Unit

Everyday life
In Unit 4, you learn how to . . .
use simple present statements, yes-no questions, and short answers.
talk about your daily and weekly routines.
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answer more than yes or no to be friendly.
use Well to get time to think.

Before you begin . . .

3 Find these activities in the pictures. Which activities
do you do every day? Check ( ) the boxes.

do homework exercise
work watch TV

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Lesson A
In the morning
Whats a typical morning like in your home?

Greg ONeal

Well, Im pretty busy. I get up early. I check my

Jennifer Lee
e-mail, and I listen to the radio. Then I study.
Oh, I dont like mornings. Our house is
so noisy. My sister watches TV, and my
brother plays games on the computer.

Amanda Sanchez
Its crazy. We get up late, so I eat Alex Stern
breakfast in the car. My husband Well, I have breakfast, and my wife has
doesnt have breakfast he drives. coffee. We both read the newspaper.
Were pretty quiet. We dont talk a lot.
1 Getting started
A Listen and read. Are you like any of these people?

Figure
it out B Can you complete these sentences about the people above?
1. Greg his e-mail. 3. Amandas husband breakfast.
2. Jennifers sister TV. 4. Alex and his wife dont a lot.

About
you C What do you do in the morning? Check ( ) the boxes and tell the class.
I get up early. I do my homework. I listen to the radio.
I watch TV. I talk a lot. I check my e-mail.
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 Unit 4 Everyday life
2 Grammar Simple present statements
I eat breakfast. I dont eat lunch. Verb endings: he, she, it
You have coffee. You dont have tea. get gets
We get up late. We dont get up early. watch watches
They read the paper. They dont read books. play plays
He listens to the radio. He doesnt listen to CDs. study studies
She watches TV. She doesnt watch videos. have has
dont = do not doesnt = does not do does

A Complete these sentences. In conversation . . .

1. I dont like (not / like) mornings. Dont and doesnt are more common
2. In my family, we (have) breakfast together. than do not and does not.
3. My mother (not / watch) TV. dont
4. My father (have) coffee.
do not
5. My parents (talk) a lot.
6. I (not / read) the newspaper. doesnt
7. I (check) my e-mail after breakfast.
does not
8. My best friend (not / get up) early in the morning.
About
you B Now write four sentences about your mornings. Compare with a partner.
I dont eat breakfast. A I dont eat breakfast. How about you?
B I have breakfast every morning.

3 Speaking naturally -s endings of verbs

/s/ likes /z/ listens /z/ relaxes

A Listen and repeat the words above. Notice the verb endings.

B Listen to the questions. Do the verbs end in /s/, /z/, or /z/?

In your group . . . /s/ /z/ /z/

1. Who uses an alarm clock?
2. Who gets up late?
3. Who exercises in the morning?
4. Who sings in the shower?
5. Who eats a big breakfast?
6. Who drives to class?

About
you C Group work Take turns asking and answering the questions.
Who uses an alarm clock? I use an alarm clock.
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Lesson B
Routines
1 Building vocabulary
A Listen and say the expressions. Then check ( ) the things you do every week.
Can you add more activities?

take a class play sports clean the house

go shopping do the laundry make phone calls

Word
sort
B For each day of the week, think of one thing you usually do. Then tell the class.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

play soccer

On Mondays, I play soccer.

2 Building language
A Look at the questionnaire. Can you complete the last two questions? Then listen
and check ( ) the answers that are true for you.

Do you have a weekly routine? Yes, I do. No, I dont.

1. Do you play sports every week?
2. Do you take any lessons or classes?
3. Do you check your e-mail on the weekends?
4. Do you make a lot of phone calls on Saturdays?
Figure
it out
5. you shopping on Sundays?
6. you the laundry every week?

About
you B Pair work Ask and answer all the questions. Can you give more information?
Do you play sports every week? Yes, I do. I play tennis on Saturdays.
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 Unit 4 Everyday life
3 Grammar Yes-No questions and short answers
Do you go to a class in the evening? Do you and your friends play sports after class?
Yes, I do. / No, I dont. Yes, we do. / No, we dont.
Does your mother work on the weekends? Do your friends make phone calls at night?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesnt. Yes, they do. / No, they dont.

A Complete the questions. Compare with a partner. Time expressions

1. Do you eat a lot of snacks every day? on Monday(s)
2. you make a lot of phone calls before breakfast? on (the) weekends
3. you clean the house on the weekends? on the weekend
4. you your homework late at night? in the morning(s)
5. you TV after dinner? in the afternoon(s)
6. your friends their e-mail every day? in the evening(s)
7. your teacher work in the evening? at night
8. your best friend a class on Saturdays? before breakfast
after class
About every day
you B Pair work Ask and answer the questions.
How many of your answers are the same?

A Do you eat a lot of snacks every day?

B Yes, I do. I eat two or three snacks in the afternoon.

4 Survey
A Find people who do these things. Write their names in the chart.

Who has a busy week?

Find someone who . . . Name
belongs to a club.
plays on a team.
works on the weekends.
has breakfast in the car.
studies English before breakfast.
gets up early on Sundays.

Do you belong to a club? Yes, I do. I belong to a chess club.

B Tell the class something interesting about a classmate.

Anton belongs to a chess club.

5 Vocabulary notebook Verbs, verbs, verbs

See page 42 for a new way to log and learn vocabulary.

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Lesson C

1 Conversation strategy Saying more than yes or no

A Can you answer this question with more than yes or no?
A Do you live around here?
B Yes, . or No, .

Now listen. What do you find out about Ray?

Tina Hi. I see you here all the time.

Do you come here every day?
Ray No. . . . Well, I have breakfast here
before class.
Tina Oh, are you a student?
Ray Yes. Im a law student.
Tina Really? Im in the business school.
Ray Oh. So do you live around here?
Tina Well, I live about 20 miles away,
in Laguna Beach.
Ray So, are you from California?
Tina Well, Im from Chicago originally,
but my family lives here now.

Notice how Ray answers Tinas questions. Oh, are you a student?
He says more than yes or no. He wants to be
friendly. Find examples in the conversation. Yes. Im a law student.

About
you B Match the questions and answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
Give your own answers, saying more than yes or no.

1. Do you live around here? f a. Yeah. Well, I play on a softball team.

2. Are you from here originally? b. Yeah, I work at a restaurant on the weekends.
3. Do you have a part-time job? c. No, they live in a small town near the ocean.
4. Do you like sports? d. No, Im from Rio originally.
5. Do you have brothers and sisters? e. No, Im an only child.
6. Do your parents live around here? f. No, I live near the beach.

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 Unit 4 Everyday life
2 Strategy plus Well
Start your answer Are you from Well, Im from
with Well if you California? Chicago originally, . . .
need time to think,
or if your answer
is not a simple
yes or no. In conversation . . .

Well is one of the top 50 words.

About
you Pair work Practice the conversations. Then ask the questions again.
Give your own answers.

1 A What are your neighbors like?

B Well, theyre very noisy.
They like loud music.

2 A Do you see your family a lot?

B Well, not really. They dont
live around here.

3 A Do you study every day?

B Well, not every day. I go out
with friends on the weekends.

3 Listening and speaking Whats the question?

A Listen to people answer the questions below. Which question is each person
answering? Number the questions.

Do you go out on Do you read a lot? Do you know people

the weekends? from other countries?
Do you live with Do you exercise
your parents? every day?

About
you B Pair work Ask and answer the questions above. Be sure to say more than yes or no
in your answers. Use Well if you need to.

C Look at each question again. Change the verb. How many new questions can you
make? Then ask a partner your questions.

Do you go out on the weekends?

read
watch TV
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 Lesson D
On average . . .
1 Reading
About
you
A How much time do you spend on these activities every day? Tell the class.

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on the phone two hours at work or at school
in bed in the car, or on the bus or train

I spend two hours a day on the phone.

B Read the article. How many daily activities does it talk about?

How many hours do you spend in bed? Six or

seven hours a night maybe? And how many hours do
you spend in front of the TV every week? Nine or ten?
Thats not a lot, is it? Well, think again. Add together
all the hours you spend on these activities in a lifetime,
and the total numbers are surprising.

In an average lifetime, an American works over 90,000

hours, walks an amazing 22,000 kilometers (14,000
miles), and spends three and a half years eating.

Do you call your friends a lot? An average American

talks on the telephone for two and a half years. On
average, Americans sleep for 24 years and watch TV
for 12 years. Thats 36 years about half a lifetime
in bed or on the couch!

C Read the article again, and complete the sentences. Compare answers with
a partner. Are any facts surprising?

In a lifetime, an average American spends . . .

1. hours at work.
2. years on the telephone.
3. years in bed.
4. years in front of the TV.

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 Unit 4 Everyday life
2 Listening Teen habits
A Read about the habits of an average American teenager. Then listen to
Christine talk about her habits. Complete the chart about Christine.
An average teenager . . . Christine . . .
drinks 16 cans of soda a week. drinks about cans of soda a week.
eats dinner at home 3 times a week. eats dinner at home times a week.
spends about 5 hours a month online. spends about hours a month online.
watches TV 20 hours a week. watches TV hours a week.

About
you
B Pair work Do you have the same habits as an average American teenager?
Ask and answer questions.

Do you drink 16 cans of soda a week? No, I drink about 2 cans a week. What about you?

3 Writing and speaking An average week

A Complete the sentences. Then tell a partner. Take notes on your partners activities.

My week: On average . . . My partners week: On average . . .

I study / work hour(s) a week.

I exercise hour(s) a week.
I use a cell phone time(s) a day.
I go out with my friends night(s) a week.
I spend hour(s) with my family on weekends.

B Write an e-mail message to a friend about your partner. Use your notes to help you.
Subject: My new friend
Help note

Capitals and periods

From: Gustavo Martinez <[email protected]>
To: Hiro Ono <[email protected]> Use CAPITAL letters for
Subject: My new friend new sentences and names.
Use a period (.) at the end
Dear Hiro, of your sentences.
I have a new friend in my English class. Her name is Mei-ling.
Her name is Mei-ling.
She has a busy week. Mei-ling works 40 hours a week.

C Group work Take turns reading your messages aloud. Who has a different
or surprising routine?

4 Free talk Interesting facts

See Free talk 4 for more speaking practice.

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 Vocabulary notebook Verbs, verbs, verbs

Learning tip Drawing pictures

Draw and label simple pictures in your notebook. The pictures below show different verbs.

1 Label the pictures. Use a verb to describe each activity.

read the newspaper

2 Draw and label your own pictures of activities.

3 Complete the chart with your everyday activities.

Write two things you do . . .

every day I read the newspaper.
in the afternoon
on Sundays
after breakfast
before bed

On your own
Write labels for the things you do every day.
Put your labels around the house.

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