1 READING &

LISTENING EXTRA
STARTER UNIT 1 4 1.2 Listen to three conversations. Which
names do you hear in each conversation?
1 Think of five names for boys and five names for
Conversation 1:
girls in your country. Is your name a popular name
in your language? ,
Conversation 2:
2 A Look at the English names in the box. Which ,
names are Conversation 3:
1 for girls only? ,
2 for boys only?
3 for both girls and boys?
5 Listen again. Match the sentences a)–d) with the
conversations 1–3.
Olivia William Michael Emily Sam Charlie a) Welcome to the school.
Alex Liam Emma Oliver b) Nice to meet you!
c) Pleased to meet you.
B 1.1 Listen to the names and repeat. d) Welcome to your new class.

C Are any of the names the same, or similar, in your 6 1.3 Listen and repeat the sentences in
language? Exercise 5.

3 Read the article. Check your answers in Exercise 2. 7 Choose one of the names in the box. Practise
introducing yourself to your classmates with
your new name.

Olivia William Michael Emily Sam Charlie

Alex Liam Emma Oliver
A: Hi, my name’s Liam.
B: Hi, Liam. Nice to meet you!

The top five English names for

boys and girls
Have you got a name for your new baby?
To help you, here are five popular names
for girls and boys in the UK.

Girls Boys
Olivia William
Emily Michael
Charlotte (or Charlie*) Oliver
Alex* Liam
Emma Sam*
* Remember! Some names for girls are names for boys, too.
Charlie, for example, is short for Charlotte, a girl’s name,
and Charles, a common boy’s name. Alex is short for
Alexander (a boy’s name) or Alexandra (a girl’s name).
And Sam can be Samuel for a boy, but Samantha for a girl.

What’s your favourite baby name?

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STARTER UNIT 2 4 Complete the table with words
from the text.
1 Is your family a big family? How many people are in your family?
1
grandmother grandfather
2 Read about a special birthday. How many people are at the party? 2
dad
3
sister
Lucy Greene wife 4

February 23 5
son

5 2.1 Listen and check.

Then listen and repeat.

6 2.2 Listen to three people at

the party. Tick the names you hear.
Amy James
Alfred Deborah
Emily Kim
Graham Bill
Dawn Lucy
Stewart Jacob
Diana Ben
Rob Mark
Anne William
Jerry Jessie
Today is a special day. My grandmother Amy is 70 years old!
All the family is here. My grandfather Alfred. Grandmother’s 7 Listen again. Underline the
two sisters, Emily and Dawn, and their husbands, Graham correct alternative.
and Stewart. Their children are here too. Anne and James Person 1
are Emily’s daughter and son, Kim is Dawn’s daughter. 1 Amy is her daughter/sister.
Kim is here with her baby, Jessie, and her husband, Bill. 2 Anne is her daughter/sister.
Anne is here with her husband Jerry and James is here with
3 James is her son/husband.
his wife, Deborah, and their two sons, Mark and William.
My mum, Diana, and my dad, Rob, are here of course, with Person 2
me, and my two brothers, Jacob and Ben. It’s so good to 1 Jacob is his father/brother.
have three generations of the family all together for this 2 Lucy is his mother/sister.
special birthday! 3 Rob is his father/brother.
Person 3
1 Emily is her sister/daughter.
Like  Comment  Share 2 Dawn is her sister/daughter.
3 Diana is her sister/daughter.
3 Read the text again. Complete the family tree with the names from
the text. 8 Look at your answers to
Exercise 7 and the reading text.
Who are the three people?
Amy + 1 Alfred Emily + Graham 2
+ Stewart Person 1:
Person 2:
Person 3:
Diana + Rob Anne + 3 James + Deborah Kim + Bill 9 Write a simple family tree for
your family.

10 Work in pairs. Tell your partner

Lucy 4
Ben 5
William 6
about your family.
Amy is my grandmother. Emily and
Dawn are her sisters.

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STARTER UNIT 3 3 Read the article again. Match the people 1–3
with the things in their bags a)–c).
1 Look at the things in the box. Which things are in your
1 Jane a) food
bag today?
2 Jake b) clothes
keys money mobile phone a notebook 3 Debs c) drink
a travel card a book glasses a bottle of water
an extra sweater a sandwich 4 3.1 Listen to two people talking about
a bag. Is it their bag?
2 Read the web page. Which bag is similar to your bag?
5 Listen again. Make a list of the things in the
bag. Who is Jan Stefanelli?

What’s
in your
bag? 6 Complete the questions from the recording
with the words in the box.

bag person’s teacher this What

Every week we
ask our readers 1 Is your bag?
to answer a 2 What’s in the ?
personal question. 3 Is the name on the book?
This week our
readers tell us 4 ‘s the name?
what’s in their 5 Is she the new English ?
bags!
7 3.2 Listen and repeat the questions.

Everything! My keys, my money, my 8 Work in pairs. Tell your partner what’s in

Jane mobile phone. Two notebooks, one for your bag today.
work and one for my French class. An extra
sweater. Some sunglasses. It’s a big bag!

Not a lot. My keys, some money and a

Jake travel card. A small bottle of water. It’s a
hot day!

The usual things. A book, my mobile phone,

Debs my keys. Oh yes, and today an apple.
It’s my breakfast!

What about you?

What’s in your bag?

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STARTER UNIT 4
1 Work in pairs and answer the questions. Article Talk

1 What time zone do you live in?

2 What time is it now? Time zones around the world
3 Do you know the time in New York now?

2 Read the article about time zones.

Is your time zone in the article?

3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T)

or false (F)?
1 There are more hours of difference across the
USA than in Asia.
2 The USA has one time zone.
3 People do things at different times in different
parts of China. • In the USA, there are nine different time
4 The day finishes late in the west of China. zones. In Asia, there are ten hours of
5 In Europe, there are twenty-eight time zones. difference between the east and the west.
6 It’s the same time in Spain and the
• China, more than 5000km from east to
Czech Republic. west, only has one time zone. People in
4 Is there any new information for you in the article?
the west of China start work four hours
after the people in the east. In winter
If yes, what? the day starts at 10a.m., and in summer
the sun goes down at midnight!
5 4.1 Listen to two short phone conversations.
Are the people in the same time zones? • In Europe, 28 countries follow one time
zone, CET (Central European Time), from
6 Listen again. What are the two times in each Spain in the west to the Czech Republic
in the east. The CET zone covers almost
conversation?
3000km from east to west.
1 a)
b)
2 a)
b)

7 4.2 Listen and repeat the times.

8 Work in pairs and look at the time zones.

1 What time is it now where you are?
2 What time is it in the places in the table?

London GMT/UTC
New York GMT/UTC–05.00
Beijing GMT/UTC+08.00
Paris GMT/UTC+01.00
Sydney GMT/UTC+10.00
Rio de Janeiro GMT/UTC–03.00

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STARTER UNIT 5
1 What hotels are there in your town? Where are
they? Are they old or modern?

2 Read a text about a modern hotel in the United

Arab Emirates. Where does the text come from?
1 an online newspaper
2 a hotel reservations website

3 Read the text again. Make a list of all the services.

4 A Find the numbers in the text to complete the
phrases.

DUBAI
1 -star
2 floors
3 shops
4 restaurants
Come to the
B
World’s Tallest Hotel!
5.1 Practise saying the phrases. Then listen
and repeat.

5 5.2 Listen to three conversations. Where are The five-star JW Marriott Marquee
the people? hotel in Dubai in the United Arab
Conversation 1: Emirates has 72 floors. It is
Conversation 2: 355m high. It has 1,608 rooms.
It also has 18 shops, 14 restaurants,
Conversation 3:
      a swimming pool and a large spa.
a) in the hotel reception The 14 restaurants offer food from all
b) in the hotel restaurant around the world, from Japanese or
c) in the hotel swimming pool Thai to South American. Shops and
d) in a hotel room services offer you everything you
need, from a bookshop to a
6 Listen again and underline the correct alternative. hairdresser. And the rooftop bars
1
give you amazing views of the
whole of Dubai!
A: Wow! This is 1great/fantastic!
B: It’s so 2big/good!
Book today for the best hotel
experience ever!
A: Yes, and look at the 3view/bathroom! It’s amazing.

2
A: Can I have the 4bill/menu, please? 7 Work in pairs. Practise the conversations in
B: Yes, of course, 5Madam/Sir. Would you like Exercise 6.
anything to drink?
A: Yes, a mineral water, please. 8 Work in pairs. Practise conversations in these
B: Still or sparkling? situations.
A: 6Still/Sparkling, please. 1 At reception. Ask for the opening times of
the swimming pool.
3
2 At the restaurant. Ask for the bill.
A: Excuse me.
3 At the bookshop. Ask for an English
B: Yes, can I help you? dictionary.
A: Yes, when does the 7spa/swimming pool open?
B: It opens at 89/10a.m. and closes at 99/10p.m.
A: Thank you!

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STARTER UNIT 6 3 What services are there in the village?
And in the next town?
1 Think about a place you know well that is not your hometown.
Answer these questions. 4 Would you like to visit Damon’s
1 Where is it? grandmother’s village?
2 Is it big or small? Why/Why not?
3 What do you like about it?
4 Is it different from your hometown? 5 6.1 Listen to a conversation
with a visitor in the village.
2 Read Damon’s description of his grandmother’s village. 1 What does the visitor want?
What does he like about it? Is it different from his home? 2 Can she get it in the village?

6 Listen again. Complete the questions.

Forum: Write about a place you know well 1 Do you live in the ?
2 Is there a in the
village?
Today 09:22 3 Does it wifi?
4 Where’s the next ?
My grandmother lives in a very small village. There’s
one shop and a small café. And nothing else! The next 7 Match the answers a)–d) to the
town is two miles away. Sometimes when we visit my questions in Exercise 6.
grandmother in the summer, we walk to the town. a) No, but there’s an internet café in
There’s a nice walk along the river. There’s a bus too the next town.
but we like to walk. The town is small, too, but there’s a
b) Not far. Follow the road. It’s only five
supermarket, an Indian restaurant and a cinema! It’s a
very small cinema. There are only thirty seats. It’s great!
minutes by car.
I love visiting my grandmother. Her life is very different c) Yes, there is. There’s a small café in
from our life in London! the main street.
d) Yes, well, my grandmother lives here.
Damon03 Likes (2)
8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
questions in Exercise 1. Use questions
REPLY 
with Is there … /Are there … to ask for
more information.
A: Is there an internet café in your
hometown?
B: No, there isn’t, but there’s a …

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STARTER UNIT 7 3 Read the review again. Find six positive
adjectives.
1 What is your favourite restaurant? What do you like about it?
Look at the list below.
• the food
• the place
• the service
• the waiters
• the atmosphere
• the prices 4 7.1 Listen, check and repeat.

5 Would you like to go to The Last Stop

restaurant? Why/Why not?

6 7.2 Listen to two friends talking

about the restaurant. Do they agree
with the opinion in the review?

7 Listen again. Match the adjectives 1–5

with the topics a)–e).
1 nice a) the waiters
2 friendly b) service
3 slow c) burger
4 cold d) the train bar
5 small e) food

8 Think about the last time you went to

a restaurant. Prepare your answers to
the questions. Make notes.
1 What was the name of the restaurant?
2 Read the review of a restaurant. Tick the topics in Exercise 1 that
are in the review. Is it a positive review? 2 Who was with you?

NEW
The Last Stop
3 How was the food?
 Reviewed 2 days ago

The Last Stop is a restaurant with a difference.

The restaurant is an old train station. And it’s an
interesting place. There’s an old steam train in the
middle of the restaurant. The train is now a bar. 9 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
We sat at the bar and looked at the menu while questions in Exercise 8.
we waited for our table. Station Master’s Soup, A: What was the last restaurant you
Train Driver’s Special, First-class Ticket: the names went to?
of the food are all connected to the station theme. B: It was called the Golden Dragon.
The service was quick and friendly. The food was
good. Very good. And the atmosphere was great.
I really recommend The Last Stop for a fantastic
night out!

More 

Helpful?

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STARTER UNIT 8

HOLIDAY
1 What’s your idea of a perfect holiday?
Which of the following things are
important to you?

QUIZ
• sun and good weather
• sports and outdoor activities
• museums and art galleries
• shopping
• good food
• nightlife
What’s the perfect holiday for you?
2 Work in pairs. Do the quiz together. Do our quiz and find out!
Are your answers similar?

3 Match the quiz answers to the types of

holidays. 1 It’s the first day of your holiday.
Mostly As culture and city tours What do you do?
Mostly Bs active holidays
A get up early and go for a run
Mostly Cs relaxing beach holidays
B stay in bed until late and just relax
4 Look at the quiz again. Choose a new
C find a map of the museums
answer for each question that is true
for you.
2 The most important thing about a
5 Compare your answers with a partner.
holiday for you is
6 8.1 Listen to some people A doing new sports.
talking about their holidays. What B sun and sea.
question are they answering?
C interesting places to visit.
7 Listen again and write the answer for
each person.
Person 1:           
3 Your idea of a bad holiday is
Person 2:            A shopping – that’s really boring!
Person 3:            B visiting monuments and art galleries –
I hate that!
8 Complete the extracts with the verbs
C doing sports all day! No thank you!
did, went and was.
1 We to the beach every
day and nothing at
all! It perfect!
2 The water sports, no doubt about it.
We a lot of different
sports. It fantastic!
3 The museums, definitely the
museums. We to see
them all!

9 Work in pairs and discuss.

1 What was the best thing about your
day yesterday?
2 What was the best thing about last
weekend?
3 What was the best thing about your
last holiday?

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STARTER UNIT 9 4 Read the answer again. Match the words in bold
with their meanings 1–4.
1 Work in pairs and discuss.
1 people who buy something in a shop
1 What was the last thing you bought?
2 Where did you buy it?
2 a person who sells things in a shop
3 Were you happy with it?

2 Read the question below from an unhappy shopper 3 a piece of paper that shows the price you paid
and answer the questions.
1 What did she buy? 4 the money you paid
2 What was the problem?
3 What do you think is the answer to her question?
5 9.1 The woman takes the sweater back to
the shop. Listen to her conversation with the shop

?
assistant. Does she get her money back?
?
? ?
? ?
?
Question: 6 Listen again. What three things does the shop
PROBLEM
?
?
Can I get my money back?
assistant offer before she gives the money back?
1
2
Yesterday I bought a sweater 3
I really liked. Or at least I liked
it in the shop. But then I went
home and I looked at it again.
7 A Look at the extracts from the recording.
Who’s speaking, the customer (C) or the shop
The colour looked really
assistant (SA)?
different in natural light.
Can I get my money back? 1 What’s the problem?
2 I’d like my money back, please.
3 I’m sorry, we don’t usually give refunds.
4 Would you like me to ask the manager?
5 Do you have the receipt?
3 Read the answer below and answer the questions. 6 Here’s your money.
1 What advice does the writer give the woman? 7 Thank you! That’s great!
2 Is the situation the same in your country? 8 You’re welcome. Have a nice day!

B Listen and check.

PROBLEMS
Answer:
PROBLEMS 8 Work in pairs. Try to repeat the conversation.

PROBLEMS Maybe. Take the sweater back
to the shop. Take your receipt
PROBLEMS with you. Explain the situation
to the shop assistant. The
PROBLEMS shop can refuse to give you a
refund. There’s no obligation
PROBLEMS
if there’s nothing wrong with
PROBLEMS the sweater. But most shops
like happy customers and
PROBLEMS usually try to help. Good luck!
9 Act out conversations for the situations below.
Take it in turns to be the customer and the shop
assistant.
1 You bought a pair of shoes for your son, but
they’re the wrong size. You don’t want to change
them. You want your money back.
2 You bought a tablet computer six months ago.
The battery doesn’t work. You want a new battery.
A: Can I help you?
B: Yes, I’d like to return these shoes.

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STARTER UNIT 10 3 Read the description again. Underline the correct
alternative.
1 Look at the woman in the photo. What is she doing?
1 A nanny is usually a man/woman.
What’s her job?
2 A nanny lives in a school/home.
3 A nanny helps busy parents/children.
4 A nanny does/doesn’t do sports.
5 A nanny works/doesn’t work during the holidays.

4 10.1 Listen to an interview with a nanny.

Does Alex like the idea of being a nanny?

5 Listen again. Tick the topics Alex talks about.

• school
• summer holidays
• swimming
• climbing
• mountain biking
• her brothers
• her family

6 A Complete the extracts with going to and the verbs

in brackets.
1 you (work) as a
nanny this summer?
2 I (live) with the family over
the summer.
3 I (teach) the boys to swim
and play baseball!
4 We (go) climbing and
mountain biking.
5 It (be) great fun!

2 Read the job description and check your answer to B Listen and check.
Exercise 1.
7 Would you like to be a nanny? Why/Why not?
Jobs #4: Nanny
8 Work in pairs and discuss.
Do you know what a nanny is? That’s right, 1 What are you going to do aer today’s lesson?
a person who looks after small children, 2 What are you going to do this evening?
usually a woman. Often they live with the 3 What are you going to do next weekend?
family and they look after the children
4 What are you going to do next summer?
when the parents can’t do it, because they
are at work. Are there any male nannies?
Yes, of course! Some families, maybe if
the mother is single, or the father travels
a lot, prefer a male nanny. And what’s
the difference? There is no difference
really. Nannies, male or female, can play
sports and do outdoor activities with the
children – especially in the holidays, when
the children want to be active but their
parents need to work.

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STARTER UNIT 4 UNIT 7
ANSWER KEY
3 2
UNIT 1 1 False – There are more in Asia. the food, the place, the service, the
2 False – It has nine time zones. atmosphere
2/3 3
4
True
True
Yes, it’s a positive review.
1 Olivia, Emily, Emma 5 False – Twenty-eight countries follow 3
2 William, Michael, Liam, Oliver one time zone. interesting, quick, friendly, good, great,
3 Sam, Charlie, Alex 6 True fantastic
4 5 6
1 Sam, Alex No The person who went to the restaurant
2 Liam, Charlie last night doesn’t agree with the review.
3 Olivia, William 6 The other speaker had a more positive
5 1 a three o’clock in the morning/3a.m.
b eight o’clock in the evening/8p.m.
experience, so may agree with the review.
a3 b1 c3 d2
2 a half past seven in the morning/
7
7.30a.m. 1d 2a 3b 4e 5c
UNIT 2 b half past five in the aernoon/
5.30p.m. UNIT 8
2
twenty/20 UNIT 5 3
3 2
Mostly As: active holidays
Mostly Bs: relaxing beach holidays
2 Dawn 3 Jerry 4 Jacob 5 Mark Mostly Cs: culture and city tours
6 Jessie 2

4 3 6
rooms, shops, restaurants, swimming pool, What was the best thing about your
2 mum 3 brother 4 husband holiday?
5 daughter spa, bookshop, hairdresser, rooop bars

6 4A 7
1 five/5 2 72 3 18 4 14 1 sun and sea
Amy, Anne, James, Jacob, Lucy, Rob, Diana, 2 water sports
Emily, Dawn 5 3 the museums
7 1d 2b 3a
8
Person 1
1 sister 2 daughter 3 son
6 1 went, did, was 2 did, was 3 went
1 fantastic 2 big 3 view 4 menu
Person 2 5 Madam 6 Sparkling 7 spa 8 9
1 brother 2 sister 3 father UNIT 9
9 10
Person 3
1 sister 2 sister 3 daughter 2
UNIT 6 A sweater. She doesn’t like the colour.
8
Person 1: Emily Person 2: Ben 2 3
Person 3: Amy He likes the walk to the next town, To take it back with the receipt and ask for
the cinema in the next town, visiting his her money back.

UNIT 3 grandmother in general.

Yes, it’s very different from his home.
4
1 customers 2 shop assistant 3 receipt
3 3 4 refund
1b 2c 3a Village: shop, café, bus
Next town: supermarket, Indian restaurant,
5
4 cinema Yes
No
5 6
5 She wants an internet café. No. 1 change it for another colour
Things in the bag: a mobile phone, 2 change it for something else
some keys, a book 6 3 ask the manager
Jan Stefanelli is the new English teacher. 1 village 2 café 3 have 4 town
7
6 7 1 SA 2 C 3 SA 4 SA 5 SA 6 SA
1 this 2 bag 3 person’s 4 What 1d 2c 3a 4b 7 C 8 SA
5 teacher

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UNIT 10
2
A nanny looks aer children, he/she plays
with them and plays sports with them.

3
1 woman 2 home 3 parents 4 does
5 works

4
Yes, she thinks it’s fun.

5
summer holidays, swimming, climbing,
mountain biking, her brothers

6
1 Are, going to work
2 ’m going to live
3 ’m going to teach
4 ’re going to go
5 ’s going to be

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