Cambridge English for Schools Starter-Students Books

Cambridge English for Schools Starter-Students Books

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Starter Student's Book

PUBLISHE D BY THE I'R ESS SYN DICATE OFTHE UNI V E R SITY OF CA Mlllt.II>G E

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and t o t he provi sio ns of rele vant co llective li censing a gre eme nts.

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First Pub lished 1996

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1 INTRODUCTORY UNIT lea rn E ngl s h ! M THEMe

Map of Cambridge Englishfor Schools Starter

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W;lySto le arn E n glish ; some b asic v e rbs an d

IlO UIl S;sociallanguage : h e al p habe t a n numb er s

1 -20.

A New fr ie n ds

C u r riculum links: C('(~~f(/P")'- countries:

COlllmrlll;cal;"Il.'l lIdics- USt.' of E n glish

2 TOPIC Aroun d the world Say ing yo ur nam e,;lgl',wher eyOllco me fro m a n

w he r e yo ulive: so me a dj ec tive s: n umbe rs 20+

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Wh ere we live

C u r r ic u lu m l inks: Cr(~l!r'II'IIY- co unt r ies.

c o ntinents and plwvical L';ltllrcs; 'i ,,(i," ."Iudie.'

- housing b ngtugcs.

A nirnal w orld

C u r r-ic u lu m links: Hi" "~l!Y" "d ElIl'inJIIlllm l,d

.,rim( I ' - animal l i fe and habitat.

Names o f co untries, c ontin ent s and languages:

n a tu ra l fe at ures ofc ountr i es; a p oste r abo ut yOUf

c o un t ry: ' h as go t'

A n i m als fro m a ro u n d t h e w o rld ; hab itat : what

a n i m a ls ca n a nd ca n' t do; rea d ing a n d wri t ing about ani m als.

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T he ci rcle o fl ife

C u r r -icul u m links: Biol'J l; ¥- food cha ms:

C/"(~I!r<lJl"¥- f acts ab out the wo rld.

No rth a nd s outh

C u r r ic u lu m lin k s: (;t'(~l!r'lfl1I}'- Northern /

southern h emi sp heres: Hi(lIt~I!},- ca p illary act io n:

So(i,tl s tudies - till,' cli m at e and bo w it ;ltTects our

lives.

I n th e su n

C u r r- ic ul u m lin k s: 1' 1I)'.'i($ and C(,I~I!r<lfllt}'- sun

shadows and time ,

11 TOPI C N atural food

F ood c ha ins: th e li ft' cycl e o fa bu tte r fly.

14 TOPIC The clothe s we wear

M o nth s o f ti ll,' year a n clot hing; cl ima te an d

se aso ns in diff erent p ar ts of th e wo r ld

17 TOPIC What 's the time ?

A cti vities in t h e s u n: t heS U Ilan d sh ad ows: tellin g

A g ame to revise th e ' I i'p ;c an d LII~I!IIa.l!t'.li>(1ISuni t s.

U NIT UNI T

't his' ' tha t', ' b · i n positi ve se ntences and Making a post r about Eng lish in YOU f li te

q uestion s

InI/'t'd, ISSfl'('II/; classroom wonk

R ooms i n a h o use; dis co v rin g a g ram ma r rul : Se lf-assc ssmen r

' a /an /th e': plura ls

Re vision of Unit s t - 6

011 1 and ,11I'.1IIt: in th e s h ps ( I)

' be ' in nega tive sen te n ces: ' can / c ll't' Sclf-a eessm e nr

I "till'd ,lSm""" : c la ssroo m p hra ses ( I) R evision of UnitsH 9,

' have 1 "Ot': t elling t he t im e; day s o f th e w e k :

perso nal rou tines

I " tl te d<l5m m : class room phra ses ( 2),

What's in Cambridge English for Schools Starter?

Cl1l1lbri~i!c E lI glisft ft J r Sc ho o ls S tar ter h a s th ree part s for von T h e r e i s a S tudent 's B o o k ,

a Work book a nd a Wo r kb ook Ca ssett e.

The Student's Book

I Th e S tu d e nt's Bo o k h a s s ix Th em es M at ch t he Th em e , t he n ame and t he pi cture

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4.2 Pra ctise with y our t eac h e r

T alk to yo ur r e cher.

Fine, hanks.How areyou

Look in Unit I Choose a word Spe ll i to yo u r partn er.

Y our pa rtner write s i t d own C hec k i f yo u are r i g h t !

C hoose: a card I f yo ur reach e r says o n e of y u r lette r s, cros s it o ff

I f yo u can cross o ff all ofy ur l et ters s h o ut ' Bi ng o'!

6 Si ng a so ng! Hello, friend (How are you?)

~ Li s ten(Q ' He llo frie nd ( H ow 3 Te you? )'

a nd s in g it w ith your class

The word s are on page RH

7 L earn th e numb ers

• 7.1 On e , tw o , h rc c

tt nr.eenl e '1: ' t nl

f our teen I b :l i nl

d twe nty , eigh teen , si xteen ,

e sixteen , hirtee n , ten , _

Writ e y o ur n eighbour's le tte rs.

T h e fir st p e r so n to g uess th e four wo rd s i s th e win ner!

Lo o k at y o ur L lIIg lft{l! f' U m m / oll p a ge 1 3 Ch oo se fo ur w o r ds.

Writ e them in th e s q ua res D o n 't look at y o ur n e i g hb o ur' s

No w wo rk w ith yo ur n eigh bour A sk :

YOUR NEIGHBOUR'S WORDS

Writ e th e m e ani ngs of th e word s in yo ur IanS'1IJ!;e

Y o ur own phra se bo o k ! SAY ING H EL LO

Writ e the phra ses in YOUTlanguage

H o llo

H O\v are yo u?

Fin e thank s.

Not[0 0 b a d

Bye! Go odb ye!

Co m plete th e dial ogu e

W r ite two se n te nces f or eac h pe r son

b :: ;J C h ec k y ur an swers w ith th e casse t te or yo ur t eache r

Sata ru

m,Y nome /5 Bety ,

I'm tLJelve !dears

_-f Vrit i ll )!; a djectives

E xtra practic e •I VBEx j

3.2 Yo ur to wn

This is IWj ho''''lf lat

4.1 Wh at's the word ?

R ead ab out Bri tain It a l y a nd B razil.

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S MA L L

~-'-7COUNTR Y

4.2 Some more countries

Chile R ussia N ew Z ealand Au stralia N orw ay E cuador

e.-h ;le is a c.cv l11ry

16 ThemeA

6 Learn some more numbers

~ ~J Listen to ' He llo hello!' and sing it wi th yo ur class.

~ Li sten an d say t h e n Ul1lb e ; " ~ · _

20twenty 30 thirty J

1 W r ite a sente nce f or eac h per son (S ee Exe rcise 2 1.)

2 Wha t 's th e an swer ?

T wenty - two and thi rty-six and fo rty-two is

Thirty-ni ne and six a nd f ive is

Twelve and f ive and th ree is

Writ e s ome mo re s u ms for othe r s t ude n ts

7 Your Languag e Record

W rite t h e m eanin gs of he wo rd s in your language.

No w c o m plete y o ur Ll1~l!lIa;!C R ec ord

Language Record

Example

M ean in g Word

I' m I'ln twel ve years old

s he P au la is eleve n yeJ rs o ld S he is fro m B razil.

be Sa roru is fo urt ee n years o l d H e i s f rom J apa n

t his Thi s i s m y hous e.

1 A n ew school and new fri ends

vocabulary

Li 'ft'l lil ',1!.

Are t hey in th e s ame class?

1.2 Are you n ew her e?

H ello Ar e yo u new h ere?

Y es I t 's m y fir st d ay.

C lass 2 F Thi s is m y cla ssro om, h ere.

W e're in t hat cla ssroom, t here

come to m y hous e w it h T ony a fte r sc h o o l.

S he i s with Ka te and T ony.

Ca n y o u u nder stand th e c o nversatio n? C heck with y o ur teac her.

R ead t he co nversation in gro ups of t h r e e ' ,.J III """I ~- ~ -:: ';;; "'~~""1Ilij

2 Wh at's thi s ? What' s that?

! i) I S l zl thi s i s /I), c ls ! t hat's

L ook a t th e map Write your an swers to the question s.

T he ve rb ' be' h as diff erent form s in Engli sh

W e use th e s ho rt form s wh en w e s peak

Can yo u co m plete th e t able s? L o o k at Exer cise 1 2 a nd U nit 2

4 Wher e's K onrad ?

5 Wh ere are Li nda a nd J ac ?

6 Wh ere's M aria ?

7 wter e's Sus i?

8 Whe re are Pa c e a nd A nali?

9 W here are Yos hi a nd Sh ako?

1 Wh ere a re y ou?

Work in p air s A s k eac h o th er

M akeJ.li t o f the p eo pl e in E xercise 3 2 L o o k a t th e Ill ap aga in.

t hen clo- c y o ur b oo k T est eac h o the r

Pl ay a not he r ga me L o o k a t t he p cop h - Wh e r e a rc t hey? Dr aw a pic ture o f th em i n a

train , a b O; H a bu s o r a p lan e 1) 0 11 '[ )1,.'[y u r n eig hbour se c! r J7a~c~k -'"""""-""'-'-'-' -'"

Cop th e t a b l e , ' a nd wor k i n p a ir s A s k e ac h o the r qu es ti o n s.

A n s\\'I ' T yes o rI/O M ark Y OU T pa rt n e r 's an s w e r s Th e fi r s t

p erson to g ess fo ur co rre c t ;lIl S \WrS i s t h e wi nn er !

P ut the word s in t he puzzle

C hec k y o ur an swers w ith

y our t ea c h er o r a d ict io nary.

5.2 Ask your neig hbo u r

N ow compl e t e y o ur Lan gllagc R eco r d

1 L o ok a t E xerc i se 5 1 M ake a pu zz l e w ith th e wo rd ' D I C T I O N AR Y'.

U se \vo rds f rom Un its 1 , 2 a nd 3

2 W r iteyOllTa nswe rs R ea d yo ur d ial ogu e wi th a p artn e r.

Y O U : SAM:

a p lan e W e'Te on a pl ane

Th at's m y cl a s sroom , t h ere

th e n : T hat ' s m ), cla ss room , ther e

C o m ple t e t h e s en t en ces w it h '1' ' It t", 's h e', ' t', 'yo u', 'we', o r ' they'.

He ll o! ' m Pet e r H ere a re my friend s

i s This is Mar i a

Th i s i s m y cr ocodile i s from Afri ca This i s S teven and this i s Ja ck.

ar e fr om E ngl and

This i s me and m y fam i y.

are from England Where are y ou from ? from Spa in.

Unit 3 Language focus 23

~ctivity English in our world

Before your lesson

1 English in your lang uage

Resirkulett paprr,

AtefVinnin s

3 Your E n g lish word s

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Frenc h

It alianPortug ueseJapa nese

9

Tra nce i s i ll Eur ope.

I t s a bigW ill/ try.

"'_ V[ ~"" Sd}' i dCdr fy!

F

n ' t etAfrica,Ant arc tica

W he ~ i s yo ur c o u ntry ? I i a s m a ll c o u nt ry o r a bi g c o u n t ry ? l e Australia,Asia

W hat ISy ur l angu ag e? Tell t h e cla ss : ,

-! ;g\ F o r e xa m p le:

/

26 ThemeS

W hat ca n yo u s ay abo ut th ese p eo pl e a nd p lac es ?

! F£! C hec k y ur a nswe r s w ith th e c asse tt e o r yo ur t e ach e r.

1.2 Pe opl e and pl ace s

G reece ha s :<o t mounta ins and rivers.

I taly has,~ot .

D r a w t he for ests, m o un t a ins , r iv e r s a n d b eac h es.

W rit e a bou t y ur co u ntry

5 S ing a so ng ! There is a country

C hOO"l ' an ex erc ise W or k b y your self wi th a par tn e r

E xe rc is e 6 1 pr acti ses qu estions.

Exercise 6.2 p r acti ses r eading

R e d a bout th e countrie s What c o u ntr ies an: th ey ?

This country is in Europe

I t has got v ery big mo untains.

They speak Fren ch , Germ an and I talian ther e.

· n South Amer ica

, his countryIS I d a very big

It has got fo rests ~n rtUguese t here

r iver " hey speak a d

T his coun try is in North Ameri ca

T hey s peak English and French

7 Your Lan guage Re cord

Language Record

ha s go t Fran ce h as go t rivers Jnd m ountains.

No w c o m ple t e yo u r LA" "'!II a.~t · R eco r d.

a beach M e x i co h as g ot b eaut iful b eaches

a co u nt ry Fr an ce i s a b ig co u ntry

a fi ver T he Am azon is a very big ri ver

big Brazil i s a big '-'- c0 -;-c u ~ n ~ lr ~ y ~ " _ very C hi na i s a ve r y big co untr y.

Wri te the phrases in your language.

Rooms:'alan/ the': plurals;

1 one 2 t wo 3 th ree 4 fo ur 5 f i v e 6 six 7 s even 8 eig ht 9 n ine 1 t en 11 e leven 1 t wel v e

Kate 's house h as go t , , , , ,., r oom s t h as g ot b ed rooms , l ving room ,

1.3 Pl ay a ga me! Wh e r e a m I ?

Th in k of a ro o m i n a h ous e M im e i to th e cl ass.

You'rein the

living room!

You'rein thebedroom !'d' and ',JII' ; ' tile '

EUTdpr,ul;c(,• II'H

L abel the p ict ure

of the liv ing room

L oo k at the wor ds i n Exe-r cise 2 1

Wri te t he m i n a tab le.

a pla n t a n el e p hant

Li sten a nd put a cros s ( x).

T he first peo ple to co mplete two cards are t he win ners.

~ Choose t wo canis in E xercise 2.3.

aeroplane •••ball bank park

W rit e ' a ' o r ' an ' C h eck y o ur answ ers

2.5 Wh e n" s th e ca t?

H ow do y o u s ay th i s sent en ce in y o u r l anguage?

Is the cat on the sofa?

I n Engl ish , yo u Soay ' the ' if y o u a re th ink ing of a p arti cular thin g

Is the cat on the sofa? (= the cat in the picture)

H1 1erd the ? I t 's on th e

telephone elephant cat umbrella radio

3 Seve n pic t ures

L oo k

E xtm p m aire» II'B

Ex. 4,7

Work in p airs L ook at th e pi cture in Ex ercise 2 1 Ask yo ur n eighbour.

T o s ay p lural s i n E ngli s h , yo u ca n usua lly a dd's'

Lo ok a t th e pi cture i n Exerci se 2 1 What ' s i n t he pi c ture ?

a exe rcise b ook

~ K ate a nd S usan a re in a s m a ll s h o Li sten

Th at's 5 p en ce, pl e se.

Th an k y o u.

C a n I ha ve t hat p a ket o f s weets pl ea s e?

W ork in p airs Y ou are i n a s h o p.

The boo ks ar e on the c hair

W rite the mea nings o f t he words i ny O U Tla nguage

a fla t I liv e in a s m all fl a ~t- '

-;"I ll or aIl g ~ " _'_· -c T ""' h ~ e-'- o ::.; r a ::.: n g e s a re o th e tabl e.

a pic ture Th e pi ctu r e i s on the w a ll

a mom T hi s i s a n i cerOO1l1

a t able T h e t able i s in the Ii villg ~' c.ro~ o ;:.::nc.l , ' -_

a t elephone T h e t el ephone i s o n the t ck· visioll.

a n umbrella Ca n I ha ve an unlbr eUa ?

mee Thi s is a n ic e roo m.

Y our o w n phra e bo ok ! GO ING S HOPPING

Writ e th e ph rases i n yo ur la nguage

Ca n I h ave a pen pl ease?

H e n ' y o u ar e 00

Revision ofU nit s'~

H e re a re s o me l anguage p oint s

from U n it s 1 -6 T ick (.I) t he

bo x.

' be ( a m , h i s, et c.)

2 P lur a l s ( e.g b ook s)

1kl h l H'i .'¥ orr II'df OK ,Ifilth ,

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M ary

' lu:', 's he ', 'tt ', cU.; 'be'

1 They ' re from Gl asgow

2 We ' re from L ond on.

Look a t t he m ap \ Vh at c a n J o h n say a b o ut t he p e ople?

j a m es: He' s fro '" C-<Jm,riJ J"

Y o u s uf

1.2 Some mo re f riends

Choo se th e c or rec t se nte n ce 1 - 6 ~ .

N ow do t he exe rc ises to re vise a n ch ec k

1.1 H ere a re m y f r ie n ds

L oo k at t hi s pi ctu r e H ow m any of th ese t hings ca n yo u fi nd?

2 Wh at's i n the pi cture ?

R ead th e l e tter f rom S arah.

W rit e a l e tt e r t o S arah

L ook at th e li st o fl angu age p oints a ga i n.

Pur a c ro ss [ x 1 i f yo u th ink yo u n eed m ore pra cti ce.

:=] 'be' (" a m' , ' h is', etc.)

:::J Plu rals ( e g ' book s ')

r-r-t

J Talk about yourself

Y ou ca n fi nd more p ractice i n yo ur W orkbook Unit 7

Allill/d /$ a nd pla ces

Tel l t he c ia your i de as.

6 Bl ack b ears a r e from Europ e

, ~~ C h ec k yo u r ans wers o n t he ca sset te or wi th y u r t each er

5 Ze bra s a r e from h ot c o u nt r ies.

C o rrect th em if the y ar e \"'rung

t Ti gers ar e from Eu rope.

Wro" 3' lor aren 't fro '" f.vrope , ~ 'rn fro '" A s;"

2 P en guin s ar e from c o ld co un tries

Ri;tf' r r ;n> a n , fro '" A mrd iw ,

3 K an garoo s a n: from So u th Ameri ca.

-1 T ou c ans a re fro m An tar cti ca _~_•.

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2.2 W r it e s o m e a nimal fa cts

II' H l ix, 2 , 6, 7

/;' \1' ,11",1(/ ;«(' •'c a ll ' and '(1111'r'

4.1 Wh a t ca n t hey do ?

T hin k o f a u a nima l M ime it t o t h e class.

T hey can g uess who y o u are

Loo k at the m ap, W ri te so me ' rig ht or wrong: ' se ntences a bout t he a ni mals.

G ive r h em to y o ur neighb o ur ~_ ~ ~~ - ~ O ~ u ~' ,e ; a ~~ pe ~~~; g ~ @ ;; n ~ ! ~ _

Loo k a t t h e a nima ls i n E xercise I a gain.

W rite th e na mes o f the a n ima ls i ll the c ir cles.