Open Mind Beginner

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Pages 4 and 5, Classroom language, Exercise A Unit 1, page 8, Listening, Exercise B
Excuse me, I have a question. 1
We’re finished. Cathy: Welcome, Mr Drake.
I don’t understand. Mr Drake: Thank you, Cathy. And good evening, everyone.
Can you write it on the board? 2
How do you spell that? Jenny: Good afternoon, Professor Dalton.
I don’t know what to do. Professor Dalton: Hi, Jenny. How are you?
I don’t know. Jenny: Fine, thanks.
What does that mean? 3
How do you pronounce this? Ian: Good night, Emily. See you soon.
Please say it again. Emily: Bye, Ian. See you.
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Pages 4 and 5, Classroom language, Exercise B Ms Chen: Good morning, Mr Hancock.
Listen and repeat. Mr Hancock: Hello, Ms Chen.
Turn to page … 05
Work in groups. Unit 1, page 8, Vocabulary, Exercise A
Check (your answers) with a partner. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Work in pairs. 06
Open your book. Unit 1, pages 8 and 9, Grammar, Exercise A
Write … 1
Work alone. Anna: Good morning. I’m late! I’m sorry!
Close your book. Mr Black: No, you aren’t. It’s OK.
Ask and answer. Anna: I’m Anna. Anna Becker. I’m a student.
03 Mr Black: I’m Mr Black. I’m the teacher. Good morning.
Unit 1, page 7, Exercise A 2
1 In class Mr Black: Good morning, Inga.
Judy: Hi, I’m Judy. What’s your name? Kirsten: I’m not Inga. I’m Kirsten.
Emma: My name’s Emma. Nice to meet you, Judy. Mr Black: Oh, I’m sorry, Kirsten.
Judy: Nice to meet you, too. Kirsten: It’s OK. Inga isn’t here. She’s sick.
2 At university 3
Alan: Rani, this is Josh. Josh, this is Rani. Mr Black: Good morning.
Rani: Hello, Josh. Lucas: Good morning. I’m Lucas Bonnay, and this is Daniel.
Josh: Hi, Rani. How are you? We’re brothers.
3 At work Mr Black: How do you spell your surname?
Adam: Hi, I’m Adam Fletcher. Lucas: B-O-N-N-A-Y.
Jim: Nice to meet you, Adam. I’m Jim Burton. Mr Black: Yes, you’re in my class. Welcome.
Adam: Nice to meet you, too, Jim. 4
4 At home Anna:  xcuse me, Mr Black. Erik isn’t here today. And Petra isn’t
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Sam: Hi, Mum! here. They’re at work.
Mrs Anderson: Hi, Sam. This is Mr Carter. Mr Black: Thank you, Anna.
Sam: Nice to meet you, Mr Carter. 07
Mr Carter: Nice to meet you, Sam. Unit 1, page 10, Pronunciation, Exercise A
1 I’m I’m not
2 You’re You aren’t
3 He’s He isn’t
4 She’s She isn’t
5 It’s It isn’t
6 We’re We aren’t
7 They’re They aren’t

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Unit 1, page 10, Pronunciation, Exercise B Unit 1, page 14, Study Skills, Using the dictionary for help,
1 I’m late. Exercise A
2 She’s a teacher. 1 English
3 We’re here. 2 question
4 You aren’t a teacher. 3 pronounce
5 It isn’t OK. 4 nickname
6 They’re brothers. 5 number
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Unit 1, page 10, Vocabulary, Exercise A Unit 1, page 14, Study Skills, Using the dictionary for help,
zero, oh, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten Exercise C
10 1 introduction
2 introduce
Unit 1, page 10, Vocabulary, Exercise B
3 evening
1 three-two-four
4 conversation
2 nine-eight-seven-four
3 eight-three-nine-one 15
4 five-nine-two-one-eight Unit 2, page 19, Exercise C
5 two-three-eight-eight-four-one-nine-seven-nine 1 sound of mobile phone ringtone
11 2 sound of rain and an umbrella being opened
3 sound of keys jangling
Unit 1, pages 12 and 13, Speaking, Exercises A and B
4 sound of laptop turning on
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5 sound of watch ticking
Paul:  ood evening, RedBlue Telecom, Paul speaking. What’s
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6 sound of camera taking a picture and someone saying
your mobile number, please?
David: It’s 07981-873-278.
“Say cheese!”
Paul: What’s your name, please? 16
David: It’s David Brown. Unit 2, page 20, Grammar, Exercise A
Paul: And your middle name? Will: Look, Bruno! There’s a sale!
David: Michael. Bruno: Really? That’s good. Oh, wow! There’s a laptop.
Paul: Thank you, Mr Brown. How can I help? Will: Yes and look over there. There’s a camera and a bicycle!
2 Bruno: There’s an umbrella and an e-reader over here. And there
Mark: Hey, Jonas. are DVDs on that table, too.
Jonas: Hi, Mark. Will: There are chairs here. And there are backpacks over there.
Mark: What’s your surname? They look great! I want everything!
Jonas: It’s Parker. Bruno: Let’s buy it all!
Mark: OK. And what’s your email address? 17
Jonas: It’s jonas8 at musicmail dot net. Unit 2, page 21, Pronunciation, Exercise A
Mark: And what’s your phone number? book-books
Jonas: My home number is 0203-498-8426, and my mobile camera-cameras
number is 07903-550-133. case-cases
Mark: Great. Thanks! Let’s stay in touch!
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Unit 2, page 21, Pronunciation, Exercise B
Unit 1, page 13, Writing, Exercise A /s/ /z/ /ɪz/
Tanya: I have a ticket reservation. laptops
Assitant: And … what’s your name?
watches
Tanya: Tanya. pens
Assistant: And your surname?
backpacks
Tanya: Oh, sorry. It’s Harrison. bicycles
Assistant: Harrison … and how do you spell your first name?
boxes
Tanya: T-A-N-Y-A.
Assistant: Um, I’m sorry, it’s not here … do you have a confirmation
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number? Unit 2, page 21, Pronunciation, Exercise C
Tanya: Yes. It’s L43395J 1 There are laptops.
Assistant: L, 4, 3, 3, 9, 5,… er, sorry, G or J? 2 They are watches.
Tanya: J. 3 They are books.
Assistant: Ah, here it is! Tanya Harrison. 4 There are cameras.
Tanya: Oh, good. 5 There are boxes.
Assistant: You’re in section C, row three, seat seven. 20
Tanya: I’m sorry, could you say that again? Unit 2, page 21,Vocabulary, Exercise A
Assistant: Section C, row three, seat seven. 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Tanya: Thank you. 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
Assistant: Enjoy the show! 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 101

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Unit 2, page 21, Vocabulary, Exercise C Unit 2, page 24, Vocabulary, Exercise A
1 A: Oh! A mobile phone! in the case, next to the case, on the case, under the case,
B: How much is it? in front of the case, behind the case, between the cases
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2 A: Excuse me, how much are the DVDs?
Unit 3, page 32, Vocabulary, Exercise C
B: Twenty-three pounds. Twenty-three pounds for eight
1 Hi! I’m Stefan. I’m from Germany.
DVDs. 2 Hi! I’m Tim. I’m from the UK.
3 This is a great camera! And it isn’t ninety-nine pounds … it
3 Hi! I’m Rosalie. I’m from France.
isn’t ninety-five pounds … it’s just ninety pounds! Ninety! 4 Hi! I’m Rafaella. I’m from Italy.
That’s a great price! 5 Hi! I’m Gabriel. I’m from Brazil.
4 A: Look – it’s forty pounds!
6 Hi! I’m Lin. I’m from China.
B: Forty pounds? For a laptop?
7 Hi! I’m Khaled. I’m from Egypt.
A: It isn’t a laptop. It’s a laptop case.
8 Hi! I’m Inma. I’m from Spain.
B: Oh …
5 A: How much are the pens?
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B: Um … let’s see … twenty pounds. Unit 3, page 33, Grammar, Exercise A
A: What? No, they aren’t twenty pounds. They’re twelve Josh: Hi, I’m Josh. Are you new?
pounds. See? Max: Hi, Josh. Yes, I am.
B: Oh! Sorry. Twelve pounds. Yeah. Josh: Welcome! What’s your name?
6 A: This is a nice backpack. Max: I’m Max.
B: Yes … and it’s thirty-four pounds. Josh: Nice to meet you, Max. Where are you from?
A: That’s great! Max: I’m from Dresden.
Josh: Where’s Dresden?
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Max: It’s in Germany.
Unit 2, page 22, Grammar, Exercise A Josh: Oh, I see. Are you German?
Kim: Excuse me. Are you busy? Max: Yes, I am. So, who’s our coach?
Emma: No, I’m not.
Josh: It’s Mr Vern, over there. He’s really good.
Kim: Oh, good. Are these CDs? Max: How old is he?
Emma: No, they aren’t. They’re DVDs.
Josh: He’s thirty-five. What about you?
Kim: Are they new? Max: I’m twenty-one.
Emma: Yes, they are. They’re £10 each.
Kim: OK, great. And, is this a mobile phone?
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Emma: Yes, it is. It’s £45. Unit 3, page 34, Vocabulary, Exercise A
My name’s Julie and I’m 30. This is my family. These are my
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parents. This is my father. His name’s William. And next to him is
Unit 2, page 23, Listening, Exercise B my mother. Her name’s Mary. These are my grandparents. This is
1 The DVD is thirteen pounds.
my grandfather. His name is Peter. This is his wife Betty. She’s my
2 The laptop is sixty pounds.
grandmother. This is Robert, my husband, next to me. He’s 30,
3 The calculator is twenty-five pounds.
too. This is my brother. His name’s Mick. And this is Penny. She’s
4 They’re seventy-four pounds.
my sister. Here are my children. This is Jack, my son. He’s seven.
5 It’s on sale. It’s eighteen pounds.
And this is his sister, my daughter Hannah. She’s five.
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Unit 2, page 23, Listening, Exercise C Unit 3, page 34, Speaking, Exercises A and B
A: Oh, it’s a garage sale.
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B: Yes – and look! A bicycle. How much is it?
Jackie: Javier … Javier! Over here!
A: Um … it’s seventy pounds.
Javier: Oh, hi, Jackie.
B: Seventeen pounds? That’s very cheap.
Jackie: Javier, this is Sarah. She’s a student in my Spanish class.
A: Not seventeen pounds. Seventy pounds.
Javier: Hola! Cómo estás?
B: Oh … well, it’s still cheap. Is it new?
Sarah: What?
A: I don’t know, let’s see … No, it isn’t. See?
Javier: Hello. Nice to meet you, Sarah.
B: Hmmm …
Sarah: Oh, yes. Nice to meet you too, Javier.
A: How about this backpack? 2
B: Oh yes, it looks almost new. Susan: Good morning, Tim.
A: Hang on, it’s ninety-two pounds! Isn’t that a little expensive? Tim: Good morning, Susan. Oh, Susan, Let me introduce you
B: No, look, it’s only twenty-nine pounds. It’s a good price. to Mr Miller.
A: Oh, right! Let’s get it then. Susan: Nice to meet you, Mr Miller.
A: Look at this DVD. This is Jenny’s favourite film. Tim: He’s my Literature teacher.
B: Really? Mr Miller: Pleased to meet you, Susan.
A: Yeah. Let me see … fourteen pounds for a DVD? It isn’t new!
B: No, I agree, fourteen pounds is too expensive.
A: Let’s go.

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Unit 3, page 36, Listening, Exercises A and B Unit 4, page 47, Vocabulary, Exercise A
1 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Kevin: Hi, Angela. How are you? 37
Angela: Fine, thanks, Kevin. And who’s this? Unit 4, page 47, Vocabulary, Exercise B
Kevin: My wife, Kayla. January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August,
Angela: Hi, Kayla. Nice to meet you. September, October, November, December
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Angela: Oh … who are the boy and the girl?
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Kevin: They’re my children. Maya and Jack. Unit 4, page 47, Listening, Exercise B
Angela: How old are they? Mr Jackson: OK, how many players have we got? Let’s see … Mary,
Kevin: Maya’s six, and Jack’s eight. one; Jenny, two; Kevin, that’s three, Ryan, four …
3 David: Excuse me, Mr Jackson, but Ryan can’t play. His leg is
Angela: Where are you from, Kayla? Are you American? sore.
Kayla: No, I’m not. I’m from Darwin. Mr Jackson: Oh … OK. Ryan can’t play. Alex? Is Alex here?
Angela: Darwin … Where’s Darwin? David: Yes, he’s here, but he can’t play. His foot is sore. He
Kayla: It’s in Australia. can’t walk.
Mr Jackson: His foot is sore. OK, Alex can’t play. Noah? Where is
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Noah?
Unit 3, page 37, Pronunciation, Exercises A and B David: Today is Friday. Noah doesn’t play on Fridays
1 Spanish
Mr Jackson: OK, David… is your foot sore?
2 British
David: No, it isn’t.
3 Italian
Mr Jackson: Good … You can play. So that’s four… and me. I can
4 Egyptian
play. Five! We have a team.
5 Chinese
6 Portuguese
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Unit 4, page 49, Pronunciation, Exercise A
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arm, singer, umbrella, painter, guitar, elbow, bicycle, artist, eyes,
Unit 3, page 37, Pronunciation, Exercise C United Kingdom
1 They’re from Spain. They’re Spanish.
2 My friend is from São Paulo, in Brazil. He speaks Portuguese.
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3 Stefano’s from Italy. He’s Italian. Unit 4, page 49, Pronunciation, Exercise B
4 We’re from the UK. We’re British. Before a vowel sound: the arm, the umbrella, the elbow, the artist,
5 Are you from Egypt? Are you Egyptian? the eyes
6 Zhang’s from China. She speaks Chinese. Before a consonant sound: the singer, the painter, the guitar, the
bicycle, the United Kingdom
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Unit 4, page 43, Exercise B
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1 sound of cooking Unit 4, page 49, Pronunciation, Exercise C
2 sound of a car 1 The guitar is in the case.
3 sound of someone reading 2 Can you see the book?
4 sound of someone riding a bike 3 The athlete is from the United States.
5 sound of someone playing a guitar 4 The American artist is good.
6 sound of a crowd cheering and a commentator saying loudly, 5 I can’t see the English teacher.
‘Goal!’ 6 They can’t play on the team today.
7 sound of someone painting 42
8 sound of someone doing yoga and the instructor saying, ‘And Unit 5, page 55, Exercise A
breathe in … And breath out’ 1 café
34 2 shopping centre
Unit 4, page 46, Vocabulary, Exercise A 3 restaurant
1 hair 4 park
2 eyes 5 bus station
3 ears 6 museum
4 nose 7 supermarket
5 mouth 8 train station
9 hospital
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10 hotel
Unit 4, page 46, Vocabulary, Exercise B
1 head 5 fingers 9 toes
2 neck 6 stomach 10 leg
3 arm 7 knee
4 hand 8 foot

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Unit 5, page 56, Vocabulary, Exercise A Unit 5, page 62, Study Skills, Exercise C
1 doctor 8 journalist 1
2 waiter/waitress 9 stay-at-home dad/ This is an announcement for all passengers travelling to
3 lawyer stay-at-home mum Manchester. Your train is currently delayed. It will now depart
4 shop assistant 10 driver at 11.30 from platform 18. Once again, all passengers for
5 receptionist 11 manager Manchester, your train will now depart at 11.30 from platform 18.
6 nurse 12 accountant Thank you.
7 engineer 2
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Unit 5, page 57, Pronunciation, Exercises A and B please make their way to platform number 26. Your train is waiting
hotel, nurse, museum, hospital, park, doctor, job, waiter, engineer to depart. Once again, the train to Paris departing at 5 o’clock is
now waiting on platform 26. Thank you.
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Unit 5, page 60, Vocabulary, Exercise A All passengers for Cardiff, your train will depart at 9.45 from
1 nine o’clock 3 eight thirty platform 7. That’s the 9.45 train to Cardiff, departing from platform
2 ten twenty-five 4 seven fifty 7. Thank you.
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Unit 5, page 60, Vocabulary, Exercise B Unit 6, page 67, Exercise B
1 A: Excuse me, what time is it? Welcome to the Happy Traveller Café. Here’s our menu. For
B: It’s nine forty-five. breakfast today we have toast, eggs and cereal. But no fruit. Sorry!
A: Nine forty-five. OK. Thanks. For lunch, I’m afraid we don’t have soup or rice and vegetables.
2 A: Oh, no! Is it two thirty? But we have a delicious salad, and a selection of different
B: No, it isn’t. It’s only one thirty! sandwiches. For dinner, we have chicken or pizza. We also have
A: Phew! pasta. And we have a selection of hot and cold drinks: coffee, tea,
3 A: Are we late? What time is it? milk, juice … Or, if you prefer, we have water.
B: Let me see … It’s five twenty-five.
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A: Five twenty-five? Oh, good. We aren’t late.
4 A: What time do you finish work today?
Unit 6, page 68, Grammar, Exercise A
Interviewer: Excuse me. Can I ask you some questions?
B: Well, today’s Friday, right? So I can leave at three fifteen.
Philippa: Sure.
A: Three fifteen. OK. Great.
Interviewer: Great. Do you have breakfast with your family?
47 Philippa: Yes, I do. I have breakfast with my children at 7.30am.
Unit 5, page 60, Speaking, Exercise A Interviewer: When does your husband have breakfast?
1 A: Excuse me … what time is it? Philippa: Oh, he has breakfast at 6.00am.
B: Oh, I’m sorry, I don’t know. Interviewer: Why does he have breakfast so early?
A: Excuse me … Excuse me, what time is it? Philippa: Because he starts work at 7.00am.
C: It’s two thirty. Interviewer: Oh, OK. And what do you have for breakfast?
2 A: Pardon me … Is this your mobile phone? Philippa: Well, the children have cereal with milk. I have toast
B: What? Oh! Yes, it is! Thank you so much! and coffee. And my husband has eggs or toast.
A: Oh, no problem. Interviewer: That’s great. Thank you very much.
3 A: Sorry, do you have a pencil?
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B: A pencil … let me see … no, I don’t. I have a pen.
Is that OK? Unit 6, page 69, Pronunciation, Exercise A
1 have
A: Yes, that’s fine. Thank you.
2 blue
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Unit 5, page 61, Listening, Exercises B and C 4 Wednesday
Woman: Claremont Hotel. 5 fruit
Marc: Hello, I’m calling about the ad for a waiter. 6 vegetable
Woman: Oh, yes. Are you interested in the job?
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Marc: Well, maybe. What are the hours?
Woman: From 5.00pm until 11.00pm.
Unit 6, page 69, Pronunciation, Exercise B
1 I love fruit but not vegetables.
Marc: Five … to eleven in the evening. Just from Thursday to
2 Her favourite colour is blue.
Sunday, right?
3 He works on Wednesday nights.
Woman: Yes, that’s right, four days. Can you come for an interview
tomorrow at 9.00am?
Marc: Yes, I can. Where is the hotel?
Woman: It’s next to the bus station.
Marc: OK, thanks. See you tomorrow.
Woman: See you tomorrow.

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Unit 6, page 69, Speaking, Exercises B and C Unit 6, page 73, Listening, Exercises A, C and D
1 A: OK, so, Mark, tell us about the United States. What is the Interviewer: So, tell me about your job, Christian. What do you do?
most popular food? Christian: I’m a nurse.
B: Well … guess first! What do you think? Interviewer: So, you work in the hospital then?
A: Oh, I don’t know! Maybe … chicken? Christian: Yes, that’s right.
B: Americans do like chicken. But the most popular food, I Interviewer: And when do you work?
mean for dinner, is pizza! Americans eat a lot of pizza. Pizza Christian: I always work at night. I work from Monday to Friday. I
is very popular in China, too. sometimes work at the weekend, too.
2 A: Really? Chinese people like pizza? Interviewer: Really? What time do you get up?
B: Of course. But they don’t eat it every day. Christian: I usually get up at 5.00 in the afternoon and I have
A: What do they eat every day? breakfast at 5.30pm.
B: Rice! Rice is very popular in China. Interviewer: That isn’t breakfast! That’s dinner!
3 A: Well, I like rice, too. And I’m not Chinese. I’m British. Christian: Well, I often have toast and eggs, and I usually have
B: That’s interesting. In the UK, bread is very popular. cereal and coffee. So it’s breakfast really!
A: Oh, I know. I like bread too! I like to have bread or toast
with tea.
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Unit 6, page 70, Vocabulary, Exercise A
1 red 5 blue 9 brown
2 orange 6 purple 10 pink
3 yellow 7 white
4 green 8 black
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Unit 6, page 70, Vocabulary, Exercise B
1 A: Excuse me. Is this your umbrella?
B: No, it isn’t. My umbrella’s purple.
2 A: Oh, I like the green bicycle!
B: Yeah, it’s nice.
3 A: Do you like this jacket?
B: No, not really. I like the white jacket.
A: Yes, the white one is nice.
4 A: Here’s your camera.
B: Um … this isn’t my camera.
A: Are you sure?
B: Yes, I am. My camera’s red.
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Unit 6, page 72, Vocabulary, Exercise B
Interviewer: Hi, Teresa, how are you?
Teresa: Busy! Friday mornings are always busy for me.
Interviewer: Really?
Teresa: Yes. I get up at 6.00am.
Interviewer: 6.00am? Wow! That’s early! Do you get up at 6.00am
every day?
Teresa: No, only on Fridays.
Interviewer: So, what time do you have breakfast?
Teresa: Well, I usually have breakfast at 6.30 on Fridays. I
always have a lot of coffee!
Interviewer: Do you have a shower?
Teresa: No, I don’t have time! I rarely have a shower in the
morning. I usually have a bath at night at about
9.00pm.
Interviewer: So, after breakfast, do you go to work?
Teresa: Yes, I do. I usually go to work at, oh, 7.15.
Interviewer: And what time do you start work?
Teresa: Well, I get to the office at around 8.00am. I usually
check my personal email first for about 15 minutes and
then I start work.

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