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Contents

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Travel


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b

6

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p

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8

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1c

1d
1e
1f

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13

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p
3a
3b
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4a
4b
4c

2d
2e
2f

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19
20

3d
3e
3f

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25
26

33
34

35

42
43
44

4d
4e
4f

Sd
Se
Sf

7d
7e

7f

48
49
50

Food & Fashion
51
52
53

8d
Bf


54
55
56

9d
9e
9f

60
61
62

10d
1 Oe
1 Of

66
67
68

Be

Modern Life

9a
9b

57
58


9c

59

Entertainment
30
31
32

Our planet
Sa
Sb
Sc

8a
8b
8c

Unexplained mysteries
27
28
29

45
46
47

lIDl


Characters larger than life
21
22
23

7a
7b
7c

ll

Let's celebrate!
15
16
17

6d
6e
6f

Health & Fitness

'JI
2a
2b
2c

39
40
41


'JI

Day after day

la
lb

6a
6b
6c

36
37
38

1 Oa
10b
1 Oc

•
•
•

63
64
65

Translator's Corner
Word List

Irregular Verbs

TC1-TC7
WL 1-WL2

3


Grammar

4

be.

Vocabulary
Match the responses.

1
[ill
[ill

fill

[ill
[ill
[ill

2
1
2

3
4
5

3
1

A I'm fine, thanks.
B I'm from Greece.

Hello!
How are you?
What's your name?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Who is this?

Write the nationality
Spain
Mexico
Greece
Poland
Italy

Complete the sentences with
the correct form of the verb to

c

H'II.


D This is my friend, Tina.
E John.
F I'm sixteen years old.

for each country.
.
.
..
..
.

6
7
8
9
10

Brazil
Canada
France
Germany
Turkey

.
..
.
..
..


1 Mary
from Britain.
2 John
French. He
................ Canadian.
3
Jane from France?
4 How old
you?
5 They
my friends.
6 I
from Spain.
7
Paul and Kate
sixteen years old?
8 Mike and I
brothers.
9 We
German.We
..
Polish.
10
London the capital
city of England?

5

Fill in the blanks with the
correct form of the verb to be.


My favorite actor 1) ........ Gael Garcia
Bernal. He 2) .. .. .. .. from Mexico. His

Write, as in the example.
10+11=21

2 20 + 12 = 32

3 30 + 13 = 43
4 40+14=54
5 so+ 15 = 65
6 60 + 16 = 76
7 70 + 17 = 87

8 180 + 18 = 198
9 1,000 + 200 = 1,200

... Ten plus eleven equals twenty-one.

eyes 3) .. .. .. .. green and his hair
4) . .. .. .. . dark. He 5) .. .. .. .. handsome,
but he 6) ........ very tall.
His sister's name 7) ......... Tamara
and his brother's name 8) .........
Dario. His parents 9) ......... actors tool
Gael 10) ......... very popular because
he's a good actor. The Motorcycle
Diaries is one of his most famous
movies. "In this movie I

11) ......... Ernesto Che
Guevara," says Gael. His
favorite actor 12) .........
Javier Bardem and his
favorite sport
13) ......... soccer.


Starter

Unit

;b
I

Vocabulary

1

Complete the crossword puzzle
using the words below.
ruler
pants
Jacket

dictionary
atlas

coat


oike
helmet
dress
sharpener

Grammar

2
1

2

3
4

5

3

4

Fill in a or an.
...... atlas
...... skirt
...... pencil
...... helmet
...... eraser

1 This is a ball.: These are balls.


6 ...... orange
7 ......
8 ......
9 ......
10 ......

2 Those are bikes.> That is a bike .
3 That is a man

dictionary
coat
apple
bike

5

jacket atlas dictionary
knife person
sharpener helmet dress box baby
man child tooth shelf scarf
'

-es

-ves

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.


:

.............................................................................

,

,

Circle the correct word(s).

This is Maria. She I He is from Italy.
2 Sara I Sara's sister is Kate.
3 His I Him favorite sport is soccer.
4 This is Jake. He is mine I my pet dog.
5 Look at her I hers. She is very tall!
6 Sue and Jack are cousins. Them I They are ten .

6

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-ies

irregular

6

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..
.
.
..
..

4 This is a schoolbag
5 These are chairs
6 Those are clocks
7 Those are scarves

Form the plural of the words below and
put them in the correct box.'
·

-s

Write sentences, as in the examples.

Complete the sentences. Use possessive 's
or',

1 This is Mary. Ann is her sister.
Ann is• Mary's sister.
2 This is Tony. This is his bike.
This is

3 Look at the girls. These are their hats .
These are
4 Look at these men. These are their coats.
These are
.
5 This is Rosa. Ann and Sue are her friends .
Rosa is

.
.

.


1

Vocabulary

Grammar

Find eight words related to houses.

Answer the questions using the correct
preposition.

A

s
v


T

H

A
I

c

A

B
G

E
E

c
c

u

s

L
H

L
A


0
T

s
s

B

2

p

B
K

s

p

L

s
N
H
A
I

E

3


L
L

0
A

E
E
0

T

s

w

E

M

p

0
T

N

v
s


B
K

E
E

N

:I

·.·.

....I

s

i:

R

::::::
A
D
N

tm·.·.·

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1 A:

B:
2 A:
B:
3 A:
B:
4 A:
B:

Think of your house. Where would you find
each object? Complete the web diagrams.
couch closet armchair bookcase
sink fridge desk bed stove
coffee table bathtub cabinets toilet
cushions
shower

(
(.

(

(

:;)
:)

(
(;

;)


c ~.~

(

c
(;

~

-;)

=.~

~

~

J

the window.
Where are the pillows?
the bed.
Where is the bedside table?
the bed.
Where are the slippers?
the bed.

)
)

)
)

4
1

Look at the picture. What does/doesn't each
person have? Complete the sentences. Use
the verb to have in the correct form.

Jane

.

brown eyes.
2 Tony

Qiving roonj)

..

fair hair.
3 Jane

(.
(
(

(_


Where is the bed?

(

)
)
)
)

..

a pen.
4 They

.

a computer.
5 Tony

.

a pencil.
6 Tony

..

glasses.
7 Jane and Tony

..


......................... skateboards.


Vocabulary

Listening

Match the words to create the correct pairs.

1

[I[] grandfather
[10 mother

[I[]
[!I]

[ill.
[ill

2

brother '
daughter
uncle
wife

3


O

Listen to a girl talking about herself and
fill in the fact file.

A son
B husband

Name:

Caroline 1)

c

Age:

2)

years old

From:

3)

Germany

grandmother
D father
E sister
F aunt


Read the text. Then label the people in the
family tree.

Hi! I'm Lisa. I'm sixteen years old. My
parents are John and Sue. I have one
brother. His name is Michael and he is
fourteen years old. My grandparents are
Bill and Maria. I also have a pet dog. His
name is Rocky and he is four y~ar~ old.

..

dad. mom. a sister. and two
Family:

4)

Favorite

5) ...................... &6)

..
.

Grammar

4

Fill in the blanks with the correct question

word. Then match each question (1-4) to the
correct response (a-d).

[I[]

....... old is Mark?

[ill

....... is Rosa from?

B I'm fine, thanks.

[I[]

....... are you? _)

c

[!I]

....... 's your name?

5

)

A David.)

)


J

He's 18 years old.

D She's from Madrid

Put the sentences in the correct order.

1 are I How old I you?

.............................................................................
2 friend I Ann I my I is

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3 Tony I bicycle I have I a I doesn't

........................................................................................
4 Pedro I His I is I name

........................................................................................
5 Charlie I brothers I my I and I are I Steve

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UNIT

I


1a
.

Vocabulary

1

Match the phrases.

[1I J

r21 J

(31 1
[4T J
[sf]
[61 J
[1I

Grammar

J

send
learn
hang out
surf
play
watch

go

3

A foreign languages
B text messages

c
D
E

F
G

the Net
a DVD
with friends
video games
to the library

Write the third person singular of each
verb in the correct row.
• do • kiss • cry • speak • teach • play
• watch • study • wash • like • solve
~

-s

-es


-les

2

Read the text and fill in the blanks with the
words in the list below.
• slim • curly • polite • funny
• chubby • tall • fair • smart
• short • long

A

4

1 Ben
(like) mysteries.
2 Adam
(not/speak) English.
3 Helen and her mother
(go)
shopping on Saturdays.
4 Ann
(not/have) long hair.
5 John
(not/drive) a car.
6 They
(watch) a DVD in the evening.
7 They
(not/play) tennis.
8 Steve

(like) eating pizza
on weekends.

5
1
John, Helen, and Ann are friends. John is
1)
with 2)
brown hair. John
makes everyone laugh. He's very 3)
·
Helen and Ann have 4)
hair. Ann's hair
is S)
Helen's hair is 6)
She
isn't 7)
She is 8)
·
They are all good students because they are
9) .... .. ........ . All their classmates like them
because they are very friendly and 1 O)
·

Put the verbs in parentheses in the simple
present.

Write questions using the simple present.
Then answer them, as in the example.
Paul I know I a foreign language?(/)


..,. Does Paul know a foreign language? Yes, he
does.
2 Jane'/ like I burgers? (X)
3 they I read I magazines?(/)
4 Ann I surf I the Net? (/)
5 Helen and John I play I the guitar? (X)

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1

Vocabulary

Grammar

Complete the text with the correct phrase.

Look at Ben's daily routine.
Then match the percentages
(a-e) with the correct adverb of
(C'
frequency and answer the
questions, as in the example.

3

she always 1)


rn

............. _.

Then she 3)

............................... ,

4)

................................

...........................

After that she 6)

, and 5)

.............................. or

0

2

Complete the sentences with the correct verb using the

simple present.

10


his bed.
you
the table after dinner?
Helen never
the lawn.
His father hardly ever
dinner.
you always
the dog?
Steve sometimes
the garbage.
Pete usually
the table before dinner?
I always ~
my desk after I finish my homework.

(a~S(

make his bed? (sometimes)

(Bo

have breakfast? (often)

( -,

L.:!.LJ

walk to school? (usually)


rn=J
1

c 10

do his homework in the
evening? (always)

Ben never wakes up late .

2

..

3

.

4

..

5

.

4

• clear • set • mow • cook • take out • walk
• make • tidy up

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

wake up late? (never)

II[]
II[]
~

• t,lf~ ..

Now often does 8e7t ···

Fill in the blanks with the
appropriate adverbs of
frequency to make the
sentences true for you.
• never • sometimes • often
• usually • always

Jonathan always

I 1)


I 2)
I 3)
I 4)
I 5)
I 6)
I 7)
I 8)

make breakfast.
make my bed.
take out the garbage.
walk the dog.
water the plants.
go to the library.
go shopping.
play video games.


UNIT

1c,

I

1

Vocabulary

Writing


Put the days of the week in the correct

Join the sentences with the connectors in
parentheses.

3

order.

' of '.(t<.CCb

1

~J...!......
l~ ,~.al'V"tri

e. \

a'S~

"' He wakes up late and watches TV.
2 She cooks dinner. She sets the table. (or)

rcc.C.C~

- f~~)))~

~

~


.) occcca

~)))))\

3!J=0•?a1 WJ=!•Ul=0•fu.t__l

)~o
:"\

He wakes up late. He watches TV. (and)

3 We watch a DVD. We go to the movies. (or).
4 They walk to school. They take the bus. (or)

::>'.))))

c_)O

~l""'r-"""'~~~

5 He waters the plants. He walks the dog. (and)

2

4

Think of a typical Tuesday. Then complete
the table with the activities you do.
do homework

have breakfast

Fill in the blanks using and or or.

get up early go to school
have lunch

watch TV

have dinner

play sports

go to bed

When the weather is bad, I don't go out. I stay in
1) ......... my friends often come over. We usually surf
the Net 2)
play video games. We never play
sports 3)
go shopping.
When it's sunny, I do a lot of things. I always
meet my friends 4) ......... play basketball 5) .........
soccer. We sometimes eat out 6) ......... go to the
movies. We don't go to bed early. I really love
sunny weather!

surf the Net

chat online


in the
morning
in the
afternoon
in the
evening

5

Now write:
1 In the morning,

1 get up early. I have

..

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2 In the afternoon, I

..

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3 In the evening, I

.

........................................................................................
4 I usually go to bed at


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..

Complete the sentences to write a short
text about how you spend your day.

1 When the weather is bad,
I
I often
I usually
I never

.
.
..
.

2 When it's sunny,
I
I always
I sometimes

.
.
..

11



I

I

UNIT

;ld
Vocabulary
a) Match the words in the two columns.

Listening

3

0

Listen and check (I') the correct answer.

1 Which family is Robbie's?

[![]
III]

soap

A uniform
B operas
skateboarding
D clubs
E time


school

lfil after-school
!ID does

c

5

I BI
b) Use the phrases from above to
complete the sentences (1-5).
1 I don't like watching
on TV.
2 When school finishes, we sometimes go to

2 What does Robbie and his family sometimes
do?

3· Students in his country don't wear a
4 In my
my friends.

, I go to the movies with

5 My brother

Grammar


2

IAI

He likes it a lot.

3 Which two subjects are Robbie's favorites?

Put the words in the correct order to form
complete sentences.
we I soap I like I operas

........................................................................................
2 subject I my I math I favorite I is I school

IAI

I BI

IcI

3 do I you I English I like?
4 What does Robbie do in the evenings?
4 mom I my I work I doesn't
5 at I finishes I school I 3:30

........................................................................................
6 club I belongs I a I she I to I karate

12


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UNIT

1e '.
er.

Everyday English

1

Collocations

3

Circle the correct response.

Complete the web diagrams with the words in the list.

• soap operas • a collar • DVDs • shopping
• text messages • the guitar • basketball • letters
• to the movies • football • sunglasses • breakfast

• the bed • video games • to school • a movie
• the news • a friend • a uniform • home • a mistake
• a phone call • a hat • a note • a package

1 A: Is Nancy there?
B: a She's fine.
b Hang on a minute. I'll get
her.
2 A: Hello?
B: a How are you?
b Hi, it's Daniel.

1

3 A: How are you?
B: a I'm fine.
b Yes, I am.

nes

2

4 A: Are you free on Friday
evening?
B: a Yeah, I'd love to.
b Yes, I am.

2

A

S
C
W

N
Y
A
E
M
Y C
L E
Q P C
O L
S F U

D
G
R
E
A
H
G
L
T
N

.
7

.


9
10

..

.
..

11

.
14
12

S
O
E
T
N
U
A
U
E
N

O M
N
F U
D A

E R
B 8
N T
M S
S E
Y R

.
15

Find ten adjectives
which describe people.

H
A
L
S
L
R
E

6

8

Vocabulary

A
E
A

E
S
W
E
O
P
A

.
4

Gz.
~

B
D
K
L
A
A
S
E
A
S

.

Cf

5 A: Would you like to go to the

movies?
B: a Yes, speaking.
b Yeah, I'd love to.

?

.

E
G
L
S
E
Y
S
Y
T
P

.
J /

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25

wear

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13


Reading

1

Read the text and mark the sentences ( 1-5)
T (true) or F (false).

2

1

Look at the clock faces and write what time
it is.

... It's eight

2

.

twenty-five.

Sundials are very interesting because
people can still use them to tel) the time.
They look like clocks, but they have just
one hand that points up at the sky. They

tell the time because as the Earth circles
around the sun during the day, the sun
moves to different places in the sky. The
sun then hits the hand on the sundial and
makes a shadow. This is how Mr. Sun tells
us the time. There are many amazing
sundials in the world. A famous one is 'The
Sundial Bridge' in Redding, California.
When the sun hits the main tower, it
makes a huge shadow over a tiled garden
at the end of the bridge.
1

Sundials have two hands like a clock.

2 People do not use sundials anymore.
3 The Earth moves around the sun all day .........
4 It is the shadow that gives us the time.
5 The bridge in Redding is a well-known
sundial.

14

3

..

4

..


5

..

6

..

Dictation

3

0

Listen and write.


me

1

Vocabulary

Grammar

Match the words in the two columns.

Put the verbs in parentheses in
the resent progressive.

,, ,

!I[]

A

throw

!ID fly

[I[]

B

c

make

m:J wear
[IO

dance

II[]
[I[]

take

[I[]


watch

2

D
E
F
G
H

buy

a human tower
presents
in the streets
pictures
kites
costumes
a parade
streamers

Elaine 1)
~
(celebrate) her birthday today and
she 2) .... . .. .. .... .. .. .. .. (have) a party in the
backyard. 3) It
..
(not/rain) and the
sun 4)
(shine). All her friends

5) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. (wait) for Elaine to blow out
the candles. They 6)
..
(wear) paper hats. Elaine is very happy. She
7)

4

Use the words in the list to complete the
sentences.

1

• rainy • freezing • sunny • snowy
• cloudy

1 It's hot and

2

.

3
4

5
6

3 It's


5

.

~·~·..(~sm~ile:)·~-----~-

Put the verbs in parentheses in the present
progressive.
The weather today is bad! It
(rain)
right now.
Jane
(watch) the parade on
television at the moment.
The children
(wear) costumes.
John
(make) a sandwich for lunch.
The twins
(celebrate) their
birthday today.
We
(make) beautiful sculptures from
snow.

Put the words in the correct order to form
complete sentences.

1 flying/Are/the children/a


········································.

kite?

2 birthday/is/He/celebrating/his
4 It's

.

3 John/taking/is/pictures
4 isn't/She/a costume/wearing

5 It's

········································.

.

5 a contest/We/watching/are
6 now/it/raining/ls?

15


1

Vocabulary
Use the words to complete the description.
• masks • costumes • parade • festival


It's Carnival time in
Venice, Italy. People are
wearing colorful 1)
..
and beautiful 2)
.
Others are watching the
3)
.
Carnival is a popular
4)
in Venice.

·2·

Choose the correct word.

1 Tonight there's a full/round moon in the sky.
2 During the celebration, people fire/light
candles.
3 People believe the rafts carry away bad
life/luck.
4 The party is great. Everyone's having luck/fun.
5 The people on the floats throw/put candy to
the crowd.
6 The people in the parade carry/wear funny
costumes.

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Listening

t
I

3
1
2
3
4

s'
16

O Listen to Katherine describing

her family
trip and mark statements 1-5 as T (true) or
F (false).
Katherine is in Italy.
She's staying at a big hotel.
Her parents are at the pool now.
They're going to a parade tonight.
Today is her birthday.

4

Grammar
Circlethe correct word.


1 The festival ..... in the evening.
A is starting B starting
C starts
2 Rita ..... to a party today.
A is going
B goes
C going
3 It usually ..... in the winter.
A is raining
B rains
C rain
4 Do you ..... my new dress?
A likes
B liking
C like
5 We ..... ice-skating this afternoon.
A goes
B are going C go
6 ..... George doing his homework?
A Is
B Does
C Do
7 Mary and Dan ..... to school on foot.
A goes
B going
C go
8 He ..... like chocolate cake.
A doesn't
B don't
isn't

9 Where ..... she live?
A has
B does
is
10 He ..... 16 this Sunday.
A is turning B turn
doesn't turns

c
c

c

5

Put the verbs in parentheses in the simple
present or the present progressive.

000
Dear Lisa,
I 1)
(be) so excited. I 2)
..
(celebrate) my fifteenth birthday this Saturday and I
3)
(want) to invite you to my party. I
4)
(hope) you can come. All my classmates
5)
(come) too.

We 6) . . .. ... ... .. . (want) to have the party in the
backyard, so my parents are busy decorating it. The
party 7) ..
(start) at 7:00. Why 8)
.
(not/you sleep) over? It'll be fun! Pleasesay you're
coming!
Love,
Anne


Writing
(an article describing a
festival)

2

We use capital letters:
• at the beginning of a sentence. The apple is on the table.
• with the pronoun I (first person). Mary and I are sisters.
• with cities/countries/nationalities. Paris, France, French
• with languages. English
• with days/months. Tuesday, December
• with people's names. Billy
• with holidays. Carnival

To describe a festival we write
the name of the festival, the
place, date, and reason people
celebrate it. Then we write what

people do during the festival and
what their feelings are.

------

1

Read the theory. Using capital letters, rewrite the article
below correcting any mistakes in capitalization.

Read the article and answer
the questions.

Every year on october 31st,

americans celebrate

halloween. children dress up in costumes and masks and

delicious Ice cream
sundae was first
made there. It's
also a lot of fun
as there is so
much to do.
The festival has a 50s
and 60s theme and visitors can enjoy the
music, visit the classic car show, and
even make their own banana splits.
Everyone loves the Banana Split Festival!


visit the houses in their neighborhoods. they
carry bags or buckets with them.
people give the children a
treat.
sweet.

usually
like

something
candy.

halloween is a fun
celebration for all
americans.

What is the name of the festival?
11

. . . . . ...... ........... ............... .................. . .
2 Where does it take place?

IS

............... . .... . ........................... . . . .........
3 When does it take place?

10
10


·e

3

Think of a festival which takes place in your city/country.
Then complete the table with information about it.

Name

..... . ...... ...... ............. ...... ........ . . . . ........

Date

4 Why is it a popular event?

Place

..... ......... . .... .... ...... ............. . . . . ...........
5 How do people celebrate it?

····· · ······ ····· ············ ········ ·························
6 How do people feel about it?

............. ......................... ........ ..................

Activities
Comments
Use the completed table to write a short article
describing the festival for an international school

magazine (40-60 words).

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Vocabulary

4

Find ten fruits. Which can you see in the

1

Grammar
Match the question words to the correct

pictures?

c
w c
F·

responses.

OIJ When?

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H


E

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s A v
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A

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A

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p

E

0


y

u ·K

D

s w c

Q

L

y

D

w

G

A

p

T

E

2


R

H

Write the fruits in Ex. 1 in the plural.

1
2
3

..

6
7

.

8

.

9
10

4
5

3

E


..
..

.

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
• contest

• celebrate

[IT]

Who?

[I[]
[ID

What?

[ill
[ID

How many?

How often?
Where?

.....
5


A In southwest Ohio, USA.
B Alot.

c

In the middle of June.

D The people of the town.

E The Banana Split Festival.
F Every year.

Complete the postcard by putting the
verbs in the present progressive.

,~

Dear Lucy,
Greetings from Brazill I 1)
..
(relax) on the beach right now. It is a
beautiful day today and very hot too!
How is the weather back home?
(it/rain)? My sister
2)
(sunbathe)
and mom
3)
and dad 4) .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. . (eat) lunch at

the hotel restaurant. What 5) · .. ··· ..
..
(you/do)? 6)
.
(you/study) for your exams? It's
Carnival here so people 7) · · ·· .. · .. · ........
(have) a big parade today. I can't wait.
Good luck with your exams! See you
soon.
Love,
Diana

(_•
i

"~~...,g•, ••• ~~

• taste • rides • watch
Put the words in the correct order to form
In Luling, Texas, USA, people
1)
the Watermelon
Thump every June.
They have a 2) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. for the largest
watermelon. Thousands of people come to
3) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . all the contests that take place at
this festival and to 4)
delicious
watermelon products. They crown a watermelon
• queen who 5)

~
on the central float
in the parade.

_.....-~=·. .,.,. ,; ;--.....liii!!!iiiiiiiii;;i,..,,.,

complete sentences.
He/now/isn't/TV/watching
2 live/Does/in/she/New

York?

3 party/ Are/having/a/they/tonight?
4 starts/8:30/School/at


SA.

Everyday English

1

Complete the dialogue with the appropriate phrases.
A I'd love to!
B That sounds great.

C Would you like to come?
D How does 8:30 sound?

IVn.

val.

.
L .rs tenmq

3

,.Iic

O

Listen to Ann talking to
Peter about a party. Then mark
the sentences C (Correct) or
I (Incorrect).

1 Ann turns 16 this Saturday.
2 Ann wants to have the party in
her backyard.
3 Peter is worried about the
weather.
4 Ann wants to hire a clown.
5 Peter will help with the
decorations.

Vocabulary
Jack:

-


Hi, Sue! I'm having a going away party on Friday before
my trip to Australia.

Sue:
Jack:

[JI]

Yeah![I[J

Jack:

2

Cross out the item that's out of
place. Then choose five
phrases and write sentences
using them.

I can pick you up if you don't know how to get to my
house.lfil

Sue:

4
1

C throw)

stream~rs- snowballs-


2

C watch)

a party- a movie a parade

3

( take)

p~ems-a nappictures

[![]
OK. See you Friday then!

Replace the phrases in bold with phrases from the list
below.
• that sounds great • pick you up • nothing much

1 Why don't you come to the party? Well, OK.

r:

4 \.. wear

···················································································································

masks - costumes decorations


5

QavD

6

( make ) a contest - breakfasta bed

]

.
) sculptures - candles ( light
f
a ire

···················································································································
2 Are you doing anything this Saturday? Oh, I'm not doing
anything
.
3 My dad can give you a lift.
..

)

sandwiches

fun.- a dream -

a wish


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:
I
,
I


Vocabulary

1

I
1

•

1)

Write the colors in the correct web diagram.
• red • green • yellow • blue • gray • orange
• brown • purple
3)

: ..

..

3
2)


5)

•• ••• 4)

..

@ This

..

···· .

COLD
COLORS

...
6)

2

..

Look at the painting, read the
descriptions, and choose the
description that matches the
painting.

::.


•••• 7)

..

·····s)

.

painting shows two young
women. They are traveling in a
train. They are wearing green
dresses and they are reading
their books .

\
,'

@ This

painting shows two young
women. They are traveling in a
train. They are wearing green
dresses. One woman is reading.
The other is sleeping.

Complete the crossword puzzle. What's the hidden word?

l

2


© This painting

shows two young
women in a train. They are
wearing green dresses. They
are sleeping.

3
4

Dictation

5

4

6
7
8

1
2
3
4
5

The color blue makes me feel calm and c
.
Don't talk to him. He's very a

with you.
White is my favorite color. It makes me feel p
.
Gray colors suggest that someone is u
.
We don't know much about her. She's a very m
..
person.
6 He's a q,
person and never disturbs others.
7 He's a great artist. He's very i
.
a· These colors make me feel r
after a long day at work.

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0

Listen and write.


Vocabulary

1

Match the two halves to make complete
sentences.

!ID Spider-Man


has

He can't see

b superstrength.

[I[]
GI]

He can climb

c walls very fast.

he

He can also spin

d fight very well.

e
e

[[[]

He's very strong and can

e webs.

2


Complete the sentences using the verbs in
the list in the simple past.
• appear • not watch • change • help
• surf • not work • not go • wear

a through walls.

III]

mg
na

4

1 He
2 Daredevil
3 He
4 Stan Lee
5 Stanley Lieber
6 He
7 She
8 I

Fill in the missing words in
sentences 1-6 and complete
the crossword puzzle.

TV yesterday.
in 1964.

with the chores yesterday.
for DC Comics.
his name.
to the library yesterday.
a blue dress two days ago.
the Net yesterday afternoon.

sen
ing

5

Look at what Daniel did last Saturday and
make sentences, as in the examples.

-

mg
na

sen
ng.

mg
are
,ey

1

2

3
4
5
6

3

People were
of the Incredible Hulk.
The Hulk c_hanged into a
..
when he got angry.
The Hulk became a TV
.
Stan Lee was the Hulk's
.
Dr. David Banner worked as a
.
Lee's
help people who need them.

Grammar

• live • become • create • wear • look
• know • leave • hunt • try • make
• help • change • write • choose
... lived

-


-

x
x
./
./
- -

x

./
./

1 .,.. Daniel got up late.
2 .,.. Daniel didn't have breakfast.

3

..

4

.

5

.

6


Write the simple past of the verbs in the list
in the correct column.

Regular

get ui:2 late
have breakfast
walk the dog
clean his room
~go shopping
surf the Net
meet his friends
eat out

Daniel
./

Irregular
.,.. became

7

..

8

6

What did/didn't you do last Sunday? Write
four sentences.


1
2

.

3

.

4

.

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UNIT

/3b
Vocabulary

1

Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
• ordinary • everyday • shy • fights
• grew up • danger • crime
• costume • dark • strength
Spider-Man first appeared
in 1962 in Marvel

Comics. Peter Parker
1)
to be a
very intelligent bu!
2) ···················
teenager with short
3)
hair and
glasses. His life changed
when a spider bit him.
Peter was not a(n) 4)
.
person anymore; he became Spider-Man. SpiderMan has superhuman 5)
and has the
power to know when 6)
is near. Dressed in
a blue and red 7)
, he a)· :
.
criminals and tries to save people from
9)
and danger. Then, he goes back to
his 10)
life.

Grammar

2

Tom's mother/make dinner

Tom's father/mow the lawn
Tom's brother/do the shopping
om's sister/play basketball
1 Tom's father/walk the dog?
_ .,.. Did Tom's father walk the dog?
No, he didn't. Tom walked the dog.

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3 Tom/mow the lawn?

4 Tom's mother/do the shopping?

5 Tom's brother/play basketball?

3

Put the words in the correct order to form
questions. Then answer them about you.

1 read/a/did/your mom/book/yesterday?
.,..

Did your mom read a book yesterday? Yes,
she did./No, she didn't.

2 get up/yesterday/you/did/early?

3 this/make/you/bed/did/your/morning?


4 dad/your/yesterday/cook/dinner/did?

5 watch/you/last/did/DVD/a/night?

What did Tom and his family do yesterday
afternoon? Ask and answer questions, as in
the example.
Tom/walk the dog

·

2 Tom's sister/make dinner?

4

Complete the sentences about Nick using
used to/didn't use to, as in the example.

When Nick was 8 years old ...
1 have long hair (X).,.. he didn't use to have long
hair.

2
3
4
5
6

wear glasses (/')
send emails (X)

go to the movies alone (X)
play board games (X)
ride a bike (I')
What about you?

.
.
.
.
.


Vocabulary

1

Match the words in the two
columns. Then use the
phrases in the correct tense to
complete sentences 1-6.

[IO
[I[]

car

[II]

win


@I]

become

[ill

form

~

break

ts,
2
3
4
5
6

movie

a
b
c
d
e

director
friends
accident

awards
box office
records
f a company

Nicole Kidman got into a
..
............................... while shooting
the movie The Invasion.
I like movies where in the end
enemies
.
Not all actors
..
for their performances.
Spider-Man 3
..
in the first two weeks.
Pedro Almodovar is a famous
Spanish
.
In order to'
..
by yourself you need to be very
hardworking.

Writing

2


Read the biography. Then fill in the
blanks with the following words.
• and • too • because • so • also

Antonio Banderas was born in 1960 in
Malaga, Spain. As a child, Antonio liked
playing soccer, but his dreams of becoming
a professional soccer player ended quickly
1)
he hurt his foot very badly.
Around that time, Banderas realized that he
2)
enjoyed the theater. In 1974, he went to an acting
school in Malaga 3)
started his acting career soon after.
In 1979, at the age of 19, Banderas wanted to get more acting
opportunities for himself, 4)
he moved to Madrid.
In 1992, Banderas started working in Hollywood. His first big
movie was The Mambo Kings. Some of his most famous movies
are Philadelphia, Evita, and The Mask of Zorro. Banderas has won
a lot of awards, 5)
In 1996, he married actress Melanie
Griffith.

3

Answer the following questions about the biography in

Ex. 2.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

4

Who is the biography about?
What is he famous for?
When & where was he born?
What did he want to become?
What did he study?
What did he do in 1992?
Who did he marry?

..
..
.
..
..
..
..

Read the information in the fact file. Then use it to write
a short biography of Angelina Jolie (60-80 words).

(a biography)

When we write a biography of a
person who is still alive, we usually
Write two paragraphs. In the first
paragraph, we write the person's
name, job, place, date of birth, and
about his/her early years. In the
second paragraph, we write what
the person did and when (studies,
family, achievements).

Name: Angelina Jolie
Job:
Actress
Born: 1975, Los Angeles, USA
Early years: learned to act from famous
parents, studied at Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute
at 11 years old, studied film, in mid-1990s appeared in
small movies
Later years: became very popular as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider
movies, learned kickboxing for role, won Oscar for Girl,
Interrupted, got involved in international charity, has
adopted children from different countries

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2

Reading


1

Read the text and mark the statements T(true) or F
(false). Then correct the false statements.
'

M

erlin was a very
popular
character in the early
10111 century. He was a
magician with great
powers. Many kings of
England relied on him.
King Arthur learned a lot
from Merlin as a child. Later,
he became king because of his help.
When Merlin was born, his parents called him "Emrys".
Later, he changed it to Merlin which is Latin for "Myrddin," the
place he came from. When he became older, people often
described him as a tired old man, but he was, in fact, very
energetic. His magical skills turned him into a legend.
Merlin's big mistake was that he fell in love with the Lady of
the Lake. He taught her all his mystical powers. She became
very powerful. With her own magic spells, she locked Merlin
away in a glass tower.

1

2
3
4
5

Merlin was a very good magician.
Powerful men trusted Merlin's advice.
The magician was born in a place called "Emrys".
Merlin was always tired because of his magic.
The Lady of the Lake became a better magician
than Merlin.
6 The Lady of the Lake locked Merlin in a tower by
the lake.

24

Underline the correct word.

1 King Arthur was able to pull/
attack the sword from the stone.
2 With Merlin's help, King Arthur
became very surprised/
powerful.
3 King Arthur removed the sword
because he had a pure hearU
magician.
4 King Arthur lived in Camelot
while he built/ruled England.
5 In Arthurian times, England was
a strong country/people.


3
1

2

3
4
5
6

a) Write the simple past forms
of the verbs below.
attack
explain
win
promise
meet
break
b) Use the verbs to complete
the sentences.

1 I
Lisa's brother
today.
2 He
everything
tome.
3 A dog
her on her

way to work.
4 She
to help me
with my homework.
5 I'm sorry. I
.
the vase.
6 Doris Lessing
a
Nobel Prize in 2007.


Everyday English
1ull/

me.

1

ur

Complete the dialogue with sentences
from the list below.
• Sounds interesting. • Where's it playing?
• Who stars in it? • I was out of town.
• How was your weekend?
• What's it about?

ord
c)rt/


Hi, Lucy. 1)
.
Great! I went to the movies. I called
you, but you weren't in.
Ross: Yes. 2)
..
What did you see?
Lucy: The Golden Compass. It was awesome.
Ross: Really? 3)
.
Lucy: It's a fantasy movie about a 12-yearold girl who lives in a parallel universe
and tries to save her best friend.
Ross: 4)
.
Lucy: It is. There's a lot of action.
Ross: 5)
.
Lucy: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota
Blue Richards, and Ben Walker. You
should definitely go see it.
Ross: 6)
.
Lucy: At the Empire until Friday.

slot
t
Nas

ns


3

Replace the underlined phrases with
phrases from the list below.
• awesome • wasn't in • where it's playing
• stars in it

1 It was very good
..
2 He wasn't at home
..
3 Do you know which movie theater it's on at?

4 Who are the main actors?

.

Vocabulary

4

a) Complete the web diagram with seven
more types of movies.

.
.......................... .

· . ...
-,


,•'

,• ..

..

..,. western

..···

..
.

·····

.

her
b) Which is your favorite movie? What type
is it?

ing
ner

2

me

Complete the ad with

information from the
dialogue in Ex. 1.

TITLE:

1)

..

......

TYPE:

2)

.

, .. a

DIRECTOR: Chris Weitz
Starring:
3)
Now playing

.

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4)


..

.

.

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