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Contents
Scope
and
Sequence iv
UNIT 7
(an90U
count?
62
Characters
vii
i
UNIT
8
,
always
get
up
at
six

-
thi
rt
y.
70
Let's
yet
started.
2
Progress check 77
Game3
78
UNIT 1
What's
you
r
name?
6
Project
3
79
UNIT 2
This
is
Brian.
14
UNIT 9
Miami-A
Rreat
place

to
be~
80
Progress check
21
Wide
Angle
3
88
Game
1
22
90
Project
1
23
UNIT
10
Whats
Brian
doing?
UNIT 3
Where
are
!IOU
from?
24
Progress check 97
ide
Angle

1
32
UNIT 11
Did
he
call
her
again
today?
98
IT 4
(an
you
repeat
that,
please?
34
Game4
106
Project
4 107
gre
ss check 41
UNIT 12 'rea
ll
!!
had
a
great
time.

108
IT
S
I
hal/e
two
sisters.
42
Progress
check
115
e 2
50
Wide
Angle
4
116
je
ct
2
51
Fun
with
songs
1-4
118
6
I'm
not
cr

az
y
abo
ut
hip-hop.
52
Focus
on
culture
1-4
122
ress check
59
Fun
with
qrarnrnar
130
e
Angle
2
60
Peer
editing
checklist
134
Word
Jist 135
Srope
nel
Se4uenre

Unit
li
e
Communication
Gra
Pages 2-5
Pages 6-13
Pages 14- 20
Page 21
Page 22
Page 23
Pages 24- 31
Pages 32- 33
Pages34 40
let'sgetstart
ed
.
What's
your
name?
As
Th
is is
Bria
n.
As
a
Progress check Units 1
and
2

Game
1: Pack
it
up
!
Project
1: A snapshot
of
me
Where
are
!JOU
from
?
Tal
fro
m
As
i
Wide
Angle
1: From
one
coun
(an!IOU
repea
t
that,
please
?

As
As
ti
k
about
favorit
es
Introduce yourself
Introduce
people
kwhere people and things
re:
Where is? Where are?
Simple present of be: am/is/are
-
Affirmative
statements
- Negative statements
Subject pronouns
Questions with
be
- Yes/No
questions
- Information questions:
What ?
How
old
? Who?
Prepositions of place: in, on, above, under, at,
behind, in front of

Possessive
adjectives: my, your, his, her,
OUl;
yow;
their
Test-taking
tip:
Familiarize yourself w ith t he
entire
test.
k
abou
t w here peop le are
k
for
and give personal
nformation
Nouns: Singular and plural forms
This/that; these/those
Art
icles: a and an
try
to
another

kabout birth days
k questions:
When? Wha t
me?
Wfiat

day?
Can
'for
requests
Question words:
When,
What
time, What day +
(am/is/are)
Prepositions
of
time: in + month , on

day,
at
+ ti me
Page41
Pages42 49
Page 50
Page 51
Pages 52-58
Page
S9
Progress check Units
3 and 4
,
haue
two
sisters.
Tal

Game 2: Spell
ing
bee
Project
2: A snapshot
of
some
Ta
I'm
not
(raz!!
ab
ou
t
h
ip-hop.
Progress check Units
5 and 6
Test-taking tip:
Budget
you r
time
.
k
about
your
family
Describe people
Possessive
forms of nouns

Simple present of
have; any
-
Affirmative
and negat ive state
ments
- Yes/Noquestions
Information
quest ions with
How
ma
ny
one I like
Simple present of like
-Affirmative
and negati ve statements
-
Yes/No
que st ions
-
Information
questions
Object pro nouns:
me, yo u, him, he
r,
it, us,
you,
them
lk abou t likes and dislikes
Test -ta

king
t ip: Ask
for
help and clarificat ion.
Pages 60- 61
Wide An
gle
2: Po
tt
er
teen
s
iv Scope
and
Sequence
Vocabulary Learn to learn
Cardinal numbers: Reading: Read informati on in a
profi
le; Familiarize yo urself
with
Number st
ress
21-1 00
Predict missing lines English
iisteninq:
li
st en
for
specif ic
information

in an
in
terview
Speaking : Talk about your favorites; Present
your
personal profil e
Writing: Write a personal
prof
ile
~
.,.

-+

-
Things for teens Reading: Match paragraphs w
it
h pic
tur
es Work
wit
h a learning Linking sounds '
Listening: Listen
for
specific inf ormation partner
Speaking: Introduce people; Talk ab
out
whe re
people or things are; Talk about your family
Writing: Write about your fami ly

Count ries and
Reading:
R e
a
~
an e-mail for import ant Know some quest ions in
The voiced
lh sound in
nat ionalit ies
inform
at ion English by heart
this and
that
Listening: Listen fo r specific informat ion
Speaking; Ask quest ions to
get
personal
information
Writing:
Write
persona l informat ion;
Write
an e-mail
_
L
~
_
-
Ordinal numbers
Reading: Read a schedule Ask fo r help

Intona
t ion
pattern
s in
Listening:
listen
for i
nfor
mat ion abo ut events
informat ion question s
Speaking: Ask for personal informat ion; Ask
about birt hdays; Talk abou t favorit e TV sh
ow
s
Wr
iting
: Fill out a personal
inform
at io n form ;
Write
a schedule
Family memb ers
Reading: Read a family
tree
Group new vocabulary
Rising int onat ion in
Adj ect ives for physical
Lirtening: Ident
ify
people based on

into
catego ries
Yes/No
quest ions
descript ion
description
Speaking: Ask and answe r questions ab
out
family and physical descript ion
Writing:
Write
abo
ut
a favor ite per son
Ways
of
expressing lik es
and dislikes
Reading: Recognize t rue and false statements
Listening: Listen
for
det ails in an
int
erview
Speak
ing
: Talk about likes and dislikes; Ask
and answer int erview qu estions
Writing
:

Write
Yes/No
questions w
ith
like
Skim for th e main idea Th
esound/zI
-
Scope and Sequence v
Scope
elSe,
ence
Pages 6
2-
69
Pages
70-76
Title
(an
you
count?
,alwaysget
up
at
six
-thirty.
Communication
Gram ar
Ask for permission
Talk

about
abilities
(Can I?)
Talk
about
daily routines
Imperatives
Can to talk about abilities
Sequence words:
first, then,
after
that, next,
finally
Adverbs
of
frequency: always, usually, oftef},
sometimes, rarely/seldom, never
How
often?
Positions of frequency adverbs
Page 77
Progress check Unit s 7 and 8 Test-t aking ti p: Do easier test it ems firs t.
Pag e
78
Page 79
Pages 8D-87
Game 3: Racetrack
Project
3: A snapshot
of

a classmat e
Miami
-JI
great
place
to
be!
Make suggestions
Ask and say wh ere places a re
Talk
about
leisure activities
Prepos itions of location:
across from , in front
of,
behind
, between, next to, on the corner
of, In, on
There islThere are
Some and any
Pages 88
-8
9
Wide
Angle 3: Teens in Iceland:
Hot
pots
and m
idn
igh

t sun
Ask
what
someone's doing Present continuous: be (am/is/are) + verb -ing
What's
Brian
doiny
?
now - Affirmative and negative
state
ments
Describe what's
happe
ning
-
Yes/No
quest io ns
right now
- Information questions
Talk a
bout
a house
Pages
90-96
Page
97
Progress check Units 9 and 10 Test-
tak
ing tip:
Work

caref ully.
TaI
II.
about
past events
Simple past of r
egular
verbs
Did
he
caU
her
again
Express
appro
val and
- Affirmative and neqatlve statements
today?
disapproval
- Yes/Noquestions
- Information questions
Pages
98-
105
Page 106
Game 4:
Add
up
the
questions

Pag
e 107
Project
4: A snapshot
of
a
field
trip
Talk
about
th e past
Simple past of
be (was/were)
I
really
had
a
yrea
t time.
Greet people and say good-bye
- Affirmative and negat ive
state
ments
Talk
about
occupations
-
Yes/No
quest
ions

- Information questions
Simple past of irregular verbs
Pages
108
-114
- Affirmative and
nega
tive
stat
ements
-
Yes/No
qu estio ns
- Information
quest
i
ons
Page 115
Progress check
Unit
s 11 and 12 Test-taking
tip:
Review your answers
Pages
116-
117
Wide
Angle
4:
Wor

king teens
vi Scope
and
Sequence
Vocabulary
Skills
Learn to learn
Clock
tim
es
Daily rout ines
Reading: Pre
dict
missing lines
Listening: Listen for specif ic infor ma
ti
on
Speaking: Talk about abili t ies and talents; Ask
permission
to
bo
rro
w somet hing
Writing
:
Write
co
mman
ds
Reading: Read for specific inf ormation; St

udy
a
graph
Listening: Listen for specific in
format
ion and
compl
ete
a chart
Speaking: Talk about routines and activ it ies
Writin
g: Write about
your
typi
cal
day
or we ek
Have a
can-do
attitude
The
lael sound in can and
can't
Plan your weekly
and
The pro
nun
ciation
of -s
dall y

activiti
es and -es (simple present,
third person)
Places in a
town
or city Reading: Read for specif ic information; Reada map Prepare
before
a
In
to
nati on in Yes/No
Leisure act ivities
Listening: LIsten for specific informati on presen tat ion questions and short
Speaking: Talk about
favor
ite
places; Make answ ers
suggestions
Writing: Org anize inf ormat ion in a chart
Rooms and parts of a
,Reading: Preview and predict an
arti
cle
Know
how
to
scan an Stress on impo
rt
ant
house

Listening: Listen to an int erview for specific
a
rt
icle
wo
rds
informat
ion
Speaking : Talk about
favorite
places in a ho use:
Ask
Yes/No questions
about
a picture: Ask
wh at someone's doing n
ow
Writing
:
Wr
ite messages
about
w eekend plans
Past t im e expressions
Reading: Int
erpr
et
emo
t icons and acronyms Take notes in class The
pronun

ciat ion of -d
Emot icons and
Listening: Listen
for
specif ic info rmati on
and
-ed (s
imple
past)
acronyms
Speaking : Talk
about
jealousy; Ask and answer
Yes/No
que
st ions; Talk about past events
Writ
ing: Write a summary using the simple
past;
Write
informat ion qu est
ion
s
Some occupat ions
Reading: Look up th e mean
ing
of
w
ord
s in an

Keep a
list of words and The pronunc iat ion of
article expressions
was and we re
Listening: Listen
for
specif ic
informat
ion
Speaking: Talk about past activ iti es; Talk
about
favori
te occupat ions
Writing
: W rite a story using t he s
imple
past
Scope and Sequence vii
a
1
umb
ers
1-
20
A.
~
l
Listen

and
repeat
the
numbers.
.
1
one
8
eight
fifteen
2
tvvo 9 nine
16
sixteen
3
three
10
ten
17
seventeen
four
11
eleven
18
eighteen
5
five twelve
19
nineteen
6

six
13
thirteen
20
twenty
seven
14
fourteen .
B.
PAIRS
. Close
your
book.
Take
turns
count
ing
up
to
20.
A: One.
B: Two.
A:
Three
.
2
The
English
alphabet
A.

A3 Listen and
repeat
the
alphabet.
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg Hh
Ii
Jj
Kk
U Mm Nn
00
Pp
Qq
Rr
55
Tt
Uu Vv Ww
Xx
Yy Zz
B.
PAIRS
. The English
alphabet
has
five

vowels.
Write
the
vowels
in
the
blanks.
C.
How
many
consonants
are
there?
__
3
Months
of
the
year
A.
A4
Listen
and
repeat
the
twelve
months
that
make
up

a year.
January
February
Marc
h
April
May
June
July
Augus
t
September
October
November
Decembe
r
B.
Write
the
month
of
each
holiday
or
event.
1. Halloween
Octob
er
2. Valentine's Day _
3.

Christmas
_
4.
New
Year's Day _
5. Your
birthday
_
4
Day
s of
the
week
A. AS Listen
and
repeat
the
days
of
the
week.
Sunday Mn
av
Te
da
ed
sday
Thur
day
fr

i
ay
aturd
y
B. A
week
has
five
weekdays
and
a
two-day
weekend.
Look
at
the
calendar
and circle
the
days
that
make
up
a
weekend.
5
Colors
A. Look
at
the

colors.
JAnUARY ":.:;'
~!HJII
!
~lWl
a ~
Monda
~
T
U01
d"ll
Wea
.,.CIa
~
Tl\l/i-scra~
'rl
a"ll
Salurda~
I 2 3
q
5
6
7
8
q
10
11
IZ
13
111

15
16
17
18
Iq
ZO
21
2Z 23
Zli 25 26
27 28
Zq
30
31
yellow
B. PAIRS.
What
colors
do
you
like? Tell
yo
ur
classmate.
A: I like yellow
and
blue
. B: I like red.
2 Let's
get
started.

6 A
dassroom
A. Look at
the
picture
and read
the
labels.
B. PAIRS. Take
turns.
Ask
for
the
colors
of
these
things
in
your
classroom.
boa
rd
door
wall
desk
For
example:
A:
What
color is the board?

B: Bla
ck
.
7
Classroom
objects
"
A. .A6 Look
at
the
pictures as you listen and
repeat
the
words.
i
o eraser
o book

."

fj
jj
I
Ii
Ii
J
o crayons
o markers
o notebook
O pen

o penci l
o pa
ir
of scissors
o poster board
o
ruler
o
not
epad
B. Look at
the
words
in Exercise A. Check
(v)
the
items
you
have.
8
Classroom
commands
A. Look at
the
pictures and read
the
commands.
. Exchange work
-""
::;;; "\

', 9 with a classmat e.
B.
PAIRS
. Student A,
give
a command.
Student
B, do
Student
A's command. Switch roles.
Let's
get
started.
3
10
Common
adjectives
1. baby _
2. boy _
3. girl _
4. teenager _
5. m an _
6. wom
an
_
r
A.
fIo8
Look at
the

pictures as
you
listen and repeat
the
words
.
Ibeautiful I
A. A7 Look at
the
pictures as
you
listen and
repeat
the
words
.
9
Words
for
people
B,
Think
of
a
famous
person.
Write
three
adjectives
that

describe
that
person.
B.
Write
the
name
of
a
member
from
your
family
next
to
each
word.
Ihandsome I
Name: Adjectives: _
11
U.S
.
money
A.
A9 Listen and
repeat
the
words.
•
<J

penny or one cen t =1¢
• f
if
ty cen ts =50lt
• a nickel or five cen ts =
5~
-
•
• a
dime
or ten cents = lO
c:-
• fi ve dollars =$5.00
•
<I
quarter
or
twenty
-five cents =25
<t
• twenty dollars =$20.00
B.
Write
the
answers.
1. five
penni
es =
5~
4.

tw
o nickels - _
2. two dimes
and
a nickel = _
5. four
quarter
s = _
3. two quarte rs = _ 6.
two
ten dollars = _
a dollar or one dollar: =$1.00
4 Let's
get
started
.
Grammar
12
Some
parts
of
speech
A. Look
at
the
examples
of
the
parts
of

speech in
the
chart.
Nouns
Pro
nou
ns
Adjectives
Verbs
Prepositions
Articles
boy
, g
irl
,
Australia,
book
I, he, i , we,
the
y
beautiful,
small,
tall
w
rite
,
listen
,
.read
from

, at a,
an,
the
B. PAI
RS
.
Add
two
more
examples in each column, except
under
"Articles
."
(Note:
There are
only
three
articles in English.) .
13
Punctuation
A.
look
at
the
punctuation.
B.
Add
the
correct
punctuation

.
• . (period) • ! (excl
amation
point)
A:
What
's
your
name
T
• ?
(question
mark)
• (comma)
B: My
name'
s Lucia
A:
That'
s
funny
My
name'
s Lucia too
Communication
14
Greetings
A10 Listen and
repeat
the

greetings.
Write
the
correct
greeting
in each
balloon.
•
Cood
morning.
• Good afternoon.
• Good
evening
.
Let's
get
started.
5
.

Communicat
ion
In
troduce
your
self
Ask abo
ut
favorit es
Grammar

The simple present
of
be : am /is /are
Subject
pro
nouns
Questions w i
th
be
Vocabulary
Cardinal numbers: 21- 100
Unit
1
3. The sister's
name
_
4. B
rian
's age _
5. Robbie's age _
-
C.
A12
Read
along
as you listen
again.
Check
your
answers

.
2
Co
p
ehension
A.
loo
k
at
the
picture. Write
the
name
of
each
person
.
B. Write
the
information in
the
blanks.
1. The
name
of the visitor Brian Williams
2. The
name
s of the two brothers
t
Dialogue

b Cover
the
dialogue
and
listen.
An
dy : Excuse me. Are you Brian William s?
Brian: Yes, T
am
. Are you the Gibsons?
A
nd
y: Yup. I'm
And
y . . . An dy Gibson.
Liza: Hello.
My
nam
e's Liza. Welcome to
Miami,
Brian.
Brian: Thanks! It's great to be here.
Andy:
And
this.is.mj little
bro
ther.
·
-

-
-
:I
ri
~
l:I
i.
Wh
at'
s yo
ur
n
ame
?
Robbie
: Robb ie.
And
I'm
not
litt le. I
'm
six.
Br
ian
: Nice to meet you, Robbie.
Robbie:
How
old are
yOLl,
Brian?

Brian:
I'm fifteen.
Robbie
: _ Fifty!
.
And
-y
:
No
. Not fifty, Robbie. Fifteen .
3
Useful
expressions
A. A13 Listen
and
repeat
.
• E
xcuse
me.
•
Thanks
.z'Thank you.
•
Welcom
e to [Miami].
• Hello. My n
ame
's [Liza].
• Are

you
[Bri
an
Williams]?
. • It's great to be here.
B.
Complete
the
conversation
with
expressions
from
Exercise A . Use
your
own
inf orma
ti
on.
A:
Excus e
me
.
Are
you
?
B: Yes, I
am.
A:
. My
name'

s
B:
_ _
____
. It's great to be here.
C.
PAIRS
. Role
-play
the
conversation in
Exercise B.
GRAMMAR
Focus
The simple
present
of
be
Affirmative
statements Ne
gative
statements
l am l am
Youare You are
He is He is
Sheis
It is
11
yearsold.
She is

I i
t s
not 15yearsold.
We are We are
You are Youare
They are They are
Long forms
Short
forms
(Contractions)
lam
I'm
You
are
You're
Heis
He's
Sheis
She's
It
is
It's
Weare
We're
You
are
You're
They are
They're
Discovering

grammar
Look
at
the
grammar
chart. Complete
the
grammar
rules .
1. The
present
tense
of
be
has
three
forms:
am
B.
77
15
99
;'15
Listen and circle
the
numbers you hear.
22 56
@
55
10

89 95 60
7 20 8 30
2. Use
the
verb
3. Use
the
verb
4. Use
the
verb
_
__
_, and
with
I.
with
he, she, and it.
with
we, you, and
they
.
_
1,1 ,
"
5
Pronundation
Number stress
A. A16' Listen
to

the
numbers
and
repeat
them.
13 14 15 16
17 18 19
30 40 50 60
70 80 90
B. e Listen and circle
the
number
you
hear in each
pair.
1. 13 30 4. 16 60
2. 11 40 S. 17 70
3. 15 50 6. 18 80
Practicing
grammar
6
Practice
Write
the
contractions
(short
forms).
1
.
(1

am
)
I'm a student.
2. (You are) my teacher.
3.
(She
is) my friend.
4.
(He
is) 10 years old.
5. (It is) my English homework.
6. (They are) my
friend
s.
7. (We are) classmates.
8
Unit
1
7
Practice
A. Label
the
pictures
with
the
people's
occupations. An occupation can be used
more
than
once.

actor
movie
director
talk show
host
atIt
·hGr-
singer
tennis
player
B.
Write
two
sentences saying
who
the
person
in each
picture
is and his or
her
occupation.
1.
She's
J.K.
RowlinCl
.
She's
an
author

.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
C.
PAIRS
.
Student
A, say
the
names
of
three
people
in
the
pictures.
Student
B, say
the
person's occupation.
For ex am ple:
A: She's J
.K.
Ra
wlin
g.

B: She's an
auth
or.
D. Switch roles. Talk
about
three
more
people
in
the
pictures.
14
Reading
~
Read
the
profiles
of
teenagers
looking
for
e-friends
. Then listen
to
their
messages.
:
~
~
,.

0, II
'1' ,
ra
My
name's
Mia.
I'm 14. I speak
English,
Spanish,
and
lIalian.
I love
all the
Harry
Potter
books
and
movies.
Connecticut
Message:
Hi.
My
name's
Jiang Li.I'm 13
years old,and I'm in sixth grade.
I like
movies
and
music.
My

favorite actress is
Zhang
Ziyi.
15
Comprehension
16
Writing
Complete
the
chart. A. Create
your
own
profile.
I
Age
I
I

1-
-t.
I
Favorites
:
C
it
yJ
T
IStalel I
Co
un

try
I
-t
T
B.
CLASS
. Present
your
profile
to
the
class.
t Favorites
I
For
example:
._L
__
L
._ - - .
Hello. My name's
An
tonio. I'm 11 years old.
I'm
from
Madrid, Spain . Myfavorite sport
is volleyball.
12
Unit
1

At
the airport
A. Before you listen, read
the
conversation. Fill in
the
missing questions.
E
I'VW
! Ashlee SimpsonI
Yuck! She ca n't sing.
B.
~
~
Now
listen as
you
read along. Check your answers.
Unit 1 13
1
Di
logue
23
Cover
the
d
ialogue
and
listen.
Robbie:

There's my m
om
.
Brian:
Wh
cre's your
da
d?
Liza: He's at
work.
Robbie
: No, he's not. He's at
home
today.
Andy:
Yea
h, Da
d's
at h
om
e. M
om
, this is
Brian.
Mom
: Hello, Brian . Nice to m
eet
you. How
are you?
Brian:

I
'm
OK, th
ank
s. Just a little tired.
Mom:
Wh
er
e are your bags?
Brian: T
hey
'r
e on the cart over there.
Mom:
Andy,
please put Brian's bags in
the car.
Robbie: Let's
go, Mom.
(Later, ai home.)
Robbie:
Come
on
, Brian. I'll
show
you my
room and my new video games.
Liza:
Robbie, Brian's tired. Leave him
alone.

OK
?
2
Compr
hension
A.
Match
the
two
parts
to
make
sentences
.
1.
M
om
is a. on the cart.
2. Dad is
b. tired.
3.
Brian is c. at the
airport.
4. The bags are d.
in
the
car.
5.
A
ndy

puts the
bag
s
e. at h
om
e.
B.
e Read
along
as
you
listen
again
.
Check
your
answers
.
Communication
In
troduce
p
eo
ple
Ask
where
peop
le and t hings are:
Where is?/Where are?
Grammar

Pr
epo
sitions
of
place: in, on, above,
under
,
at
, behind, in
front
of
Possessive adjectives
Vocabulary
Things
fo
r
teens
i
I t.
l;1
I
\
\
3 U
seful
expressions
A. A25 Listen and repeat.
•
Come
on .

•
I'm
OK, thanks.
/Fin
e, t
hank
s.
•
Nice
to meet you.
•
How
arc you?
B.
Wr
ite
the
appropriate
responses. Use
the
expressions from Exercise A .
1. A: How are you?
B: _
2. A: _
B: Nice to
mee
t you, too.
3. A: _
B: OK. Let's go.
4

Communication
Introduce people
A. e Listen
to
the
conversation.
A: Mrs. Salas, this is Monica.
B:
ice to
mee
t you, Monica. How are you?
C: Fine, thanks.
B.
GROUPS
. Writ e a conversation
introducing
a
friend
to
your
mom
or dad . Use Exercise A
as a
model.
A:
;-
_
B:
C: . _
C.

GROUPS
. Role-play
the
conservation.
5
Pronunciation
linking sounds
A.
27
Li
st en. Then listen
again
and
repeat
.
8.
t,
• Where's
your
dad?
• This is Brian.
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'-'
•
He'ut
wo
rk. • Nice to mec! you.
• He 's at
ho me. •
How

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6
Vocabulary
Things for
teens
A. e Look
at
the
pictures as you listen
and
repeat.
PAIRS. Practice
the
conversat
ions with a
classmate.
1. A:
Whcn~
's
yo
ur
dad?
B:
He's
at h
ome
.
2. A: This is Sara.
B: Nice to

meet
yo
u.
1. cell
phon
e _ _
2. ska teboa rd _ _ 3. MP3 pla
yer
_ _
4. computer _ _
5. DVDs _ _
6. DVD pla
yer
__
7. video games _ _ 8. television _ _
9. ma
gaz
ines
__
10. b
ack
pack
__
11. bicycle
__
12. Rollerblades" _ _
B.
Look
at
the

words
in Exercise A. Put a check
(v')
next
to
the
things
you have.
GRAMMAR
Focus
P
repositions
of place : tn, on, above, under,
at,
behmd, tn
front
of
Where are the CDs? Where's the balloon?
They're in the bag. It's
above
the table.
They're
on
the bag. It's in
front
of
the
TV.
Where's the balloon ? Where's your sister?
It's

under
the table.
She's
at
work.
It's
behind
the
comp
uter. She's
at
home.
She's
at
school.
16 Unit 2
Discovering
grammar
Look at
the
grammar
chart. Circle
the
correct answers.
1.
What
are
sorne
examples
of

prepo
sitio ns?
a.
the
c.
under
e. in fr
ont
of
b.
at
d.
an
f. in
2.
What
usually
comes
after
a
prepos
i
tion?
a. a
verb
b. a
noun
c.
an ad
ject ive

Practicing
grammar
7
Practice
PAIRS
. Take
turns
asking and
answering
the
quest ions.
1. Where's out: teacher?
She's in front
of
the
cteee
.
2.
Where
's
your
English
book?
3. Wherc's
your
backpack
?
4.
Wher
e

are
your
p
ens
and
pencils?
5.
Wher
e
are
your
notebooks?
8
Practice
A.
PAIRS
. Compete
with
another
pair. Look
at
the
picture. In
three
minutes,
write
sentences
that
say
where

the
objects are.
Use prepositions.
For
example:
fhe
video c
amera
is above
the
bed.
B.
Count
your
sentences.
Who
has
the
most
sentences?
9
Practice
ave a
competition!
Go
to
page 130.
Unit 2 17
10
Li

stening
A. e Listen
to
the
conversation. Circle
the
correct answers.
1. Where's the family?
a. at the park
®at
home
2. Where's Liza?
a. at the
computer
b.
on
the
phon
e
3.
Where arc
And
y
and
Brian?
a. in
the
b
edroom
b. at school

4.
Where
's Robbie?
a. in the b
edroom
b.
in
the
kitchen
5. Wherc's di riner?
a. in
the
bag
b. on
the
table
B. e Listen again
and
check
your
work.
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