.ktion:l.r) hnn

a file 5

glilsses II l I,

ill.1Ldphonl's h !f:.un1

anidwtilycard .tl\k'nI:ll ll..ll: I

an iPod IIl'od

a key I:

a liJ2mp I. 'r

a magaz..i.ru:: m '~p

aDlQbilc (phone) "

a~paper nlu:.tt~lr;'l

a pen (11:

a nrncil

a IJ.hgIO

a piece of paper :.. v rc'p.

a purse

~ssors

a stamp 'r

s..uuglasscs In\jlu'."z

a ticket 'lI~n

a tissue III l

an um~lIa m rd."'I

a~l1ct

a watch

b l.JS1 I»~ Listen and check.

P Plural nouns

Some words for things are plural.
e.g. glasses. headphones. trousers .

Don't use al an with plural nouns.
NOT a-glesses, a headpRooes.

c Cover the words and look al the

pictures. In pairs. ask and answer.
0'5What is'~
a watch.

What are theY.?2 0hey're glasses.

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Adjectives VOCABULARY BANK

1 COMMON ADJECTIVES

a Match rhe words and pictures 1- 16. My name _ Tim.

b,d t'l.l:d a am b is @)art

big hl~ X
1 d..i!.ngcrous dl.'md3·.1r·,...
P Modifiers: very I really, quite
.dirty ..i:J:[1
wy ;:/1 We often use these words before adjectives.
rnl pry cmpti A Ferrari is very I reaffy fast.
It's quite cold today. (= It's cold, but not very cold)
eXPf.llsivc I\..\pClhl\
e Look at the th ings in the list. Say nvo adjectives for
f" fu! each o ne. Use modifiers.
fast fU:~1
high har A Ferrari Mount Everest Bill Gates
hot hol
long II'lI.1 oThe Pyramids Africa Your town I city
old ,"oi)itl Ferrari -It's really fast and very expensive.

rich nlr -< p.14

st rong "rOl]
wrong rot]

b l.,J 60 ») Listen and check.

c March these adject ives with thei r opposites in a.

cheap tJi:r low !:to short r.,:t
clean Idi:n
cold buld near 111:1 slow ...I~~
difficult \J,f,I;,.,1I smaU ...m."'I:1
full \111 new ".IU!
poor p:l: weak ~i;k
good ~!ud
right r.11 t

safe ....;,1'

d 1)61 I»~ Listen and check. Then test you r partne r. A say
an adjective and B say the opposite.

2 APPEARANCE

a Match the opposite adjectives and the pictures.

blonde hlnnd dark du:).. old ,"'IIJld young J HI
~tiful 'hju:lIf1 ygly "!-Ill tall \;x1 short J:l:t

far f...:! thin Om

b b) 67 ))) Listen and check.

c Cover the adjec tives and look at the pictu res. Test you rself
or a partner.

P Positive adjectives for appearance

Beautiful, good-looking, pretty, and attractive can all be used
for women, but for men we only use good-looking or attractive.

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Verb phrases VOCABULARY BANK

a March rhe ve rbs and pictures. in a flat in an office children

cook Jk a new car
do du
to music tennis
drink Ul
eat I: an umbrella homework I housework the guitar
go W
have sorry mineral water fast food

like I.,

listen lI,n
1 live to

play rl :1
rcad :~J

"Y "

speak ,\

",ID!dy

ta ke 11 I)..

wa tch O(J

wea r ...

work :r..

b ~2))) Listen and check.

p work

Work has two meanings.

1 She works in a museum.
= it's her job

2 The phone doesn't work.
= it's broken

have or eat?

Have can be used with both food
and drink. and is common with
meals, e.g. have a sandwich, have

a coffee, have lunch.

Eat can only be used with food,

e.g. eat fast food.

c Cover the verbs a nd look at
the pictures. Test yourselfo r a
partne r.

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Jobs VOCABULARY BANK

a Match the words and pictures. d ~9 )) Listen and repeat the senrences, What do yOIl do?

an administrator "J'mlOl~trt:ll:'I What do you do?
1 an ll.[ch itecr \I:kll ... I-,,1
J; J; J-
ab..uilder 'bdJ;'I
I'm a musician. I'm a student. I'm unemRlQyed.
a chef I a cook fd "uk I'm retired.
I'm an engineer. I'm at university.
a ~tiSt denll" I'm at school.
a ~tor lil'''!;'!
an eng i ~ cnd:;"np
a iKrory ~ker r,\:\..t:ori W'.l:k:'l
a night aumdam 'flail :'IlcnJ:'In\
a fumballer fllth:-:b
a hIlirdresser hl!;ldrc"';'I

a imunalisr d3:.l:n:'lII'>'

al.illi:.ycr 'b:j,"l
a (bank) lllilnager ('ha:l1k I m,enu.l,:p
a .lD.Qdel 'mrxll
a mu~cian mju'lIrn
a nurse n:!:"
a mlo! 'P,Ul;l1
a po~man ( a po~woman
p;)'ii:'J1l:'ln p;'l'li:,,\\()lll;l1l
a re~t i on i sr fI',cp1:ml,t

a shQP a~rant 'l'nr .1'1,I;ml

a ,SQ}dier "';'1old;;;.
a~cher 'li:IJ,'

aver \cl

Ia ~ter a ~r ress '" ell;'\ \\ ell r"...

P Pronunciation
In multisyllable words, final -er I-or is
pronounced !:N, e.g. doctor, teacher.
Final-ian is pronounced Jnl. e.g. musician.
a / an+jobs
We use a/an+ job words.
She's a model. NOT She's-modef:

b 8 )) Listen and check,

c Cover the jobs, In pai rs, say what the
people do,
~he's a vet. He's an engineer.

I work for a
French company.
I work in a shop.

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The family VOCABULARY BANK

a Look ar rhe twO family trees.
Num ber the people in relarion to
R ic h ard.

aunt o.1:nl
2 QrQther hr"i;l
3 ~sin k ",n
4 .diu!.ghter 'd.~:t,"I

5 .futher 'l~l:lb
6 gIilD..dfa rher 'qr,t'nl'o:,b
7 gIi.Il.dmother qfil:nm u'"
8 lllQl her '111\\\.1
9 ru::phew ndiu:

10 niece Ill:'
11 mle r "1"'[."1

12 ,on ".\"

\3 Yllclc \I]~l
14 w ife \\ <Ilf

b Complete 1-3 with fhilrirclI,
aralldpnrclIls, Illlrellts.

my father and my mother '"

m y 'p":."Ir;'llll"

2 my g randfather a nd my
grandmother '"

m y '9r'CnpC;'Il;lnt ..

3 my son and my daugh ter '"
my ")"Illlr,"'!l

c ~32 »)) Listen and check you r
answers to a and h.

P More family words
My wife's mother = my mother-in-
law; My sister'S husband =
my brother-in-law, etc.
My mother's second husband =
my stepfather
My father's daughter from
another wife = my stepsister

d Cover the words. In pai rs, ask and
answer.

Who's Jennife'!.] 0he's Richard's grandmother.

Who are Sue and NiCk!l(!.heY're Richard's aunt and uncle.

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Everyday activities VOCABULARY BANK

a M'ltch the verbs and pictures. Suzy Stressed 3 t ~" 4

Suzy Stressed 0~ ".'" ~ - .,./
have a shower
have a mffce Henry Healthy o :::.rJ :? A
do the houg'work
start work at 8.30 ITIl __~~ ~
fin ish work at 6.30
get dressed ~. ~l}

1 w:LkcupaI 7.00 /
have lu nch at work
go ili.Qpping
go to bed late
have pizza for ilin ner
gel home late

go to work by bus
watch TV and check t mails

H enry Healthy
go to lalian ditsses

do [mlian hru:lli.:work

1 gCl lLp a t 8.00
have breakfast

do !;.:licrcisc

go home grly
walk to work
rcl..a;s.
take the dog for a wal k
sleep for eight hall rs
make the dinner
ha\'c a bath

b 237 »)) Listen and check.

c In pairs. cO\'cr the phrases and
look at the pictu res. A desc ribe
Suzy"s day, then B describe
Henry's day. Then swap.

p have

Have has two meanings.
1 For family and possessions,

e.g. I have three children.

He has a big house.
2 For activities, e.g. I have lunch

at 1.30. She has a shower in the
morning.

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Time VOCABULARY BANK

1 TELLING THE TIME 2 EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY

a Match the clocks and phrases. 0 0wa Complete the expressions.
often do you see your friends?
It's:t qu:tncr past six.
, c\'er y dn)!. M. T, W, Th. F, 5, S
It·ssixo·~.
everyw_ week [. week 2. week], ele.
1 h'sa£tllilItcrtogvcn.
It's Ten past six. 3 ever}' III "- -- January. February. March. ere.
It"s five to :i£ven. 4 cvcry )' " - -- 200 1.2002.2003. Ne.
lr's~ry-fi"e to S,.I.:vcn. 5 once only on Mondays
It's halfpasl six. 6 (wice on Mondays and
h's three minutes past six. Wednesdays
It's~ty past six. 7 Ihreelimesa on Mondays. Wednesdays.
.md Fridays
b 2)24 ))) Lis ten and check. 8 fourlimesa in January. April. July. a nd
pTime Ocrober

You can ask for the time in two different ways: b 2 46 »)) Listen a nd check.
What time is it? OR What's the time?
For times which are not multiples of five we use minutes, c Cover the left-hand column. Test yourself.

e.g. 6.03 =It's three minutes past six. 3 ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
c Cover the phrases. Ask and answer with a parrner.
a March semences 1-6 w ith a-f. What do the highlighted
0'5..What time is i~
words mean? gel up al 7.00 during the week.
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o [ always

2 [!] I often go to Ihe cinema after work.
o3 I usually
o4 I sometimes fin ish work af 6.00.

o5 r hardly e\'er meet a friend for lunch.

o "6 r ncver go to Ihe Ihellt re.

have coffee.

a About seven or eight times a month.

b I start work at 8.00 l~\'er)' day.

e Hut on Fridays we stop at 3.00.

d I don't like it.

c Onl)' onee or twice a year.

f About ol1ce or twice a month.

b 247 »)) Listen and check.

P normally
Normal/y is the same as usual/y. Inormally get
up early = I usually get up early.

c Cover sentences 1- 6 and loo k a t a- f. Can \ 'Oll
rcmcm bcr the sentences?

d 4148 »)) Listen and repeat the highlighted ad\erbs o f
frequency.

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More verb phrases VOCABULARY BANK

a Match the verbs and pictures.

1 buy (11 ticker) h.1I

callI phone v'oll r ilium)
\,,"\:1 f:'llln

dance (tile tanao) t..krah
draw(apiclllre) dr~
drive (11 car) drill\
find (0 parkill£J space) f;lInd
for~ (somebody's /lame) l:'I'qc:!
give (so mebodyflowers) !-II\
hear (a lIoise) h I~
help (somebody) helr

look for (your keys) 'D).. r. .:

meet (jora coffee) mi:l
paint (11 picl1I re) Pl'lI1l
play (clless) rkl
reIIlf1llber (somcbody's flame)

rJ'lIll'mb:l

run (a race) nil
see (a film) ... j:
si ng (a 50118) "11.\
swim (ill tire sea) ,\\ 1111
take (p/lOtDS) teil·,
talk (to ),ollr readier) 11:l:k
tell (so mebody a secret ) h:J
use (a CO li/pili er) jU:1
wair for (a bus) \\l'H b:
b ~54 ))) Listen and check.

c Cover rhe verbs and look at the
pictures. Test yourself or a partner.

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go, have, get VOCABULARY BANK

a Match the ve rbs and pictures.
by bus / by ca r { by plane

1 fora walk
h OI11(' (from se/rool)
our (011 Friday ni{J/II)

ilmpping mn I-.

10 a n:..s.tau r ant

fa bed (/alc)

10 church I to mosque

10 the beach
back (co work)

on hcliclay

•••••••••••

aear / ab; !.:e • • . ...

long hai r

hr£;tkfast / lunch I dinner

:I drink

a good time

a £!llilwich

a shower I a ba lh I a sw im

a newspaper (= buy) III Llr have

,a li!.xi I a bu s I a train (= take)

t=an ~mai1 1 a kiter recdve)

dressed ,"I •
home (= a rrive) n
to the;ilrpon (= arrive)

up (early)

b 361 ») Lisrcn anrl chcck . get

c Cover the ex pressions and look at rhe
pictures. Test yourself or a partner.

cl Take turns to say three things you did
yesterday and three you d id last wcck
with wCII/.lrad, o r {JO I .

( ,Yesterday I got up ear/y. I had
~k.fast in a cafe. I went shopping...

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The house VOCABULARY BANK

1 ROOMS b 412 »)) Listen:tndcheck 1- 3 .

Match the words and pictures 1-10. c Cover the words and look at the pictures. Tes t yourselfor a partner.

a .!2.iu.hroom hu:llru: n « p.62

a ill:4room 'hl:dru:
a dining room J.unll1 u:m
a garage (M'Tu:::;
a garden llo:,ln

a hall 11.:1
a .k..i.Ichen kit ftn
a living room 1I 111 ru 111

1 <l.Sl.!!.dy ,t\di

a IQilcr '11.'1

2 PARTS OF A ROOM

Match rhe words and pictures 11 - 15.

a llillcony h Ik. n
Ihemling ~dllJ
rhe noor I1
rhe stairs '1<:1/
thewall \\.:1

3 THINGS IN A ROOM

a March rhe words and pic tu res 16-31.

an ilIlllcha ir u:m Jt:

a bath h,J:l1

a bed

a £i!Lpcr ku:plI
a (QQker kok.'\
a &l!.pboard k \h:l<J
a ~place I',U;lP!..:h
a fridge frill
a lamp 1,I:mr

a light 1,1/\
amirror ml(.'
a plant plu:m
ashelf (shelves) J...-II
a shower Jan

aSQfa/acollch <':"oI)t, ",!!Ilf
a~shing ma~ 'nJlll IInr :11

p Central heating and air conditioning

Central heating is a system that makes
a house warm, usually using radiators.
Air conditioning is a system that makes
a house cool.

Prepositions: VOCABULARY BANI
place and movement

1 PLACE

a March the words and pictures.
in III
in front of III fnnl )\

on 111
Y.!lder ,nlb
1 be.h.iilll bl'h.t1l\d

be~ hJ't\,j:n
QPpositc "r~vl1
next'ro nd.,t tu

Qver ;XI',).

b 4 21 »)) Listen and check.

c In pairs, ask and answer about the
pi c t l l r e s .
Where's t he ghOS~

~'S under the bed.

2 MOVEMENT

a Match the words and pictu res.

(ro l11 ... (O fr~m tu

into 'IIItu

out of aUI:l\

up 'P

down 'daun

b 1.122 »)) Listen and check.

c In pai rs. ask and answer about the
p i c t u re s.

!.2Where's the ghost gOing
0'5 going from the bar to room 11.

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Food VOCABULARY BANK

a Match the words and pictures. Lunch I dinne r l.\nlJ 'dill;'\. Fruit fru:
~fast 'hrd.f;'l'>1 fish rlr iPplcs :.crll
bread ,l-trl!U ballilnas h:l'nu:n::v
mear (steak, £hicken, srnsages, Qranges 'ollnu311
.b..uner 'Old;'!. ham) mi:t a ni,m.apple 'pillll'l'pl
(Qlivc) oil ,,11 B.1Jll:bcrrics 'I (:-:h.-.. il
~rca l \1:"Irbl
p,ilsta 'ra:'>l:! De~ th'n:h
cheese !Si:1 ca ke kelk
rice r;..,> fruit nlad fru:t ·...,,:!:od
mffee knfi' ice ill.ilill. .Il... k ri:111
eggs q.j/ ulad 'a!l~
Snacks "'IHC~'"
jam d3<cm Y£j;ctabJes '\'Cd31;)hll
(Qrange) juice J:w;~ ~cuits hh~It'
mil k milk Qrrots '\...ocl';'Ih
sugar 'JUg;1 .s:..\J.Qcolate l.rn~bl
chips( French fries) [.flp' crisps ~n'r'
'"1 li: a !..e.nuce lell... ~w i c h cs ',\:l1\lld"I"
toast 1:10"" !lll!.ilirooms 'm\fruml sweetS '1\ I:"

b 29 ))) Li sten and check. Qllions '\nj;ml 4) iTU"" III
peas pi:,'

poli!lOes rJ'tf.!lI,"II)l

m!lli!.loes !a'mu:l,)(u

c Cover rhe words and look ar the pictures. Test yourself or a panner.

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Places and buildings VOCABULARY BANK

a March the words and pictures.

a n ill gallery , l.j L

a bridge h . 1

a b.llii station ... ll'IJn

a.Gl[ park r' :~

a~ll e

a £h£mist's I a Jllillmacy

11 fl..: "

a church !

a depanmenr s tore

11 r D:

a illlspital h 'Ill

a lllilIkcl

a mosque

amu~um

a poill mtion 11: n

a J2QS Qffi ce r 10 1 r I

a railway mrion

a liver 1"1\

a ro ad I ~)'

a s1mpping krntre lamal l

a square
a street
a illpermukcl
a trulple If

a ~tre

1 a town llil.ll ,H

b 53 )) Li sten and check.

c Co\'cr the words and look at
the pict ures. Test yourself or a
part ner.

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Irregular verbs

5 58 1»)

Present Past simple Past participle Present Past simple Past participle
been hi:n leave li:1 left left left
be hi: was \\lV lose IU:l lost 1[l~1 lost
become .
become hi'!.. II1l were w begun bl'~I\n make 1I~1[., made melt.! made
begin t '\t,n became hi ~ctm broken 'I'Ir;Nt""n meet nll:t
break hrclk brought met met met
bring 'rIl:1 began h, 'n built pay r~1
build hllJ bought put P'" paid rcuJ paid
broke hpu!.. put
buy h., brought hr.1;1 - read ri:J put
built hili read 'reu
can I..,\;O bought 1'0.,:1 caught ,un no read r~d
catch 1...1;1j come ,an r~n
come 1.,\111 ,.could ""<.1 cost say 'l'l ,un
cost 1..,,,,\ said ,cd'
caught done \hn see ". said
- came kl'UIl drunk dno" saw ,.,:' seen ,i:n
cost send ,~nJ sent
do \Iu: driven dnvn sent ,~nt sung , Il)
drink JI1IJI.. did Jld sing 'on sang ';Cl)
drank Jr,!,;n" eaten 1:ln sat
drive .1,.11\ drove Jr;'li.J\' sit ,,' sat "Cl
slept
eat , ate ell sleep ,]i:r slept ,kpt spoken ',p;)j,k:.n
spoke '1'1;')('[., spent
fall f:I: I fell 'd' falten b:bn speak '1'11:[., spent ,pcnl stood
feel I,: felt spend ,peml stood '11Il1 swum '".\m
find I IIht felt fch found stand ,I,l:nd swam .,llil:m
fly ft, found [;umd swim '\\1111 taught
forget I;,'qcl flew tlu: flown fbun taught 1.':1 taken lelk,,"
forgot f.'l'gol teach li:IJ took IUk told
forgotten 1;"901 n take Il'l[., told '\;)l)IJ, thought
tell IcI thought 11...:1
get 90.:1 got uo> got think 1)11)1; understood
give 1.1" gave qc," understood
go q:ll. went went. given ljl~n understand 'Anl.b'.,tuJ, woken \\;')()[.,:'I\
InJ:l',I'l:nd
gone It!'n woke \I ::'ok worn \I .,;n
wake lIC It... wore \1,'; won
have ha:\ had ha.:d had wear lIe;). won ;,w\n
hear Ill.... win 11 In written 'ntn
heard hJ:J heard write r;.tll Iwrote r:)ot

know fl;'l() knew nju: known n:..,"

4) M(oD Irregular verbs i6!

Vowel sounds SOUND BANK

usual spelling ! bu t a lso usual spelling ! but a lso

[I] his t his Engl ish wo men u b", lunch come brm her
fi lm six ugly ," n
big sw i m busy lucky cut ,on doe,

you ng

9. cc meet du ce people police a' name m.. ke bre<l k stea k
ca spea k eJ t ai rai n pai nt great eigh l
c me Wt' Ikc, niece ay pi.., da) Ihc\ grc\
slO\\ 10\\
r rt.'l' tha n ks fl at o' ho me d o se
black Japan nld do n't b u~
~a hJ.vc stamp
oa road loast
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a r garden parry au nt m,i' nine tw ice
sran
a fat her gb sses y wh)
car dance
igh h igh n ight

I-il 0 h('l[ Stop whJ.t watch ou ou t thou s.. nd
co ffee In ng wa nt
~ not box hou se cou nt
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ow ho\\ bnm n

~'\ 0' sporr door w,lter fou r oi coi n noise
bought though t
al tal k sma ll to ilet

aw sa\\ df,m oy to. en io~

ho rse I I
rea lly idea
u full pm co u ld would c", beer engineer
wo man c, c here wc're
00 good book ca r year hear

look room

00 school fnod a ir airport stai rs their tht;'rc
fair hai r WC..L r
u' June " SC
ew ne\\ n e\\ a to squa re ca refu l

boO! Many different spell ings. to ur ist A \'ery unusual sound .
1;)/ is always unst ressed. eu ro Eu ro pe poor SU Te plu ral
co mputer ~c h e r um~l la A.Ill£rica fumo us fif
bird fuf A sound between I! and /i:l.
~co n d :lgQ Consona nt +)' allhe cnd o f wo rd s is

e r her verb lear n work pronou nced fif.
iT fi rst t hird world word
ur nurse tu rn happ> am thirsty
An unus ual sound.
yes hel p fri end br(';!d education usua lly s it u ation
[e n pet brea kfast any
vcry [(·d sai d

• especially before consonant + e o short vowels lo n g vowels o diphthongs