Beyond a2 plus student book

BEFORE SCHOOLow iiiibn un pages 1 0 -1 9 Grammar 1: be, have got, there is / there are Vocabulary 1: Routines, family, clothes, school things Living together Understand the main ideas

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BEFORE SCHOOL

ow iiiibn un

pages 1 0 -1 9

Grammar (1): be, have got, there is / there are Vocabulary (1): Routines,

family, clothes, school things

Living together

Understand the main ideas

Present continuous and present simple

Talk about things happening now, and about habits and routines

WILD WORLD

pages 3 2 -4 1

The natural world

Talk about landscapes and natural features

Inside the kitchen

Talk about food and cooking

Vocabulary (1):

Kitchen equipment and cooking verbs

Zach’s favourite recipe Expressions of quantity

Use headings to find specific Talk about quantity and

UNIT REVIEW page 51

Identify the aim of a ter:

.es with prepositions +

AFTER SCHOOL

Grammar (2): wh- questions, like + -ing Vocabulary (2): Classroom phrases, free-time

activities

LISTENING & VOCABULARY GRAMMAR (2) LANGUAGE & REYOND

Raspberry Pi Articles a(n) and the Get organised: Say what you think

Listen for the main idea

Vocabulary (2):

Computer parts

Use a(n) and the to refer to things

Use lists to help you organise Ask for and give

Could you live without your mobile?

arrangements

Talk about arrangements in the future

Identify the cause of

Use and, also and too

Wonderful wildlife photos Past continuous and Get organised: I’ve got a suggestion A holiday story

Use mind maps to organise Make and react to (holiday story)

Vocabulary (2): Wildlife

Talk about actions in progress and finished actions in the past

information for a talk suggestions

My favourite recipe (recipe)

Order ideas

Word stress in phrases © I’ll have salad

Where do 1 belong?

Recognise when speakers

need time to think

Use because and so

Stress changes in words © I ’ll help

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THE PICTURE

an avatar

Talk about the human body

Vocabulary (1): Parts of the body

I ITrain your brain

Read quickly

Create an avatar UNIT REVIEW page 73

GRAMMAR (1)

Zero conditional, should

Talk about results and the best thing to do

At work

Talk about jobs and workplaces

Vocabulary (1): Jobs and workplaces

Must and mustn't, have to

and don’t have to

Talk about things you need

Talk about experiences

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Strange sports The power of football Relative clauses

Talk about sports and sports equipment

Vocabulary (1): Sports equipment

Understand pronouns Use relative clauses to

describe people, things and places

Present simple passive

Use the present simple passive to talk about facts and processes

© Science Museum UNIT REVIEW page 117

PROGRESS CHECK 9&10 pages 1 1 8 -1 1 9

rPBS page 140

GRAMMAR DATABASE pages 1 2 0 -1 2 9 WORDS & BEYOND pages 1 3 0 -1 3 9

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USTENING& VOCABULARY GRAMMAR (2) LANGUAGE & BEYOND Q SPEAKING

Stretch! First conditional Communicate & cooperate: At the doctor’s What’s your advice?

Understand spoken Talk about possible Communicate your message Ask for and understand (forum post)

instructions situations in the when you give a talk advice at the doctor’s Give examples

future

Vocabulary (2): Word

Exercise verbs stress in sentences © What’s the problem?

An artist and app designer

Start and finish informal emails and letters

My radio

Use the audio type to help

you understand

Present perfect with

already, yet and just

Talk about things related to the present

Communicate & cooperate:

Talk about problems

1 know what you mean

Sports fans Comparisons Know yourself: Winners and losers My sports report

Listen for specific Compare people, Learn to deal with stress Congratulate and (report)

Everyday objects Past simple passive Get thinking: At the hardware store In my opinion

Understand new words Use the past simple Share and exchange Describe things when (opinion essay)

passive to talk about new ideas you don’t know the Present an

Vocabulary (2):

Everyday objects

completed actions in the past

© 1 need a thing

EXTRAS pages 141-142 PROJECTS page 143

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I'm Dylan I wake up at 7 o’clock and I get

up at 7.10 (OK, I don’t always get up then

b Work in pairs Ask and answer about your family

Use the words in Exercise 1.

Think of three activities you do before school

Compare with the class.

(►HO Read the story Are your activities in the story?

Read the story again Do the exercises below

RECALL

Write the words for Dylan’s family members.

a (►BEEI Complete the sentences about Dylan.

Listen and check.

1 Dylan has got a mum and dad

2 H e two sisters He any brothers

sister

4 Dylan and his siste rs _ any cousins

5 But the y four grandparents

a Underline eight words for clothes in the story Can you add four more words?

Have you got Yes, I have His name is / I’ve got

a brother? three brothers / No, I haven’t.

clothes? Tell the class.

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Then I get dressed.

I have breakfast with

my dad and watch TV

Have you g o t yo u r house

key and yo u r lunchbox?

H u rry up!

I meet my friend on the bus We get

to school at 8.30 - just in time

I pack my bag for school Yuck,

there are lots of horrible things!

I go to school by bus with my sisters

, , THINGS IN YOUR BAG 5 b Work in pairs Ask and answer

®0EE> Put the correct words together Listen and check questions about what’s in your

Yes, there are /

a Complete the sentences Use there is /is n ’t or

In my sister’s school bag

1 / there are five exercise books

Hi M y name’s

4 please? / the / go / I / bathroom, / Can / to

5 a / borrow / please? / I / Can / pen,

6 How / say / English? / you / do / in / ‘pizarra’

3 the / don’t / I / question / understand

a (VIES Which activities does Dylan like doing? Write sentences Then listen and check.

1 / cook He Likes cooking.

in Exercise 2a you like and dislike What other activities do you like?

/ don’t like reading I like playing basketball

School finishes at 4 o’clock but I don't go home

This is Anna

She’s a new girl

at the school

3 Read the story again Do the exercises

below when you see this icon »>

RECALL

1 > CLASSROOM PHRASES

V is a * Put the words in order to make

classroom phrases Listen and check

Then listen again and repeat.

1 24 / your / Open / at / books / page

Open, your books c\t page 24.

2 repeat / you / please? / Can / that,

words about your life.

My teacher s name is Miss Harris

I like her She’s always happy

TH NIC AND READ

1 Tick (✓ ) the things you usually do after

2 ®EEE> Read the story Which of the

things in Exercise 1 does Dylan do

today?

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NOTICES Ik m tk u irn McnJalj

fo ri hour to keSuM t

books.

5:15 in the School Library

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After school I usually go to a club There

are a lot of clubs in our school I like

doing lots of things I like swimming but I

don’t like acting I hate acting

my life I include some false information ha, ha!

QUESTION WORDS

| cooking a lot ^ B m f r

a , ►HU Complete the conversation with the question words in the box Then listen

and check Dylan doesn’t like acting but he says he loves drama Why?

How What When Where Who Why

Anna: (1) W lw t time is it?

Dylan: It’s 4.15 (2) do you want to know?

Anna: I want to go to the drama club (3)

Dylan: At 4.30

Anna: (4) does the club meet? Do you

Dylan: In the school hall

Anna: (5) long does it last?

Dylan: 45 minutes

Anna: ( 6 ) ’s the teacher?

Dylan: Miss Harris She's my class teacher

Anna: Do you like drama?

Dylan: Urn yes, I love it

b Work in pairs Ask and answer questions about

another school club in the story.

When does the cooking club start? It starts a t

false facts.

He Iwtsvitgot o[ brother.

b Write about your life and include three false

facts Show your description to a partner.

Can your partner find the false facts?

7 1 0 1 have breakfast with my mum School

s ta r ts a t 3 3 0 1 wearjeans and trainers to

school My teacher’s name is Miss Green I like her I also like swimming and listening to music

I always tell the tru th

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Talk about communication and technology

2 Match the icons (1 -1 2 ) in the photo to the apps.

IN THE PICTURE An app for everything

WORK W ITH WORDS

1 ■; iw jiw Work in pairs Make a list of the devices you can

see in the pictures Can you add more things connected to

communication and technology to your list? You have two minutes.

3 (SEES Listen and check your answers Then listen and repeat.

word maps.

b (►HE) Listen and underline the /ae/ sound in the words

Then listen and repeat the words.

app store calculator calendar camera laptop tablet

5 Which app(s) can you use to .

1 go on the internet? vJeb browser

2 find north?

3 write to other people?

4 chat online to your friends? _

5 do your maths homework?

6 find your location or destination?

7 organise your time?

8 get new apps?_

6 Do the quiz.

HOW M UC H DO YOU KNOW ABOUT APPS?

DO THIS SHORT QUIZ TO FIND OUT!

App is the abbreviation for A application.

7 Q Work in pairs Do one of the tasks.

1 Decide which three apps in Exercise 2 are the most useful

Explain why

2 Invent a new app What’s it called?

What can it do? Tell other students about it

THE MOVING PICTURE © Watch four teenagers talking about

apps Which ones do they use? What are their favourite apps?

sentences Are they true

t explain why.

1 have lots of free time

2 I listen to music or watch TV when I do my homework

3 It's difficult for me to relax at home

2 »TB> Read the first paragraph of the magazine

article Underline the words you don’t know.

3 a Read the tips in the ■ iinvma box.

understand new wordsIdentify the type of word (verb, noun, adjective, adverb)

Compare it to your language Is there a similar word? Does its meaning help you?

Look at the words and sentences before and after the new word

4 Work in pairs Swap your definitions Can your partner find the

correct words in the text?

Do you need to »witctI c!>ff more?

How often do you do nothing? For a lot of young people the answer is never When

we sit down and relax, w e’re always doing something We watch TV, listen to music or

send text messages We sometimes do all three at the same time We hardly ever just

sit quietly and stop thinking But our brain uses a lot of energy during the day and gets

tired We need to stop thinking and switch off from time to time Switching off helps us

to relax completely and feel full of energy again

Do you need to switch off more? Answer the questions in the survey to find out

How often do you do these things? Tick your answers A B c D

0 0

0

0

0 0

8 Chat online with friends 0 0 0 O

10 Watch videos on the internet 0 O 0 o

31 Calculate your score (A == 3; B = 2; C = 1; D = 0)

Then read the explanation for your score

You do nothing once

8 or tw ice a week, but

P it’s good to switch off more often.

0 You rarely switch off

” Find 10 minutes a

” day to do nothing.

Do the survey in the magazine article and

calculate your score Then read the explanation

for your score.

PHRASE BYTES

Q

REACT

5 w Work in pairs What do you think? Tell your partner.

1 Do you agree with the explanation? Why?/Why not?

2 Why is it difficult to switch off?

3 Is it possible to do your homework well if you listen to

music at the same time?

I agree / don’t agree with it I ofte n /n e ver

It’s difficult because

Of course it’s possible! t's impossible because

GO BEYOND

Put the 10 activities in the survey in order, with your favourite activity first Then compare your list th a oartner Talk about what’s similar and 'mat's different

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GRAMMA! Present simple and expressions of frequency

READ » > Grammar in context

Read the conversation Why isn’t Dan happy?

Dan: Do you use the class blog?

Yes, I do But I only log on from time to time

How often do you use it?

I log on after school every day I always log

on at weekends too

I rarely log on during the week I don’t have

time I occasionally log on at the weekend,

but my brother uses the computer a lot

Right So that’s why you don’t see

l/you/w e/they + verb: / log on after school,

h e /sh e/it + verb + -s/-es/-/es:

My brother the computer.

Negative

don’t/doesn’t + verb: I time.

Questions and short answers

do/does + //he, etc + verb:

the class blog?

Yes, I do / No, he doesn't.

Sonia: So when you change your phone, you

camera

Jude: No But that’s because my dad always

(6) (give) me his old phone

6 a Put the adverbs and expressions in the correct place in the sentences.

1 I check my emails, (often)

I often, check, my emails.

2 I can’t play video games, (every day)

3 I listen to music when I do my homework, (occasionally)

4 I watch videos on the internet, (from time to time)

5 My phone is switched on (rarely)

6 I send text messages to friends, (now and then)

Adverbs and expressions of frequency

Use: To say how often we do things.

Word order:

adverb + go/use/see

can/am /is + adverb

Expressions (from time to time, )

at the start or the end of a sentence

true for you.

7 Prepare a survey Write questions with How

often about these ways to contact your friends.

chat online phone send emails send text messages

How often

SPEAK

8 Work in pairs Ask the questions in your survey and note the answers Then tell another pair the results of your survey.

Pavel sends emails .

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LISTENING AND VOCABULARY Raspberry Pi

» > Listen for the main ideas

WORK WITH WORDS

3 ►IS0 Listen and check your answers

Then listen and repeat.

printer USB port

screenwebcam

4

Work in pairs Answer the questions.

1 How often do you study IT (Information

Technology) at school?

2 Do you like studying IT?

Why?/Why not?

Match the computer parts to things in the picture.

Which thing(s) do you use .

1 to write with? keyboard

2 to listen to things?

3 to see things? _

4 to connect things?

LISTEN

Choose the best summary of the report.

1 A school has a lot of new computers for its IT classes

2 A class is learning how to create computer games

3 A school is using a small computer to teach students how

computers work

6 Which tips in the HnWltH box did you use for help with

Exercise 5b? Tick ( / ) them.

HOWTO

listen for the main ideasDon’t worry if you can’t understand everything

Listen for words you already know.Use these words to help you understand important ideas

Students use the Raspberry Pi to

A learn to write code B watch TV.

The report finishes because

A the Pi stops working B it’s lunchtime.

B at his school C at a different school.

C a French invention

C play games on the internet

C Tom has no more questions

REACT

8 Q Work in pairs What do you think? Tell your partner.

1 Do you have a computer? What do you use it for?

2 Do you think it’s important for students to learn to

write code? Why?/Why not?

Do the Words & Beyond exercises on page

130

PHRASE sms

I use my/our computer at home to

I think / don't think it’s important because

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GRAMMAR Articles: a(n) and the

» > Use a(n) and the to refer to things

READ » > Grammar in context

1 Read the description W hat’s unusual about

the school? Why?

We’re at (1) a school in (2) Silicon Valiev in

(3) the United States, the location of many

of (4) the biggest technology companies in

(5) the world It's called The Waldorf School

of the Peninsula, and many Silicon Valley

workers send their children here But when

you go into (6) the school, you get a surprise

There is no technology, ju st (7) books and

blackboards Why? As (8) the teachers say,

a computer is not (9) a teacher!

STUDY

2 Match the underlined examples in Exercise 1

to the explanations.

Articles: a(n) and the

Use: To say if something is a general or specific

example

Form:

a{n) + one example of a thing 1

a job

the + a specific thing

the only example of a thing 5 superlatives and dates

something mentioned before G

plural place namesno

Ray: Yes, I have It’s in (2) a / the / - kitchen.

Pol: That’s (3) a / the / - strange place to keep it!

Ray: It’s (4) a / the / - laptop, and I always do my

homework there It’s (5) a / the / - quietest place in (6) a / the / - house!

5 Complete Ekin’s description with a, an, the or

lunch on (1 0 ) Tuesday (1 1 )

teacher also organises (12) extra class

at lunchtime on Mondays and I always go to it I’m not very good at other subjects, but I always get good marks in IT

3 Complete the sentences Write the if

necessary If not, write ( -).

1 At my school there a re computers in

learn things abo u t world

SPEAK

6 Work in pairs Take it in turns to choose a topic Can you speak for 30 seconds about the topic without stopping?

computers the USA

my school Sunday

the internet English breakfast

my birthday

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Work in pairs Look at Jasmin’s notice board above Copy

and complete her diary for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

2 Look at the diary Is it easy for Jasmin to do everything?

Why?/Why not?

DO

1 Decide which activities on each day are more important than others

2 Decide which activities she possibly doesn’t have time to do

3 Find a time for her to buy a present

REFLECT

4 Discuss the questions with your class Do you agree with

the e H E ® ?

1 Was it easy or difficult to organise Jasmin’s time? Why?

2 Will it be easy or difficult for you to organise your time this week?

Why?

3 How do you feel when your time isn’t organised?

EXTEND

5 Make a list of the things you need to do over the next three

days Then put the things in the order, with the most important

ones first.

6 Work in groups Show other students your list and explain how

you decided on the best order to do things.

PHRASE BYTES

I think is/are more important than because

I agree / don’t agree

I don’t think she has time to She can if she has time

On Saturday maybe she can first and then

’.'a- ng a st helps you to : 'g a ' se your time and not get stressed

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SPEAK!? Say what you think

» > Ask for and give opinions

SPEAK

Work in pairs Answer

the questions.

1 Do you watch videos

like these on the

internet?

Why?/Why not?

2 What do you think

happens next in each

video?

WATCH OR LISTEN

Q S H D Watch or listen to the scene What do

the friends think about the video?

Marc: Hey guys Watch this! So, what do you

Vicky: I (2) it's good I don’t (3)

it’s very original, but it’s funny

Marc: What do you (4) , Kate?

Kate: I don't (5) I (6) it’s quite

funny, but it’s also a bit cruel

Marc: Cruel?

Kate: Yes Do you (7) the cat’s happy?

Marc: No, maybe not.

Ben: Hey, what are you doing with my tablet?

Vicky: We’re watching that video.

Ben: So what do you (8) about it? Just funny,

or really, really funny?

flfR U E l Complete the conversation with two verbs.

Then watch or listen again to check.

Make this opinion negative Use the conversation to help you.

I thin k it's very original.

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Ask for opinions

What do you think?

ACT

Q Work in groups of three or four Ask for and give your opinions

about these things Give reasons.

computers IT classes mobile phone adverts

social networking sites the internet video games

WRITING Could you live w ithout your mobile?

» > Use the correct word order

en views

& v i e w 5

home news reviews

The tech zone question

Could you live without your mobile? Here are some of your answers!

& forumm

1 Read the answers to the website question

Which one is closer to your answer? Why?

f

No X

I couldn’t live without my mobile

It’s the most important thing

I own I do everything with it

I use it every day to update my profile, go on the web, check mail, organise my time, and play games

I rarely call friends because I never have time, but I send text

messages about 20 times a day

READ

Yes /

I could easily live without it I’ve

got a really old phone and I don’t

need another one I hardly ever use

it People sometimes ring me, but

I prefer to chat with friends face to

face Other people in my class play

with their mobiles all the time and

never actually talk to their friends

when they meet!

V J

2 a Read the tips in the aiinvitiB box.

b Find two examples of each tip in the

website answers.

HOWTO

use the correct word order

■ Start sentences with subject + verb + object (SVO)

■ Put adverbs of frequency before the main verb

■ Put expressions of frequency after SVO

■ Put adjectives, including comparatives/

superlatives, before nouns

PRACTISE

3 Put the words in order to make sentences.

Use the iilil'.'ii 1 box to help you.

1 games / all day / I / on my phone / play

I play tfeiwi&s ovt my phone- all deny.

2 send / rarely / text messages / I

3 every / my / I / call / friends / evening / best

4 I’m / at the moment / for browsing the web /

app / using / new / a

5 hardly / videos / watch / I / on my phone / ever

PLAN

4 You’re going to write an answer to the question

in Exercise 1 Use the W riting plan to help you

prepare.

WRITING PLAN

1 Decide on your answer.

Could you live without a mobile phone

or not?

2 Think of reasons for your answer.

Why could you or couldn’t you live without

a mobile?

3 Think about word order _

Look at the tips in the I L i i ' 'l i i l box

W RITE AND CHECK

5 Write your answer Then check it Tick ( / ) the things in the plan.

UNIT REVIEW

VOCABULARY Applications (Apps)

1 Complete the names of the apps.

The C o m p u t e r Museum The first apps

A: The Computer Museum How can I help you?

B: Hello (1) You / Do you open at lunchtime?

A: Yes, (2) we’re always / we always are open at

lunchtime

How much (3) do / does tickets cost?

It’s free for children and adults (4) pay / pays £5

Is there a restaurant? We’d like to have lunch

there

The museum (5) doesn’t / don’t have a

restaurant, but the cafe (6) normally has /

has normally some sandwiches.

Normally?

A: Well, (7) from time to time we get / we from time

to time get a lot of visitors in the morning, and

we (8) run / runs out of sandwiches.

Articles: a(n) and the

4 Complete the description with a(n), the or no

article (-).

WeAreFriends was one of (1) firstinternet websites It was (2) socialnetworking site for (3) teenagers,and when it closed in 1996 it had over 3,000 users around (4) world The creator of

called Steve Watzupi, ran WeAreFriends from (7) small Amstrong computer, and thesite closed when his computer stopped working

His house in (8) Oxford is now

SKILLS CHECK

Yes, I can No problem!

Yes, I can But I need a bit of help

Yes, I can But I need a lot of help

I can understand new words when I read

I can listen for the main ideas

I can use lists to help me to organise my time

I can ask for and give opinions

I can use the correct word order when I write

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IN THE PICTURE Three apartments

Talk about homes and household jobs

WORK WITH WORDS

1 ■ n jftiii Work in pairs Make lists of words under the headings

Use the picture to help you You have three minutes.

Types of home Rooms Furniture Appliances Other

2 ►Hi Write the names of the people in the boxes in the picture

Then listen and check.

1 Ethan is making his bed

2 Linda is loading the dishwasher

3 Alyssa is laying the table

4 Nick is tidying his room

5 Tyler is doing the washing

6 Josh is cleaning the floor

3 (►HU What are the people doing one hour later?

Listen and write.

clear the table do the ironing do the washing-up

sort the recycling take out the rubbish vacuum

1 Josh is clearing the ta b le .

4 ►HSI Listen and check Then listen and repeat.

5 THE MOVING PICTURE Q Watch the video What is Tyler doing?

6 Work in pairs Mime one of the jobs in Exercise 2 or 3 Can your

partner say what you are doing?

Are you laying the table? Yes, I am / No, I'm not.

7 a (►TlsafliTihHiiUL'iH* Listen to the word Which letter is silent?

ironing

b ('►HU Listen and underline the silent letters in the words

Then listen again and repeat the words.

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SPEAK

Work in pairs Answer the questions.

1 How often do you make your bed?

never / rarely / sometimes / often / always

2 How often do you tidy your room?

never / rarely / sometimes / often / always

3 Who usually does these jobs in your home?

lay the table / do the washing-up / clean the floor /

do the washing / do the ironing / take out the rubbish / vacuum

Do the Words & Beyond exercise

on page 131

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READING Living together

SPEAK AND READ

1 Work in pairs Answer the questions

What type of building do you live in?

How many people live in your home? Who are they?

2 a Read the tips in the ■iinviHB box.

Read the article quickly and choose the

best description.

A A description of life in three New York apartments

B A teenage boy’s view of life with his family

C An official report on teenagers in New York

understand the main ideasRead the text quickly

Don’t try to understand every word

Think about the general topic

Look for important and repeated words and sentences

It's 6.15pm in Mew York City In a third-floor apartment on Broome Street,

Liyu Wang is cooking dinner for his family, his wife, Victoria, is laying the

table and their two sons - Ethan, age 15, and Nicholas, age 14 - are

tidying their room The boys' sister - Alexis, age 11 - is in the living

room, doing her homework, her grandfather is sitting on the sofa

watching television, while Felix the cat is watching the family's pet fish

In New York, it's common for several generations of a family to live

in the same home One in 10 households has three generations

or more As Ethan explains, living together has its advantages and

disadvantages

'We have a lot of relatives in New York and our home is like a meeting

place for everyone Every day we see our cousins, uncles, aunts It's

a fun place,' he says But communication can be difficult 'My dad is

originally from China and my grandad doesn't speak much English And

we're ju s t kids, you know We see life in a different way 5o sometimes

we argue But I think that's normal.'

Ethan doesn't only argue with his father and grandfather 'There isn't

a lot of space here and I share a bedroom with my brother, Nick 5o

sometimes it's hard, you know, to be alone to study And Nick

never tidies the room Mom says, "Now can you live in this mess?"

Mom and I argue a lot I forget to do things like feeding the fish or

sorting the recycling.'

/ Interview with a parent

The opinions of a teenage family member

Tick ( / ) the information in the article.

Description of a family

Facts about families in New York

Information about family life in China

Which tips in the lltn'.'IdB box did you use for help with Exercises 2b and 3?

Tick ( / ) them.

Read the article again to decide if each statement is correct (C) or incorrect (/).

1 The Wang family is similar to a lot of other families in New York C

2 The rest of the family lives in China

3 Ethan doesn’t like family life

4 The apartment is very large

5 Nicholas doesn’t help to tidy the bedroom

6 Ethan rarely argues with his mother

REACT

6 Work in pairs What do you think? Tell your partner.

1 Is the Wang home similar to your home? In what ways is it similar

or different?

2 Do you often argue with people at home?

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GRAMMAR Present continuous and present simple

» > Talk about things happening now, and about habits and routines

READ AND LISTEN » > Grammar in

context

conversation Why is Beth calling Jake?

Jake: Hi Beth What are you doing?

Beth: I’m revising for a maths exam.

Jake: You work too hard, Beth.

Beth: I need your help Where are you?

Jake: At the moment I’m standing outside the

swimming pool with Pete We’re waiting with

Mel and Sue We always swim on Thursdays,

remember? What’s the problem?

Beth: I don’t understand some of the calculations.

Use: For things in progress now or around now

Form: am /are/is + verb + -ing

Time expressions

now, right now, , today

State verbs

Don’t use these verbs in the present continuous:

like, know, need, _, want

See GRAMMAR DATABASE, page 121.

PRACTISE

3 Complete the conversation with the present

continuous form of the verbs.

Farhah: Hello, Jake What (1) cure, yon doing

(you / do) here?

Jake: (2)1 (look) for Kahil Is he

here?

Farhah: No I think (3) (he / play)

football with the others

Jake: No (4) They (not / train)

this morning

Farhah: Maybe (5) he (shop) with

Nasrin in town

Jake: I don't think so She ( 6 )

(study) for an exam

4 Choose the correct options.

It’s 6am Adam and Shannon (1) wake up /

[are waking up)their brothers and sisters It’s not a

quick job - there are 11 of them!

With 13 kids in the house, the family (2) needs / is

needing good organisation The kids (3) usually take / are usually taking turns to do the chores It’s

now 7am and Mia (4) does / is doing the washing-up

At the same time, Adam and Shannon (5) vacuum /

are vacuuming and (6) clean / cleaning the house

The kids (7) spend / are spending weekdays at school and (8) come / are coming home at 4pm.

On Fridays the family (9) always has / is always

having a Pizza Night It’s now 7pm and everyone

(10) eats / is eating pizza together in the kitchen.

5 Tick ( / ) the correct option in the conversation Then underline the state verbs.

1 a ‘Mum? Are you liking doing the washing?’

b ‘Mum? Do you like doing the washing?’ /

2 a ‘I don’t understand the question.’

b ‘I’m not understanding the question.’

3 a ‘I’m needing a clean shirt to go to the

cinema.’

b ‘I need a clean shirt to go to the cinema.’

4 a ‘There’s a clean shirt in the basket You

know how to iron.’

b ‘There’s a clean shirt in the basket You’re

knowing how to iron.’

5 a ‘I’m hating ironing.’

b ‘I hate ironing.’

SPEAK

6 Work in pairs Say a day and a time to your partner Can your partner describe what he

or she is doing or normally does?

It’s 7 o’clock in the morning on Tuesday

What are you doing?

Do you always have breakfast at

7 o’clock?

I’m having breakfast and getting ready for school.

I normally have breakfast

at 7 on school days At the weekend I have breakfast at 9.

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LISTENING AND VOCABULARY Soap story

» > Understand a situation

SPEAK AND LISTEN

1 Work in pairs Answer the questions.

1 A soap opera is a television series about the imaginary lives of a

group of people Which soap operas are popular in your country?

2 Do you watch any soap operas? If so, which ones? If not, why not?

3 Choose a soap opera or other TV drama Where does the story

take place? Who are the people in the story?

2 a Read the tips in the ■mi'.'mB box.

b ►BED Listen to an extract from a

soap opera and answer the

questions.

1 Who are the people? K E IR A : H iy a S a l

2 Where are they?

you use for help with Exercise 2b?

JA C K : W h a t 's up?

v e r y h a p p y

(►MB Listen again and match the

is leaving the group

isn’t going out with Sal

is playing in two weeks

is going ice skating on Saturday morning

is hanging out with Lizzie and Sharn inthe afternoon

has some good news

HOWTO

understand a situationListen for important and repeated words

Listen to how people talk

Do they know each other?Listen for names and sounds

6

Work in pairs What do you think? Tell your partner.

1 What do Keira, Tom and Jack say to Mr Gibbons next?

2 What happens at the concert?

WORK W ITH WORDS

6 a Match the free-time activities to the

hang out with friends

watch online videos

7 Work in pairs Talk about your weekend free-time activities.

On Saturdays I usually I always go ice skating

do judo on Saturday morning.

Drkbook, pages 2 4 -2 5

Do tr-e .Vords & Beyond exercise

on page 131

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GRAMMAR Present continuous for future arrangements

» > Talk about arrangements in the future

READ AND LISTEN » > Grammar in

context

1 (►HH Read and listen to the conversation.

What are Mario and Fiona doing at the

weekend?

Mario: What are you doing at the weekend? The

football team’s playing on Saturday

Fiona: Where are you playing? Is it a home game?

Mario: No We’re playing away in Newtown Can you

come?

Fiona: I can’t I’m helping dad clean the house this

weekend My cousin is coming to stay next

week

Mario: How long is he staying?

Fiona: He's a she actually And she’s leaving at the

end of the month

STUDY

2 Complete the explanations with the time

expressions from Exercise 1.

Present continuous

Use:

For things in progress now or around now

For arrangements at specific times in the future

Time expressions tomorrow, at the weekend,

See GRAMMAR DATABASE, page 121.

PRACTISE

Write the questions about the conversation in

Exercise 1.

1 What / day / Mario / play / at the weekend?

Wkott dory is M etric pLoiying ott trie weekend?

2 Where / the team / play?

3 Who / Fiona / help / on Saturday?

4 Why / they / clean / the house?

5 When / Fiona’s cousin / leave?

4 Answer the questions in Exercise 3.

5 Write sentences about Mario’s plans for next week.

On Mondoiy he's going ice skating ott half potst five.

Thu acting class PZOpm

Fri meet Fiona + cousin afternoon

Sat judo

6 Order the time expressions starting with the most recent.

this weekend next year

at 7 pm this afternoon next week tomorrow

1 at the moment

tonight

in two weeks’ time

7 Complete the sentences with your arrangements.

8 Work in pairs Complete the tasks.

1 Student A looks at the plans on page 141

Student B looks at the plans on page 142

2 Ask and answer questions about the days Find

a time to go to the cinema together

What are you doing

on Friday afternoon?

i’m going to the Science Museum.

i’m free on Saturday morning.

I'm having a guitar lesson and then I’m going to Sal’s party

What about you?

I’m not free I’m going shopping with

Tom.

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REFLECTIO N

P O IN T

Sometimes we don’t understand a problem because we only see one point

of view When you can see the different points of view, it’s easier to find a solution

DO

4 Work in groups Answer the questions.

1 Which of the sisters has a problem - Grace, Lauren or both?

2 Do they understand each other’s problem(s)?

3 In what way are the problems similar?

5 Work in groups Think of solutions to the problems.

They can take it in turns to Lauren/Grace can .

3 Explain the point of view you read to your partner.

Lauren’s unhappy because Grace says th a t

REFLECT

6 Discuss the questions with your class Do you agree with

t h e d m ?

1 Share your suggestions from Exercise 5 with the rest of the class

Which suggestions are most helpful and why?

2 Do you know people in a similar situation? What are their problems?

3 Do you find it easy to talk about problems you have with other people?

EXTEND

can find a solution to his problems.

‘There isn’t a lot of space here and I share a bedroom with my

brother, Nick So sometimes it’s hard to be alone to study And

Nick never tidies the room Mom says, “ How can you live in this

mess?” We argue a lot I forget to do things like feeding the fish

or sorting the recycling.’

SPEAK AND READ

1 Work in pairs Look at the pictures above W hat’s

the problem?

2 Work in pairs Student A reads Lauren’s point of view

and Student B reads Grace’s point of view.

’ s point of view

M m a-ad dad ^iye ute

all blr-e koiAse-tnold jobs bo do. Wkife x W

de-aoA I -ho- bine- bloors,

LaiAre.'idV; pre-be^diK a­

bo do lne.r Ia.ovk£-i/\joyY^

aiAd ab w,e

X b ’s -nor -fair.

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SPEAKING On the phone 9

SPEAK

1 Work in pairs Answer the questions.

1 Do you have a family phone at home?

2 If so, what type of phone is it - a landline, a mobile phone or an internet phone?

3 How often do people call the family phone?

Kate: Outside the Treetop coffee shop At 8 o’clock Sorry

You're breaking up I can’t hear you Could you repeat that?

Matt: (6)

Kate: 555 348 779 OK

Matt: (7)

Kate: Bye

Listen and check Then listen and repeat.

1 Sorry? Can you say t h a t a g a in ?

What does M att say? Complete the conversation in

Exercise 2 with the sentences.

Can I leave a message?

T-r-e-e-t-o-p

Hi It’s Matt Can I speak to Keith?

If there’s a problem, he can call me on 555 348 779

Thanks, Kate Bye

I’m calling from the train I said we’re all meeting at 8 outside the

Treetop coffee shop

Tell him we’re

fMVHEE! Watch or listen to the complete scene Then read it

aloud with a partner.

Write Kate’s note for Keith.

ACT

7 Q In groups of four, complete the tasks.

1 In pairs, prepare a message to leave in a phone conversation

2 Take it in turns to phone a student in the other pair Ask to speak to

someone who isn’t there and leave a message

3 Can the other student write the correct message?

Workbook, page 27

check you understand on the phone

■ Be polite

■ Explain the problem

■ Ask the other person to repeat

if you’re not sure

She/He can call me on

Check you understand

Could you repeat that?

Can you say that again?

How do you spell that?

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WRITING My status update

» > Use and, also and too

SPEAK AND READ

1 @ Work in pairs Look at the photos and describe them Are

they photos of New York in the USA or York in England?

in the updates?

PHRASE sms

This is a photo o f

I think it's the USA/England because

Four hours ago

It’s Sunday and we’re getting

ready to go home 1 really like

staying in a hotel Someone

makes your bed for you and does

the cleaning too York’s a fantastic

place but 1 also like home

1 ]

Yesterday at 11:42It’s Day two of our weekend in York and we’re sitting in a boat

on the river Dad is taking me to the National Railway Museum this afternoon We’re going to the shops too

a

Friday at 19:18I’m away with my family in York We’re staying in a small hotel near the centre York has a castle and lots of old houses Click here to see some photos You can also watch a video

Like ■ Comment • Share Q Like • Comment • Share M l J L~l Like • Comment • Share C^j

3 a Read the tips in the ■Ui.YIM box ^ Get it right

the status updates in Exercise 2.

HOWTO

use and, also and too

m Use and to link two parts of a sentence.

■ Use also and too to add another fact.

■ Use too at the end of a sentence

■ Use also after be and can, and before other verbs

2 I like travelling I like staying at home, (too)

3 It’s raining The bus is late, (and)

4 I love reading Jacquie loves books, (also)

5 This evening I’m meeting friends We’re going to

the cinema, (and)

6 New York is an amazing city York is an interesting

place, (too)

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Use two for the number 2.

Use to as a preposition (/ go to school by bus) or before a verb (/ like to sing).

Use too to add another fact.

1 Write about what you’re doing.

2 Describe how you’re feeling.

3 Talk about your arrangements for later.

1 hour ago Sunday at 11:30 Saturday at 13:00

W RITE AND CHECK

6 Write your updates Then check them.

Tick ( / ) the things in the plan.

VOCABULARY Homes and household jobs

Write the missing words.

Meet Harry, your new household helper

Harry does all those horrible household jobs

Hecan(1)m your bed in the

morning and (2) t the rooms He

can (3) v and (4) c

the floors When you need clean clothes,

he can do the (5) w and the

(8) c the table, and do the

(10) d And before you go to

bed, he can sort the (11) r and

take out the (12) r Put a Harry

in your life and have more free time

Free-time activities

2 Complete the free-time activities you can do while Harry is cleaning Use the verbs in the box.

collect do go hang out go play read use visit watch

Complete the postcard with the

present simple or present continuous

form of the verbs.

H i Harry!

How arc you? (1)

(I / write) this postcard in

Barcelona The ( 2 )

(sun / shine) and (3)

Present continuous for future plans

4 Put Harry’s words in order to make a phone conversation.

(she / come) here every year.

(6) (dad / shop) at the

moment He's sad because Barcelona

Football Club (7) (not /

play) here this Week How are things at

home? (8) (you / do) all

the household jobs?

Jenny

Jenny: Harry? Is everything OK? Why are you phoning me?

Harry: you / home? / When / coming / are

(2) .

Jenny: We’re flying to London on Saturday and then we’re

taking the train Why?

Harry: to / going / tonight / back / factory / the / am / I

(3)

Jenny: Why, Harry?

Harry: problems / are / some / fixing / They

(4 ) _ '

Jenny: Can you say that again? The line is bad.

Harry: is / tomorrow / starting / robot / work / Another

(5 )

Jenny: Harry? You’re breaking up I can’t hear you.

Harry: arriving / at / He’s / 9am / His / too / Harry / is /

name (6 )

SKILLS CHECK

v / / Yes, I can No problem!

Yes, I can But I need a bit of help

Yes, I can But I need a lot of help

I can understand the main ideas when I read

I can understand a situation when I listen

I can help identify the cause of a problem

I can check I understand on the phone

I can use and, also and too.

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PROGRESS CHECK

READ

1 Read the text and the questions below For each question, choose A, B, C or D.

The Family Solutions a p p - a g re a t solution

Do you argue w ith your parents a b o u t clearing the table o r doing the washing-up, making

your bed or tid yin g your room? Do your parents find it hard to understand th a t you use social

netw orking sites or hang o ut w ith friends all the tim e? If you can't see th e ir p o in t o f view, then

our new Family Solutions app can help.

W ith the Family Solutions app, teenagers and parents loo k at typical fam ily argum ents from

b oth sides - and find a goo d solution The app gives you tip s and helps you make b e tte r

choices, b u t it also helps your parents to see situations from your p o in t o f view.

How does it work? You read d iffe re n t types o f problem s and then choose an answer from

d iffe re n t options The app explains why one answer is th e best and why th e other answers

a re n't so good.

Just im agine this situation: yo u're g e ttin g ready to go o ut w ith friends b ut your parents want

you to go to your grandparents Do you say 'W e always go there at the weekend I'm m eeting

my friends today.' O r do you say 'O K we can go there today, b ut I'd like to hang o u t w ith my

friends to m o rro w '? The first o p tio n d oe sn't make your parents or you feel goo d - b u t the

second o ptio n makes everybody happy.

You can buy the Family Solutions app in the A p p Store You can also fin d the Family Solutions

app online - just typ e 'Family Solutions A p p ' into your w eb browser and then fo llo w the

instructions on the screen.

1 What does the text do?

A It tells a funny story about an app

B It explains how to make an app

C It tries to sell an app

D It says if an app is good or bad

2 Who is the app for?

A teenagers

B parents of teenagers

C parents and teenagers

D parents and grandparents

3 What does ‘argument’ mean?

A a family party

B a discussion between people with different opinions

C to talk about something in front of the class

D a friendly chat with family members

4 How does the app work?

A You choose an answer for a situation

B You think of a lot of problems

C You play a card game

D You find information about your family online

5 Which of the following is the best description of the app?

A It finds a solution for all life’s problems

B It gives families ideas for new free-time activities

C It helps families understand each other better

D It explains how to make your family angry

■ Read each question again and read all the choices.Decide which choices are definitely wrong

Look at the text again to help you choose the correct answer

Q nderstand the main ideas See page 22

Q derstand new words See page 12

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PROGRESS CHECK

LISTEN

►H£> Listen and choose the correct picture for each question

Put a tick ( / ) in the box below it.

1 How much is the computer?

3 Where are the speakers and what are they talking about?

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as

the first Use no more than three words.

1 I read a book two or three times a year

2 I watch online videos after school every day

I online videos after school

3 My mum teaches maths

4 I have an arrangement to meet my friend tomorrow

Write a message to your new online friend Angelo about your

free-time activities (3 5 -4 5 words).

Tell Angelo about at least three of your free-time activities

Say how often you do these activities and when you do them

Ask Angelo what activities he does and how often he does them

Use the correct tenses: past, present and future

Use the correct number of words - count them

Q use the correct word order See page 18

Writing:

Progress check score /3 0

Q use and, also and too

See page 28

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IN THE PICTURE The natural world

; - ■Talk about landscapes and natural features

WORK WITH WORDS

Work in pairs Complete the words with vowels (a, e, i,

o, u) Use the photos to help you You have one minute.

Use the words in Exercise 2 to complete the sentences.

1 The Taiga is the largest f orest in the world

2 Ninety Mile Beach is on the south-eastern of Australia

3 The Sahara is the second largest in the world

4 The Serengeti is in Africa

6 A giant covers Antarctica

Read the clues and write the name of the places from

Exercise 3.

1 From end to end it is 151 kilometres (94 miles) long Ninety M ile Beach

2 The island on the west side of the lake is called Wizard Island

X

3 It has the lowest temperature on Earth

4 The name means ‘the great desert’ _

5 It inspired the film The Lion King.

6 It has a third of all the trees in the world

THE MOVING PICTURE Q Watch the video and check your

answers to Exercises 3 and 4.

6 ►HD Match the words

to the letters in the

picture Then listen

► 1 3 Complete the description of the picture from Exercise 6 Then listen and check.

The (1) countryside near my home is very beautiful I often go to a big (2) and lie

down on the (3) I close my eyes and listen to the water in the (4) and

smell the (5) Sometimes I walk up the (6) to look at the view

SPEAK

_ Work in pairs Think of a natural feature in your country or

a place near your home Describe the place to your partner

Can they draw a picture of the place you describe?

Do the Words & Beyond exercise on page 132

There are some mountains

is beside a river

Next to the beach there’s a

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READING An environmental superstar

» > Find specific information

SPEAK AND READ

1 yr Work in pairs Answer the questions.

PHRASE BYTES

1 How often do you give presentations to your class? What

was the last one about?

2 Do you like speaking in front of other people? Why?/Why not?

I hardly ever/often give presentations The last presentation was a b o u t

I like / don’t mind / hate speaking in public because

READ

Look at the title of the article

and the photo Can you guess

the answer to these questions?

1 How old is the boy?

2 Where is he?

3 What’s he doing there?

4 What exactly does he want

people to do?

W hen Felix Finkbeiner was 13 years old, he made a speech at the United Nations in New York He spoke in English and his message was simple — save the w o rld ’s forests H ow did a boy from Germany become ‘an environmental superstar’?

The story starts in 2007 when Felix did a project on climate change at his primary school in Starnberg, near Munich in Germany He saw some information online about Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman She started a tree-planting campaign in

1977 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 Felix thought her campaign was interesting and he decided to talk about it in class His presentation was a success, and he gave the same

presentation to other classes.Two months later Felix planted his first tree and started a campaign to plant a million trees He called his campaign Plant fo r the Planet

Students at other schools joined the campaign.Together they planted 50,000 trees in Germany.They made a website fo r the campaign and soon other countries began taking partT hey wanted to meet Felix, so he started to give presentations outside the country In November 2008 he spoke to the European Parliament

A t the beginning of 2 0 1 I , the International Year of Forests, Felix made his speech at the United Nations He asked w orld leaders

to ‘stop talking - start planting’ In the same year his campaign reached its goal of planting one million trees in Germany He also travelled to Kenya and met Wangari Maathai And it all began with

a school project

b ►H2> Read the article quickly to check or find

the answers to the questions in Exercise 2.

HOWTO

4

5

Read the article and put these events in order.

find specific informationDon’t read all the text

Read the start of each paragraph

Students created a website for Felix’s campaign

Felix gave a presentation to his class

Felix spoke at the United Nations

People from other countries joined his campaign

Felix started a tree-planting campaign

1 Felix read about a Kenyan woman’s campaign.

Does it have the information you need? If not, read the next paragraph

Look for words connected to the information you need

REACT

6 Work in pairs What do you think? Tell your partner.

1 What do you think about Felix’s campaign?

2 Do you want to join his campaign? Why?/Why not?

What verb comes before these words in the article?

a speech, a projec: the Nobel Prize, the same

presentation, a cs^oaign 50.000 trees

/IMAR Past simple

» > Describe completed events in the past

READ » > Grammar in context

Read the conversation Why

is Severn famous?

Jana: This is Severn

Cullis-Suzuki She talked at the

United Nations’ Earth

Summit in 1992 She was

only twelve

Stig: Was she on TV?

Jana: Yes, she was, but I didn’t see her I saw the

video later She told adults to stop destroying

the environment and create a better world

Stig: Did she look nervous?

Jana: No, she didn’t She wasn’t nervous at all.

didn’t + verb: / her.

a asn’t/weren’t : She wasn’t nervous.

Questions and short answers

did + l/she, etc + verb: nervous?

Yes, I did / No, she didn’t.

■■as/were + //you, etc: on TV?

•es, she was / No, you weren’t.

See srammar oatabase, page 122.

4 a O E I ■uwKinmw Listen to the past simple verbs What sound do all the underlined vowels have?

saw thought talked taught bought

b ►HEE> Listen and repeat the verbs.

Pay attention to the h i / sound.

5 Complete the biography with the past simple form of the verbs.

Wangari Maathai was born

in Kenya in 1940 She (1) s ta rte d (start)

primary school whenshe (2 ) (be)eight She (3)

(come) top in her class when she (4)

(complete) her primary studies She then(5) .(go) toone of the only high schools for girls in Kenya After high school she (6) (study) biology atuniversity in the USA and then (7) (do)

a master’s degree In 1977 she (8)(begin) the Green Belt Movement It organises women in rural Kenya to plant trees In 2004 she(9) (win) the Nobel Peace Prize Wangari(10) .(die) in 2011

6 Correct the sentences about Wangari Maathai.

1 Wangari Maathai was American

S k t w asn't A m erican S k t was Kenyan-. _

2 There were a lot of high schools for girls in Kenya

3 She studied history at university

4 She started the Green Tree Movement

5 Wangari won the Nobel Prize for Literature

PRACTISE

Complete the sentences with the past simple

form of the verbs.

1 Severn Cullis-Suzuki’s father ta aejk t (teach)

genetics at university in Canada

2 He (be) also an environmental activist

and TV presenter

3 Severn (become) an environmental

activist at primary school

4 She (start) ECO, an environmental

organisation, at the age of nine

5 When th e y _ (be) twelve, four members

of ECO (travel) to the United Nations’

Earth Summit in Brazil

6 They (buy) their plane tickets with the

money that they (make) from ECO

activities

7 Write questions in the past simple.

1 What / the name of your first school?

W k a t Was th e nam e o f your f ir s t school?

2 How old / you / when you started there?

3 you / like your first school?

4 When / you / start secondary school?

5 Who / your first new friend at secondary school?

SPEAK

8 Work in pairs Use the questions in Exercise 7

to interview your partner about his/her early school years.

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LISTENING AND VOCABULARY Wonderful wildlife photos

» > Take notes

SPEAK AND LISTEN

1 Work in pairs Tell your partner how often you take

photos and what you take photos of.

2 Look at the photo website and the three photos

Where are the snake, the penguins and the ants?

Do you have a wonderful What was the animal doing when you took the photo? w ild life photo? Upload your photo here and record your story.

in Exercise 2 Think of Where? When? What? Listen

again and complete your notes Compare in pairs.

4 Which tips in the f Wl'.'ltiB box did you use for help with

Exercise 3b? Tick ( / ) them.

REACT

HOWTOtake notesOnly write the most important words and ideas

Use symbols - © for great/fantastic,

® for horrible, & for and.

Don’t worry about spelling and grammar You can check later

WORK W ITH WORDS

wildlife Listen and repeat.

and guess the animal Which

animals don’t have a sound?

7 Work in pairs Write lists using

the words opposite Do you know

other words? Add them.

Animals / Sea animals frog

« AVIMAR Past continuous and past simple

» > Talk about actions in progress and finished actions in the past

READ » > Grammar in context

Look at the photo and read the story What is

the man in the photo ‘wearing’? Why?

While I was visiting a show in

the countryside last summer,

I saw something very strange

In the afternoon I was getting

a bit bored, when I heard

something about a ‘bee beard’

competition I went to look

There were seven or eight

people in the competition and

hundreds of bees were sitting

on their faces, necks and shoulders But the bees

weren’t hurting them The judge weighed the people

while the bees were sitting on them The person with

the most bees won the competition

PRACTISE

4 Complete the conversation with the past continuous form of the verbs.

(you / do) when you took this photo?

My sister and I (3)(watch) an owl from our window

It (4) (fly) in the sky

We were very quiet We (5 )

(not talk) and we (6) (not move)

Positive and negative

■■as(n’t)/were(n’t) + verb + -ing

a show.

Hundreds of bees

Questions and short answers

•■•as/were + l/you, etc + verb + -ing

■es, I was / No, you weren't.

State verbs Don’t use the past continuous with know,

see, realise, etc.

See g r a m m a r d a t a b a s e , page 122.

Read the explanations and example Write the

correct verbs on the timelines.

5 Work in pairs Ask and answer with your partner about what you were doing at different times yesterday.

I live near the beach in New Zealand One day I

( l Xwas~fishing) / fished with my brother While we (2) were standing / stood in the sea, we

(3) were seeing / saw something black near us

What was it? We (4) weren’t knowing / didn’t know

It (5) was swimming / swam towards us while we (6) were watching / watched it It came nearer and nearer We (7) were getting / got really scared when

we (8) were realising / realised it was only a dolphin

What were you doing yesterday at 7am / 10am / 10pm / ?

Were you sleeping

a t ?

continuous or past simple?

_se the past continuous for actions in progress

,se the past simple for completed actions

Form:

Ahile + past continuous

» -en + past simple

W hile I was visiting a show, I saw something strange

I was visiting

W RITE AND SPEAK

Student A looks at the monkey photo on page

141 Student B looks at the elephant photo on page 142.

Make notes for a short story about it: Where

were you? When was it? What was the animal doing? What happened? Show your photo to a

partner Tell him /her the story about it.

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3 Read Ryan’s notes and match each point

(1 -6 ) to a thinner branch on the mind map.

DO

4 a Read the tips for making a mind map.

■ Start with a main word or picture Draw lines

from the word or picture

■ Lines start thicker and become thinner, like

branches on a tree

■ Write one or two key words on each line

■ Use CAPITAL LETTERS for important words

■ Use different colours, symbols and images

to make things clear

b Copy Ryan’s mind map in your own style

Then add lines and key words for the

information in Exercise 3.

1 TVip.re are, n e a rly 2.0,£>££> spe.c.ie.5

2 C re a -te a b e e -frie n J ly garden u/rth

p la n-ts and -floipers.

3 T he num ber o-£ Lees in -the ujorld is

going io tu n e v e ry y e a r

4 Bees a r e -flying in se e -ts T h e y a re

usually ye I low and blaok — -_

£ g v p e r-ts do no-t know e.xac,-tly ruha-t

is oausing -the p r o b l e m *

-to y /e need! looney bees -fo r o n e -T h ir^

o-f owr -fo o d _

6 You need to give a talk to your class Work in groups Choose one

of the topics below Create a mind map to organise your ideas.

READ

Work in pairs Answer the question.

How do you usually remember information?

2 Ryan is making a mind map to plan a school

talk about bees Write the missing words on

the red lines.

description problem what

REFLECT

5 Discuss the questions with your class Do you agree with

th e i n n s o s ?

1 What are the good things about mind maps?

2 What do you like / not like about mind maps?

SPEAKING I’ve got a suggestion

» > Make and react to suggestions

SPEAK

Your school wants to organise a Green Day, with

activities connected to the environment.

Work in pairs Make a list of ideas.

1 "Pick up rubbish around the school and recyck i£.

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WATCH OR LISTEN

2 ► © 1.40I Watch or listen to the scene What ideas

do the students have for Green Day?

Are they on your list?

Complete the conversation with the phrases in the box

Then watch or listen again and check.

We could We could What about What could

What shall we Why don’t we

»2E9 Listen and repeat the sentences from the conversation.

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Make suggestions

What shall we do ?What could we make/wear?

school - green socks or a green hat

No way! I’m not going to wear green

Yes Or cycle here

I don’t know I live really far away and I don’t

have a bike Let’s do a survey and ask people

their opinions about the environment

That’s a bit serious (4) making

something from recycled materials?

That’s a nice idea

Yes, but it doesn’t really help the environment

(5) we do to really make a

difference?

I know! (6) collect money for

Save the Dolphins

That’s a great idea!

►E© Decide if the reactions are positive (P) or negative (/V)

Then listen and repeat the reactions.

We could m ake/w ear

Let’s do/organise

1 No way! P/N 4 That’s a nice idea P/N

2 I don’t know P/N 5 That’s a great idea! P/N

3 That’s a bit serious P/N

Why don’t we walk/cycle ? What/How about doing/making ?

React to suggestions

ACT

6 u You are deciding what to do for a Green Day in your school

Work in pairs Prepare a conversation Include at least three

suggestions and choose one.

Present your conversation to another pair, or to the class.

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