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UNI T
1 Hello!
In this unit
You learn
•• simple present of be
questions with Who
••possessive adjectives
words for feelings
and then you can
••
say hello/introduce yourself
ask how people feel

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1 Listen and read.

Kate Hi, Steve. Steve Oh, sorry. This is my friend Nicole.

Steve Hello, Kate. How are you? She plays the flute.
Kate I’m pretty good, thanks. Kate Hello, Nicole.
And you? Nicole Hi, Kate.
Steve I’m good. Are you in the Steve And this is my friend Jack. He’s a
band? drummer like me.
Kate Yes. I’m in the band. I play the Kate Hello, Jack. It’s nice to meet you.
clarinet. And who are they? Jack It’s nice to meet you, too, Kate.

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2 Write the names under the pictures.

Kate
Nicole
Jack
Steve
3

2
1 Steve

3 Write the names in the spaces. 4

1 ............................... is pretty good.

2 ............................... is a clarinet player.
3 ............................... is a flute player.
4 ............................... play the drums.

Get talking Saying hello / introducing others

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4 Listen and complete the dialogues.

Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2
Noah Hi, Anna. Meet Michael and
Tony. They 4............... new here.
Michael Hi, Anna.
Anna Hi, Michael.
Tony Hello, Anna. How 5............... you?
Anna Hi, Tony. I’m fine, thanks. And
6
...............?
Michael I’m OK, thank you.
Anna Oh, sorry. I 7............... late. Bye!
Michael and Tony Bye, Anna.
Olivia Hello, Emma. How are you? Noah Bye!
Emma Hi, Olivia. I’m fine, thanks.
How 1............... you?
Olivia Great, thanks.
Emma Olivia, this 2............... Carl.
Carl, this 3............... Olivia.
Carl Hi, Olivia. Nice to meet you.
Olivia Hi, Carl. Nice to meet
you, too.

5 Act out dialogues in class. Use your own names.

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Language Focus

Vocabulary Feelings
1 Follow the lines, and ask and
Abi
answer questions.
Paul
Tracy
happy
angry
excited Jeff

Kelly
sad

John
cold
bored
hungry
Lucy

Carlos

hot Clara
scared Corey

nervous

A Who’s happy? B John. Who’s…?

Get talking Asking how people feel

2 Work with a partner. Look at the pictures, close your book and ask and
answer.

Victor Maria Sally and Liz Pedro Kendra

A What’s wrong with Victor?

B He’s tired. What’s wrong with Sally and Liz?

A They’re scared.

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Grammar

Simple present of be Affirmative 3 Complete the sentences. Use the short

form.
I’m in the band. isn’t a dog. It’s a cat!
1 It ........................
He’s (She’s/It’s) OK.
2 They ........................ Texan. They’re New Yorkers.
We’re (You’re/They’re) good.
3 He ........................ angry. He’s hungry.
4 You ........................ right. You’re wrong.
I’m = I am 5 She ........................ Ana. She’s Lydia!
He’s/She’s/It’s = He is/She is/It is 6 We ........................ 13. We’re 14.
7 It ........................ my dog. It’s his dog.
We’re /You’re/They’re = We are/
8 I ........................ Steve. I’m Matteo.
You are/They are

1 Complete the sentences with ’m, ’re, or ’s.

Simple present of be Questions
1 This is Katie. She ............ from Texas.
and short answers
2 I ............ Victoria, not Vicky. Am I scared of dogs?
3 We ............ hungry. Yes, you are. | No, you aren’t.
4 Sandy and Jolyn, you ............ late!
5 Meet Brandon and Morgan. They ............ Are you OK?
new here. Yes, I am. | No, I’m not.
6 Thank you, Jane. You ............ great! Is he/she/it friendly?
7 It ............ a nice dog! Yes, he/she/it is. | No, he/she/it isn’t.
8 Isabel, meet Dominic. He ............ my friend.
Are we/you/they new here?
Yes, we/you/they are. | No, we/you/
Simple present of be Negative they aren’t.

I’m not from Texas.

4 Complete the questions and short
You/We/They aren’t new here.
answers.
He/She/It isn’t OK.
1 Is Ana Texan?
............ isn’t .
No, she ............
2 ............ you bored? Yes, I ............ .
2 Rewrite the sentences. Use the short form. 3 ............ I right? No, you ............ .
It isn’t cold. 4 ............ it a cat? Yes, it ............ .
1 It is not cold. ..........................................................
5 ............ they excited? Yes, ............ ............ .
2 We are not Texan.
6 ............ we wrong? No, ............ ............ .
.....................................................................................
7 ............ Steve 16? No, ............ ............ .
3 You are not late.
8 ............ you hot? No, ............ ............ .
.....................................................................................
4 I am not angry.
.....................................................................................
5 She is not happy.
.....................................................................................
6 They are not friendly.
.....................................................................................

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Questions with Who…? 6 Listen and repeat the rap.

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A Who’s he? This isn’t my cat.
B Santiago. He’s from Argentina. It isn’t your cat.
Oh, no!
A Who are they?
B Pablo and Maria. They’re from Mexico.

How do you say Who…? in your

language?

It isn’t his cat.

5 Write the questions.
Oh no!
1 Who’s she
...................................................................................?
She’s Ana.
2 ...................................................................................?
He’s my friend, Steve.
3 ...................................................................................?
They’re Steve and Lydia. It’s her cat.
4 ...................................................................................?
I’m Sarah Jones. Yes, I’m her cat.
5 ...................................................................................?
We’re Mike and Jenny Smith. Meo w !
6 ...................................................................................?
She’s the new teacher.
7 ...................................................................................?
My favorite band is the Jonas Brothers.
8 ...................................................................................?
He’s our friend Tony.
This isn’t our dog.
It isn’t your dog.
Possessive adjectives Review
I’m Peter. This is my friend Tom.
Lily, is this your dog? Oh no!
This is my friend. His name’s Mike.
Meet Lydia and her friend Steve.
It’s a nice dog. What’s its name?
We’re happy. Our favorite band’s in town! Of course not. It’s their dog.
Girls and boys, I’m your new English
teacher.
Meet Jane and James and their friends
from Michigan.

That’s right, I’m their dog.

Woof, woof!
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Skills

Reading 2 Tom’s his friend. His bike is

fast, too, but he isn’t happy.
1 Read the story. He’s nervous. He’s very, very
nervous!
1 Max is on his new bike. His bike is red. His
bike is fast. He’s happy.

MAX
IS
HAPPY

3 Mr. and Mrs. Cross are at the bus stop. They aren’t 4 Mrs. Bing is at the café. She isn’t happy.
happy. They’re cold. They’re very, very cold! She’s angry. She’s very, very angry!

5 The duck’s in the road. 6 Max isn’t on his bike now, and he isn’t very happy.
It isn’t happy. It’s scared. But the duck’s happy and Mrs. Bing is happy. And
It’s very, very scared! Mr. and Mrs. Cross are happy. And Tom’s happy, too.
They’re all happy. They’re all very, very happy!

2 Complete the table.

In Picture In Picture
Max 1: is very happy 6: isn’t very happy
Tom 2: 6:
Mr. and Mrs. Cross 3: 6:
Mrs. Bing 4: 6:
the duck 5: 6:

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3 Work with a partner. Read the dialogue and draw an expression on the faces of
Maria and Ella. Create other dialogues and expressions for Tim, Fred, and Lucas.

Tim
A Is Ella happy? Fred and Lucas
B No, she isn’t.
She’s sad.
Is Maria happy?
A Yes, she is.
Maria Ella

Sounds right Days of the week

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4 Listen and repeat.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday—sad!
Thursday, Friday—they aren’t bad!
Saturday and Sunday—great!
Tomorrow’s Monday—don’t be late!

Reading
5 Read the sentences and write the day of the week above the picture.

It’s Monday morning.

1 Monday 2
Sue’s tired.

It’s Tuesday evening.

Sue’s bored.

It’s Wednesday afternoon.

Sue’s angry.

It’s Thursday morning.

3 4 5 Sue’s nervous.

It’s Friday afternoon.

Sue’s excited. Tomorrow’s
the weekend.

It’s Saturday afternoon.

Sue’s busy. She’s shopping.

It’s Sunday. Sue’s happy.

6 7

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A Song 4 U The weekend is for me

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6 Listen and complete. Then sing.

excited (x 2) nervous (x 2)
bored (x 2) angry (x 2) Chorus
tired (x 2) It’s just another day,
another day, you see.
It’s a day like many others,
On Monday I’m so 1..........., it’s just not good, not good
as 2........... as I can be. for me.
I really don’t like Monday,
no, Monday’s not for me. On Wednesday I’m so 5...........,
(No, it’s not, not for me.) as 6........... as I can be. On Friday I’m 9...........,
I’ve got a lot of homework, as 10........... as I can be.
On Tuesday I’m so 3..........., yeah, no, Wednesday’s not for me. Tomorrow is the weekend,
as 4........... as I can be. (No, it’s not, not for me.) the weekend is for me.
There’s nothing good on TV,
no, Tuesday’s not for me. On Thursday I’m so 7..........., The weekend’s here,
(No, it’s not, not for me.) as 8........... as I can be. the weekend’s here, you see.
We have a test on Thursday, The weekend is fantastic,
no, Thursday’s not for me. it’s just the best for me!
(No, it’s not, not for me.) The weekend is fantastic.
Chorus The weekend is for me! (x 2)

Writing for your Portfolio

7 How do you feel during the week? Write a short description.

On Monday I’m not tired. I’m excited…

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

MORE
Ω
6:30 A.M. 6:30 A.M. 6:30 A.M. 6:30 A.M. 6:30 A.M. 6:30 A.M.
fun
with

Fido
Hurry up,
Fido!
Sunday is
for me!

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Information Technology
Key words
FACT FILE
MORE through English

World Wide Web type

Internet research select • There are billions of pages on the web.
At the moment, English is the main
web page click on language on the web.
search engine webquest
search for download • Google and Yahoo are two very popular
search engines.

• Towww.google.com
search for pictures only, go to
and click on images.

Then type a word, such as Rockies.

A second later you have a lot of
beautiful pictures.

• When you use Google, these tricks

help you find information.
Learn

You type: You find:

New York people pages with “New York,”
and “people”
New York OR pages with “New York,”
Chicago or “Chicago”
New York -people pages with “New York”
but not “people”
“concerts in pages with the exact
Chicago” phrase “concerts in
Chicago”
1 Read the facts about the American MORE!
website.

This is what you find on

www.cambridge.org/elt/americanmore
• Fun stories to read
• Interesting interviews and other
➙

texts to listen to
• Interactive grammar and
vocabulary exercises
It is easy to find your way around the American MORE! website.
• Go to www.cambridge.org/elt/americanmore
• Click on extra resources
• Click on a unit
• Select the activity you want to do

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2 The American MORE! webquest. Go to the American MORE! website and write
the answers to these questions.

1 How many activities are there on the 3 In Unit 6, there is a Listening exercise,
American MORE! website for Unit 10? The Pirates’ Parade. Who is Toby’s pet?

Information Technology
2 There is a story in Unit 10 called Mrs. 4 Which unit has a grammar exercise
Bing’s Pet Shop. What is a “snark?” on time?

Mini-project
3 Work in groups. Use the Internet.
1 Find the names of the three biggest cities in the United States.
2 Choose one of these cities. Find three pictures of it. Download the pictures.
3 Find out how many people live in the city.
4 Find the name of a hotel there. Find a picture of it.
5 Find the name of a museum or a school there.
6 Find the name of a baseball team.

4 Write a report. Include your pictures.

✕
File Edit View Window Tools Help
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Report: Our Internet research

The three biggest cities in the U.S. are New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
The city of our choice: Los Angeles
Number of people: 3.8 million
Name of a hotel: The Hollywood Roosevelt
Baseball team: The L.A. Dodgers
Here are some more pictures of Los Angeles.
The Hollywood Roosevelt Dodger Stadium

The Getty Museum Rodeo Drive

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UNI T
2 In the classroom

In this unit
You learn
•• imperatives
questions with Who, Where, Why,
What, What color?
••words for classroom objects
prepositions
and then you can
•ask and say where things are

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1 Listen and read.

Kate Nicole, don’t sit there. Sit here, next to me. Steve Good morning.
Nicole OK, Kate. Thanks. What’s the matter, Steve? Miss Young Why are you under the desk?
Steve Where’s my pen? Steve My pen’s on the floor. Ouch!
Nicole I don’t know. What color is it? Red? Miss Young Don’t laugh, class—it isn’t
Steve No, it’s black. funny!
Kate Look! It’s there, on the floor under the Kate Sorry, Miss Young.
table. Pick it up. Miss Young Well, come out and stand up.
Nicole Who’s she? Who are you?
Kate I don’t know—maybe she’s a new teacher? Steve Steve, Steve Johnson.
Miss Young Good morning. I’m Miss Young, your Miss Young Alright, sit down and be
new teacher. quiet. Now, everyone, open your
Nicole Good morning, Miss Young. You’re right, Kate! books.

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