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Pssst/ Ifyou startyour English course late orfínish itearty, askyourteacherforo copyof the answer keys. Thenyoucan complete Essential American English 1 and check all your onswers yourself.

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onte Lesson

page

Language ¡n action

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciaron

Recyciing

4

Ifl Nice to meetyou!

Helio. Myname's ... 1 thínk NewYork's an excellent city.

Indefinite article: a, an Adjective + no un

Introductions Nounsand adjectives

6

1 B l'm fine, thanks

Good morning. How are you? This ¡s Kate.

Verb be (1, you)

Numbers 1 to 12 Greetings Gassroom English

/ai/,/i/

Classroom objects Pe rs o n a 1 1 n i n gs

Plural endings Indefinite article /i/, /i/, /ae/, /oo/

8

.,,. , . , . . , . . , - ,. ,., 1 C What's this m English?

TheseareCDs. Whatarethose?

Plurals Verb be Qt, they) wh- questions this, that, these, those

10

.... , ., 1 D Where are you from?

l'm from Sydney. You aren tSpamsh.

Verb be {you, we) wh- questions

Countries and nationalities

Plurals Greetings Introductions

12

1€ 1 m a lournalist

Whatdoyoudo? 1 m a doctor.

Indefinite artícte orzero article can/can 't

Jobs Numbers 13 to 29

Plurals Verb be

14

,„ . . 1F Allaboutyou

What's your home address? ,,, . What s your cell phonenumber?

Numbers 30 + Addresses Phone numbers

Unit 1 content

16 Reviewl

60 Writing 1 Completing a form

77 Phrasebookl

79-85 Activity Book

112 Essential Grammar 1

Unit 2 page

18

Lesson

2fí In París on Thursday

Language ¡n action

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Recyciing

How do you spell...? Would you tike a drink? Coffee, please. No, thanks.

Prepositions of time & place on, in

Thealphabet Drinks Daysofthe week

7 vowelsounds Countingsyllables

Verb be questions

More Jobs

Connected speech: Is he . . . ?, lsshe...?,lsit...?

Jobs Nationalities

E-mail addresses

this, these The alphabeí

20

28 How oíd is he?

She'sabout35.

Verb be (he, she, if) who

22

2C Hismusic, hershow, their charities

What's herwebsite address?

Possessive pronouns Possessive 's

Personal Information

24

2D Do you have a big family?

1 have a son and two daughters.

Present simple (/, you, we, they) questions & short answers

Family have, Uve

26

2€ Meet your perfect partner

Where doyou work? What sports do you play?

Present simple (/, you, we, they) in wh- questions

a tot, a little, (not) very well Comrnon verbs Languages

Short answers

28

2F What do you do on the weekend?

1 live in a big apartment in Bondi.

Prepositions of time in, on, at

Partsoftheday Free-time activities

Unit 2 content

30 Review 2

61 Writing 2 An ad foran e-pal

77 Phrasebook 2

86-92 Activity Book

Connected speech: Do you ...?

How oíd ...? Possessive 's Numbers

114 Essential Grammar 2

1

UnitS Lesson

page

Language ¡n actíon

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

Recycling

32

3fl Let's watch a DVD tonight

Can 1 speaktoAna, please? l'm bored. That'sa good ¡dea.

canforrequests /ef's + verb for suggestions

Common objects Adjectives of feeling

34

36 Ordinary people?

She livesin New York.

Present simple (he, she, it) affirmative forms

Common verbs

3rd person singular ending -(e)s

1 (don't) agree. Ithink...

3C Doeshelikeyou? Yes, he does!

Does hespeak English? No, he doesn't

Present simple (he, she) questíons&short answers

Activities

Connected speech: Does he ... ?, Does she ...?

Present simple (he, she) statements Personal information

38

SDLookatthetime!

What timéis it? It's half pastnine. What time does ¡t start?

Present simple (;f) questions When, It's on ... at (about) . . .

The time

t Connected speech: What time...?

Numbers

40

3€ What time do you get up?

Hestartsworkat seven a.m.

Present simple (he, she, it) wh- questions

Everyday activities Befare, after

Tellingthetime morning, afternoon, evening, night

3F He always leaves home early

1 sometimes work late on Fridays. He's always busy.

Adverbs of frequency How many ...?

Activities

Unit3 content

36

42

44 Review 3

62 Writing 3 Acomposition

78 Phrasebook 3

Grammar

page

Free-time acíiviíies The time

93-99 ActivityBook

Vocabulary

116 Essential Grammar 3

Pronunciation

Recycling

4fl Have a good trip!

What time does the train arrive? Itarrivesat ...

Present simple (it, they)

Aro un d town

48

4B When'syourbirthday?

Christmas is December25th.

Prepositions of time (Y?, on

MonthsS dates Ordinal numbers Typesofmusic festivals

Word stress th

How oíd ...? Countries Prepositions of time

50

4C Musicals? l'm sorry, 1 really hate them.

What do you thinkof rockmusic? 1 thinkit'swonderful. 1 love it!

Object pronouns

Musicand movies Adjectives of opinión

Sentence stress

Typesofmusic Subject pronouns

52

4D Swimming is my favorite activity!

Do you likewalking? 1 love it! 1 preferwatchingTV.

Verb + -ing (for activities)

Free-time activities prefer

54

4€ Hegoesrunningonce aweek

Howoften do you play soccer? Every otherday.

Howoften ...?

every week, once, twiceamonth play, go, do + activities

1 hardly ever goout.

Prepositions of time oí, in, on Prepositions of placea movement af, to

More adverbs of frequency

46

56

4F We hardly ever go to bed early

58 Review 4

64-76 Word Bank

63 Writing 4 Ablogentry

78 Phrasebook 4

107 Student's Bookaudioscript

Present simple Time

Sports Object pronouns Adjectives of opinión c..

Silent letters

100-106 ActivityBook

111 Activity Bookaudioscript

Verb + -ing Activities

Unit 4 content

118 Essential Grammar 4

Nice to meetyou! Listening 1

Listen. Complete the dialog.

Hi, Leo. My name's Nice to meetyou.

2 Listen again and repeat. 3 Say helio to your classmates A:H/, l'm... B: Helio,... My name's... A: Nice ... B:..

4 v l Match the words and photos. Listen and repeat. *—"ta'üránt

~8 Li ty -9 part astipermarket a

4

CL

C¿*rJ

Grammar

Grammar

5 Look at the Grammar box. Complete 1-4 with a or an. 1 A hotel

Indefiniteartide

2 fln airport

a book

3

an actor

¿v movie

4 Order the adjectives in the box from positive to negative. Listen, check, and repeat.

good

excellent

terrible

OK

a fantastic

4 o.n exercise

an a Q QQ

6 Look at Exercise 4 again. Cover the words and test yourself with the photos.

an

restaurant

OK,

a bad

Listening

a

7 ' J Listen. Are Ana and Leo positive (+) or negative (-)? 8 Listen again. Gírele the words you hear. Ana:

(j/Vowjy Yuck! It's a fantastic/ terrible party!

Leo:

Yes!/No! And the food \sgood/bad, too.

Ana:

Mmm! Yes/No, \i

Leo:

And o/f/;eGreen Park's an OATho !

r-s

Adjective + noun The Creen Park

an

excellent hotel.

It

a

fantastic party.

cellent/

Speaking 10 Look at the Grammar box, Write a or an in the blue circles. In pairs, say fíve sentences. Carrefour .-

excellent-

TheAlchemist *•

city. ' supermarket.

OK '

The Da Vinci Code

TVprogram. •

Big Brother Leonardo di Caprio

's

restaurant. •

fantastic '

Urna Thurman -

good '

Buenos Aires -

bad "

Pizza Hut '

11 In pairs, give your opinión. A: / thínk Chicago's a fantastic city. B: Ves, / ogree. /No. I think Chicago's

movie. ~-

_ -

terrible ' Al

book. -" actor. *^^

actress. "

'm fine, thanks Speaking 1

5

Say 1-12 in English. Word Bank 1A, p. 64.

6 Complete the phrases with the words in the box. Listen, check, and repeat.

-6ocrd~ ~

Good-bye

Good mo 2 12:00 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. -» < ^ o o ¿ afternoon. 3 6:00 p.m. —> Good evening. i* V nt r t

Say good-bye 4 &ood-bye . 5 See

. Bve.

6 6:00 p.m. -» Good

ní

3 Say helio to your classmates.

Listening 4

7

Listen. Complete the dialog with the words in the box

f??

/ouy And)/vrsVI'm) (evenineí nh\s Kate:

Good evening.

Leo:

Good Q)

Kate:

Are you Leo? Leo Jackson?

Leo:

Yes, I am, (2) __ _you're . re ber. What's your ñame?

Kate:

(3)

Leo:

Right! How are you, Kate?

Kate:

l'm fine, thanks. And (4) _

Leo:

'ty, I don't

Kate. Kate Dixon.

'm fine, too. Oh, l'm sorry ...,Kate, this í Ana.Ana, ( 6 ) _ _ is Kate.

5)_

Ana:

Helio, Kate.

Kate:

Hi. Nice to meet you, Ana.

5 Listen and repeat. In pairs, practice the dialog.

6 In groups, introduce people. Lars:

Clara, this is Cartas. Carlos, this is Claro.

Clara:

Helio, Carlos. Nice to meetyou.

8 Say helio to your classmates again. Remember all the ñames! k-.Areyou...? B: Yes, I am. /No, l'm not. l'm ... andyou're... (Sorry, í don Y remember.)

Carlos: Hi. Nice to meetyou, too.

A: Howareyou,... ?/l'm...

Grammar

B: l'm ..., thanks. Andyou?

7 Look at the dialog in Exercise 4 again. Complete the Grammar box. Verb be

o 1 am

e

Kate.

1'mnotAna.

You're Leo.

You aren't Lars.

O

*^>

krt- you Leo?

Yes. 1

&-m .

No, l'm not.

Pronunciation 9

Listen and repeat the sound and words.

:

/ai/

hi

five

nice

night

/i/

it

this

six

city

10 (

9

»

Say the phrases. Listen and repeat.

Hi, l'm fine!

Contractions

a nice night

l'm = 1 am you're = you are aren't = are not

This city is terrible! Thinkin Engtish!

^

Classroom English 11 t;1-10 Listen. Match the dialogs and the pictures. Listen again and repeat.

B Teacher: OK, class? Please lookat page 11.

Teacher: Come ¡n.

Lars:

Lars:

Oops, l'm sorry! )ust a moment.

Teacher: Lars. Are you OK? Lars:

Sorry, l'm late.

Teacher: That's OK, Lars.

Yes, l'm fine thanks.

12 (l ' What classroom instructions do you know? Word Bank 2, p. 65. UNITl

7

What's this ¡n Eng ¡sh? Classroom English 1 v

l2

Match the words and objects in the picture. Listen, check, and repeat.

abag a board f a bulletin board // a chaír S1 a computer ^

a door —

a notebook sheetsof paper. a table^ walls 7 a window

2 Say all the words in Exercise 1 in the plural. 3 Play I CAN SEE. What can you see in your classroom? A: I can see (twelve) desks.

a word —> words

B: And I can see a computer.

a photo -» photos

4 :] 3 Match dialogs 1 and 2 to pictures A and B. Listen, check, and repeat. 1

2

8

Common plurals: noun + s

Lars:

What's this in Engtish?

Teacher:

It's a chatr.

Lars:

And what are these?

Teacher:

They're CD-ROMs,

Lars:

Thankyou.

Teacher:

You're welcome.

Rita:

Excuse me, please.

Teacher:

Yes?

Rita:

What's that?

Teacher:

It's a whiteboard.

Rita:

And what are those?

Teacher:

They're magazines.

9 Look at the photos. Ask your teacher what they are.

Grammar 5 Look at the pictures and dialogs in Exercise 4. Complete the Grammar box with the words in the box. Is (x2)

are(x2) Are (x2)

¡t

Singular they

A: Photo number 1. Is ita diary?

ral

This isíi desk. That's a chair. What's

O

this that

(in English)?

it a desk?

It's a desk. It ¡sn'ta chair. Yes,

it a chair?

These are CD-ROMs. Those

DVDs.

What are

tríese those

O

(¡n English)?

They're CD-ROMs. Theyaren'tDVDs.

they CD-ROMs?

Yes, they

theyDVDs?

No, aren't.

Listening 10 !-17, Listen. Complete the dialog.

.

Contractions ¡t's = ít is

they're = they are

isn't = is not

aren't = are not

Pronunciation 6 v

4

this

7 (

Sl

Listen and repeat. these

that

those

Listen, chant, and mime.

¡n English?

Lars: What are (l1 Rita:

keys. Are (3)

newspapers?

Lars: No, no, I don't remember. t4)

No, they (5)

a moment. No. . They aren't

newspapers, they're ... (6)

11 In pairs, ask and answer. Point to things in the classroom. 8 V

6

What's on your desk? Word Bank 3, p. 66. UNIT!

9

1/Vhere are you from? Listen ing Listen. Circle the correct option. Sorry l'm late!/to be late! Tom/Tim! Hi! How/ Who are your

!0 Complete the table with words from the dialog. Listen, check, and repeat.

Country

NatJonalJty Australian

1*1

ada American

Grammar 5 Look at the dialog in Exercise 3 and complete the Grammar box. 2

l9

Verb be + nationalitíes

Listen. Match the people and cities.

1 T¡m

a York

2 Ana

b Sydney

3 Kate

c Brasilia

4 Leo

d Toronto

I

3 Listen again, read, and repeat. In groups, practice the dialog. Tim:

Where areyou from, Kate? You aren't A "

¡can..

Kate:

No, l'm not. l'm from C 3 ada, from To you? Where are you from?

to. And

Tim:

Guess!

Kate:

Hmmm, I don't know ... Are you from Aus

Tim:

Yes, I am! l'm from Sydney.

Kate:

Where are you from, Ana?

Ana:

Me? l'm Bra lian.

Leo:

Really? Where ¡n Bra

Ana:

l'm from Bra- ia. And you?

Leo:

l'm from York in the USA. Not New York—York Pennsylvania. l'm A ¡can. Your English is excellent, Ana. Congratu tions!

Ana:

10

Oh ...Thankyou.

*m

Austratian. from Australia.

'm not aren't

Brazilian. from Brazil.

You/We/They

I You/We/They

O you/we/they

Yes,

lia?

you/we/they

l'm O

No,

you/we/they

O

are you from? Where are you/we/they

Contra ctions we're = weare

?

American? from the USA?

6 Ask where your classmates are from. A:Areyou from (country)...?

/

\: Yes,...

\ A: Where in (country) ... ?

CAPITAL LETTERS

Brazil—Brazilian B: No, l'm from ... Special plurals sonant + y —>-y- + íes country^ countries nationality -> nationalities

B: l'm from... 7

!1

Ñame three more countries and nationalities. Word Bank 4, p. 67.

Reading Listen and read the text from a travel magazine. Circle the correct option. !2

1 North America is/ísn't a country. 2 México and Greenland ore/aren't part of North America.

North America: Many countries, many nationalities North America is home to 23 cou-itries. People from Carada are Caradian. People from the United States of America (the USA) are American. Mexicans are from México.

3 People from Bermuda are also Danish / British. 4 Greenland is/isn't part of Denmark. But it isn't always that simple. People frorn Greenland are i Greenlanders, but they are also Danish. People from Ber"'.da are Bern dian, but they are also British. It depends on the mother country: Denmark for Greenland and Britain for Bermuda. How confusing!

9

Canadá

The USA | México ] Bermuda ] Greenland

Cover the text and look at the picture. In pairs, remember and say the country and nationalities. A: This is Canadá. They're...

We>re from As¡Q,

^^^

10

Play GUESS THE COUNTRY. Students A & B: choose a continent and a country. Group: ask questions to guess the country. Group: Where ore you from? A & B: We're from Asia. Group: Are you ¡apáñese /from Jopan? A & B: No, we aren't. Group: Areyou Chínese/from China? A & B: Ves, we are!

UNIT 1

11

'm a journa ist Listenmg 3> Listen to Tim and Kate. Write T (true) or F (false). 1 Tim and Ana are iournalists.

3 Kate's single.

2 Tim's mairied.

4 Kate's tamous.

5 Kate's a journalist.

2 What's Tim's question to Kate? Listen again and check. 1 What'syourjob?

2 What'syourwork?

3 Whatdoyoudo?

!4 Match four of the photos with the dialogs. Listen and check. Practice the dialogs.

1 A: Whatdoyou do? B: l'm a housewife. 2 A Areyou doctors? B: Yes, we are.

3 A: Whatdoyoudo? B: We're retired. 4 A: Areyou a teacher? B: No, l'm not. l'm an engineer.

Specialpturals housewife -* housewives waiíress -» waitresses

4 (

!5

Ñame five more Jobs. Word Bank 5, p. 68

5 In pairs, A choose a job from p. 68. B ask about the job. B: Whatdoyoudo? A: l'm.

Becareful! / l'm a student. X l'm student-.

Verb be + Jobs nouns

Grammar 6 Guess your classmates' real Jobs. Ask and answer.

singular

l'm a journalist. l'm not a chef. Areyou an actress?

l'm retired.

plural

We're journalists. They're engineers. Areyou doctors?

Are they unemployed?

A: Areyou a(n) ...? B:Yes,.../No,... A: Whatdoyou do?

AB, p. 83. Ex. i ^

Say 13-29 in English. Word Bank IB, p. 64.

12

adjectives

Reading 7

Listen and read the text. Match the underlined phrases and pictures 1-7.

Different countries, different cultures In Brltain you can marry when you're 16. In Japan a man can marry when he's 18 and a woman when she's 16. In parts of Russia you can marry when you're 14. In Ir n a man can marry when he's 15 and a woman when she's 13. In the USA you can drive a ped (50cc) when you're 16 and drive a car at 17. In México and Canadá you can drive a car at 16. And in New Zealand you can drive a car when you're 15! In Japan you can buy ::garettes and buy a cohol when you're 20. In the USA you can buy cigarettes at 18 and alcohol when you're 21. In Bru r ^. you can't buy alcohol but everybody can buy cigarettes. And in the USA, you can work 18 hours a week when you're 14! But in Cuba, children can't work.

The verb can has one affírmative and one negative form. + -

l/You/We/They

can

drive.

can't

9 Read the text again and complete the chart. Is your country the same or different?

A: México is the same os Canadá. You can drive a car when ... B: My country is different. You can't...

UNITI

13

All about you Listening 8

What's your address? Word Bank 1C, p. 64.

2 1 Listen to Lars' phone message.

0 In pairs, say the ñames and addresses of the four restaurants on the web page. What types of restaurant are they? Listen and check.

In downtown PhHadelphía, these are the restaurantsthat Food Lovers recommend: The Great Wall 438 Market Street

Líttle Italy 409 Delaware Avenue 1 Whoisthe message for?

Samba Steakhouse

2 Complete the message: ptease c

to m_ birthday p

o'clockon F

day.

491 Walnut Street at e

SuperSushi 489 Chestnut Street

3 What's the ñame and address of the bar? ten R a _ _ h ' s Chestnut Street Downtown

3 Listen again and complete Lars' phone numbers.

Listen to Leo, Ana, Kate, and Tim. Check (/) the correct sentence. 1

1 Leo's a waiter at a Chínese restaurant. 2 Leo's the receptionist at his Japanese restaurant. C

Lars Solskjaer

3 Leo's the chef at his Italian restaurant. Which restaurant from Exercise 5 ís Leo's?

21585_

7 Listen again. Complete the information about Leo.

21592

* f^^

1 Ruíname

Leo Jackson

Nationalitv Occupation

'/ In phone numbers: O = 'oh' or 'zero'

66 = double six

Cell phone Home adrírfiRs 231 Pine Street

V

^

In addresses: 1546 = fifteen forty-six

4 Ask your classmates for their addresses and phone numbers. A: What's your home address / work address?

8 @Write the questions for the information Exercise 7. Listen, check, and repeat. 1 Wbofs 2

3 A: What's your home number/ work number/ cell phone number? B: (It's) .../I don 't have one.

14

Whor

ijour natíonatihj

fult

ñamé? ? ? ?

4 5

in

?

Writing 9

Read this message to Foodlovers.com. In pairs, complete and answer the questions. http://www.foodlovers.com http://www.foodlovers.com

Who are you? Where are you? Please complete your profile and recommend a restaurant in your city. Profile

7 May

H¡ everybody! We're Michael and Wendy Jordán. We're from Las Vegas, Nevada. We're 60 and we're retired. Las Vegas is a crazy, beautiful place with great restaurants. In my city, I recommend ... We love Rosemary's Restaurant on Hollywood Boulevard. It's American cuisine with French inspíration. It's an excellent place forfantasticfood and a wonderful evening.

1 Are Michael and Wendy unemployed? 2 A

3 I 4

t

American? a French restaurant? a good restaurant?

10 Read another message. Find and correct three mistakes in it. http://www.foodlovers.com

Who are you? Where are you? Please complete your profile and recommend a restaurant in your city. Profile

7 May

Helio everybody. Niceto meetyou. My ñame Tatiana de Castro, l'm Argentinian, from Buenos Aires. It's a beautiful city. l'm lawyer and l'm a student of English, too. l'm 25. In my city, I recommend... I think Las Violetas ¡n Buenos Aires ¡s a restaurant fantastic. The steaks are wonderful!!!

11 Write a message to Foodlovers.com. Write your profile and recommend a good restaurant in your city. Go to Phrasebook 1 p. 77

GotoEssentíalGrammarl p. 112

UNIT 1

15

Review 1

" !3 Complete the dialog with the phrases in the box. Listen, check, and repeat. Practice the dialog in groupsof three.

; Play HELLO. Get cards from your teacher.

I think And you

How are you Niceto meet you, too No, í'm Canadian This is my fríend

Lucas: Hey, Norma! Norma: Helio, Lucas.(1). Lucas: Fine, thanks. C2) . Norma: Fine, thanks, Lucas. (3)_ Carol. Lucas: Nice to meet you, Carol. Carol:

(4)

Lucas: Are you American? Carol:

(5)

_. And you?

Lucas: l'm from Denmark. Carol:

Where in Denmark are you from?

A: Good afternoon. Er... Are you Tom Cruíse? Lucas: Copenhagen. B: No, l'm not.

I A: Sor/y/

I B: It's OK. Good-bye.

Carol:

B: Yes, I am.

I

Lucas: Thankyou!

A: Helio, l'm Tobey Moguire. Nice to meet you.

In pairs, in two minutes, remember and write 15 Jobs in English. Check your spelling on p. 68. Are they all correct?

I B: Nice to meet you, too.

Play FIND YOUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNER. Get cards from your teacher. Find somebody with the same nationality and job as you.

2 In pairs, test your memories. Walk around the class. How many things can you ñame in English in two minutes?

A: Where are you from? B: l'm Mexican.

A: This is a book, these ore pens, that's a ... er...

A: And what do you do? B: l'm a teacher.

B: A door. That's a door. And this is a window. That's four. A: OK, and these are keys. That's five. And...

3 Test another pair. A from pair 1 asks A from pair 2. B from pair 1 asks B from pair 2. Which pair can remember more words? Al: What's this?/ What are these? A2: It's a(n).../ They're ...I don't know. Isita... ?Arethey...? Al: Yes, Ítts./Yes, theyare. No, Ítisn't./No,

theyaren't

16

Oh, Copenhagen!(6) Copenhagen's a fantastic city.

A: Good. l'm a Mexican teacher, too.

secretary. l'm (3). I live ¡n Montreal. Montreal is a fantastic city.

Unit 1 Son Helio, Good-fayeThe Beatleí To find the words, google lyric + the ñame of the song. To find the video, google video + the ñame ofthe song and singer. Make sure you use only legal websites!

GotoWritinglp.60^

UNIT 1

17

n París onThursday

/

Speaking

Listenmg

1 ( 1 Spell your last ñame in English. Word Bank 6A, p. 69.

6

*} Listen to two Chínese tourists at the Let's Go travel agency. Complete their itinerary.

2 Say these acronyms. What other acronyms in English do you know? 1 CÍA

5 MSN

2 DVD

6 CNN

3 FBI

7 USA

4 HBO

8 VIP

Let's (io

ffliebestpricesandtht

Tour itinerary for Mr. & Mrs. (1) Sunday

3 Play How DO YOU SPELL ... ? Use three words from Unit 1.

day

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday f-'iday Saturday

A: How do you spell "retired"? B: / think it's R-E-T-I-R-E-D. Is that right? A: Yes, you're right. /Sorry, you're wrong. It's... B: OK. How do you spell...?

4 , z Look at the itinerary in Exercise 6. Listen and chant the days. 5 Which two days rhyme? Which days have three syllables? (SYL-LA-BLES)

Sunday, Monday, etc

18

American Airlines flight (2) from New York JFK to Rome. (3)

Spain

Britain Evening: Delta Airlines flight (5) from London to New York.

Grammar Prepositions on

Use capital letters for days of the week.

b(-st mmict-

days

The flight is on Sunday.

cities

They're in Boston now.

countries

Boston's in the USA.

m

7 Play MEMORY TEST. A: Look at the itinerary in Exercise 6. Ask B questions. B: Don't look at the itinerary. Answer A's questions. Look at the Grammar box for help with prepositions. A: Where are they on ... ?

B: They're in ...

A: Are they in ...on ...?

B: Ves, they are. / No, theyaren't. They're in...

Speaking 8 Read about the Eurostar. Write (T) true or (F) false.

10

; Listen to Mr. and Mrs. Wang on the Eurostar. What do they drink?

London to París ¡n just 2hoursand 15 minutes.

Mr. Wang

Eurostar trains produce ten times less CO2 than planes.

Mrs. Wang

Relax wiíh phones, your laptop, drinks, MI restauran* service, and no airport stress! : //www. eu rosto r mm

11 Listen again and complete the dialog. Attendant: Would you like a (1) drink ?

1 Trains gofrom London to París ¡n 145 minutes.

Mrs. Wang: Yes. (2) _ please.

2 Planes produce the same C03 as trains. 3 You can use computers and buy food on thetrain.

Attendant: Milk?

4 Match the words and pictures. Listen, check, and repeat. n Which is your favorite?

Mrs. Wang:.

(3)

_, thanks.

Attendant: Sugar? ., please.

Mrs. Wang: Attendant: Here

are.

Mrs. Wang: Thank (6) _ Attendant:

(7)

Attendant: Andfor ( 8 ) Mr. Wang:

Mineral (91_ forme, please.

Attendant:

(10)

welcome. ., sir?

Mr. Wang: Yes, (11)_ Attendant: Here you 112). Mr. Wang: Thank (13) very much.

12 Cover the dialog in Exercise 11. Look at the icons and practice. 13 In pairs, offer each other some drinks. A: Would you like o drink?

B: Ves,.

UNIT 2

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ow oíd ¡s he? Reading 1 Say what you know about the people in the quiz photos. A: He's an actor. B: She's American.

QUIZ: Know your celebrities! Who are these people?

She's from Mississíppi, USA. She's on TV a lot, but she isn't an actress now.

He's from North America but he isn't American — he's Canadian.

She's a TV presentar and writer. She's famous for her charity work. She's about 55 years oíd.

He's a famous actor, and he's in many movies, including Speed and three Matrix movies. He's about 45 years oíd.

He's an American from Seattle. He's very famous, but he isn't a movie star. He's the president of an important company. He's about 55.

She's from Medellín in Colombia, but she's ftuent in Arabic, English, Italian, Portuguese, and, of course, Spanish. She's a famous singer and a very good dancer, too. She's about 30.

2 Take the quiz. Match photos A-F with texts 1-4.

Listening s Listen to Ana and Leo. Which two celebrities are they talking about? Check (/) the correct photos in the quiz.

4 Listen again and check (/) the questions you hear.

1a b 20

How oíd is she? How oíd ¡s he?

2 a Q Is she an actress? b \^2 Is hean actor?

3 a C1 Where's she from? b F1 Where's he from?

9 Match sentences 1-6 and sentences a-f.

Grammar 5 Study the texts in Exercise 1 and questions in Exercise 4. Complete the Grammar box with is, isn't, or 's.

1 Gemma Ward isa famous model.

e_

2 Angelina Jolie's American and about 35. 3 Ryan Reynolds is a famous Canadian actor.

Verb¿>e + (he, she, it)

4 My newcar's ayellow VW.

O

5 Orinan Pamuk's a writerfrom Istanbul. from the USA. Brazilian.

He/She/lt

6 TheStatueof Liberty ¡sin New York, USA. a He's about 55 and a Nobel Prize winner. b It's about 120years oíd.

He/She/lt

he/she/it

30 (years oíd), from Colombia.

c It's from the Leipzig factory in Germany.

Canadían? from Córdoba?

e She's about 22 and from Perth, Australia.

O Yes,

d He's from Vancouver in British Columbia and is about 35.

f

She's a beautiful ex-model and now a famous actress.

10 In groups, talk about these people and things.

he/she/it

O No,

he/she/it

O Where

he/she/it from?

How oíd

he/she/it?

Contractions he's = heis she's = she is

¡t's = it is where's = where is

Pronunciation [) Listen, repeat, and link the words. I s h e .. Isshe .. Is ¡t..

Speaking 7 Play TELEPATHY. A: Turn to p. 68. Choose a Job. B: Guess who A is thinking about. How many guesses do you need? B: Isita man ora womon? A: A woman.

A: Who'sthis?/Whafsthis? B: Thisis... He/She/it's a(an) ... /1 don't know!

B: Is she a receptionist?

A: Where's he/she/it from?

A: Ves, correct. / No, sorry, think again.

B: O think) He/She/lt's from .../l'm not sure. A: How oíd is he/she/it?

8 Look at Exercise 1 again. In pairs, talk about the other two celebrities in the quiz.

B: (I think) He/She/lt's (about)..

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¡s music, her show, their charities Reading 1

3 Listen and read about Elton John and Oprah Winfrey. What are the ñames of their charities?

Sir Elton John's millions for charity Elton John is famous for his music, his glasses—and now his charity work! Elton's charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundution, raises millions of pounds for AIDS reseaich.

Oprah—not one charity, but three! Oprah Winfrey's TV show has millions of fans. And Oprah Winfrey's three charities-The Oprah Winfrey Foundation, Oprah Winfrey's Ángel Network, and The Oprah Winfrey Operating Foundatíon-raise millions of dollars.

2 Study the texts in Exercise 1. Match the phrases with 's and the correct meanings (1-4). 1 the charity of Elton John 2 the moneyof Elton John 3 the charities of Oprah Winfrev 4 the TV program of Oprah Winfrey

3 In groups, connect the things in the photos with the celebrities in Lesson 2B. Use their ñames with 's, and the words in the photos A-I. A: / thinkphoto A is Russell Crowe's Osear.

f{|

B: Yes, logree. And I think photo Fis... C: No, I think it's..

wife

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ager

2C 4

Read Kate and Leo's membership forms and sentences (1-9). Write K (Kate), L (Leo), or U (UNICEF). 1 [u] Theiraddress is 125 Maiden Lañe.

United States Fund for UNICEF United States Fund for UNICEF

125 Maiden Lañe—New York—USA Tel. 212 686 5522 Fax. 212 779 1679

[email protected]

125 Maiden Lañe—New York—USA Tel. 212 686 5522 Fax. 212 779 1679 ¡[email protected]

2 [ j Herlast ñame is Dixon. 3 Q Hislast ñame ¡síackson. 4 O Heraddressis 229 Pine Street. 5 Q Hishomenumberis2l5 7568594.

Membership form Membership form ÑAME". ADDRESS:

HOME TEL.:

6 O Hercellphonenumberis 2158594002.

Kate Dixon 229 Pine St. Phüadelphia

ÑAME:

Leo Jackson

ADDRESS:

231 Pine St.

8 [ ] His e-mail address is [email protected].

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia

2158596630

Pennsylvania 2157568594

CELLPHONE: 2158594002 E-MAIL: [email protected]

HOME TEL.:

7 [ ] Theír office is ¡n New York.

9 D Theírfaxnumberis2127791679. [email protected]

CELLPHONE: 2157567721 E-MAIL:

jax o [email protected]

at

dot

Grammar 8 (]_]/ Look at the picture from your teacher.

5 Complete the Grammar box with the words

in the box.

1 You have one minute to memorize the people and things in the picture.

•HMMHMm^^HMMHM|^^^H

her

his

my

their

your

2 In pairs, say ifthethingsare nexttothecorrectperson.

Singular possessives l'maTVjournalist.

A: This is correct. It's hís bag.

home number i 945 6723.

B: Ves, but these aren't his coins.

Do you have a cell phone? What's

phone number?

mu' i Bill's not* here.

What's

contact number?

Oprah'sa star.

What's

website address?

That's my cat.

What's ¡ts ñame?

FIRST ÑAME

Plural

LAST ÑAME

We're Russian.

Our hometown is St. Petersburg.

CELL PHONE NUMBER

What's

HOMETOWN

They'remarried.

new address?

9 In pairs, ask questions to complete the profíle. Profile of my partner

E-MAIL ADDRESS FAVORITE CHARITY

AB, p. 88. Ex. 3

FAVORITE THREE POSSESSIONS

Speaking

10

Change pairs. Ask about your new partner's oíd partner.

\) Listen. Who are these questions about? Write 1, 2, or 3.

A: What's his / her ñame?

Kate G

B: Ifs . . .

Leo [T

UNICEF ^

7 In pairs, ask and answer about Kate, Leo, and UNICEF. Use the Information on the membership forms in Exercise 4. Count your partner's mistakes! A: What's Kate's last ñame? B: It's Dixon. And what's her address?

A: And what's his /her...?

He's my friend.

) Is he single?

8

I see ... And is he ... cute?

Kate: Yes, he does.

Polly: Kate: Oh yeah, he's cute!:-) Polly: Kate: Well, I think he does ...:-)

How do you say the expressions in yellow in your language?

Grammar 3 Look at Polly's questions 1, 2, 3, and 6 and Kate's answers. Complete the Grammar box.

sent simple (he, she)

O He

speaks Japanese

speakSpanish.

She

lives ¡n Australia.

live in Australia.

he she

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speak English? live in Australia?

Yes,

he she

No,

Pronunciation 4 (i ) Complete dialogs 1-4. Listen and repeat. How do you pronounce: 1 Does he/she in the questions? 2 does/doesn't in the answers? Polly: Really?

workon W?

eat meat

singor dance well

2 Kate: Tim works a lot. work on Sundays?

Polly: I see.

be a sports fan play a musical ¡nstrument

Kate: Yes, 3 Kate: My friend Ana's from Brazil. _ speakEnglish well? .

Polly: Great!

have children have a pet

7 The same or different? In pairs, find five differences between Matt and Megan.

4 Kate: And Ana has a new car! Kate: No,

X

workín soap operas

smoke

Kate: No,

Kate: Yes,

Megan

Matt workout a lot

1 Kate: Tim's a journalist.

Polly: Oh!_

6 v 1 Get a card from your teacher. Read the information about one of the actors. Complete the chart with / (Yes), / (No) or ? (I don't know).

drive very fast?

A: Does Matt work out a lot?

.

B: Ves, he does. AB,p.95.Ex. 1

A: Megan works out a lot, too. 5o that's the same. OR

A: Megan doesn't work out a lot So that's one difference.

Speaking 5 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

Writing 8 Write five sentences about someone you know well. Use the phrases in the box. like (

imals)

speakEnglish

be a sports fan

live alone

píay (soccer/the pi no)

have a car/ bike

eat/ drinka lot

cook / dance well

work out a lot

stay home / go out a lot

smoke

read / use a computer a lot

The father in my nost family. He doesn't like dogs. He has a small car.

He..

1 Who arethey?

9 In pairs, ask and answer about the person in Exercise 8.

2 Whatdo they do?

A:

3 Where are they from? 4 Whatdo you know about their personal lives?

Who'sthe person?

B:

The father in my host family.

Does he like dogs? Yes, he.../Yes, Ithinkso. Really? Does he...?

No> he doesn 'l

know. / \

/' d o n Y

UNITS

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Lookat the time! Listening

Your TV Cuide

2 Listen to Tim and Ana at work. Look at the TV guide.

1 Complete the speech bubbleswith, late and ti red. 2 Gírele Ana'sfavorite TVprogram on the TV guide.

TV Listings on August 9, 2010

Saturday : Sunday : Monday: Tuesday : Wednesday : Thursday : KMW

ABC

3 Whattype of program is ¡t?

17 ;00 Judge Judy 17 ,25 Newsround (More...)

11:00

4 WhydoesAnasayshelikes this program?

17 :35 The Weather (More...)

11:10 11:35 12:00

18 :OO Local News (More...) 18 :30 World News (More...) 19 ;00 The Hunt Show (More...) 19 ¡30 Days of Our Lives (More.. 20 :00 Cabot Cove Mysteries: Limbo (More.-.) :30 Crime Scene: Pushing Their Luck (More...)

:00 News at Ten (More...)

Oh, no! l'm really_

2 What time is it? Complete the answers for each time. 8:00

It's

7:30

It's seven

5:15

It's

14:50 It'stwo

o'clock.

14:10 14:45

Danger Mouse: The Trip to America (More...) Sesame Street (More...) The Munsters (More...) Film: The Hawaiians (1970) (More...} Hands on Nature: Barrier Reefs (More...) Escape to the Country (More...)

15:45 Sports Center (More...) 16:30 Ready Steady Cook {More...) 17:15 The Weakest Link

/

3 Listen to Tim and Ana. Check (/) the correct option.

1 What time ¡s ¡t? . • It's half past.

fífteen. = It's a quarter past

. = It's ten to

a G 6:40

b ÜJ 7:20

c C 7:30

2 What time does her program start?

a D 7:35

b G 7:30

C H 7:45

4 \?¿* What's the time? Word Bank 10, p. 73. 38

Speaking

Grammar

5 Play RACE THE CLOCKI A: Say all the times on the TV guide in one minute to your partner. Switch roles. B: Say all the times in one minute. Use the other "system."

9 Look at the Grammar box and complete sentences 1-4 with at, at about, or on.

A: Five o'clock, five twenty-ftve... B: Five o'clock, twenty-five past five...

Pronunciation

What channel

What time does ¡t

start? end?

Friday. s on MTV.

6 Listen to your teacher. Repeat and link the words. What time is ¡t?

is it on?

When

It's one o'clock.

startsat 6:15 p.m. endsat about 7:30.

7 iy,1 Play BIG BEN. Get cards from your teacher. A: What time isit? B: It's twenty to eight. A: You mean ¡t's seven forty? B: Yes, that's right!

Listenmg 5;

1 We use

forexact times,

2 We use

fordaysand channels.

3 Weuse

foran approximate time.

4 We can say "on on" too! For example, Question: When's it ? Answer: It's on _ _Tuesdays

5 p.m.

AB, p. 96. Ex.

Listen to Tim and Vicki. Complete the TV Guide.

Speaking

The Pía

10 In groups, find common favorite programs. A: What's your favorite TV program? B:...

C: What channel is ¡ton? B: (It's on) on ...

D: When is ¡ton?

B: (It's on) on ... A: What time does itstart/ end? B: (Itstarts/ends) at (about)..

UNIT 3

39

What time do you get up< Speaking 1

6 What do you do every day? Word Bank 11, p. 74.

2 Ask your classmates questions 1-8 below. Find a different person for each activity and write their ñames. A: Do you ...?

B: Ves, .../No, ...

before

ter

A ¡s before B. 11 ¡safterlO.

t ggtwp before 6: 2. listen tottoe radío ÍM rbe 3 taká a sbokver before breakfasf

5 bai/e a b/g 6 gef home before 7:OOp.wi. 7 sfwdy anorher \anguage 8 do fheir homework

3 In groups, compare your findings. A: ¿ars gefs up 6e/bre 6:00 a.m. B: /?/fa doesn't hove a big lunch.

Reading Listen and read the movie review. Answer questions 1-4. 1 What and who ¡s the review about? 2 What type of man ¡s he? Find two negative adjectives and one positive adjective ¡n the review. 3 Are his books, the movie, and his life all romantic? 4 Do you know the movie? Would you like toseeit(again)?

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In the romantic comedy, As Good as It Gets, Melvin Udall (Jack Nicholson) is a horrible man. He's a successful writer of romantic stories, but he has no love in his life and he doesn't have any family or friends. He does exactly the same thíngs every day. He has breakfast in the same restaurant at the same table at the same time and with the same waitress, Carol (Helen Hunt), every day. For breakfast, he always eats sausages, bacon, and eggs and drinks coffee. He doesn't work in an office. He writes on his computer at home from Monday to Friday. He works a lot! On the weekend, Melvin stays at home. He reads a lot, plays the piano, and doesn't have a social life. Melvin is a difficult man but, before the movie ends, he changes. He helps Carol, she starts to like him, An excellent movie. Don't miss it.

Grammar

7 In pairs, ask and answer questions to complete the text.

Present simple (he, she) Wh- questions and answers

A: Whattime does Metvin ...? start work?

What time What

does

he

do in the morning?

she

work?

Where

B; At (about)...

8 In pairs, look again at p. 74. Use the pictures to ask and answer about your typical day. A: What time /When /What do you usually... ?

starts work at seven a.m. B: At (about) ...

He

goes to school in the morning.

She

9 Tell the class about your partner. Are you (very) similar or (really) different?

works in the theater.

5 Look at the Grammar box and complete the questions about the review. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. do?

1 What 2 What

wríte? breakfast?

3 Where have

4 What does

breakfast?

5 When

work?

6 Where

work?

7 What instrument

he

10 Talkin groups. A: Think about a person you know well. Say if it's a man or a woman. Group: Ask for information about A's person. Guess who it is. A: My person ¡s a man / woman.

What does he /she...? What time does he/she...?

doon the

8

A: I thinkNina's very different/similar to me. She ...

Where does he/she...?

weekend?

Is he /she your... ? Does he /she...?

Speaking 6 \. Getmore information about Melvin. Read the information and complete half the text.

Here's a typical day in Melvin's ufe: He gets up at !1)____ a.m. and takes a shower. At about(2)__ a.m. he goes to the same restauran! and has breakfast. He finishes at exac t'y Í3) -

. He starts work at (4)_

p.m. and finishes at about (5) A * (6

.

p.m. he has dinner and at exactly —

p.m. he watches the news on TV. He

goes to bed at (8)

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He always leaves home early Listening 1

4 Do you watch a lot of TV? In pairs, ask and answer. Do you watch similar programs?

: 8 Listen to Kate and Ana on the phone. Check (iways busy.

B: That's one thing they have ¡n common. We need four more things.

He's a chef, and he has a restaurant in Philadelphía. He always leaves home very early. He usually works late. He doesn't usually work on Sundays. He sometímes plays tennis on the weekend. He never misses a chance to visit Italy.

9 In pairs, use always, usually, sometimes, or never to talk about these activities. Find three things you have in common. Then tell the class. 1 work (late on Fridays) 2 play (socceron the weekend) 3 stay home (¡n the evening) 4 go shoppmg(on Saturdays)

Circle the correct option, before or after.

5 watch (soap operas)

Always, usuolly, sometimes, never go:

6 have a big (lunch)

1 before/after the verb be. 2 be/ore/a/terotherverbs.

A: I sometimes work lote on Fridays. What about you? B: / never work late on Fridays! I always go home early. 10 In pairs, talk about a "busy" person you know. Ask and answer about: • ñame / nationality / age / family / occupation • daily routine: morning / afternoon / evening • weekends

Go to Phrasebook 3 p. 78 ^>

GotoEssential Grammar 3 p. 116

UNIT 3

43

Review 1 Complete the sentences. Are they requests (R) or suggestions (S)? 1 Let's have a party on_ Saturday. 2 Can I have

cappuccíno. please?

3 Can you open 4 .

Windows, please?

watch a DVD later.

5 Can I speak 6

Trida, please?

vou meet me thís afternoon?

D D D D

Complete the dialog with two requests and one suggestion from Exercise 1. Listen and check. In pairs, practice it. Change the ñames and times. Mac:

Can (1) _

_

. Trida,

_

1 eat—-^^^ 2 go

a a party ***"

b sausages and eggs

3 stay

c to music

4 have

d timeonline

5 listen

e video games

6 play

f TVorDVDs

7 spend

g home

8 watch

h out with friends

A: / go out with friends on Saturdays.

Trida: This is Trida.

B: My sister spends time online in the evenings.

Mac: Helio, Trida. It's Mac.

6 Complete the dialogs. Practice in pairs.

Trida: Oh, ni, Mac! Mac: Listen.(2)

1 A: My friend Julia's an actress.

meet methis

B: Really? Doesshe workin the movies?

Trida: Sure, I can. Come over to my house. Is five o'clockgood foryou? Mac:

5 Match the verbs (1-8) and phrases (a-h). In pairs, tell your partner three true sentences about you and three true sentences about a person you know.

A: Yes, she does. She works on TV, too.

It's perfectlThankyou very much. Hey, listen. (3) watch , later. What about Mission Impossible 3?

2 A: My car's very oíd. It doesn't go very fast. B:

have a CD player?

A: No, it doesn't. I think I need a new car!

Trida: Oh, er... OK, why not?

3 A: Paolo's in Germany.

Mac: Great! See you later.

B: Great!

Trida: See you. Bye.

speak Germán?

A: No, he doesn't. But he speaks a little English.

Pronunciation. Listen and write 1, 2, or 3. Listen again and repeat. 2

1 - /Z/

2 = /s/

4 A: Mysister'sin]apan. B: Great!

3 = /.z/

a Jackwatchesa lotofTV. b He reads a lot of magazines, too.

[3]

„__ speakjapanese?

A: Yes, very well. Her partner is from Tokyo.

c He likesSpiderman.

Get cards from your teacher. In pairs, find out more about Tim.

d Spiderman wears a special suit.

A: Does Tim/ he... ? B: Yes, he does. / No, he doesn'

e Peter Parker relaxes on the weekend. f Storm works as a teacher.

^ How do you pronounce the vowels in these words? Word Bank 6C, p. 69.

g Batman has a fantastic car.

now

h Jack'sdogrunsvery fast. i Jack's cat drinks a lot of milk.

4 l[J Play WHO is IT? Get cards from your íeacher. Talk about the people on the cards.

pair

we're

coins

tourist

9 Can you remember the ñames of ten everyday activities? Word Bank 11, p. 74. have breokfast Unit 3 Soné:

ts just wanna have fíin, Cyndi Lauper

To find the words, google lyric + the ñame of the song. Tofind the video, google video + the ñame of the song and singer.

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10 In pairs, ask and answer questions with the phrases in the box. Remember three interesting things about your partner to tell the class.

have a ¡aptop like computers

have wifi use computers a lot

spend a lot of time online watch music videos cali people on Skype

chat

make CDs go to internet cafés

buy things online read the news

13 In groups of three, imagine a typical day in Sarah's life. Use Word Bank 11 to make sentences about her day.

play games watch DVDs

have a favoríte website? A: Do you chatón the internet? B: Yes, a lot. / Yes, a little. /No, I don't. A: Who with?

S i l Put the words in order. In pairs, talk about your favorite radio station and programs. 1 radio program / what's / favorite / your What's

_?

2 is / station / on / what / it 7

3 on / when / it / is 7

4 does / time / start / what / it 7

5 end / w h a t / it / does /time

? A: What's your favorite radio program? B: It's ...

u 12 Circle the correct option. In pairs, practica the dialog. Change Livia's words to make them true for you. Roger: What do you usually do (1) /n/on Mondays? Lívia: Well, I get up {2}from / at about seven o'clock and go to work.

(4) o/fer/fo

( 5 ) from/befare

5:30.

1 I have lunch at home 2 I work out

5 I drive

6 I 12:00 untíl

Roger: And what time do you get home? Livia: I usually go out with some fríends [6)after /befare work, so l'm home (7)from /at about eight. GotoWriting3p.62^

/ never have lunch at home from Monday to Friday.

4 I use a computer

Roger: Do you usually have lunch? Livia: Yes, I have lunch 1:00 p.m.

14 Make six true sentences about you. Use the words in 1-6 and always, usually, sometimes, or never. Use different days and times, too. Then compare in pairs.

3 With myfriends I talk about

Roger: What time do you start work? Üvia: I work ( 3 ) from/befare 8:30

On Mondays Sara/7 gets up atfive o'clockin the morning.

.

15 In pairs, look at Word Bank 8. Use the pictures to compare your weekends. Find five interesting differences to tell the class. A: / usually go for a run on Sundays. B: Really? I never go for a run.

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ave a good trip! Reading 1

!

What are your favorite places? Word Bank 12, p. 75.

1 Listen and read about New York City. Write T (true) or F (false). Would you like to go there?

1 New York City has a lotof places fortourists. 2 It isthe capital of New York State. 3 TheThanksgivingDay parade ¡s in November forone day. 4 Ittakesfourhourstotravelfrom Philadelphia to NYC by train.

Welcome to New York City, popu tion 8 million. New York has many fantastic buildings and monuments, lovely parks, and great stores and shopping malls. It's an exciting, modern city, but it isn't New York State's capital city (this ¡s Aíbany)! New York has excellent museums, art galleries, and theaters. You can go to great cafés and bars too, and all types of restaurants and nightclubs. New York is famous for its holiday cele tions. The Thanksgiving Day parade is on thefourth Thursday in No.er ber. It starts at 9:00 a.m. and more than 44 million people watch the parade on TV every year. Fast trains from Boston and Philadelphia to New York take about two and a half hours. A flight from Philadelphia or Boston to La Guardia or JFK airports takes about one hour and 15 minutes. Visit www.nyc.tourist.com or www.ilovenv.com

Listening 3

\s has a class project about New York City. He phones Visitor Information. Listen and complete the times.

4

l Now Lars tries the Visitor Center in Philadelphia. Listen and complete the times on the brochure.

Some opening and closing hours in New York City (April to October)

For inforrr¿ion for tourists, go to:

vices

NYC's Official Visitor Information Center 810 Seventh Avenue New York, NY10019

Department stores and shopping malls

Opening and closing times Monday -

8:30 a.m. -

Open

Sunday

7:00 p.m.

Sun

(i)

8:00 p.m. or

Mon-Sat

(2)

p.m.

Guggenheim Museum

(3)

Not open 10:00 a.m.

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Days

11:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

a.m. -

Cióse

(5)

Mon-Wed / Fri

(i) Sat

Grammar Whattime?+ Present simple (¡t, they)

5

Study the Grammar box and complete the questions. Listen, check, and repeat. s

1 Whattime open on Sundays?

theshopping malls

2 Whattime on Saturdays?

the museum cióse

does

¡t

opens closes leaves arrives

open? cióse?

Whattime

at

leave?

do

they

arrive?

They

open cióse leave arrive

AB, p. 100. Ex. 1

6

M Get a card from your teacher. In pairs, talk about other opening and closing hours in New York City. A: What time does / do... open / cióse on ...? B: It opens / clases / They open / cióse at...

Speaking 7 In groups, talk about the opening hours in your country. Are they similar to the USA? banks

museums

nightctubs

shopping malls

stores

the main tourist attractions

the post office

restaurants

A: What time... open / cióse? Do banks open on Sunday in . B: l'm notsure. / \ no idea.

'J Lars decides to go to New York City for the weekend. He's now at 30th Street Station, Philadelphia. Listen and complete the ticket.

way / round Wext train 1

9 Listen again and order the dialog 1-13. Listen, check, and repeat. ] Man: Would you like a one-way ticket or round-trip? [6] Lars: Hereyouare. Man: It leaves at 9 a.m. from platform 7. _ Lars: Round-trip, please. How much is ¡t? ITj Man: Can I help you? J Lars: Thank you very much. \Ü] Man: At 11.15 a.m.

J Lars: Yes, can I have a ticket to New York City, please? Man: Thank you. Here's your ticket. Lars: And what time does ¡t arrive? O Man: $62.

:8^ Lars: Whattime does the nexttrain leave, please? ^ Man: Have a good trip!

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Get a card from your teacher. In pairs, buy train tickets. 47

When's your birthdayí Reading 1

Dopera

|_J Get a card from your teacher. Read about one of the music festivals. Check (/} the types of music they play. Use the words in the box.

country

j heavy metal Jclassical

pop jazz

rock

FEsrnnu, ¿IA77; l.il¡iil»iii'¿li International Festival San Miguel Chamber Mnsír Festival Montreal Infernatíonal Ja//, I csfii¡il

RioTimoAlcan

2 In groups, talk about the festivals. 1 Ask and answer about each.

2 Lookatthethree cardstogether.

a Where ¡s ¡t?

a Find the ñames oftwo months.

and

b Howold ¡s ¡t?

and

c How long ¡s ¡t (how many days / weeks)?

b Find two dates.

d Whattype of music do they play?

c Which instrument does the picture on the card show?

Pronunciation 3 1 í/ Listen and write the months in the correct word stress box. Jo nurtfy Apríl July October

reDruary May August November

The months

fvlo rcn June Scptembor December

•••

•

¡anuanj

Marcb

••

••

•••

September

Grammar 4 \ How do you say the dates in Exercise 2? Complete the ordinal numbers. Listen, check, and repeat. Ordinal numbers

Ist 2nd 3rd 4th

5th 6th

fírst second third fourth fifth th th

7th

8th 9th lOth

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eighth n¡n th

llth 12th 13th

e : en twelf

20th 21st 22nd 23rd

twentieth twentvtwentv-

l What's the date today? th

I think it's the...

-third

30th

We write: SeptemberZth September 7

31st

We say:

(It's) September seventh.

Pronunciation

Speaking

5

7

' Listen and repeat. Be careful with "th." 1 Rfth Avenue and Fourth Street

J Get a card from your teacher. When's Independence Day? Ask and answer. A: When's Independence Day in Argentina? B: It's on]uly9th. When's Independence Dayin Brazil?

8 When are the festivals and celebrations in your country? Are they public holidays?

2 20th Century Fox 3 thirteen months

In the USA, Volentine's Day is on February 14th. Butitisn'ta public hotiday.

4 1303 and 1333 5 Ihirty-three thousand people think Thursdayistheirthirtieth birthday. Thursday is my 30th birthday.

What other English words do you know with the th spelling? 6 Look at the Grammar box and complete the sentences.

9 ! ° Emma works with Ana and Tim. Listen to Emma and Ana and check (/) the correct option. 1 When's Tim's birthday? ^] On Thursday

^| In October j

| On September 4th

2 What type ofmusicdoesTim like?

Dates

^)azz

^¡Opera

When's US Independence Day? Months

It's in July.

Dates

It'son July 4th.

Days

10 When are your birthdays? Stand up and ask your class. Organize yourselves into a line across the class from birthdays in January to birthdays in December.

When's your birthday?

A: When's your birthday?

It'sonSunday!

B:Ofs)On.../ln... A: OK. So you're befare me. My birthday's on ...

1 New Year's Eve ¡s 31st.

December

2 Thanksgiving Day in the USA is the fourth Thursday November. ,p. 101. Ex. 2^

11 Before you sit down, tell the class your birthdays. Which is a) the most common month for birthdays and b) the most common date for birthdays? We have four birthdays in March and three birthdays on the 23rd!

Umr4

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Musicals? 1'm sorry, I really hate them Listening 1 Kate's at Tim's birthday party. Listen to extracts from the dialog. Check (•/) Kate's favorite types of movies and music.

Movies thrillers

westerns

2 Circle two types of movie and two types of music that you usually like in Exercise 1. Put an X next to one type of movie and one type of music that you don't usually like. Find someone in the class who's the same as you. A: What types of movie do/don'tyou usually like? B: / like thrillers. The Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 is my favorite movie. 2 Kate's talking to Tim at the party. Listen and number the adjectives ín the order you hear them (1-8).

j awesome

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^\g

_ excellent

^\s

Qj good

H great

]] horrible

~^\g

4C 4 Read and complete the dialog with do, of,for, oris. you like thissong?

PrOPUnCÍ3t¡On

Tim:

So, Kate,tl}

Kate:

Oh, that's Justin Timberlake. He's very good.

Tim:

Yes, I like him a lot! How about Bruce Springsteen? I think he's fabulous.(2) you like him, too?

2 She bates us.

Kate:

Oh yes. Justin and Bruce are great. I love them!

3 Do you l¡ke her?

Tim:

Your favorite type (3) rock, then.

4 I don't like ¡t.

Kate:

Yes, I like it very much. And country, too. They're my favorites.

Tim:

And Í5)

Kate:

Yes! Mv favorite actress (6] Scartett Johansson. What Í7) vou think (8) her?

Tim:

Oh, she's awesome. 1 like her, too. And what type (9) movies Í10) you like?

Kate:

Thrillers, musicals ... But not science fíction movies. 1 don't like them. They're horrible!

__ music t4)

7 ' 3 ' Listen and circle the stressed word in each sentence. Listen again and repeat. 1 I love you.

5 We like them. 6 Do you love me?

vou like movies?

Tim:

Come on. Kate. Science fiction |u) excellent! (12) examole. the Matrix movies are very ¡nteresting. Now, musicals?! l'm sorry, I really hate them. They're boring!

Kate:

Boring? No way. What about Dreomgirls, (13) example, or Hairspray or Chicago or Crease...?

Grammar

Speaking 8 '4j' Get a card from your teacher. In pairs, talk about Kate and Tim. Are they very similar? A: Whatdoes Kate/ Tim thinkof...? B:He/She...

9 What do you think? Write two ñames for each category. In groups, ask and answer. movie: movie star (man): movie star (woman): rockband:

5 Read the dialog in Exercise 4 again. Draw lines to make true sentences.

singer (man): singer (woman):

Justin a lot. Tim

Kate

©© loves

Justin and Bruce.

©likes © doesn't like

rock music very much. Scarlett Johansson, too.

©© hates

science fiction movies.

What do you think of...?

musicals.

6 Study the dialog in Exercise 4 again. Complete the Grammar box with the pronouns in yellow. Objectpronouns Subject

Object

! think

he's she's it's they're

love him. (don't) like her. hate it. don't know them.

great. awesome. horrible.

me you

you

he she ¡t

we

US

Be careful! What do you thinkof rap? / I líke it. X Ktke. What do you think ofShakira? / I like her. XHtkeshe.

they UNIT 4

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Swimming is my favorite activity Reading 1 Take íhe quiz. In pairs, compare your answers.

Sports Quiz

Can you swim? Do you like swimming? What do you know about swimming? 1 The number one sports activity in the world is

a playing soccer.

2 Only one sport has more Olympic medals than swimming. Is i t . . . 3 Michael Phelps and Jenny Thompson swim for 4 When you swim for 30 minutes you use about

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a Australia,

b swímming,

a track and 'field?

b Ganada,

a 200 calones,

c cycling. b boxing?

c the USA.

b 300 calones,

c 400 calones.

c gymnastics?

2 Read the article to check your answers. Match the words in yellow and definitions 1-5. Do you agree that it is "the perfect exercise"?

Grammar 5 Look at the sentences in Exercise 3 and complete the Grammar box. Verb + -ing for activities

Swimming ¡s the number one recreational activity in the world—yes, more people swim than play soccer or play golf or basketball!

Activity

It's very excitlng to watch, too! Millions of TV fans watch the 34 swímming events at the Olympic Games. They love seeing swimmers like Americans Michael Phelps (six gold medals in Athens in 2004 and eight golds at the Beijing Olympics in 2008) and Jenny Thompson (12 Olympic medals, eight of them gold). Only track and field has more Olympic medals. Swimming is an excellent way to work out, relax, and loseweight, too. Swimming for half an hour uses about 300 calones. It's the perfect exercise for all ages. Why don't you go swimming today?

English is great!

Plav

soccer is fun.

1

hate

do

homework.

My wife

loves

watch

TV.

We

prefer

stav

home in the evening.

Do you

like

eo

to the movies?

AB,p.l03. Ex.l^

6 4-14 What do you like doing? Word Bank 13, p. 76.

Speaking

1 An adjective: ¡t means "free time": _ 2 An adjective + noun: what you get if you are first in an Olympic event: 3 A verb + noun: forexample, to go from 110 pounds to 100 pounds:

7

5 In groups of three, listen to Kate and Ana talking. Check (/} what they like doing. A: Check (/) the information about Ana. B: Check (/) the information about Kate. C: Check (/) the information about Leo.

4 A noun: people who love a sport, team, person, etc.: 5 A noun: one of the competitions in a sports program:

Ana Kate Leo

Speaking 3 Match the sentences and the photos in Exercise 1. Then check (/) the sentences you agree with. 1 Swimming is my favorite Olympic event. l'marealfan.

Learn

ft

*

8 Talk about the information you have. What do Ana and Kate agree to do?

A: Ana likes swimming. She loves... \A\ I hate dancing! But ¡t's a good way to B: Kate...

loseweight. 3 My favorite recreational activity is walking. 4 Weight írainingis good exercise, but really boring! [ 1 5 I like different ways of working out, but I prefer running.

C: Leo... 9 In groups, talk about your three favorite activities. Are they very similar? A: / love going to the gym, tistening to music, and cooking formyfamily. And you?

4 In pairs, compare your ideas. A: I don'tagreewith number 2.1 love dancing. I doñee every weekend. B: I agree wt'th number 2.1 like music, butlcan'tdance!

UNIT4

53

e goes running once a week Reading 1 What do you think? Gírele your opinión. In pairs, compare your opinions. 1 My weight isfine. I need/ don't needto lose weightat the moment. 2 Goingon a diet/s//sn'f very difficult for me. 3 I eat /don't eat a lot of junkfood (hamburgers, no.dogs, French fries, pizza, etc.). 4 Ipre/er/c/on'fpre/ereatinglasagna to catinga salad. 5 Workingout/s//sn'fan ¡mportant part of my life. 6 Ipre/er/Gfon'fpre/erworkingoutto staying home and watchingTV.

2 Look at the ad and Jim Ransom's photo. Which sentences from Exercise 1 do you think are his opinions, a) before and b) after bis "success story"?

Listening 3 •'.

l6

Listen to Jim and complete his personal details and weights in the ad.

Naturlife

Win $1OOO Just tell us your success story about losing weight. Please send your details and photos! Ñame: J'm Nationality: From:

Uves: Age:

Occupation:

Before—íast year:

4 Circle the correct verb. Listen to Jim again to check. 1 I do /go /play tennis. 2 I do /go /play running. 3 I do/go/play swimming. 4 I do /go/ play yoga.

5 í l7 Look at Jim's exercise calendar. How u ¡ten does he do the activities? Write 1-4. Listen, check, and repeat. Be careful with the "silent" letters in evfiy /'evri/ and of/en /'afán/ .

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a O once a week

c [

three times a week

b Qtwice a week

d I leveryotherdav

Exercise calendar

Grammar

Speaking

6 Look at Exercise 5 and complete the Grammar box.

8 Jim's friend Carmen isn't happy about his lifestyle. So she tries to find help. Read her message to Dr. Sane's "Solutions" page. What does Carmen think the problem is?

Frequency do

l/you/we/they

play...? go ...?

How often does

he/she/it

Once

do...? 7

day.

times

week. month.

Solutions to difficult problems!

year.

Every Never.

Remembertouse: p/flyforgames go for activíties (verb + -ing) do for other physical activities

7 How often do you do these things? In groups, find similarities.

Q: Crazy about exercise My friend Jim never stops working out, and I don't think that's mal! Can you help him? Carmen A:

Dr. Sane's answer Dear Carmen It's good to go running or swimming often, to do sít-ups regularly and to play games like tennis. It's healthy to do ae'übics sometimes and some weight training (1) , too. But tell your friend that it's important to do other things, too. Here are my suggestions to him: • Go to the movies(2) i i and watch a different type of movie each time. • Listen to music every day—classical music at least [_j. • Go dancing with friends(4) \_\. • Spend of Diana Krall? her. She's an excellent Jazz (8)

A: Who's |9) American?

? I don't knowher. Is she

14 In groups, ask and give opinions in the same way. Use the words in the box. TVprograms actors bands and singers movies soap operas politicians writers cities songs athletes

15 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of frequency in parentheses. 1 You're late, (often)

2 They go for a run in the morning. (often)

3 Chris goes shopping on Saturdays. (hardly ever)

4 His classes are boring. (hardly ever)

GotoWriting4p. 63

UNir4

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Completing a form 1 Look at this form for a language school. Underline 10 mistakes with CAPITAL LETTERS and spellíng.

BASTÓN SCHOOL OF ENGLISH Student Title: Mr. / Mrs. /(Ms)

First ñame: Ynaria

Last ñame: ivemov

Nationality: russi'im Passport / Driver's license number: ^í~7^2.&8(>3

Job: fm a styiidentofEconomics atmoscow Sfate Univevsity. Home address: House / Apartment number: /9

Street: Gogof $ff., 27 City: mosCOW Country: rMSSia

Zip code: /2.7IO6

Phone number: (OO7 95) 54^68OO/ Languages: / speak. russían and a Irttfe english. I wantto learn English^rmy/o^/fo trave! / to study/ to transíate tfo meetpeople^) Signature:M¿»n¿» Ivanov

Wrltingtíp Use capital letters for ñames, countries, cities, natíonalities, languages, and the pronoun /. My name's Ahmed. l'm Egyptían. l'm from Cairo in Egypt, and I speakArabic and English.

2 You're in Philadelphia to study English. Circle the correct options and complete the form. Be careful with CAPITAL LETTERS and spelling.

BASTÓN SCHOOL OF ENGLISH Student Tltte: Mr. / Mrs. / Ms.

First ñame:

Last ñame:

Nationality:

Passport / Driver's license number: lob: Home address: House / Apartment number:

Street: City: Country: ____„

Zíp code:

Phone number: Languages: _ wantto learn English for my Job /to travel /to study/to transíate/to meetpeople. Sign ature:

3 Give your form to another student to check for you. 4 Give it to your teacher. 60

An ad for an e-pal 1 Read the ad and complete Haluk's information in the form. If you can't find the information, put an X.

E-pal wanted to practice English! Hi!

I'm Haluk Yilmaz and I'm Turkish. I'm 19 years oíd. I nave two brothers and a sister. I live with my parents in a big apartment in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. I'm a student and I study Computer Science at Hacettepe University. I study English at a language school on Monday and Wednesday evenings, too. I need to practice my English because I want to travel. On the weekend, I usually play soccer. I like sports a lot. On Saturday evenings I go out with friends. We talk, dance, you know, typical students! On Sundays, I watchTV. I smoke a little and I drink a lot of tea. Please write to me! Thanks! © [email protected]

2 Read the Writing tip and study the words in yellow in the ad in Exercise 1. Match each example to a rule, 1-5. a sister = rule 1 (one sister).

Writing tip The article 1 Useo/f/ieforsingularnouns: a = one—/ have a dog. 2 Use a + Jobs: / want to be a lawyer. 3 Use o + lot/ little: / speak English a ¡ittle. 4 Use the to be spe fie = we know which noun: / like music = general I like the music at this party = spedfic 5 Don't use the for ñames: NOT the Harvard University.

3 Write a similar ad about you. Give the information in the chart. When you finish, compare all your sentences to Haluk's. Check each noun. a Is it singular or plural? b Does it need an article?

First ñame: Last ñame: Nationality: Age: Marital Status: Family: brothers sisters house / apartment Home: Who with?: alone / with family / with friends Home town: Pets: Occupation: Where?: Study English?: Yes / No When: Why study English? _

4 Give your ad to another student to check for you. 5 Give it to your teacher.

Weekend activities: Friday evening: _____ Saturday: Sunday: Smoke: Yes / No Drink:

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A composition 1 Read the composition about Teresa. Match the questions to the correct ]¡s ragraph, 1-4.

Paragraph Whydoyou like her or him? Who is ¡t?

Somebody I like very much 1 My mother's best friend is a wonderful woman Her narne's Teresa and she's Colombian. She comes from Medelün and is about 41. She lives with her sister in a small apartment in Lynwood, Los Angeles.

What does she or he do after work? What's her or his typical day?

8 She gets up at 6 o'clock every day. She goes to work by bus. She arrives at work at 7:30. She's a chef. She makes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. 3 She usually leaves work at seven. In the evenings 3he plays cards or watches TV. She doesn't go out a lot, but on Tuesdays she studies English. Her English is good now. 4 I think she's great! She's strong and inteUigent. Her isn't easy, but she's always very positive. I know my mother loves her.

2 Complete these sentences with and or but. _orange juice, _

1 Myfatherdrinks milk drinkteaorcoffee. 2 He has a car, _

he doesn't

he always goes to work by train.

3 He gets up at 7 o'clock _ 4 Spiderman jumps high _ hecan'tfly.

has breakfastat home. runs up buildíngs,

_

3 Read and complete paragraph 4 of another student's composition with he, he's, is, or his. I think

ti:)

always helps after (6)

Use and and but to make L-O-N-G sentences. Hername's Teresa. She's Colombian. -> Hername's Teresa and she's Colombian.

a fantastic teacher. students before and

C3)

(5)

(4)

_ spends a lot of

free time with them. s

*N

•

How many vowel sounds does American English have? Does your language have all these sounds?

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Word Bank 7 1

Your family

° Imagine this is your family tree. You are ME. Match the pictures and words, 1-12. Listen and check. my brother

[j¿] my children

mygrandmother

[7~| my grandparents

y my sister

J^] my daughter

jmyfather

3] my husband orwife [TZ| my mother

my parents

i 5 . myson

2 What is the common vowel sound? 1 brother, husband, mother, son 2 chitaren, sister 3 father, daughter, mother

3 Write the ñames of your family in the boxes in Exercise 1. If you don't have a brother, sister, or children, leave those boxes empty. If you have more, draw more boxes.

4 In pairs, introduce your family. Say their ñames and ages. A: This is my grandfather. His ñame is jorge. He's 82. He' salive. B: l'm notmarried and I don't have a son or a daughter,

If you get married, you get "¡n-laws": mother-in-law ther-in-taw, etc.

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mygrandfather

Freetime 1

; !2

Word BankS

Match the "go" phrases and pictures, 1-7. Listen and check.

H go to the beach

] go to the movies

|~n go for a watk / go for a run

I

I go to a nightclub j go out wíth fríends

| goto a restauran!

] goshopping

2 \2 Match the other verbs and pictures, 8-17. Listen and check. J cook (a meal) j have a party / havea barbecue [

I listen tomusic

I

I play (a game) j play cards j play a musical instrument

I

I read a newspaper ^] relax/ stayat home

r¿n spend timeonline |

| watch W / a DVD

Tell a partner which activities you usually do and don't do on the weekend. How many of your answers are the same? / usually go for a wolk, but I don't go for a run. And you?

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Word Bank 9

1

Match the sentences and pictures, 1-9. Which two sentences are good excuses to say "no" to an invitation? Listen and check. 4

2 Match the suggestions and the sentences in Exercise 1. a GYes! Let'scallataxi.

We're bored.

U] l'm busy.

b G Me, too. Let's have a glass of water.

We'recold.

G l'm hot.

c G OK. Let's have a sandwich.

l'm hungry.

_ We're late.

d G Well, let's play soccer.

We're sick!

] l*m (really) thirsty.

e [_ Let's stop and go home.

We're (very) t ; red!

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Adjectives

f |T] Sorry, no problem. Can I cali you again tomorrow?

The time

Word Bank 10

•[•15I What time is it? Look at the clock below. In pairs, complete the times, 1-11. Listen and check.

9-aquarter

1

8:00

JO

• PAST a quarter-3

It's eight o'clock.

2 8:15

It's eight fifteen. = It's a quarter

3

It's eight twenty. = It's twenty

8:20

eight. eight.

4 8:30

It's eight thirty. = It's half

5 8:35

It's eight thirty-five. - It's twentv

6

It's eight forty-five. =

8:45

7 9:10

It's nine ten. =

8

9:15

It's nine fifteen. =

9 9:30

It's nine thirty. = _

10 9:45

It's nine forty-five. =

11 10:00

It's ten

eight.

nme.

a quarter

nine.

past nine. past nine. past nine. to ten.

2 Cover the words and test yourself. Can you say all the times in one minute? 3 Complete with time words. 1 60 seconds

= a ni i ñute

2 60

= anhour

3 24

==aday

4 7

=aweek

5 4

=amonth

6 12

= a year

4 Learn the time expressions. ¡n at

the rnorning the afternoon the evening night

every

day week month year

this

week

next

weekend

last

year

morning tomorrow yesterday

afternoon evenmg

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Word Bank 11

Everyday activities

1 Match the "have" phrases and the red pictures. I"**"! haveasnack

_ 2

l6

[

I have breakfast

H] have dinner

I

I have lunch

Match the other verbs and pictures. Listen, check, and repeat.

.^ : workout ü get home

finish work/ school ] study/do homework

get up make dinner

I

I goto work J go to bed

start work/ school take a shower

3 Cover the words and test yourself. In pairs, talk about your "typical day" looking only at the pictures.

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Around town

1

1

Match the words and the places 1-12. Listen and check.

U a movie theater

] a language school

ü) a restaurant

a supermarket P~l a travel agency

H an airport

] a hotel

ü| a nightclub

J an aparment

j a gym

J an office

m 2

Word Bank 12

J a recreation center

i^^^^^^^^^t

i Match the words and the places 13-27. Listen and check. i

J a café

a museum

¡T3| an art gallery

I a castle ~1 amonument

ashoppingmall a bank

¡

I a theater j a bus station

_\ park ^| auniversity _ a post office

adepartmentstore a station a bar

3 How many places on this page are similar in your language? Compare with a partner. A: In Spanish, for airport, we soy "aeropuerto." 4 Cover the words and test your partner. Can you remember all 27 places on this page?

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Word Bank 13

Free-tíme activities

(J^4 Match the verbs and the pictures. Then complete the -ing form of the verbs to make activities. Listen, check, and repeat. cycle

¡"4~j chat (online)

c_

_g

U drive d

e

HI study

"

d

I

g

g

^] takephotos

g

t

drink

U dance

g

__g

_g

sleep

T sing s

s

g

~] travel (by plañe)

t_

1 work

g

w w

2 Choose four more activities you like and add them to the list. For example, from Word Bank 8 (p. 71). 13 cootiiw

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14

15

16

g

Phrasebook Unitl

Unit2

5 Listen. How do you say these phrases in your language? Transíate the phrases in pencil.

English

Your language

l'mOK./AreyouOK? Ithink... I agree. H¡./Helio. Niceto meetyou, (too). Bye. / Good-bye. I don't know. I don't remember. Excúseme, please. l'm sorry. Come in. Sorry l'm late. That's OK. Justa moment, please. Thankyou. You're vvelcome.

1 Erase "Mhe translations in Unit 1 you don't need now. ; Listen. How do you say these phrases in your language? Transíate them in pencil.

English

Your language

How do you spell that? Isthatright? Yes, you're right. Sorry, you're wrong. No problem. Would you like a drink? Yes, please. No, thanks. Hereyou are. How oíd are you? How many?

Welldone. Me, too.

Where (¡n the USA) are you from?

Sorry?

Congratuiations!

Oh, reaily?

Wow! That's 'nteresting!

I see ...

See yo u.

That's cool!

We're (not) married.

A little.

l'm single.

Alot.

No way!

(Not) very well. Great!

2 Cover the translations and test yourself. Can you remember the meaning in your language?

What aboutyou?

3 Cover the English. Look at your translations. Can you remember the phrases in English?

Have a good vacation.

Of course!

Thankyou very much. Whatelse?

3 Listen to your CD regularly and transíate the phrases in Units 1 and 2 in your mind. Can you remember them all? 77

Phrasebook Unit3

UnitA

1 Erase the translations in Units 1 and 2 you don't need now.

1 Test yourself on Units 1, 2, and 3. Erase the translations you don't need now.

2 , ] Listen. How do you say these phrases in your language? Transíate them in pencil.

2

English Can I speakto Paul, please?

Your language

' Listen. How do you say these phrases in your language? Transíate them in pencil. English Can I helpyou?

ThisisPaul.

Wouldyou like a (one-way ticket or

H¡, Paul. It's Carmen.

round-trip)?

Listen,...

How much is ¡t?

Myturn. Ready?

Whattime does thenexttrain (to Boston) leave?

Sure.

Justasecond.

Tryagain.

Anythingelse?

That'sagreatidea. Perfect! Right, then.

...you see? No ¡dea.

Seeyou later.

Whatdoyou think of (herj?

Well,...

I love ¡t.

Sorry, notjust now.

I hate them.

It'san emergency.

I prefer (soccer).

It's the same ¡n my language.

No, not really.

Forexample,...

Howoften do you (come here)?

I thinkso. I don't thinkso. You mean ... ? Don't miss ¡t!

Comeon! Only jokíng! Havea good trip. What's up?

Let's go. It's for you.

Wait a moment!

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l'm not sure. I have no idea.

Your language

Nice to meet you! Vocabulary Nouns: an actor, an actress, an airport, a book, a city, an exercise, a hotel, a movie, a ñame, a party, a photo, a restaurant, a supermarket, a TV program Adjectives: bad, exceltent, fantastic, good, OK, terrible Articles: a, an Expressions: H¡. Helio, í'm ... I think... No... Yes, I agree.

My name's ...

1 Complete with a 1

a

2

¿f restaurant

Nice to meet you, (too).

4 vj^y Put the words in the correct order. Listen and check.

party

1 Angelina jolie / good / a / actress / 's

3 ¿M airport 4

¿# actor

5

A book

6

O. city

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2 a n / party / 's / it / OK

3 fantastic / 's / Sydney / city / a (--\ ' fl J //-//n 6 V S

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10 4 supermarket

/

/ /' /

2

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5 bad / Paulo's / a / think / I / is / restaurant

2 Make sentences with It's a ... or It's an 6 *s / meet / too / níce / to / you / it

1 hotel (excellentj

Ifs an excellenf hotel. 5 Use / think... and write your opinión about:

2 supermarket (OK) It'S

«/*''

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3 4 5

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3 Complete the sentences with one word. International words

1 The Merídien's an excellent hotel. 2 The Lord ofthe Rings is a fantastic 3 Big Brother's

&*1

s>?0vf'¿

_ good TV program.

4 I think Arnold Schwarzenegger's a bad

ACÁ

5 I -fniñfí Carrefour's an OK supermarket. 6 Níceto

fhf^r

1 Underline the nouns and adjectives in the Vocabulary boxthat are similar in your language. 2 Listen to the words on your Student CD. 3 Practice the stress and pronunciaron of the words in English.

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1 Write the contractions.

4 \^ Listen. Check (/) the phrases you hear in the word web in Exercise 3.

1 I am a teacher. /*iw a teacfoer.

5 Complete the dialogs.

2 You are an excellent singer.

1 Laura: 1 £?.

7~ 3 I am not an actress.

Laura:

/•

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.

l'm Laura Wood. Nice

Teacher: 3 Carot:

5 I am sorry.

Carol:

6 I am fine, thanks. And you? #

2 Write the opposite of sentences 1-4 in Exercise 1.

OK, Lars. Come. How

3 —/

, Edward? __, thanks. And you?

l'm fine, too.

4 Teacher: Good Student:

1 okthat's

-T'

cu

.

, class!

ready?

moment, Mrs. Brooks.

6 Put the words in the correct order. Use CAPITAL letters, periods (.), and question marks (?).

1 l'm nota teacher.

2 i-0 i/ /

..

late. Can I come ¡n?

Edward:

'rt

4 _ l

Yes,

2 Student: Sorry

4 You are not a bad actor.

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book pen student taxi

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O

I / He

can

drive a moped.

box actress dictionary housewife

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You/They

can't

drive a car.

boxes actresses dictionaries housewives

6 Complete the table. Singular an address

Can/can't has one affirmative and one negativeform.

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Singular

addresses

This ¡s a good hotel.

cats

It'san I.D. card.

a party

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That's a magazine. Americans

They're phone messages.

hairbrushes

This isa cell phone.

a kiss

an English newspaper contínents

They're nice photos.

a díary

He's a pólice officer.

adollar a capital letter

They're Itatian wallets. capital letters

She's a secretary.

a credit card

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Wecan drive.

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Essential Grammar Prepositions -» 2A, 2F Days

I play tennis

on

Tuesdays.

Part of the day

We study

¡n

the morning. the afternoon. the evening.

Day + Partoftheday

I have íessons

on tíie weeKeiiu

Leí => meei

me weuh,fcMiui

I live

Milán.

Are yo u

Japan?

I"

Cities

Monday morning. Friday afternoon.

«.

Places

They work

the city.

Saythis

English, please.

Hisfirm is

on

home

Do you work

work

Pm

at

Saturday.

work.

Thursday night.

. Beijing.

the evening.

China.

Sunday evening.

home.

Capital letters

2 Study the preposition box. Gírele the correct rule and complete the examples. onday

We live

Languages

Seeyou...

1 Days of the week have small / CAPITAL letters.

Countries

¡n

1 Complete the sentence with in, on, or at.

an apartment.

__uesday

ednesday

2 Parts of the day have smaü / CAPITAL letters. in the

orning

¡n the

fternoon

at_ight

3 Languages have small / CAPITAL letters. _hmese

ParkAvenue.

_apanese

ussian

4 Street ñames have sma ü / CAPITAL letters.

home?

reen

work.

venue

_arket

treet.

Howold + verb be... ? —> 2B

3 Correct the mistake in each sentence. How oíd

am I?

l'm 20. or l'm 20years oíd.

is he / she / it?

He's / She's / It's 5 (years oíd).

are you / we/ they?

You're / We're / They're 42.

1 How oíd he(js)?

3 She's 18 years.

2 I have 22 years oíd.

4 They haven't 40.

Possessive adjectives / Possessive ('s) -> 2C Possessive I

workhere. This is

my

firm.

You

're Zac, right? What's

your

last ñame?

Jack(He)

loves

his

newjob.

Thísíslack'sfirm.

This is his firm.

Ms. Fox (She)

isn't at work today.

Her

car isn't here.

That's Ms. Fox's car.

That's her car.

New York (It)

's a fantastic city!

Its

stores are great!

We

don't have a dog.

Our

pet's a cat.

What's the cat's ñame?

What's ¡ts ñame?

Ed & Di (They)

love dogs. They're

their

favorite animáis.

That's Ed and Di's dog.

That's their dog.

4 Circle the correct option. 1 John's book = possession/ the verb be. 2 John's a teacher = possess/on/ffte verb be. 3 Possessive adjectives have / don't have a plural form (our book /our books). 4 Use Perfora man/woman. 5 Use his fora man/woman. 6 Use your fora woman only/a man ora woman. 7 English has seven / eight possessive adjectives. 8 You singular and you plural have the same / a different possessive adjective.

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5 Rewrite the sentence using an apostrophe 's.

6 Replace the ñames in Exercise 5 with possessive adjectives.

1 It's the charitvof Elton John, ífs Etton Jobn's charity.

1 Elton Jobn's = bis

2 He's the husband of Anselma.

2

3 She'sthesisterof Madonna.

3

4 Thev're the friends of Cameron Díaz.

4

5 It's a restaurantof McDonald.

5

Present simple: 1, you, we, they -» 2D, 2E Affirmatíve Where

do

What

you we they

What languages

Do

you we they

1 You We They

do? speak?

Question

•

Uve' work?

Negative

Uve... 1 work.. You have ... We speak . . . They

Uve... work.. have . . . speak . . .

don t

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Uve . . . ? , Yes, you work...? 1 have...? . we lk'V? No, th play . . . ?

do.

don't.

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9 Write your questions. Then write your short answers. Do íjou ptay tennis?

.

+ verb to make negatives.

4 Affirmative, negative, and question the same for /, you, we, and they. 5 Short answers are Yes, / _ _

or No, I

forms are

2

Italian?

.

8 Complete the table. Affirmative They work a lot.

Negative Tbey don't worka lot

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Essential Grammar Suggestions: Let's + verb —» 3A

Requests: Can I use...? Can you... ? -> 3A O

Su re. That's a good idea! OK, why not?

Can I

use

Let's have dinnertogether.

yourpen, please?

Yes, of course. Hereyou are. Certainly. Sure.

e Can you

Sorry, I can't.

lend me

No, sorry. Sorry, Idon't have

l'm busy.

1 Write (T) true or (F) false. 1 Let's ¡s a contraction of let us and ¡s a plural form. 2 Can/can't has one affirmative and one negative form for all persons. 3 To make requests, use Con + verb + pronoun, 4 Use "sorry" when you say Ves. 5 Canalso means I (don't) knowhowto. Forexample, I can swim or I can'tswim.

2 Order the words to make suggestions or requests and add a word from the box. go

lend

open

stay

3 Match the answers, a-e, to 1-5. a No, sorry, l'm tired today.

use

1 wíndow Can the please window I ? &*» I °?en ^e window píeasg?

b No, sorry, I need ¡t to go to work.

2 tonightout Let's

c That's a good idea? What'son?

3 your please you Can car us ?

d Yes, of course. It's hot today, isn'tit?

4 we Can your computer?

e Sure. Hereyou are. It's a PC. IsthatOK?

5 watch home TV at and Let's . Present simple: he, she, it -» 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 4A

4 Complete the rules with the words in the box.

^^^^^^H Negative

• Leo Ana

Uves... has... speaks...

He She

Uve... have.. speak.

1 He, she, and /íforms always end with the letter

The show

starts ..

It

start..

2 Use

Short answers

does

doesn't

s

everyday

Ana it

have ... ? Yes, speak...? No, start... ?

.

+ subject + verb to make

questions with he, she, and it. 3 Use doesn't +

Does

verb

to make negatives.

4 Short answers end in does or 5 Use the present simple for

activities.

6 The negative ofMysister has a car \sMysister Wh- Questions Where

Leo Ana

What does

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s he

What time

it

have a car. The question ¡s

she have

a car? 7 Be careful with the spelling ofgo-.lgo but Hegoe

.

5 Complete the table.

6 Complete the questions. Use the correct verb from Exercise 5. Then write the answers. Use the information in parentheses.

1

he, she

live

Uves

1

Dogs /\ worfc ¡¡nnLJ^? LJ^?(es. (yes.actor) actor) Al

2

have

1 Yes, he does. He's an actor.

to workevery day?

(No, fíve days a week)

do

Al (No, house)

goes dríve

4

Al

play

in an apartment? Spanish?

(Yes, very well)

study

5

Al

children? (No, alone)

work

6

Al

tennis? (No, soccer)

Prepositions of time -> 3D, 3E Myfriend Al: wakesupat 6:30. He leaves home at about 8 o'clock. He doesn't have lunch before 2 p.m. HehasdinnerafterS.

7 Read about Al and check (/) the false picture.

Adverbs of frequency -> 3F

100% Carla's always late for work. usually often

9 Put the adverbs in the box in the correct place in the sentences.

She hardly ever leaves home before 9:30, always

somerimes hardly ever

She often geís to work after 10!

never

She's never there when you need her!

never

often

usually

usually

MSWfllJ

1 Carla^leaves home after 9:30 ¡n the morning. 2 Carla arrives at work on time.

0%

3 She doesn't get there before 10 a.m.

8 Complete the rule with before or after. Adverbs of frequency go all otherverbs.

the verb faeand

4 She arrives after 10 in the morning. 5 She is in the wrong place when you need her!

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Essential Grammar Dates -> 4B

When's

your his her their Sam's

Friday. August 7th. birthday?

in

It's

My birthday's on February twentyninth but I usually celébrate on March first

May.

Whatday ¡s ittoday?

Wednesday.

What'sthe date today?

November llth.

2 Complete the sentence with in, on, or 0.

1 Circle the correct answer. 1 Use in / on + days.

It'sjo'sbirthday...

2 Use in / on + months when you don't say the date. 3 When you saya date, say /don't say "the."

0

soon. Mondav.

todav.

next Mondav.

Iuly4th.

lune.

the morning.

Object pronouns ->• 4C Subject Does

Object

5 Answer the question with Yes, I really love or No I really hate + an object pronoun.

she

like

me?

A

1

love

you.

B

We

don't know

him.

1 ...U 2?

No, 1 rea\\n Víate thetn.

C

He

works with

her.

2 .., a p p les?

Yes, 1 realltj hve

D

They

hate

it!

Do you like...

3 ..., skiine?

E

1 think

it*s

perfect for

us.

F

Do

you

remember

them?

4 .., Dasta? 5 ..,. Madonna?

3 Which of these sentences go before A-F in the table? 1 Ana and Leo at the opera? No way!

[p]

6 ..,, smalldoes? 7 ..., Bruce Willis? 8 . . beer?

3 Do you know this man? 4 Look! Guns'n'Roses are on TV. 5 BilIknowsSuevery well. 6 Do you like me or love me?

4 Complete the rules with pronouns from the table. 1 Use he_ and M»»L—» singular, for a man. 2 Use

and

—> singular, for a woman.

3 One subject and object pronoun has the same form —» 4 Use 5 Use.

6 _ __and

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8 Ask How often do you ... ? for pictures 1-5. Complete the answers. Match them to a-e. $• How often do ijou smofce?

day. week. month. year.

a Almost everij

play I go ¡ do -» 4E

play

day. I usually run about 3.5 miles in 30 minutes.

golf

c Once

week. In the park with my children.

tennis

d Only

a day—one after lunch and one afterdinner.

cards

e About three

dancing cycling yoga

do

night. I play in a band.

b Every

skiing go

4

a week. I do it alone in my room for an hour.

D D D

Complete the rules and phrases withp/ay, go, or do. 1 Use

with activities (verb + ing).

2 Use

withgames.

3 Use

with other physical activities.

aerobios

4

swimming, shopping, and traveling.

martialarts

5

aerobics and karate.

6

basketball, tennis, and baseball.

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