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CONTENTS

UNIT1 you — my/your — This is — is/are - What? - Numbers 1-20 4

UNIT 2 Countries — his/her — I/you/he/she — am — Where? - Alphabet 7

UNIT 4 Family — Possessive 's— Who? - it/they - Classroom language 14

UNITS Food and drink — Present Simpie (i/you/they}—- Short answers — Requests 18

UNIT 6 Objects and adjectives — a/an — have — their —{s this your .? — Days of the week 2

UNIT? Activities — like + -ing- Present Simple negative (//you/we/they) — Telling the time 2

UNIT 8 Present Simple (he/she/7t)~ Short answers — Social English 1 29

UNIT 9 Daily routines — Present Simple negative (he/she/it/— Question words — Social English 2 32

UNIT 10 Houses, rooms, and furniture - Colours — there is/are — any~ Atthe post office 36

UNIT 11 Prices — How much is/are .?— Cant have .?—\Ina café 40

1 Put the sentences in the correct order,

(_] Fine, thanks And you?

[ ] Hi, John How are you?

[1 Very well, thanks

thanks / Very / well ce This d

Very well thanks

4 Read and write 5 Write the conversations

c Helen Toros, this is Steven ¢ Linda

Toros Hello, Steven Sushi

6 'Write the nambers

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10 Translate

Fine, thanks And you?

What's your name?

My name’s John

This is a hospital

-

3 Write the countries in Britain

What's his name?

His name’s Jacques

6 Match the questions and answers

'What's his name?:

Where’s Maria BH

Where are you from? 5 She’s from Italy

Jean Where you , Isabel?

Isabel Coimbra in Portugal And you?

F Gina „ thanks And — — ?

Gina , Isabel

Isabel , Gina,

8 Read the texts 9 Write the short forms

Example

What is his name?

What's his name?

a My name is Tom

b Lam from Italy

c You are a teacher

This is Brigitte She’s from France She’s a teacher

Her school is in Chartres, near Paris a What is your name?

e She is from Spain

a Where are you from?

b I'm from Italy

c Where’s Naoko from?

Her hospital is in the centre of London

URIT 3

Jobs — Personai details — Questions and negatives — Numbers 21-100

Yes, she is

Answer these questions about Alicia Diaz

Use short answers

Example

Is Alicia from the United States?

No, she isn't

a Is she from France?

5 Answer the questions about you

a What’s your name?

b Where are you from?

c What's your address?

d What's your phone number?

e How old are you?

f What’s your job?

g Are you married?

6 Write questions

Example she/England?

Is she from England?

7 Match the questions to the answers

a Is she from France? 1 Yes, he is

b Are you matried? 2 He’s a taxi driver

c What’s his job? 3 Yes, lam

d Is he a policeman? 4 No, she isn’t e¢ What’s her job? 5 Spain

f Where is she from? 6 She’s a travel agent

a

8 Make true sentences Put am, am not, is, or is not

into the gaps

a Ken is not married

b Where is she from?

¢ Jam ftom Hungary

d Jam not a policeman

e You are from Brazil

10 Write the long forms

Example

He’s from Scotland

He is from Scotland

a You aren’t a housewife

b New York isn’t in Italy

¢ The hospital’s in the centre of the city,

d [I'm 28

e You're a travel agent

from the United States

Andrew is Robin and Fiona’s

Robin is Andrew and Susan’s

Andrew is Susan’s

Susan is Robin and Fiona’s

Robin and Fiona are Andrew and Susan’s

Fiona is Andrew and Susan’s

Robin is Fiona’s

Susan is Andrew’s

Susan and Andrew are Robin and Fiona’s

Are these sentences true (’) or false (X)? Correct

the false ones

Examples

Andrew is Susan’s brother

Fiona is Robin’s sister

Fiona is Robin's wife

a

Susan is Andrew’s sister

Andrew and Susan are Fiona’s parents

Andrew is Susan’s father

Fiona is Susan’s mother

Robin and Fiona are Andrew’s children

[x]

Cl L]

4 Read the text and write the names on the # IDENTITY CARD

Winston is Elizabeth’s husband Winston and f Who's from Germany?

is married Her busband’s name is Robert Jessica h Who's 37?

and Robert’s son is Darren 7 Write P if ’s = possession Write is if ’s = is

Example He’s ateacher is

Example

Who's Elizabeth’s husband? Winston a Olga’s 35 b Frank's son is 12

a Who's Jessica’s son? ¢ Jack’s school is in the centre of London

¢ Who's Winston’s wife? e What's her job?

d Who are Elizabeth and Winston’s children? f Jane's husband is a taxi driver

e Who's Darren’s father? h Who are Chris’s parents?

Make sentences Use the words in the box

pen football dictionary —_ radio

notebook tennis racket

Jane and Susan are teacher _

a

c They are doctor b fifty twenty-two twenty nine

a Peter Kate's brother What's this in English? Certainly Dictionary

f Who James and Sarah? 15 Translate

g Peter Henri and Paolo’s teacher a Simon is Katy’s father

13 Put the words in the box in the correct b They're teachers

columns,

¢ Marco and Mario aren’t married

student daughter Japan children wife

d What's your job?

17

2 Look at the picture Write true sentences about 3 Write five true sentences Use the verbs in the bo

what you like and what you don’t like

Examples

I like wine

I don’t like meat Examples

I like pop music

a Do you like apples?

b Do you like pizza?

d Do you like cake?

e Do you like bananas?

f Do you like chocolate?

Write true answers

a Do you live in Moscow?

b Do you work in a factory?

c Do you like English?

d_ Do you drink tea?

e Do you eat meat?

Write is, are, or do in the gaps

a ‘Do_ you like pizza?’ ‘Yes,I _”

b ‘Where _ Jorge from?’ ‘He from Spain.’

c ‘ _heateacher?’ ‘Yes,he ”

d Dina and Vicky hairdressers

e ‘ _ they work in a bookshop?’ “Yes they _ — `

Harry and Dave are brothers They live in London They work in a bank in the centre of the city Harry is

married His wife’s name is Penny Dave is married,

too His wife is Sophie Sophie is Penny’s sister

Harry and Dave both like football At weekends they watch football on television, and they drink beer Penny and Sophie don’t like football They like tennis

Examples

Do Dave and Harry live in London?

Yes, they do

Do they work in a factory?

No, they don’t

a Do Dave and Harry work in a bank?

b_ Do they like football?

c At weekends, do they watch tennis on television?

d At weekends, do they watch football on television?

e Do they drink milk?

f Do they drink beer?

g Do Sophie and Penny like football?

h_ Do they like tennis?

Put the words in the right order

Example

they / London / Do / in / live ?

Do they live in London?

a like / you /pizza/ Do?

b Do/ hospital / work / they /in /a?

c¢ you/ drink / Do / coffee ?

d_ live / Do / Madrid / they / in ?

Write questions

Example

Pete and Helen work in Oxford

Do they work in Oxford?

a They drink wine

b_ They eat apples

c Jorge and Maria like classical music

d Olga and Dimitra live in the centre of Rome

e They drink beer at weekends

f They work in a bank

10 Write is or are in the gaps

e Where _ the apples?

f Where she from?

What's your name?

Can [have a coffee, please?

Are they married?

Do they like pop music?

Tm from Italy

Yes, they do

It’s my sister

Frank Hello My name’s Frank What’s _ name? |

Frank Where _ you _, Marco? 4

Frank Really? I like Rome 2

|

Frank from Germany

Marco Where in Germany?

Frank Frankfurt,

Marco What's your _—?

Frank ['m teacher And you?

Marco [ sina bank

Frank _ you like H?

Marco it’s OK

13 Translate

a Tike apples

b They don’t drink coffee

¢ ‘Do they work im London?’ ‘No, they don’t

d_ ‘Do you like your job?’ ‘Yes, I do.’

e ‘Can I have a glass of wine, please?’ ‘Yes,

certainly.’

Do you have a video?

Yes I do./No, I don’t

a Do you have a sister?

b Do you have a computer?

¢ Do you have an umbrella?

d Do you have a notebook?

e Do you have a car?

f Do you have a dictionary?

g Do you have a brother?

3 Write questions

Examples you/video

Do you have a video?

a ‘What’s name?’ ‘Rafaella.”

Fido

d Fernando is a teacher. school is in the centre of the city

f ‘What are names?’ ‘Robin and Samantha.’

21

words in A with the words in B

Example

What's your name?

b ‘Isthis _—_— video?’ ‘No, it’s William’s.’

c ‘What's job?' 'mahairdresser."

d Kate Jim this is friend, Bob

Bob Hello

6 Make sentences, Use the words in the box

city of Ireland It is on the River Liffey The centre

of the city is ald, with small streets and beautiful,

old buildings But it has new shops and restaurants, too The food is good and the people are very D:: is a very interesting city It is the capital

b This is an interesting book 5 ‘Do you acar?’ ‘Yes, it’s a Rover.’ (4 letters)

b I don’t live in London, 7 ‘Can you “video”? *Yes, I can V-I-D-E-O°

b Is your bag? 8 ‘What's your job?’ ‘I'm a _ driver.’ (4 letters)

4 a Where you work?

b Where do you work?

5 a What’s his job?

b What's he’s job?

6 a Eat you meat?

b Do you eat meat?

(8 letters)

10 Write the days of the week Put them in the 2 CanThave acup of , please? (6 letters)

$ Antonella is a doctor She works in a + odmyna =~ Monday (8 letters)

¢ Can you spell it, please?

d I live in an old house

e Do you have a car?

23

STUE ANU CHER

1 Read Then write the questions

Keith Mason

34 NAME

AGE

4 Write Conchita’s answers

Yes, Lam

b Are you from Italy?

¢ Do you work in Madrid?

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a What's his name?

His name’s Keith Mason

Stephen and Conchita Black live in Barcelona Conchita is

from Spain, but Stephen is from England They are travel

agents They work in the centre of the city They like tennis

and music They have a son and a daughter Stephen and

Conchita like Barcelona It’s an interesting city and the

weather is good And they like the food!

3 Write short answers

a Do Stephen and Conchita live in Barcelona?

Yes, they do

b Are they travel agents?

ec Do they have two sons?

d Do they like Barcelona?

d Do you like music?

e Is Barcelona an interesting city?

5 Read the conversation Fill in the gaps with the words in the box

on have yes your are Vm do

In school

Osman Hello My name’s Osman What’s _

name?

Osman from Turkey

Sue When do you English lessons?

Osman _ Thursday evenings

Sue _ you like English?

Osman _, Ido

6 Put the words in the correct box

Friday friendly wine sister coffee

Days Food Orink Family Places |Adjectives Monday

Activities — like + -ing— Present Simple negative (/you/we/they) —

Telling the time

I like playing tennis

I don’t like dancing

When do you read?

e They like listening to music in the evenings

f You like playing tennis

you/go out with friends?

¢ You don’t work on Mondays

d They don’t have a new television

e We don't like swimming

f They don’t like going out in the evenings

oN

you/have English lessons?

6 Complete the sentences with in, on, at, or to

weekends I play tennis

What do you do Saturdays?

I go out with my friends _ the evenings

I don’t like listening music

_ Wednesday afternoons I go swimming

What do they do _ — the mornings?

— Saturday mornings I go _ the supermarket

We like staying home

Do you like eating restaurants?

J0BS He ~ English teacher She - trovel agent

ot TT a ating in restourants, Reading

Simon Wilson writes:

lm from England and my wife, Danka, is from Poland

We live in a flat in Warsaw We have two daughters

I'ma teacher and Danka is a travel agent We like eating in restaurants and reading

.,FAMIY One son

PULL Cooking Dancing

Moira Borrero writes:

m from Ireland and