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Helen StephensonPaul DummettJohn Hughes
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Printed in the United States of America1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 19 18 17 16 15 14
Life Level 1 Student Book
Helen Stephenson
Paul Dummett
John Hughes
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Sea nettle jellyfish swim off the coast of San Francisco. Photo by Sarah Palmer.
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Unit 4 cities
Unit 5 inventions
Unit 8 roUtines
Unit 11 discovery
Unit 1 HeLLo
Unit 7 different
Lives
Unit 10 History
Unit 2 vacations
Unit 3 faMiLies
Unit 6 passions
Unit 9 traveL
Unit 12 tHe weekend
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Unit Grammar VocabUlary real life (fUnctions) PronUnciation listeninG readinG sPeakinG WritinG
a/anI + am, you + arehe/she/it + ismy, your
jobsthe alphabetcountries and nationalitiescontinentsword focus: fromnumbers 1–10greetings
personal information (1)meeting people
word stressquestions
introductions a description of two people in the Himalayas
an article about phone calls from New York
personal informationa quizphone numbers
text type: an identity badge
writing skill: capital letters (1)
Video: My top ten photos page 18 ReView page 20
we/they + arebe negative formsbe questions and short answersplural nouns
numbers 11–100colorsword focus: incar rental
personal information (2) we’re, they’reisn’t, aren’tbe questions and
short answersplural nounssyllables
a description of a placea conversation on vacation
a blog about a vacationa quiz about vacation
places
vacation photoson vacationgeneral knowledge
text type: a formwriting skill: capital
letters (2)
Video: Antarctica page 30 ReView page 32
possessive ’shis, her, our, theirirregular plural nouns
familymonths and agesadjectivesword focus: atspecial occasions
special occasionsgiving and accepting
presents
possessive ’slinking with atexclamations
information about a family from India
a description of the Cousteau family
a description of a wedding in Thailand
an article about population pyramids in different countries
your family treea weddingyour family pyramid
text type: a greeting card
writing skill: contractions
Video: A Mongolian family page 42 ReView page 44
prepositions of placethis, thatquestion words
places in a towndays of the weekthe timeword focus: ofsnacks
buying snacks th /ð/linking with can
a description of Shanghaiat a tourist information center
information about a town center
a description of two famous towers
an article about times around the world
locationsfamous placestimes and timetables
text type: a postcardwriting skill: and
Video: where’s that? page 54 ReView page 56
can/can’tcan questions and short answershave/hasadjective + nounvery, really
abilitiestechnologyword focus: thismoney and prices
shopping can/can’tnumbers
information about Yves Rossyan interview with a robot
expert
an article about a robota blog about
technologyan article about
cooking with the sun
your abilitiesyour favorite objectbuying online
text type: an emailwriting skill: but
Video: The owl and the Pussycat page 66 ReView page 68
likelike questions and short answershe/she + likeobject pronouns
foodinterestsword focus: itopinion adjectives
suggestions do you … ?likes, doesn’t likeintonation
information about soccer and the World Cup
an interview with a man about his likes and dislikes
an article about giant vegetables
a profile of a TV presenter
an article about racing with animals
a food surveythings in commona sports event
text type: a reviewwriting skill: pronouns
Video: At the market page 78 ReView page 80
ContentsU
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1U
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2U
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3U
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4U
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6U
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Vacationspages 21–32
Hellopages 9–20
Citiespages 45–56
inventionspages 57–68
Passionspages 69–80
Familiespages 33–44
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Unit Grammar VocabUlary real life (fUnctions) PronUnciation listeninG readinG sPeakinG WritinG
a/anI + am, you + arehe/she/it + ismy, your
jobsthe alphabetcountries and nationalitiescontinentsword focus: fromnumbers 1–10greetings
personal information (1)meeting people
word stressquestions
introductions a description of two people in the Himalayas
an article about phone calls from New York
personal informationa quizphone numbers
text type: an identity badge
writing skill: capital letters (1)
Video: My top ten photos page 18 ReView page 20
we/they + arebe negative formsbe questions and short answersplural nouns
numbers 11–100colorsword focus: incar rental
personal information (2) we’re, they’reisn’t, aren’tbe questions and
short answersplural nounssyllables
a description of a placea conversation on vacation
a blog about a vacationa quiz about vacation
places
vacation photoson vacationgeneral knowledge
text type: a formwriting skill: capital
letters (2)
Video: Antarctica page 30 ReView page 32
possessive ’shis, her, our, theirirregular plural nouns
familymonths and agesadjectivesword focus: atspecial occasions
special occasionsgiving and accepting
presents
possessive ’slinking with atexclamations
information about a family from India
a description of the Cousteau family
a description of a wedding in Thailand
an article about population pyramids in different countries
your family treea weddingyour family pyramid
text type: a greeting card
writing skill: contractions
Video: A Mongolian family page 42 ReView page 44
prepositions of placethis, thatquestion words
places in a towndays of the weekthe timeword focus: ofsnacks
buying snacks th /ð/linking with can
a description of Shanghaiat a tourist information center
information about a town center
a description of two famous towers
an article about times around the world
locationsfamous placestimes and timetables
text type: a postcardwriting skill: and
Video: where’s that? page 54 ReView page 56
can/can’tcan questions and short answershave/hasadjective + nounvery, really
abilitiestechnologyword focus: thismoney and prices
shopping can/can’tnumbers
information about Yves Rossyan interview with a robot
expert
an article about a robota blog about
technologyan article about
cooking with the sun
your abilitiesyour favorite objectbuying online
text type: an emailwriting skill: but
Video: The owl and the Pussycat page 66 ReView page 68
likelike questions and short answershe/she + likeobject pronouns
foodinterestsword focus: itopinion adjectives
suggestions do you … ?likes, doesn’t likeintonation
information about soccer and the World Cup
an interview with a man about his likes and dislikes
an article about giant vegetables
a profile of a TV presenter
an article about racing with animals
a food surveythings in commona sports event
text type: a reviewwriting skill: pronouns
Video: At the market page 78 ReView page 80
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Unit Grammar VocabUlary real life (fUnctions) PronUnciation listeninG readinG sPeakinG WritinG
simple present I/you/we/theysimple present questions I/you/we/theysimple present with question words
educationweatherword focus: goproblems
problems don’tintonation in
questionssentence stress
information about the Holi festival
an interview with a teacheran interview with a student
an article about traditional life
an article about the seasons of the year
you and your partnera surveyactivities in different
seasons
text type: a profilewriting skill:
paragraphs
Video: The people of the reindeer page 90 ReView page 92
simple present he/she/itprepositions of timefrequency adverbssimple present questions he/sheHow … ?
routinesjob activitiesword focus: every
on the phone -s and -es verbs/s/ and /z/
an interview with a man about his job
a conversation about a National Geographic explorer
an article about a typical day
an article about a job in tiger conservation
routinesyour friends and familya quiz
text type: an emailwriting skill: spelling:
double letters
Video: The elephants of Samburu page 102 ReView page 104
there is/arethere is/are negative and question formsimperative forms
clothesfurnituretravelword focus: takehotel services
requests there is/areI’d like
four people talking about travel
a conversation in which two people plan a trip
an article about things in your suitcase
an article about a Trans-Siberia trip
things in your suitcasehotel roomstravel tips
text type: travel advicewriting skill: because
Video: Along the inca Road page 114 ReView page 116
was/werewas/were negative and question forms
datesdescribing peopletime expressions word focus: firstactivities
apologizing was/were weak formsstrong formssentence stress
information about an important moment in TV history
a radio show about heroes
a quiz about “firsts” in exploration
an article about the first people on the American continents
dates and eventspeople in the pastfamous Americans
text type: a blogwriting skill: when
Video: The space race page 126 ReView page 128
irregular simple past verbsregular simple past verbssimple past negative and question formssimple past with question words
word focus: withtime expressions
talking about the past -ed verbsdid you … ?didn’t
information about discoveries in Papua New Guinea
a story about the investigation of a discovery
an interview about discovering your local area
an article about an unusual discovery
an interview with an adventurer
an article about an accident in Madagascar
your family’s pastwhat did you do last
year?telling a story
text type: an emailwriting skill:
expressions in emails
Video: Perfumes from Madagascar page 138 ReView page 140
present continuouspresent continuous with future time
expressionstense review
rooms in a houseweekend activitiesword focus: doweekend trips
buying tickets going and doingwould you … ?
information about the weekend in different countries
a description of a family in Indonesia
a conversation between two friends about this weekend
an article about helping people on the weekend
your photosnext weekenda special weekend
text type: an invitationwriting skill: spelling:
verb endings
Video: Saturday morning in São Tomé page 150 ReView page 152
CoMMuniCATion ACTiViTieS page 153 gRAMMAR SuMMARy page 161 AudioSCRiPTS page 169
Un
it 7
Un
it 8
Un
it 9
Un
it 1
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nit
11
Un
it 1
2different livespages 81–92
Routines pages 93–104
Travelpages 105–116
History pages 117–128
The weekend pages 141–152
discovery pages 129–140
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Unit Grammar VocabUlary real life (fUnctions) PronUnciation listeninG readinG sPeakinG WritinG
simple present I/you/we/theysimple present questions I/you/we/theysimple present with question words
educationweatherword focus: goproblems
problems don’tintonation in
questionssentence stress
information about the Holi festival
an interview with a teacheran interview with a student
an article about traditional life
an article about the seasons of the year
you and your partnera surveyactivities in different
seasons
text type: a profilewriting skill:
paragraphs
Video: The people of the reindeer page 90 ReView page 92
simple present he/she/itprepositions of timefrequency adverbssimple present questions he/sheHow … ?
routinesjob activitiesword focus: every
on the phone -s and -es verbs/s/ and /z/
an interview with a man about his job
a conversation about a National Geographic explorer
an article about a typical day
an article about a job in tiger conservation
routinesyour friends and familya quiz
text type: an emailwriting skill: spelling:
double letters
Video: The elephants of Samburu page 102 ReView page 104
there is/arethere is/are negative and question formsimperative forms
clothesfurnituretravelword focus: takehotel services
requests there is/areI’d like
four people talking about travel
a conversation in which two people plan a trip
an article about things in your suitcase
an article about a Trans-Siberia trip
things in your suitcasehotel roomstravel tips
text type: travel advicewriting skill: because
Video: Along the inca Road page 114 ReView page 116
was/werewas/were negative and question forms
datesdescribing peopletime expressions word focus: firstactivities
apologizing was/were weak formsstrong formssentence stress
information about an important moment in TV history
a radio show about heroes
a quiz about “firsts” in exploration
an article about the first people on the American continents
dates and eventspeople in the pastfamous Americans
text type: a blogwriting skill: when
Video: The space race page 126 ReView page 128
irregular simple past verbsregular simple past verbssimple past negative and question formssimple past with question words
word focus: withtime expressions
talking about the past -ed verbsdid you … ?didn’t
information about discoveries in Papua New Guinea
a story about the investigation of a discovery
an interview about discovering your local area
an article about an unusual discovery
an interview with an adventurer
an article about an accident in Madagascar
your family’s pastwhat did you do last
year?telling a story
text type: an emailwriting skill:
expressions in emails
Video: Perfumes from Madagascar page 138 ReView page 140
present continuouspresent continuous with future time
expressionstense review
rooms in a houseweekend activitiesword focus: doweekend trips
buying tickets going and doingwould you … ?
information about the weekend in different countries
a description of a family in Indonesia
a conversation between two friends about this weekend
an article about helping people on the weekend
your photosnext weekenda special weekend
text type: an invitationwriting skill: spelling:
verb endings
Video: Saturday morning in São Tomé page 150 ReView page 152
CoMMuniCATion ACTiViTieS page 153 gRAMMAR SuMMARy page 161 AudioSCRiPTS page 169
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Life around the world
Unit 8 The elephants of Samburu
Meet a man who photographs elephants.
Antarctica
Unit 2 Antarctica
Vacations in Antarctica.
Unit 9 Along the Inca Road
Discover South America with writer Karin Muller.
Unit 1 My top ten photos
A photographer talks about his favorite photos.
Unit 11 Perfumes from Madagascar
Why do scientists love Madagascar?
Unit 10 The space race
What was the “space race”? Find out in this video.
Peru
Nepal
USA
UK
Unit 6 At the market
Meet people at a market in an English city.
Unit 5 The Owl and the Pussycat
A video about an unusual pair of friends
Unit 7 The people of the reindeer
Life with the Sami people in Scandinavia.
Norway
San Francisco
Unit 4 Where’s that?
A video quiz about four cities.
Madagascar
Kenya
São Tomé and Príncipe
Mongolia
Unit 12 Saturday morning in São Tomé
Meet some local artists in this small African country.
Unit 3 A Mongolian family
Meet a family in Mongolia.
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