UNIT

1 My life
LANGUAGE the verb be (I, you) ■ greetings ■ classroom language

Hello
1 1.1 Read and listen. Match conversations 1–3 with pictures a–c.

a b c

1 Wendy Good morning. Are you 2 Emma Hello, I’m Emma. What’s 3 Kiko Emma, this is my friend,
Emma, the new teacher? your name? Misha.
Emma Yes, I am. Kiko Hi, my name’s Kiko. Emma  Hello. Mmm, you aren’t in
Wendy I’m Wendy. Nice to meet you. Emma Nice to meet you, Kiko. Class 3, Misha.
You’re in Class 3. Kiko Are you a student here? Misha No, I’m in Class 4 and I’m
Emma  Thanks, Wendy. See you later. Emma  No, I’m not. I’m your late! Goodbye!
teacher! Emma Bye, Misha!

2 Put the words from the conversations in the correct columns. Can you add any other words?

Bye ​Good morning ​ Hello Goodbye

Hi ​See you later

3 A 1.2 Listen and repeat the highlighted phrases from the conversations in exercise 1.
How do you say them in your language?
B Practise the conversations from exercise 1 in groups of four.

4 A Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Then check your answers in the conversations.

’re ​’m ​’m not ​aren’t ​Are

1 I Wendy. 4 No, I .
2 You in Class 3. 5 You in Class 3, Misha.
3 you a student here?
B 1.3 Listen and repeat the contractions in bold. Then read the Grammar box.
1 I am = I’m 2 You are = You’re 3 You are not = You aren’t

Grammar the verb be (I, you)

Positive: Negative: Questions and short answers:

I’m Wendy. You aren’t in Class 3. Are you a teacher?
You’re in Room 4. I’m not a student. Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Go to Grammar practice: the verb be (I, you), page 96

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 the verb be (I, you) ■ greetings ■ classroom language LANGUAGE Hello
5 A 1.5 Complete the conversation. Listen and check.

Kiko Hello. What’s 1 name?

Eleni 2 name’s Eleni.
Kiko Nice to 3 you, Eleni. I 4 Kiko.
Eleni Nice to meet you, Kiko. 5 you a student here?
Kiko 6 Yes, I .

B In pairs, practise the conversation using your names.

6 Introduce yourself and your partner to another pair.

A Hello, I’m Caro. This is Pablo.
B Nice to meet you. My name’s Malika and this is Petra.

7 1.6 Read the phrases and write Teacher or Student. Listen and check.
1 4

Listen and
Open your books.
repeat.

2 5

Excuse me, what How do you say

does ‘late’ mean? ‘buenos días’ in
English?

3 6

Sorry, I don’t
Work in pairs.
understand.

Go to Vocabulary practice: classroom language, page 106

8 1.8 Pronunciation: the alphabet Listen and repeat the sounds, words and letters.

/eɪ/ /iː/ /e/ /aɪ/ /əʊ/ /uː/ /ɑː/

late meet yes my no you class
Aa Hh ​Jj ​Kk Bb ​Cc ​Dd ​Ee ​ Ff ​Ll ​Mm ​Nn ​ Ii Yy Oo Qq ​Uu ​Ww Rr
Gg ​Pp ​Tt ​Vv Ss ​Xx ​Zz

9 1.9 Listen to the conversations. Write the names of the students.

ABC
Class 3
Student names:
1 ABC School of English
2
3

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 134, Student B page 142

10 Introduce yourself to five students. Ask the questions and write the answers.

What’s your name?

How do you spell that?

Personal Best Write a conversation between a teacher and a new student. 5

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 1 LANGUAGE the verb be (he, she, it) ■ countries and nationalities ■ numbers 0–10

1A Where’s she from?

1 A In pairs, match the flags with the countries. b
a
A What’s a? B I think it’s Mexico.

c d e f g h

1 Argentina 3 China 5 Spain 7 the UK

2 Brazil 4 Mexico 6 Turkey 8 the USA
B 1.10 Listen, check and repeat.

2 A 1.11 Listen to the conversation. Repeat it in pairs.

A Where are you from? A Where’s Salta?

B I’m from Salta. B It’s in Argentina.

B In pairs, practise the conversation using the cities and countries.

I’m from the UK.
Toledo / Spain ​Izmir / Turkey ​Harbin / China ​York / the UK I’m British.

3 Look at the picture. Match the countries from exercise 1 with the nationalities.
1 British the UK 4 American 7 Turkish
2 Spanish 5 Argentinian 8 Brazilian
3 Mexican 6 Chinese

Go to Vocabulary practice: countries and nationalities, page 107

4 1.13 Do the quiz in pairs. Listen and check.

THE C UNTRIES QUIZ

1 What nationality is
Lewis Hamilton? 5 Which sentence is correct?
a He’s British. a Sydney is the capital of Australia.
b He’s American. b Sydney isn’t the capital of Australia.

2 Where is Mount Fuji? 6 Is ceviche Mexican or Peruvian?

a It’s in China. a It’s Mexican.
b It’s in Japan. b It’s Peruvian.

3 Is this elephant from

7 Where is the Bosphorus?
India or Africa?
a It’s in Turkey.
a It’s from India.
b It’s in Russia.
b It’s from Africa.

4 Is Elsa Pataky Russian? 8 What nationality is Paulo Coelho?

a Yes, she is. a He’s Italian.
b No, she isn’t. b He’s Brazilian.

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 the verb be (he, she, it) ■ countries and nationalities ■ numbers 0–10 LANGUAGE 1A
5 A Match the pronouns he, she and it with the people and things.
1 he a Elsa Pataky
2 she b ceviche
3 it c Lewis Hamilton
B Tick ( ) the form of the verb be that we use with he, she and it. Then read the Grammar box.
1 am 2 is 3 are

Grammar the verb be (he, she, it)

Positive: Negative: Questions and short answers:

He’s Japanese. Barcelona isn’t the capital of Spain. Is it from India?
She’s from Mexico. She isn’t Australian. Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

Go to Grammar practice: the verb be (he, she, it), page 96

6 A 1.15 Pronunciation: word stress Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the
underlined stressed syllables.
Japan ​Japanese ​
Mexico ​
Mexican ​
Italy ​Italian ​
Turkey ​
Turkish
B 1.16 Underline the stress in the countries and nationalities. Then listen, check and repeat.
1 I’m Brazilian. 2 She’s from Germany. 3 It’s Chinese. 4 Is he from Argentina?

7 In pairs, ask and answer the question Where’s … from? about the people and things.
A Where’s Zara from? B Is it Italian?
A No, it isn’t. It’s Spanish.

Zara Ryan Gosling Mercedes Thalía Neymar Chow mein

8 A 1.17 Listen and repeat the numbers.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
zero/oh one two three four five six seven eight nine ten

B 1.18 What are the international dialling codes for the

countries? Listen and write the answers.
1 China +
2 Colombia +
3 India +
4 Mexico +
5 Spain +
6 Turkey +

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 134, Student B page 142

9 A In pairs, write six more quiz questions about countries and nationalities.
B Work with another pair. Ask and answer your quiz questions.
A What is the capital of Wales? a) It’s Glasgow. b) It’s Cardiff.
B It isn’t Glasgow – that’s in Scotland. I think it’s Cardiff.
A That’s right! Your turn.

Personal Best Write six sentences about people and things you like. Say where they are from. 7

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 1 SKILLS LISTENING listening for information about people ■ contractions ■ jobs

1B Welcome to Learning Curve!

Learning
Curve 1 Match the jobs in the box with pictures a–f.

doctor engineer ​
office worker ​
police officer ​
taxi driver waiter

b f
d e
a TAXI
c
TAXI
TAXI
TAXI
TAXI TAXI

Go to Vocabulary practice: jobs, page 108

2 A 1.20 Look at the picture. Listen and complete the conversation.

A What’s my job?
B Are you an 1 ?
A No, I’m not. Try again!
B Are you a 2 ?
A Yes, I am.

B In pairs, play ‘What’s my job?’.

3 1.21 Watch or listen to the start of a webshow called Learning Curve. Match the cities with the people.
1 New York a Simon, Kate, Marina
2 London b Ethan, Penny, Mohammed, Marc

Skill listening for information about people

We often listen to information about people.

• Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything the speakers say.
• Read the questions and think about the information you need to listen for: name, job, nationality, etc.
• Listen for the verb be: I’m … / He’s … / She’s … etc.

4 1.21 Read the Skill box. Watch or listen again and choose the correct information about the people.

Simon Collins Ethan Moore Penny Abernathy Marina Ivanova

Nationality: British Nationality: Nationality: Nationality: Russian
Job: 1 TV presenter / 2 Amer
ican / British English and Job: 4 receptionist /
3 Italian / Argentinian
receptionist Job: TV presenter teacher
Job: TV presenter

Mohammed Marc Kim Kate McRea

Bensallem Nationality: American Nationality: 7 American /
Nationality: American Job: 6 doctor / Argentinian
Job: 5 TV presenter / IT specialist Job: TV presenter
office worker

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 listening for information about people ■ contractions ■ jobs LISTENING SKILLS 1B
5 1.22 Watch or listen to the rest of the show. Who isn’t in London now? Where is he/she?

Viktor Sarah Pedro

6 1.22 Watch or listen again. Complete the information with countries and jobs.
1 Viktor: from: job: and
2 Sarah: from: job:
3 Pedro: from: job:

7 A In pairs, ask and answer the questions about the three people.
Where is … from? What’s his/her job?

B In pairs, ask and answer the questions about you.

Where are you from? What’s your job?

8 1.23 Listen and read what Kate says. How does she say the
contractions in bold? What do they mean? Hi, I’m Kate from Learning
Curve. What’s your name?
Listening builder contractions

In English, we often use contractions, especially when we speak.

I’m from the United States. = I am from the United States.
She isn’t a student. = She is not a student.
What’s your job? = What is your job?

9 1.24 Read the Listening builder. Listen and write the contractions.
1 Spanish. 3 He a doctor. 5 an engineer.
2 your name? 4 from Japan. 6 The here.

10 1.25 In pairs, look at the pictures of Jia and Luis.

Guess the information about the people. Listen to the
conversations and check.
Luis

job? nationality? Where now? Jia

11 Write the names of three friends or members of

your family. In pairs, ask and answer questions
about them.
A Where’s Saanvi from? B She’s from Nagpur.
A What’s her job? B She’s an IT worker.
A Where is she now? B She’s in Mumbai.

Call Te x t
Back

Back
Call Te x t

Personal Best Choose five classmates and write their jobs, e.g. Carla’s a teacher.
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 1 LANGUAGE the verb be (we, you, they) ■ numbers 11–100 ■ adjectives (1)

1C We are the champions

1 A Write the numbers in the box in the correct order.

sixteen ​
thirteen ​
fourteen ​
seventeen ​
twelve twenty ​eleven ​fifteen ​nineteen ​eighteen

eleven,

B Look at the pictures and read the numbers. Tick ( ) the numbers that are correct.

1 twenty-three 2 fifty-four 3 eighty-six 4 sixty-eight 5 one hundred 6 thirty

Go to Vocabulary practice: numbers 0–100, page 111

2 A In pairs, ask and answer the question How old is …?
for the people in the picture.
A How old is Kyle? B I think he’s 40.

B 1.27 Listen and write the ages.

Kyle   Martin   Lorna Kyle Martin Lorna

3 A Look at the picture. What do you know about the rock band Queen? Do you know any songs or the
names of the band members?
B Read the introduction to the interview. What is the name of the band?

So Jim, are you all teachers?

ueen for a night Jim No, we aren’t. I’m an engineer and Ed and
Mick are doctors.

And where are you from?

No, this isn’t a photo of Freddie Mercury and
the rock band Queen. It’s Dave Bryant, Dave I’m from London, Jim and Ed are from Oxford
a teacher, and his band ‘Queen for and Mick’s from Bristol. We’re old friends from
a night’. They’re on a UK tour and university.
tonight they’re in Manchester. I’m How’s the tour?
with Dave and Jim from the band.
Jim It’s good, but it’s hard. It’s a big tour – fourteen
cities – and we aren’t so young now!

Really? How old are you?

Dave Mick and I are forty-seven. And you and Ed

are fifty …
Jim I’m not fifty! Ed’s fifty … I’m forty-nine.
Dave Oh yes. Sorry, Jim!

And what’s your favourite Queen song?

Dave That’s easy! It’s We Are the Champions!

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 the verb be (we, you, they) ■ numbers 11–100 ■ adjectives (1) LANGUAGE 1C
4 1.28 Read and listen to the interview. Complete the information about the band.

Dave Jim Ed Mick

job
city
age

5 A Read the sentences from the interview. Match the people in bold with the pronouns we, you and they.
1 Mick and I are forty-seven. 2 Jim and Ed are from Oxford. 3 And you and Ed are fifty.
B Tick ( ) the form of the verb be we use when we talk about more than one person.
Then read the Grammar box.
a am / am not b is / isn’t c are / aren’t

Grammar the verb be (we, you, they)

Positive: Negative: Questions and short answers:

We’re old friends. We aren’t young. Are you all teachers?
They’re on a UK tour. They aren’t the rock band Queen. Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Go to Grammar practice: the verb be (we, you, they), page 96

6 A 1.30 Pronunciation: numbers Listen and repeat the numbers. Pay attention to how the
stress changes.
1 a thirteen b thirty 2 a fourteen b forty 3 a fifteen b fifty
B 1.31 Listen and tick ( ) the numbers you hear. Listen again and repeat.
1 a He isn’t 16. b He isn’t 60. 3 a We aren’t 17. b We aren’t 70.
2 a She’s 18. b She’s 80. 4 a They’re 19. b They’re 90.

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 134, Student B page 142

7 Match adjectives 1–4 from the text with their opposites in the box.

bad small old difficult

1 young 2 good 3 big 4 easy

Go to Vocabulary practice: adjectives (1), page 109

8 Describe the pictures in pairs. Use positive and negative forms.
Picture a: They’re big. They aren’t small.

a b c d

9 A In small groups, imagine you are in a band and complete the table.

The name of the band Your names Your ages Nationalities

B Work with another group. Interview each other about your bands.

What’s the name of your band? How old are you?

What are your names? Where are you from?

Personal Best Write a short paragraph about a band you like. 11

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 1 SKILLS WRITING completing a form ■ capital letters

1D What’s your email address?

1 Match the places in the box with pictures a–c.

hotel ​car rental office ​gym

a b c

2 A Look at the form. Match it with one of the pictures in exercise 1.

B 1.33 Listen to the conversation. Which piece of information in the form is incorrect?

Customer Information CARS-4-U

Title MR MRS MS
Surname Martin First name(s) Louis
Nationality French Date of birth 17/06/1980
Address 35 Rue Pasteur, Paris
Postcode 75099
email address [email protected]
Phone number 33 1 80 26 58

Skill completing a form

When you complete a form, read all the instructions and sections carefully.
• Use the correct title. Mr = a man, Mrs = a married woman, Ms = a woman (married or unmarried).
• Your surname is your family name.
• Write your date of birth in numbers: the day/the month/the year: 13/09/1995.
• For email addresses: @ = ‘at’ and .com = ‘dot com’.

3 Read the Skill box. Match sections 1–9 with information a–i.
1 postcode a Smith
2 date of birth b M42 3GN
3 address c Ms
4 surname d [email protected]
5 first name e 07700 900 357
6 email address f 23/11/1988
7 title g British
8 phone number h Sarah
9 nationality i 36 Charles Street, Manchester

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 completing a form ■ capital letters WRITING SKILLS 1D
4 In pairs, ask and answer questions about you, using the information in exercise 3.
A What’s your surname? B It’s Taylor.
A How do you spell that? B It’s T-A-Y-L-O-R.

5 Look at answers a–i in exercise 3. Tick ( ) the information with capital letters.
1 first name 3 email address 5 street names
2 surname 4 nationality 6 cities

Text builder capital letters

In English, we use capital letters (A, B, C, D, etc.) for the following:

• the first word in a sentence: What’s your name?
• the personal pronoun I: Hello, I’m Robert.
• the names of people and places: Emma is from Oxford.
• countries, nationalities and languages: We’re from China. We’re Chinese.
• postcodes: SN2 5EF

6 A Read the Text builder. Find one incorrect capital letter in each sentence.
1 My friend Lena is American. She’s From Florida.
2 Hello, I’m Antonio. I’m a new Student.
3 Our Address is 173 London Avenue, Manchester, M73 6XL.
4 This is Mesut. He’s from Turkey and he’s Twenty-one.
B Rewrite the sentences with capital letters.
1 what’s his job? is he a doctor?
2 my address is 3 white street, glasgow gl33 4sc.
3 they aren’t from germany. they’re from poland.
4 i’m your new english teacher. my name’s jack.

7 A PREPARE Look at the form. Check that you understand all the information you need to write.

ATLAS
HOTEL
Customer Information
Title    Mr     Mrs     Ms     Other
Surname
First name(s)
Date of birth
Nationality
Address
Postcode
Email address
Phone number

B PRACTISE Complete your form. Remember to use capital letters correctly.

C PERSONAL BEST Swap your form with a partner. Is it clear and easy to read?
Are the capital letters correct?

Personal Best Design a form for a gym. Complete it with information about a family member. 13

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 UNIT

2 People and things

LANGUAGE singular and plural nouns ■ this, that, these, those ■ personal objects

2A The man with only 15 things

1 2.1 In pairs, match the words in the box with objects a–f. Listen and check.

a book ​a bag ​keys ​a watch ​an umbrella ​a camera

a b c d e f

Go to Vocabulary practice: personal objects, page 110

2 Look at exercise 1 and answer the questions. Then read the Grammar box.
1 Which noun do we use with an? 2 Which noun is plural?

Grammar singular and plural nouns

Singular nouns: a key an umbrella a watch

Plural nouns: keys umbrellas watches

Go to Grammar practice: singular and plural nouns, page 97

3 A Imagine you live with only 15 things. What are your 15 things?
B Read the text. Are your 15 things the same as Andrew’s?

15 countries with
15 things
This is Andrew Hyde, and that’s his book:
15 countries with 15 things. Andrew is from
Colorado in the USA and he’s a writer and
traveller. And it’s true − he’s a man with
only 15 things!

THESE ARE HIS 15 THINGS:

1 bag 6 wallet 13 shoes

2 smartphone 7 jacket 14 towel
3 camera 8 trousers 15 wash bag
4 iPad 9 & 10 shirts
5 sunglasses 11 & 12 shorts

Andrew is back in the USA now, but is he happy with just those
15 things? Yes, he says. Life is easy without a lot of things.

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 singular and plural nouns ■ this, that, these, those ■ personal objects LANGUAGE 2A
4 Look at the list of Andrew’s things again. Write a or an for singular nouns, and – for plural nouns.

5 Complete the sentences from the text with the pronouns in the box. Which words do we use with singular
nouns? Which ones with plural nouns? Then read the Grammar box.

that ​those ​this ​these

1 is Andrew Hyde. 3 are his 15 things.

2 ’s his book. 4 Is he happy with just 15 things?

Grammar this, that, these, those

Things that are near us: Things that aren’t near us:
This is my bag. That’s my car.
These are my keys. Those are my friends.

Go to Grammar practice: this, that, these, those, page 97

6 A 2.5 Pronunciation: /ɪ/ and /iː/ Listen and repeat the sounds and words.
/ɪ/ this it is six
/iː/ these he three keys

B 2.6 In pairs, say the sentences. Listen, check and repeat.

1 This is my city. 3 Is that tree Japanese?
2 These are my keys. 4 She’s six and he’s three.

Go to Communication practice: Students A and B page 135

7 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

What’s in your bag?

Maria Clara, office worker, Rio de Janeiro
1 This / These is my bag and 2 this / these are my things. This 3 is / are my book. It’s in

English! 4 These / That are my keys. 5 This / These key is for my house and 6 that / those
key is for my car. 7 This is / That’s my car over there – it’s 8 a / an sports car! What’s this?
It’s 9 a / an umbrella. It’s very small! And the last thing? These are 10 a / − sunglasses!

8 A 2.7 Listen and match conversations 1–3 with pictures a–c.

a b c

B 2.7 Complete the phrases from the conversations with this, that, these and those.
Listen again and check.
1 Jack What’s ? Helen is my bag.
2 Woman Jorge, who’s over there? Jorge ’s Sergio.
3 Man Hi, Karen. What are ? Karen are my cameras.

9 Put some things from your bag on the desk. In pairs, ask and answer questions about the things.
A What’s that? B This is a book. It’s in Spanish.
A And what are those? B These are my keys.

Personal Best Write about the things in your bag, as in exercise 7. 15

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 2 SKILLS READING preparing to read ■ adjectives and nouns ■ colours

b c

2B Lost! a

1 A Match the words in the box with the colours. d f

e
blue ​brown ​green ​orange ​pink ​red

Go to Vocabulary practice: colours, page 110

B In pairs, point to objects in the classroom. Ask and answer What colour is that/are those…?
A What colour are those books? B They’re orange.

Skill preparing to read

Before you read a text, look at other information to help you prepare.
• Think about the style of the text. Is it from a magazine, a website, a letter?
• Look at the pictures. What people, places and things can you see?
• Read the title. What does it mean?

2 A Read the Skill box. What do you think the text on page 17 is about? Tick ( ) a, b or c.
a lost tourists in London b transport in London c lost objects in London
B Read the text quickly and check your answer.

3 Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 The Lost Property Office is in London. 4 The laptop is new.
2 The objects are all from buses. 5 All the instruments are expensive.
3 Tim Carlisle is a tour guide every day. 6 The £15,000 is in the office now.

4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Check your answers in the text.

expensive ​violin ​guitars ​cheap

1 These are . 2 That’s an .

Text builder adjectives and nouns

adjective + noun: £15,000 in a brown envelope.

noun + be + adjective: This laptop is new.
Look! Adjectives don’t change with plural nouns: It’s an expensive instrument. They’re expensive instruments.

5 Read the Text builder. Order the words to make sentences.

1 good ​it’s ​a ​camera
2 sunglasses ​they’re ​expensive
3 green ​bag ​the ​is
4 are ​the ​brown ​wallets
5 fast ​a ​it’s ​car

6 A 2.9 Read and listen to the conversation in a Lost Property Office.

B In pairs, change the highlighted words and have a new conversation.

A Hello, can I help you?

B Do you have my wallet? It’s a small, black wallet. It’s expensive.
A One moment. Is this your wallet?
B Yes, that’s it!

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 preparing to read ■ adjectives and nouns ■ colours READING SKILLS 2B

Lost in London
22,000 mobile phones, 12,000 credit cards, a green ‘Incredible Hulk’ toy, £15,000
in a brown envelope …
These are some of the things in the Transport for London Lost Property Office.
Every year, 300,000 objects are lost on buses, trains and taxis in the city.
I’m at the office in central London, and with me is Tim Carlisle. Tim is a
worker here, but today he’s my tour guide.
‘Look at all these things − wallets, glasses, bags, shoes, mobile
phones – they’re all here,’ Tim tells me. ‘Look at this laptop
– it’s new.’
In a different part of the office are musical instruments.
‘These guitars are cheap, but that’s an expensive violin,’
he says.
‘What’s over there?’ I ask.
‘Those are umbrellas. Big umbrellas, small umbrellas, blue umbrellas,
pink umbrellas …’
‘And what about the envelope with £15,000?’ I ask. ‘Is it still here?’
‘No,’ Tim says. ‘An old man collected it last month. He’s 80 years old
and he doesn’t like banks!’
And that’s the end of my tour. It’s time for me to go. Now,
where’s my phone?

Personal Best Write a conversation in a Lost Property Office. 17

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 2 LANGUAGE possessive adjectives, ’s for possession ■ family and friends

2C My family
1 Match the people in the box with pictur­es a–d­­.

husband and wife mother and son father and daughter brother and sister

a c
b d

2 Put the words from exercise 1 in the correct columns.

Male Female
brother sister

Go to Vocabulary practice: family and friends, page 111

3 A Discuss the questions in pairs.
1 Are you from a big family or a small family?
2 Do you live with your family?
3 Does anyone in your family live in a different city or country?
B Read the text quickly. What is Laura’s family situation? Is she sad about it?

Long-distance families
Are you part of a ‘long-distance’ family? Are your brothers or sisters in a
different city or country? Are you a long way from your parents or children?
Tell us your stories.

Laura Wickham                    
Hi! My name’s Laura. My husband Seamus and I are
long-distance parents! We live in Cork in Ireland. Our
daughter Amy is 30 years old and she’s in Australia.
Our son Conor is 26 years old and he’s in the USA.
Amy and Conor are a long distance from us, but their lives are very interesting. Amy’s an
IT worker in Perth. Her husband Pete is from there. He’s an engineer. Pete is Australian.
Conor’s a surfing teacher in Los Angeles. He loves California and its beautiful beaches,
so it’s his dream job! Conor’s girlfriend Nicole is a Hollywood actor … well, that’s her
dream. At the moment, she’s a waitress.
We’re on Skype a lot with our children, but it’s difficult with the time differences. Am I sad
that they’re so far away? Sometimes, but the important thing is that they’re happy.

4 Read the text again. Match the information with the people.
1 This person is 30 years old. a Seamus
2 This person is a waitress. b Amy
3 This person lives in Cork. c Pete
4 This person is a surfing teacher. d Conor
5 This person is Australian. e Nicole

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 possessive adjectives, ’s for possession ■ family and friends LANGUAGE 2C
5 Complete the sentences from the text with the words in the box.

our ​my ​her ​its ​his ​their

1 name’s Laura. 4 husband Pete is from there.

2 son Conor is 26 years old. 5 He loves California and beautiful beaches.
3 lives are very interesting. 6 It’s dream job!

6 A Choose the correct option to complete the sentence from the text.
Conor’s / Pete’s / Seamus’s girlfriend Nicole is a Hollywood actor.
B What ending do we add to names and nouns to show possession? Read the Grammar box.

Grammar possessive adjectives, ’s for possession

Possessive adjectives: ’s for possession:

I my: I’m a teacher. My name’s Karen. Kim’s mother is from Germany.
you your: Are you OK? Your phone’s broken. Is this Amy’s book?
he his: He’s a tour guide. His job’s interesting. My son’s new phone is expensive.
she her: She’s Chinese, but her husband’s British.
it its: Sydney’s a great city. Its beaches are beautiful.
we our: We’re in Class 3 and our teacher’s very good!
they their: Jo and Ben aren’t here. They’re in their car.

Go to Grammar practice: possessive adjectives, ’s for possession, page 97

7 A 2.12 Pronunciation: ’s Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the ’s sound.
son’s   ​
daughter’s   ​
Amy’s   ​
Conor’s   ​
my husband’s   ​
my sister’s

B 2.13 In pairs, say the sentences. Then listen, check and repeat.
1 My husband’s name is Felipe. 3 My wife’s parents are from Canada.
2 Our son’s girlfriend is French. 4 Sara’s brother’s girlfriend is a doctor.

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 135, Student B page 143

8 2.14 Look at the people. In pairs, guess their relationship. Listen and check.
A I think Jim is Tom Hanks’s son. B Yes, or maybe he’s his brother.

Tom Hanks Victoria Beckham Will Smith Shakira Andy Murray

Jim Hanks Louise Adams Jaden Smith Gerard Piqué Judy Murray

9 Choose five people in your family and write down their names. In pairs, ask and answer questions
about the people.
A Who is Azra? B She’s my brother’s wife.

Who is he/she? What is his/her job?

How old is he/she?

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 2 SKILLS SPEAKING asking for information politely ■ telling the time

2D What time is it?

Learning
Curve 1 A 2.15 In pairs, match the times in the box with the clocks. Listen and check.

five o’clock ​ten past eight ​quarter past ten ​half past six ​quarter to twelve ​five to four

1 2 3 4 5 6

B 2.16 Complete the times. Listen, check and repeat.

1 It’s eleven . 2 It’s three. 3 It’s twelve. 4 It’s nine.

2 A 2.17 Watch or listen to the start of Learning Curve.

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 Kate is .
a at home b on holiday c at work
2 are on the phone.
a Kate’s parents b Kate’s friends c Kate’s brothers
3 They are in .
a Boston b Los Angeles c London
4 Kate has and a sister.
a no brothers b one brother c two brothers
B 2.17 Watch or listen again and answer the questions.
1 What time is it in London?
2 What time is it in Los Angeles?

Conversation builder telling the time

Asking for the time: Talking about times:

What time is it? What time’s the film? It’s ten o’clock. The film is at twenty past eight.
What’s the time? What time’s the next bus? It’s seven a.m./p.m. The bus is in ten minutes.

3 A Read the Conversation builder. Match the questions with pictures a−d.

a b c d

1 What’s the time? 3 What time is it in New York?

2 What time is The Simpsons? 4 What time’s the train to Birmingham?
B Ask and answer the questions in pairs.

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 asking for information politely ■ telling the time SPEAKING SKILLS 2D
4 2.18 Watch or listen to the rest of the show. Match the times in the box with the people.

8.15 ​9.00 ​3.00 ​8.45 ​12.30

Man 1 Woman 1 Woman 2 Man 2 Simon

5 A 2.18 Match the questions with the people from exercise 4. Watch or listen again and check.
1 When’s the match? 4 Excuse me. What time is it, please?
2 OK, what time is it? 5 Where’s the 67 bus?
3 Excuse me. What time’s the James Bond film?
B Which questions are polite? Why?

Skill asking for information politely

When you ask for information, it’s important to be polite.

• Use Excuse me or Sorry to get the person’s attention.
• At the end of the conversation, say Thank you or Thanks.
• If you want to be extra polite, say Please at the end of questions.

6 2.19 Read the Skill box. In pairs, guess the missing words from the conversations. Listen and check.

1
Woman 1  . What time Woman 2 4 , what time is the 67 bus?
is it, 2 ? Kate Next bus … 8.45. It’s in ten minutes.
Kate It’s 8.15. Quarter past. Woman 2 Oh, 8.45, not 8.35. Ten minutes.
Woman 1 Oh! I’m late. 3 very much. OK. 5 .

7 In pairs, practise asking for information politely.

Questions Answers
what / the teacher’s name It’s Leanne.
what time / next bus to Cambridge It’s at 12.20 p.m.
where / the museum It’s that building.
what / name of this restaurant It’s The Golden Dragon.
what / the school’s phone number It’s 354 269.

Go to Communication practice: Student A page 135, Student B page 143

8 A PREPARE In pairs, choose the cinema or the airport and invent the missing information.

SILVER CINEMA Airport departures

Flight Time Gate
Film Time Screen
Star Wars Stockholm
Titanic Beijing
The Wizard of Oz Lima

B PRACTISE In pairs, ask and answer questions about the films or the flights. Remember to be polite.

C PERSONAL BEST Invent information for the other situation and repeat the activity. Is your speaking
better this time?

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