English file elementary student s book kho tài liệu học tiếng anh

Contents
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A ,",y name's Hannah, not Anna

6

B All over the world

8

C Open you r books, please

Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

verb be ~ subject pronouns:
I, you, etc.

days of the week, numbers 0-20,
greetings

stress

verb be !!l and

the world, numbers 21-100

,.". If . J . \1:; :
sentence stress

possessive adJectilles:

classroom language

;>C f . u:. u; : the
alphabet

my, your, etc.
10

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 1 Arriving in London

12

A

A writer's room

a / an, plurals;
this ! that ! these ! those

things

final -s and -es; th

14

B

Stars and Stripes

adjectives

colours, adjectives, modifiers:
quite ! very ! really

long and short vowel
sounds

16

C

After 300 metres, turn right

imperatives, let's

feelings

understanding
connected speech

I.

REVISE AND CHECK 1&2

20

A Things I love about Britain

present simple· and

verb phrases

third person -s

22

B Work and play

present simple J1

jobs

:I:

24

C Love online

word order in questions

question words

sentence stress

26

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 2 Coffee to take away

28

A

Whose ... ?, possessive's

family

.\ . the letter 0

30

B What a life!

prepositions of lime (at, rn, on) and

everyday activities

linking and sentence

Is she his wife or his sister?

stress

place (at, in, to)

32

2

vowel sounds. word

C

Short life, long life?

position of adverbs and
expressions of frequenc y

adverbs and expressions of

can ! can't

verb phrases: buy a newspaper, etc.

sentence stress

present continuous

verb phrases

1)1

present simple or present
continuous?

the wea ther and seasons

places in London

the letter h

frequency

34

REVISE AND CHECK 3&4

36

A

00

38

B

Love your neighbours

40

C Sun and the City

42

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 3 In a clothes shop

44

A

Readingin English

object pronouns: me, you, him, etc.

phone language

,11,

46

B

Times we love

like + (verb + -;ng)

the date: ordinal numbers

consonant clusters:
saying t he date

48

C

Music

reviSion: be or do?

music

50

REVISE AND CHECK 5&6

you have the X Factor?

ischanging their lives

t,

and i:


Grammar

Vocabulary

Pronunciation

52 A At the National Portrait Gallery past simple of be: was / were

word formation: paint> painter

sentence stress

54 B Chelsea girls

past simple: regular verbs

past time expressions

<.ed endings

56 C A night to remember

past simple: irregular verbs

go, have, get

sentence stress

58

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 4 Getting lost

60

A A murder story

past simple: regular and irregular

irregular verbs

past simple verbs

62

B A house with a history

there is l there are, some / any +
plural nouns

the house

le:.! and fI:I, sentence

there was/there were

prepositions: place and movement

silent letters

countable / uncountable nouns;
a/ an, some / any

food

the letters ea

54

C

A night in a haunted hotel

stress

66 REVISE AND CHECK 7&8

68

A

70

B White gold

quantifiers: how much /
how many, a lot of, etc.

food containers

If! and IsI

72

C Quiz night

comparative adjectives

high numbers

!ai, sentence stress

superlative adjectives

pLaces and buildings

consonant groups

be going to (plans), future time
expressions

holidays

sentence stress

be going to (predictions)

verb phrases

the letters 00

A First impressions

adverbs (manner and modifiers)

common adverbs

word stress

B What do you want to do?

verbs + to + infinitive

verbs that take the infinitive

sentence stress

C

articles

the internet

word stress

What I ate yesterday

•

7. PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 5 At a restaurant

-.,; A The most dangerous road ...

8

CouchSurf round the world!

C What's going to happen?
IIfVtSE AND CHECK 9&10

Men, women, and the internet

PRACTICAL ENGLISH Episode 6 Going home

A Books and films

present perfect

irregular past participles

sentence stress

8 I've never been there!

present perfect or past simple?

more irregular past participles

irregular past participles

C The English File questionnaire

revision: question formation

revision: word groups

revision: sounds

~

ANO CHECK 11&12

Communication .

124 Grammar Bank

165 Irregular verbs

Writing

148 Vocabulary Bank

16& Sound Bank

listening

3


-

G verb be [±], subject pronouns: I, you, etc .
v days of the week, numbers 0 - 20, greetings
P vowel sounds, word stress

Hi, I'm Mike.
What's your name?

1 LISTENING & SPEAKING
a

1 2») Look at the pictures. Li sten and number them 1- 4.

b Listen again and complete the ga ps.
?

1 A Hi. I'm Mike. What's your I
B Hannah.
A

,

c

,

Fine Hi I'm... Thanks Bye
H ello =
My name's .....

B Hannah!

2 A What·s your phone 3

Very well ""
Thank you ", _ __

?

B It·s 7894 132 456.

•

. See you on Saturday. Bye.
A
B Goodbye.

3 A
B
C

B
C

4 A
B
C
B
A

Complete the ga ps wi th a word from the list.

Goodbye ..

d

,

, Mum. This is Hannah.
6
. Nice to meet you.

Nice to 7
you, Anna.
8
name's Hannah.
Sorry, 'Hannah.

Hi, 9
. You're early!
Hello, Mrs Archer. How are 10
?
I'm very well, 11
you, Anna. And you?
12
, thanks.
It's Hannah, Mum.

3») Li sten and repeat some phrases from the dialogue.
,C,Qpy the .rm:thm.

e

4») [n groups of three, prac tise the di:l logues wi th the
SOllnd effects. C hange roles.

f

Introduce yourself lO other students.

1

Hello. I'm Antonio._
What·s your na~

0r1a.

Nice

to meet you.



G verb be and ~
V t he world, numbers 21-100
P ial, Itfl, If I, Id:!; sentence stress

1 VOCABULARY the world

I

a Ca n you name three cou ntr ies i n Engl ish?
b
c

>- p.149 Vocabular y Bank The world.
1,.1 17 »)) Listen. Say the nat ionality.

»)) Scotland 0cottiSh

2

cl In pai rs, do the qu iz.

p

If', S, ,d,'

3
4

a (\.120 »)) Li sten and repeat the words and

a nd semences, Practise w ith a pa rtner.

~ d""
2

3
c

JlI

.~

.. hower

jazz

C ha rlcs is C/ cch, not
French .
She's Poli"h or Ru.... i .. n .

I'm not " ure.
We're G erman and
they're Japanese.

. . p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the example
words and spellings for t he sou nds i n a and b ,

the yuan
the rouble
the pound
the yen

What country Is the food from?
a topos

What nationality are the flags?

a ~
__

cC

\ meric.lIl A rgenti n i.1Il
Scot l.tnd SwitZl'rl.lnd

b (1,.121 »)) Listen and repear [ he sound pictures

What country is the money from?
a the dollar

b ~

sou nds.

~compUh.r

Canberra
Prague
Warsaw
Ankara
Edinburgh

b goulash
c pasta
d tacos

P The ;)/ sound
The :W sound is the most common vowel
sound in English. The I;!' sound has many
different spellings, e.g. Hello, Saturday, Britarn

a
b
c
d
e

b
c
d

e

Useful phrases
I think it's in Italy.
I think it's Russian, but I'm not sure,

2 PRONUNCIATION ,a ,

Where are these capital cities?

d

5

.......

(1) 18 ») What national anthem

is it? Write the nationality.

c _ __

a

b _ __

6
P

d _ __

(1) 19 »)) What langu age is it?
Write a- d in the boxes .

D
D

Turkish
Chinese

D
D

Russian
Irish (Gaelic)

languages
The word for a language is usually the same as the
nationality adjective, e,g. in Italy the language is Italian.


3 GRAMMAR verb be rn and El
1 22 »)) Cover the dialogues. Listen to three interviews
n London. Which countries arc the people from?

ead rhe d ialogues. Complete with I'm. /'11/

I/O/,

4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

sentence stre ss

p

Sentence stress
In sentences we stress the important words.

are,

Where's she from ? She's from China.

Jrtn'r. is. or iS1I't.

B No,

1 25 ))) Li sten and repeat. ,CQpy the ~lhm.

a

1 A Are you English?

I A Where art' you from ?

English.

Scottish.

B I'm frOIll Dublin.

A Where _~_~ you from

in Scotland?
____
from Glasgow.
B

2 A Art'you American ?

B No. I'm not. I'm Australian.
b Practise t he dia logues in 3 w ith a partner.

c .. Communication Where are they from?
A p.lOO B p.106.
d Ask people in the class Where lire ),Ollfrom?
2 A Where
from?
B

yO"

from Australia,
from Darwin.

5 VOCABULARY numbers 21-100
a

A Where's Darwin?
it near Sydney?

. It's in the

B NO,it
north.

it nice?

A

B Yes, it

. It's

Look at the Signs. Ca n you
say the nu mbers? _~

,rRMBRfo~-30 -;

beautiful.

< CONOON231

i

A Where
from?

you

B We're from Columbus, Ohio,
in the USA.

A

you on holiday?

C No, we

b .. p.148 Vocabulary Bank Days and
numbers. Do part 3.

I

c (1 27 )) Lis ten and w ritt' rhe numbers.

I

I

d Write ren numbers from 2 1- 100.
Dictate them

. We're

(0

a partner.

students.

6 LISTENING

a f :\.l2 8 )) Listen and repea rthe pairs
of numbers. What's the difference?

c: Listen and check.

13
2 a" I.

b 30
b .0

3 a 15
4 a 16

b 60

I

.. p.12 4 Grammar Bank lB. Learn morc about
wrb be[ll a nd B and practi se it.
~

24 »)) Lisren and respond with a s hort a nswe r.
Is Sydney the capital of Australia?

~o, it isn't.

With a pa rrner. write three questions beg inn ing /s... ?
or Are ... ? Ask rhe!ll to anorher pa ir.

b

b 50

:)a17b70
6 , 18 b 80
7 a 19

],.129 )) W h ich number do you hear?
Li sten and@aorbabove.

c Play BillBo.

7 ' ,,30Il) SONG All Over the World .t'


G possessive adjectives: my, your, etc.
classroom language
P 1:JoI, lu:/, led; the alphabet

v

How do you spell
your surname?

1 VOCABULARY
classroom language
a

Look at the pict ure of

Mateh rhe words and pictures.

C board ·n:o:u
C chair IIc;'!

o

comjlMter k..'m·pju:t N

r : desk llc.,k

door ·U:"l:·
L gkture ·r1klf;!
8 able 'tclt'll .
wall ,\,-,:1
L........J

C .llindow "\ mtl;l(~
b

1) 31 1) Listen and check.

e .. p.ISO Vocabulary Ba nk
Classroom language.

cl

V34 1)) Listen and follow the instructiOlls.

c

2 PRONUNCIATION
''' , "' , '"' ; the alphabet
a

1,135 »)) Li sten and repeat rhe words and

sounds.

137 »)) Complete the alphabet chart with B. C. 0, K. M. N, 0, S.
T, U , V, W. Listen and check.

~ CH
tr;li n

phone

close

boot

school

car

cI ,ISS

mobi le

do

tree

A
H

J

1

~

egg

bike
I
Y

F

L

I

~ ~~
phone

boor
Q

car
R

---

E
G

answer

p

X

z
b

36 »)) Look at these com mon
abbrev iations. Can you say any ofrhem in
English? Liste n and check.

OK BBC MTV
CNN. USB DVD
BMW ATM

I
cl ( l,)3S»)) Listen and@theletteryouhear.
IE /\1
SVPB

2G I
6MN

3KQ
7V\v

4CS
SUY

c Practise saying the phrases below with abbreviations.
a Persona l Computer
the United Kingdom
the European Union
a Di sc Jocke)'

0

a Vcr)' Im portant Person
the U nired Stat(,s of America
a Portable D ocument Format
the Nationa l Ba sketba ll Association

PC


• USTENING & SPEAKING
... 39 )) A st udent goes to Londo n to study English. Liste n to rhe
~r\"icw and complete her form.

b (140 )) Listen . Complete the recept ionis t's

qucstions.
I What'syou r

2

3

•
5
6

7
8
9

name?
your Stlrnarne?
do you spell it?
\Vhere arc you
old arc you?
your address?
your postcode?
W hal 'S your
address?
W har's your

,

,

c Listen aga in a nd repeat the question s. {.&py
t h c~thm .

d Ask you r pa rrner t he questions. Write down
their an swers.

p

Phone number [55

)

~----------------

Mobile phone

Spelling: names and addresses
RR=doubteR @=at . =dot

4 GRAMMAR possessive
adjectives: my, your, etc.
a

"J

Complete t he gaps w ith I.YOII, my. or yO llr.
\ Vhc rc a rc

fro m?

'm from Rio.

2 \V hat 's

na me?
name's Dart)'.

b

>- p.1 24 Gra mma r Ba nk le. Learn mo rc
about possessive ad jectives and pra ct ise
lhem.

c

1 42 )) Listen. C hange the se ntences.
)) I'm Richard.

<;'::y name's Richard.

S SPEAKING
,... Communication What's hislherreal
name? A p.l00 B p.106. Fi nd out if some
actors' a nd s ingers' names a rc t heir rea l
na mes o r not.

6 WRITING
,... p.ll! Writing Completing a form.
C o mplete an application for a student visa
and w r ite a paragra ph abotH you.

tiM(.'. III



JENNY TALKS TO ROB
a

1.,48») Watch or listen and mark
the sentences T (true) or F (false).
I Jenny has a coffee.
2 She is in London on business.
3 The wait ress is German.
4 Jenny phones Rob Walker.
S Jenny is ti red.
6 Their meeting is at 10.00.

Pract ise the dialogue with a panner.
Work in pairs. Read your role and look ,lithe
dialogue in 3b. What do you need to change?
A (book open) You arc the receptionisl. [t 's

a
_

[[.00 a.lll. S 's room is 207 on the second
noor. [~egi n wit h Good /IIoruiu8 sir l /IIadalll .
(book closed) You arrive.1t the hotel. Use
you r name and surname.
Rolcplay the dialogue. Then swap roles.

b Watch or listen agai n. Say why the F sentences are fa lse.
c

drinks and respo nding.

P

1 47 ») Loo k at [he inform ation in the box.

t..i.sten and re peat the Call ... ? phrases.

Can' have... ?= Please give me (your passport,

Social English phrases
I'm here [on business].
I'm from (New York). What about you?
No problem.
Is that [Jennifer)?

00 are

in a hotel. How do you ask the
ption is t to give you ... ?
you r passport

Yes, please.
No, thanks.

cl Look :1I the Socia l E n glish phrases. Who says [hem : Jenny,

R ob, or the w aitress?

etc.)
can' have your passport. please?
Can I have my key, please?

""our key

Would you like ... ?
Would you like a coffee?
Would you like another tea?

We use Would you like ... ? to offer somebody something.
We respond Yes, please or No, thanks.

o Can you... ? =

Please do it
can you sign here?
Can you spell that?

1/ 49 ») Read rhe information in t he box. Listen and repeat t he
\Vould ),011 like ... ? ph rases and rhe res ponse". Prac tise offeri ng

This is [Rob. Rob Walker].
That's perfect.
It's time for bed.

e

1 SO l») Watch or li sten and check. Do you know what they are in
your langllage?

f

Watch or listen again ami repeat rhe phrases .

•

Can you ...?

check into a hotel and spell your name
L.......i

ask somebody to do something I to give you something
offer somebody a drink, and accept or refuse


El

G a ' an, plurals: this l that ' these ! those
V things
P final -s and -es; th

What 's this
in English?

1 VOCABULARY things
a Look ata phofoofRoa ld D'lhl.
the aUThor of many famous ch ildren's

books and sto ries for adults.
Do you know any orhis book.;?
b Look at the photo of his rOOJll.
Tick (.I) o r cross (~ ) the things
you can see in t he picture,
Do you think the room is tidy?

o a table
~

U

alamp
a computer
a chair

penci ls
phOlOS
a window
a printer
~

a phone

=:J pieces of paper
c

.. p.151 Vocabulary Bank Things.

2 GRAMMAR a/ an, plurals

3 PRONUNCIATION final-s and -es

a Complete rhe chart.

a

Singular

PluraL

-------+~--------........ pens

a pen

umbrella

l,;

ru
"

mor~abollt

~

. . \lake

boob

lamp . .

~

l ebra

photo . .

key . .

Iglasst: . .

[7"

ticket ..
pen'>

watcht: . .

purse. .

watches

b ' 1,)54 ))) Re,ld the ru le. Ci rcle the words where -es is
pronounced Ill. Listen an check.

diaries

P Finat
-es

Final-es after

b .. p.126 Grammar Bank 2A part 1.

Learn

1,)53))) Listen and repeat the words and sounds.

a Iart and plurals, and practise them.

ce, ch, sh, s, ge, and x =

'1/ .

e.g. watches.

glasses. purses
classes
2 files

3 headphones
-4 boxes

5 pieces
6 tissues

7 pages
8 mobiles

4 LISTENING & SPEAKING

6 PRONUNCIATION th

,.. Communication What's on the table? p.lDD.

a

~

155 )) Listen to three people saywhar
things they have on the table or desk where
the\', work. Are their tables tidy?
,

&

listen :Igain and tick (.I) Ihe fhin gs they have.

2
a computer I a laptop
Cl

~

C
0
0
0
C

printer

atamp
a phone

books
a dictionary

Cl diary

~

photos
pieces of paper

0
0

~

pens

C

OVDs

[]

(JSsues

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
C

L
L

U
C

58 ») Li sten a nd repea t the words a nd sound s.
mO/her

this

that

thcse

the

thc),

--thumb

thanks

th ing

th irty

th ree

Th llrsday

3
L

b

0
0
0

Ih is Th ursday
2 th irty·th ree
3 Ih ose th ing~
4 rh a nks for th at.
S lhcsc arc the kcys.
6 Whararc those th ings there?
7 I'm th irty.d lTce th is [hursday,

~

0

=:J

'--'

:::J

1 59 »)) Listen a nd repeat the phrases. Practise saying them.

c Work in pairs.

PUt four of your thin gs on your table (S in gul ar or
plural), Ask your pitrtner.

LJ

For the things Oil your table:
What's this in EngliS~ ~'S a watch.

Tillk 10 a partner about the table w hcre yO ll
o rk or st udy. Say what thi ngs you have. Sa)'
lithe rable is tidy or nol.

For things in the classroom (poi nt):

~have Cl laptop and a printer. I have... It isn't tidy.

What are those in EngliS~ 0heY're pictures,

ntay \V/UH is it? with YO ll r partner. A close
:our eyes. B give things 10 your par mer a nd
""-",,k \V/m/ is it? W/i(l/ are th ey?

5 GRAMMAR

this / that / these / those
156») Look at pictures \- 4 and complete
~~ dialogues.

Lis ten and check. Practise the

uwogucs.
ad the d ialogues again. What's the
erence between.,.?
his and these
his and tllm
hest and those

1 What's this?
It's _ _ _ _ _ _,

2

What are t hese?
They're _ _.

3

.. What are those?

>- p,126 Grammar Bank 2A part 2 .
. earn more abo ut tltis/ thm / th ese/ those
..ad practise the m,

What's that?
It's _ _ _ _ .

They-re _ _ .

4un(.!,


G Idjt- ;tives
V colours, adjectives, modifiers: quite / very / really
P long and short vowel sounds

1 VOCABULARY colours, adjectives part 1
a What colour i .. the American nag? Write the
mi .. si ng lellers.

It's r
d. ~
and bl

[L .

b Complete the mher cnlour ...

bl ck

Y 11 w gr y p nk
br wn gr
n

c Practise willllhe nag!>. Ask and answer.

11

••

~hat colour is it?

\J

d What colour is your nag?
e

>-- p.152 Vocabulary Bank Adject ives.
Do p:m I.

2 GRAMMAR adjectives
a

b

What arc the),? Labd the pictures in the
USA clui z usi ng an :adjective :and a nou n
from each ci rcle .
Adjec t ives

Nouns

nice yeUow
American New
fast White
blue high

food House
school Aiflifl@S
taxis jeans

day York

162 »)) Listen and check.@the

corree! rule.
Adjectives go before / aJfer a noun.
Adject ives challge I dOll'f chan{je
before a 111ural noun.
C

> p.126 Grammar Bank 28. Learn morc
:lboLLt ildjectives and praClise rhem.

-

d Cover the i he picture.. , Ca n you remember
rhe eight phr:lSl's?

••


3 PRONUNCIATION
long and s hort vowel sounds

4 VOCABULARY adjectives part 2
a

P long and s hort vowels

>- p.l S2 Vocabulary Bank Adjectives. D o pa rt 2.

b Work in pairs. A say an ad ject ive. B say-a famou s person .

Vowel sounds in English are long or short. Long
sounds have 1:1in the phonetic symbol. e.g. 10:/.

164 )) Listen and repeat the words and
~nds.

ShO~

00m

Cruise

5 READING
a Read the desc r iptions and look :u the ph~tOs.
W ho arc t he twO people?

{ree

fis h

C,Lf

IJ 1

I

I

Who are they?
horse

ckwk

buor

bu ll

~Ich

an ad jective from circle A w it h an
live frolll circle B wi th the same vowel
nd. \Vri rc th em in rhe chart.
A
blue
easy

B

full

rich
black fast

small hot

He's a famous American actor.
He's quite tall and he's very
attractive. He has long hair and
brown eyes. r think he's about 50.
She's a very beautiful actress.
She's quite short and slim, and
she has long dark hair. She's a
Hollywood star, but she isn't
American, she's Spanish .

cheap big
new good
short wrong
bad far

b Re,ld t hem ;Iga i n. Guess the mean i ng of the li ighligfi,rc_
a words.

l,65 J» Liste n and check.
~

p.166 Sound Bank. Look at the ly pical
ings for these sounds.

-..djec tive race In pai rs . in th ree minu te s
ph rases with an ad jccrivc a nd a noun
the sa me vowel sound. Use a ( all with
la r nouns.
Adjectives
old new

grey fast

Nouns
book

a T h ink of a famo us pe rson from
jobs in the box 10 hel p you.

'I n ),

coun try in the world. Use the

actor I actress musician politician
singer sportsman I sportswoman TV presenter
b Wr ire a s ho rt descr iptio n of rhe person. Give it ro you r partne r.
C:m he I she guess who it is?

boots

cars cat

big cheap

day fish
jeans photo

,;ho,t

story

good

6 WRITING & SPEAKING

photo
Lis ten a nd c heck. Pract ise say in g t he

c Play Guess II, efa molls person.
A rh in k of a famou s acror f act ress.
B ask ten questions using Is.. . ? Try to guess t he: actOr f actress.

Is it a man or a woma~
Is she America~ 0

0 woman.

es. she is.

G imperatives. let's
v feelings
P understanding connected speech

2 LISTENING & READING

1 VOCABULARY feelings
a

a

Match the words and pictures.

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hungry

sad

bored

hot

thirsty

happy

an gry

cold

St ressed

ti red

worried

Collocation
Use be+ hungry, thirsty, hot, etc.,
e.g. I'm very hungry.
NOT I have very hungry.

b (168»)) Li sten ,L nd check. Repeat the
phrases.

c Cover the words and look at the pictures.
Make.:l' :1119 :=:: semences :Lbout how you feci
and reil your partner.
'm Quite hungry.
I'm ver¥ tired.
I'm not hot.

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169 )) The Ca rter famil y are on holiday in Ireland. Look at the
pictures. Lisren and number t hem 1-5.

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1&2 Revise
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GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

@ a . b,or c.

a

Complete with ar,Jrofll, j,j, off, or ib.

1 Hello. ___ you r name?

I I'm

a What b What are c What 's
a student .
2 Maria is Germ an.
a She's b ·He's e lt 's

3 What's bOly'our

3 A Where

5 Please turll _ _ _ Your mobile phone.

from ?
B He's from Tu rkey.
a he is b ;s c is he
4 They
English, they're Scottish.
a isn't b aren't c not are
5 A Are YOll from Paris?

B Yes. ___ ,
6
7

8

9

a l am b I'm clare
She's Brazilian.
name's Daniel a.
a H is b Her c Your
We're from the USA.
surname is
Mackay.
a Your b T heir c Our
A W hat are they?
B They're _ _
a watches b a watch c wateh s
A W hat is it?

B [,'s _ _

a a um brel la
b an umbrella
c umbrell a
10 Look at those ___ '

a womans b women c womens
11 A W hata rc ___ in English?
B T hey're keys.
a that b th is c these
12 These are very _ __
a difficult exerci ses
b exe rcises difficulr
c difficuhs exe rcises
13
careful! T hat dog's dangerous.
a A rc b Beyoll c Bc
14 Plc\lse
in rhe library.
a noteat b don't eat c Ilo cat
15 I'm hungry.
stop at the cafe.
a .Let's b Wc c Don't

Japan.
meet you.

2 Nice
4 Look

Engli sh?

the boa rd.

b Comp lete the phrases w ith these ve rbs.
Answer Stand Open Read Work
_ __ the text .
2 ___ in pa irs.

4 _ __ the doo r.

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c @
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2

3
4

5
6

7

8
9

5

the questions.

up,

3

thewordthatiS d ifferent.
o ne
eight
Brazil
Poli sh
Afr ica
sixteen
Wednesday
glasses
door
wallet

e

three
two
C hinese
Italian
Asia
forty
Italy
pursc

w indow
newspaper
tired

10 happy

seven
Hunga ry
Japanese
Irela nd
ninety
Friday
headphoncs
wa ll
book
angry

five
fil e
Switzerland
Fra nce
Eu rope
eighty
Monday
scissors
school
magazine
stressed

d Write the opposite adjective.

4 tall

good
2 expensive
3 dirty

5 empty

PRONUNCIATION
a @

2

the word with a different sound.

Q

A

B

C

0

tie

H;

day

my

nice

watches

boxes

fil es

glasses

Ja pan

G erma n

good

page

dangerous

sta mps

bad

laptop

3 Iod

4

5

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~

b U ndcr~ the stress'cd syllable.
I aldd ress

2

l(ta.I'y

3 exjpcnlsivc

4 newslpalpcr

5 thir


CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
.. Read t he article o nce. Do you know ;lny more words
wh ich are American English , flOt Brirish English?

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE.
PEOPLE?
( ]J74 J)) In t h e s tre et Watch or listen re f ive people

a nd answe r the questio ns .

aritish & American Englis h -

he same, but different
- h and American people speak the same language
-English, but with some small differences.
Her n;lme is _ __ _
words are different in American English. for exampLe
ans say zip code, not postcode, vocation , not holiday,
cell p hone, not mobile phone. Some words have different
ings, for example in British English a purse is a
where women have their money and credit cards. In

a C ecilia b Cecil c Cec ile
2 Andy's from Newcastle in the
a North Ea st

b North West

of England.
c South East

3 DllVid is _ _ __
a Italian

a n English a purse is a woman's bag.

b French

c Spanish

4 Her name is _ _ __

.favour, and other words that end in -our in British
-.ISh end wit h -or in American English, e.g. colar,fovor.

a Arya b Aria c Arja
5 Ka r in is _ _ __

• theatre, and other words t hat end In -tre in British
b "",;h end with -ler in American English, e.g. center, theater.
"'-...,ican grammar is very simiLar to British grammar, but
some smaLL differences, especiaLly prepositions. For
Friday, but British peopLe

UNCIATION
-:lOSt i mportant difference between American and
En glish i s pronunciation. American accents and
accents are quite different, and when an American
peopLe know he or she is American ,

. at the highlighted words in t he text and guess thei r
niog.

[he article aga in. Mark the sentences T (true) or
f blse).
\.me rican English and Brit ish Engl ish a rc very
..iITerenr.
_ J.IoIiday and postcode are rhe same in British and

-\mer ica n En gli,sh.
has different meanings in A merican and Briti sh

E..nglish .
. meter is Brlti sh s pclling.
British a nd American g rammar arc nor very different .
-.. dimcult (Q know from their accent if a perso n is
E.nglish o r Amer ican.

a Sw iss

b Brazil ian

c Hungarian

CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH?
Do rhe rasks wirh a pa r tner. T ick (.I) the box if yo u can
do them.

Ca n you .. .?

I

0

coum from 0- 20

2

0

count from 20- 100 (20. 30, etc.)

D say the days of the week
4 D give three instructions: two[±] and onc E!
5 D introduce yourself and anmher person
6 D a nswer the questions below
3

• \Vhat's your firsr name I sur name?
How do yOll spell it?
W here arc you fro m?

~ Short fi lms Hollywood. Los Angeles
Wat ch and enjoy a fi lm on iTut or.

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Starbucks,

summer,

and other things I " love about Britain

M

ark Va nhoe n a c ker, :LIl
American juunwlisl ,\ hn
lives ill London, ~a}'s the L'K'~ no!
just OK it's JMradisc. T h ese are
some of his r e a sons . ..

Boots the Chemist
Chemists in the U K arc ,\'ondcrful, friclldly shops and
completely dilfe rent from US pharmacies. Boots sells
c,'crything you wam, not just medicine, and thc shop
assistams give you good advice.

No ID Cards

Walking
Britain isn't a good place for
cyclistS. BUI ror pe d estrians it is

wonderful. When you walk
on 11 zebra crossing, all the
drivers SlOp.

Banks
Ilritish banks arc great you
do cvcrYlhing onlinc, and
you don 't pay when you take
money oul of an AT i>. L And
iryou want 10 change banks,
the banks do a ll the
work. not you .

Drivers
The British arc \uy
polite when they
driw!. T hey don't
hool , and Ihe)' arc
patient willl other
dr i"iTs. They
,,[ways say thank
you when you let

them pass.

Britain is onc of the only places in the
world ,\ here people don't ha,·c ID
cards. [n lhe US you need ID when
you buy a drink, go to a club, usc
a cred it eill'd, or take an intercity
train.

SumTners
I lo\"e Brit ish summers! A good
sumlller day in Britain is dry and
warm , but not ,'cry hot.

Starbuc ks
StMbucks isn't Britis h, of COUI'se,
but I prefer the Starbueks
in Britain. They are nice,
fj'iendly place~ where

people read thc newspaper
and drink good colTee.
And the waite rs don't " 'rite
your Ilame on the cups
fed stupid in America when
the waiter calls ' ;<'Iark, your
tall cappuccino wilh e)(lra
chocolatc!'

READING & SPEAKING
)Ok at [ht, photos. I n w hic h onc ca n you see ... ?
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c

U nde rline these verbs in the text. What
do rh{')' me:m ? Compa re your ideas with a
pa rtner.

cas h mach ine (A TM in t\ Illerican E nglish)

.. c up of coffcc

a clll'1ll ist

a zebra cro!>sing

a cyc li <;1

a driver

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2' T~ Read and listen to the article , Mark
F (false). Say w hy the F oneS arc fa lse.

~ awaitcr

=:J a pedcsrrillll

walk pay drive sell give need
buy use prefer feel caU

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the sem c nccs T (t rue)

Britain is a good country fo r cycl ists a nd pedestrians.
It"s expensivc re use ATi\'!s in Brit ;tin.
Brirish d ri vcrs arc n icc to other drivcrs.
- Boots thc Chem ist only has mcdicine.
In Britain pcaple don't havc I D cards.
_ ummcrs in I~ rir:li n arc vcry hot.
- n S tarbllcks in Britain waiters don'tllsc your fi rst naTlle.

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d Look at each paragra ph aga in , Say ifit's the

same o r differcllI in you r country or ciry.

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isn't a good place for cyclists or

~estrians,

p

because people drive very fast!

Useful words: Why? and because
Use because to answer the Question Why?
Why isn't'Naples a good place for cyclists?
Because people drive very fast.

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G word order in questions
V quest ion words
P sentence stress

What kind of films
do you like?

1 LISTENING
a

Kcvin and Sama ntha want to meet a parrneron the internet.
Read t heir profiles and look at their pharos. Then cover them and
say what yon ca n remember. Do YO ll thi n k rhey arc a good match?

cl

0evin is 28. He lives in South london...

P

Starch

'.m.

Kevin

M ••

look ng to'

""
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Age: 28
lives in : South London
likes: films, music

Doesn't like: football

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.!Zm.

Samantha

Log ill
LOg'~

10 e
and KCU'

de l ~,I,

MmM

b

2 his job

J films he likes

c Listen again. Com plete Ihc mi ssin g '·c rbs.
S
K
S
K
S
K
K
S
K
S
K
S
K
5

e

2 19 )) Liste n to t he second pa n of the
conversation. Do you th in k t hey want ro
meet ag:lin?

f

Listen :Lgain and m:lrk the sentences T (t rue)
or F (false). Say why the F o nes a re false,

g Do )'O U I h in k t he i nternet is a good place to
l1u ke frie nds or meet a partner? W hy (nor)?

2 17 )) Kevi n and S:lIna nth a mt.'ct in a resta urant for lu nch.
CO"er t he convcrsation and listen. W hat does Kcv in say abom ..
I whereheli\'es

Showing interest
When you have a conversation. react to what
your partner says. Use Me too. Really? How
interesting! What about you? etc.

I Samanthillikes science fiClion films.
2 T hey I ikc t he same kind of music",
J T heir weekends arc vcr)' diffen::nt.
4 Samantha pays (or their lunch.

Age: 26
Lives in : South London
likes: the cinema, good food
Doe sn't like: sport

"",ss~e.

2 18 ») Look ,11 the hi gh lighted phrases in
the conversation, Listen and repea t them.
Practise the conversation with a partner.

Hi. Are you Kevin?
Yes. Are you Samantha?
Yes I am, but call me Sam. Nice to
you. Sorry I'm late.
No problem. You look different f rom your photo.

Let's
a dnnk. A beer? Wine?
No, thanks. Water for me. I don't
alcohol at lunchtime.

I _ _ this place.
Me too. Where do you _ _ in South London?
In Bromley. Near the market. I _ _ with my mother.
Really? What do you _ _ ?
I'm a teacher. I teach chemistry.
Chemi5;try? How interesting.
Yes, it's a very interesting job. What about you?
I'm a journalist. You _ _ the cinema, Kevin.
What kind of films do you _ _ ?
K ScienCe-fiction films. 1_ _ Star Wars.
5 Oh.
K Do you _ _ Star Wars?

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GRAMMAR word order in questions

4 SPEAKING

:er the conversation. PUllhe words in order [0 ma ke
questions.
want you do cl rin k a

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:2 in SOUlh Jive London you do where

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3 filmslikck ind youofwhardo

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,.. p.128 Grammar Bank 3C. Learn morc about word

mlcr in questions and practise it.

3 VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION
question words; sentence stress

a

21 ») Listen and repeal t he quesrion words llnd
obrases. How is \VI!~ pro nounced in WilD? How is it

\Vhere do )"011 work?
\Vho is you rfill-ol/rite sill8l'r?

nou nccd in rhe other question words?

Where

rlow? How many? Wftet:? What kind?
Nhen? Where? Which? Who? Why?

phone do you have?

do

car

I ha\'c a n i Phone.

speak
study
play

What kind of music
fi lms
food

, :-::_____ old arc you?

22.
3

work
like
watch
read

What sports
magazjnes
TV programmes
languages

Complete the questions with a question word or phrase
from the li st in a .
I \V/ra!

Imagine you meet a new friend onli ne, and you go out
for coffce together. Look at the prompts and w rile
eight questions.

brothe rs and s is ters do you have?

have

1 h;:tve two sisters.

-t

do you prefer. Saturdays o r Sundays?
Saturdays.
-:---:-:-_.do you have Englis h cla sses?
On Mondays and Wednesdays.
______ of fil ms do you like?
I like old British films.
_-,-___ do you live?
In I he city cent re.
-:-::--:::- 's your favourite actor?
Colin Firlh.
doyou like h im?
Becau<;e he's very good-looking!

TV programme

Who
What

your favourite

restaurant
singer
actor

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b \Vork in pa irs with a sludelll you don't know very well.

A Ask B your first quest ion.
S Answer rhe question. Give more information if you ca n.
A React to B's answer.
S Ask A your first question.
A What kind

of ~

music do you like?

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B I like classical music,

~SpeciallY Mozart.

222 )) Lis ten and check .
A Really? Me

to~

. ten agai n and repeat t he questions.!:npy the
thm.

What phone do you have?

5 WRITING

~

>-- p.lU Writing A personal profile. Wr ite a profile of
yourself.

.)l"k in pairs. A ask B the questions. B give your own
:t'rs. Then c!lange roles.

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