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unıt GRAMMAR / VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING
EVERYDAY ENGLISH

theme - HELLO - page 1

1 verb ‘to be’ countries, the alphabet:
nationalities, sound order

languages

2 subject pronouns and jobs three texts
possessive adjectives descr b ng

people
Sample
3 asking for and telling school objects a conference
the time and date program

4 spelling common verbs

5 shopping phrases shops and
products

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theme- EVERYDAY LIFE - page 25

6 demonstrative clothes and pronunciation of a text about
pronouns: this / that / personal items the sound /th/ people’s bags

these / those a text about
Karen’s daily
7 simple present tense: free time
affirmative form activities life

8 ‘have’ vs.‘have got’ family members a text about
Bruno Mars
9 simple present tense: collocations:
negative / question ‘have’ and ‘take’ a day of a
dairy farmer
forms

10 asking for help chores

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LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
PROJECT

three conversations introducing yourself
about greetings

a job application form FEstıvals ın
Sample amerıcas
three conversations asking and answering
about asking for and questions about the
details of an event
telling the time
program
three spelling
conversations spelling different words

three shopping a shopping list: the
conversations ingredients of a cake

asking and answering
questions about chores

a paragraph about COffee
your weekend routine plantatıons

a paragraph about
your family

three conversations advantages and
about asking for help disadvantages of living

in a farm

asking and answering
about chores

unıt GRAMMAR / VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION READING
EVERYDAY ENGLISH

theme - sweet home - page 49

11 there is / there are places in a town a letter from
Kr st e to Jan ne
about the c ty

Urfa

12 countable / uncountable food and drink plural /s/ a text about slow
nouns food
Sample
13 wh- questions prepositions of
place

14 a (an) / some / any rooms and an advert sement
furniture for a house
rental

15 asking for and giving direction verbs
directions

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theme - outdoors - page 73

16 present continuous tense collocations with contraction of ‘am, is,
sports are’

17 present continuous tense action and state
vs. verbs

simple present tense

18 expressing ability and animals a text about
possibility: can / can’t extraordinary

animals

19 prepositions of time goods in a bazaar a text about
three

great bazaars

expressing likes, dislikes hobbies
20 and

wants

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LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
PROJECT

tourist attractions

a recipe
Sample clımb and
a conversation about big asking and answering explore
houses questions about the details

of an event program

a rental house
ad

two conversations ask ng for and g v ng
about locations d rect ons

conversat ons about current actions a paragraph about your tayrona
sports of friends / family favorite animal natıonal park

nterv ew about the members a descr pt on
benef ts of regular d scuss on on what paragraph
people regularly do
exerc se and what they are about an open
bazaar n your
two conversations do ng now ne ghborhood
about likes, dislikes and
small talk about or c ty
wants hobbies and interests

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SampleTHEME

HELLO

Unit 1

warm up a bc d

A Look at the pictures and discuss the

question below.
1 Where are these places?

B Go to page 114 and check your answers.
Sample
vocabulary countries, nationalities, languages

A Match these countries to the pictures. B Work in pairs and complete the table below.

Use a dictionary if necessary.

1 Russia 2 Turkey 3 Italy Country Nationality Language
4 Germany 5 Brazil Turkey
6 France 7 India 8 Spain
9 the UK 10 Japan

ab the UK Brazilian Portuguese
cd France British Hindi - English
ef German
gh Indian

Italian

Spain

Russian

Japanese

C 1.1 Listen and check your answers in exercise

B.

D 1.2 Listen to the sounds and tick the languages

you hear.

Russian Turkish
Italian German
Greek French
Spanish English
Japanese

ij
2

SampleUnit 1 listening

a A 1.3 Listen to the conversations and match
b
them to the pictures.
c
B Listen again and fill in the blanks with the

greetings below.

a Hello b Goodbye c Nice to meet you d Good morning

Conversation 1
A: (1) _____________, we are Tim and Annie Jones. Are
you Mr. and Mrs. Howard?
B: No, we aren’t.We are Mr. and Mrs. Kruger.
A: Oh, I’m sorry.
B:That’s ok. Alright, (2) _____________.

Conversation 2
A: Hi, I’m Jill, and this is Pedro.
B: Hi Pedro. (3) _____________. Are you classmates?
A: No, I’m not a student. Pedro is my friend.

Conversation 3
A: (4) ____________ Julia.
B: Hello Barbara. Are they the new students from
Portugal?
A: No, they aren’t. They are from Italy.
B:Wow, Italian students!

CWork with a partner.Listen to the conversations

again and circle the correct options in italics.

1 Tim and Annie meet Mr. and Mrs. Howard / Kruger.
2 Pedro and Jill are friends / teachers.
3 Jill is / isn’t a student.
4 The new students are from Italy / Portugal.

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Unit 1

pronunciation the alphabet: sound order

A 1.4 Listen to the groups of sounds twice and repeat.

1 A H J K
2 B C D E G P T VZ
3 F L M N S X
4 I Y
5O
6 Q U
7R
Sample W

B Underline the letter that has a different vowel sound.
e.g.
A F H

1 M S W
2 W U B
3 R G V
4 I D Y

speaking

A 1.5 Work with a partner. Listen to the conversation

and practice it aloud.

Brian: Hello, my name is Brian.What’s your name?
Diane: My name is Diane. Nice to meet you.
Brian:You too.Where are you from?
Diane: I’m from Russia.And you?

B Work with the same partner. Student A: go to

page119, student B: go to page122. Read the information
cards and role play a short conversation with your
partner.

C Work in pairs and take turns. Choose a country

and find a name for yourself. Then introduce
yourself to your partner.

e.g.
Hello, I’m Marco. I’m from Italy. I am Italian. I speak Italian.

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Unit 1

grammarverb to be

A Cover the conversations in the listening part. B Look at the picture below and fill in the

Then complete the table with am, is, are. blanks with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’.

affirmative form am a student. 1 This is Todd.
____ my friend. 2 These ___________ Todd’s children.
I ____ David / Olga / my cat. 3 This ___________ his wife, Nancy.
You 4 Todd and his family __________ British.
He / She / It 5 “I __________ a happy man,” says Todd.
We 6 These ______________ their bicycles.
You 7 “____________ we lost?” ask the children.
They
C Make affirmative or negative sentences.
Sample are French.

negative form ____ a teacher. 1 John is my brother. (+)
are my brother. 2 I _________________ Russian. (-)
I ____ not Frank / Eva / my dog. 3 Betsy __________________ a student. (-)
You 4 They __________________ Portuguese. (-)
He / She / It are Russian. 5 You _________________ happy. (+)
We 6 We __________________ at school. (+)
You
They D Complete the questions and short answers.

questions 1 A: Is this your pencil?
____ B:Yes, it is.
Is you a student? 2 A: __________ they your parents?
he / she / it at school? B: No, .
____ we 3 A: __________ I okay?
you fine? B:Yes, .
they 4 A: __________ you at home now?

B:Yes, .
5 A: __________ we late?
B: No, .

Boost Box

We can’t use contractions in positive
short answers.
e.g.
“Are you Mr. Jones?”
“Yes, I am.” NOT “Yes, I’m.”

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Unit 2

David

warm up

A Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and guess these people’s jobs. Cesar

Bob Finn

Edgar

SampleB 2.1 Listen and check your answers.

vocabulary jobs

A Match the pictures to the jobs.

1 farmer 2 nurse 3 engineer 4 police officer d
5 lawyer 6 driver 7 cashier 8 waitress
b c
a

g h

ef

B Work with a partner and match the words to the jobs in exercise A.

1 bus 2 hospital 3 supermarket 4 restaurant
5 cows 6 office 7 factory 8 police station

C 2.2 Listen to the sounds and put a tick near the jobs you hear.

1 farmer 2 nurse 3 engineer 4 police officer
5 lawyer 6 driver 7 cashier 8 waitress
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Unit 2

reading

A Work in pairs and answer the following question.

1 Who are your best friends?
2 What do you do together?

a play basketball b watch movies c go shopping

Kevin Julie

My name is Kevin. I am 38 years old. I am Julie is 29 years old. She is British. She
from Canada. I like sports. My favorite is from England. She is a nurse. She is
sports are basketball and swimming. I usually in the hospital. She likes her job.
work in a factory. I am an engineer. She likes shopping and reading books. Her
favorite shop is Zara. Her favorite book is
These are Julie and Adam. They are my Sherlock Holmes.
best friends. Our favorite activity is
cooking together. We are from London.
Sample
ab Adam

Adam is 45 years old. He is German. He is
from Germany. He is a lawyer. He works
in an office. He likes watching comedy
movies. He likes listening to music.

c

B Read the text and choose the correct alternative in italics.

1 Adam is from Germany / Africa.
2 Kevin likes cooking / reading.
3 Julie is a doctor / nurse.
4 Julie likes sports / reading books.
5 Julie is from England / Germany.

C Read the text again and match the pictures to the names.

1 Kevin 2 Julie 3 Adam

D Complete the following table with your partner.

Kevin Age Likes
Julie 38
Adam

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Unit 2

Joe SMITHSample writing

54 Baker Street MANCHESTER M22 1EP A Underline the capital letters in the
[email protected]
(860) 943 – 9382 application form.

Manchester Academy, graduated 2008 B Go to page 123 and do the activity.
Computer Engineering, Manchester C Work in pairs. Check your partner’s
University - ongoing
job application form for capital
letters.

I can write computer programs. Also, I
speak English, Spanish and French.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Manchester University IT Center, 2008 -
present

INTERESTS

I like playing computer games, computer
programming and learning languages.
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Unit 2

grammar subject pronouns and possessive adjectives

A Match the nouns to the subject pronouns.

noun subject pronoun

1 Edward a they

2 my friends b we
Sample
3 my bag c he 1

4 my mother d she

5 Greg and I e it

B Underline the subject pronouns in the

reading part. Circle the possessive adjectives.
e.g.
My name is Kevin. I am 38 years old.

C Write the correct subject pronoun.

1 Jane is my mother. __________ is 54 years old.
2 Larry is a farmer. ___________ works on his farm.
3 Kelly and I are friends. _____________ go to the

same school.
4 Joe and Trevor are drivers. ____________ drive

buses.
5 My name is Lisa. _____________ am a waitress.

D Write the correct possessive adjective.

1 You are Italian. __________ country is Italy.
2 I am a police officer. __________ job is dangerous.
3 James and Jill are married. ______________

children are Lily and Sofia.
4 This is my dog. ____________ name is Rover.
5 Kip and I are friends. _____________ favorite

movie is Titanic.
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Unit 3

warm up

A Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and make a list of the objects you see.

Sample
B Work with the same partner and compare your list with the lists of other groups.

vocabulary school objects

A Read the words below and put a tick near the school objects.

notebook toothbrush calendar newspaper board marker laptop
sunglasses clock white board backpack hairbrush map smartphone

B Read the words 1-8 and match them to the pictures.

1 notebook 2 calendar 3 board marker 4 laptop
5 clock 6 whiteboard 7 backpack 8 map

ab cd

ef gh

C 3.1 Listen to the recording and put a tick near the objects you hear.

notebook calendar board marker laptop
clock whiteboard backpack map

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Unit 3

reading

A Work with a partner and match the words to the pictures. Use a dictionary if necessary.


1 discussion 2 presentation 3 award 4 hall

Sampleab c d

All Inclusive Hotels in Jamaica

Time Event Place

8:00-9:00 Registration Main Entrance

9:00 Opening Conference Hall

9:15 Presentation by Dr. Bill Jones Lecture Hall

11:00 Panel Discussion Conference Hall

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch Cafeteria

1:30 Presentation by Dr. Karen Williams Lecture Hall

3:00 Panel Discussion Conference Hall

4:15 Awards and Prizes Conference Hall

5:00 Cocktails Main Entrance

B Read the title of the conference and choose C Read the conference program and answer the
the best option for the question below. questions.

1 What is the conference about? 1 What time is the registration?
a tourism b geography c security 2 What time is the opening?
3 Where are panel discussions held?
4 What time are awards and prizes given?
5 What is happening at quarter past nine?

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Unit 3

listening

A 3.2 Listen to the conversations and match B Work with a partner and match the

the clocks to the correct conversation. conversations to the places.
ab a

Sample c

b

c C Listen again and fill in the blanks.
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1 Could you tell it is?
2 What now?
3 Have you ?

D Work in pairs and discuss the question below.

1 How do the people ask for the time?

Unit 3

grammar asking for and telling the time speaking
and date
A Work in pairs and take turns. Read the
A Read the dialogs and underline the phrases for
program.Then ask and answer questions
asking and telling the time. about the time and place of the activities.
1 A: Excuse me, what’s the time?Sample
Green Camping
B: It’s eight o’clock.
2 A:What time is it? Time Event Place

B: It’s half past three. 8:00-8:15 Opening Main Entrance
3 A:What’s the time?
8:15 Breakfast Cafeteria
B: It’s quarter past five.
4 A:What time is it? 9:15 Hiking Nature Park

B: It’s ten to six. 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Lunch Hall
5 A:What’s the time?
1:10 Presentation by Lecture Hall
B: It’s five past eleven.
James Witty
B Fill in the blanks.
2:00 Discussion Conference Hall
A: Hi Jeff.What is _______ ______ today?
B: Hi. It’s the third of October. 2:30 Tea Time Conference Hall
A: Excuse me, what ______ _______ it?
B: It’s ten to six. 3:00 Camping Nature Park

C Write the dates below. e.g.
A:What time is the opening?
1 10 / 06 / 2015 - sixth of October, two thousand and fifteen B: It is at 8:00.
2 06 / 24 / 1988 A:Where is the breakfast?
3 January 4, 1925 B: It is in the cafeteria.
4 July 7, 1996
B Work with the same partner. Go to page
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119.Write a party program.Then ask and
We read years as follows: answer questions about your program.
1800 – eighteen hundred
1977 – nineteen seventy-seven
2005 – two thousand and five
05 / 14 / 2001 – fourteenth of May, two
thousand and one

D Work with a partner and write the dates in words

below.
a January 11th – eleventh of January
b March 21st
c June 28th
d September 10th
e February 3rd
f May 6th

E 3.3 Listen to the dates in exercise D and order them

as you hear.
1 sixth of May

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Unit 4

warm up

A Work with a partner and match the

words below to the pictures.

1 home 2 door a b
3 photos 4 homework c d

vocabulary common verbs homework

A Work with a partner and complete theSample

word webs with the verbs below.

1 do 2 come 3 go
4 take 5 open 6 close

go

door home photos

B Match the phrases in exercise A to the following images. shutterstock

open the door

C Complete the sentences with the verbs below.

a do b come c go d take e open f close
1 Close and lock the door before you sleep.
2 ______ here Sally! Lunch is ready.
3 Do not ______ photos! It’s forbidden.
4 ______ your homework, please.
5 ______ to work and work hard.
6 It is hot in here. Please ______ the window.
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Unit 4

listening B Work with a partner. Listen to the conversations

A 4.1 Listen to the conversations and match again and put a tick near the questions you hear.
1 What is your name, please?
them to the pictures. 2 Who is your friend?
a Conversation 1 3 Could you spell that, please?
b Conversation 2 4 Can you help me, please?
c Conversation 3 5 How do you spell that?
6 How are you?
1 7 Can you spell it for me, please?

Sample C Work with the same partner and write down the

words that they spell in the conversations.The first
letters are given for you.
Conversation 1: J_________________________
Conversation 2: C________________________
Conversation 3: W___________________

2 speaking

3 A Work in pairs and take turns. Read the names
k_
below and spell them with your partner.

Ashton Dianne Kathrine Nigel Casey

B 4.2 Listen to the spellings of the names in exercise

A and check your answers.

C Work in pairs and take turns. Student A: Write

5 city names on a piece of paper and read them.
Student B: listen and write the names on a piece of
paper.
Then swap your papers and check your spelling.

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Unit 4

grammarspelling

A Read the note below and complete the table with the letters in the English alphabet.

In the English alphabet, there are 26 letters: 5 vowels and 21 consonants.We can write these letters in both small
and large forms.
Large letters are called upper case, or capital letters: A, F, T, W
Small letters are called lower case letters: a, f, t, w
Sample
vowels a e_

consonants b_ d _g_

vowels _

consonants j _l _n _ q_

vowels u

consonants s_ v __ y z

Boost Box

The letters do not always represent the same sound in the English alphabet. Listen to each word
to see the difference.

cFaotr–excianmemplae , bot h words below start with the letter “c”, but they have different sounds.

More examples: giraffe – green bear – heart
island – iguana foot - door eye - ear

B 4.3 Listen to the conversation and do the following activities. D Find the spelling mistakes below.

A: Hello, can you help me? I’m writing an application. 1 He is my fther, and hse is my mother.
B: Sure. Ok, what is your name? 2 They ski is blu today, but yesterday it was
A: Lucy Stevenson. cloudie.
B: Ok, and how do you spell that? 3 I always go to the stor and by a bag of fris
A: L-U-C-Y S-T-E-V-E-N-S-O-N after schol.
B:And your address?
A: 54 South Brim Lane E 4.4 Listen to the words and choose
B: Brim? Could you spell that?
A:Yes, B-R-I-M the correct spelling.
B:Thank you.
1 there / they’re
C What questions do we use to ask for spelling? 2 fit / feet

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1 How ______ ________ ______ that?
2 Could ________ ________ _______?

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Unit 5

warm up

A 5.1 Work in pairs. Listen to the sounds and put a tick near the ones you hear.

1 bakery 2 café 3 supermarket 4 clothes shop 5 butcher’s

B 5.2 Listen and check your answers.

vocabulary shops and products
Sample
A Look at the pictures and match them to the shops below.

a bakery b café c supermarket d clothes shop e butcher’s
1 2 3 4 5

B Look at the following words with your partner. Put a tick near the ones you know and check the

ones you don’t know in your dictionary.

1 shampoo 2 banana 3 pants 4 bread 5 toothpaste 6 potato
7 meat 8 birthday cake 9 chicken 10 coffee 11 sausage 12 tea
13 ice cream 14 t-shirt 15 chocolate cake 16 shorts 17 apple

C Complete the word webs with the words below.

shampoo banana pants bread toothpaste potato meat birthday cake
chicken coffee sausage tea ice cream t-shirt chocolate cake shorts apple

bread

clothes butcher’s supermarket café bakery
shop

D Work with a partner and add one more product for each shop. Use a dictionary if necessary.

bakery café supermarket clothes shop butcher’s
muffins

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Unit 5

listening

A 5.3 Listen to the conversations and match the pictures to them.

1 Conversation 1 b
2 Conversation 2
3 Conversation 3

a

Sample c

B Listen to the conversations again and circle the correct word/s in italics.

1 Yes, can I have a tea / coffee please?
2 How much is that?

That’s $2.50 / $3.50.
3 I see that bicycle / jacket. Is it for sale?
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Unit 5

C Listen again and complete the conversations with the phrases below.

1 pay by credit card 2 Can I 3 can you help me

Conversation 1
A: Hello, welcome to Jerry’s Café. _________________ help you?
B:Yes, can I have a latte, please?

SampleConversation 2
A: Hello, ___________________, please?
B:Yes.

Conversation 3
B: Oh, that’s a lot. Can I ___________________?
A:Yes, you can.

D Work in pairs. Answer the following question. polite

1 Do you think the shopkeepers are polite or rude? Why?

rude

1 Conversation 1 b polite
a rude b polite
2 Conversation 2 b polite
a rude
3 Conversation 3
a rude

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Unit 5

everyday english shopping phrases

A Work in pairs and discuss the following D Correct the mistakes.There is one mistake
questions with your partner. in each conversation.

1 How often do you go shopping? 1 A: How money is that?
B: It’s 30 Euros.
a. every day b. every week
2 A:You can help me, please?
c. every month B:Yes, of course.

3 A: Can I pay from a credit card?
B: No, we only accept cash.

4 A: Is those for sale?
B:Yes, they are.

5 A: How could I help you?
B: Can I have a coffee, please?
Sample2 Who do you usually go shopping with?
a. your sister / brother b. your best friend
c. alone

3 How do you usually pay while shopping?
a. by credit card b. in cash*

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B 5.4 Listen and complete the conversation

with the given phrases.

1 How can I help you?
2 How much are these?
3 Should I pay in cash?
4 I want to buy

Shop assistant: Hello, how can I help you?
Customer: ___________________ a pair of black
shoes?
Shop assistant:Yes, here are the black shoes.
Customer: I like this pair. ___________________?
Shop assistant:These are $50.
Customer:Alright, ________________________?
Shop assistant:Yes.We don’t accept credit cards.

C Put the phrases in exercise B in the correct

place below.

asking for / giving asking about the paying
help item

Can you help me, Can I have a ...? Here is your money.
please? ____________ Can I pay by credit
____________ ____________ card?
____________

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Unit 5

writing

A Work in pairs. Go to page 123 and check the C Work in pairs. Look at the following words

sample shopping list. and put a tick near the ones you need to make
a cake. Use your dictionary if necessary.
B 5.5 Listen and complete the following list
Ingredients to make a cake
with the words below. sugar

cameraSample3 dollars 5 dollars
shampoo cake

salt

cacao

tomato

______________ milk
price: 50 dollars meat
DVDs pasta
price: _____________ egg
T-shirt flour
price: _____________ onion

Bread

price: 1 dollar

__________

price: 2 dollars

____________

price: 5 dollars D Work in pairs. Add two more ingredients

to the cake recipe.

e.g.
banana

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FESTIVALS IN AMERICAS

A Watch the video and do some research about festivals in

the Americas on the internet. Use the following questions
as a guideline and write a report of 80-100 words about the
topic.
1 What are some of the famous festivals in the Americas?
2 What kind of festivals are they?
3 Are there any food festivals?
4 What kind of food items are presented?
5 When did these festivals first begin?
6How many people join in these festivals?
7 What kind of activities are there in these festivals?
8 When do they usually start and end?

B Work with a group. Brainstorm, do research and prepare

a list of questions about festivals. Go to a festival with your
partner and ask those questions to the other people in the
festival. Discover the festival in real life.Take your time and
enjoy the festival. Write notes about the events and the
place where the festival is held. Do not forget to take some
pictures.

C Prepare a poster about the festival at home.Use the report

in exercise A and your notes in exercise B. Use the pictures
you have from the festival.You can also draw pictures or print
and paste them on the poster.You can organize the poster as
you like. Split a cardboard in half or use A3 (big size) papers.
Present your poster to the class and talk about
your experience during the festival.
Sample

Sample

BOOST UP

A Match the countries to the nationalities. D Match the nouns with the subject pronouns.

1 Japan 1. Henry a. They
2 Spain 2. My cat b. She
3 Germany 3. My Parents (and I) c. It
4 France 4. Carol and Sam d. We
5 Italy 5. My wife e. He
Sample6 Brazil
7 The UK E E. Put the letters in correct order and write
8 India
a Italian them in the blanks.
b French
c Spanish 1 Colkc ___________
d British
e Brazilian 2 Cdarenla ___________
f Indian
g German 3 Lpapot ___________
h Japanese
4 Wtehibaord ___________

5 Bckapakc ___________

6 Mpa ___________

7 Harishurb ___________

B Complete the sentences with the correct

form of be.

1 I ____ a student.
2 ____ he a teacher?
3 She ____ Russian.
4 It ____ a table.
5 ____ you British?
6 ____ they from Italy?
7 We ____ Japanese.

C Complete the following words with letters.

1 f_rm_r
2 l_wy_r
3 wa_tr_ss
4 dr_v_r
5 c_sh_er
6 p_l_c_ off_c_r
7 eng_n_er
8 n_rse

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SampleTHEME Unit 8

EVERYDAY LIFE

Unit 6

a

warm up

A Work with a partner and match b

the items to the correct person. 12

B Check your bag and pockets and

answer the following question.
1 Do you have any of the items in the
pictures a & b? If yes, which ones?
Sample
vocabulary clothes and personal items

A Look at the words below and match them to the pictures.

1 key 2 wallet 3 sneakers 4 ID card 5 toothbrush 6 watch
7 hairbrush 8 purse 9 sunglasses 10 bag 11 headphones

ab cd e f

g hi jk

B 6.1 Work with a partner. Listen and tick the objects you hear.

key wallet sneakers ID card toothbrush watch
hairbrush purse sunglasses bag headphones

C Work in pairs and take turns. Point an object in the picture in exercise A and ask and answer questions.

e.g.
A:What is this?
B: It’s a key.
A:What color is it?
B: It’s gold.
A:What is its use?
B:We use it to open locks.

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Unit 6

reading

A Scan the text and match the names to the B Read the text and choose the best title .

pictures. a Small Bags
1 Sally b People and Bags
2 Tim c Jane & Katie’s Bags
3 Jane & Katie

We all love bags. Men have big bags, women like small
and stylish bags. Small or big; each person has a bag.
Below are four people and their bags.
Sample
Sally
This is my handbag. It is not heavy. In this bag, I have my
hairbrush, headphones, smartphone, and sunglasses.
Of course, my car keys, purse and credit cards are
here, too.

Tim
This is my bag. It is a big brown bag. Let’s look inside
a it. These are my sunglasses and wallet. These are my
laptop, smartphone, and keys. My watch, hairbrush,
toothbrush and ID cards are here, too.

Jane & Katie
These are our bags. Our bags are small but stylish. In
our bags, we only have lipsticks, sunglasses, and purses.
Our keys and smartphones are in my car.

C Read the sentences and choose the correct

alternative in italics.

1 Sally’s bag is not heavy / small.
b 2 Sally has sunglasses / a laptop in her bag.

3 Tim’s bag is black / brown.
4 Jane and Katie’s bags are small but old / stylish.
5 Katie’s keys are in her car / pocket.

D Work with a partner and discuss the

questions below.

1 Which bag is similar to yours?
2 Is your bag small or big?
3 What do you usually have in your bag?

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Unit 6

grammar demonstrative pronouns: this / that / these / those

A Look at the images and complete the rules with

this, that, these, those.

1 We use this for something singular that is here.
2 We use __________ for something singular that is
there.
3 We use __________ for something plural that is here.
4We use __________ for something plural that is there.
Sample That is our school.

B Complete the sentences with this or these.

1 ____________ are my books.
2 ____________ is my pencil.
3 ____________ is a dictionary.
4 ____________are my best friends.
5 ____________ is a jacket.

C Choose the correct option below.

1 That / Those is the moon. These are my shoes.
2 That / Those are expensive houses.
3 That / Those is the café.
4 That / Those are my classmates.
5 That / Those are beautiful mountains.

D Write this, that, these or those.

1 Look over there! ______________ is my car. Those are school buses. This is Oliver, he is my friend.
2 ______________ are my keys here in my hand.
3 _______________ are the Rocky Mountains over
there.
4 _______________ is my new ring here on my finger.
5 John, ______________ is my friend, George.

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5
answer questions in turns about the things you

see.

e.g. 17 7 20
Student A:What is this in number 1?
Student B: It is a shoe. 15 16 18 21
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Unit 6

speaking

A Work in pairs and take turns. Point an object in the picture and ask what it is.

Sample
e.g.
A:What is this?
B:This is a camera.

B With your partner, describe what is in your bag or your pocket.

e.g.
A:What are these?
B:This is my wallet.These are my keys.

C Draw a picture of your room. Describe it to your partner. See the Reading part to help you get

started.

pronunciation pronunciation of the sound /th/

A 6.2 In English there are two different pronunciations of the sound /th/. Listen to the words

below and see if you hear any difference.
/θ/ /ð/
thin this
thick that
three these

B Listen again and practice saying the words in exercise A.
C 6.3 Listen to the words below and put them in the correct column.

thanks then they thousand Thursday their
/θ/ /ð/
thanks



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Unit 7

warm up

A Look at the activities below and put a tick near the ones you like.

1 watching TV 2 sports 3 shopping 4 music 5 online games

B Go to page 118 and do the quiz. Compare your answers with your partner.

vocabulary free time activities
Sample
A Match the activities 1-6 to the pictures a-f.

1watch TV 2 hang out with friends 3 play online games
4 listen to music 5 go shopping 6 do sports

b c
a

d f
e

B 7.1 Listen to the dialog. Put (J) near Jane’s activities and (M) for Mark’s activities.

1 watch TV 2 hang out with friends 3 play online games
4 listen to music 5 go shopping 6 do sports

C Look at the following sentences and circle the correct alternative in italics.

1 Sam likes watching TV / going shopping. His favorite show starts at 7 pm.
2 Yvette usually does sports / plays online games on Saturdays. Her favorite activity is yoga.
3 Jack never watches TV / hangs out with friends. He is always at home.
4 John likes playing online games / listening to music. His favorite game is FarmVille.
5 Maria likes listening to music / hanging out with friends very much. Her favorite group is Maroon 5.
6 Daisy likes going shopping / doing sports. She goes to the mall every weekend.

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Unit 7

grammar simple present tense: affirmative form

A Read the sentences in the present simple D Look at the chart below and complete the

tense and underline the verb in each sentence. sentences with frequency adverbs.
a I wake up early every day.
b She lives in Mexico.
c Sam hangs out with friends on Saturdays.
d We usually go shopping after work.

SampleB Choose the correct option in the rules below.

1 We use present simple tense to talk about daily always usually often sometimes never
routines / future plans.
2 We use present simple tense to talk about past
events / facts and permanent* situations.
3 We add the suffix (-s) to the verb with the subjects
we, you, they / he, she, it.

*permanent: continuing for a very long time 1 I __________________ wake up early. (100%)
2 Joe ___________________ skips breakfast (10%)
C Write the present simple form of the verbs 3 Bob and Jill ________________ do sports. (0%)
4 _______________ calls his mother on weekends.
in brackets. 5 Brad _________________ goes shopping. (30%)
Ed is a driver. He (1) wakes up (wake up) at 5 o’clock 6 Mike _________________drinks tea. (60%)
every day. He (2) _________ (take) a shower, then
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together. Ed (4)___________ (drive) his car to work
and (5)____________ (get) his schedule for the day. Boost Box
Then Ed and the other drivers (6) ___________
(leave) the office and pick up their customers.
“I (7) __________ (like) my job, but my wife (8)
____________ (hate) the long hours. I usually
get home after 9 o’clock,” says Ed. Ed always (9)
___________(arrive) at work on time, and he (10)
_______________ (be) never late.

We use ‘never’ in affirmative
sentences but it has a negative
meaning. With ‘never’, a
sentence is affirmative in form
but negative in meaning.
e.g.
I never drink milk = I do not drink
milk

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Unit 7

reading

A Work in pairs. Look at the picture and guess Karen’s job.

Karen is a:
a doctor b vet c zookeeper

Sample
B Work in pairs. Go to page 114 and check the meanings of the bold words.

Karen’s Story

My name is Karen and I am a zookeeper. I work from 8 am to 5 pm. There are night zookeepers for
emergencies. They take care of sick animals. I visit the animals in the morning. I check their health. I clean
their habitat. I give them food. Most zoo animals eat a lot of food every day. For example, tigers eat about 15
kilos of meat every day. I feed them but it takes my time.
I need to play with the animals. I sometimes train the animals. For example, I play with the elephants with big
balls. I teach them to kick the balls. For the rest of my working hours, I spend time with the visitors. I teach
the young children about animals. I let them pet some of the small and calm animals.Those are baby monkeys
and birds. Young children understand the importance of animals. They learn the importance of protecting
animals and their homes. I never get bored with my job.

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Unit 7

C Scan the text and put a tick near the animals you can find in the text.

1 dogs 2 cats 3 elephants 4 baby monkeys
5 birds 6 giraffes 7 tigers 8 lions

D Read the text and mark the sentences below as true (T) or false (F).

1 Karen works after 6 pm. 2 Karen only spends time with animals.
3 Tigers eat 10 kilos of meat every day. 4 Karen’s job is not boring.
5 Some zookeepers work at night. 6 Karen plays with the zoo animals.
Sample
E Circle the correct alternative in italics.

1 Karen lets children touch small / large animals. 2 Karen wants people to feed / understand the animals.
3 In the morning, Karen visits animals / teaches people. 4 Karen starts work at 8 o’clock / 5 o’clock.

writing

A Read the sample paragraph. Underline the adverbs of frequency.

On Saturdays, I usually wake up at 10 o’clock. I
eat breakfast with my family, and I leave the
house around noon. After I leave the house, I
often visit my favorite book shop. My friends
and I sometimes meet in the afternoon,
and I usually stay out late on Saturdays. On
Sundays, I always wake up after noon. I never
eat breakfast on Sundays. I rarely go out on
Sundays and I never stay up late because I have
to wake up early the next morning.

B Go to page 124 and check the role play card.
C Write a paragraph about your weekend routine.

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Unit 8

warm up

A Work in pairs and choose the best phrase that describes the picture below.

1 a birthday party 2 a family dinner 3 a business meeting

Sample
B Work in pairs. Look at the pictures below and discuss the questions.

1 Do you have a big or small family? 2 Is having a big family fun? Why?

writing

A Read the short text about Gabriela’s family and answer the questions.


This is my family. I have a father, a mother, and two sisters. My father’s name is Carlos. He is a driver. This is my
mother, and she is a cashier. My parents are in Sao Paulo. My older sister’s name is Maria. She is in Rio de Janeiro
and she is a nurse. My younger sister’s name is Paola. She is a high school student, so she lives with my parents in
Sao Paulo.
1 Has Gabriela got any sisters?
2 What’s Gabriela’s father’s name?
3 What is Maria’s job?

B In groups, show your family photos. Each student should talk about his/her family for one or two

minutes.Then, write a paragraph about your family. See the example above.

C Exchange paragraphs with a partner. Ask one or two questions about your partner’s family.

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Unit 8

vocabulary family members

A Work in pairs. Read the words below and tick the ones you know.

aunt grandmother cousin uncle
sister brother grandfather mother father

B Look at the family tree and fill in the blanks with the words in

exercise A.
Sample
1 Steven Price is Linda Price’s __________________.
2 Justin Smith is Linda Price’s __________________.
3 Joseph Price is Michael Smith’s ________________.
4 Mary Price is Vanessa Smith’s ________________.
5 Jessica Smith is Steven Price’s _______________.
6 Justin Smith is Vanessa Smith’s ________________.
7 Alan Smith is Linda Price’s _________________.
8 Angela Price is Justin Smith’s _________________.
9 Mary Price is Jessica Smith’s _________________.

C Read the words in the box and put the family members in the

correct column.

mother grandmother brother sister grandfather
aunt uncle cousin father

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D Work with a partner. Go to page 115. Fill in your own family trees mother + father = parents
brother + sister = siblings
and ask and answer questions about your families. grandmother + grandfather =
grandparents

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Unit 8

readingSample

A Work with a partner and discuss the following

questions about your favorite singer.
1 Who is your favorite singer?
2 Where is he / she from?
3 Does he / she have any brothers or sisters?

B Find the numbers below in the text and match them

to the correct phrases.
a five
b two
c four
d one
1Grammy and Brit awards
2 sisters
3 albums
4 brother

BRUNO Mars

Bruno Mars is a famous and successful singer. He has five
albums, and they are all very popular. He also has two Grammy
Awards and two Brit Awards. Bruno’s real name is Peter Gene
Hernandez. He is from Honolulu, Hawaii. He lives in Los
Angeles now, but his family is in Honolulu. He has a big family.
He has one brother and four sisters. His father is from New
York, and his mother is from the Philippines, but they live in
Honolulu. They have a nice house by the sea. Like Bruno, his
parents are musicians, too. In fact, there are many musicians in
his family. His uncle, for example, is an Elvis impersonator (he
acts like Elvis Presley). He sings and dresses like Elvis Presley.
Just like Bruno, he is also very popular in Honolulu.

C Work with a partner. Read the text and answer the

following question.
1 What is the purpose of this text?
a to sell Bruno Mars albums
b to inform about Bruno Mars
c to explain why Bruno Mars is popular

D Mark the sentences as true (T) or false (F).

1 Bruno Mars’s real name is Peter Gene Mars. F
2 Bruno has one brother and four sisters.
3 Bruno’s house is in Los Angeles.
4 Bruno’s father is from the Philippines.
5 Elvis Presley is Bruno’s uncle.

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grammar ‘have’ vs.‘have got’ 37

A Read the text again and circle the verbs

expressing possession.

B Read the following sentences and rewrite

them in ‘have got / has got’ form.
1 He has five albums, and they are all very popular.
2 He also has two GrammyAwards and two BritAwards.
3 He has a big family.
4 He has one brother and four sisters.
5 They have a nice house by the sea.

C Complete the sentences with the correct

form of the verb ‘have’.
1 Joe _______________ a job. He sits at home all day.
(-)
2 Barry and I _______________ three sisters. Their
names are Kit, Lily and Brenda. (+)
3 I _______________ a car. I take the bus every day.
(-)
4 Billy and Nate _______________ a good relationship.
They always fight. (-)
5 Julia _____________ a new boyfriend. His name is
Kevin. (+)

D Write the question form of the sentences

below.
1 I have one brother.
______________________________________?
2 Aiden has a blue jacket.
______________________________________?
3 They’ve plane tickets for Saturday.
______________________________________?
4 Our cat has green eyes.
______________________________________?
5 We’ve new bicycles.
______________________________________?

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‘have’ and ‘have got’ mean the same. However, it
is common to use ‘have’ in American English and
‘have got’ in British English when talking about
possessions and relationships.
We have two cats. (AmE)
We have got two cats. (BrE)

Unit 9

warm up

A 9.1 Work in pairs. Listen to the sounds twice. Put (C) for city life sounds and (F) for farm life

sounds.

Sound 1 Sound 2 Sound 3 Sound 4 Sound 5 Sound 6

B 9.2 Listen and check your answers.

vocabulary collocation with have and take
Sample
A Complete the phrases with the words below.

breakfast a picture a taxi

a problem a party notes

have take

B Complete the sentences with the collocations in exercise A.

1 We always take a taxi because we don't have a car.
2 I call my mother when I ____________________ and she helps me.
3 My family always ____________________ together in the morning.
4 Don’t forget to _____________________ in your classes.
5 My brother and I _____________________ on our birthdays.
6 I like to _______________________ of mountains on vacation.

C Work in pairs.Add one more phrase with ‘have’ and ‘take’ to each group.

e.g.
take a break

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Unit 9

grammar simple present tense: negative / question forms

A Read the sentences below and complete the following tables with do, does, don’t, doesn’t.

a Farmers don’t wake up late.
b He doesn’t finish his work.
c What does he do?
d Does the farmer get bored?

negative
Sample
I do not get up late.
You (don’t)
We
They

He late.
She ________ get up
It

questions I get up late?
________ you
we
they

he get up late?
________ she

it

positive answer negative answer

Yes, I / you / we / they No, I / you / we / they
do. ______.

Yes, he / she / it ______. No, he /she /it ______.

B Make the sentences below negative.

1 I drive to work every day.
I don’t drive to work every day.

2 John cooks food in the evening.
3 We go to the movie theater on Fridays.
4 She usually has breakfast.
5 You call me every Saturday.

C Make yes / no questions for the statements below.

1 I go shopping every weekend.
Do you go shopping every weekend?

2 Mary sees the doctor once a month.
3 Jane and Jill buy vegetables from the market.
4 We never clean our house.
5 You drink lots of water every day.

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Unit 9

reading

A Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and put them into the correct order.

ab

c

d
Sample
B Work with the same partner. Read the text and check your answers in exercise A.

A Day of a Dairy Farmer

The life of a farmer is really interesting. Here is a day in a farmer’s life.

5 AM – Farmers don’t wake up late. Farmers usually wake up very early. Farmers don’t start their day with a
shower and breakfast.They start their day with work!

6 AM – A dairy farmer milks his cows twice a day. How does he find time? He starts early! The first milking is at
6 am.The farmer takes the cows to the milking barn.

7 AM – Milking isn’t a clean job. At 7 am, the farmer cleans up the milking barn.
8 AM – Now the farmer is really hungry. He sits down with his family for a big breakfast.
9 AM – After breakfast, a shower and a nice cup of coffee; the farmer doesn’t relax.What does he do? There is

always work on a farm. He fixes fences, buys extra food for the cows, or makes phone calls.
12 PM – Lunch
1 PM – The farmer works in the house after lunch. It is hot outside at this time.
2 PM – Now the farmer does the second milking.The farmer takes the cows to the milking barn. He milks them

and cleans up. Does the farmer get bored? No, he doesn’t.This is his job, and he usually has help. Sometimes
the farmer’s family helps him, and sometimes he pays employees to help on the farm.
5 PM – At the end of the day, the farmer goes back to his house. But he still doesn’t finish his work.At night, he
protects his cows from dangerous animals. He helps the cows when they have babies. He has a very tiring
job, but he likes it.

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Unit 9

C Match the words to the definitions below.

1 farmers a workers
2 milking barn b people who run a farm
3 employees c a place to take milk
4 dangerous d not safe

SampleD Read and choose the correct alternative in italics.

1 The farmer wakes up at 5 am / 6 am.
2 The farmer eats breakfast at 7 am / 8 am.
3 The farmer milks the cows at 6 am and 2 pm / 7 am and 1 pm.
4 The farmer does chores at 8 am / 9 am.
5 The farmer goes back home at 5 pm / 6 pm.

E The following sentences are false. Find the mistakes and

rewrite them.

1 The farmer eats breakfast late.
2 The farmer milks the cows twice a week.
3 The farmer works outside after lunch.
4 The farmer works alone.
5 The farmer doesn’t work at night.

speaking

A Work in pairs. Put the words below into the correct

column.

fresh air no technology good food no shopping malls
hard work friendly animals natural life

Living on a Farm

Advantages Disadvantages

B Work in pairs. Add one for each column.
C Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

1 Do you like farm life? Why? / Why not?
2 Do you know any farmers?

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Unit 10

warm up

A Read the definition below. Look at the chores in the pictures and mark the chores as difficult

(D) or easy (E).
chore (n): the everyday work around the house

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Sample
4
5

6
7
8

B Work with a partner. Look at the pictures again and discuss the questions below.

1 Which chores do you like? Why?
2 Which chores do you hate? Why?
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