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Is it your first time here?

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Phrases

1 ★ Complete the three dialogues with the

correct phrases from the box.

• How are you? • Nice to meet you.

• Thanks. • This is

A: Hello, Tom. 1 How ar e you?

B: Fine, thanks, Steve. And you?

A: Oh, Callum. 2 Kelly.

B: Hi, Kelly. 3

A: What’s that?

B: It’s my new mobile phone.

A: It’s cool.

B: 4

B: No, it 2 .

A: What 3 your name?

B: My name’s Ethan.

A: 4 American?

B: Yes, I 5 .

A: What’s that?

B: 6 my mobile phone.

A: 7 Sara your sister?

B: No, 8 .

A: How old 9 you?

B: 10 16.

Vocabulary: Numbers 1–100

2 ★ Write the numbers in words.

80 15 121 e ighty 2 f 3 t

20 13 41 4 t 5 t 6 f

92 1007 n 8 o h

Grammar: Verb to be: singular

3 ★ Circle the correct words.

1 A: Hello. Who am / is / are you?

2 B: Hi. I ’m / ’s / ’re Leo. What’s your name?

3 A: My name ’m / ’s / ’re Carla.

4 B: Am / Is / Are you 15, Carla?

5 A: Yes, I ’m / am / is. That’s a cool phone.

6 B: Thanks. He’s / She’s / It’s American.

4 ★★ Complete the questions and answers.

Use the correct form of to be.

A: 1 Is your name Max?



1 A

5

Kay: What’s that?

Tom: 8 ’s my mobile phone.

Kay: 9 ring tone is cool.

6 ★★ Complete the three dialogues with

subject pronouns or possessive adjectives.

Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives

I 1 my

you 2

3 his

she 4

it 5

Anna: Hi. What’s 1 your name?

Kevin: 2 name’s Kevin.

Anna: Nice to meet 3 , Kevin.

4 name’s Anna. Is she

5 sister?Kevin: Yes, 6 is. 7

name’s Emma.

Lucy: Who’s he?

Sara: 10 name’s Barry Blue.

11 ’s cool.

Phil: Hello, Chris.

Chris: 1 Hi, Phil. How are things?

Phil: Fine, thanks. How are you?

Chris: 2

Phil: What’s that?

Chris: 3

Phil: Cool. Hey, who’s she?

Chris: 4

Phil: How old is she?

Chris: 5

Jenny: Hi, Chris.

Chris: Jenny, this is Phil. Phil, this is Jenny.

Jenny: 6

Phil: And you. How old are you, Jenny?

Jenny: 7

Chris: I’m 15. Is this your first time here?Jenny: 8

Chris: Oh …

a) No, it isn’t. I’m the Club Leader!

b) She’s Jenny. c) Hi, Phil. How are things?

d) Nice to meet you, Phil.

e) I’m OK.

f) I’m 16, and you?

g) Sixteen. Hey, Jenny. Hi!

h) It’s my new mobile phone.

Grammar: Subject pronouns and

possessive adjectives

5 ★ Complete the table.

Roundup

7 Complete the dialogue with the phrases

(a–h) from the box.



What’s your address?1B

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Function: Give personal information

1 ★ Read about Julia and answer the

questions.

Vocabulary: Days of the week

3 ★ Answer these questions.

A: Good afternoon. I’m here to register for the

Youth Club.

B: Oh, yes. Good afternoon. What’s your first name?

A: 1 Julia.B: OK, and what’s your surname?

A: 2

B: Sorry. How do you spell that?

A: 3

B: Thank you. Now, how old are you?

A: 4

B: And what’s your address?

A: 5

B: And your postcode?

A: 6

B: Right. And what’s your home telephone number?

A: 7

B: Thank you very much. Here’s your card.

Vocabulary: The alphabet

2 ★ Circle the letter with a different sound.

1 A J G K

2 B D E S

3 Q Y W U

Use your English:Say hello and goodbye

4 ★ Complete the table with the numbers of

the phrases (1–11) in the correct column.1 Hi! 7 Good afternoon.

2 How are you? 8 OK, thanks.

3 Bye. 9 See you.

4 Evening. 10 How are things?

5 Fine, thanks. 11 Not bad, thanks.

6 Goodnight.

Say hello Say Ask about Respond

goodbye somebody

1

This is Julia Tregaskes. She’s

15 years old. Her address is

41 Brook Street, Penzance,

Cornwall. The postcode is

TR11 7TF. Her home phone

number is 01275 2148132.

Today, she’s at Penzance

Youth Club to register.

4 F L M H

5 C S X Z

6 C J G T

QUIZ

1 Today is Monday. What day is tomorrow?

Tuesday

2 Today and tomorrow are the weekend.

What day is today?

3 Today is Sunday. What day is tomorrow?

4 Tomorrow is Saturday. What day is today?

5 Today is Tuesday. What day is tomorrow?

6 Tomorrow is Friday. What day is today?

7 Today is the weekend. Tomorrow isn’t the

weekend. What day is today?

8 Tomorrow is Wednesday. What day is it today?

? ? ? ?



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5 ★★ Circle the correct words. Extra challenge!

7 ★★★ Look at the answers and

write the questions.

1 Morning / Afternoon / Evening, Leo.

2 Hi / Good morning / Good afternoon,

Mrs Mitchell.

3 Who / How / What are you, Leo?

4 I’m Leo / fine / good , thank you.

5 Good. Here’s Jack. Good night / Good afternoon /

Goodbye, Leo. See you later, Jack.

6 Good morning / Goodbye / Hello, Mrs Mitchell.

Roundup

6 Match the questions (1–12) to the correct responses (a–l).

1 What’s your first name? e

2 What’s your surname?

3 What’s your address?

4 What’s your postcode?

5 What’s your phone number?

6 What day is it today?

7 How do you spell your surname?

8 Is that your home phone number?

9 How are you?

10 How old are you?

11 Who’s she?

12 What’s that?

a) It’s Saturday.

b) It’s 31 King Street, Brighton.

c) She’s my sister.

d) I’m fine, thanks.

e) John.

f) I’m 14.

g) It’s BN38 1EG

h) No, it isn’t. It’s my mobile number. i) It’s Smith.

j) It’s my registration form.

k) 0123 232112

l) S–M–I–T–H.

1 What’s her first name?

Alice.

2

King.

3

146 Leeds Road, Skipton.

4

BD41 0X2.

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0192 38171.

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Fifteen.

R E G I S T R AT I O N C AR D A l i c e K i n g 146 Leed s R oad , Sk i p t onBD41 0 X 2 T el : 0 19 2 3 8 17 1 A ge: 15

S K I P T O N Y O U T H C L U B

SKIPTON YOUTH CLUB

Wednesday 10th August

Dear Miss King,

Here is your registration card.

6 School Lane, Skipton, BD40 9YG



1C They’re from Italy.

Vocabulary: Countries and nationalities

1 ★ Complete the table with the correct

countries and nationalities.

2 ★★ Circle the correct words.

Country Nationality

1 The UK British

2 Argentina

3 Brazilian

4 China

5 French

6 Greece

7 Italian

8 Japan

9 Portuguese

10 Russia

11 Spain

Vocabulary: Compass points

3 ★ Look at the pictures and complete the

sentences.

1 Izmir is in the west of Turkey.

2 Alice Springs

Australia.

3 Strasbourg France.

4 Milan Italy.

5 Krakow Poland.

3 Marie’s from

France / French.

4 Boris is

Russia / Russian.

6 Kazuko’s

Japan / Japanese.

5 José’s Portugal /

Portuguese.

1 Paolo’s

Italy / Italian.

2 Marianna’s from

Greece / Greek .

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5

4

2

3



1CGrammar: Verb to be: plural

4 ★ Complete the sentences with the correct

plural subject pronoun.

1 Jack, Aki and I are 16. We’re 16.

2 Dean and Renée are 15. ’re 15.

3 You and Renée are French. ’re French.

4 Iñez and I are Spanish. ’re Spanish.

5 Dean and Jack are British. ’re British.

6 You and Iñez are 16. ’re 16.

5 ★ Complete the questions and answers.

1 A: Marco and Iñez / where / you from?

Marco and Iñez, where are you from?

B: (from Spain)

We’re from Spain.2 A: where / Dean and Jack from?

B: (from England)

3 A: Dean and Jack / American?

B: (No)

4 A: Jack and Dean / you / 17?

B: (No, 15)

5 A: how old / Renée and Dean?

B: (15)

6 A: Renée and Claude / you / French?

B: (Yes)

7 A: how old / you and Jack?

B: (16)

8 A: Marco and Iñez / Spanish?

B: (Yes)

6 ★★ Complete the texts with the correct

items from the box.

Hi! My name’s Peter. This is my

girlfriend, Molly. 1 We’re 16.

2 ’re from

Newcastle. Newcastle is a nice

city. 3 ’s in the

north of England. My parents

4 teachers in

Newcastle.

• are • are • are • aren’t • He • It • It • ’re

• ’s • They • We

This is Felipe and his sister

Maria. 5 Felipe

17. 6 ’s a singer.

Maria’s seven. Felipe and

Maria 7 from Recife.

8 ’re Brazilian.

Recife is in the east of Brazil.

9 ’s a very big

city. Newcastle and Recife10 big cities, but

they 11 capital cities.

Roundup

7 Circle the correct words.

Ben: Hi. My name’s Ben, and this is Denise.

Adam: Hello. I’m Adam, and this is Renata.

Ben: Where are 1 we / you / they from, Adam?

Adam: 2 It’s / We’re / They’re from Poland, from

Bielsko. 3 He’s / She’s / It’s in the south of

Poland. Are 4 you / we / they British?

Ben: I’m British, but Denise isn’t.

5 She’s / We’re / They’re from Perth, Australia.

Adam: Where’s that?

Ben: It’s in the east 6 of / from / on Australia.

Adam: Who 7 they are / they / are they ?

Ben: They’re Paula and Marianna. Adam: Are 8 they / we / you British?

Ben: No, they 9 not / isn’t / aren’t . Paula is

10 America / American / the USA, and

Marianna’s from 11 Brazilian / Greece / Chinese.



Curriculum link: Geography

Far from home

Cristiano RonaldoMy name’s Cristiano Ronaldo. I’m from Funchal.

It’s the capital of the islands of Madeira, but it

isn’t a big town. The islands are Portuguese. My

full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.

My first language is Portuguese. I’m a football

player in Manchester, a big city in the north of

England. Now, I speak English. It’s important formy job. I speak English to the players in my team.

ShakiraMy name’s Shakira. I’m a singer. I’m from

Barranquilla in the north of Colombia. It’s a

big city. My full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak

Ripoll. I speak Spanish and English. English is

important for my job. My songs are in English

and Spanish. My home is now in the Bahamas.

They are islands near the USA. The Bahamas is an

English-speaking country.

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THE BAHAMAS

Barranquilla

COLOMBIA

MADEIRA

Funchal

USA



1DBefore you read

1 Before you read, check the meaning of these

words.

New words

• football player • island • singer • team

Reading tip: Scan for information

Remember! When you want to find certain

information in a text, you can scan it. You don’t

need to read every word. For example, to help you

to find names, places, countries, nationalities and

languages in a text, look for words which

begin with capital letters.

Read

2 ★ Scan the article and find the answers to

the questions. Write CR (Cristiano Ronaldo) or

S (Shakira).

1 I’m from an island. CR

2 My home’s on an island now.

3 My home town’s a capital.

4 I speak Spanish.

5 My home town’s big.

6 I speak Portuguese.

7 My home town isn’t big.

8 My home town’s in the north of the country.

3 ★★ Read the article again and correct the

sentences.

1 Cristiano Ronaldo’s from Lisbon.

He isn’t from Lisbon. He’s from Funchal.

2 Funchal is the capital of Portugal.

3 The islands of Madeira are Spanish.

4 Manchester is in the south of England.

5 Shakira’s a football player.

Name: Mai Lu

From: Singapore City, Singapore

Speaks: English, Chinese

Official languages of Singapore:

five (English, Chinese, Mandarin, Malay,

Tamil)

Reason English is important:

Internet chat – friends in Australia and

America

6 Barranquilla is a small city.

7 Shakira’s songs are in Spanish and French.

8 Shakira’s home is in the USA.

Listen

4 ★ Listen to a girl talking about her

country. Where is she from?

a) Canada b) South Africa c) Australia

5 ★★ Listen again and complete the

information.

1 First name:

2 Surname:

3 From (country):

4 From (city):

5 Where it is in the country (north/south/east/west):

6 Number of official languages:7 Languages: and

8 Reason English is important:

Write

6 ★ Read the information card and write

about Mai Lu in your notebook. Use the text

about Tiago on page 15 of the Students’ Book

to help you.



4 A I’ve got a brother.

F a m i l i e

s

4

Grammar: Regular and irregular plurals

3 ★ Complete the sentences with the plural

form of the word in brackets. Some of the

words are irregular.

1 We’ve got two dogs (dog).

2 There are two (person) here.

3 How many (man) are there in your family?

4 I haven’t got any (cousin).

5 My (parent) have got a new car.

6 There are six (woman) in my family.

7 Have you got any (child)?

8 I’ve got two (uncle) and one aunt.

2 ★★ Who is it?

1 I’m Oliver’s sister. Emma

2 I’m Penny’s husband.

3 Penny and Diana and

are our children.

4 Oliver is our uncle. and

5 I’m Lenny’s wife.

6 Oliver is my cousin.

7 David is my husband.

8 I’m Nick’s son.

9 I’m Emma’s daughter.

• aunt • cousin • father • grandfather • grandmother

• mother • nephew • niece • sister • uncle

Nick

Emma’s husband

Lenny

1

Wilma

grandmother

Joe

grandfather

Mary

2

Simon

3

Diana

4

Penny

5

David

6

Oliver

me!

Emma

7

Ben

8

Josh

10

Kylie

9

Vocabulary: Family

1 ★ Look at Oliver’s family tree. Label the people with the words from the box.



4 A

5 ★★ Complete the interview with Malcolm.

Grammar: Have got: I, you, we, they

4 ★ Complete the sentences with the correct

form of have got (+ affirmative or – negative).

• children • children • got • Have • How

• grandparents • many • men • nephew

• sister • wife • women

Use your English: Talk about yourfamily

6 ★ Match the questions (1–4) to the

answers (a–d).

1 How many brothers have you got? d

2 How old is your father?

3 Have you got any cousins?

4 How old are they?

a) He’s 53.

b) Yes, I have. I’ve got three.

c) They’re 12, 14 and 16.

d) I haven’t got any. I’m an only child.

Roundup7 Complete the letter with the words from

the box.

Dear Isabel,

Thanks for your letter. I want to tell you about my family.

I’ve 1 got a big family. There are five 2 :

my father, two uncles and two grandfathers. There are

seven 3 : my mother, four aunts and two

grandmothers. There are also lots of 4

, boys and girls. I’ve got two brothers, Callum and

George, and a 5 , Anna. Callum is 14, Anna

is 16 and George is 27! George’s 6 is Natalie.

She’s 25 years old. They’ve got two 7 :a girl, Melanie, and a boy, Joseph. So I’m an aunt! My

niece and 8 are fantastic!

My 9 are old; my

grandfathers are 83 and 78, and my grandmothers

are 77 and 75.

So, tell me about your family. 10 you got any

brothers or sisters? 11 old are they? How

12 cousins have you got?

Write soon.

Ella

Malcolm in the Middle is my favourite TV

programme. It’s great! Lois and Hal are the

parents. They 1 (+) ’ve got five children, all

boys. Malcolm is in the middle of the family.

He 2 (+) four brothers! Malcolm

and his family 3 (–)

a surname. Well, they 4 (+)

a surname, but we don’t know it. Malcolm’s

parents 5 (+) a big family, but

they 6 (–) a lot of friends.

I want the DVD. We 7 (+) a lot of

DVDs, but we 8 (–) Malcolm

in the Middle.

1 Have you got any brothers?

Yes, I have. I’ve got four brothers.

2 any sisters?

No, .

3 a wife?

No, .

4 lots of friends?

No, .

one friend, Stevie.5 you and your brothers

children?

No, .

6 your parents

a big family?

Yes, .



Phrases

1 ★ Complete the conversation with the

phrases from the box.

4B She’s got dark hair.

• In your dreams. • Like me! • Oh, you know.

• That’s my kind of • What’s on

Will: 1 What’s on at the cinema this week?

Chloe: A new Brad Pitt film.

Will: Oh great. 2 film.

Chloe: He’s very good-looking.

Will: 3

Chloe: 4

Will: What? What do you mean?

Chloe: Well, you’re nice-looking, but you’re not

Brad. You’re more like Ben Stiller.

Will: Who?

Chloe: 5 He’s in

Night at the Museum, Meet the Parents …

Will: Oh, him. Really?

Chloe: Yes, dark hair, brown eyes, nice looking.

Cool.

Will: Thanks!

Chloe: And who am I?

Will: You’re my Cameron Diaz. Blonde, beautiful …

Vocabulary: Appearance

2 ★ Look at the picture. Circle the correct words.

3 ★★ Look at this

person and complete

the sentences.

This is my Uncle Peter.

1 He’ s got short, dark hair.

2 glasses.

3 a moustache.

4 a beard.

5 -aged.

6 height.

7 very tall.

8 I think good-looking.

Grammar: Have got: he, she, it

4 ★ Look at the table and the text about Ryan.

Complete the texts about Cesca and Kurt.

Ryan’s got a brother. He hasn’t got any sisters. He’s

got two nephews. He hasn’t got any nieces. He’s

got four cousins.

Cesca 1’s got a brother. 2 two

sisters. 3 any nephews.

4 any nieces. 5

one cousin.

Kurt 6 any brothers. 7 one sister. 8 one nephew.

9 one niece. 10

any cousins.

Ryan Cesca Kurt

Brothers? 1 1 0

Sisters? 0 2 1

Nephews? 2 0 1

Nieces? 0 0 1

Cousins? 4 1 0

My friend Pia’s got 1 short / long /

medium-length hair. It’s 2 straight /

wavy / curly and 3 fair / dark / brown.

She 4 has / hasn’t got glasses.

She’s 5 old / middle-aged / young.

She’s 6 short / medium height / tall .

She 7 ’s / isn’t beautiful.



4B5 ★★ Use the prompts to ask and answer

questions about the people in Exercise 4.

1 Ryan / brothers?

Has Ryan got any brothers?

Yes, he has. He’s got one brother.

2 Kurt / nieces?

3 Cesca / nephews?

4 Ryan / sisters?

5 Cesca / cousins?

6 Kurt / brothers?

Roundup


Luciana: Hi, Debbie.

Debbie: Hello? Luciana? Where are you? In Italy?

Luciana: No. I’m in London, at a language school.

Debbie: Oh, wow! 1 Have you got a good place

to live?

Luciana: Yes. 2 a room in East London.

Debbie: Are the other students nice?

Luciana: Well, there’s one Italian boy. His

name’s Paolo. He’s 15. He’s quite 3

and he 4 short, black hair. He

5 very good-looking. My best

friend on the course is Melina. She’s from

Greece. She’s got 6 , black

hair and glasses. She’s quite short,

7 me.

Debbie: Who’s the teacher?

Luciana: His name’s Mark. He’s 8 .

About 50. He’s medium 9 and

he’s very friendly. So, can you come to

London to see me?

Debbie: Of course. On Friday evening. We can go

to the cinema in Leicester Square. What’s

10 ?

Luciana: I don’t know. I can look.

Debbie: OK. See you on Friday. What’s your

number?

Luciana: 0608 415224. But text me. It’s expensive

to phone an Italian mobile in England!

Debbie: OK. Bye.

1 a) Are you b) Have you got c) You have got

2 a) I’ve b) I’m c) I’ve got

3 a) high b) height c) tall

4 a) ’s got b) is c) have

5 a) ’s got b) ’s c) ’ve got

6 a) wave b) waved c) wavy

7 a) like b) same c) as

8 a) middle-ages b) middle-age c) middle-aged

9 a) high b) tall c) height

10 a) up b) on c) in

Extra challenge!

7 ★★★ Think of a famous person. Write a

description of him / her in your notebook. Use

the text in Exercise 2 to help you.

• name of the person

• hair

• eyes

• glasses / beard / moustache?• age

• height

• good-looking / beautiful?



1 2

3 4

4C When’s your birthday?

2 ★★ Write the dates in words.

Vocabulary: Months and ordinalnumbers

1 ★ Complete the months of the year.

Our birthdaysEnglish class

Summer course

1 Gianna 3/1 the third of January

2 Julia 20/2

3 Takara 22/3

4 Aslan 24/4

5 Huan 18/5

6 Rania 5/6

7 Stefan 31/78 Karol 12/8

9 Dominique 13/9

10 Alina 8/10

11 Leah 15/11

12 Imani 11/12

Vocabulary: Seasons

3 ★ Write the seasons.

Grammar: Prepositions of time: in, on

4 ★ Complete the information with in or on.

5 ★★ Now write about three more people.

My star sign is Taurus.

My birthday is 1 the

spring. It’s 2 May.

It’s 3 the 16th of

May. This year, it’s 4

a Saturday.

My star sign is Aquarius.

Star sign: Aquarius

Season: winter

Date: 10/2

Day this year: Tuesday

Star sign: Libra

Season: autumn

Date: 14/10

Day this year: Wednesday

Star sign: Leo

Season: summer

Date: 3/8

Day this year: Monday

1 J anuary

2 F

3 M

4 A

5 M ay

6 June

7 J

8 A

9 September

10 O

11 N

12 D



28 FRIDAY

29 SATURDAY

Claire’s party

4C

1 A: When’s the music festival?

B: It’s in the summer.

2 A: When’s your English test?

B:

3 A: When’s the school trip?

B:

4 A: When’s your birthday?

B:

5 A: When are the school holidays?

B:

6 A: When’s Claire’s party?

B:

Roundup


Ruby: Hey, look at this. A website with famous people’s

birthdays on it. We can see who’s got the same birthday

as us. When’s your birthday?

Josh: My birthday’s 1 on the 2 of May.

Ruby: Let’s have a look. Cate Blanchett, George Lucas – cool,

Tim Roth.

Josh: So, when’s your birthday?

Ruby: August 3 . Neil Armstrong’s got the same

birthday as me.

Josh: Who?

Ruby: The first man on the moon. That was 4 1969.

‘One small step for man …’

Josh: Great! OK, let’s do something else. You say a famous

person, and I say their star sign. I’m good at star signs.

Ruby: OK, George Clooney.

Josh: George Clooney. I think he’s Taurus. Cool and good-

looking – 5 me!

Ruby: That’s Taurus, is it?

Josh: Yes. Taurus is the cool star sign. I’m Taurus.

Ruby: When is Taurus?

Josh: It’s 6 the spring. April and May. I think it’s from

April the 7 to May 8 .

Ruby: You’re right. Amazing. His birthday is 9 of May.

Josh: See. Look at other famous Taurus stars. They’re all cool.

Ruby: Wait a minute. Here we are. Jack Nicholson, Uma

Thurman, Harvey Keitel …You’re right! Cool and good-

looking.

1 a) at b) on c) in

2 a) four b) fourteenth c) fortieth

3 a) five b) the five c) the fifth

4 a) in b) on c) at

5 a) as b) like c) same

6 a) on b) in c) at

7 a) twenty-two b) twentieth-two c) twenty-second

8 a) on the twenty-first b) the twenty-one c) the twenty-first

9 a) in the sixth b) the sixth c) at the sixth

6 ★★ Answer the questions below.

Eng lish t est W EDN ESDAY

18

NOVEMBER

M y bi r t hd a y

Summer Music Festival

School trip

7/10

M T W Th F S Su

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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27 28 29 30 31

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4D Curriculum link: Science

ea

Reading tip: Guess new words

Remember! When you read, you sometimes

find new words. Don’t stop reading. Try to guess

the meaning. If you can’t guess, you can use a

dictionary, or ask your teacher.

1 ★ Read the article about Scarlett Johanssonquickly and tick the people in her family.

a) Danny

b) Hunter

c) Arnold

Scarlett Johansson

is an American actress.Her mother’s American, but

her father’s from Denmark. Her

birthday’s on the twenty-second

of November. She’s got two

brothers, Adrian and Hunter. She’sgot a sister, Vanessa, and a half-

brother, Christian. Hunter is her

twin. They aren’t identical. Scarlett

says they’re like Danny DeVito and

Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film

Twins ! Hunter’s one metre ninety

centimetres tall, and Scarlett’s one

metre sixty-two centimetres tall!

When people see them, they don’tbelieve that they’re related. They’re

very different. She’s short, he’s tall.

She’s got naturally red hair (but it’s

often blonde). He’s got dark hair.

He’s got glasses, and she hasn’t.

Some people think Hunter’s her

new boyfriend!

d) Vanessa

e) Adrian

f) Christian

The Johansson twins



4D2 ★★ Read the article again and answer the

questions.

1 Where is Scarlett from?

She’s from America.

2 When is her birthday?

3 How many brothers and sisters has she got?

4 What is her twin’s name?

5 How is she different from her twin?

a)

b)

c)

3 ★★ Read the text again and circle the

correct meaning for the underlined words.

1 half-brother

a) a brother in a different country

b) a brother with one different parent

c) a man married to your sister

2 identical

a) different

b) similar

c) exactly the same

3 related

a) from the same family

b) friends

c) the same nationality

4 naturally red

a) a dark red colour

b) the true colour

c) a beautiful colour

Listen

4 ★ Listen to the conversation and circle

the correct words.

1 Angela and Simon are / aren’t brother and sister.

2 Simon is different to / the same as his

twin brother.

3 Jenna and Barbara have got a brother / father

called George.

4 Jenna and Barbara are / aren’t identical.

5 Alanis Morisette is Canadian / American.

6 Mary-Kate and Ashley’s surname is

Olsen / Olson.

Write5 ★ Read the notes about twins Joel and Benji

Madden. Write about them in your notebook

using the ideas about the Rayment twins on

page 41 of the Students’ Book to help you.

Joel and Benji Madden are musicians in the band

Good Charlotte. They are twins. …

Name: Joel Madden

Job: singer

Band: Good Charlotte

Twin: Benji

Identical: Yes

Favourite sport: Baseball

Favourite team: The Baltimore Orioles

Favourite film: Star Wars

Name: Benji Madden

Job: guitarist

Band: Good Charlotte

Twin: Joel

Identical: Yes

Favourite sport: Baseball

Favourite team: The Baltimore Orioles

Favourite film: The Boondock Saints

(It’s about twins!)



Vocabulary: Jobs

1 ★ Rearrange the letters to make jobs.

5 A I don’t work here.

W o r k

5Phrases


1 A: I’ve got an ‘A’ in my English test.

B: Cool!

a) Don’t look at me! b) Cool! c) OK, guys.

2 , this is your new class.

a) OK, guys b) Very funny c) Cool

3 A: I work as a waitress on Saturdays.

B: Oh yes? Can I have a burger and chips, please?

A:

a) Don’t look at me! b) OK, guys. c) Very funny!

4 A: What does prego mean?

B: I don’t speak Italian.

a) Cool! b) Don’t look at me! c) Very funny!

5 A: My brother is a disc jockey.

B: Wow! That’s great.

a) Very funny! b) OK, guys. c) Cool!

1 nurse

runes

2

sitrat

4

bluermpcroodt

3

5

diblure

6

marref

7

herecat

8

posh

nastitass

9

esfiuhowe

3 ★★ Use the sentences (a–h) to make

dialogues for each picture.

2 A:

B:

3 A:

B:

4 A:

B:

a) I’ve got a car. A 1998 Cadillac!

b) OK, guys. Here we are.

c) Very funny!

d) Don’t look at me! I don’t know.

e) Cool!

f ) Wow! Look! An email from Brad Pitt!

g) Great! Can we have a drink now?

h) What’s the answer to number three?

1 A: f Wow! Look! An email from Brad Pitt!

B: Ver y funny!



5 A Grammar: Present simple: I, you, we,

they

4 ★ Make sentences. Use the present simple

of the verbs in brackets.

1 We live (live) in France.

2 (you / work) here?

3 I (not come) from this town.

4 ‘Do you and your friends study German at

school?’ ‘No, .’

5 What languages (they /

speak)?

6 Lauren and Melanie (come) from

Oxford.

7 My friends and I (not work).

We’re at school.

8 ‘Do your friends in Italy study English?’

‘Yes, .’

5 ★★ A famous Portuguese musician is

talking to some fans. Complete the conversation

with the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

Fan: 1 Do you live (live) in a big house?

Musician: No, I 2 . I 3

in a small flat. I’m not a big star! The flat

is in London.

Fan: Where 4 you

in London?

Musician: In Camden. It’s a great place.

Fan: Where 5 your parents

(come) from? London?

Musician: No. They 6 from Portugal.

I am Portuguese.

Fan: 7 you (speak)

Portuguese?

Musician: Yes, of course. My parents 8

English, just Portuguese.

Fan: Your English is very good.

Musician: Thank you. In Portugal, we 9

(study) English at school. 10

you Portuguese in

your school?

Fan: No, we 11 .

We 12 French and Spanish.

Roundup

6 Complete the chat with the words and

phrases from the box.

• do you come from • do you speak

• Do your parents • doctors • don’t • don’t live• don’t speak • study • very funny

• Where do you live • work • you speak

DJ Bob: Hi, guys.

Nero: Hi, Bob. Are you really a DJ?

DJ Bob: Hi, Nero. No, I’m not. I’m at school.

I’m 15.Nero: Where 1 do you come from ?

DJ Bob: Quebec.

Nero: Quebec? Cool. You’re American.

DJ Bob: What?! No way! Quebec’s in Canada,not the USA.

Nero: Sorry. So, do 2 French?

DJ Bob: Yes, of course. My parents 3

English at home, just French.At school, we 4 in French!5 , Nero?

Nero: I live in Buenos Aires. It’s a big city.

DJ Bob: Buenos Aires? 6 So,Portuguese?

Nero: Ha, ha, 7 . No,I 8 . I 9

in Brazil. I live in Argentina!

DJ Bob: 10 come from Argentina?

Nero: Yes, they do. Tey11

in a bighospital here in Buenos Aires. Tey’re12 .



Grammar: Present simple: he, she, it

1 ★ Complete the text with the verbs in

brackets in the correct form.

5B He works outside.

2 ★★ Read about Colin Simpson. Then rewrite

the text using he.

1 My name is Colin Simpson. 2 Where do I live?

3 I live in Newcastle, but I come from Durham.

4 I don’t work in an office. 5 What do I do? 6 I’m a

photographer. 7 I take photographs of people.

8 I don’t want to live in England. 9 I want to live in

Los Angeles. 10 I go there every year.

1 His name is Colin Simpson.

2 Where

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Vocabulary: Places of work

3 ★ Write the places in the correct column.

• a bank • a building site • a factory • a farm

• a hospital • an office • a pavement

• a restaurant • a school • a shop • the street

in on

a bank

Roger Federer 1 comes (come) from Basel in

Switzerland. His first language is German, but he

2 (speak) very good English. Why?

His mother 3 (speak) English.His mother 4 (not come)

from Switzerland. She is South African.

5 Roger (speak) a third language?

Yes, he does. He 6 (speak) French.

7 Roger (work) in a hospital

or a school? No, he 8 (not work)

inside. He 9 (work) outside.

He is a tennis player.

He 10 (live) in Switzerland,

but he 11 (not live) in Basel.

He lives in Oberwil.

Roger Federer

SOUTH AFRICA

38



5B4 ★★ Write where the people work.

1 Tom’s a farmer.

He works on a farm.

2 You’re a secretary.

3 My mother’s a teacher.

4 I’m a builder.

I

5 Tom’s a shop assistant.

6 My brothers are factory workers.

Roundup

5 Complete the Internet chat with the words

from the box.

• does • does • go goes • in • is • live • on

• speak • speaks • studies • to

Extra challenge!

6 ★★★ Read the profile and then complete

the questions. Answer the questions with full

sentences.

Becks says: Hi. I’m in Spain with my friend

Maria. It’s great.Cath1 says: Hi Becks. Does Maria 1 speak English?

Becks says: Yes. She 2 very goodEnglish.

Cath1 says: Where 3 Maria comefrom?

Becks says: Galicia. Her father 4 a farmer. He works 5 a farm.

Cath1 says: Cool. Does Maria 6 in a nice house?

Becks says: Yes, she 7 . It’sbeautiful.

Cath1 says: Where does she 8 to school?

Becks says: She 9 to schoolin Orense. Hey! She 10 threelanguages at school! French, Italian andEnglish.

Cath1 says: Wow! Does Maria want 11 be a farmer?

Becks says: No, she wants to work 12 an offi ce.

1 What / name?

What’s her name?

Her name’s Melanie Phillips.

2 Where / come from?

3 Where / live now?

4 What / do?

5 Where / work?

6 speak / French?

7 speak / Spanish?

Name: Melanie Phillips

Born: Chester, England

Lives now: New York, USA

Job: Doctor

Place of work: Hospital near Central Park

Languages: English, French, Japanese



5C I don’t like him.

Grammar: Object pronouns: me, you,

him, her, it, us, them

1 ★ Match comments (a–e) to pictures (1–5).

Judy Roberts

chips

3

a) We love it.

b) I love them.

c) I like him.

d) I love you, and you love me.

e) I don’t like her.

2 ★ Complete the sentences with object

pronouns.

1 My brother’s nice. I like him .

2 Burgers are disgusting. I don’t like .

3 My mum’s great. I love .

4 This sandwich is very old. I don’t want .

5 We’re a good class. Our teacher likes .

6 My sister takes my CDs. She doesn’t ask .

7 Can I have your email address? I want to write to

.

Brad Pott

2

football

4

you and me

5

Vocabulary: Adjectives of opinion


1 I don’t like chips. They’re awful / cool .

2 Sam likes Jim Carrey. He thinks he’s

weird / funny .

3 We love Daniel Craig. He’s terrible / cool .

4 Joe hates cola. He thinks it’s terrible / good .

5 Sofia loves Dan Radcliffe. She thinks he’s

brilliant / awful .

6 I like the new James Bond film. It’s bad / good .

7 My parents don’t like rap music. They think it’s

weird / cool .

8 We love the Beckhams. We think they’re

terrible / great .

9 Nick loves the computer game ‘FootballManager’. He says it’s fantastic / awful .

10 Sue and Jim don’t like that idea. They think it’s

good / bad .

3 ★★ Complete the text with subject pronouns

or object pronouns.

e

TV Cinema Sport School Food Music

Food

What do 1 you like to eat? We want to hear from

2 ! Email

Readers’ opinions

Karen, aged 13, Bromley, Kent

I don’t eat fast food. I don’t like 3 .People ask 4 : ‘Do you eat chips?’ and

5 say: ‘No, I don’t like 6 .

7 ’re disgusting.’ My best friend,

Melanie, is the same. 8 ’s great. I really

like 9 . Our school friends don’t ask

10 to go to the café with them.

11 don’t like the food that they like.

My brother’s different. He loves burgers and cola.

I don’t eat with 12 !



5C5 ★★ Read the email and answer the

questions below.

What does Beth think of …

1 Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s Twelve?

She loves them .

2 George Clooney and Brad Pitt?

She thinks .

3 Julia Roberts?

She .

4 Al Pacino?

She .

5 Insomnia?

She .

6 The Insider ?

She thinks .

7 Russell Crowe?

She thinks .

Use your English: Exchange opinions


1 This is a good book. I like / don’t like it.

2 That’s a bad idea. I want / don’t want to do it.

3 What an awful film! I want / don’t want to buy

the DVD.

4 This is a great computer game. Can I borrow

it? / I don’t want it.

5 What a weird song! I don’t like / love it.

6 This is terrible food. I want / don’t want to eat

here again.

7 Football’s brilliant. I love / hate it.

8 A: Is the film funny?

B: Yes, it is. It’s very good / bad . 9 This house is really cool. I like / don’t like it.

10 A: Your mobile phone is fantastic.

B: Yes, it’s new and expensive /

old and difficult to use.

Roundup

7 Use the prompts to answer the questions.

Use one word in each gap. Contractions count

as one word.

1 Do you like this song?

don’t / hate / terrible

No, I don’t. I hate it. It’s terrible.

2 What do you think of me?

like / cool

. !

3 Do you like Johnny Depp?

do / love / brilliant

, .

.

4 Do you like youth clubs?

don’t / hate / awful

, .

. !

5 What do you think about Angelina Jolie?

not sure / good / weird

I’m about .

, but !

Hi Sue,

I’ve got a new DVD. It’s Ocean’s Thirteen.

I’ve got Ocean’s Eleven and Ocean’s

Twelve. I love them. George Clooney and

Brad Pitt are cool. I like Julia Roberts,

too. Al Pacino is in Ocean’s Thirteen.

I’m not sure about him. He’s a bit weird.

My brother’s got an Al Pacino film called

Insomnia, and I don’t like it. It’s terrible.

I’ve got The Insider with Russell Crowe

in it, too. It’s a fantastic film, and RussellCrowe is brilliant.

I know you like Brad Pitt. Do you want to

come to my house to watch the DVD?

Write to me.

Beth



5D Real-life issue

1 efore you read, check the meanings of

these words.

New words

• agree ( v. ) • alarm • angry • bus stop • busy

• decide • help ( v., n. ) • late • lazy • see ( v .)

• (supermarket) assistant

Read

2 ★ Match each text (A–C) with the correct

final sentence (1–3). Then complete each

sentence with the correct name.

1 gets to work 30 minutes late,

and the manager is angry.

2 looks for a job in a different

restaurant.

3 hates the job in the supermarket,

but his uncle doesn’t want him in his shop now.

3 ★★ Read the texts again. Are these

sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Roland doesn’t like his uncle. F

2 Roland’s uncle has got a supermarket.

3 Roland doesn’t work in his uncle’s shop.

4 Jenny works on Saturdays.

5 Jenny’s mobile phone is broken.

6 Jenny’s bus is late.

7 Kieran is hard-working.

8 Kieran tells Glenn it is a good job.

9 Kieran doesn’t like Glenn.

Roland’s uncle has got a small shop. He is very

busy and needs help. Roland likes his uncle and

agrees to work with him on Saturdays, but then

sees a job as an assistant in a big supermarket.

The supermarket pays good money, and Roland’s

uncle doesn’t. Roland decides to work in the

supermarket. On his first day at work, he goes to

the supermarket and doesn’t tell his uncle. His

uncle is very angry.

Jenny is a waitress in a café on Saturdays. One

week, she goes out with her friends. She hasn’t got

an alarm on her mobile phone and she forgets the

time. When she looks at her phone, she sees that

she is late for work. She telephones the manager

from her bedroom and says that she is at the bus

stop, but there is a problem with the buses.

Problems at work

A

B



5D

Listening tip: Predict from the task

Remember! Look at the task before you listen.

Try to predict some of the words you might hear.

This will help you to understand more when you

listen for the first time.

4 ★ Listen to the conversation and circle

the correct answers.

1 The three people …

a) are friends.

b) work in the same shop.

c) want the same job.

2 They are … a) at work. b) at home. c) in the street.

3 The one thing that they DON’T talk about is …

a) money. b) school. c) work.

4 The three people work on Saturday. What day is

it now?

a) Sunday b) Saturday c) Friday

7 ★★ Use the information in the text in

Exercise 6 to write an advert for the job in your

notebook. Use the advert on page 50 of the

Students’ Book to help you.

5 ★★ Listen again and answer these

questions. Write R (Roland), K (Kieran) or

J (Jenny).

Who …

1 works in a sports shop? R

2 asks about money?

3 has got a new mobile phone?

4 asks about Glenn?

5 knows where Glenn works?

6 gets a bus to work?

7 drinks a lot of cola at work?

Write

6 ★ Read about a problem. Choose the best

heading: a), b) or c).

a) No friends, no job.

b) Two friends, one job.

c) One friend, two jobs.

Listen

Kieran works in a burger bar. He likes the job

and works hard. The manager likes him and is

very nice. There is a job advert on the door, and

Kieran’s friend, Glenn, wants to work there. Kieran

knows that Glenn is lazy. Kieran likes Glenn, but he

doesn’t want to work with him. He tells Glenn that it

is a terrible job and that the manager is awful.

C

I work as an assistant in a supermarket

on Saturdays. It’s called ‘Low Price

Supermarket’ and it’s on Castle Road in

Poole. I get £5.50 an hour. They want a

second assistant to work on Saturdays

because there is a lot of work to do. The

manager, Mr Smith, wants an honest, hard-

working, fit person aged 16 or above to

work from 6 p.m.–10 p.m. on Saturdays.

I’ve got his phone number. It’s 0716 656464.

What’s my problem? My friends Chris and

Darren both want the job.

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