Units 12

COMMUNICATIVE AIMS
LEARNING HOW TO
1 Talk about possessions
2 Tell the time
3 Describe places
4 Talk about your family
5 Describe people
6 Talk about ability
7 Give instructions
A

TOPICS AND VOCABULARY

Possessions
Numbers
Family
Prepositions of place
Months
Colours
Clothes
Music
Phone calls and messages
B

ht.

My mother is on the rig

1 Match the pictures (AF) with six items in the

Topics and Vocabulary box.

2 Put the words into categories.

trousers

rap

grandfather

skirt

drums

Music

band

mother

piano

sister

daughter

guitar

Family

brother

jacket

Clothes

T-shirt
pullover

10

F
She has a long scarf round

E
Rosie Raven has green

eyes and black hair.

her neck.

5 Do the questionnaire with three other students.

Tell another group the answers.

Questionnaire
Favourites

3 Match the words with the pictures.

bagcapcamerajeansphonewindow
1

Whats your
favourite ?
Colour

Number

Month

4
5

Listen to extracts 13 from Units 1 and 2.

Match them with these topics.
1.07

A A family
B A place
C A band

Musical
instrument

ve
Belioe
r

it

not!

Four is the only number in

English that has the same
number of letters as its
meaning.

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NICE TO MEET YOU

Thats a great bag!

Talking about possessions
this/that Indefinite article

1 OPENER

Who is in the photo? Guess: What are they talking

about?

2 READING
Read the dialogue. Which sentence matches the
photo?

1.08

Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa
Adam
Teresa

Hi, Teresa! Im Adam Campbell.

Sorry? Adam what?
Campbell. C-A-M-P-B-E-double L.
Oh, I see. My surname is Navarro.
How do you spell it?
N-A-V-A-R-R-O. Look
its on my ID card.
Thats a great bag!
What? Oh yes! This is
my favourite bag.
What else is in it?
Guess!
OK. A bottle of
water?
Right!
An MP3 player?
Yes.
Um. A photograph
of your boyfriend?
No! A photo of my
family its in my Whats this in English?
Its called a wallet. Are all your things in that bag?
No! Thats my rucksack over there. Now its my
turn! Whats in your bag?

3 AFTER READING

Answer the questions about Teresa.

1 Whats her surname?

2 Whats in her bag?
3 Whats in her wallet?
Your response Whats in your bag?

4 PRONUNCIATION
1.09

Listen and repeat the alphabet.

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

Now listen and write five words.

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5 SPEAKING

Point at the people in the photo on pages 67. Ask and

answer.

A Whats his/her name?

B
A How do you spell it?
B
Extension

UNIT

6 VOCABULARY
1.10

7 LISTENING

Match the words with the pictures.

1.11

Listen. What is in Adams bag?

Then listen and check.

8 SPEAKING

Word bank Possessions

an alarm clock
a bottle of water
a calculator
a comb
a digital camera
an ID card
a key
a mobile phone

an MP3 player
a packet of tissues
a passport
a pen
a photograph
a ticket
an umbrella
a wallet

Touch the pictures in exercise 6. Ask and answer.

A Whats this?
B Its a/an
.
A How do you spell it?
B

Now point at things in your classroom. Ask and

answer.

A Whats that called?

B Its a/an
.
A How do you spell it?
B

9 WRITING

Write sentences about your three favourite things.

My three favourite things Teresa

My MP3 player with all my favourite songs on it.

My cat her name is Suzi.
My bicycle its a present from my parents.

5
7
6

Extension

10

11

Complete.
this/that
This is my favourite bag.
Whats
in English?

13
12

14

LANGUAGE WORKOUT

Thats a great bag.

s my rucksack over there.

15
16

Indefinite article + singular nouns

a bag
an alarm clock
a passport
an ID card
Answers and Practice
Language File page 114

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NICE TO MEET YOU

2 How old
is it?
Telling the time
Describing places
these/those
Plural nouns
Questions: How old ?
When ?

1 OPENER

Who are the people in

the photo?

His/Her name is

2 READING
1.12

Read the dialogue. What is Katya pointingat?

Mr Ward Right, here are maps of Brighton for our visitors,

and these are copiesof the programme for today.
Katya Thank you very much. Emily, where are we on
the map, please?
Emily
Were near the beach, here, next to the Royal
Pavilion this building here.
Katya Wow, its beautiful! How old is it?
Emily
I think its about 200 years old.
Katya Oh! And look at all those bicycles!
Emily
Yes, its the London to Brighton Bike Ride today
with 25,000 people.
Mr Ward Listen, everyone! Lunch is at half past twelve
and
Adam
Great! Its twenty-five past twelve now!
Katya Excuse me, Mr Ward, whens the welcome party?
Mr Ward Its on the programme the party is at quarter to
seven tonight. OK? Now, lunch everyone?
Adam
Yes, please!

3 AFTER READING

True or false? Correct the false sentences.

1 The students are in the Royal Pavilion.

2 The Royal Pavilion is two thousand years old.
3 The number of people in the Bike Ride is about
twenty thousand.
4 Lunch is at 12.30.
5 The welcome party is at 7.15.
Your response Which is the best activity on
the programme?

4 VOCABULARY

Complete.
Word Bank Numbers

20
21
25
30
40
50
60
70

STUDENT EXCHANGE
Todays programme
12.30

Welcome lunch

1.55

School visit

2.15

Film of Brighton

3.00

Tour of the city

6.45

Welcome party

8.30

Disco

1.13

twenty
twenty-one

80
90

100
200
500
1,000
2,000
10,000

thirty
forty
fifty
six
seven

a/one hundred
two hundred
a/one thousand
thousand

Now listen and check. Repeat the numbers.

5 PRONUNCIATION
1.14

Listen and write the numbers you hear.

14

eighty

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UNIT

6 LISTENING
Listen and match the watches with the people.

1.15

JakeKatyaAdamEmily
A

Famous Places
The Taj Mahal

The city of Machu Picchu

The temple of Abu Simbel

Aya Sofya

Now listen and write the times you hear.

112.40
oclock
five to

five past

ten to

ten past

quarter to

quarter past

twenty to

twenty past

twenty-five to

twenty-five past
half past

7 SPEAKING

Ask and answer questions about the times on the

watches.

A Jake, what time is it, please?

B Its half past twelve.

Now look at the Student Exchange programme on

page 14. Ask and answer.

A Whens the welcome lunch?

B Its at half past twelve.

8 READING
Look at Famous Places and match the photos
with the descriptions 14. Then listen and check.

1.16

Now ask and answer.

1
2
3
4

Its in Egypt next to the River Nile. Its 3,200 years old.
Its in the centre of Istanbul in Turkey. Its 1,500 years old.
Its near Delhi in India. Its 370 years old.
Its on a mountain in Peru. Its 550 years old.

Word Bank Prepositions of place

in

on

next to

near

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
Complete.
these/those
Singular this th t

Plural th se those

Language File page 115

9 WRITING

Write a description of three buildings in your country.

What are their names? Where are they? How old are they?
Extension

Plural nouns
+ s bicyclesmapsvisitor year
+ es
addresseswatch
y + ies city cities copy cop party part
Irregular person people
Answers and Practice
Language File page 114

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NICE TO MEET YOU

Whens your birthday?

Talking about your family
Possessive adjectives

1 OPENER

3 AFTER READING

Find the pairs in the Word Bank.

1
2
3
4
5
6

How old is Valentina?

Is her birthday today?
Are Katya and Anna sisters?
Is Dima the boyfriend of Anna?
Is Katya the daughter of Dima?
What is the name of the
grandmother?
7 Who is the son of Maxim and
Valentina?
8 Who is the family photographer?

Word Bank Family

brotherdaughterfathergrandfather
grandmotherhusbandmothersister
sonwife

2 READING
Read the description of Katyas family. Match the names with the
people in the photo.

1.17

Katya Petrova

Match the questions with the answers.

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h

back to album

No, shes his sister.

Shes 40.
Dima.
Katya.
No, hes her brother.
Yes, they are.
Vera.
Yes, it is.

Your response What are the

people in your family called?

4 VOCABULARY

Match the numbers with the words.

Word Bank Ordinal numbers

1st2nd3rd4th5th6th
7th8th9th10th11th
12th13th14th15th16th
17th18th19th20th21st
22nd 30th31st 40th

< prev

my family

next >

This is a photo of my family. My mother is on the right

her name is Valentina. Its her fortieth birthday today.
I cant believe shes 40! The man next to Mum is my father.
His name is Maxim and hes 42. My sister Anna is on the
left and shes 18. The boy in the orange T-shirt is my brother
hes called Dima. The two people in the centre are my
grandparents, Vera and Mikhail. Mum is their daughter.
Im not in the picture Im the family photographer!
submit caption

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twelfththirtietheighththird
nineteenthseventhtwenty-first
tenthfirstfourteenthsixth
fortiethfifteenth twenty-second
fourthsecondtwentieth
seventeenthelevenththirty-first
sixteenthninthfifththirteenth
eighteenth

Listen and check. Repeat the

numbers.

1.18

Extension

UNIT

5 PRONUNCIATION
1.19

7 SPEAKING

Listen and mark the stress.

Ask other students questions about their families.

Word Bank Months of the year

JanuaryFebruaryMarchApril
MayJuneJulyAugustSeptember
OctoberNovemberDecember

8 WRITING

Complete Katyas family tree.

January

The Petrova Family

grandfather Mikhail Vera

Now listen again and repeat.

Maxim Valentina

6 LISTENING
1.20

Listen and write the birthdays.

Anna Katya Dima

1 21st August
Extension

LANGUAGE WORKOUT
Complete.

Now point at the people. Ask and answer.

Personal pronouns
I

he/
/it

you
they

Possessive adjectives
your
/her/its
our

Answers and Practice

Language File page 115

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NICE TO MEET YOU

Integrated Skills

Personal information

NFI

WELCOME TO THE NEW FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE

Home
New Friends
International
Exchanges

Hi! Im Teresa
Navarro and Im from
Valencia in Spain.
Heres a picture of
Valencia its a great
city. Im 15 years old
and my birthday is
in April its on 22nd
April. Rihanna is my
favourite singer.

Programme
Hello, Im Pierre. My
surname is Dubois
and Im from Geneva
in Switzerland.
Heres a picture of
Geneva its very
beautiful. Im 14
years old and my
birthday is on 2nd
September. My
favourite singer is
Beyonc.

Photos
Noticeboard
Chatroom

Hi everyone. Im
Katya Petrova and
Im Russian, from
Moscow. Its a great
place heres a
picture. Im 15 and
my birthday is on
20th February. My
favourite singer is
Mika.

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UNIT

1 OPENER

LEARNER
INDEPENDENCE
1.23 Classroom English:
7

Guess: Where are the places in the photos?

READING

Complete the questions with How, What, Where, When, Who.

Thenread the information on the New Friends International website and
answer the questions for Teresa, Pierre and Katya.

Listen and repeat.

1.21

1
2
3
4
5
6

Whatsthis/that?
Whatsitcalled?
WhatstheEnglishwordfor?
WhatsinEnglish?
Howdoyouspellit?
Sorry,Idontunderstand.
Howdoyoupronounce
F-E-B-R-U-A-R-Y?
Whatdoesmean?

is her/his surname?
is her/his nationality?
is she/he from?
old is she/he?
is her/his birthday?
is her/his favourite singer?

3 Here are Jakes answers to the questions

8 Start a vocabulary notebook

in exercise 2. Match the questions with

the answers.

with these sections.

Telling the time

Family
Months of the year
Classroom English

11th MarchWashington DCTurner

Jay-Z14American

4 LISTENING
1.22

Listen to Emily and Adam and complete.

First name

Emily

First name

Surname

Surname

Nationality

Nationality

Age

Age

Birthday

Birthday

Favourite
singer

Favourite
singer

FAMILY
Mal e

Adam

grandfath e r grandmoth e r
aunt
uncle

9
5 SPEAKING

Interview three other students and complete this form for them.

Surname
Nationality
Birthday
Favourite
singer

1.24 Phrasebook: Find these

useful expressions in Unit 1. Then
listen and repeat.

Hello.Hi.Sorry?
Oh,Isee.Guess!
OK.Right!
Thankyouverymuch.
Wow!Great!
Excuseme.Yes,please.

First name

Age

Fe mal e

Now write a three-line dialogue

using one or more of the
expressions.

A Excuse me, whats your name?

B Angelina Jolie.
A Wow! Its nice to meet you.

6 WRITING

Look at the information about Teresa, Pierre and Katya on the website. Use
the interviews in exercise 5 to write sentences about three students.

Her name is
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NICE TO MEET YOU

Inspiration

EXTRA!

LANGUAGE LINKS

Sketch Back To Front

1.26

International words in English

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

How many of these words can you see on signs in

yourtown?

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

Game Word Bingo

Look at the pictures and choose nine things.

Write the words on the Bingo card.

map

1.25

20

Now listen and cross out () the words you hear.

Read and listen.

Excuse me.
Yes?
What time is it, please?
Its nine past twenty.
Sorry? Nine past twenty?
Yes, thats right. Nine past twenty.
Oh. And what month is it, please?
Month? Its Lirpa, of course.
Sorry, I dont understand. What does Lirpa mean?
Lirpa? Its the month next to Yam.
Oh! Where are you from?
Here, of course.
And wheres here?
Where we are now.
Here is here and
there is over there.
And whats here
called?
Kcab.
Sorry, how do you
spell that?
T-H-A-T.
No, the name of this place.
K-C-A-B.
What?
Kcab. Here everything is back to front!

Now act out the sketch in pairs.

UNIT

REVISION

EXTENSION

LESSON 1 Write the names of these things. Use a/an.

LESSON 1

A a bottle of water
a

Write the names of things in your bag.

LESSON 2

Write questions and answers about

famous places in your country.

Wheres the Colosseum?

Its in the centre of Rome.
How old is it?
I think its about 2,000 years old.

b
c

LESSON 2 Write the times.

LESSON 3

Find a photo of your family. Write about

all the people in the photo, and give their names and
ages.

A Its half past three.

a

Thats my mother on the right. Her name is

LESSON 3 Look at the photo of Katyas family on

page 16. Write about all the people in the photo.

Thats her sister on the left. Her name is Anna and

shes 18.
LESSON 4 Write sentences about Emily and Adam

LESSON 4

Look at the information about Pierre and

Katya on page 18. Write similar information about
your best friend.

using the information in exercise 4 on page 19.

Emily
Her surname is Fry.

My best friend is called

YOUR CHOICE!

HOW DO YOU SPELL IT?

COUNT AND CLAP

Work in pairs.

Work in a small group.

Ask each other to spell words from Unit 1.

Choose a number from 310, for example 5. Start

counting round the group, but when you get to
5,10, 15, 20, etc, dont say the number clap your
hands or snap your fingers instead:

A How do you spell bicycle?

B B-I-C-Y-C-L-E.
A Thats right!

1 2 3 4 clap 6 7 8 9 clap 11 12 13 14 clap

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1 Culture
COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD
AUSTRALIA
Capital
Canberra
22 million
Population
Main language English

Switzerland
Bern
Capital
Population
million
Main languages
China
Beijing
Capital
Population
million
Main language

1 OPENER

Look at the map of the world.

What is interesting about it?

Russia
Moscow
Capital
Population
million
Main language

2 LISTENING

3 PRONUNCIATION

Listen and complete the country boxes with

this information.

1.27

Population
8 million22 million34 million46 million
82 million111 million142 million
193 million310 million1,340 million
Languages
ChineseEnglishFrenchGermanItalian
PortugueseRussianSpanish
22

Germany
Berlin
Capital
Population
million
Main language

Listen and repeat the countries and languages.

Mark the stress.

1.28

Australia

4 SPEAKING

Ask and answer questions about the countries.

Culture
The Hobo-Dyer Equal Area
Projection Map
Brazil
Capital
Brasilia
million
Population
Main language

Spain
Madrid
Capital
Population
million
Main language

Mexico
Mexico City
Capital
Population
million
Main language

the USA (United

States of America)
Washington, DC
Capital
Population
million
Main languages

Canada
Ottawa
Capital
Population
million
Main languages

5 LISTENING
1.29

Listen and say where the music is from.

7 M
 INI-PROJECT
Countries around the world

6 WRITING

Work with another student and find out information to

complete boxes for five more countries.

COUNTRY
Capital
Population
million
Main language(s)

Write about five of the countries.

The capital of Australia is Canberra and the

population is 22 million. The main language is
English.

Now join other students and put your information together.

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21 st CENTURY WORLD

She has a lovely smile

Describing people
have: affirmative

1 OPENER

3 AFTER READING

Look at the magazine article and find these colours.

1
2
3
4
5
6

Word Bank Colours

blackbluebrowngreengreyorange
pinkpurpleredwhiteyellow

2 READING
Read Teenagers around the world and match the
paragraphs 15 with photos AE. Then look at the flags.
Which countries are the people from?

1.30

TEENAGERS
AROUND
THE WORLD
2

Daniel has a

green T-shirt, long

grey shorts and
long red socks. He
has white shoes
and a football. His
countrys flag has
lots of colours:
black, green,
yellow, red, white
and blue.

Germany

Japan

India

True or false? Correct the false sentences.

Laxmi has a red sari.

Daniel has black shoes.
Kumiko has blue hair.
Laxmis and Hannas flags have three colours.
The boys with hats have black trousers.
Daniels flag has five colours.

Your response What do you think of

the clothes in the photos?

Laxmi has long dark hair and brown eyes.

Her red sari is nine metres long. She has a
lovely smile. Her countrys flag has three
colours: orange, white and green.

Kumiko has pink hair and

big sunglasses. Her T-shirt

is black, her trousers are red
check, and she has a shoulder
bag. Her countrys flag has
two colours: red and white.

Pedro and Felipe have

short black hair. They have
white shirts, black trousers and
black shoes. They also have
white hats. Their countrys flag
is red, white and blue.
D

Hanna has long blonde hair

and blue eyes. Her top is purple,

and her trousers and sandals are
red. She has a long scarf round
her neck. Her countrys flag is C
black, red and yellow.
B

South
Africa

Puerto
Rico

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UNIT

4 VOCABULARY

6 PRONUNCIATION

What are the three people wearing? Choose from

these words.

1.33

Word Bank Clothes

caphatjacketjeanspulloversandals
scarfshirtshoesshortsskirtsocks
toptrainerstrousers

Listen and repeat.

// they

// think

there
then
father
clothes

three
thanks
birthday
fourth

Now listen and write these words under they or think.

brothermothermonththingthird those

7 SPEAKING
1.34

Look at the picture and listen. Identify these stars.

Tara TressOscar OldmanRosie RavenPeter Punk

Holly HydeMax Minster

1.31

Listen and check.

Now describe the stars.

5 LISTENING
1.32

Teresa
cap
jacket
pair of jeans
pullover
shirt
pair of shoes
skirt
top
pair of trainers

Listen and complete the chart.

Pierre

1
3

Now talk about the students clothes.

Extension

Katya

Jake

8 WRITING

Write a paragraph of an email to a new friend

describing yourself and people in your family.

I have red hair and green eyes.

My brother has
LANGUAGE WORKOUT
Complete.
have
Affirmative
I/you/we/they have
he/she/it has

They
He
She

black trousers.
a football.
long blonde hair.

Answers and Practice

Language File page 115

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21 st CENTURY WORLD

I can play the guitar

Talking about ability
can and cant
Linking words: and, but, or

1 OPENER

Which of these can you see in the photo?

analarmclockabedbooksaguitar
jeansalightswitch amobilephone
aphotoapianoa redcap
arucksackasaxophoneshoes

2 READING
Read the dialogue and find five different
languages.

1.35

Emily Heres your room.

Teresa Its really nice, Emily. And whats this? Can you
3 AFTER READING
play the saxophone?

Match the questions with the answers. There is one
Emily Yes, I can. Hows that?
wrong answer.
Teresa Fantastic! I cant play an instrument, but I can
1 Who cant play an instrument?
sing. What other instruments can you play?
2 Can Emily and Teresa speak English?
Emily I can play the guitar and the piano but not at the
3 Who cant speak Spanish?
same time as the sax!
4 Who can speak French?
Teresa Great we can have a two-girl band. We can sing
5 Wheres the light switch?
in lots of languages English, Spanish, German
Emily Oh dear, I can speak French and a little Italian,
a Yes, they can.
but I cant speak Spanish or German.
b Emily can.
Teresa Never mind! I can sing in Spanish and you can
c Emily cant.
sing in English.
d Its behind the door.
Emily OK. Now can I help you with anything? Any
e Teresa is silly.
questions?
f Teresa cant.
Teresa Yes, its silly, but I cant find the light switch.
Emily Its over here behind the door. See?
Your response Can you play an instrument?
Teresa No, I cant see! Now its dark!
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UNIT

4 PRONUNCIATION
1.36

Listen and repeat.

Weak form: /kn/

She can play the guitar.
Who can speak French?
Strong forms: /kn/ and
/knt/
Yes, I can.
No, I cant.
I cant play the guitar.

How are your twenty-first century life skills?

Can you programme a

satnav?

 an you send photos

C
from a mobile?

Can you burn a CD?

Can you create a web

page?

Can you download

music?

Can you use a social

networking site?

Now listen and decide: weak or

strong?

1
2
3
4

We can sing in lots of languages.

I cant see.
Yes, I can.
What can you play?

5 SPEAKING

LIFE SKILLS QUESTIONNAIRE

Do the Life Skills Questionnaire.

Then compare your answers with
two other students.

And how are your other life skills?

Extension

Can you mend a bicycle

puncture?

Can you cook a meal?

Can you iron a shirt?

10

Can you run a kilometre

in five minutes?

11

Can you swim

underwater?

12

Can you ride a horse?

6 WRITING

LANGUAGE WORKOUT

Complete.

Make your own Life Skills Questionnaire about these

topics.

Memory
Music
Hands
Strength

tell jokes? remember peoples names?

remember dates and places?
sing? read music? dance?
draw a picture? paint a wall? make a cake?
sew on a button?
lift 20 kilos? swim 100 metres?
walk on your hands?

Now give your questionnaire to five students. Write a

paragraph about the answers.
Extension

can and cant

Affirmative
Negative
I can play the guitar. I cant speak Spanish.
She
sing.
She
play the piano.
Questions
Short answers
Can you play the sax? Yes, I/we
. / No, I/we cant.
they sing?
Yes, they can. / No, they
.
= cannot
Contraction
Linking words: and, but, or
the piano.
I can play the guitar
I cant play an instrument,
I can sing.
I cant speak Spanish
German.
Answers and Practice
Language File pages 115116

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21 st CENTURY WORLD

Keep still
Giving instructions
Imperatives
Definite article

Video Call User Guide

Choose your problem

The picture isnt great

Make sure your webcam is on.
Keep still and dont move around.
Check theres light on your face
dont sit with your back to a
window.
The sound isnt great
Go to Menu, select Audio and
check the microphone and
speakers.
Dont speak a long way from the
microphone.

1 OPENER

This lesson is about video calls and phone calls. Guess:

Which of these words are in the lesson?

codecomputerdialfatherhairjeansmenu
microphonenumberselectswimwebcam

2 READING
Read the dialogue and the User Guide. Whats Pierres problem and
whats the solution?

1.37

Pierre
Adam
Pierre
Adam
Pierre
Adam
Pierre
Adam
Pierre
Adam
Pierre
Adam
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Wow! Your school has really good computers.

Yes, thats a new laptop.
Lucky you! Can I make a video call to my family in Switzerland?
Yes, of course you can.
Adam theres something wrong. I can see my mum but she cant see
me. The picture isnt very good.
Dont worry look at the User Guide.
OK the User Guide is open.
Now check the webcam.
The webcam is on.
Right so it isnt the webcam. But theres no light on your face. Come
and sit over here with the laptop.
Hey, the pictures great now! Thanks a lot.
No problem. Say hello to your mum from me.

3 AFTER READING

True or false? Correct the false

sentences.

1 For a good picture, make sure

there is no light on your face.
2 To check the sound, go to Menu
and select Audio.
3 Dont speak near the microphone.
4 Pierre has a new laptop.
5 Pierre can see and talk to his
mother in Switzerland.
Your response Is there a
webcam on a computer at your
school or at home? Can you make
video calls?

UNIT

4 LISTENING

7 Put these messages in the right order. A is the first one.

Listen to Katya and Mrs Fry, Emilys mother.

Tick () what Mrs Fry says.

1.38

Use your mobile.

Dont use your mobile.

You can use our phone.

You cant use our phone.

First, dial the international code.

First, dial the national code.

Dial 006.
Dial 007.

Dial the first number of the area code.

Dont dial the first number of the area code.

Then dial your parents number.

Then dial your number.

Extension

8 WRITING

Write out this text message in full.

5 PRONUNCIATION
1.39

Listen and write these words in the correct column.

aboutaddressaroundhellomenu
messagemobilenumberparentpicture
selecttodaytonightwebcam

menu

about

Now listen and check. Repeat the words.

READING

6 Match the text message abbreviations with the words.

UR = you are2B = to beTHX = thanks
2DAY 2MORO
ABT B
4N B
F C
U
EZ GF GR8 IC
ILUVU L8 L8R
2NITE NE PLS
RUOK SOME1

Hi! Thanks
LANGUAGE WORKOUT
Complete.
Imperatives
Go to Menu.
Keep still.
the microphone.
Dont move around.
sit with your back to a window.
Contraction
= do not
We use the imperative to give instructions.

aboutanyareyouOK?
boyfriendbyefornow
easygirlfriendgreatlate
laterIloveyouIsee
pleaseseeyousomeone
todaytomorrowtonight

Definite article
Dial the international code.
Whats the number?
Check the microphone.
Answers and Practice
Language File page 116

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21 st CENTURY WORLD

Integrated Skills

Favourite band

1 OPENER

This lesson is about bands. Guess: Which of these

words are in the lesson?

CDsclockdrumsfriendsgigsguitar
horsejacketmemberssongwebsite

2 READING

1.40 Read My Favourite Band and complete

the questionnaire for Jake.

Jake
ite band?

Whats your favour

Linkin Park

rs
How many membe

are there?

m?

Where are they fro

ite song?

Whats your favour

out the band?

Whats special ab

ite address?

Whats their webs

bsite?

Whats on the we

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Jake
My favourite band is Linkin Park. It has six
members and theyre from California, in the
USA. The band is called Linkin Park after
Lincoln Park in Santa Monica, California. I have
all their CDs my favourite song is called Leave
Out All the Rest.
A special thing about the band: three of the
members Rob, Brad and Mike are school
friends. Rob plays the drums, Brad plays the
guitar and Mike raps.
Their website is www.linkinpark.com
and its really cool. It has some
fantastic pictures of the band, and
you can also download videos of
their gigs.

UNIT

LEARNER
INDEPENDENCE
6 Classroom English: Ask and
answer.

Making requests
Excuse me, can I
ask a question,
open a window,
close the door,
borrow your book, please?
leave the room,
get a drink of water,
go to the toilet,
go home,

Now make and reply to requests

about these things.

bagbicyclecalculator
dictionarymobile
pen umbrellawatch

Emily
Whats your favourite band?

Black Eyed Peas

How many members are there?

3 LISTENING

Where are they from?

Listen to Emily
talking about her favourite
band and complete
the questionnaire.

1.41

Whats your favourite song?

7 Add these sections to your

vocabulary notebook.

Whats special about the band?

Whats their website address?

ClothesMusical instruments

Whats on the website?

Nevermind!
Anyquestions?
See?Luckyyou!
Yes,ofcourseyoucan.
Theressomethingwrong.
Dontworry.
Thanksalot.
Noproblem.
Itsreallycool.

4 SPEAKING

Ask two other students about their favourite bands. Use the questions in
the questionnaire and write down the answers.

5 WRITING

Use your notes from exercise 4 to write a paragraph about another

students favourite band. Use the text in exercise 2 to help you.

Phrasebook: Find
these useful expressions in Unit
2. Then listen and repeat.
1.42

Which expression:

a is a reply to a request?
b means that theres a problem?
c means that you like something
very much?
d is a reply to Thanks a lot.?
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21 st CENTURY WORLD

Inspiration

EXTRA!

PROJECT

Personal web page

Hi!
My names Merel and Im 14. My birthdays on 20th January.
I have two brothers, Wim and Pieter. Wims 12 and Pieters
15. Im from Antwerp in Belgium. I have lots of friends at
school and my best friend is Saskia. My favourite clothes are
jeans and my pink pullover. My favourite things are my bicycle
and my dog, Pluto. My favourite band is the indie group,
Florence and the Machine. I can play the guitar and
speak three languages: Dutch, French
and English. Something special about
me? I can cycle 50 kilometres!
1 Make a list of information
to include in your personal
web page, for example:

NameAgeBirthdayFamily
Where you liveFriends
Favourite clothes and colours
Favourite band/singer
Favourite kind of music
Favourite things
Things you can do
Something special about you

2 Write the text for your web

page, read it carefully and
correct any mistakes.

3 Design your web page. Draw

pictures and add photos. Show
your personal web page to
other students.

Game Noughts and Crosses

Form two teams: Team O

and Team X.

Teams take turns to

choose a square. They say
and spell a word in the
category, for example:

Colours blue, B-L-U-E.

A correct answer wins the

square for that team
O or X.

The first team to get a line

of three Os or three Xs
in any direction wins the
game.

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Puzzle
Read and find the word.

You can find my first in good and in game

Colours

Clothes

Family

My second is in number but it isnt in name

My third is in sing but it isnt in song
My fourth is in right but it isnt in wrong

Countries

Music

Languages

My fifth is in cap and jacket and jeans

My sixth is in red and brown and green
My whole is something you can play

Possessive
adjectives

Months

Mobile
phones

Whats the word can you say?

UNIT

REVISION

EXTENSION

LESSON 1 Write eight words for colours.

LESSON 1

Colours

Choose photos of people

in New Inspiration 1. Write short
descriptions of the people.

green

Katya has an orange top, blue jeans and

white shoes.

LESSON 2 Make a list of action verbs.

swim, ride,

Now write true sentences with can and cant and

action verbs.

LESSON 2

Write an interview
between you and a famous person.
Ask what he/she can and cant do.

I can swim 1,000 metres.

I cant ride a moped.

Tell me, Johnny, can you dance?

No, I cant.
LESSON 3

Write instructions and commands you

can hear in your English class.

LESSON 3 Make a list of words about using a

phone.

Open your books.

Dont use mobile phones in class.

dial, international code,

LESSON 4 Look at the completed questionnaire in

exercise3 on page 31 and write a paragraph about

Emilys favourite band. Use the text about Linkin
Park to help you.

LESSON 4

Write out a song by your favourite band

with some words missing. Ask another student to
listen to the song and complete the words.

YOUR CHOICE!
STAR PROFILE

DICTIONARY SEARCH

Use two dictionaries an English-English dictionary

and a bilingual dictionary.

BirthdayHair and eyesFavourite music

Favouriteclothes and coloursSomething special
Website

Look up words for clothes in the bilingual dictionary.

Find definitions of the same words in the EnglishEnglish dictionary and write them down.

Draw pictures or find photographs from magazines

or the Internet for your profile.

Show the definitions to another student and ask

them to guess the words.

Show your Star Profile to another student.

Add the new words to the Clothes section of your

vocabulary notebook.

Write a profile of your favourite star (film, music or

sport). Think about:

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REVIEW
Units 12

1 Read and complete. For each number 110, choose

word A, B or C.

Mobile World
Lots of mobiles have cameras, so you can take 1
with your phone and send them to your friends. You
2 also make and download videos. And lots of
mobiles 3 MP3 players too, so you can 4 to
music by your 5 band.
In some countries phone calls from a mobile can 6
expensive, so people send 7 messages. Students
cant have mobiles in UK school classrooms they text
each other with the answers to the teachers 8 !
With a smartphone you 9 also send email, surf the
web and download apps (applications). So you can have
Facebook, Flickr or YouTube on your 10 , as well as
games and e-books. And in the future? A mobile which
can check how you are and call a doctor!

3 Complete the questions.

1

2

3

4

5

What
your
?
Teresa Navarro.
Where
you
?
Valencia in Spain.
How old
you?
Im fifteen.
What
your mums name?
Luisa.
Who
your favourite singers?
Rihanna and Katy Perry.

4 Complete with this, that, these or those.

1 Is
your umbrella over there?
2 Emily,
is my friend Jake. Nice to meet you.
3 Here are the maps, and
are copies of the
programme.
4 Are
your bags over there?

5 Write the plural form of the nouns.

1
2
3
4
5
6

a friend
a street
a city
a watch
a person
a photo

7
8
9
10
11
12

an address
a family
a month
a country
a camera
a tissue

6 Complete with possessive adjectives.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A places
A are
A are
A play
A silly
A is
A phone
A calls
A can
A phone

B pictures
B can
B is
B sing
B lucky
B be
B song
B texts
B has
B computer

2 Write questions and answers.

Pierre/14

Is Pierre 14? Yes, he is.

Pierre/15

C numbers
C have
C be
C listen
C favourite
C are
C text
C questions
C have
C website

1 Adam: This is
sister.
name is Ruby.
2 Emily: Mr Ward is a teacher.
first name is
David.
3 Adam: Is that girl your friend? Whats
name?
4 Mr and Mrs Campbell:
address is 8 Hill Street.
5 Pierre: I have the Campbells address, but whats
phone number?
6 Teresa: I have a cat. Emily: Whats
name?

7 Complete with the correct form of have.

1
2
3
4
5
6

He
two sisters.
I
a red phone.
They
brown hair.
two Russian friends.
We
My father
blue eyes.
She
black shoes.

8 Write questions and answers.

Is Pierre 15? No, he isnt.

Jake/speak Russian /speak Spanish

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

1
2
3
4

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Emily/14
Jake/from Spain
Adam and Emily/English
Machu Picchu/in Switzerland
Katya/from Russia
Pierre/from Brighton
Emily and Teresa/sisters
October/the tenth month

Can Jake speak Russian? No, he cant.

Can he speak Spanish? Yes, he can.
Emily/play the guitar /play the drums
they/swim 5km /run 5km
Pierre/ride a horse /iron a shirt
you/send a text message on a mobile /burn
a CD on a mobile
5 Katya/speak French /understand French
6 she/read a book /read music

13 Match the verbs in list A with the words and

phrases in list B.

You can use my phone.

Can I use your phone?

1
2
3
4
5
6

You can close the window.

You can phone your parents.
You can see the photos.
You can borrow my jacket.
You can listen to my MP3 player.
You can use my camera.

10 Complete with Dont where necessary.

Notes for Exchange Students

remember to ask for help.

phone your parents.

use a mobile in class.

listen to Mr Ward.

sing in class.

forget the welcome party!

addressbirthdayfavouritemeet
messagepastsistersurname

twelve.
?

12 Match these words with their definitions.

bicyclebrothercenturyclock
DecemberGermangrandmother
JanuaryLondonpopulation
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

A
cook
dial
go
iron
lift
play
ride
send
spell
tell

B
the drums
home
a horse
a joke
a meal
your name
a number
a shirt
ten kilos
a text message

14 Find the odd word.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

hundredbuttonthousandmillion
trainersjacketshirtpullover
clockcalculatorphoneumbrella
brownnewpinkgreen
SpainFrenchGermanItalian
drumcameraguitarsaxophone
mothersisterbrotherboyfriend
walletbagcombrucksack

Look back at Welcome! and Lessons 13 in

Units 1 and 2.

11 Complete with these words.

Anna is Katyas
.
Whats the time? Its half
Its nice to
you.
Whats your name and
This is her
bag.
Petrova is Katyas
.
Its my
today.
He can send a text
.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Learner Independence
Self assessment

VOCABULARY

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

REVIEW

9 Write requests beginning Can I ?

Your mothers mother.

Opposite of sister.
The first month.
The twelfth month.
They speak this language in Switzerland.
Its the capital of England.
You can ride it.
One hundred years.
It tells you the time.
The number of people in a country.

How good are you at ?

Fine ? Not sure

1 Introducing yourself and others

Workbook pp25 exercises 16,
and p00 exercise 1

2 Talking about possessions

Workbook pp617 exercises 14
and p8 exercises 3 and 4

3 Telling the time

Workbook p9 exercise 10

4 Describing places
Workbook p9 exercise 7

5 Talking about your family

Workbook pp1011 exercises
1, 4 and 5

6 Describing people
Workbook pp1819 exercises 1 and 5

7 Talking about ability

Workbook pp2021 exercises 15

8 Giving instructions
Workbook pp2223 exercises 14

Not sure? Have a look at Language File pages 114116

and do the Workbook exercise(s) again.
Now write an example for 18

1 This is my friend Pierre.

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