Phases 2ed 3 teachers book

CONTENTS Unit
4 Incredible journeys 43

Student’s Book overview 2 Revision 2 52

Unit
Workbook overview 4 5 On screen 55

Teacher’s Book overview 5 Unit 64

6 World of music

Digital components 5 Revision 3 74

Unit
Yearly Plan 6 7 Good friends 77

Unit Special stories 86
Teaching notes 8

Starter unit 10 Revision 4 94

Unit Hobbies and games 13 CLIL and Projects 97

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Unit Editing your Work 100
2 Technology 22

Revision 1 31 Extra Reading 104

Unit Answer Keys 105
3 Heroes 34

A lejandra Ottolina

Student’s Book overview

The Student’s Book includes: • A ‘CLIL and Projects’ section (to be used every
two units).
• A two-page Starter unit.
• Eight ten-page units. • A two-page section including texts for students
• A revision section every two units. to edit.
• ‘Upgrade for Exams’ sections after each revision.
• Six Student A-B ‘Communication Activities’. • Four extra reading texts with activities.

• A ten-page Language Database.

Unit 6 The Reading texts, which are highly
informative, introduce the new
6 World of music Reading 1 language in contexts suitable to the
6 Read the text quickly. How long did Taylor Swift’s second album stay at the top of the charts? age of the students. These texts are
Vocabulary is presented Vocabulary 1 1 recorded on the Audio CDs.
through pictures and
recorded on the Audio Music The Word check box includes words
students may not know for them
CDs so that students can 1 Match pictures 1–4 with some of the phrases in blue. to guess the meaning through
practise pronunciation. context or by using a monolingual
record a song • a single • a record • a playlist • a hit • Taylor S w i f t home | login | album list | search dictionary, thus fostering students’
There is usually a listening a recording studio • an album cover • song lyrics • thinking in the target language.
activity with the new a music festival • release an album • go to number one • Taylor Swift is an American country-pop singer from Pennsylvania, USA. She plays the

play live at a concert • form a band • go on tour guitar, the piano and the ukulele, and she writes all her own songs. She is considered by Look! boxes are included throughout
vocabulary leading to a critics all over America as one of the best singers ever. the unit to help students by providing
pair-work speaking task. language and learning tips.
2 influences
The Pronunciation box The activities in the
in every unit focuses 3 Her grandmother was an opera singer and Taylor says she was a big influence on Upgrade box offer
4 her and her musical style as she was growing up. Her other musical influences further opportunities for
on sounds, stress and include American country singers Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes and the Dixie students to practise what
intonation. Chicks. they have learnt so far
and can be used with fast
Grammar is presented musical biography finishers.
with clear grammar tables.
Taylor was born in 1989 and her rise to fame has been steady and uneventful. Each unit includes an
Graded exercises help extended Listening text to
students practise the form She started writing songs when she was 12 years old and her break came at the develop listening skills.

and meaning of the new age of 14 when she was singing at the Bluebird Café in Nashville. She was seen by
grammar structures.
Scott Borchetta, a record producer, and was given a recording contract with Big summary

Machine Records. Three years later, in 2006, she released her first album, Taylor Since the release of her first album,
Taylor’s life has changed dramatically.
2 2.12 Listen and repeat. Swift, which produced five hit singles. She was nominated for the Best New She has earned over 40 million dollars,
3 Choose the correct words. won lots of awards, worked with the Jonas
Artist Award at the 50th Grammy Awards that year. Since then, she has won Brothers, appeared in the film Hannah
Montana and given over a million dollars to
four Grammy Awards. Her second album, Fearless, was released in 2008 and different charities. It’s clear that this young
singer-songwriter from America has an
stayed at the top of the album charts for 11 weeks. While both her first and second exciting career ahead.

albums stayed in the charts, she became the biggest selling artist of 2008.

How do musicians become famous? Her third album, Speak Now, was released
First, they (1) form / release a band, then they think of
some good (2) lyrics / playlists and music for a song. in October 2010 and sold more than a WORD CHECK
After writing the song, they go to a (3) concert /
recording studio to record the song. Then they million copies in its first week. Her latest • ukulele • uneventful
release a (4) single / cover. If the song is a (5) hit /
record, it could (6) go / form to number one and album, Reputation, was released in 2017. • steady • growing up
then they become famous. After that, the band should
(7) play / release an album and go on tour so that they 5 Work in pairs. Find out about the last 7 2.14 Read again and listen. Check your answer 9 Read the text again and find words or phrases
can (8) record / play live for their fans. to exercise 6. Then answer the questions.
album your friend bought.
1. Do you think Taylor Swift is a traditional singer?
Justify your answer. for these meanings.

2. Who influenced her? 1. the state of being famous 3. more than
3. When did her life begin to change?
What was the last album you bought? 4. In your opinion, has this singer been successful? 2. prizes 4. in the future

It was ‘24K Magic’ by Bruno Mars. Justify your answer. LOOK!
5. Has she ever helped a charity?
4 2.13 Listen and match the speakers with 6. How long has Taylor been a songwriter? Cognates are words that are similar in English and in
your language. Be careful! There are false cognates too.
contract is a cognate but actual is a false cognate.

the songs they downloaded. I have never listened to it. Is it good? 8 What do these numbers refer to in the text? ABOUT YOU What kind of music do
teenagers listen to in your country? What
1. Todd a. ‘Wolves’ by Selena Gomez are the top ten bands? Have they recently
released any albums?

2. Kate b. ‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran 1. 1989 3. 2006

3. Julie c. ‘Finesse’ by Bruno Mars 2. 14 4. 11

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Grammar 1 The passive: past simple PRONUNCIATION \´\ 7 2.17 Listen again and complete the
+ She was born in 1989. A. 2.15 Listen and repeat the sentences. sentences.
The passive: present and past simple - She wasn’t born in 1980. 1. Mike thinks that Muse are ... .
Which syllables have the main stress 2. The Second Law was released ... .
The passive: present simple 4 Read the sentences in the table. How do we in each sentence? What happens to the 3. Stella thinks that Beyoncé is ... of R&B music.
+ She is considered by critics as one of the best form the past simple passive? words in purple? 4. Jamie thinks that Arctic Monkeys are a truly ...
1. Records are made of plastic. live band.
singers ever. 5 Complete the text with the past simple 2. The phonograph was invented by Edison.
- She isn’t considered as one of the best actresses. passive of the verbs in brackets. 3. In 1982, CDs were first released. UPGRADE
4. Computers are used at school.
1 Look at the sentences in the table and choose This album by The Beatles B. 2.16 Listen and repeat the phrases with Read the text and choose the correct words.
the correct words to complete the rules. is still popular today. the \´\ sound. The National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain,
a. We use the passive to stress the action / The famous cover was or NCO, is a registered charity. It (1) ... orchestral
the person who did the action. designed (design) by Peter Language Database pages 124 & 125 training for children aged 7 to 14. NCO includes six
b. We form the present passive with the present Blake. The people on the national age-banded orchestras and six regional
simple of the verb be / have + the past participle cover were all ‘models’ – Listening orchestras. (2) ... you want to join the orchestra, you
of the main verb. large pictures which (1) ... Favourite musicians must audition. The Main Orchestra (under 14) is one
c. The doer of the action is sometimes mentioned / (make) of card. The people of the (3) ... children’s orchestras in the world.
never mentioned. (2) ... (choose) by The Beatles because they admired 6 2.17 Listen to the programme. Are the
d. The doer of the action is mentioned when it is them, although at least three people from their statements true, false or not mentioned? Once you are a member of the orchestra, you must

unusual or very important / unimportant. original list (3) ... (not include) in the end. The 65 1. Mike says he has seen Muse in concert twice. continue practising and studying. Each orchestra
models (4) ... (make) by Peter Blake and Jann 2. Mike thinks that their music is not original. (4) ... once or twice a year at residential courses
2 Complete the text with the present simple Haworth and the photo (5) ... (take) by Michael 3. Their latest album was released in 2014. around the UK, where they receive training (5) ...
passive of the verbs in brackets. Cooper on 30th March 1967. 4. Mike says that their album was a failure in Russia. leading music tutors and conductors. Main and Under
How a song is recorded 5. Stella’s favourite singer is Shakira. 13 Orchestras have a nine-day course in spring and
Microphones are put (put) in different parts of The recording (6) ... (complete) in April 1967 and the 6. Stella doesn’t feel like attending Beyoncé’s concert (6) ... nine-day course in summer. The younger
the recording studio. Sound engineers make sure single (7) ... (play) on the radio for the first time in in England. orchestras have an eight-day course in summer.
all the instruments (1) ... (capture) correctly by the May. The album 7. Jamie says that the songs his favourite band play The courses’ main aim is to prepare the repertoire
microphones and get ready to start the recording with (8) ... (release) lack originality. that the children are going to play at an end-of-course
the help of special software. Each instrument in June 1967 8. Jamie adds that Arctic Monkeys are planning a concert. The younger orchestras (7) ... for family and
(2) ... (record) on a separate track and then they although some new tour in South America. friends, while Main and Under 13 Orchestras perform
(3) ... (mix) together. Special effects (4) ... (add) if early copies in public at major concert venues.
necessary. When the mix (5) ... (finish), it (6) ... (master) (9) ... (sell) a
mainly to balance volume levels. This final product, month before A B C
the song, (7) ... (save) as an audio file in a computer. in May. 1 given giving provides
2 While If What
3 Rewrite the sentences using the beginnings 3 finest fine better
given. 4 have met meets meeting
1. People only use good computers in big studios. 5 from to for
Good computers ... 6 other another more
2. Our teacher allows dictionaries in class. 7 performs perform has performed
Dictionaries ...
3. Young people usually download videos from
the Internet.
Videos ...
4. They make chocolate from cocoa beans.
Chocolate ...

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The Speaking section Speaking Writing 6 The Writing section provides
makes use of functional Going to a concert models of different text types.
A description of a musical hero LOOK! A specific language point is
language in everyday 1 2.20 Listen to Kristina, Mia and Louis. Which 2 2.20 Listen again and complete the dialogue. highlighted in each unit to help
situations. The texts are concert does Mia want to go to? 5 Read and complete the text with some of the Time expressions: students improve their writing.
recorded on the Audio CDs. phrases in blue. Jessica Cornish was born in 1988. She became famous at
I really want to get a (1) ... Me too. Her live (2) ... was released • usually known • was sold • at the • the age of 23. The carefully structured
The steps included for the Lady Gaga concert. are amazing. were sold • never known • released • on the • Since then, she has performed live at concerts and festivals Writing Task provides students
in the Speaking Task her fantastic all over the world. with enough scaffolding for
help students prepare Have you heard her new album? I totally disagree. I think (3) ... last A year later, she released her second album, ‘Alive’. their written production.
and practise their own It’s her best. album had much better songs. Jessica Cornish was She has been my musical hero for more than five years.
born in London in 1988. The exercises in the
dialogues. Kristina I see what you mean, (4) ... Mia She is (1) ... by her 7 Choose the correct words. Progress check revise
I think the concert will be artistic name, Jessie J. 1. Ariana Grande began her music career in / at the language presented
The Culture section great anyway. Yeah, I think so too. She is an English singer- the age of 18. in the unit.
highlights an aspect of Can you (5) ..., Louis? songwriter. 2. Two years last / later, she released her first album.
life in different English- No, I can’t. I’ve got a ticket 3. For / Since then, she has been in the top 10
No, thanks! I don’t like for the Katy Perry concert. She became famous international charts.
speaking countries. Katy Perry. Why (6) ... you come with (2) ... age of 23 when 4. In / At 2014, she recorded a song with The Weeknd
The texts are recorded on me instead? her first album, Who and it was very successful.
Me neither, but have fun! You Are, was released 5. Apart from singing, she has done some charity
the Audio CDs. 3 Practise the dialogue and act it out. Louis in 2011. It went to work since / for more than ten years.
number one in the UK
Speaking Task STEP 2 charts and millions of Writing Task
4 Prepare a dialogue between you and a friend. Think about your opinion and about your friend’s copies (3) ... around 1 Plan
responses. the world. Since then, she has performed live at
STEP 1 His/Her first album was ... / I preferred ... / I think concerts and festivals all over the world. In 2012, Make notes about the person you are
Choose a musician or use your own ideas. he/she is ... she gave a spectacular performance at the London going to write about and include:
I think so too. / Me too. / Me neither. / I totally disagree. Olympics. A year later, she (4) ... her second album, Personal details: name, when and where

Alive. he/she was born, what he/she does
STEP 3 Musical achievements: hits, albums, sales,
Work in pairs. Take turns to act out Incredibly, she has also found time to do lots of awards, performances, plans
amazing charity work. In 2013, she shaved off her Other achievements: charity work, other
the dialogue. hair on live TV to raise money for various charities. achievements
Conclusion: why you admire this person
I admire Jessie J for (5) ... music and her work
to help others. She has been my musical hero for 2 Write
more than five years. Use the text, your notes and this
structure:
6 Read again and answer the questions. Paragraph 1: Personal details
1. When was Jessie J born? Paragraph 2: Musical achievements
2. What does she do? Paragraph 3: Other achievements
3. When did she become famous? Paragraph 4: Conclusion
4. What are her main musical achievements?
5. What else does she do? 3 Check
6. Why does the writer admire her? music
the passive, different tenses
time expressions

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Famous music venues Progress check 6

The Sydney Opera House Music 4 Write the verbs in brackets in the correct
form.
The Sydney Opera House, in Australia, 1 Match beginnings 1–6 with endings a–f 1. CDs ... (use) to store music.
is one of the great iconic buildings of the to make phrases. 2. ‘What a Wonderful World’ ... (usually play) on

20th century. It was opened in 1973 by the radio.
Queen Elizabeth II. It is famous for music 1. release a. at a concert 3. DVDs ... (not sell) in many shops.
concerts and theatre performances 2. record b. a band 4. This museum ... (visit) by more than ten thousand
in the six separate venues inside. It is 3. play live c. a song in the studio people last year.
the home of the Sydney Symphony 4. go d. a new album 5. Millions of videos ... (download) last year.
Orchestra and Opera Australia. It is one 5. go to e. number one
of the busiest performing arts centres in 6. form f. on tour The passive: interrogative
the world. Every year, more than 1,500 5 Write passive questions.
performances are attended by about two Negative prefixes
million people. Many famous pop stars 1. How many tablets / sell / your country / every year?
and singers have performed at the Opera 2 Complete the sentences with the negative 2. What colour / your classroom / paint / last May?
House. There’s something for everyone. forms of the words in brackets. Use un-, il- 3. When / the new band / form?
or im-. 4. lyrics / put / on the cover?
The Met 1. Kate is not very creative at all, she’s really ... . 5. Who / mp3 player / invent / by?
(imaginative)
The Metropolitan Opera House, or ‘The 2. Peter hates waiting. He’s very ... . (patient) Integration
Met’, is in New York. It is the home of The 3. They are very ... , they never want to try anything
Metropolitan Opera, America’s biggest new. (adventurous) Choose the correct words.
classical music organization. It has a young 4. Those children never say ‘hello’. They’re ... .
artists programme to help young singers (friendly) Aubrey Drake Graham (1) is usually known /
develop their careers. Luciano Pavarotti 5. You can’t depend on them. They’re ... . usually knows by his artistic name Drake. He (2) is /
became famous after singing there. Other (trustworthy) was a Canadian rapper, record producer, songwriter
famous singers such as Plácido Domingo 6. That doesn’t make sense, it’s ... . (logical) and actor. He first (3) became /
regularly sing there. The Met has broadcast was becoming popular in 2009 with ‘So Far Gone’, his
live performances on the radio since 1931 first big-time mixtape. In 2010, he (4) was released /
and now they are streamed directly to released his album Thank
smartphones. me Later, which became
really successful in a
1 2.21 Read and listen. Then answer the 4. The Sydney Opera House is called ‘The Met’. The passive: present and past simple short time. His album
questions. 5. Live performances have been broadcast for more 3 Rewrite the sentences using the passive. Take Care (5) was earned

1. What can you see at The Sydney Opera House / earned him his first
apart from opera? than a century. Start with the underlined words. Omit by Grammy Award for
2. How many people go to performances at The when possible. Best Rap Album. Drake
Sydney Opera House every year? 3 ABOUT YOU What music venues are 1. A famous artist designed the album cover. released his fourth
3. What is The Met? 2. My friend wrote that song. album, Views, in 2016,
4. What is the young artists programme for? there in your town/country? What kind of 3. People played music thousands of years ago. breaking several chart
5. What can you watch on your smartphone? 4. Students use computers in many schools. records in the process.
music are they for? Are the performances 5. Edison invented many machines. Since then, Drake (6)
2 Read again and correct the wrong 6. They give music lessons in all British schools. won / has won several
information. broadcast live? 7. My friends formed a band at school. other awards like Juno
1. The Sydney Opera House became an icon in the 8. My sister downloaded many songs last week. Awards and some
16th century. WEBQUEST American music awards.
2. There are more than four venues inside it.
3. Not many performances are held there annually. Investigate any important Opera Houses in
Europe or South America. Write down some
information on them. Share the information
with your classmates.

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The Revision sections consist Revision 3
of a vocabulary and grammar
review from the previous two Vocabulary

units through reading and START Upgrade for Exams The Upgrade for Exams
listening exercises. sections provide additional
My friend Mike is a practice through

The Collaborative Task gives 6 Choose the correct words andHmeatchhas do a. No, Isto…ok i.t with my new camera. international exam-type
students the chance to work ne dabn. gSeomreosucesnes were filmCedrien aactoillnegge inthOxeford. exercises.
in groups and produce a text questions 1–5 with answers a–e. sc
that integrates the language 1. How much money is spent / is enes in somc. ePoop,fmostly. necessary s… e… 1 Read and complete the text about Leona 3 Imagine you saw a film called This Band Four CLIL texts and Projects
Lewis with only one word. Rocks. The reviews were good but you did not present interesting topics for
learnt so far, using various spending / like the film at all. Use the notes and your students to investigate further
tools and formats. is going to spend on music festivalSs epveirey ylebare?rg’s fdi.lmA fsor.tune! in a science fiction own ideas to write a new but negative review in groups, thus stimulating
2. What kind of music is downloading usually / e. Four or five, I’m not sfuirlem. is no easy to upload onto your personal blog. team work and collaboration.

is usually downloaded / usually download from task.

YouTube™?
3. Where was the Harry Potter saga film / films / Listening

filmed? 7 2.22 Listen to Ellie and Steve. Correct the
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4. How many Oscars was given George LucTash/e k wnrodng information. This Band Rocks

My neig was George Lucas given / is George Lucwas ... tw You n This Band Rocks is a fantastic film
havi hbougrisvenafroer Star Wars? o a1...E.llie and Steve are going to the theatre todeaye. d by Nicholas Wilson, the famous
ng lots5. oDfoeas…/ Was / Did this photo taken by a at the 582t. Ellie says that the film has nossppeeciaclieaffelctes.…h American director. It features
these day professional? Grammy’3s. .Steve hates James Bond films.to climb His first film! the story of a school band that
th s. I don’t 4. The film was released last yearEinvtheerUeSA. wins a competition and becomes
s Not a very famous world wide, but its lead
ink they get on. t. original idea! singer – Walter – performed by
Nick McCallum, falls seriously ill
5. Ellie’s sister never downloads music for free. Only for and the band has to cancel the
very young concerts. However, Walter needs
6. Ellie wants to go bowling before the film. money to pay for his treatment,
people. so the other members of the

Collaborative Task The band Leona Lewis (1) ... a British pop singer. She band decide to continue their
will meet at (2) ... famous in 2006 when she won the TV talent Just an excuse gig. The day their first album
the r… s… show The X Factor. Since then, she has become to promote the is launched, coincides with the
Mick Jagger played at 7 am next a top-selling artist. She was (3) ... for a few band’s music day Walter is operated on.
a fl…afomr thoe fuirststimfeilmWedpneosdsayt. er Grammy Awards, but she didn’t (4) ... any.
I can’t make p… So far, Leona has (5) ... two albums. Every day, Too simple! Too This Band Rocks has a
a long time ago. her songs are downloaded by thousands of few characters simple plot but it surprises
people all (6) ... the world. In fact, her first single, and very poor the audience with great
about th1eIDfEAuSture! ‘A Moment Like This’, became the fastest-selling photography, a high quality
UK single after it was downloaded over 50,000 dialogue! soundtrack and sound
FINISH Investigate a film you like and times only 30 minutes after it was released! Her performances.
make notes about it: 2 GROUP WORK second single, ‘Bleeding Love’, (7) ... to number
• What film is it? one in over 30 countries. When she released
• What kind of film is it? ‘Run’, an incredible 69,244 copies of the song
• When was it released? Share y y o o u u r r information with (8) ... sold in just two days! Her latest tour was
• Who is the director? Our nOergwangrtouepaancdhvoeterfor one film. (9) ... 2016. It (10) ... very successful!
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never is! exercise 1 and answer them.
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2. How long ... a top-selling artist?
3 PRESENTATION 3. What ... of her first single?
4. How many ... in just two days when ‘Run’
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final version of the poster. Show
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The Communication Activities Communication Activities – Student A CLIL and Projects
section, divided into Student A
and B, provides six motivating 1 Write as many sentences as possible in 3 4 Social studies
pair-work tasks that improve three minutes comparing the three objects
in the picture. You may use the adjectives in 4 Mark and Daniel are thieves and they were Cities and their San Francisco Bay’s Golden Gate
communication skills and blue. Once you have finished, compare your caught by the police. Read the sentences history Bridge is an American icon. It
foster lively interactions. answers with your partner and find out how and tell your partner what the thieves told connects the city of San Francisco
many different sentences you have written. the police. Then listen to your partner and San Francisco is a large city in with northern California. Also in the
compare his/her information with yours. How northern California, USA. Its bay, we find ‘The Rock’ – Alcatraz, a
expensive many statements are different? Who do you population is more than 800,000. prison until 1963.
practical believe, Daniel or Mark?
fast Mark ‘I’m an innocent man.’ In 1848, people discovered gold in Silicon Valley is south of San
small Daniel ‘Mark is a serial killer.’ the area and the population grew Francisco. It’s home to many large
ecological Mark ‘I have a decent job in a small village.’ from 1,000 to 25,000 in one year. technology companies such as
Daniel ‘I don’t want to go to prison.’ San Francisco became the largest Apple® and Hewlett-Packard®, as
2 Find out if your partner has done any of the Mark ‘Daniel is telling lies.’ city on the west coast. well as to other dot-com companies.
actions in the pictures and, if he/she has, These are companies like Google™,

ask when, where and what it was like. Then 5 Your partner has got a similar email but with There are over 100 neighbourhoods Facebook and eBay™ which operate
answer your partner’s questions. a few differences. Answer your partner’s in San Francisco. Chinatown is one mainly over the Internet.
questions to discover them. of them. With its own hospitals,
a b shops and restaurants, Chinatown
has the largest Chinese population
outside Asia.

c d New message Project: Special neighbourhoods

From: Ryan CC CCO STEP 1 STEP 2
Recipients: Mum and Dad Select the most interesting material and
Subject: Hello Choose Chinatown or Little Italy (in New York organize it into paragraphs to write an article
for the school magazine. Get or make pictures to
Japanese food Dear Mum and Dad, City) and get information about: illustrate your work and think of an original title
• its location on the map for the article.
3 Look at the pictures, describe what has Martin and I had a great time yesterday. We got up early and • its population
happened to you and ask your partner for had breakfast at the hotel. At 7.30 a coach picked us up to • its characteristics STEP 3
advice. Then listen to what has happened to go on a tour of the city. Rome is absolutely great! We visited • its main attractions Write an article in about 150 words, edit it
your partner and give him/her some advice. the Colosseum, some interesting monuments and took a lot • its history carefully and share it with your classmates.
of photos! The weather was great in the morning but in the
1 2 afternoon it got cloudy and cold, so we returned to the hotel.
In the evening, we went to the theatre and then we had dinner
at a new pizza place near the hotel. We returned at about 10
and today we are taking the plane to London. We have already
packed up. Don’t worry about us! We’ll write again when we are
in London.

Hugs and kisses,

Ryan Chinatown

Send Little Italy

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The Editing your Work Editing your Work
section provides six texts
containing grammar, spelling Correction code b. Write an email to your friend recommending prosthetic hand for only 40 dollars. e. Your school will give a prize to ‘the Best Buddy’ in each
and vocabulary mistakes for a film. Now Felipe is happy boy; he can write class. Write a letter recommending the classmate you
students to spot and correct and eat with a knife and fork and, consider the best companion.
using the correction code ^ word missing New message what’s more, he can ride her ‘new’ bike. Dear All,
given. This section aims at T wrong tense Gino the leader of the Atomic Lab I like to recommend Nicolas Houghton for the Best Buddy
raising students’ awareness P punctuation From: Tom CC CCO team. Produce prosthetics on 3D Prize for is friend and helpful. He listen to our problems
of grammar, vocabulary and CAP capitalization Recipients: Willy printers for free. Gino is only 21 and and tries to help we. Nicholas has fourteen years.
PREP preposition Subject: Hello! his aim in life it is to help people Last month, for instance, our classmate Mary Alison
spelling issues. PL/SING plural or singular form? living without limits. In 2016, helped was very sad because her computer was stole and her
WW wrong word Hello Willy, 1,000 people Argentine with physical parents couldn’t buy a new one. Nick organized a raffle
The Extra Reading section WV wrong verb disability and is now plan to help and in this way collect the money for the new computer.
includes four reading texts V verb form How you are? Are you back from holidays? I haven’t be people around the world, too. Young And when we are ill, Nick phones or texts us and helps
presented in different formats WO word order on holidays this summer because dad is have problems people like he do a difference. us with the homework.
and dealing with varied topics. STR structure in the work. During the day I go to the club and in the Academically, he is very good at maths but most of us
They are followed by productive SP spelling evening I watch films. d. Write a story about a ring. are very weak at algebra and geometry. Before every
activities which help develop TR transfer from L1 When Father died, we has a lot of debts. My test, he invites we to his home and explain the theory.
students’ reading comprehension C/S comparative or superlative form There is a film I like to recommend, The most dangerous mum want that I finish school, so she sold Always pass our math exams thanks to him. He is really
skills. They also include a RED redundant game. The film it is in black and white and there’s a lot the ring that my father gave her on their kind and generous! I think he should to get the Best
Your turn section where students REF reference of suspense. Bob Rainsford, a famous big game hunter, wedding day. With that money she paid for Buddy Prize!
write their own text relating to the REG register sailing on a luxury boat. He thinks that in the world those studies. I could finished school and
topic they have just read about. there are two kinds of people: the hunters and the enter to university. I was always grateful to f. Write a story beginning with: For a change, my friend and I

Correct these writing pieces. hunted. This is the theme central of the film. Suddenly, my mum for her unconditional support. decided to go to …
The Language Database the ship sinks and only Rainsford survives. After six years from hard work, I graduate My friend and I decided to go to the London
summarizes the grammar as a Doctor in Medicine. As time went Dungeon, a horror exhibition of Britain’s macabre
structures in the book and In an island he finds the luxury palace of a Russian by, became a well-known doctor in my histori with wax figures in scary settings.
provides additional grammar Count. The Count is also a hunting lover. He bored neighbourhood. Mother very proud of me. Alex, my friend, told me that her grandpa used to
practice. This section can be of hunting; he now prefers to hunt men. As you can But one day she fell ill. We tried many build wax figures when he young. His grandpa
used in class to supplement imagine, Rainsford be his next prey. I will not tell you the treatments. She knowed her condition were said to him one day, ‘You know, Alex, when I shape
each unit in the book and/or final. Now it is your turn to recommend a film. serious but she struggled valiantly. ‘I will the wax body, can feel the presence of a spirit.’ Alex
at home to help students with get over it because you the best doctor in the looked me and concluded, ‘The wax figures not are
homework and self-study. Yours sincerely, Sean world,’ she sayed to me. lifeless, you see.’
That day I walk past the local pawn shop whith In the London Dungeon, we walk through the
a. Imagine you are a celebrity: a famous writer, actor, politician. Send tears in my eyes. There, in the shop window, gloomy passages. We saw the horror faces of the
I saw the ring I had seen all my life on my victims on the torture chamber and the burning
Write about your favourite hobby. c. Investigate about how advances in technology can help mother’s finger. My heart beat with hope. ‘I’ll eyes of Jack the Ripper.
ordinary people and write an article of 160 words for the get it back’, I decide so I searched in my poket The other youths on the museum shouted and laugh.
I created him but now he more famous than me. All school magazine. for my credit card and walked in the shop. Alex and I, on the contrary, stared at the figures
the people around world are familiar with he, Harry Now I was sure my mum would recover. suspiciously. They looked so really! I began to
Potter but few remember my name, JK Rowling. My Felipe is now 11 years. He live in suffocate. I could feel the presence of spirits near I.
real name is Joana Rowling. I was born in July 31st. Argentina. During her childhood, he cudn’t When we finally came out, I went blank and fell flat
My sun sign is Leo. I not was a star when I was a write or eat with a fork or ride a bike in the flor!
child. I was a quiet and unathletic girl. Write stories because he born without fingers. The cost
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writing remains me favourite pastime. In 2016, they contacted Gino Turino
through the platform ‘Limbs’ and, to
I love sit in a small coffee shop, creating stories and their great surprise, they can obtained a
inventing new characters. I can right in expensive
hotels and luxury seaside resorts but prefer the small
coffee shop. I sit in the window, watch the people into

the street and suddenly his faces change and become
wizards and witches and new arguments develop in
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WHAT WILL BE,
WILL BE!

Science fiction explores the relation between technology, society and how the individual understands
the universe. Let’s read a part of one of the first novels of this genre and discuss our innate curiosity
about the future and our speculations about time and society.

THE TIME MACHINE AD because he wanted to see what had become of The Time Traveller went underground to retrieve his machine but
By H G Wells the human race. the Morlocks were out to hunt him so he protected himself and
Weena with matches. He lit a fire to frighten them away. Many of
The novel begins with an English scientist He arrived in a country of small humanoids called those underground monsters were killed but unfortunately, Weena
discussing the concept of time with a group of Eloi. They had conquered nature with technology died too. The scientist took shelter in an underground palace and
professionals. ‘Time is the fourth dimension,’ he and didn’t need to work; therefore, they led a life of when the Morlocks were about to catch him, he got on his time
explains and shows his listeners the miniature leisure and had no discipline or curiosity. machine and rocketed off. He then travelled 30 million years ahead
model of his invention. He has created a device into the future, and, to his great disappointment, the only sign of life
to travel to the future. He presses the lever of While he explored the place, he found a drowning on Earth was a blob with tentacles.
the mechanism and, to everyone’s surprise, the lady by the name of Weena. He saved her
time machine is gone. This scientist is a Time and she accompanied him on his exploration When the Time Traveller completes the description of his journey, his
Traveller. He announces that he will try his journey. Suddenly, he noticed that his machine guests look at him sceptically.
experiment and in a week’s time he will share had disappeared. The Morlocks had hidden it
his experience with them. underneath a statue. Apparently, civilization in this The following day, one of the guests visits the Time Traveller and
era was divided into two distinct social classes: the sees him get on the machine and whizz off. When the novel finishes,
The following week, the professionals meet upper-class Eloi, who were peaceful and weak, and three years have gone by since that day and the Time Traveller has

in the scientist’s home again and the Time lived on the surface, and the Morlocks, the brutal not come back.
Traveller arrives later, disheveled and in torn working-class, who lived underground in caves and
clothes. He proceeds to describe to his guests who fed on the Eloi. As the Morlocks were afraid of 3 Match words 1–5 with some of the definitions 5 Analyze and answer.
his journey to the future. He explains that he light, they came to the surface at night to catch their 1. In an adventure, there is a quest, there are
stopped his time machine in the year 802,701 prey, the Eloi. a–h. monsters and there is a suffering lady.
In what way is The Time Machine an adventure?
1. miniature 4. therefore 2. In a dystopia, everything is unpleasant and there
is a horrifying picture of the future.
2. lever 5. weak In what way is The Time Machine a dystopia?
3. A science-fiction novel explores the relation
3. disheveled between technology and society. What makes this
story a science-fiction novel?
1 Read the text. Are the statements true, false 5. When he arrived in a country in the future, a. very untidy
or not mentioned? he met three kinds of humanoids. b. creepy Your turn
1. The scientist believes that time is the fourth c. not strong
dimension. 6. Weena returns to the present time with the d. material used to make clothes Investigate other science-fiction novels. Choose
2. The scientist has invented a machine to travel scientist. e. a copy on a very reduced scale one and write a summary to share with your
to the future. f. a large amount of something classmates.
3. The scientist has not mentioned this fact to 7. He made friends with three Eloi humanoids. g. a handle that you pull or push to make
his family.
4. When the professionals meet the scientist 2 In your folder, write the characteristics and a machine work
the following week, he is dressed in type of life of the Morlocks and the Eloi. h. for that reason
ragged clothes.
4 Underline the expressions in the text that
refer to science.

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Language Database ras reproduc

S too/enough 1 Tense review: present simple ISBN 978-987-XXX-XXX-X The two Audio CDs
• We use the present simple for habits and routines. Pack ISBN 978-987-XXX-XXX-X include the audio for
• too means ‘more than necessary’ or ‘more than is good’. © Macmillan Publishers S.A., 2018 the texts in the book as
• enough means ‘less than necessary’. I play cards with my friends on Saturday. Con autorización de Macmillan well as the listening and
• too goes before adjectives and adverbs while enough pronunciation activities.
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goes after adjectives and adverbs. We also use enough
before nouns. never seldom sometimes usually always
Let’s stay home. I’m too tired.
I can’t understand you. You are speaking too fast. • Adverbs of frequency go before the verb, but after the
Is that clear enough? verb be.
You are not running quickly enough. You’ll lose the race. Toby never cheats when he plays a board game.
• After too/enough we can use for + object or to infinitive.
This sweater is too big for her. present affirmative negative interrogative
She isn’t young enough to marry that man. simple He wins ...
• We can use too/enough + for + object + to infinitive. I don’t Do they
The new flat is too small for us to live there. win ... win ...? Rese ución públic
The dress isn’t long enough for her to wear to the party.
1 Tense review: past simple
1 Complete the sentences using too or enough
and the words in brackets. • We use the past simple to describe finished actions or
situations in the past.
1. Susan is not ... to vote at school. (old) We played cards last Saturday and I won.
2. The table was ... for me to move along. (heavy)
3. Ben isn’t ... to reach the top shelf in the kitchen. (tall) past affirmative negative interrogative
4. She spoke ... for the students to understand what simple I guessed ...
You didn’t Did he
she was saying. (quietly) guess ... guess ...?

5. The weather is ... to go to the park. Let’s watch
1 Gerunds Audio CD 1 Patrick Howarth
a film. (bad) Patricia Reilly
6. The clothes mum bought me are ... to fit me. (big) • We use the gerund (-ing form) after verbs for likes or Daniel Morris
dislikes, and after prepositions. Series consultant:
S as … as/not so (as) … as I love playing football. Alejandra Ottolina
• We use (not) as … as to compare two people or things. She’s good at learning languages.
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The adjective comes between as and as. 3 Complete the sentences with a suitable verb.
• We usually use so in the negative. Julia loves playing board games.

For me, maths is as difficult as physics. What about you? 1. My sister is interested in ... a good tennis player.
She is not so/as boring as her brother is. 2. Does Jake like ... videos at home on rainy days?
3. Henry and John enjoy ... friends on Friday evening.
2 Complete the sentences using as … as and 4. I hate ... on crowded buses.
the adjectives in blue.
4 Write sentences using a gerund.
fast • hard • brave • expensive • bad • windy
1. My brother’s new car is as ... as my father’s car. Emma / enjoy / travel abroad.
2. This copy is as ... as the one you handed in Emma enjoys travelling abroad.
1. brother / like / do / karate.
yesterday. 2. your friend / hate / eat / raw fish?
3. Today it is not so ... as it was yesterday. 3. Nick / be / good at / play / musical instruments.
4. Luke is as ... as his eldest brother.
5. Olga works as ... as her mates in the office.
6. This red jacket is as ... as the blue one.

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Workbook overview

The Workbook includes:

• Practice activities for all the units in the Student’s Book.
• Four Worksheets which provide further reading practice.
• A Digital Competence worksheet at the end of each unit.

Unit Dictation exercises are
provided for students
6 World of music to further practise their
spelling and to help them
5 Rewrite the questions 1–6 in the passive 7 16 Listen again and complete the sentences. develop their listening skills.
voice. Then match them with some of the
Vocabulary 1 answers a–i. 1. The O2 arena is . The Upgrade exercises
Music are intended for
4 Complete the sentences with words related to 1. Do they allow children in this club? 2. Claudia has been to there. students who need
the world of music. more challenge.
2. Where do they keep the animals? 3. The British Music Experience is .

1 Match the verbs 1–6 with the words a–f to 3. Where did they film Titanic? 4. Maddy doesn’t like .

make phrases. 4. Who composed the soundtrack? Dictation
8 17 Listen and write in your folder.
1. go to a. a band

2. go on b. a song

3. form c. an album

4. play d. live at a concert

5. release e. number one 5. Do they speak French in Belgium?
6. When do they collect the rubbish?
6. record f. tour UPGRADE

2 Write the words below under the definitions. The Killers formed their band in 2001. a. The filming of Titanic began many years ago. Choose the correct words.
a playlist • a record • a hit • a band • a single • 1. At the beginning, they played _______________ b. It is usually collected on Wednesday between
release an album • an album cover • song lyrics For his eleventh birthday, Elvis
___________________ at small clubs in Las 5 and 7 pm. Presley gave / was given a guitar,
a group of musicians Vegas, Nevada. c. No, children are not allowed here. which cost $7.75.The guitar
a band 2. They released their first ___________________, d. Yes, the children do. (1) bought / was bought at the
Hot Fuss, in June 2004. e. Yes, but Dutch is spoken by 58% of the population Tupelo Hardware Company, which
1. a list of songs chosen by someone 3. Hot Fuss ___________________ number one in still (2) exists / existed today. In
the UK and Australia. and French is spoken in the south. fact, Elvis fans still often (3) go /
2. a recording of just one song 4. Their ___________________ ‘Mr Brightside’ f. It was composed by a young amateur Italian went there to read a famous
was a big hit in the UK and the USA. letter.The letter (4) wrote /
3. a very successful song 5. Some people don’t understand the __________ musician. was written by Forest L Bobbo
___________________ of their song ‘Human’. g. Most of them are kept in cages but the ones who (5) sold / was sold the
4. make an album available for people to buy 6. The lead singer Brandon Flowers ___________ guitar to Elvis. If you (6) will go /
___________________ a solo album in 2010. that are not dangerous are free. go to the shop one day, you will
5. a vinyl disc, not a CD 7. The band ___________________ their biggest h. The French do. see the letter. According to the letter, Elvis wanted to
world tour in 2013. i. Most of it was filmed in Mexico. buy a gun! Luckily, he (7) didn’t have / hasn’t enough
6. the words of a song 8. They own a recording ___________________ in money, so he got the guitar.
Las Vegas. Listening
7. the front of a record album 9. They played live at lots of __________________ When he was 13, the Presley family moved to
around the world last year. 6 16 Listen and choose T (true) or F (false). Memphis.While the family (8) were living / are living

3 Order the words to make sentences. Add the there, he was influenced by blues and gospel music.
missing word in each sentence. 1. Maddy has never been to the O2 arena. T / F At 14, Elvis played his guitar in a high school concert
1. band / an / months / two / released / ago / the . and all the girls (9) are going / went crazy.
The Vocabulary and Grammar 2. The O2 arena is in north-west London. T / F
practice exercises correspond to 2. wasn’t / Oxford / good / very / festival / in / music . He left school at 18 and got a job.While he
the topics presented in the same 3. It’s only used for concerts. T / F (10) was working / worked as a driver, he recorded
3. in / 80s / the / discs / industry / the / music / ‘That’s All Right Mama’. It (11) played / was played
sections in the Student’s Book. revolutionized . 4. Concert tickets cost around £50. T / F on the radio and became a massive hit.That song put
him on the road to fame.
5. Claudia went there once on a school trip. T / F
Elvis (12) is called / calls The King of Rock and Roll
6. She tried learning to play the guitar by his fans, or just The King. His song ‘It’s Now Or
Never’ (13) has sold / was selling 25 million copies
at the British Music Experience. T / F so far. Since Elvis’s death in 1977, his home, Graceland,
(14) has become / became a museum.And more than
7. At Dance Attic, you can learn lots of 600,000 people (15) visit / are visiting it every year.At
the moment, the managers of Graceland (16) plan /
different dances. T / F are planning some new exhibitions. Perhaps you
(17) visit / will visit Graceland one day!

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The Reading section 46 Writing The Writing section follows
provides a passage related A description of a musical hero the same guided approach
Reading presented in the Student’s
to the theme of the unit, 1 Read the text and match the questions 1–5 with the paragraphs A–E. 1 Complete the text with the time expressions below. Book.
followed by comprehension
1. What are the Proms? ago • At the age of • for • in • just • later (x2) • now • Since then (x2) The Writing guide steps help

activities. This page may 2. What is the Royal Albert Hall used for? students with the preparation
be used with fast finishers 3. Where and what is the Royal Albert Hall? (1) 17, Madonna gave up her dance studies in of their own text.
4. What’s it like inside the Royal Albert Hall?
and at any time during 5. Who built the Royal Albert Hall and why?
the class.
Michigan and moved to New York with a pair of dance shoes, a photo of her

mother and $35. A few years (2) , she was singing

with her first rock band, The Breakfast Club.

The Royal Albert Hall She released her first big hit ‘Like A Virgin’ (3)

A The Royal Albert Hall in London is one of the most famous public 1984. It stayed at number one (4) six weeks.
venues in the world. It is a familiar London landmark and a major
tourist attraction. The huge red-brick building is oval, with a (5) , she has sold more than 300 million records
domed roof made of glass and steel.
worldwide.
B The Royal Albert Hall has a romantic history. It was built because
of Queen Victoria’s love for her husband Prince Albert. The Prince In 1984, Madonna also started acting in films like Vision Quest and
wanted to create a cultural quarter in London for ordinary people to enjoy. He built a lot of museums and colleges, but he died
without finishing his project. Queen Victoria built the Royal Albert Hall as a public memorial to him because she wanted the Desperately Seeking Susan. (6) , she has been in
nation to remember him forever.
many other films including Evita, for which she won a Golden Globe Award.
C Inside, the auditorium is decorated with gold pillars and wine-red curtains and carpets, and there is an enormous golden
organ behind the stage. However, the Victorians did not know much about acoustics. The auditorium echoes, and in bad Madonna married twice. She has two children of her own and some time
weather you can hear the rain on the glass roof. (7) ________________________ she adopted four African children. A few
years (8) ________________________, Madonna directed the film W.E.
D The auditorium can hold more than 5,000 people. It is used for many different cultural events: classical and pop concerts,
opera, ballet, circus, poetry recitals, award ceremonies, and even tennis matches and boxing contests. Leading artists from all Madonna has (9) ________________________ released her latest album,

over the world have performed here. Rebel Heart, which became a hit worldwide. Do you think she is
(10) ________________________ planning visit your country on tour?
E Every summer since 1941, the famous Promenade Concerts or ‘Proms’ have taken place at the Royal Albert Hall. The tickets
are cheap, so anyone can afford to go. Over 70 concerts are performed in eight weeks. A lot of seats are removed from March 2015
the auditorium and ‘Prommers’ stand while they listen to the music. The First Night and the Last Night of the Proms are
especially popular. 2 Read the text again and answer the questions. 3 Write about a local singer of the 70s. Follow
1. How old was Madonna when she moved to these steps:
2 Read the text again and answer the questions. 3 Choose the correct word for each definition. New York? Use books or the Internet to find information about
1. What is the Royal Albert Hall made of? the person you have chosen. Use these questions
1. a building that everybody recognizes 2. What was her first rock band called? to make notes:
2. Why did Queen Victoria build it?
a. stage b. landmark 3. How long did ‘Like A Virgin’ stay at number one? When and where was he/she born? Where and what did he/she study?
3. When was it opened? At what age did he/she start singing/playing in public?
2. a place where people go for concerts or other 4. Which film did she act in and won a Golden Globe What was his/her biggest hit? When did he/she become famous?
4. What is one problem with the Albert Hall’s Award? Did he/she get married? If so, when? Did he/she have any children?
acoustics? events b. landmark When and where did he/she die? (not to be used if he/she is still alive)
a. venue 5. How many children has she got? Why do people remember him/her today?
5. What is it used for? (three things) __________________________________________
3. to manage to pay for something Write a first draft. Use the notes you made and the
6. What are the Proms and when do they take place? 6. What is Rebel Heart? model text in exercise 1. Remember to use time
a. to afford b. to enjoy __________________________________________ expressions and appropriate tenses. Try to use
passive voice when possible.
4. rounded or hemispherical Check your work and write the final copy.

a. cultural b. domed

5. to resonate b. to echo
a. to remember

6. people who lived in England when Victoria

was the queen b. Victorians
a. Prommers

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The Unit check section 46 The Digital Competence
revises the main worksheets at the end of each
Unit check 3 Complete the sentences with some of the Let’s discuss! WEB-BASED PRESENTATIONS In a web-based presentation you can u unit include a collaborative
vocabulary and grammar 1 Complete the text with one word in each space. 1 Read and answer. and links to the slides and se videos, music project where students use
from the unit. online tools for production and
negative adjectives in exercise 2. 1. Have you ever made a presentation? share it with o you can save it online and interaction.
2. What software/web tool did you use?
1. Please don’t be . It’s ridiculous to take 3. Why are these presentations more interesting? thers by sending a link. It is interactive
and dynamic, and this makes it more in
Enrique ‘Ricky’ Martín Morales was born in 24th December 1971. He is a so many bags on a picnic. One will do. Let’s analyze! of people can contribute teresting. Lots

Puerto Rico on pop singer, musician, songwriter and actor who to w
2. We shouldn’t wait for my sister. She’s completely making them go eb o -b d a c s o e l d la p b r o e r s a e ti n ve ta p ti r o o n je s c , ts.

achieved prominence when he joined the Menudo, and then as a soloist. . She is always late.

(1) 3. Your question is . It has no answer.
He (2)
his first solo album in 1991. 4. Robert Bowls is highly . He always 2 Look at this digital presentation. Then answer the questions.
after several albums in Spanish,
Then, in 1999, he released his first English-language hit ‘Livin’ uses the same words in his songs!
The album sold 22 million copies

la Vida Loca’. 5. Thank you but I don’t want you to point out my
and (3)
to number one at once. Since mistakes. I know I’m .
at
t e h r e ts n i , n R m ick o y re M t a h r a t n in 5 h 0 a c s o p u l n ay tr e ie d s (4 a ) ll
different conc over the world, has participated in several music 4 Choose the correct words.
and has written a 1. English is not only spoken / only speak in the UK. ➜ Rapping is speaking or chanting lyrics, often with a beat.
(5) 2. A dangerous criminal has / was caught at the ➜ Many people think rap is like poetry.
lot of unforgettable song train station when he was trying to leave the town. ➜ Rap songs are often about social or political themes.
. 3. Steven Spielberg usually is made / makes very ➜ Rapping first started in America in the 1970s, especially among African
(6) interesting films.
4. Your dog left / was left outside last night and it Americans, but it didn’t become popular until 1979. In 1979, the
In 2007, Martin (7) cried for three hours! Sugarhill Gang released their single ‘Rapper’s Delight’. It was a big hit!
on a worldwide tour which 5. This castle was built / was building in 1573. Suddenly, record producers noticed this new musical genre.
he called Black and White 6. Music festivals are usually hold / held in spring. ➜ After that, many rap acts started, for example Run-DMC and N.W.A. At
and which started with a first, most rap artists were African-American men.
performance in Puerto 5 Complete the questions with the correct ➜ In the 1980s, female rap bands such as Salt-n-Pepa, and white rap
Rico and concluded with a bands such as the Beastie Boys, had big hits.
presentation at the Madison ➜ Nowadays, rappers such as Eminem and Tinie Tempah are very popular.
Square Garden in New York
C(8) , i M ty. a A rti f n te t r o f o in k is a hi b n r g ea h k is a w nd or f l o d c w u id se e d form of the verbs in brackets. Then match
on his private life.

them with the answers a-f. 1. What is the presentation about?
2. What makes the presentation dynamic and interactive?
1. When the latest hockey World Cup

(hold)?

2 Circle the positive adjectives. Then change 2. Where Roland Garros usually Let’s do it! STEP 4

them to negative adjectives using the prefixes STEP 1 Create the presentation in an attractive style. Use
un-, in-, or il-. (play)? Prepare a presentation about your favourite some of the vocabulary suggested.
musical genre.
3. Who the Titanic soundtrack STEP 5
STEP 2 Save your presentation and share it with your
(compose) by? Select photos, videos and the information you may teacher(s) and classmates. Read your classmates’
need. presentations and vote for the most interesting one.
4. The Beatles ever
STEP 3 USEFUL LANGUAGE:
(interview) by the BBC? Go online and search for an online presentation
creation tool. form a band / go on tour / play live / record
r 5. turtles (find) in rivers? a song
music festival / lyrics / a hit / an album /
6. How pancakes (make)? playlist / recording studio

o l

unreliable a. No. They are usually found in salty water.
b. It’s played in France.
1. 4. c. Three years ago, I think.
d. With flour, eggs, butter and milk.
2. 5. e. Yes, they were, and more than once.
f. By James Horner.
3. 6.

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The Workbook audio, which includes the tracks for the listening activities and the dictations, is provided in
mp3 format to be downloaded from the Student’s Resource Centre at www.macmillan.com.ar/phases.

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Teacher’s Book overview

The Teacher’s Book includes: • Complete answer keys to the Language Database
and the Workbook, including all the Workbook
• The Yearly Plan. audioscripts.
• Unit-by-unit notes with answers to all the

exercises and audioscripts.
• Useful ideas on how to exploit the Communication

Activities, the ‘Editing your Work’ and the ‘Extra
Reading’ sections.

6 Workbook references are
included when appropriate.
Clear aims are included at the Unit 5 Have the class work in pairs to find out
beginning of each lesson. Suggested extra activities
6 World of music PHASES EXTRA about the last album their partners bought or PHASES EXTRA and cultural notes provide
Teaching tips are included to help you with many ideas and
you make the most of each class. Lesson 1 Provide these definitions for students to say the downloaded as in the example given. Have students play a dictation competition on information to enrich
correct phrases from exercise 1. the board. Divide the class into two teams. Call your lessons.
Each lesson is divided into three Aims 1 visit different towns and villages presenting Workbook page 55 a student from each team out to the front. Play
stages: Initial phase, Core and To learn vocabulary about music. the first sentence from track 2.14 (from the first
Closing phase. a new album (go on a tour) Reading 1 paragraph) and encourage Student A and B to
To read a biography of Taylor Swift and do 2 become people’s favourite song (go to Taylor Swift write what they hear. Call two other students and
comprehension work. proceed likewise with the second sentence. Go
number one) 6 See what students know about Taylor Swift. Write on in the same way until they have written the

To learn and use cognates. 3 launch a CD (release an album) down their comments on the board. Contrast the whole paragraph. Check and decide who the
4 perform in a concert (play live at a concert) notes with the information they can collect after winners are.
Initial phase 5 the place where songs are recorded reading the biography: What’s new information
for them? Then have students read the text LOOK!
Write the word ‘song’ on the board and give the class (recording studio) quickly so as to find out how long Taylor Swift’s
three minutes to write a word or phrase related to 6 the list of songs played by a radio second album stayed at the top of the charts. Ask the class to re-read the text and underline the
music beginning with each letter, eg: ‘s’: saxophone, Check the answer in exercise 7. words that look similar to words in their language.
sing, single; ‘o’: opera, organ, oboe, orchestra; programme (playlist) Then explain that they must be careful because
‘n’: notes, new age; ‘g’: guitar, gig, gospel, garage. 7 the paper or card on the front of a CD 7 2.14 Play the track for students to listen as they some words are cognates and others are false
As you check the work orally, invite students to read the text. Have them check their answer to cognates. Explain that while cognates are words
illustrate the meaning of the word in a sentence. (album cover) exercise 6. Check orally. with a similar etymological origin, false cognates
or false friends are words that look similar to a
Core 3 Ask students to read the text and choose the Answer word in L1 but actually mean something completely
Vocabulary 1 correct words. Check their work orally and write Her second album stayed at the top of the charts for 11 different, eg: English-Spanish cognates: accident,
Music the answers on the board. weeks. acceptable, animal, artist, band, biography, opera;
1 Invite students to talk about their musical tastes false cognates: advertise, actually, approve,
Answers Give students a few minutes to read the embarrassed, carpet. Of course, cognates vary
and habits. Ask: ‘What types of music do you like 1 form; 2 lyrics; 3 recording studio; 4 single; 5 hit; 6 go; questions and to answer them individually. Then from language to language. Elicit cognates and ask
listening to?’ ‘Why?’ ‘In what circumstances do 7 release; 8 play have them compare their answers in pairs and students why they think it is important to learn false
you like listening to music?’ ‘Do you download finally check on the board. cognates.
music from the Internet?’ Draw students’ PHASES EXTRA
attention to the phrases in blue and have them Answers 10 ABOUT YOU Organize the class into
match some of them with pictures 1–4. Personalize by asking students to use the 1 Student’s own answer. 2 Her grandmother and some
phrases in exercise 1 to talk about their American country singers (Shania Twain, LeAnn Rimes and groups and give them a few minutes to discuss
Answers favourite bands. Give them three minutes to the Dixie Chicks). 3 Her life began to change when she was
1 music festival / play live at a concert; 2 record a song; think of sentences and check their work orally. seen while singing at the Bluebird Café by Scott Borchetta, what kind of music teenagers listen to in their
3 a recording studio; 4 a playlist a record producer. 4 Student’s own answer. 5 Yes, she has
4 2.13 Ask students to listen to the track helped different charities. 6 She has been a songwriter since country, what the top bands are and if they have
2 2.12 Play the track for the class to listen and and match the speakers with the songs they she was 12.
repeat the phrases in exercise 1. Point out that downloaded. Play the track again and check their released any albums recently. After four or

‘record’ is stressed on its first syllable when work orally. 8 Ask students to read the text again in order to
it is a noun and on the second syllable when it find what the given numbers refer to. Check the five minutes, invite the groups to report their
is a verb. Also establish a difference between Audioscript answers orally.
the verb ‘live’ and ‘live’ in this context, which is Kate So, Todd, what was the last song you downloaded? opinion to the class.
pronounced \laiv\.
Was it good? Answers Closing phase
Todd It was ‘Finesse’ by Bruno Mars. Yeah, it’s not bad, 1 the year in which she was born; 2 at the age her life began
to change; 3 the year in which she released her first album; Divide the class into groups of four and ask them to
I like it. What was the last song you downloaded? 4 the number of weeks her second album stayed at the top of make up a story in connection with music using the
Was it good? the charts vocabulary they have learnt. Remind students that a
Kate It was ‘Wolves’ by Selena Gomez. It’s fantastic! I play good story should have a setting, an introduction, a
it all the time. What about you, Julie? What was the 9 Invite students to read the text again in order to body and a conclusion. Give them only three minutes
last song you downloaded? Did you like it? find words or phrases for each of the meanings to invent the story. Invite the groups to choose a
Julie It was ‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran. It was quite good! given. Check the answers orally. spokesperson and share their stories with rest of
the class.
Answers Answers
1 c; 2 a; 3 b 1 rise to fame; 2 awards; 3 over; 4 ahead

PHASES EXTRA

Play track 2.13 part by part for students to
repeat in small groups. Then invite a strong pair
to act out the conversation.

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Digital components

At the Teacher’s Resource Centre, you can find: At digital.macmillan.com both teachers and

students can access:
• The digital Teacher’s Book.
• Unit tests, a mid-year test and an end-of-year • the Digital Student’s Book with the embedded
audio for all the listening exercises, plus a self-
test (all in PDF and Word format, to be easily correcting interactive language Quiz at the end
customized). of each unit, a Video Activity for each Culture
• Photocopiable material: extra worksheets for fast section and additional Skills Activities for each
finishers and speaking tasks. Collaborative Task in the Revision sections.
• All the audio files (including the audio for the tests)
in mp3 format to download and use on mobile • an eReader with two factual texts and two original
devices. fiction texts with comprehension questions and
glossary plus audio recordings.
At the Student’s Resource Centre, you can find:

• All the audio files for the Workbook activities
in mp3 format to download and use on mobile
devices. Students can access without registration.

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Yearly Plan

Unit Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Comprehension Production Cross-
Starter unit curricular
be: present Revision: Verb to be all Strategies: Functions:
1 simple – all adjectives, forms Listening for gist Asking for and giving personal information links
Hobbies persons, all countable/ Adjectives Listening for Asking and answering about abilities
and games forms uncountable Routine verbs imitation Talking about likes and dislikes Social studies:
Can for nouns do/does, don’t/ Text types: Asking about possession Famous
2 ability: all doesn’t Informal Strategies: sporting

Technology persons, all Playing games can/can’t conversations Actively listening to the interlocutor to events
forms Character like respond appropriately
like + noun adjectives Respecting turn-taking in conversations History:
like + -ing Present simple Strategies: Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate Famous
there is/are: form of routine Reading and sound and intonation inventions and
all forms verbs listening for gist Deducing meaning from context inventors
have got: all Past simple form Reading and Text types:
persons, all of regular and listening Short informal conversations
forms irregular verbs for specific
too/enough Vocabulary information Functions:
as ... as about playing Listening to Asking and answering about routines
not so (as) ... games imitate sound and Talking about past events
as Character intonation Asking and talking about likes, dislikes and
adjectives Identifying the hobbies
Present topic Writing a personal profile including linkers of
simple: all in a text contrast and consequence
forms, all Predicting from Strategies:
persons the paratext Selecting relevant information to answer
Past simple: Deducing meaning questions
all forms, all from context Actively listening to the interlocutor to
persons Text types: respond appropriately
Gerunds: Informal Respecting turn-taking in conversations
after verbs conversations Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
such as like Articles sound and intonation
and after Personal profile Deducing meaning from context
prepositions Using a model text to copy the structure for
one’s production
Past simple: IT activities Regular and Strategies: Researching in preparation for a writing task
regular and Jobs irregular past Predicting content Selecting and organizing information
irregular forms from paratextual Presenting work to classmates

verbs – all did, was/were information Text types:
persons, all Vocabulary about Reading and Short informal conversations
forms IT activities and listening for gist Personal profile
Past jobs Reading and
continuous Word stress listening Functions:
with when for specific Asking and answering about the past
and while: all information and Talking about actions in progress in the past
persons, all for detail Correcting wrong information about a text
forms Listening to Asking for something in a shop
Contrast imitate sound and Strategies:
between past intonation Selecting relevant information to answer
simple and Identifying topic questions.
continuous in a text Guessing meaning from context
Comparative Deducing meaning Actively listening to the interlocutor to
and from context respond appropriately
superlative Associating the Respecting turn-taking in conversations
forms of information in a Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
adjectives text with personal sound and intonation
experience Using a model text to copy the structure for
Text completion one’s production
Text types: Adapting the level of politeness to social
Informal context
conversations Researching in preparation for a writing task
An interview Selecting and organizing information
Articles Presenting work to partners
A thank you letter Text types:
Short informal conversations
Thank you letter
Poster

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Comprehension Production Cross-
curricular

links

Revision 1 Material seen in Units 1 and 2
Collaborative Task: Investigating, discussing and presenting a poster about technological gadgets
Upgrade for Exams
CLIL and Projects Social studies: Cities and their history / Project: Special neighbourhoods
Final Task: Writing an article about a neighbourhood

3 Present Fundraising have/has: strong Strategies: Functions: History:
Heroes perfect: all ideas and weak forms Using paratextual Asking and answering about duration in Famous
persons, make and do Past participle material to aid unfinished actions heroes
all forms form of regular comprehension Talking about recent or unfinished events
for and since and irregular Reading and Correcting information
verbs listening for gist Inviting people to sponsor an event
for and since Reading and Strategies:
Fundraising listening for detail Selecting relevant information to answer
vocabulary Reading for questions or write T/F exercises
make and do specific Actively listening to the interlocutor to
collocations information respond appropriately
Listening to Respecting turn-taking in conversations
imitate sound and Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
intonation sound and intonation
Identifying the Deducing meaning from context
topic in a text Using a model text to copy the structure for
Deducing meaning one’s production

from context Adapting the level of politeness to social
Text types: context
Informal Organizing the information in a text using
conversations linkers
Interviews Researching in preparation for a writing task
Articles Text types:
Short informal conversations
Magazine article

4 Contrast Travel have/has in Strategies: Functions: History:
Incredible between Extreme strong and weak Predicting content Asking and answering about finished and Famous
journeys present adjectives forms from paratextual unfinished actions journeys
perfect and Past participle information Talking about duration of unfinished actions
past simple of regular and Using paratextual Talking about a journey
Quantifiers irregular verbs material to aid Strategies:
Travel comprehension Selecting relevant information to answer
vocabulary Reading and questions or ask them
Extreme listening for gist Actively listening to the interlocutor to
adjectives Reading and respond appropriately
listening Respecting turn-taking in conversations
\‰…\ \i…\ \ø\ for specific Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
information and sound and intonation
detail Deducing meaning from context
Identifying true Selecting information to compare and
and false cognates contrast
Listening to Using a model text to copy the structure for
imitate sound and one’s production
intonation Organizing a the information in a text using
Identifying the linkers to avoid repetition
topic in a text Researching in preparation for a writing task

Deducing meaning Text types:
from context Short informal conversations
Text types: Description of a journey
Informal
conversations
Emails
Articles
A website
Descriptions of
journeys

Revision 2 Material seen in Units 3 and 4
Collaborative Task: Writing a description of an imaginary tour of two countries
Upgrade for Exams
CLIL and Projects Science: The solar systemy / Project: A film about a journey to outer space
Final Task: Writing a magazine article or preparing a digital presentation about a film review

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Comprehension Production Cross-
curricular
5 Future Films will and going to Strategies: Functions:
On screen tenses Noun suffixes Film vocabulary Predicting content Asking and answering about the future links
First Noun suffixes from paratextual Making predictions
conditional Sentence stress information Expressing probability using first conditional Social studies:
and weak forms Using paratextual Talking about films Famous films
material to aid Writing a review and film-
comprehension Strategies: makers
Reading and Selecting relevant information to ask and
listening for gist answer questions

Reading and Selecting relevant information to justify
listening answers
for specific Selecting relevant information to answer
information and questions or solve T/F/NM exercises
detail Actively listening to the interlocutor to
Inferential reading respond appropriately
Listening to Respecting turn-taking in conversations
imitate sound and Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
intonation sound and intonation
Identifying the Deducing meaning from context
topic in a text Using a model text to copy the structure for
Deducing meaning one’s production
from context Adapting the level of politeness to context
Becoming aware of Organizing the information in a text using
the use of sexist linkers to avoid repetition
terms Researching in preparation for a writing task
Text types: Making an oral presentation
Informal Text types:
conversations Short informal/formal conversations
Articles A film review
Interviews
Film reviews

6 The passive: Music Sentence stress Strategies: Functions: Music:
World of present and Negative Predicting content Using the passive to describe actions or Famous music
music past simple prefixes and \´\ from paratextual processes venues
The passive: information Asking about actions or processes in which
questions Strong and Using paratextual the action is more important than the doer
weak forms in material to aid Talking about music and music bands
the passive comprehension Inviting, accepting and refusing an invitation

Music vocabulary Reading and to a concert
Negative listening for gist Describing a person
prefixes Reading and Strategies:
listening Selecting relevant information to answer
for specific questions
information and Actively listening to the interlocutor to
detail respond appropriately
Associating Respecting turn-taking in conversations
paragraphs and Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
headings sound and intonation
Identifying true Deducing meaning from context
and false cognates Using a model text to copy the structure for
Inferential reading one’s production
Listening to Adapting the level of politeness to context
imitate sound and Organizing the information in a text
intonation Researching in preparation for a writing task
Identifying the Text types:
topic in a text Short informal/formal conversations
Deducing meaning Description of a musical hero
from context
Text types:
Informal
conversations
Interviews
A website
Articles
Description of
a musical hero

Revision 3 Material seen in Units 5 and 6

Collaborative Task: Investigating and making a poster presentation of a famous film
Upgrade for Exams
CLIL and Projects Music: Jazz and its instruments / Project: A picture poster of your favourite band
Final Task: Making a poster presentation of a band

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation Comprehension Production Cross-
7 Obligation, curricular
Good absence of Making friends must/mustn’t, Strategies: Functions:
friends obligation, Verb and noun has to/have to, Predicting content Talking about making friends links
prohibition collocations doesn’t/don’t from paratextual Asking and answering about obligation Social
8 and advice have to information Asking for and giving advice studies:
Special Second Phrasal verbs should/shouldn’t Using paratextual Describing hypothetical situations using Famous
stories conditional Crime would/wouldn’t material to aid second conditional friendships
Making friends comprehension Writing a formal letter
Reported vocabulary Reading and Strategies: Literature:
speech: say Verb and noun listening for gist Selecting relevant information to ask or Famous
and tell collocations Reading and answer questions stories
Reported listening Actively listening to the interlocutor to
speech: \aI\ \eI\ for specific respond appropriately
orders and information Respecting turn-taking in conversations
requests said/told/asked/ Reading to Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
ordered compare and sound and intonation
Phrasal verbs contrast Deducing meaning from context
Crime Inferential reading Using a model text to copy the structure for
vocabulary Listening to one’s production
imitate sound and Using informal language to talk to a friend
\O\ \O…\ \´U\ intonation Adapting language to context and aim
Identifying the Organizing the information in a text using

topic in a text linkers
Deducing meaning Researching in preparation for a writing task
from context Text types:
Text types: Short informal
Informal conversations
conversations An interview
Articles A letter
A website
Questionnaire Functions:
A formal letter Reporting affirmative and negative
statements
Strategies: Reporting polite requests and orders
Predicting content Telling stories and anecdotes
from paratextual Writing an entry for a story competition
information Strategies:
Using paratextual Selecting relevant information to answer
material to aid questions or solve T/F/NM exercises
comprehension Actively listening to the interlocutor to
Reading and respond appropriately
listening for gist Respecting turn-taking in conversations
Reading and Actively listening to the interlocutor to imitate
listening sound and intonation
for specific Deducing meaning from context
information Using a model text to copy the structure for
Inferential reading one’s production
Identifying true Using informal language to talk to a friend
and false cognates Adapting language to context and aim
Listening to Sequencing events in the past
imitate sound and Organizing the information in a text using
intonation linkers to avoid repetition

Identifying the Researching in preparation for a writing task
topic in a text Text types:
Deducing meaning Short conversations
from context Stories
Text types: Description of story characters
Informal
conversations
Articles
Stories

Revision 4 Material seen in Units 7 and 8
Collaborative Task: Presenting a good story from an interesting book
Upgrade for Exams
CLIL and Projects ICT: e-Commerce / Project: Famous shops in my town
Final Task: Writing a school magazine article about famous shops

Extra Reading Let’s play!
We are everyday heroes
The Unexpected
What will be, will be!

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Starter unit PHASES EXTRA

Aims • Use the information in exercise 2 to revise
To revise basic functions: introducing oneself these functions:
and others, asking and answering about age and
talking about likes. 1 Asking and answering somebody’s age.
2 Saying where somebody lives.

To revise vocabulary: descriptive adjectives, 3 Expressing likes and dislikes.
clothes, jobs and professions, food, etc.
To do so, tell the class about yourself and elicit
To revise can, have got, like, there is/are and a few examples.
present simple and present continuous. • For further practice, you may whisper a
celebrity’s name into a student’s ear for the
To use too and enough, and as ... as/not so (as) ... class to make questions that he/she will
as to compare. answer as if he/she were the celebrity.

Initial phase 3 Invite students to work in pairs and to

• Introduce yourself to the class and ask some new take turns to introduce themselves by saying
members their names.
their name and surname, where they live and
• Revise the alphabet: do some spelling dictation
on the board. Start with simple English names, what they like doing in their free time. To make
eg ‘John’ or ‘Jason’ and then move on to longer
names, eg ‘Margaret’, ‘Geraldine’, ‘Theodore’. this activity more fun, they can pretend to be

one of the teachers. Avoid correcting their

mistakes unless they are considerably important.

Otherwise, just take down notes and comment on

group errors once the activity is over.

Core Vocabulary

Introductions 4 Ask students to match adjectives 1–6 with their

opposites. Check orally and ask which of those
1 1.02 Give the class one minute to look at the adjectives they can use to describe the people
pictures. Then play the track for students to in the picture.
identify the three teenagers.
Answers
2 d; 3 e; 4 b; 5 f; 6 a

Audioscript PHASES EXTRA

Mia Hi, I’m Mia. I’m 15. I live in London. I like going to • Elicit more pairs of opposites, eg ‘interesting/
boring’, ‘friendly/unfriendly’, ‘strong/weak’,
the cinema with friends. I like watching science- ‘smart/silly’.

fiction films but I don’t like horror films. When I’m • Invite students to use different adjectives to
describe celebrities they are well acquainted
at home, I like watching cartoons on TV like Family with, eg TV characters, singers, sportspeople,
etc.
Guy and The Simpsons.

Max Hello. I’m Max. I’m 14 and I’m English, but I live in

Scotland. I don’t like going to the cinema because

it’s very expensive. I like watching films at home.

My favourite films are fantasy films, but I can’t

stand romantic comedies – they’re so boring! I love

watching reality shows on TV.

Ruby Hi. I’m Ruby. I’m also 14 and I live in Manchester in 5 Invite students to circle the odd one out. Do the
first orally as an example for them to understand
the north-west of England. I’m like Max – I hardly what they have to do. Check their work orally and
elicit the reasons for their choices.
ever go to the cinema. I like downloading films
Answers
and watching them on my laptop at home. I like 1 explorer (it is a job, the others are clothes); 2 swimming
(it is an activity, the others are feelings); 3 mountain (it is a
adventure films, but I don’t like animated films. landscape feature, the others are buildings in a city); 4 science
(it is a school subject, the others are natural disasters);
I love watching sports programmes on TV because 5 knee (it is a part of the body, the others are parts of the face);
6 temperature (it is a health problem, the others are character
I play football. adjectives); 7 milk (it is a drink, the others are jobs)

Answers

1 Ruby; 2 Max; 3 Mia

2 1.02 Tell the class to look at the chart
attentively. Then play the track once again for
students to complete the teenagers’ profiles
accordingly. Check their answers on the board.

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Starter
unit

Ask students to work in pairs to add at least 7 Revise the interrogative form of to be, have got

one more word to each group. Check their work and can showing students that we form it by
orally. changing the word order. Contrast with present
simple questions, in which the use of auxiliaries
Possible answers is required. Then invite the class to write
1 shoes, boots, skirt, cap, sweater; 2 angry, sad, excited, questions using the words given. Check their
bored, embarrassed; 3 church, school, shopping centre; work on the board.
4 earthquake, tornado, tsunami; 5 eyebrows, eyelids, ears,
eyelashes, chin; 6 brave, shy, wise, funny, loyal; 7 police Answers
officer, mechanic, architect 1 Can you swim in the sea? 2 Does your best friend like
chocolate? 3 Have you got any pets? 4 Is there a computer in
PHASES EXTRA your bedroom? 5 Are there any good shops where you live?
6 Can you speak French accurately?
• One way of challenging students to improve
their fluency and pronunciation is by asking 8 Have students practise reading the
them to read aloud. Practise reading the
different groups of words fast. Take the chance questions in exercise 7 fluently and modelling
to correct pronunciation if necessary.
intonation: Yes/No questions require rising
• Invite students to work in groups of four and
give them three minutes to write as many intonation. Then invite students to work in pairs
sentences as possible using the adjectives in
exercise 4 and the nouns in exercise 5. Once and take turns to ask and answer the questions
the two minutes are over, check their work.
The winner is the group with more correct in exercise 7. As they do so, circulate monitoring
sentences. Make sure each member of the
group reads at least one sentence. their work. Challenge students by asking them to

Grammar add a seventh question.

6 Use the sentences from the previous extra 9 Ask students to look at the words in blue and

activity to revise the verb to be in its affirmative, write ‘U’ for the uncountable nouns or ‘C’ for the
interrogative and negative form. Do the same countable ones. Check orally.
with have and has. Proceed in the same way
with the present simple for routines. Write a Answers
few examples on the board to systematize. bread U; apple C; tomato C; money U; chocolate U/C; water U;
Once you have made sure students understand fruit U/C; milk U; juice U; grape C
the differences, give the class three minutes
to correct the mistakes in the sentences. LANGUAGE TIP
Have students discuss their work with their
classmates. Check orally. Ask different students Some nouns can be countable or uncountable
out to the front to write the correct sentences. depending on the context, eg ‘How many coffees
Remember to elicit the reasons for their would you like?’ (C); ‘Is there any coffee in the
corrections. jar?’ (U); ‘I’ve bought you a box of chocolates.’ (C);
‘I don’t like chocolate.’ (U).
Answers
1 Dan and Megan are friends. 2 Rita’s favourite sport is Give the class two minutes to add at least five
swimming. 3 Megan lives with her parents in Reading. nouns to each group in exercise 9. Check their
4 Rita doesn’t like tennis. 5 Dan and Rita don’t go to the same work orally.
school. 6 Does Dan like playing football? 7 Has Megan got
any brothers or sisters? 8 Beth is Dan’s best friend and his Possible answers
girlfriend too. U: Coke, tea, salt, beer, sugar, marmalade, butter
C: book, desk, table, mouse, dog, pencil, backpack
PHASES EXTRA
10 Write these words on the board: ‘pencils’,
Give the class one minute to memorize the ‘chairs’, ‘coffee’ and ‘Coke’. Ask the difference
sentences in exercise 6. Ask questions, eg ‘Who between the first two and the last two nouns.
is Dan’s friend?’ ‘What is Rita’s favourite sport?’ Elicit examples of countable and uncountable
‘Does Megan live with Dan?’ ‘What sport doesn’t nouns. Remind the class that we use some and
Rita like?’ any with uncountable nouns and with plurals.
Provide a few examples. Invite the class to

complete the sentences with is/isn’t or are/
aren’t. If necessary, systematize the use of
there is and there are for existence. Check their
work orally. Write the answers on the board to
avoid mistakes.

Answers
1 aren’t; 2 isn’t; 3 is; 4 isn’t; 5 are

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PHASES EXTRA Closing phase

Have students describe their ideal bedroom Divide the class into two teams and play a dictation
using there is/isn’t and there are/aren’t. competition. Invite one student from team A and one
student from team B out to the front and take turns
11 Give the class some minutes to read the example to dictate sentences. Explain that every student that
sentences in the table and then choose the comes to the front starts with ten points but each
correct words so as to describe the rules for mistake means one point off. Once the competition
too and enough. Have students compare their is over, count the mistakes and calculate each
answers in pairs before checking with the whole team’s score. Here are some sentences you may
class on the board. dictate: ‘Rita’s favourite sport is swimming.’ ‘Dan
and Rita don’t go to the same school.’ ‘I know Megan
Answers hasn’t got any brothers or sisters.’ ‘Beth is Dan’s
a too, too; b enough, enough, after, before best friend and his girlfriend too.’ ‘My best friend
doesn’t live here. He lives in Oxford.’ ‘I’ve got a
12 Have students order the words to frame the modern computer in my bedroom.’
sentences correctly. Ask them to pay special
attention to the location of the words too and Workbook pages 3 & 4
enough. Check their answers on the board by

asking different volunteers to come to the front
and write their sentences.

Answers
1 We aren’t old enough to travel alone. 2 These new shoes
are too big for me. 3 I am not warm enough. 4 The tour wasn’t
exciting enough for me. 5 Those jeans are too expensive.

13 Give students one or two minutes to read the
sentences individually and then to complete
them with too or enough correspondingly. Have
students compare their answers in pairs and
finally check orally.

Answers
1 too; 2 enough; 3 too; 4 enough; 5 enough

14 Give the class some minutes to read the example
sentences in the table and then choose the
correct words so as to describe the given rules.
Have students discuss and compare their
answers in pairs. Finally, check orally.

Answers
compare; between

15 Invite students to complete the sentences with
the comparative forms that have been previously
presented and the adjectives in brackets. Check
their answers on the board.

Answers
1 Sparrows are not so colourful as parrots. 2 Uncle George
is a millionaire, but he isn’t as rich as Bill Gates. 3 My cousin
Timmy is as fast as I am. We can both run a mile in 50
seconds. 4 Everybody knows that a panda is as aggressive
as a grizzly bear. 5 Wallabies are not so big as kangaroos.
6 Motor scooters are not so ecological as cars.

In order to study and monitor their own learning,
refer students to the Language Database on
page 118.

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Unit PHASES EXTRA

1 Hobbies and games Ask various students these questions and accept
different answers.
Lesson 1 1 How can you cheat when you play cards?
2 Can you cheat to get a high number when you
Aims
To learn vocabulary about hobbies and games. roll a dice?
3 When you play a card game, is it possible to
To talk about one’s favourite games.
guess the cards your opponent has?
To read about the history of games. 4 When was the last time you played cards?
5 Did you beat anybody or did you lose?

Initial phase
3 1.04 Ask the class to read the names of the
Divide the class into two teams. Pick a student from games in blue and find out if they usually play
each team and in turns, dictate these sentences them and how. Play the track for students to
from the end to the beginning for students to say listen to Lou and Will and to underline the games
them properly: ‘I don’t like playing cards very much.’ that they describe.
‘My sister’s bedroom is very small.’ ‘John doesn’t
like swimming in winter.’ ‘Alice likes reading short Audioscript/Answers
detective stories.’ ‘My brother can’t play basketball.’
‘We all like playing computer games.’ Give one Lou OK. This is a game for four people. Each player has
point to each team if the student says the sentence
correctly. got four counters of the same colour. The players

Core roll the dice and move their counters around the

Vocabulary 1 board. The winner is the player who moves their

Playing games counters around the board back to the start.
1 1.03 Ask students what card games and board
Will It’s my turn. This game is for two people who play
games they enjoy playing. Teach the words ‘dice’
and ‘counter’: a ‘dice’ (‘dice’ singular and plural) – on a board with 64 squares. Each player has got
a plastic cube with its sides marked with spots
that you roll or throw when you play a board game 16 pieces. One player has got white pieces and the
and you need to move forward; a ‘counter’ – a
small object used for marking a position on a other player has got black pieces. The player with
board game. Then ask which games are played
with dice and counters. Do exercise 1 orally. Use the white pieces always moves first.
pictures 1–5 and definitions to teach the unknown
vocabulary. PHASES EXTRA

Answers • Recapitulate information about the games
1 beat/lose; 2 cheat; 3 roll a dice; 4 land/move a counter; mentioned in the track in exercise 3. Use
5 lose/beat questions or sentence completion.

Play the track for students to listen and repeat. • Elicit descriptions of how to play other games,
Correct pronunciation if necessary, paying eg: chess, Clue, Uno, etc.
special attention to vowel quality in ‘turn’ and
the \v\ sound in ‘move’. 4 Explain to the class that they are going

2 Give the class two minutes to read the sentences to play the guessing game Lou and Will were
and use the words in exercise 1 to complete them.
Remind students to write the verbs in the correct playing in exercise 3. Invite students to work in
form. Check the work orally.
pairs: each student chooses a game and gives
Answers
1 lose; 2 cheats; 3 give up; 4 roll a dice; 5 land clues for his/her partner to guess. Give them

two minutes to think of clues they can give their

partner. Model with a strong pair. Then circulate

monitoring their work. Avoid correcting unless

the mistake is worth it.

Workbook page 5

Reading 1

Board games – from cardboard to pixels

5 Pre-reading: Invite students to read the first
paragraph of the text very quickly and to try to
identify the number of games that are mentioned.
Check their answer orally.

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Answers Answers
Four games are mentioned: Senet, backgammon, chess and Digital boards offer high quality graphics, animation and
Monopoly interactivity. They allow you to play with people in other
countries. You can never lose your counters.
6 1.05 Ask the class to read the names of the
games in blue and to tell their classmates which 9 Ask individual students what games (of the ones
ones they have played or know the rules of. Play presented in the text) they would like to play and
the track and invite students to listen as they invite them to justify their choice. Avoid correcting
read the text attentively. Then ask them to put unless the mistake is worth it.
the games in chronological order taking into
account when they were invented. Check orally LOOK!
using ordinal numbers, eg: ask, ‘Which was the
first game?’ ‘Which was the second one?’ Write Explain that some nouns are single words and
the number and the initials on the board to make others are compound. Provide these examples:
sure students have the right answers. ‘living room’, ‘birthday cake’, ‘TV camera’ and
‘police station’. Elicit others. Explain that some
Answers compounds are separated by a hyphen but that
1 Senet; 2 backgammon; 3 chess; 4 Monopoly; 5 Robotek this punctuation mark is tending to disappear.

PHASES CULTURE PHASES EXTRA

• Monopoly is a board game in which players move Give the class two minutes to make a list of
around the board buying properties, developing more compounds using words from the text in
their properties with houses and hotels, and exercise 6, eg: ‘birthday present’, ‘computer
collecting rent from their opponents. The aim screen’, ‘computer program’, ‘birthday party’,
of the game is to drive the opponents into ‘personal card’, ‘invitation card’, ‘single-user
bankruptcy. game’. Check their answers orally.

• Senet (or Senat or Sen’t) was a game played Closing phase
by the ancient Egyptians and is an ancestor of
Backgammon. A Senet board consisted of three Divide the class into two teams. Pick different
rows of ten squares set in a rectangle. Each students from each team. In turns, dictate these word
person had five pieces of contrasting colour quartets for students to spot the odd one out and
or pattern. The movements of the pieces were make a sentence with it: ‘Senet – backgammon –
determined by throwing four split twigs with a Monopoly – fun’; ‘dice – counter – roll – pieces’;
dark face on one side and a light face on the ‘move – dice – roll – win’; ‘winner – instructions –
other (binary lots). advice – recommendations’; ‘competition – game –
Marathon – board’; ‘queen – Robotek – king –
7 Invite the class to read the text again silently and pawn’. Explain the rules: If the student just spots
circle the correct words. Check orally. the odd word, his/her team gets two points. If the
student spots the odd word and makes an accurate
Answers sentence, his/her team scores five points. The
1 played; 2 doesn’t come; 3 didn’t appear; 4 the USA; 5 isn’t winner is the team that gets more points. Teach
unknown words.
PHASES EXTRA
Lesson 2
Invite the class to work in groups and do these
tasks: Aims
1 Discuss and write a definition of ‘game’. To revise the present and past simple in all their
2 Mention the three most popular games in forms.
To use adverbs of frequency and time expressions

your group. to talk about routines and past events.
3 Mention two strategy games. To focus on the pronunciation of verb endings in
4 Describe the differences between chess and the present and past simple.
To listen to a report on celebrities’ hobbies.
Robotek.

8 Have students focus their attention on the last
paragraph of the text. Ask them to underline
the benefits of digital board games. Check their
answers orally and then encourage them to
suggest other benefits they may think of.

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1

Initial phase LOOK!
Draw students’ attention to the ‘Look!’ box and
Write action words/phrases on slips of paper, eg: then ask them to add time expressions for the
‘breathe’, ‘jump’, ‘have dinner’, ‘study English’, etc. present and past simple. Check orally.
Invite various students out to the front. Have them
pick a slip of paper and define the word/phrase in it Possible answers
for their classmates to guess it. Ask them to use the Past simple: last Monday, in 2001, last month, at the
present simple or continuous when trying to define beginning of the 19th century
the word/phrase, eg: ‘breathe: people do this all the Present simple: every weekend, every day, in the morning
time. Now, everybody in the world is doing it.’
To make this activity more fun, you may organize the PHASES EXTRA
class into two teams and have students from each
team take turns to guess the actions. Divide the class into two teams and have a
student from team A choose one sentence

Core from exercise 2 and mention some specific
information from it, eg: Student A: ‘a chess
Grammar 1 competition’. Make it clear that students should
pick units of meaning, not mere isolated words.
Tense review: present simple and past simple Have a student from the opposing team provide
the question to which the chosen phrase is the
1 Recapitulate the article about the history of answer, eg: Student B: ‘What does your school
games through a few questions, eg: ‘Do you need have every year?’ or ‘What sort of competition
a dice to play backgammon?’ ‘Do you need a dice does your school have every year?’
to play chess?’ ‘What does a player save when
he/she plays Robotek?’ Go through the present 3 Ask the class to circle the correct words. Before
simple column in the grammar table with the correcting the work orally, have students check
class. Draw students’ attention to sentences a with their classmates and discuss.
and b. Discuss the answers orally.
Answers
Answers 1 was born; 2 won; 3 plays; 4 makes; 5 didn’t go; 6 is
a present simple; b do, does
PHASES EXTRA
Encourage students to talk about their routine,
including some big lies for their classmates to Give the class two minutes to memorize key
guess them and correct the wrong information. information about Anand Viswanathan.
Then refer students to the article about the Read these incorrect sentences for students to
history of games once again and ask what they listen and correct them:
remember about it. As they talk, write the past ‘Anand was born in 1990.’ (In 1969.) ‘Anand
verbs they use on the board. Group them in makes very simple moves.’ (He makes very
two columns: regular and irregular ones. Elicit precise moves.) ‘Anand is American.’ (He is
the difference between the two columns and Indian.) ‘Anand didn’t win any championships in
refer the class to the past simple column in the 2007.’ (He won the World Chess Championship.)
grammar table before asking them to complete ‘Anand’s dad taught him to play chess.’ (His
sentences c and d. Check their answers orally. mum taught him.) ‘Anand’s mum played chess

with her husband.’ (She played with Anand’s
Answers brother.)
c was, were; d did Check their work on the board.

Encourage some students to tell their Pronunciation
classmates where they were at different times
yesterday and last weekend. Then invite them to Present simple and past simple
talk about their last summer holidays. A 1.06 Write a regular verb in its infinitive and

2 Have the class complete the sentences with the past form on the board and invite a strong
correct form of the verbs in brackets. Check their student to read both words aloud. Remind
work orally and write the answers on the board students that the -ed suffix is pronounced \t\
to avoid spelling mistakes. As they read their after voiceless sounds, \d\ after voiced ones and
answers, ask them what words helped them \Id\ when the root verb ends in \t\ or \d\. Then
decide which tense to use.

Answers
1 has; 2 take, don’t like; 3 wins; 4 Did, beat; 5 does, take

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play the track for the class to listen and repeat. 6 Invite students to work in pairs and
Correct if necessary. Invite students to read the
three sets of sentences in groups. take turns to ask and answer the questions in

B 1.07 Play the track for students to identify the exercise 5.
present and past forms.
In order to study and monitor their own learning,
Audioscript/Answers refer students to the Language Database on
1 I play with my friends. page 118.

2 We looked at the cards.
3 They studied Italian. Workbook pages 6 & 7

4 Draw students’ attention to the words in blue Listening
and elicit the past form of the verbs. Then give
the class three or four minutes to write the verbs Celebrities and their hobbies
in the text in their correct place and form – not
only past but also affirmative, interrogative or 7 1.08 Draw students’ attention to the hobbies
negative. Check on the board. in blue and make sure they all understand their
meaning. Play the track for the class to listen to
Answers the report and number the hobbies according to
1 play; 2 Do, know; 3 was born; 4 loved; 5 studied; 6 began; the order in which they are mentioned.
7 invented; 8 didn’t call; 9 found; 10 became
Audioscript
PHASES EXTRA We usually only see celebrities when they are performing or
in the public eye. But stars need to relax too and when they
• For the sake of fluency and pronunciation, have some free time, they enjoy their hobbies just like you
have students practise reading the text in and me.
exercise 4 aloud in groups, faster and faster Heart-throb actor Robert Pattinson is really musical
each time. and loves playing the piano. In fact, he even plays on the
soundtrack of some of his films. He’s also keen on reading.
• Check understanding through these questions: We all know that Fernando Alonso is a Formula 1 racing
1 What made Rubik famous? magician, but he also does magic in his free time. Yes, really!
2 What did this man study? When the world champion driver is not racing cars, he enjoys
3 What did he do for a living? doing magic tricks for his friends.
4 When did he make his great invention? Another sports star, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, also has a
5 How long did it take him to find a solution? surprising free-time activity. He loves playing bingo. ‘It can be
6 Who completed the cube in less than ten very exciting,’ he says.
Many celebrities like collecting things. Leonardo DiCaprio,
seconds? star of blockbusters like The Wolf of Wall Street and Django

Unchained, collects toy action figures. His favourites are his
LOOK! massive collection of Star Wars characters.
Draw students’ attention to the adverbs in the And finally, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz has a musical
Look! box. See if students remember where hobby. That’s right, she loves singing karaoke! The Oscar-
adverbs of frequency are placed in a sentence. winning actress sings rap songs, especially Eminem songs,
when she wants to relax! Maybe we’ll see her in the Top 40
Answers sometime soon.
They go before the main verb and after the verb be. Answers
1 play the piano; 2 do magic; 3 play bingo; 4 collect Star Wars
Write these phrases on the board: ‘in the figures; 5 sing karaoke
morning’, ‘in the afternoon’, ‘in the evening’.
Encourage students to tell their classmates what 8 1.08 Give students two minutes to read the
they always/usually/sometimes/seldom/never do statements silently and play the track a second
in the morning, and so on. time for them to listen and answer. Check orally.

5 Have the class order the words to make Answers
questions. Invite them to work in pairs. Check 1 true; 2 not mentioned; 3 false; 4 true; 5 not mentioned;
orally. 6 false; 7 not mentioned; 8 not mentioned

Answers PHASES EXTRA
1 Do you often play board games with your friends at school?
2 Who do you usually play board games with? 3 What board Pair up students and encourage them to choose
games do you usually play at home? 4 Did you play any board one of the celebrities mentioned in exercise 7.
games at home last weekend? 5 Did you lose or win? 6 How They role play an interview about his/her
long did you play? 7 Did you have a good time? hobbies. Walk around and monitor.

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UPGRADE 1

This activity may be done by the whole class or Core
by fast-finishers. Students fill in the blanks with
only one word. Check their work orally. Vocabulary 2

Answers Character adjectives
1 is; 2 loves/likes; 3 doing/playing; 4 does/goes; 5 was 1 Invite students to match some of the adjectives

Closing phase in blue with pictures 1–6 orally. Use definitions to
teach unknown vocabulary.
Play ‘Define your Work Line’. Organize the class
into two groups. Invite a student from team A out Answers
to the front and ask him/her to think of a job or 1 cautious; 2 talkative; 3 unsociable; 4 serious; 5 clumsy;
a profession and keep it to himself/herself. Have 6 honest
this student define what he/she does so that the
members of the opposing team can guess his/her 2 1.09 Play the track for students to listen and
work line. Proceed in the same way with a student repeat. Correct pronunciation if necessary,
from team B and so on, eg: Student A: ‘I start work paying special attention to the -ous ending
very early in the morning. I use flour. I wash my and the quality of the \dZ\ sound in ‘jealous’.
hands several times a day. It’s usually hot in my
work place.’ Student B: ‘You’re a baker.’ If students 3 Ask students to match some of the adjectives in
run out of ideas, you may suggest these jobs/ exercise 1 with their antonyms.
professions: ‘bank clerk’, ‘bus driver’, ‘tourist guide’,
‘firefighter’, ‘air hostess’, etc. Answers
1 unsociable; 2 talkative; 3 honest; 4 confident
Lesson 3
PHASES EXTRA
Aims
To learn character adjectives to describe people. Ask students to work in pairs. Explain they
To read about famous men and their hobbies. will have three minutes to choose adjectives
from exercises 1 and 3 and write down what

To use gerunds after certain verbs and behaviours or attitudes they correspond to, eg:
prepositions. ‘jealous: a jealous person doesn’t share things
easily, feels sad when other people have got new
Initial phase things and pays attention to other people all
the time.’ Walk around and provide help. Check
Have students practise adjectives. Organize the their work orally and discuss if necessary.
class into two teams and invite a member of team A The aim of this activity is to help students talk
out to the front. Whisper an adjective, eg: ‘friendly’ as they memorize adjectives, so avoid over-
into the student’s ear. Encourage the members correcting and take into account that adjectives
of his/her team to make questions about his/her reflect subjectivity, so a student’s answer may
everyday activities, last weekend activities or his/ be correct even if you don’t agree with it.
her relationship with others or his/her attitude
towards life so as to guess the adjective. The student 4 Ask the class to complete the description with
will mime actions trying to show the characteristic the correct adjectives from exercise 1. Check
denoted by the adjective in question, eg: for their work orally and copy the answers onto the
‘friendly’, the student can mime a big smile, can hug board to make sure they have the right answers
his/her classmates or shake hands with everyone. in their books.
Use this as a model and then go on with the game.
Proceed in the same way with a student from the Answers
opposing team and so on. Here is a list of adjectives 1 unsociable; 2 cautious; 3 talkative; 4 curious; 5 serious;
you may use: ‘friendly’, ‘sad’, ‘happy’, ‘excited’, 6 jealous
‘angry’, ‘thirsty’, ‘fast’, ‘afraid’.
5 Encourage students to work in pairs and

ask and answer questions about their character.

Model with a strong pair. To expand on this,

students may also ask and answer about their

best friend’s character.

Workbook page 8

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Reading 2 11 Ask students to write sentences using gerunds.
Elicit the first one as an example and then give
Britain’s special secret agent students a few minutes to do their work. Check
6 Before reading the text, invite students to look at on the board.

the pictures on page 11, identify the celebrity and Answers
the famous film character he plays. 1 Teenagers enjoy meeting friends. 2 Old people often hate
travelling. 3 Mary is not good at drawing cartoons. 4 I am
7 Ask students to read the text quickly and silently keen on playing computer games with my friends. 5 Some
so as to check their answers to the previous actors do not mind signing autographs.
exercise. Confirm the correct answer orally.
PHASES EXTRA
8 1.10 Play the track. Have students listen as they
read the text attentively. Give them a few minutes Choose a student and encourage him/her to say
to answer the questions and then tell them to what he/she hates doing. He/She should make
check in pairs. Finally check the answers with as many sentences as possible in one minute.
the whole class. Proceed in the same with a second student
using ‘can’t stand’. Go on with other verbs
Possible answers that are followed by gerunds and adjectives +
1 No, we don’t. 2 Because he plays James Bond in the 007 prepositions.
films and many people think he’s amazing. 3 No, it wasn’t.
4 He became world famous when he played a role in Lara 12 Have the class complete the questions. Check
Croft: Tomb Raider. 5 His last James Bond film was Skyfall. orally.
6 He’s a simple man who didn’t have an easy-going life and

now wants to enjoy his success privately. Answers
1 listening/dancing; 2 listening/dancing; 3 practising;
9 Have the class read the text again and then go 4 learning/studying
through the given statements attentively. They
decide whether each statement is true, false or 13 Encourage students to work in pairs to
not mentioned. Discuss the answers orally.
take turns to ask and answer the questions in
Answers
1 false; 2 true; 3 not mentioned; 4 false; 5 true; 6 not mentioned; exercise 12. Circulate monitoring their work as
7 false; 8 false; 9 false
they do so.
PHASES EXTRA
UPGRADE
Have students write true statements for the
ones that are false. This activity may be done by the whole class or by
fast-finishers. Students read the text and choose
Grammar 2 the correct words.

Gerunds Answers
10 Ask students to look at the sentences in the 1 travelling; 2 on; 3 meeting; 4 visiting; 5 talking; 6 mind

grammar table and say what they all have in In order to study and monitor their own learning,
common (a verb + verb ending in -ing). Explain refer students to the Language Database on
that these -ing forms are called ‘gerunds’. Have page 118.
students complete the rules and check their
answers orally. Workbook pages 9 & 10

Answers Closing phase
a love, enjoy; b on, in
Write a list of verbs + gerunds and a list of adjectives

TEACHING TIP + prepositions + gerunds on the board. Encourage
Verbs ending in -ing may be gerunds or present a student to choose a verb and make a personal
participles. While the former has a nominal sentence with it, eg: saying what he/she hates
function and can thus be replaced by ‘something’, doing in the morning. Then this student should
the latter has a more verbal function, as used in pick a classmate to repeat what he/she said and
the present or past continuous. Students at this add something about himself/herself using the
level do not need to know this difference. verbs/adjectives on the board, eg: Student A: ‘I
hate drinking tea in the morning.’ Student B: ‘Peter
hates drinking tea in the morning and I can’t stand
watching the news in the morning.’ Proceed in the

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1

same way with other students until they cannot Speaking Task
remember what their classmates have said. To
guarantee this activity is fun, insist on their saying 4 Students work in pairs to prepare a
everything at normal speed. If they take
too long, it becomes boring. dialogue. Ask them to read and follow the three

Lesson 4 steps carefully. Give them approximately four

Aims minutes to do so. When time is up, have pairs of
To develop speaking skills: At home.
To write a personal profile. students act out their dialogues. If the class is too

Initial phase big, you may have pairs work simultaneously as

Brainstorm activities students usually do in their you circulate monitoring their work; otherwise,

free time at home and write them on the board.
Then have volunteers say true sentences using it’s much more fun to have at least a few pairs
the suggested ideas, eg: ‘I usually watch TV in my
bedroom.’ role-play at the front.

Core TEACHING TIP

Speaking To make sure all students pay attention to what
their classmates say when they role-play, ask
At home questions like: ‘What film did Alex and Sonia want
1 1.11 Play the first part of Megan and Rita’s to watch?’ ‘Did they agree?’ ‘What did she say?’

conversation and have the class choose the Unit 1 Speaking Task
correct answers. Check their answers and elicit (see Teacher’s Resource Centre)
what each girl says.
Writing
Audioscript
Rita This programme’s terrible. A personal profile
Megan Yeah, I’m really bored.
Rita What’s on the other channels? 5 Ask students to read the text individually and
Megan Nothing! There isn’t anything interesting on TV at all. then to choose the correct words. Check the
Rita Let’s play tennis … Oh no! It’s starting to rain! answers on the board.
Megan I don’t want to go outside in the rain!
Rita No! Answers
Answers 1 in; 2 listening; 3 for; 4 talking; 5 playing; 6 watching
1 isn’t; 2 tennis; 3 raining
6 Have students read the text again and then
2 1.12 Play the second part of the dialogue and encourage the class to answer the questions orally.
ask which film they decide to watch. Have them
complete the blanks. Check orally. Answers

1 He goes to Park Lane Secondary School. 2 Because he has
Answers got his GCSE exams. 3 His hobbies are playing the guitar,
Avatar listening to music and playing football. 4 He likes reggae and
rap. 5 At the weekend, he usually meets up with friends and
3 Have the class practise the dialogue. To do so, they watch TV or play computer games.
play the exchanges one by one, eliciting repetition.
Give them a few minutes to practise with a partner LOOK!
and invite them to act out the dialogue. Encourage
students to sound natural, so accept personal • Draw students’ attention to the Look! box and
versions and correct only if the mistake is really elicit more examples with the linkers in it, eg:
relevant. Insist on fluency and intonation. You ‘I have a very important exam next week. I must
can model with a strong pair first asking them to study hard.’ ‘My sister is not feeling well. She
include gestures when possible. can’t go out this weekend.’ ‘It’s raining. I’ll go to
the park to meet my friends.’ ‘My brother can’t
speak English. He’s got a Facebook friend in
Australia.’

• Use the board to compare and contrast reason
and consequence. Invite students to paraphrase
sentences using so, because and although,
eg: ‘I want to be an interpreter, so I’m learning
English.’ ‘I’m learning English because I want to
be an interpreter.’

7 Have the class complete the sentences with so,
because or although. Check their work orally.

Answers
1 so; 2 Although; 3 so; 4 because; 5 although

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Writing Task Core

Tell students that they will work on their own Culture
personal profile. Tell them to follow the three steps
given. Explain that they will have to create a similar Famous sporting events
piece of writing as the one Tom wrote.
1 1.13 Pre-reading: Write the title on the board
1 As with any writing, it is essential to start and have the class discuss what sporting events
with a plan. Have students make notes about they may read about, either local or international.
themselves based on the items suggested: Ask them to explain if they consider these
personal information, and activities they do events are worth reading about. Then play the
during the week and at the weekend. Remind track for global comprehension. Check through
them that when they brainstorm ideas, it is not these questions: ‘What is the text about?’
necessary to write complete sentences. The ‘In what country does this event take place?’
purpose of planning is organizing ideas. Give students a few minutes to read the text
individually and find out what the given numbers
2 Ask students to expand their notes and to assemble refer to. Check the answers orally.
them so as to fit the described structure. They will
include their personal details in the first paragraph. Answers
In the second one, they will write about what they a the number of boxes of strawberries people eat; b the total
do during the week. And in the third one they will number of ball boys and ball girls; c the average age of ball
write about what they do at weekends. boys and ball girls; d the year in which Wimbledon started;
e the number of bottles of champagne people drink
3 Encourage students to go through the checklist and
make sure they have included vocabulary related 2 Invite the class to read the text again and answer
to free-time activities and character adjectives as the questions. Check the answers orally and
well as linkers, adverbs of frequency, gerunds and discuss the answer to question 3.
present tenses. Fast-finishers may exchange their

work with a partner and look for mistakes. Possible answers
1 It’s a very famous tennis championship. 2 It takes place in
Workbook page 12 London, UK, every year in the last week of June. 3 Student’s
own answer
Closing phase
3 Students read the text once again if necessary
Once students have finished, read two or three and decide whether each of the statements is
samples and discuss mistakes orally. Remember to true or false according to the information given.
correct all the others. Check answers orally.

Lesson 5 Answers
1 false; 2 false; 3 true; 4 false
Aims
To learn factual information about famous sporting PHASES EXTRA
events.
To visit a website to find specific information about • Copy these sets of words onto the board and
famous sporting events in the USA. have students make false statements about
To read and answer about Wimbledon. Wimbledon: ‘Wimbledon – week – September’,
To integrate what students have learnt so far. ‘youngest players – compete’, ‘most people –
watch – matches – TV’, ‘spectators – not drink
Initial phase anything – watch – matches’, ‘ball boys and
girls – members – World Tennis Association’,
Write these sporting events on the board: The Super ‘first tournament – 1749’ Invite various
Bowl, The Grand Prix, FIFA World Cup Final, The students to correct the false statements so
‘Superclásico’. Ask students if they know what all that they are true according to the information
these names refer to (they are all famous sporting in the text in exercise 1.
events from all over the world). See whether they
can add other well-known sporting events and make • To challenge students a bit further, you may
a list on the board. erase the words from the board and give them
two minutes to write as many sentences as

they remember from the activity.

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