Stopwatch Starter

Stopwatch is a fast-paced, eye-catching

course for secondary students, from true
beginners to B1. Our unique, four-level (full
edition) or seven-level (split edition) structure
allows schools to fine-tune their selections
according to the specific needs and abilities
of their students. Relevant topics and
impactful images will keep students engaged
and learning, while the carefully-designed
curriculum ensures that they can advance and
succeed.

Each unit offers a grammar and vocabulary

focus with separate sections for skills
development, cultural knowledge and

Student’s Book & Workbook

projects that can be done using digital or
traditional media. The integrated workbook,
together with the grammar, vocabulary
and reading worksheets, provide ample
opportunity for practice. A Stopwatch
chronometer app keeps time for game-
based challenges in the book and offers fun
vocabulary practice. A grammar reference at
the back of every book consolidates learning

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•Teacher’s Guide + Audio CD

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•Interactive Activities

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•Teacher’s Toolkit with:

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• Exam Package (Standard or Test Plus)
• Tests Audio
• Placement Exam

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2 Brazil 2.
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6. I am Japanese. I am from Turkey.

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Country + -ian or -n
Country + -ish
Country + -ese
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The United
Kingdom Other

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alphabetical order.

6 Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer questions.

The United Use the prompts below.

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States 1. name / What’s / your ?
2. from / are / Where / you ?
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1 Read and label the information cards.

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Diet: They are carnivores.
Region: They are from eastern Russia.
Characteristic: They are similar to big cats.

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Region: They are in the ocean.
Characteristic: They aren’t white. They’re grey!
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carnivores: animal-eating
herbivores: plant-eating
omnivores: plant and animal-eating
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in the information cards. clear: transparent
Siberian Tigers Orangutans Giant Pandas Polar Bears Great White Sharks

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2. they are 7. you are

3. it is 8. she is
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5. are not 10. we are

5 Complete the information card with the correct form of be.

Type: They reptiles.

Diet: They herbivores.
Region: They are from the Galapagos
Islands.
Characteristic: They’ very
Galapagos Tortoises heavy: 250 Kg!

6 Work in pairs. Guess the animal.

G uess What!
A: It’s a herbivore, it’s is from China and it’s black and white. Use contractions only
B: It’s a panda! in informal texts.
A: Yes!
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Imperatives
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1 Listen and circle the correct option. Use imperatives, for
1. Fusun is American / Turkish. example, in:
• Instructions
2. She’s from Istanbul / Ankara. Open your book.
3. Istanbul is / isn’t the capital of Turkey. • Warnings
Be careful!

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City or Town
Landmarks Shopping Local Foods

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Culture
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1 Listen and write the captions.
The Festival of Holi
Bollywood Movies
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Transportation
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1. India is a country… a) in Southeast Asia. b) in Northern Africa. c) in Antarctica.

2. Mango Lassi is a typical... a) instrument. b) language. c) drink.
3. The official languages are… a) Hindi and Arabic. b) Hindi and English. c) Hindi and Telugu.
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5. The population of India is… a) 1.2 million. b) 120 million. c) 1.2 billion.
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1 Look at the country profile and complete the sentences.

The South African flag is green ,

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giraffes
penguins
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1 Look and complete the country names. Then write the nationalities.

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1. The capital of India / Mumbai ✗
The capital of India is not / isn’t Mumbai.
2. Tokyo / the capital of Japan ✓

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The American Crocodile

5 Look and write the contractions.

1. Dolphins are in the ocean, but they are not
fish.
2. They are very intelligent.
3. The bottlenose dolphin is not very big.

4. It is usually three metres long.

5. Dolphins are grey.
The Bottlenose Dolphin
6 In your notebook, write an information card
of your favourite animal.
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FunSpeaking
1 Look and number the countries.

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North Asia

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2 Read the clues and identify the country using the list in activity 1.

1. I ’m from a country in Africa. 2. I’m from South America. The equator

The capital isn’t Pretoria. is in my country.
I’m from . I’m from .

3. I’m from Europe, but I’m not French

4. I’m from a country in Asia. I’m not
or Italian. The capital of my country
Chinese, Indian or Japanese. The
isn’t London.
capital of my country isn’t Ankara.
I’m from .
I’m from .

3 Circle your country on the map in activity 1.