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Julia Vaulina

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Table of Contents

3RAMMAR LISTENING & SPEAKING/NOTIONS
PRONUNCIATION FUNCTIONS

1a Family family possessive letter to a describing a letter about
Members members/ adjectives/case friend about appearance your family
appearance your family
(PP. 6-7) forms of possessive dialogue: asking for/giving a library card
1b Who are identification pronouns joining a video
club personal
you? countries & an article about
(pp. 8-9) nationalities Chile information
1c My country
describing a short article
(P- 10)
location about your

country

Culture Corner (p. 11) - The United Kingdom; English in Use (p. 12) - introducing & greeting people, /asI lei;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Geography) The Earth (p. 13), Progress Check (p. 14)

2a Happy days of the prepositions of party invitations telling the time/ an invitation
times week/ months/ time
(PP. 16-17) seasons, ordinal interviewing card
numbers a/an/some/any;
2b My place rooms & prepositions of classmates about
(PP. 18-19) furniture place
/w/ - /wn/ birthdays
2c My types of shops
neighbour- dialogue: listening for a description of
hood moving in to a specific
(p. 20) new house information your living room
a short article
about my a description of
neighbourhood your
neighbourhood

Culture Corner (p. 21) - famous streets; English in Use (p. 22) - requesting services, /u:/ - /u/; Extensive reading:
Across the curriculum: (Maths) Draw a map to scale (p. 23), Progress Check (p. 24)

3a Road getting around, the imperative be safe on the listening for describe how a leaflet
safety means of road (leaflet) specific you travel to
(pp. 26-27) transport can: ability/ information school a poster/traffic
means of prohibition/ dialogue: listening for giving driving signs
3b On the transport, permission driving specific directions
move homograph instructions information,
(pp. 28-29) /ae/ - /a:/
Michael
3c Hot wheels Schumacher presenting a an article about
(p. 30) (article) famous person a famous person
to your class

Culture Corner (p. 31) - Getting around London; English in Use (p. 32) - asking for/giving directions, /a:/ - /D/;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Art & Design) What does red mean? (p. 33), Progress Check (p. 34)

4a Day in, Day daily routine present simple, quiz: Harry /S/, /Z/, /IZ/ interview your a paragraph
out adverbs of Potter partner about about your
(PP- 36-37) frequency writing down their daily typical Monday
dialogue: key information, routine
4b How TV programmes present simple arranging to go exclamations expressing a paragraph on
out likes/ dislikes, a survey
about ...? (short answers) making
I love Saturdays suggestions an article about
(pp. 38-39) your perfect day

4c My days/time linkers
favourite
day
(p. 40)

Culture Corner (p. 41) - teenage life in Britain; English in Use (p. 42) - making/cancelling appointment, l'\.l - l\l;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Maths) Drawing Numbers (p. 43), Progress Check (p. 44)

5a Festive making present email: season's listening for describing a an invitation
time preparations continuous greetings specific scene card
(pp. 46-47) (affirmative) information
celebrations present dialogue:
5b Let's continuous talking about a asking for/ a description of
celebrate (negative & party expressing a scene
(pp. 48-49) interrogative) opinion

:: Special festival a speech about listening for making a speech a speech
days activities
(p. 50) a festival specific

information

Culture Corner (p. 51) - The Highland games; English in Use (p. 52) - ordering flowers, words with the same spelling but
efferent pronunciation; Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Literature) Through the looking glass (p. 53),
Progress Check (p. 54)

VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING LISTENING & SPEAKING/NOTIONS WRITING
PRONUNCIATION FUNCTIONS

6a Free time activities compound nouns, leaflet: Bolton a survey about a paragraph
(pp. 56-57) free time about likes and
linkingsentences Midde School activities dislikes

clubs and

present simple vs activities

6b Game on! games present dialogue: multiple deciding what to a poster about
(pp. 58-59) matching do favourite games
continuous deciding what to
16c Pastimes listening to fill
(p. 60) do in information

snakes and a board game

ladders

(instructions)

Robinson Crusoe

(game)

Culture Corner (p. 61) - board games; English in Use (p. 62) - buying a present, /o:/ - /a:/;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Design & Technology) Puppet show (p. 63), Progress Check (p. 64)

7a In the past describing past simple Mineral Park - /id/, HI- /d/, interview a a description of
a place
(pp. 66-67) places (regular verbs) the ghost town where - were person about a story
feelings (an article) their town
I7b Halloween past simple a scary story multiple telling a story a biography
spirit (irregular verbs) matching
Role play
I(pp. 68-69) Walt Disney (a
7c Famous biography)

firsts
§• (P- 70)

Culture Corner (p. 71) - Superman; English in Use (p. 72) - reporting lost property, l\l - /ie/;

Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (History) Toying with the past (p. 73), Progress Check (p. 74)

8a That's the types of must/mustn't/ leaflet: rules & asking about the a poster: my

rule dwellings can't regulations at rules room rules

(pp. 76-77) summer school

I8b Shall we? places in a town comparisons dialogue: listening for making writing signs
(pp. 78-79) Have to - don't deciding where specific suggestions/ campsite rules
8c Rules & to go information accepting/
rejecting/warning
dialogue: talking talking about

1 Regulations have to/needn't about rules in a rules at a

(p. 80) room for rent campsite

Culture Corner (p. 81) - Building Big; English in Use (p. 82) - booking theatre tickets, /ao/ - /eu/; Extensive reading:

Across the curriculum: (Social Sciences) Is your neighbourhood neat and tidy (p. 83), Progress Check (p. 84)

9a Food and types of food/ Countable/ eating the British listening for talking about the a shopping list
drink British cuisine
drink Uncountable way (article) specific

(pp. 86-87) nouns/Quantifiers information
9b On the listening for
tastes & dishes present simple vs a menu, a specific ordering food/ an
menu! cooking verbs information, drinks advertisement
(pp. 88-89) present dialogue: /n/ -/n/

ffl continuous ordering at a
9c Let's cook
(p. 90) restaurant

a recipe giving cooking a recipe
instructions

Culture Corner (p. 91) - places to eat in the UK; English in Use (p. 92) - booking a table at a restaurant, fee/ - /A/;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Food Technology) Eat well, feel great, look great! (p. 93), Progress Check (p. 94)

10a Holiday holiday going to a letter about listening for talking about a letter about

plans activities what you are doing specific future plans what you are

(PP. 96-97) while on holiday in information, going to do in

your favourite city /A/ your favourite city

10b What's the weather & present a dialogue: asking for - giving/ a weather chart
weather clothes
like? continuous commenting on refusing permission,
(pp. 98-99)
(future meaning) someone's talking about the

- going to clothes weather/clothes/

email about plans/on the spot

decisions

10c Weekend weekend linkers (because weekend making plans for an email about
fun activities -so) activities
(p. 100) the weekend weekend

activities

Culture Corner (p. 101) - The Edinburgh Experience; English in Use (p. 102) - booking a hotel room, /o:/ - lot;
Extensive reading: Across the curriculum: (Geography) Coast to Coast (p. 103), Progress Check (p. 104)

Spotlight on Russia (pp. 1-12); Grammar Reference Section (pp. GR1-GR6); Irregular Verbs (p. GR7);Word List (pp. WL1-WL9);
Song Sheets (pp. SS1-SS3); Interactive Pictures

Who's who? ModuleCl

Look at Module 1
• Find the page numbers for pictures

1-3.

Find the page numbers for
• afamily tree
• a student identity card
• a map
• flags
• a joke

Listen, read and talk about...
• family members
• countries and nationalities
• identification
• personal details
• the UK
• the Earth

Learn how to ...
• talk about your family
• say your name, age, nationality,

telephone number and home
address
• read numerals
• talk about your country
• describe people
• describe location on a map
• introduce & greet people
• use graphic organisers

Practise...
• theverb 'to be'
• theverb 'to have'
• question words
• the possessive case
• possessive adjectives
• possessive pronouns
• pronunciation of /eel - lei

Write / Make...
• a letter to your penfriend about

you & your family
• a membership card
• a factfile about your country
• a short text about your country

Family Members

Family members

a) Look at Bill's family tree. Who is/are: a) Look at the text. What is it? Who is it
from? Read the first paragraph. Does Bill
Bill's grandfather (grandpa)? >Tom know Miguel?
Bill's grandmother (grandma)?
Bill's father (dad)? Dear Miguel,
Bill's mother (mum)?
Bill's uncle? Hi! I'm Bill Phelps and I'm thirteen years old.
Bill's aunt? I'm from Sydney, Australia. Here is a photo of my
Bill's sisters? family and our relatives.
Bill's cousins?
My parents'names are Sue and Sam.My dad is
b) Talk about Bill's family, as in the short with dark hair. My mum is tall with short, fair
example. hair. I haven't got a brother but I've got two sisters.
They're twins. Their names are Kim and Kate and
Tom is Bill's grandfather. He's 68 years old. they're eight years old. Mike is my father's brother.
He's a doctor and he's married to Janet. They've
Look at the family tree again. Who is/are: got two children,Johnny and Gill.Tom and Beth are
my grandparents. They are in their late sixties.
1 twins? 6 Janet's husband?
2 Bill's parents? 7 Sue's daughters? Well, that's all about me and my family. Please
3 Bill's grandparents? 8 in their late write soon and tell me about your family. Send a
4 Mike's son? picture, too.
5 Sam's wife? thirties? Bye for now,
9 in his mid forties? Bill

b) Q Listen and read the letter and mark I Use the adjectives in bold in Ex. 5 to ask and
the sentences 1-4 T (true) or F (false). answer questions about Tony, Bill and Mark.
Read the letter out loud.
1 Janet is Bill's mum. > A: Is Mark's hair long and curly?
2 Bill's got two brothers. B: Yes, it is. Is Tony slim?
3 Tom and Beth have got two sons. A: No, he isn't. He is fat.
4 Johnny and Gill are Bill's cousins
4 Possessive adjectives/case
*• Askand answer questions about Bill's
family. a) Study the tables. Explain the possessive
adjectives in your language.
S1: How many sisters has Bill got?
S2: He has got two sisters. How many... TO SHOW POSSESSION
Possessive adjectives
t Appearance
Thiissis f my/your/his/her/its/ 1 famll
Look at the drawings. Read the sentences, [ our/your/their J
then use the prompts to label each group.
• singular noun + 's
• age• hair • height Johnny is Janet's son. - He's her son.
• weight • facial features
• plural noun +'
3 Bill ;s the twins' brother.- He's their brother.

• Tony's old. Mark's tall. • last noun of a phrase + 's
• Mark's young. Bill's short. This is Johnny and Gill's dad. He's their dad.
• Bill's middle
b) Look at Bill's family tree on p. 2. Ask
aged. and answer questions, as in the example.
A: Is Sam Sue's brother?
Tony's fat. B: No, he isn't. He is her husband. Is Tom Kim's
Mark's slim. father?
A: No, he isn't. He's her...

Tony's ears are big. Bill's hair is short Write some of your relatives' names on
Bill's nose is small. and fair. the board. The class, in two teams, try to
Tony's head is big. Tony's hair is guess who each person is.
Mark's eyes are big. straight and grey.
Bill's mouth is small. Mark's hair is long Team AS1: Is Alexander your father?
and wavy. You: No, he isn't.

Team BS1: Is he your uncle?
You: Yes,he is.

(a letter)

Portfolio: Write a letter to your pen friend
about you and your family. Use the letter in
Ex. 3 to help you.

Who are you?

4 Forms of No: 406
identification
Name: JM MARRKK

SOW : a MANMMON SMGH
DOB: 26/12/1973
ADD: 3582.AZAD NAGAR

PUTUGHAR
AMWTSAR

VALD UP TO 26/12/2020

a) Look at the Holder is licenced to drive
cards. Which is vehicles of the above descreption
a credit card?
an identity BOB
card? a
membership
card? a driving
licence?

b) What
information
from the list is on each card?

• full name • home address • nationality Penny: Hello, how can I help you?
• identification number • expiry date Jane: I would like to join the video club,
• telephone number • postcode please.

c) Where/When do you need a Penny: Of course. What's your name?
membership card? Jane: Jane Harris.

| a) Read the first exchange. Who are the Penny: Right, how do you spell that?
people talking? Where are they? Read, Jane: J-A-N-E H-A-double R-I-S
listen and check.
Penny: Thank you, and what's your home
@6 b) Read the dialogue and address?
complete the membership card.
Jane: I live with my grandmother.
VIDEOWORLD ^ Penny: That's fine. Give me hers.

Jane: OK. It's 10 Peartree Road, London.
Penny: And your postcode?

Jane: SW1 4TA
Penny: What's your telephone number?

Jane: It's 020 7125 9990.
Penny: That's it for now. Here's your card.

Jane: Thank you very much. Goodbye.

Name: Jane V^
Surname: 1)
Address: 10,Peartree Road, c) Explain the words/phrases in bold then
2) in pairs act out the dialogue.

Postcode: 3) Read again. What are these numbers?

Phone Number: 4) 1 10 2 71259990 3 5w1 4TA
Membership Number: 2200

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Grammar "Grammar Reference^ Asking for/Giving personal
p—«>——-wr' information
Possessive pronouns
Q Listen and repeat. Then, ask
Read the examples. What is the and answer the questions below.
difference between the possessive
adjectives and the possessive pronouns'? What's your name? Where are you from?
Say them in your language. How do you spell it? What's your home
How old are you? address?
This is my card. - It's mine. What nationality What's your
are you? telephone number?

my -> mine our -> ours
your -» yours your -> yours
his -» their -» theirs
her -> his
hers Look at these students' identification
it -» cards and present them to the class.
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a) Usethe prompts to form questions and
answers, as in the example.

SIGNATURE

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STUDENT SPORTS;|ARD

Name: Peter Senders

Nationality: Australian

Address: 49 Allison Street,
Bowen Hills, OLD 4006

5 football/Paul & Ann ) (5 alarm clock/Pat) Phone Number: 07 3852 2600

> A: Whose computer is this? This is ... . She's ... . Her address Her
B: It's Tina's. It's her computer. It's hers. telephone number is ... .

b) Circle the correct answer. O^ You want to register at the local
library. Take roles and act out a dialogue.
1 This car is mine / my. You can use the dialogue in Ex. 2 as a model.
2 This is her / hers card.
3 Whose telephone number is this? It's theirs / (a library card)

their. Portfolio: Make a student library card for
4 Is she your / yours sister? your partner. Usethe answers from Ex. 6
5 This address isn't her / hers. to help you.
6 This isn't our / ours car.

My country

tLAS

f Countries & Nationalities b) Ask and answer as
in the example.
a) Q Match the countries to A: Where exactly is Africa?
the nationalities. Listen and B: It's in the north of Chile.
check. What nationality are you?
Read the title of the text.
What do you expect the text
to be about? Listen, read
and check. Then answer the
questions (1-3). Explain the
words in bold.
1 Where's Maria from?
2 What's the capital city of Chile?
3 What can a tourist see in Chile?

--...... ..

(^6 b) Choose a flag and Chile
describe it to your partner.
Your partner guesses which Hello. My name is Maria. I am from Chile in South
one it is. America. I live in the capital city, Santiago. Chile
is a beautiful country with lots to see. In the
+ Describing Location south, there is ice and snow but in the north
there are deserts. Tourists come to Chile to visit
a) What do the letters on the the Atacama Desert, Patagonia, and the Andes
compass mean? Use the box Mountains. The Central Valley has a lot of rivers.
to say. Chile is a wonderful place to live but also to visit.

(compass)
N

NW NE

Close your books. Imagine you are Maria and say
three things you remember about Chile.

SW SE (a short article about your country)

' • ... the south/north/east/west... Portfolio: Write a short article about your country.
• ...in the northeast/ southwest/ Write: name; location; capital city; places a tourist can
visit
etc of...
Use the text in Ex. 3 as a model (30-50 words).
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a) What colours are the flags below? How Shetland i /
are they related to the map? Islands . S I

North Atlantic
Ocean

A/ort/7
Sea

Wales Scotland old flag3 of caa '?«'NORTHERN •hfitvBwrivin
Ireland
.(
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/ Newcastle
i BELFAST| Vj York
^^IRELAND , * Isle/f
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zifr'<i"ay DUBLIN ' ,% {•Blackpool *
• $'• / • Manchester
Liverpool

The Union Jack England g ENGLAND
Cork
^feji ^ t Birmingham
Cambridge
xt. What do
you think the text is about? Listen and ^Ckl*e*• * 4* CARD|FF
check. Which flag does the text describe?
Celtic Sea

B- Dover

Plymouth X"

a) Read the factfile and complete the tmt udy skills
diagram.

The United Kingdom Using graphic organisers
Use graphic organisers to record the key
Country: The United Kingdom includes England, information in a text. This helps you
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. understand the main points better.

Capital: London is the capital of the UK but also SCOTLAND
the capital of England. Cardiff is the capital of
Wales, Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland and
Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.

Flag: The Union Jack includes the flags of England
and Scotland as well as the old flag of Ireland. Each
country has its own flag as well as the Union Jack.

Population: 60,441,457

Currency: British Pound

b) Explain the words in bold. Then, look (a factfile about
at the map and say where Swansea, your country)
Portsmouth, Newcastle and Aberdeen are.
Portfolio: Make a factfile about your
Portsmouth is in the south of the UK. country. Draw the flag then write a short
text. Write: name of country, capital city,
c) Usethe diagram to talk about the UK. description of flag (30-50 words).

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* Introducing &greeting people

Read the sentences. Which do we use to
introduce people? to greet people?

• Hi! How are you?
• I'mfine, thanks.
• I'd like to introduce youto...
• Pleased to meet you.
• This is myfriend ...
• Notbad, thanks.

Q Listen andread. Whomeets for the first
time?

Cathy: Tony! Come in!
Tony: Hi Cathy. How are you?
Cathy: I'm fine, thanks. How about you?
Tony: Fine.
Cathy: I'd like to introduce you to Jim.
Tony: Hello Jim. Pleased to meet you.
Jim: Pleasedto meet you too.
v

B / Mary: Good morning Bill. How are you?
Bill: Fine, thanks. And you?

Mary: Fine thanks.

Ann: Hi there, Steve.
Steve: Oh hi! How are you?

Ann: Not bad, thanks.

Portfolio: In pairs or groups use phrases -i
from Ex. 1 to act out similar dialogues.
Record yourselves. b) Read out the sentences.
Dan and Matt are friends.
/ae/ - /el Where are Brad and Fred?
Stan's from Kent.
a) Q Listen and a - /as/ Sam
repeat. Add two e - lei Ted Good morning (to 12:00)
words to each Good afternoon (12:00 to 18:00)
category. Good evening (18:00 to 24:00)

/»/: Dan, Matt, Brad, Stan
lei: Dennis, Fred, Kent, Betty

Extensive Reading

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SOUTH AFRICA

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ANTARCTICA t

Look at the text. How is it ETOTH
related to the map?
r Earth is the planet we live on. It is the fifth
a) Use the table to read the largest planet of our solar system1 and the
numbers below.
only planet with conditions suitable for life.
• 12,756.3 km • 4.6
• 71% • 6 •4

READING NUMBERS Diametre: 12,756.3 km
Age: 4.5 - 4.6 billion years old
200 = two hundred
2,000 = two thousand Total Surface Area: 509,600,000 km2
2,000,000 = two million
Surface covered by water: 71 % (land 29%)^
1.2 = one point two
5% = five per cent Distance from the Sun: 149,573,000 km

b) How are these numbers Continents: 6 (Africa, Antarctica, Eurasia2,
related to the text? Listen, Australia, North America,
read and say. and South America)

Read again and label the Oceans: 4 (Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic,
continents on the map. Indian)

Portfolio: Look at the map. World Population: 6,441,131,400 (approx)
Use the information in the
factfile to present Earth to 1 the sun & its planets
the class. Record yourselves. 2 Asia and Europe

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^•1 T J | ^ I

I Complete the pairs. 4 Ann and Fiona are sisters surname

1 father - m is Harris. [Points: —)
2 brother - s
3 husband - w 5 I love family. 5X4 20
4 grandpa - g
5 uncle - a Write the opposites.
6 son - d
old man *
Fill in the missing words. Points: — tall boy *
6X3 18 big eyes *
short hair * /Points: —
(Points: — straight hair* \5X2 10
4X3 12
1 Spain - - Polish Match the questions to the answers.
- Brazilian
2
3 LU What's your name? A Brazil
How old are you? B Paul
4 Britain Where are you from? C Twelve
What nationality are you? D Brazilian
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of
the verbs be and have. Points:
4X5 20,
/,/ /
Q^^ <^ Now I Can My score: —
100
<5^

Laura X / X / X

Steve X X X / / talk & write about my family
describe people/belongings
/Paul / XXX talk about/write my personal details
describe location on a map
sTony X y introduce myself & others
greet people
> ' talk about countries/nationalities
write a short text about my country
1 Laura !jot a camera?
... in English
No she

2 , . Steve and Tonv sot cameras?

Yes, they Their cameras

old.

3 Paul got a red football?

Yes, he but it red. No, but my
sister has.
It white.

4 Laura and Steve got skateboards.

5 Laura and Paul's watches very

big. /Points: —

^4X5 20

Fill in the gaps with the possessive Have you got
pronouns or adjectives. any brothers?

1 This is John and this is brother.

2 That is Mary's car. It's

3 You can have this book. It's..

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I Module\2

I Here we are!

Before you start ...

• Present yourself to the class. Talk
about: name, city, age, address,
telephone number, nationality

• How many members are there in your
family? Describe them.

• Where's your country? Which is the
capital city? What can a tourist see in
your country?

Look at Module 2

• Find the page numbers for pictures
1-3.

Find the page numbers for

• a plan of a room
• a party invitation
• a clock face
• a business card

Listen, read and talk about ...

the time
months & seasons
your house, rooms & furniture
neighbourhoods & shops
famous streets

Learn how to ...
• tell the time

say what the date is
say where things are
describe your neighbourhood
request services

Practise ...

• ordinal numbers
• a/an, some & any
• prepositions of place
• rules of reading: silent & pronounced /w/
• pronunciation of /o/ &/u:/

Write / Make ...

• a calendar of your classmates' birthdays
• a party invitation

a street map of your neighbourhood
a description of your living room
a paragraph about your neighbourhood
a paragraph about a famous street in
your country
a scaled map of your room

Happy Times

a) Listen to and read the invitationsA-D. Please Join us to celebrate
What is the occasion? Who is inviting me graduation of Phillip
whom? When do the events take place?
Taylor from Leeds University
Dear Tina,
You are invited to my birthday party Friday, June 12th at 8:00 pm
Drinks, Dinner & Dessert
on Sat 15 Dec at 17:30
My address is 18, Oxbridge Rd., on Broad Street, Birmington, B12HQ

Plymton. David and
Hope to seeyou there! Shelley Taylor

Janet D o: e-mail

A party is Srewim M - » t ^| Reply !^Forvard [ *§* Flag ;g^ Print *|J Deleted Items •»
and you're invited!
From: Claire Haia
To: Sara Brightman

Subject: Party!

Hey Sara,
My 12thbirthday is next week! Please come to
my party on Sunday, 4th September at 5:45 pm.
My address is 17, Belgrave Road, Westbourne.
See you then!
Love,
Claire

(jPfl b) In pairs, act out similar exchanges.

Trick or Treat at Steve A: What's your favourite day of the week?
Johnson's house31st B: It's Monday. We have PE lessons on Monday.
October 6:00 pm A: Mine too./Mine is Friday. I have music lessons
Globe Quay, 16
Globe St. LS11 5QG on Friday.

b) How many abbreviated words (e.g. Mon - 4 Ordinal numbers
Monday) can you find in the invitation cards
above? Underline them and guess what they a) Q Listen and repeat.
stand for.
c) Turn Claire's email into a party 1st first, 2nd second, 3rd third, 4th fourth,
invitation using the appropriate 5th fifth, 6th sixth, 7th seventh, 8th eighth,
abbreviations. 9th ninth, 10th tenth, 11th eleventh,
12th twelfth, 13th thirteenth,
+ Days of the week 14th fourteenth, 15th fifteenth, 16th sixteenth,
17th seventeenth, 18th eighteenth,
19th nineteenth, 20th twentieth

b) Say the numbers.

a) Q Listen and repeat.

• Monday • Tuesday • Wednesday
• Thursday • Friday • Saturday • Sunday

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f Months of the & * b) Ask and answer questions, as
in the example.
| a) Q Listen and repeat.
• 3:30 • 8:10 • 12:45 • 5:00 • 11:20
• January • February • March • April • 9:35 • 3:45 • 2:55
• May • June • July • August
• September • October • November >• A: Excuse me, what time is it, please?
• December B: It's half past three./It's three thirty.
A: Thank you.
b) Put the months in the seasons. -^Grammar References

i of

i • .,".•"'.: SiOii [fir LI I Study the table. Find examples in the
cards in Ex. 1.

• at: hours - at 8:00 - at night/at the weekend
• on: days - on Monday, dates - on 6th May

i • in: months - in January, seasons - in autumn,

years - in 1992, in the morning, in the

\S$& c) Use tne prompts to act out afternoon/evening >
similar exchanges.
Your teacher says a word without a
• 17/08 • 03/06 • 01/01 preposition. In teams, add the preposition.
• 02/12 • 29/10 • 12/05
T: August T: weekend
A: What's the date today?
B: It's 17th August. Team A: in August Team B: at the weekend

t Telling the a) Interview your classmates about
their birthdays and write down the answers.
a) Q Listen and repeat.
A: Whose birthday 6: It's on 5th May.
quarter to is in spring? A: How old are

B: Mine. you?
A: When'syour B: I'm 12.

birthday?

b) In groups, make a calendar showing all
your classmates' birthdays. Present it to the
class.

Maria and Pete's birthdays are on ... .

pm: between 12 noon and 12 midnight (an invitation
am: between 12 midnight and 12 noon
1:15 a quarter past one / one fifteen ; Portfolio: Imagine it's your birthday.
1:30 half past one I one thirty Write an invitation card to your best
friend. Write: date; place; address

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My plac

+ Rooms & Furniture 1 We use in the singular.
2 We use in affirmative plural.
What room can you see in the picture? 3 We use in the negative and interrogative.
• bedroom • living room • dining room
• kitchen • bathroom • study + Prepositions of place
Look at the drawings. Where is the dog?
Where in your house can you find the
following? dock, bed, computer, sink, table, 1 He's in the box.
cooker, cupboards, wardrobe, basin, fridge,
mirror, bathtub, bookcase, shelves, window opposite
in
study skills
in front of
Remembering new words
Think of a place to match each new word you on next to
learn. This helps you remember them. behind

.... 8 between

5 uder

Gramm Grammar Reference

4/ /

Read the examples and complete the Look at the living room and complete the
sentences 1-3. Then describe the living
room above. Use adjectives. sentences.

There's a sofa in the living room. 1 The lamp is the coffee table.
There are some cushions in the living room.
There aren't any chairs in the living room. 2 There is a table the sofa.
Are there any books in the living room?
3 There is a window the sofa.
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4 The flowers are the vase.

5 There is a cat the table.

6 There are some paintings the wall.

b) Read again and find phrases which
mean:

I a) Read the first three exchanges. Where 1 Can you help me? 4 Take it easy!
are Laura, Steve and John? What are they 2 Hurry! 5 What's next?
about to do? What's their relationship? 3 That's fantastic.

b) Think of six words you expect to hear. b) Draw a scene from the dialogue.
Listen and read and check.
rasa
'N
( ^ f Imagine youaremoving house.
Laura: Oh, I love our new house! What a big In pairs look at the plan of the bedroom.
living room! Make a list of the things you want to put
in it. Then in groups decide what to put in
Steve: It's really great! Now, let's put the it and where. Usedialogue in Ex. 6 asa
furniture in place. Can you give me a model.
hand, John?
L7 window
John: Sure. Dad. Let's start. ,' balcony
Steve: Where do you want the sofa, Laura? "\ door
Laura: Put it in front of the window.
Steve: All right... What about this armchair? /w/
John: Quick, Dad, it's really heavy!
Laura: Can you put it next to the fireplace? %iijijS%S&3iiJi!K Reading Rules
John: Agh! Dad, watch out! Is it OK, right Q Listen and
repeat. In which w - /w/we, win,
here? when, why
Laura: No, not there! It looks better on the word is "w" silent w - /hw/ whom,
silent? Use the whose
other side, between the fireplace and
the door. That's great! words to complete the first speaker in the
Steve: Right... Where shall we put this clock?
Laura: Oh, put it on the wall, opposite the questions below.
sofa. Be careful! It's very expensive!
John: Phew ... Mum, calm down! We're doing where who what which when
our best, OK?
Laura: OK, I'm sorry. Hmm ... What else ...? 1 A:
What about this table? Let's place it B: It's on 5th November.
between the sofa and the armchair.
Steve: Err... What about the carpet, Laura? 2 A:
Laura: Oh dear! I want that to go under all B: The cushionsare on the sofa.
the furniture!
3 A:
yj ^^11. a) Ingroups of three, read out B: It's an armchair.
the dialogue. Then, replace the pronouns
in bold in sentences 1-5 with words from 4 A:
the dialogue. B: Mary's bag is the red one.

* He asks for help. 5 A:
2 Put it in front of the window. B: He's my father.
3 It's between the fireplace and the door.
- It costs lots of money. (a description of
5 This is to go under all the furniture. my living room)

[I] Portfolio: Draw a plan of your living 19
room. Write a description of it based on
the plan. Present it to the class.

My neighbourhood

4 Shops a) Q Read the title in the
text. Think of six words you
a) Q Listen and repeat. Where can you buy the things expect to read. Listen and
in the pictures? What else can you buy in places 1-12? read and check.

i«ai-r-jl bank chemist's ball My
3 baker's 8 library
.Jbafcl 4 greengrocer's 9 pet shop neighbourhood
5 supermarket 10 restaurant
6 newsagent's 11 toy shop I live in a beautiful neighbourhood There
12 sports shop are a lot of shops and cafes around here
There's a post office right next to the
( bread ) bank. Opposite the bank, there's the
You can buy stamps at the post office. newsagent's. There's also a supermarket
opposite the post office and a bus station
Q Listen to the conversation and label the places in m front of the supermarket. Next to it
the map below. Say where each shop is. there's the chemist's. Behind it, there's a
library. Opposite the chemist's, there's my
favourite coffee shop! I like my
neighbourhood a lot!

Tony Smith

b) In pairs, ask and
answer comprehension
questions.

(a description
of your neighbourhood)

Portfolio: Draw a street map
of your neighbourhood and
label the buildings. Then,
write a short paragraph,
describing it. Use Ex. 3 as a
model.

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a) Look at the pictures and the headings. OXFORD STREET,
Where is each street? London, England

b) Where can you find: outdoor cafes'? Oxford Street in the heart of London
lots of shops'? film museums'? banks'? is the most famous shopping street
Read, listen and check. I in the world. Debenhams, D HEvans,
| John Lewis and Selfridges all have
a) Read again. For questions 1-4, choose I large stores on Oxford Street.
the correct answer (A, B or C).
HOLLYWOOD
Many of the shops on Oxford Street are very BOULEVARD
Los Angeles, USA
old.
Hollywood Boulevard is in Los
A right B wrong C doesn't say Angeles. There are many cafes,
restaurants and film museums. There
You can see famous actors outside Mann's I are also the Guiness World Records
\ Museum and Mann's Chinese
Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Theatre. On the pavement outside
| Mann's there are handprints and
A right B wrong C doesn't say
WALL STREET
Wall Street is a narrow street. New York, USA

A right B wrong C doesn't say New York's Wall Street in the centre
of Manhattan is a symbol of money
udy skills and power. It is a short and narrow
street. It is where most of the city's
Extending your study banks are.
When you come across an interesting fact,
research it further on the Internet. Keep your
own file of interesting web pages. This helps
you improve your English.

b) Which place would these people find
interesting? Why?

• David is aneconomist.
• Stella enjoys shopping.
• Peter loves the movies.
• Claire likes fashionable clothes.

c) Write the names of the streets in the t 11 JJiSs (a tourist
text using abbreviations.
Portfolio: Write a tourist guide section of
Note Rd: road 1 about 80 words about a famous street in
PI: place J your city. Write about:
St: street Ln: lane
Blvd: Boulevard • its location (centre, south, north,...)
Ave: Avenue • what youcanfind there (shops, cafes,...)
• what you cando there (relax, walk,...)

Decorate your tourist guide with photographs.

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t Requestingservices Portfolio: Look at the business
card. Imagine you need Frank Howard's
Read the sentences. They come from two services for one of the problems. Use
telephone conversations. What are the phrases from Ex. 1 to act out a telephone
dialogues about? conversation in pairs. Record yourselves.

• Hello, Power Masters. FRANK HOWARD
• What canI do for you?
• I have no electricity in my house. 32 Conley Str, Barrow
• I'll come over andhave a look. Tel. 01984258888
• What's up? Mob. 7744 305960
• There's a problem with the flat.
• I'll send the plumber over. ON CALL 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK
• Thank you.
tap isleaking)
Listen and read. What is Mrs Brown's,
Jane's problem?

David: Hello, Power Masters.

Mrs Brown: Hello, can I speak to David,

please?

David: Speaking.

Mrs Brown: David, hi. This is Helen Brown.

David: Oh, hello Mrs Brown. What can I

do for you?

Mrs Brown: Well, I have no electricity in my

house. I'm in the dark.

David: Right. I'll come over and have a

look.

Mrs Brown: Thank you. j

s-——— ——— — • - —— ^

Jane: Good evening. Could I speak to > /u/ - /u:/

Mr Campbell, please?

Mr Campbell: Mr Campbell speaking. Q Listen and tick oo- /u:/ pool
Jane: Mr Campbell, this is Jane from
(/). Listen again 00+ k, u - /o/ pull

the Warren Avenue flat. and repeat. Read

Mr Campbell: Hi, Jane. What's up? out the sentences. Think of other words.

Jane: Well, there's a problem with /u/ /u:/ /u/ J^L.
the flat. The heating doesn't full look
work. ;
izfr 1fool Luke
Mr Campbell: Right. I'll send the plumber
over. Look at Luke. He has a book.
The pool /s full.
Jane: Thank you.

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Look at the title of the text and the drawing. What do you think the text is about? Read

through and check.

A square=1 step

distano -desk

bed-

8x16

Read the text and complete the missing words. Listen and check.

Draw a Map to Scale

A scaie or a map

is the relationship What you need:

between the size

of something in

the map and its

size in the real

world. How can

you draw a map graph paper}
to scale?

What you have to do:

Ihoose two objects 1) i_ your bedroom, like your bed and the desk or the chair and the window.

Use steps to measure the distance.
Walk in a straight line. Place your feet from heel to toe. Count how many steps it takes to get from

one object to 2) t other. Write down the number of steps.

Choose a scale, like one square on the graph is the same as one step. Draw a map of 3) y

room. Usethe measurements in steps. Write the map scale at the bottom of the graph paper.

This 4) i _ a scaled map of your room.

Project: Use the information in the text to draw a scaled map of your room. Present it to
the class.

What time is it? 4 My birthday is on/in 5th November.

1 8:25 5 Meet me on/at 8.30!

11:15 'Points:
3 1:45 5X2 10,
4 12:00
•i 7:30 Fill in: at, in or on.

1 1st May 4 8:30pm

2 1991 5 the

/Points: — ] 3 ,. the morning

^5X4 20J weekend

Circle the odd word out. Points: —
5X2 10

bank - baker's - vase - library Match the questions in column A with the
correct answers in column B.
fireplace - sofa - armchair - bathtub

newsagent's - toy shop - supermarket - aspirin B
a Place it over
4 spring - May - autumn - winter What's the date
today? there.
5 first - two - ninth - sixth How old are you? b It's on 5th May.
When is your c It's half past
(Points: ^} birthday?
20 What time is it? three.
\5X4 Where do you want d I'm 12.
the vase? e It's 17th
Look at the picture and complete the
sentences with prepositions of place. August.

/Points: —}
\5X4 201

Now I Can My score: —
100

tell the time describe my
write a tourist guide neighbourhood
say where things are request services
write an invitation card draw a scaled map
describe my house,
its rooms & furniture in English

1 The window is the sofa. hat room has no
2 The coffee table is the armchair. ceiling, floor,
3 The lamp is the coffee table. oors or windows?
4 There's a fireplace
5 There's a small table ., the room.
..the sofa.

Points: —
5X4 20

Choose the correct word.

1 Is there a/some baker's?
2 There are any/some shops in that street.
3 There aren't some/any supermarkets here.

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Getting around

Before you start...
• When's your birthday?
• What's your house like? Describe

your room.
• Name some shops. Are any of them

in your neighbourhood?

Look at Module 3
• Find the page numbers for pictures

1-3.

Find the page numbers for
• a street map
• a road safety leaflet
• traffic signs
• a famous person

Listen, read and talk about...
• means of transport
• road safety
• traffic signs
• famous racing drivers
• driving in the UK/your country
• symbolisms of red

Learn how to ...
• give instructions
• give directions

Practise ...
• the imperative
• can & can't/cannot (ability,

permission & prohibition)
• pronunciation of fee/ - /a./, /a:/ - /D/
• homographs

Write / Make ...
• a safety leaflet for children playing

outside
• a poster of traffic signs in your

country
• a short article about a famous

person
• a poster for tourists about driving in

your country

Road safety

4 Getting

Which of these things can you see on the road outside: your school? your home?

fzebracrossirigj
(trafficwardeni

(sjl^ Match the words in columns A and B b) Usethe phrases in Ex. 2 to give
to make phrases. In pairs discuss what is instructions on road safety.
dangerous/safe to do in your country. 1 When on the street, > look both ways
before crossing. Don't
A B 2 When in the car,
A the window 3 When on the bus,
m wear B the pavement
C the driver I a) Q Look at the text andits title on
in walk straight D the road p. 23. What do you expect to read in it?
E both ways Listen, read and check.
si] look F across the road
G a seat belt b) Read the text and match the titles
in4]71 run onto (A-D) to the sections (1-4). Then, explain
talk to the words in bold.

6"n walk on

7TH lean out of

> It'ssafe to wear a seat belt.

f The imperative (Giving instructions) &>

H| a) Read the examples. Howdo we form H, When you travelin a car
the imperative? & Wjigft ypgi

Wear your seat belt! Don't talk to the driver! D. When you travel on a bus

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1) The road safety officer
comes to your class to check
Look for a zebra crossing or a traffic lights your knowledge of road
crossing. safety rules. In teams say
how to behave/not behave
Don't cross between parked cars. in certain situations.
Stop before you walk onto the road. >• Team AS1: When you cross a
Stand on the pavement near the kerb.
street look both
Listen and look both ways for traffic. ways for traffic.
Make sure it's clear and walk straight
study skills
across the road.
Don't run. Listening for specific information

2) Read the questions and possible
Make sure your bike is in good working answers. Underline the key words.
This helps you do the listening task.
condition.
Check your brakes and tyres regularly. Q Underline the key words
in statements 1-3. Listen and
Wear a bicycle helmet. choose the correct answer.
Ride with the flow of traffic, not against it.
Paula and David are
Use bike lanes. A in the car.
Wear bright clothes in daytime. B it the school playground.
Never carry a second person on your bike. C on the street.

3) : The zebra crossing is
Stand well back until the bus has stopped A quite far.
completely. B between the bus and a
Don't push others when you enter the bus.
Sit down on your seat quietly and quickly. parked car.
If there aren't free seats, use handgrips. C safe.
Don't talk to the driver or annoy others on
the bus. David tells Paula to
Don't lean out of the window.
Don't wave from the window. A look both ways.
B make sure the road is clear.
4) : C go quickly to the other side.
Always sit in the back seat if you are under

twelve years old.
Wear a seat belt,
Don't block the rear view mirror.
Don't play with the car door handles.
Always use the door on the pavement side to get

out of the car.

Read again and complete the spidergrams with words from
the text.

b>icyc7le - Nbus- car
\
\

brakes

Which of the things mentioned in the text do you do when (a leaflet)
you travel/walk to and from school? Tell the class.
Portfolio: Make a leaflet of
Fill in: by, on, in. Then make sentences using them. do's and don'ts to tell
school students what to do
1 foot; 2..V;-.. car/bus/train/plane/bike when playing outside.

3 a bus; 4 ....;,...".. the 8 o'clock train

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On the move

+ Means of transport 4 Can (prohibition/permission)

What do these traffic signs tell us?Circle
the correct word.

Match the means of transport to the

verbs. Listen and check.

1 1 1 ride a a plane 1 Youcan/ 2 Youcan/ 3 You can/can't
b a bike can't park can't turn drive at 25
[zTH fly c a car here. right. mph.
d a boat
|3| | sail

4 I drive

Grammar Grammar Reference

+ Can (ability)

j Look at the pictures. What can/can't you 4 Youcan/ 5 Youcan/ You can/can't
do? can't go can't go turn left.
straight. here.
I can ride a bike, but I can't fly a plane.

Q Listen to the dialogue between Jane
and her driving instructor. They are at
point X. Mark the route they take andsay
where Jane parks the car in theend.

g BRIDGE ROAD

PARK AVENUE

M a) Read the first andthe last exchangeof udy skills
the dialogue. Where is Jane? What is she
doing? Listen, read and check. Homographs
A homograph is a word that has the same spelling as
b) Read the dialogue and answer the another. Homographs differ from each other in
questions. meaning and sometimes pronunciation.

1 Where's the driving school? Look at the highlighted words. How do
2 Can Jane turn right into Apple Street? they differ? Match the words to their
3 Can Jane park in front of the hospital? definitions: bank; sheet; right; Light

Instructor: Are you ready Jane? 1 bed cover/a single piece of paper
Jane: Yes! Let's do this. 2 we keep money in/sides of a river
3 opposite of left/correct
Instructor: OK, remember now, you have to 4 not heavy/not dark
be careful on the road all the
time. OK, go down Bridge Road \^^ Portfolio: Imagine you are learning
towards the Park hotel. to drive. Act out the dialogue between you
and the instructor. Usethe map on p. 24 and
Jane: OK! Should I go straight or do you the table below. Youcan start from any
want me to turn right into Apple point you want to. Record yourselves.
Street?
r Giving driving directions ^
Instructor: No, you can't turn right into Apple
Street and you can't go straight. • turn left/ right • go towards ...
Look at the sign! into ... • stop at the traffic

Jane: Ohyeah! I can only turn left here. • go down ... lights
Instructor: Very good! So, turn left into L • go straight ... • park in front of ...j

Apple Street. a) Q Listen and /as/ - /a:/
Jane: Here we go ... repeat.
Instructor: Perfect! Now, stop at the traffic Reading Rules
can /kaen/
lights because the light is red. can't /kant/ a - /a:/ car, grass
When the light turns green, turn a -/ffi/ dance, cat
left into Mill Street.
Jane: I see. ^*|c b) Q Listen and read the
Instructor: Now,park in front of the hospital. exchanges. In pairs use the map to act out
Jane: But I can't park there! Look similar exchanges.
at the sign.
Instructor: Excellent! Turn left into Green A: Can I turn left here?
Street and go towards the park. B: Yes, you can turn left, but you can't turn
Jane: Fine.
Instructor: Watch out! There's a car coming. right.

^S (a poster)

3 Read again. Explain the words in bold. [I] Portfolio: Make a poster. Draw traffic signs
Find sentences which express examples you can see in your country. Then explain
of: permission, prohibition and giving them to the class. Usecan or can't.
directions.

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Hot wheels

b) Read again and complete the fact file
below.

a) Q Listen to the sounds. Howare they Full Name: >Michael Schumacher
related to the title? What images come to
your mind? Of* f*nnation"
TASHYV
b) Look at the title and the picture in the Rnrn"
article. Who is the person? What is he pprQnnal ripfails"
famous for?

a) Listen, read and complete the
sentences 1-3.

1 Shumacher's nickname is and Which paragraph includes:
2 He comes from
3 His hobbies are ... • personal details & hobbies?
• what heis famous for?
• the company he works for and a quote?

Michael Schumacher, Look at the fact file below and present Kimi
or Schumi, is a very Raikkonen to the class.
famous racing car
driver. He's got lots of Name: Kimi
fans around the world. Surname: Raikkonen
Nickname: Iceman
Michael comes from Germany. He was Occupation:
born on 3rd January, 1969. He is rather Racing car driver
tall and thin with short dark hair. Michael Nationality: Finnish
can drive very fast cars. He can also Born: 17th October, 1979
play football and tennis very well. Personal details: short blond hair
Hobbies: snowboarding, jogging, ice-hockey
Michael is Ferrari's best Formula 1 Current Team: McLaren Mercedes
driver. "I'll do everything I can to bring
the Number One to Ferrari", he says. (an article about a
"The whole team and the fans deserveit." famous person)

Portfolio: Write a short article about Kimi
Raikkonen or a famous sportsman in your
country. Usethe text in Ex. 2 as a model.
Stick on a picture. (50-60 words)

JQ5JW

around in LONDON

A. Underground Which forms of transport can a
Over 3 million people a day use the tourist use in London? Discuss in pairs.
.nderground or Tube to get around in London.
Hie Tube has 275 stations in many different parts of the city and Q Read the subheadings in the poster.
* 2 lines that can take you to any place you want. So, don't forget What is it about? What words are missing
:o have a Tube map with you before you start your journey! from the gaps 1-6? Listen and complete.
Were your guesses correct?
B. Red Double-Decker Bus
You can see these red double-decker buses in London. The British drive on the 1)
They are tall but they are not very fast. Tourists like hand side of the road.
taking these buses because they can have a nice view of
the city from the upper deck. id Limits Cities and towns 2)
for Cars mph
C. Black Cab Motorways 70 mph
ack cabs are special taxis that
ave a lot of room for passengers Traffic Lights • Red: stop
nd their luggage. Black cab drivers take a test of their • Red and amber together: get
~owledge of London, as they have to know all of the 25,000
reets within 10 km of the city centre! 3) but don't move
Green: go if the way is clear
a) Q Listen to the sounds. Imagine the scene. amber lights: stop
What can you see, hear, smell?
Pedestrian • Always stop when thered light
b) Read the title and the subheadings. What Crossings shows.
is the text about? Listen, read and check.
• If there areno4)
study skills pedestrians have the right of
way.
for specific information
Seat Belts Always wear your seat belt when
ead the questions and the answers. Find the part of
ie text each question refers to. The information you travel by 5)
ay be phrased in different words. This helps you
roose the correct answer. Crash Always wear your crash helmet
Helmets while on a 6)
c) Answer questions 1-3. Give reasons.
1 The Underground is also called the (a poster)

A Cab. B Tube. C Station. Portfolio: What are the rules for driving in
2 Red double-decker buses are your country? Make a poster for tourists.

A slow. B low. C old. 31
3 Cab drivers in London

A are 40 years old. B are kind to passengers.
C sit exams.

+ Asking for/Giving directions
Look at the map. What kind of map is it? What can you see on it?

MUSEUM SPORTS
CENTRE
BILL'S HEMIST'S
RESTAURAN
POST OFFICE
LIBRARY
HIGH STREET
traffic lights!

traffic tights

CAFE UPERMARKET CINEMA

Read the sentences below. Which give Tony: Excuse me, is there a post office near
directions? Which are said by someone here?
asking for directions?
Ann: Yes,there's one on the corner.
1 Excuse me, how can I get to ...? Tony: Thank you.
2 Just cross/go up/go down this road/street yAnn: You're welcome.

and ... B Sue: Excuse me, how can I get to the library?^
Is it far?
Take the first/second turning on your left/ Jack: Go down the street until you get to the
right...
traffic lights. Turn right and go straight
5 I'm new to the area.
s 6 Excuse me, could you tell me the way to...? on. It's on your left next to Bill's

7 Do you know where ...is? restaurant.

8 Turn right/left and go straight on. Sue: Is it far?

Jack: Not really.

Sue: Thank you very much.

Jack: Don't mention it. /

Listen and read the dialogues. Where does /a:/ - /D/
each person want to go?
Reading Rules

Portfolio: Work in pairs. Usethe map and Q Listen andtick Ia /a:/ park o /D/ pot I
the phrases in Ex. 2 to ask for and give (/). Listen again
directions. Record yourselves. and repeat. Then read out the sentences.

• from the cinema to themuseum /a:/ /D/ /a/'/o/ /a:/ /D/
• from the cafe to the sports centre
• from the library to the chemist's sharp shop mock

"sRIrF "sfiock" "mark"

The shark's teeth are sharp.

Mark the shop on the map.

32

Extensive Reading

ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: ART & DESIGN

I Look at the pictures. How are What does
they related to the title of
the text? mean

WM \^'& Colours have Colours are all around us and they can
different meanings. What mean or symbolise different things. Let's
does red symbolise in each
picture: protection? danger? take a look at... RED.
respect? love? Decide in
pairs. Read and check. Red can be the colour of danger. When
traffic lights are red, they warn1 drivers and
| Read the text andchoose the
correct word A, B or C to pedestrians 1) stop. The red light is
complete the gaps 1-5. Listen
and check. always 2) the top of the lights

&study skills where everyone can see it.

True Friends Red is also the colour for kings and
•Vhen your read a text look for queens. When royalty2 visit places,
•vords that are the same or similar people roll out3 a red carpet for them
in your language, i.e. true friends.
They help you understand the to walk 3) This is a sign of

| Are there words in thetext respect.
that are the same or similar
in your language? The red cross is a symbol of
protection. It is the symbol of an
| Read again and make notes. organisation which gives help to
Use them to present
symbolisms of red to the those who need it. During a war,
class. soldiers don't fire4 those who
carry5 the red cross symbol.
| Project: What does red
symbolise in your country? A red rose is a sign
Collect information and make 4) romantic
notes. Present it to the class. love. On Valentine's Day
people give each other
red roses or chocolates
5) red boxes th
look like hearts.

1 A in B on C to
2 A at B in C-
3 A with B at C on
4 A at B of C in
5 A on B with C in

1tell 2kings and queens 3straighten 4shoot 5contain

Fill in the gaps with canor can't. 3 traffic/against/ride/don't
4 bicycle/wear/helmet/a
J 1 You f/^—& 3 You 5 pavement/stand/on/the
park here. turn left.
/Points: —|
I5X4 20J

fe2 You t/£o3oN)4 You Put the sentences in the correct order to
drive at 50 mph. make a dialogue.
^ go straight.
/Points: —\ Yes, there's one quite near.

9 I Guess the words. \*4uXu3 12 i

You're welcome.

1 traffic s 4 zebra r» How do I get there?

2 seat b 5 parkin l7- ^ r Excuse me, is there a hospital near here?
3 traffic I 6 yellow \
Go down Bridge Road and turn left into Green

/Points: —} Street.

K? Fill in: in. on. bv. of. \6X3 18; Thank you.

1 He's travelling the 8 o'clock train. /PPooiinnts: .
5X4 20,

2 We go to school foot. My score: —
100
3 She is afraid of travelling plane. Now I Can..

4 Don't lean out the window.

5 Walk the pavement. / talk about means oftransport
/Points: — talk about safety in the street
express ability, prohibition, permission
^5X3 15 interpret traffic signs
ask for and give directions
j Complete the sentences with these words. write a short article about a famous racing
car driver
• sail • drive • ride • fly • cross talk and write about publictransport
explain what red means in your country
1 I can't a plane, but I can
in kncjlisn
a boat.

2 Don't the road when the light is red.

3 If you want to learn how to a car,

you can go to a driving school.

4 When the weather is good, I my

bike in the park. /Points: —
Write the opposites. ^5X2

1 go* Quick. Grab the
2 turn left * wheel.
3 go up the street
4 red lights * Points: —
5 fast * .. 5X3 15

| Putthe words in the correct order to form A lamp post is coming
full sentences. straight towards us.

1 both/cross/ways/look/before/you/road/the
2 parked/cross/between/don't/cars

34

[Day after day Module\4

Before you start... •»

• What are the dos& don'ts for being

safe on the road?
• How do you go to school from your

house? Describe the route.
• Name a famous racing driver. What

do you know about him?

• Find the page numbers for pictures
1-3.

Find the page numbers for

• a quiz
• a pie chart
• a spidergram

Listen, read and talk about...

• daily routines
• entertainment & TV programmes
• a perfect day
• Britain's Teens' leisure activities
• different types of graphs

Learn how to ...

• talk about routines and habits
• talk about entertainment preferences
• make suggestions

use exclamations
talk about your perfect day
carry out a survey
make/cancel an appointment

Practise...

• adjectives
• present simple affirmative, negative,

interrogative & short answers
adverbs of frequency
linkers
I like/I don't like
pronunciation of /s/ - /z/ - /iz/ & l\:l - l\l

Write / Make...

• a paragraph about a typical day for you
• anarticle about your 'Perfect Day'
• a class survey
• an article about teenage life in your

country

Day in, Day o

(T) (brush teeth)

Daily routine

Which of the activities
in the pictures do you
do: in the morning? at
noon? in the
afternoon! in the
evening? at night? at
weekends'!

a) Read the title and the introduction to the quiz. Who's Harry Potter? What is his daily routine
like?

b) Q Do the quiz. Listen and check your answers. Then explain the words in bold.

c) Imagine you are Harry Potter. Useinformation from the quiz to talk about your routine to the
class. Answer any questions your classmatesmay have.

1 Who does Harry Potter live with? 5 Harry studies the night skies ***
a His parents a every Monday morning.
b The Dursley family b every Wednesday at •M ii t i n e
c Ron and Hermione midnight.
c in the evening. How much do you know abc
Which school does Harry go to? What does Harry often play in his the most famous young
a Muggles' School free time?
b Azkaban a Broomfights magician of our times?
c Hogwarts b Quidditch
c Hide and seek
Where does Harry usually have
breakfast? What do Harry and his friends
a In the Great Hall. usually do after dinner?
b in the tower dormitory. a They meet in the common
c in the Forbidden Forest.
room.
Harry studies Herbology at b They go straight to bed.
the greenhouse.... a week. c They do magic tricks.
a three times
b twice Where does Harry always sleep?
c once a in his house dormitory
b in his own room
c in adungeon

Grammar Reference b) Put the words in the correct order.

, 1 never/Harry/school/walks/to
2 Hermione/studies/always/a lot
The Pres imple 3 usually/students/free time/their/in/common

a) Read the sentences. Which expresses: a room/the/spend
daily routine! a habitl a permanent state! 4 The Dursleys/often/Harry/don't/treat/well
5 Hedwig/brings/sometimes/Harry's/mail
She always sleeps early.
He reads books in his free time. c) Underline the words in the quiz that
He lives in Moscow. show how often something happens. Make
sentences with these words about yourself.
b) Read the box. Then, underline the forms
of the present simple in the text. Which verb /s/ - /zf - Iizl
forms express: a daily routine"? a habit?

you/we/they sleep he/she/it sleeps O Listen and IV, /k/, /p/, l\l - /s/
repeat. Add two kicks, laughs, etc
I/you/we/they don't sleep verbs to each
he/she/it doesn't sleep catergory. /s/, l\l, /tf/, /dj/, Izl

Do I/you/we/they sleep? Does he/she/it sleep?/ /-s/ cooks, takes - l\zl kisses, washes,
1-7.1 loves, gives
1-17.1 loses, passes etc

other sounds - Izl
swims, plays, etc

Write the third person singular.

1 I go - she 5 I catch - she Use the phrases from Ex. 1 and
2 I sleep - he 6 Ifix-he.... the prompts below to interview your
3 I study - she 7 I wash - she partner about his/her daily routine. Keep
4 I play - he 8 Icry-he... notes work in small groups. Use your
notes to talk about your partner's daily
Fill in with the correct form of the verbs. routine to the class.

1 What time (school/start)? • wake up • have breakfast/lunch/dinner
(Harry/eat) frogs for lunch? • have a shower/a bath • getdressed
2 • go to school • have lessons
3 He (teach) History of Magic. • do myhomework • go out with friends
4 He (go) to school on foot. • watch TV • listen to music
• help my parents around the house
* Adverbs of frequency
A: What time do you wake up?
I a) Read the sentences and the graph. B: I wake up at ...
Where do we put the adverbs of frequency!
(a paragraph about your
1 Harry and his friends usually meet in the typical day)
meeting room.
Portfolio: What's a typical Monday for you?
2 He's never late for classes. Make notes, then write a short paragraph.

100% always 37
70% usually

40% often

20% sometimes

10% rarely

_Q%. never

How about...?

US Teens TV viewing Habits

+ TV programmes

a) Look at the TV programmes in the pie
chart. Which ones exist in your country?

b) Q Listen to the music extracts. Which •1 Source: ABA Division for public education
TV programme do they match?
> 1 abbreviation for situation comedy.
4 Expressing likes/ dislikes + Making suggestions

Read the pie chart. What do American a) Look at sentences 1-4. Which express
teenagers like watching on TV? suggestions?
19% of American teenagers like watching dramas.
b) Q Match the sentences (1-4) with the
What do you like watching on TV? Use the responses (a-d). Listen and check.
table and the adjectives to tell the class.
We use certain suffixes at the end of verbs, nouns Are you free tonight? a I think so.
etc to form adjectives in English. These are: -fui J Would you like to b Count me in!
(wonder - wonderful), -ing (disgust - disgusting), | join me? c Pop music is
-able (enjoy - enjoyable), -ic (fantasy - fantastic). What about a pop
concert? not really
love don't like How about a pizza? my thing.
No, thanks.

J like hate

great, exciting, delicious, boring, awful, a) Read the first exchangein the
enjoyable, interesting, terrible, disgusting, dialogue. What do you expect to read?
fantastic, fine, wonderful dull, horrible Read through and check.

/ don't like reality shows. I think they're boring. b) Read and listen to the dialogue and
complete sentences 1-5.

What do you like? Discuss. 1 Tony wants to go to with

Foods pizza, hamburgers, spaghetti, fish,chicken David tonight. ,
2 David doesn't like

SpOltS: football, basketball, skiing, windsurfing and
3 David wants to watch a

going/cinema, eating out, dancing on TV.

A: What's your favourite food? 4 Tony decides to go to David's for dinner.
B: I love pizza! I think it's great. What about you?
A: I like hamburgers. They are fantastic. at 7:30.

5 David suggests

38

Tony: Hi David. Are you free tonight? a) Q Look at the poster. What words are
David: I think so. Why? missing? Listen and complete the gaps.
Tony: Because there's a new thriller on at
New Film Starts Today.,
the Rex. Would you like to joinme?
David: No, thanks. I don't like thrillers. Name: 1) of Rock
Tony: Oh ... What about a comedy then? Type of film: 2)
Rating: 3)
There's one starring Jim Carrey. Time: 12pm/3pm 4)
David: I don't know ... I don't really like him. Price: 5) £
Tony: What about a pop concert then?
David: Well, pop music is not really my thing... b) In pairs ask and answer questions about
Tony: Oh. I've got it! It's Thursday today and the film in the poster. Decide whether
you'd like to see it.
your favourite sitcom is on TV!
David: Yes, that's true ... Do you want to Pronunciation (exclamations)

watch it with me? y a) Q Listen and repeat. Which of these
Tony: That's a great idea! Let's meet at your are positive/negative?

place at 7:30 then! 1 Yuck! 2 Wow! 3 Super! 4 Ugh!
David: Cool! How about some pizza for dinner?
Tony: Count me in! \^^B b) Ask and answer as in the
examples. Use the prompts in Ex. 3 and the
Portfolio: It's Saturday afternoon. expressions in Ex. 9a.
Invite your friend to watch TV together.
Use the sentences in Ex. 4 as well as your • A: How about spaghetti tonight?
own ideas. Record yourselves. B: Yuck! I hate it./Wow! That's great.

Grammar Grammar i
«—«-—'

+ Present Simple (short answers)

a) Read the box. Which verb do we use to study skills
form short answers?
Carrying out a survey
Short Answ To carry out a survey you need to prepare
simple Yes/No questions. This way you can get
D_ o you play tennis..?. r Yes,I Iddo.o,.n't. accurate answers.
I No,

Does he like skiing?., f Yes, he ddooeessn. .^t. t
( No, he

b) Fill in do/does, then answer the (a paragraph on a survey)
questions.
Portfolio: Carry out a class survey. Ask your
1 > A: Doyou play tennis? classmates about their favourite TV
8: Yes, I do./No, I don't. programmes. Keep notes, then write a
paragraph. Usemost/some/very few/none of.
2 your dad like thrillers?
3 you like pizza? Most of my classmates like.... Some of them don't
4 your parents go to the cinema? like.... A few hate...
5 your friend like sitcoms?

39

My favourite day

Gram, Grammar Reference

Work in pairs. What is a perfect day like for you? study skills
Brainstorm to complete the spidergram.
Using linkers
^*> morning While narrating an event use
have a big breakfast appropriate linkers to show the
order events happen. This makes
evening — iHJ^fiffifj your writing moreorganised.

afternoon a) Underline the words in the
text which show the order
a) Look at the title. Which is Ann's favourite day? Why? things happen.

Read and listen to find out. b) Link the sentences. Use:and,
then, after that, when, before.
,, ,*,.. ail
On Saturdays I meet my friends
by Ann Smith for coffee. We go to the cinema.
Saturday is a perfect day for me. It starts at 9 o' She has breakfast. She leaves
for school.
On Sundays we have a family
dinner. We watch a movie.
I get up. The alarm clock rings.
She has a bath. She gets dressed.

b) Now, answer the following questions. n^mt In pairs discuss your
perfect day. Use the questions
1 Which is Ann's perfect day? in Ex. 2b to help you.
2 What does she do in the morning?
3 What does she do in the afternoon? A: Which is a perfect day for you?
4 What does she do in the evening? B: Tuesday.

40 (an article)

Portfolio: Write a short article
about your perfect day of the
week for the school magazine.
Write why you like it and what
you do in the morning,
afternoon, evening, (50-80
words).

Name: James Johnson TtENAGE LIFE
Lives: In a semi-detatched
house with his dad Tony, IN BRITAIN
mum Carol and brothers
Chris (11) and Julian (9)

When does school start/finish? watch a lot of television. Eastenders is the FOR 4TEENAGERS
It starts at 8:30 1) finishes at 3:15. best soap opera. It's on four times 4) IN THEUK?
It's quite a short day, but we get lots of week.
homework as well! TEEN ARENA
Do you get along1 with your family? TALKS TO
Do you get any pocket money? Most of the time, but I often argue2 with my
Oh yes, I get £10 a week. I spend it brothers. It's usually about the Playstation. 7ms,
2) my mobile phone, CDs and the They say I don't let them use it often
cinema. My Mum gives me extra money if I enough. I disagree of course. 15 FROM
help her out around the house though. HAMPSHIRE.
What do you like/dislike about being a
How do you spend you free time? teenager?
I love computers! I surf the net 3) I like my life at the moment. I work hard
night or I play on my Playstation. I listen to 5) school, but I have a good time as
music a lot. My favourites are, McFly, Avril well. It is nice being ateenager.
-avigne, Beyonce and Mis-teeq. I also

1 A also B and C small
B for
2 A on B in C with
3 A on B on
4 A the B on C every
5 A at
quarrel ca
1 have a good relationship c under

a) Look at the text. Is it from a *••»
website? magazine?newspaper?
Make notes about teenagers' leisure activities in Britain.
b) How do you think British Then use your notes to tell the class about them. How
teenagers spend their free similar/different are your leisure activities?
time? Read the text to check.
OftlftSfO (an article)
Fill in the gaps 1-5 with the
correct word (A-C). Listen Portfolio: What is life like for teenagers in your country?
and check. Write a short article for an English teenage magazine. Use
pictures to illustrate your article.

f Making/Cancelling anappointment Dave: Hello?
Mark: Hi Dave, it's Mark.
Read the sentences below. Which can we Dave: Mark, hi. How are you?
use to make an appointment! cancel an Mark: Not that well, actually. I've got a
appointment7.
terrible cold.
• Areyou free tomorrow? Dave: Oh, no!
• When would you like to meet? Mark: I'm afraid I can't make it to the
• I'm afraid I can't make it to the cinema
cinema tonight.
tonight. Dave: Don't worry about it, we'll do it
• We'll doit some other time.
• Shall we say12:30 at the train station? some other time.
• Sounds great! Mark: How about Friday night then?
• How about Friday night then? Dave: That would be great. Hope you

Q Listen to two dialogues. Whomakes/ feel better soon.
cancels an appointment? Mark: Thanks.

• Anna • John • Dave • Mark (vfp^ Portfolio: Use the prompts to act
out similar dialogues in pairs. You can use
Read the dialogues and replace the your own ideas as well. Record
phrases in bold with the sentences below. yourselves.

• Definitely • I'mOK • I'm sorry • help buy a new bag
• That's a great idea • Getbetter soon • school meeting until 11:00
• 12:00 at the shopping centre
Anna: Hello?
John: Hi Anna, it's John. How are you? • toothache
Anna: Fine and you? • cancel daytrip to the lake tomorrow
John: Fine. Are you free tomorrow to • next weekend

help me choose Tina's birthday CftEGOQQOQ t\/
present?
Anna: Yeah, I'd love to. When would you Q Listen and Readina Rules
like to meet? tick. Listen again
John: How about 10 o'clock in the and repeat. ee, ea - f\J beef, beat
morning? i - /i/ kit, bit
Anna: I have an Italian class until 12, so
we can meet after that. /i:/ /i/ /i/ /i/
John: Sounds great. Shall we say 12.30
at the train station? heat leave
Anna: Sure. Seeyou there.
John: Thanks, Anna. Bye. hit live

seek *'ee:

sick fit

He leaves for work early because he lives
far.
Fit those shoes on to your feet.

.
,

Read the title. How is it nc
related to the pictures? What
do you think the text is -••
about? Read and check.

Q Use the words to fill in It is not always easy to pass along1 information
the missing words. Listen and
check. about numbers using just words. One of

which • we are 0) the best ways to do that is to use a graph
a • is • be
or 1) chart. Some of them 2) : the :

line graph, the bar graph and the pie chart. 43

Which type of graph is best In this type of graph, Graduates
for comparing things? Why do 3) use a line to
you think the third chart is present information. YEAR
called a pie chart? What can The line graph
you read in these graphs? shows information,
which changes over
Which type of chart would time.
you use to present the
following information: Bar graphs can Internet use at Redwood School by sex

Things teenagers spend 4) horizontal fl-
their money on
or vertical. This „„__, ._ r^Krf ._..»._i i_ .tiujtj-f— ' LJ-J ! LJ
• food: 50%
• clothes: 20% type of graph 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
• entertainment: 30%
5) very useful
Close your books and tell the for comparing2 two
class why we use graphs and
what the most important or more similar
types are.
things. • Boys
In pairs carry out a survey D Girls
about an important aspect of
your school life (sports, In pie charts you can see Music Preferences in young adults 14 to 19
clubs, school meals). Make a 6) section3 is large
graph to show the results. and what sections are 10% 2% • Rap
Present it to the class.
small. In many pie charts, • Alternative
Project: Find various types of the most important D Rock androll
graphs. Bring them to the section is separated from4 D Country
class and explain them. the rest of the pie. El Classical

25%

1 give 2 discoverdifferences and similarities between two things 3 part " is apart from

Use the prompts to complete the Form questions. Then, answer them.
sentences.
1 you/go/school?
• on • off • up • about • out 2 your father/work/in an office?
3 your mother/help/you/with/your homework?
1 Stop worrying your exams! 4 your teacher/shout/in class?
2 What time shall we meet ? 5 your friends/watch/TV/after school?

3 I want to find the truth! Points: —\
4 Put your jacket! It's cold! 5X4 20j

What time do you usually set ,
for the Scouts Club?
Use the sentences to complete the dialogue.
| Points: —
15X2 10 • What about a pop concert, then?
• Would youlike to join me?
Write the opposite. • I think so, why? • Count me in!

1 interesting* , A: Are you free tonight?
2 delicious * B: 1)
3 nice* A: There's a new thriller on at AMC. 2)

4 love * B: No, thanks. I hate thrillers.
A: 3)
5 wonderful*.. B: That's a great idea! 4)

Points: —
5X2 10

Circle the odd one out. /Points: —)
\4K5 20J
1 pizza - hamburgers - tennis - fish
2 boring - dull - great - awful Now I Can.. My score: —
3 sitcom - reading - news - drama 100
4 football - quidditch - skiing - homework • talk about daily
5 weekend - always - never - sometimes routines/(dis) likes make suggestions
use exclamations
/Points: _ • talk and write explain graphs
\5X4 20 about my perfect make/cancel an
day appointment
Put the words in the correct order and carry out a survey
write full sentences. • talk about leisure
1 Sundays/he/goes/on/often/to the park activities in Britain in English

2 she/late/is/never

3 how/you/go/do/often/to/cinema/the? How do you know
4 he/bed/always/to/late/goes that carrots are
5 we/go/sometimes/camping good for eyesight?

[ Points: - Well, have you ever seen
\5X4 20 a rabbit wearing glasses?

--

Feasts

• Before you start...
• What is life like for teenagers in
Britain?
• What do you do on Mondays?
• What's your favourite day? Howdo
you spend it?

• Look at Unit 5
• Find the page numbers for pictures

1-3.

• Find thepage numbers for

• an email
• a Halloween costume
• anIndian celebration
• a short biography

Listen, read and talk about...
• party preparations
• anIndian festival
• a Halloween celebration
• birthday presents
• New Year's Eve preparations
• Through the Looking Glass

Learn how to...
• talk about celebrations & festivals
• ask for andexpress opinions
• ask for/give dates
• make a speech
• order flowers

Practise...
• present continuous: affirmative/

negative/interrogative
• make & do
• words that have the same

pronunciation but different meaning

Write / Make...
• an invitation card
• a description of a scene
• a speech about a special day in your

country
• a poster to advertise anannual

event in your country
• a list of presents for your family

Festive time

4 Making preparations

a) Q Fill in make ordo.
Listen and check.

1 the decorations

2 the dusting

3 your homework

4 a phone call
5 the gardening

6 tea

7 a special dish
8 the washing-up
9 the shopping
10 acake

b) What are the people in the Get~Msg New Msg Replay Replay Ail Forward
picture doing?
From: Rosa
The woman in picture 1 is making To: Lizzie
tea.
Subject: Season's greetings

a) Look at the heading of the Dear Lizzie,

email. Who's sending it to |A| ] What about you? How are you spending New Year's Eve?

whom? What is the email Whatever you are doing, have a wonderful time. I wish you and your

about? family a Happy New Year.

|B| | We are very busy at the moment. Dad is doing the last minute

b) Read the email and put the shopping. Mum is making a special dish, fried baby eels. They're
paragraphs in the right order. delicious, honest! Aunt Betsie is making tea for everyone and Grandma is
doing the gardening. Clara and Steve are doing the washing-up. Steve's

a) Read again. Who are the also washing the grapes for tonight. In Spain, it's good luck to eat twelve
people in the pictures (1-6)? grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve! As for the twins, they are making
Explain the words in the decorations. They are excited. Spanish people call New Year's Eve
bold. Nochevieja, which means the old night. This is because the 31st of
December is the last night of the old year.

b) Find a New |C| | How's everything back in NY? I hope the weather isn't too cold.
Year's greeting in Here in Madrid, everyone is getting ready to celebrate New Year's Eve.
the email. What The shops are full of people. They are buying presents and food. Council
do you say in workers are decorating the streets and making preparations for tonight's
celebrations in the Plaza del Sol.

your language? All the best!

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+ Present Continuous Imagine it is New Year's Evein your country. What are
(affirmative) you/your family doing? Discuss it in small groups.

a) Look at the sentences. Work in two teams. In turn, each team mimes a party
How do we form the present scene. The other team writes down what they think
continuous affirmative"? each student is doing. The team with the most correct
answers wins.
I am making a phone call.
He is doing his homework. Q Look at the text. What is it? Can you guess what type
We are making a cake now. of words are missing? Listen and complete the gaps.

b) Read the verb forms for 0 ^ Jeff & Lynn
the email again and find the invite you to a Halloween '
verb forms for actions
happening now, at the , October 31
moment of speaking. pm

c) Write the -ing form of the " Street
verbs. Find them in the email Fancy Dress
and check. What are the RSVP [email protected]
spelling rules?

1 spend ^-spending
2 get
3 bake
4 wash

Use the prompts to say what
the people in the picture are
doing. What are they
celebrating?

• blow a party horn
• talk onthe mobile
• dance
• play the drums
• eat asandwich
• bring acake

John is blowing a party horn.

Q Listen to the music and (an invitation card)
the sounds. Imagine the
scene. Describe to your •*• Portfolio: Write an invitation card for a party. Usethe
partner what is happening. invitation in Ex. 8 as a model.

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Let's celebratir

4 Celebrations In pairs, make a list of celebrations in
your country. Which of the activities in
Ex. 1 do you do during these celebrations?

a) Match the activities to the pictures.

• make wreaths • exchange gifts a) Read the first exchange. Are Pete and
• wear costumes • offer flowers & sweets Tess in the same place? Read the last
• eat traditional food • watch parades exchange and check.
• watch a firework display
b) What do you think is happening at the
party? Listen, read and check. Explain the
words in bold.

' -N

Pete: So, is the party going well?

Tess: WHAT DID YOU SAY? ^

Pete: Is the party going well?

It sounds as if

St Patrick's Day Thanksgiving everyone's having a
(17th March) (4th Thursday of November) great time.
Tess: Yeah, it's absolutely brilliant.

Pete: Well, a party for a gang of ten-year-olds

isn't my idea of a good time. Are you all

wearing costumes?

Tess: Yes. I'm wearing my witch costume and

Chris is wearing his Frankenstein costume.

Pete: Oh, he's not wearing that old thing again!

Tess: Yeah, and he's terrifying everyone.

Guy Fawkes Day Halloween Pete: What kind of games are you playing? Are you
(5th November) (31st October) bobbing for apples:

Tess: No. We're playing musical chairs and pin the

tail on the donkey. It's great fun.

Pete: What about food? What are you eating?

Tess: Well, I made a pumpkin pie and toffee

apples and the kids are really enjoying them

so they're nearly all gone.

Pete: Oh, keep me one, please!

Tess: OK! Are you doing anything at the moment?

Valentine's Day Pete: No, not really.
(14th February) Tess: Well, why don't you come over and help

b) Ask and answerquestions. yourself to some toffee apples? The party is

A: When is St Patrick's Day? Pete: nearly over anyway. Then, you can help me
clean up!
B: U is on the 17th March. I would do anything for a toffee apple! See
A: What do people do on that day? you in ten minutes.
B: They watch parades.

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Match the phrasal verbs to their meanings. "Are you watching TV?" "Yes, I am."
"Is he making a phone call?" "No, he isn't."
LU dress up a move place
run out b visit
come over c finish
join in d become part of sth
pop round e wear costumes

Read again and find:

• three names of games • two types of food
• two types of costume

Use your answers to tell the class how the
people in the dialogue celebrate Halloween.

4 Asking for/expressing opinions

\j^'€^ Work in pairs. Imagine you are at Ask and answer questions about
a celebration. Use the phrases below to the picture. Then, describe the scene.
act out exchangesas in the example. Ask
about: music, food, costumes, activities, Sam/play music?
guests, etc >• A: Is Sam playing music?

f Asking for opinions B: No, he isn't. He's...
2 Liz & Steve/take pictures?
• What doyouthink • How doyoulike 3 Sue/dance?
4 Sam/throw streamers?
of ...? the ...? 5 the musicians/perform tricks?
6 the clowns/hold balloons?
• What is/are the ... like? • Do you like ... ? 7 Tony & Mary/drink Coke?

Responding C

• They're/It's • I don't really like Imagine you are attending a special event.
The class in teams try to guess what you
fantastic/brilliant/ it/them, are doing there.

cool. • They're/It's awful/ Leader: I'm at a party.
Team AS1: Are you dancing? etc
• Notbad at all. terrible/horrible.

• Quite good. • Nothing special. ,

A: What do you think of the music?
B: It's fantastic.

Grammar Reference

+ Present Continuous (negative & (description of a scene)
interrogative)
Portfolio: Find a picture showing your
Read the sentences. How do we form the family, relatives or friends celebrating a
negative and interrogative forms of the special event. Write a shortparagraph
present continuous! Find examples in the about what the people in the picture are
dialogue in Ex. 3. doing. Give your paragraph a title.

She isn't making a wreath.

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