UNIT

1 You and me
LANGUAGE the verb be  ■  countries and nationalities  ■  numbers 1–1,000

1A  Meeting and greeting

1 What country are you from? Name three more countries near your country.

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2 A Match the countries in the box with maps 1–6.

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Colombia Germany Turkey the U.S. Brazil Japan

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B 1.1 Listen. Write the letter of each speaker next to the correct map.
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1.1 Listen again. Write the nationality of each country in exercise 2.

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the U.S. – American

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Go to Vocabulary practice: countries and nationalities, page 136

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A In pairs, look at the pictures. Where do you think the people are from?
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B Read the conversations in exercise 5 and match them with pictures a–c.
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5 1.3 Listen and complete the conversations.

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Emilia  Hello. My name’s Sam  Oscar, this is Meiko. Jo Hi, Ali. How are you?
Emilia and this is Sara. 4 from Japan. Ali Good, thanks. And you?
Sabine  Hi, 1 Sabine. And Meiko, this is Oscar. Jo I’m fine. Where are Jean and
Nice to meet you. 5 from Brazil. Paola?
Emilia   You, too. Where Oscar Nice to meet you, Meiko. Ali They’re not here. 7
2 from? Meiko You, too, Oscar. at the conference center.
Sabine   I’m from Germany. Oscar How do you spell your Jo What about Andreas?
And you? name? Ali 8 here. His train’s
Emilia 3 from Meiko  6 M-E-I-K-O. late.
Colombia, from Bogotá.
Sara   I’m not! I’m from Cali.

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 the verb be  ■  countries and nationalities  ■  numbers 1–1,000 LANGUAGE 1A
6 Choose the correct forms of be. Use the conversations in exercise 5 to help you.
Then read the Grammar box.

’m not ’s ’re not ’m ’re ’s not

1 I am = 4 I am not =
2 You / We / They are = 5 You / We / They are not =
3 He / She is = 6 He / She is not =

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I’m from Italy. She’s Japanese. We’re German.

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I’m not from Spain. He’s not/He isn’t here. They’re not/They aren’t American.

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Questions and short answers:
Are you from Spain? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Is Andreas here? Yes, he is. No, he’s not/ he isn’t.

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Go to Grammar practice: the verb be, page 112
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1.5 Pronunciation: contractions of be Listen and repeat the contractions.
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I’m you’re he’s she’s it’s we’re they’re

B 1.6 Say the sentences. Listen, check, and repeat.

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1 I’m American and they’re Brazilian. 3 You’re Peruvian and we’re Turkish.
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2 He’s Irish. 4 She’s from Russia.

8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of be. Use contractions if possible.
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1 Pedro Brazilian. He from Recife.

2 My parents from Poland.
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3 Dublin in the UK. It in the Republic of Ireland.

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4 “ your name Carlos?” “No, it Carlo.”

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5 “ you from Mexico?” “No, I .I from Peru.”

9 In pairs, look at the pictures. What countries are the people from? What nationality are they?
A  This is …  He’s American.  B  No, he’s not. He’s Canadian!

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Go to Communication practice: Student A page 158, Student B page 167

10 Write the words or numbers.
1 twenty-fiv 6 634
2 36 7 two hundred and eight
3 a hundred and forty-three 8 908
4 364 9 a thousand
5 seventy-seven 10 894

Go to Vocabulary practice: numbers 1–1,000, page 136

11 In pairs, introduce yourselves to each other. Say your age if you want to.
Hello. My name’s … You, too. I’m … I’m … years old.
Nice to meet you. Where are you from? How old are you?

Personal Best Imagine that you meet a famous person. Write the conversation. Introduce yourself and ask him/her about himself/herself. 5

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 1 SKILLS READING approaching a text  ■  simple statements with be

1B  My summer blog

1 Do you like sports? What’s your national sport? What sports do people usually do in the summer?
Skill approaching a text

Before you read a text, predict as much information as you can.

• Read the title of the text. Can you guess what it means?

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• Are there any pictures? What people, places, and things can you see?

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• Are there any headings for the different sections? What are the sections about?

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2 Read the Skill box. In pairs, look at the title, headings, and pictures in the text. Answer the questions.

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1 What type of text is it? 3 Where is she right now?

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3 Read the text. Choose a title for each post.
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1 Week 1
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Time to go home
Learning English
3 Week 3 c  My host family
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4 Week 4 d  Enjoying the tournament

4 Read the text again and answer the questions.

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1 What is María’s nationality? 5 Where is María’s English teacher from?

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2 Where are Helen and Alex from? 6 Where are the teams in the tournament from?
3 What are María’s favorite places in London? 7 When are the games?
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4 Who is Hitoshi?

5 Find words in the text to match to the pictures.

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Text builder simple statements with be

Simple statements with be have this pattern: subject + verb + complement :

This is my blog.
The teams are from Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Poland, Russia, England, Mexico, and Japan.

6 Read the Text builder and look at the Week 1 post in the text again. Draw a box around the subjects,
circle the forms of be, and underline the complements.

7 In pairs, think of a sport you love. Tell your partner about it.
I love …  It’s really …

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 approaching a text  ■  simple statements with be READING SKILLS 1D
1B

María Gómez
My month in London

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Hello! I’m María Gómez. I’m 21 years old, and I’m from Cádiz in

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Spain. I’m a student, and I love soccer! Right now, I’m in the U.K.

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about my month in London.

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This is my host family. They’re very nice. Helen’s English
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Jenny and Jacob. Jenny’s fourteen and Jacob’s twelve.
Sometimes I play soccer in the park with Jenny and
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Jacob, and sometimes we all go for a walk in the center

of London. It’s a really interesting city. My favorite places
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are Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and Tower Bridge.

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This is my language school. There are lots of students from
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different countries, and we all speak English together. My

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classmates are really friendly. I always sit with Hitoshi. He’s

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Japanese. Our English lessons are fun! Our teacher’s name is

Kerry, and she’s from Australia.

Week 3
I’m at the soccer tournament now. The teams are from
Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Poland, Russia, England, Scotland,
and Japan. We train every morning. I think we’re a good
team because we’re very fast. The games are in the evening.
They’re really exciting!

Week 4
We’re the champions! I’m happy, but I’m
also sad because it’s the end of my month
here. Goodbye, London! Until next time!

Personal Best
Challenge! How many examples of the verb be can you find in the text? 7

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 1 LANGUAGE possessive adjectives  ■  ’s for possession  ■  personal objects

1C  Is that a “man bag”?

1 In pairs, look at the pictures in the text below. Can you name the objects?
2 A Read the text. Do you think the objects in the list are from a handbag, a “man bag”, or both?
B 1.8   Listen to a radio program. Check ( ) the objects that you hear.

His bag or her bag? Where do you put your things when you

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go out? If you’re a woman, your things are

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probably in your handbag, but what about

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men? Today, 50% of men also have a bag

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– a “man bag.” Is a “man bag” the same as

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a handbag? And what do men and women
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HANDBAG MAN BAG

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Go to Vocabulary practice: personal objects, page 137

3 1.11   Listen to the start of the radio program again and choose the correct options.

Host Zoe’s here with 1 she / her handbag, and Harry’s here with 2 he / his “man bag.”
What’s in 3 their / they bags? Zoe, you first. What’s in 4 you / your handbag?
Zoe Let’s take a look. Here are 5 I / my keys and 6 my / me hairbrush.

4 A Look at exercise 3 again. Then read the Grammar box. Which possessive adjective is for
things that belong to:
1 a man? 2 a woman? 3 more than one person?
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Are possessive adjectives the same or different with singular and plural nouns?

Grammar possessive adjectives

I my my bag/bags
you your your umbrella/umbrellas
he his his pen/pens
she her her glove/gloves
it its its photo/photos
we our our key/keys
they their their tablet/tablets

Go to Grammar practice: possessive adjectives, page 113

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 possessive adjectives  ■  ’s for possession  ■  personal objects LANGUAGE 1C
5 A 1.13   Pronunciation: sentence stress Listen and repeat the sentences. Underline the
stressed words in each sentence.
1 What’s in your handbag? 3 His sunglasses are on the table.
2 Here are my keys. 4 What’s their phone number?

B 1.14   Practice saying the sentences. Listen, check, and repeat.

1 Your tablet’s new. 3 Here are our photos.
2 Where’s my umbrella? 4 Her gloves are blue.

6 Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun or a possessive adjective.

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1 My friends are Brazilian. ’re from 4 name’s Ahmed. He’s 32 years old.
Rio de Janeiro. 5 They’re from Italy. names are

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B On your head! 6 This is George. ’s from San Diego.

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identity card. are bags here?

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7 Look at the sentences. Complete the rules about possession. Then read the Grammar box.

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1 It’s Carl’s bag.
2 It’s my sister’s phone.
3 They’re my friends’ umbrellas.
After a singular name (e.g., Mary), we add
After a singular noun (e.g., girl), we add .
After a regular plural noun (e.g., boys), we add
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For a singular noun or name: For a plural noun: Irregular plural nouns:
Mary’s glasses are in her bag. My parents’ car is red. The children’s toys are everywhere!
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Go to Grammar practice: ’s for possession, page 113

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1.15   Look at the picture and listen to John and Mary.

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Match the possessions with the people in the box.

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John Mary John’s friends Mary’s sister Carl

9 Choose the correct options to complete the

sentences.
1 It’s Lucy’s bag / Lucy bag.
2 They’re Harry’s / Harrys’ glasses.
3 I’m an English teacher. Here are all my student’s /
students’ books. 2
4 It’s my friends’ / friend’s phone. Look, this is his photo.
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5 Here are the mens’ / men’s umbrellas.
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Student A page 158, Student B page 167
10 A In groups of three to five, ollow the instructions.
Student A: Close your eyes.
Other students: Put one of your possessions on the table.
Student A: Open your eyes. Guess whose things are on the table.
Is it Manuel’s watch?    Are they Maria’s glasses?

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Repeat the activity. Take turns being Student A.

Personal Best Think of a person that you know well. Imagine what he/she has in his/her “man bag” or handbag. Say the objects. 9

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 1 SKILLS
SKILLS SPEAKING asking for and giving personal information  ■  asking for clarific tion

1D  Where’s my wallet?

Learning
Curve 1 Answer the questions below.
1 Look at the picture of a lost
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2 What other things can you

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4 What buildings usually have

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2 A 1.16   Watch or listen to the first part f a webshow called Learning Curve. What object is missing?
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B 1.16   Watch or listen again. Check ( ) the things that are in Kate’s backpack.
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keys sunglasses cookies

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stamps tablet chewing gum

3 1.17   Watch or listen to the second part of the show. Are the
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1 The assistant in the Lost and Found is named Harry.

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2 Kate’s personal information is already in the computer.

3 Kate loves James Bond.
4 Kate’s phone is in the assistant’s box.
Simon Kate
5 Simon’s phone is different from Kate’s.

4 A In pairs, complete the questions in the conversation with the words in the box.
address mobile number e-mail address postcode number first name spel

Assistant Here’s the lost property form. Time Assistant OK. Lost mobile. What’s your
to fill it out. I’m ready. What’s your 4 , please?
1 ? Kate It’s 02079 46007.
Kate It’s Kate. Simon Isn’t that your home phone number?
Assistant K-A-T-E. What’s your surname? Kate Yes, he can call me at home!
Kate Oh … it’s McRea. Assistant Could you say that again, please?
Assistant How do you 2 that, please? Kate Yes, it’s 02079 46007.
Kate M-C-R-E-A. Assistant And what’s your 5 , please?
Assistant Thanks. And what’s your 3 ? Kate 222 Baker Street, Marylebone, London.
Kate It’s missing. Assistant OK. What’s your 6 ?
Assistant Could you say that again, please? Kate NW1 5RT.
Kate My cell phone is lost. Assistant Do you have an 7 ?
Kate Yes, it’s [email protected].

B 1.17   Watch or listen again to check.

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 asking for and giving personal information  ■  asking for clarific tion SPEAKING SKILLS
SKILLS 2D
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Conversation builder asking for and giving personal information

Asking for information: Saying your phone number: Saying your email address:
What’s your first name/last name 02079 46007 – oh two oh seven [email protected] – k dot
(surname)/address/cell-phone nine four six oh oh seven mcrea underscore oh oh seven at
number/home phone number/ g mail dot com
postal code?
Do you have an e-mail address?
How do you spell that, please?

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5 Read the Conversation builder. Answer the questions in pairs.

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1 How do you say “0“ and “44“ in a phone number?

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2 How do you say “@,“ “_,“ and “.com“ in an e-mail address?

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1 The assistant asks Kate to spell her first name / last name / address.
2 He asks her to say her cell-phone number / e-mail address / home phone number again.

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Skill asking for clarific tion
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When you don’t understand something, ask the speaker for help:
• Ask him/her to say the sentence again or to spell the word.
• Use Sorry, could you … and please to be polite:
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Sorry, could you say that again, please?  How do you spell that, please?
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• Use polite intonation: Sorry, could you say that again, please?
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7 1.18   Read the Skill box. Listen and repeat the questions when you
hear the beeps. Copy the intonation.
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8 1.19   Listen to three conversations in a school Lost and Found.

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For what information does the assistant ask for clarific tion?
Conversation 1 address / postal code / e-mail address
Conversation 2 home phone number / cell-phone number / postal code
Conversation 3 first name / last name / first name and last name

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 158, Student B page 167

9 A PREPARE   You lose an important personal object. Look at the Conversation builder again.
Think about your answers to the questions.

B PRACTICE   You are at the Lost and Found. In pairs, take turns asking and answering questions
and complete the form for your partner. Ask for clarific tion to check the information is correct.

First name E-mail address

Last name Cell-phone number

Address Home phone number

Postal code

C PERSONAL BEST   Exchange with your partner. Read his/her work and correct any mistakes.
How could you improve it?

Personal Best
Challenge! Write the e-mail addresses and phone numbers of five people you know. Practice saying them in English. 11

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