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Vocabulary Present continuous
Free time activities
4 Find and circle seven verbs. Then complete
1 Correct the verbs in bold. the sentences with the verbs in the present
continuous form.
1 I don’t usually chat video games. I prefer
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2 I listen to yoga every Monday.
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3 I always watch my friends on Saturdays.
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4 In my free time, I hang out with parties.
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5 I never do TV. It’s boring. tch
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Grammar
Articles and quantifiers
1 They .
a film at the
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moment.
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2 Choose the correct options.
t e r rs
2 Liz at her friend’s
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house next weekend.
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1 There aren’t any / some interesting books
e m lis 3 What you
in this library.
pl u b on Saturday?
tomorrow?
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5 Maria and Keira video
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4 There aren’t any / some children at the games in the living room.
5 Can I have some / a blue paint, aplease? 6 Danny home
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6 Let’s go to the / a cinema. There’s a / an from school now?
fantastic film on. © 7 Can you be quiet, please? I
on the phone right now.
3 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
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family? a m n P 5 Copernicus and Galileo wasn’t / weren’t
4 Armstrong and Aldrin was / were astronauts.
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4 It is most expensive / more expensive musicians. They were scientists.
in London than in Athens.
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5 I find physics more difficult / the most He was a painter.
difficult subject.
6 Our holiday in Scotland©was weter / wetter 11 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t,
than our trip to France. were or weren’t.
1 There any people in the park.
8 Complete the sentences with the comparative or
2 the film good?
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
3 My friends outside the cinema.
They inside buying popcorn.
1 Ben Nevis is mountain 4 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a writer.
in Scotland. (high) His famous character, Sherlock Holmes,
2 What’s subject at a detective.
school? (difficult) 5 Da Vinci Greek. He Italian.
3 I think Prague is than
Paris. (beautiful) Writing
4 The Atacama Desert is
12 In your folder, write about your last weekend.
place in the world. (dry) Use these questions as a guide: Where were
5 Russia is than England. (cold) you? What did you do? Was it fun? Was it
more boring or more exciting than your
previous weekend?
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3 I want to my own software
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2 you / update / often / profile / how /m
a 4 We’re going out now, so
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the TV.
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your friends.
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6 I’ve lost my jacket. Can you help me
it?
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4 computer / hate / on / what / doing / your /
7 How can I about new apps
for my phone?
do / you 8 I can’t hear. Can you the volume?
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Grammar
Vocabulary Past simple: affirmative,
Phrasal verbs: communication negative and questions
9 Write R (regular) or I (irregular).
7 Choose the correct options.
1 get 7 update
1 Can you turn off / log on the TV?
2 go 8 hate
2 I can’t log on / look for to my computer.
3 enjoy 9 buy
I forgot the password.
4 come 10 run
3 Instagram is great! You can call back /
5 love 11 have
catch up with your friends’ latest news.
6 do 12 listen
4 I always look up / turn off new words on
my online dictionary.
share not miss realize find decide know 3 When / you / last update / your profile photo
not take have to get learn begin not like ?
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Vocabulary c m 2 Complete the sentences with the words from
The weather Ma the box.
Pulse
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> In pairs, write the phone
5 While I was buying my new mobile phone, my
conversation between Mark e
cousin came into the shop. m a g a z in
Corbett and Alex Evans. Then
My cousin
act it out in front of the class.
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> Imagine you are Alex. Write a detailed description
14 Complete the text with the words of what happened that day. Include: where and
from the box. Write the verbs in In te g ra ti
on
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what you were doing when you received the call;
the correct form.
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what you said; how you felt; what you did next.
> Imagine you are Mark and you are back home.
decide climb sleep under can
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die amazing first hundreds m is h friends what happened and how you feel now.
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climber with
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some (1)
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stories to tell.
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woman
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She is famous because she was
to climb to
situation you have lived. Use these questions
as a guide: When was it? Where were you?
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the top of Mount Everest. Who were you with? What were you doing?
In 1975, a Japanese newspaper and a What happened? How did you feel? What
happened in the end? Use sequencing words
Japanese TV station (3)
and expressions, and the past simple and
to send a team of Japanese women to
past continuous.
Nepal to (4) Everest. They
advertised for climbers and (5)
of women applied. In the end, they Self-evaluation
(6) 15 climbers, and Junko Tabei ✓ Mention 3 things you learnt.
was one of them. The women (7) ✓ Write 2 questions/doubts you still have.
a long time training before they travelled to ✓ Connect something from Unit 2 with
Nepal. Then they started on their climb. something you already knew.
One night, while the women (8)
6,000 metres up the mountain, there was an
avalanche. Junko was (9)
the snow for six minutes before her guide
(10) find her.
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3 To the limit!
Vocabulary 2 Look at page 28 of the SB again and answer
Adventure sports according to your opinion.
and activities 1 Which is the most dangerous activity? Why?
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Grammar
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very high.’ Nick
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4 ‘I’m wearing a helmet because the rapids l can 3 Complete the answers with the present perfect
be very dangerous.’ Valery c m
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3 He / break / wheelchairs
c m 1 We’re going to Peru for our holiday. I’m very
M a because I’ve never been
4 He / not be / afraid of challenges
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2 Yesterday, I went surfing with James. It was
6 Answer about you. great but I found it very .
1 Have you ever met someone like Aaron Today I’m exhausted.
Fotheringham? If so, give some details. 3 My brother went kite surfing last weekend.
My parents were so about
him, it was a relief when he came home in
2 Have you ever been to a BMX competition? one piece.
If so, give details. 4 The teacher caught me cheating yesterday.
She made me stand up and show everyone.
It was so .
3 Have you ever practised any extreme sport/ 5 We went to the history lecture this morning.
activity? If so, give details. It was so I almost fell asleep.
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9 Choose the correct options. tiring break (x2) not plan than
1 I ’ve never been / wasn’t on a water slide but swim longest rivers after
it looks fun! be Then exhausted
2 My family went / has gone to Barcelona last
weekend. Martin Strel (1)
3 Sarah learnt / has learnt to swim when she born in Slovenia in 1954. He
was three. is a marathon swimmer and
4 They have known / knew each other for years. (2) world records
5 We went / have gone rafting years ago. We for swimming the world’s
should do it again. longest (3) ,
including the Danube and the
10 Complete the sentences with the present
perfect or past simple form of the verbs from Yangzte, the (4)
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the box.
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river in Asia. He usually prepares for each swim
for more (5) a year and it takes
sell go win spend watch
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him half a year to recover (6)
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the swim. In 2000, Strel (7)
1 I just my last penny.le b l
the River Danube, from Germany to Romania.
I haven’t got any money left.
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my BMX bike last aweekend. n
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3 Miguel
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to England. He’s staying
world record for non-stop swimming.
(9) , in 2007, Strel began his
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in Oxford for two weeks to learn English. most dangerous and (10)
4 you ever
M aa motocross journey – the Amazon. Strel was completely
competition?
5 Ana
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the football match this
(11)
is his next swim? He (12)
when he finished. When
Pulse
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> Look for more information about
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2 Where / you / go / last weekend
Seattle and add a paragraph to m a g a z in
the text.
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> Write about the best trip you have
ever made. Take Matthew’s text as a model.
3 you / ever / practise an extreme sport
> Search for videos of any other city you would
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like to visit. Imagine you have already travelled
there and write a text telling your experience.
4 What / be / the last book you read
Use the information/ideas shown in the videos.
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UNIT
4 Money . A .
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Jobs and chores l e b l .
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1 Choose the correct options. a m n P5 but I like helping Dad to do the
s illa 6 I deliver only when it’s sunny!
at the weekend
1 Don’t forget to do / make your bed.
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2 It took a long time to clean / do the
m to earn some money.
washing-up. There were a lot M a
of plates.
3 What chores do you like, don’t like, don’t mind
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Pulse
deliver swap save get > Test your entrepreneurial spirit
be going to earn than because and think of an original idea to
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The class may vote for the most
original idea.
When I was 14, > In pairs, write a WhatsApp conversation
I (1) my first between Ed Moyse and Ross Harper; talk about
job. I used to wake up how well your business is doing and what you’re
at 6 am every Saturday going to do / will probably do with the money
and Sunday, and went you’re earning. Propose at least three ideas each.
to the newsagent’s. > Imagine you’re interested in hiring Ed and
I (2) newspapers. It took three hours Ross’s services. Write an email to them asking
to do the newspaper round on Saturday and .
questions in relation to the service, the price
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four hours on Sunday (3) my bag
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and conditions. Give them details about your
was heavier and my round was longer. company.
I (4) about £20 a week. The job
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Now, I’m 16. I don’t do a paper round any more.
I (6) m
start a part-time job
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a clothes shop in the summer (7)sa n. ✓ Mention 3 things you learnt.
I think it will be easier (8) i l
carrying
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those newspapers! I’m going to earn c m £60 ✓ Connect something from Unit 4 with
about
and I’m going to a something you already knew.
a (9)
M (10)
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£10 a month. I will probably buy some new
clothes too because there are discounts for
the staff. I’m planning to (11) my old
clothes or (12) them!
Writing
17 Imagine you want to earn money. In your
folder, write about what you’re going to do
and what you’ll probably do with the money.
Use these questions as a guide: Are you
going to look for a job? What type of job
are you going to look for? Are you going to
do chores at home? Are you going to go to
charity shops, car-boot sales or swap shops?
Are you going to sell your old clothes/stuff?
What will you do with the money you get?
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5 Let’s experiment!
Vocabulary Grammar
Science Will: affirmative, negative
and questions (2)
1 Correct the verbs in bold.
Adverbs: comparative
1 Some people say that smart modified crops and superlative forms
are detrimental to our health.
3 Read the text on page 51 of the SB again and
2 Do you believe scientists will be able to use complete the sentences with will or won’t and
a cure for every disease? the verbs in brackets.
3 Wind turbines and dams design electricity. 1 According to Mark Mann, the world
4 In Europe, many people grow smart cars. (be) different in 50 years’ time.
2 He says people
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5 I want to have a 3D printer to find my clothes.
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to drive their cars because they are going to
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6 In some years’ time, people will be able to
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be self-driving.
live into space for holidays.
a 3 Cities
h e (have) traffic lights.
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Scientists assure us that we will benefit mfrom n P to design their own clothes and furniture.
the upcoming technological changes. s As to illa 6 Flats and houses (be) bigger.
transportation, the amount of smog willm be 4 What will the future be like? Complete the
reduced since most people will drivea c
electric sentences with will or won’t and the verbs
(1) .M
So fossil fuel from the box.
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will not be massively used. Instead, other
(2) of energy will be widely spread be (x2) do make travel live
and modern wind turbines and solar panels will
(3) electricity (as they already do 1 Planes and cars faster.
in many countries). Travelling (4) 2 Humans 150 years
will still be expensive but possible because there will be vaccines for most
thanks to 3D simulators. In relation to health diseases.
matters, scientists say they will (5) 3 People household
the (6) for most diseases, so people chores because they will have robots.
will (7) longer. This can be associated 4 The world a healthier
to food quality as well. The use of pesticides will place because we’ll only use solar panels.
be scaled down and (8) 5 The world disease-free
crops will be because new diseases will continue to
accessible to the appear.
population. 6 Scientists clones of
human beings and animals.
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Vocabulary
s illa negative effects on the human body. The ISS
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least until 2024.
6 Complete with space travel vocabulary.
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This is an (1) a . Zero conditional
When they go on a (2) j and first conditional
in group, they form a (3) c .
8 Match 1–5 to a–e. Then write sentences using
the zero conditional.
Activities
1 you not water the plants
They do (4) r and 2 babies be hungry
(5) e in a (6) l . 3 you press this button
They go on (7) s . 4 you put an ice cube in the sun
5 you not sleep for many days
Important events
a it melt
1957: first satellite in (8) o
b they die
1969: Man on the (9) M c alarm go off
1961: first (10) s d feel sick
in space e they cry
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4 you get the vaccine / not get ill Deserts cover about half of the land on the
.
Earth and they are getting (1)
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10 Think about what will happen if we don’t care
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every year due to climate change. This is
about the environment. Write sentences using
t e r (2)rs
bad because there are more
the first conditional. You can use the ideas
a e (3)
desserts, there
h less water
from the box or your own.
e l s so crops (4)
m available,
i grow and
3 If it’s sunny, water. At the moment, it’s only villages that are
disappearing but scientists believe that soon
.
whole cities (11) need to move
4 If I stay at home at the weekend,
as they are running out of water. Less water
.
means more deserts. So (12)
deserts continue to grow, there will be millions
of refugees looking for new places to live.
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Pulse
about where you live, what you eat, what you
do in your free time and describe the devices
> In pairs, enter the Recycled e
m a g a z in you have got at home and how they work.
Island official website
Compare your life with people’s lifestyle in
(www.recycledisland.com/news.html)
2000. Use comparative and superlative forms
and watch one of the videos. Then prepare
of adverbs and the zero and first conditional.
a presentation for the rest of the class.
> Look for more information and add one
paragraph to the text. Self-evaluation
> Design an eco-friendly project for your
✓ Mention 3 things you learnt.
neighbourhood and present it to the class. ✓ Write 2 questions/doubts you still have.
Explain what the positive consequences will be ✓ Connect something from Unit 5 with
if you carry it out. Use the zero and first something you already knew.
conditional. The class may vote for the most
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original proposal.
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6 A better world
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Vocabulary 2 Choose one global issue from Exercise 1 and
Global issues do research. Write a paragraph in about 60–70
words explaining what the problem or event is/
1 Complete with words for global issues. was about, talk about its consequences and the
1 The Second World W people involved. Alternatively, make a poster
2 Political r and give a presentation.
3 Child m
4 Racial d
5 Universal Declaration of H
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6 Contagious d
7 Adult i
8 P gap
9 Post-war f
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3 Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician / president
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4 Rigoberta Menchú is a political activist /
pacifist who promotes indigenous rights
4 Read the text on page 61 of the SB again
c m and in Guatemala.
sentences. M a
write T (true) or F (false). Then correct the false 5 UNICEF organizes fundraiser / fundraising
events around the world.
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1 Nowadays, Adam is doing nothing 6 The Childline helpline service is run by
to help his community. volunteers / voluntary.
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Pulse
4 you / have to get up early / last weekend
> Enter the Great Ormond Street
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Hospital official charity website m a g a z in
(www.gosh.org) and find out how
13 Complete the text with the words you can get involved. Choose one
on
from the box. Write the verbs in In te g ra ti of the ways in which people can help and
the correct form. prepare a poster.
> In pairs, look for more information about Jake
political famines disease have to Peach and write an interview. Then act it out
refugees wars everyone easily in front of the class.
rights illiteracy volunteers help > Think of another way of fundraising for the Great
Ormond Street Hospital. Give a presentation.
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In 1919, the Red Cross began improving health
and preventing (7)
Ma throughout
Self-evaluation
provide relief to (8)
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the world. In the 1940s and 1950s, it helped
who had
✓ Mention 3 things you learnt.
✓ Write 2 questions/doubts you still have.
left their countries during wartime. Nowadays, ✓ Connect something from Unit 6 with
the Red Cross is still very active. In Kyrgyzstan, something you already knew.
for example, they are working to protect
women’s (9) and to reduce
(10) by offering educational
programmes. This organization is willing to
help (11) in danger regardless
their (12) affiliation.
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6 Ben is inviting Chloe to a party.
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5 Chloe is inviting Ben to go bowling. Great! See you there. I’ll text you if I’m going
to be late.
The girl’s name is Janice and the boy’s name is Rob. The girl’s name is Brianna and the boy’s name is Will.
Rob is having a costume party on Saturday Brianna is having a Halloween party on Saturday
afternoon at 4 pm. evening at 8 pm.
Janice is busy on Saturday afternoon. She’s Will is busy on Saturday evening. He’s going to his
going to her aunt’s birthday party. uncle’s wedding.
Rob asks Janice if she’s free on Sunday morning. Brianna asks Rob if he’s free on Friday evening.
They might go rollerblading at the park. They might go to the cinema.
Janice suggests they meet at 9 o’clock. Will suggests they meet at 8.30.
Rob suggests 9.30. He’s having breakfast at his Brianna suggests 9.00. She’s having dinner at her
grandpa’s. grandma’s.
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Hannah bought a cell phone last Saturday. Dylan bought a notebook last Sunday.
She’s not sure what the problem is but He’s not sure what the problem is but its
it doesn’t turn on. keyboard is not working.
She would like to exchange it for a new one. He would like to have a refund.
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Before you watch 3 The tree fell down on the roof of Lucy’s
house. T F
1 Look at the picture. Then make predictions by
ticking the correct option. 4 Lucy’s neighbour got hurt when the tree
fell down. T F
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I’m going to be on TV tonight!
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3 Watch the video to check your ideas in Activity 1.
l b l No way! That’s terrible news! Was anybody
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F (false). Correct the false statements.
Great, I’m really pleased about that.
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1 Chris doesn’t know what happened
a What was it?
Wow, that’s amazing! I’m definitely going
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during the storm last night. T F to watch it.
No, luckily everybody was OK. We were all
2 Lucy was doing her homework when inside because of the awful weather.
the tree fell down. T F Hi, Chris! Guess what happened last night
during the storm?
Hailey calls her friend Daniel. Joey calls her friend Grace.
She was studying for her math test when she He was reading a book when he heard a loud noise
heard a loud noise – a car crashed into a tree. – the wall of his neighbour’s house collapsed.
Luckily, everybody was OK. The driver didn’t get Luckily, everybody was OK. There was nobody on
hurt because he was wearing a seat belt. the street because of the heavy rain.
A reporter from the local newspaper interviewed A reporter from the local news website interviewed
Hailey about what happened. Her picture is Joey about what happened. His account is going to
going to be on the newspaper tomorrow. be published on the site tonight.
Daniel says he’s definitely going to buy it. Grace says she’s definitely going to read it.
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Before you watch 4 The boys are at the school court on Howard
Street.
1 Look at the picture. Then make predictions by
5 The officer has sent a police car to the
answering the questions.
skatepark.
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Watch to check your m 14
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predictions l e b l
– I’ve just seen it.
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3 Watch the video to check your ideas in Activity 1. say that again?
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4 Watch the video again. Then correct the
think so.
Thanks!
sentences.
M It’s on Howard Street.
Megan is calling Emergency Services. Connor is calling Emergency Services. A man was
A little girl has broken her arm. hit by a car.
The accident happened one minute ago. The accident happened three minutes ago.
They are at the public playground on They are at the street fair on Taylor Avenue.
Woodward Avenue.
She’s conscious. He’s not conscious.
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Mackenzie is talking to her mum. She wants to Noah is talking to his grandpa. He wants to
borrow £5. borrow £7.
She wants to buy a video game. It costs £25 He wants to buy new trainers. They cost £47
but she already has £20. but he already has £40.
Her mum will pay her £5 to do the laundry this His grandpa will pay him £7 to go grocery
week. shopping for him.
She’ll do it when she finishes reading a book He’ll do it when he finishes studying for his
for school. Spanish test.
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Josh and Anna are talking about items for their John and Alyssa are talking about items for their
time capsule. Josh suggests a DVD with a teen time capsule. John suggests a CD-ROM with
film. pictures of their neighbourhood.
Anna says that people in the future probably Alyssa says that people in the future probably
won’t be able to play DVDs. There won’t be won’t be able to play CD-ROMs. There won’t be
DVD players then. CD drives then.
Anna suggests a recipe book – it’ll show Alyssa suggests ads about electronics products
people in the future what food we liked to – it’ll show people in the future what gadgets
cook. teenagers liked.
Josh says it’s a good idea. Maybe they won’t John says it’s a good idea. Maybe they won’t buy
cook their own food in 50 years’ time. gadgets in 50 years’ time.
Josh suggests they put a copy of a weekly John suggests they put a copy of their school
magazine in the time capsule. He also newsletter in the time capsule. He also suggests
suggests a letter written by them. a photo of them with their classmates.
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1 Look at the pictures. Then choose the most Watch to check your
appropriate words to complete the sentences. predictions
3 Watch the video to check your ideas in Activity 1.
Brandon needs help to hand out brochures for Kaylee needs help to hand out flyers for the
the school recycling programme. girls’ football game.
Rachel can’t see the point a few brochures will do. Kevin can’t see the point a few flyers will do.
Nobody’s interested in recycling programmes. Nobody’s interested in girls’ football.
Rachel asks if Jonathan Gardner is the boy on Kevin asks if Alicia Clark is the girl on the flyer.
the brochure.
Brandon explains that Jonathan is the coordinator Kaylee explains that Alicia is the striker of the
of the recycling programme. school team.
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ISBN Nº 978-987-672-409-8
ISBN Pack Nº 978-987-672-410-4
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ISBN 978-987-672-409-8
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1. Educación. 2. Inglés. I. Título. Ma
CDD 420.712
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Impreso en Argentina.
Primera edición.