UNIT 1 New start

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New start

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Complete the dialogue with the words below. clubs Mike Pauline Mike Pauline Mike Pauline Mike Pauline Mike Pauline Mike Pauline Mike Pauline

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You look unhappy. What’s the matter? I haven’t got any friends at school. The other students don’t like me. Yes, they 1............................... . I like you, and lots of other people like you too. No, they 2............................... . It’s not like my old school. People there 3............................... me. Look, Pauline – don’t be unhappy. Come with me to one of the school 4............................... – then you can meet some more people and make some new friends. What kind of club? Well, I’m in the riding club. I 5............................... last year. It’s good fun. But I hate 6............................... ! Ah – that’s a problem. Do you like singing? Yes. Why? Well, you can join the school 7............................... . That’s a good idea. Are you in it too? No, but I’ll come with you. Great!

Vocabulary Favourite things 2

Match the dialogues with the pictures. A

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1 A Who’s your favourite singer? B I’m not sure. Jack Johnson, I think.

3 A What’s your favourite place in town? B The park – I play football there.

2 A Who’s your favourite film star? B I haven’t got one.

4 A What’s your favourite TV programme? B Hmm. I really like Home and Away.

Complete the words. 1 A What’s your favourite f_ _ _ ? B Um – lasagne, I think.

4 A Do you like purple? B Yes, it’s my favourite c_ _ _ _ _ .

2 A Why are you always in the kitchen? B It’s my favourite r_ _ _ in the house.

5 A I just love Saturday. B It’s my favorite d_ _ of the w_ _ _ .

3 A What’s your favourite m_ _ _ _ ? B July – it’s the school holidays!

6 A What’s your favourite place in town? B I’m not sure, but I think it’s the s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ c_ _ _ _ _ .

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Language Focus Vocabulary School clubs and groups 1

Complete the puzzle. Then find the hidden word for number 10. 10W

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Join the ................... Join the ................... Join the school club club ................... 6

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Join the ................... Join the football club ...................

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Talking about school clubs 2

Write sentences for each person.

Billy

1 Billy likes computers. He’s in the technology club.

Janet

2 Janet

Maggie

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Sean

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Past simple Be and regular verbs, positive 1

Find ten Past simple verbs in the word snake.

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Write the Past simple tense of the verbs below. 1 ask 6 close 2 jump 7 laugh 3 rescue 8 start 4 stop 9 study 5 try 10 walk Use the verbs from Exercise 2 to complete the sentences. 1 The firemen the woman from the burning house. 2 My father Maths at university. 3 The programme was very funny – we a lot! 4 The teacher me lots of questions yesterday. 5 You’re late! The lesson ten minutes ago. 6 It was very cold so we the window. 7 After the film, we home. 8 The cat up into the tree. 9 I to pick the bag up, but it was very heavy. 10 We were very tired so we walking.

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Look at the pictures and use the words to write sentences in the Past simple.

1 We / walk / Peter’s house We walked to Peter’s house.

2 We / be hungry / and want / an ice cream

3 The film / start / 8.00 / and finish / 9.30

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5a Listen and write the verbs. 1 She ………… an ice cream. 2 I ………… a friend. 3 She ………… all day. 4 I ………… a long time. 5 They ………… at six o’clock. 6 The dog ………… up.

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Listen and write the verbs. 1 She ………… to go. 2 I ………… two people. 3 She ………… to me. 4 I ………… two hours. 5 They ………… ten minutes ago. 6 The dog ………… down.

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Disagreeing and correcting 6

Match the sentences and the replies. 1 2 3 4 5 6

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John’s late. It isn’t a good idea. Mark sings really well. We haven’t got drama club today. I think we go to the same school. The test was really difficult.

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No, I wasn’t Yes, we were

The shops open at 9 o’clock here. Your brother doesn’t like me very much. You weren’t nervous about the test. Ricardo comes from Mexico. You and your sister weren’t at the party. They don’t speak English in Canada. You were with Jenny on Saturday.

No, he doesn’t They open at 9.30. but he doesn’t know what to say. but I think I did OK. He’s Colombian. but we arrived late. but some people speak French too. I was alone at home.

Complete the beginning of each answer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Yes, we have. It starts after school! No, he doesn’t. He’s a terrible singer. No, he isn’t. It’s only 8 o’clock. No, we don’t. I’m at the High School. Yes, it is. I think it’s really great. No, it wasn’t. I finished in twenty minutes.

Complete the beginning of each answer with one of the phrases below. Yes, they do Yes, he does Yes, I was No, they don’t

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These biscuits aren’t very nice. She doesn’t speak English. We don’t like the same music. Andy doesn’t play football. She wasn’t ill. It isn’t cold today. You weren’t angry with me. The questions weren’t easy.

. They’re excellent. . She speaks very well. ! We both like Coldplay. . He’s in the school team. . She was at home in bed all day. . It’s only 8°C. . I was very angry! ! I answered them all in three minutes.

Write sentences correcting the information in the sentence. 1 2 3 4

Toronto’s the capital of Canada. (Ottawa) No it isn’t. Ottawa is the capital. Kangaroos live in Africa. (Australia) The Beatles were American. (British) The Golden Gate bridge is in New York. (San Francisco)

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Skills Reading 1

Read the texts and decide if the sentences below are T (True) or F (False). Fatih (Turkey): Hi, my name’s Fatih. I’m twelve and I’ve got two sisters and two brothers. I live in a village about 50 kilometres from Istanbul. My favourite food is Lahmacun. It’s like pizza. I like video games and nature programmes. I also play football and I swim a lot. With my pocket money (it’s not much) I buy sweets. I don’t have a pet, because my mum doesn’t like animals. Clare (Scotland): Hi, I’m Clare. I live in Dundee in Scotland. I’m twelve. I’ve got one brother. He’s 21 and he works in Edinburgh. My favourite food is chicken. And I also like chocolate a lot. My friend Moira and I often go to the park (we’re skateboarders) and in the evenings we watch TV together. We like sitcoms best. I also like reading (Moira doesn’t, she doesn’t even want to read the Harry Potter books) and horse riding. I’ve got two pets – a cat and a guinea pig. Justyna (Poland): Hi, I’m Justyna. I live in Krakow and I’ve got two little brothers. I’m thirteen and my brothers are five and eight. My favourite food is fish, but we don’t eat it very often. I play handball in our school team and I’m also in the swimming team. I love going to the cinema. A lot of films are in English. That’s good for me. I can listen to English a lot. I buy magazines with my pocket money. I haven’t got a pet. Sean (Ireland): Hi, I’m Sean, I’m from Sligo in Ireland. I live on a farm and I really like animals. We’ve got lots of animals, but I don’t have a real pet. We’ve got six horses and I really like horse riding. My friends and I also play football and computer games. I often help at home. My dad gives me some pocket money for that. I buy computer games with the money. My favourite food is Irish stew. It’s meat and vegetables.

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Fatih has got two sisters and a brother. Fatih lives in Istanbul. Fatih’s favourite food is Lahmacun. Clare’s favourite food is chicken. Clare loves sitcoms. Clare’s got one pet.

T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F

7 Justyna plays handball and basketball. 8 Justyna loves going to the cinema. 9 Justyna hasn’t got a pet. 10 Sean lives on a farm. 11 Sean doesn’t get pocket money. 12 His favourite food is Irish stew.

T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F T/F

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Listening 4

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Listen to an interview with Jenny and Jack. Write the symbols in the correct places. --- = loves

- = likes

. = doesn’t mind

/ = doesn’t like Jenny

///= hates Jack

clothes shops CD shops shoe shops supermarkets post office stationery shops

Writing for your Portfolio 3

Write a short text about yourself. Write: • what your name is and where you live • who is in your family • your favourite things / food (etc) • what you do in your free time

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