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2016 I'4 ichael John Pry or y Maria del Carmen Martinez Mungaray
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CONTENTS

Start up 1
Keep going ..... 6
Wrap up 22

My Town: Where Am I*
Start up ... 36
Keep going .. ... 40
Wrap up ... ...... .......... ....... . ..... ..... 56

My Activities: What Do I Do*

Start up70
Keep going 74
Wrap up .... 90
 Scope & sequence

STEP 2 Talk About Jobs

Talk About t•1y Classroom

And School Objects My Classroom
STE

STEP 2 Give Di sections Places At Home

£z F ni

STEP 4 Describe People b Places Descriptive

Adjectives

Describe My Habits
STE And What I Do Every Day Daily Activities

Describe 1 person, place

STEP 4 or object in relation to all 0pposite
others a dject ices
 indefinite b
Definite Articles Ny Future Job

Different Coun-
Possessives tries, Different It’s Her Pencil
Classrooms

Demonstratives flake Yourself

b Location 1t Home! This Is thy House

Questions This is my Town What is it?

Present Sim- A Day ...

Routines b I•1y Routine
Hab”ts the life of..

Supertatives An extreme The best

explorer of f•1exico
ACKHOWLEDGEMENTS
We should li ke to thank all our friend s, tan›i ly, colleagues an d
luved ones fur th uir month n uous sup port, n ut on ly dun nd
this I eng thy ¡srojec t, but at eve ry m omenl ol or r professional a n
d per so nal lives. Wi th out your encouragement ancl help,
none of t his work Id be possi hle. Thank you for being such a spec
ial part of a ur lives. for Carmen: her siste rs anJ brat hers,
an J 5 pec ially her son5 Daniel and Fe mand a and O bViOU Sly t
han ks to God For Mike: J uly, Rosie, Jonathan, m um, dad, Char
lie, Ch ris,

A s pecial than k s of course to Sa I Dav alas, wh ose vision

a nd experience has make this |Jroj ect possi hle. Thank s for
a rganising everyt hint and pushing us to get to where we are
today. Also 1o Feli pe and David and their tea m for giving life and
color to our ideas. You have given clarity a id order to our m essy
ideas and m ade then eve n more attractive and appealing than
we could have ever i magined. Tha n ks for r‹Mder s t anding and
compl eme nting I s so well!

A spec tal ment ion a ned m test be marie to all o«r reviewers nn r¡
au dia collaborators, Stuart And rews: Ana Caballero; María ble
la Luz SaláZ2 F Domínguez, Cuauhtémoc Gümez Castellanos,
Azucena Espinoza G uzmá n; Ana Erandi Pintor Rivera; Alejandro
Rodr íguez Caro and Fabio la Vega Arias.

And last, but not least, to our studenls. You are o ri r i nspir
ation a nd t he very reason for this ser ie s. We truly h ape thiS neater
iat helps you to achieve your goals and reach yolk r potential. Good
luck, and enj oy!

Mike and Carmen.

• Look at the picture. Who ia she?
• Where is she? Is she happy?
ø What can you see in the pimure? Is the picture similar to your
school? Do you like your school? Why?
 What words do you know from IN ese categories *
• Complete the spaces with all the words you know.

Family The classroom Jobs

Colors Countries and nationalities

• Now, compare your answer with your partner and your classmates, and add extra
vocabu ary to your list.

2 F’latform One
 We use numbers a lot in our communication every day.

2 @ 4 S G 0
one six seven aight

efevan twelve thirteen fourtaan fifteen sixteen s+vaatcen afghtcen nin+teen iwenty

sinty

four hundred rev I+oeuna, clix

seven hundred thguwrd,
ninety Delo iwenty-lwo nk+eteen

Hundreds and Thousands

a Review the difference between 100s (hundreds)
andl00Os(thousands)
Li6ten to the numbers and circle the number you hear.

@ 6 777 7,777

• Listen to these numbers. Circle the number you hear.

20

what’s your riumbet7

• Listen to these telephone numbers • Now write your phone number.
and write them here: My phone number:

• Dictate to your classmate.

• Now write your classmate’s number here:
f•Iy classmate's number.

Platform One 3
 A B C D E

• Listen to the pronunciation and follow the letters on the page.

• Circle any difficult or confusing letters.
• Make a note of your difficult letters here:

My difficult letters:
fly mistakes: i-y
• With your classmate, spell your name. Follow the dialogue above.
• Make a note of any mistakes you make.

• Give your classmate your address and spell it.

• Invent a reservation code and dictate it to your classmate.

My re servation code:

My classmate’s code:

• Listen to these reservation codes and complete the information

TTH43 6AB
2 CST

3 1305 7HA69 643

KF

S 4 X984Y
 What is your favorite website *
• Look at the website and email address
dot slash
[Link]/login

my email addres s ‹. gma [Link]

• Now, practice with your partner. Dictate your email address and favorite websites to
your partner, and write down the information they dictate

My email address: My partner's email address:

My favorite we My partner's websites:

bsites:

• Look at these calendars and the conversation

The week

Weekdays

Weekend

What’s yo ur favorite day o I the week * Why*

Whof day is today 7 When is your birfhday? what is your dole aI birth7

• Ask and answer these questians with your classmate

 “ *.”
Oo you know people from other countries * Where are they from*

• Write your country in the correct place on the map.

• Look at these nationalities in the box below.
What countries do these nationalities come from?
Now listen to the corresponding countries and write them in their place on the map.

In which ol these countries is English an official language*

Name any other countries you know on the map.
Compare your answers with your classmates.

6 F’latform One
 He
he
She
She she

They

Complete these sentences with the correct form of ’be’

a st udent horn Adelaide, in Australia. Luke 15 years old.

So phie not from Au stralia. She British.
Hi. We students from France. We French.

With your classmate, put the words \n the correct order to make
Questions for these answers

Ethan is 16 years old

I’m from Durban, in South Africa.

Y es, she is G erm an.

Yes, we are students.

Ask and answer the questions from the dialogue with your partner
Titles

Read the descriptions and write the number in the correct image

NIii
Germ an.

Mun ch
Germ any

Now listen to 3 ather descriptions (7 8 a id 9)

Write the numb er of the de script ion you hear in the co rrect imag e
Co mpare ynur an swer w ith your c la ss mates
• Complete this form with your personal information
(for an international student program).

Name:

Date of birlh'

Age
e-mai i address°
Telephon e number:

• Now use this information to write a short paragraph to introduce yourself

• Use this information to introduce yourself to your classmates and ask them
questions Use the phrases from pages 6-8 io help you

• Now ask questions about famous people.

Now look at these pie tures and write the words from the box in the correct space

Use your dictionary or work with a classmate to help you

Add 1 or 2 extra words for each job
 "a• or "an” areindelinfto articles.
We use "a• or •an• to talk about a genaral person, thing or plaoe for
the first time.
• use •a• before a consonant
Mr. Moore is a researcher.
Miss Watson is a designer
• Use •an• before a vowel
Mr. Cooke Is m eoonomist.
Mrs. Thompson is an accoumant
• In pluial, Mlmlnate ales for general people, things or places for the
first time
Miss Kim and Ms Jacobs are architects.
Dr. Matthews and Dr. Johnson are acleritlats.
^ "The“ Is a deI'¥she ertlele
• We use 6te to talk about a cpecfhc person, thing or place for

the Mr Philips works In a company. Th company is in

Vancouver

r. Wilson is consul- pany is Mr. Jones Mr Jones is

M tant in transnational
importe-xport company.
from Sydney, Australia. Sydney is
city in Australia. I•[Link]
company is in
is very interesting and im-
Chica-
portant persons lr Wi\son and
go name of the company I•Ir. Jones are friends.
is International Imports-Exports
nc manager of the com-
Na Nati
 What job do yo i want in the fi‹tr‹re* W/1nt clo yolk WOW t to d a7

• Ask your classmates what they want to do, and make a chart of your results.
Choose the 10 most popular jobs.

Choose a lomily member

What is their job ? l/I/here do they work ?

My family member is called

He/She is a
He/She works in a/the
In the fut ure, I want to be a
and I want to work in a/the

u Compare your profession and description with your classmate.

Do you have similar interests?
 Jonathan
myunde

sabetf Georgia Jpshu Ros

my cousin my cousin my sistet my brother me

Family relationships

grandparents

grandfather grandmother brother sisters mother/mom father/dad husband wife

granddai daughter „• rIe aun

granzlchit¢tren niece naphew

children
• Look at the family tree again.
• Cimfe the correm answer.
True F he Arture and Ruth have 5 grandchildren
d Oliv Id
True Fat¥d Dleyo has 3 siblings
True Ffibe Emily and Jonathan have 3 nephews
• Now, meka true or false Bentences for your classmate, and check the answere

14 Platform One
 he he
you you do not
do ”’ have? does she have* have she dees not
doesn't have
it
they they il it
they

• Find examples of these structures with have/has in the conversations.

• Circle the correct options

• Claire have/has z sisters, but she doesn't have/don't have a brother.
• How many brothers and sisters do/does Brittany have?
• At the moment, the students don’t have/doesn't have a math teacher
• I don‘t/doesn’t have any cousins from my mother's family because she
doesn’t have/doesn’t has any brothers or sis\ers
• Do/Does you have any brothers or sisters*
° Do/Does Tom have a problem with the teacher*

• Circle the options to describe you.

• I have/has a big/small family I don't have any/have siblings

• I have 1/Z/3/4 brothers and 1/2/3/4 sisters.
• I prefer big/small families.

• Ask your classmate about his/her family.

ii one lS
 • Read the text about Liam and his big family.
I Iy mo m is Cha rlot te
She has long, blonde
hair and blue eyes
In the photo, she is
tired, because she
works hard every day

Ny dad is called
Benjamin. He is old,
and he has grey hair
In this photo he is
angry!

by little brother is very

different. He is only six years M y sister is called Ava.
old, and he is called Aiden. He She is twelve years old.
is always sad- I don’t know why! She has long, brown ha
H e h as long blonde ha ir and is ir and is very shy. She is
a big videogames fan my best friend

My o de r bf other
ca lled Ma s on, h
e’s
nineteen. H e ha s da rk
brow n hair, brown eyes
and he’s always boxed!

• Look at the pictures and use the information in the text to write the name
and feeling of each family member.

Name: Name: Name Name: Name: Name:

Liam
Fe eling. Feeling: Feelin g: Feeling : Feeling: Feeling:
happy

t•§•i • Now investigate other feelings and emotions to describe people.

• Use the internet or dictionary to help you.

Other leel ings cmd emo tions:

• Describe your parents and siblings with these adjectives.

16 F’latform One
 • interview your classmate and describe the family.
a Ask your partner questions to complete this information:
• Usa the questions to help you.

I Iy partner’s name:
Number of family members:

• Now, describe 2 specific family members of your classmates family:

y ” Name: Name:
Age: Age:
Relationship: Relationship:
Feeling/emotion: Feeting/emotion:

• Now, uae this information to complete the description of your partners family.
Remember to include heve or has.
• Use pages 15 and 16 to help you.

?•1y partner is called

He/she has

a Check your tern with your partner. Make any corrections if necessary.

Platform One 17
Look at this picture of a typical classroom
Pay attention to the colors and objects in the picture

What color are the objects !n the picture*

Which of these objects do you have in your classroom ? What color are they?

Write the name of an object from the picture with each color

What is your favorite color? What do you associate with that color? Give 4 examples:

What color is your hair*

What color are your eyes*

Compare your answers with your classmate Do you have ihe same favoriie color”
Do you have the same color hair?
 Complete th e table with th e correct pronoun
a ssoci ated w ith each possessive adjective:

Complete the sentences with the correct pos sesive

adjective from the table above

0 Dave has 2 brothers. names are Nntt and Nark.

0 Hi name is Craig i m from San Diego
O Ana has long hair and eyes are brown
0 ! like the teachers in my school classes are interesting

Investigate other examples of ’s in company names !n English.

Think about the meaning of the 's, indicating the owner
Write your answers below:

Compare your answers with your classmate Do you have different

company names? Add mare words to your list if necessary
• Look at these 3 classroom pictures. Which is similar to your classroom? Why?
Think about the obj ects and peapie in the picture. Think how to describe the
objects.
• Give 3 similarities and 3 differences between the classrooms

• Read the descriptions and decide if they correspond to classroom A B or C

• Circle the correct answers

^ Now listen to these students talking about their classroom.

What is the student’s name and classroom? Complete and circle the correct answer
 • Look at the classroom below. Describe the objects that each person has
• Use ’s and possessive adjectives

• Look at your classmates and their objects Make a sentence to describe a classmate
• Use the phrases on the side to help you
7OUC
mystery Your partner’s
classmate guess

• Now, describe your classroom. What objects do you have in your clas sroom?
What color are they? Is your classroom big or small? How many desks does it have?

• Now, check your partner's text. Make any corrections if necessary.

 Choose a famous person.
Investigate on the internet.
Complete the personal info form
Write a paragraph to describe your famous person
Add a photo.
Share with your clas smates

My favorite star
Age:
Da te a f bir II :
Nat i0n a lily:
Occupation:
Hometown:

Adject ives:
Extra in fo:

Compare your favorite person and his,’her descr iption with your
clas smates. Who is their favorite celebr ity+
 Dictate the codes in Ihe presentation
If you pronounce the code correctly, you win a point for your team.
The first team to get 10 points wins!

• Make a note of the mlctahes that you or your elassmates make

Our mistakes: How do you pronounce thase

numberUtetters correct\yt

• These are the moat common lust nanasñ these 20 countries.

Can youmateh the laat name to the country?

USA
Smirnov Russia
1 Cenada Smith
Rossi Germany
Turkey
Silva
Brazil Patel
Smith Saudi Arabia
China I'4u\ter
I•Iahmoud France
South Africa Li
Smith India
Italy
Garcia Mexico
Argentina
Fernandez {0, South Korea
Sato
Martin Spain
Hernandez
' G Japan Rodriguez Colombia
Lee

• Now watch the presentation to cñeck your anawera.

• Compare your answers wlth your eBssmates anawars.
Are they different? Why7 Who is correct7

Platform One 23
 • In English, we use cembinations of letters to create specific sounds.
• Look at these words and think about the pronunciation.

Ih re e
la ther

A rth r r
they thirt ee
m oth n
thirty thr
cr cc Ruth

t•{•l • Make a list of other words you know with “th”

• Compare your answers with your classmate and add more word s to your list.

• Practice making the sound with your partner.

• Practice the sound at different positions in the word (beginning, middle, end).

the, they,
thank you, three Matthew, Arthur,
brother b rthday with, birth, Ruth, math

The “th” sound is similar (but differenf) to the “t” sound. Listen artd compare:
I e n -then w it -w ith

• Practice pronouncing these different sounds with your partner

• Listen carefully and circle the words you hear.

Met Meth That

Tan Than Toes Those
Teet Teeth Three
Burt Birth Tease These
 I
8
play + cr = player sing + er = singer teach + er = teacher
We cmd —er to woi ds to ate sc ribe fhe person or mcichine/fI inp thm
does t R e nclion. lot example:
• Look at this table with more examples

bs PI oles ons Mach ne 0 by e cI

painter driver eraser
builder golfer cooker
designer footballer CD player
reporier winner DVD player
banker loser printer
cleaner trainer conditioner
writer skater pencil sharpener
dancer boxer hair dryer
runner phone charger

^ Now use the words from the table to describe the people or objects in the pictures.
You can use a dictionary or the internet to help you.

It is a He is a He is a It is a

Thev are She is a They are He is a

He is a They are It is an It is a

Do you know other objects or people that end in -er in English?

Use the internet to help you.
 We have 5 different people, but the identities are mixed up. Can you read the clues
to identify each person corremly? Give the age, favorite color, nationality and job of
each person.

Nationality
Age:
Job:
avorite color

Tha engineer is not from China. She is frem Beñze.

Tha enyhieaPs favorite color b red.

Tha architect's favorite color is green.

Mr. Mmmends b not an eccounMnt He is ZS

Pliss Wikon b from Batize. She is 29 years otzL

[Link] is not ZZ years old and he is not from Cm
Canadian’s favorite color is yellow.
The •rench man is an architect

The Chinese woman is an accountant

The architect is not frem Balize.

 • Make your family tree! Choose a minimum of 7 and maximum 10 family
members to make your family tree. Use a poster or large sheet of paper, with
photos of every family member. Use page 14 to help you.

Step 1 Step 2
Get photos for each family member Draw your family tree

rothei

Step 3 Step 4
Add the names and photos Add the relationship to you
(my uncle, my cousin, eic )

) bmiher

Step S Step 6
Add an adjective \o describe every person Present to the class!
 Make sure your project includes all the points on the checklist.

• Pay attention to the aspects in this rubric to see how your teacher will grade your project:

all descriptions and sen- many descriptions

family tree tences clearly and correct- some descriptions are incorrect and/or
charecteris- ly transmit all required are incorrect and/or
incomplete: much required
information appropriate to incomplete: some required information missing or
descriptions each person information missing incorrect

a clear, organized mostly well-organized

structure, structure in the family tree: structure in the family tree: incorrect structure:
information causes some
all information is clear b most information is clear
coherence easy to follow confusion
and easy to follow

student demonstrates student demonstrates

correct use of level- general understanding many mistaLes in use
appropriate language of level-appropriate
of level-appropriate
structures and language structures, but language structures: verbs
conjugations: almost no incorrectly conjugated:
with some conjugation incorrect word order
misiaxes mis‹axes

student uses all key student uses most of the

vocabulary correctly; key vocabulary correctly: very limited or no use of
correctly describes all key vocabulary: family
VOCBDUGB most family members members not described
correctly described

all words correctly spelt few mistakes in many mistakes in

and capital letters used spelling: capital letters spelling, capital letters
correctly: excellent used correctly; good not used correctly; poor
preseniation presentation presentation

I 'latforns One k9
 Calculate these sums and smite the answer in the space

Unscramble these questions from the unit to put the words in the correct order

a are student
how you
are where
char
what’s

you how many and sisters do brothers

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Change the se sentence s to

negative I’m a h gh s cho oI st ude nt by sisters are student s i n the local university

I have eleven co I sins M r and Mrs Smith leave a son and a daughter

Carla Garcia is be xican. Harry Rob inso i li a s a s inall fam i ly.

J i m Lee is a scien tist f rom Da lla s by dad has 2 Sisters and 1 brothel, so I have

/6

Complete these sentences with the correct family member or possessive adjective

• My siste ’s mo the is my
• My grandfather has a daughter. daughter is my aunt.
 ° My dad’s mom is my
' Ny brother is my dad's
•Ny grandfather’s wife is my
•I•1y cousin is called I•\ark. He is my aunt‘s
•I'4y uncle is called Sam. daughter is my cousin.
•This is my uncle. name is Philip. He is my mom’s
•Sophie and Karen are my cousins. dad is my uncle, and my dad is
uncle.
n›
• Complete the te xt with the co rrect word from the tabl e below.
Don't repeat the word s.

his have a are

an is the has a
is the an have their

r Tate a pu bloc est from M r ancl M rs Tate a big house in

Seattle. Sea the is r ity i i\ Seatt Ie hor‹se has 2 rooms. They
the USA. He is American. M r Tate has have 2 cl i ldrei , but they don’t a
a small fami ly: he has Z child men blog or cat.
and a wife. wife is called Son ia. Mr Tate works in off ie e.
the ‹s alsn from ñe at th, and she office is in the center of Seattle. Mr
also Amen ie an. Mrs Tate a job i n and Mrs Tate very happy people, and
i ntei national desig n company. Yes, c I ildr en are also very happy,
see is clesig»er.

T l /40

' Excellent! You’ve learnt everything. You're ready for platform two!
' Good progress. Study the parts ya u‘ re unsure aba ut before you cont inue.

' Study more. Go back and review the points you didn't understand.
“" Oops! You need to repeat this unit before you continue.
• Uneczwnbla the letters to correctly write the words of the vocabulary from thia unit. You can
check tha pages of tha unlt to help you.
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ngi stindet
abuc orangespain schootpygits
onaticomb sporenealss
antemulaga uctnotanca
co me incamaaj granem
naich yelraw sernu
Family cainshipy
andaac tanu nedicraitaip
margn pewhen morregramp
crefna stergamdanp craseeherr
arget irintab tarhef
ipsan hadbuns Colors
taify dirlench tebu
ulairatas truddangerhag
thosu airfac lb
ceeni
pytag heartfrandg
najap thewi
ckine norbw
etezib uconis wetyot
thosu areko add
ilamed grenoa
dormanghert energ
intagearn drongsan
ornsigape dre
spernat tepru
blooma gibsitn
ulamgatea rileys
omm dtog
ajicama hortreb kard
erstis thilg
Nationalities fiew
snairus Classroom Objects
nucab dringlarchend
homret cackbpak
blatte
Feelings rejcorto p
mancexi ptasekes
sheenic ads nep
cranaami gran hirac
IC
drait clinep
menrag phayp \erdof
crenfh drobe
thisirb keds
phinass Jobs @/20
arteech okotoben
anitati teachtric clinep seac
lastaranu clipsbuti crolek
shout incarfa stairfounj reesra
antipeyg ernineeg uttepmoc
easepanj toonsmice tahnarsc
anzibea[ sho ulctannost krearm
ut ankreo renisdeg tenpic erpnearsh
shiir intcestis
• Together with your partner, check your grades from the language review, vocabulary review and
evaluation diagnosis to check the most appropriate box about your progress.

introduce myself and give my nationality

Language: verb to be
Vocabulary: countries and nationalities
Tait about jobs
Language: definite and indefinite articles
Vocabulary: jobs
D es bribe m y fum il y and family me/›ib ers
Language: verb haven’t as
Vocabulary: family members
Talk nboMt n y classroom and school objects
Language: possessive adjectives
Vocabulary: classroom objects

• After analyzing your partner‘s language and vocabulary reviews and based on the
grades you gave your partner above, answer these 9• estions to help your partner.

1 What are your par\ner’s sirong points in the topics you learned this period *

2What are your partner's weak points in the topics you learned this period *

3What should your partner do to improve his/her language scare?

 • Look at the grades and comments your partner gave you in the peer as-
sessment and your grades from the project, language review and vocabu-
lary review to answer these questions.

1 What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you happy with*

2 Whai parts of your progress and learning of this period are you not happy with*

3 Why* How can you improve? Give concrete actions.

Based on all of this information, what grade would you give yourself this
period*

34 Platform One
 • Look at the pimure. Is this slmllar to your school/town?
. • How is it different?
• What places can you see in the picture?
• What town do you think this is?
• Do you like the place? Why?
 • Do you recognize these famous landmarks? In what country are they located ?

• Now watch the presentation to check your answers and learn mare about these
famous places.
• Write the number of lhe image in the correct space.
• What other Iandm arks do you know in these or other countries?
• You can use the internet to help you. Put the pictures in the boxes below and add
ihem in the correct position on the map w iih an arrow

Compare your 6 other landmarks with your classmate. Do you recognize your
classmate's landmarks? where are they from?

36 I' Two
 Now, complete the table with the information you learned from the presentatio
or listen to the tour guides to help you.

England J096

Spain

2550 BC

The Louvre 12th century

Rio de Janeiro Christ the Redeemer

The Red Square

Sydney Harbor eridge Bridge

USA The Empire State Building

Nexico City

Neuschwansten Castle

China

• Watch the presentation or listen again to check your answers.

a With your partner, ask Questions aboui the monuments. Use these uestions to help
 'Shot words do you know from these categories *
^ Complete the spaces with all the words you know.

Places at school Places at home Furniture

Places in the community

a Now, compare your answer with your partner and your classmates, and add extra
vocabu ary to your list.

38 Platform Two
Listen to the people talking about their school, house and town.
• Where do they live? Where do they study? Where do they go shopping?
• Write the name of the person under the picture they describe.

Hailey Jacob Zach Taylor f'4adison Andrew Ryan Ashley Abigail

’s school ‘s school s*choot

‘s house ’s house ‘s house

’s town

Whof is your favorite house, school or village mom the pictures*

Which ore similar to your house, school or Iown*

i ° l otf orm Two 39

 Oo you know these areas in a school?
^ Use the words from the list below to complete the spaces.

What is to u I favorite 9! ace in your sc hoof ? Why?

What areas do you hove in your school ? Is there a library in your school ?
Are there playing fields in your school ?

North
North-West North-east

West East

South-west South-east
South

• Now, you practice the location of places in your school with your partner.

40 Platform Two
• Circle or complete the correct answer.

Is there a cafeteria in your school?

Are there any laboratories?

Yes, there is No, there isn’t

Yes, there are No, there aren't

Is there internet connection in your classroom? Yes, there is No, there isn’t

How many students are there in your class7 There are:

Posit ive There is a Lab There are offices

Negative There isn't a swimming pool There aren’t playing fields
^yuestion Is there a gymna sium? Are there bathrooms7

• Look at the picture and write questions and answers about what is in the image.
• Use the words to help you.

O Is there a laboratory? baseball lield*

Yes, there is.

playing fields? 0 classrooms*

• With your partner, ask and answer questions about your school.

i ° l otf orm Two 41

• Read Melani4b deaedption of her university.
• Usa the Information from the dascdptlon to check the map below.

his is
campus, in Austin Texas.
The university is big, with
lots of great facilities. For
example there is a big
auditorium in the north-west
ol the cempus tn the center
are the zclenca laborztorles
(they are next to the
cafeteria). There are abo 2
mputer taboratoñas next
to the cafeteria, on the east
Cla•craa•as
of the campus I study every “"*
day in the library
It is a very modern building in the north-east corner of the campus
There are 2 ba0sroom areas on the campus One is south of the audlterigm,
the other is at the entrance
And finally, the z srnomcI They are in the big building in the south-east
comer of the campus There is ako a small odahop in the south, next to the
entiance
I love my university and the beautiful campus. And youl that is yeur
cam us Mka7'WItat fadtltlas ara tbata7

• Llstan to tha studerns talk about their university campus.

¥ Look at the maps and draw a line to the correct campus.
 Look at these 3 college descriptions Which college do you prefer? Why*
River side Co llegeS unsfiinr Co lle geL ak eville Co lie ge

27 45 67

4 3
x

• With your partner, describe one of the caIIeges.

" • Your partner must guess the college.

• Now, choose your favorite college and describe it below. Use the information from the
table. You can also invent and add exira information. Or, you can describe your school.

My favorite college is because

• Compare your answers with your partner and check your writing.
 Whof’s your favorite room in your house*

Furniture
• Look at the pictures of the different rooms in the house and the furniture there

Whnt furniture is in your house ?

44 Platform Two
 that loom those cushions
that painting | those chairs

• Look at the sentences and circle the correct answer.

This/These/Those is my chair, and that/these/those green chair there is for you
@ Who is this/thaU'those person there*
Look at these/those/that flowers here! They are beautiful.
I don't like this/that/these courtains here. I prefer this/that/those curtains in the other room

Where is it?
• Look at the position of the furniture in the dining roam.

The lamp is
above the table The gree n
flowers are in
the vase

The mirror is between The red flowers

the vase and the candles. are on the table

The rug is under the table. The mirror is

behind the table
The chairs are
next to the table The table is in front
of the mirror

Use the phrases with your classmate to describe the location of objects
in the images on p. 42.

• Practice describing the location of objects in your classroom with your classmate.

Platform Two 4S
Look at these pictures. Where is the person speaking? Put the name of the person speaking in the correct place in the picture.

Owen

• Now, listen to the people describe their home. What room are they in?
• Draw a line to the correct place.

Amy Ben Adrian Joanne Chris Cindy

46 l’Iatfor.’v Two
• With your partner, describe your classroom. Sit or stand in different areas of the
c lassroom and describe what there is.
• Use this and the se for objects or people close to you, and that or those
for objects or people far from ya u.

• Take a picture of a room in your house. Stick the picture her e:

y ur room here

• Now, describe the objects in the room.

Again, remember to use T his That These and Th ose.
• Write a description of the room.

This is my

• Read your description with your partner. Make any corrections if necessary.
 What is your favorite place in your community* Why*
- . ” • Look at this picture of a town. Write the names from the top in the boxes.

C 5i reet

I•I Street

48 I ’Int form Two

 To give directions or orders
we use the imperative.

Go straight.
Take Bow StreeL

Don’t cross the street.

Don’t speak in class
Don't park here.

• Circle the correct answer, using the information on the map:

1 The mall is between/behind/next to the café.

2 How do I get to the airport? Take the 1st left/2nd right.
3 To get to the supermarket, turn teft/right on Bow Street.
The supermarket is on the right/left.
4 The hospital is in front of/on the corner of/next to the museum.

Airport

Supermarket

Café Hospital

You are
here

We use this
for location We use this
to give directions

• With your classmate practice giving the location or directions to places on the map.
Correct your partner if necessary. Use the phrases on this page to help you.

I ’lat form Two 49

 a Listen to the people describe the places and give directions.
Complete the map with jhe names of the places you hear.

W Road
Park X Road

Hospital Z Road

HoI c I

Main Avenue

Bank @
Ma rk et
H

You are here Restaurant

Lib rary

Now, with all the information in the map, complete the conversation
Describe the location and give d irections to get there

Choose one of the routes below. Use the map on page 48 to give
complete directions from the start to the finish

R ‹’st i i a nt

H o t eI Li brary
I Museum
Train Station

Write your direct ion s below

Check ypur route with your purtn er. Iñ it co rruct ? Muke an y changes if necessary.
Now, with your part ner, describe yo ur route fro m yo ur ha use to s chool,
or vice-versa. You can use some of these phrases to help you .
 • Put the adjectives from the box under the corresponding picture.

What other adjectives do you know*

• Write them here:

• Compare your answers with your classmate and add any new vocabulary.

52 Platform Two
 Who is in the photograph? Is he your brother?
whmy when is the soccer game?
reaeon Why is Danielle sad?
whiah7 Whiah laboratory is free? The physics lab or the chemistry lab?
yyhare7 plase/location whetc are the bathrooms?
olgect / Whet is in the bag? Is it a ball?
How? œncept form / Mew are you today?
maræer

• Look at those queatlons and their enewara. Pay attantlon to the infwmatlon in the enswar to
complete the question with the correct question word.

@ 's the bank? @ ’s your sister? Is she

lt’s south of the hotel, next to the supermerket OK? Yes, she’s fine.
@ are the English claeees? @ the new student like?
They are every day, from 9 to 10:30. Exœpt She’s tall and pretty.
Sundaye, of courae. lv Mr Allen?
@ offiœ is the manager's? The big He’s the new history teacher.
office, or the small office? are you bored?
The big office, obviouslyi I‘m bored because science class is so boring. I hate science!

• Choose 2 ad}ectIves to descrlbe theae Mb hue — i‹a and

plases or objecta In your life. jay -
My baet friend -
he'¥/shsh
• Try to use a variety of adjectives
and
Mb bacttpack — III and
not repeat where poaalble.
 How cao you describe the places in your town or city?'

• Read Jerr/8 descdptlon of hia town. Pay attention to tha adjectlves and what they
describe.

i, I’m Jerry and this is my town,

H Brownsville, in Texas, in the uSA. It’s

small, but pretty. I like life here a lot.
I live with my family in a big house near my
school. My school's not big, but it’s modem
and it has good classrooms. My house has
three big bedrooms, but my bedroom is
small. My favorlte place In the house is the
kitchen, because it’s big and bright.
My school is also near some new tall
apai1ment blocks. Theme very expensive.
My best friend lives there. She’s called Lizzy.
She's tall, pretty and very intelligent. If I have a problem at school or with homework,
she helps me. I think school is boring, but Lizzy says it’s very interesting. we are good
friends, but very diflerent people. For example, we love coffee, but in very different ways.
For example, I always drink hot coffee, but Lizzy prefers only cold coffee or frapuccinos.

^ Read the text agein and complete thesa descdptions of peopla and places with
adjectives from the text.

@ Brownsvitte is and .
@ The classrooms at Jerry’s school are .@
Jerry’s kitchen is and .
The new a rtm nt blocks are very .
@ Lizzy is and .
0 Jerry likes his coffee and Lizzy likes her coflee .

• Listen to thia peraon descdbing tha places in his eommurilty. Wdta the adjective
that correaponda to each piece.
• Be carefull There are mar» wj‹›‹xiws than neoessary. You don't need to use all the
adjectives. Write the aajwlve next to each place.

54 Platform Two
Look again at the adjectives on page 50. For each adjective, think of a person,
object or place they can describe.
Which or the adjectives are positive and which are negative*

Verbally, compare your answers with your partner or clas smates.

In pairs or small groups, choose a person, profession, room, place in the

community or school, a classroom object or unuther object. De scribe it with a phruse
and adjectives The other group members try to guess what you are describing.

Now, choose your favorite place to describe. It can be your classroom, a place at
school, your house, a specirlc room in yor‹r how se, a place in the community, etc.

Write a description of this place and the objects or items there.

Include as many adjectives as possible .
 Listen to the
pronunciation
of these
words:

• Now, you practice pronouncing. Ask your classmate to check your pronunciation.

we can also como‹ne tne vowel a + w a

• Listen to the
pronunciation
of these “
words:
"

• Pracflce pronouncing these sounds. Ask your classmate to check your pronunciation

^ Listen to the sounds and eircle the word you hear

loadloudsoapsoup
boat bout
Do you know other English words with or, ou or oa?
what is their pronunciation? Write them here:
 In English, we can odd 2 words and create a new word.
These are compound words. For example:

note

‹-}•› • Complete the table to find other common compound words.

basket
baseball
white board
cycle motorcycle
wee k weekend
Facebook

• What other compound words do you know? Write your answers

in the s paces below Use these word s and pictures to hel p you

More campo ind no uns:

n Two S7
 You hove 5 different houses, in different positions with different people.
Can you read the clues to identify the name and nationality of each person, their
favorite place in the house, and the color of their house? Pay attention to the
position of each house.

The German tives next

to the white house. The many in the middle house
likes the attic
The yellow house is
The man in the yellow house on the right of the white house.
likes the kitchen.
The Canadian man likes
the garage.
The Australian lives
Jerry lives next to Mark. in a blue house. The English man lives next to
the green house.
The Englishman lives in th I ‹ The Frenchman is Charles
house on the left Evan likes the attic.

Frank is not Australian. Mark lives in the red house. The man in the green
house is Jerry.
The man in the white house
Mark likes the study.
likes the basement. Frank is the man
in the house on the right.

^ Check your answers with your partner. Do you have the same answers?

58 Platform Two
li teams, watch the presentation.
• What can you see? Answer each slide with the name
of the place you see before the other teams to win more points!
• Write your answers here.

• Look at these words and phrases below. Think of a question for each answer.

Watch the presentation, and choose the correct question for each answer. The first
@ team to answer correctly wins a point.

0 No, thal‘s the hotel, it's nol

@ Yes, he’s my best friend
the museum

O 11’s blue O He’s tall and ugly

@ Saturday, definitely! °@ I prefer the blue car

O That’s the bathroom °/ I love pasta or hamburgers

We have English class on

Mondays and T hurs¢lays
O It s beautiful! I love it!
°@ He’s happy
@ The computer laboratory

@ He passed his final exam

@ I‘m Mexican

i ° l otf orm Two 59

• In teams or individually, choose any 2 interesting cities from around the world.
• Research about the cities and present them to the class.
In your presentation, you should include the following information:

• With this information, make your presentation in the format(s)

your teacher tells you.
• Remem ber to use interesting images to describe the cities.
a In your preseniation, remember to include the following information:

1. Information from the table above.

Q 2. Images to illustrate yoUt point s.
3. There is/there are to introduce places
Q 4. Comparisons between the 2 cities.
5. Adjectives to describe the people or places in the city.
Q 6. Describe 1 interesting place in the city ihat you like.
7. Which city do you prefer* Why*
 What parts of your bedroom do you prefers
YVhnt is there in your perfect bedroom?

• Step 1: Search on the internet or in magazines for some interesting ideas!

• Step 2: Complete the list with your ideal furniture and descriptions.
• Step 3: Design a floor plan of your dream bedroom
• Step 4: Draw or stick a picture of the furniture in the bedroom.
• Step 5: Now, write your description. Remember Io include ihe following.

Bed Big, soft, comfortable

• Show your dream bedroom to your classmates!

62 I' ifo‹m Two

 • Mahn aure yous Ixo]est Includes all the poims on the chenhlisc

O lain. 2 axampks of semenoeswlth there is

D plin. 2 examples of sentences with tharc ara
O f•Iin. 2 damonstratives (thIs, that, thece,thace)
D Description of each furnhurc item
O Location of each object in the room "
O A claar floor plan of Iha bedroom I

O Clin. 4 examples of location prapadtlons (next to. above. He)

D Reason why you \ike your dr«am bedroom

• Pay attention to the aspeute M this rubde s› see fu›w your taacher will grade your pro}ecc

bedroom design contains bedroom design contains some or many required

aft required elements; aB required elements: elements miuing from
sentences describe some mistakes in bedroom design; many
furniture 6 location description or location mistakes or omissions in
clearly; complma reason of kmiture: incomplete description or location of
why you like the bedroom raason why you like the
bedroom furniture or reason

a clear, organized mostlywetl-organized incoherent or incomplete

structure in all the structure of ftoor plan structure, creates
assignment (Roar plan & 6 description; small confusion for the reader;
description): information difficult to follow the
is easy to follow and well confusion for the reader or information in floor plan
illustrated omissions and/or description
student demonstrates student demonstrates many mistakes in use of
correct use of level- general understanding level-appropriate and
appropriate language of fevaf-appropriate previous structures: causes
and previous language language and previous confusion for the reader,
structures; no mistakes language structures no mistakes in use of there is/
in use of there is/are, mistakes in use of there is/ are, demonsUatives
demonstratives are, demonstratives
student uses wide range student uses furniture and incomplete use of furniture
of furniture and home home vocabulary correctly; and home vocabulay no
vocabulary correctly at variety of vocabulary in
all times; attempts wide tess variety of vocabulary
in descriptions descriptions
vocabulary in descriptions

almast no spelling or some mistakes in spelling many mistakes in spatfing

punctuation mbtakas; and/or punctuation, good and/ot punctuation; poor
excetlont presentation presentation presentation
TQ

Platform Two 63
 • Look at this picture and circle the correct options about what you see.
! man and woman are
min/under the sofa
The refrigerator is behind/
next to/above the microwave

The sofa is smaller than/bigger

than/on the left of the sinl‹.
The sink is on the left of/on the
right of/between the ki\chen

The kitchen is in front of/above/

behind the sofa
The sink is under/behind/in the
cupboards.

• Organize these furniture items to where you can normally find them in a house.
Be careful! You can repeat some of the options.

sink
oven
curtains
ghtstand
coffee table
cupboard
toilet

• Complete these sentences with the correct form of there is/there are.
• Be careful! Some are questions and negatives.

Are there many interesting places to visit in

our town* a bank here? I want to change this
There isn"t (negative) a computer lab in my
school. Yes, 3 banks in the city. 2 are in the
north and the other is an this street, on the left
a bathroom near her e*
I like my schooL many good facili-
playing fields in your school? ties and services. We have laboratories, computer
labs, and also, a gymnas um Unfor
a big church in the north of the city. tunatefy, (negative) a workshop and
(negative) playing fields.
80 classrooms in this university. It is

64 Platform Two
 • Write the correct question word to complete
these questions. Pay attention to the • Complete the sentences with the correct
information in the answer to help you. demonstrative (this, that, these or those).
Pay attention to singular or plural and the
• is our final exam* location of the person speaking.
It’s tomorrow, at 11:IS.
• ’s the person in the classroom with - What‘s thiG in the cupboard here? It’s
Teresa* my notebook. Why is my notebook here. in the
She‘s our philosophy teacher. Ms Robinson.
” kitchen cupboard? Very strange.
- ’s the problem* Are you sad*
No, I"m OK. - I want to show you my bedroom. Here I am, next
to the window. Are my curtains
here, and is my favorite flower,
next to the window.
• is literature class so boring?
It's boring for you, because you don't like it. If you Look at curtains in the house
like over there. They're a horrible color!
it, it's interest ing.

• 's my phoned • I am in the living room now. The dictionary is on

It’s in your bag. sheff in the kitchen.
- Class is tomorrow at [Link] science or • I am in the cell phone siore, because I need a new
history? cell phone. I like my cell phone, but it has some
First it‘s history. problems with the battery. I don't know which
cell phone I prefer. I have phone
• is your ieacher like? here, but red phone over there in
Miss Jenkins? She’s tall and happy. the window is cheaper than this one. I think I will
take the cheaper one!
° are you today? Are you OK?
Yes, we‘re fine today, thanks. And you? • I want the shoes in storeonthe
other side of the street.
• 's the name of your brother*
My brother’s called Will. • Hi! is my brother. His name is
Adam. And person over there
- are the publicity offices* in the park next to the bathrooms is my other
The publicity offices are in the tall, white building. brother. Gary. He is with a group of people. Can
It’s a beautiful building. you see them? people are my
cousins.

Total @/45

38-45 Excellent! You’ve learnt everything. You’re ready for platform two!
24-37 Good progress. Study the parts you're unsure about before you continue.
16-23 Study more. Go back and review the points you didn't understand.
0-15 Oops! You need to repeat this unit before you continue.

Platform Two 65
 • Look at this wordle with all the vocabulary from the unit.
• Now, separate all the words from the wordle and put them in the correct category.
• You can check the pages of the unit to help you.

Ta b ie
MO dern Pa r k Window West Garage
FIC F 0 0 FFI

Department store
Ctass oom Ch LIFE h Restaui ant

R ug E o ld Che
Dra w ers
° M At Ii c K
enit c h Pla yi ng fi elds

University
Left
Fast • Studio
Good -
” B lind • Faucet
Co Id
Tall
A r n\ ch a i r
° " s
r ire sta tion
• Café Sofa Bank
Do or
Swimming pool
Sh o r
Slow
t

/30

Total /103

66 lIafo‹m Two
• Together with your partner, check your grades from the language review, vocabulary review and
evaluation diagnosis to check the most appropriate box about your progress.

Language: there is,’there are

Vocabulary: places at schopl

Language: deinonstrates ü location p eposit on

Vocabulary: places at home

Language: giving rJirertinns

Vocabulary: places in the community

Language: qliesI io ns
Vocabulary: desc ript ive abject ives

• After analyzing your partner’s language and vocabulary reviews and based on the
grades you gave your partner above, answer these questions to help your partner.

\ What are youI pat\ner”s strong points in the topics you learned th is per iod*

7 What are yoUr partner s sea k points in the topics yoU learned t his per iod7

Wh a t sh auld yo ur part n er da to i mprave h s,’her langua e sc ore *

Two 67
 • Look at the grades and comments your partner gave you in the peer as-
sessment and your grades from the project, language review and vocabu-
lary review to answer these questions.

I What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you happy with*

2 Whai parts of your progress and learning of this period are you not happy with*

3 Why* How can you improve? Give concrete actions.

8asert on all of this information, what grade would you give yourself this
period*

68 Platform Two
 • Listen to the an nouncem ents and write the times you hear.

CINEMA MOVIES

SCREE N 3
SCREE N 4 SCREEN S
ALIEN
CRIMINAL BABY
INVASION CITY PROBLEI•1S

START TIMES START TINIES START TINES

6:10, 7:10, 2:45, 3:50, 3:30,
8:20, , 6:00, 35
Open a+ Clo ses at 9:30, 6:55, 9:40

What do you do?

• Listen to th ese peopl e talk abo ut their daily routines
• Check the box of each action the person does

Chloe

Jesse ca

Hanna h

James

• Check your answers with your classmates.

70 I' Three
 Mony fnmous people hove some unknown, hidden talents. Con Y ou match the
hidden talents to these famous people *

Bruce Wil(is Kate Beckinsate Harrison Ford Taylor Lautner

Leslie Mann
Sandra Bullock Justin Bieber

• Now, watch the presentation to confirm your answers.

There are 7 other pea pie in the prese ntat ion. Wh a are the y and wh a t is their talen I*

Sec ret talent:

Name Se cret t alent:

• Who is the most surprising person for you?

I °Iatform Three
 • Do you know Nick Vujicic? What do you know?
• Share your answers with your classmates.

Nick Vujicic: An Inspiration to API

o you know Nick Vujicic? He is from

D
I’delbourne. Australia, and he looks Christian ministry. Apart from motivational
very different than you and me, be- and religious conferences, Nick also i_¿_g¿t
cause he sn h any arms or books about his life, childhood and family (he
legs. He h_gg two smaLL deformed feet with has a wife and two small children), be acts
toes, but he doesn’t have any hands or fingers. and ay on television shows and TED
But, Nick an d all the everyday things conferences. Nick uses his disability and his
that you and I cano,d and he hsa many ho- experiences to inspire and motivate people
bbies. For example, he fish, paint swim all across the world. He is a true inspiration
and do many other activities. In this picture, and example of success. a
he isusrtgrF with Bethany Hamilton. She also
sn t ha e her left arm, and she‘s a world
famous surfer.
Now. Nick ip motivational talks and
conferences to many different types of peo-
ple, like students, business people, teachers
and church congregations.
At the moment, Nick izin in Southern
California, where he is the president of a

Where is Nick from7

What are Nick’s hobbies?

What is Nick doing in the picture?

Where is Nick living now?

• Pay attention to the underlined verbs in the text. What are the different forms and
uses? Analyse the uses with your partner.

72 Platform Three
 What words do you know from these categories?'
^ Compile the spaces with all the words you know.

infrastructure in your town/'city talents and abilities hobbies

verbs7activities opposite adjectives

a Now, compare your answer with your partner and your classmates, and add extra
vocabulary to your list.

Platform Three 73
 • Look at these talents. What can you do? Can you speak Italian?
Can you play the guitar?

Talents

k skills
• Look at these important work skills. What can you do? Can you work as a team?
Can you organize information?

Which ore the most important skills at work* And at school*

Can you learn these st ills?

74 f°Iatform Three
 ' • ^ Look at these pictures to help you understand.

Phil cannot Kate can ride

a bike. Nark can sing. Zoe can't sing.

a Put the words in order to form correct

sentences and questions.
1 persuade others/ not/ Mr Hill /can.

2 */ can/ Karen/’organize information.

3 not/ can, work well under pressures Ms. Jones.

4 I/ communicate welL' can.

5 */ solve problems/ Dr. Brown/ can.

a Write a sentence to describe the people in the pictures. Use the verbs on page 70 to help you.

Can Steve
Can Sean and Jen Can I•lr Davis Can /•Is Stewart Can /•4r I•Ioore
swim

Yes, Yes,

What con you do7 \l\hat can’t you do*

Platform Three 75
 Do zoo know o very Imen te d boy or g ml * What can th e y do?
Look at ihese 4 talented children. Wh at do you think they can do?
• Where are they from? Scan the text to find the answers.
• Read and listen to the texts to discover more.

Not, he is studying a Master's Degrœ in Applied

Chemistry and ison afat

• Complete the table using the information from the texts.

• Check the corresponding boxes.

• Now, listen to 2 oth er tal ented child ren and check the boxes.
“Whot t‹i ients aRd s k‹l 1s do you hove ? Wlint c on you do?
Ask your partner

WhOl surprisi • 9 ‹ a/ en f s does yo‹ir partner love *

• Share your partner's talents with the group.

• What talented person do you know? Think of a friend

member or neighbor with special skills or talents.
• Describe them and what they can do
• Include 2 things he/she can't do!
• Add a photo of this talented person.

• Check your description with your partner. Make any changes if necessary.
Look at these activities Put the word s from the box in the correct activ iiies

Which aciivities do you do? What is your favorite activity? Which activities
don’t you do? What is your friend's favorite activity?
• Matt plays football
• Sue plays basketball
• They play sports
• Hatt doesn1play in a team
• Sue doesn't like football
• They dou’t ptay volleybak

Do or does7
Oemplete theae negative sentences and queatlona with do or doea:

you like basebatf7

tI ootb
Pete use sociat networks?
Kate and Claire drink coWee?
5 Students not surf the internet in class
not watch TV on f4ondays
Wrke the oorract form of the varbB in these aemenees.

At schooL we (eat) tunch at 12:30

2 /fly friend, Zach, (read} a book every week! He (love) books
(4o) my homework in the library every afternoon.
(listen) to music in the car and in his office.
(wake) up at 6 o’clock every morning.
6 What time do you (wake) up?

What do you dot Complain theae sentences with your personal information.
Uee the verba from page 76 to help you.

On f•Iondays, I . I don’t
At the weekend, I , but 1 don’t
 I! My name is Rajesh Doshi, from a
small town near Mumbai, in India. workshop. We finish in the workshop at nine
I live with my four sisters and two o’c\ock. I eat dinner and I do my homework I
brothers in a small house with my normaky go to sleep at eteyen o’clock.
mother, father, and my [Link] area At the weekend, I don’t go to sckoot so I
smalL poor but very happy family. I‘m sixteen work in the workshop all day Saturday and
years old and I’m a high school student But, I Sunday. I wake up at six o’clock and we work
also work. I help my parenuwiththe workshop. allday. Ilikesportsandtheintemet,butI donl
I'•\y dad and my brothers make furniture for have time to play and we don’t have internet
houses and officer connection in my town On Sunday afternoon,
In the photo, this is my brother, Bhavin with I play soccer in the street with my brother
me in the park near our house. He doesn’t go That is my typical week. that do you do in
to schooL He works all day with my father in your typical week?
the workshop.
This is my typical weeL From I•Ionday to
Friday I wake up at 6 o’clock and I walk to
schooL We don’t have a car, so I walk four
kilometers every morning. I work hard at
schooL because my dream is to be a doctor.
f•Iy classes finish at 2 o'clock and I walk the
four kilometers to my house again. I arrive
home at3 o*ctock, I eat kinch and I help in the

Trtza/ -alee • Ra{eah wakas upea¥lyeveryday. True/ -ales

It True/Falce • Aftarcsttod, Rajach pleysaoooar. True/Falas
• Rash daeee goto «¢tu›oI Tn a/ Falaa • Atthewaekenda, Rajaah wakea up Tnn/ Falaa
• Bhavlngoeetosdtool True/Nlse • Rajestidoeantlwveintwnet True/Nlse

whnt is your opinion of It‹;JeH’s file? Do you like Air file?

Or do you prefer your file? YYtiy?

^ Ltstas to the people talking about what they do eyery day.

• Drmv a IM to match the peopla to tha tha correct d
 Interview your partner!
• Use the words below to make questions to ask your partner about the things he/she
does or doesn’t do on different days.
• You can make notes in the spaces.
• Also give your personal answers.

• Now, report your answers back to your classmates Talk about the similarities
and differences you and your partner have.

• Now, write a text to describe your typical day. You can select the day.

This is my typical

• Your text with your partner. Make any changes if necessary.

 What do you understand by the term ‘infrasirucfure’?
Does your town/city hnve good services * Why (not} * Give examples.

• Look at the different categories of infrastructure. Unscramble the letters to write

the correct word under each picture.

Public Venues

din us at to rcen c la sum emr‹ sha lpo it

hl

Transport

w usyab S ZI XII

direbg sp ayeerwf/hagyiwh folt othob

arsevo

Utility systems

trewa tenmatret tlanp wrope intosat inteltime onascomuc ma d

• Name the items of infrastructure you have in your town/city. Are they new? Are they
‹•}•i sufficient for your area? When did the last infrastructure project open in your area?

82 f°Iatform Three
 Wc u I e a m pa a \v I a a a dj c t \ v a c p a re 2 ar ar c a pIc, ace a by I Ic

The subway is faster than the bus

made in: 20t1
speed: 80 ked The bus is slower than the subway.
cosi: t7M The subway is nsi th n the bus
The subway is more modem than the bus

• ' ' For adjectives

For short adjectives (1 syllable), we add -erending
to thein -y, we chang
adjective. fas
, ,” ', . ,” happy-happi pretty-pretti
' '*
”*
, For long adjectives (2 or more syllables), we add more befor
' dangerous- dangerousconvenient-
boring convenient
horing- modern-more modem

• Put the edjectkcs in comparative form.

@ The bus is (old) than the
@ The subway is subway. (new) than
D Life In the city is the bus.
(dangerous) than life in a village.
(convenient) than buses, but they are also

@ In my opinion, this phone is (expensive).

says this phone is (good) than the other phone. My sister doesn’t agree: she
(bad).

* aiooee an appropriate comparative adjective to complete each aautence with your information.
@ Guadalajara is than Mexico City.
@ A Ferrari is than a bus.
@ Mexico is than the USA.
@ Netflix in than normal television.
@ Science is than English.
• Choose 2 famous people or plaoes. Make * Share your comparisons with your
a mlnlmum of 2 comparisons between your partner. Add any extra comparatives If
selections. you can.
 • Read the text to learn more about the world records Dubai has and how K is better than before.

Dubai, a city of World Records

ubai is one of the richest, most popular and
most famous destinations for the world's su- try stronger than before. For example, they made
per-rich. It is now the center of luxury tourism various renovations to the city's airport and made it
and is a more popular tourist destination than New larger than before.
York. receiving more than IS million international They also constructed more than 70 shopping centers,
tourists a year. including the Dubai MalL which is one of the largest
Now, Dubai is the symbol of money and extrava- malls in the world, with more than 1,200 stores.
gance. but it didn't use to be like this. Before And who doesn’t recognize two of the most iconic
the 1960s, it was a small fishing port with structures of modern architecture, both world re-
only one hotel. This all changed in 1966, cord constructions? The Burj Al Arab is the world's
when the city discovered oil off the most luxurious hotel and opened in December
coast and it started to receive billions 1999. and the Burj Khalifa, which opened in Janu-
of dollars from the oil it was selling to ary 2010 and is now the world's tallest building, at
other countries. 828m. That's more than 500 meters taller than I 1ex-
Since that fortuitous moment, the ico's tallest building. the Torre KOI, in Monterrey.
rulers of Dubai have used the mon- As a result of all these infrastructure projects,
ey from oil sales to create target and this relatively small city of just 2.8 million people
larger infrastructure projects, includ- (smaller than Mexico City. Guadalajara and Monter-
ing ports, roads, bridges. public trans- rey, and about the same size as Puebla), is now one
port systems, stadiums, schools of the most important cities in the world.
and hospitals, to make the coun- What other elements of Duba! do you recognize?
What about the Palm Islands oi The World Islands*

• Use the informatlon In the text to answer these questions.

• What are the Palm Islands and the World Islands? Investigate them on the internet.
• Look at these pietures of recent infrastrumure projects in Mexico. Where are they?
Listen to the descriptions and write the locations you hear.

84 Platform Three
What is your favorite aspect of your city* Do you remember your city from TO
yenrs ngo ? How is if different ? How has it changed?
What new infrastructure projects has the government created in the last 10 years?
In the last 30 years?
Select one of these aspects and talk about how some structures/places etc. are
bigger or more modern now If necessary, you can interview an older family member
or friend. Use comparative adjectives to describe the changes.

Bring a picture to shaw the structure or area before and after these chang es.

Choose one specific recent project that has changed your ciiy Complete the table
with the relevant information from your investigation:

Use this information to de-

scribe your project to your
partner Be sure to include
comparatives between the
past and present with compar-
ative adjectives.

Now use this information to

write a description of the in-
frastructure project you chose
Remember to correctly use
the comparatives to compare
present and past structures

Read your partner's description. Pay attention to the correct use of comparatives
and dates.

I’m c ix Three 85
 What adjectives can you use to describe a person* A place? A experience *
• Put the letters in the correct order to write these pairs opposite adjectives.

yevah thing ydr twe gardnosue alse

anefc itryd zayf greencite tequi odut

kard thribg talanitdori dornem tofs darh

buff tepym

nith taf gornts kawe

• What other opposite adjectives do

‹+› you know? Write them below.

Compare your other adjectives with your classmates. Add extra word s from their list if neces-
sary.

86 f°Iatform Three
W e t\ se t h e s up e r T aI iv e I a r nJ o I a n adj ec I i v e I a s h o w I h aI i t’s th e na 1 c a m pa r e ta aII a I h er pe ap T e, a h ec \ s, pT ac es, e \ c

For short adjectives (1 syllable), we add the -est For adjectives ending in -y, we .
to the adjective change the y to i and add the -est: • •
fast- the fastest otd-the old I happy-the happi I
stow-the slow t new-the new t pretty- h pretti t ',

For long adjectives, (2 or more syllables), we add the most before the adjective: .
dangerous-the most dangerous, convenient-the most convenient,
boring-the most boring, modern-the most modern

• Put these adjectives in superlative form. Don’t forget to add the. tfiere are 3 it tegutar adje¢ time
good-xh e besir bad I he wor*i fat
This new cell phone is
@ I love math class. For me, it’s (expensive) phone on the market
cIacsmates, it'c (easy) class, but for some of my
(difficult). They hate math.

• Circle the correct option. Pay attention to if the sentence is comparative or superlative. Remem ber!
,
@ I love this new stadium. It’s smallest / smaller than/ the smallest the old museum, but it's We use
modemer / more modem than /the most modem building in the city.
@ Joch is 19. Emma is 1 S. Leo iS 17. Emma is younger than/older than/the youngest Leo, Leo is when we
com pa re 2
younger than/older than/the youngest Josh, and Josh is the youngest /oIder than /the oldest or more pea
of all 3. pied places,
@ The new freeway to the beach is great! It's 30 minutes more fast / faster than /the fastest than etc We u*e
so per laI t¥ e
the old freeway and the toll booths are fast and convenient too. They use the moderner than /
the most modem / more modem technology on the market. a bout 1 pers o
n/ place,

• Choose a
person to @ Who’s the happiest person in your class? Compare your answers
describe each @ Who‘s the tallest person in your class? with your classmates. Do
adjective. @ Who‘s the best student in your class? you have similar answers?
@ Who‘s the most athletic person in your class?

Platform Three 87
 H
e's braver than a soldier, stronger than an alli- Atlantic Ocean on jet skis and flown over the Hima-
gator and more extreme than a parkourjump- laya I•lountains on a pararnotor. He's visited a variety
er, Bear Grytb does anything and he goes any- of inhospitable regions across the world, and can you
where: the more extreme, the betterl thinL ofa more inhospitable and dangerous place than
Possibly, you have seen him on Discovery Channel in a remote mountain peak in Antarctica? Unfortunately,
his survival shows. where he travels to the most iso- Bear suffered an accident on a wind-powered kite-ski
lated areas of the planet. He’s now the youngest chief and he broke his shoulder during this expedition
scout in history and is a symbol of extreme survivaL During some of his most extreme television survival
Here are a few more details about the world’s bravest shows I'•Ian vs Wifd. Bear was abandoned in the most
explorer. dangerous and most hostile areas in the world. As you
Atl through his life, Bear (whose real name is Edward can imagine, he has also eaten some horrible and
I•IiChaef) has been a real explorer. In fact he started unexpected "foods" during his expeditions, including
his school‘s first mouMaineering club and at just 23 snakes, insects, animal hearts and deer feces, and he's
years of age, he became one of the youngest people drunk water from dead camp snakes And what’s
in the wortd to climb to the top of Mount Everest. This more disgusting than water from snakes? water from
happened just 18 months after he broke three verte- elephant feces. Thafs right: Bear did that too.
brae in his back after a parachuting accident in Zam-
These are just some of the amazing experiences of
bia, Africa. the most intrepid explorer in the world. Could you do
Climbing Everest is just one of Bear’s many incredible, anything more extreme than Bear7 I know I certainly
dangerous experienCw He has explored part of the couldn‘t!

• Dsto›toAmyc‹xIRob campers gtt›eirfñerds. ¥/ritetfcsupefeti•eed

you hear daaorlbe eseh friend. Renmmber s› uee complete auperlatlva
@ Lucy is
@ Polly is person in the group.
Ryan’s house is person.
@ Ryan ia
@ Amy’s the person in the group. ,
@ Rob is student.
person in the group.
88 Platform Three
What do you know about f•Iexico7 What ore the tallest, biggest and most
spectacular places in f•Iexico7 What makes Mexico so unique*

Using the irdormatlon In the factsheet, describe theae aspects of Mexioo. Try to use
the information to make suparlatlva adjectives:

Chihuahua -247,460 km2 area

Hexico City - 1,495 km3 area
Pico de Orizaba - 5,636 m tatf
Azteca Stadium - 87,000 capacity
Mexico City —22 mittion inhabitants
Torre KOI —280 m talt
Carlos Slim — S64 biflion

Do you know another superlative rotated to Mexico7 Think of one investigate it If

neoeacary and add that Information to your test.

With yoix partner, deecn&e your town, atate or achool, uaing superlative adjectives.

Compare your descriptions with your elassmates. Can they guess the ob}ect or
place you’re describing? 0o they agree with your Information? Check on the Internet
if you'ra not certain or to confirm your answer.
 What do you normally do at the weekends *

• Complete your personal diary for a typical weekend.

• Be sure to include what you normally do at those times each day.
• Use a dictionary or the internet to help you with new verbs.

• Compare your sentences with your [Link] they

have a more interesting weekend than you?

90 Platform Three
 What adjectives can you use to compare different people or objects *
• Look at the people and objects in the pictures. What can you see? Name all
the things you see in the pictures.
• Now, think of adjectives to describe each person and object in the pictures.

• Use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare and describe the

people and objects you see. How many sentences can you make?
• Use these adjectives to help you:

Compare your ctnswers with your clctssmntes * Oo they hnve different

fo mctt on to

I°Iatform Three 91
 7here ore 5 basketball players with different talents and different plans for
today. They also woke up at different times.
a Can you read the clues to identify the alarm clock of each person?
Use the object to identify their talent and draw the hands of the clocks
to show the alarm time:

The singer has her basketball game the day after Nonday
Evan El Jack can"t dance salsa.
Chloe wakes up at 7:15 She can’t play guitar
Evan can‘t sing.
Josh has his basketball game an Wednesday.
Jack wakes up at 6:55.
Chloe doesn't read today. She watches TV today.
The salsa dancer has a basketball game the day before Saturday.
Chloe can’t paint.
Today, Jack doesn’t read He relaxes today.
Zoe wakes up at 6:45 today She can’t play guitar.
Who reads today* Josh has plans to read today
Today, Jack doesn’t listen to music. Evan does
Evan has his basketball game on Thursday.
The guitar player has his basketball game the day before Tuesday
Josh has a talent for languages. He can speak French.
Evan can’t speak French, and he can't play guitar. Jack can play guitar.
Zoe can dance salsa.
Jack doesn’t surf the internet today. Zoe does.
Today. Josh has his alarm lot seven o‘ clock.

92 Platform Three
 In English, we combine vowels with the lefter —r to create different sounds.
[Link] of these groups of words and think a6out the pronunciation.

• Now listen to the words to check and practice your pronunciation.

enter Thursday
sport player
a rder leader
support other stir Turner
market Or Birmingham hurt

• Some of these combinations are similar to the Spanish pronunciation: ar, or, er.

Complete the table with other words you know in English with ar, or, er, ir and ur.
:M Think about the pronunciation. Are there exceptions?

• Listen carefully to the sounds and circle the word you hear.

Burn
Born Barn
Star
Sto re Stir
Bird
Bored Bard

Platform Three 93
 we con add un- to a word to maAe it negative:

• Complete the tables with the examples:

unraatbgc

What other words with un- do you know in engiish7 You con use tha internet to help you.
Write the words here

The same or different?

,, un...
• Look at these synonyms of some of the un-
,, un...
words from the table
. un...

• Read the sentences carefully and use the words from the table to complete the definition.
1. I don’t like this science fiction [Link] effects are very fantastic and extraordinary.
Aliens with 5 eyes? This is not normaL It is un
[Link]. Evans is a bad worker. He doesn t do his work wett and he has problems with the
people in his office. He is un “
3. Pete is a student in my class, but he has no friends. He is UN
4. I don’t like history class. In my opinion it is boring and un
5. Many people say that La Mafinche is an un woman, because she
doesn‘t like her country.
6.I don’t like to sit in the chair in my office, because it's and it gives '
me problems with my back
7. Tom is un at the moment because he’s having problems with his parents.

94 Platform Three

’”
 7hink of a difficult job. Now, invent a robot to Tel p with the job !

Design your robot and its special abilities and skills. Be imaginative!

Use adjectives,
comparatives Present your
Choose and superlaiives to Describe your roboworker lo
a job. describe the roboworker roboworker. the c I a ss.

Choose Design and Be imaginative!

the skills draw your
necessary roboworker.
for this job

After you present your roboworker to the class, talk about

the d fferences between your classmate's roboworkers. Use
comparatives and supeilatives to compare a minimum of 3
different projects and give your opinion. Which is the best? Which
is the most expensive? Which is better than your roboworker?

96 f°Iatform Three
• MaXesure your przgectlncludes all the pokzis othe checldlst.

O Imaglnatfvs, creative nsme for tha roboworker

D Thejeb(s) the robowerker is designed for
0 hlirk 4 adjectives to describe the roboworker
0 f•tia 2 skitb the robowerker has
0 Glue the roboworker e prlce "
0 ?4iru 3 ezamplas of can t
0 F4ltc 3 sameness in present tense ”
O f4irk J comparatives 6 3 superlatives
D Daccrlption of tha roboworker

creativity in description
flues of roboworker, some creativity in littlo creativity in
description is ctear with description b usa of description 6 use of
no mistakes in target roboworker; small nbowo ter, many
language mistakes in target mistakes in target
language language
a clear, organized
structure in alt the mostly well-organized incoherent structure;
assignment; information structure and use of creates confusion for the
is easy to fotlow and welt information; does not reader; difficult to follow
illustrated cause confusion for the the information
reader
student demonstrates
correct use of leyel- student demonstrates many mistakes in use
appropriate language general understanding of lavat-appropriate
and previous language of level-appropriate and previous structures;
structures; almost no language and previous
mistakes in target language structures, causes confusion for the
language small mistakes in target language
language
student uses a wide
range of key vocabulary very limited use of general
appropriately; limited use of key
vocabulary; some vocabulary; insufficient
demonstrates repetition of general use of key vocabulary;
comprehension of its vocabulary; more varied comprehension of the
meaning use of vocabulary needed vocabulary is unclear

almost no spelling or
punctuation mistakes: some mistakes in spelling many mistakes in spelling
excellent presentation and/or presentation; good and/or punctuation; poor
presentation presentation

Platform Three 97
 • Unscramble these words to farm sentences or questions from the unit in the correct order:

my bra \ h er ,’ a ..* n at ..‘ c an ..‘ r ide .’ bik e

Who fan Ov Jo'
2. port p|ay/ '/you .'do bigger , than •’ not .’ is ,’ Guatemala .’ Chi na

d. you / like ’ your, do; school;

m ost ,.‘ n ,‘ is ,’ the ,‘ in telligen t ,.‘ stu den t .

class ’ M ax ,’ the

6. ? /’ relax ’ on ’ you .’ Saturdays .’ do

@/10

• Chan ge these sentences to negat ive. Make or a dd all ihe neces sary
changes.

2. I listen t o musi c every see k end

3. M y sister wa tel es m ov ies on TV.

4. T hC s ubw ay iS cf c ap Or tharJ a car.

5. Teena•ers use social net war ks a lot.

6. Ba d st uden ts da ho new or k.

7. Salespeople can persuade other people.

8. Managers work well under pressure.

9. I n my school, we play sports, study a nd use technology.

10. T his is tFe big test stadium in Mexico.

11. These woI k ers can work well as part of a team @ /10

98 I' !..I ” r Three

• bthe correct option to complete each sentence.

L In my opinion, history is asie tha more easier than/easiest/the easiest than science. In fact, it‘s
my favoriie class. I think that history is the goodest/the best/the better/better than class in school.
2. Of all the people I know, Mark is the intelligentest /more intelligent/the most intelligent/most
intelligent, He is a perfect student and he studies every day. I think he is more intelligent than/more .
intelligent/i ntelligenter/the mast i ntelligent the teacher.
3.I have one brother. Matt, and one sister. Helen. We are all very different people. For example, Matt
plays sports and he is the energeticest/more energetic than/the most energetic/more energeticer
than my sister and I. Of the three siblings, I am the lazier than/the most laziest/the laziest/more
lazier, Helen is very shy. She is quieter than/more quieter than/the most quietest/the quietest than
her brothers.
6 I love the art museum in the city. It’s beautiful and enormous. It’s the bigger/the mole big/the most
big/the biggest concert venue in the country and it's more modern/mast modern/mare moderner/
most moderner than many other concert halls in Latin America.
5, Transport in our city is a big problem. For example, the subway system is old and dirty. We also have
buses, but they are older and dirtier/more older and more dirtier/mast dirty and mast old/the oldest
and dirtiest than the subway. I prefer to cycle, but cycling in this city is the most dangerousest/the
most dangerous/the most dangerouser/the more dangerouser option.

• Read these sentences carefully and put the adjectives in the correct comparative or superlative form.
1, The new soccer stadium is the kggzct (big) stadium in the state.
2, The new highway between the city and the beach is very convenient and fasi. but il's
(expensive) than the old highway.
3. Soccer is (popular) sport in Mexico and the world. It is
(popular) than baseball and boxing. which are also popular.
6 Gary is (good player on our soccer team, but Joe is also good. Joe is
(tall) than Gary. our next game is against the (bad)
team in the league, so I hope we win!
5. The new, expensive subway system for our city is (modern) and
(quick) than the old system, but it’s also (expensive).
bui, I like to use it because it protects ihe environment. Obviously, of all the options, walking is
(good) option for the environment, but this is only useful for short distances.

Total /40

35-40 Excellent! You’ve learnt everything. You‘re ready for platform two!
25-34 Good progress. Study the parts you're unsure about before you continue.
15-24 Study more. Go back and review the points you didn't understand.
0-14 Oops! You need to repeat this unit before you continue.

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 a Add the missing vowels to complete the vocabulary from the unit.
You can check the pages of the unit to help you

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• Together with your partner, check your grades from the language review, vocabulary review and
evaluation diagnosis to check the most appropriate box about your progress.

fat k ribout abilities and talents

Language: can
Vocabulary: talents and skills
Oescribe my hubits end whar I do everyday
Language: present simple
Vocabulary: everyday activities
Compare 2 or more people, places or obi ects
Language: Comparatives
Vocabulary: City infrastructure
Oescrtbe 1person, place or object in relation to all others
Language: Superlatives
Vocabulary: Opposite adjectives

• After analyzing your partner's language and vocabulary reviews and based on the
grades you gave your partner above, answer these questions to help your partner.

1What are your partner's strong points in the topics you learned this period?

2What are your partner's weak points in the topics you learned this period*

3What should your partner do to improve his/her language score*

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 • Look at the grades and commems your partner gave you in the peer as-
sessment and your grades from the project, language review and vocabu-
lary review to answer these questions.

1 What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you happy with?

2 What parts of your progress and learning of this period are you not happy with*

3 Why* How can you improve* Give concrete actions

Bosed on off of this information, wliot grade woiitd you give yourself this
period?

102 Platform Three

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Add Give Relax

Answer Go Remember
Ask Guess Research
Associate Have Review
Attend Help Ride
Be Interview Sett
Can Invent Share
Chat Investigate Sing
Check Know Solve
Chits out Learn Speak
Choose Like Spell
Circle Listen Stick
Clean Look at Study
Communi- Make Support
cate Match Surf
Compare Negotiate Swim
Complete Organize Talk
Dance Paint Think (about)
Describe Persuade Underline
Design Play Use
Dictate Practice Wake up
Do Prefer Watch
Drink Pronounce Work
Eat Put Write
Fly Read
Get (to) Register
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 Publisher Saúf Dávalos Morales
Disei\o: David Pérez
Diagramación: David Pérez y Cecilia Lomas
Captura del texto: Fernanda de Avila
Cuidado dei texto: Michael John Pryor
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