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Starting out

Vocabulary countries

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S W I T Z E R L A N D A
L A W Q T H F E D C E B

O X W S Z G E R M A N Y

V A P H P L D H L N M U
E Q O O A U S T R I A R

N T L L T K U K L F R I

I T A L Y Y I

J M D K U

A L N A R S O H N S G P
D U D N E P P G B A H O
G T A D W A F R A N C E

I R S O Q I A F V Z J K

S W E D E N S D C X K L

2 1 Austria

2 Denmark

3 France

4 Germany

5 Holland

6 Italy

7 Poland

8 Slovenia

9 Spain

10 Sweden

11 Switzerland

12 UK
3 Spain, Hungary, Italy, France,

Austria, Poland, Sweden

Rolanda’s from Holland.
4 2 Hi. My name’s Julie. I’m

from Belgium.

3 Hi. I’m Pavel. I’m from the

Czech Republic.

4 Hello. My name’s Theo.

I’m from Greece.

5 Hi. I’m Daniel. I’m from

Denmark.

6 Hello. My name’s Ivana.

I’m from the Slovak

Republic.

Vocabulary classroom

nouns and colours

1 2 4

6 8

3 8

7 8

4 8

8 4

5 8
2 3 purple 6 orange

4 grey 7 blue

5 blue 8 pink

Grammar What’s this?

It’s a …

3 2 A What’s this?

B It’s a pen.

3 A What’s this?

B It’s a bag.

4 A What’s this?

B It’s the door.

5 A What’s this?

B It’s a chair.

6 A What’s this?

B It’s the window.

7 A What’s this?

B It’s a desk.

8 A What’s this?

B It’s a book.

Grammar prepositions

1 2 It’s under the chair.

3 It’s in the bag.

4 It’s under the desk.

5 It’s on the chair.

6 It’s on the desk.

Vocabulary numbers

1–20 and the body

2 2 six

6 twelve

3 three 7 five

4 twenty 8 nine

5 one
3 3 twelve 7 fourteen

4 nineteen

8 eighteen

5 thirteen

9 twenty

6 fifteen 10

sixteen

4 2 b

6 a

3 c

7 c

4 b

8 c

5 c

Grammar imperatives

and plural nouns

5 2 C

3 A

4 B
6 3 Don’t stand up!

4 Listen!

5 Look at the board!

6 Write your name!

7 Close your books!

8 Don’t open your bags!
7 2 girls

3 bananas

4 cats

5 pens

6 bags

7 desks

8 books

Pronunciation /s/ /z/

8

/s/

/z/

hats

girls

cats

bananas

desks

pens

books

bags

9 3 4

8 mice

4 feet 9 4

5 men 10

babies

6 4

11 tomatoes

7 children

12

4

10 2 I’m from (Poland).

3 It’s a foot.

4 feet

Unit 1

Vocabulary

1 book, café, birthday party,

CD

2 2 CD

3 MP3 player

4 birthday party

5 café
3 2 CD

3 book

4 café

5 MP3 player

Grammar personal

pronouns

4 2 You

6 They

3 It

7 She

4 We

8 You

5 He
5 2 I

6 He

3 it

7 She

4 You

8 you

5 They 9 We

Grammar be

6 2 You’re my friend.

3 I’m really cool.

4 They’re great.

5 She’s happy.

6 It’s a great book.

7 He’s in my class.

8 We’re sad.
7 2 She’s 5 They’re

3 We’re 6 I’m

4 He’s

7 You’re

8 2 I’m

3 You’re

4 I’m

5 I’m

6 He’s

7 She’s

8 They’re

9 We’re

Pronunciation /r/

1

pronounced r

silent r

present

ear

grandma

car

hungry

teacher

sorry

MP3 player

great

under

Grammar possessive

adjectives

1 2 Her

7 Your

3 He

8 Their

4 Our

9 We

5 It

10 My

6 You
2 2 Her

6 His

3 Our

7 Its

4 Your 8 My

5 Their
3 2 his

6 our

3 my

7 our

4 her

8 its

5 their

Vocabulary family

4 2 son

3 daughter

4 father

5 grandfather

6 uncle

7 nephew

8 cousin

9 husband

10 sister

11 wife

12 grandparent

13 niece

14 parent

15 brother

16 aunt

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male

female

son

grandmother

father

daughter

grandfather aunt
uncle

wife

nephew

niece

husband

sister

brother

neutral

cousin
grandparent
parent

6 2 nephew

3 brother

4 husband

5 grandson

6 daughter

7 cousin

8 wife

9 grandparents

10 aunt

11 niece

12 son

Grammar be negative

7 2 aren’t 6 aren’t

3 isn’t

7 isn’t

4 aren’t 8 ’m not

5 isn’t
8 2 isn’t

6 isn’t

3 isn’t

7 ’m not

4 aren’t 8 aren’t

5 aren’t
9 2 Ben isn’t Mary’s son. He’s

Mary’s nephew.

3 Gemma isn’t Steven’s

wife. Susan is Steven’s

wife.

4 Simon isn’t James’s sister.

He’s James’s brother.

5 Michael isn’t Sarah’s

cousin. He’s Sarah’s uncle.

6 Sarah isn’t Debbie’s sister.

She’s Debbie’s cousin.

7 Ben isn’t Michael’s

cousin. He’s Michael’s

son.

8 Michael isn’t Gemma’s

father. He’s Gemma’s

husband.

Grammar be questions

and short answers

10 2 aren’t 6 she is

3 is

7 they are

4 isn’t

8 they aren’t

5 he isn’t

11 2 Is her name Sarah?

Yes, it is.

3 Is her father Gary?

Yes, he is.

4 Is her mother Kate?

No, she isn’t.

5 Is her brother 7?

No, he isn’t.

6 Is her sister 17?

No, she isn’t.

7 Is she from Paris?

No, she isn’t.

8 Is she from London?

Yes, she is.

9 Is she 13?

No, she isn’t.

10 Is her sister Kate?

Yes, she is.

Real English

1 2 eight o’clock in the

morning

3 six o’clock in the evening

4 nine o’clock at night

5 three o’clock in the

afternoon

6 eleven o’clock at night
2 2 Oh, hello Karen. How are

you?

3 I’m fine thanks. How

about you?

4 I’m OK. I’m very tired.

It’s two o’clock in the

morning.

5 I’m sorry. It’s lunchtime

here.

6 Are you hungry?

7 Yes, I am! Are you

hungry?

8 No, I’m not!
3 Dad Oh, hi Bill. How are

you?

Bill I’m fine thanks. How

about you?

Dad I’m OK, but I’m tired.

It’s late.

Bill Oh, sorry. It’s breakfast

time in England.

Dad Are you hungry?

Bill Yes, I am. Are you?

Dad No, I’m not. I’m just

tired.

4 3 Yes, it is.

4 No, it isn’t. It’s eleven

o’clock in the morning.

5 No, it isn’t. It’s ten o’clock

at night.

6 Yes, it is.

7 No, it isn’t. It’s three

o’clock in the afternoon.

8 Yes, it is.

9 No, it isn’t. It’s eight

o’clock at night.

10 No, it isn’t. It’s one o’clock

in the afternoon.

Vocabulary adjectives

(personality)

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C S O N

I

C A B M O

O H A P P Y E N U F
N Y O O M T S D S R

F U R S L A Z Y

I

I

I

N F O P L A F C E

D K

I

N D O P M A N

E R N C S O R F L D

N O D E E L A T

I

L

T R A P F U N N Y Y

The missing adjective is

‘intelligent’.

2 2 happy

3 friendly

4 confident
3 2 happy

3 lazy

4 sporty

5 shy

6 musical

7 funny

8 kind/generous

Reading and Writing

4 A Susan Parker

B Walter Smith
5 1 Sandra Donald

2 sixteen

3 England

4 clothes/shopping/

fashion

5 reading

6 my pet cat

7 Tom

8 kind

9 confident

10 musical
6 2 No, she isn’t.

3 She’s from England.

4 Susan.

5 Yes, he is.

6 No, he isn’t.

7 Yes, she is.

8 She’s from the USA.

9 She’s sixteen.

10 No, she isn’t.
7 Students’ own answers
8 1 Juliet’s mother.

2 She’s the editor of Yes!

magazine.

3 They talk about Mike’s

play.

Culture Connection

1 1 waltz

2 candles

3 New Year

4 blindfold

5 bumps

6 ear pulling

2 1 A

4 B

2 E

5 F

3 D

6 C

3

celebration

date

St Nicholas’s

Day

6th December

Christmas Eve 24th December

My name day

Can you remember it?

1 2 b

7 c

3 a

8 a

4 b

9 c

5 b

10 a

6 a
2 2 Kate 5 brother

3 Australia

6 afternoon

4 you 7 lazy
3 2 OK

6 Is

3 wrong 7 it

4 and

8 Great

5 lunch
4 2 Happy birthday, Tom!

3 We’re from Spain.

4 I am happy.

5 Is this your bag?

6 Are we friends?

7 ‘Is he sixteen?’ ‘Yes, he is.’

8 It’s one o’clock in the

morning!

9 Where are you?

10 Robert is intelligent.
5 2 Are you tired?

3 Is John your uncle?

4 They aren’t my

grandparents.

5 My friend is from

London.

6 Our teacher is great/cool.

7 It isn’t my birthday.

8 How are you?

9 I’m not sad.

10 She likes shopping.

Unit 2

Vocabulary animals

1 rat, cat, dog, rabbit, snake,

mouse

2 2 rat

5 cat

3 snake 6 rabbit

4 mouse 7 dog
3 2 dog

4 snake

3 rabbit 5 cat

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Grammar have got

positive and negative

4 2 I have not got

3 they’ve got

4 it has not got

5 you haven’t got

6 she has got

7 he hasn’t got

8 I have got

9 we haven’t got

10 they have not got
5 2 Frank’s got a new CD.

3 My grandparents haven’t

got a puppy.

4 I haven’t got my English

book today.

5 Diana’s got a gorgeous

cat.

6 Pam and Simon have got

a cousin in the USA.

7 Tom’s got a cool

computer game.

8 They’ve got a rabbit in

the garden.

6 2 hasn’t got

3 has got

4 have got

5 haven’t got

6 has got

7 haven’t got

8 has got
7 2 Daria’s got a cat and a

dog, but she hasn’t got a

rabbit or a goldfish.

3 Jurek and Kasia have got

a cat and a goldfish, but

they haven’t got a rabbit

or a dog.

4 Henryk and Marta have

got a rabbit and a dog,

but they haven’t got a

cat or a goldfish.

8 2 hasn’t got a brother

3 haven’t got an MP3

player

4 has got a lot of friends

5 has got five puppies

6 has got three cats

7 haven’t got anything to

eat

8 has got a lot of books

Vocabulary activities

1 2 basketball

3 tennis

4 handball

5 volleyball

6 table tennis

7 swimming

8 water polo

9 ice hockey

2 2 volleyball

3 football

4 tennis

5 handball

6 table tennis

7 football

8 ice hockey
3

1

D

A

2

R

3

P

N

I

L

C

4

R

I

D E A B

I

K E

E

Y

5

P

L A Y T H E G U

I

T A R

H

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O

E

R

P

6

S

W I M

E

A

N

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Clues across

4 ride a bike

5 play the guitar

6 swim

Clues down

1 dance

2 ride a horse

3 play the piano
4 ice hockey, the guitar, water

polo, football, the piano

5 The other nouns use the

verb ride.

Grammar can and can’t

6 3 can play

4 can’t swim

5 can sing

6 can’t ride
7 2 can, can’t

3 can, can’t

4 can, can’t
8 2 Susan can sing, but she

can’t dance.

3 Harry can’t ride a bike or

drive a car.

4 Peter and Wendy can

play football and speak

Italian.

5 John can play the guitar,

but he can’t play the

piano.

9 2 Can Joanna play the

guitar?

No, she can’t.

3 Can Ali and Asia speak

French?

Yes, they can.

4 Can Ben ride a bike?

No, he can’t.

5 Can Peter ride a horse?

Yes, he can.

6 Can you write an email?

Yes, I can.

7 Can your grandfather

play the guitar?

No, he can’t.

8 Can you and your friend

play volleyball?

Yes, we can.
10 2 can

6 is

3 has

got 7 can

4 are

8 can

5 are

9 are

Real English

1 2 a

4 c

3 d

5 b

2 2 Maria Brown.

3 B-R-O-W-N.

4 17, Green Park Road.

5 7851861910.

6 Yes, I can. I’m in a team at

home. I’m from Australia.

3 Students’ own answers

Grammar have got,

a / an and any

4 2 a

5 any

3 any

6 a

4 an
5 2 Has he got a TV? No, he

hasn’t.

3 Has he got ice skates?

Yes, he has.

4 Has he got a dog? No, he

hasn’t.

5 Has he got a hockey

stick? Yes, he has.

6 Has he got an umbrella?

No, he hasn’t.

Vocabulary

1 1 warm 4 small

2 lucky 5 disabled

3 amazing

6 exciting

Reading and Writing

2 B
3 1 Alice lives in a big city

and her favourite activity

is surfing.

2 Phil lives in a big flat but

there isn’t a garden.

3 Craig loves football and

is in the school team.

4 1 Alice 4 Alice

2 Craig 5 Craig

3 Craig 6 Phil
5 Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 Scotland 2 is
2 1 Castle

2 the River Forth

3 Princess Street Gardens

3 Location: Scotland

Universities: yes

Popular: yes, for its castle

and festival

Museums: yes

Churches: yes

Theatres: yes
4 Yes, Edinburgh is a great

town.

My favourite place to hang

out is the town centre.

I also love Holyrood Palace.

It’s got some fantastic

paintings.

Can you remember it?

1 2 b

6 c

3 c

7 b

4 a

8 a

5 a
2 2 goldfish 6 theatre

3 swimming 7 horse

4 club

8 bike

5 river
3 2 ’m

6 ’ve

3 ’m

7 ’s

4 ’ve

8 Have

5 ’s
4 2 We have got a house

near the sea.

3 Have you got a sister?

4 She can play the violin

really well.

5 I’m a very sporty person.

6 I’m sorry but I can’t drive

a

car.

7 My two dogs are very

intelligent.

8 I’ve got two brothers.

They are called Max and

Bruce.

9 John can play handball

but he can’t play

volleyball.

10 I can’t watch basketball.

I hate it!

5 2 I can ride a horse.

3 I can’t play hockey or

tennis.

4 Can you close the door,

please?

5 We are hungry, but

haven’t got anything to

eat.

6 My cat is very intelligent.

7 I’ve got a sister.

8 Have you got any

computer games?

9 How old are you?

10 I like football and I’m in

the school team.

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Vocabulary daily

routine verbs

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N E E D R

I

S T U M

A B L U W A T

I

R A

F U R S

I

A N

I

B Y

I

F R U N T N O L P

N A B

I

S W A T C H

I

X U M H H C R

I

O

S T Y P O E C O O K

H O O L U M L

I

N A

S E L L T S O P R N

The missing word is ‘start’.
2 2 go

7 have

3 do

8 do

4 have 9 go

5 go

10 get

6 get
3 2 have breakfast

3 get dressed

4 go to school

5 get home from school

6 do your homework

7 go on the computer

8 have supper

9 do the washing up

10 go to bed

Grammar present

simple positive

4 2 watches 7 helps

3 needs 8 walks

4 likes 9 finishes

5 has 10

wins

6 brushes
5 2 does 7 hate

3 have 8 finishes

4 need 9 gets

5 have 10

brush

6 goes
6 2 Mary gets up late.

3 Dan cooks dinner every

evening.

4 I do my homework after

supper.

5 You watch TV after

school.

6 They want to buy a

computer.

7 School starts at nine

o’clock.

8 She does the washing-up

after supper.

7 2 gets 7 cooks

3 have 8 do

4 go

9 does

5 gets/goes 10 have

6 get 11

go

Pronunciation /s/ /z/
/Iz/

8

/s/

/z/

/Iz/

helps

needs

brushes

cooks

sells

finishes

shouts wins

watches

9 2 D

5 C

3 B

6 E

4 A
10 2 quarter to four

3 half past eleven

4 nine o’clock

Vocabulary homes

and parts of a house

1 2 study

3 garden

4 garage

5 kitchen

6 bathroom

7 pool

8 dining room

9 bedroom

Grammar there is and

there are

2 2 are

6 are

3 aren’t 7 aren’t

4 isn’t

8 is

5 is

9 isn’t

3 2 There are

3 There aren’t

4 There is

5 There isn’t

6 There is

7 There are

8 There is

Grammar present

simple negative

4 2 don’t 7 don’t

3 doesn’t 8 doesn’t

4 doesn’t 9 don’t

5 don’t 10

doesn’t

6 doesn’t
5 2 She doesn’t need a

computer.

3 They don’t want their

dinner.

4 We don’t live in a flat.

5 It doesn’t start early.

6 You haven’t got a fast car.

7 He doesn’t hate ice

hockey.

8 I don’t love you.

9 Our house hasn’t got a

swimming pool.

10 They don’t watch TV in

the evening.

6 2 She doesn’t play tennis.

She plays football.

3 They haven’t got a car.

They’ve got bicycles.

4 I don’t need an MP3

player. I need a

computer.

5 You don’t hate cats. You

hate dogs.

Grammar present

simple questions

7 2 doesn’t

3 do

4 does

5 doesn’t

6 don’t

7 Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

8 Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
8 2 Do, Yes, we do /

No, we don’t.

3 Do, Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

4 Does, Yes, he/she does. /

No, he/she doesn’t.

5 Do, Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

6 Do, Yes, we do /

No, we don’t.

7 Does, Yes, she does /

No, she doesn’t.

8 Do, Yes, I do / No, I don’t.

9 2 How 6 What

3 When 7 Why

4 Who 8 What

5 Where

Real English

1 2 C

4 E

3 A

5 B

2 2 How are you?

3 What do you do in the

evening?

4 Do you like maple syrup?

5 What time do you get up?
3 2 I get up at seven o’clock.

3 I walk.

4 It takes about half an

hour.

5 At five o’clock in the

afternoon.

6 I watch TV and go on the

computer.

4 Louise I get up at six

o’clock.

Bill

What time do you

have breakfast?

Louise At seven o’clock in

the morning.

Bill

How do you go to

school?

Louise By bus.

Bill

How long does it

take?

Louise About twenty

minutes.

Bill

When do you

leave school?

Louise At four o’clock (in

the afternoon).

Bill

What time do you

get home?

Louise At twenty past four.

Bill

What do you do in

the evening?

Louise I like reading and

watching TV / I read

and watch TV.

5 2 What time do your

parents have breakfast?

3 How do you go to

school?

4 How long does it take?

5 What time do you get to

school?

6 What time does Jane

leave school?

7 What time do you get

home?

8 What do you do in the

evening?

Vocabulary school

subjects

1 2 English 5 Science

3 Art

6 Geography

4 Maths
2 2 Science

3 English

4 Geography

5 Maths

6 Art

Reading and Writing

3 Geography
4 1 Carla 6 Martin

2 Martin 7 Carla

3 Martin 8 Martin

4 Carla 9 Carla

5 Carla

10 Martin

5 Students’ own answers
6 1 Ms Julia Yardley and

Lezardo.

2 A paper with a drawing

on it.

3 He wants half a million

euros, not fifty thousand

euros.

Culture Connection

1 1 B

3 D

2 A

4 C

2 Ruby is a student at the BRIT

School in London, which

is the only free performing

arts school in the UK.

3 1 8

5 4

2 8

6 4

3 4

7 4

4 8

8 8

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1 2 c

7 c

3 b

8 b

4 c

9 a

5 a

10 c

6 c
2 2 evening 5 morning

3 flat 6 horrible

4 pet
3 2 Half

6 Really

3 late

7 true

4 Why 8 don’t

5 like
4 2 Are there any dogs in the

picture?

3 We have supper at eight

o’clock.

4 How do you go to

school?

5 I get home at a quarter

past seven.

6 There is only one

bathroom in my house.

7 They don’t like cats.

8 ‘Do you eat maple syrup?’

‘Yes, I do.’

9 There aren’t any books in

my bag.

10 Maths is my favourite

subject.

5 2 It’s quarter past four.

3 We want to buy a car.

4 We don’t eat lunch at

home.

5 Do you live in Poland?

6 What time do you get

home?

7 He doesn’t read

newspapers.

8 She doesn’t like Maths

because it’s difficult.

9 Does she walk to school?

10 I need a computer.

Unit 4

Vocabulary

1 2 sensible

3 homework

4 key

5 bag

6 money
2 2 B: Are these your keys?

A: Oh, you’re great.

I’m stupid.

3 Don’t worry, I’ve got two.

4 That’s very sensible.
3 2 SATURDAY

3 SUNDAY

4 TUESDAY

5 FRIDAY

6 WEDNESDAY

7 THURSDAY

4 Tuesday Wednesday

Thursday Friday

Saturday Sunday

5 2 Wednesday

3 Sunday

4 Monday

Pronunciation /D/ /T/

6 I think thirty buses leave at

three on Thursdays.

7

/D/

/T/

the

bathroom

with

thirty

father

thin

brother

Grammar present

simple and adverbs of

frequency

8 2 usually

3 often

4 sometimes

5 hardly ever

6 never
9 2 Daniel is always polite.

3 We don’t often go to the

cinema.

4 I sometimes go to school

by car.

5 Does he often play

football with George?

6 My dad never has

breakfast in the morning.

7 You can usually buy milk

at the shop next door.

8 Does Mark always go to

bed late?

10 2 Pam never brings food

into class.

3 Pam is hardly ever late

for class.

4 Pam usually wears jeans

at school.

5 Pam sometimes does her

homework on Sundays.

6 Pam often eats lunch at

school.

11 2 always plays

3 usually sings

4 always goes

5 usually listens

6 but sometimes

7 usually wear

8 or sometimes

Vocabulary months,

seasons

1 2 Spring

3 Autumn

4 Winter

2 2 F e b r u a r y

3 M a r c h

4 A p r i l

5 M a y

6 J u n e

7 J u l y

8 A u g u s t

9 S e p t e m b e r

10 O c t o b e r

11 N o v e m b e r

12 D e c e m b e r
3 2 September

3 December

4 July

5 March

6 June

7 January

8 October
4 2 In summer, the average

temperature is 15ºC.

3 In autumn, the average

temperature is 10ºC.

4 In winter, the average

temperature is 3ºC.

5 Students’ own answers

Vocabulary 20–10,000

6 2 j

7 i

3 f

8 b

4 g

9 h

5 e

10 a

6 c
7 2 eleven

3 twelve

4 a thousand

5 twelve

6 three hundred and

sixty-five

7 fifty-two

8 twenty-four

9 fifty

10 one thousand, four

hundred and forty

8 2 forty

3 eighty

4 thirteen

Grammar like, love,

hate + noun / -ing word

1 stop - stopping

cook – cooking

ski – skiing

canoe – canoeing

cycle – cycling

bowl – bowling

listen – listening

dance – dancing

run - running
2 2 swimming

3 bowling

4 horse riding

5 listening

6 being

3 3 I like drinking orange

juice.

4 Pam likes the internet.

5 She hates playing tennis.

6 They love the cinema.

7 Pete doesn’t like playing

football.

8 He loves books.

Pronunciation /N/

4 sing spring

having swimming

bring eating

shopping

5 February, March, April, May,

June, July

Real English

6 2 e

4 a

3 b

5 d

7 Tonya Oh, yes! How about

cycling to the lake?

Charlie No, let’s do

something we

don’t usually do.

Tonya Sure. How about

going riding?

Charlie But there isn’t a

riding school near

here.

Tonya There’s a riding

school in Kingston.

Charlie Oh, yes. Let’s get

the bus.

Tonya OK, come on. Let’s

go.

8 Students’ own answers

Reading and Writing

1 Iceland is very warm in

winter. 8

You can go whale watching

in Iceland. 4

Reykjavik is the capital city

of Iceland. 4

2 1 south 5 birthday

2 weeks 6 time

3 weather

7 year

4 winter 8 Love
3 1 John Lennon Imagine

Peace Tower

2 whale

3 cycle trails

4 coast

5 boat ride
4 Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 Scotland

2 snowboarding

3 fun

4 Cornwall
2 1 C

2 B

3 D

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4 Students’ own answers

Can you remember it?

1 2 a

6 a

3 c

7 b

4 b

8 a

5 b

2 2 March 5 Tuesday

3 sorry 6 spring

4 average

3 2 Let’s 6 Sorry

3 know 7 going

4 about 8 Great

5 watching
4 2 I don’t like Mondays.

3 He never goes out on

Fridays.

4 This tree is one hundred

years old.

5 Do you like cooking?

6 Let’s go to the cinema

tonight!

7 Sue hardly ever eats

burgers.

8 Patrick usually plays

football on Saturday

mornings.

9 She sometimes drives to

school.

10 Janet hates watching

cowboy films.

5 2 Does he go to school by

car?

3 She rarely does the

washing-up.

4 There are thirty-one days

in July.

5 Let’s go shopping.

6 I love reading books.

7 Do you often go to the

cinema.

8 I hardly ever watch TV on

Mondays.

9 I hate swimming.

Unit 5

Grammar present

continuous positive

1 2 ’m playing

3 ’s doing

4 ’s reading

5 ’m drinking

6 ’m sitting
2 2 T

6 F

3 T

7 T

4 F

8 T

5 T
3 2 is sleeping

3 is playing

4 is running

5 are dancing

6 is shining

7 is reading

8 are buying

Grammar present

continuous negative

4 2 We aren’t drinking milk.

3 I’m not playing tennis.

4 Maria isn’t reading a

book.

5 They aren’t having a

good time.

6 You aren’t clapping.

7 We aren’t selling our

house.

8 The sun isn’t shining.
5 2 She isn’t dancing.

3 The aren’t playing tennis.

4 You aren’t phoning your

friend.

5 We aren’t eating lunch.

6 Daniel isn’t singing.

7 I’m not sleeping.

8 They aren’t having a

party.

9 She isn’t buying a drink.

10 He isn’t selling his car.
6 1 He’s riding a bike.

2 She’s not sleeping.

3 They’re playing football.

4 They’re not listening to

music/the radio.

5 He’s swimming.

6 She’s speaking French.

7 They’re shopping.

8 He’s not getting dressed.

Vocabulary clothes

1 2 skirt 9 dress

3 trousers

10

boots

4 coat 11

jumper

5 hat 12

trainers

6 shoes 13

shirt

7 socks 14

tie

8 jacket
2 2 coat 7 jacket

3 shirt 8 jumper

4 trousers

9 skirt

5 socks 10

boots

6 shoes
3

S

B

O

O

T

C

O

I

K

T R O U S E R S
S

H

C

O

S

O

E

K

A

S H

I

R T

R

J A C K E T

The missing word is: jumper.

4

shirt

tie

coat

jacket

jumper
trousers

skirt

socks

shoes

boots

Grammar this, that,

these and those

5 2 Those 7 these

3 that

8 This

4 this

9 That

5 That

10 these

6 those
6 2 Those 6 These

3 These 7 Those

4 That 8 This

5 This

Grammar present

continuous questions

7 2 g

5 b

3 a

6 f

4 d

7 c

8 2 Are you wearing socks?

3 What are you watching

on TV?

4 Is Gill reading the

newspaper?

5 Are you doing your

homework?

6 Are you listening to the

children?

9 2 Are they swimming?

No, they aren’t. They’re

running.

3 Is he drinking coffee?

No, he isn’t. He’s eating a

sandwich.

4 Are the girls watching

TV? Yes, they are.

5 Is he dancing? No, he

isn’t. He’s swimming.

6 Is the sun shining? Yes, it

is.

7 Is Dad having a bath? No,

he isn’t. He’s playing on

the computer.

8 Are they singing? Yes,

they are.

Vocabulary money

1 2 £3.99 5 £2.50

3 £4.85

6 75p / £0.75

4 £7.20

Real English

2 2 e

4 b

3 a

5 c

3 2 They’re twenty-five

pounds.

3 Thanks. And how much is

that shirt?

4 It’s twelve pounds

ninety-nine.

5 I’d like that shirt and

these trousers, please.

6 That’s thirty-seven

ninety-nine, please.

7 Thanks. Bye!

8 Goodbye.
4 Assistant They’re forty

pounds.

John

Thanks. And

how much is this

T-shirt?

Assistant It’s thirteen

pounds ninety-

nine.

John

I’d like these

shoes and this

T-shirt, please.

Assistant That’s fifty-three

pounds ninety-

nine, please.

John

Thanks. Bye.

Assistant Goodbye.
5 2 How much are those

shoes?

3 How much are these

earrings?

4 How much is that hat?

5 How much is this T-shirt?

Reading and Writing

1 Picture B
2 1 There is one girl.

2 Yes, there is.

3 There is one cat.

4 Yes, there is.

5 There are two boys.

6 No, there aren’t.

7 No, there isn’t.
3 2 She isn’t writing in her

book.

3 He’s playing on the

computer.

4 He’s playing the guitar.

5 It’s sleeping.

6 She isn’t wearing a skirt.
4 Possible answer

There are six people in this

picture. A boy is listening

to music. Two girls are

swimming in the sea. Two

boys are sunbathing. One

girl is walking on the beach.

She is wearing a hat. There

are two dogs. They are

playing with a ball. The sun

is shining.

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2 He is a teacher.

3 Because the ghost can’t

go over the bridge.

Culture Connection

1 A music & film

B books

C electronics

D clothes
2 B
3 1 About a billion.

2 It never closes.

3 It started in 1995.

4 No, it also sells DVDs,

clothes, computers,

software, toys, musical

instruments and food.

5 In warehouses near

airports.

6 You can write reviews.

7 It remembers what you

buy and recommends

other things that you

might like. Also, people

like shopping from their

home.

8 Students’ own answers.

Can you remember it?

1 2 c

7 b

3 b

8 a

4 c

9 c

5 a

10 b

6 c
2 2 evening 5 there

3 ties 6 Is

4 hat
3 2 practising 6 why

3 part 7 that

4 joking 8 Are

5 not
4 2 I’m reading my book.

3 You aren’t listening to

me.

4 They are eating their

lunch.

5 These shoes are brown.

6 Is Greg wearing a red

shirt?

7 How much are these

jeans?

8 I’d like the yellow T-shirt,

please.

9 How much are these

shoes?

10 Is the woman singing?
5 2 These jeans are

expensive.

3 How much is this tie?

4 There are three trees in

the picture.

5 I’d like a sandwich,

please.

6 There aren’t any cars

here.

7 Is there a dog in the

garden?

8 Are you listening to me?

9 Those shoes are too big.

10 The sun is shining.

Unit 6

Vocabulary special

days

1 2 Happy Easter!

3 Happy New Year!

4 Happy Valentine’s Day!
2 2

A What’s your favourite

day?

B Valentine’s Day.

A Why?

B Because I love getting

cards!

3 A What’s your favourite

day?

B New Year’s Day.

A Why?

B Because I love

watching the

fireworks!

4 A What’s your favourite

day?

B Easter Sunday.

A Why?

B Because I love eating

chocolate eggs!

3 Season’s Greetings

You make my heart sing

I want to send

You make my heart dance

Lots of warm wishes

You fill my world

To my cool friend!

With love and romance!

Grammar possessive

forms

4 2 its

6 His

3 my

7 ours

4 yours 8 mine

5 theirs
5 2 It’s Halle Berry’s.

3 It’s Robert Kubica’s.

4 They’re Naomi

Campbell’s.

5 It’s Daniel Radcliffe’s.

6 They’re Adam Małysz’s.
6 2 b

6 b

3 b

7 a

4 a

8 b

5 a
7 3 8 Tom’s birthday

4 4

5 4

6 8 That CD is mine.

7 4

8 8 Our new Maths teacher

Vocabulary ordinal

numbers, dates

1 2 c

6 b

3 g

7 a

4 i

8 h

5 f

9 d

2 2 Charles the Second

3 Richard the Third

4 William the Fourth

5 George the Fifth

6 Edward the Seventh

7 Henry the Eighth
3 3 fifth

4 five

5 third

6 three

7 twenty-six

8 twenty-sixth

9 tenth

10 ten
4 3 3rd

4 fourth

5 5th

6 tenth

7 20th

8 twenty-second

9 23rd

10 thirtieth

11 31st
5 2 Danka’s birthday is on

the fifteenth of April.

3 Ania’s birthday is on the

thirty-first of May.

4 Filip’s birthday is on the

thirteenth of July.

5 Kuba’s birthday is on the

twenty-fifth of August.

6 Daniel’s birthday is

on the eighteenth of

October.

7 Janusz’s birthday is on

the ninth of November.

8 Halina’s birthday is on

the twenty-second of

December.

6 2 the 20th of July, 1969

3 the 3rd of April, 1973

4 the 4th of July, 1776

5 the 2nd of June, 1953

6 the 14th of July, 1789

7 the 17th of December,

1903

8 the 1st of August, 1981

Real English

1 2 f

5 c

3 e

6 a

4 b
2 2 6:11

6 7:50

3 8:04

7 1:08

4 12:25 7 8 2:39

5 5:42

3 2 That’s £ 30.00, please.

3 That’s £ 57.50, please.

4 That’s £ 30.00, please.

5 That’s £ 87.50, please.
4 2 Return 5 two

3 Child 6 11:30

4 £13.50
5 Ticket clerk Single or

return?

Jane

Return, please.

Ticket clerk Child or adult?

Jane

Adult, please.

How much is

it?

Ticket clerk That’s £13.50,

please.

Jane

Here you are.

Ticket clerk Thank you.

Jane

Which

platform is it?

Ticket clerk Platform 6.

Jane

And what

time’s the

train?

Ticket clerk 9:30.

Grammar object

pronouns

1 3 him

6 us

4 her

7 you

5 it

8 them

2 2 him

6 her

3 them 7 me/us

4 me

8 it

5 you

Reading and Writing

3 Gurning is an English

tradition / making a funny,

ugly face.

4 1 T

4 T

2 F

5 F

3 DS

Culture Connection

1 1 e

4 c

2 d

5 b

3 a
2 Picture 5
3 1 A

4 A

2 A

5 B

3 C

Can you remember it?

1 1 b

5 a

2 c

6 c

3 a

7 a

4 b

8 b

2 2 them

6 twelve

3 two

7 rice

4 funeral 8 ring

5 she

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3 adult 7 fifteen

4 pounds 8 Bye

5 platform
4 2 Put it in your purse.

3 We can’t keep it. It’s not

ours.

4 Whose jacket is this?

5 Are you sure this is Bob’s

car?

6 My birthday is on the

eleventh of April.

7 I’ve got five cousins.

8 “Two tickets, please.”

“Single or return?”

9 Can you pass me the

salad, please?

10 Don’t leave the books

here. Take them back to

the library.

5 2 My birthday is on the

third of May.

3 I’d like a return ticket to

London.

4 Our car isn’t as big as

yours.

5 This is my sister’s book.

6 Her shoes are dirty.

7 These glasses are mine.

8 This is the children’s

room.

9 Which platform is it?

10 My mum is talking to

him.

Unit 7

Vocabulary activities

1 2 shout 6 find

3 happen

7 hate

4 forgive 8 tell

5 miss 9 cry
2 2 find

6 tell

3 laugh 7 forgive

4 hate 8 shout

5 cry

9 happen

Grammar past simple

regular

3 2 B

6 H

3 G

7 E

4 F

8 D

5 A
4 2 happened 6 tried

3 watched

7 worked

4 liked 8 cried

5 walked
5 2 happened 6 hated

3 wanted

7 invited

4 asked 8 tried

5 laughed

6 2 arrived 6 asked

3 walked 7 wanted

4 played 8 loved

5 watched

Grammar past simple

irregular

7 2 did

3 found

4 give

5 go

6 had

7 know

8 lost

9 understood

10 wrote
8

U
N

L

D

W R O T E

E

S

R

F

N

T

S

B O U G H T

T

U

A

H

O

N

V

A

O

D

E

D

i

D

The missing verb is: knew.
9 2 understood

3 found

4 wrote

5 went

6 lost

7 gave

8 did

9 had

10 knew

Pronunciation past

simple verb endings

10

/t/

/d/

asked

lived

missed

tried

liked

happened

/Id/

irregular

waited

saw

invited

wrote

wanted

bought

Vocabulary adjectives,

describing people

1 2 nice

8 normal

3 tall

9 intelligent

4 stupid 10

unfriendly

5 strange

11

young

6 short 12

horrible

7 old
2 2 horrible 6 young

3 stupid 7 nice

4 short 8 normal

5 strange
3 1 C

2 A

3 B
4 Possible answer

She was young – about

nineteen. She looked

normal. She had dark hair

and glasses. She was tall.

Grammar be past

simple

1 2 wasn’t 7 weren’t

3 wasn’t 8 wasn’t

4 were 9 was

5 were

10 was

6 was
2 2 Her hair wasn’t blonde.

3 Daniel was in France.

4 The beaches were

beautiful.

5 We weren’t scared.

6 She wasn’t nice.

7 You were my friend.

8 The food was great.

9 That wasn’t funny.

10 I wasn’t hungry.

Vocabulary time

phrases

1 2 last night

3 yesterday evening

4 yesterday afternoon

5 yesterday morning

6 last weekend

7 last month

Grammar past simple

negative, questions

and short answers

2 2 e

6 a

3 d

7 h

4 b

8 c

5 g
3 2 I didn’t see you in the

café.

3 Steven didn’t wake up

early yesterday.

4 They had a good time.

5 We didn’t win the match.

6 I went on holiday last

year.

7 She didn’t meet her

husband in Paris.

8 You could help me.

Real English

4 2 Why 5 What

3 Who 6 Did

4 How
5 2 I went to the cinema.

3 The cinema? What did

you see?

4 King Kong.

5 I saw that last week.

Did you like it?

6 Yes, I did. It was great.

7 Who did you go with?

8 I went with Sally.

9 Oh, how is she?

10 She’s fine.
6 Sally I went to the cinema.

John What did you see?

Sally Avatar.

John Did you like it?

Sally No, I didn’t. It was

strange.

John Who did you go with?

Sally I went with Mark.

John How is he?

Sally He’s fine.

Grammar questions

and short answers

7 2 Who did you go with?

3 How did you get there?

4 What time did you

arrive?

5 What did you do there?

6 Did you have lunch

there?

7 What did you eat?

8 Did you have a good

time?

8 2 Did Tim go alone? No, he

didn’t.

3 Did they fly? No, they

didn’t.

4 Did they arrive in the

afternoon? No, they

didn’t.

5 Did they see Big Ben?

Yes, they did.

6 Did they go to the

theatre? No, they didn’t.

7 Did they have

sandwiches for lunch?

Yes, they did.

8 Did they have a terrible

time? No, they didn’t.

Reading and Writing

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2 A

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simple questions and

short answers

2 1 Was

5 was

2 Were 6 was

3 Was

7 Were

4 Were 8 were
3 1 Yes, he was.

2 Yes, they were.

3 No, it wasn’t.

4 Yes, they were.

5 He was sixteen.

6 Water.

7 Yes, they were.

8 They were in the snow.
4 Possible answer

It was night time. An old

man and woman were in

their car. They stopped

at a hotel. They went to

their hotel room. The man

watched TV and the woman

read a book. Then they went

to sleep. In the morning,

the man was not there. The

woman went outside, but

the man was gone. She

never saw him again.

5 1 It starts in Thomas

Farriner’s house.

2 He wants them to blow

up the buildings in front

of the fire.

3 Nine people.

Culture Connection

1 1 b

3 d

2 c

4 a

2 1 C

3 A

2 B

4 D

3 1 T

4 T

2 F

5 T

3 F

6 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 c

7 b

3 a

8 c

4 a

9 b

5 c

10 c

6 a
2 2 want 5 beard

3 shout 6 morning

4 stupid
3 2 didn’t

3 happened

4 matter

5 can

6 laugh

7 Nobody

8 dear

9 stupid

4 2 Sarah bought a new

dress.

3 We had coffee at

breakfast yesterday

morning.

4 She had blonde hair.

5 Did you see that car?

6 They couldn’t go fishing

last week.

7 Who did you write to?

8 I met my friends last

night.

9 Was she happy?

10 What happened?
5 2 They liked the film.

3 They weren’t scared.

4 Yesterday was a beautiful

day.

5 Did she meet her friends?

6 They didn’t get up early.

7 I couldn’t understand it.

8 What did you do last

Tuesday?

9 Were they surprised?

10 Was he on the beach?

Unit 8

Vocabulary

1 2 football team

3 pitch

4 win a match

5 lose a match

6 train
2 1 won 4 pitch

2 lost

5 training

3 match

Grammar adverbs of

manner

3 2 e

4 a

3 d

5 b

4

1

S

A
D

2

A

M A

Z

I

3

N

G

L

Y

I

Y

C

4

B

E

5

A

N G R

I

L

Y

I

Y

L

6

H

7

W

E

L

L

A

I

P

8

F

A

S

T

P

N

9

B

I

T

A

L

10

L O U D

L

Y

Y

L
Y

5 2 good 6 slowly

3 hard 7 bad

4 angry 8 brilliantly

5 fast
6 3 4

7 8 easily

4 8 angrily 8 4

5 4

9 8 well

6 4

10

4

7

+ ly

y + ily

irregular

badly

angrily

fast

quietly happily well

8 2 slowly 6 beautifully

3 loud 7 quietly

4 fast

8 well

5 hard
9 2 I didn’t sleep very well

yesterday.

3 Martin drives

dangerously.

4 A tortoise walks slowly.

5 I can remember phone

numbers easily.

6 He played the piano

beautifully at the

concert.

7 The children are playing

noisily in their room.

8 I did very badly in my

Maths exam.

Vocabulary

1

men

women

waiter

waitress

policeman

firewoman

businessman

fireman

men and women

police officer musician

dentist footballer

nurse

teacher

builder

taxi driver

2 2 musician

3 mechanic

4 taxi driver

5 firefighter

6 postman

7 footballer

8 police officer

9 teacher

10 dentist
3 2 stressful

3 interesting

4 rewarding

5 creative

6 dangerous

4 2 quite rewarding

3 to

do

4 nothing boring

5 being a pilot

6 it’s stressful

7 something creative

8 too difficult

9 something easy

Pronunciation

5 2 Yes

5 Yes

3 Yes

6 No

4 No

Grammar a / an

6 2 Anna is a teacher.

3 Martin is a waiter.

4 Dan is a taxi driver

5 Jonathan is a policeman.

6 Claire is a doctor.

7 Chris is a musician.

8 James is a footballer.

9 Jane is a dentist.

10 Georgie is a

businessman.

11 Lana is an actress.

Grammar a lot (of)

7 2 a lot

6 a lot

3 a lot of 7 a lot of

4 a lot of 8 a lot

5 a lot

8 2 a lot of 6 a lot

3 a lot

7 a lot

4 a lot of 8 a lot of

5 a lot of

Real English

1 2 See you there!

3 Oh, hi Tamsin.

4 Yes, I’d love to.

5 What time is it?
2 1 Oh, hi Tamsin.

2 Yes, I’d love to.

4 What time is it?

5 See you there!
3 5 Would you like to go to

the cinema?

6 I can’t.

7 pity

8 Let’s go on Saturday,

then!

9 Would you like to play

my new computer game?

10 What

11 Would you like to go to

the Automatics concert?

12 No, it’s on the 10th.

13 a pity

Pronunciation

4 interesting friendly

horrible castle

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1 1 Liverpool

2 meeting

3 energetic

4 looking

5 swim

6 playing games

7 singing
2 A 2

B 4

C 1
3 Students’ own answers
4 Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 b

2 c

3 a
2 1 T

5 T

2 F

6 T

3 F

7 F

4 T

8 T

Can you remember it?

1 2 b

6 b

3 c

7 c

4 a

8 a

5 b
2 2 bad

6 pitch

3 earn 7 fireman

4 actress 8 painting

5 training
3 2 Would 6 time

3 I’d

7 o’clock

4 When 8 See

5 where
4 2 She speaks Italian very

well.

3 She works as a waitress.

4 She’s an actress.

5 My house is easy to find.

It’s right next to the

station.

6 Would you like to come

to my birthday party?

7 His job is very stressful.

8 I can’t understand

because you speak very

fast.

9 There’s a lot of sugar in

my coffee.

5 2 This job is boring.

3 They always work hard.

4 We travel a lot.

5 Would you like to come

to my party?

6 We met a lot of

interesting people.

7 He works as a postman.

8 See you on Friday!

9 Paula works at a café.

10 I eat a lot of chocolate.

Unit 9

Grammar going to

1 2 G

6 F

3 H

7 B

4 A

8 D

5 E
2 2 isn’t going to book

3 isn’t going to get

4 ’m not going to go

5 ’m not going to invite

6 aren’t going to buy

7 aren’t going to move

8 aren’t going to play

9 ’m not going to sell

10 aren’t going to have
3 2 She’s going to have a

shower.

3 They’re going to get

married.

4 He’s not going to catch

the ball.

5 It’s going to cry.

6 They’re going to kiss.

7 He’s not going to get the

job.

8 They’re going to sing a

song.

9 She’s not going to buy a

dress.

10 He’s not going to win the

race.

Vocabulary food and

drink

1 b lemon

i pepper

c ham

j salt

d milk

k crisps

e bread

l cheese

f potato

m biscuit

g chips

n sandwich

h egg
2 1 chips

8 bread

2 ham

9 potato

3 salt

10 biscuit

4 pepper

11 milk

5 cheese

12 crisps

6 lemon

13 egg

7 sandwich 14 cake
3

1

C

2

H

I

3

P

S

A

E

4

S

A

5

L

T

M

P

6

B

E

P

R

7

B

M

8

C H

E

E

S

E

I

O

R

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4 2 chips, crisps

3 lemon

4 cheese

5 salt, pepper

6 eggs

7 cake

8 biscuit

9 ham

Grammar a / an or

some

5 2 a

7 an

3 some 8 some

4 some 9 a

5 a

10 some

6 some
6

countable

uncountable

biscuit

mayonnaise

banana

tea

tomato

ham

sandwich

cheese

lemon

chocolate

egg

water

7 2 a

6 some

3 some 7 some

4 an

8 a

5 some
8 2 Can I have some bread,

please?

3 Can I have a pear, please?

4 Can I have an egg,

please?

5 Can I have some fruit,

please?

6 Can I have a biscuit,

please?

7 Can I have some crisps,

please?

8 Can I have a sandwich,

please?

Reading and Writing

1 Conversation A: Menu 2,

Tina’s Café

Conversation B: Menu 1,

Greg’s Burger Bar

2 1 Sally

2 Steven

3 £1.00

4 Sally

5 Mark

6 No, you can’t.

7 No, you can’t.

8 £5.50
3 Students’ own answers
4 1 Mr Fix thinks Fogg is the

gentleman thief.

2 She asks Frogg to marry

her.

3 21st December

Real English

1 2 a

6 h

3 e

7 c

4 f

8 g

5 b
2 2 Good morning. Yes,

I’d like a ham salad

sandwich, please.

3 Yes, of course. Anything

to drink?

4 Yes. Coffee, please.

5 Do you want some milk

with your coffee?

6 Yes, please.

7 Here you are.

8 Thanks. How much is

that?

9 That’s £4, please.

10 Here you are.

11 Thanks.
3 Customer Good morning.

Yes, I’d like a

tuna sandwich,

please.

Assistant Yes, of course.

Anything to

drink?

Customer Yes. A cup of tea,

please.

Assistant Do you want

some milk with

your tea?

Customer No, thanks.

Assistant Here you are.

Customer Thanks. How

much is that?

Assistant That’s £3.50,

please.

Customer Here you are.

Assistant Thanks.

Grammar going to

questions

4 2 g

6 h

3 b

7 d

4 e

8 c

5 a
5 2 Is

6 Are

3 Are

7 Are

4 Am

8 Is

5 Is
6 2 Are you going to have

chips with your lunch?

No, I’m not.

3 Is Susan going to learn to

drive a car? Yes, she is.

4 Are they going to wear

new clothes to the party?

Yes, they are.

5 Are we going to watch

TV tonight? No, we

aren’t.

6 Is it going to be hot in

Spain? Yes, it is.

7 Is Dad going to buy a

new house? No, he isn’t.

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Vocabulary recipes

1 2 chop 7 serve

3 mix

8 salad

4 bowl 9 onion

5 herbs 10 cut

6 add
2

C S M L T A M I

H H E R B S D L
O S E R V E O D

P C N K R O B C
B S O R E L O U
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A O A R W T

S T U L K M L C
B A L T A N

I

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O N

I

O N D O X

3 2 chop 6 bowl

3 add

7 cut

4 mix

8 salad

5 Serve
4 2 Put E

3 Add D

4 Mix C

5 Cook A

6 Enjoy B

Culture Connection

1 vegetarian – wegetarianin/

wegetarianka

vegan – weganin/weganka

fruitarian – frutarianin/

frutarianka

2 1 C

2 B

3 A
3 1 F

4 T

2 F

5 T

3 F

6 T

Can you remember it?

1 2 b

7 a

3 c

8 b

4 a

9 c

5 c

10 a

6 b
2 2 onions

3 ketchup

4 ham

5 customer

6 pepper
3 2 some

3 healthy

4 drink

5 aren’t going

6 juice

7 Can

8 course

9 How much

10 That’s

4 2 I’m not going to go to

the cinema.

3 John is going to buy a

sandwich.

4 Can I have some

ketchup?

5 We need some salt.

6 Can I help you?

7 How often do you cook?

8 What is he going to eat?

9 Put everything in a bowl.

10 Are you going to make a

cake?

5 2 I’m not going to cry.

3 Is it going to rain?

4 Can I have some coffee?

5 What is she going to

wear?

6 He’s going to have a

shower.

7 There’s some milk in the

fridge.

8 Dad is going to buy a

new house.

9 Add some salt.

10 How much is a cheese

sandwich?

Reading

and Writing

Connection

Unit 1

1 The email is from Diana to

Marek.

2 1 Stevens

2 fourteen

3 Edinburgh, Scotland

4 dancing, reading and her

dog, Rooney

5 sporty and musical but

shy

3 Hi Marek,

My name’s Diana Stevens

and I’m 14 years old. I’m

from Edinburgh, the capital

of Scotland. There are five

people in my family – my

mum, my dad, my two

brothers and me. My mum’s

my favourite, because she’s

kind.

My interests are dancing,

reading and my dog,

Rooney! Rooney’s brown

and white. He’s happy

and funny. I’m sporty and

musical, but I’m quite shy.

I hope you can be my

new friend. Please write

soon and tell me all about

yourself! How old are you?

Where are you from? What

are your interests?

4 Age: 13

From: London, England

Interests: music, dancing,

and her cat Bobby

Personality: not very

confident, musical

5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

Unit 2

1 They are all dogs.
2 b
3 1 Charlie

2 five

3 Tina

4 open doors and get

Rachel’s school bag

5 football

6 Rachel
4 My cat’s name is Sooty. She’s

got a long tail and big green

eyes. She’s a very funny cat,

but sometimes she’s shy and

hides under my bed. She

can climb trees and catch

mice.

5 1 fur

3 tail

2 ears

4 eyes

6 2 long

3 happy

4 tall
7 Students’ own answers
8 My cat is a girl and her

name is Clara. She’s got

black fur and a long fluffy

tail. Clara is very friendly but

she hates dogs. She loves

fish but she doesn’t like nuts

and she doesn’t like eggs.

9 Students’ own answers

Unit 3

1 1 4

4 4

2 4

5 8

3 8 6

4

2 1 b

4 c

2 d

5 f

3 e

6 a

3 1 b

4 b

2 a

5 a

3 b
4 Students’ own answers
5 Students’ own answers

Unit 4

1 horse riding
2 1 Langford Beach,

Dorset / the south coast

of England

2 teenagers

3 sailing, windsurfing,

paragliding, snorkelling,

rock climbing, surfing,

sea kayaking, swimming

4 £75
3 Name of the centre

4

What time the trains are 8

Where it is

4

Prices

4

What you can do there 4

What the weather is

like today

8

Who it is for

4

What your favourite

season is

8

Special courses

4

When you can go there 4
4 Students’ own answers

Unit 5

1 1 Switzerland

2 skiing, riding in a carriage

3 It’s cold and it’s snowing.

4 ski suits, hats and gloves

2 writing from snowy

Switzerland – sending some

photos: Paragraph 1

snowing, cold – wearing

ski suits, hats and gloves:

Paragraph 3

snow everywhere – skiers

on the slopes, Michael

taking tour in carriage:

Paragraph 2

3 Paragraph 1: beach,

Dubrovnik, (writing) an

email

Paragraph 2: waterskiing,

windsurfing, sunbathing,

swimming, reading a book

Paragraph 3: sunny, T-shirt,

shorts

4 Students’ own answers

Unit 6

1 B
2 1 rolling

2 treat

3 takes place

4 uphill

5 catch

6 turn up
3 1 Gloucestershire

2 rolling, hill

3 catch

4 uphill, twelve, girls
4 1 interesting/exciting

2 juicy

3 popular

4 interesting/exciting

5 fantastic
5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

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1 Paragraph 1

1 The story happened in

1821.

2 Charles Talbot wanted to

go home.

Paragraph 2

3 Charles Talbot saw an old

woman on the road.

4 The old woman was

angry because Charles

Talbot would not give

her any money.

5 She said, ‘Every time a

branch falls off this tree,

a member of your family

dies.’

Paragraph 3

6 That night lightning hit

the tree, a branch fell off

and a member of Charles

Talbot’s family died.

7 Charles Talbot told his

servants to put chains on

the tree.

Paragraph 4

8 Alton Towers is a theme

park now.

9 You can still see the old

oak tree in chains.

2 1 lightning

2 oak tree

3 branch

4 chains

5 carriage
3 Students’ own answers
4 Paragraph 2: At midnight

Paragraph 3: Later that

night, The next day

Paragraph 4: Today
5 1 The story is about a

plane disappearing.

2 The story took place on

July 4th, 1960.

3 It was a bright, sunny

day.

4 To this day it’s a mystery

what happened.

6 Students’ own answers
7 Students’ own answers

Unit 8

1 B
2 1 summer

2 teens

3 give me a ring
3 A
4 Students’ own answers

Unit 9

1 Students’ own answers
2 a Seville, Granada

b tapas

c the Alhambra Palace
3 1 Where are Bev and Dale?

2 What’s the weather like?

3 What are tapas?

4 When are they going to

drive to Granada?

4 1 Dear/Hi/Hello Billy,

2 We’re having a

3 The weather

4 the people are

5 We love

6 we’re going to

7 something nice

8 Bye for now./See you

soon./Love/Best wishes

5 1 weather

4

2 your pet’s name 8

3 places of interest 4

4 a recipe

8

5 local dishes

4

6 famous buildings 4

7 what colour hair

you’ve got

8

8 what you plan

to do there

4

6 Students’ own answers

Exam

Connection key

Exam Connection 1

Prepare A

1 c

4 b

2 a

5 f

3 d

6 e

Prepare B

people

adjectives

activities

daughter

shy

dancing

uncle

musical

reading

brother

sporty

football

1 1 A

2 B

3 C
2 1 C

2 D

3 A
3 1 8

2 8

3 4

4 4

5 8

Exam Connection 2

Prepare

1 What’s your address?

2 Can you play football?

3 Can I help you?

4 How old are you?

5 Can I borrow your

dictionary, please?

1 1 B

3 A

2 C

4 B

Prepare

1 play computer games

2 read stories

3 play the piano

4 ride a horse
2 1 E

3 A

2 D

4 C

3 1 C

2 B

Exam Connection 3

Prepare

1 Do you like French?

2 No, I can’t stand it. But I

like Geography.

3 I don’t. I can’t stand

Geography.

4 Why?

5 Because it’s boring!

6 What’s your favourite

subject?

7 Maths.

8 Maths is difficult!

9 No, it isn’t. It’s easy.
1 1 B

4 A

2 A

5 C

3 C
2 B
3 1 C

4 B

2 B

3 A

Exam Connection 4

Prepare

1 What does your dad

hate?

2 Which is your favourite

season?

3 When is Tina’s party?

4 Where do you go

canoeing?

1 1 C

3 E

2 A

4 D

2 1 B

3 C

2 A

Prepare

1 kayaking

2 windsurfing

3 waterskiing

4 water rafting
3 1 E

3 C

2 B

4 A

Exam Connection 5

Prepare

Man: a jumper, jeans, shoes

Woman: jacket, boots

Teenage girl: a tie, socks
1 1 C

2 C

3 B
2 1 B

2 A

3 B
3 1 B

2 B

3 A

Exam Connection 6

Prepare

1 7:30

3 8:00

2 345

4 11

1 Conversation 1

1 4

2 8

3 8

Conversation 2

1 8

2 8

3 4
Prepare

Woman Good morning.

How can I help

you?

Tonya What time is

the next train to

Chester?

Woman It’s at half past one.

Tonya

Thank you. Which

platform does it

leave from?

Woman Platform 5.

Tonya Could I have a

return ticket,

please?

Woman Yes, certainly.

That’s thirty

pounds, please.

Tonya Thanks, bye.
2 1 B

3 D

2 E

4 A

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Exam Connection 7

Prepare A

Picture B
Prepare B

1 B

2 D

3 A

4 C

5 F
1 1 A

2 B

3 B
2 1 C

2 B

3 A

4 B

Exam Connection 8

Prepare

1 c

2 e

3 d

4 a

5 b
1 1 D

2 F

3 D
Prepare

Woman Friends of Animals.

How can I help

you?

Boy

Hello. I’d like to do

some volunteer

work. Can I help on

Saturdays?

Woman Yes, of course. We

need volunteers

every Saturday

from 10 till 3.

Boy

That’s great. Where

exactly are you?

Woman Our address is 13,

Willow Avenue.

2 1 8 3

8

2 4 4

4

3 1 B

3 C

2 B

4 A

Exam Connection 9

Prepare A

1 help

2 could

3 course

4 please

5 Anything

6 thanks

7 Here
Prepare B

1 a

4 a

2 b

5 b

3 c
1 1 D

3 A

2 C
2 1 A

2 A

3 C