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SARAH CUNNINGHAM PETER MOOR

CHRIS REDSTON AND ARAMINTA CRACE
CONTENTS
Unit Grammar focus Vocabulary Skills
01 I/you and my/your Jobs
a/an with jobs Alphabet
NICE TO MEET YOU Numbers 0 –20
page 06

02 be with I, you, he/she/it Countries

his/her/their and our Nationalities
AROUND THE Numbers (21–100) and
WORLD ‘How old … ?’
page 14

03 this/that, these/those Plural nouns Reading:We’re in New York!

be with we and they Adjectives – opposites Listening: Food and drink
GOING PLACES Food and drink
page 20

04 Prepositions of place Places in a town Reading: Places to visit

there is and there are Natural features in York
AROUND TOWN a/an, some, any anda lot of
page 28 (with there is/are)

05 Possessive ’s Family Reading: Life in another

Present simple (I, you, Verbs with noun phrases country
HOME AND FAMILY we, they)
page 36 Present simple questions
(I, you, we, they)

06 Present simple (he, she, it) Activities Listening: Two lives

Present simple questions Likes and dislikes Reading: A good match?
THINGS YOU DO (he, she, it)
page 42

Study, Practice & Remember page 98, Audio script page 122, Irregular verb list page 127
Pronunciation Task Language live Study, Practice &
Remember
Short forms: am, is Ask for and give personal Speaking: Saying Study & Practice 1, page 98
Word stress: jobs and information hello and goodbye Study & Practice 2, page 98
numbers Preparation: Listening Writing: Write about Study & Practice 3, page 99
Task: Speaking yourself; sentences Remember these words, page 99
and questions

Word stress: nationalities Do a quiz Study & Practice 1, page 100

Sounds: His and He’s Preparation: Listening and Study & Practice 2, page 100
reading Remember these words, page 101
Task: Speaking

Sounds: th Talk about your favourite Speaking: In a café Study & Practice 1, page 102
Word stress: adjectives food Writing: Holiday Study & Practice 2, page 102
Preparation: Listening messages Remember these words, page 103
Task: Speaking

Word stress: places and Talk about your home Speaking:Asking for Study & Practice 1, page 104
natural features town directions Study & Practice 2, page 104
Sounds: th Preparation: Listening Writing: Your town Study & Practice 3, page 105
Task: Speaking Remember these words, page 105

Word stress: family words Present your personal Study & Practice 1, page 106
Sounds: possessive ‘s profile Study & Practice 2, page 106
Preparation: Listening Study & Practice 3, page 106
Task: Speaking Remember these words, page 107

Sounds: present simple Giving information about Speaking: Making Study & Practice 1, page 108
verb endings with ‘s and someone offers Study & Practice 2, page 108
-es Preparation: Listening Writing: Your Remember these words, page 109
Linking: Does he and Task: Speaking classmate;
Does she and and but
CONTENTS
Unit Grammar focus Vocabulary Skills
07 Frequency adverbs Daily routines and times Reading: Routines around
Present simple Wh- Days and times the world
YOUR TIME questions Prepositions with time Listening: The Kawhia Kai
page 50 expressions Festival

08 can/can’t Verbs: things you do Reading: Amazing people!

Questions with can Parts of the body Reading: Seven
YOU CAN DO IT! Review of questions international customs
page 58

09 Past simple of be: Months of the year Listening: Special days

was/were Ordinal numbers and dates Reading: In 1986 …
NOW AND THEN Years
page 66

10 Past simple: regular verbs Life events Reading: Vivienne Westwood:

Past simple: irregular verbs Queen of fashion
FAMOUS LIVES
page 72

11 Past simple: Yes/No Transport and travel Reading: Transatlantic travel:

questions Time phrases the facts
TRAVEL Past simple Wh- questions Holiday activities Listening: An amazing bike ride
page 80

12 want and want to Verb phrases about wants

going to Things you can buy
WHAT DO YOU Describing objects: colours
WANT? and sizes
page 88

Study, Practice & Remember page 98, Audio script page 122, Irregular verb list page 127
Pronunciation Task Language live/ Study,
World culture Practice &
Remember
Word stress: days of the Give a mini-talk Speaking: Making an Study & Practice 1, page 110
week Preparation: Listening arrangement Study & Practice 2, page 110
Task: Speaking Writing: Making Remember these words, page 111
arrangements by text
message and email

Sounds: can and can’t Do a class survey Speaking: Making Study & Practice 1, page 112
Word stress: parts of the Preparation: Listening requests Study & Practice 2, page 112
body and speaking Writing: Describe Remember these words, page 113
Task: Speaking your skills and
interests

Strong and weak forms: Talk about your childhood Study & Practice 1, page 114
was, wasn’t, were and Preparation: Listening Study & Practice 2, page 114
weren’t Task: Speaking Remember these words, page 115
Sounds: dates and months

Regular past simple forms: Do a quiz Speaking: Apologies Study & Practice 1, page 116
-ed endings Preparation: Listening and thanks Study & Practice 2, page 116
Word stress: jobs Task: Speaking Writing: Apologies Study & Practice 3, page 117
and thanks Remember these words, page 117

Linking: Did you … ? Interview your partner Speaking: Travelling Study & Practice 1, page 118
Were you … ? about a holiday by train Study & Practice 2, page 118
Preparation: Listening Writing: A blog Remember these words, page 119
Task Speaking about a journey

Sounds: want to and Choose a present for Speaking: Saying Study & Practice 1, page 120
want a someone you know goodbye Study & Practice 2, page 120
Weak forms: going to Preparation: Listening Writing: Signing off Remember these words, page 121
Task: Speaking
01
NICE TO
MEET
YOU

IN THIS UNIT
• Grammar: I and you (I’m … /Are
you …?); my and your (What’s your
name? /My name’s …);a/an with
jobs (I’m a student. /Are you an
actor?)
• Vocabulary: Jobs; The alphabet /
How do you spell …?; Numbers 0–20
/ What’s your phone number?
• Task: Ask for and give personal
information
• Language live: Saying hello and
Grammar focus 1
Names and introductions: Iand you; myand your
goodbye; Sentences and questions
1 Listen to the conversations. Practise saying them.
1.1
1 A: Hello, my name’s Daniel.
B: Hi, Daniel. I’m Eva. Nice to meet you.
2 A: Hello, I’m Ben.
3 A: Hi, I’m Tim.
B: Hello, my name’s Sam. Nice to meet you.
2a Complete the conversations with / and my.
1 A: Hi, 1 ’m Kate.
B: Hello, 3Kate. 2 name’s James. Nice to meet you.
2 A: Hello, 4 name’s Tom.
B: Hi, Tom. ’m Juliet. Nice to meet you.
3 A: Hello, 5 6 name’s Steve.
B: Hello, Steve. name’s Kara. Nice to meet you.
b 1.2 Listen and check.

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 GRAMMAR
I andyou; my and your
I’m Vicky. ( = I am)
My name’s Vicky. (= name is)
Are you Sam?
What’s your name? (= what is)
4a Choose the correct words.
1 Hello, I / You ’m Daniel.
2 Are I / youTom?
3 Hi. Are I / you Sarah?
4 I / You ’m Anton.
5 Hello, my / your name’s Kate.
6 What’s my / your name?
7 My / Your name’s Masumi.
8 Hi. What’s my / your name?
3 1.3 Look at the pictures and listen. b 1.4 Listen and check.
My name's PRONUNCIATION
Amelia.
1 Listen again to sentences 5–8 in exercise 4.
What’s your name?
2 Practise saying the sentences.
5a Complete
or your.
the conversations with I, my, you
1 A: Hello, name’s Harry.
B: Hi, Harry. ’m Sandra. Nice to
Yes, that's meet you.
right. 2 A: Are Michael?
Are you Mike Wilson?
B: Yes, that’s right.
3 A: What’s name?
B: name’s Simon Dodds.
4 A: Hi, ’m Julia.
B: Hello, Julia. name’s Jenny.
5 A: Are Kim Watson?
B: No, ’m Kim Watts.
6 A: What’s name?
B: name’s Mike.
b 1.5 Listen and check.
Are you Harry?
6 Practise the conversations with other
students. Use your names.
Hello, my name’s Alex.
No, I'm Hugo.
Hi, Alex. I’m Carla. Nice to meet you.

Unit 1, Study & Practice 1, page 98

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 GRAMMAR
Vocabulary a/an with jobs
Jobs an + vowel
(a, e, i, o, u)
I’m an actor.
I’m an engineer.
1 1.6 Look at the photos. Listen and say the jobs. a + consonant
(b, c, d, f, …)
I’m a businesswoman.
I’m a teacher.
waiter/waitress businessman/businesswoman
engineer actor
teacher
accountant
police officer
shop assistant 2 Write the jobs in exercise 1 in the correct place.
teacher

PRONUNCIATION a an

1 Listen again to the jobs in exercise 1. Mark the stress.

•teacher •waiter 3a Complete the conversations with a or an.
2 Listen again and practise saying the jobs. 1 A: What’s your job?
B: I’m teacher.
2 A: Are you engineer?
B: No, I’m architect.
Grammar focus
a/anwith jobs
2 3 A: Are you
B: Yes, that’s right.
4 A: Are you
shop assistant?
student?
B: No, I’m accountant.
1 1.7 Listen and complete the sentences. b 1.8 Listen and check.
1 My name’s Antonia. I’m a .
2 Hello, I’m Denise. I’m a . 4 Practise the conversations with other students.
3 Hi, I’m Joshua. I’m a . Change the jobs.
4 My name’s Bradley. I’m an .
5 Hello, my name’s Tina. I’m a .
6 My name’s Lewis. I’m an . Are you a businessman?
7 Hi, I’m Karis. I’m a .
8 Hello, my name’s Jake. I’m an . No, I’m a teacher.

Unit 1, Study & Practice 2, page 98

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 Nice to meet you 01

Vocabulary
The alphabet and How do you
spell …?
1 1.9 Listen and say the alphabet.

Aa Bb Cc
Dd Ee Ff 2___ John F. Kennedy Airport, New
York, USA
3___ Zürich Airport, Switzerland
Gg Hh Ii 4___ Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan
5___ Los Angeles International
Jj Kk Ll 6___
Airport, USA
Vancouver International Airport,
Canada
Mm Nn 7___ London Gatwick Airport, UK

Oo Pp Qq 8___
9___
Atatürk International Airport,
Istanbul, Turkey
Galeão International Airport, Rio
Rr Ss Tt 10 _ _ _
de Janeiro, Brazil
Beijing Capital International
Airport, China

Uu Vv Ww 3a 1.12 Work in pairs. Listen and spell the words.

How do you spell ‘Dubai’?

Xx Yy Zz D-U-B-A-I

b Work in pairs. Choose three more places and ask your

partner, ‘How do you spell …?’.
2a answers.Listen and choose the correct
1.10 How do you spell ‘Beijing’?
B-E-I-J-I-N-G
1 LAX / LEX IT'
S A FAC T
2 YVR / WVR 4 Work in pairs. Ask questions with ‘How do you spell …?’ using
!

3 EST / IST There are

4 DXB / DSB 26 letters in the the ideas in the box.
5 MRT / NRT English alphabet.
6 BEK / PEK your first name your surname
7 ZAH / ZRH your teacher’s surname the name of your town
8 LGW / LJW the name of your school/workplace
9 JFK / GFK
10 GEG / GIG How do you spell your first name?

b 1.11 Listen and write the airport codes in V-A-N-E-S-S-A

the table.
c Work in pairs and say the airport codes. Unit 1, Study & Practice 3, page 99
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Vocabulary
Numbers 0–20
1a Listen and say the numbers.
Task
1 one
1.13

5 five 9 nine
Ask for and give
2 two 6 six 10 ten personal information
Preparation Listening
3 three 7 seven 11 eleven
4 four 8 eight 12 twelve

b 1.14 Listen and write the numbers you hear. 1 1.19 Listen to four conversations. Tick the
information they give.
c Write the numbers from exercise 1b in words. • first name • email address • job
• phone number • surname
2 Work in pairs. Write a number (0–12). Your partner
says the number. 2 Listen again and complete the information.
3a 1.15 Listen and say the numbers. A
First name Irina
13 thirteen 17 seventeen Surname 1
14 fourteen 18 eighteen Phone number 07789 223433
15 fifteen 19 nineteen Email address [email protected]
16 sixteen 20 twenty B
First name James
b 1.16 Listen and write the numbers you hear. Surname White
Phone number 2
PRONUNCIATION Email address white.j20@ tmail.com
1 Listen and mark the stress on numbers 0–20. C
1.17
zero, one,
• • First name Barbara
Surname 3

2 Listen again and practise saying the numbers. Phone number 07404 772698
Email address 4
D
4a the phoneListen
1.18 to the conversations and complete
numbers.
First name Yasir
Surname 5
Conversation 1 Phone number 6
A: What’s your phone number? Email address [email protected]
B: My phone number’s 0134 45 22 .
Conversation 2 3 Listen again and tick the
A: What’s your phone number? phrases you hear in the
B: It’s 0775 909 . Useful language
Conversation 3 box (a and b).
A: What’s your phone number?
B: My phone number is 07 887 .
b Work in pairs. Listen again and repeat the
conversations. Then practise using different phone
numbers.

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Task Speaking USEFUL LANGUAGE
1a Match the questions in the Useful language box with the
headings below. a Questions
• First name • Surname • Phone number • Email address What’s your name?
What’s your first name?
b Write answers to the questions using your personal What’s your surname/name?
information. How do you spell it?
What’s your job?
2 Ask three students questions about their personal information
and complete the tables below.
What’s your phone number?
What’s your email address?
Are you (Yasir)?
> Useful language a and b b Answers
My first name’s (Irina).
A My surname’s (Tarasova).
First name My email address is ([email protected]).
Surname Yes, that’s right. I’m (Yasir).
Phone number My phone number is (07456 141698).
Email address
B
First name
Surname
Phone number
Email address
C
First name
Surname
Phone number
Email address
3 Work in pairs and take turns to give your personal information.
My first name's Eddie and my surname's Alessi.
My phone number is …

SHARE YOUR TASK

Practise saying your personal
information.
Film/Record yourself saying
your personal information.
Share your film/recording with
other students.

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LANGUAGE LIVE

Speaking PRONUNCIATION
Saying hello and goodbye 1 Watch and listen to the key phrases.
1 Watch the video and tick the phrases you hear. 2 Practise saying them.
1 How are you?
2 Hi, I’m Mark.
3 Nice to meet you.
4 What’s your name?
3 Choose the correct answer (a, b or c).
5 How do you spell it? 1 How are you?
6 This is Andrew. a I’m fine.
7 Goodbye! See you again! b My name’s John.
c Nice to meet you.
2 What’s your name?
2 Watch again and match the sentence pairs. a Hello, Kate.
b My name’s Jo.
1 How are you? c See you again.
2 Hi, I’m Mark. 3 How do you spell your name?
3 Nice to meet you. a L-I-A.
4 What’s your name? b My name’s Lia.
5 How do you spell it? c Nice to meet you.
6 This is Andrew.
7 Goodbye, Mark. See you again!
a Hello, Mark.
4a Complete the conversations.
b Hello, Andrew. fine Hi name Nice This See spell
c I’m fine. How are you?
d Goodbye. See you again! 1 A: How are you ?
e My name’s … B: I’m . How are you?
f Nice to meet you. 2 A: ! I’m Simon.
g S-I-… B: to meet you, Simon.
3 A: What’s your ?
B: My name’s Kara.
A: How do you it?
4 A: is Adam.
B: Hello, Adam.
5 A: Goodbye, Paola. you again!
B: Goodbye!
b Work in pairs and practise the conversations.
Use your own names.
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 4a Read the information about capital letters.
Writing
Sentences and questions
We use capital letters:
• with names.
David Williams Julia Kay

1 Circle the full stops and underline the question

marks in the conversation.
• at the beginning of a sentence.
Hello, my name’s Michael.
Nice to meet you!
A: Hello. What’s your name?
B: My name’s Jan.
A: How do you spell it? b Write capital letters in the correct places.
B: J-A-N. 1 my name’s andrew.
A: Hello, Jan. 2 are you a teacher?
2a Read the information about full stops and question 3 My name is tom woods. i’m an actor.
marks. 4 hello, tom. nice to meet you.
5 how do you spell your first name?
• We use a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence. 6 i’m anna. i’m a student.
7 are you david?
Nice to meet you.
• We use a question mark (?) at the end of a question. 8 what’s your name?
How are you?
5a Complete the information with the words in the box.
b Tick the correct sentences and cross the incorrect a email address is my name phone number
sentences.
What’s your name. x
What’s your name? ✓ My first 1 ’s3 Ewa and
1 a My name’s Tom. surname
b My name’s Tom?
2

2 a Are you Frida Jonsson. Krupka. I’m 4 businesswoman.

b Are you Frida Jonsson? My 5 6 is [email protected]
3 a No, I’m Maria Jonsson. and my is 09399 375292.
b No, I’m Maria Jonsson?
4 a How do you spell your name?
b How do you spell your name. b Complete the table with information about Ewa and
then with information about you.
3 Complete the conversations with full stops and
question marks. Ewa you
1 A: Are you Jo White first name
B: Yes surname
A: Hello I’m Paul Gray job
B: Nice to meet you
2 A: How are you email address
B: I’m fine How are you phone number
A: I’m OK
3 A: My name’s Helen 6 Write a paragraph about you. Use the example in
B: What’s your email address exercise 5a to help you. Use capital letters where
A: It’s [email protected] necessary.
B: How do you spell it
AFTER UNIT 1 YOU CAN …
Introduce yourself and greet someone.
Ask for and give personal information.
Begin and end simple conversations.
Write a short paragraph about yourself.

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02
AROUND
THE
WORLD

IN THIS UNIT
• Grammar: be with I, you, he/she/it
(She/He’s from …); his/her (What’s
his/her name? His/Her name’s …)
• Vocabulary: Countries and
nationalities; Numbers (21–100)
and How old …?
• Task: Do a quiz Vocabulary
Countries
1a 2.1 Listen and say the countries.
Australia Brazil China Egypt England
Italy Japan Russia the USA Vietnam
b Which of the countries in the box can you see in the photos?
2 Work in pairs. Write the name of:
1 your country.
2 a country near your country.
3 a country with the same language as your country.
Grammar focus
be with Iand you
1
1 2.2 Listen to two conversations. Number the sentences in the
order you hear them.
Conversation 1 Conversation 2
No, I’m not. Where are you from?
Are you from Brazil? 1 The USA? No, I’m not.
I’m from Italy. I’m from England.
Oh. Where are you from? Are you from the USA? 1
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 GRAMMAR GRAMMAR
be with I and you be withhe, she and it
+ I’m from Russia. (= I am) + He’s from England. (= he is)
You’re from Australia. (= you are) It’s in the USA. (= it is)
– I’m not from Italy. (= I am) – She isn’t from England. (= is not)
You aren’t from Egypt. (= are not) It isn’t in Australia. (= is not)
? Where are you from? ? Where’s she from? (= is she)
Are you from Spain? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Is he from Russia? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. (= is not)

2a 2.3 Complete the conversation. Listen and check. 2 2.5 Complete the conversations with is, ’s or isn’t.
Listen and check.
are I ’m not you 1 A: your teacher from Australia?
A: Where you from? B: No, she .
B: I3
1
from Australia. And you? 2 A:Where Nawal El Saadawi from?
A:
2
’m from Italy. B: She from Egypt.
B: Really? Are from Rome? 3 A: Barack Obama from the USA?
A: No, I’m 5
4
. I’m from Milan. B: Yes, he .
4 A: your best friend from Russia?
B: No, he .
b Practise saying the conversation. Use different 5 A: Where Dilma Rousseff from?
countries and cities. B: I don’t know.
Grammar focus 2
be with he, sheand it
Daniel Day Lewis is an
actor. He’s from London Stephanie Rice Vladimir Putin Lang Lang
in England. Rebecca Miller
is a director. She’s from
Connecticut in the USA.

1a Read the information.

b 2.4 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.
Listen and check.
1 Is Daniel Day Lewis a director? Neymar Adele Oprah Winfrey
2 Is he from England?
3 Is London in the USA?
4 Is Rebecca Miller from England? 3 Work in pairs. Look at the people in the photos.
Ask and answer questions about them. Use the
5 Where’s Connecticut? countries in the box.
a Yes, he is. Australia Brazil China England Russia the USA
b No, he isn’t. He’s an actor.
c No, she isn’t. She’s from the USA.
d It’s in the USA. Where is Stephanie Rice from?
e No, it isn’t. It’s in England. She’s from Australia.

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 2a Match the countries in box A with the
nationalities in box B.
A Argentina Australia Egypt Japan
Poland Portugal Spain the USA
B Polish Portuguese Australian Spanish
American Argentinian Japanese Egyptian
b Complete the table in exercise 1b with the
countries and nationalities in exercise 2a.
PRONUNCIATION
1 2.7 Listen to the nationalities in exercise 1b.
Mark the stress.
Russian
•
American
•

2 Practise saying the nationalities.

3 Complete the conversations with the correct
nationalities.
1 A: Is Marco from Portugal?
B: Yes, he’s .
2 A: Is Sara from Egypt?
B: Yes, she’s .
3 A: Is Marek from Poland?
Vocabulary B: Yes, he’s .
4 A: Is Marina from Argentina?
Countries and nationalities B: Yes, she’s
5 A: Is Chen from China?
.
B: Yes, he’s .
1a about theLookpeople.
2.6 at the photos. Read and listen to the information 6 A: Is Sylvie from Spain?
B: Yes, she’s .
1 My name’s Feng. I’m from Shanghai in China. I’m Chinese.
2 I’m Sofiya. I’m from Moscow in Russia. I’m Russian.
3 I’m Thiago. I’m from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. I’m Brazilian.
4 Work in pairs. Practise similar conversations
with the names and nationalities below or
4 My name’s Ellie. I’m from Manchester in England. your own ideas.
I’m English. • Gustavo / Brazil
• Jane / Australia
b Write the nationalities from exercise 1a in the table (1–4). • Marek / Poland
• Ali / Egypt
Country Nationality Ending • Adriana / Spain
A Russia 1 + -n • Akiko / Japan
Is Gustavo from Brazil?
B China 2 + -ese Yes, he’s Brazilian.

C Brazil 3 + -ian IT
'S A FAC T
400,000 Australian
!

people are in Britain

and 1.3 million
D England 4 + -ish British people are in
Australia.

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 Around the world 02

PRONUNCIATION
1a 2.10 Listen to the sentences. Pay attention to the
underlined words.
His name’s Jan. Her name’s Sara.
He’s Polish. She’s British.
Oksana Domnina, Maxim Shabalin Javier Bardem b 2.11 Listen to six sentences. Can you hear his or he’s?
2 Practise saying the sentences in exercise 1a.

Jessie J

Grammar
his/her focus 3
1 2.8 Look at the photos. Listen and complete
the nationalities. Lionel Messi Vanessa Amorosi
1 His name’s Javier Bardem and he’s .
2 Her name’s Jessie J and she’s .
3 Her name’s Oksana Domnina and she’s .
His name’s Maxim Shabalin and he’s , too.
GRAMMAR
Sandra Bullock
his/her
his What’s his name? His name’s Maxim. 3 Work in pairs. Match the people in the photos above
with what they do.
Is his name Maxim? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
1 Sandra Bullock a Argentinian footballer
Notice:
Where's he from? He’s from England. 2 Lionel Messi b Australian singer
3 Vanessa Amorosi c American actor
her What’s her name? Her name’s Sandra.
Is her name Oksana? Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t. 4a Complete the conversation with information about
Sandra Bullock. Write full sentences.
Notice:
Where's she from? She’s from Russia. A: What’s her name?
B: .
A: Where's she from?
2 2.9 Complete the conversations with his, her, he
B: .
or she. Listen and check. A: What’s her job?
B: .
1 A: What’s her name?
B: name’s Marianna. b Work in pairs. Practise similar conversations about
2 A: Where's he from? Lionel Messi, Vanessa Amorosi and other people in
B: He’s from Egypt. ’s Egyptian. the photos on this page.
3 A: Is his name Antonio?
B: No, it isn’t. name’s Anton.
4 A: Where's she from? What’s his name?
B: She’s from Japan. ’s Japanese.
5 A: What’s job? His name’s Lionel Messi.
B: He’s a teacher.
6 A: Where's she from?
B: She’s from Spain. ’s Spanish.
Unit 2, Study & Practice 2, page 100
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Vocabulary
Numbers (21–100) and How old …?
1 Listen and say the numbers.
Task
20
2.12

twenty 70 seventy
Do a quiz
30 thirty 80 eighty
40 forty 90 ninety
50 fifty 100 a hundred
60 sixty

2a Write the numbers as words.

20 twenty 25
21 twenty-one 26
22 twenty-two 27
23 28
24 29 twenty-nine

b 2.13 Listen and check. Practise saying the

numbers.
3 Then2.14writeListenthemandaswrite the numbers you hear.
words.
4 Work in pairs and take turns. Say the numbers from
20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, etc.
5a Work
person?
in pairs and look at the photos. How old is each

Ben Eva Tim

b Listen and write the age of each person.

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2.15

Work in pairs. Look at the photos of people in Units 1

Preparation Listening and reading
and 2. Ask and answer questions about their ages. 1a Work in pairs and look at the photos. Who or what
How old is Javier Bardem?
are they?
b Look at the names in bold in the quiz and check your
I think he's forty.
answers.
Really? I think he's fifty …
2a the2.16 Listen to two people doing the first part of
quiz. Tick the questions they talk about.
b Listen again and tick the questions and answers you
hear in the Useful language box (a and b).
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