New destinations elementary a1 workbook

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New Destinations Elementary A1

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H.Q Mitchell - Marileni Malkogianni

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1 1 Module 5 I did it! 46

1 1 Module 6 What’s happening? 56

1 1 1 Module 7 Simply the best! — 66 1 Module 8 What an experience! 76

B Complete the sentences with th e correct countries or nationalities.

C Complete with th e correct num ber

BHowold are you?

How’s it going?

a.

b.

Where are you from?

What’s your name?

3 A: What’s your number?

B : _

0020 7688 2315 I’m 24

6 A: How’s everything?

B : _

BTake care.Great!

E Complete with th e correct phrase There are two extra phrases you do n’t n eed to use

Any questions? Good morning! So-so Look at the board G oodnight Can I go

F Listen and choose the correct answer

1 a Not bad And you?

1a Pi&azare, to m eat you.

A Complete th e dialogue with the words in the box There are two extra words

_ student here?

M rs Jones Hi, are you a (!)

G lo ria Yes, I am

M rs Jones OK What’s your name?

G lo ria Gloria Stephens

M rs J o n e si How do you (2)_ your surname? Is it with a V?

G lo ria No, it's with a P-H It’s S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S

M rs Jones Oh, tha t’s (6) the college

G lo ria Yes, it is

B Complete the dialogues

Lisa I’m Lisa Miller

E rin Nice to meet you

V icky

S ally

V icky

Ms R o b e rts Look! There’s Danny and Frank

M r J e ffe rs o n _ on your course?

D Match.

1 Who’s that with Karen?

2 How do you spell your surname?

3 What’s your address?

4 Pleasure to meet you

5 What’s your e-mail?

6 You know I’m in a football team

E Answer the questions

1 What’s your first name?

f It’s 34 Lincoln Road

2 What’s your surname?

3 What’s your address?

4 What’s your phone number?

5 What’s your e-mail?

1 1 (jO LV'O uf'it

A Complete th e crossword

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1 Red and yellow make

2 Red and blue make

3 Green and red make

4 Red and white make

5 Blue and yellow make

1 This is Lilly’s new bag.

B Write the sentences in the plural

4 Who is that man?

C Complete the dialogues with the correct possessive adjectives

M a rk This is my parents’ house

Are you all in the same team?

Yes, we a re. _ team’s called The Beavers.

Oh and is that the coach?

Yes. _ name is Mike Smith

4 Debbie My brothers’ favourite gadgets are

J a c k Really?

Debbie Yep

mobile phones

1 A n d re w Are these Brians’ / Brian’s sunglasses?

A m y No They are my / 1 sunglasses He / His

sunglasses are silver

2.Z o e What’s she / her name?

Rosie Ms Vincenty She’s Helen / Helen’s new teacher

Zoe Oh What’s you / your teacher’s name?

Rosie Ms Wilson

3 A lice These are my sister’s / sisters mobile phones

H e n ry They’re / Their expensive mobile phones.

4 S ophia Where are the ch ild re n ’s / childrens’ shoes?

M aya They’re over there

D Circle the correct words

E Two friends are talking after a party Listen an d m atch the people w ith th e items There is one extra item.

A Complete th e sentences

1 He’s a shop a He works at the shop

2 He’s a teacher He works at that s

3 She’s a w She works at that restaurant.

4 He’s a delivery person That’s his m

5 She’s a s She can use a computer and speak two languages

6 She’s a q • She can take nice pictures.

7 I’m a tour fl I can speak three languages

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B Complete with a or an.

1 Amanda is _ actress

2 Robert can rid e _ motorbike

3 This is t old camera

4 Jimmy is _ salesperson

5 1 have _ orange watch

C Complete the dialogues with can or can’t.

1 R i t a

Ben

R ita

Ben

* How many languages you speak?

; I speak Italian and Spanish and I _understand Polish, but

I speak it very well

Really? I speak French and Spanish

Mrs Roberts work full-time?

No, s h e S he work part-time

they play football?

Yes, th e y , but th e y _ E _ play very well

D Look at the profiles of the two people below and com plete the dialogues

N o, _ , but I can learn

OK Can you ride a motorbike?

information on the Internet, too

In te r v ie w e r That’s good Can you speak Turkish?

E Answer th e questions.

1 What do you do?

2 How many languages can you speak?

3 Can you use a computer?

4 Can you drive a car?

5 Can you take nice pictures?

A Look at th e clocks and w rite th e tim e, as in the exam ple

1 It’s eight twenty. or 2 _ or 3 or

It’s twenty past e ig h t. _ _ _

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B Look at the pictures and write sentences, as in the example.

Yeah I can’t wait

Meet you there

2 A: Excuse me, what’s the time?

1e Friends on fine

A Complete th e sentences

1 My brother isn’t He’s outgoing

2 Ruth is very lazy She isn’t

3 George isn’t He’s rude

4 They aren’t serious They a re

B Complete th e sentences w ith th e w ords in th e box

married to g eth e r band centre freak

1 I’m My husband’s name is Derrick

2 We are musicians O u r is called The Jones Experience.

3 I’m a s p o rts I love all sports

4 Helen and I have fu n She’s really funny

5 Let’s Go is a brilliant s p o rts

C Read the e-m ail below and add p unctuation and capitals

f a

Send

how’s it going i’m fine i have a new basketball coach he’s from china

and his name is mr chang of course, he can speak english very well he’s

very serious and hard-working oh i also have a part-time job i’m a shop

D Read the profile and th en w rite a paragraph about Steven

name Steven Baker

A Cross out the odd word Then add one more.

1 orange - park - red - black - pink -

2 photographer secretary gadget actor waitress

-3 funny - polite - outgoing - wife - rude -

4 university - hungry - tired - bored - busy -

B Circle the correct words

1 These / Those shoes over there are my favourite.

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2 Helens’ / Helen’s mobile phone is silver.

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3 My sister / sisters are shy.

4 Those / These cameras over here are expensive.

5 These are the stu d e n t’s / students’ backpacks.

6 The ch ild re n ’s / childrens’ house is over there.

7 That woman / women is very serious.

C Complete the dialogues w ith the words in th e box

B re n d a Yes

D Complete the dialogues w ith can and the words in brackets Give short answ ers where possible.

1 M o rg a n (you / look for) information on the Internet?

J o n a th a n No I’m busy now

M o rg a n (I / use) your computer then?

(he / speak) Chinese?

(not drive) a car

E Match.

H-U-M-P-H-R-Y Wow! It’s brilliant!

Yes, he is

Isn’t it a bit late?

Smith

A quarter past twelve

F Complete th e dialogue with th e sentences

a Oh, 1 see b So, what do you do? c What about you? d Me too e Pleasure to meet you

B ill Hello My name’s Bill

G Read the e-mails and com plete th e sentences

1 The shoe shop is the pizza restaurant

2 The shoes aren’t

3 Julie is and can’t _

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A Complete with the days of the week Then put them in order by writing 1-7 in th e boxes.

-R -□

- 5 - □

- u - □

- R - □

U _ □ -1 - E - □

B Complete with th e Present Simple of th e verbs in brackets

1 Belinda

2 My husband

3 We

(ride) a motorbike to work

(not have) breakfast in the morning He (have) lunch at twelve o’clock

(get up) late

8 Bill and his brother (do) the washing-up in the evening

C Complete the blanks with th e correct form of the verbs in the box and th e boxes with prepositions of time,

weekdays my brother, Alex, (1) _ early

the morning, (2 ) _ breakfast and

I get up □ 11 o’clock every day

and have lunch □ 12:30

I (4 ) _ I

I (5 ) _

□ Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons I go to university

weekend I (7 ) _ housework, but Alex

(8 ) _ out

2 1 hoover and mop the house on Saturdays

Martha

3 1 don’t do housework during the week

D Rewrite the sentences, as in th e example

Dave

1.1 clean the windows at the weekend

Dave cleans the windows at the weekend.

Betsy

4 1 don’t work on Mondays

E What do you do every day? Make notes in th e box and then write sentences

2 t First dacf t/vefoi

A Complete th e sentences w ith the words in th e box

1 My brother is a doctor He works in

5 Carl is th e _ of thenewspaper

6 Angela is a receptionist She works in

th is _

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B Complete the dialogues with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets Give short answers where

you with the housework, Dora?

P o ra Yes, _ She _ (do)

the washing-up and s h e _(hoover) on Fridays

go o u t witW frie n d s

do Wousework

go o u t witW frie n d s

When do they go to work?

Every dav from Monday to Friday

4 When does Linda do housework?

7 5

On Mondays and Wednesdays

D Complete the dialogue w ith th e sentences

Ja ne At nine o’clock at night

Ja n e At five in the morning (4)

C in d y

Ja ne

No, 1 don’t

2c Entertainment

A Complete the text

In my (1) _ time I (2 ) time with friends

We usually (3 ) _ at home and watch a DVD or we

(4) _ to music and just chat We all like the same kind of

music, (5 ) _ hop and R&B We don’t like jazz or classical

(6)

B Complete the dialogues

1 A ngie Would you lik e a

science-fiction film tomorrow?

Lyn No, I h a te science-fiction

films Let’s watch a comedy

Angie Good idea I lo v e comedies.

L yn Great What time do you want

_ tomorrow?

A ngie Let’s meet at seven.

2 Paul Do you w a n t out tonight?

Helen No I don’t lik e out on

weekdays I only go out at the weekend

Paul Really? I e n jo y out every

night!

3 B e tty Let’s do the washing-up.

C in d y Oh! I can’t s ta n d

the washing-up

B e tty Come on, Cindy I don’t want

all the housework

C in d y Fine!

4 Dave I’m bored Let’s play football

Savn No I don’t w a n t

football I’m tired

Dave Again?

C Read and m ake seven tru e sentences about you an d a friend

D Complete the dialogue with the sentences.

a I think she's brilliant b What kind of music do you listen to?

c All right d What do you think of Rihanna? e I’d love to

N a ta lie (1)

Lesley R&B

N a ta lie Really? Me too (2)

Lesley She’s my favourite singer (3)

N a ta lie Do you want to go to her concert?

The brilliant new

Mendez You can't stand watching

traditional horror films? That's OK

This is a science-fiction film too, and it s

all about monsters!

Come and watch it

It's great!

Firs Showing F rid a , 20 August at 10:30pm

a t th e cin em a in th e U p p e r V a lle , M all

Tickets €10 (€8.50 for stu d en ts)

hi the name o f the game

This great new animated film isn't only for children! Do you love football, sports and funny cartoons? Then this is for you Watch the football team work together and go all the way!

Get your tickets now!

First showing is on Wednesday 13 August

at 8pm at the Regal Cinema Complex

Tickets €8 (€6.50 for students)

1 S h e lly : I want to watch a funny film with my children.” □

A Look at the pictures an d th e prom pts an d w rite how often the people do th ese activities.

B Look at the chart below Write sentences about how often Isabel does the activities below and then

You

Isabel

C Write questions using how often and the prom pts given Then look at the schedules and answ er the

1 How often do you listen to pop music?

2 Do you cook every day?

3 How often do you go to the cinema?

4 Do you always download music from the Internet?

5 When do you usually spend time with your friends?

a Rarely I like watching DVDs at home

b No I usually buy the CDs I like

c Never I only like jazz

d On Fridays and Saturdays

e No Just four times a week

E Listen to two dialogues and answ er the questions Choose a or b.

1 Does Karen send SMS messages to her friends?

a Sometimes b No never

2 How often does Peter check his e-mails?

a Once a week b Once a day

e /S a r e ,

A LookatthepictUres

and complete the sentences with the correct verbs

3 Rob and I

shopping tomorrow

out with friends at the weekend

Henry and Sandy

5 Fay and I

a newspaper every morning

to the gym three times a week

B Make sentences by putting th e w ords in the correct order

1 morning / Gareth / to / every / university / goes

-2 cafe / a / at / works / he / afternoon / the / in

-3 in / evening / cooks / he / dinner / the

-4 Net / night / at / surfs / he / the

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C Look at the responses and w rite questions You m ust use a w ord/phrase from each box

B Circle th6 correct words.

1 What tinfie do you usually have breakfast / washing-up?

2 Jane is a re p o rte r / nurse at St Stephen’s Hospital.

3 The DJ / boss is fantastic I love this music!

4 Send me an SMS message / in form a tion when you get there.

5 My brother is an actor, but he isn’t very cham pion / famous.

C Complete the blanks with the Present Simple of the verbs in brackets an d the boxes with prepositions of time

B: Yes, he’s a bellboy He

3 Tina and R ob _

(work) there

(work) at the Calypso Hotel?

the weekend

4 Alan sometimes

5 A :

B: Yes d D Mondays and Wednesdays.

D Rewrite the sentences using th e words in brackets

1 A: Let’s watch a DVD tonight.

B: OK What do you w a n t (watch)?

A: What about a horror film?

B: Oh, I can’t s ta n d (watch) horror films.

2 A: Do you e n jo y (read) the Sunday newspaper?

B: No, but I lik e (look) at the magazines.

3 A: Would you lik e (come) shopping with me tomorrow?

B: No, thanks I h a te (go) shopping What do you w a n t _ (buy)? A: A pair of black shoes.

4 A: I hate this song

B: Really? I lo v e (listen) to hip hop I w a n t _ (download) this album.

E Complete with the correct form of the words in brackets

F Match

1 Where’s Mr Costner’s office?

2 When do we have lunch break?

3 What do you think of the DJ?

4 What kind of films do you like watching?

5 When does she check her e-mails?

6 How often do you play video games?

a Comedies

b In her free time

c Let me show you

d About four times a week

e In a bit

f He’s brilliant

G Read and answ er the questions

My nam e is Trey Davidson I m ake websites fo r people I a m

a graphic designer a n d I have m y o w n w ebsite a n d people

use it to look a t w h a t I do I o fte n g e t e -m a ils th ro u g h

the website} o r people g e t m y phone n u m b e r fro m th e re

and call me I love m y jo b because I can w o rk p a r t - t im e

or fu ll-tim e j a n d I w o rk fro m hom e! I h a te g oing to an

office every d a y , so th is jo b is fa n ta s tic I alw ays take

my laptop to th e p a rk a n d w o rk th e re on S a tu rd a y

mornings It's g re a t because I can w o rk a n y tim e o r

place I w a n t! I som etim es w o rk fro m nine to five, b u t

I usually w o rk fro m a b o u t six in th e evening to a fte r

m idnight I do b rillia n t w o rk late a t n ig h t I can g e t up

when I w a n t, go to bed w hen I w a n t a n d s t a r t a n d finish

work when I w a n t I th in k I have a g re a t jo b !

1 What does Trey do?

2 Where can you find Trey’s phone number?

3 Where does Trey usually work?

4 When does Trey work in the park?

5 When is the best time for Trey to work?

Alan and Shirley have three children, Mark, Tina and Ellie Ellie’s husband, Frank, is a musician and he’s in aband Mark’s wife, Alice, is a doctor They have two (1) , Mona and Laura and they all live inChicago The girls like their (2 ) , James, a lot They also love their (3 ) Frank’s music They think his music is fantastic Tomorrow Mona, Laura and James are going to their

(4 ) , Alan and Shirley, in New York Tina is there, too She’s buying video games for her two(5 ) , Mona and Laura, and her (6 ) , James She’s the children’s favourite(7 ) !

4 Greg and Kate

5 P ete r _

3 Sean 6 F io n a _

C Use the prom pts to m ake questions Then look at the pictures an d answer

When / Tim and Susan / get married?

1 Julie Hey Nicole, w h a t the k id s (do)? They’re very quiet.

th e y (surf) the Net again?

Nicole No T h e y (not use) the computer T h e y (watch) a DVD

D Complete the dialogues with the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets

2 Leo

A ngela

Hi, Angela. w e (have) lunch together this Saturday?

No, sorry, I can’t I (help out) my grandparents at the weekend

3 M a rtin your brother s till (look for) a job, Ian?

Ian Yes, he is

M a rtin T h e y (interview) waiters at Rony’s Restaurant.

4 Bill

L arry

Bill

L arry

y o u (get up) early tomorrow?

No I (not work) tomorrow I have the day off

That’s great W h a t y o u (do)?

Not much I (stay) at home

E Complete th e dialogue with the sentences

Celia Hi, Linda (1) How’s everything?

Linda Great (2 )

Celia What?

Linda I’m going to Italy in two weeks I have a new job there

Celia Wow! That’s great news (3 )

Linda Thanks Celia And how are you?

A Look at th e pictures and com plete th e sentences

1 The fireplace is the bookcases

2 The clock is on th e

3 T h e is on the wall

4 The desk and chair are on th e

5 The lamp is the bedside table

6 The bedside table is next to th e

7 The lamp is behind th e

8 The coffee table is the sofa

9 The painting is above th e

10 The wardrobe is the sofa

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B Circle the correct words.

1 J o h n Whose / W ho’s that woman?

K e ith It’s my brother’s wife

J o h n And whose / w ho’s that girl? Is she

th e ir / theirs daughter?

K e ith Yes, she is Her / Hers name is Tanya

And can you see that boy next to Tanya?

J o h n Yes, 1 can.

K e ith He’s my / mine nephew, Mike.

2 S ally Whose / Who’s watch is this? Is it

your / yours?

Becky No, it isn’t my / mine 1 think it’s Sue’s.

S ally It can’t be her / hers She doesn’t have

a watch

D Put the dialogue in th e correct order Write 1- 6

OK, then Where do you want to put the sofa?

Our living room really needs a change

I want to rearrange the furniture

All right What do you want to do?

What about over there?

Yes, that looks good

C Complete th e dialogues with possessive adjectives

or possessive pronouns

1 E th a n I lo v e car It’s fantastic.

Lew is Thanks. is nice, too

E th a n Yeah, but it’s a bit old.

2 N a n cy Is that Karen over there?

R ita Yes, it is

N a n cy And is th a t husband?

R ita Yes, _ name is John

3 C a ro l Is this your brothers’ bedroom?

A lic ia No, it’s _

A Read the sentences and com plete the crossword

4 You can find books and get information there

5 You can see paintings there

6 You can buy books there

1 You can watch football there

2 There are usually a lot of cars there

3 You can buy clothes and shoes there

B Complete the dialogue w ith the words in th e box

station bus centre m useum popular convenient

Dave Hey Tom Where are you going?

Pave Sure You know, it’s really (3)

Tom Of course it is

Dave Yeah Are you driving there?

Tom Actually, I’m not Let’s take the (4)

Dave No it isn’t (5)

Dave All right Let’s go

C Complete w ith th e correct form of there is/are.

I Irene a bank near here?

Vicky Yes, th re e _ tw o on Pearce Street a n d _ one on

Carnaby Street, too

Irene Oh, OK What about a post office?

Vicky N o, a post office in this neighbourhood

2 Mike _ many museums in your neighbourhood?

Bob Yes, fo u r. _ an art gallery, too

Mike That’s nice. many museums in my neighbourhood. _ only one

3 Tracy

S c o tt

two bedrooms in your new flat?

My favourite is Le Bois de Boulogne I sometimes go there and read (4 ) magazines There’s (5 ) _ park

photographer,opposite my flat, too I’m (6 ) _

often go to (7 ) park opposite my house and takepictures Of course, there are more places I can go to, like art galleries, museums, cafes and many more I usually go to a cafe on(8 ) Eiffel Tower with my friends on Saturdays

It’s very nice up there

Complete with -, a(n) or the.

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E Read and answer the questions.

Ixtapaluca is in Mexico, near Mexico City In fact, Ixtapaluca is very near Mexico City so many people think it’s the same city So, what makes Ixtapaluca so special? Just look at the picture

The houses on every street look the same They all have really nice colours like pink, white, blue, orange and yellow Every house has two or three small bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom, and the good thing is that they aren’t very expensive

The city of Ixtapaluca isn’t very big It’s about 315 km2 and about 400,000 people live there In the neighbourhood of Los Heroes, there are 27,000 of these small houses

Many people from Ixtapaluca work in Mexico City It’s very convenient to get there every day by car or motorbike Ixtapaluca

is a popular place for tourists, too They can visit the Popo-lxta National Park, a park near the city with lots of things to do

There are also museums and art galleries So, next time you’re in Mexico City, don’t forget to visit Ixtapaluca!

1 What big city is near Ixtapaluca?

2 What makes Ixtapaluca different from other cities?

3 How big is Ixtapaluca?

4 How many people live there?

5 How do people get to Mexico City to go to work? _

6 What places can tourists visit? _

A Look at the m ap and com plete th e w eather report w ith th e w ords in the box

In Northtown it’s windy and it’s (1) today

In Eastville it’s very (2 ) and it’s

(3 ) _ In Southpole it’s nice and

1.

Complete th e dialogues w ith th e Present Simple or the Present Progressive of th e verbs in brackets

Ellen Hello?

R oyer Where are you Ellen?

Ellen I’m in the town centre 1 (walk) home today

R oyer

Ellen

Royer Oh, OK

2 D anny What’s the weather like outside?

Joel I t _ (rain)

D anny That’s a problem.

Joel Why? What’s up?

D anny I (have) lunch with my parents-in-law this afternoon and I’d like to eat outside

Joel Well, you can’t Anyway, w h a t _ y o u _ (make)?

D anny Traditional Peruvian food

Joel Wow!

3 O live r W h a t _ you u sually _ (do) on Fridays?

Sam m y I (watch) a DVD with friends Why?

O live r Well, John and I (go) to the theatre next Friday Would you like to come?

S am m y Sure That sounds good.

Because it’s raining

3 A: What do you do in the evenings?

1 What’s wrong with you?

2 Why are you taking a jacket with you?

3 Let’s go to the beach at the weekend

4 Why are you watching this documentary?

5 I’m sorry, but I can’t give you a lift

a Because it gets chilly in the evenings

b Don’t w orry about it My sister’s coming

c I’m a bit down

d No, it’s always cold at this time of year

e Because it’s really interesting

3c ffotne, gcucct hotnc

A Look at the house and com plete the text w ith th e m issing words

This is my house Downstairs, there is a (1) _ " and a living room In the kitchen there’s anew washing (2 ) _ and a fridge In the living room there’s a big (3 ) Upstairs, there are two bedrooms and a (4 ) _ It doesn’t have a (5 ) but it has a shower My house also has a beautiful (6 ) _ But there’s no

(7 ) _ , so I park my car outside

B Complete the e-mail with th e w ords in th e box

balcony life suburbs tell hi view soon

r w

great! It’s in the (4) , in a nice neighbourhood with many shops and parks

The house is very big with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living room, a study and a kitchen

My bedroom is upstairs It’s a bit small, but it has a big (5) with a beautiful

( 6 ) I have new furniture, too Well, th a t’s all for now

Kate

C Write th e m issing questions

M ary Hey Paul!

M ary Three There are two big bedrooms upstairs and a

small one downstairs

Paul (5 )

M ary Yes, it does There’s a big garden at the back.

Paul Wow! Sounds great

M ary Thanks.

D Listen to two dialogues and choose th e house the people are in

3

Rocutd-A Put th e words in the correct category and add one more

B Choose d, b or c.

2 My sister’s new car is in th e _

3 T h e _ doesn’t work and I hate doing the

washing-up

a dishwasher b microwave c fridge

C Complete with the prepositions in the box

5 A: Can I _ you a question?

B: Sure

6 1 have the d a y _ tomorrow Let’s go to thebeach

1 What’s th a t _ the rug?

2 That p a in tin g _ the fireplace is beautiful

3 Let’s put this a rm ch a ir _ the sofa and the bookcase

4 Jeff puts all his CDs _ that box

5 Is that N ancy _ Mr Johnson?

D Complete with the Present Simple or th e Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets

Hey, P eter! y o u (go) to the city centre tonight?

No I (stay) at home because I’m tired

But you ' _ (usually / go) out with your friends on Friday evenings

Yes, but tonight I can’t

Helen _ (stay) with her parents these days because s h e (look for) a newl

Really? W here her parents _(live)?

T h e y (live) at 24 Bell Road

Hello, Alice! W h a t y o u (do)?

I (rearrange) the furniture in the living room

That’s a good idea I (sometimes / do) that at my place, too

Where is Mr Smith?

H e (interview) a woman for the photographer’s job

But h e (usually / interview) people in the afternoon

E Circle the correct words.

n e a r h e r house Those dogs a re (?) h e r / hers T h e y’re

c a lle d R ocky a n d Sam She loves ( t o ) th e / - dogs

A n y w a y , w h a t a b o u t y o u ? W h a t a re y o u d o in g these

days?

Lovej

F Put the dialogue in th e correct order Write 1-6

I know! Let’s go out together

I’m a bit down

That’s kind of you, but I can’t

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What’s wrong with you?

Why? Is it the weather?

No I like cloudy weather

G Read and answ er the questions

Peng Shui is a Chinese science It is more than 5000

years old, but it is very popular today In the Chinese

language, “ Feng” is “ w ind” and “ Shui” is “ w ater”

According to Feng Shui, there are many things you can

use to make your life healthy, like colours and furniture

For “good” Feng Shui, all the things in your life need

to have a balance; your w ork, your friends, even your

house and furniture! When you have a good balance,

you also have positive energy, “ Chi” o r “ Q i a s it is

called in Feng Shui Here are some things you can do in

your house to make sure you have good Feng Shui.

• Don’t keep things you don’t need Do you REALLY

need ten pairs o f black shoes? No!

1 How old is Feng Shui?

2 What can you use to make your life healthy?

Clean your house, especially the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom It’s the only way to start a healthy life

Rearrange the things in your bedroom Don’t put your bed opposite the door or next to a wall Have tw o bedside tables and use colours like white;, light yellow

or brown to paint the walls Also, do not keep a com puter or TV in there They bring bad energy!

Make sure you have good light in your house all the time Open the windows a lot, so you get good clean air and light from outside.

Close all your doors at night, even the bathroom and wardrobe doors!

3 What colours are good for a bedroom?

4 What do you need to do every night?

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A Read th e words and w rite C for countable and U for uncountable.

B Label the pictures Use a cup/bottle/can/bowl/slice/glass of

Is th e re _ meat in the fridge?

I don’t know Check

Well, there’s _ m eat, milk,

We need to go to the supermarket

What are we having for dinner?

Well, we just have _ rice a n d mushrooms

Is that all? Is th e re _ cheese?

No, there isn’t But there’s _ chicken What can we make?

Don’t worry, we can make a wonderful dish Let’s start!

3 Isabelle Excuse me, Miss The club sandwich comes with chips, but there aren’t

D Complete the dialogues with the sentences.

a I’d like some dessert, please, b Yes, I think so c Are you ready to order? d But !’m really hungry

h There aren’t any onions in it

1 W om an (1) _

W a ite r Sure Here’s the menu

W om an Do you have apple pie?

W a ite r (2) _ But we have chocolate cake

W om an (3) _ I’d like some ice cream, then

2 M an Are there any onions in the mushroom soup?

W aitress (4) _ Why?

Man I don’t like onions

W aitress I can bring you some tom ato soup (5)

3 W a ite r (6) _

Boy Yes, I’d like a vegetarian pizza, please

W a ite r Err our pizza is very big, you know There are

eight slices in one pizza

Boy Yes, I know (7) _

W a ite r OK Anything else?

e I don’t like chocolate f I’m afraid we don’t 9- Some water and maybe some dessert later

Are you eating carrots again, Glen?

Yes, I love carrots They help you have healthy eyes and protect you against some types of cancer

H o w _ carrots do you eat every day?

About ten It’s im portant to e a t _ vegetables every day

Well, I don’t e a t _ vegetables I think I should start

2 B ria n

N ancy

B ria n

N ancy

H o w _ glasses of milk do you drink a day?

I don’t d rin k _ milk

Really? What about water? H o w _ water do you drink?

Oh! I d rin k _ water About fifteen glasses a day

3 Steve Do you want salt on your salad?

N elly Yes, but just a little

Steve H o w _ salt would you like? Is this OK?

N e lly Oh, no! That’s _ salt!

C Circle th e correct words

1 I’d like a little / a few cherries on my ice cream

2 Eat many / a lot of fruit It helps you keep healthy

3 Mandy doesn’t like much / many vegetables, just potatoes and peas.

4 There’s a little / a few spinach in the salad It’s good

5 Sean always adds a few / a little pepper to his food

D Look at the pictures Complete th e questions w ith How much / How m any and answ er them using

a lot of/lots o f/a few /a little.

2 _ strawberries are there? 5 _ aubergines are there?

3 _ cheese is there? 6 lettuce is there?

E Answer the questions.

1 How many fru it and vegetables do you eat a day? 3 Do you add a lot of salt to your food?

2 How much coffee do you drink a day? 4 Do your meals include a lot of vitamins?

A Complete the e-mail w ith th e w ords in th e box

volunteers excited events organisation m em ber instrum ents

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To S e a n From T a r a

Dear Sean,

I hope you’re fine Guess what! I’m a(n) (1 ) _of a(n)

(2) called Helping Hand Volunteers help elderly people

in their homes and spend time with them We sometimes organise fun

(3) for the elderly, too Next week we’re having African

Night There’s traditional African music and people playing musical

(4) from Africa I’m very (5 ) about it

., but we need more Maybe you or

Are you talking to

Yes, I am I’m a volunteer for Help Out and we’re trying to raise money for the poor.

Would you like to h e lp _ ?

Sure What can I do?

Hey, is that Andrew Stevens?

I think so

He’s my favourite actor And he’s looking a t _ !

I know _ Come on, le t’s go and say hi

Shh! Tim and Ryan are w ith

So what?

C Complete with subject or object personal pronouns.

1 Bob and Mary love Latin Am erica. v is it _ every summer This year they’revisiting Mexico and they’re taking their children w ith

2 V ic to r Where’s Mark? I can’t se e

W endy is in the garden.

3 This is my wife, Celia. works w ith _ and we go to work together every morning

4 There’s Tim and A lan. are organising a puppet show Come on boys, te ll _about your show

F rid a My sister, Anna You know , Dan

P an Oh yes, tha t’s right

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D Read an d w rite T for True or F for False

Big Brothers Big Sisters

of A m e ric a

What do the Bigs and Littles do together?

Well, you only need to spend a few hours a month with your Little and do

everyday stuff together, like play video games, order pizza, go for a walk in the park or just hang out and talk This is really im portant for the Littles.

B ig B ro th e rs B ig S is t e r s is a mentoring organisation

in the United States It helps children and

teenagers from 6 to 18 years old with problems at

home or school to find an adult friend There are

volunteer programmes all over the country and

they do a really good job.

FAQ:

How can I become a Big?

First of all, you need to be interested in the programme

Then people from the organisation check your

background and you go through an interview When

everything is ready, they m atch Bigs and Littles with the

same likes and interests, according to the area they live

Then who knows? You can be friends forever!

There are so many children and teenagers out there that would love to have a friend and a guide So, why don’t you think about it and get involved today?

1 The volunteers in the programme are from 6 to 18 years old

2 The Littles are children with problems at school only

3 The volunteers talk to some people before they become Bigs

4 Bigs and Littles don’t need to hang out every day