A2 Student Book
A2 Student Book
A2 Student Book
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Contents
A conversation about where you’re from Where you’re from Sentences about you
A conversation about people you Social media posts about people People you know Notes about people you know
know you know
At the gym reception Asking for and giving information;
Unit Progress Test
Checking understanding
First day of an English class Online profiles Using social media An online profile;
Capital letters and punctuation
A survey about study habits An online forum about study Studying; Questions about study habits
habits Study habits
Ordering in a café; Asking for things and replying;
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Asking for help Reacting to news
Three monologues about studying A competition entry form Studying English A form;
English; A teacher addressing her class Spelling
A conversation about family routines An article about an unusual Daily routines; Spending time with your A dialogue; Notes about routines you
workplace family; Routines you share with others share with other people
Three conversations about gadgets An interview about using the Technology in your life Sentences about gadgets you’ve got;
Internet Questions about gadgets you’ve got
Making arrangements to go out Making arrangements;
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Thinking about what you want to say
A monologue about someone’s family Two informal emails Plan a party An informal email invitation;
Inviting and replying
A conversation about buying food An article about world markets Buying food;
The food you like and don’t like
A conversation about cooking A factfile about Albert Adrià; Cooking programmes; Cooking; Questions about food
Two personal emails The food you eat
At a restaurant Arriving at a restaurant; Ordering a meal
Unit Progress Test
in a restaurant;
Changing what you say
Four monologues about cooking A cooking blog Cooking; A good cook you know; A blog post about something you know
Cooking for others how to do; Making the order clear
An article about an unusual town Places you like; Describing a picture of Questions and sentences about what there
a town; What there is in a town is in a town
A conversation about a new home An advertisement Your home and furniture Sentences about your home
A conversation about a family tree Your family Notes about your family
A conversation about childhood An article about Steve Jobs Steve Jobs; What you did at different Notes about a childhood hobby
hobbies times; A childhood hobby
On the phone Leaving a voicemail message;
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Asking for someone on the phone;
Asking someone to wait
A monologue about someone’s A life story Important years in your life A life story about someone in your family;
life story Linking ideas in the past
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Lesson and objective Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Everyday English
Unit 7 Trips
Getting started Talk about where you’d like to travel to
7A Talk about past trips Past simple: negative and Transport did you;
questions Sound and spelling: /ɔː/
7B Talk about what you like and dislike love / like / don’t mind / Transport adjectives Word stress
about transport hate + verb + -ing
7C Say excuse me and I’m sorry Intonation for saying excuse me; Saying excuse me and I’m
Emphasising what we say sorry
7D Write an email about yourself
8B Talk about the body and getting fit have to / don’t have to Parts of the body; have to;
Appearance Word stress
8C Talk about health and how you feel Joining words Talking about health and
how you feel
8D Write an article
11B Talk about events you’ve been to Present perfect or past Music Syllables
simple
11C Ask for and express opinions about Main stress and intonation Asking for and expressing
things you’ve seen opinions
12C Use language for travel and tourism Intonation for showing surprise; Checking in at a hotel;
Consonant clusters Asking for tourist information
12D Write an email with travel advice
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Contents
Listening Reading Speaking Writing
A conversation about travelling Three stories about holidays A trip around your country Notes about a trip around your country
A conversation about transport in A webpage about city transport Metros and express buses you know; Notes about transport
Moscow around the world; Four reviews of Disagreeing about transport; Transport
transport systems you use
On the train Saying excuse me and I’m sorry;
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Showing interest
A conversation about choosing a Two online profiles; An email from Homestay families; English-speaking An email about yourself;
homestay family Ahmed countries you’d like to visit Linking ideas with after, when and while
A podcast about training for a An article about Paralympian Famous sporting events and people; Sentences about present and past abilities
marathon Jonnie Peacock Running and exercise; Present and past
abilities
Two monologues about exercise An article about High Intensity Getting fit; The things people have to do; Sentences and notes about what people
Interval Training Yoga; Parts of the body have to do
At the gym Health and how you feel;
Unit Progress Test
Expressing sympathy
A conversation about a free-time An email about a company blog; A Free-time activities in your country; An article; Linking ideas with however;
activity blog article about a free-time activity Your free-time activities Adverbs of manner
Four phone conversations about Meeting friends in town; Saying where Sentences about what you are doing
meeting you are and what you’re doing
Two phone conversations about what Two posts about living abroad; Shopping; Festivals in your country; Notes about what someone you know is
people are wearing Text messages about what people Clothes wearing
are doing
Shopping for clothes Choosing clothes; Paying for clothes;
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Saying something nice
Four monologues about giving Two thank-you emails The presents you like to get; Giving A thank-you email;
presents presents and thanking people for them Writing formal and informal emails
A conversation about phones An online discussion about Headphones and earbuds; Phones; Notes about two similar things
headphones and earbuds Comparing two similar things
A radio programme about A blog about languages Languages; Blogs and language
languages websites; High numbers
Asking for help Asking for help;
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Checking instructions
Three monologues about text Four text messages; Six posts on Sending messages; Social media posts A post expressing an opinion;
messages an online discussion board Linking ideas with also, too and as well
A conversation about a magazine Three fact files about actors; Popular films, TV programmes and Questions about films, TV programmes
quiz A magazine quiz about actors; books and books
An article about actors
A conversation about music in An article about Budapest Budapest; Kinds of music; Notes about entertainment events in your
Budapest Entertainment events in your town or city town or city
A night out Going out in the evening;
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Asking for and expressing opinions;
Responding to an opinion
A conversation about a film Three film reviews Films A film review;
Structuring a review
Two conversations about holidays A web page about holidays Natural places; Important things when
on holiday; Holiday plans
Two monologues about things people An article about living in a Living in a different country;
like when travelling different country Travelling and holidays;
Giving advice about travelling
A prize holiday Checking in at a hotel; Asking for tourist
Unit Progress Test
information; Showing surprise
A conversation about a planned An email with travel advice; Planning holidays; Porto An email with travel advice;
holiday An email asking for travel advice Paragraph writing
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CAN DO OBJECTIVES
■ Talk about routines
■ Talk about technology in your life
■ Make arrangements
■ Write an informal invitation
DAILY LIFE
GETTING STARTED
a Look at the picture and answer b
UNIT
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In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
the questions. 1 What things do you do every day?
1 What country do you think this is? Why? • take a bus or train • buy a cup of coffee
2 What time is it: morning or evening? Why? • check social media • go for a walk
3 Where do these people go when they get off 2 What do you do on a train or bus?
the train? • read • talk to other passengers
4 What are their jobs? • listen to music • use your phone
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3A SHE OFTEN GOES TO Learn to talk about routines
G Position of adverbs of frequency
AN ENGLISH LESSON V Time expressions; Common verbs
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sometimes plays with animals. with her colleagues. Most people
Nora gets up every weekday at the company bring lunch –
at 6:15 am. She eats breakfast called a ‘matpakke’. It is usually a
and then she leaves for work sandwich with fish or cheese.
at 7:00 am. She usually arrives In the afternoon, Nora always takes
at work at about 8:15 am – the another break at about 3:00 pm. She
journey takes more than an hour goes to the pet floor of her office
and the trains are always crowded. building. The company has cats,
From 8:30 am until 9:00 am, dogs and rabbits that workers can
Nora reads her emails and talks play with on their breaks. Nora feeds
to her colleagues. Then everyone the rabbits, and she often takes one
in her department gets together of the dogs for a walk. The pet floor
for a short meeting. The manager is Nora’s favourite part of the office.
tells everyone any important Nora never leaves the office before
information, and workers can 5:30 pm. She often has dinner with
ask questions. Nora thinks it’s a her colleagues at the company
nice way to start the day – with restaurant. The meal doesn’t cost
everyone together. a lot of money. She goes home at
7:30 pm.
3 LISTENING
a Ask and answer the questions. c 03.02 Listen again. Complete the timetable with
1 Do you spend a lot of time with your family? Why / Why not? the correct activity from the box.
2 What do you like doing with your family?
Spanish lesson band practice work late volleyball training
b 03.02 Listen to Martin and Katherine. Answer
the questions. d Talk about the questions.
1 Do they talk about their jobs or free time? 1 Is your family routine like the Lawsons’ or is it different?
2 What does Martin want the family to do? 2 In your country, do families spend a lot of time together?
What do they do?
The Lawson
Family’s Week
Martin Katherine Liz Pete
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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3B IMAGINE YOU HAVEN’T Learn to talk about technology in your life
G have got
GOT THE INTERNET V Technology
TechBlog
HOME REVIEWS FORUMS DOWNLOADS LOGIN SEARCH
THE INTERVIEW
Alfie, is your life different without the Internet?
This month on TechBlog Yes, it’s really different! We usually get our TV through the Internet, so now
I don’t watch TV. And I usually go online to find information. But now we
These days, we all use the Internet – for everything. haven’t got the Internet, so I go to the library and do my homework there.
It’s on our computers, our smartphones … it’s What about your parents?
everywhere. But imagine you haven’t got the Internet. It’s not easy for them either! My mum usually does her shopping online,
So you can’t send emails, you can’t post photos and but now she goes to the supermarket every weekend. My dad likes to read
you can’t go online to get information. the news online, but now he hasn’t got the Internet, so he usually buys a
newspaper. The good thing is, he doesn’t do any work at home now, so he’s
How long could you live like that? A day? A week got more free time and he plays chess with me.
maybe, if you’re on holiday? A month?
What about friends?
Here at TechBlog we asked the Walker family in
That is a big problem. If I’m not on social media, I have no idea what my friends
Birmingham, England, to live without the Internet for are doing. But I think life is good without the Internet. I can’t chat online now,
a whole month. Read our interview with Alfie Walker, so now I go out and see my friends and we do things together. But one month
17, about what it’s like to go offline. without the Internet is enough. I can’t wait to get back online again!
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UNIT 3
b 03.10
Listen to the conversations and d 03.11Pronunciation Listen to the sentence. The main
complete the table. stress is on camera, the last important word.
I’ve got a digital camera.
Gadgets Do they often
use them? e 03.12 Listen to sentences 1–3. Underline the
Don 1 main stress.
Bella 1 1 They’ve got a computer.
2 2 He’s got a smartphone.
3 She’s got a new laptop.
Chris 1
2 f 03.12 Listen again. Does the intonation go up or
down on the main stress?
c 03.10 Listen again and check.
g Now go to Grammar Focus 3B on p. 142.
4 GRAMMAR have got h Write sentences that are true for you. Use have got or
haven’t got and the words and phrases in the box.
a Look at the sentences. Which are from the
Reading text (R) and which are from the a laptop a camera a car a smartwatch a tablet
Listening (L)? a lot of online friends friends in another country
1 I’ve got my daughter’s phone. I’ve got a smartphone.
2 He’s got more free time.
3 She’s got a new phone. i Write three have got questions with words and phrases in 4h.
4 Imagine you haven’t got the Internet. Have you got a smartphone?
5 Now he hasn’t got the Internet.
6 Have you got a digital camera?
5 SPEAKING
The Walker family a Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1 use it / how often / you / do ? 4 is / it / how old ?
2 you / do / like it ? 5 where / they / do / live ?
3 it / is / what kind ? 6 like one / would / you ?
INTERNET FACT FILE c Work in new pairs. Tell a new partner what you know
about other students.
• The average teenager spends about
nine hours a day online. Onur’s got a tablet.
It’s one year old and he
• Every minute, more than 500 hours of uses it every day.
video are uploaded to YouTube.
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3C
Learn to write an email with travel advice
W Learn Paragraph
to make arrangements
EVERYDAY ENGLISH writing
S Thinking about what you want to say
How about next Wednesday? P Main stress
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UNIT 3
5 SPEAKING
4 CONVERSATION SKILLS
Thinking about what you a ommunication 3C Student A: Look at the
C
information below. Student B: Go to p. 132.
want to say
Conversation 1. Read your first card. Think about what
a Look at the underlined phrases in the you want to say. Then start the conversation with
conversation. Choose the correct answer below. Student B.
ANNIE How about next Wednesday?
1 You want to have a picnic on Saturday morning with
MARTINA Mm, maybe. Let me see. I’m sorry, I can’t.
I need to work late next Wednesday. Student B. Decide the following and invite Student B.
ANNIE Are you free next Friday? • where to have the picnic
MARTINA Mm, possibly. Friday’s fine. Dan? • what time
DAN Friday? Sure, I’d love to. • what you’d like to do/eat
c In pairs, ask and answer the questions. c Tell other students about arrangements in each role
Think about your answer before you reply. play.
1 Are you free this weekend?
2 Do you want to have a coffee after the lesson?
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4
Would you like to go to the cinema tomorrow?
Why don’t we do our homework together?
UNIT PROGRESS TEST
CHECK YOUR PROGRESS
You can now do the Unit Progress Test.
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3D SKILLS FOR WRITING
Can you join us?
Learn to write an informal invitation
W Inviting and replying
READING
1
How are things? Hope you like your new job.
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2
In September it’s our family party again and we all plan
a Read Emrah’s emails to his brother and sister. to meet in Izmir as usual. 3We’re there from Friday 14th to
Why does he email them? Sunday 16th September. 4Can you join us? I hope you can,
as it would be great to see you. 5Melis (you know, my friend
b Complete the information about the family party. from school) says she’s got a bedroom free so you can stay
• Place • How many days? at her house. 6Please let me know if you can come. Hope
• Date • Where to stay? you can make it!
Love,
Emrah
Izmir
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UNIT 3
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UNIT 3 3 WORDPOWER Prepositions of time
1 you – a car? Have you got a car? No, I haven’t. 2 How many examples of a–e can you find in 3a?
2 your neighbours – children?
3 your flat or house – a garden? c Add at, in or on in the correct place in these
4 you – TV in your bedroom? sentences. Some sentences may need more than
5 someone in your family – a smartwatch? one word.
6 you – a lot of free time? 1 I always get up 6:30 the morning weekdays.
2 It’s usually cold here the winter, and it often snows January.
d Ask and answer the questions in 1c. 3 Are you free the weekend? I’ve got tickets for a concert
Saturday. It starts 7:30 pm.
I CAN ...
6 7 8 9 10 talk about routines
talk about technology in my life
make arrangements
write an informal invitation.
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