Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Frontmatter More information © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Vocabulary and Pronunciation Module Descriptions Module Present and past Grammar and Expressions Unit Connections ● ● Expressions : greetings and introductions ● Past simple Past continuous and past simple ● Countries and nationalities Language Using numbers ● Communicative tasks Listen to a song Read a magazine article about the English language Understand the main idea of an article ● Unit Past events ● ● ● Grammar check Unit People ● ● ● Unit Places ● ● Expressions : asking for a description Suggestions Expressions of quantity: too much/many, (not) enough, a lot of ● Unit Goals ● ● ● ● Present continuous used for the future The future with going to The future with will and going to Expressions : shopping ● First conditional The future with will and might will/won't + probably ● Verbs describing actions Adventure Link words ● Life and culture : What a mixture! ● Listen to a story about a lucky discovery Listen and complete a form Read a short adventure story Guess meaning from context ● ● Pronunciation: intonation in questions ● Ask questions when you meet new people Talk about yourself and your friends Describe someone you know Write a report about your class Adjectives describing personality The Internet Opposites: un- + adjective ● ● ● Expressions : polite requests Listen to a personality test Read a Web page Use pronouns and possessive adjectives Life and culture : The British ● ● Places School Uses of get ● Pronunciation: ● Listen to someone talking about a place Read an article about a Japanese student's day Scan a text for information ● Life and culture : Australia ● ● ● /k/ /p/ /t/ ● ● ● Progress check ● ● Grammar check Map of the book ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pronunciation: ● Life and culture : The history of the Olympics ● Listen to a song Read an article about artificial intelligence Identify the topic ● Life and culture : Journey into space ● ● ● At the table Artificial intelligence Compound nouns: coffee maker ● ● Pronunciation: Write and act a conversation about events in the past Interview a friend about a discovery Write a short story Listen to a talk about a cycling trip Read an interview with a young athlete Skim a text for the general idea Study skills : Making a vocabulary notebook Write a description using comparatives and superlatives Describe people's personality Write a Web page about yourself Plan a day out with friends Describe a place you know, and things you like and don't like there Write about a typical day Coursework: Getting around /e/ /ei/ / / Review ● ● ● ● ● Sports clothes Competitive sport Adjective/verb + preposition: good at/worry about /ai/ /υ/ / / ● ● Coursework: Home life ● Pronunciation: stress in words ● Life and culture : Journeys and explorers Progress check Study skills : Thinking about learning ● ● ● Pronunciation: weak forms /ə/ ● ● Unit Choices ● ● ● Expressions : responding to suggestions Grammar check ● ● Study skills : Your coursebook Comparatives and superlatives (not) as as Review ● ● ● Expressions : giving and accepting an apology Review ● ● R E V I S I ON ● ● Module The future Questions and answers Present continuous and present simple Listening and Reading skills Progress check ● ● ● ● ● ● Talk about future plans Talk about the future and make offers Make a conversation in a shop Interview a friend and then write about him/her Make a conversation in a restaurant Describe things that aren't certain and things that are probable in the future Write about future plans Make predictions about life in the future Coursework: Shopping in London Vocabulary and Pronunciation Module Your world Grammar and Expressions Unit Achievements ● ● ● Unit Experiences ● Expressions : I think so / I don't think so ● Present perfect + ever and never + just + for and since ● Module The way it’s done Review Unit Getting it right Expressions : time expressions with for and since Grammar check ● ● ● Unit 10 Where is it made? Present perfect Present perfect and past simple The infinitive of purpose ● ● ● ● Using a machine The environment ● Pronunciation: ● ● ● ● /i/ /ɒ/ /əυ/ ● ● ● Outdoor activities Music Prepositions of time Pronunciation: Stress in words Expressions : thanking people and responding to thanks Present simple passive Past simple passive Expressions : expressing a reaction ● Illnesses and injuries Customs Adverbs ● Pronunciation: ● ● ● ● ● ● Module The way we live Grammar check Unit 11 Talking ● ● ● ● Unit 12 New beginnings ● ● Expressions : asking for clarification used to Second conditional ● ● ● ● Expressions : saying goodbye ● Grammar check Grammar index ● Listen to a student describing important people in his life Read a biography of a rock band Guess meaning from context ● Life and culture : A poem: What has happened to Lulu? Progress check /s/ /ʃ/ ● Life and culture : Mardi Gras Materials Animated films Parts of speech ● Listen and identify mistakes Listen to a song Read about animated films Use pronouns and possessive adjectives ● ● Pronunciation: weak forms /wəz/ ● ● ● ● ● Words from American English Synonyms ● ● Life and culture: Central Park ● ● Listen to a song Read some extracts from an encyclopaedia Scan a text for information ● Life and culture : Living in the past ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Pronunciation: Study skills : Checking your work ● Describe rules at your school and your ideal school Talk about problems and give advice Write about customs in your country Describe where things are made or produced Write a general knowledge quiz to with the class Describe a film you know well Coursework: Mini phrase book Listen to an argument Read a story from the Internet about a telephone conversation Skim a text for the general idea ● ● Describe your experiences Talk about present situations and how long they have continued Write a description of a person you know Write a biography Life and culture : Living in an international world Progress check Relationships On the phone Verbs that describe speaking Punctuation marks Communicative functions index ● Talk about things you've done this week Write and act an advert Make a conversation about using a machine Write a letter about a campaign Coursework: Useful information ● ● /θ/ /ð/ Review ● ● ● Pronunciation: intonation in question tags ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Listen to two friends following instructions Do a quiz about customs around the world Identify the topic Study skills : Speaking Reported speech Say and tell Question tags Listen to a radio advert Read a newsletter about a campaign Understand the main idea of a text Life and culture : Saving Gwrych Castle ● /wə/ Review Communicative tasks ● ● ● Study skills : Learning to listen have to, don't have to, mustn't should, shouldn't Listening and Reading skills Progress check Wordlist ● ● ● ● Interview people about teenage life and report what they said Check information about a friend Write a conversation using the correct punctuation Describe your past and changes in your life Talk about imaginary situations Write an essay about your country Coursework: Entertainment Phonetic symbols ● Verb forms and irregular verbs Map of the book ● Songs Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information IAN AV N I D A D Y AN TUR SCth CEN XON LO-SEANTURY AD C ANG h t &6 5th FRENCH AD RY TU EN tC 1s In Module Steps and you study 11th CENTURY AD TIN LA Present and past Life and culture Grammar ● ● ● ● Questions and answers Present continuous and present simple Past simple Past continuous and past simple Vocabulary ● ● Countries and nationalities Verbs describing actions Expressions ● ● Greetings and introductions Giving and accepting an apology so that you can ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Ask questions when you meet new people Greet and introduce people in different ways Describe nationality and say where people come from Talk about yourself and your friends Talk about events in the past Say that you’re sorry Describe events in the past that are interrupted by other events What a mixture! Journeys and explorers Coursework Part Home life You write about home life in your country In Step you read ● ● A magazine article about the English language A short adventure story so that you can ● ● Write a report about your class Write a short story study ● ● ● ● Numbers Link words Understanding the main idea Guessing meaning from context © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information What’s it about? Coursework My guidebook What can you say about the pictures? Now match the pictures with sentences 1–4 The Grants always have coffee and toast for breakfast He made a spear to catch the fish in the lake Why is Ana crying? Amelia Earhart was flying to Australia when her plane crashed a In Book you study ● a guidebook for visitors to an English-speaking country so that you can ● make a guidebook for an Englishspeaking visitor to your country Your Coursework has got six parts: Part Home life You write about home life in your country Part Getting around b You write about interesting places in your country Part Shopping in London You write about shopping in your town or in your capital city Part Useful information You write some useful information for a visitor to your country Part Mini phrase book c You write a mini phrase book for a visitor to your country Part Entertainment You write about entertainment in your country d © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information STEP 1 In Step you study ● questions and answers ● greetings and introductions so that you can ● ask questions when you meet new people ● greet people ● introduce people Share your ideas What can you say about the photo? Where are the boy and girl? What you think they’re saying? They’re in a park Reading and speaking Where you come from? Revision a Which questions you think the boy is asking? Choose eight questions from the list What’s your name? Why are you laughing? Where you come from? Have you got any friends here? Do you live in Mexico City? Are you all right? What you think of London? What are you doing in England? Do you play tennis? 10 What’s the matter? b Complete the conversation with questions from 2a JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: ANA: JAY: a Are you all right? No, I’m not b I’m homesick c I come from Mexico d No, I don’t I live in Veracruz e I’m studying English I’m staying with a family here f I like it, but I sometimes feel a bit homesick g No, I haven’t h Ana Pleased to meet you, Ana I’m Jay, Jay Sayer Er you fancy an ice cream? Listen and check c If you have time, practise the conversation between Jay and Ana Module © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information Grammar revision Questions and answers b Match the expressions with the explanations How you say these expressions in your language? Hi!/Hello! How are you? Nice to meet you / Pleased to meet you How you do? Complete the questions with is/are, do/does, has/have Is Ana Mexican? – Yes, she is she happy? – No, she isn’t Jay and Ana in the park? – Yes, they are they both speak English? – Yes, they Does Ana come from London? – No, she doesn’t she like London? – Yes, she does she got any English friends? – No, she hasn’t Ana and Jay got an ice cream? – No, they haven’t Where Why a This is a formal greeting You can use it when you meet an adult for the first time b You often say this when you see a friend c You say this when you meet someone for the first time It’s friendly but it can be formal or informal Ana live? – In Veracruz she crying? – Because she’s homesick 1a, 2a Practice a Put the words in the right order and make questions Remember! Are Jay and Ana old friends? How you do? isn’t really a question, and the response is How you do? old / Ana / are / friends / Jay / and ? they / where / are ? Mexican / Jay / is ? English / got / friends / Ana / any / has ? she / homesick / is ? from / she / where / come / does ? studying / what’s / Ana ? Veracruz / live / Jay / does / in ? No, they aren’t Key expressions Greetings and introductions a Read and complete the dialogues This Mrs Jones, the head teacher Hi, Jenny How you today? This is my friend Tom I fine, thanks Listen and repeat the sentences Nice to you, Tom How are /ə/ you today? Where are /ə/ you from? How you /djə/ do? Where you /djə/ live? Writing and speaking Meeting people Use what you know Imagine you’re meeting an English teenager for the first time Work with a friend and make a short conversation A: Hi! I’m David What’s your name? B: My name’s Max Nice to meet you, David A: Where you come from, Max? Practise your conversation Listen and check Unit © Cambridge University Press Revision How you do, Mrs Jones? How you do? Weak forms /ə/ b Now ask and answer the questions in 4a Are Jay and Ana old friends? Key pronunciation www.cambridge.org STEP Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information In Step you study ● countries and nationalities ● present continuous and present simple so that you can ● say where people come from and their nationality ● talk about yourself and your friends Key vocabulary Countries and nationalities a Match the countries with the nationalities Country Poland Nationality Polish Polish Australian Italy French Argentina British Greek American Britain Canadian Mexico Spain Japanese the USA France Argentinian Poland Australia Spanish Greece Mexican Japan Canada Italian Listen and check b S Can you add any more countries and nationalities to your list? You’ve got two minutes! c What about you? Say your country/town and nationality, or talk about your favourite star My favourite star is Johnny Depp I think he’s American Remember! We use a capital letter for the names of countries, nationalities and languages I live in Japan I’m Japanese I speak Japanese and English Key grammar Present continuous and present simple a Look at the examples and Presentation What are they doing? a Think of at least two questions about the photo, then ask a friend your questions b Close your book and listen to the text about Ana What’s she thinking about? When she’s at home in Veracruz, Ana usually starts the day with some chilaquiles and a hot chocolate She always has breakfast with her sister Clara, and they talk about their plans for the day Now, of course, everything’s different At the moment she’s sitting in the kitchen with her English family, the Grants She’s having a cup of coffee and a piece of toast The Grants always have coffee and toast for breakfast It’s raining outside and the Grants are talking about the weather again But Ana isn’t listening She’s looking at the rain and she’s thinking about her sister, at home in Veracruz c Listen again and follow in your book Ask and answer the questions What does Ana usually have for breakfast? What’s she having today? Is she talking to her sister? Does her sister live in Veracruz? What are the Grants doing? What’s Ana doing? complete the explanations At the moment, Ana’s sitting in the kitchen We use the present to talk about actions in progress at the moment The Grants always have coffee and toast We use the present to talk about habits, or things that are generally true 1, b Look at the text again and find at least two more examples of the present continuous and the present simple Module © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information Listening and speaking Song a Listen to the song How many times you hear the word jeans ? b Listen again How many of these things are mentioned? Speaking Who is it? Practice a Complete the sentences with the present continuous or the present simple The Grants often talk (talk) about the weather Ana (not talk) to her sister at the moment Ana (not like) tea At home in Mexico, she usually (have) hot chocolate for breakfast The Grants (live) in London The weather isn’t good today It (rain) It’s 7.30 am in London and Ana (get up) But in Veracruz it’s 1.30 am and Clara (go) home after a party Clara (send ) her sister a text message nearly every day b S What about you? How many true sentences can you write about yourself, using the present continuous and the present simple? You’ve got two minutes! At the moment, I’m writing a sentence in English I like music and swimming Use what you know Describe someone in the class Use the present continuous and the present simple He’s wearing a black sweater He plays a lot of volleyball Can your friend guess who it is? Try this! How many days of the week can you write using these letters? You can use each letter more than once W T U N A H E O Y D M C N R F S Is it Hugo? No, it isn’t Unit © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org STEP Cambridge University Press 0521614333 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information In Step you ● read a magazine article about the English language ● practise using numbers Share your ideas Learning English Why is English a useful language? Think of at least three reasons so that you can ● write a report about your class Reading a Read the text How many of your reasons can you find? It’s an international language ENGLISH WORLDWIDE! This month we look at how the English language brings people together Mohammed is Egyptian He’s learning English at school About 750 million people learn English as a foreign language They use it in their job, when they travel abroad, or when they want to understand English films or songs id you know that a quarter of all the people on Earth speak English? That’s 1.5 billion people! D This is Tara She’s from New Zealand and English is her first language About 450 million people speak English as a first language in countries like Britain, the USA, Australia and New Zealand English is the main language in international business, in science and technology, in sport and pop music For example, nearly 70% of the world’s scientists read scientific texts in English On the Internet, over 60% of home pages and about 85% of emails are in English Language is a key to the outside world It helps you to connect with other people At the moment, about a billion people are learning English, so you aren’t alone! Portuguese 2% Italian 4% Chinese 4% Korean 2% French 4% Spanish 5% German 5% Japanese 8% English 57% Other 9% The languages of Internet users Sandro is from Puerto Rico but now he lives in New York His first language is Spanish, but he speaks English too Thirty-six million people in the USA come from Latin America They learn English as a second language because they live in an English-speaking country About 375 million people across the world use English as a second language In India, for example, there are over 350 different languages, so people often use English to communicate with each other 10 Module © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org ... Phonetic symbols ● Verb forms and irregular verbs Map of the book ● Songs Cambridge University Press 052161 433 3 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More... Cambridge University Press 052161 433 3 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information What’s it about? Coursework My guidebook What can you say about... d © Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 052161 433 3 - Messages: Student’s Book Diana Goodey, Noel Goodey and Miles Craven Excerpt More information STEP 1 In