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Head and face Bee hair
eye by f KNOT ear
lip
B Arm and leg
shoulder arm thumb nail
finger hand
Grammar
Usually we use my, your, his, her, etc with parts of the body
Jane is washing her hair I have a pain in my leg
[NOT Jane is washing the hair NOT I have a pain in the leg ]
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1 eken knee 3 rathe S olderush 7 hotot
2 osen 4 hamcost 6 are
Complete these sentences with words from the opposite page
1 A hand has five fingers " 3 The is a symbol of love 2A toot has five 6 You hear with your
3 An adult has 32 7 The child sat on her dad’s
4 You smell with your 8 Your type can be A, B, AB or O Parts of the body words are used in different contexts too
A chair has arms, legs and a back What do you think they are?
This is a needle Where is its eye?
This is a clock Where is its face? Where are its hands?
This is a bottle Where is its neck?
This is a mountain Where is its foot?
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Trang 3These words are always plural in English They need a plural verb
SS
4 4 \
& O
My suit 1s new but these trousers are old Her shorts/jeans/tights are blue
Note: You say: a pair of shorts/glasses/trousers, etc
Verbs You wear clothes but you carry things [NOT you use clothes]
Naomi is wearing a long red coat She’s carrying a suitcase and a small handbag
You can also say: Naomi has (got) a red coat on
You carry a briefcase and an umbrella :
or take your clothes off
Tip: Can you name all the clothes you usually wear? If not, use a dictionary to help you find the words you need
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shoes watch suit skirt
shirt ring trousers sweater
T-shirt handbag _ briefcase
Match the part of the body with the item of clothing
1 John’s jeans are blue and his T-shirt red
2 Julia jeans and a T-shirt today
3 Meena got a red coat on and she some flowers Where is she going?
4 Sarah% dress old but her shoes new
5 Last year John’s trousers white Now they grey
6 ee this a new pair of jeans?
Look at the picture and write
the names next to the numbers
Write a paragraph about what you are wearing today
I'm wearing a white T-shirt and a blue mper I've got a pair of black trousers on 'm wearing blue socks and white trainers I've alco get a watch and a pair of
glasses on
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Trang 5Describing people
1-50”
Tom Jakes Height (= how many metres?)
Mary Pimm is a very tall woman
[NOT Mary Pimm is a very #igh woman.|
[NOT Tom Jakes is quite teow ]
If you aren’t tall or short, you are medium height
To ask if someone is tall or short, we say:
How tall is Mary/Tom? She’s 1.60 metres tall / He’s 1.48 metres tall
Dolly Ryan is really slim
I was very thin when | was in hospital
(thin is a more negative word)
A rather fat man opened the door (fat is quite negative) The doctor said I am overweight (= more kilos than is good for me) How much do you weigh? I weigh 62 kilos / 74 kilos, etc
Face and head
Sally has dark hair and dark skin Sally She has brown eyes
Polly has blonde (or fair) hair and fair skin
She has blue eyes
Billy has a beard and long hair
He has green eyes
Harry has a moustache and short hair
This hospital is for elderly people (more polite than old)
E Looks: positive (+) and negative (-)
My sister is quite pretty (+++) (usually girls/women only) She’s a very beautiful girl (++++} Jim’s a very handsome man (++++) (usually for men only) Bob’s a rather ugly man ( -)
I’m not ugly or beautiful, ’'m just ordinary-looking! (+/-)
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32.2
32.3
32.4
Fill the gaps in the sentences
He’s only one metre 52 He’s quite .Shert
Very people are often good at basketball Models are usually
Is her skin dark2 No it%s
She’s only 12 She’s very
If I cat too mụuch PHI be
My grandmother is in this hospital Its a hospital for people (don’t use ‘old’) SIN On B WN Ask questions for these answers Use the words in brackets 1 How tall is your brother? (your brother) He’s about one metre 75 QS ooccleccceccecceccscecseeveneeeeeeeeeneens >? (Elena’s hair) No, her hair’s dark Se Đ & ? (Mike’s hair) Yes, it is quite long AAT L 22.2.2222 0000002 nhà ne ? (your parents) Not really, they’re middle-aged Ấ Q.2 222222222020 nh nhà ? (his sister) Yes, all the boys want to go out with her 6 Why Q.2 22 22 nh nhe ? (Sara — thin) She has been very ill Write sentences describing the people in these pictures Suzanna LT Suzamma’s on an 6 (cai
2 ]eH has Q.2 2222000 00021222 11111 1111 nnnk kh n cá k KH kh 1k1 11111 111101111
4 Dick% hair is and he
Write down the names of three people you know Then write about:
— their height (tall, short, medium height)
— their hair (colour, long, short, beard)
— their eyes (colour)
- their looks (ordinary, handsome, etc.)
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How are you today?
I am very well, thanks I’m fine, thanks
I don’t feel very well I must go home and rest (P’ll probably be OK tomorrow.)
I feel ill Can you get a doctor please (Perhaps a serious problem.) That fish was bad I think I’m going to be sick! (I want to vomit.)
B Everyday problems
Have you got an aspirin? I’ve got a headache
I’ve got toothache I need to go to the dentist
I'm going to bed with a hot drink I’ve got a cold
Problems people have for many years / all their lives
I get hay-fever every summer, from flowers and grass I sneeze all day
My little brother has asthma;
In some countries, mosquitoes can give people malaria
The drinking water was bad, and many children had cholera
Have a good diet: eat lots of fruit and vegetables
Get some exercise: swimming, jogging, cycling are good for you
Don’t have too much stress: relax after work, and don’t panic about work!
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not serious more serious very serious
a headache
Complete the dialogues
1 A: How are you today?
ba ằằ
: Are you OK?
: Would you like to use the bathroom?
: Yes, thank you
: Shall 1 call a doctor?
: Yes, I think you should
A: Have a hot drink and go to bed early
Answer these questions for yourself Use a dictionary if you have to
What do you think is a good diet?
What sort of exercise do you like?
Do you have a lot of stress in your life?
Have you ever been in hospital?
What illnesses are connected with
1 a mosquito bite? malaria
2 bad drinking water?
3 pollution, traffic fumes?
4 grass, flowers, etc.?
5 smoking?
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Love / like / hate
like don’t like
I prefer coffee to tea (= I like coffee more than I like tea.)
I want (= I would like) a new car (want + noun)
I want to buy a new car (want + infinitive) Note: I want my father to buy a new car (verb + object + infinitive) [NOT Fwrantthat .]
I hope to do well in my exam (hope + infinitive)
I hope (that) my friend does well in his exam (hope + that clause)
B Happy / sad / tired
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Which do you prefer — tea or coffee? Write answers as in the example
1 tea or coftee? | prefer coffee to tea 4 BMWs or Rolls Royces?
Answer these questions using want or bope
You’re thirsty What do you want? | want a cup of tea
The lesson feels very long What do you hope?
You’re hungry What do you want?
Your friend feels ill What do you hope?
You’re tired What do you want?
You're upset What do you want?
It is very cold weather What do you hope?
6 Mr Jones TH
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LS 7
When did you last feel
| felt angry this morning when | read the newspaper
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Trang 11Greetings and other useful phrases
If you ask for something you usually say Please
If someone does something nice for you, you say Thank you
Special days
When it is someone’s birthday we say Happy Birthday [NoT Gengratulations]
On (or near to) the 25th December (Christmas Day) we say Happy or Merry Christmas
On (or near to) the 1st January (New Year’s Day) we say Happy New Year
If someone is going to do something difficult (for example, take an exam or have an interview for a job) we say Good luck!
If someone has done something special (for example, done well in an exam, got a new job, had a baby) we say Congratulations! or Well done!
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Trang 12You want to order a coffee The waiter is reading the newspaper
A friend buys you a drink
A child says ‘Goodnight’ to you
You answer the phone at work It is 10.30 a.m
You answer the phone at work It is 3 p.m
It is 2 a.m on January 1st You meet a friend on the street
A friend spoke too quickly You don’t understand
It is 24th December You meet a friend on the bus
Ann and Bill meet in a bar Bill usually says the wrong thing Correct his mistakes
: How are you?
Terrible I’ve got a bad cold and
: It’s my birthday today
Congratulations
ANN: Would you like a drink?
BILL: No, thank you A coke
ANN: With ice?
BILL: No, please
ANN: Here you are Cheers
BILL: Bless you!
Write a conversation using as many as possible of the phrases from the opposite page
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Trang 1336 Countries, languages and people
All the nouns and adjectives in this unit always begin with a capital letter, for example Africa [NOT africa]
Afghanistan Bolivia me Paragua
Pakistan ¢— Japan Chile — _SS—Urugua
ụ
People Bangladesh xà Singapore
Many country adjectives British, English, Irish, Scottish, Polish, Swedish, Finnish,
_ Á few country adjectives | Chinese, Portuguese, ‘Japanese, Vietnamese, Nepalese : end in ese
Exceptions: French (from France), Dutch (from Holland), Swiss (from Switzerland),
Greek, Iraqi, Thai, Icelandic, Arab, Israeli Languages and people
Trang 14You may need to ask a teacher or to use a dictionary to help you with some of these
exercises — it is not possible to include every country and nationality on the left-hand page
In which continents are these places?
Which countries are these ? Write their names on them
Where are these capital cities? Write sentences
1 Tokyo Tokyo i¢ the capital of Japan 6 Vienna
Write down in English:
the name of your country
the names of the countries next to your country
the names of any other countries which are important for your country in some way the word for your language
the name for people from your country
Which country is different? (Think of the languages they speak there.) Write sentences
1 England, Canada, Iceland, Australia In England, Canada and Avstvalia they speak
ish but in Iceland they Speak Icelandic
2 Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Chile
3 Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland
4 Morocco, Egypt, China, Saudi Arabia
5 Switzerland, Canada, Scotland, France
What is the adjective for these countries?
1 Cuba Cuban
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Trang 15Adjectives and verbs
It’s a sunny day in Tokyo today, but it’s cloudy in Hong Kong
It’s foggy in Sydney and it’s snowing / it’s snowy in Moscow
It’s raining in Barcelona but the sun is shining in Granada
It’s lovely weather today, isn’t it! [NOT It’s -a lovely weather.|
It’s a horrible day, isn’t it!
You cannot say It’s winding / clouding / fogging / sunning
Other useful weather words
It is very hot in Mexico — it is often 45 degrees there in summer
It is very cold in the Arctic — it is often minus 50 degrees there
It is very wet in London — carry an umbrella when you go sightseeing there
It is very dry in the Sahara — it doesn’t often rain there
A hurricane is a very strong wind
A storm is when there is a strong wind and rain together
A thunderstorm is when there is thunder, lightning, rain and sometimes wind together Tip: If you are able to see the weather forecast in English on television, watch it as often as you can
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Trang 16Match the words and the symbols
Look at the types of weather in A Write them down in order from your most favourite to your least favourite
Look at the chart Write sentences about the towns in the chart
88S Hong Kong 2 Itis raiting in Hong Keng
Complete these sentences with a word from the opposite page
1 The sun every day last month
2 When it , [take my umbrella
3 Itis lovely today, isn’t it
4 When í „ We can go skiing
$ You see before you hear thunder
7 _Itis dangerous to be in a small boat at sea In a
8 lItisvery in Siberia in winter
Are these sentences true about the weather in your country? If not, correct them
It often snows in December
It is usually 40 degrees in summer and minus 20 degrees in winter
There are thunderstorms every day in August
It is very wet in spring
We never have hurricanes
Summer is my favourite season because it is usually hot and dry