2.

VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION
Listen to each word. Record each word. Then listen and practice your
pronunciation.

1.belong to

2.club

3.collect

4.good at

5.hobbies

6.interested in

7.team

3. VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the word bank.

interested in collect belong to good at team

hobbies club
1. I ________ stamps. I have over 3,000 stamps from different countries.
2. You're ________ math. Can you help me study for my math test?
3. I'm on the soccer ________ . We have an important game this Saturday.
4. John and Mika ________ a tennis club. They play tennis every weekend.

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5. I'm very ________ history. I want to study European history in school.
6. I'm in a book ________ . We read interesting books every month.
7. Edwin has a lot of ________ . He plays tennis, he goes hiking, and he plays soccer.

4. CRITICAL THINKING VIDEO Noticing similarities

Watch the video. Choose the best answer.

1. A similarity is ___.

o something that is alike without being identical

o something that is the same as something else

2. Notice similarities. Look for descriptions that ___.

o have different meanings

o are the same or almost the same

3. In the video, Michael, Lucy, and Xander are similar. They like ___.

o sports
o soccer

4. Read the sentences from the video. Then choose the synonyms.

Soon really likes movies.

Rudi enjoys films of all kinds.

o movies - films
o movies - kinds

5. In the video, Joanna, Marcus, and Miyumi are similar. They ___.

o play musical instruments

o are interested in music

6. Read the sentences. Then choose the similarity.

Kate likes to go running.

Max likes to ride a bike.

o Kate and Max like to exercise.

o Kate and Max like to belong to clubs.

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 7. Read the sentences. Then choose the similarity.

Zack likes to play football.

Ben likes to play soccer.
Hugo likes to play hockey.

o Zack, Ben, and Hugo like inside activities.

o Zack, Ben, and Hugo like to play on teams.

5. LISTENING COMPREHENSION Ronaldhino,

Brazilian soccer player
Listen to the television show. Then choose the correct word to complete each
sentence.

1. Ronaldinho plays ____.

o football
o soccer
o basketball

2. He is from ____.

o Mexico
o Brazil
o Spain

3. He lives in ____.

o Brazil
o Mexico
o Spain

4. He watches ____.

o basketball
o tennis
o football

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 5. He watches ____ in English so he can learn new words.

o the radio
o DVDs
o television

6. He is interested in ____.

o hiking
o video games
o cooking

7. He likes living in ____.

o Barcelona
o Brazil
o France

6. BUILDING VOCABULARY Collocations for hobbies

and interests
Choose the correct words to complete the conversation.

A: It's nice to meet you.

B: It's nice to meet you, too.
A: Do you live near the school?
B: No, I live in / on / at Tokyo.
A: Oh, me too. I do / ride / go the subway to school every day.
B: Me too. I like to listen for / to / at the radio on the subway.
A: I watch / read / look sports magazines on the subway. Do you like sports?
B: No, I'm not good for / at / on sports. I like to get together to / with /over friends. I also
like to watch / go / look DVDs.
A: Do you belong with / to / in the book club?
B: Yes, I do. I'm also in the computer club. Do you go / do / play video games?
A: Not really, but I want to take / do / play computer programming lessons.

7. GRAMMAR Simple present and third person -s / -es (1)

Match each question with the correct answer. You do not need to use all the
answers.

They like sports. Yes, he is. She's 22 years old. I'm 20 years old.

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 He's a good soccer player. We are interested in nature. No, they're not.

She is good at tennis. No, I am from Japan. She's from Mexico.

1. Is he a student?
2. Are you from Korea?
3. Are they teachers?
4. How old are you?
5. How old is she?
6. What are they interested in?
7. Where is she from?
8. What is he good at?

8. GRAMMAR Simple present and third person -s / -es (2)

Do the sentences have the verb be? Move each sentence into the correct
category.

We are tired. They come from Japan. They aren't from Mexico.

I like hiking. I belong to a book club. He's good at cooking.

We live in China. I take swimming lessons. She's a student at this school.

Mike and John play tennis. You're in my math class.

I'm not interested in cooking. They are on the baseball team. I like sports.

Sentences with be Sentences with other verbs

9. PRONUNCIATION Simple present third-person verbs

ending in -s / -es
Listen to each sentence. Then choose the sound you hear at the end of the word
in bold.

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1. She takes German lessons.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

2. He lives in Rio.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

3. John watches television a lot.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

4. Anna goes hiking on Sundays.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

5. Toshi comes from Japan.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

6. Sam gets together with friends on

Monday nights.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

7. He sees his grandparents on Saturdays.

o /s/
o /z/

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 o /Iz/

8. David likes archery.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

9. She teaches English.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

10. He plays video games with his friends.

o /s/
o /z/
o /Iz/

10. SPEAKING SKILL Keeping a conversation going

Listen to each question. Then choose the best response to keep the conversation
going.

1.

o Paris. I like the beautiful

buildings and the museums.
o Paris is my favorite city.
o Paris.

2.

o Yes, I go hiking every Friday.

o No, I don't like hiking very
much.
o Yes, I do. I really like hiking a
lot.

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o Tennis. I'm on the tennis team.

o Tennis and soccer.
o I like tennis and basketball. I
also like soccer.

4.

o Writing. I like poetry.

o Writing.
o I'm good at writing. What are
you good at?

5.

o Yes, I like books. I like them

very much.
o Yes, I belong to the book club.
o No, I'm not interested in
books.

6.

o I like sports, too. My favorite

sport is soccer.
o I like sports, too. I'm very
interested in sports.
o No, I don't like sports. What
are you interested in?

7.

o No, I don't play tennis.

o No, I'm not interested in
basketball, but I like tennis.
o Yes, I like basketball, too.

8.

o I like Mario's. The pizza at

Mario's is delicious.

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 o I like Mario's.
o Mario's is my favorite
restaurant. I really like it.

11. NOTE-TAKING SKILL Writing important words

Read the introduction. Highlight the most important words and phrases. Find
eight more.

Hello. This is my friend Ricardo. Ricardo lives in Puerto Rico. He works at a bank. Ricardo
is interested in sports and nature. Every weekend, he rides his bike in the park. He also
watches football or tennis on TV. Ricardo likes to get together with friends, too.

12. ALTERNATE UNIT ASSIGNMENT

Read and listen to the assignment. Then speak for 30 seconds about the topic.
Record and listen to your response.
1.Introduce yourself to a new friend. Talk about your interests.

14. TRACK YOUR SUCCESS Vocabulary review

Here are some words you learned in this unit. Are the words nouns, verbs/verb
phrases, or adjective phrases? Move them into the correct category.
good at collect hobbies belong to interested in

team club

Nouns Verbs and verb phrases Adjective phrases

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