1A VOCABULARY Days of the week / Numbers 0–20

a Find the numbers and days, and write the words in the right place in the lists.

D AY OFIVEMAZ
TFRI TW
Q
H TJ EL
VE
AXT EIG
H R E E YKGB

CO
EL
EV
WENTYNB ENSX N
EN INSQT CM O
DT T E ON
H UR I R DA
SDAYDKLPTH Y
OT

X
UEN
DAY F PU F IFT E E INETEENEL
R N
SATU RU
SH
AW W
CA ED
EVFOURTEENV NES
DAYTWU
Numbers Days
0 1
1 11 2
2 12 3
3 three 13 4
4 14 5
5 15 6 Friday
6 16 7
7 17
8 18
9 19
10 20

b Complete the lists with numbers and days.

c Look at the code. Use it to write the words.

0=P 1=H 2=R 3=D 4=N 5=F 6=M 7=W 8=U 9=A 10 = T
11 = L 12 = E 13 = Y 14 = I 15 = S 16 = G 17 = V 18 = O 19 = B 20 = C

1 10 7 12 11 17 12 = 4 7 12 11 20 18 6 12 =

2 16 18 18 3 19 13 12 = 5 4 14 4 12 10 12 12 4 =

3 6 8 15 12 8 6 = 6 15 9 10 8 2 3 9 13 =

ACTIVATION
Think of three words, days, or numbers and put them into the code.
Say the code numbers to your partner. He / she writes the words.

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 1B VOCABULARY The world
a Look at the pictures. Complete the names of the countries and write the nationalities.

1 2 3 4

Country: Spain Country: Fr Country: Ger Country: Ch

Nationality: Spanish Nationality: Nationality: Nationality:

5 6 7 8

Country: Ar Country: Tu Country: Po Country: Me

Nationality: Nationality: Nationality: Nationality:

b Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with a country or nationality.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

1 Geishas are from . 5 Guinness is an beer.

2 Samba is a dance. 6 Moscow is the capital of .
3 Boomerangs are from . 7 Lindt is chocolate.
4 Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia are 8 Prague is the capital of the .
countries.

ACTIVATION
Look at the pictures and say the countries and nationalities.

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1C VOCABULARY Classroom language
Complete the conversations between a teacher and a student.

1
Student How do you say ‘kot’ in
English?
Teacher It’s ‘cat’.
It’s ‘cat’. Student How
? C - A - T.

Teacher C-A-T.

2
Teacher
, please.
Student What
?
Teacher Eighty-four.

3
Student Sorry
!
Teacher OK.
.

4
Teacher
questions.
Student
Yes, what’s
me, ? the problem?
Teacher Yes, what’s the problem?

Can you
5 match the
Teacher A. words and the
de nitions?
Can you match the words
and de nitions?
Student I .

ACTIVATION
Practise the conversations with a partner.

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 2A VOCABULARY Things
Look at the ANAGRAMS. Order the letters and write the words. Use a / an with
the singular nouns. Match the words to pictures 1–15.

ANAGRAMS

a enidytit arcd d tcwha g crossiss j salsseguns m ckitet

b oicn e teawll h emnaigza k yek n pamst

c urpes f life i platpo l riady o erumball

a an identity card 7 f k
b g l
c h m
d i n
e j o

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

ACTIVATION
Test a partner.

What’s number 1?

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2B VOCABULARY Opposites crossword
Look at the clues and complete the crossword.

1
S
A
2
F
3 4
E
5 6 7 8

9 10

11

12

13

14 15

16 17

18

DOWN ACROSS

1 the opposite of dangerous 3 the opposite of cheap

2 the opposite of easy 6 the opposite of big

4 the opposite of full 9 the opposite of hot

5 the opposite of weak 11 the opposite of the same

7 the opposite of dark 12 the opposite of tall

8 the opposite of slow 13 the opposite of ugly

10 the opposite of clean 14 the opposite of wrong

15 the opposite of low 16 the opposite of bad

17 the opposite of young 18 the opposite of poor

ACTIVATION
Cover the crossword and test your partner.

What’s the opposite of dangerous? Safe.

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 3A VOCABULARY Verb phrases
Match the verbs in the list to phrases 1–23. Write them in the VERB column.

cook do (x2) drink drive eat go have like listen live need play (x2)
read say speak study take want watch wear work

VERB

1 a new phone, new glasses need

2 a coffee want

3 vegetables, fruit eat

4 a garden, two children

5 exercise, yoga

6 to the cinema, to the gym

7 mineral water, tea, or coffee

8 in a at, in a big city

9 a magazine, a book

10 German, two languages

11 an umbrella, your camera

12 history, for an exam

13 in an of ce, in a school

14 to pop music, to the radio

15 thank you, hello

16 glasses, jeans

17 housework, homework

18 the guitar, the piano

19 TV, a lm

20 animals, Mexican food

21 tennis, chess

22 dinner, pasta

23 a car, a Toyota

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the VERB column. Say phrases 1–23.

need a new phone

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3B VOCABULARY Jobs
Complete the crossword using the picture clues.

ACROSS 4 6 10 12 14

15 17 18
1

4
N U R S E
5

6 7

10 11 12

13

14

15 16

17

18

DOWN 1 2 3 5 7

8 9 11 13 16

ACTIVATION
Test a partner.

What’s 1 Down?

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 PRACTICAL ENGLISH 2 VOCABULARY Time
Look at the pictures and write the times.

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

1 It’s eight o’clock. 5 9

2 6 10

3 7 11

4 8 12

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Cover the sentences. Point to a clock and ask What time is it?

What time is it? It’s ten to five.

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4A VOCABULARY The family

Student A
a Look at sentences 1–10. Decide if they are true (T) or false (F).

1 Martin is Jemma’s brother.

Dave Rita
2 Nick’s wife is a doctor. retired retired
3 Mike’s grandfather is Dave.
4 Rita has four grandchildren.
5 Helen’s husband is a vet.
6 Tom is Nick’s brother. Nick Helen Andrew Tom Anna
7 Andrew is Martin’s uncle. engineer teacher policeman vet housewife

8 Nick and Helen have two sons.

9 Sally is Tom’s niece.
10 Jemma is Dave and Rita’s Martin Sally Jemma Mike
granddaughter. nurse student doctor hairdresser

b Read your sentences to your partner. He / She says if they are true or false.
Martin is Jemma’s brother. False. Martin is Sally’s brother.

ACTIVATION
Test your partner.

Who’s Dave’s wife? Rita.

Student B
a Look at sentences 1–10. Decide if they are true (T) or false (F).

1 Mike’s father is an engineer.

Dave Rita
2 Dave and Rita have three children. retired retired
3 Mike is Martin’s cousin.
4 Sally is Anna and Tom’s daughter.
5 Andrew is Dave’s son.
Nick Helen Andrew Tom Anna
6 Martin is Nick’s nephew.
engineer teacher policeman vet housewife
7 Tom’s sister is a teacher.
8 Andrew has two brothers.
9 Mike and Martin are Rita’s
grandsons. Martin Sally Jemma Mike
nurse student doctor hairdresser
10 Jemma’s brother is a student.

b Read your sentences to your partner. He / She says if they are true or false.

Mike’s father is an engineer. False. Mike’s father is a vet.

ACTIVATION
Test your partner.

Who’s Dave’s wife? Rita.

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 4B VOCABULARY A day in the life of a fitness instructor
1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

13 14 15

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5A VOCABULARY More verb phrases
Complete the phrases with the correct verb.

VERBS PHRASE

1 re m e m b e r somebody’s name,
your friend’s birthday

2 u the internet, Google maps

3 s in the sea

4 s a text message

5 f a parking space, a job

6 f somebody’s name

7 t someone a secret, a story

8 m a friend

9 l f your keys, your wallet

10 s a lm

11 h somebody, a friend

12 g somebody owers

13 s a song

14 t a photo

15 w f a bus

16 t to do something dif cult

17 d a picture

18 r a race

19 h a noise

20 c a taxi

21 b new clothes

22 l your bag on the train

23 p the walls, a picture

24 t to a friend

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Cover the VERBS and test your partner.

a photo take a photo

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 5C VOCABULARY The weather

Student A

a Look at the pictures. What’s the weather like? Complete sentences 1–5.

1 It’s . 2 It’s . 3 It’s . 4 It’s . 5 It’s .

b Ask B questions to complete your information.

What’s the weather like in Berlin?

City Weather Temperature

Berlin
Budapest cloudy and windy 7°
Istanbul
Moscow snowing 1°
Warsaw
Edinburgh foggy 5°
Buenos Aires
Santiago cloudy and hot 26°

c Answer B’s questions.

It’s cloudy and windy and it’s 7 degrees.

Student B

a Look at the pictures. What’s the weather like? Complete sentences 1–5.

1 It’s . 2 It’s . 3 It’s . 4 It’s . 5 It’s .

b Answer A’s questions.

It’s cold and it’s 4 degrees.

c Ask A questions to complete your information.

What’s the weather like in Budapest?

City Weather Temperature

Berlin cold 4°
Budapest
Istanbul cloudy and windy 14°
Moscow
Warsaw raining 12°
Edinburgh
Buenos Aires sunny and hot 29°
Santiago

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6B VOCABULARY Dates
11th April 30th June 7th May 24th September 16th August

1st January 18th July 23rd February 15th April 27th March

19th March 25th December 6th July 22nd October 20th February

21st May 8th June 31st March 14th November 17th September

12th October 2nd November 9th January 29th August 8th December

B I N G O B I N G O

2/11 18/7 31/3 25/12 11/4 1/1 12/10 23/2 16/8 2/11

8/6 21/5 16/8 1/1 27/3 15/4 30/6 7/5 24/9 31/3

B I N G O B I N G O

11/4 27/3 6/7 22/10 19/3 25/12 24/9 8/6 9/1 15/4

21/5 1/1 16/8 14/11 20/2 29/8 20/2 22/10 6/7 7/5

B I N G O B I N G O

17/9 8/12 9/1 31/3 12/10 23/2 29/8 1/1 7/5 19/3

20/2 11/4 16/8 14/11 8/6 30/6 11/4 6/7 22/10 25/12

B I N G O B I N G O

31/3 9/1 8/12 29/8 14/11 29/8 2/11 31/3 9/1 22/10

12/10 20/2 15/4 21/5 27/3 11/4 17/9 20/2 30/6 6/7

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 7C VOCABULARY go, have, get

Student A Student B

Complete the questions with go, have or get. Complete the questions with go, have or get.

1 1
What time did you Where did you lunch
to bed last night? last Saturday?

2 2

Did you up early yesterday? Did you out last night?

3 3
What did you for breakfast Did you a good time
this morning? last weekend?

4 4
How many emails did
What car does your family ?
you yesterday?

5 5
Did you to the cinema Where did you on holiday
at the weekend? last year?

6 6
How often do you Do you usually dressed
a taxi? before breakfast?

7 7
When do you usually How do you usually
shopping? to work / school?

8 8
Do you usually dinner with How often do you to bed
your family at Christmas? before midnight?

9 9
How many brothers and What did you for dinner
sisters do you ? last night?

10 10
Do you up at the
Do you usually home
same time during the week
after class?
and the weekend?

ACTIVATION ACTIVATION
Ask your partner the questions. Ask for more Ask your partner the questions. Ask for more
information. information.

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8B VOCABULARY Race around the house
In 10 minutes write as many words as you can for the definitions.

1 2 3
1 It’s usually in a living room. It’s on a table or wall. You 3 You put these on the walls
It’s for one person to sit turn it on when it’s dark. to decorate the rooms.
on. It’s very comfortable. a
an

16 17 4
They’re on the wall. You 17 It’s outside. It has You can see yourself in it.
can put things on them, owers and plants. a
for example books. a

15 18 5
15 You put your clothes You put your car in here. 5 It’s a room where you
in this. a sleep.
a a

14 19 6
You clean your dirty 19 In the bathroom, you ll This is on the oor. It
clothes in this. this with water. You wash decorates the room.
a in it. a
a

13 20 7
13 A room has four walls, a You turn it on in winter to 7 It’s in the kitchen. You
oor, and... keep the house warm. cook on it. It can be gas or
a electric.
a

12 8
It’s a room where In summer, you turn it on
you wash. when it’s hot.
a

11 10 9
11 You put milk, eggs, and In the kitchen, you put the 9 You use these to go from
vegetables in it. It keeps glasses and plates in this. the ground oor to the
food cool and fresh. a rst oor in a house.
a

ACTIVATION

Test your memory. Cover the words and the definitions. Say the words.

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 8C VOCABULARY Prepositions of place

Student A

1 2

Student B

1 2

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9A VOCABULARY Food

a b c d

e f g h i

a = an m=

b= n= nuts

c= o = an

d =a dessert p=
j k
e = an r=

f= s=a

g= grapes t=

h =a v=
l m
i = an w= watermelon

j= y=a

k= kiwis

l=
n o

p r s t v

w y

ACTIVATION
Work in pairs. A say the first letter of five words for food.
B (page face down) say the words. Then swap roles.

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 9C VOCABULARY Guess the number
Complete the sentences with a number from the list.

196 206 1,700 2,920 5,000 6,992 86,400 155,887 2,500,000 64,100,000

1 The human body has two hundred and six bones.

2 The total number of countries in the world is .

3 A person with a good level of English knows about words.

4 A hippopotamus normally weighs about kilograms.

5 A normal person sleeps for about hours every year.

6 A day has seconds.

7 An Olympic swimming pool has litres of water.

8 people live in the UK.

9 The River Amazon is kilometres long.

10 The novel Emma, by Jane Austen, has words.

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Compare answers. Decide which answers you both think are correct.
Listen to your teacher and check your answers. Were you right?

Complete the sentences with a number from the list.

196 206 1,700 2,920 5,000 6,992 86,400 155,887 2,500,000 64,100,000

1 The human body has two hundred and six bones.

2 The total number of countries in the world is .

3 A person with a good level of English knows about words.

4 A hippopotamus normally weighs about kilograms.

5 A normal person sleeps for about hours every year.

6 A day has seconds.

7 An Olympic swimming pool has litres of water.

8 people live in the UK.

9 The River Amazon is kilometres long.

10 The novel Emma, by Jane Austen, has words.

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Compare answers. Decide which answers you both think are correct.
Listen to your teacher and check your answers. Were you right?

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10A VOCABULARY Places and buildings puzzle
a Read the clues and complete the puzzle.

1 If you need stamps or want to send a letter, you go here.

2 You go here if you are very ill or have an accident.
3 Trafalgar is in London; Times is in New York.
4 A religious building where Christians go.
5 You can buy aspirin or medicine here.
6 Similar to clue 4, but for Muslims.
7 To walk or drive across a river, you usually go over a .
8 A building where the local government of ces are.
9 An open area of small stalls where you can buy fresh fruit, vegetables, and sometimes clothes.
10 Broadway in New York is a street with a lot of .
11 A building where you can see historical, scienti c, or cultural objects.
12 An area where you can pay to leave your car.
13 The Thames is the that goes through London.
14 You go here when you want to get a bus or a train.
15 You can see paintings and sculptures here.

3
4
5 ’
6

9
10
11

12
13
14

15

b There is a phrase under the arrow. Find the missing phrase, which is the title of the puzzle.

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the puzzle and look at the definitions. Say the words.

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