LEARNING

SECOND EDITION

WORKBOOK

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ON THE COVER
A young skateboarder at the playground in Riemer
Park, outside of Munich, Germany. The park uses grass,
dyed artificial turf, and changes in elevation to give
people a unique and immersive area for recreation.
© Lorenz Holder
 SECOND EDITION

WORKBOOK

SERIES EDITORS
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JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall
Joan Kang Shin

Unit 1 Life in the City 2

Unit 2 Amazing Jobs 14
Units 1–2 Review 26

Unit 3 Secrets of the Dark 28

Unit 4 Living Together 40
Units 3–4 Review 52

Unit 5 What We Wear 54

Unit 6 Mix and Mash 66
Units 5–6 Review 78

Unit 7 Cool Apps and Gadgets 80

Unit 8 Into the Past 92
Units 7–8 Review 104

Vocabulary 106

Irregular Verbs 110

LEARNING

Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States

 Unit 1
Life in the City
VOCABULARY

1 Find 12 vocabulary words. Then write the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. People often talk about the differences between life and

life. My friend is because she
lives for six months in the city and six months in the countryside.

2. The world’s tallest is in Dubai. The Burj Khalifa

is a of the city. The design of the building is
. It comes from a flower that grows in the desert.
The building has four swimming pools and one
pool on the roof.

3. Living in a city is exciting. When I get a job, I

to live in Hanoi or Santiago or Istanbul.

4. My family and I live in a small . There are about 2,000

in my town.

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2 Listen. Write the number of the sentence that goes with each photo. 1.1

a. b. c.

d. e. f.

3 Listen. Then read and check ( ) T for true or F for false. Rewrite the false statements to
make them true. 1.2
T F
1. Renato is an architect.

2. He designs skyscrapers.

3. Renato’s design for a city has areas only for people.

4. In Renato’s city, cars travel above residents’ heads.

5. Renato’s design is only for older people.

6. Renato’s city design is safe for the residents.

7. The bicycle paths are high up with the cars.

8. Renato’s city is expensive to build.

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 GR AMMAR
Simple present: Talking about facts

She washes windows on skyscrapers! He studies architecture in Kyoto.

Residents of Oslo enjoy a lot of green space. The bike path goes next to the river.
They explore different neighborhoods in the city. The new school has an indoor pool.

To form the simple present, use the base form. I/You/We/They take photos of unusual buildings.
Note that with he/she/it, we add -s to the verb: He/She designs a new skyscraper. It looks
amazing.

The spelling of some verbs changes after adding -s or -es.

Add -es to verbs such as cross ➝ crosses, wash ➝ washes, watch ➝ watches.
For verbs that end in y, drop the y and add -ies: study ➝ studies.

Some verbs are irregular: go ➝ goes, do ➝ does, have ➝ has.

1 Listen. Circle the verb you hear. Then listen again to check your answers. 1.3

1. Capital cities has / have large public areas.

2. Children often play / plays in city parks.

3. The city residents like / likes to spend time in nature.

4. People walk / walks on the sidewalk.

5. Animals live / lives in urban and rural areas.

6. In winter, the city park closes /close early.

7. She work / works in a rural community in Denmark.

8. The Moravia Bridge cross / crosses the Medellín River.

The High Line in New York City, US

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2 Write. Fill in the blanks with the correct simple present form.
1. In Bogotá, people sometimes (use)
the highway to ride bicycles.

2. Residents (like) to relax

by the stream.

3. Architects (not design)

skyscrapers for rural areas.

4. A new bridge (cross)

the highway.
Bogotá, Colombia
5. People (need) green space in capital cities.

6. Architects (plan) buildings with gardens on the roof.

7. In urban areas, people (walk) on crowded sidewalks.

8. My community (have) a park with paths for people

and bicycles.

9. The highway (connect) two big cities.

10. The river (not go) through the city.

3 Write about a city you know. Use some of the words in the box.
Things: architecture bridge highway nature path skyscraper stream
Describing words: indoor large outdoor rural special unusual urban
Verbs: be build cross go have need plan

4 Draw a plan of your city. Use a separate piece of paper. Talk about the details of your
plan with your classmates or teacher.

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 READING
1 Make Predictions Look at the title, photo, and caption. What do you think the
reading is about?

2 Listen and read. As you read, look for words and phrases that support your
predictions. 1.4

Desire Paths
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A desire is something that you want. A desire path is a path people make when they walk over grass day
after day. We see these paths in urban spaces where people don’t use the sidewalks, but walk through
green space, parks, and gardens.
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So why do people decide to walk on the green grass and not on the sidewalks? Sometimes the
sidewalk doesn’t go where people want to walk. Residents, people like you and me, who use the
outdoor areas every day, know the best and quickest way to walk from one place to another.
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The problem is that we kill the grass when we make a desire path. Also, these new tracks get wet and
dirty easily. We know that we need to save our green spaces, but we also need to move from place to
place quickly.
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Perhaps we need to plan our sidewalks and urban green spaces better. Planners should ask local
people for their opinions, and pay attention to what residents want.

A desire path, Tunbridge Wells, UK

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3 Make Predictions Check your prediction. Look at your prediction from Activity 1.
Were you correct? What surprised you in this reading?

4 Answer the questions. Write the number of the paragraph on the line.
Which paragraph tells us about problems with desire paths?

Which paragraph discusses possible solutions to the problems?

Which paragraph tells us a definition of desire paths?

Which paragraph describes the reasons for desire paths?

5 Complete the diagram. Read the text again and make notes in the boxes.

1.

Reasons

2.

Desire paths

1.

Problems

2.

6 Think about the information from the readings in this unit. You read about desire
paths and the national park city of London. Read the sentences. Do you agree with these
ideas? Check ( ) the boxes if you agree. Write a question mark (?) if you’re not sure.
Mark (✗) if you don’t agree.
1. There’s a lot of green space in my hometown.

2. We need to save green spaces in cities.

3. I use desire paths.

4. Sidewalks are important.

5. I feel happier when I spend time outdoors.

6. The walk from my home to the park is too long.

7. Planners should ask city residents about their ideas for green spaces.

8. People don’t have enough information about nature in urban areas.

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 GR AMMAR
In and on: Expressing location

People walk on the grass and make new paths. There aren’t enough trees in cities.
There’s a restaurant on top of the skyscraper. We need more green spaces in urban areas.
I walk my dog on the sidewalk. I like to play soccer in the park.

We use in and on to tell where something is. Use in to say that things are inside
something or in an area; for example, in buildings, cities, and countries. in
People live in skyscrapers. There are many beaches in Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro is in Brazil. Brazil is a country in South America.
on
Use on to say that something is on top of something else. We also use on with
streets and roads. They live on an island. Their house is on Broad Street. They
often walk on the beach.

1 Circle the correct preposition.

1. Cars don’t go on / in sidewalks. 6. The Taj Mahal is on / in India.
2. There are a lot of skyscrapers in / on 7. The best restaurant is on / in Main
big cities. Street.
3. The Statue of Liberty is on / in an 8. The architect lives in / on Los Angeles.
island.
9. Many residents of Rio de Janeiro like
4. There aren’t any skyscrapers in / on to relax on / in the beach.
rural areas.
10. There’s a new restaurant on / in top of
5. Istanbul is in / on Türkiye. the building.

2 Listen. Draw a dot in or on each box according to the sentence you hear. 1.5

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

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3 Write. Marta is in her first year at college. Read the e-mail to her younger brother.
Then fill in the blanks with in or on.

Hi Sebastián,
How are you? I’m fine now, after two days (1) my new room at college. It’s really cool here.
Everybody can find me easily because my name is (2) the door!

I don’t know the town very well yet, but my building is (3) Main Street, so everything is close.
I see that there’s a big park near my building. Guess what? It has a skateboard park (4) the
middle! So bring your skateboard when you come. I think you can fit it (5) your bag, can’t you?
Here’s a photo of the park.

I’m thinking of joining a club that does something

called “parkour.” Have you heard of it? They also call
it “urban free running”— running (6) cities.
Look it up online. There are some amazing videos!

Say hi to Mom and Dad, and visit me soon.

Bye for now!

Marta

4 Think about the neighborhood where you live. Write at least six sentences using in
and on and the words from the box. Practice talking about your neighborhood with your
classmates or teacher.

bridge highway park river shopping mall sidewalk skyscraper

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 WRITING
When we want to tell someone about a person, place, or thing, we use describing words to
create a picture for our reader. Adjectives are words that describe nouns. We use adjectives
to create better pictures to help our readers understand what we are describing. Notice how
these adjectives create a clear picture:
Hanoi is a big and busy city. There are beautiful old bridges in Hanoi.

1 Look at the Writing page of your Student Book. Read the box and model. Complete Activity 1.

2 Organize.
1. Your topic is a beautiful place in your community. Choose three beautiful places you
know. Complete the chart with adjectives to describe each place.

Place Adjectives to describe this place

Hanoi, Vietnam

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 2. Look at your notes in the chart. Choose a place to write about. Add more information
about this place.

Why I like this place:

What activities I do in this place:

3. Plan your writing. You need an opening sentence to say what your place is. Find the
opening sentence in the Student Book model. Write your opening sentence:

Review your adjectives from the chart and your notes about why you like this place and
what you do there. Add more information or make changes. Use this information in your
descriptive paragraph.

3 Write.
1. Go to your Student Book. Reread the model.

2. Review your notes above, then write your first draft. Check for organization, content,
punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

3. Check your draft. Make sure you include a topic sentence to say what your place is and
adjectives to describe your place.

4 Share your writing in pairs. Look at the checklist in your Student Book. Share your
feedback.

5 Publish. Look at the feedback from your partner. Make any needed changes. Then prepare
and publish your final paragraph.

6 Expand. Think about other things you can describe. Choose a topic below. Follow the steps
to write another descriptive paragraph.
• A different city or town you know

• An indoor space or a room in your home

• A person in your city or community

• Your own idea:

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 Now I can . . .
• talk about cities and different types of life in Yes, I can!
the city. I think I can.
Lima, Peru I need more practice.
Write two sentences about urban life.

Write two sentences about green spaces in cities.

• use the simple present to talk about facts. Yes, I can!

I think I can.
Write four sentences using the simple present form of any of the verbs I need more practice.
from the box. Two of your sentences should be negative.

build design explore find grow live need pay plan use walk

• use in and on to express location. Yes, I can!

I think I can.
Write four sentences about a place you know. Use in and on. I need more practice.

• write a description of a place in my neighborhood. Yes, I can!

I think I can.
Use four or more describing words to write about a real place. I need more practice.

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Choose an activity
A. Use simple present verbs you know and the words in the box to make positive and
negative statements about a place you know.

architecture community live nature path special urban

B. Complete each sentence using your own ideas. Use in or on in each sentence.
This skyscraper is unusual because it has

The residents like this community because

I want my city to build because

The architecture in the capital is special because

C. Work in pairs. Interview an architect.

• Find a photo of a building that you like.
• Think of three questions to ask the architect about the building.
• Make notes about the answers to your questions.
• Assign the roles of interviewer and architect.
• Practice the interview.

D. Write. You see this poster on a local notice board.

Plan and Build Challenge

Local residents, now you can help to plan your country’s new capital city! This is a special chance to share
your ideas about urban green space and the architecture where you live. Do you have any unusual ideas for
bridges, green space, skyscrapers, or paths? Tell the city before they start to plan and build!

Write an e-mail describing your ideas. Write at least 75 words.

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