UNIT

5 What are you wearing?

LANGUAGE simple present and present continuous ■ clothes ■ ordinal numbers

5A Party time
1 Look at the pictures in the text. What are the people wearing? Choose from the words in the box.

a dress a shirt pants boots a jacket sandals a hat a suit

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2 A Read the text. Match pictures a–c with names of celebrations 1–3.
B Match sentences 1–5 with the three celebrations.
1 This celebration takes place in Brazil.
2 A lot of people wear red for this celebration.
3 This celebration starts on a Friday.
4 This celebration happens in the winter.
5 Animals take part in this celebration.

b My name’s Hong, and I live in Shanghai. Today’s January 28th, and I’m
celebrating Chinese New Year with my family. Chinese New Year always
takes place in January or February, but the date changes every year. For
example, it’s on February 5th in 2019 and on January 25th in 2020.
Before New Year, we clean our homes and decorate them in the
color red for good luck. Then we have a special dinner with our
family and wear red clothes. I’m having dinner with my family
now, and I’m wearing a red shirt. We’re all having a great time!

My name’s Ana, and I live in Rio de Janeiro. People from

all over the world visit Rio at Carnival time. Carnival is on a
different date every year, but it’s always in February or March.
It starts on a Friday and finishes on a Wednesday. Today’s
Sunday, February 26th – the third day of Carnival – and I’m
watching a parade with my friends. The dancers and musicians in
c the parades are wearing beautiful, colorful costumes.

I’m Antonio, and I’m visiting Seville this week for the April Fair. I live in
Madrid, but I come to Seville every year in April. Today’s April 18th – the
second day of the fair – and right now, I’m walking around with my friends. The
April Fair is a party for the whole city. It starts at midnight on a Monday and
finishes on a Sunday. The women wear flamenco dresses, jewelry, and flowers
in their hair, and the men wear suits and hats. Some people ride horses. The
atmosphere’s fantastic!

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 simple present and present continuous ■ clothes ■ ordinal numbers LANGUAGE 5A
3 A Underline the verbs in the simple present and circle the verbs in the present continuous in the text.
B Complete the rules with simple present or present continuous. Then read the Grammar box.
1 We use the to talk about facts and things that happen regularly.
2 We use the to talk about things that are happening now or temporary actions.

Grammar simple present and present continuous

For things that happen regularly or are always true, we use the simple present:
It always happens in January or February.   I live in Shanghai.
For things that are happening now or temporary actions, we use the present continuous:
I’m having dinner with my family now.   I’m visiting Seville this week.

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4 A Complete the interview with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Which person
from the text is the interview with?

A Hello. I’m from 103 FM Radio. 1 you a good time? (have)

B Yes, it’s amazing! We 2 every year. (come)
A What 3 you right now? (do)
B We 4 the local people go by on their horses. (watch) The women look beautiful!
A What 5 they ? (wear)
B Long flamenco dresses with special sandals, lots of jewelry, and flowers in their hair. People at the fair
always 6 traditional clothes like that. (wear)
A 7 you here? (live)
B No, I 8 just the city this week. (visit) It’s my favorite festival in the whole country.
A Great to talk to you! Enjoy the rest of the celebration.

B 5.3 Listen and check your answers.

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5 Match festivals 1–5 with dates a–e.
1 New Year’s Day b January 15th
2 U.S. Independence Day a March 8th
3 Martin Luther King Jr. Day c January 1st
4 Valentine’s Day d July 4th
5 International Women’s Day e February 14th
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6 A 5.5 Pronunciation: dates Listen and repeat the dates. Which words are stressed?
It’s July fourteenth.   It’s August twenty-fifth.   It’s the second of May.   It’s the third of June.

B 5.6 In pairs, say each date in two different ways. Listen, check, and repeat.
It’s April first.   It’s the first of April.  
1 April 1 5 October 31 9 February 26
2 July 4 6 November 20 10 March 5
3 August 8 7 December 30
4 September 12 8 January 16

7 A Ask different classmates about their birthdays. Who has a birthday in the same month as you?
A When’s your birthday? B My birthday’s on March 7th.
A What do you usually do on your birthday? B I usually go out for lunch with my family. What about you?
B Tell the class about your classmates’ birthdays.
Elena’s birthday’s on June 4th. She always goes out with her friends.

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 51 SKILLS READING identifying facts and opinions ■ adjectives

5B Don’t tell me what to wear

1 Read the introduction of the text and discuss the questions in pairs.

Do you wear a uniform at work or in school?

YES NO

Describe your uniform to your partner. Do you think uniforms are a

Do you like wearing it? Why/Why not? good idea? Why/Why not?

Skill identifying facts and opinions

Texts often include both facts and opinions.

A fact is a piece of true information: New Year’s Day is on January 1st.
An opinion is what someone thinks about something. You can express an opinion with:
a verb: I think (that) …, I don’t think (that) …, I agree, I don’t agree
a positive or negative adjective: good, fun, fantastic, bad, horrible

2 A Read the Skill box and the text. Find one fact for each person.
1 Richard 4 Nikki
2 Maria 5 Hannah
3 Saif
B In pairs, say your facts. Do you remember which person says them?
A I wear a uniform on my job – a hat, a shirt, and pants. B That’s Hannah.

3 Read the text again and answer the questions.

Which person/people think(s) that …
1 uniforms aren’t for everyone? 4 his/her uniform’s not interesting?
2 his/her uniform’s not nice? 5 uniforms are a good idea in his/her situation?
3 his/her uniform is nice? , , , ,

Text builder adjectives

Adjectives often show someone’s opinion:

It’s pretty boring.   We have a nice uniform at the bank.   The hat’s terrible.
Adjectives come before a noun and after the verb be:
We wear a great uniform.   The uniform’s great!

4 Read the Text builder. Find more examples of adjectives in the text. Does each one come
before a noun or after the verb be?

5 Look at the pictures. Imagine you wear one of the uniforms. Write a paragraph about your
uniform. Give facts and opinions.

a b c d

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 identifying facts and opinions ■ adjectives READING SKILLS 5B
1D

UNIFORMS ARE YOU A FAN?

Uniforms are common for schoolchildren, police officers, firefighters, soldiers, and a lot of other jobs.
But do people like wearing uniforms? Does a uniform make you feel part of a group, or do people dislike
looking exactly the same? Here, five readers give us their opinions.

Richard, 16
I wear a uniform to school every day. The uniform for boys is black
shoes or sneakers, black pants, a white shirt, and a blue sweater. It’s
pretty boring, but I don’t mind wearing it. I think it’s OK to have
a school uniform. It means my parents don’t need to buy lots of
clothes.

Maria, 27
I work in fashion, and clothes are a big part of my life. I always
wear fashionable suits to work. It’s important to look good on my
job – your clothes say a lot about you. Uniforms are fine for some
people, but not for me. I don’t want someone telling me what to
wear.

Saif, 40
Everyone knows we wear a uniform in the fire department. We
wear special boots, pants, jackets, gloves, and helmets because we
need them. It also shows people that we’re firefighters – we’re there
to help them. I think our uniform’s great! It makes me feel part of
the fire department.

Nikki, 35
We have a nice uniform at my bank – the women all wear an
attractive jacket, a white shirt and scarf, and pants or a skirt. It
makes life simple because you don’t need to choose your clothes
in the morning! I think the uniform’s very fashionable, too – it’s
similar to my own clothes.

Hannah, 21
I wear a uniform on my job – a hat, a shirt, and pants. I don’t like
my uniform. I don’t like the fabric, and the hat’s terrible. But I
agree that uniforms are necessary on my job because they often get
dirty, and I don’t want to wear my own clothes at work.

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 GRAMMAR PRACTICE

5A Simple present and present continuous

We use the simple present to talk about facts and things that happen regularly. 1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
Sam lives in Australia. and questions.
We wear a uniform at work. 1 What do you do / are you doing right now?
I usually wake up at six o’clock. 2 Is he going / Does he go there often?
We use the present continuous to talk about things that are happening now, or are 3 They’re working / work late tonight.
temporary. 4 I never read / ’m never reading books.
5 I’m studying / study in my bedroom now.
I’m wearing blue pants today.
6 Most people finish / are finishing school at eighteen
I’m going to work by car today.
or nineteen years old.
My friend is living in New York right now.
We often use the simple present and present continuous together to contrast the 2 Complete the sentences with the simple present or
usual situation with what is happening now, or is temporary. present continuous form of the verbs in parentheses.
1 I right now. (read)
5.2 Present simple and present continuous 2 He to New York three times a year. (go)
3 They us every summer. (visit)
It usually doesn’t rain in the summer, but it’s raining today. 4 How Erica to work today? (get)
I usually wear jeans to work, but today I’m wearing a suit. 5 I coffee very often. (not drink)
I often don’t cook, but I’m cooking every evening this week. 6 We a really good TV series right now.
(watch)
There are some verbs that describe a state, not an action. We normally don’t use 7 I usually juice for breakfast. (have)
these verbs in the present continuous. 8 Please be quiet – the baby . (sleep)
I prefer this music. NOT I’m preferring this music. 3 Read the information. Then complete the text
Sorry, I don’t understand. NOT Sorry, I’m not understanding. about James.
I have some new sandals. NOT I’m having some new sandals.

Look! Here are some common state verbs:

l day
Feelings: like, love, hate, want, prefer, need
Typica
Thoughts and opinions: know, believe, remember, forget, understand, think d toast
States: be, belong, have (when we talk about relationships or possessions) tea an
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Vacation
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James usually 1 tea and toast for

breakfast. He 2 a suit. He 3
all day. This week, James is on vacation. He
4 coffee and croissants for
breakfast. He 5 shorts and a T-shirt.
He 6 a great time!

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 VOCABULARY PRACTICE

5A Clothes
1 5.1 Label the clothes and jewelry in the pictures with the words in the box. Listen and check.

belt tie necklace bracelet pants T-shirt earrings boots coat jacket jeans sandals blouse
sneakers scarf jewelry dress gloves hat shirt shoes shorts skirt socks suit sweater

5 10
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9

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2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 My pants are too big. I need a necklace / belt. 6 My daughter likes climbing trees, so she wears pants / a skirt.
2 Jim hates wearing a suit and tie / scarf. He prefers jeans and a T-shirt. 7 Sally’s going to a party, so she’s wearing a T-shirt / dress.
3 When Anna goes running, she wears boots / sneakers. 8 In the summer, I like wearing shorts / shoes and sandals.
4 I like wearing jewelry, especially sandals / earrings. 9 Should I wear my red blouse / socks or my blue shirt with my jeans?
5 It’s cold outside. Wear a scarf and gloves / shorts. 10 You need to wear a coat / suit when you go to a job interview.

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5A Ordinal numbers
1 5.4 Write the ordinal numbers. Listen and check. 2 Complete the sentences with the ordinal numbers in parentheses.
1 first 8 15 Write them in words.
2 9 20 twentieth 1 Kazakhstan is the biggest country in the world. (9)
3 third 10 tenth 21 2 December is the month of the year. (12)
4 11 22 twenty-second 3 Barack Obama was the president of the U.S. (44)
5 12 30 thirtieth 4 International Women’s Day is March . (8)
6 sixth 13 thirteenth 40 5 Valentine’s Day is on February . (14)
7 seventh 14 fourteenth 50 fiftieth 6 Veterans Day is November . (11)

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