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Vocabulary & Functions 1

Contents1 Welcome to our school!

Vocabulary & Functions p. 2Grammar p. 4Build your competences p. 6

6 Free-time activitiesVocabulary & Functions p. 32Grammar p. 34Build your competences p. 36

2 My familyVocabulary & Functions p. 8Grammar p. 10Build your competences p. 12

7 I can danceVocabulary & Functions p. 38Grammar p. 40Build your competences p. 42

3 My favourite thingsVocabulary & Functions p. 14Grammar p. 16Build your competences p. 18

8 What’s the weather like?Vocabulary & Functions p. 44Grammar p. 46Build your competences p. 48

4 At homeVocabulary & Functions p. 20Grammar p. 22Build your competences p. 24

Grammar reference p. 50

Word list p. 60

5 Daily routinesVocabulary & Functions p. 26Grammar p. 28Build your competences p. 30

1 Welcome to our school!

Vocabulary & Functions 1

Name Lies ThiriauxCity BrugesCountry BelgiumNationality BelgianAge 14

Name Tiago Pita

City Lisbon

Country Portugal

Nationality Portuguese

Age 13

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Vocabulary:Countries and nationalities

1 Find the name of 14 countries hidden in the word search.

2 Write the nationality corresponding to the countries in Exercise 1.

Greek1 A_________________n2 B_________________n3 P_________________e4 J_________________n5 M_________________n6 C_________________e7 E_________________h

3 Complete the sentences with the correct nationalities.

I’m from New York. I’m American.1 He’s from Tokyo. He’s J______________. 2 We’re from Bucharest. We’re R______________.3 You’re from Rabat. You’re M______________.4 She’s from Paris. She’s F______________.5 They’re from London. They’re B______________.6 You’re from Barcelona. You’re S______________.7 He’s from Lisbon. He’s P______________.

S U B W Q O J U S A E D M Y O E B R A Z I L N F M S J Q L Y M N I G G I P O R T U G A L O R L N C J R Z V B I H M E A L H D I O L R C U H E N A I C T A C O A J M C D N N E D V D C H K A E H D A E G S Y G O B P P W I B A N G L A D E S H A M P A K I S T A N F P T N R O M A N I A S P A I N

8 F_________________h9 B_________________n

10 J_________________e 11 B_________________i 12 P_________________i 13 R_________________n 14 S_________________h

4 Match the words to form compound nouns.

head high computer teacher subject school tablet school

Head Teacher1 ______________________________________2 ______________________________________3 ______________________________________

Dialogue work5

1 Listen to the dialogue again from page

18 of Sprint 1 Student’s Book and complete the dialogue.

Logan Mum, meet Arif and Sasha. 1___________ in my class.

Sasha Good afternoon Mrs Ross!Mrs Ross Hello guys, 2___________ Susie.Arif Hi! 3___________ Susie? 4___________

Arif.Sasha We’re so excited about our

school competition!Mrs Ross Of course you are! What a great

idea of your teachers!Sasha Yes! It’s a competition with all

the teachers in all 5___________.Mrs Ross So Logan, are you in the PE

competition?Logan 6___________!

6 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.

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A Hi. My name’s Lina.B Hello, Lina. I’m Karim. 1_________ are you?A OK thanks. I’m from Italy. Where 2_________

you from?B I’m from Rabat. I’m 3_________.A I’m 12 4_________ old. How old are you?B Oh cool. I’m 12 5_________!A See you later.B 6_________.

Dictation7

2 Listen to the dictation My school blog

and write the text in the box.

Functions: Greetings

8 Reply to the greetings/farewells.

‘Good morning kids.’

‘Good morning Miss Diaz.’

2 ‘Hi, Sara.’ ‘____________ Steve.’

4 ‘See you Robbie.’ ‘____________!’

1 ‘Goodbye Mrs Eliot.’

‘____________ Jonas.’

3 ‘Good night sweetheart.’

‘____________ Mum.’

5 ‘____________ Mr Green.’ ‘Hello Lucy.’

Functions: Introductions

9 The Thames Valley High School is truly an international school. Read the student ID cards and complete the texts.

Lies is from ____________, a city in Belgium. She’s 1____________ and she’s 14 2____________.

Tiago is from 3____________, the capital of 4____________. He’s 5____________ and he’s 13 6____________.

10 Now introduce yourself. Write your name, where you are from, your nationality and how old you are.

My name is …

Bruges

Grammar Grammar1 1

Subject pronounsI

you (singular)

he

she

it

we

you (plural)

they

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Subject pronouns1 Complete the table.

2 Replace the underlined words with the correct personal pronoun.

Rachel is my sister. she 1 Mr Carlton is the History teacher. ______2 The students are so excited. ______3 The competition is for all subjects. ______4 Rowan and I are at school. ______5 You and Gillian are lucky. ______6 Cardiff is the capital of Wales. ______

be: Present simpleAffirmative form

Native language1______________________2______________________3______________________4______________________5______________________6______________________7______________________8______________________

3 Complete the rules.

The Present simple of the verb be is: Subject + am /is/ 1________.

We are students.

The contracted form is: Subject + ’m / 2________ / 3________. She’s my friend, Lara.

4 Circle the correct word.

We am / are from Boston.1 My name is / are James. 2 I / she am from London.3 All my friends are / is 12 years old.4 My Spanish teacher am / is great.5 You and I am / are good students.6 They / It is my favourite subject.

5 Complete the sentences with am, is or are.

You are in my class. 1 We _______ at Legoland. 2 He _______ from Scotland. 3 I _______ Sasha. 4 Rabat _______ the capital of Morocco. 5 They _______ in Ecuador.6 You _______ good students.

6 Write the sentences from Exercise 4 and 5 in the contracted form.

Possessive adjectives7 Complete the table.

8 Complete the sentences with the possessive adjective corresponding to the subject indicated in brackets.

Subject pronouns Possessive adjectivesI

you (singular)

he

she

it

we

you (plural)

they

my1______________________2______________________3______________________4______________________5______________________6______________________7______________________

1 He is ______ teacher. (we)

John and Sheila are my friends. (I)

2 Mrs Porter is with ______ class. (she)

3 ______ cat is black and white. (they)

5 This is ______ tablet computer. (I)

4 ______ name is Fluffy. (it)

6 ______ mobile phone is cool. (you)

9 Complete the email with the correct possessive adjectives.

Hi Jenny,Thanks for your email and 1_________ photo. 2_________ family is very nice! I’m in a new school and 3_________ teachers are great. I’m lucky: two of 4_________ friends are in 5_________ class. 6_________ names are Judy and Stuart. Judy is eleven and 7_________ favourite singer is Adele. Stuart is twelve and 8_________ favourite sport is rugby. Bye,Pauline

The articles a / an, the10 Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

We are at an English school.1 Reuben is ______ British student.2 Shawn is from ______ USA.3 Tirana is ______ capital of Albania.4 Shakira is ______ singer.5 Turbo is ______ American film.

11 K Round up! Choose the correct word.

I am Scottish. Scotland is my country. A your B its C my1 My brother Sam ______ in 3B. A am B is C are2 Paris is ______ capital of France. A the B a C an3 We are students. ______ favourite subject is

History. A We B Our C Your4 Lucas and I ______ from Barcelona. A am B are C we5 My best friends are cool. ______ names are

Alex and Lisa. A Their B They C Her

12 Translation Translate the text into your native language.

Hi! My name’s Philip Gray and I’m your English teacher. I’m 42 years old and I’m from Liverpool, but my family comes from Wales. All my friends are in Cardiff. My office is in room 3B. My lessons are in English.

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LONDON TOKYO

1 The Giant’s Causeway

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Reading1 Read the

descriptions of these famous places in Britain and match them with the correct images.

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K Listen to Emi who talks about her life and choose the correct answer (A, B, or C).

Writing5 Now write a short

text about your best friend by asking him/her the questions in Exercise 4 to get information about him/her.

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3 What’s her favourite subject?

2 What’s her nationality?

1 How old is she?

Where is she from?

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2 K Read these sentences and indicate whether they are true (T) or false (F).

T F The Jurassic Coast is in the north of England. 1 The Jurassic Coast is full of fossils. 2 One hundred people visit Edinburgh Castle every year. 3 The Giant’s Causeway is in Scotland. 4 The columns of the Giant’s Causeway are very old. 5 The Millennium Stadium is the home of the Welsh National Football Team.

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3 Listen to the dialogue between

students from Thames Valley High School and write the correct name of the speaker next to each piece of information.

She’s Spanish. Amélie1 She’s Japanese. _____________2 Her dad is Spanish. _____________3 Her mother is French. _____________4 She’s excited about the school competition. _____________5 Her favourite subject is Science. _____________6 Her favourite subject is French. _____________ 7 Her favourite subject is Maths. _____________

The castle is the symbol of the city. The view

from there is fantastic! This is a great tourist

attraction, with one million visitors every year.

BThe rocks on this part of

the coast in the south of England are very old! The beaches are full of prehistoric fossils.

A

This is a spectacular place. It’s on the coast of Northern Ireland and it is like a very big beehive of rock columns. The columns are 60 million years old!

C This stadium is in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It’s the home of the Welsh National Rugby Union Team, but it also hosts other sports, such as football and boxing matches, or music concerts.

D

3 Edinburgh Castle

2 The Jurassic Coast 4 The Millennium Stadium

My best friend …

LISBON

beehive =___________hosts =___________such as = ___________

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