Contents

Welcome! pp.4–9 Vocabulary Grammar Speaking

1 Making plans
pp.10–20
▸ The weather
Vocabulary strategy:
Organize new
▸ Simple present and
present progressive
▸ Present progressive for
▸ Invite a friend and
make arrangements
Skill focus: Make notes
vocabulary the future for a conversation

2 On vacation
pp.22–32
▸ Physical appearance
Vocabulary strategy:
Relate new vocabulary
▸ be: Simple past
▸ Past time expressions
▸ Question words with
▸ Describe people
Skill focus: Link the
context to personal
to your favorite people was / were experience
or things ▸ have: Simple past

Review A My progress 1 p.21 My progress 2 p.33

3 Places
pp.36–46
▸ Places around town ▸ Simple past: regular
verbs
▸ Ask for and give
directions
▸ Simple past: irregular Skill focus: Create a
verbs lexical set

4 Entertainment
pp.48–58
▸ Movie types ▸ Simple past
▸ Question words with
simple past
▸ Make arrangements
and buy tickets
Skill focus: Take time
to think

Review B My progress 3 p.47 My progress 4 p.59

5 Things we have
to do
▸ Housework
Vocabulary strategy:
▸ have to
▸ Compounds: some /
▸ Ask for and give
permission
pp.62–72 Use mind maps any / no Skill focus: Intonation
▸ Compounds: every when asking for
permission

6 Transportation
pp.74–84
▸ Transportation and
travel
▸ must / mustn’t
▸ mustn’t / don’t have to
▸ Verb + -ing form /
▸ Buy a ticket for a trip
Skill focus: Ask for
clarification
base form

Review C My progress 5 p.73 My progress 6 p.85

7 Food and
drink
▸ Food and drink ▸ Count / noncount nouns
▸ some / any
▸ Order food and drink
in a restaurant
pp.88–98 ▸ a lot of, much / many, Skill focus: Stress the
How much / many ...? key words
▸ a little / a few

8 Travel
pp.100–110
▸ Feelings and
emotions
▸
▸
▸
Comparative adjectives
Superlative adjectives
Irregular adjectives
▸ Talk about the details
of a trip
Skill focus: Help each
▸ (not) as … as other learn

Review D My progress 7 p.99 My progress 8 p.111

Culture pp.114–121 Word list pp.122–126

Workbook Unit 1 pp.W2–W8 Unit 2 pp.W8–W13 Unit 3 pp.W14–W19

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 Listening Reading Writing Global Skills

Contents
▸ Understand someone’s ▸ Understand a blog about ▸ Write a blog about a trip ▸ Understand how
travel plans a trip Skill focus:: Select topic to make plans that
Skill focus: Listen for specific Skill focus: Use the vocabulary from a text work for everyone
information introduction

▸ Understand someone ▸ Understand a text about ▸ Write a review of a ▸ Understand

describing photos vacations vacation strategies to manage
Skill focus: Predict content of Skill focus: Identify the type Skill focus: Come up with your well-being
a listening text of text using visual clues ideas

Extra practice p.34 Extra communication p.35  Video Link p.35

▸ Understand someone ▸ Understand an article ▸ Write a description of ▸ Understand how a
describing their day about the history of a city a day trip town center should
Skill focus: Understand Skill focus: Recognize Skill focus: Use sequencing be for everyone
sequencing words examples words

▸ Understand a ▸ Understand an interview ▸ Write a description of ▸ Understand how to

conversation about an with a movie fan a visit to a movie theater review a movie
exciting weekend Skill focus: Understand Skill focus: Plan your writing
Skill focus: Understand key paraphrasing
information

Extra practice p.60 Extra communication p.61  Video Link p.61

▸ Understand people ▸ Understand an article ▸ Write an email to ▸ Understand how to
talking about a typical day about an unusual school a friend design a poster
Skill focus: Understand Skill focus: Use the context Skill focus: Check what you
different accents to infer meaning have to do

▸ Understand a person ▸ Understand an article ▸ Write a blog post for ▸ Understand how to
talking to a group about transportation visitors to your town plan a trip
Skill focus: Identify a Skill focus: Use your or city
speaker’s purpose knowledge of the topic Skill focus: Use your
knowledge to think of ideas

Extra practice p.86 Extra communication p.87  Video Link p.87

▸ Understand an interview ▸ Understand an article ▸ Write a description of ▸ Understand how
about eating habits about snacks around snacks to plan a menu for
Skill focus: Identify linking the world Skill focus: Use paragraphs guests
words Skill focus: Recognize key
words

▸ Understand stories about ▸ Understand an article ▸ Write a description of a ▸ Understand how to

problems on a trip about travel tips problem on a trip manage unexpected
Skill focus: Distinguish Skill focus: Use word forms Skill focus: Add more detail problems
feelings from tone of voice to work out meaning

Extra practice p.112 Extra communication p.113  Video Link p.113

Unit 4 pp.W20–W25 Unit 5 pp.W26–W31 Unit 6 pp.W32–W37 Unit 7 pp.W38–W43 Unit 8 pp.W44–W49
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 We lcome!
School subjects Monday Tuesday
1 Match the descriptions with the school subjects. a English e drama
In this class, …
b geography f art
1 we learn about numbers. c
2 we do exercise and play sports. c math g history
3 we learn about the past. d physical education h computer studies
4 we act and practice a show.
5 we learn another language. a
6 we learn about modern technology.
7 we draw and paint.
8 we learn about other countries.

this, that, these, those

b
2 Match the pictures a–e with the sentences. Then
complete the sentences with this, that, these, or
those. Sometimes there is more than one correct
answer.
This is Claudia. She’s 13 years old. d
1 is her house. It isn’t
very big.
2 is her school. It’s called
Hilldown School. c
3 are her best friends, Luiz e
and Freya.
4 is her bike. It’s red – her d
favorite color.

be : Simple present
5 001 Listen to the dialogue. Then practice the
3 Use the prompts to write questions.
dialogue in a group of three.
what / her / name / ?
Rocío Hi. I’m Rocío. What’s your name?
What is her name?
Matias I’m Matias.
1 how old / she / ?
Rocío How old are you?
Matias I’m 13. And you?
2 her house / big / ? Rocío I’m 12.
Matias This is my friend, Lucas.
3 who / best friends / ? Rocío Hi, Lucas. Nice to meet you.
Lucas Nice to meet you, too.
Rocío Where are you from, Lucas?
4 red / her favorite color / ?
Lucas I’m from Salvador. And you?
page number

6 Groupwork In groups of three, write a similar

4 Read the information from exercise 2 again. dialogue to the one in exercise 5. Write three
four

Then answer the questions from exercise 3. more questions.

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Possessions there is / there are

Welcome!
7 Complete the possession words. Then put the 10 Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with
letters in green in the correct order to find the correct form of there is / there are.
Blanca’s favorite possession.
1
1 P A N E

2 A M S C O S O E

3 S A T E O A R

4 C L L O N

5 T A E
2 3
6 S N L A E S

Blanca’s favorite possession is her .

8 Pairwork Write two true sentences and one false

sentence about what is in your school bag. Use
there is / there are. Then tell your partner. Which
sentence is false? 4 5
In my bag, there’s an apple. There isn’t a
notebook. There are three pens.

Is there an apple in your bag?

Yes, there is.

Are there three pens
in your bag? There isn’t a skateboard in the backyard.
There is a soccer ball in the backyard.
No, there aren’t. 1 tomatoes in the kitchen.
There are five pens.
potatoes in the kitchen.
2 sunglasses on the table?
House and rooms , there .
3 an armchair in the living room?
9 Match the definitions (1–6) with the rooms (a–f).
, there .
1 It’s the first room in the house. You put
4 two guitars in the picture?
your coats here. c
No, there . one
2 You sleep here. guitar in the picture.
3 You take a shower here. 5 a mirror or a bike in the hallway.
4 You sit on the couch and watch TV here.
11 002 Listen to the dialogue. Then practice the
5 You cook food here.
dialogue with a partner.
6 You eat in this room.
Tiago Is there a lamp in your bedroom?
a living room Bea Yes, there is.
b bedroom Tiago Where is it?
c hallway Bea It’s on my dresser, across from my bed.
Tiago Is there a wardrobe in your bedroom?
d dining room
Bea Yes, there is. It’s next to the dresser.
e bathroom
f kitchen 12 Pairwork Write a similar dialogue to the one in
exercise 11. Use the prepositions in the box to
help you.

in on under in front of next to

behind across from near between
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 Welcome!
Sports activities 15 Look at the chart and complete the sentences with
the missing words.
13 Complete the dialogue with play, do, or go and
the sports in the box. There are two extra sports.

soccer climbing skiing track and field

volleyball gymnastics karate swimming

Luis

Do you go skiing every year? 3:05 p.m.

Rosa Sebastian
Yes, we do. We always go to Keystone. Do
cook ✓ ✓
you like winter sports? 3:06 p.m.

run fast ✓ ✗
No, not really. I prefer sports you can do
play volleyball ✓ ✗
all year. I love to be outside, so I like to
1
. But you can do speak French ✗ ✓
that inside, too! 3:08 p.m.
ski ✗ ✓

I like outdoor sports, too. draw well ✗ ✗

In the summer, I like to
2
in my Rosa and Sebastian can cook.
uncle’s pool. 3:10 p.m.
1 Rosa ski.
2 can’t speak French, but
I don’t like water, but I can jump can speak French.
pretty high and I’m good at running,
so I 3 . I’m on 3 Can Sebastian play volleyball?
the school team. 3:11 p.m.

4 Can Rosa run fast?

Really? I like ball sports. Sometimes I
4
with my cousin.
5 Can Rosa and Sebastian draw well?
3:11 p.m.

I like it too, but I prefer to

5
. You only 16 003 Listen to the dialogue. Then, in pairs,
use your hands! 3:13 p.m. practice the dialogue.
Marta I’m doing a survey for school. Can I ask you
Oh, I’m awful at that! 3:15 p.m. some questions?
Iago Yes, of course!
Marta OK, first question … Can you cook?
can for ability Iago Yes, I can. I like making cookies.
Marta Yum! OK, sports … What sports can you play?
14 Check (✓) the correct sentences and put an ✗
Iago I can play volleyball and soccer. And you?
next to the incorrect sentences. Then correct
Marta I can play tennis pretty well. Can you ski?
the mistakes.
Iago Yes, I can.
1 I don’t can swim. Marta Can you speak French?
2 They can play basketball. Iago Yes, I can. I can also speak Spanish.
3 He cans dance. 17 Pairwork Write a similar dialogue to the one in
4 You not can play guitar. exercise 16.
5 We can’t play field hockey.
OK, first question …
6 Can she speak English?
Can you play the guitar?
No, I can’t.
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Daily routines 21 Read the article. Complete the sentences with the

Welcome!
correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
18 Read the class survey. Choose the correct
alternatives.

Class survey
What time do you take the breakfast /
have breakfast on school days? Is it different on Daily routine of
the weekend? a professional

skier
1 Do you dinner / have dinner with your family?

2 Do you watch / look TV when you are eating

meals?

3 What is your favorite thing to do when you get

home / to the house after school?

4 Do you prefer to go to bed / to the bed early Sixteen-year-old Adrian gets up (get up) at 5:30 in the
and wake up early? Or do you prefer to go morning. He 1 (meet) the other
to bed / to the bed late and get up / out late? skiers and they 2 (do) 20 minutes
of exercise in the gym.
5 Do you do / make homework that is fun, or is
At six o’clock, he 3 (have)
it all boring? What is your favorite subject?
breakfast. He normally 4 (eat)
eggs, ham, and bread. He 5

19 Pairwork In pairs, take turns to ask and answer (not eat) fruit for breakfast, but he
questions from exercise 18.
6
(take) an apple or an orange
with him as a snack.

Simple present They 7 (go) skiing from 8:15 until eleven

o’clock. They 8 (be) usually very tired, so they
20 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences 9
(stop) for lunch at eleven o’clock.
with the correct form of the words in parentheses

“
and short answers. After lunch, I 10 (spend) some time with
I only eat (eat) pizza on the my team. We 11 (play) video games.
weekend. I don’t eat (eat) At three o’clock, the other skiers 12 (go) to
pizza on weekdays. the gym, but during the week I 13
with them—I 14
(not go)
(take) the bus home at
“
1 She (speak) three o’clock.
Portuguese. She doesn’t
speak Chinese.

2 (they /
like) studying?
, they .

3 (she /
walk) to school?
No, .
Adrian is still at school and his teacher 15
4 We (come) to his house. He 16 (study) with his
(not / enjoy) baseball. teacher from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. Then, at nine o’clock,
seven

We prefer soccer! he has dinner. Sometimes, he 17 (watch) a

movie and then it 18 (be) time for bed!

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 Welcome!
Clothes
22 Look at the pictures. Choose the correct alternatives.

shoes / boots 1 shirt / skirt 2 shorts / pants 3 baseball hat / scarf

4 baseball hat / hoodie 5 hoodie / sweater 6 jacket / sweater 7 dress / skirt

Adverbs of frequency Family

23 Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs 25 Complete Joe’s family tree with the words in
of frequency in parentheses. the box.
He wears a coat in the spring. (rarely)
cousin grandpa uncle sister brother
He rarely wears a coat in the spring.
grandma mom aunt dad
1 We wear hoodies to school. We wear a shirt and
tie. (never / always)
2 I have my cell phone with me. (always)
3 She wears dresses or skirts in the winter. (rarely)
4 He buys shoes when he goes to the mall. (often) grandma 1

5 She forgets her homework on Monday.

(sometimes)

24 Look at the chart. Write sentences about the

2 3 4 5
information on the chart using adverbs
of frequency.

Jose Javier

Jose sometimes wears boots, but 6 Joe 7 8

Javier often wears boots.

always
Imperatives
often
26 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

watch help don’t shout talk to listen call

sometimes
Come and watch the movie with us!
rarely 1 Here’s your phone. your grandma.
It’s her birthday.
never 2 to your dad. He’s talking to you.
3 Don’t your brother like that.
boots jeans hoodie shirt shorts
eight

4 your uncle Pete with the cooking.

5 ! Your sister is sleeping.

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Food

Welcome!
27 Find the twelve food words shown in the pictures.

I F W A M T C O R N
B C H I C K E N T P
A H E E S H K O B I
N I G C G X S M R N
A K G A R P P H E C
N E S R A E L A A H
A U S R P A A M D E
T N P O E S V M G E
I R E T S F R I E S
S A L M O N S D D E

Present progressive
28 Look at the pictures. Write questions and 29 Read the dialogue and complete the sentences with the
sentences with the correct form of the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
present progressive. Then write
Luis
short answers.
Ash! Where are you? We ’re organizing (organize)
1
the spring dance!
I1 (get) dressed.
What time do you want to meet?
Haha! Can you come here now? We 2
(decorate) the hall right now.
3
(you / put) the balloons up?

2 3 No, I’m not. Jasper 4 (do) that.

Awesome. I hate that. 5

(Maia / bake) the cake?

Yes, she is. Cora 6 (make) the
playlist. Mike and Aurora 7
(clean). Henry 8 (practice)
his speech for tonight.

… And what 9 (you / do)?

she / play / tennis
Is she playing tennis? Haha! Well, I 10 (help)—not like
you! Come on—I need your help with the tables.
Yes, she is.
1 he / eat / a pear Don’t worry. I 11 (sit)
on the bus now. See you in 10 minutes.
?
, .
2 they / play / basketball / they / ski 30 004 Listen to the dialogue. Then practice in pairs.

. Lotte Hey, Johan! What are you doing?

Johan I’m cooking for my friends.
.
Lotte Why are you cooking for your friends?
3 she / wear / a dress Johan Because it’s my birthday tomorrow!
? Lotte What are you making?
, . Johan I’m making pizzas with sweetcorn and chicken.

31 Pairwork Write a similar dialogue to the one

nine

in exercise 30.

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In this unit, we
will …
Ma k i n g p l a n
Peyton
s
Caleb Aiden Valeria

▸ talk about th
e weather

▸ make arrang
ements

▸ write a blog
about a trip
r everyone
▸ make plans fo

Layla

STEP 1
1 005 Read and listen. What is the weather for Caleb What is it?
today? Peyton Let’s meet after school. Then we can think of
Caleb It’s raining—again! It’s boring when it rains ideas for the competition.
and we stay in the library. Aiden Sorry, I can’t come after school today
Peyton I agree. I’m looking at the weather on my because I’m playing in a basketball game.
phone and it says rain all day. Peyton OK, tomorrow. Are you doing anything
Valeria It rains a lot these days. tomorrow after school?
Aiden Who’s winning? Aiden No, I’m free.
Layla I am, of course! Valeria Me too. Let’s do it!
Valeria Get out of here! You’re winning this game,
2 Comprehension Answer the questions.
but you don’t always win.
Why are they all inside at recess?
Aiden Hey, Peyton. What are you looking at?
Peyton I’m reading an email from the school. Listen Because it’s raining
up. “Reagan High School Green Competition. 1 Who is winning the game?
We’re having a competition for ways to help 2 What is Peyton looking at?
the school and students go green. We’ll use 3 Why does Peyton want to meet?
the best idea!”
4 What is Aiden doing today after school?
Aiden What do they mean by “help us go green?”
5 When are they meeting to discuss the competition?
Peyton You know, ideas to help everyone use less
energy.
Layla Nobody uses less energy than Aiden.
Real English
Aiden Hey! Find these phrases and check their meanings.
Peyton Or other ideas that are good for the Get out of here! go green You know what?
environment. You know what? I’m getting
ten

an idea now.

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 Key language
1
2

Making plans
STEP
3 006 Complete the dialogues with the sentences in the box. Then listen and check.

It’s raining–again! It rains a lot these days. I’m playing in a basketball game.
Are you doing anything tomorrow after school? What are you looking at? I’m reading an email

1
Caleb It’s raining—again! It’s boring when
it rains and we stay in the library.
Peyton I agree. I’m looking at the weather on my
phone and it says rain all day.
Valeria 1

2
Aiden Hey, Peyton. 2
Peyton 3 from the school.
Listen up. “Reagan High School Green
Competition. We’re having a competition
for ways to help the school and students go
green. We’ll use the best idea!”

3
Peyton Let’s meet after school. Then we can think of
ideas for the competition.
Aiden Sorry, I can’t come after school today
because 4
Peyton OK, tomorrow. 5

Aiden No, I’m free.

4 006 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Write four mini-dialogues. Use the ideas in the box.

have pizza watch a movie play tennis study for a test Let’s have pizza Sorry, I can’t. I’m studying
go downtown go to the park go to a concert tomorrow! for a test tomorrow.
eleven

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5. Take turns to ask and answer.

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 Vocabulary
The weather
1 007 Label the weather symbols on the map with
the words in the box. Then listen, check and repeat. clouds windy snowing raining sunny storm

U.S. Weather
2

3 sunny
Joshua

6
4

World Weather
Calgary Delhi
-5ºC 36ºC
(Canada) (India) 5
Chicago Tokyo
0ºC 1ºC
(U.S.) (Japan)
Beijing Sydney
24ºC 40ºC
(China) (Australia)
3 009 Listen to the weather forecast. Complete
London
11ºC the sentences.
(U.K.)
1 In São Paulo, it’s warm and it’s . The
2 008 Look at the thermometer and the world temperature is ºC.
weather chart. Complete the sentences. Then 2 In Washington, D.C., it’s and it’s
listen and check. . The temperature is ºC.
hot 3 In New York City, it’s and it’s
warm . The temperature is ºC.
4 In Melbourne, it’s and there are
. The temperature is ºC.
cool
cold 4 Pairwork Ask and answer. Use the information in
the world weather chart.
freezing
What’s the weather like in Chicago?
It’s cold and windy in Chicago.
1 It’s and in London. It’s cold and it’s windy.
2 It’s and in Sydney.
3 It’s and in Calgary. What temperature is it?
4 It’s and there is a
in Delhi. It’s zero degrees.
5 It’s and in Tokyo.
6 It’s and there are
in Beijing.
Vocabulary strategy
Organize new vocabulary
Look It can be useful to record new vocabulary in a notebook.
You can group words by topic or alphabetically.
twelve

24ºC = twenty-four degrees (Celsius)

-2ºC = minus two degrees (Celsius)

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 Grammar
1
Simple present and 4 Complete the sentences with the

Making plans
present progressive simple present or the present progressive
form of the verb in parentheses.
It’s raining—again!
It rarely snows (snow) in April.
It rains a lot these days.
1 We always (finish) school at
four o’clock.
Think
2 I (have) dinner right now.
Complete the rules with simple present or
present progressive. 3 Mia (not get up) early on
• We use the 1 to talk the weekend.
about actions that are happening now. 4 You (not phone) Grandma
• We use the 2 to talk very often!
about habits and facts. 5 How often Mateo
(write) emails?
Reference p.W6
6 Clara (wear) her
1 Look at the pairs of sentences. Write H for a habit new dress today?
and N for an action happening now.
Look
a It’s snowing now! N
Some sentences have no time expressions, but we can
b It often snows in the winter. H
usually guess when the action happens from
1 a I usually wear jeans. the context.
b I’m wearing jeans today. Susana brushes her teeth. (When? Every day.)
2 a Mark is playing baseball now. Look! It’s snowing! (When? Now.)
b Mark plays baseball every week.
3 a They study art once a week.
5 Complete the telephone conversation with the
simple present or the present progressive form of
b They’re studying art right now.
the verbs in parentheses.
4 a Dad is cooking tonight.
Kana Hi, Matt. How ’s it going? (it / go)
b Dad sometimes cooks. Matt Terrible! It 1 (rain)! It always
2 Underline the time expressions in exercise 1.
2
(rain) on the weekend.
Write them in the correct column of the chart. Kana It 3 (not rain) here. It’s sunny.
I 4
(sit) outside.
Simple present Present progressive Matt Lucky you!
often now Kana Not really, I 5 (study) math.
Matt You’re crazy! I never 6
(study)
on Saturdays.
Kana Yes, but you 7 (not have) tests
very often at your school.
Matt How often 8 you
(have) tests?
3 Choose the correct alternatives. Kana Every week, unfortunately …
Tim always gets up / is getting up at 7:30 a.m.
1 I never walk / am walking to school. Challenge
2 Tim talks / is talking to Grandma now. Write questions with the prompts in the box.
3 We buy / are buying food once a week. Then write true answers.
4 Mom works / is working right now. what / you do / now?
5 I often drink / am drinking milk. what / you wear / right now?
6 It rarely rains / is raining in July. what / you do / on Saturdays?
how often / you go / shopping?
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 Speaking Invite a friend and make arrangements

1 010 Watch, listen, or read. Complete the

dialogues with the words and phrases in the box.
Then listen again and check.

Sunday swimming Wednesday seven o’clock

go bike riding go bowling

1
Sofia Would you like to go bike riding on Saturday?
Luis I’d love to, but I can’t. I’m going 1
with Mark.
Sofia What are you doing on 2 ?
Luis Um … I’m not doing anything special.
Sofia Let’s go on Sunday, then. Is two o’clock OK?
Luis Yes, that’s fine. I’ll meet you at the park.
2 Look
Luis Hey, are you doing anything on 3 Notice the different ways of responding to
night? an invitation.
Sofia No, I’m not. Why? Saying yes Saying no
Luis Would you like to 4 with Rob Yes, I’d love to. Sorry, I can’t because …
and me? That sounds great. I’d love to, but I can’t.
Sofia Oh yeah, I’d love to! What time are you going? OK, great! I’m really sorry but I can’t.
Luis We’re going at 5 . Is that OK?
Sofia Yes, that’s fine. I’ll meet you there!

2 011 Listen and repeat.

Are you doing anything on …?

No, I’m not. / Yes, I am. I’m …

What are you doing on …?

I’m going … /
I’m not doing anything special.

Would you like to …?

I’d love to, but I can’t. I’m … /

Yes, I’d love to! What time are
you going?

I’m / We’re going at …

OK. Where is it?

It’s at …

Great. I’ll meet you there. Is that OK?

Yes, that’s fine.

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 1
3 012 Listen to two more conversations and complete

Making plans
the sentences. Beat the clock
Conversation 1 In pairs, you have two minutes to say the days
Ben invites Bianca to play tennis tomorrow. of the week starting from Monday and ending
with Sunday, then backwards from Sunday
a She can’t because she to the dentist.
through Monday. Once you have finished, tell
b They agree to play on . your partner what your favorite day is and why.
Conversation 2
c Amy invites Edson to go with her
and Tim.
d They’re going at o’clock. Skill focus
e They agree to meet the park. Make notes for a conversation
4 Read the Skill focus. Imagine you are having a party. Before you invite someone to do something, make
Make notes on the following information. notes for the conversation. Make a note of the day,
the place, and the time. Then think about questions
• What day is your party on? (e.g. Saturday) they may ask you, e.g., What time does it start?, and
• What time is your party? (e.g. 3 p.m.) the answer you will give. This will help you speak
• Where is your party? (e.g. at my house) more fluently.

5 Pairwork Read the situation below and write two

dialogues, one for each reply.

Tell your friend

you’re having a party
and ask if they would
like to come.

1 Ask when and where 2 Ask when and where

the party is. Accept the the party is. Refuse
invitation. Say you’ll the invitation because
meet your friend there. you’re going to a
concert on that day.

6 Practice your dialogues from exercise 5. Take turns

to ask and answer.

Challenge
Pairwork What other things do you do with friends on the weekend? Make notes about
one of the activities below or use your own ideas. Then practice the dialogue.

Link to life
fifteen

Is it OK to say no to an invitation? Why / Why not?

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 Grammar
Present progressive for the future Look
I’m playing in a basketball game. Future time expressions
Are you doing anything tomorrow after school? on Monday / June 10th / the weekend
at one o’clock / Christmas
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. in August / the fall / 2025
next Friday / weekend / week / month / year
this on tomorrow in at next
tomorrow morning / afternoon / evening / night
They are flying to Miami this afternoon. morning / afternoon / evening
this
Note: this evening = tonight
1 What are you doing morning?
2 I’m going to the dentist three o’clock.
Reference p.W7
3 Are you having a picnic June 2nd?
4 The students are going to Recife 4 Use the prompts to write questions. Then write
week. answers using the information in the agenda.
5 Kenji is starting school September. what time / the students meet on May 10th?
What time are the students meeting on
2 Write affirmative (✓) or negative (✗) short answers.
May 10th?
Are you going on the school trip? ✓
They’re meeting at 7:30 a.m.
Yes, I am.
1 where / they meet?
Is your mom working next week? ✗
2 what / they visit in the morning?
No, she isn’t.
3 what / they do at 2:30 p.m.?
1 Are they going shopping on Saturday? ✗
4 what time / they have dinner?
2 Are we leaving here at 6:30? ✓
5 what / they watch at Madison Square Garden?
3 Am I playing on the team tomorrow? ✓
6 what time / they arrive back at school?
4 Is Mike wearing his sneakers tonight? ✗
5 Are you meeting your friends later? ✗
Trip to Ellis Island and
3 Look at Harry’s planner and find the mistakes in Madison Square Garden in
the sentences. Write a negative and an affirmative New York City
sentence.
Friday, May 10th
Saturday
Morning: go shopping with Carina Agenda
Afternoon: study for the science test 7:30 a.m. meet outside school
Evening: make pizzas with Zaki and Ethan 7:45 a.m. bus leaves for New
York City
Sunday
Morning: visit grandparents 9:00 a.m. visit the Statue of
Liberty
Afternoon: go for a bike ride with Alex (10 km!)
Evening: watch a movie with Mom and Dad 2:30 p.m. go to Central Park
6:00 p.m. have dinner at the
Loeb Boathouse
Harry is staying home on Saturday morning. restaurant
He isn’t staying home on Saturday morning. 7:30 p.m. watch a basketball
He’s going shopping with Carina. game at Madison
1 He’s playing tennis in the afternoon. Square Garden
2 Harry and his friends are going to the movie theater 11:45 p.m. arrive back at school
in the evening.
3 On Sunday morning, Harry is meeting his friends.
4 In the afternoon, Harry and Alex are going
swimming.
Challenge
sixteen

Write about five things you are doing next week.

5 Harry is going to a concert with his mom and dad in
the evening. I’m playing soccer after school on Monday.

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 Listening Understand someone’s travel plans
1
1

Making plans
STEP Skill focus
Listen for specific information
1 013 Read the Skill focus. Then listen to a Before you listen, look at the exercise that goes with
conversation about Santiago’s plans for the weekend. the listening. Look at the options you choose to
Choose the correct alternatives. complete the sentences. This will help you decide
What is Santiago doing this weekend? what specific information you need to listen for.
He’s going to Hollywood / Los Angeles.
1 Who is he visiting?
He’s visiting family / friends.
2 How often does he see them?
He usually sees them once a month / year.
3 Why is he visiting them this weekend?
He’s going to a concert / party.
4 When are they leaving?
They’re leaving on Saturday morning / afternoon.
5 When are they coming back?
They’re coming back on Sunday / Monday.
6 What are they doing on Sunday?
Real English
They’re going to Hollywood / Disneyland.
Find these phrases and check
their meanings.
STEP 2 fantastic I know! I can't wait!

2 014 Listen to a conversation about Yuki’s

plans for the weekend. Answer the questions.
What is Yuki doing this weekend?
She’s going to Canada.
1 Why is she going there?
2 How often does she go there?
3 Who is she going with?
4 What time are they leaving?
5 When are they coming back?
6 What are they doing on Sunday?

STEP 3
3 Imagine that you are going away this weekend.
Make questions with the prompts.
1 do / anything nice this weekend? 5 what time / leave?
2 what / do? 6 where / stay?
3 why / go there? 7 what / do / on Sunday?
4 who / go with? 8 when / come back?

4 Pairwork Ask and answer about your plans for the weekend.

Are you doing anything nice

this weekend?
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Yes, I am.

5 Presentation Tell the class about your partner’s plans for this weekend.
This weekend, Felipe is …
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 Reading Understand a blog about a trip

Sam’s Blog
Hi! I’m Sam. I live in New York, but my family
comes from China. This year, we’re going to
Shanghai for Lunar New Year. I’m very excited!
Check out my blog to read what I’m doing in
Shanghai and see my photos. Bye for now!

February 9th
Shanghai is amazing! It’s New Year’s Eve, and this
afternoon, we’re going to the Spring Festival at
Shanghai Botanical Garden. They have flowers and
plants from all over China and other parts of the
world. Then, we’re visiting Shanghai Disney Resort!
The characters wear traditional Chinese clothes and
there are special New Year shows!

February 10th
New Year’s Day! Today, we’re taking the metro to
downtown Shanghai. First, we’re having lunch in a
restaurant. Traditional New Year food is rice cakes, fish,
and spring rolls with vegetables and pork. There’s a
Check it out parade and a Lion Dance at 2 p.m. I can’t wait because I
Find these words and phrases and check their love the Lion Dances! People in lion costumes dance and
meanings. other people play drums. Lunar New Year is awesome!
traditional downtown spring rolls parade
costume drums

2 015 Read and listen to the blog. Answer the questions.

Skill focus 1 Where does Sam go first on New Year’s Eve?
Use the introduction 2 What can you see there?
Some texts have a short introduction at the 3 Where does Sam go next on New Year’s Eve?
start. You can use the introduction to help you
understand what the text is about. Read it first to 4 What can you see there?
help you predict what the rest of the text says. 5 What do people eat on New Year’s Day in Shanghai?
6 What does Sam want to see on New Year’s Day?
1 Read the Skill focus. Then read the
introduction to the blog and choose the 3 Pairwork What happens in your country at New Year?

correct answers. What traditions do you have? Make a list and tell your
partner.
1 What is the blog about?
a a trip around China Culture focus
b New Year around the world
Lunar New Year is the first new moon of a lunar calendar,
c a trip to China for New Year and it happens between the end of January and the end of
2 What do you think is in the blog? February. It is an important celebration for East Asian people
a New Year activities in Shanghai around the world. They often have firework displays and eat
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b a description of the journey to Shanghai traditional food.

c the history of the city of Shanghai

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 Writing Write a blog about a trip
1

Making plans
STEP 1 STEP 2
1 Read Almas’s blog about a trip and the fact file. 2 Read the Skill focus. Then underline seven more
Complete the blog with information from the adjectives in Almas’s blog that you can use in your
fact file. own blog.

Skill focus
Almas’s blog Select topic vocabulary from a text
When you read a text, you can often find words
I’m Almas, just an ordinary and phrases that you can use in your own writing.
girl from London, UK. This For example, before you write a blog, you can read
month, I’m planning an another blog and find vocabulary that you can use in
amazing trip! your blog.

September 26th
STEP 3
I’m flying to South
Africa tomorrow! It’s 3 Choose one of these events. Write two paragraphs
my first time, and I’m of a blog about visiting these events and your
looking forward to going
to Hermanus. There is plans. Use Almas’s blog in exercise 1 to help you.
a Whale Festival there
every September, and it’s incredible! Hermanus is
Québec Winter Carnival
Fact file

a fantastic place for whale watching because they come

very close to the land. I love whales – they’re awesome! Location: Québec, Canada
Time: February
September 29th
Activities: watching
parades, going ice
I’m in South Africa. What skating, watching
a wonderful place! At the canoe races,
moment, I’m watching a
1 seeing ice art
. People
in colorful costumes are
walking through town. After
that, I’m visiting an 2 and buying some
great souvenirs. For lunch, I’m going to a restaurant to try
3
, like “bunny chow” — a loaf of bread filled
with curry! After lunch, I’m going 4 !
I hope I see a lot of whales!

The Fallas Festival

Fact file

Location: Valencia, Spain

Time: March
Activities: watching parades,
trying local food, going to
fireworks displays, wearing
traditional clothes

Whale Festival
Fact file

Location: Hermanus, South Africa

Time: September
Activities: whale watching, watching a Challenge
street parade, visiting an art market,
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Imagine you are participating in an event in your

trying local food
town next month. Write a paragraph about the
event and your plans.

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 Global skills Understand how to make plans that work for everyone

▸ Communication and collaboration Check it out

▸ Intercultural competence and citizenship Find these words and check their meanings.
event popular celebrate decision

Jo in o u r Eco Clu b ! 4 Groupwork Discuss these questions about making

plans.
• Why is it important to ask everyone for
suggestions?
• Why should you listen carefully to all the ideas?
• How can you be ready to accept changes to your
ideas?
• Why is it important to make decisions that
everyone agrees with?

1 Look at the poster. What do you see? What do

you think the club is about? Would you like to be How to plan the best events!
in this club?
When you and your friends want to celebrate
2 Read the article and decide if the sentences are
something, like a birthday or the end of school,
true (T) or false (F).
a party, trip, or some other kind of event are
1 Many people like the idea of a party. popular ideas. Not all events are the same,
2 Everybody likes doing the same things at though. Not everyone wants to do the same
events. things. Some people enjoy loud events with lots of
people, and others prefer quiet trips to museums
3 Planning together means listening and accepting or parks. Planning is important to make the event
changes. a good one for everyone. When you plan together,
4 Organizing days out, school work, and clubs needs make sure you:
careful planning, too. ▶ ask everyone for suggestions.
▶ listen carefully to all the ideas.
3 Read these sentences. Which ones are part of a
good planning session for a club? ▶ choose ideas that lots of people like.

1 Jordi, what’s your idea for the club? ▶ are ready to accept changes to your ideas.
▶ make decisions that everyone agrees with.
2 We’re going to make it a club to help people
because that’s what I’m interested in. Making plans in this way is a good idea for things
like planning trips and parties, doing projects at
3 I don’t like sports, so we’re not doing that. school, organizing a club, and more.
4 OK, let’s have the club in the afternoons, not the
evenings, as you said.
5 I’m not going to come because it sounds boring.
ct
Go to the proje
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6 Let’s make a list of everyone’s ideas first.

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 My progress
1
Language practice

Making plans
1 Complete the sentences with a weather word. 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a partner.
1 It’s hot and sunny in Luanda. B I’d love to! Where and when is it?
2 In Pula, it’s c and there are c . A Would you like to come to my party?
3 It’s s and there is a s in B No, I’m not doing anything special. Why?
Edmonton. B Great! I’ll see you there.
A It’s at 7 p.m. at Roma Pizza.
4 It’s f and very w here.
A Are you doing anything on Friday? 1
5 In Cardiff, it’s w and r .
5
4

Grammar practice
3 Choose the correct alternatives. 4 Read Freya’s planner and write sentences about what
It usually snows / is snowing here in she is doing on different days.
January.
1 Erin speaks / is speaking to her parents
Monday watch a movie with Ruby
on the phone right now.
Wednesday study for a math test
2 We can’t play soccer today because it
rains / is raining. Friday play in a basketball game
3 My sister often helps / is helping me Saturday go to Lizzie’s party!
with my homework.
4 Are you enjoying / Do you enjoy
Anna’s party? On Monday, Freya is watching a movie with Ruby.
1
4
2
3

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 1? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
describe the weather. (p.12)

use the simple present and the present progressive. (p.13)

invite a friend and make plans. (pp.14–15)

use the present progressive for the future. (p.16)

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understand someone’s travel plans. (p.17)

understand a blog about a trip. (p.18)

write a blog about a trip. (p.19)

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 2
In this unit, we
will …
O n va c a t i o n
Tiffany
le’s physical
▸ describe peop
appearance
▸ describe peop
le’s personalities
of a vacation
▸ write a review
eing
▸ manage well-b

Daniel

Caleb

Layla

STEP 1
1 016 Read and listen. What does Layla want to make? 2 Comprehension Complete the sentences
with a word or phrase in each gap. Use the
Layla Hey, Caleb. Where were you? conversation in exercise 1 to help you.
Caleb I was at the ice cream stand. The guy there was Caleb was at the ice cream stand.
really friendly. 1 The man at the ice cream stand
Tiffany Oh, which one? was .
Caleb The one who has long, black, curly hair. Anyway, I 2 At the ice cream stand, they had
have ice cream for everyone! ice cream.
Daniel I hope they had chocolate! 3 The weather today is very .
Caleb Don’t worry—they had chocolate. Here you go.
4 It was dry in the past, and it didn’t
Layla Thanks! It’s very hot today.
a lot in the summer.
Daniel Summers weren’t always hot.
Layla Was it hot in July when you were young? 5 Layla wants to tell about
Daniel Yes, it was. It was hot in July and August. But climate change.
we had cool summers, too. Now, we have hot
weather every year, even in April and May. Real English
Tiffany That’s right. The climate is warmer now. Find these phrases and check their meanings.
Daniel And it was dry. It rains a lot in the summer now. Anyway Here you go
Layla We need to tell the others about this.
Caleb You’re right. Maybe we can make a poster about
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climate change for the competition.

Layla I had another idea. Let’s make a video!
Caleb Sounds good to me!

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 Key language
2
2

On vacation
STEP
3 017 Reorder the words to complete the dialogues. Then listen and check.

1
Layla Hey, Caleb. you / where / were ?
Where were you?
Caleb at / I / the ice cream stand / was .
1

2
Daniel hot / summers / always / weren’t .
2

Layla in / July / hot / it / was / when you were young ?

3

Daniel it / yes / was .

4

hot / July and August / it / in / was .

5

3
Layla idea / I / another / had .
6

Let’s make a video!

Caleb Sounds good to me!

4 017 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Write three mini-dialogues. Use the ideas in the boxes or your own ideas.

yesterday on Monday on the weekend at a concert with my friend on vacation

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Where were you yesterday? How was it?

I was at a concert. It was great!

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5. Take turns to ask and answer.

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 Vocabulary

e
c
a
b Joshua
Nancy
d

Physical appearance Vocabulary strategy

1 018 Read and listen to the descriptions. Match Relate new vocabulary to your favorite people
the people (a–e) with the descriptions. There is or things
one extra person. When you learn new descriptive vocabulary, why not
find pictures of your favorite people and label them
1 Olivia is short and slim. She has long, blond, curly with the new words? It’s fun and helps you remember
hair and blue eyes. She wears braces. She’s young: the vocabulary.
she’s 14 years old.
2 Jack is very tall. He is bald but he has a mustache 4 Write a description of Nancy. Use the descriptions
and a beard. He has brown eyes and he wears in exercises 1 and 2 to help you.
glasses. He’s old: he’s about 70. Nancy is short and …
3 Jessica is tall and average weight. She has 5 Pairwork Describe your favorite music, sports,
shoulder-length, red, wavy hair and green eyes. or TV star. Your partner guesses the name of the
She isn’t very old: she’s about 22 years old. person.
4 Matias is tall. His hair is short, black, and straight
and he has brown eyes. He wears glasses. He’s
Look
middle-aged. We use very to make an adjective stronger.
He’s very tall.
2 018 Now listen again and repeat. We use pretty and not very to make an adjective
less strong.
3 Look at the picture of Joshua in exercise 1. The homework was pretty easy.
Complete his description. He isn’t very young.
When we describe hair, the usual order of adjectives
Joshua isn’t very tall and he’s
is: length + color + style
1
s . He has s 2
, brown,
She has long, blond, curly hair.
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3
c hair and 4 b eyes. He’s
Her hair is long, blond, and curly.
5
y : he’s 16 years old.

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 Grammar
2
be: Simple past Negative

On vacation
Affirmative Ava wasn’t with Lauren and Nick at the festival.
Summers weren’t always hot.
I was at the ice cream stand.
My family and I were in Mexico. Full form Short form
I was not wasn’t
Think you were not weren’t
Choose the correct alternatives. he / she / it was not wasn’t
I / he / she / it 1 was / were
we were not weren’t
we / you / they 2 was / were
you were not weren’t
Reference p.W12 they were not weren’t

1 Choose the correct alternatives. Reference p.W12

Jason was / were late for school. 4 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 in the
1 My grandpa was / were very tall. negative form.
2 These jeans was / were expensive. Jason wasn’t late for school.
3 We was / were tired after the soccer game.
5 Use the prompts to write negative sentences with
4 Heitor and Zilda was / were at the festival. wasn’t or weren’t.
5 I was / were on the basketball team. my backpack / under the desk
6 You was / were late for school. My backpack wasn’t under the desk.
1 Alex / at Music Club yesterday
Past time expressions
yesterday morning / afternoon / evening 2 my headphones / in my pocket
last night / Monday / week / summer / year
in June / 2012 / the 1960s 3 you / in your bedroom five minutes ago
ten minutes / two days / a week / a month ago

Reference p.W12 4 I / at Abby’s party last weekend

2 Match a word in A with a word in B and write past

time expressions. 5 we / at a jazz concert last night

A last in yesterday ago

B 2017 afternoon week five years month

April two months night a week

last week
3 Complete the sentences with was or were.
Last night, Lola and Chloe were at the
movies.
1 Lola and her parents in New York
last Christmas.
2 Lola at her grandparents’ house two
days ago. Challenge
3 Yesterday afternoon, Lola at a judo
Where were you at the times in the
lesson. box? Write sentences or tell a partner.
4 Lola and her mom in the yard
ten minutes ago. last night one hour ago
last summer yesterday morning
twenty-five

5 Lola and I late for school yesterday.

at nine o’clock last Christmas

I was home last night.

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 Speaking Describe people

1 019 Watch, listen or read. Complete the dialogue.

Write one word in each gap.
Luis Where were you last night?
Sofia I was at the movies with Sandro and Monica.
Luis Who’s Monica?
Sofia She’s Sandro’s cousin. Do you know her?
Luis I don’t think so. What does she 1 like?
Sofia She’s tall and slim and she has long, black, curly hair,
and brown eyes.
Luis No, I don’t know her. What’s she 2 ?
Sofia She’s nice. She’s kind of shy, but she’s very friendly.

2 Match the people in the pictures with

lazy funny nice bossy shy friendly
the personality adjectives in the box.

nice 1 2

3 4 5

3 020 Listen and repeat.

I have a cousin named Carlos.

What does he look like?

He’s short, and he has blue eyes.

What about his hair?

His hair’s long, blond and wavy.

What’s he like?

He’s friendly and very funny.

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He’s just great!

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 2
4 021 Listen to descriptions of Daniela, Noah, Freya, and Bill.

On vacation
Match the descriptions to the people.

1 Daniela 2 Noah 3 Freya 4 Bill

Personality Physical appearance

pretty lazy, but really funny very tall and slim
friendly, but quite lazy tall, has long, red hair
bossy, but funny has long, black hair, wears glasses
pretty quiet, but very nice tall and slim, blue eyes

Beat the clock

In pairs, you have two minutes to remember as many words as you can that describe
physical appearance from page 24. Take turns saying and writing them in a list.
Then do the same for words that describe personality.

5 Pairwork Read the Skill focus. Choose a person to

What does this person look like?
describe to your partner. It can be someone in your
class, another friend, or a famous person. In pairs,
ask and answer, then guess. He’s tall and good-looking.

Skill focus What about his hair and eyes?

Link the context to personal experience

When you are learning a new language, connect it to He has long brown hair and blue eyes.
examples from your own life, your own interests and your
own experience. When you link the context to personal
What’s he like?
experience, it helps you to remember and makes the
activity more interesting!
He is quiet, but funny.

Is it Carlos, from our English class?

Yes, it is!

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Link to life
Can we be friends with people
with different personalities?

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 Grammar
be: Simple past 3 Write questions about your favorite things when
Interrogative and short answers you were 8 years old. Use the words in the box.

Was it hot last July? Yes, it was. school subject teacher

Were they on vacation? No, they weren’t. TV show movie possession

Interrogative Short form What was your favorite school subject?

Affirmative Negative 4 Pairwork Ask and answer your questions in
Was I? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t. exercise 3.
Were you? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
What was your favorite
Yes, he / she / No, he / she / school subject? My favorite school
Was he / she / it?
it was. it wasn’t. subject was art.
Were you / we / Yes, you / we / No, you / we /
they? they were. they weren’t.

Reference p.W12 have: Simple past

Affirmative
1 Complete the questions. Then write affirmative (✓)
or negative (✗) short answers. I / you / he / she / it had
Luis at school yesterday? ✓ we / you / they had

1 Mia home on Sunday? ✓ Think

Choose the correct alternative.
2 Ana and Juan at your party? ✗ The simple past of have is the same / different for
all persons.
3 the weather good? ✓
Reference p.W13

4 Harry late for school? ✗ 5 Choose the correct alternatives.

I had / was 10 years old in 2020.
1 Sofia was / had short hair last year.
Question words with was / were 2 We were / had at David’s party on Saturday.
Who were you with? How was the festival? We were / had a great time.
3 Lee was / had a little overweight last year, but
Question word Verb Subject now he’s slim.
How old was I then? 4 We had / were a dog when I was / had young.
When were you in Canada?
Why was he late?
6 Complete the sentences with the simple present or
the simple past of be or have.
Where was Ed yesterday?
Her hair short now, but last year it
What was the name of the store?
very long.
Who were they with?
1 My baby sister no hair when she
Reference p.W13 born.
2 Ana 14 years old last month. She
2 Complete the questions. a big party.
A When born? 3 My dad bald now, but he long,
B I was born in 2010. wavy hair when he a teenager.
1 A How old in this picture? 4 We at school at 4 p.m. Now we
B I was 10 years old. at home.
2 A Where last month?
B They were in São Paulo last month. Challenge
twenty-eight

3 A Why late for school? What were five of your favorite things when you
B We were late for school because the bus was late. were 10? Write sentences or tell a partner.
4 A Who last year? My favorite thing was my fidget spinner.
B Last year, our teacher was Mrs. Taylor.

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 Listening Understand someone describing their photos
2
1

On vacation
1
STEP

1 Read the Skill focus. Look at John’s vacation

pictures 1–3. What can you see in the pictures?
Tick the words.
a beach fall
family a restaurant
animals the number sixty
2
Skill focus
Predict content of a listening text
Before you listen, look at images or read a short text
connected to the listening. This helps you to predict
what you are going to hear. When you predict the
content of a listening text, you get ready to listen by
thinking about what you are probably going to hear.

STEP 2
2 022 Read John’s description of picture 1 and
decide what information you need to listen for.
Then listen and choose the correct alternatives.

I was on a school trip to Washington, D.C. /

New York. We were in front of the White House!
It was 1967, and I was 1 10 / 12 years old. I was pretty
4 024 Listen to John answering questions about
picture 3. Complete the questions.
2
tall / short and I had very short hair. We were in
Washington, D.C. with our 3 geography / history Where were you in this picture?
teacher, Mr. O’Connor. The children in the picture 1 What year ?
were my 4 friends / cousins, Mary and Rob. The 2 with?
weather wasn’t very good. On that day, it was
3 a special occasion?
5
cloudy / foggy and windy, but we had a great time!
4 How ?
5 What ?
6 What ?
3 023 Look at the fact file about picture 2 to see
what information you need to listen for. Work in 7 What ?
pairs and list the types of words you may hear. 8 Where ?
Then listen and complete.
STEP 3
Rio De Janeiro
Fact file

Location:
With:
5 Think about a real or imaginary vacation picture.
Copy and complete the fact file in exercise 3.
Year:
6 Pairwork Ask and answer the questions in
Age:
exercise 4 about your vacation.
Weather:
Where were you
Food:
in this picture?
twenty-nine

People: I was in Cuzco in Peru.

7 Presentation Describe your vacation to the class.

I was in Cuzco in Peru. I was with …
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 Reading Understand a text about vacations

TAKE A
When they’re on vacation, most people go to the usual places and
FANTASY do the usual things. You know—sunbathing on the beach or taking

VACATION!
selfies at the usual sights. At FantasyTours, we know you are
different! Here are three of our unusual tours.

Swim with dolphins Chiang Mai by tuk tuk Gorilla safari in Rwanda

A tuk tuk is small and fast. It’s great

for exploring the city of Chiang Mai.
Visit the Azores and see seven different Chiang Mai was the capital of the A few years ago, the number of gorillas
types of dolphins, as well as orcas and Lanna Kingdom, and now it is Thailand’s was very low, but today we protect
whales. Our experts tell you all about second city. We give you a driver and them. Enter the jungle to find our gorilla
the dolphins and show you how to swim we help you plan your route. See the groups. We are very careful to take care
safely in the ocean. Then they take you many temples and join in with the of the gorillas. Each group only spends
to where the dolphins are. colorful festivals! one hour per day with tourists.

FantasyTours Contact us today to book your FantasyTours vacation! i

1 Read the Skill focus. Look at the title, the text, and Check it out
pictures. Don’t read the whole text! What type of Find these words and phrases and check their meanings.
text is this?
safely exploring temple protect take care of
a an article about vacations
b an advert for a tour agency 3 Read the text again. Choose the correct answers.
c a review of a vacation 1 How many kinds of dolphin can you see in the Azores?
a 5 b 7 c 9
Skill focus 2 What do you do before you swim with dolphins?
Identify the type of text using visual clues a learn to swim comfortably in the ocean
Before you read a text in detail, it is useful to identify b learn how to be a guide
what type of text it is—a blog, a news article, an ad, etc.
Look at the pictures, title, layout, and style of the text. c learn all about dolphins, orcas and whales
These will help you decide the type of text. 3 What can you see in Chiang Mai, Thailand?
a rickshaws b important people c temples
2 025 Read and listen to the text. Decide if the
4 How long can you spend with gorillas in Rwanda
statements are true (T) or false (F). each day?
1 Most people take traditional vacations. a one hour b two hours c all day
2 FantasyTours does usual vacations.
4 Decide which vacation you would choose.
3 You have guides when you swim with
Tell a partner and say why.
dolphins.
4 You drive your own tuk tuk on the Chiang Mai Link to life
tour.
thirty

How can traveling long distances on vacation affect

5 You see gorillas in a zoo in Rwanda. the planet?

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 Writing Write a review of a vacation
2

On vacation
STEP 1
1 Cristina Santos went on a FantasyTours vacation. Read her review and say why she had
a good time on vacation.

Tour Review

Tuk Tuk Tour in Thailand

Reviewer: Csantos08
re at that time of year
with my family. It’s hot the
I was in Thailand last July it’s very wet.
t 32° C du rin g the day ). It’s also the rainy season, so
(abou
y gave me a lot
k the peo ple at Fan tas yTo urs were very helpful, and the
I thin r of the city. My driver
g Mai. I had an amazing tou
of information about Chian was about 25 years old
s cal led An ura t. He wa s tall and he had black hair. He
wa orful. It was really
tuk tuk was beautiful and col
and he was really friendly. His a lot of traffic in Thailand,
for table, too . I wa s ner vous at first because there’s
com tastic market.
ted a lot of temples and a fan
but Anurat was great! We visi
mend it,
tuk tou r is a pe rfe ct way to see Chiang Mai. I recom
For me, a tuk
ng!
and FantasyTours are amazi

STEP 2
Skill focus
Come up with ideas
You often write something after reading a text about the same,
or a similar, subject. You can look at the ideas in the texts to help
Challenge
you come up with your own ideas.
You are chatting online and your friend
2 Read the Skill focus. Imagine you went on an unusual vacation. is asking you about your trip. Write a
dialogue.
Make notes about your trip. Look at the text on page 30 and
A Where were you last month?
the review above to help you think of ideas.
B I was in Cuzco.
Where?
A Wow! What was it like?
Who with?
When?
What did you do?

How did you feel?

What was good?

Was anything bad?

STEP 3
thirty-one

3 Write a review of your unusual vacation. Use your notes to

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 Global skills Understand strategies to manage your well-being

▸ Emotional self-regulation and well-being 3 Read these different ways of managing your
well-being. Choose two that could be good for
1 Look at this selfie. What do you see? Where is the Michelle. Tell a partner.
person? Have you seen this place before? I think that staying offline for a while is a good
way to manage my well-being because …
do some exercise learn a new skill
get a pet spend time in nature
get more sleep stay offline for a while
hang out with friends write in a journal

4 Pairwork What other ideas are there for

managing your well-being? Think of two new ideas
for Michelle.
1
2

5 Pairwork Think of and make a list of situations

that can cause negative emotions.

When do you have negative emotions?

Maybe when I see people online

2 Read what these people say about vacation selfies doing fun things. I feel jealous.
online. Underline the feelings each person has.
Who do you agree with? Can you think of an example?

Michelle Yesterday, I was online and

there was a selfie from a friend
When people post selfies on on vacation. She was in New
York. I wanted to be there.
vacation, I feel a bit jealous. I
don’t go on many vacations,
and I never go abroad. I want What do you do that helps you?
to travel and see the world but
I can’t. I only see it on social
I walk around my neighborhood
media. I feel like they have a
and maybe say hi to a neighbor.
better life than me. It makes
And I go to the park. I also …
me feel a bit sad sometimes.

6 Look at the list in exercise 3 and think about things

that can help in those situations. Make a list of the
top five things you do, or could do, to help manage
Oscar your well-being.
For me, it’s good to see 1
other people having fun 2
on vacation. I’m happy for
them. It makes me want to 3
visit those places. I add new 4
ideas to the list of places I 5
want to see. It’s not possible
right now, but one day – 7 Pairwork Tell a partner about when you have
maybe! I hope so. negative emotions and how you manage your
well-being.

Check it out
thirty-two

ct
Go to the proje
Find these words and check their meanings.
selfie social media jealous

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 My progress
2
Language practice

On vacation
1 Choose the correct alternatives. 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a partner.
1 I don’t have any hair. I’m bald / short. A And what’s he like? Is he nice?
2 He’s very old / young. He’s 104 years old! B He’s the new boy in my class from Spain.
3 They can’t see very well so they wear braces / A From Spain? What does he look like?
glasses. B Yes, he’s very friendly.
B He’s tall and he has brown, wavy hair.
4 These jeans are too long for me. It’s because
A Who’s Marco? 1
I’m slim / short.
5
3

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or 4 Complete the sentences with the simple present or
negative past tense of be. simple past of be or have.
They were at the party yesterday, but How was the weather at the weekend?
I wasn’t there because I had a cold. 1 I a nice pencil case, but I lost it and now I
1 We very happy because you don’t any pencils.
late for the movie last weekend. 2 Alicia at school last Friday. She a
2 My shirt expensive, but my sneakers headache.
cheap. They on sale. 3 You dark hair now, but you blond
3 You at home, but she because hair when you young.
she at the library. 4 Last night, we in a Japanese restaurant and
4 She at the music festival with us because we amazing food.
she on vacation with her family.
9
10

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 2? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand adjectives to describe physical appearance. (p.24)

use be in the simple past tense. (p.25)

describe people. (pp.26–27)

use be and have in the simple past tense. (p.28)

thirty-three

understand someone describing their photos. (p.29)

understand a text about vacations. (p.30)

write a review of a vacation. (p.31)

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 Extra practice
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Look at the symbols and complete the weather 4 Complete the chart with the time expressions in
descriptions. the box.

tomorrow always now two weeks ago

25ºC It’s warm and there are yesterday next week last night every day
clouds. right now once a month next year

20ºC 1 It’s mild and . Present time (now) Present time (habits)
now 2

1 3

4ºC 2 It’s cold and 4

there is a .
Past time Future time
5 8

38ºC 3 It’s hot and . 6 9

7 10

4 It’s freezing
-2ºC and . 5 Decide which sentences refer to an action
happening now (N), a habit (H), a past state or
action (P), or a future plan (F).
15ºC 5 It’s cool and .
Diego doesn’t do homework every day. H
It was very hot last month. P
1 Mia always gets home at three o’clock.
2 We’re meeting Paola tomorrow.
2 Find the one that does not belong. 3 Nicole had long hair last year.
long blond tall curly 4 What are you doing now?
1 young wavy old middle-aged 5 I’m going on vacation next week.
2 beard curly wavy straight
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
3 red blond brown bald
the verbs in parentheses. Use the bold expressions
4 long short glasses shoulder-length to help you.
3 Complete the charts with words describing physical Rafael plays (play) soccer once a week.
appearance. 1 Dad (not be) here last week.

Body 2 We (go) to Recife tomorrow.

Height: tall, 1 sh
3 Luis (study) every day.
Weight: 2 av , 3 sl
4 What (be) the weather like
yesterday?
4
be , 5 mu ,
Face 5 The students (leave)
6
gla
school now.
Hair Length: 7 l , 7 Use the words to write sentences in the present,
8
shoul -le past, or future.
Color: 9 br , 10 blo , it / not rain / now
11
gr It isn’t raining now.
Style: c 12
, 13
stra , 1 we / visit / some friends / next weekend
14
wa 2 Abby and Paul / be / in Miami / two days ago
3 Kenji / not use / the phone / now
Age 15
yo , 16 ol ,
thirty-four

4 Hugo / watch / American Idol / every week

17
mid -ag
5 the weather / not be / very nice / last weekend

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 Extra communication
A
Communication
Video Link

Review A
1 026 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in
the box. Then listen and check.

very friendly Is two o’clock OK? tall and slim

What’s she like? Would you like to
not doing anything What does she look like?
What are you doing black hair but I can’t

1
Kate Hi, Dean! Would you like to watch a movie
on Friday?
Dean I’d love to, 1 . I’m
going to a concert with Carla.
Kate 2 on Sunday?
Dean I’m 3
special.
5 030 Watch or listen. Choose the
Kate Let’s go shopping. 4
correct answers.
Dean Yes, that’s fine.
1 Sophie says Carlos Alcaraz
2
a isn’t a good tennis player.
Kate Who’s Carla?
b isn’t interesting to watch.
Alex She’s Daniel’s sister. Do you know her?
c was tennis number 1.
Kate I don’t think so. 5
Alex She’s very 6 , and 2 Carlos Alcaraz
she has short, 7 . a has a beard and a mustache.
Kate No, I don’t know her. 8 b is short and young.
Alex She’s nice. She’s 9 . c likes soccer.
3 Luke’s person is a famous
Pronunciation a actress.
b singer.
2 027 In words with more than one syllable,
c dancer.
we usually put the stress on one syllable only.
Listen to the stressed syllables in the words below. 4 The natural color of Emma Stone’s hair is
● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● a red.
weather summer shoulder tonight b blond.
The other syllables in the words are unstressed. c gray.
Often we pronounce them with a sound called 5 Sara likes Khalid because he
schwa /ə/. Listen to the words again and notice a stars in movies.
the schwa sounds of the syllables. b writes his own songs.
3 028 Listen to the different pronunciation of c is from the U.S.
the syllables. 6 Khalid
a has short black hair.
stressed unstressed
man human
b has a beard, but no mustache.
fast breakfast c is tall and average weight.

4 029 Read the words. Underline the syllables

with the stress and circle the syllables with the
schwa sound /ə/. Then listen again and repeat.
moment
1 concert 5 August
2 awesome 6 singer
thirty-five

3 tomorrow 7 winner
4 cousin 8 today

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 3
In this unit, we
will …
Places
Layla
Caleb

Peyton
▸ talk about pl
aces
around town
▸ ask for and gi
ve directions
tion of a
▸ write a descrip
day trip
Aiden
▸ design a tow
n center for
everyone

Valeria

STEP 1 Caleb They’re everywhere around school, Aiden! Oh, I

almost forgot. You had an idea, Layla.
Layla Oh, yeah. Let’s make a video!
1 031 Read and listen. Who doesn’t know about
Peyton We can make a vlog! We can go around school
the recycling bins?
and talk about some of the problems, and ways to
improve. I’d love to video it! Is a video allowed?
Valeria Welcome back, Caleb and Layla! How was Valeria I looked at the competition rules yesterday. We can
your vacation? do anything we like.
Layla Oh, it was great! We swam in the ocean. We Layla Great!
ate ice cream. I tried fish soup. It was a new
one for me, but I liked it! Real English
Caleb It was very hot. And we talked about
Find these phrases and check their meanings.
climate change. Our dad said it was
Welcome back a new one for me
different 30 years ago.
Good for them I almost forgot
Layla Yeah, I heard a talk about that at the
library. Our town is doing a lot to go green.
Valeria That’s right! In the library, they took out Check it out
the air conditioning to save energy. They Find these words and phrases and check their meanings.
put in fans to keep the place cool. air conditioning solar panels recycling bins
Caleb What about other places around town?
Peyton The sports center got solar panels. They 2 Comprehension Complete the sentences with one or
get energy from the sun. two words in each gap. Use the conversation in exercise 1
Layla And the bus station bought electric buses. to help you.
Valeria Good for them. How about our school? Layla heard a talk at the library.
Layla They put recycling bins around the school
1 They got solar panels at the .
to recycle garbage.
2 The has electric buses.
thirty-six

Aiden Really? Where?

Layla Aiden, are you sure you go to the same 3 There are recycling bins around the .
school as the rest of us? 4 The students decide to make .

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 Key language
3

Places
STEP 2
3 032 Look at the example and underline five more mistakes in
the dialogues. Write the sentences correctly. Then listen and check.

1
Valeria Welcome back, Caleb and Layla! How was your vacation?
Layla Oh, it was great! We swam in the ocean. We ate ice cream.
I tried chicken soup. It was a new one for me, but I liked it!
Caleb It was very hot. And we talked about recycling bins. Our dad
said it was different 20 years ago.
I tried fish soup.
1
2

2
Layla Yeah, I heard a talk about that at the library. Our town is
doing a lot to go green.
Valeria That’s right! In the market, they took out the air conditioning
to save energy. They put in fans to keep the place cool.
Caleb What about other places around town?
Peyton The bank got solar panels. They get energy from the sun.
Layla And the police station bought electric buses.
3

4
5

4 032 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Choose a place to go and have something to eat. Talk about where you went
and what you ate.

the beach the mall the park I went to the beach last week.
How was it?
ice cream pizza a burger and fries
thirty-seven

It was great! I ate ice cream.

That sounds like fun!

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5.

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 Vocabulary

Spring Street
3
8

1
2

9
Maple Street 7

4
6

Madison
5 Avenue
Main Street

13
Jackson Street 16

14

10 11 15
12

Places around town 5 Complete the sentences with the places in the
town in exercise 1.
1 033 Match the words in the box with the places
The train station is on Maple Street.
on the map. Then listen and check.
It’s across from the market.
bank parking lot train station bus station café 1 The is on Maple Street.
market movie theater supermarket hospital It’s in front of the train station.
post office library bus stop park police station 2 The is on Spring Street.
sports center mall It’s behind the movie theater.
1 train station 9 3 The is on Jackson Street. It’s
between the hospital and the police station.
2 10
4 The is on Main Street.
3 11
It’s across from the sports center.
4 12
5 The is on Madison Avenue.
5 13
It’s next to the bank.
6 14
7 15
6 Pairwork Ask and answer where places are on
the map.
8 16
Where’s the movie theater?
2 033 Now listen again and repeat.

3 034 Look at the map again. Listen and number It’s on Main Street.
It’s across from the hospital.
the places.
bank movie theater
market mall 1 Look
library The word library is a false friend for some languages.
thirty-eight

library = you borrow books here

4 035 Listen, check, and repeat.
bookstore = you buy books here

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 Grammar
3
Simple past: regular verbs Affirmative spelling variations

Places
Affirmative I tried fish soup.
We talked about climate change. We add -d to verbs ending in -e.
I looked at the competition rules yesterday. like liked
arrive arrived
I / you stayed
he / she / it stayed We add -ied to verbs ending in a consonant + -y,
we / you / they stayed
try tried
copy copied
Think
Complete the rule. We don’t add -ied to verbs that end in a vowel + -y.
The simple past form of the verb is the same for
stay stayed
all persons.
We form it with the base form of the verb, We double the final consonant and add -ed to short
for example, (play) + . verbs that end in one vowel + one consonant.

Reference p.W18 stop stopped

plan planned
1 Complete the sentences with the simple past form prefer preferred
of the verb in parentheses.
We stayed (stay) in the park for two hours. 3 Complete the sentences with the simple past form
1 The library (open) late yesterday. of the verbs in the box.
2 Mom (work) in a bank until last year.
jog cry play close stop study tidy bake
3 Jose and Sebastian (play) soccer
on Friday. It was a sad movie. My mom cried at the end.
4 I (visit) the new sports center 1 The bus in front of the library.
yesterday. 2 I my room on Sunday.
5 They (cook) dinner last night. 3 The post office at 3 p.m. yesterday.
2 Complete the text with the simple past form of 4 The girls tennis in the park.
the verbs in the box. 5 Laura math yesterday afternoon.
6 My brother me a delicious cake for my
watch need ask call wait help
birthday.
stay walk enjoy
7 My sister and I along the beach before
My friend Beth called me yesterday afternoon breakfast.
and 1 me to go shopping with her.
I live downtown, so I 2 to the mall and
3
for Beth there. Beth plays the violin
and she 4 a new black dress for a concert
at school. I 5
her find a great dress! We
6
in town in the evening and
7
a movie at the theater. I 8
the day!

Challenge
Write five sentences about things you did yesterday.
Use the simple past form of the verbs in the box.

watch play use study call help walk

I watched TV in the afternoon.

thirty-nine

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 Speaking Ask for and give directions

1 Look at the map and find:

1 the traffic lights
2 the traffic circle
A Main Street
3 the intersection
Lincoln
Avenue
Pine Street

X C Park Avenue

2 036 Watch, listen, or read. Luis and Sofia are at

the bus station (X on the map) and they are asking for
directions to places in town. Follow the directions on
the map and find their destinations.
1
Luis Excuse me, can you tell me the way to
the library, please?
Woman Yes, go down Park Avenue as far as the traffic
lights. Then turn left onto Lincoln Avenue and
then turn right at the intersection. The library is
on the right. It’s across from the police station.

2
Sofia Excuse me, is there a bank near here, please? Look
Woman I’m sorry, I don't know. When you talk to people on the street, it’s
Sofia Oh, no problem. Thank you anyway. important to be polite. You can use these words
Woman You’re welcome. and expressions.
Excuse me please thank you
3
I’m sorry, I don’t know
Sofia Excuse me, is there a bank near here, please?
Man Yes. Go down the road to the intersection. Then turn left onto Pine Street,
then turn right at the traffic circle. The bank is on the left. It’s next to a café.

3 037 Listen and repeat.

Excuse me. Can you tell me

the way to …, please?

Go down … as far as …

Is there a … near
here, please?

Turn right onto …

Turn left at the …
It’s on the right / left.
forty

It’s across from / next to / near …

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 3
Beat the clock

Places
In pairs, you have two minutes to name as many
places as you can remember from around town.
Write them in alphabetical order.
bank, bus station …

4 Where do you go in these situations?

You want a cup of coffee. the café
1 Your grandma is very sick and you’re going to see
her.
2 You need some new clothes.
3 You want to return some books.

4 Your mom needs to leave her car all afternoon.

5 You want to sit in the sun and read your book.

5 038 Listen to the directions. Follow the directions

on the map on p.40 and write their destinations.
1 from the café to the
2 from the post office to the Skill focus
3 from the movie theater to the Create a lexical set
6 Read the Skill focus. Then complete the diagram. A lexical set is a group of words of the same kind,
such as words for giving directions. When you
create a lexical set, you think of all the words
and phrases you know that belong together. This
1 2
left helps you remember and use words and phrases
down … Verbs / right … from that lexical set.

Directions

turn go right
3 Prepositions 4
the
Lincoln Avenue intersection

the library the bank is

is 5 7
to
the right the café
the library is
6
from
the police station

7 Pairwork Take turns asking for and giving directions to

places on the map on p.40.
Link to life
Excuse me. Can you tell me the way
Would you rather ask for directions
to the post office, please?
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Yes, go down … or check a map?

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 Grammar
Simple past: irregular verbs 4 Rewrite the sentences with the simple past form
of the underlined verbs.
We ate ice cream.
I go to the supermarket on Saturdays.
They bought electric buses.
I went to the supermarket last Saturday.
Base form Simple past 1 We eat pizza once a week.
buy bought We pizza yesterday.
catch caught
2 Daniel buys his jeans at that store.
cost cost
Daniel his jeans at that store.
do did
drink drank 3 I meet Amy after school on Fridays.
eat ate I Amy after school last Friday.
find found 4 Mr. Perez teaches us geography.
get got Mr. Perez us geography last year.
go went 5 Mom makes a cake every week.
have had
Mom a cake last week.
leave left
make made 5 Look at the things Cristiano did yesterday in town.
meet met Then complete the summary of his day.
read read
see saw
take took
teach taught Things to do!
think thought 1 visit Grandpa in the hospital
wear wore 2 go to the library
write wrote 3 meet Simone at the bus station (11:30 a.m.)
4 buy a book for Hugo
Reference p.W18 5 get train tickets for Monterrey
6 have lunch with Simone
1 039 Listen and repeat. Check the
meaning of these verbs in your language.
Cristiano had a busy day yesterday. In the morning, he
2 Decide which verbs are regular (R)
visited his grandpa in the hospital, and then he
or irregular (I). 1
the library.
I got some great shoes at the store. I
At 11:30 a.m., he 2 at the bus station.
1 We ate lunch in a café. They 3 for their friend Hugo, and then
2 Mom hated my new jeans. Cristiano 4 for a trip to Monterrey.
3 I read a good book last week. After that, they 5 at the Green Café.
4 They tried some Chinese food.
5 Rafael went to the sports center.

3 Find seven more simple past verbs.

T N T H O U G H T F
K A B D N P N J W K
W A S R E D J E O W
O P A C N W D G R O
M C I U G B R H E H Challenge
U A O B W H A O F R Imagine you went shopping with a friend. Write a
V F D H L T N C T K paragraph about your day. Use the simple past form
of some of the verbs in the box.
I V G E E V K Q L E
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I Y O Z F P M I L K go meet buy have get take

R E E X T Q R F M D I went to …

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 Listening Understand someone describing their day
3
1 Real English

Places
STEP
Check the meanings of these words
1 040 Listen to Jaden describing his day yesterday. Check (✓) the and phrases.
things he did in the morning, the afternoon, and the evening. Yum! To be honest, … pretty tired

Yesterday morning Yesterday afternoon Yesterday evening

he took a shower ✓ he had three more classes he ate pizza
he had cereal for breakfast he met his friends after school he had dinner at eight o’clock
he went to school by bus he went to the library he watched TV
he studied math he went to the sports center he played video games
he studied history he played with his dog he read a book
he had lunch at school he did some homework he went to bed at ten o’clock

STEP 2
Skill focus
2 040 Read the Skill focus. Then listen again and choose the
Understand sequencing words
correct alternatives. Sequencing words such as then, after,
and before tell you the order that things
Yesterday morning happened. As well as listening for times in
Jaden got up at seven thirty. 1 Before / Then, he took a shower. a recording, try to understand sequencing
He had breakfast 2 after / before he left home. He had lunch words.
3
after / before he had science class.

Yesterday afternoon
Jaden met his dad 4 before / after they went to the new sports
center. They played tennis. 5 Before / Then, they went home.
Jaden did his math homework 6 after / then they got home.

Yesterday evening
Jaden’s mom and dad had dinner 7 after / before Ethan had
his dinner. Jaden watched TV. 8 Then / Before that, he played
video games.

STEP 3
3 Pairwork Complete the paragraph about your day yesterday. Then compare
your day with your partner. How similar were your days?

Yesterday, I got up at . Then, I . For

breakfast, I had . After that, I . Before
lunch, I . For lunch, I had . After lunch,
I . Then, I . Before dinner, I .
For dinner, I had . After dinner, I .
After that, I went to bed at !

4 Presentation Tell the class about your day yesterday.

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Yesterday, I got up at … and I had …

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 Reading Understand an article about the history of a city

THE HISTORY OF
NEW ORLEANS!
New Orleans is in the south of the U.S., in the state of
Louisiana. It’s famous for music, food, and Mardi Gras!

BEFORE THE EUROPEANS

Native Americans used the area for trading. Different groups met
each other in the area, like the Choctaw, Tunica-Biloxi, Coushatta,
and Chitimacha.

EUROPEAN COLONIZATION
The French colonized the area in the 1680s. They created the city
of La Nouvelle-Orleans in 1718. They built the city using a grid
pattern, using slaves to build public buildings. You can still see
the grid pattern today, for example in the French Quarter.
The Spanish took control of the city in the 1760s. A fire destroyed
many buildings in 1788. They rebuilt the city, and today you can
see buildings from this time, such as the St. Louis Cathedral and
the Cabildo, the old city hall building.
New Orleans finally became a part of the U.S. in 1803.

TODAY
New Orleans today has a colorful mix of cultures: Native
American culture, French and Spanish colonial culture, and
African culture from the city’s history of slavery.
Skill focus
Recognize examples
Check it out Writers often give examples of the ideas they mention. You
can recognize examples by noticing the phrases used to
Find these words and phrases and check their
introduce them: for example, for instance, such as, and like.
meanings.
trading colonized grid slaves take control
2 Read the Skill focus. Read the text again and match 1–3
1 041 Read and listen to the webpage. with a–c make sentences.
Complete the sentences with words and 1 The Choctaw people are an example of
phrases from the text. 2 The French Quarter is an example of
1680s: The French colonized the area. 3 The Cabildo is an example of
1718: They founded a city and called a a place where you can see the grid pattern of the city.
it 1 . b a building from the years after the great fire.
1760s: The 2 took control of c a group of Native American people.
the city.
3 Read Amy’s review. Do you like learning about the
1788: A large fire destroyed 3
. history of a place? Why? / Why not?
1803: The city became part of 4 .
A great trip
Today: The city has a mix of 5 .
We had a very good day in New Orleans! We went
to the French Quarter and we saw some colonial
Culture focus buildings. We listened to jazz music and we had some
New Orleans is famous for its Cajun food. Cajun amazing food. We also visited the New Orleans African
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food includes ideas from French, Spanish, and American Museum. I learned a lot about the terrible
West African food. One famous dish is jambalaya, history of slavery.
with chicken, vegetables, rice, and Cajun flavors.

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 Writing Write a description of a day trip
3

Places
STEP 1
1 Look at Matt’s schedule for a day he spent
in Sydney, Australia. Complete his message
to a friend with the missing information.

Kylie

How was your trip to Sydney

on Saturday? 3:30 p.m.

It was amazing! I had a great day!

First, we got up at 7 a.m. and we
1
an hour later. Then,
we 2
to Sydney Harbour
and we 3 in the Sydney
NOTES
Opera House. 3:35 p.m.

After that, we 4 to the Schedule for Saturday: Sydney

Sydney Harbour Bridge. It’s a really
7:00 a.m. get up
famous bridge! 3:36 p.m.
8:00 a.m. leave the hotel, walk to Sydney
Then, at 11 a.m., we 5 Harbour
the bridge to the other side. 3:37 p.m. 8:30 a.m. have breakfast at Sydney Opera
House
At 12 p.m., we 6 . 3:38 p.m.
9:30 a.m. take a ferry to the Sydney
At 2 p.m., we 7 in the Harbour Bridge
area before we went back across the bridge. 11 a.m. walk across the bridge
We relaxed at our hotel for a few hours 12 p.m. have lunch
before we 8 at the hotel 2 p.m. go sightseeing
restaurant at 7 p.m. 3:40 p.m.
4 p.m. relax at hotel
Finally, I went to bed at 11 p.m. I’m looking 7 p.m. eat seafood at hotel restaurant
forward to visiting Brisbane tomorrow! 3:41 p.m.

STEP 2
2 Imagine you visited a city or place yesterday. Write what you did at different times.
Use Matt’s schedule in exercise 1 to help you.

STEP 3
Skill focus
3 Read the Skill focus box. Then choose the correct alternatives.
Use sequencing words
1
First / After, we went sightseeing and saw some interesting buildings.
You can use sequencing words
2
Next / After, we had lunch at a nice restaurant. 3 First / Then, we went to describe the order you did
shopping. 4 After / Next that, we walked around a park. 5 First / Finally, things in. Words and phrases such
we had dinner in a burger restaurant. as first, then, next, and after that
describe a series of events. Finally
4 Write a message to a friend about a day trip to a city or place. Use
describes the last thing you did.
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your notes from exercise 2.

Hi, Lucy! I had a great day in … yesterday!

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 Global skills Understand how a town center should be for everyone

▸ Intercultural competence and citizenship

▸ Creativity and critical thinking

1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.

1 What do you see in the city center?
2 What is missing from the city center?
3 Would you like to live here? Why / Why not?
2 Look at the picture again. Think of the people who
use the town center. What problems can you see
for different people?

3 Read the forum posts. Then match the sentences

to the forum posts.
1 This person wants bicycle lanes in the city
center.
2 This post is written by somebody who can’t walk
far.
3 This person can’t move on the sidewalk.
4 This person wants more places to sit down. 4 Groupwork Think about the people in exercises
5 This person wants a safe place to leave their 2 and 3. How can the town center be better for
bike. them? Discuss the questions below and make
6 This post says crossing the road is dangerous. suggestions.
1 Can the roads be better?
What do you think of our town center? 2 Is it easy to ride bikes in this town center?
3 Does this town need buses or trains to the center?
Yesterday I went to the town. 4 How can people cross the roads?
A I walked a long way into the
5 Are there parks and gardens in the center?
center. I was tired, but I couldn’t
sit down. I wanted a drink, but 6 What types of buildings do people want in their
there was no café in the area. town center?
I think there should be more
places to sit down. 7 Is the town good for parents and young children?
8 What else can be better in this town center?

5 Groupwork Think about other people who use

I rode my bike to the town center
B last Saturday. The roads were so the town. What would they like in their town
busy and it was dangerous for center? Use the people in the diagram or your
me! I wanted to park my bike, own ideas.
but it was impossible. The city
should not be only for cars.
children teenagers

Our
There isn’t enough space in the
the elderly town
students
C town center. It’s very difficult
to move around. The sidewalk
is too high, and sometimes it’s
too small. The crossing buttons parents
are too high. There are too many
cars, so I can’t cross the road. It
isn’t safe for anyone! 6 Pairwork Talk to somebody from another group.
Tell them how your group thinks the town center
needs to change.
Check it out
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ct
Go to the proje
Find these words and check their meanings.
dangerous busy difficult tired impossible council

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 My progress
3
Language practice

Places
1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 2 Complete the dialogues with one word in
each gap. Then practice with a partner.
bank bus stop library market parking lot
A Excuse me. Can you tell me the 1 to
We left our car in the parking lot while we went to the bus station, please?
the mall. B Yes, go down West Avenue as 2 as the
1 Let’s go to the and find a book for our traffic lights and turn left.
history project. A OK, thanks! Oh! Is there a post office 3
here?
2 Amy needed some money, so she went to
B Yes. Go down 32nd Street and turn right
the . 4
the intersection. The post office is
3 I got fruit and vegetables at the . across 5
the bank.
4 Wait at the and a bus will be here B Great, thanks!
very soon.
5
4

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with the simple past form 4 Complete the text with the simple past form
of the verbs in parentheses. of the verbs in the box.
Simon arrived (arrive) at the party at 6 p.m., but he
eat go see take
only stayed (stay) for an hour.
1 The restaurant (open) at 7 p.m., so we Last summer, we went to London. It was fantastic!
(book) a table for 7:30 p.m. We 1 Big Ben and the London Eye. You can
2 I (stop) dancing and (watch) see the whole city from the top of the London Eye!
the others while I rested. After that, we 2 at an Indian restaurant. After
3 Before I (travel) to New York, I dinner, we 3 the Underground back to our
(plan) my trip. hotel. London is my favorite city!

3 3

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 3? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand places around town. (p.38)

use the simple past (regular verbs). (p.39)

ask for and give directions. (pp.40–41)

use the simple past (irregular verbs). (p.42)

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understand someone describing their day. (p.43)

understand an article about the history of a city. (p.44)

write a description of a day trip. (p.45)

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 4
In this unit, we
will …
E nt e r t a i n m e n t

▸ talk about m
ovie types Layla Valeria
▸ make arrang
ements and buy
Caleb
tickets Aiden
tion of a visit
▸ write a descrip
r
to a movie theate
▸ review a mov
ie

Peyton

STEP 1 Aiden How did the school keep classrooms warm last
year? With oil.
Peyton Cut! It should be “fossil fuels”. Let’s go again …
1 042 Read and listen. What two problems with
Action!
fossil fuels do they mention?
Aiden How did the school keep classrooms warm last
year? With fossil fuels.
Aiden Lights! Camera! Action!
Caleb Fossil fuels are expensive and they are bad for the
Layla Hey, Aiden. Did we agree I’m the director?
environment.
Aiden Yes, we did. I’m just joking. Hey, where’s
Aiden But there’s a better way—solar panels.
the monster who’s trying to catch us?
Layla Cut! Great. Let’s go outside and do the next bit.
Peyton This isn’t a sci-fi or horror movie, Aiden!
It’s a documentary! 2 Comprehension Answer the questions.
Caleb What did we decide to start with? Why does Aiden act like the director?
Valeria Some information about Reagan High He’s joking.
School. We decided to do that outside
1 What kind of video are they making?
first, and then video in a classroom to talk
about fossil fuels. 2 What do they decide to talk about first in the video?
Peyton That’s right. Did you learn your lines, 3 When did their school open?
Aiden? 4 How does the school keep classrooms warm in winter?
Aiden No, I didn’t. I didn’t learn all of them … 5 What do Aiden and Caleb want the school to have?
Caleb Never mind. We know what to say.
Layla I hope so. Everybody ready? OK … action! Real English
Aiden Reagan High School opened 50 years ago. Find these phrases and check their meanings.
It’s a large school, with 1,000 students.
Lights! Camera! Action! Never mind
Caleb Last year, the school spent a lot of money
I hope so Let’s go again
on energy. Let’s go to a classroom and
look at the problem.
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Layla Cut! That was great. Check it out

Find these words and phrases and check their meanings.
In a classroom
joking monster documentary lines oil fossil fuels
Layla OK. Ready? And … action!

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 Key language
4

Entertainment
STEP 2
3 043 Choose the correct alternatives.
Then listen and check.

1
Aiden Lights! Camera! Action!
Layla Hey, Aiden. 1 Did we agree / We did agree
I’m the director?
Aiden Yes, 2 did we / we did. I’m just joking.

2
Caleb What 3 we decided / did we decide to
start with?
Valeria Some information about Reagan High
School. We decided to do that outside first,
and then video in a classroom to talk about
fossil fuels.
Peyton That’s right. 4 Did you learn / You learned
your lines, Aiden?
Aiden No, I didn’t. I 5 didn’t learn / not learned all
of them …

3
Aiden How 6 did the school / the school did keep
classrooms warm last year? With fossil fuels.
Caleb Fossil fuels are expensive and they are bad
for the environment.

4 043 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Think about the things you did last night. Look at the example and
write three similar mini-dialogues. Use the ideas in the box.

listen to music play video games What did you do last night?
do my homework chat with my friends online Did you go out?
watch TV / videos online clean my bedroom No, I didn’t. I stayed in and
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I listened to music.

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5. Take turns to ask and answer.

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 Vocabulary
MOVIES 4 YOU
Home TV Shows Movies Recently added

Popular on Movies4You

1 2 3 4

New Arrivals

5 6 7 8 9

Movie types
1 044 Match the movie types in the box with the 4 Pairwork Complete the sentences in the survey
pictures. Then listen and check. box with your own favorite movie types from
exercise 1. Compare your choices with your
romcom action movie partner.
fantasy movie horror movie
animated movie 1
comedy
sci-fi movie
romance musical
Survey
I love .
2 044 Now listen again and repeat.
I like .
Look I don’t mind .
an action movie, an animated movie, a fantasy movie,
a horror movie, a sci-fi movie I don’t like .
BUT
I can’t stand .
a comedy, a romcom (= romantic comedy), a romance,
a musical
What kind of movies do you love?
3 045 Mia and her dad want to watch a movie. Listen
I love musicals and romances.
to their conversation and complete the text.
What about you?
Mia’s dad can’t stand romances, and he doesn’t like
1
. He likes 2 . Mia loves I love action movies. I like comedies, and I
3
. Her dad doesn’t mind them. They both don’t mind musicals.
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 Grammar
4
Simple past 2 Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.

Entertainment
Negative I went shopping last Saturday.

I didn’t learn all my lines.

I didn’t go shopping last Saturday.
No, I didn’t. 1 Owen played the guitar very well.
2 She bought a new dress for the party.
Full form Short form 3 I liked the new Superman movie.
I / you did not play I didn’t play
4 Dad got up early this morning.
he / she / it did not play he didn’t play
5 We had math class yesterday.
we / you / they did not play we didn’t play
6 It rained last night.
Think 7 My sister fed the cat this morning.
Choose the correct alternative. 3 Correct the sentences about things Leah did
We form the negative simple past of regular yesterday. Use the words in parentheses.
and irregular verbs with didn’t (did not) + Leah went to a bookstore. (clothes store)
the infinitive without to / the simple past.
She didn’t go to a bookstore. She went to a
Reference p.W24 clothes store.
1 She bought a dress. (skirt)
1 Complete the sentences with the negative form of
the verbs in the box.
2 The skirt cost $30. ($20)
pass bring sleep win see clean
3 Leah and her aunt had lunch at Sushi King.
(Big Burger)

4 She did karate after school. (judo)

5 Leah and her mom watched Fuller House on TV.

(Pitch Perfect)

She didn’t pass 1 He

her test. the sign.
4 Check (✓) the things you did yesterday and put
an ✗ if you didn’t do the things.
1 get up early
2 go online
3 send text messages
4 have English class
5 play soccer
6 go for a walk
2 She 3 They 7 hang out with friends
her bedroom. an umbrella. Now write sentences about what you did.
I got up / didn’t get up early.

Challenge
Write five sentences about last weekend.
I watched TV.
I didn’t do my math homework.
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4 They 5 I well.
the game.

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 Speaking Make arrangements and buy tickets

1 046 Watch, listen, or read. Sofia and Luis are planning to go to

the movies. Complete the dialogue with the questions in the box.

Can I have two tickets Where’s it playing? What screen is it on?

What do you want to see? What about Interstellar Mission?

1
Sofia Let’s go to the movies.
Luis Good idea.
Sofia What do you want to see?
Luis I don’t care. You choose.
Sofia 1
It’s a sci-fi movie.
Luis Hmm, OK, I like sci-fi movies.
Sofia Great! Let me see …
2

Luis It’s playing at the Phoenix Theater.

Sofia Perfect! That isn’t far from here.
2
Later, at the movie theater …
Luis 3 to Interstellar Mission, please?
Clerk How old are you?
Sofia We’re 14.
Clerk OK. That’s $16, please. Skill focus
Luis Here you are. Take time to think
Clerk Thank you. Here are your tickets and Sometimes, we need a moment to think or check
$4 change. information while we are speaking. You can continue
Sofia Thank you. 4 speaking while you take time to think with phrases
Clerk It’s on screen 4. such as Let me see … and Just a second.

2 047 Read the Skill focus. Then listen and repeat.

Let’s go to …

OK. Good idea.

What do you want to see?

I don’t care. / I want to see …

Where’s it playing?

Let me see. It’s

playing at …

Can I have … tickets, please?

That’s ($16).

What screen is it on?

Just a second. It’s

on screen 2.
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 4
3 048 Listen to two conversations and choose the

Entertainment
Challenge
correct alternatives.
Pairwork These people bought a ticket for each
Conversation 1
place or event. Choose one of the photos and write
Carly wants / doesn’t want to play a video game.
a short dialogue about buying the ticket. Practice it
1 Carly and Simon decide to stay in / go out. with your partner.
2 Carly likes action movies / love stories and
comedies.
3 Carly liked /didn’t like Meet the Jacksons 2.
4 Code Disaster is a comedy / an action movie.
Conversation 2
5 Simon and Carly are over / under 12 years old.
6 The tickets cost $16 / $18 .
7 The ticket agent gives Simon $2 / $4 change.
8 Code Disaster is on screen 5 / 9.
festival
Beat the clock
In pairs, you have two minutes to think of some
movies that are playing at the theater now. Write
a list and decide what type of movie they are.

4 Pairwork Choose one of the movies showing at

the View Movie Theater. Write one dialogue using
the conversations 1 and 2 in exercise 1 as models.
Then practice the dialogue.

theater show

View Movie Theater

Times: 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
Adult ticket: $13 Child ticket: $6

Screen 1
The Secret Life of Dogs
Animated movie fun for all the family.
sports event
Screen 2
She’s the Boss
“A very funny movie”
Empire Magazine

Screen 3
Robot Attack
Can robots control the world?
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Link to life
Do you watch movies in other languages?
Why / Why not?

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 Grammar
Simple past Question words with simple past
Interrogative and short answers How did the school keep classrooms warm last year?
Did we agree that I’m the director? Yes, we did.
What did they have for breakfast?
Did you learn your lines, Aiden? No, I didn’t.
When did Mark go home?
Interrogative Short answers Where did you put my coat?
Why did she get up early?
Affirmative Negative
What time did the movie start?
Did I / you go? Yes, I / you did. No, I / you didn’t.
How did you break your phone?
Did she / he go? Yes, she / he did. No, she / he didn’t.
Who did you know?
Did we / they go? Yes, we / they did. No, we / they didn’t.
Reference p.W25
Reference p.W24
3 Complete the questions with the phrases in the
1 Complete the questions and answers.
box. Use the responses in parentheses to help you.
Did you like the movie?
Yes, I did. What did Why did What time did
How did When did Where did
1 Walter get home late yesterday?
No, he . What did you say? (Good morning!)
2 Norie and Aya meet after school? 1 they get up? (eight o’clock)
Yes, they . 2 he buy that T-shirt? (Mexico)
3 you and Felipe play tennis on 3 you feed the dog? (this morning)
the weekend? 4 she leave early? (She was tired.)
No, we . 5 you make this cake? (My
4 it snow last winter? neighbor helped me.)
Yes, it .
4 Complete the dialogue with the simple past of the
5 I get a good grade? verbs in parentheses.
No, you . Ellie Did you go (you / go) to the movies with
6 Fiona enjoy her vacation? Nathan yesterday afternoon?
Yes, she . Flora No, we 1 (not / go) to the movies.
Ellie Why not?
2 Write questions with the prompts. Then write
Flora Nathan wanted to see Black Night, but I
affirmative (✓) or negative (✗) short answers. 2
(not / want) to see it.
you / watch / Superman / on Saturday? ✓ Ellie So what 3 (you / do)?
Did you watch Superman on Saturday? Flora We decided to watch an action movie on TV,
Yes, I did. but we 4 (not / see) the end of
they / buy / popcorn at the theater? ✗ it because Nathan’s dad wanted to watch a
boring soccer game. So we went to the park,
Did they buy popcorn at the theater?
but it started to rain and I 5 (not /
No, they didn’t. have) a jacket! Then I missed my bus home and
1 he / walk to school / this morning? ✓ I6 (not / have) my phone to call
2 David and Clara / go to school / yesterday? ✗ my mom, so I walked home in the rain.
3 your cousins / come to your party? ✓ Ellie Oh, no! That’s terrible!
4 Mateo / do his homework / last night? ✗
Challenge
5 you and your best friend / talk / yesterday? ✗
Write five questions about last weekend for your
6 you / message Victor / last night? ✓
partner. Then answer your partner’s questions.
Did you play tennis on Saturday?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
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 Listening Understand a conversation about an exciting weekend
4
1

Entertainment
STEP A
Welcome to
Skill focus
Fantasy Fun Park
Understand key information Open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Take a ride on The Colossus!
Sometimes, you need to understand key information. Look
at the questions before you listen so you know what to listen
for. When you listen, don’t worry about things you don’t
understand. Focus on the important points.

1 049 Read the Skill focus. Then listen to Mia and Ryan The Colossus
talking about last weekend. Choose the correct answers. Roller coaster ride
Mia went to Fantasy Fun Park on
a Friday. b Saturday. c Sunday.
1 She went with her
a cousin. b mom and dad. c friends.
2 Mia went on The Colossus
a once. b twice. c three times.
3 The child ticket costs
a $14. b $40. c $30.
4 Who paid for the tickets? Visit our waterpark
waterpark
a her uncle b her aunt c her cousin
B
Real English Visit
Check the meanings of these words and phrases. Dovedale Studios
nothing much How about you? We had a blast Fun for the whole family.
Open 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
STEP 2 See the sets of famous movies!
Make your own movie!
2 049 Listen again and complete Ryan’s questions.
What did you do on the weekend? Tickets: Child $15.00
1 Who with? Adult $20.00
2 fun?
3 What the day?
4 cost?

C
Lincoln Park
STEP 3 Music Festival
3 Pairwork Imagine last weekend you went to one Come to a party in the park!
Music from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
of the places in the posters (A, B, or C). Ask and
answer the questions in exercise 2 about your
weekend. Use the posters to help you.

What did you do on the weekend? I went to …

Over twenty
4 Presentation Tell the class about your weekend.
bands, including
Then describe your partner’s weekend.
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The Heroes and

ee is

I went to Lincoln Park Musical Festival on the

fr ry

Four Doors
!
t
En

weekend. I went with …

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 Reading Understand an interview with a movie fan

A MOVIE CHALLENGE
We asked a movie fan, Jenny, to watch
every movie playing at her local theater for
a month. Let’s find out what she thought.

Movie Magic Why did you want to do our movie challenge?

Jenny I love movies! I usually go to the movie theater once or
twice a week. And I’m happy to watch anything on the big
screen. I sometimes just decide when I get to the theater.

Movie Magic What movies did you watch for us?

Jenny I watched everything at my local movie theater! I
went five times a week. I saw romcoms, action movies, and
animated movies. I also saw a musical and a Bollywood movie
from India. I watched that with subtitles in English. I didn’t see
any horror movies!

Movie Magic Which movie did you enjoy the most?

Jenny The acting in the Bollywood movie was great, but my
favorite was a superhero movie. I love action movies. This one
had good special effects and a great ending!

Movie Magic Did you dislike anything about your experience?

Jenny I stopped buying popcorn because it was really
expensive. Oh, and some people didn’t turn their phones off. I
can’t stand it when a phone rings during a movie!

Movie Magic Thanks for being our movie superfan.

Jenny My pleasure!
Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check their meanings.
big screen subtitles special effects ending

Skill focus
Understand paraphrasing
Paraphrasing means using different words to express the same ideas. When you have multiple-
choice questions for a text, the correct answer often uses different words from the questions.

1 050 Read the Skill focus. Then read and listen to the interview. Culture focus
Choose the correct answers. The movie industry
1 What does Jenny usually watch? in India is sometimes
a all kinds of movies b only her favorite movies c movies she hears are good called Bollywood (from
Bombay—the old name of
2 How often did Jenny go to the movies for the magazine?
the city of Mumbai—and
a once a week b almost every day c a few times in a month Hollywood). In Bollywood,
3 What kind of movies does Jenny prefer? they make up to 2,000
a funny movies b exciting movies c scary movies movies a year, while in
Hollywood, they make
2 Answer the questions. around 800.
Why did Jenny see every movie at her local theater? 3 What kind of movie did Jenny not see?
She wanted to do Movie Magic’s challenge. 4 Why did Jenny stop buying popcorn?
1 How did Jenny watch a movie that wasn’t in English? 5 What does Jenny say about phones in the movie
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2 What did she like in the Bollywood movie? theater?

3 Would you like to see every movie showing at your local movie theater? Why / Why not?

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 Writing Write a description of a visit to a movie theater
4
1

Entertainment
STEP
1 Complete the customer survey with the simple past form of the verbs in the box.

go enjoy not like see not sell think visit

MovieWorld Customer Survey

Tell us about your visit to MovieWorld.

1 I visited the MovieWorld theater on Hope
Street on October 3rd. I 1 with
two of my cousins. We 2 Heroes,
Universe, an action movie.
2 I3 the movie was very good.
I really 4 the acting and the
special effects. It was exciting to see it on a
big screen. The story was very exciting, and
I was surprised by the ending.
3 The popcorn and soda were very expensive.
I5 the price! And they
6
many snacks. There was only
popcorn. It’s better to have hot dogs and
nachos, too.

STEP 2 Skill focus

2 Read the Skill focus. Match the paragraphs of the text in exercise 1 Plan your writing
to the topics. Before you write, plan your writing.
Decide what information appears in
Paragraph 1: a basic information about the visit
which paragraph. In a description, we
Paragraph 2: b what the writer didn’t like about the visit usually give basic information (when,
Paragraph 3: c what the writer liked about the visit who, …) before we give our opinions.

3 Think about when you went to the movies. Make notes to answer the questions.
Paragraph 1
When did you go to the movie theater? Who did you go with? What did you see?

Paragraph 2
What did you like about the visit?

Paragraph 3
What did you dislike about the visit?

STEP 3
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4 Use your answers from exercise 3 to write a description of a visit to a movie theater.
Last month, on May 17th, I went to my local movie theater …
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 Global skills Understand how to review a movie

▸ Creativity and critical thinking 3 Read the two reviews below and complete the
▸ Digital literacies table with check (✓) or cross (✗). Did the writers
follow the advice in exercise 2?
1 Look at the pictures. What kinds of movies
are showing? Which one would you prefer to
see? Why?
A Today is Ours
a b I went to see this movie with my friend
Sally last Saturday. This movie is great for
all you romantics out there! The acting is
very good and there are some really funny
moments, too. The singing in the middle
of the story is annoying at times, but it’s
OK if you like musicals. I recommend you
watch it with your friends!

B The Darkness
c d This film is terrible. This is not a horror
story and it’s not scary at all! The story is
boring and the special effects are rubbish.
I was so bored all the way through it, I
went to sleep!

A B
Describe the movie
Make it clear if you recommend the movie or not
Don’t just be negative
Don’t include personal information
2 Read the guide to writing reviews. Which piece of
information would help you to choose a movie?
Check it out
How to write a good Find these words and phrases and check their
meanings.
movie review constructive criticism script spoiler plot
recommend rubbish negative
Describe the movie.
4 Groupwork Choose a movie you have all seen.
Don’t just say “It was fine.” Give more information and Give your opinions on the movie. Use the questions
details. You can include information on the actors, the below to help you.
script, and the plot—but don’t give away any spoilers!
• Have you seen …?
Make it clear if you recommend the • Where did you see it?
movie or not. • What did you think of it?
Say clearly at the beginning or end if you liked the movie. If • Can you describe the acting?
you liked it, explain which parts you enjoyed. If you didn’t • How exciting was the film?
like it, say why.
• What was good about it?
Don’t just be negative. • What was bad about it?
It’s important to be fair. If there was something good in the • Would you recommend it?
movie, say it. It’s a good idea to give “constructive criticism,”
which means including useful and helpful comments on
5 Pairwork Talk to somebody from another group.

both the good things and the bad things in a movie. Ask them what kind of movies they like. Talk about
the last movie you saw.
Don’t include personal information.
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ct
Go to the proje
Whenever you post anything online, don’t give your name
or anyone else’s when you write a review. This includes the
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 My progress
4
Language practice

Entertainment
1 Read the descriptions of movies. Write the correct 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a
movie type from the box. partner.
A Sounds good. Where’s it playing?
comedy fantasy movie horror movie musical
B I want to see a comedy. How about My
romance sci-fi movie
Crazy Summer?
Two young people meet and fall in love. romance A Let’s go to the movies. 1
1 People from Mars come to the Earth. A What do you want to see?
B Let me see. At the local movie theater.
2 Two friends have funny adventures.
Let’s go!
3 A hero goes to find a dragon.
B OK. Good idea.
4 A group of friends sing and dance.
5
5 Strange things happen in an old house.

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with the simple past negative 4 Choose the correct answers.
form of the verbs in the box. the new action movie last week?
buy go have know a You did see b You saw c Did you see
1 Did you see William at the party? Yes, .
We didn’t go to the movies because we were busy. a I saw b I did c he did
1 I a good time on the roller coaster. It 2 Who to the music festival with?
wasn’t very scary!
a did you go b you did go c you went
2 Bonnie the festival tickets because I
3 Did George invite you to the waterpark?
bought them.
No, he .
3 My friends that it was my birthday today.
a didn’t b not invite c wasn’t
3
3

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 4? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand movie types. (p.50)

use the simple past (negative forms). (p.51)

make arrangements and buy tickets. (pp.52–53)

use the simple past (interrogative, short answers, and question
words). (p.54)
understand a conversation about an exciting weekend. (p.55)
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understand an interview with a movie fan. (p.56)

write a description of a visit to a movie theater. (p.57)

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 Extra practice
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Read the definitions and complete the puzzle with 4 Complete Ben’s email to his Brazilian friend with
places in a city. the simple past form of the verbs in parentheses.

1 T R A I N S T A T I O N

Hi Paulo,
How are you? I’m doing well. Last Saturday was
(be) my birthday. In the morning, my dad and I
1
(go) to the local sports center.
Five of my friends 2 (be) in the parking
lot. It was a big surprise! We 3 (go)
into the sports center and we 4
(have)
a scuba diving lesson in the swimming pool from
ten o’clock to twelve o’clock. In the afternoon, we
went bowling! We 5 (play) two games,
and my friend Karl and I 6
(win) both
of them! After that, Dad and I 7 (meet)
Mom for dinner at my favorite restaurant, Pizza
House, and then we went to the movie theater.
We 8 (watch) a great action movie with
my favorite actor, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
1 You go here to take a train.
I had a great birthday!
2 It’s a place with a lot of books. You can read or
borrow them. Ben

3 It’s a large green area in a town. You can walk and

play here. 5 Read the email again and correct the sentences.
4 It’s a big store. You go there to buy food. Write a negative sentence and an affirmative
sentence.
5 You can park cars here.
Yesterday was Ben’s birthday.
6 Doctors and nurses work here.
7 It’s a building where money comes in and goes out.
Yesterday wasn’t Ben’s birthday.
Last Saturday was Ben’s birthday.
8 The place where police officers work.
1 In the morning, he went to the park with his dad.
9 A place where buses arrive and depart.
2 He met his friends at a restaurant.
10 You can play a lot of sports here.
3 He had a swimming lesson with his friends.
11 You can have a cup of coffee and a sandwich here.
4 The lesson started at eleven o’clock.
12 You can send letters from here.
5 Ben and his brother won at bowling.
13 It’s a building with a lot of different types of stores.
6 After dinner, they watched a movie at home.
14 It’s where you wait for a bus on the street.
6 Use the words to write questions. Then write
2 Use the letters in green in the puzzle to find the
answers.
secret word.
Where / Ben and his dad / go in the morning?
Secret word:
Where did Ben and his dad go in the morning?
3 Complete the types of movies. They went to the sports center.
a comedy 1 What type of lesson / Ben and his friends / have?
1 a r m 2 What time / the lesson / finish?
2 a m l 3 What / Ben / do in the afternoon?
3 an a d movie 4 Who / Ben / meet for dinner?
4 an a n movie 5 What type of movie / Ben and his parents / watch?
5 a f y movie
6 a h r movie
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 Extra communication
B
Communication
Video Link

Review B
1 051 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in
the box. Then listen and check.

What screen Excuse me next to the

What do you Can we have traffic lights
I want to see the intersection I like action movies
onto Maple Avenue

1
Ana Excuse me, is there a mall near here, please?
Man Yes. Go down the road as far as the
1
. Turn right
2
. Turn left at
3
. The mall is on the
right. It’s 4
parking lot.
2 5 055 Watch or listen. Choose the
correct answers.
Maria 5
want to see?
Anton 6
the new Avengers 1 Lucas likes … best of all.
movie. It’s an action movie. a comedies
Maria OK, 7 . b animated movies
Anton 8
two tickets for c sci-fi movies
the Avengers movie, please? 2 When Lucas saw the movie, he
Clerk That’s $18. a liked the book more than the movie.
Anton 9
is it on? b didn’t like the baby.
Clerk It’s on screen 8.
c knew the story.
3 Maddie’s favorite actress is
Pronunciation a Emma Stone.
2 052 Listen to the pronunciation of the words b Rihanna.
with the sounds /ʊ/ and /u/. Listen again and repeat. c Cate Blanchett.
4 Ocean’s 8 is different from the other movies in
/ʊ/ /u/
the series because
put use
book soon
a the main characters are women.
would lose b it’s very funny.
full choose c George Clooney is in it.
good whose 5 Francisco likes … movies the best.
a action
3 053 Listen and check (✓) the correct sound.
b sci-fi
/ʊ/ /u/ c horror
room ✓ 6 For Francisco, the best thing about the movie was
1
student a the actors.
2
cook b the special effects.
3
took c the action scenes.
4
movie
5
foot
6
food

4 054 Underline the sound /ʊ/ in the sentences

and circle the sound /u/. Then listen and repeat.
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1 I took off my new shoes and put them in my room.

2 Students can use computers or books to look for
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 5
In this unit, we
will …
Things
w e h ave t o d o

▸ talk about ho
usework

▸ ask for and gi

ve permission Valeria

▸ write an emai
l about your
Aiden
school life
▸ learn how to
design a poster
Caleb

Peyton

STEP 1 Caleb It’s good, but there’s a problem. I checked

the competition rules. The winning idea
can’t be too expensive. Solar panels cost a
1 056 Read and listen. Why is Layla not here? lot. I think we have to come up with
another idea.
Valeria Look at this place! We have to keep it neat. Peyton Are you serious?
Everyone has to help. Come on. Is anyone Aiden But it’s almost six o’clock. We have to be out
listening to me? of the room by six.
Caleb OK, you’re right, Valeria. Let’s go. At home, Caleb Oh, that’s right. Well, we don’t have to think
I have to take out the trash. How about you, of our new idea right now. Let’s meet again
Aiden? tomorrow. See you then!
Aiden What? 2 Comprehension Answer the questions.
Caleb Do you have to help with housework?
What housework does Caleb do at home?
Aiden Yes, I do. I do the dishes some days.
Valeria I don’t have to do the dishes, but I have to He takes out the trash.
clean my bedroom. Hey, someone left a 1 Who sometimes does the dishes at home?
pizza box here … and there’s an old slice of 2 What housework does Valeria do at home?
pizza in it! Disgusting! 3 Why can they not enter their video in the
Aiden Umm … hey, Caleb. Where’s Layla? competition?
Caleb Oh, she has to practice piano. She has a test 4 What time do they need to leave the room?
tomorrow.
Later … Real English
Peyton Hey, everyone. I finished the video last night.
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Find these phrases and check their meanings.

Now the place is neat, let’s watch it!
Let’s go Disgusting! Good job Are you serious?
Aiden Good idea!
See you then!
Peyton It’s a great video. Good job, everyone.

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 Key language
5
2

Things we have to do
STEP
3 057 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in the box. Then listen and check.

has to help has to practice have to be have to take out don’t have to have to keep

1
Valeria Look at this place! We have to keep it neat.
Everyone 1 . Come on.
Is anyone listening to me?
Caleb OK, you’re right, Valeria. Let’s go. At home, I
2
the trash. How about
you, Aiden?
Aiden What?
Caleb Do you have to help with housework?
Aiden Yes, I do. I do the dishes some days.

2
Aiden Um … hey, Caleb. Where’s Layla?
Caleb Oh, she 3 piano.
She has a test tomorrow.
Peyton Hey, everyone. I finished the video last night.
Now the place is neat, let’s watch it!
Aiden Good idea!
Peyton It’s a great video. Good job, everyone.

3
Peyton Are you serious?
Aiden But it’s almost six o’clock. We
4
out of
the room by six.
Caleb Oh, that’s right. Well, we
5
think of
our new idea right now. Let’s meet again
tomorrow. See you then!

4 057 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Write three mini-dialogues using the activities and the things you have to do.

watch a movie play a video game play soccer clean my bedroom do the dishes study for a test
listen to music go and see friends do my homework make my bed
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Let’s watch a movie. Sorry, I can’t. I have to do the dishes.

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5.

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 Vocabulary
Housework
1 058 Match the phrases in the box with the pictures. Then listen and check.

clean my bedroom iron load / unload the dishwasher do the laundry set / clear the table make my bed
do the vacuuming cook meals take out the trash sweep the floor do the dishes clean the bathroom

1 load / unload the dishwasher 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

10 11 12

2 058 Now listen again and repeat. 4 Match a word in A with a word in B and write
housework expressions.
3 Complete the mind map with words that make set the table
housework expressions with do.
A B
the dishes set sweep the bathroom
clean make the dishwasher the table
clean unload the trash the floor
take out my bed my bedroom
do

5 Pairwork Ask and answer about how often you do

the things in exercise 1. Use the words in the box.
Who does more housework?

every day once / twice a week never

Vocabulary strategy sometimes often rarely once / twice a month
Use mind maps
How often do you do the dishes?
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Mind maps help you remember vocabulary because

they help you to form word groups and are visual.
I never do the dishes. We have a dishwasher!

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 Grammar
5
have to Interrogative and short answers

Things we have to do
Affirmative and negative Do you have to help with housework?
Yes, I do.
We have to keep it neat.
I don’t have to do the dishes. Interrogative Affirmative Negative
Do I / you / we / Yes, I / you / No, I / you / we /
Affirmative Negative
they have to go? we /they do. they don’t.
I / You / We / They have to go. don’t have to go.
Does he / she / Yes, he / she / No, he / she / it
He / She / It has to go. doesn’t have to go. it have to go? it does. doesn’t.

Think Reference p.W30

We use have to to talk about obligations and don’t
3 Complete the questions with the correct form of
have to to say that it isn’t necessary to do something.
have to and the verbs in the box. Then write short
Choose the correct alternative.
answers.
Have to and don’t have to are followed by the
-ing form / base form of the main verb. turn off get up pay go write do

Reference p.W30 Does your dad have to get up early for work?
Yes, he does.
1 Complete the sentences with have to, has to, don’t
1 we our names on
have to, or doesn’t have to.
the test? Yes, .
It’s Sunday. We don’t have to go to school.
2 Joe to volleyball
1 Dad can’t take us to the sports center today. We practice today? Yes, .
take the bus.
3 the students for
2 Students pay. The museum is the tickets? No, .
free for them.
4 you your phones?
3 She clear the table. That’s her Yes, .
brother’s job!
5 your sister the
4 Poor Mom … she work on the shopping? No, .
weekend.
5 It’s almost dinner time! You set Look
the table.
The affirmative simple past of have to is had to.
6 We’re going to a restaurant for a meal. I had to clean my bedroom yesterday.
We do the dishes!
7 They can’t go out tonight. They 4 Write affirmative (✓) or negative (✗) statements, or
study for a test. questions (?). Use the simple past form of have to.
2 Do you have to do these things on school days you / go / to school yesterday ?
or on weekends? Write affirmative or negative Did you have to go to school yesterday?
sentences. 1 I / walk / to school this morning ✓
get up early 2 My dad / go / to work today ✗
On school days, I have to get up early. / 3 The teacher / repeat / the question ✓
I don’t have to get up early on weekends. 4 We / answer / all the questions ✗
1 make your bed 5 they / do / the housework last Saturday ?
2 take out the trash
3 go to bed before 10 p.m. Challenge
4 clean your bedroom Write five things you had to or didn’t have to do at
home last week.
I had to do the dishes after dinner.
I didn’t have to study for a test.
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 Speaking Ask for and give permission

1 059 Watch, listen, or read. Sofia and Luis are

studying in school. Complete the sentences.
1
Sofia Can I borrow your ruler, please? I have to
finish my math homework.
Luis Yeah, sure. Here it is. Where’s your ruler?
Sofia I left it at home with my pencil case, and some
of my books! Oh, and could I borrow your
pencil sharpener too, please?
Luis Sorry, Sofia. I don’t have a pencil sharpener,
but you can borrow my pencil.
Sofia Thank you.

Sofia wants to borrow Luis’s ruler and his

Look
1
because she
Can I …? is pretty informal. Could I …? is more polite.
2
homework.
We use these expressions with friends and family.
May I …? is very polite. We use it in more formal
2 situations, for example, with teachers and people
Sofia Excuse me, Miss Hill. May I sit next to Jason we don’t know well.
today?
Teacher Why do you want to sit next to Jason?
Sofia Because I don’t have my book. I left it at
home. I’m sorry.
Teacher OK, you can sit there for this class. But
remember to bring your book next time! Skill focus
Sofia Thank you.
Intonation when asking for permission
Sofia wants to 3 It’s important to sound polite when asking for
because she 4 book. permission. In sentences like Can I borrow your pen,
please? your voice goes up on the noun, and then
down on please.
2 060 Read the Skill focus. Then listen and repeat.
Can I borrow your pen, please?
Copy the intonation you hear.

Can I borrow …, please?

Yeah, sure. / No, (I’m sorry,) you can’t.

Could I …, please?

Yes, of course. / I’m sorry, but …

May I …, please?

OK, you can … / No, I’m

sorry, you can’t.
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3 061 Listen to three conversations and

Things we have to do
Beat the clock
match each person (1–3) with two phrases (a–f).
In pairs, discuss what things you borrow from your
1 Ben f friends. How many items can you think of in two
2 Tina minutes? Compare your lists with the class.
3 Liam
a wants to go to the cafeteria.
b has to call a parent.
c has to study for a test.
d can’t go to a friend’s house.
e has to collect a jacket.
f wants to borrow a phone.

4 Imagine you want to borrow something from the people in

the box. Read the Look box on p.66 again. Answer the questions
about your conversation.

your English teacher your neighbor your mom or dad

your grandparents the school principal your brother or sister

1 What things could you borrow from these people?

2 Which conversations are formal? What expression(s) should you use?
3 Which conversations are informal? What expression(s) should you use?

5 Write dialogues for the two situations.

Situation 1 Situation 2
Ask your mom for permission to go to a friend’s Ask your teacher if you can go to another teacher’s
birthday party. Your mom says yes. Ask your mom if classroom. You have to speak to the geography
you can both go to the mall to buy a birthday gift for teacher. Your teacher refuses permission and says
your friend. Your mom says no because she has to that you can speak to the geography teacher after
have lunch. Say that you can go after lunch. the lesson.

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5.

Challenge
Pairwork Match each person to something
you might ask permission for. Then choose one
situation and write a dialogue.
1 a teacher a borrow clothes for a party Link to life
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2 a parent b leave class Do you always need to ask permission

3 your brother / sister c stay at a friend’s house to do something? What things do you
need permission for?

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 Grammar
Compounds: some / any / no 3 Play a game! Find people who did the things below.
Write their names in the chart.
Someone left a pizza box here.
Is anyone listening to me? Find someone who … Name
went somewhere last weekend.
Person Thing Place
did something interesting last night.
someone /
some something somewhere met someone after school yesterday.
somebody
anyone /
any anything anywhere Did you go anywhere last weekend, Victor?
anybody
no one /
no nothing nowhere
nobody Compounds: every
Everyone has to help.
Think
Read the sentences. Then complete the rules with Person Thing Place
affirmative or negative. everyone /
every everything everywhere
The store is somewhere on Lincoln Street. everybody
I’m not doing anything tomorrow.
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Is there anyone from the U.S. here?
Nobody wants to play.
Think
We use compounds of:
Read the sentences. Then check (✓) the correct
• some in 1 sentences.
answers.
• any in 2
sentences and questions.
They didn’t eat everything.
• no with the 3 form of the verb.
There are cars everywhere.
Reference p.W31 Is everyone happy?
1 We use compounds of every in
1 Choose the correct alternatives. a affirmative sentences.
There’s someone / anyone at the door. b negative sentences.
1 Nobody / Anybody wants to do the dishes. c questions.
2 I can’t find my bag anywhere / nowhere. 2 We use everyone / everybody with
a singular verbs.
3 Does anyone / someone know where
b plural verbs.
Oak Street is?
4 It's boring. There’s nothing / nowhere to do. 4 Complete the sentences with compounds of every.
5 I have something / anything important to tell you. Matilda the Musical was a great movie. Everybody
2 Complete the story with the words in the box. loved it.
1 Check the shopping list. Do we have
anyone no one something nothing someone
we need?
nobody anything something anyone
2 in my family has to do chores.
3 My bike is my favorite thing. I ride it .
It was Saturday afternoon. I was home. There
was nobody in the house with me. I had 4 Are you inviting to your party?
1
to do. There wasn’t 2 5 Stacey, you’re bedroom is a mess! There are
good on TV. I was bored and I was hungry. Then I clothes !
heard 3 upstairs. “Oh no!” I thought, 6 Macy’s is a great store! It sells !
“there’s 4 in the house!” I went
upstairs. “Is there 5
there?” I asked, Challenge
but 6 answered. I opened the door Look at the chart in exercise 3 and write sentences.
slowly. The window was open, but there wasn’t What things did you do? What things didn’t you do?
7
there. Then 8 black I didn’t go anywhere last weekend, but I went
and white ran out of the door and down the stairs. to the movies last night.
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 Listening Understand people talking about a typical day
5
1

Things we have to do
STEP
1 062 Read the Skill focus. Then listen to Jack, Anna,
Skill focus
and Timo talking about a typical day. Think about
each person’s accent and decide if you find it easy to Understand different accents
understand or not. It’s important to be able to understand different
accents. Practice listening to common English accents
1 Jack (U.S. accent) easy / not easy
(e.g., American, Australian, British).
2 Anna (British accent) easy / not easy
3 Timo (Australian accent) easy / not easy

2 062 Listen again and check (✓) the things each

person has to do.
Jack Anna Timo You
1 get up early
2 take a bus to school
3 wear a school uniform
4 practice a sport
5 clean their bedroom

Real English
Check the meanings of these words and phrases.
It’s a pain never mind awesome

STEP 2
3 Complete the text about each person’s day with the correct form of have to.

Jack 1 get up Anna 4 get up Timo 8 get

early. He 2
early. She 5
up early. He 9

practice swimming on wear a school uniform. She take a bus to school each
Mondays and Wednesdays. He 6
take a bus to morning. He 10
3
clean his school. She 7 wear a school uniform. He 11
bedroom. clean her bedroom. clean his
bedroom.

STEP 3
4 Complete the You column in the chart in exercise 2.
Check (✓) the things you have to do and put an ✗ next to
the things you don’t have to do.

5 Pairwork Ask and answer about the things you have to do

each day.

Do you have to get up early?

Yes, I do. I have to get up at 6:15.
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What about you? Do you have to …?

No, I don’t.

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 Reading Understand an article about an unusual school

Do schools need rules?

Imagine a school where students don’t have to go to classes and they
spend all day doing anything they want. Awesome, right? Well, schools
like this really exist. They are called Agora schools, and there are
twelve of them in the Netherlands, in Europe.

At Agora schools, there are no classes or

schedules. Instead, students find something that
interests them and they do a project. For example,
some pupils recently converted a large car into
a camper van. They learned about electricity,
working with wood, design, and many other
things. They had to use math and art skills. And
they worked with anybody in the school who was
interested in the project, from ages 12 to 18.
Agora schools don’t have traditional teachers. They
have coaches who help students find solutions to
problems they have with their project. If a group
needs an expert, the coach encourages them to
find and contact the right person. If a student
wants a desk to work at, the coach tells them to
design and make one.
Agora schools believe that students learn when
they are happy, allowed to play, and find subjects
that really interest them. What do you think?

Check it out 3 Read the Skill focus. Then find these words in the
article. Look at the context and decide what kind
Find these words and check their meanings.
of thing each one refers to.
exist schedule convert coach design
1 pupil a person a building a place
2 camper van a place a vehicle a person
1 Ask and answer the questions.
3 expert a school subject a person an object
1 What rules do you have at your school?
2 Do you think rules are important? Skill focus
2 063 Read and listen to the article. Choose the Use the context to infer meaning
correct answers. When you don’t know a word, you can often use the
1 What is special about Agora schools? context to infer the meaning of the word. With nouns,
ask yourself what kind of thing it seems to be. Is it a
a The teachers are very interesting. building, a person, an object, or something else?
b The schools don’t have classrooms.
c Students can choose what they learn. 4 Read the text again and answer the questions.
2 Who do students at an Agora school work with? How many Agora schools are there? twelve
a people the same age as them 1 Where can you find Agora schools?
b people interested in their project 2 What do students work on at an Agora school?
c everybody in the school 3 What traditional school subjects did the students
3 What do students make if they need one? use when they converted the car?
a a schedule 4 Who helps students with their projects?
b a camper van 5 Pairwork Would you like to be a student at an
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c a desk Agora school? Why / Why not?

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 Writing Write an email to a friend
5
1

Things we have to do
STEP
1 Read this email from your friend, who lives in Japan. Complete it using
the information from the fact file.

Japanese schools

Fact file
Hi!
School day starts: 8:30 a.m.
I’m writing to ask for your help with something. We
have to find out about school life in another country. School day ends: 3:15 p.m.
Can you tell me about your school? Classes per day: six
At my school, we have to wear a school uniform. I like it Student tasks: collect homework, give out
because I don’t have to think about the clothes I wear! papers, help with lunch, clean the classroom
School starts at 1 and we at the end of the day
have 2 classes each day. We
Homework: about two hours
finish at 3 . Then, there are
after-school clubs. We don’t have to go to a club, but
most of us do. I go to Judo Club.
During the school day, students have to do different
jobs. Some students collect homework or give out
papers. Other students 4 .
That’s what I do. After the last class, everybody has to
5
. When I get home, I usually
do homework for 6
hours.
Let me know about life at your school!
Best wishes,
Kenji

STEP 2
2 You are going to reply to Kenji’s email describing life at your school.
Make notes on information you want to include in your email.

Life at my school
The school day … We have to … We don’t have to …
Skill focus
Check what you have to do
STEP 3 Before you write, read the instructions
carefully and check what you have to
do. Make sure you know what you are
3 Read the Skill focus. Then, read the instructions in exercise 4. Look writing and what you need to include.
at your notes in exercise 2 and make sure you included everything.

4 Write an email to Kenji describing your school life. Include

information about the following things. Challenge
• your school day, including start and end times Work with a partner. Write a
conversation between you and Kenji
• the number of classes per day
about your school. Then present your
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• any after-school clubs you go to conversation to the whole class.

• anything students have to do during the school day
• how much homework you get

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 Global skills Understand how to design a poster

▸ Creativity and critical thinking 2 Find these words in a dictionary and check their
meanings. Then use them to complete the article.
1 Look at these posters and discuss the questions.
image font attractive link
• Which posters do you like? Why / Why not? missing clear heading
• Which one is the most attractive?
• Which one has the most information?
How to design a poster
• Which one has the best design?
• Which one works the best? A good poster will get you the results you want! So,
remember these things when you want to design a
good poster.
A
• Use colors that are
not too bright.
1
and bright, but

• Give your poster a big, short, clear 2

.
• Choose an interesting 3
that shows
the activity your poster is for, with people doing the
activity.
• Make sure the words are 4

letters that are easy to read. Use a 5

by using

that is easy to read.

• Make sure there is no important information
6
, like dates, prices, and contact details.
• Put the 7
at the end so people can look
for more information online.

L12eSB2072a
3 Pairwork Read the article again and decide how
B
to improve posters A, B, and C.
A

bore d
4 Groupwork Choose an activity like a club, camp,
or trip that you want to make a poster for. Ask and
answer the questions to help you with ideas for the
poster. Remember to take notes.
• Which activity shall we make a poster for?
• What colors shall we use?
C • What shall we put in the image?
• What should the heading say?
• How big should the words be?
• What style of font shall we use?
• What information shall we include?

5 Groupwork Pass your notes around the class.

Give your opinion on each others’ notes. Listen to
people’s comments about your ideas.
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 My progress
5
Language practice

Things we have to do
1 Choose the correct alternatives. 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a
1 I have to sweep / clear the table. partner.
2 I make my laundry / bed every day. B I’m sorry, but I don’t have an eraser!
3 My sister takes out / unloads the trash. A Oh, OK. Can I borrow a pencil, then?
B Yeah, sure. Here you are.
4 I can’t do the laundry / vacuuming because all
B No, I’m sorry, you can’t. I only have one pen. I’m
my clothes are clean.
using it.
5 My dad cooks all the dishes / meals. A My pen isn’t working. Can I borrow a pen,
6 You have to iron / sweep your clothes tonight please? 1
5 A Thanks! Now I can do my work … oops! I made a
mistake. Can I borrow an eraser?

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form 4 Choose the correct answers.
of have to or don’t have to. Can in your class speak Mandarin?
Mom’s car is in the garage today, so she has to a anyone b anything c anywhere
take the bus. 1 My phone rang, but when I answered it,
1 It’s Saturday, so I get was there.
up early. I can stay in bed. a someone b anyone c no one
2 you do a lot of 2 Sam looked for his sunglasses, but he couldn’t
homework each day? find them.
3 your brother ask a anywhere b everywhere c somewhere
permission to borrow your things?
3 I have interesting to tell you!
3 a something b anything c everything

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 5? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand housework vocabulary to describe chores. (p.64)

use have to and don’t have to in the present tense. (p.65)

ask for and give permission. (pp.66–67)

use compounds with some, any, no, and every. (p.68)

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understand people talking about a typical day. (p.69)

understand an article about an unusual school. (p.70)

write an email to a friend. (p.71)

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 6
In this unit, we
will …
Tran s p o r t a t i o n

Valeria
▸ talk about tr
ansportation Caleb
and travel
▸ learn how to
buy a ticket
for a trip
▸ write a blog
post for visitors Aiden Layla
city
to your town or
▸ plan a trip

Peyton

STEP 1 Aiden
Caleb
Hi, everyone.
How far is it to your house, Aiden?
Aiden Um … about five minutes in the car.
1 064 Read and listen. What do they decide to do Layla So, you get here fifteen minutes after you get
for the competition? out of bed.
Aiden Hey, that’s not fair. It’s more like twenty
Outside school minutes.
Caleb You don’t have to come by car. Get up earlier
Peyton Hi, Layla. Hey, Caleb. I didn’t know you walk
and you can come by bike. Hey, that’s it! Aiden,
to school.
you just gave me an idea for the competition!
Layla Oh, yeah. It’s a little far, but I don’t mind
Aiden I did?
walking.
Caleb Let’s make Bike to School posters! We put them
Caleb It’s OK, but I hate walking when it’s raining!
up around school and ask everyone to come to
Layla Fair point. Do you enjoy coming to school on
school by bicycle! Valeria, you’re good at design.
the bus, Peyton?
Can you come up with something?
Peyton It’s OK. You must stay in your seat and you
Valeria Yes! I love art. I’ll think of a cool design.
can’t eat or drink on the bus. That’s a pain,
as I sometimes want to have my breakfast on 2 Comprehension Find and correct the mistakes.
the bus! Layla and Caleb take the bus to school.
Layla That’s too bad. Come on, let’s get to class.
Layla and Caleb walk to school.
We mustn’t be late.
Peyton We don’t have to hurry. We have plenty of 1 Caleb likes walking when it’s raining.
time. 2 You can eat and drink on the bus.
Valeria Watch out! 3 Caleb comes to school by bike.
Caleb Nice bicycle, Valeria. I want to get one of those! 4 It’s about ten minutes to school from Aiden’s house.
Valeria Thanks. It’s good exercise, and it’s good for 5 Caleb’s idea is for everyone to walk to school.
the environment.
Caleb Why’s that? Real English
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Valeria Most buses and cars use fossil fuels. Bicycles

Find these phrases and check their meanings.
don’t. And anyway, I enjoy riding my bike.
Fair point Come on plenty of time
Aiden arrives
Watch out! That’s not fair!
Caleb Here’s Aiden.

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 Key language
6
2

Transportation
STEP
3 065 Choose the correct alternatives. Then listen and check.

1
Peyton Hi, Layla. Hey, Caleb. I didn’t know you
walk to school.
Layla Oh, yeah. It’s a little far, but I don’t mind
walking / to walk.
Caleb It’s OK, but I hate 1 walking / walk when
it’s raining!
Layla Fair point. Do you enjoy 2 to come /
coming to school on the bus, Peyton?
Peyton It’s OK. You 3 must / don’t have to stay
in your seat and you can’t eat or drink
on the bus. That’s a pain, as I sometimes
want 4 having / to have my breakfast on
the bus!

2
Caleb Nice bicycle, Valeria. I want 5 getting /
to get one of those!
Valeria Thanks. It’s good exercise, and it’s good
for the environment.
Caleb Why’s that?
Valeria Most buses and cars use fossil fuels.
Bicycles don’t. And anyway, I enjoy
6
riding / to ride my bike.

4 065 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Look at the activities in the box. Choose two activities you like
and two that you don’t like. Then write two mini-dialogues.

doing homework riding my bike watching videos cleaning my bedroom

playing video games getting up early listening to music eating pizza

I like watching videos and riding my bike, but I don’t like

cleaning my bedroom or getting up early. What about you? I like eating pizza and listening to music, but I don’t
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like playing video games or doing homework.

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5 with a partner.

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 Vocabulary
Transportation and travel
1 066 Match the words with the forms of transportation
in the picture. Then listen and check.
car plane 1 train
bus scooter pickup truck
bicycle streetcar helicopter 1
ferry subway truck
motorcycle taxi

11
5

4 7

6
13
8

10 9 12

14

2 066 Now listen again and repeat.

Culture focus
3 067 Listen to Matt talking about the different forms of
Over 40 years ago in Bogotá, Colombia,
transportation he uses. Complete the chart. a program was started that closed
usually often rarely never many of the city’s streets on Sundays
to allow people to ride their bicycles
bus or walk around the city without traffic.
Now there are hundreds of cities
across the world that do similar things,
including Toronto, Canada.

4 Pairwork Ask and answer questions about how often you use the
forms of transportation in exercise 1. Look
I go / travel by bus.
How often do you travel by plane?
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I go / travel by car.
I go / travel by train.
I rarely travel by plane, but we
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 Grammar
6
must / mustn’t 2 Complete the sentences with must or

Transportation
mustn’t and the verbs in the box.
You must stay in your seat.
You mustn’t eat or drink. wait forget ride use be

Affirmative You mustn’t ride your motorcycle on the sidewalk.

I / you / he / she / it /
must go
1 Drivers cell phones.
we / you / they
2 You 18 to drive in Brazil.
Negative
3 The students their passports!
I / you / he / she / it /
mustn’t (must not) go 4 You in line at the bus stop.
we / you / they

Think mustn’t / don’t have to

We use must to talk about rules and orders, and We mustn’t be late.
mustn’t (must not) to talk about prohibition. You don’t have to come by car.
Choose the correct alternatives.
Must and mustn’t Think
• are the 1 same / different for all persons.
Must and have to have similar meanings, but mustn’t
• are followed by an infinitive 2 with / without to. and don’t have to have very different meanings.
We use mustn’t to say that something is forbidden.
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We use don’t have to to say that there is no obligation
1 Look at the signs and complete the sentences with or it is not necessary to do something.
must or mustn’t. Complete the sentences with mustn’t and don’t
have to.
A lot of U.S. students 1 wear a school
uniform.
You 2 use your phones in class!

Reference p.W36

3 Choose the correct alternatives.

You mustn’t / don’t have to park here. There’s
You mustn’t ride 1 You go a No Parking sign.
bikes here. straight. 1 I mustn’t / don’t have to forget my calculator.
I have a math test today.
2 Mom must not / doesn’t have to drive me to
school. I go by bus.
3 Tina! You mustn’t / don’t have to play with
electricity! It’s dangerous!
4 You mustn’t / don’t have to buy lunch at school.
You can bring sandwiches.

4 Complete the sentences with mustn’t or don’t /

2 You use your 3 You show doesn’t have to.
cell phone. your passport here. We don’t have to do this homework now.
1 You tell me the answers!
2 I already have the tickets. You
buy them.
3 Be quiet! You talk in a library!
4 Renata do any housework.
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Challenge
Write five things you mustn’t or don’t have to do at
4 You stop 5 You take home.
here. photographs. I mustn’t come home late.

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 Speaking Buy a ticket for a trip

1 068 Watch, listen, or read. Luis is buying

a ticket for a trip. Complete the chart with the
missing information. Then listen again and check.

Type of ticket To Ticket price

round-trip 1 2

Departure time Gate Trip time

3 4 5

1
Clerk Hello. Can I help you?
Luis Hello. Yes. I’d like a round-trip ticket
to Portland, please.
Clerk When are you coming back?
Luis I’m coming back on Friday.
Clerk OK. That’s $44, please.
Look
Luis Here you are.
Remember, many question words begin with
Clerk Thanks. Here’s your ticket and change.
wh-: what, when, why, where, and who.
2 How is an important exception and is often
Luis Excuse me. What time does the next bus used with another word: How long …?, How
far …?, and How much …?
leave?
Clerk Um … It leaves at nine thirty.
Luis What gate does it leave from?
Clerk It leaves from gate six.
Skill focus
Luis Thanks. Oh … how long does the trip take?
Clerk It takes about four hours. Ask for clarification
Luis OK, thanks. If someone says something you don’t understand, you
Clerk Have a good trip. can ask that person to clarify or repeat it. You can ask
Did you say …? and repeat what you think you heard, or
2 069 Read the Skill focus. Then listen and repeat. you can say Sorry, could you repeat that?

Can I help you?

Yes, please. I’d like a one-way / round-trip ticket to …

When are you coming back?

I’m coming back on …

What time does the next bus leave?

It leaves at …

What gate does it leave from?

It leaves from …

Sorry, could you repeat that?

Sure! It leaves from …

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How long does the trip take?

It takes about …

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 6
3 070 Listen to Paola buying a ticket. Complete the

Transportation
sentences with the missing information.
Paola wants a round-trip ticket to Orlando.
1 She’s coming back on .
2 The ticket costs .
3 The next bus leaves at .
4 The trip takes about .
5 The bus leaves from gate .

Beat the clock

Pairwork Say the dates, times, and prices on the bus tickets in two minutes.

Bus ticket Bus ticket Bus ticket

From: Los Angeles From: Chicago From: Miami

To: San Francisco To: Denver To: Orlando
Leaves on: 9/22/23 Gate: 7 Leaves on: 3/02/23 Gate: 5 Leaves on: 11/25/23 Gate: 2
Departs at: 11:15 a.m. Fare: $24 Departs at: 05:35 p.m. Fare: $112 Departs at: 02:45 p.m. Fare: $37.25

Bus ticket Bus ticket

Bus ticket
From: New York From: Orlando
From: Atlanta To: Miami
To: New York To: New York
Gate: 8 Leaves on: 8/19/23 Leaves on: 6/24/23 Gate: 1
Leaves on: 1/25/23 Gate: 4
Departs at: 06:15 a.m. Far
Departs at: 00: 55 a.m . Fare: $59 e: $94.50 Departs at: 08:20 a.m. Fare: $97

4 Look at the bus schedule below. Choose a destination and write a dialogue.
Look at the dialogues in exercise 1 again to help you.

DEPARTURES From To Price (round-trip)

Time Destination Gate
Boston New Haven $18.50
10:20 New Haven 6 Boston New York $22
Boston Montreal $98
10:45 Montreal 3
11:05 New York 4
Link to life
What forms of transport are available
5 Pairwork Practice your dialogue from exercise 4 in your area? Are they easy to use?
with a partner.

Challenge
Pairwork Imagine you are at the bus station in
your town / city and a tourist asks you for help.
Continue this dialogue using the prompts. Then
practice the dialogue with your partner.
Tourist Excuse me. What time does the next
bus downtown leave?
Student It leaves in ten minutes.
Tourist Oh, good. ?
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Student

how long? how much? which gate?

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 Grammar
Verb + -ing form / base form 2 Complete the sentences with the -ing form of the
verbs in the box.
I don’t mind walking.
I hate walking … walk write help speak clean travel be
enjoy I don’t mind walking to school in the summer.
I don’t mind playing the piano.
1 They don’t enjoy by bus.
practice
2 Ellie doesn’t mind postcards.

hope 3 I practice French every day.

I need to go home soon. 4 Liam doesn’t mind his friends with
their homework.
want
5 I can’t imagine a millionaire.
like 6 I have to finish my bedroom.
swimming in the ocean.
I love
to swim in the ocean. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in
hate
parentheses in the correct order.
Lily tries to study every day. (to / tries / study)
Think
1 Joseph a bike.
Read and choose the correct alternative to (buy / to / decided)
complete the rule.
2 Don’t me a postcard!
Most verbs are followed by either the -ing form or
(send / to / forget)
the infinitive form of the verb. With some verbs
that express likes / dislikes, both forms are correct. 3 Laura early.
Jake loves reading biographies. (get up / to / tries)
Jake loves to read biographies. 4 We to Mexico next year.
The two example sentences have different meanings / (to / hope / go)
the same meaning. 5 I some souvenirs.
(buy / want / to)
Reference p.W37
6 Alex to college.
1 Find and underline the verbs that are followed by (planning / go / is / to)
the -ing form.
4 Complete the text with the verbs in parentheses
in either the -ing form or the to + infinitive form.
Sometimes there is more than one correct answer.
Do you like bike riding? Well, you’re in good
company! There are millions of bike riders in the
U.S. Some of them imagine becoming sports stars
and winning medals, so they don’t mind bike riding I love traveling (travel). I enjoy 1 (go)
in the rain and cold, but others just love having to new places and I like 2
fun and doing some exercise. A lot of bike riders (meet) new people. This year, my family and
ride very well, but some people have bad habits. I want 3 (visit) Québec in
They enjoy listening to music when they ride, for Canada. They speak French in Québec. I’m trying
example, or they like to chat to their friends and they
4
(learn) some French words and
forget to watch the road! Are you one of them? Well, phrases. The only problem is that Dad hates
remember to pay attention and stay safe!
5
(fly) and he wants
6
(drive) to Québec! I don’t
mind 7 (travel) by car for one
or two hours, but not from Miami to Canada!
That’s ridiculous!

Challenge
Write five sentences about your likes and dislikes,
as well as what you enjoy doing. Use love, like,
don’t mind, hate, and enjoy.
eighty

I love to play soccer with my friends.

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 Listening Understand a person talking to a group
6
1

Transportation
STEP
1 071 Read the Skill focus. Then listen and decide if
Skill focus
the statements are true (T) or false (F). Identify a speaker’s purpose
1 The speaker is a student. People have different reasons for speaking, for
example, to give information, to entertain with a story,
2 The speaker is talking about a school trip.
or to complain about something. You can identify a
3 The speaker is complaining about something. speaker’s purpose by thinking about who the speaker
is, what the situation is, and why they are talking.
2 071 Listen again. Complete the gap with the
missing information.

School trip to the Farmer’s Museum,

Cooperstown, New York, on May 14th
You must: You don’t have to:
be at school at 7 a.m. bring 4 for dinner
bring a sun hat and a bottle
of 1 You mustn’t:
bring a pen and a 2 bring a lot of 5
bring sandwiches for 3 leave your things on the
6

STEP 2
3 Pairwork Ask and answer about things you like doing on
a school trip. Check (✓) the activities that you both like.
visiting museums going to the mountains Do you like visiting museums?

visiting art galleries going on city tours

No, I don’t like it very
going to the theater going to the beach much. What about you?
playing sports going on boat tours
I like it a lot.

4 Pairwork Plan a school trip. Choose an activity in exercise 3 and decide where
you want to go. Think about the rules for the trip and complete the chart.

School trip to on
You must:
You don’t have to:
You mustn’t:

STEP 3
5 Presentation Use the information in the chart in exercise 4 to give a short
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presentation of a school trip. Include the following information.

• destination • date • times • rules
Good morning, everybody. I want to tell you about our trip to …

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 Reading Understand an article about transportation

Riding the New York City Subway

The New York City Subway is the perfect way to get
around. The subway opened in 1904, and today it’s the
busiest subway in the world. For less than $3 a ride,
you can go anywhere in the city. The subway runs every
minute of every day and helps millions of people to get to
one of its 472 stations.
Here are a few things to know about traveling
on the subway:
Paying for your trip
You must always pay for your trip, but you don’t buy a ticket.
You must pay using a contactless card, your smartphone, or
a special MetroCard. You can buy those from machines or
small stores near subway stations.
Subway rules
Once you are in a station, there are some rules you
have to follow.
• You must always let other people off the train before
you get on.
• When you are getting on the train, you mustn’t hold the
doors open for other people because it wastes time.
• You mustn’t put your bags on the seats because other
people might want to sit there.
• If you are wearing a large backpack, you must take
it off and hold it or put it on the floor.

Check it out 3 Read the text again and choose the correct
answers.
Find these words and phrases and check
their meanings. 1 What is the topic of the article?
busiest trip contactless card wastes time a tourist attractions in New York
b the subway system in New York
Skill focus c vacation ideas in the U.S.

Use your knowledge of the topic 2 Who is the article for?

You can use your knowledge of the topic to help a tourists going to New York
you understand a text. Before you read, look at the b people who live and work in New York
title of a text and think about what you know about c people who work on the New York subway
the topic. Then think of things you would like to
learn about the topic. See if the text answers your 4 Answer the questions.
questions when you read. When did the New York subway open? 1904.
1 How much does it cost to ride the subway?
1 Read the Skill focus. Think about the topic and
2 How many subway stations are there?
write two things you would like to know about the
New York City Subway. 3 How can you pay to ride the subway?
4 What do you have to do before you get on a
eighty-two

subway train?
5 What do you have to do if you have a backpack?
2 072 Read and listen to the article. Did you find
the information you wanted in exercise 1?

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 Writing Write a blog post for visitors to your town or city
6
1

Transportation
STEP
1 Complete the chart for forms of transportation in
your town or city.

Advantages Disadvantages
taxi comfortable expensive, a lot
of traffic

Skill focus
STEP 2 Use your knowledge to think of ideas
Think carefully about a topic and what you
2 Read the Skill focus and look at the example diagram below. know about it. Make notes that you can use
in your writing.
Then decide the best way to get around your town or city
and complete the second diagram.

New York City

Subway

Useful information You must … Useful information You must …

• opened in 1904 • pay for ticket
• busiest in the world • let other people off first
• 472 stations • take off backpacks

You mustn’t … You mustn’t …

• hold the doors open
• put your bags on seats

STEP 3
3 Write a short blog post about the best way for tourists to get
around your town or city. Include useful information and any rules
they need to know.
Welcome to ! It’s a great place to visit.
The best way to get around is …

Challenge
eighty-three

Your friend is going to New York on vacation. Write a dialogue where

you tell your friend about traveling on the New York City Subway.
Practice your dialogue with a partner.

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 Global skills Understand how to plan a trip

▸ Digital literacies
▸ Creativity and critical thinking
How do I plan my trips?
A The best way to plan trips is to use good websites. All
1 Look at the photos. Which do you think is the best the information you need is online! Be careful, though, as
way to plan a trip? not every website can be trusted! Ask people you know for
advice. Never send money or your bank details to
A Travel books B Don’t plan a website or person you are not sure is 100% safe!

B Make a budget! Trips and holidays can be expensive,

but there are lots of websites that tell you the price of
things in a city. These help you to plan a daily budget.
Check transport prices, as well as how much eating out,
museums and attractions cost before you go.

C The Internet D A travel agent C Choosing a place to stay is easy with websites that
compare hotels and show you other travelers’ ratings.
They give you lots of information and you can find exactly
what you want. Remember to read the good and the bad
reviews! This will give you enough information to make a
good decision.

D It is easy to plan your itinerary and how to get around

the city with apps. They show you the transport options
2 Read this traveler’s blog. Then read the comments between two places and the traveling time. You need to
and match the problems with a paragraph from the know how long it takes to get to places so you can plan
article. your day well.

Check it out
Find these words and check their meanings.
attraction trusted ratings options sightseeing
cheap compare itinerary

3 Groupwork Imagine you are planning a weekend

trip to New York with your group. Look at the list
and decide which are the most and least important
things to consider when planning. 1 = most
important, 10 = least important.
• Budget • Time
• Hotels
• Research
• Attractions
• Transport
1 I don’t know if the hotel I’ve chosen is a
good one. How can I find out?
• Food • Itinerary
• Clothes • Maps
2 Iahaven’t got a lot of money to spend. I need
cheap city!
4 Groupwork Choose your top five things from
exercise 3. Ask and answer questions to plan the
trip in more detail.
3 Iknow
want to do lots of sightseeing, but I don’t
how far everything is from my hotel or
How much money do we need? how to move around.

I think we need $150.

4 Ione
need a guide to show me the city. I found
who wants me to send him the money
What kind of transport should we use?
now. Is that OK?

We should use the bus

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and the subway.

ct
Go to the proje
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 My progress
6
Language practice

Transportation
1 Where do you find these forms of transport? 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a partner.
Complete with a word in each gap. You have B Sure. Here you are.
the first letter to help you. A Where does the next bus leave from?
Air: helicopter, 1 p B The next bus leaves from Gate 3X.
Road: 2 c , 3m , A Hello. I’d like a round-trip ticket to Chicago,
4
b , s
5 please. 1
Water: 6 f B Sure. Gate 3X. It’s over there.
A I’m sorry. Can you repeat that, please?
6
5

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t, or 4 Choose the correct answers.
don’t have to. Do you want New York City?
Please put your bag on the floor. You mustn’t a to visit b visiting
put it on the seat. 1 Jake enjoys by train.
1 You pay for my ticket. a to travel b traveling
I have some money to buy it.
2 My mom doesn’t mind us to the bus station.
2 All passengers buy a ticket for
a to drive b driving
every trip.
3 We need a MetroCard before we get to the
3 You get on the train before all
subway station.
the other people get off.
a to buy b buying
3
3

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you
learn in Unit 6? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn?
Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy
the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand transportation vocabulary to describe travel. (p.76)

use must, mustn’t and don’t have to. (p.77)

buy a ticket for a trip. (pp.78–79)

use verb + -ing form or base form. (p.80)

eighty-five

understand a person talking to a group. (p.81)

understand an article about transportation. (p.82)

write a blog post for visitors to my town or city. (p.83)

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 Extra practice
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Match the expressions in the box with the verbs. 4 Complete the questions and answers with the correct
form of have to. Complete the short answers.
my bedroom the dishes the dishwasher
the table the bed the floor the bathroom
Q&A Air travel
the trash the vacuuming

clean my bedroom 1 Q What time do we have to arrive at the airport?

1 take out A You arrive two hours before your
2 do plane departs.
3 unload 2 Q I check in at the airport?
4 sweep A No, you . You can check in online.
5 set 3 Q My mom’s suitcase is 23 kg. she

6 clean go to a check-in counter?

A Yes, she . She leave her
7 make
suitcase at a baggage “drop-off” counter.
8 do
4 Q What type of document I
2 Find eleven more forms of transportation. show at security?
A You show your passport or an identity
O S T R E E T C A R
card.
T R A I N O J U N A 5 Q I am going to the U.S. with my 12-year-old
M O T O R C Y C L E nephew. he have special
permission to travel with me?
H E L I C O P T E R
A Yes, he . He have a special
S R T P L R E R R B
travel document.
C R A K A R I U S U
O Y X D V B L C U S 5 Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t, or
O G I B I D E K B Z don’t / doesn’t have to.
T B I C Y C L E W X You mustn’t play ball near a busy road.

E F E R R Y L W A E 1 I clean my room. Mom usually

does it.
R W P L A N E K Y O
2 Flora go by bus to school. She
can walk.
3 Complete the chart with the words from exercise 2.
3 You feed the animals in
road the zoo!
4 You look left and right before
you cross the road.
5 You telephone Uncle Tim. It’s
his birthday!
sea
6 You play with electricity!
7 You study for the test!
8 I get up early. It’s the weekend!

air
6 Choose the correct alternatives.
Is there something / anything to eat?
1 Anybody / Nobody lives in that house.
2 I enjoy to play / playing volleyball.
3 Your phone is somewhere / anywhere in the
rail streetcar living room.
eighty-six

4 Sam doesn’t mind doing / to do housework.

5 Everybody / Anybody liked the movie.
6 I want visiting / to visit Valparaiso.

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C
Communication
Video Link

Review C
1 073 Complete the dialogues with the phrases
in the box. Then listen and check.

can I go change coming back I’d like May I

of course Would you like Here you are
round-trip you can’t

1
Nicole I’d like a ticket to San Diego for today, please.
Clerk 1
a one-way or a
2
ticket?
Nicole I’d like a round trip, please.
Clerk When are you 3 ?
Nicole I’m coming back on Friday.
Clerk OK, that’s $45, please.
Nicole 4 . 4 076 Watch or listen. Choose the correct
Clerk Thanks. Here’s your ticket and $5 answers.
5
. 1 Francisco is going to the U.K. with his
2 a friends.
Nelson 6
go to the movies tonight, b family.
Dad? c school.
Dad No, I’m sorry, 7 , Nelson. 2 In the U.K., they are going to travel around by
Nelson But Daniel and Marcos are going.
a train and bus.
Dad You have to do your homework.
Nelson OK, but 8 out b plane and train.
tomorrow night? c bus and car.
Dad Yes, 9 you can. 3 Kristen traveled by … around Costa Rica last
summer.
Pronunciation a plane
b car
2 074 Listen to the intonation in these questions.
c bus
Then listen again and repeat.
4 She loves
Wh- questions Polite questions and
yes / no questions
a seeing new cultures.
b going on bus tours.
When are you coming back? Can I help you?
c flying.
What time is the next bus? May I sit here, please?
How long does it take? Could you help me, please? 5 This summer, Lucas’s family is planning to visit
Where does it leave from? Do you like traveling? a Mexico.
b Florida.
3 075 Listen and decide if the intonation is c Los Angeles.
rising ( ) or falling ( ). Then listen again 6 Lucas doesn’t like traveling
and repeat. a by plane.
Can I borrow your pen, please? b by bus.
1 What do you have to do? c in the car.
2 Could you call a taxi, please?
3 Do you enjoy flying?
4 Can I go to the movies, please?
5 How much does it cost?
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6 May I go out with Maria?

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 7
In this unit, we
will …
Food a n d d r i n k
Caleb

▸ talk about fo
od and drink Valeria

▸ orde r food and drink Layla

acks
▸ write a description of sn
r guests
▸ plan a meal fo

Aiden

Peyton

STEP 1
1 077 Read and listen. Who doesn’t like pineapple Caleb Let’s get going on our Bike to School posters.
on their pizza? How many do you think we need to print?
Layla I think we need 50. We can put them up
At the pizza parlor all around school. That way, you can’t miss
Peyton They have a lot of pizzas! I don’t know what them.
to choose. Caleb Good idea. Valeria, did you think of a good
Layla How many pizzas do we need? There are five design?
of us. Valeria I have a couple of ideas. I have them on my
Aiden Five pizzas? tablet. Gather around and I’ll show you.
Layla That’s a lot of pizzas, Aiden. They’re big. Caleb It’s going to be so cool to see our posters all
Let’s get three pizzas and we can share. around school!
Aiden OK. I like peppers, ham, and pineapple. Layla I can’t wait!
Pineapple is my favorite. 2 Comprehension Answer the questions.
Caleb On a pizza? Not for me! Pineapple doesn’t go How many pizzas do they order?
on a pizza. I want beef, peppers, and onions.
They order three pizzas.
Valeria And one with some cheese and tomatoes,
please, and a few mushrooms. 1 What ingredients does Caleb want on his pizza?
Peyton OK. That’s three. Let’s order. 2 What food is left after the meal?
After the meal 3 Who eats the last slice of pizza?
Valeria That was good. 4 How many Bike to School posters do they need?
Aiden How much food is left?
Valeria There isn’t much food left. There’s one slice of Real English
eighty-eight

pizza. And a little garlic bread. Does anyone

Find these phrases and check their meanings.
want some?
Not for me! There you go
Aiden One more slice of pizza for me, please!
You can’t miss them I can’t wait!
Valeria There you go.

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 Key language
7
2

Food and drink

STEP
3 078 Look at the example and underline eight more mistakes in the dialogues. Write the
sentences correctly. Then listen and check.

1
Peyton They have a lot of pizzas! I don’t know what to choose.
Layla How many pizzas do we need? There are six of us.
Aiden Five pizzas?
Layla That’s a few pizzas, Aiden. They’re small.
Let’s get four pizzas and we can share.
There are five of us.
1
2
3

2
Aiden How much food is left?
Valeria There is a lot of food left. There are many slices of pizza.
And a lot of garlic bread. Does anyone want some?
Aiden One more slice of pizza for me, please!
4
5
6

3
Caleb Let’s get going on our Bike to School posters. How
many do you think we need to print?
Layla I think we need 40. We can put them up all around the
library. That way, you can’t miss them.
7
8

4 078 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Imagine you made a pizza. Decide which toppings you
Did you add any pineapple?
added and which you did not add using the words in
the box to help you. Then write a mini-dialogue.
No, I didn’t add any pineapple.
tomatoes mushrooms cheese ham
peppers beef onions pineapple
eighty-nine

Did you add any tomatoes?

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5.

Yes, I did. I added some tomatoes.
Take turns to ask and answer.

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 Vocabulary
Food and drink 3 Match the pictures with
the words in the box.
1 Pairwork Add two words to each group.
salt olive oil ketchup
Meat and fish:
pepper mayonnaise
salmon, , vinegar mustard ketchup
Fruit and vegetables:
carrots, ,
Dairy products:
milk, ,
Drinks:
water, ,
Other: 1 2
eggs, ,

2 079 Match the words with the pictures 1–12. Then

listen, check and repeat.

4 2 8
7
3 4
apricots

5 1

10
9
6 3

5 6

4 Pairwork Complete the chart with food

you like and do not like.
12 11
I love … mangoes

I like …

I’m not crazy

about …
I don’t like …
pineapples 11 watermelons coconuts
melons apricots onions I hate …
mangoes broccoli spinach
lemons tomatoes lettuces Then compare your opinions about food
with a partner.
Look I love mangoes.

Animal Food BUT Animal Food Me, too. I’m not crazy about lamb.
cow beef lamb lamb
pig pork / ham chicken chicken Really? I love lamb …

turkey turkey
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fish fish

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 Grammar
7
Count / noncount nouns some / any

Food and drink

Let’s get three pizzas. Is there any garlic bread left?
I like ham and pineapple. And one with some cheese and tomatoes,
please, and a few mushrooms.
Count Noncount
Singular Plural Singular only Count Noncount
a tomato three tomatoes salt Singular Plural Singular only
an apple three apples cream There’s a tomato. There are There’s some
✓
There’s an apple. some lemons. salt.
Think ✗
There isn’t a There aren’t There isn’t
tomato. any lemons. any salt.
Choose the correct alternatives to complete
Are there any Is there any
the rules. ? Is there a tomato?
lemons? salt?
• 1 Count / Noncount nouns have singular and
plural forms.
Think
• 2 Count / Noncount nouns only have a
singular form. Complete the rules with affirmative, negative,
and interrogative.
Reference p.W42 • We use a / an with singular count nouns
in affirmative, 1 , and
1 Underline the noncount nouns. 2
sentences.
carrot olive oil salt • We use some with noncount and plural count nouns
mayonnaise cookie potato in 3 sentences.
• We use any with noncount and plural count nouns in
coconut pineapple beef 4
and 5 sentences.
pepper broccoli lemon
Reference p.W42
2 Complete the charts with the correct form of the
words in exercise 1. 3 Write a / an with count nouns and some with
noncount nouns.
Count Noncount
some vinegar 4 mustard
Singular Plural Singular only
1 lettuce 5 ham
a carrot two carrots mayonnaise
2 pork 6 spinach
a two
3 apple 7 melon
a two
4 Rewrite the sentences in the affirmative (✓),
a two
negative (✗), or interrogative forms (?).
a two There isn’t any ham in the fridge. ✓
a two There is some ham in the fridge.
1 There are some cookies in the cabinet. ✗
2 He doesn’t have any spinach. ?
3 There aren’t any melons in the store. ?
4 Is there an apple in the lunchbox? ✗
5 Is there any pepper on the table? ✓
6 There’s some cheese in the fridge. ✗

Challenge
Describe your ideal lunchbox. Write about five
things that are in the lunchbox and five things
that are not.
There are some potato chips. There isn’t
any yogurt.
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 Speaking Order food and drink

1 080 Watch, listen, or read, Sofia and Luis

are ordering food. Complete the dialogue with the
questions in the box. Then listen and check.

What would you like? Are you ready to order?

Anything else? Is that everything?
Anything to drink? And what about you?

Waitress Are you ready to order?

Sofia Yes, we are.
Waitress 1

Sofia I’d like a cheeseburger and fries.

Waitress OK. What would you like to drink?
Sofia I’ll have a soda, please. Oh, and can I have
some cheese with the fries? Look
Waitress Of course.2 Sometimes you will hear a shortened form of a
Luis I’ll have a ham and mushroom pizza, please. sentence. For example, Anything else? instead of
Waitress 3 Would you like anything else? and Anything to drink?
Luis Yes, please. I’ll have a bottle of water. instead of Would you like anything to drink?
Waitress 4
Luis I’ll have some fries too, but no cheese for me.
Waitress OK, 5
Sofia Yes, it is.

2 081 Listen and repeat.

Are you ready to order?

Yes, we are. / Sorry, not yet.

Can you give me / us a few minutes?

What would you like to eat / drink?

Anything to drink?
I’d like / I’ll have …

And what about you?

May I have … / Can I have …

Anything else?

Yes, please … / No, thank you.

Is that everything?

Yes, it is. / No, I’d like …, too.

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3 082 Read the Skill focus. Underline the key words

Food and drink

Skill focus
in this dialogue. Listen and check. Then practice the
dialogue with a partner. Stress the key words
A: Would you like anything to eat? We stress the key words in a sentence. These are
usually nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Focus on
B: I’d like a pizza with cheese and tomato.
these words when you are speaking.
A: Would you like anything to drink?
B: I’d like a milkshake.

4 Look at the menu. Choose your food and drink and

Beat the clock
write a dialogue. In pairs, you have two minutes to remember
as many items of food and drink as you can.
Use the categories in circles to help you.
Can you list at least 20 items?

Menu Fruit Meat

Main courses
Cheeseburger $3.50
Hot dog $3.00
Chicken sandwich $4.50
Pizza $5.20

Sides
Fries $2.30 Vegetables Drinks
Cheese fries $2.80
Salad $1.60

Desserts
Ice cream $1.90
Fruit salad $1.80 Challenge
Chocolate chip cookies $1.20
Pairwork Make a menu for a party with food
Beverages from other countries. Use the pictures to help
Coffee $2.20 Tea $1.50 you. Write your favorite dishes and compare
Soda $1.80 Bottled water $1.60 your menu with a partner.
Milk $1.70 Orange juice $2.60

curry and rice

5 Pairwork Practice your dialogue with a partner.

Take turns being the customer and the waiter.

Are you ready to order?

Yes, I am.

tacos
spring rolls

Link to life
ninety-three

What foods from other countries

do you eat? Which are popular
in your country?

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 Grammar
a lot of, much / many, a little / a few
How much / many ...? … and a few mushrooms.
They have a lot of pizzas! And a little garlic bread.
There isn’t much food left.
Count nouns Noncount nouns
There aren’t many tomatoes.
There are a few eggs. There’s a little milk.
How much salt is in this?
How many pizzas do we need?
Think
Count nouns Noncount nouns Complete the rules with count and noncount.
✓ There are a lot of eggs. There’s a lot of spinach. • We use a little with 1 nouns.
✗ There aren’t many eggs. There isn’t much spinach.
• We use a few with 2
nouns.
Are there many eggs? Is there much spinach?
? How many eggs do How much spinach do Reference p.W43
you need? we have?
3 Complete the sentences with a few or a little.
Think May I have a little ketchup on my hot dog?
Complete the rules with a lot of, much, many, 1 My grandpa only speaks English.
How much, and How many.
2 There are only boys in my class.
• We use How many and 1 with
3 I asked the teacher questions.
count nouns only.
• We use 2 and 3 with 4 There’s only cheese left.
noncount nouns only. 5 We only spent money at the mall.
• We use 4 with both count and
noncount nouns.
4 Choose the correct alternatives.

• We don’t use 5 and 6 Nora Let’s have a snack.

in affirmative sentences. Zoe OK. Mmm … there isn’t much / many food in
the fridge. There’s 1 a little / a few cheese and
Reference p.W42 2
a little / a few eggs.
Nora 3 How much / How many fruit is there?
1 Complete the sentences with many, a lot of, and Zoe Oh, there’s 4 a lot of / much fruit. There are
much. Sometimes there are two possible answers. mangoes, oranges, and a pineapple. And there
I drink a lot of water. are some bananas on the table.
1 I always put ketchup on my fries. Nora OK. We can make a smoothie!
2 Do we need sugar? Zoe 5 How much / How many bananas are there?
Nora Six. But there isn’t 6 much / many milk.
3 How lemons are there?
Zoe What about yogurt?
4 Dad put salt in the soup!
Nora There’s 7 a lot of / many yogurt.
5 I don’t eat cheese. Zoe We can use yogurt instead of milk.
2 Complete the questions with How many or Later …
How much. Then answer the questions using Zoe Mmm … that smoothie was delicious!
a lot of, much, and many. Nora Hey! It’s late. We have 8 a lot of / a few
homework to do!
How many eggs do you eat every week?
Zoe And we don’t have 9 much / many time!
I eat / I don’t eat a lot of eggs every week.
1 time do you spend on your Challenge
homework every night?
Write questions for your partner. Use How much /
2 cookies did you eat last night? How many and the words in the box.
3 money do you spend on snacks?
vegetables sugar time brothers and sisters
4 songs do you have on your phone?
5 TV do you watch every week? How many vegetables do you eat every day?
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 Listening Understand an interview about eating habits
7
1

Food and drink

STEP 1 083 Juan Carlos is answering a survey
Real English
about young people’s eating habits. Listen
and choose the correct alternatives. Check the meanings of these phrases.
Let me see To be honest, …

Juan Carlos drinks a lot of / a little water. He eats 1 two / three pieces of fruit
every day. He has vegetables for lunch and dinner, so he eats 2 one serving /
three servings of vegetables every day. He eats 3 a little / a lot of meat, but he
4
often / never eats fish. He 5 eats / doesn’t eat cheese, but he 6 never / often
drinks milk. He 7 eats a lot of / doesn’t eat much rice. He 8 eats a lot of /
doesn’t eat many cookies, but he eats some chocolate 9 every day / once a
week. He doesn’t eat 10 any / much salt.

Skill focus
2 084 Read the Skill focus. Then listen and write the linking Identify linking words
word you hear in each gap. Different linking words show
1 I play a lot of sports, I’m always thirsty. different connections between ideas.
Identify linking words to decide if
2 I love chicken beef, I don’t like pork.
the speaker is adding more ideas
3 I eat cheese once or twice a week. , I don’t like milk. (and, also, too), contrasting ideas
4 I eat two or three slices of bread a day I usually (but, however), or showing reasons
have a sandwich in my lunch box. and results (because, as, so).

STEP 2 STEP 3
3 083 Listen to Juan Carlos again and complete 4 Pairwork Ask and answer the survey questions
the questions in the survey. in exercise 3 with a partner. Write your partner’s
answers. Use the sentences in exercise 2 to help

Young people’s you. Do you both have similar diets or do you eat
and drink different things?
eating habits survey How much water do you drink every day?
1 How much water do you drink every day?
I don’t drink much water …
2 How much fruit ?

3 servings of vegetables
do you eat in a day?

4 do you eat meat?

5 How many times a

week ?

6 a week do you eat

dairy products like milk, cheese, or yogurt?

7 pasta, rice, and

bread do you eat?

8 many cookies?
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9 do you put on your

food?

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 Reading Understand an article about snacks around the world
SEARCH

Snacks around the world

What snacks are popular in your country?
We asked three teenagers to tell us.

Mitsuko, Japan
My favorite savory snack is onigiri. It’s white rice in a triangle
shape and inside it has some fish or vegetables. We also eat
a lot of potato chips—we have some flavors that are hard to
find in other countries, like soy sauce and seaweed! There
are many delicious cakes in Japan, too, like taiyaki. It’s a cake
made from flour and eggs, in the shape of a fish, and in the
middle there’s some chocolate, cheese, or sweet potato.

Ajani, Nigeria
Almost everyone here in Nigeria likes plantain chips.
Plantains are a type of fruit like bananas. We slice them
and fry them, and then add salt and pepper. Delicious! I
also love kuli kuli. You take some peanuts, pepper, garlic,
and sugar, and make small balls which you fry. My favorite
sweet snack is puff puff, which are like doughnuts without
the hole! They’re great with some sugar on top.

Maryam, India
If you come to India, you have to try panipuri.
You find it everywhere here. It’s a fried ball of thin
bread with spicy onions, potatoes, and sweet sauce
in the middle. You put the whole thing in your
mouth! My favorite snack, though, is vada pav. It’s
like a spicy potato sandwich. You put some fried
potato in a bread roll and add green chili pepper.

Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check their meanings. Skill focus
savory soy sauce seaweed fry sweet spicy Recognize key words
To find the answer to a question in a text,
1 085 Read and listen to the article. What are your think about the words you need to answer the
favorite snacks? Are they like the snacks in the article? question. Then, quickly look through the text to
find key words. Scanning the text for key words
2 Read the article again and complete the chart. can help you find the answers faster.
Country Snacks Ingredients
Japan onigiri rice, fish, vegetables 3 Read the Skill focus. Underline the keywords in
1 these questions. Then answer the questions.
taiyaki
What is the main ingredient of onigiri?
The main ingredient is white rice.
Nigeria plantain chips 2

3 1 What kind of flavors are popular for potato chips

kuli kuli
in Japan?
India panipuri 4
2 How do you cook both plantain chips and
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kuli kuli?
5
vada pav 3 Which snacks include bread as an ingredient?
4 Which snacks are sweet?

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 Writing Write a description of snacks
7
1

Food and drink

STEP
1 Read Laura’s description of snacks she eats. Choose the correct alternatives.

Snack time!
1 In my country, there are much / many different kinds of snacks. In general,
I try not to eat 1 much / many snacks because they often contain 2 a lot of /
a few salt or sugar.
2 Potato chips are a popular savory snack. I don’t eat them every day because
they aren’t very good for you. I also enjoy pita bread with a 3 few / little
hummus. I warm the pita bread and cut it into slices, and then eat 4 some /
any hummus with each slice.
3 There are a few sweet snacks I like, too. Popcorn with 5 some / any sugar is
one of my favorites. I have that when I go to the movie theater, about once a
month. I don’t have 6 some / any chocolate during the week, but I have a
7
little / few cookies on the weekend.

2 Read Laura’s description again and match the descriptions

with the paragraphs.

1 Paragraph 1 a talks about sweet snacks

2 Paragraph 2 b talks about savory snacks
3 Paragraph 3 c talks about snacks in general

STEP 2
Skill focus
Use paragraphs
When you write a text, use paragraphs to talk about different parts of your topic.
This helps to give your writing a good structure. Before you start, decide what
parts of the topic you are going to write about in each paragraph.

3 Read the Skill focus. You are going to write a description of snacks you enjoy. Answer the questions.

Paragraph 1: Snacks in general Paragraph 2: Savory snacks Paragraph 3: Sweet snacks

1 Do you eat many snacks? 3 Are there any traditional savory 6 Are there any traditional sweet
2 How do you feel about snacks snacks from your country? What snacks from your country? What
in general? are they? are they?
4 What are your favorite savory 7 What are your favorite sweet
snacks? snacks?
5 How often do you eat them? 8 How often do you eat them?

STEP 3
4 Write a description of the snacks you eat. Use Laura’s Challenge
text in exercise 1, the paragraph plan in exercise 2, and Write an email to a friend in another country
your answers from exercise 3 to help you. telling them about traditional snacks in your
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Young people in my country eat a lot of snacks. country and asking about the snacks your
Sweet snacks are popular … friend eats.
Hi Amy,
Do you eat many snacks? I usually have …

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 Global skills Understand how to plan a meal for guests

▸ Intercultural competence and citizenship

▸ Creativity and critical thinking

1 Think about these questions.

Are there foods you can’t eat?
Are there foods you can eat but don’t eat?
What do you do if someone gives you food you
don’t like?

2 Groupwork Read the sentences below.

Why do you think they don’t eat certain
foods? Discuss your ideas with your group.
Do you all agree?

I don’t eat ham, but I like other kinds

of meat. At home, we eat a lot of rice
and bread, with salads and fish.

I never eat meat or fish, but I eat

cheese and I drink milk. I can’t eat eggs
because I’m allergic to them.

My diet is very healthy. I eat lots of

How to make everyone
salads and fish, and I eat fruit for dessert.
I only eat meat that has no fat.
happy at the table!
I love inviting people around for meals. I’m a creative
3 Read the blog post about planning a menu. cook and I enjoy spending the day in the kitchen.
Decide if sentences 1–7 are true (T) or Before I start cooking, I have to find out what my
false (F). guests can’t eat, what they don’t like, and what they
1 The blogger says you can make your favorite really like.
food for all your guests. I think about my guests carefully and about what I
think they like to eat – sometimes I am wrong. I ask
2 If you don’t plan well, you will have a lot of them a few questions before I start planning the
extra food. meal. I ask them about their culture, their health, and
3 You should ask your guests lots of questions their lifestyle. Maybe they are fasting, maybe they
about what they like to eat. are allergic to some foods, or maybe they don’t agree
with eating meat, for example. It’s not fun at all when
4 It’s a good idea to ask people if there are
you work hard on a meal and then there is a lot of
things they can’t eat because of their culture, food left at the end.
health, or routine. I show interest and don’t say if I think they are right
5 The writer always knows what their guests or not. Then, I ask what they do and don’t like to eat.
like before they ask them questions. Sometimes I am surprised by their answers, because
my ideas are wrong! For example, my friend is a
6 The writer says planning a menu is not easy,
vegetarian because of allergies, not because of what
but they enjoy it if it makes their guests they think about animals. Planning a meal is hard
happy. work, but when everyone is happy, I am too!
4 Groupwork Read the blog post again. Think
of five questions you can ask someone who is
coming to lunch or dinner at your home.
Check it out
5 Pairwork Look at the sentences in
Find these words and check their meanings.
exercise 2. Role-play asking these people
fasting fat dessert allergic
the questions you prepared in your group in
ninety-eight

exercise 4. Make notes about each person’s

answers.
ct
6 Groupwork Use your notes to plan a meal
for one of the people in exercise 2.
Go to the proje
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 My progress
7
Language practice

Food and drink

1 Complete with a word in each gap. You have the 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a partner.
first letter to help you. B I’d like pasta with chicken, please.
Fruit and vegetables: watermelon, a 1
, A And anything to drink?
2
b , 3o B Let me see. I’ll have orange juice, please.
Meat and fish: 4 b , 5t , 6s A What would you like to eat?
Other: 7 p , 8s , 9v , B Can you give me a minute? … OK, I’m ready.
10
k A Are you ready to order? 1

10 5

Grammar practice
3 Choose the correct answers. 4 Choose the correct alternatives.
When you go to the supermarket, can you please How much / many milk is there in the fridge?
get me cheese? 1 We only have a little / a few rice, so we need to
a any b some c three buy some.
1 Look in the cupboard and see if we have 2 Are there many / much eggs in the dish you are
vinegar, please. making? We only have two left.
a some b few c a 3 Make sure you have much / a lot of yogurt with
2 There aren’t tomatoes in the fridge. this dish because it’s quite spicy.
a any b some c a 4 I put a little / a few cookies in your lunch box.
3 I’m going to have apricot for a snack. 4
a any b two c an

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 7? Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn? Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand food and drink vocabulary. (p.90)

use count and noncount nouns with some and any. (p.91)

order food and drink in a restaurant. (pp.92–93)

use a lot of / much / many / How much …? / How many …? /
a little / a few. (p.94)
ninety-nine

understand an interview about eating habits. (p.95)

understand an article about snacks around the world. (p.96)

write a description of snacks. (p.97)

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 In this unit, we
8 will …
Travel
Valeria
Layla Aiden Caleb

▸ talk about fe
elings and
emotions
▸ talk about th
e details of
Principal Peyton
a trip
tion of a
▸ write a descrip
problem on a trip
▸ manage unex
pected
problems

STEP 1
1 086 Read and listen. Why is the principal happy? the school day.
Outside the auditorium
Peyton This is the happiest day of my life. Well,
maybe my happiest day at school!
In the school auditorium
Caleb I felt very excited when the principal said
Layla Well, this is it. Everyone’s in the auditorium.
we won!
They’re waiting for the principal. I hope we
Aiden And a new bike! I need to get up earlier to
win! Fingers crossed!
ride it to school!
Peyton I’m nervous! I have butterflies in my stomach.
Layla Sounds good, Aiden. Now we can all ride to
Aiden Me too. I think our idea was the best, but
school together.
I’m not sure.
Aiden I’d like that.
Valeria I’m happy and I don’t mind if we don’t win.
Caleb Hey, everyone. The principal says there’s
We are a great team.
food and drinks at Climate Club! Let’s go
Caleb That’s right. We worked as hard as we
and celebrate.
could. Now the principal has to choose.
Principal This was the most difficult decision ever.
Real English
We had some very good ideas for the Green
Competition. Students at Reagan High Find these phrases and check their meanings.
School are the best! Fingers crossed! I have butterflies in my stomach
Caleb (to Aiden) We sure are! We sure are! Good job
Principal The number of competition entries was
higher than last year. That makes me happy 2 Comprehension Answer the questions.

because you all care about the environment. How does Peyton feel?
Good job to everyone in the competition. She’s nervous.
Aiden (to Caleb) Yes, but who’s the winner? 1 Who says they’re happy even if they don’t win?
Principal I’m very happy to say that the winner is … 2 How did Caleb feel when they won?
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the Bike to School posters! From now on,

3 What does Aiden need to do now?
we want all students to ride their bikes to
school if they can. We’ll make a bigger area 4 Where does everyone go next to celebrate?
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 Key language
8
2

Travel
STEP
3 087 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in the box. Then listen and check.

as hard as the happiest the most difficult the best

higher than was the best my happiest

1
Aiden I think our idea was the best, but I’m not sure.
Valeria I’m happy and I don’t mind if we don’t win. We are
a great team.
Caleb That’s right. We worked 1
we could. Now the principal has to choose.

2
Principal This was 2 decision ever.
We had some very good ideas for the Green
Competition. Students at Reagan High School
are 3 !
Caleb (to Aiden) We sure are!
Principal The number of competition entries was
4
last year. That makes me
happy because you all care about the environment.
Good job to everyone in the competition.

3
Peyton This is 5 day of my life. Well,
maybe 6
day at school!
Caleb I felt very excited when the principal said we won!

4 087 Now listen again and repeat.

STEP 3
5 Look at the ideas in the box. Think about the best and worst things
about each one. Then write two mini-dialogues.

school subjects TV shows I think the best school subject is Art.

I agree. Art is great.
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singer day of the week

And the worst school subject is math.
I don’t agree. I think the worst
school subject is history.

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5.

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 Vocabulary
Feelings and emotions
1 088 Match the adjectives in the box with the pictures. Then listen, check and repeat.

excited bored scared happy worried nervous surprised sad angry tired

1 worried 2 3

4 5 6

2 089 Listen to the six people and

decide how they feel. Choose the
correct alternatives.
Jack is sad / tired.
1 Amy is excited / scared.
2 Rick is angry / worried.
3 Alejandro is bored / tired.
4 Gemma is happy / surprised.
5 Leonardo is nervous / sad.
7 8
3 Pairwork Ask and answer about
how you feel in these situations.
• you have nothing to do
• you watch a horror movie
• it’s the last day of school
• you have a test at school
• you don’t sleep very well

How do you feel when you

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have nothing to do?

9 10
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 Grammar
8
Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

Travel
The number of entries was higher than last year. This was the most difficult decision ever.
Peyton was more nervous than Caleb. This is the happiest day of my life.

Adjective Comparative Adjective Superlative

warm warmer than warm the warmest
Short adjectives Short adjectives
tall taller than tall the tallest
• ending in -e nice nicer than ending in -e nice the nicest
• ending in vowel big bigger than ending in vowel + big the biggest
+ consonant sad sadder than consonant sad the saddest
• ending in -y happy happier than ending in -y happy the happiest
Long adjectives important more important than Long adjectives important the most important

Think Think
Look at the examples and choose the correct Choose the correct alternatives.
alternatives to complete the rules. We use the superlative form of an adjective to
I’m older than my brother. compare 1 two / more than two things or people.
Flying is more expensive than taking the bus. The superlative form of long adjectives is 2 the more /
• We use a comparative adjective + 1of / than to the most + adjective.
compare two people or things.
• The comparative form of 2short / long adjectives is Reference p.W48
more + adjective.
3 Complete the sentences with the superlative form
Reference p.W48 of the bold adjectives.
Grandma is very old. She’s the oldest person in
1 Write the comparative form of these adjectives. my family.
new newer than 1 Matt is funny. He’s boy in
1 small my class.
2 thin 2 This room is big. It’s room
3 easy in the house.
4 intelligent 3 Emma is nice. She’s girl in
5 safe my class.
6 beautiful 4 Your cat is beautiful. It’s
cat I know.
7 angry

2 Write comparative sentences using the adjectives

4 Write sentences with the comparative and
superlative forms of the bold adjectives.
in parentheses.
Mia (1.68 m) / Olivia (1.62 m) / Eva (1.57 m) tall
Rachel is 1 m 50 cm tall. Kim is 1 m 65 cm tall. (tall)
Olivia is taller than Eva. Mia is the tallest.
Kim is taller than Rachel.
1 Mount Everest (8,850 m) / Mount Aconcagua
1 Juan is 10 years old. Elena is 11. (old)
(6,960 m) / Mount Denali (6,190 m) high
2 Yesterday was 35ºC. Today is 32ºC. (hot)
2 Pacific Ocean (10,994 m) / Atlantic Ocean (8,400 m) /
3 Felipe is a little lazy. Maria is very lazy. (lazy) Arctic Ocean (5,607 m) deep
4 The jeans are $45. The pants are $38. (expensive) 3 traveling by plane / traveling by train / traveling
5 Jo’s suitcase is 19 kilos. Tim’s suitcase is 23 kilos. by bus expensive
(heavy)
Challenge
Compare three famous people. Write sentences
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with the adjectives in the box.

old tall talented intelligent nice

Adele is older than Taylor Swift, but Beyoncé

is the oldest of the three.

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 Speaking Talk about the details of a trip

1 090 Watch, listen, or read. Sofia and Luis are

talking about their trips. Complete the dialogue with
the words and numbers in the box.

five ten four an hour 70 30

1
Luis Hey! You look happy, Sofia!
Sofia I am. I’m very excited! I’m going to a concert in
Springfield tomorrow!
Luis Oh yeah, I forgot! How far is it from here?
Sofia It’s about 70 kilometers. We’re leaving at
1
o’clock.
Luis How long does it take to get there?
Sofia It only takes about 2 and a half, Look
but I want to be first in line! Remember, if you are not sure exactly how long
something will take or how far away somewhere is,
2 you can use about.
Sofia You look worried, Luis. For example, It’s about 90 kilometers.
Luis Yeah, I am. I’m going to a soccer game with Mark,
but he’s late.
Sofia Where is the game? Is it far from here?
Luis It’s about 3 kilometers away.
Sofia How long does it take to get there?
Luis It takes about 4 minutes by bus.
Sofia Don’t worry, then. It doesn’t take long.
Luis No, but the bus leaves in 5 minutes …

2 091 Listen and repeat.

How far is it from here? / Is it far from here?

It’s about … kilometers.

No, it isn’t. / Yes, it is.

How long does it take to get there? /

How long does it take you to get from … to …?

It (only) takes about … /

It doesn’t take long, only … minutes.
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 8
3 092 Listen to three people talking about trips. Complete the chart.

Travel
Trip Distance Time
Jack’s house to his school five kilometers 1

Kana’s house to the mall 2 3

Isabela’s house to the airport 4 5

Beat the clock

In pairs, make a list of the most popular towns or
tourist attractions in your country. How many can
you think of in two minutes?

4 Read the Skill focus. Then ask and answer questions about the
information in the chart. When you finish, say if you heard any
mistakes and talk about the correct way to say it.

airport bus station Skill focus

Help each other learn
amusement park 15 kilometers 30 kilometers
30 minutes 1 hour We learn better when we work together. Help
other students learn by listening to them speak
train station 40 kilometers 5 kilometers
70 minutes 10 minutes and checking they get it right. You can also
help by correcting any mistakes they make.
the beach 100 kilometers 20 kilometers
2 hours 40 minutes

How far is it from the airport

to the amusement park?

It’s 15 kilometers.

How long does it take to get there?

It takes 30 minutes.

Challenge
one hundred five

Pairwork Choose a tourist attraction in another

country and find it on a map. Discuss how you
could get there. Then write a dialogue like the one Link to life
in exercise 1. Practice it with a partner. Can you be a tourist in your hometown?

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 Grammar
Irregular adjectives 2 Complete the sentences with (not) as … as and
the adjectives in parentheses.
I think our ideas were the best.
The backpack is seven kilos. The suitcase is
What is the worst part of this trip?
fifteen kilos. (heavy)
Adjective Comparative Superlative The backpack isn’t as heavy as the suitcase.
good better than the best 1 Boston is 18ºC. New York is 25ºC. (warm)
bad worse than the worst Boston .
far farther than the farthest 2 Liam is 1.80 m. Mark is 1.80 m, too. (tall)
Reference p.W49 Liam .
3 Matt is bored. Sarah is bored, too. (bored)
1 Complete the sentences with the comparative or Matt .
superlative form of good, bad, or far.
4 The T-shirt is $12. The jeans are $25. (expensive)
I love Friday. It’s the best day of the week.
The T-shirt .
1 Sydney is great. The weather here is
5 Joey is 10. Amelia is 10. (old)
in San Francisco.
Joey .
2 place from the North Pole is the
South Pole. 6 Mount Everest is 8,850 m. Mount Aconcagua is
6,960 m. (high)
3 That movie was terrible! It was
one at the festival. Mt. Aconcagua .

4 The weather is terrible today. It is 3 Rewrite the sentences using not as … as. Use the
yesterday. adjectives in parentheses.
5 Let’s go to Leo’s. It’s our regular Hip-hop is worse than rock music. (good)
cafeteria, but the food is . Hip-hop isn’t as good as rock music.
1 Science is more interesting than history. (boring)
(not) as … as 2 The bus is slower than the plane. (fast)
We worked as hard as we could. 3 Skateboarding is harder than cycling. (easy)
My idea isn’t as good as yours. 4 Chile is smaller than Brazil. (big)
Mateo is as old as Rosa. 5 Nick is younger than Isabella. (old)
My bag isn’t as heavy as your bag.
Are cats as intelligent as dogs? Challenge
Choose one of the categories below. How many
Think sentences can you make to compare two things in
the category? Use (not) as … as and better / worse.
Choose the correct alternative.
Then do the same with another category.
When we use the structure (not) as … as, we use /
don’t use the comparative form of the adjective. cities sports food countries movies

Reference p.W49 Countries: Canada and Mexico

Mexico isn’t as big as Canada.
The weather in Mexico is better than in
Canada.
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 Listening Understand stories about problems on a trip
8
1

Travel
STEP
1 093 Listen to two people describing problems they had on trips.
Underline the mistake in each sentence. Write the correct word.
The man booked a room at the worst hotel in town. best
1 He was in the right place to find the hotel.
2 While he was with friends, he lost his phone.
3 The ride to the airport was shorter than the woman
thought.
4 The woman arrived at the airport earlier than she needed to
be there.
5 She thinks it was the worst trip of her life.

Real English
Check the meanings of these phrases.
pretty sure You can imagine how I felt!

STEP 2
2 093 Read the Skill focus. Listen again. Pay attention
Skill focus
to each person’s tone of voice when they say this sentence.
Choose the correct answers. Distinguish feelings from tone of voice
You can tell how people feel by listening to
“You can imagine how I felt!”
what they say, but you can also tell by listening
1 The man felt to how they say it. Their tone of voice tells you
a surprised. b sad. c worried. if they are angry, happy, worried, and so on.
2 The woman felt
a bored. b angry. c scared.

STEP 3
3 Pairwork Use the prompts to complete an interview with the man
in exercises 1 and 2. Use your imagination for some of the details.
Interviewer When was your trip?
John 1

Interviewer Where did you go on your trip?

John 2

Interviewer Why did you go there?

John 3

Interviewer What problem did you have on your trip?

John 4

Interviewer How did you feel about the problem?

John 5

4 Presentation Give your interview in front of the class.

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Hello. Today, we are talking about travel problems.

Here is John. John, when was your trip?

It was last weekend.

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 Reading Understand an article about travel tips

TRAVEL LIKE A PRO

The worst travelers always seem to have problems. They often lose their passport
or miss their flight. They always seem worried or nervous. Those things don’t
happen to professional travelers. Here are some helpful tips.
Make plans Make a list of things you want to see and do before you go. Use
travel guides and blogs to find information and tips. Make sure you book
popular tours in advance.
Travel light Make a packing list so you don’t forget anything important, like your
smartphone, headphones, and a charger. Take comfortable clothes, and choose
ones that match with a lot of other things so you only need a small suitcase.
Be realistic When you only have a short time in a place, you can’t do
everything! Choose two or three top attractions, and find out how
you can get from one to the other easily and quickly.
Be flexible Know where you want to go, but be ready to change your
plans. If you see an interesting café or an attractive beach, go and
have a look. Sometimes, the best travel experiences are unplanned.
Stay healthy Travel can be stressful, so take care of your health.
Drink plenty of water, get enough sleep, and eat healthy
meals as often as you can.

And last of all …

Enjoy the journey and create unforgettable memories!

Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check their
1 094 Read and listen to the article. Choose the
meanings.
correct answers.
flight packing list match attractions stressful
1 One problem that the worst travelers have is they
a forget where they are going. Skill focus
b can’t find their passport. Use word forms to work out meaning
c get bored on a plane. Words can be formed from other words using prefixes
2 The article suggests getting travel information from (for example, un-) or suffixes (for example, -able and
a people you know. -ful). You can use these word forms to work out the
meanings of new words. Think about whether they
b people you are traveling with.
turn a word into an opposite, into a noun, etc.
c blogs and books.
3 You should be realistic when you don’t have much 3 Read the Skill focus. Find examples from the article
a time. for the prefixes and suffixes. You will use one word
b money. twice. Say what the words mean.

c information. 1 un- makes a word mean the opposite

Examples: unplanned,
2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
Meaning:
Who knows how to travel without problems?
2 -able turns a word into an adjective
Examples: comfortable,
1 What should you book before you travel?
Meaning:
2 What should you do before you pack your suitcase?
3 -ful turns a word into an adjective
3 What should you do when you don’t have a long
Examples: helpful,
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time somewhere?
Meaning:
4 What does the writer say about the best travel
experiences? 4 Do you pack your own things when you go on trips
5 How can you stay healthy when traveling? with your family? What things do you always take
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 Writing Write a description of a problem on a trip
8
1

Travel
STEP
1 Read Lee’s description of a trip. Complete her description
using the notes she made before writing.

BLOG PHOTOS PODCAST

A terrible trip
Last week, we took a trip to see my grandparents.
They live in a town 1 from my
house. The trip usually takes 2 ,
but this time it took much longer. It took
3
!
The problems began not long after we left home. The
4
! In the end, we had to call a
mechanic. He arrived an hour later. He was a really nice, Trip – to see Grandma and
friendly man. We finally continued our journey. Grandpa
After another half an hour, we saw the 5 ! Distance – about 100 kilometers
I don’t know why, but we had to go a different way. We went Time – usually two hours, this
through the mountains, and it’s much longer that way. After four time, over four!
hours, we were almost there when a 6
Problems – car broke down,
in front of us! She was an old woman and we were worried about
road was closed, woman fell
her. Mom stopped the car to help. Fortunately, the woman was OK.
off her bike
We were all very happy when we finally got to Grandma and
Grandpa’s house!

Skill focus
STEP 2 Add more detail
When you write a description, always add more detail.
2 Read the Skill focus. You are going to write a You can add examples, descriptions of people and
description of a problem on a trip. Answer the places, or explanations of how you felt and why.
questions about your trip. You can use your
imagination!
1 Where did you go on this trip?
2 How did you feel about this trip? Why?
3 How long did the trip take?
4 What problem did you have on the trip?
5 How did you feel about the problem?
6 What happened when you finally got there?
7 How did you feel when you got there?

STEP 3 Challenge
Imagine you took a trip to see friends or family.
3 Write a description of the problem on a trip You had some problems on the way. Write a
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you took. Use the text in exercise 1 and your dialogue telling your friends / family about the trip.
answers from exercise 2 to help you. Remember A How was your trip?
to add detail. B Oh, it was terrible!
Last week / month / year, we took a trip to … A Oh, no! What happened?
B Well, …

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 Global skills Understand how to manage unexpected problems

▸ Emotional self-regulation and well-being

A B C

1 Look at these people. How do you think they are

feeling? What problems do you think they have? How do I manage problems?
2 Read the questionnaire about responding to
problems. Choose the answers you think are best, 1 You love playing football. You are usually on the
school team, but this season you have a broken
A, B, or C. leg. You cannot play or train until next school year.
What do you do?
3 Now read the questionnaire answers below. For
A Decide to keep fit in other ways and support your
each of the paragraphs, match with one of these:
team this year. You can football play next year.
Mainly As, Mainly Bs or Mainly Cs.
B Feel angry, shout, and cry. Stop watching your
1
: You are good at trying to solve team and talking to the other players.
problems. You know you have to accept the situation.
C Forget about football. Start another activity.
Talking to people and asking for help is the best way.
2
: You find it difficult to accept situations.
You let your emotions take control. This is not helpful.
Take time to calm down before you do anything. 2 Your latest school report is very bad. You know it is
because you don’t like school this year. You are scared
3
: You don’t accept situations or look to show your parents your report. What do you do?
for solutions. You think you have to change things A Talk to your teachers and / or your parents. Tell
completely. This is not true. Talking to people and them you want help.
asking for help is the best way. B Stay in your room and don’t talk to anyone. Stop
going to school. Cry all day.
Check it out C Tell your parents you want to change school. Shout
and cry until they agree.
Find these words and phrases and check their
meanings.
keep fit counselor cry horrible
3 Your group of friends has stopped talking to you.
They don’t include you in their activities. They say
4 Groupwork Tell your group what answers you
horrible things on social media about you. What
gave in exercise 2. Ask them about their answers. can you do?
5 Pairwork Take turns to role-play the situations A Tell your parents or a school counselor and ask for
in exercise 1. One of you has a problem and one of their help.
you is helping them to solve their problem. Ask and B Say horrible things about the group members on
answer the questions. social media. Shout at the group if you see them.
• How do you feel right now? C Forget about the group. Stay home alone. Decide
you don’t need friends.
• Why are you feeling like this?
• What happened to make you feel like this?
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• What would make you feel better?

• Would you like to talk to somebody else?
• What can I do to help?
ct
Go to the proje
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 My progress
8
Language practice

Travel
1 Which emotions are positive and which emotions 2 Reorder the dialogue. Then practice with a partner.
are negative? B Your cousins? Great! Are they far from here?
Positive: excited, B Well, have a great trip!
Negative: B How long does it take to get there?
A No, they aren’t. It’s about 30 kilometers.
A It doesn’t take long, only about an hour.
9 A I’m taking a trip next week to see my cousins. 1
5

Grammar practice
3 Complete the sentences with the comparative or 4 Choose the correct answers.
superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. I felt a little sick yesterday, but today I feel a lot .
Your new house in amazing! It’s much bigger a well b good c better
(big) than your old house. 1 What’s the you ever went on a trip?
1 Do you think that dogs are a farther b far c farthest
(intelligent) than cats?
2 I’m only 160 cm tall, so I’m not as tall Rory.
2 That was the (sad) movie ever! I a as b that c than
cried all the way through it!
3 My brother is only nine, so he isn’t my sister.
3 I thought this test was much (easy)
a old as b as old than c as old as
than the one we did last week.
4 Today is much than yesterday.
3 a more hot b hotter c most hot

Reflect
▸ What interesting new information did you learn in Unit 8?
Say 1 or 2 things.
▸ What new words or phrases did you learn?
Say 2 or 3 words or phrases.
▸ Which lesson in this unit did you enjoy the most? Why?

I can… I can do
this well
this is OK
I need
practice
understand adjectives to describe feelings and emotions. (p.102)

use comparative and superlative adjectives. (p.103)

talk about the details of a trip. (pp.104–105)

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use irregular comparative and superlative adjectives, and

(not) as … as. (p.106)

understand stories about problems on a trip. (p.107)

understand an article about travel tips. (p.108)

write a description of a problem on a trip. (p.109)

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 Extra practice
Vocabulary Grammar
1 Match letters in A with letters in B to form food words. 4 Complete the sentences with much, many,
pineapples or a lot of.
A We don’t have much time.
1 How salt do you want?
pine 1ket 2
sa 3
mel 4apri 5po 6spi 7
man
2 I have homework to do.
8
on 9
pep 10
le 11
vine 12water 13olive 14
let
15
mus 16la 17
broc 18mayo 19coc 20be 3 I don’t have money.
4 How music apps are there on
B your phone?
per tuce apples lt ef mons mb goes 5 There isn’t sugar in my coffee.
nach tard onuts chup gar melons oil 6 I bought oranges at the market.
rk coli cots ons nnaise ions
5 Cross out the alternative that is incorrect.
2 Complete the mind map with the words in exercise 1. There are two / some / a little books on
the desk.
pineapples spinach 1 I have three / a few / much cookies for lunch.
1 4 7

2 5 8
2 We don’t have a few / much / any coffee.
3 6 9 3 I bought a few / a little / some lemons.
4 Are there any / some / many apricots in
the fridge?

Fruit Vegetables 5 There isn’t a few / much / any salt in the

pasta sauce.
6 I want some / a few / a little spinach.
Food 6 Javier, Elena, and Hugo are going on a roller
coaster. Write sentences about their feelings
with the words and the prompts in the chart.
Condiments Meat Use the comparative, superlative, and as … as.
nervous excited happy
Javier
salt beef Elena
10 13
16 Hugo
11 14
17
12 15
Javier / nervous / Elena
Javier is more nervous than Elena.
1 Hugo / excited / Javier
3 Complete the sentences with adjectives for feelings.
w o r r i e d 2 Javier / nervous / of all three friends

1 n s
3 Elena / happy / Javier
2 s d
4 Javier and Hugo / nervous / Elena
3 t d
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4 a y 5 Elena / excited / Javier

5 b d
6 Hugo / happy / of all three friends
6 s d

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 Extra communication
D
Communication
Video Link

Review D
1 095 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in
the box. Then listen and check.

How long does it take It takes How far is it

I’ll have What would you like? Is that everything?
what about you? Anything to drink?

1
Waiter What would you like?
Diego I’d like a chicken salad, please.
Waiter OK. And 1
Laura I’ll have a burger and fries, please.
Waiter 2

Laura Yes, please. 3

a bottle of water. 1 098 Watch or listen. Choose the
Waiter 4 correct answers.
Diego Yes, it is, thanks. 1 Maddie likes … on her burgers.
2 a mayonnaise
Lily What’s the matter? b ketchup
Tom I’m late. I’m going to a movie festival with c mustard
Dave. 2 She likes … best of all.
Lily 5
from here? a the burgers at school
Tom It’s about 20 kilometers away. b her dad’s burgers
Lily 6
to get there? c burgers at a restaurant
Tom 7
about an hour
3 Francisco likes … best of all.
by car.
a mangoes
Lily Dave and his dad are waiting outside.
Tom Oh, great. See you later. b pineapples
c apricots
4 He tries to eat … with every meal.
Pronunciation a cookies
2 096 We usually say would you and do you pretty b apples
quickly and the words become connected. Listen to c fruit
the pronunciation of would you /wʊdʒə/ and do you
5 Kristen prefers her cheesecake with
/dʒə/ in these sentences.
a chocolate sauce.
1 Would you like a soda?
b whipped cream.
2 What would you like to eat?
c ice cream.
3 What would you like on your burger?
6 She likes … best.
4 What do you want to drink? a her own cheesecake
5 Do you want to eat here or take out? b the cheesecake at a café
3 096 Now listen again and repeat. c her mom’s cheesecake

4 097 Listen to the dialogue. Practice it

with a partner.
A How would you like your burger? Do you want
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some cheese on it?

B No, thanks. But do you have any mustard?
A Yes, I do. How much do you want?
B A lot, please!

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 Culture
1
Winter Olympics:
always in the north?
Do you like the Winter Olympics? Are you a fan of skiing, snowboarding, or ice
skating? Right now, athletes all over the world are preparing to compete in the fifteen
different sports in the next Winter Olympics, an event which happens every four
years. Interestingly, the event is always in February, and it is always in a country in the
northern hemisphere. But why is that?
The month of the year is easy to explain. The Winter Olympics can’t happen without
snow, and February is simply the coldest month of the year in the northern hemisphere.
Experts know that there is more snow in February than at any other time of the year.
The event’s location is a more complicated matter! If you look at a map of the world,
you can see that most of the countries lie in the northern hemisphere. There are
a lot of high mountainous areas in the northern hemisphere which get a lot of
snow in the winter. In the southern hemisphere, it’s really only the Andes and
the mountains of New Zealand that get enough snow for a Winter Olympics.
There is a lot more water in the southern hemisphere and this makes
temperatures warmer, so there isn’t a lot of snow.
However, a Winter Olympics in the southern hemisphere isn’t
impossible! The two countries with the best conditions for it
are New Zealand and Chile. So there might be a southern
hemisphere Winter Olympics one day soon!

Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check their
meanings.
athletes event northern / southern hemisphere
matter enough might

1 099 Read and listen. Decide if the statements 3 Answer the questions.
are true (T) or false (F). How many types of sports are there in the
1 The Winter Olympics is often in the southern Winter Olympics?
hemisphere. There are fifteen different sports.
2 The Andes don’t get enough snow for the 1 How often are the Winter Olympics?
Winter Olympics. 2 Why is February the best month for the event?
3 Chile is a possible location for the Winter Olympics 3 Where is most of the world’s land at a high
in the future. altitude?
4 What kind of weather do high areas have
2 Choose the correct alternatives.
in the winter?
The Winter Olympics happens every February /
5 Where would you like the Winter Olympics to be
four years.
in the future? Give your reasons why.
1 You need a lot of snow / sun for a Winter
Olympics. 4 Presentation Research different outdoor sports
2 Most of the world’s land is in the northern / that are popular in your country and prepare a
southern hemisphere. presentation about them. Use the questions below
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to help you. Present your sports to the class.

3 The mountains / oceans of the southern
hemisphere make the temperatures warmer. • What are the names of your sports?
4 New Zealand has the right / wrong conditions • Where can you do them?
for a Winter Olympics. • What kind of weather is ideal for these sports?

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1 Culture
2
A history Check it out

of the
Find these words and check their
meanings.

mullet
fashionable strength indigenous hygienic
necks bright

hairstyle 1 100 Read and listen. Which group(s) of people

don’t / didn’t have a mullet hairstyle? Check (✓)
What’s your favorite hairstyle? Is it long or short, straight the correct answer(s).
or curly? Like clothing, hairstyles are often fashionable for a young people today
a while, sometimes several years, before they disappear. b Neanderthal people
One example is the pixie, which is short at the sides and
a little longer on top, and which you may see on some c Indigenous tribes of the Americas
young people today. d people in the 19th century
In contrast, the “mullet” hairstyle combines short hair
on top and at the sides, with long hair in the back. But
2 Match the sentence halves.
there’s something else that makes the mullet different: The pixie hairstyle features
it is popular all over the world—from Australia to the 1 People with a mullet have
indigenous cultures of the Americas. And it goes back
2 The mullet hairstyle is
thousands of years!
3 With a mullet hairstyle, your neck never gets
The first records of the mullet
date back to possibly 100,000 4 Some indigenous people of the Americas had
years ago! Drawings show 5 In the 19th century, people wanted
that it was popular among
Neanderthal people, a cold and wet.
probably so they didn’t have b popular in many different cultures.
their hair in their eyes, and
their necks were always warm
c short hair.
and dry. d longer hair on top and short hair at the sides.
Indigenous tribes of the Americas e very long hair.
had mullets too, sometimes with their f short hair at the top and sides and long hair
hair to floor level. It was also popular with young Roman
in the back.
men 1,400 years ago: it was a symbol of their strength!
Over the centuries, people often had long hair, or 3 Answer the questions.
wigs, until the 19th century, when Who had the first mullet?
they started to prefer short Neanderthal people had the first mullet.
hair because it was more
hygienic. 1 Why did young Roman men like the mullet?
Then, in the music 2 Why was the mullet not popular with people
scene of the 1970s, in the 19th century?
the mullet was back 3 When did the mullet become popular again
again, with David in the 20th century?
Bowie’s bright red
mullet being one 4 Who likes the mullet today?
famous example. 4 Presentation Research another popular historical
Today, the hairstyle hairstyle from around the world and prepare a
still has its fans— presentation about it. Use the questions below to
from young to old,
help you. Present your hairstyle to the class.
women to men, and
in different cultures. • What was the hairstyle called?
You can sometimes see • Where and when was it popular?
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celebrities such as Rhianna,

• Who wore it? (men / women / old / young)
Billie Eilish, and Miley Cyrus with a
mullet. Other hairstyles come and go, but • What did it look like?
it looks like the mullet is here to stay!

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 Culture
3
Magical malls Check it out
Here’s a fact you probably Find these words and phrases and check their
know already: teens love meanings.
19% theme park get married canal live entertainment
shopping! And statistics Smaller
show that they love shopping taste
centers
shopping in malls. In the 60% 11%
past, malls offered a range Malls
Outlet stores 1 101 Read and listen. Check (✓) the correct
of stores, restaurants, and Shopping answer.
downtown
sometimes a movie theater. 10% The article tells us that
But today’s malls offer far a malls aren’t very popular with teenagers.
more than that, especially b some malls offer a lot of different activities and
the ones below! entertainment.
c teenagers like going to the movies and the zoo
The Mall of America in more than shopping.
Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.,
opened in 1992 and has more 2 Read the article again. Choose the correct
than 520 stores, a movie alternatives.
theater, and a theme park. You
can even get married there! You need more than 80 hours to visit all the stores in
If you want to spend ten the West Edmonton Mall / Mall of America.
minutes in every store, it will 1 Some people go skiing in the Mall of the Emirates /
take you more than 86 hours
Grand Canal Shoppes Mall.
to visit them all!
2 The Mall of the Emirates / West Edmonton Mall
has more than 800 stores.

For those who like winter 3 You can see lots of animals at the Grand Canal
sports, the Mall of the Shoppes Mall / West Edmonton Mall.
Emirates in Dubai is the 4 You can travel by boat in the
perfect place. It has more than
Grand Canal Shoppes Mall / West Edmonton Mall.
450 stores, a movie theater
with 14 screens, an aquarium, 3 Answer the questions.
and an indoor ski resort!
What did many malls have in the past?
They had stores, restaurants, and
The West Edmonton Mall sometimes a movie theater.
in Alberta, Canada, is the 1 When did the Mall of America first open?
largest mall in North America.
2 What things can you do at the Mall of the Emirates?
In addition to its 800+ stores,
it has a hotel, a zoo, a church, 3 Which mall has a place where you can sleep?
and a theater. And when you 4 Which mall would you like to visit? Why?
need a break from shopping,
you can swim and play in its 4 Presentation Research a mall that you know
waterpark or go ice skating! or would like to visit in your country. Prepare a
presentation about it. Use the questions below
One of the world’s most unusual to help you. Present your mall to the class.
malls is the Grand Canal • What is the mall called?
Shoppes Mall in Las Vegas,
Nevada, U.S. It welcomed its • Where is it?
first customers in 1999 and has • When did it open?
hundreds of expensive stores
and live entertainment around • How many stores does it have?
the mall. But what makes it really • What other activities can you do there?
special is its canals! Small boats
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on the canals take shoppers

from store to store!

So are you a teenage shopper with a taste

for more than shopping? If so, these are the
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A HISTORY OF
THE movies
Most people go to the movies several times a The movie industry’s
A year, and it’s great to watch a movie on a big
screen with stereo sound, but 100 years ago, a trip
E eventual acceptance of
talkies in the late 1920s
to the movies was a very different experience! was bad news for a lot of
people: musicians lost
In the early 20th century, movie theaters were
B very popular. Many people went several times
a week because they didn’t have radios or TVs in
their jobs because movie
theaters didn’t need
orchestras, actors with
their homes. strong accents found
The first moving image was the invention of the themselves unemployed,
C American Thomas Edison, although the French
Lumière brothers were the first people to show a
and cameramen
had to sit in small,
moving picture to the public. Edison had invented uncomfortable boxes to
the phonograph—the first machine that recorded film the actors, because
sound—but was unable to combine sound and their cameras were too noisy.
moving pictures. As a result, movies were silent, and Even the audience now had to
theaters had orchestras that played music while the sit quietly, or they couldn’t hear
audience watched the movie. the actors!

Luckily, by the 1930s things got

D In the 1920s, a team of inventors discovered
how to combine moving images with sound— F better, and talkies became as
“talkie” movies—but the Hollywood movie industry much fun as they are today. But next
wasn’t interested! They didn’t believe that the time you see a movie, remember the
public wanted to hear actors’ voices. There was early difficult years!
another problem, too: some actors had strong
accents, so people couldn’t understand them.

Check it out 3 Answer the questions.

Find these words and phrases and Why were movies so popular in the early 20th century?
check their meanings. People didn’t have radios or TVs in their homes.
stereo sound eventual unemployed
1 Which of Edison’s inventions recorded sound?
2 When did “talkie” movies first become possible?
1 102 Read and listen. In the early 3 What was the problem with some actors’ voices?
20th century, what did people hear 4 Why did a lot of musicians lose their jobs?
when they went to the movies?
5 “Talkie” movies changed a lot of things. What happened if
a actors’ voices audiences didn’t sit quietly?
b music from an orchestra
4 Presentation Research one of these famous silent movie
c noisy cameras
actors and prepare a presentation.
2 Match the questions 1–5 to the
Charlie Chaplin Greta Garbo John Gilbert
paragraphs A–F.
Dolores del Rio Lillian Gish Harold Lloyd
How has going to the movies
changed? Use the questions below to help you.
1 Why were some people unhappy • Where were they from?
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with “talkie” movies? • When did they live?

2 When did things improve? • How many movies did they make?
3 How did we get movies with • What were their most famous movies?
sound? • What happened to them when “talkie” movies arrived?
4 Who invented the movie?
5 How often did people go to the
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Robots for housework
Let’s face it. Most people hate doing vacuum cleaners do a better job—but
chores. From cleaning your bedroom to you can control it from your cell phone,
doing the dishes, chores are boring! But so you don’t need to lift a finger!
we all have to do them. Do you have to read stories to younger
However, help is available! Household brothers and sisters every night? Don’t
robots can do these jobs for you. These worry, there is even a robot for that!
smart machines are appearing in stores Luka the Owl can read from a collection
and there is something for everyone! of 50,000 books! Its voice sounds a little
The Aeolus strange, but it can help the little ones
robot can go to sleep, while you relax on the sofa
clean floors, downstairs.
move Perhaps the funniest robot of them all
furniture, and is Buddy the Robot. Buddy can help
bring you children with their homework, tell you
drinks from the latest weather report, and suggest
the fridge. It a recipe for dinner. Buddy can even
even recognizes different faces and can remind you about all the things you
return lost items to the correct people! have to do! Buddy can also follow you
Unfortunately, you have to pay a lot for around the house, which some people
an Aeolus—it costs about $15,500! say is pretty creepy!
Of course, you don’t need a robot that So, do we need these robots in our
does everything. The Roomba is a small lives, or is our world better without
robot that vacuums the floor. At $1,000, them? Whatever you think, daily chores
it’s still pretty expensive, and normal may soon be a thing of the past!

Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check their
meanings.
Let’s face it don't need to lift a finger
available recipe unfortunately creepy
3 Answer the questions.

1 103 Read and listen. Choose the correct Where can you buy a household robot?
alternatives. You can buy them in stores.
1 Everybody / Nobody likes doing chores. 1 What is a disadvantage of the Aeolus robot?
2 Some household robots can do lots of jobs / 2 What device do you use to control a Roomba?
can’t do anything. 3 What does Luka the Owl do to help with your
3 We aren’t sure if / know that we need robots in younger brothers and sisters?
our homes. 4 Why is Buddy the Robot great for people?

2 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 5 What is a disadvantage of Buddy the Robot?

can strange chores people doesn’t sunny

4 Presentation Research a household robot that
can do lots of different jobs, or design your own.
Most people think that chores are boring. Prepare a presentation about the robot. Use the
1 Household robots can do your questions below. Present your robot to the class.
for you. • What is it called?
2 The Aeolus robot find things for you. • Can you buy it in stores?
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3 The Roomba robot do its job very well. • How much does it cost?
4 Luka the Owl reads stories with a voice. • What jobs can it do?
5 Buddy the Robot can tell you if it’s going to • What are its disadvantages?
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1 104 Read and listen. Decide if the sentences are
true (T) or false (F).
1 Experts today think that our roads are clean, quiet,

The and safe.

futureof
2 The transit elevated bus design wasn’t
successful.
3 The article says there are lots of great things about
the driverless car.

travel 2 Read the article again. Find and correct

the mistakes.
The world’s population is getting smaller.
The world’s population is growing.
How long does your trip to school take each day?
In some parts of the world, it takes hours to travel 1 There aren’t many ideas for the future of transportation.
a very short distance. The world’s population is
growing rapidly, and experts know that they must do
something to improve traffic conditions. So, what is
the future of transportation? And how can we make
2 The transit elevated bus couldn’t carry many
our roads clean, quiet, and safe? passengers.
There are lots of new
ideas—some of them
have great potential, 3 Designers of the transit elevated bus abandoned the
but others are less project because the bus moved very fast.
successful. The transit
elevated bus design
first appeared in 2010
as a solution to traffic 4 You don’t have any more free time with a driverless car.
congestion. It sounds
interesting: a large
bus with up to 1,200
passengers that travels 5 The driverless car can only travel on quiet routes.
at about 65 km an hour
on rails, above the traffic
on the road. Below it, cars can move freely and don’t
have to wait behind the bus when it stops. At first, the 3 Answer the questions.
idea attracted a lot of public interest, and both China When did we first learn about the transit elevated bus?
and Brazil wanted to use it. However, tests showed
We first learned about it in 2010.
that the bus was too slow, and it couldn’t cope with
large vehicles below it or other obstacles such as 1 Why could cars move freely when the bus stopped?
bridges … Sadly, the bus’s designers decided to 2 What two things did the bus have problems with?
abandon the project.
3 How fast does the driverless car move?
Thankfully, other ideas, like the electric driverless car,
4 What are the advantages of a car-sharing arrangement?
have a lot more potential. There are many advantages
to this type of vehicle, including less pollution and 5 What are the advantages of walking and bike riding?
more free time. In addition, the cars move at slow
speeds and can choose quiet routes when another
4 Presentation Research another idea for future

road is busy. Also, owners of a driverless car are transportation and prepare a presentation about it.
expected to participate in car-sharing arrangements, Use the questions below to help you. Present your
so that people don’t have to buy their own cars. idea to the class.
Thanks to the driverless car, the future of • What is it called?
transportation looks clean and quiet! But there are • What kind of transportation is it?
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two other types of transportation that are great for

our roads (and our bodies): walking and riding a bike!
• How many people can use it to travel?
• What does it run on: electricity, biofuel,
or something else?
Check it out • Is it already popular in some countries?
Find these words and check their meanings.
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Try it - you might like it!
Most cities around the world offer a great variety of Perhaps the most interesting-sounding meal is a dish from
delicious international food. But we all have food that is Iceland, called hakarl. It is a type of shark meat. To make
popular in our own country that other people don’t know hakarl, they put the meat in the ground, cover it, and leave
about. Here are a few things to try the next time you’re on it for two or three months. Then they have to hang it up
vacation in another country! and leave it to dry for another two to four months. After
When you think of meat, you don’t usually consider eating that, it is ready to serve. If you like a strong fishy taste,
the nose of an animal, but if you are in northern Canada, you’ll love hakarl!
you may be offered exactly that. Moose nose comes in
a jelly with the addition of some onions and spices. It
sometimes includes meat from other parts of the moose’s
head. The result is spicy and delicious!
In Mongolia, there’s a popular
drink called airag, and it is
actually sour horse milk.
Farmers stir and leave the
milk until it becomes fizzy
and then serve it in bowls.
You drink it cold and you
can even make ice cream
with it! It’s great during the
Mongolian summer.
There is a traditional cheese in
Sardinia, Italy, called casu marzu.
It is made of old pecorino cheese,
which is left outside so that cheese Check it out
flies can lay their eggs inside it. These
then hatch into maggots, which live Find these words and check
inside the cheese. The maggots make their meanings.
the cheese very soft and you eat moose jelly sour fizzy
them with the cheese. It has a strong, thirsty hatch maggots
peppery taste.

1 105 Read and listen. Check (✓) the correct 3 Answer the questions.
answer. What do they cook jellied moose nose with?
The article is about food … They cook it with onions and spices.
a everyone likes to eat. 1 Which animal does airag come from?
b tourists might not know about. 2 What are the two main ingredients of casu marzu?
c nobody likes to eat. 3 When they make hakarl, where do they first put
the shark meat?
2 Match the sentence halves.
4 How long does it take to prepare hakarl?
In most places, you can eat different
1 In Canada, some people eat 4 Presentation Research another food that tourists
might not know about. Prepare a presentation
2 Sour, fizzy milk is a popular
about it. Use the questions below to help you.
3 Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese
Present your food to the class.
4 It takes a long time
• What is it called?
a an unusual part of an animal. • Where does it come from?
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b with small animals inside it. • What are its main ingredients?
c foods from around the world. • How do you make it?
d to prepare hakarl. • What does it taste like?
e drink in one part of the world.
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COME TO SUNNY 1 106 Read and listen. Match the
questions with the answers in the box.

ANTARCTICA! 10°C -90°C -50°C

1 What is the coldest temperature in

Antarctica is the most southern continent in the world and Antarctica?
very few people live there. It’s a big, icy place. In fact, it’s
2 What is the usual summer temperature
the coldest place on Earth, and the temperature regularly
in Antarctica?
goes down to -50°C in the winter, and sometimes as low as
-90°C! However, during the summer, when it is sunny, it is 3 What is the usual winter temperature in
often about 10°C. And that’s when the tourists arrive. Antarctica?
You might be surprised to learn that over 150,000 people 2 Choose the correct alternatives.
a year visit Antarctica. Most of them arrive in cruise ships. Tourists visit Antarctica in the summer /
Then, they take smaller boats to visit the land. Here they
winter.
can ski, climb, and see wildlife such as seals, penguins,
1 Most tourists arrive in the area on
and whales. Of course, visitors to the area are very excited
to see animals that they can normally only see on TV or large ships / small boats.
read about in books. It’s an incredible experience to visit 2 Tourists like seeing animals / doing
Antarctica and learn about this special place. However, activities they usually only see on TV.
tourism is now getting to a high level, and some people are 3 Traveling to Antarctica as a tourist is
worried about the effects on the environment. becoming less / more common.
One possible problem is pollution. Cruise ships use fossil 4 Tourists don’t realize that they sometimes
fuels and smoke from these ships makes the snow black. bring insects / animals to the area.
This looks ugly, but it also means that the snow and ice
melts quicker. Ships also sometimes have accidents and 3 Answer the questions.
lose oil. The oil harms the wildlife. What activities do tourists do on
In addition, tourists sometimes arrive with plants or insects Antarctica?
on their clothes. When these new species get onto the land, They ski, climb, and see wildlife.
they can create problems for Antarctica’s ecosystem. There 1 What problem does smoke from ships
are also examples of animals such as penguins changing cause?
their behavior because they don’t like humans coming close
2 Why is it a problem when a ship has an
to them.
accident?
Visiting Antarctica is wonderful, but we need to protect the
3 Why are some animals changing their
area for future generations to enjoy.
behavior?

4 Presentation Find out about another

special part of the world that might
have problems with tourists. Prepare a
presentation about the possible effects
of tourism in the area. Present your
findings to the class.

Check it out
Find these words and phrases and check
their meanings.
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Welcome! get home /ˌɡɛt ˈho ʊm/ storm (n) /stɔrm/
get up /ˌɡɛt̬ ˈʌp/ sunny (adj) /ˈsʌni/
School subjects go to bed /ˌgo ʊ t̬ə ˈbɛd/ temperature (n) /ˈtɛmprətʃər/
art (n) /ɑrt/ have breakfast /ˌhæv ˈbrɛkfəst/ warm (adj) /wɔrm/
computer studies (n) have dinner /ˌhæv ˈdɪnər/ weather (n) /ˈwɛðər/
/kəmˈpyut̬ər ˌstʌdiz/ watch TV /ˌwɑtʃ ˌti ˈvi/ windy (adj) /ˈwɪndi/
drama (n) /ˈdrɑmə/
Clothes Other words
English (n) /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
geography (n) /dʒiˈɑɡrəfi/ baseball hat (n) /ˈbeɪsbɔl ˌhæt/ accept (v) /əkˈsɛpt/
history (n) /ˈhɪstəri/ boots (n) /buts/ agree (v) /əˈgri/
math (n) /ˌmæθ/ dress (n) /drɛs/ arrive (back) (v) /əˌraɪv (ˈbæk)/
physical education (n) /ˌfɪzɪkl hoodie (n) /ˈhʊdi/ athlete (n) /ˈæθlit/
ˌɛdʒəˈkeɪʃn/ jacket (n) /ˈdʒækət/ awesome (adj) /ˈɔsəm/
pants (n) /pænts/ bowling (n) /ˈbo ʊlɪŋ/
Posessions scarf (n) /skɑrf/ come (back) (v) /ˌkʌm (ˈbæk)/
games console (n) /ˈgeɪms shirt (n) /ʃərt/ concert (n) /ˈkɑnsərt/
ˌkɑnso ʊl/ shoes (n) /ʃuz/ costume (n) /ˈkɑstum/
planner (n) /ˈplænər/ shorts (n) /ʃɔrts/ dentist (n) /ˈdɛntɪst/
skateboard (n) /ˈskeɪtbɔrd/ skirt (n) /skərt/ downtown (adv) /ˌdaʊnˈtaʊn/
sunglasses (n) /ˈsʌnˌglæsəz/ drum (n) /drʌm/
Family
tablet (n) /ˈtæblət/ enough (det.) /ɪˈnʌf/
aunt (n) /ænt/
House and rooms event (n) /ɪˈvɛnt/
brother (n) /ˈbrʌðər/
festival (n) /ˈfɛstəvl/
armchair (n) /ˈɑrmtʃɛr/ cousin (n) /ˈkʌzn/
free (adj) /fri/
backyard (n) /ˌbækˈyɑrd/ dad (n) /dæd/
invite (v) /ɪnˈvaɪt/
bathroom (n) /ˈbæθrum/ grandma (n) /ˈɡrænmɑ/
leave (v) /liv/
bedroom (n) /ˈbɛdrum/ grandpa (n) /ˈɡrænpɑ/
matter (n) /ˈmæt̬ər/
dining room (n) /ˈdaɪnɪŋ ˌrum/ mom (n) /mɑm/
meet (v) /mit/
hallway (n) /ˈhɔlweɪ/ sister (n) /ˈsɪstər/
might (v) /maɪt/
kitchen (n) /ˈkɪtʃən/ uncle (n) /ˈʌŋkl/
movie theater (n) /ˈmuvi
living room (n) /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˌrum/
Food ˌθiət̬ər/
mirror (n) /ˈmɪrər/
banana (n) /bəˈnænə/ need (v) /nid/
Other words bread (n) /brɛd/ northern hemisphere (n)
across from (prep) /əˈkrɔs frəm/ carrots (n) /ˈkærəts/ /ˈnɔrðərn ˌhɛməˌsfɪr/
behind (prep) /bɪˈhaɪnd/ cheese (n) /tʃiz/ outside (adv) /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/
between (prep) /bɪˈtwin/ chicken (n) /ˈtʃɪkən/ parade (n) /pəˈreɪd/
in (prep) /ɪn/ corn (n) /kɔrn/ picnic (n) /ˈpɪknɪk/
in front of (prep) /ˌɪn ˈfrʌnt əv/ eggs (n) /ɛgz/ race (n) /reɪs/
near /nɪr/ fries (n) /fraɪz/ refuse (v) /rɪˈfyuz/
next to /ˈnɛkst tə/ grapes (n) /ɡreɪps/ right now (adv) /ˌraɪt ˈnaʊ/
on (prep) /ɑn/ ham (n) /hæm/ southern hemisphere (n)
under /ˈʌndər/ ice cream (n) /ˈaɪs ˌkrim/ /ˈsʌðərn ˌhɛməˌsfɪr /
peas (n) /piz/ special (adj) /ˈspɛʃl/
Sports activities
salmon (n) /ˈsæmən/ spring roll (n) /ˌsprɪŋ ˈro ʊl/
gymnastics (n) /dʒɪmˈnæstɪks/ stay (v) /steɪ/
karate (n) /kəˈrɑt̬i/ traditional (adj) /trəˈdɪʃənl/
skiing (n) /ˈskiɪŋ/ Unit 1 trip (n) /trɪp/
soccer (n) /ˈsɑkər/ The weather unfortunately (adv)
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swimming (n) /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ cloudy (adj) /ˈklaʊdi/ /ʌnˈfɔrtʃənətli/

track and field (n) /ˌtræk ən cold (adj) /ko ʊld/ visit (v) /ˈvɪzət/
ˈfild/ cool (adj) /kul/ work (v) /wərk/
volleyball (n) /ˈvɑliˌbɔl/ degrees (n) /dɪˈgriz/
Daily routines freezing (adj) /ˈfrizɪŋ/
do my homework /ˌdu ˌmaɪ hot (adj) /hɑt/
ˈho ʊmwərk/ rain (v) /reɪn/
snow (v) /sno ʊ/

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Word list
find (v) /faɪnd/
Physical appearance Places around town get married (v) /ˌɡɛt ˈmærid/
average weight (adj) /ˈævrɪdʒ bank (n) /bæŋk/ gift (n) /gɪft/
weɪt/ bookstore (n) /ˈbʊkstɔr/ grid (n) /ɡrɪd/
bald (adj) /bɔld/ bus station (n) /ˈbʌs ˌsteɪʃn/ hate (v) /heɪt/
beard (adj) /bɪrd/ bus stop (n) /ˈbʌs stɑp/ impossible (adj) /ɪmˈpɑsəbl/
blond(e) (adj) /blɑnd/ café (n) /kæˈfeɪ/ intersection (n) /ˈɪntərˌsɛkʃn/
braces (adj) /ˈbreɪsəz/ hospital (n) /ˈhɑspɪt̬l/ jog (v) /dʒɑg/
curly (adj) /ˈkərli/ library (n) /ˈlaɪˌbrɛri/ left (n) /lɛft/
long (adj) /lɔŋ/ mall (n) /mɔl/ live (v) /lɪv/
middle-aged (adj) /ˌmɪdl ˈeɪdʒd/ market (n) /ˈmɑrkət/ live entertainment (n) /ˌlaɪv
mustache (n) /ˈmʌstæʃ/ movie theater (n) /ˈmuvi ˌɛntərˈteɪnmənt/
old (adj) /o ʊld/ ˌθiət̬ər/ north (n) /nɔrθ/
overweight (adj) /ˌo ʊvərˈweɪt/ park (n) /pɑrk/ ocean (n) /ˈo ʊʃn/
short (adj) /ʃɔrt/ parking lot (n) /ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˌlɑt/ other (adj) /ˈʌðər/
shoulder-length (adj) /ˈʃo ʊldər police station (n) /pəˈlis ˌsteɪʃn/ place (n) /pleɪs/
lɛŋkθ/ post office (n) /ˈpo ʊst ˌɔfəs/ plan (v) /plæn/
slim (adj) /slɪm/ sports center (n) /ˈspɔrts prefer (v) /prɪˈfər/
straight (adj) /streɪt/ ˌsɛntər/ recycling bins (n) /riˈsaɪklɪŋ
tall (adj) /tɔl/ supermarket (n) bɪnz/
wavy (adj) /ˈweɪvi/ /ˈsupərˌmɑrkət/ return (v) /rɪˈtərn/
young (adj) /yʌŋ/ train station (n) /ˈtreɪn ˌsteɪʃn/ right (n) /raɪt/
Other words Other words sick (adj) /sɪk/
slave (n) /sleɪv/
ago (adv) /əˈgo ʊ/ across from (prep) /əˈkrɔs frəm/
solar panels (n) /ˌso ʊlər ˈpænlz/
baby sister (n) /ˌbeɪbi ˈsɪstər/ air conditioning (n)
soon (adv) /sun/
born (v) /ˈbɔrn/ /ˈɛr kənˌdɪʃənɪŋ/
stop (v) /stɑp/
bossy (adj) /ˈbɔsi/ along (prep) /əˈlɔŋ/
store (n) /stɔr/
bright (adj) /braɪt/ amazing (adj) /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
take control (v) /ˌteɪk kənˈtro ʊl/
celebrity (n) /səˈlɛbrɛt̬i/ area (n) /ˈɛriə/
taste (v) /teɪst/
easy (adj) /ˈizi/ around (prep) /əˈraʊnd/
teach (v) /titʃ/
exploring (n) /ɪkˈsplɔrɪŋ/ bake (v) /beɪk/
tell (v) /tɛl/
fame (n) /feɪm/ bicycle lane (n) /ˈbaɪsɪkl leɪn/
theme park (n) /ˈθim pɑrk/
fan (n) /fæn/ borrow (v) /ˈbɑro ʊ/
tidy (v) /ˈtaɪdi/
fashionable (adj) /ˈfæʃənəbl/ build (v) /bɪld/
tired (adj) /ˈtaɪərd/
friendly (adj) /ˈfrɛndli/ busy (adj) /ˈbɪzi/
trading (n) /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
hard (adj) /hɑrd/ call (v) /kɔl/
traffic circle (n) /ˈtræfɪk ˌsərkl/
headphones (n) /ˈhɛdfo ʊnz/ canal (n) /kəˈnæl/
traffic lights (n) /ˈtræfɪk ˌlaɪts/
hygienic (adj) /haɪˈdʒɛnɪk/ catch (v) /kætʃ/
train ticket (n) /ˈtreɪn ˌtɪkət/
indigenous (adj) /ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/ cereal (n) /ˈsɪriəl/
turn (left/ right) (v) /ˌtərn
lazy (adj) /ˈleɪzi/ colonize (v) /ˈkɑləˌnaɪz/
(ˈlɛft, ˈraɪt)/
neck (n) /nɛk/ cook (v) /kʊk/
violin (n) /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/
protect (v) /prəˈtɛkt/ copy (v) /ˈkɑpi/
walk (v) /wɔk/
safely (adv) /ˈseɪfli/ council (n) /ˈkaʊnsl/
want (v) /wɑnt/
shy (adj) /ʃaɪ/ create (v) /kriˈeɪt/
way (n) /weɪ/
so (adv) /so ʊ/ cry (v) /kraɪ/
star (n) /stɑr/ cup (n) /kʌp/
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strength (n) /strɛŋkθ/ dangerous (adj) /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ Unit 4

take care of /ˌteɪk ˈkɛr əv/ decide (v) /dɪˈsaɪd/ Movie types
temple (n) /ˈtɛmpl/ delicious (adj) /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ action movie (n) /ˈækʃn ˌmuvi/
top (adj) /tɑp/ difficult (adj) /ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt/ animated movie (n)
tour (n) /ˈtʊr/ east (n) /ist/ /ˈænəˌmeɪt̬əd ˌmuvi/
tourist (n) /ˈtʊrɪst/ end (n) /ɛnd/ comedy (n) /ˈkɑmədi/
use (v) /yuz/ enjoy (v) /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ/ fantasy movie (n) /ˈfæntəsi
yesterday (adv) /ˈyɛstərˌdeɪ/ even (adv) /ˈivən/ ˌmuvi/

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horror movie (n) /ˈhɔrər ˌmuvi/ sleep (v) /slip/ font (n) /fɑnt/
musical (n) /ˈmyuzɪkl/ special effects (n) /ˌspɛʃl job (n) /dʒɑb/
romance (n) /ro ʊˈmæns/ ɪˈfɛkts/ heading (n) /ˈhɛdɪŋ/
romcom (n) /ˈrɑmkɑm/ spoiler (n) /ˈspɔɪlər/ hungry (adj) /ˈhʌŋgri/
sci-fi movie (n) /ˈsaɪ ˌfaɪ ˌmuvi/ square (n) /skwɛr/ image (n) /ˈɪmɪdʒ/
stadium (n) /ˈsteɪdiəm/ last (v) /læst/
Other words
stand (v) /stænd/ link (n) /lɪŋk/
band (n) /bænd/
story (n) /ˈstɔri/ map (n) /mæp/
big screen (n) /ˈbɪɡ skrin/
studio (n) /ˈstudiˌo ʊ/ mess (n) /mɛs/
bit (n) /bɪt/
subtitle (n) /ˈsʌbˌtaɪt̬l/ missing (adj) /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
break (v) /breɪk/
surprise (n) /sərˈpraɪz/ neighbor (n) /ˈneɪbər/
bring (v) /brɪŋ/
survey (n) /ˈsərveɪ/ permission (n) /pərˈmɪʃn/
building (n) /ˈbɪldɪŋ/
swimming pool (n) poor (adj) /pʊr/
care (v) /kɛr/
/ˈswɪmɪŋ pul/ principal (n) /ˈprɪnsəpl/
character (n) /ˈkærəktər/
twice (adv) /twaɪs/ recipe (n) /ˈrɛsəpi/
compare (v) /kəmˈpɛr/
type (n) /taɪp/ remember (v) /rɪˈmɛmbər/
constructive criticism (n)
waterpark (n) /ˈwɔt̬ərˌpɑrk/ schedule (n) /ˈskɛdʒul/
/kənˌstrʌktɪv ˈkrɪt̬əˌsɪzəm/
win (v) /wɪn/ sell (v) /sɛl/
control (v) /kənˈtro ʊl/
world (n) /wərld/ shopping list (n) /ˈʃɑpɪŋ ˌlɪst/
customer (n) /ˈkʌstəmər/
spend (v) /spɛnd/
documentary (n)
/ˌdɑkyəˈmɛntəri/ Unit 5 sorry (adj) /ˈsɑri/
strange (adj) /streɪndʒ/
ending (n) /ˈɛndɪŋ/ Housework turn off (v) /ˈtərn ɔf/
entry (n) /ˈɛntri/ clean my (bed)room /ˌklin maɪˈ wood (n) /wʊd/
far (adv) /fɑr/ (bɛd)rum/
feed (v) /fid/ clean the bathroom /ˌklin ðə
fossil fuel (n) /ˈfɑsl ˌfyuəl/ ˈbæθrum/
Unit 6
full (adj) /fʊl/ cook meals /ˌkʊk ˈmilz/ Transportation and travel
grade (n) /greɪd/ do the dishes /ˌdu ðə ˈdɪʃəz/ bicycle (n) /ˈbaɪsɪkl/
hang out (v) /ˌhæŋ ˈaʊt/ do the laundry /ˌdu ðə ˈlɔndri/ bus (n) /bʌs/
hear (v) /hɪr/ do the vacuuming /ˌdu ðə car (n) /kɑr/
late/ later (adv) /leɪt, ˈleɪt̬ər/ ˈvækyumɪŋ/ ferry (n) /ˈfɛri/
line (n) /laɪn/ iron /ˈaɪərn/ go (by) /ˈgo ʊ (baɪ)/
letter (n) /ˈlɛt̬ər/ load / unload the dishwasher helicopter (n) /ˈhɛləˌkɑptər/
local (adj) /ˈlo ʊkl/ /ˌlo ʊd, ʌnˌlo ʊd ðə ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃər/ motorcycle (n) /ˈmo ʊt̬ərˌsaɪkl/
money (n) /ˈmʌni/ make my bed /ˌmeɪk maɪ ˈbɛd/ pickup truck (n) /ˈpɪkʌp ˌtrʌk/
monster (n) /ˈmɑnstər/ set / clear the table /ˌsɛt, ˌklɪr plane (n) /pleɪn/
negative (adj) /ˈnɛɡət̬ɪv/ ðə ˈteɪbl/ scooter (n) /ˈskut̬ər/
oil (n) /ɔɪl/ take out the trash /ˈteɪk ˌaʊt ðə streetcar (n) /ˈstritkɑr/
online (adv) /ˌɑnˈlaɪn/ ˈtræʃ/ subway (n) /ˈsʌbweɪ/
pass (v) /pæs/ taxi (n) /ˈtæksi/
plot (n) /plɑt/ Other words
train (n) /treɪn/
police officer (n) /pəˈlis ˌɔfəsər/ attractive (adj) /əˈtræktɪv/
travel (by) /ˈtrævl (baɪ)/
popcorn (n) /ˈpɑpkɔrn/ available (adj) /əˈveɪləbl/
truck (n) /trʌk/
recommend (v) /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/ camp (n) /kæmp/
ride (n) /raɪd/ chores (n) /tʃɔrz/ Other words
robot (n) /ˈro ʊbɑt/ clear (adj) /klɪr/ abandon (v) /əˈbændən/
roller coaster (n) /ˈro ʊlər coach (n) /ko ʊtʃ/ airport (n) /ˈɛrpɔrt/
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ˌko ʊstər/ collect (v) /kəˈlɛkt/ already (adv) /ɔlˈrɛdi/

rubbish (adj) /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ contact (v) /ˈkɑntækt/ amusement park (n) /
sandwich (n) /ˈsænwɪtʃ/ convert (v) /kənˈvərt/ əˈmyuzmənt pɑrk/
scene (n) /sin/ creepy (adj) /ˈkripi/ attraction (n) /əˈtrækʃn/
screen (n) /skrin/ design (n) /dɪˈzaɪn/ baggage (n) /ˈbægɪdʒ/
script (n) /skrɪpt/ don’t need to lift a finger beach (n) /bitʃ/
scuba diving (n) /ˈskubə ˌdaɪvɪŋ/ /ˈdo ʊnt ˌnid tə ˌlɪft ə ˈfɪŋɡər/ bottle (n) /ˈbɑt̬l/
send (v) /sɛnd/ exist (v) /ɪɡˈzɪst/ busiest (adj) /ˈbɪziɪst/

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Word list
check in (v) /ˌtʃɛk ˈɪn/ show (v) /ʃo ʊ/ cheeseburger (n) /ˈtʃizˌbərgər/
check-in counter (n) /ˈtʃɛk ɪn sidewalk (n) /ˈsaɪdwɔk/ chocolate chip (n) /ˈtʃɑklət
ˌkaʊntər/ sightseeing (n) /ˈsaɪtˌsiɪŋ/ tʃɪp/
cheap (adj) /tʃip/ similar (adj) /ˈsɪmələr/ cookie (n) /ˈkʊki/
college (n) /ˈkɑlɪdʒ/ souvenir (n) /ˌsuvəˈnɪr/ (not) crazy about /(ˌnɑt) ˈkreɪzi
company (n) /ˈkʌmpəni/ straight (adv) /streɪt/ əˌbaʊt/
contactless card (n) suitcase (n) /ˈsutkeɪs/ cream (n) /krim/
/ˈkɑntæktləs kɑrd/ sun hat (n) /ˈsʌn hæt/ cut (v) /kʌt/
cross (v) /krɔs/ system (n) /ˈsɪstəm/ dessert (n) /dɪˈzərt/
culture (n) /ˈkʌltʃər/ trip (n) /trɪp/ diet /ˈdaɪət/
dangerous (adj) /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ trusted (adj) /ˈtrʌstəd/ fasting (n) /ˈfæstɪŋ/
departure (n) /dɪˈpɑrtʃər/ wait (v) /weɪt/ fat (n) /fæt/
document (n) /ˈdɑkyəmənt/ waste time (v) /ˌweɪst ˈtaɪm/ fizzy (adj) /ˈfɪzi/
drive (v) /draɪv/ fruit salad (n) /ˌfrut ˈsæləd/
electricity (n) /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɪsət̬i/ Unit 7 fry (v) /fraɪ/
elevated (adj) /ˈɛləˌveɪt̬əd/ hatch (v) /hætʃ/
example (n) /ɪgˈzæmpl/ Food and drink healthy (adj) /ˈhɛlθi/
exercise (n) /ˈɛksərˌsaɪz/ beef (n) /bif/ hot dog (n) /ˈhɑt dɔg/
fly (v) /flaɪ/ carrot (n) /ˈkærət/ jelly (n) /ˈdʒɛli/
forget (v) /fərˈgɛt/ coconut (n) /ˈko ʊkəˌnʌt/ lunchbox (n) /ˈlʌntʃbɑks/
form (n) /fɔrm/ cow (n) /kaʊ/ maggot (n) /ˈmæɡət/
gate (n) /geɪt/ dairy product (n) /ˈdɛri main course (n) /ˈmeɪn kɔrs/
get off (v) /ˌgɛt̬ ˈɔf/ ˌprɑdʌkt/ meal (n) /mil/
habit (n) /ˈhæbət/ egg (n) /ɛg/ menu (n) /ˈmɛnyu/
hope (v) /ho ʊp/ fruit (n) /frut/ moose (n) /mus/
identity card (n) /aɪˈdɛntət̬i ketchup (n) /ˈkɛtʃəp/ mushroom (n) /ˈmʌʃrum/
kɑrd/ lamb (n) /læm/ peppers (veg) (n) /ˈpɛpərz/
imagine (v) /ɪˈmædʒən/ lemon (n) /ˈlɛmən/ piece (n) /pis/
itinerary (n) /aɪˈtɪnəˌrɛri/ lettuce (n) /ˈlɛt̬əs/ potato (n) /pəˈteɪt̬o ʊ/
medal (n) /ˈmɛdl/ mango (n) /ˈmæŋgo ʊ/ rice (n) /raɪs/
meeting (n) /ˈmit̬ɪŋ/ mayonnaise (n) /ˈmeɪəˌneɪz/ sauce (n) /sɔs/
millionaire (n) /ˌmɪlyəˈnɛr/ meat (n) /mit/ savory (adj) /ˈseɪvəri/
mountain (n) /ˈmaʊntn/ melon (n) /ˈmɛlən/ seaweed (n) /ˈsiwid/
not mind (v) /ˌnɑt ˈmaɪnd/ mustard (n) /ˈmʌstərd/ serving (n) /ˈsərvɪŋ/
offer (v) /ˈɔfər/ olive oil (n) /ˈɑlɪv ɔɪl/ side (n) /saɪd/
one-way ticket (n) /ˈwʌn weɪ onion (n) /ˈʌnyən/ slice (n) /slaɪs/
ˌtɪkət/ orange (n) /ˈɔrɪndʒ/ smoothie (n) /ˈsmuði/
option (n) /ˈɑpʃn/ pepper (n) /ˈpɛpər/ soup (n) /sup/
passport (n) /ˈpæspɔrt/ pig (n) /pɪg/ sour (adj) /ˈsaʊər/
pay attention (v) /ˌpeɪ əˈtɛnʃn/ pineapple (n) /ˈpaɪˌnæpl/ soy sauce (n) /ˌsɔɪ ˈsɔs/
polite (adj) /pəˈlaɪt/ pork (n) /pɔrk/ spicy (adj) /ˈspaɪsi/
postcard (n) /ˈpo ʊstkɑrd/ salt (n) /sɔlt/ sugar (n) /ˈʃʊgər/
potential (n) /pəˈtɛnʃl/ spinach (n) /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/ sweet (adj) /swit/
price (n) /praɪs/ tomato (n) /təˈmeɪt̬o ʊ/ thirsty (adj) /ˈθərsti/
public (adj) /ˈpʌblɪk/ vegetable (n) /ˈvɛdʒtəbl/ yogurt (n) /ˈyo ʊgərt/
quiet (adj) /ˈkwaɪət/ vinegar (n) /ˈvɪnɪgər/
watermelon (n) /ˈwɔt̬ərˌmɛlən/
rail (n) /reɪl/ Unit 8
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rating (n) /ˈreɪt̬ɪŋ/ Other words

ridiculous (adj) /rɪˈdɪkyələs/ Feelings and emotions
allergic (adj) /əˈlərdʒɪk/
road (n) /ro ʊd/ angry (adj) /ˈæŋgri/
almost (adv) /ˈɔlmo ʊst/
round-trip ticket (n) /ˈraʊnd bored (adj) /bɔrd/
apricot (n) /ˈæprəkɑt/
trɪp ˌtɪkət/ excited (adj) /ɪkˈsaɪt̬əd/
banana (n) /bəˈnænə/
safe (adj) /seɪf/ happy (adj) /ˈhæpi/
beverage (n) /ˈbɛvrɪdʒ/
sea (n) /si/ nervous (adj) /ˈnərvəs/
bottled (adj) /ˈbɑt̬ld/
sad (adj) /sæd/

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scared (adj) /skɛrd/ Your words
surprised (adj) /sərˈpraɪzd/
tired (adj) /ˈtaɪərd/
worried (adj) /ˈwərid/
Other words
about (adv) /əˈbaʊt/
(… kilometers) away (adv)
/(… kɪˌlɑmət̬ərz) əˈweɪ/
better (adj) /ˈbɛt̬ər/
cheesecake (n) /ˈtʃizkeɪk/
counselor (n) /ˈkaʊnslər/
cry (v) /kraɪ/
ecosystem (n) /ˈiko ʊˌsɪstəm/
feel (v) /fil/
flight (n) /flaɪt/
heavy (adj) /ˈhɛvi/
horrible (adj) /ˈhɔrəbl/
keep fit /ˌkip ˈfɪt/
life / lives (n) /laɪf, laɪvz/
match (v) /mætʃ/
melt (v) /mɛlt/
packing list (n) /ˈpækɪŋ lɪst/
part (n) /pɑrt/
protect (v) /prəˈtɛkt/
regular (adj) /ˈrɛgyələr/
smartphone (n) /ˈsmɑrtfo ʊn/
smoke (n) /smo ʊk/
stressful (adj) /ˈstrɛsfl/
take out (v) /ˌteɪk ˈaʊt/
talented (adj) /ˈtæləntəd/
whipped cream (n) /ˌwɪpt ˈkrim/
wildlife (n) /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/
worst (adj) /wərst/
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Vocabulary The weather p.12

1 Match to make weather words. 2 Look at the pictures and complete the weather words.
Use the bold letters to make an
extra weather word. 10 0

sto ning
L12eWB2004a
cool 1 f z g 2L12eWB2004c
c s

wi uds
22 45

sun rm
L12eWB2004e
3 L12eWB2004d
w m 4 h t 5 r g

clo ndy

rai ny

6 s g 7 s m 8 s y

Extra weather word:

9L12eWB2004j
c d 10 w y

Grammar

Simple present and present 1 A What (you / study) in science

class this week?
progressive p.13
B We (study) ocean life.
3 Choose the correct alternatives.
2 A What days (Jack / go) to the
They often play / playing tennis on Fridays. swimming pool?
1 I ’m wearing / wear a new dress today. B He usually (go) to the pool on
2 He always listening / listens to music on Mondays and Wednesdays.
his phone. 3 A Miwa is on the phone. Who
3 She watch / is watching the weather forecast. (she / talk) with?
4 Dad sometimes makes / making dinner. B She (talk) with her sister.
5 Oh no, it snow / is snowing again! 4 A Where’s Diego? (he / watch) TV?
6 It often raining / rains on weekends. B No, he . He
4 Complete the dialogues with the correct form (practice) the guitar in his room.
of the verbs in parentheses. Write short 5 A What (Ana / do) in the kitchen?
answers where necessary. B She (make) a pizza. She
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A How often do you have (you / have) (make) great pizza.

piano lessons?
B I have (have) piano lessons once a week.

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Present progressive for the Round-up

Making plans
future p.16
5 Choose the correct alternatives. 1 Choose the correct
alternatives.
I’m meeting friends next / this afternoon.
1 We’re going to a party on / in May 12th.
Lucas Wright lives / is living in
2 She isn’t staying at our house this / tomorrow Denver, Colorado, near the Rocky
night. Mountains. He 1 loves / is loving
3 We’re going to Mexico at / in the summer. camping, and he 2 camps / is camping with his
4 They aren’t playing in / on Friday. friends every summer.
5 What are you doing next / at weekend? They 3 plan / are planning a trip to the mountains this
6 I’m going home on / at five o’clock. weekend. In the Rocky Mountains, you have to camp
at a campsite. This trip, Lucas and his friend
6 Complete the sentences with the present 4
go / are going to Timber Creek campsite. Lucas
progressive form of the verbs in parentheses. 5
gets / is getting ready for the trip right now.
Are the actions in the present (P) or future (F)? He always 6 packs / is packing his bag carefully to
He can’t play now. He ’s studying (study). make sure he has everything. Right now, it 7 rains /
P is raining and Lucas 8 looks / is looking for his boots
1 We (watch) a DVD at Liam’s and jacket. The weather never 9 stops / is stopping
house tonight. Lucas from going camping!
2 I (make) dinner right now. 5 3 2

3 Look, Shona (wear) her new 2 Complete Lucas’s message to a friend with
shoes. the present progressive form of the verbs in
4 They (play) tennis next parentheses.
Thursday.
5 It (rain) again.
Hi, Ed! Are you doing (you / do) anything fun
6 She (go) to a concert
this week? I am! Tomorrow, I 1
tomorrow night. (go) to Timber Creek campsite with some friends.
7 Read the answers. Then write the questions I2 (meet) them there. We
3
(stay) for two days. On the
using the present progressive.
first day, I 4 . (go) horseback
(what / cook / for dinner later?) riding in the morning. I love horses! At night,
What are you cooking for dinner later? we 5 (have) dinner at the
I’m cooking fish for dinner later. campsite. The next day, we 6
(go) swimming in a river. My friends
1 (what / do / Thursday?) 7
(come) home in the afternoon,
but I 8 (stay) one more night!
They’re playing tennis on Thursday.
2 (where / go / Tuesday night?)
3 Imagine you are Lucas’s friend. Chat online with
him during the camping trip. Ask questions and
They’re going to the movies on Tuesday night. give information.
3 (who / meet / six o’clock?) ? What is Lucas doing today?
? What is he doing later?
Rick is meeting Joe and Adam at six o’clock. ? What is he doing tomorrow?
4 (when / visit / her aunt?) > Tell Lucas what you’re doing today.
> Tell him your plans for tomorrow.
Anja is visiting her aunt this weekend.
Workbook

Hi, Lucas! What are you doing today?

5 (where / stay / tomorrow night?)
I’m going horseback riding …
I’m staying with my cousin tomorrow night.

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 Speaking and Listening
Speaking Invite a friend and make arrangements p.14

1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the box.

I’m / We’re going at … Would you like to …? Yes, I am. I’m … What are you doing on …?

You hear You say

Are you doing anything on …? No, I’m not. / Yes, I am. I’m …
1 I’m going swimming. / I’m not doing anything special.

2
Yes, I’d love to! What time are you going? /
I’d love to, but I can’t. I’m …
3 OK, I’ll meet you there.

2 107 Listen again to the dialogues on page 14 and complete them.

1 2
Sofia Would you like to go bike riding on Saturday? Luis Hey, are you doing anything on Wednesday
Luis 1 , but I can’t. 4
?
I’m going swimming with Mark. Sofia No, I’m not. Why?
Sofia What are you doing on Sunday? Luis 5 bowling
Luis Um … 2 with Rob and me?
anything special. Sofia Oh yeah, I’d love to!
Sofia Let’s go on Sunday, then. Is two o’clock OK? 6
?
Luis Yes, that’s fine. I’ll meet you Luis We’re going at seven o’clock. Is that OK?
3
. Sofia Yes, that’s fine.
7
!

3 Lucia and Victor both have plans for the weekend. Look at their plans and write a dialogue.
Lucia Hi, Victor. Would you like to go shopping with Ines and me on Saturday afternoon?
Victor I’d love to, but I can’t. …

Lucia Saturday
Morning swimming
Afternoon go shopping with Ines (2 p.m.)—ask Victor?
Night ? Victor Saturday
Morning soccer
Afternoon visit Grandma and Grandpa
Night movies (starts 7 p.m.)—ask Lucia?

Listening p.17

Look
Look at the pictures and decide what specific 1 a b c
information to listen for.

1 108 Look at the pictures and listen to three

short dialogues about future plans. For each
2 a b c
dialogue, check (✓) the activity the people decide
to do together.
Workbook

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C LI M AT E H E L P : A R C TI C C A NA DA

Making plans
I’m Jenny Jones, and I’m a reporter with the website, Climate Help. I’m traveling to
Canada’s Arctic region (Nunavut) by plane to learn about climate change. Today, I’m
in a village named Cambridge Bay.
In the Arctic, the ice is melting very quickly. The area is getting warm. This change
affects the animals. Polar bears live in the Arctic, and they need ice to find food and
live. But the ice is disappearing. Many polar bears are hungry. Sometimes, they come
to towns and villages looking for food, and they come close to humans.
Tomorrow, I’m visiting a village to talk with an Inuit family about the problem. The Inuit are the
traditional people of northern Canada. In the winter, they hunt on the ice. But now, the ice is becoming
thin, and it isn’t safe. People fall into the cold water. Also, when they can’t hunt, the Inuit people buy
expensive, unhealthy food from stores. This means that they are losing their
traditional culture of hunting and fishing.
I want to find out about the problems and tell my readers all about them.
Later this week, I’m going fishing with Anik, a young Inuit man. I can’t wait!

Check it out Writing p.19

Find these words and check their meaning. 3 Imagine you are visiting a village named Coral
melting disappearing hunt Harbor in Canada’s Arctic region. Look at the fact
file. Write a social media post about your trip. Say:

Reading p.18 • when you’re going

• why you’re going
1 109 Read and listen to the blog. Then choose
• what the weather’s like there
T (true) or F (false).
• what you’re doing there.
1 Jenny lives in Nunavut. T/F
2 She wants to learn about climate change. T/F FACT FILE: CORAL HARBOR
3 It is hard for polar bears to find food. T/F
Getting there: by boat
4 Life is easy for the Inuit. T/F
Temperature: 5°C in the summer, -30°C in the winter
5 Jenny is going fishing tomorrow. T/F
Activities: seeing Arctic animals, fishing, talking to
2 Comprehension Read the blog again. Answer the Inuit people
questions.
What is Jenny’s job?
She’s a reporter with the website Climate Help.
1 What is happening to the ice in the Arctic?

2 Why do polar bears come to towns and villages?

3 Why is thin ice dangerous? I’m traveling to Coral Harbor in Canada’s Arctic
region. …
4 Who is Jenny talking to tomorrow?
Writing check
Did you include all the points from exercise 3 in
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5 What is Jenny doing with Anik later this week?

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Gram
Simple present and Look
present progressive p.13 To express the idea of “not very often,”
we can use “very often” in a negative sentence.
Simple present
I don’t call my grandparents very often.
Affirmative Other expressions of frequency are:
I work every day / week / month
you work once a day / week / month
he / she / it works two times a day / week / month
we / you / they work We visit our grandparents every month.
Negative
Hugo plays soccer once a week.

I do not (don’t) work

you do not (don’t) work Spelling variations
he / she / it does not (doesn’t) work 1 We form the third person singular with the base
we / you / they do not (don’t) work form of the verb + -s.
Questions like ➞ likes
Do I work?
2 We use the base form of the verb + -es
Do you work? when the verb ends in -ch, -s, -sh, -x, -z, or -o.
Does he / she / it work? he teaches she goes it washes
Do we / you / they work?
Short answers
3 When the verb ends in a consonant + -y,
we change the -y to -i and add -es.
Affirmative Negative
she studies he flies
Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
Yes, I do. No, I don’t. 4 When the verb ends in a vowel + -y, we add -s.
Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn’t. he plays
Yes, we / you / they do. No, we / you / they don’t.
Present progressive
1 We use the simple present to talk about: Affirmative
▸ habits and daily routines. I am (’m) eating

I get up at half past seven. you are (’re) eating

▸ permanent situations and facts. he / she / it is (’s) eating

My dad works at a bank. we / you / they are (’re) eating

It snows a lot in Alaska. Negative
I am not (’m not) eating
2 We often use the simple present with adverbs of
you are not (aren’t) eating
frequency:
100% 0% he / she / it is not (isn’t) eating
we / you / they are not (aren’t) eating
always usually often sometimes rarely never
Do you always have breakfast at home?
I usually have lunch at school.
Dad often makes pizza.
Does Luis sometimes play video games?
We rarely go to the movies.
We never go to school on Sundays.
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Questions Short answers Spelling variations

Making plans
Affirmative Negative 1 For most verbs, we add -ing to the base form.
Am I eating? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. play ➞ playing walk ➞ walking
Are you eating? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
2 When the verb ends in -e, we drop the -e and
Is he /she / it Yes, he /she / it No, he /she / it add -ing.
eating? is. isn’t.
have ➞ having
Are we / you / Yes, we / you / No, we / you /
they eating? they are. they aren’t. 3 For short verbs ending in a vowel plus a consonant,
we double the final consonant and add -ing.
1 We form the present progressive with: sit ➞ sitting
4 The verb travel is irregular.
am + future
+ base form travel ➞ traveling
subject + are + -ing time
of the verb
is expression
Present progressive for
2 We use the present progressive to talk about: the future p.16
▸ something that is happening now.
1 We can also use the present progressive to talk about
It’s raining. future plans. When we do this, we need to say when.
We often use these time expressions: We’re flying to Brasília tomorrow.
now right now 2 We often use the following future time expressions:
Clara is doing her homework now.
on Monday / June 10th / the weekend
▸ temporary events that are happening during a
at one o’clock
definite period. We often use time expressions
in August / the fall / 2025
such as:
this afternoon / evening
today this week this month
tomorrow morning / afternoon / night
I’m not working this week.
next Tuesday / weekend / week / month / year
We’re studying the Romans in history class
this month.
I’m not going to the gym tomorrow night.
What are you doing on the weekend?

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

The weather Check it out I’m not doing anything special.

clouds (n) costume (n)
Would you like to …?
cold (adj) downtown (n)
cool (adj) drums (n)
I’d love to, but I can’t. I’m …
freezing (adj) parade (n)
hot (adj) spring rolls (n) Yes, I’d love to!
raining (v) traditional (adj)
snowing (v) What time are you going?
Speaking
storm (n)
sunny (adj) Are you doing anything on …? I’m / We’re going at …
warm (adj)
No, I’m not. / Yes, I am. I’m … Great. I’ll meet you there. Is that OK?
windy (adj)

What are you doing on …? Yes, that’s fine.

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I’m going swimming.

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Vocabulary Physical appearance p.24

1 Complete the categories with the words in 2 Read the clues and complete the crossword.
the box. 1 2
G
average weight green wavy short old 3
L
red shoulder-length brown glasses 4
tall blond curly black straight A
middle-aged mustache 5
S
1 Weight slim, average weight S
2 Height short, E
6

3 Hair length long, , 7

S
4 Hair color brown, ,

5 Hair style long, , 8

6 Eyes blue, , 1 These help you to see. 5 Another word for “thin.”
2 The opposite of straight 6 This is hair on a man’s
7 Age young, , hair. chin.
3 Your hair can be this color. 7 This is hair above a man’s
8 Other beard, , 4 Not tall or short, mouth.
. 8 Your hair can be this color.

Grammar

2 You / not / in the park / yesterday morning.

be : Simple past p.25

Affirmative and negative

3 I / not / on my phone / an hour ago.
3 Complete the affirmative (✓) or negative (✗)
sentences with was / wasn’t or were / weren’t.
It was cold yesterday. (✓)
Past time expressions p.25
1 They here on Friday night. (✗)
2 I at my cousin’s house. (✓)
5 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

3 My sister at a music festival. (✗) yesterday in ago last morning Christmas

4 We in Rio on vacation. (✗)
I was at home yesterday morning.
5 He on his phone all the time. (✓)
1 They were on vacation in Europe last .
4 Use the prompts to write affirmative or negative 2 Where’s my bag? It was here ten minutes .
sentences with the simple past of be.
3 Our Korean grandma was here week.
We / not / at home / yesterday.
4 They were often in the park July.
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We weren’t at home yesterday.

5 We were at a dance class afternoon.
1 They / at the tennis club / on Saturday.

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be: Simple past p.28 Round-up

On vacation
Interrogative and short answers

6 Write questions and affirmative (✓) or 1 Complete the text

negative (✗) short answers. Use the words in with was, were, or had.
parentheses to give extra information. Michael describes a
it / Simon’s birthday / yesterday? (✗ Silvia’s birthday) special day …

Was it Simon’s birthday yesterday? I had a fantastic

day last Saturday. It
No, it wasn’t. It was Silvia’s birthday. 1
my sister
1 the math test / hard? (✗ easy) Anna’s wedding! A hundred people 2
there! It 3 awesome!
In the morning, we 4 a special
2 you / born in 2002? (✗ 2003) breakfast. My sister 5 very nervous!
She 6 a beautiful dress, and her hair
7
long and wavy. I 8 very
excited.
3 they / on vacation / last week? (✓ in Jamaica)
The whole day 9 wonderful. Anna
and her husband 10 a huge chocolate
cake for their wedding cake. It was delicious! After
the wedding, they 11 a disco. We
Question words with was / were 12
all very happy.
p.28 Congratulations to my sister and her new husband!

7 Complete the questions with the question words 2 Correct the sentences about Michael’s special day.
in the box. Write a negative and an affirmative sentence.
The wedding was last Friday.
Where When How What Who How old
The wedding wasn’t last Friday. It was last
Why
Saturday.
Why were you late? Were you busy? 1 It was Michael’s wedding.
1 on July 31st last summer?
2 last night?
3 with on Saturday afternoon? 2 Michael was very nervous.
4 mom born?
5 your vacation?
6 the weather like yesterday? 3 Anna’s hair was short and straight.

have: Simple past p.28

Affirmative 4 They were very sad after the wedding.

8 Complete the dialogue with had, was, were,

or weren’t.
Mia Mom, what was your favorite band when you 3 Michael is talking to a friend who was not at the
1
young? wedding. Complete the questions in the dialogue.
Mom Suede. They 2 fantastic. Emily Was the wedding good?
Mia What 3
their best song? Michael Good? Yes, it was awesome!
Mom I think it 4 “By the Sea”, but they Emily 1
5
a lot of good songs. Michael It was last Saturday.
Mia 6 they American? Emily 2

Mom No, they 7 . They 8 Michael Yes, she was nervous! I was excited.
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from the U.K. I 9 a CD of them. Emily 3

Let me see … Michael Yes, the cake was delicious! It was a

chocolate cake!

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Speaking Describe people p.26

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words.

She’s friendly. 1 He’s b . 2 He’s s .

3 They’re f . 4 He’s n . 5 He’s l .

2 Complete the chart with the questions in the box.

What does (she) look like? What’s (she) like?

You hear You say

1 (She)’s short and slim. (She) has blond, wavy hair.
2 (She)’s funny / shy / nice / bossy / friendly / lazy.

3 110 Listen again to the dialogue on page 26 and Listening p.29

complete the extract.
Luis Where were you last night? Look
Sofia I was at the movies with Sandro and Monica. Before you listen, look at the task and
Luis Who’s Monica? predict what you might hear.
Sofia She’s Sandro’s cousin. Do you know her?
Luis I don’t think so. What 1 ? 1 111 Listen to James talking to his
Sofia She’s tall and slim 2
, black, curly hair mother about her best friend. Choose
and 3 . the correct alternatives.
Luis No, I don’t know her. 4 ?
Sofia She’s nice. She’s kind of 5 , but she’s very friendly. Name: Laura / Lara Smith
Age: 1
38 / 48
4 Choose the correct answers.
Lives: 2
Leminster / Leominster
A That’s Joel’s new girlfriend.
Height: 3
tall / short
B a Oh, what does she look like? b Oh, what does she like?
blond, short, and
c Oh, what’s she like? Hair (now): 4
straight / wavy
1 A Can you see my brothers? Eyes: 5
blue / green
B a What do they look like? b What do they like? Personality 6
shy / funny
c What are they like? (now):

2 A What does Kirsten look like?

B a She’s really funny. b She’s really tall.
c She’s nice.
3 A What’s your new teacher like?
B a He has short black hair. b He’s very tall and slim
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2

On vacation
To: Scarlett
Subject: an awesome day at Conner Prairie

Hey, Scarlett!
We had a school trip to Conner Prairie in Indiana last Friday. It’s a
living history museum, and you see life in the 1800s! There are people
in clothes from the time, and they show what life was like then.
My favorite part was the 1836 Prairietown. It’s like you’re in a different
time! There was a school, and we had an English class from the past.
It was hard work, but it was fun!
In 1859, there was a hot-air balloon in Conner Prairie. 20,000 people
were there to see it go up! And guess what? Today, they have another
balloon named the 1859 Balloon Voyage. This balloon goes 350 feet
up into the air and you can go up in it! I had a fantastic view of the whole place, but it was a little windy.
There’s also a Native American area named 1816 Lenape Indian Camp. Here, they teach you about the
life of indigenous people. They had a hard life, but they had some very interesting traditions.
It’s an amazing place to visit.
Write and tell me all your news!
Emma

Check it out Writing p.31

Find these words and check their meaning.
3 Imagine that you were on a trip to
prairie hot-air balloon view indigenous a historic building or place. Write
an email to a friend. Include the
Reading p.30 following information:
• a friendly greeting and ending
1 112 Read and listen to the email. Check (✓) the things (1–5)
• where the trip was and who you
you can do at Conner Prairie.
were with
1 see life in the past
• interesting things there and what
2 wear clothes from the past your favorite thing was
3 have a school class from the past • what the weather was like.
4 go up in a hot-air balloon
5 learn about indigenous people Writing check
2 Comprehension Read the email again. Answer the questions. Did you include:
▸ a friendly greeting (Hi!, Hello,
When was Emma at Conner Prairie?
Dear …)
She was there was last Friday. ▸ a polite introductory paragraph
1 What was Emma’s favorite part? ▸ a polite final paragraph
▸ a personal comment
2 What was hard work for Emma? ▸ a suitable ending (See you soon,
Bye for now, Write soon)?

3 When were there 20,000 people in Conner Prairie to see a

hot-air balloon?

4 What was the weather like when Emma was in the hot-air
balloon?
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Gram
be : Simple past p.25 be : Simple past p.25

Affirmative Negative
I was I was not (wasn’t)
you were you were not (weren’t)
he / she / it was he / she / it was not (wasn’t)
we / you / they were we / you / they were not (weren’t)

1 We form the simple past of be with: 1 We form the negative simple past of be with:

subject + was / were subject + was / were + not

2 We use was with singular pronouns and singular The pizza was not good.
nouns. We use were with plural pronouns and We were not at school yesterday.
plural nouns. 2 We can use the short forms wasn’t and weren’t.
3 We use the simple past of be to talk about I wasn’t at home.
situations that started and finished in the past. You weren’t at the party last night.
It was sunny yesterday.
3 We usually use the short forms wasn’t and weren’t
She was with Tyler on Friday. in spoken English and when we write emails, social
Sergio and Carina were late yesterday. media posts, messages, and letters to friends.
4 We do not use short forms with was and were in
the affirmative. Interrogative and short answers p.28

Questions
Past time expressions p.25
Was I there?
1 We can use these time expressions to say when Were you there?
something happened in the past. Was he / she / it there?

yesterday morning / afternoon / evening Were we / you / they there?

last night / Monday / week / month / summer /

Christmas / year 1 We put was or were before the subject to form
ten minutes / an hour / two days / a week / a month / a question.
five years ago
in June / 2016 / the 1980s / the 20th century Was / Were + subject +?

We were at school yesterday morning. Were you at the party yesterday?

Blaze was awesome last night. Was it on TV last night?
Mia was here ten minutes ago.
Short answers
My parents were in Australia in 2016.
Affirmative Negative
2 We can put the past time expression at the Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
start or the end of the sentence. The meaning Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
doesn’t change. Yes, he / she / it was. No, he / she / it wasn’t.
I was sick yesterday. = Yesterday, I was sick. Yes, we / you / they were. No, we / you / they weren’t.
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2 We form short affirmative answers with: What was the movie about?

On vacation
Who were they with in the park?
Yes, + subject pronoun + was / were How was your vacation?
How old was your brother in this picture?
The affirmative short answer has no short form.
Was she happy on vacation? Yes, she was. Look
We form short negative answers with: We use was / were + born to talk about birth.
Where were you born?
No, + subject pronoun + wasn’t / weren’t

We usually use the short form in negative answers. have : Simple past p.28

Were you with your mom yesterday? No, I wasn’t. Affirmative

I had
Question words with was / were you had
p.28 he / she / it had
We form questions with the question word + we / you / they had
simple past of be.
1 We form the simple past of have with:
question word + was / were +?
subject + had
Where was I last Tuesday?
When were you in Lima? 2 The simple past of have is the same for all persons:
Why was Luis in the hospital last week? We had a great time!
Luis had a new bike.

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Physical appearance Hair Speaking

average weight (adj) bald (adj) What does she / he look like?
black (adj)
beard (n) blond (adj) She’s / He’s short and slim.
blue (adj) brown (adj)
brown (adj) curly (adj) What about her / his hair?
eye(s) (n) gray (adj)
glasses (n) Her / His hair’s long, blond, and wavy.
long (adj)
green (adj) red (adj)
middle-aged (adj) short (adj)
What’s she / he like?
mustache (n) shoulder-length (adj)
old (adj)
She’s / He’s very funny / shy / nice /
short (adj) straight (adj) bossy / lazy / friendly.
slim (adj) wavy (adj)
tall (adj)
Check it out
young (adj) She’s / He’s just great!
exploring (v)
protect (v)
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safely (adv)
take care of
temple (n)

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Vocabulary Places around town p.38

1 Find eight other places around town in 2 Complete the sentences with places around town.
the wordsearch. Mom’s going to the police station. Someone took
her purse.
S R P A R K I M T H G
1 I often go to the m t . I love
P R L T L O B E C O O movies.
O H E B I C A F E S L 2 You can get the number 8 at the b
s over there.
S N I E B S O K A P D
3 It’s a nice day. Let’s go for a walk in the
T B U V R I S Y N I M p .
O A E P A M A L L T A 4 Can you get some bread and milk from the
s , please?
F A F E R S A N I A R
5 There isn’t a t s in our town.
F B W R Y O R R S L K There are only buses.
I A A U P M A R K E T 6 We’re watching a basketball game at the
s c this afternoon.
C N S N I S K N F E A
7 We get books from the l every week.
E P A R K I N G L O T
8 There’s a new c near school. They have
great snacks there.

Grammar
Affirmative spelling variations
Simple past: regular verbs p.39

Affirmative 4 Complete the sentences with the simple past

of the verbs in parentheses. Pay attention to
3 Complete the text with the simple past form of the the spelling.
verbs in the box.
He carried (carry) Rachel’s books for her.
enjoy play watch walk laugh stay play 1 She (try) again, but there was
no answer.
On Saturday night, I watched a movie and I
2 We (cycle) a long way.
1
video games with my friend Andy.
We really 2 the movie. We 3 3 The train (stop) at the station.
a lot. Andy 4 at my house on Saturday 4 He really (love) the book.
night, and we had a sleepover. Then, on Sunday
morning, we 5 to the soccer stadium near 5 I (prefer) the other restaurant.
my house. F.C. Dallas 6 Minnesota United. 6 I (play) rugby, not soccer.
What a game! 2–0 to F.C. Dallas—yes!
7 Dan (copy) his brother’s work.
8 We (arrive) late to school.
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Simple past: irregular verbs p.42 Round-up

Places
5 Complete the chart with the verbs in the box.
1 Lara is on a school trip to New York City. Read
got bought did left came went met ate her message to a friend and choose the correct
alternatives.
Base form Simple past
buy bought Hi! How are you? I ’m having / have an
come 1
awesome time in New York City. I’m here with
do 2
some classmates on a school trip.
eat 3
Yesterday, we 1 are visiting / visited the
get 4 Empire State Building. You can go up to the
go 5 86th floor and see all of New York. I 2 take /
took some great pictures. After that, we
leave 6
3
went / are going to Central Park and we
meet 7
4
eat / ate our lunch there. The park is huge!
Right now, we 5 ’re going / went to the
6 Complete Clare’s text message with the simple Statue of Liberty. We 6 are buying / bought
past of the verbs in parentheses. tickets at the subway station, and now we’re
on a train. It 7 takes / took about an hour to
get there. My friend Ed 8 is playing / played a
Hi, James. I’m so happy that you found (find) my game on his phone, and Charlie 9 is reading /
purse on Saturday. It 1 (have) my phone reads about the Statue of Liberty.
in it. We 2
(go) back to the park and Tomorrow, we 10 go / ’re going to the
looked for it everywhere—we 3 (spend) American Museum of Natural History. It
half an hour!—and then you 4
(send) that 11
opens / opened in 1869, and it 12 has /
text message. I 5 (take) some pictures at is having animals from all around the world.
the park that afternoon, so I’m attaching them here. They aren’t real! After that, we
I love the one of you and Matt in his new hat! See 13
walked / ’re walking around Times
you soon, Clare Square. It’s very busy, and very exciting.
Tomorrow night, we 14 ’re coming / come
home. See you soon!

7 Complete James’s text message with the simple

past of the verbs in the box.

see cost buy tell drink say think go

2 Read the message again and write:

Hi, Clare. Thanks for your email and pictures.
three things that Lara did yesterday:
Matt’s hat is awful! He bought it at the market for
$5, but I think it 1 too much!
It was lucky that we 2 to the same
café … Matt’s sister 3
him about
it. I 4 the place was OK, but I only three things that Lara or her friends are doing now:
5
a lemonade …
Hey, what are you doing tomorrow? The new Star
Wars movie is playing at the movie theater. Matt’s
brother 6 it yesterday. He 7 it three things that Lara is doing tomorrow:
was great! Would you like to watch it with me? ;)
James
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Speaking Ask for and give directions p.40

1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the box.

Can you tell me Excuse Go across from It’s near here right

You hear You say

Excuse me. 1 2
down (the street / Park Avenue) as far as …
the way to …, please?
Turn 4 (onto Lincoln Avenue). Turn left (at the traffic light).
Is there a … 3
, please? 5
/ The bank is on the right / left.
It’s 6 / next to / near …

2 113 Listen to the dialogues on page 40 again and complete them.

1
Luis Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the library , please?
Woman Yes, go down Park Avenue as far as 1 . Then turn left onto Lincoln Avenue and
then 2
at the intersection. The library 3 . It’s across
from the police station.
2
Sofia Excuse me, 4 near here, please?
Woman 5 , I don’t know.
Sofia Oh, no problem. Thank you anyway.
Woman You’re welcome.
3
Sofia Excuse me, is there a bank near here, please?
Man Yes. 6 as far as the intersection. Then 7 onto Pine
Street, then turn right 8
. The bank is on the left. It’s 9 .

3 Look at the pictures and complete the dialogues. Listening p.43

Look
Listen for sequencing words: before (that), then,
after (that).

1 114 Listen to two people describing what

they did yesterday. For each person, put the
activities in the correct order (1–3).
1 A Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the tourist
information center, please?
B Yes, go down this street 1 the
2
, and then turn 3 .

2 A Excuse me, is 4 near here?

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B Yes, it’s on Union Road. It’s 5

the mall 2
and the police station. It’s on the 6 .
A Ah, yes, I know Union Road. Thanks.

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3
CA R R I E F I S H E R

Places
Carrie Fisher was a famous actor. She was born in California, U.S., on October 21st, 1956.
Her parents were Eddie Fisher (a singer) and Debbie Reynolds (a Hollywood actor).
In 1973, Fisher left high school and moved to London. She studied at the Central School
of Speech and Drama. She appeared in her first movie, Shampoo, in 1975. Then in 1977,
she appeared as Princess Leia in Star Wars: A New Hope.
Star Wars: A New Hope was popular all around the world, and Fisher became very
famous. She appeared in two more Star Wars movies in the 1980s: The Empire
Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). In 1983, Fisher married the
famous American singer Paul Simon. They were married for less than a year.
Fisher wrote a novel, Postcards from the Edge, published in 1987. The book
won an award. She also wrote the script for the movie version of the book. She
wrote two more novels, and scripts for TV shows and movies.
She appeared in more Star Wars movies, and she published her autobiography,
The Princess Diarist, in 2016. Fisher died on December 27th, 2016. She got a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4th, 2022.

Check it out 2 Comprehension Read the biography again.

Choose the correct alternatives.
Find these words and check their meaning.
appear published award script Carrie Fisher’s mother was a singer / an actor.
1 Fisher studied drama in California / London.
2 She married a famous actor / singer.
Reading p.44
3 Her movie / novel, won an award.
1 115 Read and listen to the biography. Then 4 She got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
complete the fact file. after / before she died.

Name: Carrie Fisher Writing p.45

Fact file

Born: date
3 Write a biography of Halle Berry. Use the
place information below.
Died: date
Important events: Date of birth: August 14th, 1966
1973 Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio

1980s: entered beauty contests and

was second in Miss U.S.A., 1986

1989: moved to New York City

1977
to become an actor

1983 2000–2014: played

Storm in the X-Men movies

1987 2001: won an Oscar

2007: got a star on the Hollywood

2022 Walk of Fame

Writing check
Workbook

Did you organize the information in the correct

chronological order? Did you include some ordering
words, for example first, then, next, after that, finally?

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Gram
Simple past: regular verbs Look
The verb travel is irregular.
Affirmative p.39
travel ➞ traveled
I looked
you looked Pronunciation
he / she / it looked We pronounce the -ed of the simple past in
we / you / they looked different ways:

1 When the base form of the verb ends with an

1 We usually form the simple past with:
unvoiced (soft) sound such as k, p, f, s, sh, ch,
th, x, the -ed ending is pronounced /t/.
subject + base form of the verb + -ed
watched /wɑtʃt/
liked /laɪkt/
call ➞ called
stopped /stɑpt/
walk ➞ walked
2 When the base form of the verb ends with the
2 The affirmative form of the simple past has the sound /d/ or /t/, the -ed ending is pronounced /ɪd/.
same ending for all persons.
started /startɪd/
I visited the new museum yesterday. hated /heɪtɪd/
She wanted new clothes. decided /dɪˈsaɪdɪd/
3 We use the simple past to describe an action that 3 For all the other verbs, which end with a voiced
started and finished in the past. (hard) sound such as b, g, j, l, m, n, r, v, z, or a
I talked to my Canadian cousins last weekend. vowel sound, the -ed ending is pronounced /d/.

4 We can use the simple past for recent past rained /reɪnd/
actions (yesterday, last week, etc.) or actions loved /lʌvd/
that happened a long time ago (in 1945, traveled /ˈtræv(ə)ld/
50 years ago, etc.).
I loved the movie last night. Simple past: irregular verbs
My grandparents lived in Seoul in the 1980s. p.42

1 Many common verbs are not formed with the base

Affirmative spelling variations p.39
form of the verb + -ed. They have an irregular
1 We use the base form of the verb + -d when the simple past form. You need to learn these verbs.
verb ends in -e. I buy a newspaper every morning.
like ➞ liked I bought a newspaper last week.
arrive ➞ arrived
2 When the verb ends in a consonant + -y,
we change the -y to -i and add -ed.
try ➞ tried
copy ➞ copied
3 When the short verb ends in a vowel + a
consonant, we double the final consonant
and add -ed.
stop ➞ stopped
prefer ➞ preferred
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2 We can put some irregular verbs into groups with Base form Simple past

Places
the same sound or spelling. This can help you tell told
remember them. sell sold
Base form Simple past
run ran Base form Simple past
drink drank come came
sing sang become became
sit sat give gave
begin began forgive forgave

Base form Simple past Base form Simple past

buy bought blow blew
catch caught know knew
teach taught grow grew

Base form Simple past 3 The simple past of irregular verbs is the same for
break broke all persons.
choose chose I grew up on a boat.
speak spoke We grew some vegetables this year.

4 There is a list of irregular verbs at the back of

Base form Simple past the book.
cut cut
hit hit
put put

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Places around town sports center (n) Speaking

bank (n) supermarket (n) Excuse me.
bus station (n) traffic circle (n) Can you tell me the way to …, please?
bus stop (n) train station (n)
café (n) Go down … as far as …
Check it out
hospital (n)
air conditioning (n) Is there a … near here, please?
intersection (n)
library (n)
colonized (v) Turn right onto …
mall (n)
grid (n)
market (n)
recycling bins (n) Turn left at the …
movie theater (n)
slaves (n)
park (n) It’s on the right / left.
solar panels (n)
parking lot (n)
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take control
police station (n) It’s across from / next to / near …
trading (v)
post office (n)

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Vocabulary Movie types p.50

1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 2 Complete the puzzle with movie types, and find
the mystery word.
comedy action musical horror
1
fantasy romance romcom animated sci-fi R O M A N C E
2
My favorite movie is Legally Blonde. It’s a romcom.
3
1 I love singing, so I love a good with a
lot of great songs. 4
C
2 The Martian is a really great movie. 5
S
It’s set on the planet Mars, of course!
6
3 I liked Zootopia. The detail in the images was
amazing. I’m a big fan of movies. 7

4 I laughed a lot. It was a good .

5 It was an movie with a lot of fighting
and explosions. Mystery word:
6 Titanic is a great .
7 I love movies; they’re really scary.
8 We watched a movie on the weekend,
but I didn’t like it. There were too many dragons.

Grammar

Simple past p.51 p.54

Negative Interrogative and short answers

3 Complete the sentences with the negative simple 4 Look at the chart. Use the words to write
past of the verbs in the box. questions and short answers.

stay give wear finish watch play have Last weekend

We didn’t have dinner at home last night—we went

to a restaurant.
1 I your sneakers—they aren’t
my size!
Joe ✓ ✗ ✓ ✗
2 My little brother that horror movie.
Mia ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗
3 We our cat a Christmas present.
4 He soccer last weekend because Mia / have pizza / last weekend?
he was tired.
Did Mia have pizza last weekend?
5 They with us last summer.
No, she didn’t.
6 She her lunch because she wasn’t
1 Joe / have pizza / last weekend?
very hungry.
2 Joe / go shopping / last weekend?
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3 Joe and Mia / play tennis / last weekend?

4 Mia / go shopping / last weekend?
5 Joe and Mia / watch a movie / last weekend?

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44
Question words with simple Round-up

Entertainment
past p.54
5 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 Complete the text about
Jason’s visit to Warner
How / What time did the movie start?
Brothers studio. Use the
1 When / What did they have for breakfast? simple past of the verbs
2 Where / What time did you put my coat? in parentheses.
3 Why / Where did you go home early? Last Saturday, my family and I went (go) on the
4 What / How did you break your phone? Warner Brothers studio tour. It 1
(be) awesome! We 2 (learn) about
5 What / Where did you have your party?
the history of the studio, and we 3
6 When / How did it start to rain?
(watch) a short movie about it. After that, we
6 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.
4
(walk) around the TV and movie
e sets. We 5 (have) a guide for the
1 When did you meet her?
first hour, and we 6
(not / stop) for
2 Why did you leave the party?
a minute! We 7 (not / go) to some
3 What did you buy at the mall? areas because they’re making TV shows and movies
4 Where did you go last night? there right now.
5 What time did the movie start? My favorite part of the tour was when we
8
(visit) the café set from
a A new pair of shoes.
Friends! It was the real set! I 9
b To a music lesson. (not / know) it was still there! We also
c At seven o’clock. 10
(see) the set from The Big
d Because I was tired. Bang Theory. Then, we 11 (have)
lunch, but we 12
(not / spend)
e Last year on vacation.
much time in the studio restaurant because we
7 Write questions for the answers. 13
(want) to see more sets. After
Where did you stay ? three hours, the tour was over. I 14
We stayed in a hotel. (not / want) to leave!

1 ? 2 Use the words to write questions. Then write

I bought a new T-shirt. answers.
2 ? When / Jason / go on the Warner Brothers studio
He met Maria. tour?

3 ?
When did Jason go on the Warner Brothers
studio tour?
He traveled to school by bus.
He went on the tour last Saturday.
4 ?
1 What / they / learn about?
She got up at 8 a.m.
5 ?
They went to Japan on vacation.
2 What / they / watch?

3 What / be / Jason’s favorite part of the tour?

4 What other set / they / see?

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5 Where / they / have lunch?

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Speaking Make arrangements and buy tickets p.52

1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the box.

What screen is it on? It’s playing at … That’s ($16). What do you want to see? OK. Good idea.

You hear You say

Let’s go to … OK. Good idea.
1 I don’t care. / I want to see …
Where is it playing? 2

Can I have … tickets, please? 3

4 It’s on screen (4).

2 116 Listen again to the dialogues on page 52 and 4 Write two dialogues: (1) you invite a friend
complete them. to the movies, and (2) later at the movie
theater. Use the information and the
1
dialogues as models.
Sofia Let’s go to the movies.
Luis 1
.
vel
Sofia What do you want to see? • Captain Mar
)
Luis . You choose. (action movie
2

Sofia What about Interstellar Mission? It’s a sci-fi movie. r, 6 p.m.

Luis Hmm, OK, I like sci-fi movies. • Scala Theate
Sofia Great! Let me see … Where’s it playing? • $8 per ticket
Luis 3
the Phoenix Theater.
Sofia Perfect! That isn’t far from here.
2 Listening p.55
Later at the movie theater …
Luis Can I have two tickets to Interstellar Mission, Look
4
? Look at the options so you know what key
Clerk How old are you? information to listen for.
Sofia We’re 14.
Clerk OK. 5 . 1 117 Listen to Grace and Dylan talking
Luis Here you are. about their exciting weekends. Check (✓) the
Clerk Thank you. Here are your tickets and $4 change. activities they did.
Sofia Thank you. What screen is it on?
Clerk 6 . Dylan
a dance
3 Put the sentences of the dialogue in the correct order.
b sing
OK. Good idea.
c meet friends
Where’s it playing?
Great. Let’s meet there at 3:30 p.m.
What do you want to see? There’s a great new
horror movie playing now.
There’s a show at 4 p.m., and then another at seven. Grace
1 Let’s go to the movies. a play a sport
It’s playing at the Orion Theater. b spend time
OK, let’s watch an action movie—The Adjustment with family
is playing this afternoon. c catch a ball
Oh, that’s near the mall. What time does it start?
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I don’t like horror movies.

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4
Star Profile: Kiernan Shipka

Entertainment
Send us your questions about this week’s star!

What TV shows was she in?

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Daniel, Denver, Colorado
After Mad Men, Kiernan was in Chilling
Where did Kiernan grow up?
Adventures of Sabrina, a Netflix series,
Amy, Boston, Massachusetts from 2018 to 2020. The story comes from
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, in popular American comic books. She
1999. She started dancing classes played the main character. Kiernan
when she was five. To help with her was the writers’ first choice for the role
acting career, her family moved to of Sabrina. The show was very popular,
Los Angeles when she was six. thanks to her acting.

What was her first TV role? Do you know any fun facts about
Ethan, Portland, Oregon Kiernan?

When Kiernan got her first acting job, Sarah, Phoenix, Arizona
she was still a baby! She was just five When Kiernan was young, she didn’t
months old when she appeared in ER, go to a regular school. She joined an
the hospital drama, in 2000. Her first big online school. She likes to stay in shape.
role was Sally Draper in the TV series Mad When she was in Chilling Adventures
Men. She got the part after two auditions. of Sabrina, she had small trampolines
Critics thought she was excellent in Mad around her house. She jumped on
Men and she won awards. them when she wanted energy!

Check it out 2 What TV series did Kiernan appear in after ER?

Find these words and check their meaning.

role audition critic trampoline 3 Where did the character of Sabrina come from?

Reading p.56
4 What did Kiernan jump on at home when she
1 118 Read and listen to the article. Decide if the played Sabrina?
sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1 Kiernan started learning to dance when she
was five. Writing p.57
2 Kiernan was already an actor when she
auditioned for Mad Men.
3 Imagine you are talking to a friend about a movie
you saw last week. Write a dialogue. Use the
3 Critics didn’t like her acting in Mad Men.
prompts to help you:
4 Kiernan played the role of Sabrina in a movie.
• What movie / you watch and / where / see it?
5 When she was young, she took classes online.
• What kind / movie and / what / the story about?
2 Comprehension Read the article again. Answer • Who / play the star part?
the questions. • Who / direct the movie?
How old was Kiernan Shipka when she first
A What movie did you watch last week?
appeared on TV?
B I watched …
She was five months old.
1 Why did Kiernan’s family move to Los Angeles? Writing check
Did you write the questions in the simple past
correctly?
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Gram
Simple past 1 We form questions in the simple past with:

Negative p.51
Did + subject + base form of the verb +?
I did not (didn’t) look
you did not (didn’t) look We form simple past questions in the same way for
all persons.
he / she / it did not (didn’t) look
Did you / he / they watch the new Star Wars movie
we / you / they did not (didn’t) look
last week?
Did your mom go, too?
1 We form the negative form of the simple past with:
Short answers
subject + did not (didn’t) + base form of the verb Affirmative Negative
Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
I did not play. Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
2 The short form of did not is didn’t. We use short Yes, he / she / it did. No, he / she / it didn’t.
forms more often than long forms. Yes, we / you / they did. No, we / you / they didn’t.
I didn’t stay at home.
2 We form short affirmative answers with:
3 The simple past negative is the same for all
persons. It doesn’t change.
Yes, + subject pronoun + did
I didn’t hear the question.
That girl didn’t take her bag! The affirmative short answer has no short form.
They didn’t arrive early. Did you see my sister in the library? Yes, I did.
4 We form the negative form of the simple past for 3 We form short negative answers with:
regular and irregular verbs in the same way.
Regular verbs: No, + subject pronoun + did not / didn’t
They liked the movie.They didn’t like the movie.
Irregular verbs: We usually use the short form in negative answers.

Carl went to the zoo. Carl didn’t go to the zoo. Did you go out? No, I didn’t.

NOT Carl didn’t went to the zoo. 4 We form the simple past interrogative and short
answers in the same way with regular and irregular
Interrogative and short answers p.54
verbs.
Interrogative Regular verbs:
Did I work? Did you stay at home last night?
Did you work? Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Did he / she / it work?
Irregular verbs:
Did we / you / they work?
Did he find his bag?
Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.
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Question words with simple past Irregular verbs

Entertainment
p.54 Affirmative
We form simple past questions with: Subject + simple past form of the verb
I + went
question + base form
+ did + subject +?
word of the verb
Negative
What did they have for breakfast? Subject + didn’t + base form of the verb

When did Mark go home? He + didn’t + go

Where did I put my coat? Regular and irregular verbs

Why did you take her phone?
Interrogative
What time did the movie start?
Did + subject + base form of the verb
How did you break your phone?
Did + you + go?
Who did you go to the movies with?

Short answers
Simple past review Affirmative
Regular verbs Yes, + subject pronoun + did.
Affirmative Yes, + you + did.
Subject + base form of the verb + -ed Negative
I + played No, + subject pronoun + didn’t.
No, + she + didn’t.
Negative
Subject + didn’t + base form of the verb
I + didn’t + play

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Movie types documentary (n) What do you want to see?

action movie (n) ending (n)
fossil fuels (n) I don’t care.
animated movie (n)
joking (v) I want to see …
comedy (n) lines (n) Where’s it playing?
fantasy movie (n) monster (n)
oil (n) Let me see. It’s playing at …
horror movie (n)
musical (n) special effects (n)
Can I have … tickets, please?
romance (n) subtitles (n)
romcom (n)
Speaking That’s ($16).
sci-fi movie (n)
What screen is it on?
Let’s go to …
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Check it out OK. Good idea.

Just a second. It’s on screen (4).
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we have to do

Vocabulary Housework p.64

1 Complete the housework phrases 2 Match 1–8 with a–h to make sentences.
with the verbs in the box. We don’t have a dishwasher, so I do g
1 Could you please take out a the laundry.
take out cook clean unload do
clear iron make do do load 2 The vacuum cleaner is broken, b my bed.
set sweep clean so I need to sweep c the bathroom.
3 I don’t have any clean clothes. d the floor.
set / clear the table I need to do e my shirt.
1 the floor 4 I don’t always clean my room, f the trash?
2 / the dishwasher but I always make
g the dishes.
3 my bed 5 After dinner, I always load h the dishwasher.
4 the laundry 6 We’re going to a restaurant,
5 my bedroom so I have to iron
6 the dishes 7 On the weekends, my job is to clean
7 the bathroom
8 the trash
9 the vacuuming
10 meals
11 my clothes

Grammar
Interrogative and short answers
have to p.65

Affirmative and negative 4 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of have to,
the words in parentheses, and short answers.
3 Choose the correct alternatives.
Mom How many times do I have to ask you (I / ask)? Please
It’s 9 p.m.! I has to / have to go home. clean your room!
1 We have to / don’t have to pay. It’s free! Alice 1 (I / do) it this morning? I’m
2 My brother has to / have to watch a meeting Jade in town. She 2
science documentary tonight for (buy) some new clothes for her vacation.
homework. Mom Why 3 (you / go) with her?
3 She doesn’t have to / has to cook dinner. Alice Um, I 4 (help) her.
We’re going to a restaurant. Mom Hmm … And 5
(you / do)
4 You don’t have to / have to unload the any homework this weekend?
dishwasher because Dad did it. Alice No, 6 . Well, I
7
(not / write) anything, but
5 He have to / has to study tonight.
I8 (look at) some websites
He has a test tomorrow.
for science class.
6 They have to / don’t have to bring their Mom And what about Jade? 9
lunch. There isn’t a cafeteria at their (she / do) any homework?
school. Alice No, 10 . She has a different
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teacher. Sorry, Mom, I 11

(go) now. I 12 (meet) her in
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55
Compounds: some / any / Round-up

Things we have to do
no p.68
5 Complete the sentences with the words 1 Read Zachary’s blog. Choose the correct alternatives.
in the box. When I was younger, I had to /
didn’t have to do any housework. In
anything something anybody fact, I didn’t do 1 nothing / anything
someone nowhere no one nothing to help at home. I didn’t clean my
anywhere somewhere bedroom, and I did 2 something /
nothing in the kitchen. My parents
No one wanted to do the dishes.
did 3 everything / anything!
1 I left my phone —I can’t
When I was 10, I 4 have to /
find it.
had to start doing some housework.
2 We went to his house, but there wasn’t I 5 hadn’t to / didn’t have to do the dishes, but I 6 had to /
there. have to load the dishwasher. My parents 7 have to /
3 Do you know about didn’t have to do that when they were young because they
computers? didn’t have a dishwasher. They 8 had to / has to do the dishes
4 We need who speaks after every meal, so they say I’m lucky! They also 9 had to /
Italian. have to sweep the floor and do the vacuuming. In those days,
5 Yes, there’s a post office, but it’s
10
anyone / everyone spent more time doing housework.
near here, sorry. These days, I understand that I 11 have to / has to do more
jobs in the house. It isn’t fair to leave 12 everything / nothing
6 I’m bored. There’s to do
for Mom and Dad to do. I sometimes clean the bathroom, and
here.
I often do the laundry, but I 13 have to / don’t have to iron the
7 Did you go nice for your clothes. Dad does that!
vacation? 14
Do you have to / You had to do any housework in
8 I know a secret—it’s your house? Does 15 no one / anyone in your family
that you don’t know! like housework?

Compounds: every p.68 2 Use the words to write questions with have to. Then read
the text again and answer the questions.
6 Complete the sentences with a compound What housework / Zachary / when he was younger?
of every.
What housework did Zachary have to do when he was
Is everyone / everybody listening? OK, I younger?
can begin.
He didn’t have to do any housework.
1 Juan really likes sports. He runs
1 What housework / Zachary / when he was 10?
!
2 This is a great website for science. You
can find for
our homework here. 2 What housework / Zachary’s parents / when they were
young?
3 loves Ciara
because she’s so funny.
4 Is coming to
the party?
5 We have to go right now. Do you have 3 What housework / Zachary / not / these days?
you need?
6 I looked in
our house, but your phone isn’t here.
3 Think about housework. Write about you.
1 Write two things you didn’t have to do when you were young.
2 Write two things you have to do now.
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3 Write two things a family member has to do now.

4 Write two things a family member doesn’t have to do now.

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Speaking Ask for and give permission
p.66
3 Use the prompts to write dialogues.
1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the A can / watch TV, Mom?
box. Can I watch TV, Mom?
May I go I’m sorry, but you can’t. Yes, of course. B yes / of course / can
Could I borrow a Can I borrow you can’t Yes, of course you can.
1 A can / borrow / your phone?
You ask You answer
Yes, (of course) you can.
Can I borrow a ruler, B no / sorry / can’t
No, (I’m sorry,)
please? 1
.
2 3
/ 2 A may / go to / Room 12?
book, please? I’m sorry, but …
OK, you can … / B why / want / go there?
4
to 5
the library, please?
A because / leave / my school bag there.

2 119 Listen again to the dialogues on page 66

and complete them. B OK, yes / can
1
Sofia Can I borrow your ruler, please? I have to 3 A could / have two slices of cake?
finish my math homework.
Luis 1
.
B yes / of course / can
Here it is. Where’s your ruler?
Sofia I left it at home with my pencil case,
and some of my books! Oh, and
2 Listening p.69

too, please?
Luis Sorry, Sofia. I don’t have a pencil sharpener, Look
but 3 . Can you hear the different accents the speakers have?
Sofia Thank you. Listen carefully to understand what they say.
2
Sofia Excuse me, Miss Hill.
1 120 Listen to Mia and Jacob describing their
typical days. Choose T (true) or F (false) for each
4
Jason today?
statement.
Teacher Why do you want to sit next to Jason?
Sofia Because I don’t have my book. I left it at 1 Jacob gets up before Mia. T/F
home. I’m sorry. 2 Mia has to wear school uniform. T/F
Teacher OK, 5 for this class. But 3 Jacob has to wear school uniform. T/F
remember to bring your book next time! 4 Jacob plays sports most days. T/F
Sofia Thank you.
5 Mia only plays sports on the weekend. T/F
6 Mia does her homework after dinner. T/F
7 Jacob does his homework before dinner. T/F
8 Mia goes to bed after Jacob. T/F
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5

Things we have to do
Exchange visits I’m learning Spanish, and my parents suggested
An exchange visit is a great way to improve your an exchange visit. There’s a website that
language skills. Two students from different countries matches people, and it matched me with Luis.
live with the other student’s family for a week. Kayla I went to Mexico and he came here. I had to
Foster and Luis Martínez tell us about their experiences. share a room with his two sisters, and that was
fun. They had to speak slowly, but we became
8 6 3 great friends. I had to help with the housework,
which I don’t really do at home. I enjoyed
cooking with Luis’s mom. She was very nice,
and she taught me a lot of new words.

I’m learning English, and my teacher found

a student in Chicago, in the U.S. through an
exchange website. We had a video meeting before
we agreed to the visit. The Foster family was
really nice, but I had to concentrate to understand
what they said. It was very tiring. I didn’t have to
do a lot of housework, just make my bed. They
treated me like one of the family. I was sad when I
had to go home, but I learned a lot of English.

Check it out
Find these words and check their meaning.
suggest concentrate tiring treat

Reading p.70

1 121 Read and listen to the article. Then complete

the sentences with Luis or Kayla.
A teacher found an exchange student for Luis.
1 had to do more housework than at home.
2 sometimes got tired trying to understand.
3 helped in the kitchen.
4 liked the two girls in the exchange family.
5 was unhappy at the end of the visit. Writing p.71

2 Comprehension Read the article again. Answer the 3 Imagine you went on an exchange visit and
questions. stayed with a family in another country.
Who told Kayla about the exchange visits? Write a description of your visit. Include the
Kayla’s parents told her about the exchange following information:
visits. • how you found another family
1 Who did Kayla have to share a room with? • what the other family was like
• any housework you had to do
2 What did Kayla have to do that she doesn’t do at home? • what you learned from the visit.

3 Who taught Kayla some Spanish?

Writing check
Read your text carefully and check for mistakes.
Pay close attention to:
4 Why did Luis have to concentrate?
▸ irregular simple past verbs
▸ prepositions: for a week, at Easter, in August
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▸ the correct form of have to.

5 What housework did Luis have to do on the visit?

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Gram
have to p.65 Interrogative and short answers
Affirmative Questions
Do I have to go?
I have to go.
You have to go. Do you have to go?

He / She / It has to go. Does he / she / it have to go?

We / You / They have to go. Do we / you / they have to go?

1 We form affirmative sentences with have to: 1 We form questions with have to in the same
way as with other verbs in the simple present:
+ have to
subject + base form of the verb
has to
Do + base form
+ subject + have to +?
We use have to + base form of the verb with most verb Does of the verb
forms, but we use has to + base form with he, she,
or it. Do you have to take the bus to school?
I have to do a lot of things at home. Does Maria have to clean her bedroom?
Mom has to take the bus to work. Short answers
2 We use have to to express a necessity or obligation. Affirmative Negative
You have to go to school! Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

Juan has to leave now. His bus is at 7:45. Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn’t.
3 We can use have to to express a necessity in the
Yes, we / you / they do. No, we / you / they don’t.
present or in the future.
You have to go home now; it’s late. 2 We form short answers with have to in the same
She has to get up early tomorrow. way as with other verbs in the simple present.

Negative Yes, + do / does.

+ subject pronoun
I do not (don’t) have to stay. No, + don’t / doesn’t.
You do not (don’t) have to stay.
He / She / It does not (doesn’t) have to stay.
3 The affirmative simple past form of have to is
had to.
We / You / They do not (don’t) have to stay.
I had to go home early.

1 We form the negative of have to with:

4 The negative simple past form of have to is
didn’t have to.
+ do not (don’t) + base form We didn’t have to stay in.
subject + have to
does not (doesn’t) of the verb
5 We form simple past questions with have to
with:
2 We use the negative forms don’t / doesn’t have to
to say that there is no necessity or obligation to do
+ base form
something. Did + subject + have to +?
of the verb
Dan and Chloe don’t have to help with the shopping.
Their parents usually do it. Did your parents have to sell their house?
Ana doesn’t have to do her homework right now. She
can do it later.
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6 We form simple past short answers for have to with: 3 We use compounds of any in negative sentences

Things we have to do
and questions.
Yes, + did. Liz isn’t talking to anyone / anybody.
+ subject pronoun
No, + didn’t. Are you doing anything today?

Did you have to speak to your teacher? Yes, I did. 4 In English, we use only one negative in a sentence.
Did she have to ask her parents? No, she didn’t. In a sentence with a compound with no, we use
the affirmative form of the verb.
Compounds: some / any / no Nobody knows her.
NOT Nobody doesn’t know her.
p.68

Person Thing Place Compounds: every p.68

someone /
some something somewhere Person Thing Place
somebody
everyone /
anyone / every everything everywhere
any anything anywhere everybody
anybody
no one /
no nothing nowhere
nobody 1 We use compounds of every in affirmative,
negative, and interrogative forms.
1 We can add the suffixes -one, -body, -thing, and Everybody thinks I ate it!
-where to some, any, and no to form compounds. We didn’t see everything in Rome.

2 We use the compound some in affirmative sentences. Did you look everywhere?

Liz is talking to someone / somebody. 2 We use a verb in the third person singular after
We’re going somewhere fun next weekend. compounds of every.
Everybody likes ice cream!
NOT Everybody like ice cream!

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Housework set / clear the table Yeah, sure.

clean my (bed)room No, (I’m sorry,) you can’t.
sweep the floor
clean the bathroom take out the trash Could I …, please?

Check it out
cook meals
do the dishes coach (v) Yes, of course.
do the laundry convert (v)
design (v) I’m sorry, but …
do the vacuuming
exist (v)
schedule (v) May I …, please?
iron (v)
load / unload the dishwasher
Speaking OK, you can …
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make my bed Can I borrow …, please?

No, I’m sorry, but you can’t.

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Vocabulary Transportation and travel p.76

1 Look at the clues and complete the crossword.

Across
1 2
B 3 6 8 9
U
3 4
S
10 13 14

6
Down
1 2 4 5
7

7 11 12
9

10 11 12 13

14

Grammar

must / mustn’t p.77 mustn’t / don’t have to p.77

2 Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t, and 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box. mustn’t or don’t have to.
You mustn’t forget your passport.
be eat go do tell use watch
1 This museum is free for under-16s. You’re 14, so
You mustn’t use your phone in class. you pay.
1 It’s late. You to bed. 2 He work because he is very
2 You that! It’s wrong! rich.
3 He that movie. He’s too young. 3 You be late for the bus!
4 You can’t talk in the library—you 4 Students listen, read, and write in this English test,
quiet! but they speak.
5 It’s a secret. You anybody about 5 You put your address or
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it. phone number in your online profile.

6 I’m very hungry. I something. 6 I take the bus to school
because I can walk.

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Verb + -ing form / infinitive p.80 Round-up

Transportation
4 Write sentences with the information.
= enjoy
1 Complete the text with the -ing form or the
infinitive of the verbs in parentheses.
= don’t mind
= hate

Activity

play video games Rob Jane

Sara
Paul
To school
go to the movies
Jane Rob by bike
Sara Paul
Jane
walk to school Paul Rob
Sara

Rob enjoys playing video games.

Many of us like riding our bikes, and we want
He doesn’t mind going to the movies. 1
(use) them as much as possible. In
He hates walking / to walk to school. many countries, students enjoy 2 (go) to
1 Jane school by bike, and it has a lot of advantages.
First of all, we need 3 (look) after the
environment. Riding your bike is better than traveling
by car. Second, many of us need 4 (get)
2 Sara more exercise, and riding your bike is a great way to
do that.
Of course, there are a lot of cars on the road. It’s a
good idea to practice 5 (ride) your bike on
3 Paul
quiet roads first. Try 6 (do) that every day
until you feel comfortable. Don’t forget 7
(wear) a helmet for safety reasons.
4 2 1
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box.
2 Read and choose the correct alternatives.
speak go travel play work watch buy

I want to buy some new sneakers. SCHOOL RULES FOR BIKE RIDERS
1 I hope around the world one day. • All students must / mustn’t
2 Flora wants that new action movie. wear a helmet. You 1 mustn’t /
3 Joe tried French to a friend don’t have to wear expensive bike
from Paris. clothes, but you 2 must / mustn’t be
visible on the road, so try to wear bright
4 I forgot to the Drama Club meeting. colors.
5 I’d like with animals.
• Students on bikes 3 must / don’t have to get off
6 Hugo hopes for Cruzeiro E.C. their bikes at the school gates. You 4 mustn’t /
have to ride in the playground.
6 Are these sentences correct (✓) or incorrect (✗)?
• You 5 have to / don’t have to bring
We like listening to music. ✓
a lock for your bike, but it’s a good
1 He loves playing basketball. idea. Your bike 6 has to / mustn’t
2 Carla hates to do the dishes. have your name on it, so that we
3 Ana doesn’t want seeing that horror movie. know who owns each bike.
4 You don’t like traveling by plane. • Students 7 don’t have to / must leave their bikes
in the bike area. At the end of the school day,
5 I don’t mind to set the table.
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remember, you 8 mustn’t / don’t have to ride your

6 My parents enjoy trying different types of food. bike until you are outside the school gates.
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Speaking Buy a ticket for a trip p.78

1 Complete the chart with the questions in the box.

What gate does it leave from? How long does the trip take?
What time does the next bus leave? Can I help you? When are you coming back?

You hear You say

Can I help you? Yes, please. I’d like a one-way / round-trip ticket to …
1 I’m coming back on …
2 It leaves at …
3 It leaves from …
4 It takes about …

2 122 Listen again to the dialogues on page 78 Listening p.81

and complete them.
1 Look
Clerk Hello. Can I help you? Think about the situation, and who the listeners
Luis Hello. Yes. 1 are. This helps you identify the speaker’s reason for
to Portland, please. speaking.
Clerk When are you coming back?
Luis 2 on Friday. 1 123 Listen to a teacher talking to a group about
Clerk OK. That’s $44, please. a trip. Complete the notes.
Luis Here you are.
Clerk Thanks. 3 TRIP TO the museum on 1
and change.
2 Leave at: 2
Luis Excuse me. What time does the next bus Must: 3
leave? Don’t have to: 4
Clerk Um …4 nine thirty.
Luis What gate does it leave from? Mustn’t: 5
Clerk It leaves 5 .
Luis Thanks. Oh … how long does the trip take?
Clerk 6
four hours.
Luis OK, thanks.
Clerk Have a good trip.

3 Complete the dialogue with your ideas.

Clerk Hello. Can I help you?
You Yes, please. I’d like a one-way ticket to
Recife, please.
Clerk That’s $37, please.
You 1
Clerk Thank you. Here’s your ticket and your
change.
You 2
Clerk It leaves at 1:35.
You 3
Clerk It leaves from gate 5.
You 4
Clerk It takes about two hours.
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You 5
Clerk Goodbye. Have a good trip.

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THE LO NDON UNDERGROUND Reading p.82

Transportation
1 124 Read and listen to the article. Then match
the headings (A–F) with the paragraphs (1–6).
A Very long tracks D The first in the world
B Far under ground E Not just under ground
C In the movies F A lot of people

2 Comprehension Read the article again. Complete

the fact file.

L O N D O N U N D E R G RO U N D : FAC T F I L E
Opened: 1863
Plan a journey Updates Contact Maps Lines: 1

Stations: 2
D
The Underground (or “Tube”) is an interesting world Track: 3
km
under the busy streets of London. The first line
Total number of trips per year: 4
opened in 1863, and it was the first underground in
the world. It was built before famous landmarks such Distance trains travel per year: 5
km
as the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty.
Station with most passengers: 6
1

The Tube has 11 different lines and 272 stations over Depth of Hampstead station: 7
m
402 kilometers of track. Every year, passengers make
Amount of track below ground: 8
%
almost 1.5 billion trips on the Tube. The trains travel
a total of 70 million kilometers a year. That’s half of
the distance to the sun!
2
Writing p.83

Waterloo station is the station with the most 3 Imagine you went to London and traveled on the
passengers—over 100 million a year. It also has the Underground. Write a message to a friend about
most escalators taking passengers up and down—23! your experience. Include the following information:
3
• when you went on the Underground
• who you were with
Some stations are very deep. Hampstead station is
• where you went
58.5 meters below the ground. If you want to walk
to the platform, you have to go down 320 steps to • some facts about the Underground.
get there!
4
Writing check
Write a first draft of your text and check your spelling,
One thing a lot of people don’t know is that most punctuation, and grammar. Then write a clean version
of the Underground is actually above ground! Only of your corrected text.
about 45% of the tracks are underground.
5

There are about 40 “ghost stations” on the Tube.

These are stations that are closed, but they still exist.
Some of them have other uses. Moviemakers use
Aldwych station, for example, and you can see it in
movies, such as Superman IV.

Check it out
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Find these words and check their meaning.

landmark track escalator deep step

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Gram
must / mustn’t p.77 4 We use must for rules, signs, and official
obligations.
Affirmative Your suitcase must be 23 kg or under.
I must be quiet.
You must be 18 to drive a car.
You must be quiet.
He / She / It must be quiet. 5 We use mustn’t to express prohibition.
We / You / They must be quiet. You mustn’t leave the school during the break.

1 Must is a modal verb. All modal verbs follow the mustn’t / don’t have to p.77
same rules. Must is always followed by another Must and have to have a similar meaning.
verb in the base form. We use both forms to express a necessity or an
obligation, but:
subject + must + base form of the verb ▸ we use must to express an obligation that the
speaker sees as necessary.
You must finish your project before Friday. I must finish this project for tomorrow.
She must come home right now. (The obligation comes from the speaker.)
We use the same form for all persons. We do not ▸ we use have to to express an obligation that is
add -s to must with the third person singular imposed on the speaker.
(he / she / it).
I have to finish this project for tomorrow.
You must go to bed early. (The obligation comes from the teacher.)
She must finish on time. If you are not sure which form to choose, it is
better to use have to.
Negative
Mustn’t and don’t have to have different meanings.
I must not (mustn’t) leave now.
▸ We use mustn’t to say that it is prohibited to do
You must not (mustn’t) leave now.
something.
He / She / It must not (mustn’t) leave now.
We / You / They must not (mustn’t) leave now.
You mustn’t use your phone during the English test.
▸ We use don’t have to to say that it isn’t necessary
2 The negative form of must is must not. Mustn’t is to do something, but you can do it if you want.
always followed by another verb in the base form. You don’t have to finish everything today.

+ must not
subject + base form of the verb
mustn’t

In spoken and informal written English, we usually

use the short form mustn’t.
You mustn’t answer the phone.
We don’t use don’t / doesn’t with the negative form
must or other modal verbs.
We mustn’t watch that movie.
NOT We don’t must watch that movie.

3 We use must to give orders, express a general

obligation, or talk about something that it is
necessary to do.
You must listen in class.
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I must finish my homework.

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Verb + -ing form / infinitive p.80 3 Some verbs can be followed by either the -ing form

Transportation
or the infinitive. These are usually verbs
1 Some verbs are only followed by the -ing form of that express likes and dislikes.
another verb.
I like watching TV shows about animals.
We enjoy sleeping at our grandparents’ house.
My dad loves to listen to music in the car.
Paul practiced speaking Portuguese before he went
to Brazil. like

enjoy love waiting

I
hate to wait
I don’t mind painting

practice don’t like

You have to learn these verb structures, and

2 Some verbs are only followed by the infinitive which verbs use each structure.
(to + base form) of another verb.
I want to go home early today. Look
She decided to buy a present for her sister. Notice the difference between would like to
(’d like) and like to.
decide I’d like to visit London. = I want to visit London
one day.
forget
I like to visit new places. = I enjoy visiting new places.
hope

I need to go

plan

try

want

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Transportation and travel train (n) When are you coming back?
bicycle (n) truck (n)
I’m coming back on …
bus (n)
Check it out
car (n)
busiest (adj) What time does the next bus leave?
ferry (n)
contactless card (n)
helicopter (n)
It leaves at …
motorcycle (n)
trip (n) What gate does it leave from?
pickup truck (n)
wastes time
plane (n) It leaves from …
scooter (n) Speaking
streetcar (n) Can I help you? How long does the trip take?
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subway (n) Yes, please. I’d like a one-way /

taxi (n) round-trip ticket to … It takes about …

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Vocabulary Food and drink p.90

1 Look at the clues and complete the crossword.

1 Across
M
2 3 4 5 8
U
4
S
5 6
T
10 11
A
7
R
D
8

9
Down
10
1 2 3 6

11
7 9

2 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1.

1 I like to put u a on my burgers!
2 Let’s make a salad with cucumber and p a .
3 My sister doesn’t like green vegetables like r c .
4 Do we have any e n ? I want to put some in my drink.
5 I’m making a fruit salad, with mangoes and p c .

Grammar

Count / noncount nouns p.91 some / any p.91

3 Which of the following are singular count nouns (SC), 4 Complete the sentences with some or any.
plural count nouns (PC), or noncount nouns (NC). Have some cookies—they’re delicious.
pepper NC 5 salt 1 You need to eat healthy food.
melons PC 6 watermelons 2 There isn’t milk in the fridge.
apple SC 7 mayonnaise 3 Is there orange juice?
1 spinach 8 egg 4 We need mustard.
2 lemon 9 olive oil 5 Did you eat vegetables yesterday?
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3 broccoli 10 pineapples
6 Take water with you.
4 apricots 11 vinegar
7 Please buy cheese.
8 We don’t have eggs.

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a lot of, much / many, Round-up

Food and drink

How much …? / How many …?
p.94 1 Choose the correct alternatives.

5 Choose the correct alternatives.

There’s a lot of / much salt in this soup. What does a
1 I don’t like many / much vegetables.
2 We drank many / a lot of juice this morning. healthy diet
3 Is there many / much milk in the fridge?
look like?
4 Good! There are many / a lot of bananas and
I’m hungry!
Our bodies need a lot of / much different things from
5 There aren’t many / much eggs. our food. We need some things to grow, and we need
6 He likes a lot of / much sugar in his coffee. 1
any / some things to give us energy.
First of all, it’s important to eat 2 a lot of / much fruit
6 Complete the questions with How much or
and vegetables. It’s a good idea to have 3 any / some
How many.
vegetables in every meal. In fact, some food experts say
How much meat do you eat every week? it’s good to eat 30 different types of fruit and vegetables
1 cups of coffee do you drink every every week. Why not add 4 a little / a few grapes, or
day? some carrot sticks to your lunch?
2 fruit do you usually eat every day? How 5 many / much energy do we need from our food?
The average teenage girl needs around 2,200 calories a
3 homework do you get?
day, and the average teenage boy needs 2,800 calories,
4 people were at Rob’s party? but it also depends on how active you are. If you play
5 chocolate do you eat? a lot of sports, you need to eat food with 6 a few /
6 cousins do you have? a lot of energy in it. When you only get 7 a little / a few
exercise, you don’t need a lot of calories.
7 olive oil is there?
How 8 much / many meat and how 9 much / many eggs
8 questions did you answer?
are in a healthy diet? Not a lot! The same is true for dairy
products, like milk and cheese. You only need 10 a little /
a little / a few p.94 a few cheese each day.

7 Complete the sentences with a little or a few. Lastly, don’t forget water. About 60% of our body is water,
so we don’t just need 11 a little / a few water. An average
I have a few friends at a different school.
adult should drink eight glasses of water every day.
1 My mom speaks Japanese.
2 I only want French fries. 2 Read the text again. Then complete the questions
3 We bought apples at the market. and answers.
4 I only had money with me. How much fruit and vegetables is it good to eat in
5 Can I have mayonnaise on a week?
my sandwich? It’s good to eat a lot of fruit and vegetables.
6 Dad had cookies with his coffee. 1 How energy does an average teenage boy
need?
8 Complete the dialogues with a little or a few.
He needs to eat about calories every day.
A Were there many people at the mall?
2 How calories do you need if you play
B No, it was very quiet. There were only sports every day?
a few people.
You need to eat of calories because you
1 A Do we have any juice? need more energy.
B Yes, we do. There’s in the fridge. 3 How cheese do you need each day?
2 A Did you get many phone calls this afternoon? You only need cheese every day.
B No, I didn’t, but I got this morning. 4 How eggs do you need to eat a day?
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3 A Is there any pepper in this sauce? You only need eggs in your diet.
B There’s . Does it need more? 5 How of your body is water?
Your body is % water.

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Speaking Order food and drink p.92

1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the box.

May I have …? No, thank you. Sorry, not yet. I’d like …, too. a few minutes?

You hear You say

Yes, we are.
Are you ready to order?
Sorry, not yet. Can you give me 1
What would you like (to eat / drink)? I’d like … / I’ll have …
And what about you? 2
/ Can I have …?
Anything to drink? Yes, please …
3
Anything else?
Yes, it is.
Is that everything? 4
No,

2 125 Listen again to the dialogue on page 92 and 4 Use the following information to write a dialogue.
complete it. You are at a restaurant with a friend. You want a
Waitress Are you ready to order? pepperoni pizza. Your friend wants a chicken salad.
Sofia Yes, we are. The waiter comes to take your order. The waiter asks
Waitress What would you like? what you want to drink. You both want apple juice.
Sofia 1
The waiter asks you if you want anything else. You ask
Waitress OK. What would you like to drink? for a plate of fries.
Sofia 2
, please. Oh, and can
I have some cheese with the fries? Listening p.95
Waitress 3 . And what about you?
Luis I’ll have a ham and mushroom pizza, please. Look
Waitress Anything to drink?
Listen carefully for linking words: and, also, but,
Luis Yes, please. 4 a bottle of however, because, so, …
water.
Waitress Anything else? 1 126 Listen to an interview with two teens, Amy
Luis I’ll have 5 too, but no and Brad. Choose A (for Amy) or B (for Brad) for
cheese for me. each statement.
Waitress OK, is that everything?
1 I have five types of vegetables each day. A/B
Sofia 6
2 I eat a lot of meat. A/B
3 Put the sentences in the correct order to make 3 I don’t eat many eggs. A/B
dialogues.
4 I try to eat many different types of food. A/B
3 OK, that’s $8.50. 5 I eat a lot of cheese. A/B
1 Are you ready to order? 6 I make sure I drink a lot of water each day. A/B
2 Yes, I am. I’d like a chicken salad, please.

1 Anything to drink?
I’ll have a burger and fries, please.
Can I have a glass of milk, please?
Hello, what would you like to eat?

2 Anything to drink?
Hmm … I’d like a soda, please.
Are you ready to order?
Yes, I am. Can I have a mushroom pizza,
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Takeouts from around the world

Food and drink

What takeout food do people around the world order when they don’t want to cook?
We asked three teens from the U.S., India, and Brazil to tell us.

There are a lot of takeout options in the U.S. My favorite is Chinese

food. We usually have chicken in lemon sauce, noodles, some rice,
and fried vegetables. I don’t like spicy food, but my mom does, so
we usually get a spicy dish for her. When we don’t want Chinese
takeout, we get pizza, or sometimes Mexican food, like tacos.
Jenna, U.S.

When we get takeout, we usually order pizza. Pizzas in India often

have a lot of vegetables on them, like corn and peppers, because
many people, like me, don’t eat meat. They are also usually very
spicy, and have Indian flavors. After that, a burger and fries is
popular, but they can be expensive for some people.
Ashmit, India

Brazil is a long way from Japan, but many Japanese workers came
here at the start of the 20th century, and they stayed. That’s why
sushi is a popular takeout meal here. It’s healthy and fresh. Here,
you get dishes with local ingredients that you don’t get in Japan.
My favorite is hot rolls. They have rice, cream cheese, and mango
Juliana, Brazil in them, all wrapped in seaweed!

Check it out 3 Why do pizzas in India have a lot of vegetables?

Find these words and check their meaning.

options noodles fresh ingredients seaweed 4 After pizza, what other takeout is popular in India?

5 Who brought Japanese food to Brazil?

Reading p.96

1 127 Read and listen to the article. Are the

sentences true (T) or false (F)?
6 How many ingredients are there inside Juliana’s
1 Jenna doesn’t like Chinese takeout. favorite hot rolls? Which?
2 Ashmit doesn’t eat pizza with meat.
3 Pizza in India often has Indian flavors.
4 Juliana thinks sushi is a healthy takeout.
5 Sushi in Brazil is the same as sushi in Japan. Writing p.97

2 Comprehension Read the article again. Answer 3 Write about the kind of takeout food you and
the questions. your family usually get. Include the following
What is Jenna’s favorite kind of takeout? information:
Jenna’s favorite kind of takeout is Chinese food. • the kind of takeout you usually get
1 How many spicy dishes does Jenna’s family order • the dishes you usually order
when they order Chinese takeout? • what you like about that kind of food
• other types of takeout you sometimes get.
2 How many other types of takeout does Jenna’s
family sometimes get? Which ones? Writing check
Did you use the correct expressions with count and
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Count / noncount nouns p.91 1 We use some with plural count nouns and
noncount nouns:
Count Noncount
▸ in affirmative sentences
Singular Plural (Singular only)
We have some milk.
an egg eggs milk
I bought some tomatoes.
a pineapple pineapples water
2 We use any with plural count nouns and noncount
nouns:
1 “Count nouns” are nouns that we can count. Count
nouns can be singular or plural. ▸ in negative sentences

I have an apple in my bag. I didn’t buy any bananas.

I didn’t buy any milk.
I have two apples in my bag.
▸ in questions
2 We use a / an before singular count nouns in
Did you buy any bananas?
affirmative and negative sentences.
Did you buy any milk?
I have a melon, but I don’t have an orange.
3 We use some with polite requests and offers like
3 “Noncount nouns” are nouns that we cannot May / Can I have …? or Would you like …?
count. Noncount nouns can only be singular.
May I have some cake, please?
pasta NOT a pasta two pastas
Can I have some more milk, please?
4 We can use expressions such as a carton of, Would you like some tea?
a bottle of, a glass of, etc. to make noncount nouns
into count nouns. a lot of, much / many p.94
milk (= noncount)
Count Noncount
BUT a glass of milk / three glasses of milk (= count)
Affirmative

Look There are a lot of oranges. There is a lot of sugar.

Negative
Some nouns can be both count and noncount, but
they have different meanings. There aren’t many oranges. There isn’t much sugar.
a glass (of water, etc.) Interrogative
glass (= the material) Are there many oranges? Is there much sugar?
a chicken (= the animal)
chicken (= meat) 1 A lot of, much, and many are all expressions which
a lettuce (= the whole lettuce) mean “a large quantity.”
lettuce (= a few leaves of lettuce to eat)
2 We use a lot of with plural count and noncount
nouns in affirmative sentences.
some / any p.91 I have a lot of things to do.
Count Noncount You have a lot of homework tonight.
Affirmative
There are some eggs. There is some milk.
Negative
There aren’t any eggs. There isn’t any milk.
Interrogative
Are there any eggs? Is there any milk?
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3 We use much with noncount nouns in negative a little / a few p.94

Food and drink

sentences and in questions.
Ben doesn’t eat much chocolate. Count Noncount
There are a few tomatoes. There’s a little milk.
Do you get much homework?

4 We use many with plural count nouns in negative A little and a few are expressions which mean
sentences and in questions. “a small quantity.”
I don’t watch many movies on TV. ▸ We use a little with noncount nouns.
Do you write many emails? I put a little sugar in my coffee.
▸ A little has a similar meaning to not much.
How much …? / How many …? There’s a little water in the bottle.
p.94 There isn’t much water in the bottle.

Count Noncount ▸ We use a few with plural count nouns.

How many eggs How much pepper would I ate a few olives.
are there? you like? ▸ A few has a similar meaning to not many.
There are a few cookies in the box.
We use How much …? and How many …? to ask
There aren’t many cookies in the box.
about quantities.
▸ We use How much …? to ask about noncount
nouns.
How much salt did you put in this?
▸ We use How many …? to ask about plural count
nouns.
How many dogs did you see in the park?

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Food and drink tomatoes (n) What would you like to eat / drink?
apricots (n) vinegar (n)
watermelons (n) I’d like …
broccoli (n)
Anything to drink?
coconuts (n)
Check it out
ketchup (n)
fry (v) I’ll have …
lemons (n)
savory (adj) And what about you?
lettuces (n)
seaweed (n)
mangoes (n)
soy sauce (n) May I have …
mayonnaise (n)
spicy (adj) Can I have …
melons (n)
sweet (adj) Anything else?
mustard (n)
Yes, please …
olive oil (n) Speaking No, thank you.
onions (n)
Are you ready to order? Is that everything?
pepper (n)
pineapples (n) Yes, we are. Yes, it is.
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salt (n) Sorry, not yet. Can you give me / us No, I’d like …, too.
spinach (n) a few minutes?

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Vocabulary Feelings and emotions p.102

1 Look at the clues and complete the crossword. Across

1 2
1 3 6 8 9

Down
3 2 3 4 5 7
4 5
2 Choose the correct alternatives.
I was sad / nervous before the history test.
1 When my team won, I was really happy / worried.
6
2 Were you really excited / scared when you watched the
horror movie?
7 3 I feel bored / surprised when I don’t have anything to do.
8 4 I’m really nervous / tired, so I’m going to bed.
5 Everyone was scared / surprised when it started to
snow in the summer!
9
6 I get angry / happy when people throw trash in the
streets.
7 I sometimes cry when I’m sad / tired.

Grammar

Comparative adjectives p.103 Superlative adjectives p.103

3 Use the prompts to write comparative sentences. 4 Complete the sentences with the superlative form
your phone / expensive / my phone of the adjectives in the box.
Your phone is more expensive than my phone. heavy big exciting cheap
1 Miami / hot / San Francisco sad funny interesting

I didn’t spend much money on this phone.

2 Rafael / old / Amelia
It was the cheapest phone in the store.
1 Their house is enormous. It’s
3 elephants / intelligent / fish
house on the street.
2 Her suitcase is because
4 this exercise / hard / the other one
there are a lot of shoes in it.
3 I think The Simpsons is
show on TV.
5 English / easy / Japanese
4 Let’s watch this action movie. It’s
thing on TV tonight.
6 trains / safe / motorcycles
5 That’s movie I
know—I really cried!
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Irregular adjectives p.106 Round-up

Travel
5 Complete the sentences with the comparative or
superlative form of the adjectives in parentheses. 1 Choose the correct alternatives.
The pizza is better (good) than the pizza we had
last week. COME TO

ARIZONA!
1 My grade on the test was
(bad) than Sam’s grade.
2 She’s awesome. She’s the
(good) player on our team. Are you planning a trip to the U.S.?
3 The mountains are (far) Why not come to the state of Arizona?
from our house than the ocean.
4 This is the (bad) school The Grand Canyon is the more / most popular place
to visit. It is larger 1 from / than many people think.
picture of me. It’s terrible!
It’s about 450 km long and 2 km deep. In some
5 Is Neptune the (far) planet places, it’s as wide 2 as / than 30 km. In real life, it’s
from the sun? 3
more beautiful / beautifuler than in photographs. The
4
easier / easiest way to see the canyon is a helicopter
as … as p.106 tour. Of course, it’s 5 expensiver / more expensive than
walking down into the canyon!
6 Choose the correct alternatives.
When the day ends, the Grand Canyon is the
I’m the best runner. Nobody is as fast as / 6
better / best place to see the stars. It’s very dark, so
isn’t as fast as me! the stars are 7 brighter /
1 It’s really cold today, but it is as cold as / more bright than in a city.
isn’t as cold as yesterday! It was freezing! There are also other
2 We don’t always win our basketball games. The canyons in Arizona.
other teams are as good as / aren’t as good as us. Canyon de Chelly isn’t
8
that / as big as the
3 Dad is 39 and Mom is 40. Dad is as old as /
Grand Canyon, but it’s
isn’t as old as Mom, but he looks older.
very beautiful.
4 Our old car is slow. It isn’t as fast as / is as fast as
Uncle Tim’s sports car.
5 It’s 30ºC in Seoul and Tokyo today, so the South Are you interested in the history of cowboys? Come
Korean capital isn’t as hot as / is as hot as the to the town of Tombstone. It’s the 9 famousest /
Japanese capital. most famous cowboy town in Arizona. You can learn
about cowboy life and
6 This soup isn’t very good, but it is as bad as / see people in historical
isn’t as bad as the terrible soup that Zoe made! costumes. They also have
7 Rewrite the sentences using (not) as … as. the 10 largest / most large
rose tree in the world. It’s
Ichiro is taller than Maria. about 150 years old and it
Maria isn’t as tall as Ichiro. covers more than 740 m2.
1 Giulia’s artwork is better than my artwork.
My artwork artwork.
Finally, don’t forget to visit the city of Phoenix. It’s the
2 Clara and Fabio are the same age. 11
bigger / biggest city in Arizona. At the museum, you
Clara . can see art by Native Americans. Some of this art is
3 Javier is funnier than David.
12
older / oldest than the United States!

David . Outside the city of Phoenix is a desert. The

13
more exciting / most exciting way to explore
4 Karl’s sneakers are more expensive than my
the desert is on an
sneakers. ATV (all-terrain vehicle),
My sneakers a kind of bike with four
. wheels.
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5 Today is cold. Yesterday was the same. Arizona—a great place to

Today . visit. What are you waiting
for? Come today!

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Speaking Talk about the details of a trip p.104

1 Complete the chart with the questions in the box.

How long does it take you to get there? How far is it from here? Is it far from here?

You say You hear

How far is it from here? It’s about … kilometers.
1 Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
2 It (only) takes (about) …
How long does it take you to get from … to …? It doesn’t take long, only …

2 128 Listen again to the dialogues on page 104 4 Use the information about Maria’s plans to write
and complete them. a dialogue.
1 Your friend Maria is going to a pop concert in
Luis Hey! You look happy, Sofia! Newport. Newport is 30 kilometers away, and it takes
Sofia I am. I’m very excited ! I’m going to a concert 45 minutes to get there. She’s leaving at 6 p.m.
in Springfield tomorrow! You You look happy, Maria!
Luis Oh yeah, I forgot! How far is it from here? Maria I am. I’m really excited! I’m going to a pop
Sofia It’s about 70 kilometers. concert in Newport tonight!
1
four o’clock.
Luis 2 does it take to get there? Listening p.107
Sofia 3 and a half,
but I want to be first in line! Look
2 Listen to a speaker’s tone of voice to understand how
Sofia You look 4
, Luis. they feel.
Luis Yes, I am. I’m going to a soccer game with
Mark, but 5 . 1 129 Listen to Stacey telling Alex about a trip to
Sofia Where is the game? New York with her mom. Complete the problems
6
? she mentions with the simple past of the verbs in
Luis It’s about 7 . the box.
Sofia How long 8
to get there?
find forget not have leave lose miss
Luis It takes about 30 minutes by bus.
Sofia Don’t worry, then. Her mom forgot Stacey’s passport.
9
1 They their plane.
Luis No, but 10 in five
2 They a hotel room.
minutes …
3 They another room in an
3 Put the dialogue in the correct order. Then write it. expensive hotel.
Really? What time are you leaving? 4 Stacey her phone.
1 I’m so excited. We’re going to Victoria for the 5 Her mom her car keys in
weekend! New York.
It’s about 140 kilometers. It leaves from Seattle.
No, it isn’t. It only takes about half an hour on
the bus to our hotel.
It takes about three hours, I think.
And then is it far to your hotel?
How far is the ferry from here?
And how long does it take to get there by ferry?
Well, have a great time!
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THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

Travel
SCUBA DIVING HELICOPTER RIDE KAYAKING
Price: $50 for 30 minutes Price: $80 for one hour Price: $70 for two hours
Age: 12+ Age: any age—free for children Age: 16+
Do you want to see something under 3 Are you looking for something
really cool under the water? Then If you like the reef from under the calm, but fun? Try kayaking!
come scuba diving! The Great water, you will love it from the sky! It’s perfect if you aren’t a good
Barrier Reef is the biggest coral Come on a helicopter tour to see swimmer. We give you a kayaking
reef in the world. There are many how big the reef really is. Did you lesson in a swimming pool, then we
colorful fish, and a lot of other know that astronauts can see it from go out to the reef. The water is very
wildlife, such as sea turtles and the space station? Don’t forget your clear, so you see a lot of fish, turtles,
dolphins. But remember: this is camera; you can take great pictures! rays, and sharks. Don’t worry, the
their home, so we need to look Our expert pilots explain everything sharks in this area aren’t dangerous.
after it. Please don’t touch the you can see. They also explain Kayaking is a fun way to enjoy the
coral. All divers have to be good some of the problems the reef has reef. But don’t forget to wear a hat,
swimmers. because of climate change. and put on sunscreen!

Check it out Writing p.109

Find these words and check their meaning.
3 Imagine you visited the Great Barrier
scuba diving coral reef wildlife astronaut pilot Reef and did the three activities in the
advertisement. Write a description
Reading p.108 of your trip. Use the comparative,
superlative, and as … as where
1 130 Read and listen to the advertisement. Decide if the possible. Write about:
sentences are true (T) or false (F). • the activity you liked best
1 Anyone can go on the scuba-diving trip. • how scary / exciting they were and
2 There isn’t another reef as big as the Great Barrier Reef. how much they cost
3 Anyone can go on the helicopter ride. • the best thing about each activity
4 You learn useful information on the helicopter ride. • how you felt after the trip.
5 You have to be a good swimmer to go on the kayaking trip.

2 Comprehension Read the advertisement again. Complete Writing check

the sentences. When you finish your text, check your
comparative and superlative sentences.
The helicopter ride is the most expensive activity.
Make sure you have used the correct
1 The activity that lasts the longest time is . forms of long and short adjectives.
2 You see animals when you go and
.
3 You have to be older than 16 to go .
4 You mustn’t go if you aren’t a good
swimmer.
5 isn’t as expensive as kayaking.
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6 You don’t have to pay for the if you are

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Gram
Comparative adjectives p.103 Look
Adjectives that are formed from verbs form their
1 We use comparative adjectives to talk about
comparatives with more, not -er.
differences between two things (objects, people,
more worried more scared more bored
places, animals, etc.).
Mia is older than me.
Superlative adjectives p.103
2 We use than after the adjective and before the
second thing: 1 We use superlative adjectives to compare three or
Brasília is warmer than Buenos Aires. more things (objects, people, places, animals, etc.).
The Amazon River is longer than the Parana River. Asia is the largest continent in the world.

3 We form the comparative of most short adjectives 2 We often follow superlative adjective + noun with
by adding -er to the adjective. There are different in or of:
spelling rules: ▸ in + most phrases: in Peru, in my school, in my
family.
Short adjectives
Laura is the youngest student in the class.
Adjective Comparative
▸ of + other phrases: of my life, of the year.
warm warmer (than)
add -er It was the longest vacation of my life.
tall taller (than)
late later (than) 3 We form the superlative of most short adjectives
add -r
nice nicer (than) by putting the before the adjective and adding -est
big double the final consonant bigger (than) to the adjective. There are different spelling rules:
sad and add -er sadder (than)
Short adjectives
Adjective Superlative
4 Some two-syllable adjectives follow the same rules warm the warmest
as short adjectives. add -est
tall the tallest
narrow ➞ narrower (than) late the latest
add -st
quiet ➞ quieter (than) nice the nicest
simple ➞ simpler (than) big double the consonant and the biggest
sad add -est the saddest
5 For adjectives ending in -y, we drop -y and add -ier.
happy ➞ happier (than)
4 Some two-syllable adjectives follow the rule for
heavy ➞ heavier (than)
short adjectives.
6 We form the comparative of long adjectives narrow ➞ the narrowest
(usually three or more syllables) with more before quiet ➞ the quietest
the adjective.
simple ➞ the simplest
important ➞ more important (than)
amazing ➞ more amazing (than)
expensive ➞ more expensive (than)

7 For a few two-syllable adjectives, both comparative

forms (-er and more) are possible. You can check
the correct comparative form of an adjective in a
dictionary.
polite ➞ politer (than)
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-iest.
happy ➞ the happiest
1 We use as … as to say how two things (objects,
people, places, animals, etc.) are the same.
heavy ➞ the heaviest
Today is as cold as yesterday.
6 We form the superlative of long adjectives (usually These shoes are as beautiful as those.
three or more syllables) with the most before the
adjective. 2 We use not as … as to say how two things are not
the same.
important ➞ the most important
Felipe isn’t as fast as Hugo. = Hugo is faster
amazing ➞ the most amazing
than Felipe.
expensive ➞ the most expensive
Spanish isn’t as hard as English. = English is harder
7 For a few two-syllable adjectives, both superlative than Spanish.
forms (the … -est and the most) are possible.
You can check the correct superlative form of an
3 We put as before and after the adjective. The rule
is the same for all adjectives.
adjective in a dictionary.
My sister is as tall as my dad.
common ➞ the commonest
That cat is as big as a small dog.
➞ the most common

Irregular adjectives p.106

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better (than) the best
bad worse (than) the worst
the farthest /
far farther / further (than)
the furthest

Some adjectives are irregular in their comparative

and superlative forms. You need to learn them.
I think the sequel was better than the first movie.
I don’t like Monday. It’s the worst day of the week.

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word.

Feelings and emotions Check it out It’s about … kilometers.

angry (adj) attractions (n)
No, it isn’t.
bored (adj) flight (n)
Yes, it is.
excited (adj) match (v)
How long does it take to get there?
happy (adj) packing list (n)
nervous (adj) stressful (adj)
sad (adj)
Speaking How long does it take you to get
scared (adj)
from … to …?
surprised (adj) How far is it from here?
tired (adj) It (only) takes about …
Is it far from here?
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worried (adj)
It doesn’t take long, only … minutes.

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