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ม. 4
หนังสือเรียน รายวิชาพื้นฐาน ภาษาอังกฤษ
ชั้นมัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 4กลุ่มสาระการเรียนรู้ภาษาต่างประเทศ
ตามหลักสูตรแกนกลางการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน พุทธศักราช 2551
ผู้เรียบเรียงVirginia EvansJenny Dooley
ผู้ตรวจผศ. พรสวรรค์ สีป้อ
นางสุภาภรณ์ สิปปเวสม์นางสาวกัลยา เวทยาวงศ์
บรรณาธิการนายสุเมธินท์ แสงไตรรัตน์นุกูล
พิมพ์ครั้งที่ 1
สงวนลิขสิทธิ์ตามพระราชบัญญัติ
ISBN 978-616-203-740-5
รหัสสินค้า 3412009
Express Publishing-ACT.
Copyright © Express Publishing, 2018
© Aksorn Charoen Tat ACT. Co., Ltd. 2018
Vocabulary Grammar & Pronunciation Reading, Listening, Speaking Writing
Starter Unit (pp. 6-10)
• greetings & introductions
• the alphabet• cardinal
numbers• colours• countries &
nationalities• jobs
• personal subject pronouns
• the verb to be• question words
• greet people• introduce yourself & others• say goodbye• ask names• count from 1-100• tell the time
write & spell names
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1.1Family members(pp. 12-13)
family & relatives
• have got• possessive case
• Reading: An Amazing Talent! (specific information)
• talk about family relationships
a short textabout your family
1.2
Daily routines(pp. 14-15)
everyday activities
• present simple (affirmative)
• pronunciation of /s/, /z/, /Ιz/
• listen for specific information a text about your daily routine
1.3School days(pp. 16-17)
• school subjects
• lifestyles
present simple (negative/interrogative)
• Reading: Lifestyles (specific information)
• listen for specific information
a paragraph comparing two daily routines
1.4
Evenings out(pp. 18-19)
places to go & activities
prepositions of time (at, on, in)
• Reading: Are you a couch potato? (specific information)
• summarise a text• invite, accept & decline
sentences about a couch potato’s lifestyle
1.5
Carnival time(pp. 20-21)
carnival • present continuous (affirmative & negative)
• pronunciation of -ing ending
• read a live report about a carnival festival (specific information)
a report about an event happening now
1.6
Rain or shine(pp. 22-23)
the weather present continuous(yes/no questions)
• read a dialogue (specific information)
• listen for specific information• talk about the weather &
what you are doing
1.7
What are you wearing?(pp. 24-25)
clothes • present continuous (wh-questions)
• intonation in wh-questions
• read a dialogue (gist & specific information)
• listen for specific information• talk about what sb is wearing
a description of pictures
1.8Special people(pp. 26-27)
parts of the body & verbs related to them
can/can’t (ability) • Reading: A Real Superhero (specific information)
• talk about abilities
a description of a superhero
1.9
Looks(pp. 28-29)
physical appearance
comparative forms • Reading: The Fantastic Four (gist & specific information)
• listen for specific information• describe & compare people
sentences comparing two comic book characters
1.10
Celebrities(pp. 30-31)
sports • Reading: The Williams Sisters (specific information)
• listen for specific information• agree & disagree
a short articlecomparing twofamous people
Self-Check 1 (p. 32)
Vocabulary Grammar & Pronunciation Reading, Listening, Speaking Writing
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2.1
Party food(pp. 34-35)
food & drinks • there is/there are (a/an – some/any)
• Reading: Birthdays around the world (gist)
• offer food/drinks
a short text about birthday celebrations in your country
2.2
Food for a day(pp. 36-37)
containers quantifiers • Reading: Food for Fuel (specific information)
• talk about your eating habits
a paragraph about what you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner
2.3
Supermarket(pp. 38-39)
supermarketsections
• pronunciation of /θ/, /ð/
• sentence stress
• read a dialogue (specific information)
• listen for gist• decide on a shopping list
a shopping list
2.4
Buying things(pp. 40-41)
UK currency (coins & notes)
• Reading: Shopping Habits (specific information)
• listening for specific information
• pay for things
a short text about your family’s shopping habits
2.5Shopping time(pp. 42-43)
shops this/these/that/those
• read dialogues (gist)• listen for gist• ask about prices
a dialogue about shopping
2.6
Festive time(pp. 44-45)
celebrations • present simple vs present continuous
• pronunciation of /ηk/, /η/
• read a postcard (gist)• listen for specific information
a postcard about a celebration in your country
2.7
Order food(pp. 46-47)
tastes • can/could/may• pronunciation of
would you, I’d, can I, could I
• read a dialogue & a menu (specific information)
• order food/drinks
a menu (dishes & prices)
2.8
Where exactly?(pp. 48-49)
places to buy food/drinks
• prepositions of place
• the imperative
• read a dialogue (specific information)
• listen for gist & specific information
• ask for/give directions
sentences about the area you live in
2.9
Let’s cook!(pp. 50-51)
food preparation, ingredients & measurements
• read an email (specific information)
• talk about how to cook something
an email about how to cook something
2.10
Long ago(pp. 52-53)
past activities • past simple (regular – affirmative)
• pronunciation of /t/, /d/, /Ιd/
• Reading: Thanksgiving – how it all started (specific information)
• talk about an event in the past
• give a speech as a pilgrim
a speech about an event in the past
Self-Check 2 (p. 54)
Contents
2 3
Vocabulary Grammar & Pronunciation Reading, Listening, Speaking Writing
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3.1Places(pp. 56-57)
geographical features
the superlative • Reading: Extreme EARTH (specific information)
• talk about extreme places
a quiz about places in the world
3.2
Cities(pp. 58-59)
places in a city • comparative & superlative forms
• pronunciation of /h/ (pronounced/silent)
• Reading: New York City – York: Sister cities (specific information)
• make comparisons
a short email about a city in your country
3.3Getting around(pp. 60-61)
means of transport
comparisons (as…as, too, enough)
• read signs (gist)• listen for specific information• buy a train ticket
3.4Busy bees(pp. 62-63)
chores have to • read a dialogue (detailed understanding)
• listen for specific information
sentences about chores
3.5School life(pp. 64-65)
school rules • must/mustn’t• pronunciation of
must/mustn’t
• Reading: School of Fame (gist)
a short list of school rules
3.6
Survival(pp. 66-67)
• accidents• survival tips
should/shouldn’t • Reading: Jungle Survival Tips! (gist)
• give advice
sentences about how to use the Internet safely
3.7
Save the Earth(pp. 68-69)
environmental problems
• Reading: Did you know? (specific information)
• listen for specific information• make suggestions
an email suggesting ways to help protect the environment
3.8Eco-tourism(pp. 70-71)
eco-tourism activities
be going to • read a dialogue (specific information)
• talk about weekend plans
sentences about weekend plans
3.9In days to come(pp. 72-73)
future events • will• pronunciation of
’ll
• Reading: What the future holds (general understanding)
• express certainty/uncertainty
predictions about life in the future
3.10What will be, will be(pp. 74-75)
stages of life will - be going to • Reading: James’s Blog (specific information)
a blog entry about your future
Self-Check 3 (p. 76)
Vocabulary Grammar & Pronunciation Reading, Listening, Speaking Writing
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4.1Civilisations(pp. 78-79)
ancient civilisations
past simple (irregular –affirmative)
• Reading: The Aztecs (gist)• summarise a text
a short text about Incas
4.2
In the news(pp. 80-81)
accidents & disasters
past simple (negative/interrogative)
• Reading: Chilling Coincidences (specific information)
• listen for specific information• give & react to bad news• narrate a past experience
a description of a past experience
4.3
Trivia time(pp. 82-83)
jobs • wh-questions• intonation in
wh-questions
• read a trivia quiz• listen for specific information
a quiz about famous historical figures
4.4
Are we alone?(pp. 84-85)
the supernatural
intonation in questions (yes/no questions & wh-questions)
• Reading: ROSWELL: CASE NOT CLOSED (sequencing)
• narrate events
a story
4.5
Private eye (pp. 86-87)
events • read a comic strip (specific information)
• listen for specific information• narrate a story
a detective comic strip
4.6
Famous Americans (pp. 88-89)
famous presidents
• read about Abraham Lincoln’s biography (specific information)
• listen for specific information
a short biography
4.7Days to remember(pp. 90-91)
festival activities
present perfect(affirmative/negative)
• Reading: Kate’s Travels (specific information)
a blog entry about a festival in your country
4.8
Communication(pp. 92-93)
technology present perfect (interrogative)
• Reading: Have you got a “Screen Saver”? (specific information)
• listen for specific information• talk about experiences
4.9
Politics(pp. 94-95)
politics present perfect vs past simple
• Reading: Fighting for Equality (specific information)
• listen for specific information• give a presentation
a short text about a woman you admire the most
4.10
Careers(pp. 96-97)
jobs intonation in compound nouns
• Reading: Teenage Millionaire (specific information)
• listen for specific information• talk about jobs
a career you want to do
Self-Check 4 (p. 98)
Culture Corner & Curricular Cut (pp. 99-107)O-NET Practice (pp. 108-112)ASEAN Corner (pp. 113-114)Grammar Reference (pp. 115-123)Rules of Punctuation (pp. 124-125)American English - British English Guide (p. 126)Irregular Verbs (pp. 127-128)
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Starter Unit Starter Unit
Respond
• Great.
• I’m fine,
(thanks).
• I’m OK.
• Not bad.
• So-so.
• Hi! I’m ... .
• Hello! I’m ... .
Introduce
yourself
Greet people
• Hi! How are you?
• How’s everything?
• How’s it going?
• Nice to meet you.
• It’s a pleasure to meet you.
Respond
• Goodbye.
• Bye.
• See you.
• See you later.
• See you tomorrow.
• Take care.
Say goodbye
Lyn: Goodbye,Tony.
Tony: Bye, Lyn.S e e y o ulater.
Lyn: See you!
1 2
The alphabet 5 a) Listen and say.
b) Write the missing letter.
6 Listen and circle the letter you hear.
1 A E 3 P T 5 G D 7 P V 2 I Y 4 S X 6 B P 8 D B
Personal subject pronouns 7 a) Study the table.
Proper names, that is, names of people and places, start with a capital letter. Mary, Mexico
9 Think of famous people. Spell their names.
A – N – G – E – L – I – N – A J – O – L – I – E
Asking names 8 a) Listen and read the dialogue.
A: What’s your name?B: Anna.A: And your surname?
B: Milles.A: How do you spell that?B: M – I – double L – E – S.
b) Use the names (1-5) to act out similar dialogues.
1 John Smith 2 Anthony Denny 3 Jim Wheeler
4 Natasha Williams 5 Huang Li
b) Fill in the gaps with he, she, it, they.
1 bags 2 Ann 3 Bob & Tina
4 an elephant 5 Liam 6 an orange b) Read the numbers.
10 ten
11 eleven
12 twelve
13 thirteen
14 fourteen
15 fifteen
16 sixteen
17 seventeen
18 eighteen
19 nineteen
20 twenty
21 twenty-one
22 twenty-two
23 twenty-three
24 twenty-four
25 twenty-five
26 twenty-six
27 twenty-seven
28 twenty-eight
29 twenty-nine
30 thirty
40 forty
50 fifty
60 sixty
70 seventy
80 eighty
90 ninety
100 a/one hundred
c) Listen and say.
one two three four
five six seven
zero/nought (0-spoken)
eight
nine
Cardinal numbers (1-100)
10 a) Listen and say.
ISBN 978-5-9719-0144-0
2 Take roles and read the dialogues aloud.
3 Listen and circle the correct response.
1 a Not bad. b Nice to meet you. 2 a See you later. b So-so. 3 a I’m fine, thanks. b It’s a pleasure to meet you. 4 a Good morning. b Bye, Sally. 5 a I’m Kathy. b Fine, thanks.
4 Use the expressions to act out short exchanges:
• greet your friends • introduce yourself • say goodbye to your friend
3 Steve: Hi! I’m Steve. Stella: Hi, Steve. I’m Stella. Steve: Nice to meet you, Stella. Stella: Nice to meet you too.
Greetings & introductions
1 Listen and read the dialogues (A-C). Match them to the pictures (1-3). Then match the headings to the dialogues.
Greet & introduce yourselfSay goodbyeGreet & introduce others
A
B
C
Sally: Hi, Bill. How’s it going? Bill: Not bad. And you? Sally: I’m fine. This is my friend
Charles. Charles, this is Bill. Bill: Hello, Charles. Nice to meet
you. Charles: Hi, Bill. Nice to meet you too.
SINGULAR PLURAL
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
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Starter Unit Starter Unit
b) What colour is each number? Write the colours.
12 Write the numbers in words.
1 The number of letters in the English alphabet. ___________________________________ 2 The number of letters in your surname. ___________________________________ 3 The number of people in your classroom. ___________________________________ 4 The number of desks in your classroom. ___________________________________
Colours 13 a) Listen and repeat.
One is red.
1 I’m Peter and she Marta. 2 You sixteen. 3 We fifteen and they
twenty. 4 He Daniel. 5 It my birthday.
I twenty. 6 Anna nine. 7 They twenty-eight. 8 Mr Brown sixty years old.
b) Fill in the gaps with am, is or are.
Hello!
My name 1)
Vanessa. I 2) fifteen
years old. It 3) my birthday
today. My favourite colours
4) yellow and black.
1 Canada
5 Chile
9 France
2 the USA
6 the UK
10 Greece
14 China13 Egypt
11 Russia
15 Australia
12 Turkey
16 Poland
3 Mexico
7 Spain
4 Brazil
8 Italy
Countries & nationalities
14 a) Listen and repeat.
Canada – Canadian
c) Make sentences, as in the example.
The Canadian flag is red and white.
The verb to be 15 a) Study the table. Fill in the gaps with ’m, ’s
or ’re.
b) Listen and repeat. Then match.
Jobs 16 a) Match the pictures to the jobs. Listen and check.
1 nurse 2 actor/actress 3 athlete 4 teacher 5 singer
6 pilot 7 waiter/waitress 8 student 9 doctor
b) Ask and answer, as in the example.
A: Is Jane a nurse? B: Yes, she is. Is Brad a nurse? A: No, he isn’t. He’s an athlete.
INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
Am I ...?
Are you ...?
Is he/she/it ...?
Are we ...?
Are they ...?
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
Yes, you are./No, you aren’t.
Yes, he/she/it is./No, he/she/it isn’t.
Yes, we are./No,we aren’t.
Yes, they are./No, they aren’t.
Singular
a + noun that starts with a consonant sound He is a doctor.an + noun that starts with a vowel sound He is an athlete.
Plural: noun + s
We are teachers.A, an or - ? 1 Sally is actress.2 Jeff is singer.3 They are pilots.4 You are student.
c) Complete the sentences with is, isn’t, are, aren’t, as in the example.
1 Marta is from Brazil. (✓)
2 Paul from Spain. (✗)
3 John from Italy. (✗)
4 Tom and Laura from Canada. (✓)
5 May from China. (✗)
6 Olga and Ann from Russia. (✗)
7 Pierre from France. (✓)
8 We from Chile. (✗)
9 Anna from Mexico. (✗)
10 Helen and Paul from the UK. (✓)
red greenblue
white yellowblack
purplebrown
orange
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I am/I’m
You are/You’re
He/She is/He/She’s
It is/It’s
We are/We’re
They are/They’re
I am not/I’m not
You are not/You aren’t
He/She is not/He/She isn’t
It is not/It isn’t
We are not/We aren’t
They are not/They aren’t
She
1) Clara
and he 2) Peter.
They 3) friends.
They 4) sixteen
years old. Their favourite
colour 5) blue.
Brazilian
Mexican
PolishChilean
ItalianRussian Australia
n American
Chinese Spanis
h Egyptian
Turkish
French Canadian British Greek
11 Listen and circle the numbers you hear.
1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8
Helen
John
Brad Claire
Olive & Stan
Tony & Sonia
Matt
MarkJane
A
C
F
HG
ED
B
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Who is he? He’s my friend.
What is his name? His name’s Tony.
How old is he? He’s fifteen.
Where is he from? Chile.
What does he do? He’s a student.
When is his birthday? 9th March.
Which singer does he like best? Shakira.
A: Good morning. Please have a seat.B: Good morning. Thanks.A: 1) ’s your full name?B: Jennifer Smythe.A: 2) are you from, Jennifer?B: Canada.A: 3) do you do?B: I’m a student.A: 4) ’s your address?B: 34 Bradley Street.A: 5) ’s your phone number?B: (020) 3332-6987.A: 6) old are you?B: I’m 20.A: 7) days can you work?B: Saturdays and Sundays.A: 8) can you start?B: This Saturday.A: OK. Come in at 8:30.
18 Fill in the gaps with how, what, where, when, which.
Listen and check. Then read out the dialogue.
Telling the time 19 Listen and repeat. What time is it?
It’s eight forty-five./It’s quarter to nine.
20 a) Listen, read and repeat.
A A: Excuse me – what time is it, please? B: It’s quarter to five. A: Thank you. B: You’re welcome.
B A: Excuse me, do you have the time? B: It’s seven o’clock. A: Thanks.
b) Now use the clock faces in Ex. 19 to act out similar dialogues.
21 Match the words in the two columns.
two thirty 60 secondsquarter past two 12 o’clock at middayone minute in the afternoon/eveningone hour 2:15am 60 minutespm 12 o’clock at nightnoon in the morningmidnight 2:30
Question words 17 Study the
examples.
People
Before you start … • Present yourself to the class.
Learn about:Vocabulary
• family & relatives• everyday activities• school subjects & lifestyles• places to go & activities• carnival• the weather• clothes• parts of the body & verbs related to them• physical appearance• sports
Grammar
• have got• possessive case• present simple• prepositions of time (at, on, in)• present continuous• can/can’t• comparative forms
Pronunciation
• pronunciation of /s/, /z/, /Ιz/• pronunciation of -ing ending• intonation in wh-questions
And you can …• talk about family relationships• invite, accept & decline• report an event• talk about the weather• talk about what you are doing• talk about what somebody is wearing• talk about abilities• describe & compare people• agree & disagree• write a short text about your family• write a text about your daily routine• write a paragraph comparing two daily routines• write a summary of a text• write sentences about a couch potato’s lifestyle• write a report about an event• write a description of pictures• write a description of a superhero• write sentences comparing two comic book
characters• write a short article comparing two famous people
What’s in the module?
Find the page numbers for … • a student’s daily routine in Kenya
• a class timetable
• a family tree
• sports
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special, teenager, painter, poet, close, motto, work hard, believe, say,
goal, poor, around the world
Check these words
Akiane Kramarik is a very special teenager. She is a painter and a poet. Akiane
is from Illinois, USA. Her mother, Forelli, is from Lithuania. Her father, Marcus,
is a chef. He is American. She has got four brothers: Delfini, Jean, Ilia and
Aurelius. Akiane’s family is very special to her. They are all very close.
“Work hard and believe that you can do it. Don’t
say that you can’t do it; say, ‘I will do it!’”
To help poor children around the world.
Listening & Reading 3 Look at the picture and read the title. Why is Akiane a
special teenager?
Listen and read to find out.
4 Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 Akiane is American. ________ 2 Forelli is Akiane’s sister. ________ 3 Akiane’s father is a chef. ________ 4 Akiane is the only child in her family. ________
Steve Sally
Lyn Mark Carol Tony
MikeAngieJane
Tom
cousin
parents
father/dad –
mother/mum
children
brother – sister
relatives
aunt – uncle
b) Look at Jane’s family tree. Circle the correct name.
1 Jane’s grandmother = Carol/Sally 2 Jane’s grandfather = Steve/Mark 3 Jane’s father/dad = Tony/Mark 4 Jane’s mother/mum = Lyn/Carol 5 Jane’s uncle = Tony/Mark 6 Jane’s aunt = Carol/Lyn 7 Jane’s brother = Mike/Tom 8 Jane’s sister = Angie/Lyn 9 Jane’s cousin = Tom/Mike
2 Now talk about the people in Jane’s family.
Steve is Jane’s grandfather.
Singular noun + ’s Carol’s mumPlural noun + ’ my parents’ cousin
grandparents
grandfather – grandmother
c) Answer the questions.
1 Who is an only child? Mike 2 Who are Jane’s parents? 3 Who are Jane’s grandparents? 4 Who is Lyn’s son? 5 Who is Tony’s wife? 6 Who is Lyn’s husband? 7 Who is Sally’s daughter?
Vocabulary & Speaking
Family & relatives 1 a) Look at Jane’s family
tree. Listen and say. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I/You/We/They have
got a sister.
He/She/It has got a
sister.
I/You/We/They haven’t
got a brother.
He/She/It hasn’t got a
brother.
INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
Have I/you/we/they
got a dog?
Has he/she/it got a
dog?
Yes, I/you/we/they have./
No, I/you/we/they
haven’t.
Yes, he/she/it has.
No, he/she/it hasn’t.
Grammar
Have got 5 a) Read the table. Say the
examples in your language.
b) Write the correct form of have (not) got in the sentences.
1 Akiane four brothers.
2 Forelli and Marcus one daughter and four sons.
3 Delfini, Jean, Ilia and Aurelius two sisters.
4 Akiane a sister.
6 Fill in the gaps with have, has. Answer the questions.
1 Delfini got three brothers? Yes, he has.
2 Forelli and Marcus got five children?
3 Akiane got five brothers?
4 you got a brother?
Writing 7 Answer the questions. Then write
a short text about your family.
• How many members are there in your family?
• What are their names? • How old are they? • What do they do?
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1.1 1.1Family members
b) Use the phrases A-L to fill in the gaps. Listen and check.
I 1) _________________
at 7 o’clock in the morning.
Then, I 5) ____________
_________ . Lessons start
at 8 o’clock.
We 6) _______________
__________ in the school
canteen at 12 o’clock.
First, I 2) ____________
____________________ .
Then, we 10) _________
____________________ .I 9) _________________
________ in the afternoon.I 12) ________________
__________ at 10 o’clock.
I 8) _________________
from school at 4 o’clock.
7) __________________
_______ at half past three.
After that, I 11) _____
_________________ .
Then, I 3) ____________
____________________ .
After that, we 4) _______
____________________ .
Listening 6 Listen and circle the correct answer.
1 Martha and Henry get up at 6/7 o’clock. 2 Lessons start at 8/9 o’clock. 3 They have lunch at school/home. 4 They watch TV in the afternoon/evening. 5 They go to bed at 9/10 o’clock.
Writing 7 a) Find the sequence words in Ex. 1a.
b) Use the phrases in Ex. 1a and the sequence words above to write about your daily routine.
Sequence wordsWe use first, then and after that for sequence.I get up at 7 o’clock. First, I have a shower. Then, I get dressed. After that, I have breakfast.
Vocabulary & Reading
Everyday activities 1 a) Listen and say. Match the phrases to the pictures.
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
1 Monica (walk) to school. 2 Peter (go) to bed at 9 o’clock. 3 Mary and John (have) dinner
at 8 o’clock. 4 They (get up) at 6 o’clock. 5 He (have) lunch at school. 6 I (watch) TV in the evening.
5 Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the present simple.
Julie 1) (get up) at 6 o’clock in the evening.
First, she 2) (have) a shower and then
3) (get) dressed in her uniform. After that,
she 4) (have) dinner with her family. Julie
5) (start) work at 10 o’clock. She
6) (have) a break at 3 o’clock. She
7) (finish) work at 6 o’clock in the morning
and 8) (get) home in time for breakfast.
She 9) (go) to bed at 8 o’clock. She
10) (like) her job because she
11) (help) sick people. What’s her job?
Grammar
Present simple (affirmative) 2 a) Study the examples and the rules.
AFFIRMATIVE
I have lunch at 12:30 in the school canteen.
You do your homework in the afternoon.
He/She/It goes to bed at 9:30.
We go to school at 8 o’clock in the morning.
You get home from school at 4 o’clock.
They live in a flat in London.
We use the present simple for:
• habits & routines. I go to school at 8:30.
• permanent states. I live in Leeds.
Note: at 8 o’clock/7:00/noon
in the morning/afternoon/evening
Spelling rules: 3rd person singular
• verb + -s I get – he gets
• verbs ending in -ch, -o, -sh, -ss, -x + -es
I watch – he watches, I go – he goes,
I finish – he finishes, I dress – he dresses,
I relax – he relaxes
Note: I have – he has
A 7 lessons finish
B have dinner
C get up
D go to bed
E have breakfast
F have lunch
G get home
H get dressed
I do my homework
J go to school
K watch TV
L have a shower
b) Write the third person singular.
1 I drive – he ________________________ 2 I teach – he ________________________ 3 I work – he ________________________ 4 I do – he ________________________ 5 I relax – he ________________________ 6 I take – he ________________________
Pronunciation 3 Listen and tick (✓). Then listen again and
repeat.
/s/ /z/ /Ιz/ /s/ /z/ /Ιz/
lives teaches
walks plays
goes drives
relaxes looks
writes works
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1.2 1.2Daily routines
1 Emma play tennis. 2 Mario get up at 7 o’clock. 3 Steve and Mary live in Mexico? 4 We have breakfast at 8 o’clock. 5 you work on Saturdays?
3 a) Look at the class timetable and correct the statements. What is your class schedule for Monday?
1 Tanya and Mark have music at 8:30. Tanya and Mark don’t have music at 8:30. They have music at 2:30.
2 Tanya has maths at 9:30. 3 Tanya and Mark have PE at 1:30. 4 Mark has art at 2:30. 5 Tanya and Mark have lunch at 2.
b) Fill in the gaps with do, does, don’t or doesn’t.
1 “ Tanya like maths?” “Yes, she .” 2 “ Mark like art?” “No, he .” 3 “ Tanya and Mark speak English?” “Yes,
they .” 4 “ you like history?” “Yes, I .”
Listening b) Now, listen and tick (✓) the
school subjects each person likes.
art – history –
science
science – music –
PE
maths – PE –
English
English – ICT –
geography
c) Complete the sentences.
I like
I don’t like
8:30 – 9:25
9:30 – 10:25
10:25 – 10:40
10:40 – 11:35
11:40 – 12:30
12:30 – 1:30
1:30 – 2:25
2:30 – 3:25
maths
science
BREAK
history
PE
LUNCH BREAK
ICT
music
ICT
maths
BREAK
art
PE
LUNCH BREAK
English
music
Tanya Mark
Kagai lives in a small village in K
enya. Every day he
walks to school. He shares book
s with two other boys,
but he doesn’t mind. Kagai is lucky be
cause his school
is the only one with electricity.
Lunch break is one of
his favourite times because he
eats a hot meal at the
school canteen. He does his hom
ework at school. When
he goes home, he does chores like fetchin
g water and
wood. There is no electricity
at his house. He goes
to bed at 8 o’clock. He sleeps under a bed net th
at
protects him from the mosquitoes. He shares the bed
with his two brothers.
village, share books, doesn’t mind, lucky, electricity, hot
meal, do chores, fetch water, wood, under, bed net,
protect, mosquito, share the bed
Check these words
Reading & Listening 4 a) Look at the table. Listen, read and tick (✓) the phrases that are
true for Kagai. Then complete the table about yourself.
b) Give the text another title.
Vocabulary
School subjects 1 a) Listen and say.
c) Ask and answer questions based on the text.
A: Does Kagai live in a small village? B: Yes, he does. Does he live in Egypt? A: No, he doesn’t.
Writing 5 In what ways is your daily routine
different from/similar to Kagai’s? In three minutes, write a short paragraph. Use the completed chart in Ex. 4a.
Kagai lives in a small village, but I don’t live in a small village. I live in a big city. Kagai walks to school. I walk to school too.
Read your paragraph to the class.
Grammar
Present simple (negative/interrogative) 2 Fill in the gaps with don’t, doesn’t, Do or Does.
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
I
You
don’t get up
at six.Do I/you like milk?
Yes, I/you do.
No, I/you don’t.
He
She
It
doesn’t get
up at six.
Does he/she/it like
milk?
Yes, he/she/it does.
No, he/she/it doesn’t.
We
You
They
don’t get
up at six.
Do we/you/
they like milk?
Yes, we/you/they do.
No, we/you/they don’t.
live in a small village
walk to school
go to school by bus
have lunch at school
share books
do chores
chat online
do homework at school
watch TV in the evening
go to bed at 10 o’clock
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1.3 1.3School days
Grammar
Prepositions of time 3 Study the table. Then fill in the
gaps with at, on or in.
1 I go to the football stadium Sundays.
2 He surfs the Net the evening.
3 I usually go to bed 10 o’clock.
4 We go on holiday August.
5 I meet my friends weekends.
6 His birthday is 1st March.
7 I don’t usually sleep noon.
8 He goes to school weekdays.
Now write true sentences about yourself.
1 I have lunch at school at noon. 2 weekdays. 3 weekends. 4 August. 5 the morning. 6 the evening.
We playsports at a sports centre.
Inviting, accepting & declining 2 a) Listen to and read the dialogue.
What does Martin invite Kelly to do?
b) Use the expressions in the box above to act out similar dialogues. Use these ideas:
Inviting
• Do you want to … ?• Let’s … .• Why don’t you … .
Accepting Declining
• Sure, why not?• Yes, that sounds fine.• That’s a good idea.
• Sorry, I can’t.• Thanks, but I can’t.• I’m afraid I can’t.
• watch a film
• shop
• eat with friends
• see ancient statues, fossils
etc.
• see paintings
• listen to a concert
• watch a sports event
• see displays of cars, furniture
etc.
• see an
opera
• play sports
b) Use the words in the Check these words section to writea short summary of the text. Read your summary to the class.
5 How often do you go to the places in Ex. 1? In three minutes, write sentences about yourself. Find someone who goes to the same places as you.
I usually watch a film at the cinema at the weekend.
6 Imagine your friend is a couch potato. In three minutes, write a few sentences about his/her lifestyle. Read your sentences to the class.
My friend is a couch potato. He/She eats junk food when he/she watches TV.
go to the pool open: 6:00 - close: 9:00
go to the school concert start: 6:30 - finish 8:30
go to the cinema start 7:00 - finish 9:00
Reading & Writing 4 a) Look at the title and the picture. Then answer the
questions. 1 What is a ‘couch potato’? 2 What can someone do to stop being a ‘couch potato’?
Listen and read the text. Were your answers correct?
Vocabulary
Places to go 1 Listen and say. What do you do in each place?
It is hard to change your habits, but don’t give up. When you
don’t feel like going out, turn on the radio, find your favourite
tune and start dancing. It’s fun! Get off that couch and start
your healthy life today!
*pop = soft drinks
• Exercise is wise. It helps you look and feel happy.
When you have some free time, go cycling or
play basketball with your friends. It is lots of fun
and you get plenty of exercise too!
• Your favourite series is on and you feel hungry. Get a bowl of different
fruit with a glass of juice instead of biscuits and pop. They are delicious
and don’t contain a lot of fat. They are tasty too.
Martin: Are you busy this afternoon? Kelly: Not really. Why? Martin: Do you want to come to the
football match with us? Kelly: Sure. What time does it start? Martin: At four thirty. Kelly: And what time does it finish? Martin: At six fifteen. Kelly: That’s fine. See you there.
AT
• specific time (at 8:00)
• festivals (at Christmas)
• at night, at noon, at weekends/the weekend
ON
• days (on Monday, on weekdays)
• dates (on 25th April)
• special days (on New Year’s Eve)
IN
• months (in August) • seasons (in the
winter) • years (in 1992) • in the
morning, in the afternoon, in the evening
Do you watch TV or play video games
during your free time? Do you
eat junk food and drink pop* when
you watch TV? Then you are a true
couch potato. Here are some valuable
tips to change your couch potato
habits and become a healthy teen.
junk food, pop, couch potato, valuable, tips, change habits,
become, healthy, teen, wise, plenty of, hungry, bowl, glass,
biscuits, delicious, contain fat, tasty, give up, turn on, tune,
get off, couch, start a healthy life
Check these words
3 exhibition centre
5 fast food restaurant
8 art gallery 9 concert hall 10 cinema
6 stadium 7 opera house
1 sports centre 2 shopping centre
4 museum
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1.4 1.4Evenings out
Reading & Listening 2 Listen, read the live report in Ex. 1 and
complete the sentences. Use the words: bands, parade, streamers, Rio, carnival, float.
1 Ann is in . 2 It’s week there. 3 They’re watching a street . 4 The clowns are throwing to
the people. 5 A man on a is breathing fire. 6 are playing samba music.
Close your books and say three things you remember from the report.
Grammar
Present continuous (affirmative/negative)
3 Study the table. Find examples in the report in Ex. 1.
The main parade of Rio Carnival is at the Sambadrome. More than 50,000 people take part in the parade.
Vocabulary
Carnival 1 Listen and say. Explain the phrases in your
language.
• wear colourful costumes • dance and sing • play music • throw streamers & sweets • watch a street parade • breathe fire
Hello, everybody. There are thousands of
people here. Right now, we are watching
the street parade.
And now we go live to Ann Sawyer, in Rio.
People are wearing very
colourful and beautiful
costumes.
There are a lot of bands in
the parade. They are playing
samba music. It’s amazing!
Lots of people are dancing and
singing in the streets too.
Oh, wow! The man on the
float coming behind me
is breathing fire. That’s
fantastic!
Look at the clowns on the floats. They are
throwing streamers and sweets to the people.
The Rio Carnival is the
best carnival in the
world. Hope to see you
here next year.
4 a) Write the -ing form of the verbs.
1 watch
2 make
3 eat
4 play
5 drink
6 cycle
7 listen
8 write
9 talk
10 read
11 run
12 swim
Pronunciation-ing ending
Listen and say. Pay attention to the pronunciation of the -ing ending.
b) Now read the report in Ex. 1 again and correct the sentences, as in the example.
1 Ann is buying food. Wrong! Ann isn’t buying
food. She’s watching a street parade.
2 The people in the parade are wearing black
costumes.
3 The bands are singing.
4 The clowns are dancing.
5 The man behind Ann is eating sweets.
Speaking & Writing 5 Imagine it is Carnival in your area and
you are a reporter. Report the event. Write sentences describing what is happening. Read them to the class.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I’m eating now.
You’re eating now.
He’s
She’s eating now.
It’s
We’re
You’re eating now.
They’re
I’m not eating now.
You aren’t eating now.
He
She isn’t eating now.
It
We
You aren’t eating now.
They
We use the present continuous for actions happening now.
Spelling rules: -ing ending
• most verbs: + -ing • verbs ending in
talk ➝ talking a vowel + a
• verbs ending in a silent consonant: double
-e ➝ -e + -ing the consonant + -ing
come ➝ coming run ➝ running
1
4
6
7
5
3
2
Improving listening skills
To improve your listening skills watch films in English, listen to
English songs or join language clubs. Try to mimic the intonation
and pronunciation.
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1.5 1.5Carnival time
It’s freezing.
Listening 2 Listen and tick (✓) what the weather is like
in these places.
Devon: sunny – windy The Midlands: windy – cloudy Yorkshire: snowing – raining Cumbria: windy – snowing
Now, ask and answer, as in the example.
A: What’s the weather like in Devon today? B: It’s … . etc.
What’s the weather like in your town today?
Grammar
Present continuous (yes/no questions)
3 a) Study the table.
1 Jack/watch TV? Is Jack watching TV? No, he isn’t. He’s sleeping.
2 John and Kelly/eat? ______________________________ ______________________________________________ 3 Alicia and Alex/do their homework? _________________ ______________________________________________ 4 Megan/play video games? ________________________ ______________________________________________ 5 it/rain outside? _________________________________ ______________________________________________
4 Write the questions. Then answer them.
1 you/sunbathe? Are you sunbathing? No, I’m not. 2 your teacher/eat now? ___________________________ ______________________________________________ 3 your friends/listen to music right now? ______________ ______________________________________________ 4 you/do an exercise right now? _____________________ ______________________________________________ 5 your partner/take photos at the moment? ____________ ______________________________________________ 6 it/snow now? ___________________________________ ______________________________________________
b) Look at the pictures. Write the questions. Then use the verbs in the list to answer them.
• snow • listen to music • sleep • watch TV • read a magazine
Role play b) Work in pairs.
You are on holiday and your partner is your English pen pal. Call and tell him/her where you are, what the weather is like,and what you are doing. Use the dialogue in Ex. 5a as a model.
It’s hot.
It’s cold.
It’s snowing.
It’s windy. The wind is blowing.
It’s sunny.
It’s cloudy.
It’s foggy.
It’s pouring.It’s warm.
It’s raining.
1
4
8
9
10
11
5
6
7
2
3
Vocabulary
The weather 1 Listen and say.
Reading 5 a) Listen and read the
dialogue. What’s the weather like in Benidorm*? Underline all the present continuous forms. Which are questions?
*Benidorm is a coastal town in Spain.
INTERROGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS
Am I eating?
Are you eating?
Is he/she/it
eating?
Are we eating?
Are you eating?
Are they eating?
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
Yes, you are./No, you aren’t.
Yes, he/she/it is./
No, he/she/it isn’t.
Yes, we are./No, we aren’t.
Yes, you are./No, you aren’t.
Yes, they are./No, they aren’t.
Alicia
Jack MeganJohn & Kelly
Alex
Helen: Hi, Alex. It’s Helen. How are you doing?
Alex: Oh, hi! I’m fine. Are you having fun?
Helen: Oh, yes. Benidorm is great. Alex: What’s the weather like? Helen: The weather’s great. It’s hot
and sunny. Alex: Really? It’s raining here. What
are you doing now? Helen: I’m relaxing on the beach right
now. Petra and Betty are jet skiing and Peter is sailing.
Alex: Lucky you! I’m watching TV. Helen: Well, I have to go now. Alex: OK. Enjoy yourself! Helen: Thanks. Talk to you later. Alex: OK. Bye.
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1.6 1.6Rain or shine
Reading 4 Listen and read the dialogue. Which
picture (A-D) in Ex. 1a does it match? Read the dialogue aloud.
Grammar
Present continuous (wh-questions)
2 a) Study the table. Listen and say. Is the intonation falling or rising?
b) Form questions. Use the pictures in Ex. 1a to answer them.
1 Why are Peter and Ron wearing (Peter & Ron/wear) jackets? Because it’s freezing cold.
2 What _______________________________(the Smiths/do)? _____________________
3 Who _______________________________(eat/a hot dog)? ______________________
4 What _______________________________(Alex/wear)? ________________________
5 What _______________________________(Joan/do)? __________________________
6 What _______________________________(Peter/do)? __________________________
7 What _______________________________(Stuart/sit) on? _______________________
8 Who (wear/a blouse)? _________________ ____________________________________
Listening 3 Listen and mark the sentences T (true) or
F (false).
1 Thomas is in Australia. _______ 2 It’s raining right now. _______ 3 His sister is swimming. _______ 4 His parents are sleeping. _______ 5 They are having a great time. _______
Tony: Brr. It’s freezing today. Pat: Yes. We don’t usually get so much snow
in December. Tony: Where are the boys? Pat: Outside in the garden. Tony: What? What are they doing out in this
weather? Pat: They’re building a snowman. Take a look. Tony: Oh, he’s really nice. He’s wearing a hat,
a scarf and gloves. Pat: Yes ... Wait a minute – he’s wearing Ron’s
hat and Peter’s gloves ... Tony: And my scarf! Boys! Come inside – NOW!
Now complete the sentences.
It’s December and it’s 1) . The boys are in 2) . They are 3) . The snowman is wearing 4) . Tony is angry because the snowman 5) .
Writing 5 Find two pictures of
you and your family or friends. Glue them to a piece of paper. Write where you are, what you are doing and what each person is wearing.
In this picture I am
with my friend, Mark.
We’re in his room.
We’re playing video
games. Mark’s wearing
a grey jumper, black
trousers and white
socks. I’m wearing
a pink T-shirt,
white trousers
and white socks.
We’re
having
fun.
Vocabulary
Clothes 1 a) Listen and say. Are any words the same in your language?
A
B
DC
WH-QUESTIONS
What am I wearing?
Where are you going?
Why is he/she/it crying?
Who are we/you/they talking to?
Speaking b) Choose a person and say what he/she is wearing.
Your partner says who the person is.
A: This person is wearing a red cap, a yellow T-shirt and green trousers. He’s sitting on a towel.
B: It’s Stuart.
Understanding new words
To understand the meaning of new words,
you can check if they are the same or similar
in your language.
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1.7 1.7What are you wearing?
Reading & Listening 2 a) Listen and read the text. Why is Daniel
Browning Smith like a superhero?
bend backwards, hold, entertainer, flexible, twist,
direction, reach, fit, appear
Check these words
5 Design your own superhero. Draw various pictures of him/her. Label the pictures. Present him/her to the class.
This is Wonderteen! He can balance his weight on his left hand and cross his legs.
There are some people
who have special abilities,
just like superheroes!
Look at him. He is bending
o v e r b a c kwa r d s a n d
holding his ankles. He is
Daniel Browning Smith, or
Rubberboy, and he can do
many things that ordinary
people can’t do.
Daniel is an actor and an entertainer. He is a
very flexible person. He can twist his legs and
arms in all directions. He can also bend over
backwards so his head reaches the back of his
legs. He can even fit his body into a box the
size of a small TV. He appears in the Guinness
World Records three times for his super ability.
He is amazing.
waist
leg
chest
back
ankleknee
foot
hair
eyebrow
eye
mouth/lips
nose
chin
ear
1 He is lifting heavy weights with his h . 2 She’s bending backwards and balancing a ball on
her n . 3 She is crossing her l and pressing
her h together. 4 He ’s balancing on his h and
bending his l . 5 He’s stretching his l and holding
his f .
c) Complete the sentences with the correct part of the body.
head
shoulder
neck
finger
hand
b) List any new words in the text and make sentences using them.
c) Use a sentence from the text to label the photograph. Find four parts of the body inthe text.
Grammar
Can/Can’t (ability) 3 a) Read the table. Say the examples in your
language.
Vocabulary
Parts of the body 1 a) Listen and say.
b) Point to parts of your face or body. Your partner names them aloud.
AFFIRMATIVE/NEGATIVE
I/You/He/She etc. can/can’t dance.
INTERROGATIVE/SHORT ANSWERS
Can I/you/he/she etc. dance?
Yes, I/you etc. can./No, I/you etc. can’t.
b) Look at the pictures in Exs. 1 & 2 again andfill in the gaps with can or can’t.
1 Andrea lift heavy weights but she balance a ball on her neck.
2 Matt balance on his hands and bend his knees, but he twist his body in all directions.
3 Superman fly. 4 Rubberboy bend over backwards
and hold his ankles but he fly like Superman.
5 They all stretch their legs and hold their feet. It’s easy!
4 Use the prompts to ask your partner questions, and then tell the class what he/shecan/can’t do.
• ski • balance on your hands • dance • balance a ball on your finger • speak French• sing • bend over backwards • skateboard
A: Can you ski? B: No, I can’t. Can you … ? etc.
Sally can dance but she can’t ski.
Wonderteen
1
5
2 3 4Tom
AndreaSue
Matt
Brian
Learning new words
Isolate new vocabulary and study it separately. List the words in
your notebook in alphabetical order and make sentences or draw
a picture related to each one. Review them regularly.
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1.8 1.8Special people
Reading 2 a) Listen and read the texts (A-D) and match them to
the characters (1-4) in the picture. Which words/phrases helped you decide?
b) Choose a character and present him/her to the class.
genius, leader, change, shape, become, enemy, needle, stretch, mile,
second in command, powerful, disappear, group, sound, control, fire,
surround, professional, sense of humour, famous, battle cry
Check these words
b) Look at the text. The characters in the picture are from an adventure film.
Reed Richards is a genius and he
is the leader of the Fantastic Four
.
He’s the husband of Susan Storm
and he can change his body into any
shape. He can become thinner than
a needle or stretch about 3 miles.
Ben Grimm is a professional pilot.
His great sense of h
umour, blue eyes,
orange body and
famous battle cry,
“It’s clobberin’ tim
e”, make him a very
popular character.
He’s very strong and
is friends with Reed Richards.
Johnny Storm is the younger brother
of Susan Storm and the youngest
in the group. He can fly faster than
sound, control fire and surround
himself with fire. He’s good friends
with Spider-Man.
Susan Storm is the second in command. She’s beautiful and powerful, but she can be very dangerous to her enemies. How? She can disappear at any time. She’s Reed Richards’ wife.
C
B
D
A
short
thin
child
straight
short
longcurly
wavy
thin lips
full lipsbald
beard moustache
youngin his twenties/
thirties
old
middle-aged
fat
slim
plump
well-built
tallofmedium height
Listening & Speaking
Identifying people 4 a) Listen to John talking about his family
members and relatives. How are the people in the pictures related to him?
b) Use the adjectives in the list to compare members of your family or friends.
• old • tall • short • thin • heavy • funny • young • long • dark • handsome • pretty
My dad is older than my mum.
Writing 5 Think of two of your favourite comic
book characters. Write five sentences comparing them. Use the adjectives in Ex. 4b as well as your own ideas.
Anticipating information
Before you listen, look at the visual prompts carefully and think
about which descriptive words you expect to hear. This will help
you do the task.
1 uncle 2 _________ 3 _________ 4 _________ 5 _________ 6 _________
1 tall, fat and bald, with full lips?
2 of average height, well-built, with very
short brown hair?
3 young, thin, of medium height, with long
straight fair hair and full lips?
4 young, tall and slim, with brown spiky
hair and thin lips?
HEIGHT
BUILD
AGE
HAIR/LIPS
spiky
Maria
Helen
Ken
Peter
Susan
James
short adjectives: adjective + -er + than
Johnny is younger than Susan.
long adjectives: more + adjective + than
Ben is more powerful than Reed.
Spelling rules
• adjective + -er tall – taller
• adjective ending in -e + -r large – larger
• adjective ending in a vowel + a consonant ➝ double
the last consonant + -er big – bigger
• adjective ending in -y ➝ -y + -ier heavy – heavier
Irregular forms
good – better, bad – worse, much/many – more,
little – less
Grammar
Comparative forms 3 a) Read the table. Find examples in the text in
Ex. 2a.
FredJohn
Bob
15 years old
16 years old
17 years old
b) Look at the pictures and write complete sentences.
1 John/tall/Fred John is taller than Fred. 2 Bob/thin/Fred _______________________ 3 John’s hair/short/Fred’s hair ____________ 4 Fred/young/John _____________________ 5 John/funny/Fred _____________________ 6 Fred/heavy/Bob ______________________ 7 Bob/good at basketball/John ___________ 8 Fred/serious/John ____________________ 9 Fred/short/Bob ______________________ 10 Bob/old/John ________________________
Vocabulary
Physical appearance 1 a) Listen and say.
Who’s ...
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1.9 1.9Looks
Serena’s fashion line is called Aneres. Aneres is her name read backwards!
trophies, doubt, room, proud of, success,
outgoing, brave, afraid of, dark, fashion line,
whereas, weigh, matter, realise, deep
Check these words
indoor teamoutdoor individual
Reading 2 a) What do you know about the
women in the photographs below? How similar/different are they? Listen and read to find out.
ice hockey
SERENA WILLIAMS
26 SEPTEMBER 1981
basketball
beachvolleyball
golf
football
VENUS WILLIAMS
17 JUNE 1980
Listening 4 Listen to a radio programme
about these two singers and complete the fact files. Then use the adjectives to compare them.
• young • old • short • tall
Name: Britney Spears
Date of birth: 2 December
1)
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA
Height: 5ft
2) inches
b) Read again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 Mr Williams is their manager. ______ 2 Serena is younger than her sister. ______ 3 Venus isn’t very sociable. ______ 4 Serena has her own business. ______ 5 Tennis is more important to them than family. ______
Speaking c) Work in groups. Take the roles of a reporter,
Venus and Serena Williams. Write your questions based on the text. Act out an interview with the famous tennis stars.
A: Thank you for joining us, Venus and Serena. You are the most famous sisters in the world of sports.
V/S: Thank you. A: So, who’s older Venus, you or Serena? etc.
Everyday English
Agreeing/Disagreeing 3 Use the adjectives below to compare the famous
people in the pictures. Use the language in the box to agree or disagree with your partner.
Agreeing Disagreeing
• I agree.• You’re right.• Sure./Yes, that’s true.
• I don’t think so./I don’t agree.• No, that’s not right./Yes, but … .
Name: Christina Aguilera
Date of birth: 18
3) 1980
Birthplace:
4) , USA
Height: 5ft 1.5 inches
Note: 1ft = 30.48 centimetres = 12 inches 1 inch = 2.54 centimetres
• fast • rich • famous • smart • successful • pretty • attractive • talented • handsome • young
Writing 5 Think of two famous people from
your country. Write a short article for the school’s English magazine comparing them. Write about:
• appearance (tall, short, thin, heavy etc.)
• age (young, old) • personality (smart, outgoing,
funny etc.)
… and … are famous people. They are both … and … . … is … than … . … is more … than … . They are both … .
A: Cristiano Ronaldo is faster than Lionel Messi.
B: I don’t think so.
baseball
bowling
polo
tennis
THE CELEBRITY TENNIS STARS
Venus and Serena Williams are probably the most famous sisters in
the world of sports. They have so many trophies that I doubt there is
room in their house for all of them.
The girls love tennis. Their father, Richard, is their manager and he is
very proud of his daughters’ success.
Venus is a year older and a little taller than her sister.
Serena is shy and quieter than Venus.
Venus is more outgoing than her sister.
Venus is braver than Serena. Serena is afraid of the dark.
Serena has her own fashion line.
Serena is 5ft 10 inches tall whereas Venus is 6ft 1 inches tall.
Serena weighs less than Venus.
Serena says: “Family’s first and that’s what matters most. Venus and I realise that our love
goes deeper than the tennis game.”
Vocabulary
Sports 1 a) Look at the sports in the
pictures. Which ones do you play?Which ones would you like to try?
I play football and baseball. I’d like to try polo.
b) List the sports under the headings. Listen and say.
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1.10 1.10Celebrities
GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT
Colour in the stars
1 Fill in the gaps with do, get, start, go, have.
1 dressed
2 lunch
3 classes
4 my homework
5 to bed
5 × 2 = 10 points
2 Circle the odd one out in each list.
1 ear, eye, coat, nose
2 waist, scarf, socks, belt
3 freezing, sailing, pouring, snowing
4 chilly, windy, wet, skirt
5 trousers, tie, chin, shorts
6 leg, knee, trousers, foot
6 × 2 = 12 points
3 Write the adjectives in the comparative form.
1 Jane is (tall) than Sue.
2 John is (heavy) than Peter.
3 Is Sally (short) than Helen?
4 She is (outgoing) than her
sister.
5 He’s (thin) than his brother.
5 × 2 = 10 points
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1 What time (you/get up)?
2 (Bob/sleep) now.
3 He usually (walk) to school.
4 Jane (eat) an ice cream.
5 Peter (not/read) a book.
6 What (you/read) at the
moment?
7 (your brother/watch) TV
now?
8 When (the Notting Hill
Carnival/take place)?
9 Gabby and Harry (not/work)
in the Garden. They’re playing football.
9 × 2 = 18 points
5 Listen and choose the correct response.
1 a I go jogging every morning. b I go jogging. 2 a No, I don’t. b No, he doesn’t. 3 a On Monday. b At four thirty. 4 a On foot. b On Tuesday. 5 a In Brazil. b At twelve.
5 × 4 = 20 points
6 Read the texts and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
I love my big sister Megan. She’s very pretty. She’s tall and slim with long fair hair. Megan’s very smart. She always helps me with my homework.Lucy, 14
My mum’s wonderful. She’s tall and slim with long blonde hair. She’s very hardworking. She’s a teacher at the local primary school. All her students love her because she’s very patient and caring.Alicia, 15
My uncle Rob’s the best! He’s my mum’s younger brother. He ’s tall and slim with a beard and moustache. Uncle Rob has a great sense of humour. I always have a great time with him.Bobby, 16
1 Lucy is younger than her sister. 2 Megan is the only child in her family. 3 Alicia’s mum teaches young children. 4 Bobby’s mum and his uncle Rob
are brother and sister. 5 Bobby’s uncle is funny.
5 × 2 = 10 points
Total: 80 points
• describe families
• describe daily routines & lifestyles
• describe actions happening now
• talk about the weather
• describe clothes, abilities & parts of the body
• compare people
• report an event happening now
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