National Geographic DVD Worksheets p 116-127Irregular verbs p 128-129Speaking cards p 130-133Play p 134-135

Unit Reading Vocabulary Grammar

Introduction

p 4-7

Adverbs of frequency, Possessive pronouns, Much/many; Too/enough; Both/either/neither;Some/any/every/no; A lot of/a few/a littleQuestion tags; Adverbs of manner

1 Fascinating Places

p 8-15

My travels!The Grand CanyonSecret Destinations

Description of placesLandmarks

Present Simple and Present ContinuousStative verbs; See and thinkRelative clauses

2 Amazing Science

p 16-23

InventionsLife Beyond Earth?Science and technology: how much do you know?

Invention-related wordsSpace-related wordsTechnology-related words

Past Simple and Past ContinuousPresent Perfect Simple and Past Simple

Review 1 p 24-25 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

3 The Natural World

p 26-33

The Cortuga wildfiresCreatures from the pastThe Greenest School in Britain

Natural disastersAnimal-related wordsEnvironment-related words

Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous Comparatives and superlatives

4 Myths and Legends

p 34-41

The MinotaurThe Mystery of the Missing PilotOnce upon a time ...

Myths and legendsFlight-related words

Past Perfect SimplePast Simple and Past Perfect Simple

Review 2 p 42-43 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

5 Ambitions

p 44-51

The Perfect Job?ChallengesIn Your Dreams!

Career-related wordsGadgets and equipment

Future Simple; Be going toFuture ContinuousFuture Perfect Simple

6 Remarkable People

p 52-59

People who changed the WorldThe Girl in the PhotoAmazing Kids

Nature-related wordsJobs

Gerunds; InfinitivesGerunds and infinitives

Review 3 p 60-61 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

7 Mind and Body

p 62-69

Health MattersThe Power of PerfumeWhat’s your problem?

Health-related words and expressions

Can and could; Be able toMay and might; Must and can’tMust; Have to; Should and ought to

8 The Arts

p 70-77

What’s in a picture?Hip hopShow Time!

Art-related words Present Simple passive; Past Simple passivePassive voice: other tenses and modals

Review 4 p 78-79 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

9 Extreme Sports

p 80-87

Adventure on the cliffDangerous Fun!Weird Sports

Sports-related words Zero Conditional; First Conditional; UnlessSecond ConditionalThird Conditional

10 Crime

p 88-95

The Thief on the BusThe IcemanCrime and Punishment!

Crime-related words WishesReflexive pronouns

Review 5 p 96-97 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

11 Communication

p 98-105

In Touch with the WorldAnimal TalkGetting the message across!

Communication-related words

Reported Speech: StatementsQuestions; Commands; RequestsChanges in time and place

12 Shopping

p 106-113

Who needs Money?More than a Shoe?Live to Shop?

Shopping-related words The CausativeClauses of purpose; Clauses of contrast

Review 6 p 114-115 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Song

ContentsContents

of contrast

ing Vocabulary

DescriptLandm

Listening Speaking Phrasal Verbs/ Prepositions

Functional language Writing

Characters

Complete notesNumber pictures

Talk about a famous landmark Phrasal Verbs Using time expressions There is/There are vs It is/They areDescription of a famous place or landmark

Number picturesTwo-option lozengesMultiple matching

Talk about an inventionDescribe a picture of an invention

Prepositions Emphasising with so and such

Ordering ideasEmail

Complete notesTrue or False

Talk about natural disasters Phrasal Verbs Talking about what is or isn’t worth doing

Giving your opinionLetter

Number picturesComplete a tableMultiple choice

Talk about expressions from Greek mythologyTalk about books suitable for various people

Prepositions Talking about plans that change

Showing narrative sequenceStory

Complete advertsTick correct pictures

Talk about your future career Phrasal Verbs Using be about to for immediate future plans

Topic sentencesArticle

Multiple choiceTwo-option lozengesMultiple matching

Talk about a famous personSpeaking cards

Prepositions Explaining with too and enough

Linking ideasEmail

Tick the correct picturesTrue or False

Talk about health and fitness Phrasal Verbs Asking for and giving advice

Expressions asking for or giving advice Letter of advice

Tick correct boxesMultiple choiceTrue or False

Talk about a poster, photo, picture, card or postcardSpeaking cards

Prepositions Asking for opinion Organising informationReview

True or FalseMultiple choice

Talk about extreme sports Phrasal Verbs Using adjectives with numbers

Using informal languageEmail

Tick the correct picturesComplete a police reportNumber the stories

Talk about crime in your areaDescribe a picture of crimes

Prepositions Expressing disbelief Ordering events in a storyStory

True or FalseTick the correct boxes

Talk about ways of communicating

Phrasal Verbs Showing that something is true for someone else with so and neither

Discussing advantages and disadvantagesArticle

Multiple choiceChange words in boldComplete an advert

Speaking cards Prepositions Clothes shopping Using headings in reportsReport

aking PhrasPrepo

a tommy

b joey

c billy

What is a baby koala called?

Quiz

Koalas are unusual animals. They only live in Australia, in trees. They eat eucalyptus leaves. Their babies stay in a pouch on their mother’s tummy for the first six months of their lives. They look like soft and cuddly animals, but they can be quite dangerous if you scare them.

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IntroductionIntroduction

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1 football / often / play / we

2 ? / for / fish / Jim / sometimes / dinner / cook / does

3 usually / winter / I / go / in / skiing

4 always / class / for / are / they / late

5 rude / never / she / is / teachers / her / to

6 silly / he / wears / that / often / hat

Adverbs of frequency

Complete the sentences with much or many.

1 How milk is in the glass?

2 There aren’t children in the classroom.

3 Are there books in your bag?

4 There are flowers in the garden.

5 How money have you got?

6 How is this new bicycle?

Much and many

A Complete the table.

B Circle the correct words.

1 Is this shopping bag ours / our?

2 This is her / hers lovely necklace.

3 Is that new car their / theirs?

4 That mobile phone isn’t your / yours.

5 This book is my / mine.

6 This is their / theirs football.

Possessive pronouns

Possessive adjectives Possessive pronouns

my mine

your

his

her

our

their

Some, any, every, noA Match.

1 Are there any

2 There are no

3 Can I have some

4 I’ve visited every

5 We’ve got some

6 Is there any

B Complete the sentences with these words.

1 Did you go special for the summer?

2 agrees that she’s the best teacher in the school.

3 I’m really sad because can come to my party.

4 I’m not sure where this shop is, but it’s definitely near here!

5 he writes is good – he’s really clever.

6 I didn’t buy because all the clothes were too expensive.

a books in this bookcase!

b tomatoes so let’s make a salad.

c milk in the fridge?

d water, please?

e cinemas in this area?

f museum in this city.

anything anywhere everybody everything nobody somewhere

Both, either, neitherCircle the correct words.

1 Neither / Either John nor Fred wanted to go shopping.

2 You should buy either / both the jeans or the dress.

3 I didn’t like either / neither of the films we watched.

4 We have been both / either on a plane and on a train.

5 She enjoys neither / both English nor maths.

6 We spoke to neither / both footballers after the match.

Too and enoughComplete the sentences with too or enough.

1 We haven’t got space in our room!

2 Is this car big for all of us?

3 I can’t wear these shoes – they’re dirty!

4 Are you old to go on this rollercoaster ride?

5 She’s tired to go to the cinema.

6 My homework is difficult – I can’t do it.

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Question tagsCircle the correct answers.

1 He is a very tall boy, he? a is b isn’t c doesn’t

2 They didn’t go to school today, they? a didn’t b do c did

3 You haven’t been to the doctor yet, you? a didn’t b have c did

4 We want to go shopping tomorrow, we? a don’t b won’t c didn’t

5 They bought a new car last week, they? a did b don’t c didn’t

6 She doesn’t live in that awful house, she? a does b has c is

Adverbs of mannerA Complete the table.

B Complete the sentences with these adverbs.

1 He’s a new driver, but he already drives really .

2 Let’s go . The shops are closing in half an hour.

3 Walk ! There’s ice on the pavement.

4 We had to run because we were for our class.

5 They climbed really , right up to the top of the mountain.

Adjectives Adverbs

nice nicely

fast

careful

late

easy

good

high

quick

carefully high late quickly well

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with a lot of, a few or a little.

1 Jane ate strawberries.

2 Peter bought vegetables.

3 There’s just bread left for breakfast.

4 There are just tickets left for the cinema.

5 I’ve got friends at college.

6 I’ve just got money and it isn’t enough to buy that CD.

A lot of, a few, a little

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4

2 3

5 6

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IntroductionIntroduction

Hello again! I’m Jake and I’m 14 years old. I’ve had two fantastic holidays on Cortuga Island with Mandy, Kate and Robbie, but

now we’re back home in London.

Hello! I’m Mandy and I’m 10. I’m Jake’s sister. We live in London and we go

to different schools.

Hi, I’m Kate. I’m 13 years old. Robbie and I met Jake and Mandy on Cortuga two

years ago. Then we found out that we all live really close to each other in London!

Hello, I’m Robbie. I’m Kate’s cousin and I’m 11. I’ve just changed schools and

now I go to the same school as Kate.

The Characters

Hi, I’m Jake and Mandy’s uncle, and my name’s Oliver. I live on Cortuga Island and

the children stayed with me when they visited the island. I do lots of travelling

around the world because I’m a scientist.

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Fascinating PlacesFascinating Places

Meteora is a fascinating place near the town of Trikala, in the Greek region of Thessaly. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is on the UNESCO list because of the impressive rock formations, which are up to 400 metres high, and the monasteries which are important to Greek culture and tradition.

a six

b ten

c fifteen

Meteora had about thirty working monasteries in the past. How many are still there today?

Quiz

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Wales

England

Scotland

STONEHENGE HAMPTON COURT PALACE

ANGEL OF THE NORTH

HADRIAN’S WALL

GLASGOW

LondonCardiff

Edinburgh

Jake and Mandy are on a trip with Uncle Oliver to see some of Britain’s famous landmarks. Read Mandy’s travel diary and follow their journey. Which place does Uncle Oliver really like?

Reading

STONEHENGSTONEHENGE ONHAMPTONHAMPTONCOURT PALACUCOURT PALACOCOUCOURT PALACE

LondonCardiffiff

Write H (Hampton Court Maze), S (Stonehenge) or A (Angel of the North).

1 This place is very old.

2 You can easily lose your way here.

3 This landmark is in a high place.

4 Some people don’t like this landmark.

5 This landmark is quite new.

ComprehensionVocabularyFind words in the travel diary that have these meanings. The words are in the same order as they appear in the text.

1 something built that is famous

2 older than ancient

3 very large in size

4 a type of work of art

5 the point where two countries meet

6 the place you are travelling to

My travels!

Friday 10th July

We’re leaving tomorrow! We’re travelling in Uncle

Oliver’s camper van. It’s great because you can eat

and sleep in it too. This is really exciting!

Saturday 11th July

Our fi rst stop is at Hampton Court Palace in

the south of England. Outside there’s a maze,

which is cool! It’s like a big puzzle made of 1,000

trees. Visitors walk around it and usually get lost! It closes at

6.00 pm, so we’ve got all day!

Monday 13th July

Today we’re visiting Uncle Oliver’s

favourite monument, Stonehenge. It is

a prehistoric circle of massive stones.

Nobody knows what the stones were

for – it’s a mystery! We’re staying

near here for the night! Archaeologists

think it’s about 5,000 years old.

What a fascinating place!

Wednesday 15th July

Now we’re driving up to the north of England.

We’re going to see the Angel of the North. It’s

a modern sculpture which was fi nished in 1998.

Some people say it’s ugly but others admire it.

It’s 20 metres high and its wings are as wide

as a plane’s! It’s on a hill and I think I can see it

now. It’s very impressive!

Thursday 16th JulyWe’re just south of Scotland now, at the famous

Hadrian’s Wall. This stone wall is about 118 km

long. It was built by the Romans in AD 122 to

mark the northern border of the Roman Empire

and to keep out the Picts – an ancient Scottish

tribe. We’re crossing the border into Scotland

tomorrow morning. Our next destination is

Glasgow. Goodbye England!

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Lesson 1Lesson 1

Write five sentences about the landmark you talked about in the Speaking task.

Writing

Grammar

Present Simple and Present Continuous

We use the Present Simple to talk about:a general truths. In Scotland, people speak English.b things we do regularly. Do you write in your diary every day?c permanent states. England isn’t a big country.d timetabled and programmed events in the future. The train to Glasgow leaves at 9.00 tomorrow morning.

We use the Present Continuous to talk about:a things that are temporary or are happening now or around now. I’m not looking at the map. I’m reading a book.b what is happening in a picture or photograph. In this photograph, Jake is standing outside Buckingham Palace. c fixed future plans. Are you leaving tomorrow?

Present Simple: every day, on Mondays, at the weekendPresent Continuous: now, at the moment, this year, today

Listen to the information about the London Eye and complete the notes.

Listening

A Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of these verbs.

1 We for a walk in Hyde Park tomorrow.

2 My train at Cardiff Station at 7 o’clock.

3 Why you in this photo? What’s so funny?

4 I any postcards to my friends this year.

5 people in Britain a lot of tea?

6 My dad his mobile phone in the car because it’s dangerous.

B Complete the dialogue with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Tim: What (1) (you do)?

Lucy: I (2) (look) at a website. It (3) (have got) lots of interesting information about Britain. For example, 30,000 people have the name John Smith!

Tim: Really? I don’t know anyone with that name. So, what else (4) (it say)?

Lucy: Well, 80,000 people (5) (leave) their umbrellas on the London Underground trains every year!

Tim: Mmm. Very interesting but …

Lucy: Tim! Why (6) (you switch) my computer off?

Tim: Have you forgotten? We (7) (meet) Liz at 1 o’clock and we’re late. The bus (8) (leave) at 12.30. Come on!

Match.

Vocabulary

Ask and answer these questions about a famous landmark in your country with a partner. Use these words and other vocabulary from this lesson to help you.

What’s its name? Why do people visit it?Where is it? Why do you like/not like it?Is it ancient or modern?

Speaking

ancient beautiful huge interesting modern ugly

1 bridge

2 fountain

3 market

4 palace

5 temple

6 tunnel

a

b

c

d

e

f

Place: (1) London

Opening times: 10 am – (2) pm

Cost of tickets: adults (3) £ ; children £7.75

Tickets: book on the (4) or buy from the ticket office

Length of ride: (5) minutes

The London Eye

arrive drink go laugh not send not use

Time expressions

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Read the article. What does the article say you should wear when you visit the Grand Canyon?

Reading

Write R (Right), W (Wrong) or DS (Doesn’t say).

1 The Colorado River is very deep.

2 The glass pathway is high above the bottom of the canyon.

3 Rafting on the Colorado River is easy.

4 Over six million people go to the canyon every year.

5 Some people die in accidents in the Grand Canyon.

6 Many visitors don’t wear the right clothes.

Comprehension

VocabularyΑ Complete the sentences with these words.

1 The path is very so watch where you’re walking.

2 I haven’t been hiking for the few years.

3 on that river in winter is dangerous!

4 At one during the journey, we stopped for a picnic.

5 The view from the top of the is fantastic.

6 You need a torch to see in the mountains at night.

gorge past point powerful rafting rocky

The Grand Canyon is one of the world’s seven natural wonders. These include Mount Everest in Asia, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and Victoria Falls in Africa. The Grand Canyon is a massive gorge. It is situated in the US state of Arizona and the Colorado River runs through it. The river has created the gorge slowly over the past six million years. The canyon is 446 kilometres long and nearly 2 kilometres deep at some points.

The view from the top of the canyon is amazing! From a glass pathway you can look down and see the bottom of the canyon about 1,200 metres below! Some visitors love to hike through the canyon while others prefer to go rafting on the Colorado River. Anyone who thinks it’s an easy ride, though, is wrong. The river is fast and powerful!

About five million people visit the Grand Canyon safely every year. However, it’s a dangerous place and accidents often happen. The canyon is bare and rocky so there’s little shade from the hot sun. There are also many different paths and some of them are very steep and narrow. Are you thinking about a trip to the Grand Canyon? Well, you will definitely need a strong pair of walking boots, lots of water and a good map or guidebook!

The Grand Canyon

Native American people have lived in the

Grand Canyon for at least 10,000 years.

Guess what!

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Lesson 2Lesson 2

Complete the postcard with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or the Present Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1 Tom and Dan (think) about climbing Mount Everest!

2 This is how the camera works. you (see)?

3 I (not think) hiking is fun.

4 Helen can’t come out with us because she (see) Nick tonight.

5 anybody (think) about going to the beach?

6 Oh, yes. Now I (see)! This is where we are on the map of the canyon!

Grammar

Stative verbs

There are some verbs that we don’t usually use in continuous tenses. These include verbs of:feelings: like, hate, love, prefer, wantpossession: belong to, ownunderstanding and opinion: believe, remember, understand, knowsenses: feel, hear, see, smell

See and think

We can use some stative verbs in the Present Simple and the Present Continuous, but the meaning changes.The doctor is seeing someone at the moment. (see = have an appointment with)‘The path to the river goes down there.’ ‘I see.’ (see = understand)What do you think of the view? (think = have an opinion)We’re thinking about going to the USA this year. (think = consider)

Hi Jake!

We (1) (have) a great time in

Iceland! I (2) (think) it’s an

amazing place! (3) (you/remember)

the cave in Cortuga? Well here there are ice caves!

I (4) (want) to visit them but Kate

(5) (not like) caves.

I (6) (not know) why! She

(7) (prefer) waterfa lls so

we (8) (go) to see a famous

one tomorrow.

See you soon!

Robbie

Β Circle the correct words.

1 The path is very deep / steep so it isn’t safe for children.

2 The field is muddy / sandy because it rained last night.

3 Holland is a shallow / flat country so it’s good for cycling.

4 The mountain looks very unspoilt / bare after the forest fires.

5 Is this country road wide / narrow enough for a car?

Listen to the conversation and number the pictures in the correct order.

Listening

f

d

b

c

a

e

Circle the correct words.

1 My dad’s car often breaks into / down because it’s 18 years old!

2 Julia isn’t here at the moment. She’s coming back / across later.

3 Let’s set about / off early tomorrow so we get there by lunchtime.

4 Get on / over the train! It leaves in one minute!

5 We had a great view when the plane took after / off.

6 Kate and her family are going away / about for the weekend.

7 Where do we have to check in / up for our flight?

8 Can we all get on / in a taxi and go to the museum?

Phrasal Verbs

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Three teenagers talk about amazing places in their countries that most people from other countries have never heard of. Read the descriptions of these unusual places. Which country is well known for its fiords?

Reading

Ahmad, 17, IndiaNot many people who

visit India know about

the Darjeeling Himalayan

Railway. There’s a special

train which uses the

railway called the ‘toy

train’ because it’s so small.

The journey to the town

of Darjeeling is very slow

because the route through

the mountains is steep and

narrow. The 80-kilometre

journey sometimes takes

10 hours, but the views are

really impressive!

Tina, 16, New ZealandNorway is the place where you expect to find fiords, but we have our own ‘Fiordland’ in New Zealand! Some of the fiords, which are deep lakes between high mountains, are over 200 metres deep! Actually, some tourists already know about Fiordland because they made the film ‘The Lord of the Rings’ there. The people who know about it want to keep it a secret, though!

Petros, 13, Greece

Greece is famous for its ancient monuments and

sandy beaches, but did you know that it also has big

mountains, gorges and rivers? Zagori, in Epirus, where

I’m going this spring, is a fantastic mountain area in

the north of Greece. There are many paths. Some are

along the rivers and the gorges. There are also others

which you can take to hike to the tops of the mountains.

Secret Destinations

Answer the questions.

1 What’s another name for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway train?

2 Why isn’t the train fast?

3 Why do some people know about Fiordland?

4 What do people expect to find in Greece?

5 Where in Greece is Zagori?

Comprehension

PG

vt

Using time expressions

Present Simplealways often never once a week

usually sometimes frequently every day/week

We frequently go hiking in summer.

They meet their friends once a week.

Present Continuous(right) now at the moment for the time being

We’re staying at a cheap hotel at the moment.

With prepositionson Saturdays in July on August 15th

at twelve o’clock in summer in 2011

I always do something special on Sundays.

Talk to your partner about holidays. Practise the time

expressions above.

Say it like this!

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Lesson 3Lesson 3

B Complete the description with there, it or they.

A Tick (✓) the sentences that are correct and cross (✗) the ones that are wrong. Add commas to correct them.

1 This is the hotel where we’re staying.

2 Reykjavik which is the capital of Iceland is clean.

3 My mum who loves ancient monuments wants to go to Rome.

4 The day when Dan reached the top of the mountain was his birthday.

5 My friend Jane whose dad is a pilot gets free plane tickets.

B Combine the sentences using non-defining relative clauses. Use the words in bold.

1 The Taj Mahal is in India. It is a famous building. which

2 We met our new friends. It was Friday. when

3 Sabina is my penfriend. She lives in Spain. who

4 Amsterdam is very flat. Most people use bicycles there. where

5 Paul is travelling around the world. His sister is in my class. whose

Grammar

Relative clauses

We use relative clauses to give more information about people, animals and things. A relative clause begins with a relative pronoun (who, whose and which) or a relative adverb (where and when).Is that the boy whose name is Ahmad?Ireland is a place where it often rains.

There are two types of relative clauses: defining and non-defining.

Defining relative clauses give essential information about something or someone. Τhey can’t be separated from the rest of the sentence by commas. In defining relative clauses we can use that instead of who and which.Japan is a country which/that seems very interesting.

Non-defining relative clauses give extra information about something or someone. We separate them from the main part of the sentence with commas. We can’t use that instead of who and which.Crete, which is an island, is in Greece.Tina, who comes from New Zealand, is 14 years old.Sydney, where my grandparents live, is a big city

Pembrokeshire, which

is in Wales, is a great

place for a holiday.

Summer is the best time

to go there because it

often rains in winter.

(1) are lots of nice beaches

and old castles in Pembrokeshire.

(2) is also an island which you

can visit by boat. (3) is great

for a day trip.

(4) are also great hotels and

restaurants. (5) are cheap

and they have special prices for children.

I recommend a holiday in Pembrokeshire

because it’s beautiful and interesting.

Wild WalesWild Wales

Task

C Write a description of a famous place or landmark in your country. Include defining and non-defining relative clauses in your description and vocabulary from this unit.

Answer the questions.

What’s its name? Where is it? What is there to see and do there? Why do you think it’s interesting? Why do you recommend it?

D Read your description and make sure you have used There is, There are, It is and They are correctly.

WritingThere is / There are vs It is / They areA Read about the difference in use.

There is and There are are used to say what exists in a place we are describing. We then use It is and They are to refer back or to continue talking about what exists.

There is an ancient monument on that hill. It is very famous. There are many paths in the forest. They are very narrow.

Tip!Use adjectives to make your description

more interesting.

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