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1 Who are you?

Discuss: Where can you find these pictures in this module?


Go through the module and find the pictures.
What personal information can you give
to introduce yourself?
What would you like to know about
a person you meet for the first time?

In this module you will learn...

to greet people
to introduce yourself and others
to ask for and give basic personal A B C
information
to say where you’re from
to tell the time
to talk about school subjects and what
you’re good at
to talk about your favourite kind of
music and musical instruments
to present your family and the jobs they
do
to write about yourself
D E

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1a Where are you from?

2 ead 
1 ocabulary  A. Listen to the dialogues.
Then read them out in groups.
Match the countries with the nationalities.
Then listen and check your answers.
Rosa Hello, I’m Rosa. Are you a new student?
Country Nationality Imre Yes, I am. I’m Imre. I’m from Hungary
but I live here in London.
Brazil Greek Rosa Nice to meet you.
China Imre Nice to meet you too. Are you Brazilian?
Spanish
Rosa No, I’m not. I’m Mexican.
France Hungarian
Angela Hi, Oliver! How are you?
Greece Italian Oliver I’m fine, thanks. This is Pablo and this
is Maria.
Hungar y Chinese
Angela Hello. Where are you from?
Polish Pablo We’re from Spain.
Italy Angela Really? I’m from Italy.
Mexico Ukrainian
B. Read again and match.
Ukraine Brazilian 1. Rosa a. Italian
2. Imre b. Spanish
Poland Mexican
3. Angela c. Hungarian
4. Pablo and Maria d. Mexican
Spain French

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3 peak – Hello, Kate. How are you?
– Fine, thanks. And you?
Talk in pairs.
– Not bad.

4 rammar
The verb be (I am, You are, We are)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
I ’m (= am) I ’m not (= am not) Am I? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
You ’re (= are) You aren’t (= are not) Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
We ’re (= are) We aren’t (= are not) Are we? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.

Possessive adjectives (my, your, our)


PERSONAL POSSESSIVE Tim and I are friends. We are classmates too.
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES This is our classroom.
I my
you your
we our
Circle the correct words.
1.
Rafael Hi, our / my name’s Rafael.
Andrew Am / Are you from Mexico?
Rafael No, I’m not / aren’t. You’re / I’m Spanish.
2.
Steve Hi, Linda.
Linda Hello, Steve. This is David.
Steve Nice to meet you. Am / Are you two friends?
David No, we are / aren’t. I’m / We’re brother and
sister. Our / Your surname’s Rivers.

6 peak
5 ronunciation  Talk in pairs.
A. Listen and repeat. What’s the
difference between a, b and c?
a. France b. British c. Chinese – What’s your name?
– My name’s John. / I’m John.
B. Listen and tick () the sound you hear.
– What’s your surname?
France // British // Chinese // – Peters.
teacher  – Where are you from?
– I’m from England. (I live in London.)
surname
– How old are you?
pencil – I’m thirteen. And you?
English – I’m thirteen too.
nationality
French
class • Look at the example.
Irish • Speak only in English.

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1b He’s a chef

1 ocabulary 
Listen and repeat.

waiter/waitress
bus driver
delivery person

secretary

actor/actress
doctor

taxi driver
chef

police officer
shop assistant nurse

2 ead 
A. Listen and read. Mario’s Pizza: A family business
Hello, I’m Alonso and this is my
dad, Mario. We’re Italian.
Welcome to our restaurant.

This is my aunt, Gina.


She’s a waitress.

This is my uncle.
His name is Dario
and he’s a chef.

This is Fredo
and Elmo.
They are my
This is my sister. Her name is Anna
cousins and
and she is a pizza delivery girl.
they are waiters.

Come to our restaurant! Our pizza is great!

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B. Read again and answer the questions.

1. Where are they 2. Is he a waiter? 3. What’s her 4. Are they waiters? 5. Is she a pizza
from? name? delivery girl?

3 rammar
The verb be

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS


I ’m (=am) I ’m not (=am not) Am I? Yes, I am. No, I ’m not.
You ’re (=are) You aren’t (=are not) Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
He He he? he he
She ’s (=is) She isn’t (=is not) Is she? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
It It it? it it
We We we? we we
You ’re (=are) You aren’t (=are not) Are you? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
They They they? they they

Possessive adjectives
PERSONAL POSSESSIVE That’s John. He is 11 years old.
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVES His mother is a teacher.
I my
you your
he his Circle the correct words.
she her 1.
it its Sue That’s Helen and his / her cousin.
Kate What’s his / her name?
we our
Sue Billy.
you your Kate He is / Is he a student?
they their Sue No, he is / isn’t. He’s / His a bus driver.
ver.
2.
Danny Is / Are your parents doctors?
Jake No, they / their aren’t. My uncle and aunt am / are doctors.
My dad is / isn’t a police officer and my mum’s an actress.
Danny Really? What’s her / their name?
Jake Ann Patterson.

4 rite
Write a few sentences to present some of your family members and
their jobs.

This is my dad. His name is... and he’s a...

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1c Day and night

1 ocabulary  Thursday
Monday
A. Put the days of the week in the correct
order. Write 1-7. Then listen and check Sunday
your answers. What day is it today? 2 Tuesday
Saturday
B. What’s the time? Look at the clocks and
complete the time. Then listen and check your answers. Wednesday
Friday
1 07:00
It’s four C. Look and complete with the words in the box.
It’s seven . Then listen and check your answers.
o’clock.
night morning

2
11:10 1

It’s ten It’s ten past .


past nine. Good !

3
02:15  12 p.m. / midday / noon

2
It’s a quarter It’s a
past two. past .

Good afternoon!
4 10:30
12 p.m.  6 p.m.
It’s
It’s half 3
ten.
past four.

5 02:45 Good evening!

It’s a quarter 6 p.m.  12 a.m. / midnight


It’s a
to three.
to nine.
4
Good !
6 12:40
It’s
twenty to It’s
eleven. one.

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2 ead 
A. Listen to the dialogue. Then
read it out in pairs. You mean, good morning. It’s Sunday
morning here in Beijing. What’s the
Good afternoon, Lin. time in New York?

It’s 2:30 in the afternoon here


but it’s Saturday today. What’s It’s 3:30 IN THE MORNING!
the time in Beijing?
Bye, Dave!!
Oh, sorry. Goodbye.

B. Read again and complete the table.

NAME CITY DAY TIME


New York
Beijing

3 isten  Before you listen, read the


questions and answers carefully.
Listen to the dialogues and choose a or b.
1. What day is it today? 2. What’s the time? 3. What day is it today? 4. What’s the time?
a. Tuesday a. 8:30 a. Friday a. 12 a.m.
b. Thursday b. 9:30 b. Saturday b. 12 p.m.

4 peak
GUESSING GAME: Find the clock.
Talk in pairs.
Student A: Choose a clock but don’t
tell Student B.
Student B: Ask questions to find
Student A’s clock.

– What day is it today?


– It’s Monday.
– What’s the time?
– It’s half past two.
– Is it the yellow clock?
– Yes, it is!

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1d Meet the band!

1 ocabulary 
Listen and number the musical
instruments (1-5).

keyboard violin piano guitar drums

2 ead 
A. Look at the picture of the band Full Blast. What does each member
do in the band? Listen, read and check your answers.

I’m Amy and I’m the


I’m Liv and I play the
lead singer. I’m crazy
I’m Bill. I’m a singer keyboard in the band.
about pop music and I’m Stu and I play
and a rapper too, My favourite singer is
my favourite singer is the drums. My
I also play the guitar. Adele. Her songs are
Ariana Grande. She’s favourite kinds of
I like hip hop. Drake great.
very famous. music are rock
is my favourite and jazz.
rapper.

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B. Read again and write A for Amy, B for Bill, L for Liv or S for Stu.

1. He/She is crazy about pop. A 4. His/Her favourite rapper is Drake.


2. He/She is a drummer. 5. Jazz is his/her favourite kind of music.
3. His/Her favourite kind of music is hip hop. 6. They are the singers of the band.
7. His/Her favourite singer is Adele.

3 rammar Complete the questions with What or Who.


What...? / Who...? 1. A: What ’s your favourite colour?
B: Blue.
A: What’s your favourite kind of music?
2. A: ’s your favourite musical instrument?
B: Pop.
B: The guitar.
A: Who’s your favourite singer?
3. A: ’s that?
B: Adele.
B: My brother.
4. A: ’s from the USA?
B: Melanie.
5. A: are their names?
B: Yuliia and Olha.
4 isten 
Listen to four teenagers and match the names with the pictures 1-4.

1 2

3 4

a. Wayne b. Paula c. Dave d. Grace

5 peak
Talk in groups of four. Complete the table below about yourself and
then about the other people in your group.

YOU STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3


favourite musical
instrument?
– What’s your favourite musical
favourite singer?
instrument?
favourite band? – The guitar.
favourite kind of – Who’s your favourite singer?
music? – ……
favourite song?

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1e I’m a student

Practise the spelling and


1 ocabulary 
Listen and repeat. What’s your favourite school subject?
pronunciation of new words.

music
history PE
geography

maths English art science

2 peak
A. Talk in groups of four. Ask each other – Are you good at PE?
questions and complete the table. – Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Are you good


at...? YOU STUDENT 1 STUDENT 2 STUDENT 3
geography
maths
history
English
PE
art
music
science

B. Tell the class your group’s answers.

Two students in my group are good at science.

3 isten 
Listen to an interview with two children and match by drawing lines.

Ray English 11 geography

Lisa Italian 13 history

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4 peak & rite
A. Read and complete the table below.

C. Read and add punctuation and capitals


to the sentences.
eleven
m e is Ri ch ard Goodman and I’m
Hello, my na My favourite
ol d. I’m Iri sh an d I live in Dublin. Capital letters
year s favourite
m us ic an d I’m good at it. My Use capital letters:
subjec t is e’s great.
M r Si m m s, th e music teacher. H at the beginning of a sentence
teacher is p and my
y favo ur ite ki nd of music is hip ho with names and surnames
M
Kendrick Lamar.
favourite singer is with Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms
with cities/countries/nationalities
with languages
Name ..................................................................................................................
with school subjects with abbreviations
Surname .......................................................................................................... with the days of the week
with the word I
Age ........................................................................................................................
Nationality ...................................................................................................... Punctuation
Affirmative and negative sentences end
Favourite subject .....................................................................................
with a full stop (.).
Favourite teacher .................................................................................... Questions end with a question mark (?).
Favourite kind of music ....................................................................
1. my name is lee sanders
Favourite singer/band ........................................................................
2. i’m from australia
3. miss green is an english teacher
4. my favourite subject is pe
B. Talk in pairs. 5. we’re from madrid, in spain
6. are you good at geography
7. is it tuesday today
– What’s your name?
– ...... D. Use the notes below to write a paragraph about
– How old are you? yourself. Use the information from activity B.
– ......
– Where are you from?
– ...... Hi! My name’s.... I’m... years old and I’m
– What’s your favourite subject? from....
– ......
My favourite subject is.... I’m good at....
– Are you good at...?
My favourite teacher is....
– ......
– Who’s your favourite teacher? My favourite kind of music is... and my
– Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms...... favourite singer/band is....
– What’s your favourite kind of music?
– ......
– Who’s your favourite singer/band?
Remember to check punctuation and
– ......
capital letters in your writing.

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1 Round-up

ocabulary ommunication
A. Cross out the odd word. Then add one more. E. Look at the clocks and write.
1. art – science – chef – geography – 11 12 1
2. UK – French – Canada – Ukraine – 03:15 10 2 08:20
3. Spain – Tuesday – Saturday – Monday – 9 3

1 2 8 4 3
4. keyboard – violin – music – guitar – 7 5
6

Score: /8 11 12 1
12:45 10 2
9 3
rammar 4 5
8
7 5
4
6
B. Circle the correct words.
What’s the time?
1. A: Is that you / your brother?
B: No. That’s Tom. He / He’s is my cousin. 1.
2. I’m from the UK. My / His name is Jason. 2.
3. Julia and Olha are friends. They’re / Their 3.
favourite subject is history. 4.
4. She / She’s an actress. Her / His name’s Betty 5.
Bourne. Score: /5
5. A: What day is it today?
B: Its / It’s Sunday. F. Match.
Score: /7 1. Who’s your favourite a. I’m from Australia.
teacher? b. Yes, I am.
C. Complete with the correct form of the verb be. 2. What’s his favourite c. Nice to meet you.
1. A: you a doctor? subject? d. I’m fine, thanks.
B: Yes, I . 3. How are you? e. He’s Chinese.
2. My parents crazy about jazz. 4. Where are you from? f. Mrs Blake.
3. A: that the new music teacher? 5. Are you good at maths? g. Maths.
B: No, he the new English teacher. 6. Where is he from?
4. Andrew and Maksym good at history 7. Hi, I’m Ihor.
but they are very good at geography. Score: /7
5. A: it six o’clock? TOTAL SCORE: / 40
B: No, it . Now I can…
Score: /8
say where I’m from
introduce myself and other people
D. Complete with the words in the box. ask and answer personal questions
greet people
Who’s How What Where What’s talk about my favourite teachers,
subjects and say what I’m good at
1. Good morning! are you today? talk about my favourite kind of music and
2. are you from? musical instruments
3. day is it today? present my family and the jobs they do
tell the time
4. your favourite kind of music?
use the verb be
5. that? Is it Mrs Henderson? write about myself

Score: /5

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