PEOPLE UNIT

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1UNITPEOPLE

GETTING STARTED

a Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1 What different countries are the people from?

2 Why are they together?

• for a sports game • for a party • for a music concert

3 How do they feel? Here are some ideas:

a bored

b excited

c good

d happy

e sad

f tired

CAN DO OBJECTIVES■ Talk about where you’re from

■ Talk about people you know

■ Ask for and give information

■ Write an online profile

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b When do you meet people from other

countries? Here are some more ideas:

• on vacation

• in a language class

• never

• at work

• at parties

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d 01.02 Listen again. Complete the conversation.

ANDRÉ Hi there! My name’s André. What’s your 1 ?

VALENTINA I’m Valentina.

ANDRÉ Hi, Valentina! Where are you 2 ? Colombia?

VALENTINA Yeah, you’re right! I’m Colombian. I’m from

Cartagena.

ANDRÉ Oh, yes! It’s a really beautiful city.

VALENTINA Yes, I think so, too. So, 3 are you from,

André?

ANDRÉ Me? I’m from 4 . I’m French.

VALENTINA Oh, the French team’s really good!

ANDRÉ Of course! We’re 5 !

e Are sentences 1–4 true or false?

1 André and Valentina are friends.

2 Valentina is from Colombia.

3 André likes Cartagena.

4 Valentina says the soccer team from France is very bad.

f Underline the two nationalities in the conversation in 1d.

1 LISTENING AND READING

a Look at pictures a–f and answer the

questions.

1 What sport do all the people like?

2 Match countries 1–6 with pictures a–f.

1 Brazil

2 Spain

3 Australia

4 Japan

5 Mexico

6 France

b 01.01 Listen and check. Practice saying the

countries.

c 01.02 André and Valentina are at the World

Cup. Listen and check (✓) the three things they

talk about.

1 soccer

2 countries

3 food

4 a city

5 TV

Learn to talk about where you’re from

G be: affirmative and negative

V Countries and nationalities1A I’M FROM FRANCE

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3 GRAMMAR be : affirmative and negative

a 01.06 Listen to the next part of the

conversation between André and Valentina. What

do they talk about?

a their soccer teams

b the town where Andre is from

b 01.06 Underline the correct answers. Listen

again and check.

1 André ’s / ’s not from Paris.

2 Valentina’s friends are / aren’t from Cartagena.

3 André and Valentina are / aren’t in the hotel.

4 It’s / It’s not 8:00.

c Look at the pairs of sentences and complete

the rules.

1 I’m from France. I’m not from Paris.

2 It’s a town near Paris. It’s not very big.

3 They’re all in the hotel. They’re not here.

To make am, is, and are negative, we add .

We often use contractions for the verb:

it is not = it’s not they are not = they’re not

I am not = I’m not

We sometimes use contractions for not:

It isn’t = it’s not they aren’t = they’re notBut never: amn’t

Her friends aren’t at the game.

Valentina’s sister isn’t from Medellin.

d Complete the chart with the correct forms of the

verb be.

Affirmative (+) Negative (–)

I’m from Cartagena.

He a really good player.

They say they tired.

I French.

She from Medellín.

They at the game.

e Now go to Grammar Focus 1A on p. 138.

f André and Valentina talk more in the café. Add the

verb be to make correct sentences.

André says: 1 My brother in college in Madrid.

2 My mother and father not here.

Valentina says: 3 Cartagena very hot in August.

4 My friends really interesting and fun.

g Write two affirmative and two negative sentences

about you with the verb be. Make two of them false.

h Read your sentences to a partner and say if

your partner’s sentences are true or false.

4 SPEAKING

a Communication 1A Student A go to p. 130.

Student B go to p. 133.

b Work in small groups. Tell other students:

• your name • your hometown

• your country and nationality

2 VOCABULARY Countries and nationalities

a André says:

I’m from France. I’m French.

01.03 Find other pairs of countries and

nationalities in the box below. Listen and check.

Co | lom | bi | a Bra | zil | ian Span | ish Ja | pan

Co | lom | bi | an Ger | many Ja | pa | nese Ger | man

Bra | zil Spain

b 01.03 Pronunciation Notice how many syllables

each word has. Underline the stressed syllable in

each word in the box in 2a.

c 01.03 Listen again and repeat.

d Make sentences about the people below with the

words in 2a.

1 Valentina: She’s Colombian . She’s from .

2 The people in pictures a–f: They’re .

They’re from .

e Look at the conversation in 1d again. Complete

the question. Then ask your partner.

I’m from . I’m .

are you from?

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f Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1A on p. 162 for more

countries and nationalities.


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1 READING

c Who do you think says sentences 1–4?

1 “I have four classes every day.”

2 “It’s fun to travel with friends.”

3 “My family members live in different places.”

4 “She speaks two languages – Spanish and Portuguese.”

d Who would you like to meet: Suzi, James, Alex, or Saddah? Why?

a Look at pictures a–d. Where do

you think the people are?

b Read the texts and match them with

pictures a–d. Are your ideas in 1a

correct?

Alex

In this photo, I’m on vacation with my friend Tom. He’s a fantastic friend, and he’s very cool. He’s a great person to be on vacation with.

view Alex’s photos leave Alex a message

James

In this photo I’m chatting with my cousin, Eric. He lives in San Francisco. He’s American, but I’m from England – Eric’s mother and my father are brother and sister. Eric is a really nice guy, and he’s a great doctor. He’s well known in his part of San Francisco.

view James’s photos leave James a message

Suzi

This is me in Rio de Janeiro with my friend Claudia. She lives in Brazil, but she’s from Spain. She’s a wonderful person – very warm and kind.

view Suzi’s photos leave Suzi a message

Saddah

This is my coworker Maram. We’re teachers, and we work together in a school. She’s quiet, but she’s really friendly. She’s also very popular with her students.

view Saddah’s photos leave Saddah a message

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SHE’S A WONDERFUL PERSON

Learn to talk about people you know

G be: questions and short answers

V Adjectives1B

a b

c

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Name: Roman

Nationality 1

Personality 4

Names: Diego and Mia

Nationality 2

Personality 5

Name: Laura

Nationality 3

Personality 6

2 VOCABULARY Adjectives

a Look at the sentence. The underlined

words are adjectives. Are they about Rio de

Janeiro or Claudia?

She’s a wonderful person – very warm and kind!

b Underline eight more adjectives in the texts.

Then put them in the correct blanks.

1 very good: , ,

2 nice: warm, ,

3 famous:

4 he/she doesn’t talk much:

5 people like him/her:

c Pronunciation Three words in the texts have

the /k/ sound:

kind cool quiet

Underline the /k/ sound in these words.

Which two words do not have /k/?

cold car cheap kitchen like

coffee quick back key know

come make school cat

d Talk about people you know. Use

adjectives from 2b.

4 GRAMMAR be: questions and short answers

a 01.11 Complete the answers with the words in the box.

Listen and check.

’re not ’s not is are

1 Is she Italian? No, she . She’s from Spain.

2 Is he from Poland? Yes, he .

3 Are they married? Yes, they .

4 Are they Brazilian? No, they . They’re from Mexico.

b Complete the chart with the correct forms of the verb be.

Questions (?) Short answers

Are you Australian?

you Brazilian?

he/she Turkish?

they Ecuadorian?

Yes, I am .

Yes, we are.

Yes, he/she .

Yes, they .

No, I’m not.

No, we’re not./we aren’t.

No, he/she .

No, they .

c Now go to Grammar Focus 1B on p. 138.

d 01.13 Complete the conversations. Use contractions ’s (not)

and ’re (not) if possible. Listen and check.

A My friend Tony 1 ’s English. He 2 very kind.

B 3 he from London?

A Yes, he 4 .

A My friends, Joe and Mel, 5 American. They 6 very

warm and friendly.

B 7 they married?

A No, they 8 not. They 9 just good friends.

5 SPEAKING

a Write down words about friends, family, and famous people you

know from other countries.

Camilla – British, cool, popular Gabriel – Mexican, quiet, kind

b Talk about the people you know. Look at the conversations

in 4d to help you.

e Now go to Vocabulary Focus 1B on

p. 163 for more adjectives.

3 LISTENING

a 01.10 Listen to the conversation. Complete

the nationalities (1–3) on the profiles below.

b 01.10 Listen again. Complete the

profiles with adjectives 4–6.

My best friend Joe’s a cool guy.My friend Emma’s

very friendly and very popular. My aunt Sophia’s fantastic

– she’s a very warm and friendly woman.

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1 LISTENING

c 01.15 Listen to Part 2 again. Are the

sentences true or false? Correct the false

sentences.

1 The class starts at 6:30.

2 Jenny and Richard want to go to the yoga class.

3 The fitness center is on the third floor.

a 01.14 Listen to Part 1. Choose the correct answers to

complete the sentences.

1 Jenny wants to

a see the city. b go to the hotel.

2 Richard wants to

a look at the water. b sleep.

3 It’s after nine o’clock

a in the morning. b at night.

b 01.15 Richard and Jenny talk to the hotel receptionist.

Listen to Part 2. What does Jenny want to do? Choose

the correct answer.

a join a gym c take a yoga class

b sleep

Learn to write an email with travel advice

W Paragraph writing

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Learn to ask for and give information

S Checking understanding

P Consonant clusters

EVERYDAY ENGLISH What’s your last name?1C

2 USEFUL LANGUAGE Asking for and giving information

a Who says sentences 1–7 at a hotel: the receptionist

(R) or a guest (G)?

1 When’s the first class?

2 Do you have an exercise

room?

3 How can I help you?

4 Thanks for your help.

5 Can you spell that, please?

6 And where’s the class?

7 What’s your last name?

a Taylor.

b You’re welcome.

c T-A-Y-L-O-R.

d It’s at six thirty.

e It’s in the fitness center

on the second floor.

f Hi. We’re checking in.

g We do. And yoga classes, too.

b 01.15 Match 1–7 with a–g. Listen to Part 2

again and check.

c Underline the correct answers.

1 It’s in ten after four / room 6.

2 It’s at eight o’clock / the first floor.

d 01.16 A is a receptionist and B wants

information. Complete the conversation. Look at 2a

and 2b to help you. Listen and check.

A Hello. How can I 1 you?

B I’d 2 to take a computer class.

A No problem.

B When’s the first class?

A It’s tomorrow at eight o’clock.

B And 3 the class?

A It’s in room 5.

B Great. Can I sign up for the class?

A Certainly. 4 your last name?

B Moore.

A Can you 5 that, please?

B M–O–O–R–E.

A Thank you. Enjoy the class.

e In pairs, practice the conversation in 2d.

Use your own last name. Take turns being A and B.


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You can now do the Unit Progress Test.

UNIT PROGRESS TEST

CHECK YOUR PROGRESS

3 LISTENING

a 01.17 Listen to Part 3. Are the sentences true or false?

Correct the false sentences.

1 It’s 6:30 in the morning.

2 Jenny is tired.

3 Jenny wants to see San Francisco now.

4 Richard wants to see San Francisco now.

b When do you like to exercise?

• before work / school

• after work / school

• at lunchtime

• never

4 CONVERSATION SKILLS Checking understanding

a Complete the mini-conversations with the words in the box.

so that’s excuse me

SONIA It’s at seven twenty.

LEO 1 ?

SONIA 7:20.

SONIA It’s on the fourth floor.

LEO 2 7:20 on the fourth floor.

b Which expression in 4a means:

1 I’m not sure and I want to check.

2 I don’t understand. Can you say that again?

c 01.18 Pronunciation Listen to what Leo says in 4a. Does

the intonation go up or down on 1 and 2?

d Work in pairs. Use the dialogue map to practice

checking understanding. Take turns being A and B.

Tell each other your

last name and spell it.

Repeat the information.

Answer with excuse me.

A B

5 PRONUNCIATION Consonant clusters

a 01.19 Listen to the time. Notice how the

consonant clusters in bold are pronounced.

eight o’clock /t/ /kl/ /k/

b 01.20 Listen to the words below.

How many consonant sounds do the

letters in bold have?

three six eighty

c 01.21 Practice saying these times.

Listen and repeat.

1 seven o’clock (7:00) 4 three forty (3:40)

2 six ten (6:10) 5 six thirty (6:30)

3 eight twenty (8:20) 6 twelve twenty (12:20)

6 SPEAKING

a Communication 1C Student A go to p. 131.

Student B go to p. 133.

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UNIT 1


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About Kate

About Carla

SKILLS FOR WRITING I’m Carla and I’m from Mexico1D

1 SPEAKING AND LISTENING

a Ask and answer the questions.

1 Do you use a social media site?

2 Do you have an online profile?

3 Which of the following information is on it?

• your name

• your age

• your nationality

• where you live

• your job

• things you like

b Look at Kate’s and Carla’s profiles and complete the

chart with yes (✓), no (✗), or don’t know (DK).

She’s … 20 years old

from Chicago

Mexican a teacher a student

Kate DK

Carla ✓

c 01.22 The people in the picture are in an English class.

Listen and answer the questions.

1 Is this the first or the last day of the class?

2 What city are they in?

d 01.22 Listen again. Complete the chart.

Name Country One other thing we know

Kate and Mike the U.S. They’re .

Carla Mexico She’s a .

Masato English is for his work.

Carmen She’s a computer science .

Orhan His is in Chicago.

Marisa Her is in Chicago.

Learn to write an online profile

W Capital letters and punctuation

e Work in groups of five or six. It’s your

first day at International College.

Student A: You’re the teacher.

The others: You’re one of the students in

the picture.

Say who you are and say one more thing.

I’m Martina. My hometown is Puebla.

KATE MARKS

Teacher, International College

Age: -

Lives in Chicago, the U.S.

Friends: 132 VIEW

Photos VIEW

CARLA FLORES

Student, University of Guadalajara

Age: 20

Lives in Guadalajara

From Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Friends: 189 VIEW

Photos VIEW


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UNIT 1

2 READING

a Read Kate and Carla’s profiles for the new class.

Underline any new information.

4 WRITING

a Write a profile about yourself. Use the profiles in 2a to

help you. Give this information:

• your name

• your nationality

• your hometown

• your job

• what you like

b Switch profiles with another student and check the

capital letters and punctuation.

3 WRITING SKILLS Capital letters and punctuation

a Look at the profiles in 2a. Check (✓) the words that

have capital letters.

1 first names of people

2 last names of people

3 names of companies, schools, universities

4 names of countries and nationalities

5 names of sports

6 names of towns or cities

7 all nouns

8 all words at the start of a sentence

9 the word I

b I’m = I am. What are the full forms of these

contractions?

1 it’s

2 she’s

3 you’re

4 isn’t

5 aren’t

c Correct the words. Add an apostrophe (’) to each word.

1 Im

2 arent

3 isnt

4 hes

5 were

6 theyre

d Look at the commas (,) and periods (.) in the online

profiles. Which do we use … ?

a at the end of a sentence

b after words in a list

e Correct the sentences. Add capital letters and

punctuation (. , ’ ?).

i live in paris its amazing ➔ I live in Paris. It’s amazing.1 im from shanghai its a big city in china

2 i like basketball old cars and jazz

3 im a french teacher in australia

4 this isnt my first time in miami

5 are all the teachers american

Update Your Profile

Add Photo

Save

Upload File Take a Photo

I’m

I like

I’m Kate Marks. I’m from

Royal Oak. It’s a small city

near Detroit, Michigan, in the

U.S. I live in Chicago, and

I’m a teacher at International

College. I’m married, and I

have two young children: a

boy and a girl.

I like languages, music, and

movies.

I’m Carla Flores. I’m Mexican.

I’m from Puerto Vallarta,

but I study marketing at the

University of Guadalajara. It’s

my first time in Chicago and

I’m very happy to be here.

Are other people new to

Chicago?

I like running, swimming,

and yoga.< Back < Back


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1 VOCABULARY

a Complete the sentences with the correct nationality word.

1 Vera’s from Rio de Janeiro. She’s .

2 Pedro’s from Quito. He’s .

3 Kurt and Erika are from Berlin. They’re .

4 Ellen’s from Melbourne. She’s .

5 Claude and Sabine are from Paris. They’re .

6 Takashi’s from Tokyo. He’s .

b Complete the text about Vera with the correct adjective.

Vera’s family members are all 1f c. Her mother’s 2w m and 3k d, and her father is very 4n e.

He’s a 5g______t doctor. Her sister Pia is 6q t, but she’s

very 7f y.

2 GRAMMAR

a Complete the text with the correct form of the verb be.

Use contractions where possible.

Hi. I 1 Paolo and I 2 from Sydney, Australia.

I 3 a college student. I 4 really lucky because

I live near my sister Barbara. She 5 an English teacher,

and she 6 very popular with her students. She 7

very kind and friendly. We 8 Australian, but our parents 9 from Italy. They 10 doctors.

b Write questions for the answers. Use the word in italics

to start your question.

1 Are … ? No, I’m not. I’m Brazilian.

2 Is … ? Yes, she’s very kind.

3 Are … ? No, they aren’t. They’re from Germany.

4 What’s … ? My name’s Abdul Aziz.

5 Where … ? I’m from Venezuela.

c Write questions and short answers.

1 you Ecuadorian? Yes

2 she your sister? No

3 they friendly? Yes

4 you both from the U.S.? No

5 he well known? No

d Complete the conversation with one word in each

blank. A contraction (I’m, you’re, he’s) is one word.

A Hello. What’s 1 name?

B I’m Juan.

A 2 you from Mexico?

B Yes,3 from Jalisco.

A And that woman over there. Is 4 your sister?

B No, she 5 . She’s a student at my school.

A OK. And 6 she from?

B She’s Italian. 7 from Venice.

e Practice the conversation in 2d with a partner and

use your own personal information.

3 WORDPOWER from

I CAN …talk about where I’m from

talk about people I know

ask for and give information

write an online profile

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESSHow well did you do in this unit? Write 3, 2, or 1

for each objective.

3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well

a Match sentences 1–4 with pictures a–d.

1 Is the flight from Hong Kong here?

2 I’m not American. I’m from Canada.

3 The stores are open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

4 My house is about five kilometers from downtown.

b Match examples 1–4 in 3a with rules a–d.

We use from to talk about:

a times

b a starting place

c our country or city

d how far away something is

c Match sentences 1–4 with rules a–d in 3b.

1 Our lunch break is from 12:30 to 1:30.

2 Our hotel’s about five kilometers from the airport.

3 The plane from Paris is now at gate two.

4 I’m from Argentina.

d Add from in the correct place in these sentences.

1 This postcard is New Zealand.

2 Breakfast is seven o’clock to ten o’clock every morning.

3 The bank’s only 200 meters here.

e Put the phrases in the correct order to make

sentences.

1 from / Denmark / I’m

2 open from / the supermarket’s / 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

3 my place is / from school / two kilometers

f Are the sentences in 3e true for you? Change them

to make them true.

I’m not from Denmark. I’m from Australia.

a

c

b

d

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1 GRAMMAR be: affirmative and negative

a Underline the correct forms of the verb be.

1 I ’s / ’re / ’m Brazilian.

2 They ’re / ’m / ’s from Barcelona.

3 He ’e / ’s / ’m with his Spanish friends.

4 We ’s / ’m / ’re American.

5 Rome ’m / ’re / ’s a beautiful city.

6 It ’re / ’s / ’m very hot in August.

b Complete each sentence with a negative form of the

verb be. Use contractions. (Sometimes there is more

than one possible answer.)

1 The Italian team ’s not / isn’t very good at the moment.

2 My brother at the party. He’s here.

3 My sister and I Brazilian. We’re Mexican.

4 I Spanish. I’m Italian.

5 They from Rome. They’re from Milan.

6 Tomomi Chinese. She’s Japanese.

7 You from Hamburg. You’re from Berlin.

8 Mike at a party. He’s at a concert.

2 VOCABULARY Countries and nationalities

a Complete the sentences with the correct nationalities.

b Complete the crossword puzzle.

Across

4 Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela are all in

South America .

7 is the home of flamenco dancing

and paella.

10 Mount Fuji is in .

11 Paris, Lyon, and Marseilles are all in .

Down

1 Rio de Janeiro is in .

2 Moscow is the capital city of .

3 Wolfgang, Hans, and Petra are from Berlin in

.

5 Sydney and Melbourne are cities in .

6 Florence, Rome, and Venice are all in .

8 The capital of is Beijing.

9 The capital of isn’t Istanbul. It’s Ankara.

1

2 3

4 S O U T H 5 A M E R 6 I C A

7

8

9

10

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3 PRONUNCIATION Syllables and word stress

a 01.01 Listen and complete the chart with the

words in the box. Then underline the stressed syllable

in each word.

Turkish Irish Japanese Saudi American

Russian Mexican Nigerian Colombian

2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables

Turkish

1 He’s Ecuadorian . 2 She’s .

3 He’s . 4 They’re .

5 She’s . 6 She’s .

7 She’s . 8 They’re .

I’m from

Turkey.

I’m from

Brazil.

We’re from

Mexico.

I’m from

Poland.

I’m from

Colombia.

I’m from

China.

I’m from

Ecuador.

We’re from

Saudi Arabia.

1A I’M FROM FRANCE

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1 GRAMMAR be: questions and short answers

a Underline the correct words to complete the questions.

1 Where you are / are you / is you from?

2 Is he / He is / Are he married?

3 Are she / She is / Is she from Mexico?

4 You are / You is / Are you here with your family?

5 Is you / Are you / You are Turkish?

6 What their names are / is their names / are their names?

7 Are Enzo / Is Enzo / Enzo is Spanish?

8 Is Joe and Mel / Joe and Mel are / Are Joe and Mel

American?

b Complete each short answer with the correct form

of be. Use contractions where possible. (Sometimes

there is more than one possible answer.)

1 A Are you Brazilian?

B Yes, I am .

2 A Is David a good tennis player?

B No, .

3 A Are you and your brother here on vacation?

B No, .

4 A Is New York a friendly city?

B Yes, .

5 A Are you from Mexico City?

B No, .

6 A Is Julia American?

B Yes, .

7 A Are your friends cool?

B Yes, .

8 A Are Alan and Sue here today?

B No, .

2 VOCABULARY Adjectives

a 01.02 Listen and complete the sentences with the

words in the box.

great fantastic cool amazing wonderful warm

friendly pleasant kind well known quiet popular

1 I like Jane. She’s a warm and person.

2 Our new teacher’s really and he’s very

with his students.

3 Marisa’s a singer. She’s really

in Portugal.

4 My friend Sarah’s a person. She’s really

to all her friends.

5 Alicia is very , but she’s a

friend.

6 Mr. Jones is a very person, and he’s an

teacher.

b Complete the sentences with the words in 2a.

1 New York is a fantastic city. I love it!

2 My father’s an a g doctor.

3 He’s a very w l-k n singer in my country.

He’s really p r with young people.

4 I think your brother’s really c l. He’s a g t

guitarist.

5 My friend Anna’s very f y. She’s a really

w l person.

6 John’s a very q t person. He’s always k d

to animals.

3 PRONUNCIATION Sound and spelling: /k/

a Do the words in the chart have a /k/ sound?

Check (✓) the correct column.

/k/ sound No /k/ sound

chat ✓

cake

keep

know

quiz

capital

bike

chart

b 01.03 Listen and check.

1B SHE’S A WONDERFUL PERSON

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH What’s your last name?

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1C2 PRONUNCIATION

Intonation for checking; Consonant clusters

a 01.06 Listen to each speaker. Does the intonation go

up ( ) or down ( )? Check (✓) the correct box.

1 Absolutely. ✓

2 Good idea.

3 Me?

4 Sure.

5 Off to the gym?

6 Of course.

7 Is he from London?

8 Yes, he is.

9 Is she Argentinian?

10 No, she’s not.

11 No problem.

b 01.07 Listen and write the number of consonant

sounds in each word.

1 2 three

2 eight

3 twelve

4 sixteen

5 right

6 match

7 brother

8 warm

9 kitchen

10 well known

1 USEFUL LANGUAGE Asking for and giving information

a Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 help / I / can / how / you ?

How can I help you?

2 to take / like / I’d / a fitness class .

3 last name / your / what’s ?

4 you / please / spell / that, / can ?

5 class / the / time’s / next / what ?

6 at / tomorrow / it’s / six thirty .

7 class / the / where’s ?

8 Room / 3 / in / it’s .

9 6:30 / in / that’s / Room / 3 / so ?

10 help / for / thanks / your .

11 welcome / you’re .

b 01.04 Listen and check.

c Put the conversation in the correct order.

No problem. We have great German classes

for beginners.

Gonzales.

When are the classes?

1 Hello. How can I help you?

They’re on Mondays at 7:30.

Sure. What’s your last name?

Can you spell that, please?

Hi. I’d like to take a German class. I’m a beginner.

Great. I’m free on Monday evenings. Can I sign up

for the class?

Thank you. Enjoy the class.

G-O-N-Z-A-L-E-S.

d 01.05 Listen and check.


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1DFACT FILE

Name: Dmitri Bolshov

Age: 20

Nationality: Russian

Lives in: Moscow

Hometown: St. Petersburg

Job/Occupation: Student, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Likes: languages, music, running

Jan

1st

Personal profile

This is carlos ferreira hes 35

years old and hes brazilian hes

from petrópolis but he studies

languages he takes spanish

classes in bogotá this isnt his first

time in colombia hes very happy

to be in bogotá he likes languages

movies and jazz

This is

This is

He/She likes

1 READING

a Dmitri is taking an English class in New York City.

Read his fact file on the language school

website and check (✓) the correct answers.

1 Which country is

Dmitri from?

a Poland

b Turkey

c Greece

d Russia

2 Which city is

Dmitri from?

a New York City

b Moscow

c St. Petersburg

d Lomonosov

b Read Dmitri’s personal profile.

Are the sentences true or false?

1 Dmitri’s 20 years old.

2 Dmitri studies in St. Petersburg.

3 Dmitri’s in the U.K. with friends from Moscow.

4 Dmitri’s taking a computer class in New York City.

5 Dmitri likes listening to music.

2 WRITING SKILLS Capital letters and punctuation

a Correct the personal profile about Carlos.

Add capital letters and punctuation (., ’).

Personal profile

This is Dmitri Bolshov. He’s 20 years old and he’s Russian. He’s from St. Petersburg, but he studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University. It’s his first time in the U.S., and he’s taking an English class in New York City with a big group of friends from Moscow. He’s very happy to be in New York City. He likes languages, music, and running.

FACT FILE

Name:

Age:

Nationality:

Lives in:

Hometown:

Job/Occupation:

Likes:

Jan

1st

b Use the information in the fact file to write a personal

profile about this person. Remember to use capital

letters and punctuation in the correct places.

3 WRITING

a Complete the fact file with information about a friend,

a family member, or a famous person.

SKILLS FOR WRITING I’m Carla and I’m from Mexico

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Dear

1 READING

a Read the letter. What are these parts of the

letter about? Check (✓) the correct answers.

Paragraph 1 is about …

a Elena’s dogs.

b ✓ Elena and her mom.

c Elena’s sister.

d Elena’s dad.


a Elena’s dogs.

b Elena and her mom.

c Elena’s sister.

d Elena’s dad.


a Elena’s dogs.


c Elena’s sister.

d Elena’s dad.


a Elena’s dogs.


c Elena’s sister.

d Elena’s dad.

b Read the letter again. Are the sentences true

or false?

1 The letter is to Elena’s Mexican friend.

2 The family of Elena’s mom lives in Mexico.

3 Elena’s dad is awful.

4 Elena and her family go to Mexico every year.

5 Elena’s mom’s family has a lot of money.

6 Elena’s sister isn’t very good at tennis.

7 Elena loves her dogs.

8 Elena wants Ofelia to write to her again.

c Write a letter to a new friend in Japan.

• Write about each person in your family.

• How many people live in your house? Who are they?

• Where does your family go on vacation?

Dear Ofelia,

Thanks for your letter. It’s really interesting for me to

hear about your life in Ecuador.

1 Here is a photo of my family. It’s a pretty new photo,

so you can see what we all look like. As you can see,

I have dark hair, and so does my mom. She’s from

Mexico.

2 My dad’s pretty quiet, but he’s very kind, and he often

helps me with my homework. He’s American – that’s

why we live here in Florida. Every summer we visit my

mom’s family in Mexico. Her parents aren’t rich, but

they have a beautiful house near the beach. I love it!

3 You can see my sister next to me. She has a lot of

friends, and she’s very popular. She’s also a great

tennis player. In fact, she’s not at home very often

because she plays tennis so much!

4 At the front of the photo, you can see two other

important members of our family. They’re very old,

and they’re not very clean, but I love them. They’re

my dogs, Benny and Jerry!

Write back soon and tell me more about your family!

Talk soon,

Elena

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2 LISTENING

a 01.08 Listen to the conversation. Check (✓) the

best endings for the sentences.

1 Charlie and Pedro …

a know each other well.

b ✓ don’t know each other well.

2 They play on …

a the same soccer team.

b the same basketball team.

3 Charlie says that Pedro …

a can go to the next soccer game with him.

b can take him to the next soccer game.

b 01.08 Listen to the conversation again. Complete

the sentences with the words in the box.

doesn’t have plays ready speaks

game soccer grandma Mexican

1 Pedro and Charlie meet on a soccer team.

2 Pedro is from Mazatlán. He’s .

3 Charlie’s is also Mexican.

4 Charlie Spanish, but not very well.

5 Charlie soccer with the team every week.

6 The next week is in Albany.

7 Pedro a car.

8 Pedro must be by 9 o’clock.

c Write a conversation between two people who meet

each other. Remember to say:

• where they are from

• what they like doing in their free time.

1 GRAMMAR

Underline and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 My mother and father is from Maine. are

2 She really’s friendly.

3 Daniela are Ecuadorian.

4 Im’ from Bogotá, the capital of Colombia.

5 You are American or Canadian?

6 There from San Francisco.

7 A Is you and your friends Mexican?

B No, we not.

8 A Are Maria from Rio de Janeiro?

B Yes, she’s.

2 VOCABULARY

Correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 My vacation in Jamaica was wonderfull. wonderful

2 New York is an amaizing city!

3 My best friend Nick’s a really kool guy.

4 The weather is terible, but our vacation is great!

5 This is Anna. She’s very frendly.

6 My mom likes Michael. She thinks he’s very neice!

7 Nashville’s a fantastik place to visit.

8 His uncle is pour, but he’s very happy.

3 WORDPOWER from

Match 1–6 with a–f to make sentences.

1 My sister and I are

2 Dinner is

3 The train station

is about 2 km

4 Are you

5 The next yoga

class is

6 The train

a from Seattle is now at

Platform 25.

b from 10:30 to 12:00 in

the studio.

c from Washington or New York?

d from the Red Roof Inn.

e from Australia.

f from 7:00 to 10:00 at the

Sorrento Restaurant.

I CAN …talk about where I’m from

talk about people I know

ask for and give information

write an online profile.

REVIEW YOUR PROGRESSLook again at Review Your Progress on p. 18 of the Student’s

Book. How well can you do these things now?

3 = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well

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UNIT 1 PEOPLE

1 BEFORE YOU WATCH

a Look at the pictures. What country do you think it is? Why?

b The woman in the pictures is named Mai. Her name means mother in the Marathi language. Check ( ) the best

sentence to describe picture 1.

1 Mai has a large family with many children and grandchildren.

2 Mai is a school teacher and has a lot of students in her class.

3 Mai gives many children food and a home to live in.

c Mai has awards from many different countries. Why do you think this is? Choose 1, 2, or 3.

1 She is a very good teacher.

2 She helps many people.

3 She is a wonderful mother.

d Talk with a partner. Are your answers in 1b and 1c the same or different? Tell why you chose them.

2 WHILE YOU WATCH

a Watch the video. Check your answers in 1a, 1b, and 1c.

b Watch again. Underline the correct answers.

1 Mai lives in Pune in the west / east of India.

2 Mai has 400 / 1,400 children.

3 She gets money for her homes from the Indian government / people.

4 After they leave, many of the children help Mai with her work / go to other countries.

5 Now, Mai has four / five homes for children.

6 Mai’s family says that she is a very calm / kind person.

c Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Watch again and check your answers.

countries education food lawyers parents universities women

1 Mai helps poor children who don’t have .

2 She gives them and a home.

3 She speaks about her work in India and in many other .

4 Mai uses the money to give her children a good .

5 Some of Mai’s children are now doctors and .

6 Other children now work at .

7 In Mai’s homes, there are 400 children and 150 .

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UNIT 1 PEOPLE

3 AFTER YOU WATCH

a Match the words in A and B to make questions. Add your own question.

A B

1 Where a gives Mai money?

2 How many b kind of person is Mai?

3 What c do Mai and the children live?

4 Who d do the children need Mai’s help?

5 Why e do the children leave the homes?

6 When f people has Mai helped?

7 g ?

b Work in pairs. Do the role play. Ask and answer the questions in 3a.

Student A: You are a reporter. Ask Student B the questions.

Student B: You work with Mai in one of her homes. Answer the questions.

c Switch roles. Ask and answer the questions again.

d Tell the class your extra question. What is the answer?


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