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BE MORE SUCCESSFUL WITH SPEAK YOUR MIND! JANE COMYNS CARR

978 88 8339 0906 A

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J. COMYNS CARR – J. PARSONS
JENNIFER PARSONS

E. FOODY
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4 to be Countries and nationalities
Indefinite articles (a/an) Subject pronouns The alphabet
STARTER Plural nouns Possessive adjectives Numbers
Person 2 person this/that/these/those Possessive ’s Family members

GRAMMAR CHECK – Starter 14

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16 have got Everyday objects
Imperative Adjectives of appearance and
A big day Object pronouns personality

2
24 there is/there are Household objects
a/some/any Places in town
My place can
Prepositions of place

GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 1-2 32

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34 Present simple Time, dates, days of week, months
Routines Prepositions of time Ordinal numbers
like/love/enjoy/hate + -ing

4 42 Present simple with wh-questions The weather and seasons

Home or away? Adverbs of frequency Emotions
How often ... ?
can/could for permission
GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 3-4 50

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52 Countable and uncountable nouns with some/ Food and drink
Eat up! any/no Containers and prices
how much/many; a lot (of); a little/a few; not
many/much
would like (offers, requests)

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60 Present continuous Clothes
What are Present simple vs Present continuous Phrasal verbs – clothes
they doing? too/(not) enough

GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 5-6 68

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70 Past simple - to be and can Personality adjectives
I remember … Past simple affirmative (regular and irregular School and school subjects
verbs)

8 78 Past simple – negative and questions School life

Childhood Wh- words as object or subject Technology – verb collocations
too much/too many

GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 7-8 86

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88 Comparative adjectives House and home
A place Possessive pronouns
called home Superlative adjectives

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96 going to Travelling
On the road Present continuous with future meaning

GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 9-10 104

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106 will Ecology
Look to the future Adverbs of manner

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114 Present perfect with ever/never Health and fitness
Have you tried … ? Present perfect with just/already/yet Sport
been/gone Parts of the body
Echo questions
GRAMMAR CHECK – Unit 11-12 122

CULTUREFRAME 1 Budget London

2 Food fights
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126
3 What’s in a name? 128
4 House to house 130
5 Where in the UK can you ... ?
6 British sports around the world
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PRONUNCIATION FUNCTIONS SKILLS
/ð/ or /θ/ Introduction and greetings
Spelling out
Giving personal information (name, age, nationality)
Describing your family
Talking on the phone SPEAK OUT

/h/ Describing people SPEAK OUT READING Opposites attract

Giving instructions LISTENING to descriptions of people
SPEAKING describing people
WRITING a short essay about a friend
STUDY SKILLS Linking words
/æ/, /ɑː/ or /ə/ Describing a house READING Dino’s Day
Talking about ability and possibility LISTENING to dialogues
Giving directions SPEAK OUT SPEAKING describing a place to visit
WRITING a description of your favourite place
STUDY SKILLS Avoiding repetition

/s/, /z/ or /ɪz/ Describing routines READING Liam Reilly tells us about life in his home city
Telling the time LISTENING to people talking about celebrations
Saying dates SPEAKING talking about your town or city/talking about a
Talking about preferences SPEAK OUT day you like or don’t like
WRITING a description of your favourite day
Do you? Describing your hometown READING Under the Weather
Talking about frequency LISTENING to people talking about weather
Asking for and giving permission SPEAK OUT SPEAKING talking about your favourite weather
Talking about the weather WRITING a description of the weather in your town

/ə/, /ən/ or /səm/ Talking about quantities READING Good food, bad food?
Talking about prices LISTENING to a radio show
Buying food and drink SPEAK OUT SPEAKING talking about healthy and unhealthy food
WRITING a healthy menu

/ʌf/ or /ɑf/ Describing what people are doing READING How to be smart in the shops
Asking for information SPEAK OUT LISTENING to an ex supermarket director telling the
Offering help secrets of shops
Checking information SPEAKING talking about shops and shopping
WRITING messages
STUDY SKILLS Leaving out words in messages

/t/, /d/ or /ɪd/ Talking about ability in the past READING Stress tests
Talking about the past LISTENING to a psychologist giving advice about test
Giving and receiving news SPEAK OUT anxiety
SPEAKING talking about test anxiety
WRITING Emails STUDY SKILLS Writing emails
Rising intonation Talking about the past READING The cool 1990s?
Describing photographs SPEAK OUT LISTENING to a phone call
SPEAKING an interview
WRITING a magazine article

Syllables Making comparisons READING Greener living

Describing objects SPEAK OUT LISTENING to people describing objects
SPEAKING talking about greener living
WRITING a description of your favourite object
STUDY SKILLS A description
Making plans and arrangements READING Great holidays
Making/agreeing to/rejecting LISTENING to a radio programme
a suggestion SPEAK OUT SPEAKING talking about holidays
WRITING formal emails STUDY SKILLS Formal emails
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will Making predictions READING Green world

Giving opinions SPEAK OUT LISTENING to a woman talking about recycling
SPEAKING talking about how to save the environment
WRITING formal letters
STUDY SKILLS A formal letter of opinion
Past participles Talking about personal experiences READING Champions of the mind
Expressing interest SPEAK OUT LISTENING to a teacher talking about language students
SPEAKING about how to learn better
WRITING a reply to a letter

READINGFRAME 1 The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttom

by Scott Fitzgerald 136
2 Bend it Like Beckham
by Narinder Dhami 140
2 Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha 3 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
by Roddy Doyle 138 by Maya Angelou 142
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STARTER
Person 2 person
A Hi! I’m Ana. I’m twenty years old and I’m from Lyon in France. This is a photo of
my family – I am with my parents and my brother Antonio. Antonio is thirteen.
OBJECTIVES My parents aren’t from France. They are from Barcelona in Spain. My father is
Grammar called Carlos and my mother is Isabella. She’s a doctor. My father isn’t a doctor,
 to be he’s a Spanish teacher. Oh, and our dog! Her name’s Leah.
 Indefinite articles (a/an)
I love our dog!
 Plural nouns
 this/that/these/those
 Subject pronouns
 Possessive adjectives
 Possessive ’s
Vocabulary
 Countries and
nationalities
 The alphabet
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 Numbers
 Family members
Functions
 Introductions and
greetings 1
 Spelling out 2
 Giving personal
information (name, age,
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nationality)
 Describing your family
 Talking on the phone

1 2 3 4

3 I’m from Barcelona.

PRESENTATION
or
1 1.02Listen and read the texts A and B. Write the
names of the people in the photos.

4 We aren’t in Rome. We’re in Cambridge.

2 Who says these sentences? Write the correct names
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from Exercise 1.
and

1 We are in the park with our children. 5 My sister is Ana.

and

2 My family is very big. 6 Our parents are Spanish.

and

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GRAMMAR 3 Underline the affirmative and negative forms of the
verb to be in texts A and B.

to be – affirmative and negative

4 Use the correct form of the verb to be to complete
Affirmative the sentences about the people in Exercise 1.
I am (’m)
1 We from Barcelona. I
He/She/It is (’s) Italian.
a doctor and my husband a Spanish
We/You/They are (’re)
teacher.
2 My boyfriend Paolo from Lyon.
Negative
He from Rome.
I am not (’m not)
3 Ana and Paolo on holiday in
He/She/It is not (isn’t) Spanish.
Cambridge. They students.
We/You/They are not (aren’t)
4 My brother thirteen.
WB p. 148 His name Antonio.
5 I an English teacher. I
a Spanish teacher.
B This is my boyfriend 6 My parents from France.
Paolo and me. Paolo is They from Spain.
Italian and his family is
very big: four sisters and 5 Choose the correct form of the verb to be.
three brothers! Their 1 I am / is 14 years old.
house in Rome is also 2 My mum are / is Italian.
very big! In the photo 3 My school isn’t / aren’t big.
we’re in Cambridge but 4 Our friends am / are from England.
we aren’t on holiday 5 You are / is late!
– we’re students here 6 We am / are in Barcelona.
at an English language 7 He aren’t / isn’t Spanish.
school. Cambridge is very 8 I am not / are not in school today.
beautiful.
6 Put in the correct form of the verb to be to make true
sentences.
1 Barack Obama American.
2 My school small.
3 My best friend English.
4 My family very big.
6 5 My parents from France.
6 We on holiday now.

5 FUNCTIONS
7 Read the dialogue and practice in pairs.
Ana Hi, Antonio.
Antonio Hi, Ana.
Ana Antonio, this is Paolo.
Antonio Hi Paolo, pleased to meet you.
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Paolo Pleased to meet you too, Antonio.

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D
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES C

A B

G H

F
10 Complete the sentences with the nationalities from
Exercise 9.
E 1 I’m from Spain. I’m Spanish .
2 I’m from France. I’m .
3 I’m from England. I’m .
4 I’m from Argentina. I’m .
5 I’m from Italy. I’m .
8 Match the photos A-H with the countries 1-8. 6 I’m from Turkey. I’m .
7 I’m from Canada. I’m .
1 Italy F 8 I’m from Mexico. I’m .
2 France 9 I’m from Poland. I’m .
3 England 10 I’m from Germany. I’m .
4 Argentina
5 Mexico 11 Complete the sentences with I’m/I’m from.
6 Poland 1 I’m English. 6 Poland.
7 Turkey 2 Paris. 7 Canada.
8 Spain 3 Albanian. 8 Mexican.
4 German. 9 Argentina.
9 1.03Match the countries 1-10 with the 5 Moroccan. 10 Spanish.
nationalities a-j. Then listen and repeat.
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Country Nationality FINISHED FIRST FUN!

1 Italy a Turkish
2 Turkey b English Race! Write down one famous person for each
3 France c Argentinian nationality.
4 England d Italian Irish
5 Spain e Polish Brazilian
6 Germany f Mexican Scottish
7 Mexico g German Spanish
8 Poland h Canadian Chinese
9 Argentina i French Indian
10 Canada j Spanish

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A Mr Jones phones the International Summer School.

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Mr Jones … yes, one or two questions. Er … where
are Tony and Gaby from?
School They’re from Mexico.
Mr Jones OK. How old are they?
School They’re seventeen.
Mr Jones Great. Super. Thank you.
School No problem. Goodbye.

B Mr and Mrs Jones meet Tony and Gaby

at the station.
Tony What’s his name?
Gaby Mr Jones.
Tony OK. Is that Mr Jones?

INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL

Gaby Maybe. Excuse me, are you Mr Jones?
Mr Jones Yes, I am. Are you Tony and Gaby?
Gaby Yes, we are. Nice to meet you.
Mr Jones You’re from Mexico. Are you from Mexico City?
Accommodation Form
Tony No, we’re not. We’re from Acapulco. Er …
chez, Gaby Sánchez
Student name(s): Tony Sán is everything OK?
Mr Jones Yes, it is. It’s just … well, you’re girls!
Nationality: Mexican Gaby Yes. Ah! Girls, not boys. I’m Gaby –
k):
Accommodation (please tic
Gabriela.
Tony And I’m Tony – Antonia.
Student Hall  Host Family 
Hostel  Mr Jones Oh dear, I’m very sorry! Welcome to London!

 NEW MESSAGE
GRAMMAR
To: [email protected]
to be – questions
From: [email protected]
Yes/No questions
Message: Am I
Student name(s): Tony Sánchez, Gaby Sánchez Is he/she/it from Mexico City?
Are you/we/they
Flying from: Acapulco International Airport
Meeting: Marylebone Railway Station Short answers
16.30, June 28 Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.
Yes, we/you/they are. No, we/you/they aren’t.
PRESENTATION
Wh- questions
12 Look at the photo, read the application form and the What’s your name? Where are you from?
email. Then answer the questions. How old are you? WB p. 148
1 Who are the people in the photo?
2 Where are they from? 14 Write questions for these answers.
3 Where are they now?
1 ?
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13 1.04 Listen and read dialogues A and B. Underline My name is Sarah.

the questions. Then write the questions in the correct 2 ?
column. Yes, she is English.
3 ?
Yes/No questions Wh- questions I’m sixteen.
1 Is that Mr Jones? 1 Where are Tony and 4 ?
2 ___________________ Gaby from? We’re from Spain.
3 ___________________ 2 ___________________ 5 ?
4 ___________________ 3 ___________________ No, they are not from Madrid.
5 ___________________ 6 ?
His name is Daniele.

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THE ALPHABET 18 1.07 Spell the names. Then listen and check.
Jane Anthony
15 1.05 Listen and repeat the alphabet. William Stuart
Emma Marianna
16 1.06 Complete the gaps 1-8. Then listen and Brian Charles
check.
19 1.08 Listen and complete the form.
/ei/ a h j 1

/i:/ b c 2
e g 3
t v
/e/ f l m 4
s 5
z
/ai/ 6
y
/o/ o
/u:/ q 7
w
/a:/ 8

17 Practise in pairs. Take turns to read lines 1-6.

THE
1 b-v-c-d-p-t-c-e-d LANGUAGE
-t-b-c-d-g-p-t CENTRE
2 f-l-m-n-s-x-z-f-m First name: 1
-x-s-x-z-l-f Surname: 2
Nationality: 3
3 a-h-j-k-a-j-k-a-h Age: 4
-k-a-j Job/Occupation: 5
4 i-y-o-q-u-w-r-i-y
-q-u-w-r-i
20 Complete the questions. Then practice the
5 a-e-i-o-u-y-e-o-i dialogue in pairs.
-a-o-e-i-y-e
A What’s your first 1 , please?
6 a-b-f-i-o-q-r-e-b B
-l-i-y-q-r-t-h-u A What 2 your surname?
B
A Can you 3 it, please?
MIND THE TRAP! B
My name’s Giovanna: A 4
from?
B
G – I – O – V – A – double N – A A How old 5 you?
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GRAMMAR this/that/these/those

Singular Plural
Indefinite articles this these
A An
that those

a book / a student an apple / an egg  We use this and these to talk about people
or objects that are physically near.
 We use a in front of singular nouns that begin with
a consonant or which have a consonant sound.  We use that and those to talk about people
a week a university or objects that are not physically near.
WB p. 149
 We use an in front of singular nouns that begin with
a vowel or with a silent h.
an email an hour 23 Look at the illustrations and complete the sentences
WB p. 148 with this/that/these/those.

21 Choose the correct alternative.

1 ‘ is my bus! Bye.’
1 A / An photo. 5 A / An house.
2 A / An teacher. 6 A / An airport.
3 A / An English teacher. 7 A / An hostel.
4 A / An dog. 8 A / An international
2 ‘Oh, no! is our bus.’
school.

Plural nouns

Singular Plural 3 ‘Are your dogs?’

dog dogs
class classes
country countries
4 ‘Hey are my dogs!’

 To make the plural form of most nouns, add -s.

 If a noun ends in -s, -ch, -sh, -x, -o or -z, add -es.
24 Choose the correct alternative.
 If a noun ends in consonant + -y, we drop the -y and
add -ies. 1 This / These men / mans are from Spain.
2 Are that / those your boxs / boxes?
 If a noun ends in -f or -fe, we drop -f/-fe 3 This / These isn’t a / an English book.
and add -ves. WB p. 149 4 That / These is a / an American boy.

22 Complete the table with the plural form of the nouns

Pronunciation – /ð/ or /θ/
below.

bag  box  day  glove  address  name  family  nationality 25 1.09 Listen and repeat.Then complete the table.
student  teacher  house  holiday  dog  city  bus  fax
the  thing  that  bath  those
thirteen  this  their  these  mother
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-s -es -ies
books watches countries /ð/ θ
... ... ...
the bath
... ...

MIND THE TRAP!

26 1.10 Listen and repeat the sentences.
Some plurals are irregular:
• These are their thirteen friends.
man – men person – people
• That is the flag they fly.
woman – women child – children
• Is this from the French theatre?

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NUMBERS
27 1.11 Listen and repeat. Then write the word under the number.

one

28 1.12 Listen, read and repeat.

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen

sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

29 Say numbers 1-20 around the class. 33 1.15 Listen and write how old the people are.
• 1, 2, 3 … 1 Simon 2 Trish 3 Ricky
• 20, 19, 18 …
• in twos: 2, 4, 6 … 34 Practise in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

30 1.13 Complete the gaps. Then listen and repeat. How old are you?
21 twenty-one 40 forty
22 twenty-two 42 forty-two I’m nineteen. And you?
23 twenty-three 44
24 50 fifty
I’m nineteen, too!
25 59
28 60 sixty
30 thirty 68
31 thirty-one 70 seventy FINISHED FIRST FUN!
32 thirty-two 75
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36 80 eighty Listen to the numbers your partner says. Say the

37 90 ninety number next to it in the table.
39 100 a hundred
Hear Say Hear Say Hear Say
8 11 48 19 30 4
31 Say the numbers around the class.
16 9 23 33 24 50
• 1-50 in threes: 3, 6, 9, 12 … 20 12 29 14 39 22
• 1-100 in fives: 5, 10, 15 … 40 15 43 13 44 16
61 83 95 47 100 80
32 1.14 Listen and repeat. 78 59 55 90 83 68
a 13/30 b 14/40 c 15/50 d 16/60

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FUNCTIONS
35 1.16 Listen. What is the man’s dinner today? 3 A Hello. 442 7634.
B Hi, 6 Andy. Is that Jane?
A7 ?
36 1.16 Listen again and choose how the man says
B Hi, this is Andy. Is that Jane?
the number.
A8 Andy. How are you?
1 zero nine five double four fifty-two thirty-nine
2 oh nine five double four five two three nine 38 In pairs, practise the dialogues from Exercise 37.
3 oh ninety-five forty-four fifty-two thirty-nine
39 Complete the dialogues. Use phrases from Speak Out.
More than one answer is possible.
SPEAK OUT On the phone
1 A Hi Anne. How are you?
Saying hello B Not bad, thanks. And you?
A Hello. Kate here.
B Hi Kate, it’s James.
2 A
A Hello. 442 7634. B Sorry, wrong number.
B Hi. This is Andy. Is that Jane?
A Good morning/afternoon. Bike World. 3 A
B Hello, is Julie Black there, please?
B Sorry, she’s not here.
Saying goodbye
Bye./Bye bye./Goodbye. 4 A
See you soon/later/tomorrow/on Friday/at 7.
Take care. B Take care.

Greetings
A Hi Sue, how are you?
40 Look at the cartoon and choose the correct caption.
B Great/Fine/Not bad, thanks. And you? a Hi, this is Mary. Is Bob there?
Other expressions b Bob! Dan! Aunt Mabel’s on the phone!
Sorry? c Hello, Mary here.
Sorry, wrong number.
Sorry, he’s not here.
Hold on/Hang on a minute, please.
Just a minute/moment, please.
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37 1.17 Complete the dialogues with phrases from

Speak Out. Then listen and check.
1 A1 afternoon. Bike World.
B Hello, is Julie Black 2 , please?
A3 a minute, please. Julie! Telephone!

2 A Hi Sue, 4 you?
B Great, 5 . And you?

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My husband, Wayne, and my

1
and 2 .

PRESENTATION
41 Tick (✔) the words you know. My two 4 ,
Rick and Sam, and their friends.
grandmother wife sister
mother daughter husband
parents son uncle
43 Complete the table with the words below.

brother father aunt brother  uncle  mother  grandmother  son  aunt

grandchildren  husband  wife  cousin  daughter
42 1.18 Listen and read. Then complete the gaps sister  nephew  father  parents  niece
1-4 in the photos with the words from Exercise 41. grandfather  children  mother-in-law  father-in-law
Sharon These are the photos of my wedding.
Julie Great. Look at this photo. Are they Wayne’s Male Female Male/Female
aunts? brother
Sharon No, they’re his grandmothers.
Julie Oh! Their hats are very pretty …
Sharon Yes, they are.
Julie And this photo? Are they Wayne’s aunt and
uncle?
Sharon No, they’re my parents.
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Julie Oh, they’re very tall!

Sharon Yes, our family is very tall.
Julie Your mum’s dress is great and her hat is MIND THE TRAP!
really beautiful too.
Sharon Yes, it is. grandmother + grandfather = grandparents
Julie And your dad’s suit is really cool. granddaughter + grandson = grandchildren
Sharon Yes, his suit is a great colour. mother-in-law + father-in-law = the/my in-laws
Julie Is this your brother, Rick?
BUT
Sharon Yes, it’s Sam and Rick and their friends.
nephew + niece = nephew and niece
Julie It’s a great photo. But your brothers aren’t
aunt + uncle = aunt and uncle
very tall!
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GRAMMAR Possessive ’s

Subject pronouns / Possessive adjectives Singular Plural

Rick’s family. My parents’ car.
Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives NOT NOT
The family of Rick. The car of my parents.
I’m from Italy. My dad’s Italian.
You’re short. Your brother’s short.
Jo’s sister. The boys’ friends.
He’s from England. His name’s Rick.
NOT NOT
She’s from London. Her name’s Julie.
The sister of Jo. The friends of the boys.
It’s a big city. Its name’s London.
We’re tall. Our family is tall.
Mum and dad’s house.
They’re from Spain. Their hats are pretty.
NOT
Mum’s and dad’s house.
WB p. 149
 With singular nouns the apostrophe is before
44 Read the dialogue on page 12 again and circle all the the -s, with plural nouns it is after the -s.
possessive adjectives.
WB p. 149

45 Choose the correct alternative. 48 Transform the sentences using the possessive ’s.
1 Sharon is his / he wife. 1 The car of my family.
2 Rick is her / she brother. My family’s car.
3 Rick and Sam are my / I brothers. 2 The bag of Sharon.
4 Their / They hats are pretty. 3 The friends of my brothers.
5 Julie is with she / her friend. 4 The address of my school.
6 Wayne is their / they nephew. 5 The computer of Jenny and Ian.
7 Our / We family is very big. 6 The chair of the teacher.
8 You and you / your brother are short.
49 Insert the possessive ’s in the correct place in the
46 Complete the sentences with possessive adjectives. sentence.
1 James and I are brothers. parents 1 This is a photo of Adam’s friends.
are American. 2 Suzie is Jessica sister.
2 A What are names? 3 Suzie and Jessica are the boys girlfriends.
B I’m Pete and this is Jo. 4 Adam is Richard cousin.
3 A Are your friends French? 5 Adam is Richard and Suzie best friend.
B No, they aren’t. But grandparents 6 Richard girlfriend is Suzie.
are!
4 Hi, this is sister. name
Richard
is Joanna. Adam
5 My brothers are ten and eleven.
names are Ben and Tom.
6 My friend is from Spain. name is
José.
7 We are from the UK. parents live in
Manchester.
8 Hello, I am Mr Brown, new English
teacher. Welcome!
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47 Choose the correct sentence. Suzie

1 a They’re from Russia. Jessica

b Their from Russia.
2 a He’s Japanese.
b His Japanese.
3 a Your our friends.
b You’re our friends.
4 a We’re they’re parents.
b We’re their parents.

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to be 5 Complete the dialogues.
1 A ______ you from Germany?
1 Complete the table. B No, I ______ .
2 A ______ I in Oxford Street?
Affirmative B Yes, you ______ .
I am/’m 3 A Where ______ you from? France?
He/She/It 1
/’s Spanish. B No, I ______ from Naples.
You/We/They 2
/’re A Oh sorry. You ______ French, you ______
Italian.
Negative 4 A ______ Andy 19?
I am not/’m not B No, he ______ 19, he ______ 18.
He/She/It is not/3 Italian. 5 A Her name ______ Rita.
You/We/They are not/4 B ______ she English?
6 A Where ______ your parents?
B They ______ here, they ______ at work.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
verb to be.
Subject pronouns/Possessive adjectives
1 Lisa and Barry from Manchester, they
are from London.
6 Complete the table.
2 Jenny a Spanish teacher.
3 I a student and my mum a Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives
teacher.
4 My mum isn’t a Spanish teacher, she a I ’m Italian. 1
name’s Gianni
2
‘re English. Your name’s Vicky.
Maths teacher. 3
‘s French. His name’s Jean.
5 Pablo from Madrid, he is from Mexico
City. She ’s German. 4
name’s Greta.
6 Meg and Cathy best friends. It ’s my dog. 5
name’s Fido.
7 You aren’t in my class, you in 3C. We ’re students. 6
school is in Rome.
7
’re Irish. Your parents are Irish.
8 This is my book, that my book.
They ’re Swiss. 8
language is French.
3 Complete the table.
7 Complete the sentences with the correct subject
Yes/No questions pronoun or possessive adjective.
1
I 1 I’m Ana. mother is a doctor.
2
he/she/it from England? 2 You’re from Rome, are Italian.
3
you/we/they 3 He’s a Spanish teacher. name’s Antonio.
4 Our teachers aren’t English. are Italian.
Short answers 5 Our home is in Madrid, are Spanish.
Yes, I 4 . No, I’ 5 . 6 They’re from Italy. house is in Rome.
Yes, he/she/it 6 . No, he/she/it 7 .
Yes, you/we/they 8 . No, you/we/they 9 . Possessive ’s
Wh- questions
8 Add one apostrophe (’) to each sentence.
What 10 his name?
Where 11 they from? 1 My brothers dog is a terrier.
How old 12 you? 2 This is Peters house.
3 Their friends names are Stephen and Caroline.
4 4 My fathers house is in Leeds.
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Use the prompts to write questions.

5 Our childrens teacher is very nice.
1 Gloria / English?
2 Where / Marco / from? 9 Rewrite the expressions using the possessive ’s.
3 You / from France?
4 Where / their books? 1 The books of my mum.
5 Your dad / a teacher? My mum’s books
6 Those boys / in your class? 2 The bedroom of my brother.
7 What / your telephone number? 3 The coat of my teacher.
8 I / in your class? 4 The bags of the students.
9 Who / your brother? 5 The desk of your friend.
10 What / her name? 6 The dad of my dad.

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SUMMING UP! Exam Practice
10 Add the apostrophe (’) to the sentences. 15 Choose the correct alternative.

1 Her dads Italian.

2 Their teachers Spanish.
3 Theyre students.
4 They arent teachers.
5 My parents doctors in London. STUDENTS
6 Hes a doctor in London.
7 Her teachers from Cambridge.
8 Were students.
9 We arent English.
10 Peters friends are Spanish.

11 Choose the correct alternative.

François
1
Her / His name’s
1 He’s a / an Italian student. François. Of course that
2 She / Her teacher is American. 2
is / isn’t an English
3 He’s / His a Mexican boy. name – François 3is /
is from French! He’s
4 I / My name’s Davide.
nineteen and he’s 4a / an
5 Is he your / you’re teacher? student at King’s College
6 What’s she / her name? in London. 5His / Their
7 He is / isn’t German, he’s from Paris. teachers 6is / are very
8 We / Our house is in Rome. nice. His best friends 7is
/ are Italian and 8they /
their names are Claudia
12 Match the questions 1-6 with the answers a-f. and Franco.
1 Are you Italian?
Aga
9
His / Her 10name’s /
2 Is your bag in the classroom? names’ Aga and 11she’s
3 Are your parents German? from / she’s Poland.
4 Is your sister in this photo? She’s a student at 12a / an
5 Is he your brother? university in Wales. 13This
6 Are these your books? / These is a photo of Aga
in 14her / its room. Aga is
twenty years old and she
a No, they aren’t. They’re Swiss. is 15a / an History student.
b No, they are here on the desk.
c Yes, he is.
d Yes, it is.
e No, she isn’t.
f Yes, I am.
Translation
13 Change the sentences into questions.
1 They’re teachers.
16 Translate.
2 This is my bag. 1 Questa è la mia borsa.
3 They are your children. 2 Questi sono i libri di mio fratello.
4 Tom and Ben are brothers. 3 A Di dov’è Maria?
5 This is your school. B È italiana.
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6 Lucy is John’s sister. 4 Sei francese o spagnola?

5 Si chiama Matthew?
14 Make the following sentences plural or singular. 6 Sono i nonni di Silvia?
7 Dov’è il cugino di Dave?
1 This is my bag.
8 I loro suoceri sono nella foto?
These are our bags.
2 Those cities are big.
3
4
That is the student’s bus.
These are my mum’s cakes.
Dictation
5 This is the teacher’s box.
6 That family is big.
17 1.19 Listen and write.

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OBJECTIVES
Grammar
 have got
 Imperative
Functions
 Describing people
 Giving instructions
 Object pronouns
Vocabulary
 Everyday objects
 Adjectives of
appearance and
personality

PRESENTATION
1 1.20Match the words with the objects. Then listen
and repeat the words.

an MP3 player
a pen 1
a bottle of water 2 3 4 5
a pencil
a mobile phone 6
a calculator
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a purse
a comb 7 8
trainers 9
a notebook
a wallet 11
an ID card 10 12
a textbook 13

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A big day

1
Complete Declan’s conversation with his friend, Erin.
the questions. Use the correct form of have got.
1 Who are the woman and man? Erin 1
(you) time to talk?
2 Where are they? When’s your exam?
3 What is the situation? Declan It’s OK. I 2 ten minutes.
Erin You’re very relaxed! 3 (you) your
3 Guess what is in the boy’s bag. Choose objects pens and pencils?
from Exercise 1. Declan Yes, I 4 ! Look! Pencils, pens,
a bottle of water.
4 1.21 Listen and read the dialogue. Check your answers Erin Have you got a dictionary?
to Exercises 2 and 3. Then answer the following questions. Declan No, I 5 .This is an exam, Erin!
Oh wait, 6 (you) a watch?
1 Who is worried? Erin Sorry, no, I 7 .
2 Who is relaxed? 8
(you) a clock on your
3 What hasn’t Declan got? mobile phone?
Half past eight ... Declan Yes, I 9 , but it’s an exam
remember? No mobile phones!
Mum Have you got pens and pencils?
Erin Look – that’s Mrs Howes from the English
Declan Relax, Mum! I’ve got three pens
department.
and four pencils!
Declan 10 (she) the exam papers?
Mum Sorry. It’s a big day.
Erin No, she 11 . But that’s Miss
Declan It’s just an exam, Mum, that’s all.
Walker and she 12 a big brown
Mum Have you got a calculator?
envelope.
Declan No, I haven’t! It’s an English exam!
Declan OK, it’s time to go in.
Dad Has he got pens and pencils?
Erin Well, good luck.
Mum Yes, he has. He’s got three pens.
Declan Thanks, Erin. See you later!
Declan Dad, I’ve got pens, pencils, a bottle of
water, … my wallet, my mobile phone, …
my lunch … . Don’t worry.
6 Complete the sentences to make them true for you.
Use the correct form of have got.
Dad OK. Well, good luck again, son!
Declan Thanks, Dad. See you later! 1 I have got / haven’t got a bottle of water
Nine o’clock … in my bag.
Mum Hello, Declan? 2 I a computer in my bedroom.
Declan Mum, I haven’t got my ID card! Can you … ? 3 My mum two sisters.
4 My best friend a laptop computer.
5 I a mobile phone.
GRAMMAR 6 We a dog.
7 I a red pen in my bag.
8 My father a brother.
have got
9 We our History books today.
 We use have got to talk about possessions. 10 I a red pen.

Affirmative 7 Write the sentences in Exercise 6 in the question

I/You/We/They have (’ve) got pens. form. Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.
He/She/It has (‘s) got three pens.
A Have you got a bottle of water in your bag?
B Yes, I have./No, I haven’t.
Negative
I/You/We/They have not (haven’t) got an ID card.
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He/She/It has not (hasn’t) got a calculator.

Pronunciation –/h/
Yes/No questions and short answers
Have I/you/we/they got a pen? 8 1.22 Listen and repeat.
Yes, I/you/we/they have. No, I/you/we/they haven’t. have  has  history  homework
Has he/she/it got a pen? here  holiday  how  house  hostel
Yes, he/she/it has. No, he/she/it hasn’t.

Wh- questions 9 Now practise saying the sentences.

What have you got for your lunch? • How is her holiday in the historic hostel?
What has he got in his bag? WB p. 156 • Has Harry got his homework here?

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ADJECTIVES OF APPEARANCE AND PERSONALITY
10 Look at the photos and find one mistake in each description.

Holly

2
Anna
Rowan

She’s old and she’s tall and slim.

She’s got blue eyes and long, fair hair.
She’s confident and easy-going.
She’s middle-aged and she’s He’s young, good-looking and he’s got
attractive. She’s got medium-length, short, dark hair. He’s got brown eyes.
straight, blonde hair and blue eyes. He isn’t shy – he’s confident. And he
She’s intelligent and kind. isn’t hard-working, he’s very lazy.

11 Complete the table with the underlined words from 13 What is ’s in each sentence?
Exercise 10. Some words can go in more than one
1 She’s very tall and slim.
column.
2 She’s got long, blonde hair.
Appearance/
Eyes Hair
Age
Personality
MIND THE TRAP!
grey grey short quiet For appearance, use this order for adjectives:
black black pretty lively
green dark fat serious Opinion Length/Size Age Colour Type
dark curly thin pretty long/fat old black curly
wavy ugly
short She’s got long, black, curly hair.
bald He’s an attractive, tall, middle-aged man.

14 Read Mind the trap! Then put the adjectives in

brackets in the correct order.
12 Find opposites for the adjectives below.
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1 My sister has got (fair, long) hair.

1 straight curly/wavy 2 Maureen is a (middle-aged, good-looking)
2 long woman.
3 young 3 I’ve got (green, small) eyes.
4 fair 4 The baby’s got (big, brown, beautiful) eyes.
5 confident 5 Simon and his brother have got (dark, wavy,
6 easy-going short) hair.
7 thin
8 lazy 15 Write four sentences about a classmate. In groups,
9 attractive read your descriptions. Who is it?
10 tall She’s tall and … She’s got …
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1
FUNCTIONS 18 What do you know about the people in the
1.23
photo? Complete the sentences. Then listen again
and check.
16 In pairs, use adjectives to describe the people in the
photo below. 1 Jo doesn’t his mum.
2 Jo his dad. They’re
A He is good-looking and he’s got …
tall and thin.
B Yes, he is also …
3 They’ve got blonde
and brown .
17 1.23 Listen and write the names below next to
4 Jo and his dad like
the people in the photo.
music.
Jo  Nancy  Diane  mum  dad 5 Diane her mum, they
are both and serious.
6 Nancy looks like .
SPEAK OUT Describing people 7 They both have got blonde hair and
eyes.
Appearance 8 They’re both at tennis.
He’s young and he’s got short, blonde, straight
hair and big, green eyes. 19 Complete the sentences about you and your best
She looks like my dad. They’re both tall and thin. friend. Then read them to your partner.
He doesn’t look like his sister.
1 My best friend is .
Personality and Interests 2 We’re both .
She’s friendly and confident. (use one adjective of appearance)
She is like my mum. They’re both shy. 3 I’m but he/she is .
We both like music. (use two adjectives of appearance for each)
She’s very good at tennis. 4 I look like and he/she looks like
.
Go further looking at VIDEO CLIP 1 5 I’m good at and he/she’s good
at .

MIND THE TRAP! 20 E Talk about your family. Think about:

• what/who they look like: hair, eyes, etc.
Both goes before the main verb
• what/who they are like: personality, interests, etc.
but after to be/to have.
We both like tennis. I look like my sister – we’ve both got straight hair.
We’ve both got blue eyes. I’m like my dad. We both love sport.
They’re both good-looking.

3
1 2
4
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21 Look at the picture. What is the problem?
Imperative

22 1.24 Listen and read. Affirmative Negative

Callum This room is so untidy! Catch! Pass it to me. Don’t throw it!
Harry Catch what? Put it in your bag. Don’t shout!
Callum This trainer! It’s disgusting!
Harry O  K, don’t throw it, pass it to me.  To make the imperative in English we use the base
Callum Is this your comb? form of the verb without to.
Harry N  o, it isn’t. It’s Helena’s.
 To make a negative imperative we use don’t
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Callum W ell, put it in your bag and give it to her.

followed by the base form of the verb without to.
And these are your dirty cups too.
Harry E  r, no ... they are Jim and Ronan’s. WB p. 157
Don’t shout at me, shout at them!
Callum P lease wash them. Jim and Ronan aren’t 23 L ook back at the dialogue and underline all the
here with us, and they are your friends. examples of the imperative.
Harry Is tomorrow OK?
Callum It’s not funny, Harry! Is that your MP3 player?
Harry N  o, it isn’t. It’s Stan’s.
Callum W ell, tell him you have got it and give it back.
Harry O  K, OK, don’t get so upset.

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1
24 Complete the sentences with the correct imperative
form of the verbs below.
GRAMMAR
worry  look  forget  listen  put  say Object pronouns

Subject Object
1 ‘excuse me’ before you interrupt.
2 Please to me! I me
3 , the exam isn’t difficult. you you
4 to call your mum. he him
5 . It’s Barak Obama! she her
6 your coat on, it’s cold. it it
we us
25 1.25 Callum calls Harry with some instructions. they them
Listen and read. Then correct Harry’s notes.
 Object pronouns can be direct and indirect.
 When they are direct they come after
the main verb.
The cake in the fridge, don’t touch it.
1 Put clothes in cupboard  When they are indirect they come after
a preposition.
Give the book to me. p. 157
2 Tidy the bedroom WB

26 Complete with the correct object pronoun.

3 Move Stan’s laptop from
1 This is your book, move please.
kitchen table 2 A Is that your girlfriend?
B Yes, that’s .
4 Eat cake 3 Where are you? Please call .
4 Bill is my cousin, remember ?
5 These cakes are delicious, try .
5 Call Jenny about the party 6 We are your friends, tell your problem.
7 A Is that man your husband?
B Yes, that’s .
8 That man has got my wallet! Stop .

27 Replace the underlined words with object pronouns.

Callum Hi Harry, it’s Callum. 1 Where is your book. Is your book on the table?
Harry Oh, hi Callum. Where are you? 2 Jake is crazy, don’t talk to Jake.
Callum I’m at the supermarket. You know Jenny? 3 Don’t call that girl!
Harry Yes, of course I know her. 4 Send me and Kate a postcard.
Callum Well, it’s her birthday party today at our 5 John has got three dogs, this is a photo
house, remember? of his dogs.
Harry Oh yeah. 6 These coffees are cold, don’t drink these coffees.
Callum So Harry, your trainers ... 7 I know your brother very well.
Harry What about them? 8 These are your trainers. Put your trainers away!
Callum Please put them in the cupboard.
Harry Yep, no problem.
Callum And tidy the kitchen. FUNCTIONS
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Harry OK.
Callum And Stan’s laptop is on the kitchen table, 28 Imagine you live with Harry and Callum. Work in pairs to
tell him to move it, please. write a list of 10 house rules. Tell the class your rules.
Harry OK, Callum.
Callum And the cake in the fridge, don’t touch it.
1 Don’t leave your
Harry Callum ...
Callum Come on Harry, listen to me. trainers on the floor.
Harry OK Callum, is that all? 2 Put your books away.
Callum Yes ... no! Don’t tell Jenny about the party,
it’s a surprise. …

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names of the celebrities.
29 Before you read look at the pictures of famous 1 and are both
celebrities. Can you name all the celebrities? intelligent.
2 and have got similar
clothes.

OPPOSITES
3 and are not a couple.
4 and have got dark
brown hair.
5 and have got
blonde hair.

ATTRACT
6 and are both
confident.

Are we attracted to people who are like us

or to people who are different? Take a look
at couples and good friends - are they alike
or different? Have they got the same eyes
and hair or have they just got similar styles?
It is true that couples and friends look alike.
Friends look alike because they have the
same clothes and style, but some friends
and couples have got similar faces, hair and
bodies. Look at these celebrity couples for
example. This is Sting and his wife Trudy Styler. Trudy
isn’t famous like Sting but she looks like him.
They have both got blue eyes. He has got
very short blonde hair, her hair is medium
length and blonde. Their noses are the same.
They both like music and they are both very
intelligent and hard-working.

This is Tom Cruise and his wife Katie

Holmes, they have both got dark brown
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hair, and their hairstyle is the same. They

have got the same smile and the same
eyes. They have even got similar clothes! Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are
They are both confident, just friends, but they’ve both got brown hair
happy people. and the same hairstyle. They have the same
smile and the same eyes. They have the same
So the famous saying expression on their faces. They have got the
“Opposites attract” isn’t true! same style. They are both
very fashionable.
Many couples and friends look alike.
What about you? Are your friends just like you?
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SKILLS – LISTENING 32 1.26 E Listen again and answer T (true) or F (false).

1 His hair is brown.

31 1.26 EListen to the conversation. 2 Her hair is straight.
Which couple are they talking about?
3 They have got the same expression.
4 They are both slim.
5 She is tall.
A
6 They haven’t got the same mouth.

B
SKILLS – SPEAKING
33 Are you like your friends? In what ways are you
similar and different?
Think about:
• hair
• face
• style
• interests
• personality

34 In pairs, tell your partner about your best friend.

SKILLS – WRITING Linking words 36 Look at the underlined words in the note and use
them to complete Study Skills.
35 Read Oliver’s note and complete the table.
STUDY SKILLS Writing
Oliver Stuart
Linking words: and, but, so, because
Appearance
To link ideas in a text we use:
1 to give more information.
Personality
2 to give a reason.
3 to give a conclusion or result.
Interests 4 to give contrasting information.

37 Complete the sentences with the correct linking

word.

My best friend is Stuart. Our

1 Vicky is intelligent lazy.
2 You’ve got blue eyes red hair.
cause
appearance is not the same be 3 Sal is my best friend we are similar.
s got
he is tall and I am short. He ha
4 I’m quiet and shy I haven’t got a lot
of friends.
got
blonde, wavy hair and I have
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5 We have the same clothes we look

like the
straight, black hair. We both
alike.
6 I like pop rock music.
are both
same music and sport and we 7 Sam and Anne look alike they are
, but
very good-looking of course 
brother and sister.
8 We both have long hair she’s got
and
he is very funny and confident blonde and I haven’t.
we have
I’m not, I’m shy and quiet, so 38 E Write a short essay about a friend or family
rent
got the same interests but diffe member. Write about personality, appearance, interests.

personalities.
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