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HO CHI MINH CITY INDUSTRY AND TRADE COLLEGE
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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BASIC
ENGLISH
ELEMENTARY – 2nd edition
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

HO CHI MINH CITY, AUGUST 2019
HO CHI MINH CITY INDUSTRY AND TRADE COLLEGE
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
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BASIC ENGLISH
ELEMENTARY – 2nd edition
CHIEF COMPILER
BA. Phuong Thi He
CO-COMPILERS
BA. Tran Xuan Quynh Huong
BA. Tran Thi Thao
ME. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Hoa
MBA. Nguyen Dinh Nhu Ha
FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

HO CHI MINH CITY, AUGUST 2019
INTRODUCTION
Who is this book for?
This Basic English is compiled for all non-major English students at Ho Chi Minh
City Industry and Trade College.
What kind of English does this book teach?
This book teaches general English and aims at helping students practice 4 skills:
listening, speaking, reading and writing.
How is the book organized?
In this book, there are 7 units which cover different topics such as: introducing
yourself, your work and free time, your past time, your future plans, etc.
There are 8 sections in each unit:
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Listening
• Speaking
• Reading
• Writing
• Everyday English
• Consolidation
Beside 7 units, there is a reference part which includes tapescripts, grammar

reference, irregular verbs and phonetic symbols.
How was this book compiled?
The compilation of this book was mainly based on New Headway Elementary –
Student’s book and Workbook (The third edition) by John and Liz Soars. The
lessons from this book were carefully selected and modified by teachers of Faculty
of Foreign Languages so that they would be suitable for the students’ level at Ho
Chi Minh City Industry and Trade College.
CONTENTS
LANGUAGE INPUT
UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY EVERYDAY ENGLISH
1. Hello everybody! Verb to be Countries Hello and goodbye

am/is/are France, England, Mexico p9 Telephone numbers p13
I’m from London. p5 Opposite adjectives How are you?
She’s a journalist. old-young p10 See you later! p14
Possessive adjectives Everyday objects – plural nouns
my/your/his/her p5 bags, keys, watches p11
Possessive ’s
Patrick’s family p7
2. The world of Present Simple Jobs What time is it?

work & your free I/you/she/it A pilot flies planes. p24 It’s five o’clock.
I work hard as a lawyer. p19 Leisure activities It’s just after five o’clock.
time
She works 16 hours a day. dancing, skiing, swimming p25 p27
p20
Questions and negatives
Do you play rugby?
She doesn’t live in Canada.
p20
3. Places and food There is/are Rooms and furniture in a house Polite requests
There’s a television. living room, bedroom Could you pass the salt
There are some books. p32 television, sofa, lamp p31 please?
Prepositions of place Food and drink Can I see the menu? p41
under the table chocolate, beer, chips, coffee,
on the wall p33 carrots p34
Count and uncount nouns
apple, apple juice p34
I like…… I’d like …….
Do you like tea?
Would you like some tea? p35
How many/How much?
How many cakes are there?
How much bread is there? p36
some/any
There are some bananas.
Is there any sugar in this tea?
P36
4. Bigger and better! Comparatives & Superlatives City and country adjectives Directions
The country is cheaper than dirty, noisy, safe, quiet p44 round the corner
the city. p44 City and country words over the bridge p51
His car is the most expensive. river, farm, building p50
p45
Have / Have got
I’ve got a dog.
They haven’t got a flat. p47
Contents 1
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
READING SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING
An email from England p12 Introducing yourself p5 An email from England p12 Introducing yourself p8
Telephoning conversations
p14
My favourite season p22 My favourite season People come from different Describing your free time
Which season do you like countries and their p26
best? Why? p22 favourite seasons. p22
Your free time
What do you like doing in
your free time? p26
Food around the world p39 Where do you live? p31 I like …… I’d like p36 Describing where you live
What food and drink do Requests and responses p33
you like? p35 p41
Viva la danza! Talking about your city Comparing life in the city Describing a famous p49
Buenos Aires/ p48 and the country p44 city in your country
Havana/Seville
p48, 49
Contents 2
LANGUAGE INPUT
UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY EVERYDAY ENGLISH
5. Your past time Past Simple 1 Words that go together What’s the date?
was/were Verbs and nouns The third of April p60
Where were you yesterday? Drive a car Special occasions
I was at school. p53 Compound nouns New Year’s Eve
Past Simple 2 railway station p59 Birthday p61
Regular and irregular verbs
He finished school when he
was 14.
He left Scotland in 1871. p55
Time expressions
yesterday, last week p57
in 1924
on 10 October
at 7 o’clock
6. What are you Present Continuous The weather Making suggestions

going to do? I’m wearing a T-shirt and sunny, cloudy What shall we do?
jeans. What’s the weather like? p74 Let’s go swimming! p75
Who is laughing? p64
Going to
I’m going to be a footballer.
p67
Whose is it?
Whose is the baby? p70
Possessive pronouns
mine, yours, hers p70
7. Story time Question forms Adjectives of feelings At the chemist’s

What …? Which …..? How …? bored, worried p81 I’m looking for some
How many ….? p79 aspirin. p84
Adverbs of manner
quick, quickly
good, well p80
Tapescripts p87 Grammar

Grammar
Reference
Reference
p93 p92 Irregular verbs
Irregular
p.. verbs p105
Contents 3
READING SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING
A biography p58 Where were you …..? Compound nouns p59 Describing your last holiday
- at 8 o’clock this morning The ordinals p60 p57
- last Saturday evening
p54
Talk about a famous person
in your country. p58
Flying without wings (song Your future plans Looking for that something Writing about your future
lyrics ) p72 What are you going to do? The song: Flying without plans 69
- after the lesson wings p72
- tomorrow p73
- after college p67
A short story Telling a story about your Story time p78 Writing about your first day
The Christmas Presents childhood p83 to school p83
p82
Verb patterns p105 Phonetic symbols Phonetic

p106 symbols p94
References p107
Contents 4
1
T To be – Possessive adjectives – Countries - Family - Opposites
Hello and Goodbye
INTRODUCTIONS
am / is / are, my / your
Practise the following conversation.
A. Hello. My name’s Marco.

What’s your name?
B. Emma.
A. Where are you from, Emma?
B. I’m from London.
A. How old are you, Emma?
B. I’m 18. And you?
A. I’m 19 years old.
GRAMMAR SPOT
To be Possessive adjectives Notes
I’m = I am my What’s = What is
You’re = You are your + name name’s = name is
She’s = She is her
à Grammar Reference 1.1 p.92 and 1.2 p.93
PRACTICE
1. T1.1 Listen and tick (P) the sentence you hear.
1) She’s from Spain. 4) Where’s she from?

He’s from Spain. Where’s he from?
2) What’s her name? 5) He’s a teacher in Italy.
What’s his name? His teacher’s in Italy.
3) They’re from Japan.
They’re in Japan.
Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 5

2. Complete the sentences with am, is, are, his, her, or your.
1) My name is Emma.
2) Where are you from?
3) I am from Italy.
4) ‘What’s you
r
name?’ à ‘My name’s Danielle.’
5) Lisa and Mike are from Boston.
6) This is my teacher. my name’s Richard.
his
7) Where are he from?
is
8) This is my sister. her name's Miho.
3. Read the information about Lisa Jefferson.
Surname Jefferson
First name Lisa
Country The USA
Job Journalist
Address 89, Franklin Street, Cambridge, Boston
Phone number (616) 326 1204
Age 26
Married No
Complete and answer the questions.

1) What’s her surname?
2) her first name?
3) she from?
4) job?
5) What’s ?
6) phone number ?
7) How old ?
8) Is she ?

4. Make true sentences with the verb to be.
1) I’m not at home.
2) We in class.
3) It Monday today.
4) My teacher John.
5) My mother and father at work.
6) I married.
7) My grandmother seventy – five years old.
8) Marco and Polo my brothers.
9) We in the café. We in the classroom.
PATRICK’S FAMILY
Possessive ’s
1. Read about Patrick Binchey. Then write the people’s names in the correct place.
This is a photo of Patrick, his wife

and his children. His wife’s
name is Brenda. She’s a
teacher. His daughter’s name
is Lara. She’s twenty – one
and she’s a nurse. His son’s
name is Ricky. He’s nineteen
and he’s a student. Lara’s
boyfriend is a nurse, too.
His name is Mick.
2. Ask and answer the

questions about Patrick’s family.
Who is Brenda?
She is Patrick’s wife.

GRAMMAR SPOT
1/ Look at ’s.
She’s a teacher: She’s = She is
His wife’s name: His wife’s name = Her name
‘s = possession.
2/ Find other examples in the text of ’s = possession and ’s = is.
à Grammar Reference 1.3 p.93
PRACTICE
1. Write the names of people in your family. Ask and answer questions with a
partner.
Peter Jason Marie Alice Selena Ricky
Ask a partner questions about his / her family.
Who’s Peter?
He’s my brother.
Who’s Marie?
She’s my aunt. She’s my mother’s sister.
2. Tick (P) the correct sentence.

1) I’m a doctor. 5) She married.
I’m doctor. She’s married.
2) I have twenty – nine years old. 6) I’m an university student.
old. I’m twenty – nine years old. I’m a university student.
3) I no married. 7) I have two brother.
I am not married. I have two brothers.
4) My sister’s name is Selena. 8) Peter’s the son of my sister.
My sisters name is Selena. Peter’s my sister’s son.
WRITING Introducing yourself

VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
Countries
1. T1.2 Listen and repeat.
the USA England Brazil Italy Australia

France Poland Japan Hungary
Spain Russia Mexico
Germany
2. Where are they from? Write the countries from exercise 1.
G’day!
Czes’c’! iBuenos dias!
1. Danka is from _______ 2. Jason is from _______ 3. Rosa is from _______
Konnichiwa!
Bonjour!
Bom Dia!
4. Ronaldo is from _______ 5. Jessica is from _______ 6. Dominique is from

_______

Opposites
1. Match the adjectives with their opposites.
big horrible
old old
new small
lovely difficult
easy cheap
hot cold
expensive slow
fast young
2. Write about the pictures, using the adjectives.
1. a. It’s mall. 5. a. It’s_________

fragrant
b. It’s big. b. It’s _________
foul
fast
6. a. It’s_________
2. a. It’s _________
easy
b. It’s _________
dificult b. It’s _________
slow
3. a. He’s_________
young 7. a. It’s_________
hot
b. She’s_________
old b. It’s_________
cold0
expensive
4. a. They’re_________
new 8. a. It’s_________
b. They’re _________
old b. It’s_________
cheap

GRAMMAR SPOT
EVERYDAY OBJECTS Singular / plural nouns – Articles: a/an
I have a book and an eraser.
They have books and notebooks.
What’s this in English? à Grammar Reference 1.4 and 1.5 p.93
Write a, an, or the plural noun.
a board an ice - cream keys matches
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9.

READING AND LISTENING
An email from England
1. T1.3 Danka is a student at an English language school in Brighton, England.
Read and listen to her email to Jacek, her brother in Poland.
2. Correct the false sentences.

1) Danka is from Poland. P
2) She’s on holiday. X No, she isn’t. She’s at school.
3) She’s in London.
4) The students in her class are all from Germany.
5) It’s a very big class.
6) Becky and James are both students.
7) The student bars are cheap.
8) Danka’s happy in Brighton.
3. Write the questions about Danka’s email.
1) Where’s Danka from? Poland.
2) _________________________? Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
3) _________________________? Simon.
4) _________________________? They’re brother and sister. They live with Danka.
5) _________________________? James is 25 and Beck’s 19.
6) ______ Brighton ___________? No, it isn’t.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Hello and Goodbye
1. Say the numbers 1 – 20 round the class.
one two three four five
six seven eight nine ten
eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen
sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty
2. Read aloud the telephone numbers.

682 947: six eight two – nine four seven
07700 955 318: oh double seven double oh – nine double five – three one eight
0932 786 156: oh nine three two – seven eight six – one five six
3. Ask and answer the questions with other students. Write a list.
What’s your phone number?
My phone number is / It’s 0902 365 655.
.f Thank you very much.

4. T1.4 Listen to the conversations. Write them in the correct order.
1. I’m fine, thank you. And you? 3. Not bad, thanks. And you?
I’m OK, thanks. Very well, thanks. How are
Hello, Lisa. It’s Mike. the children?
Hi, Alice! It’s me, Charles.
Mike! How are you?
How are you?
Hello. Lisa Jefferson.
They’re fine.
Hello, 270899
Telephoning language
Answering the phone
Good morning/afternoon/evening,
Jason speaking.
Asking for the caller’s name
Who’s calling, please?
Could I take your name, please?
Introducing yourself
2. Thanks, and you too. See you This is Paul Smith speaking.
later! Hello, this is Paul Smith from ACB.
Asking for someone
Bye, Marco! Have a nice day!
Could I speak to John Martin, please?
Great! Bye, Emma! I’d like to speak to John Martin,
Yes, at 7:00 at the cinema. please.
Could you put me through to John
Martin, please?
I’m afraid Mr Martin isn’t in at the moment.

I’m sorry, he’s in a meeting at the moment.
I’m afraid he’s on another line at the moment.
Putting someone on hold

Just a moment, please.
Could you hold the line, please?
Unit 1 – Hello everybody!
Hold the line, please. 14
CONSOLIDATION
1. Complete the conversations.
1) A. Hello. What’s your name?
B. Emma. What’s ?
A. My name Lisa. Where you , Emma?
B. I from London. you from?
A. Boston.
2) A. Hello. Marco. a student. And you?
B. Nice to meet you. I’m , too.
2. Complete the sentences with my or your.
1) Hello. name’s Selena.
2) What’s name?
3) Is Jenny sister?
4) Marco. Selena, this is friend, Carlo.
Selena. Hello, Carlo. And this is sister, Jenny.
Carlo. Hi, Jenny.
3. Complete the sentences with his or her.
1) A. What’s name?
B. Lisa.
2) name is Mike Brown.
3) I have a brother. name is Paolo.
4) Rosa is from Spain. flat is in Madrid.
4. Answer the questions about you.
1) What’s your surname? 5) What’s your address?
2) What’s your first name? 6) What’s your phone number?
3) Where are you from? 7) How old are you?
4) What’s your job? 8) Are you married?

5. Complete the sentences with words from the columns.
American car
French university
international city
a
English camera
an
Japanese drink
Vietnamese language
Italian food
1. A Cadilac is an American car.

2. Champagne is
3. A Pentax is
4. English is
5. Milan is
6. Rice is
7. Oxford is
6. Right or wrong? Tick (P) the correct sentence.

1) His from Germany. 6) I have two sisters.
He’s from Germany. I have two sister.
2) She’s a teacher. 7) They from Japan.
She’s teacher. They’re from Japan.
3) Where she from? 8) It’s a Spanish orange.
Where is she from? It’s an Spanish orange.
4) What’s her name? 9) He’s name’s Marco.
What’s she name? His name’s Marco.
5) I’m a student. 10) Her name is Emma.
I’m student. Her name it’s Emma.

7. Look at the pictures. Write sentences.
Klaus
Sara
Jared
1. It’s Sara’s bag. 2. 3.
Josie
Tito
Miho
4. 5. 6.
8. Possessive ’s or is ?
Write P if ’s = possession
Write is if ’s = is
1) John’s car is new. P 8) My daughter’s school is good.
is
2) It’s a Mercedes. 9) Erin’s a teacher.
3) It’s Tuesday today. 10) Erin’s school is in the city center.
4) David’s a doctor. 11) Mary’s in class right now.
5) David’s wife is fifty-five. 12) Mary’s school is on Oxford Street.
6) His father’s in Ireland. 13) My girlfriend’s a singer.
7) My son’s flat is very nice. 14) Peter’s girlfriend lives in Mexico.

9. Look at the pictures. Describe them using the words from the box.
exciting man 1
expensive exercise
fast day
a easy city
an hot car
difficult girl
old camera
young language
1) an exciting city
2)
3) 2
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
5
33 4 5
s
66 7 8

2
Simple Present tense – Jobs – Leisure activities – Saying the time
TWO JOBS
Present Simple
GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Usage of Present Simple:
- Express habits, or daily activities.
I usually go to bed at 11 p.m.
She goes skiing in winter.
- Express a fact which is always true.
He comes from England.
She works in a bank.
2. Complete the table for the Present Simple.
Positive Negative
I work don’t work
You
He / She works doesn’t work
It don’t = do not
We doesn’t = does not
They
3. Complete the questions and answers.
Where you work?
Where she work?
you work in Brazil? Yes, I .
he work in England? No, he .
4. Adverbs of frequency
0% 50% 100%
never sometimes often usually always
T 2.1 Listen and read about Ceri Bevan and Pamela Green. Underline all the
verbs in the texts. What are the last letters of verbs in the text B.
A. Ceri Bevan
My name is Ceri. I’m 28 years old and live in Cardiff, Wales. I work hard as a lawyer
from Monday to Friday, but I don’t relax at weekends. I train rugby for the Women’s
Welsh Rugby team. On Saturdays I play with my team at the Rugby clubs, and on
Sundays, I play in a match. I have no free time, but I love my job and playing rugby.
Unit 2 – The world of work & your free time 19

B. Pamela Green
Pamela is a doctor. She’s Canadian, but now she lives in a small town near Nairobi,
Kenya, in East Africa. She isn’t an ordinary doctor, she’s a flying doctor. Every day from
8 a.m. to 10 a.m., she speaks to people on her radio, then she flies to help them. She
works 16 hours a day non-stop, but she loves her job. She isn’t married. She has no free
time.
PRACTICE
1. Complete the questions and answers about Ceri Bevan. Then practise with
your partner.
1. Where do you live, Ceri?
I live Cardiff.
2. What you do?
I’m lawyer.
3. Do you rugby?
, I do.
4. have free time?
No , I .
2. Complete the questions and answers about Pamela.
1. Where Pamela from?
Canada.
2. What she ?
She’s a doctor.
3. she live in Canada?
No, she .
4. she her job?
Yes, she .

3. Tick (P) the correct sentence.
1. She comes from Somalia. 5. Does she has two sons?
She come from Somalia. Does she have two sons?
2. What he do in his free time? 6. He doesn’t play football.
What does he do in his free time? He no plays football.
3. Where lives she? 7. She doesn’t love Peter.
Where does she live? She doesn’t loves Peter.
4. He isn’t married. 8. What’s he’s address?
He doesn’t married. What’s his address?
4. Make questions. Then match the questions and answers.
Questions Answers
1. What time do you like your job? a. My mother and sisters.
2. Where do you travel to school? b. To Spain or Portugal.
3. What do you go on holiday? c. After dinner.
4. When do you go to bed? d. I always relax.
5. Who you go out on Friday evenings? e. At 11 o’clock.
6. Why do you live with? f. Because it’s interesting.
7. How do you do on Sundays? g. By bus.
8. Do do you do your homework? h. Yes, I do sometimes.
5. Ask and answer the questions with a partner. Give true answers.
6. Make the sentences opposite.

1. She’s French. She isn’t French.
2. I don’t like cooking. I like cooking.
3. She doesn’t speak Spanish.
4. They want to learn English.
5. We’re tired and want to go to bed.
6. Roberto likes watching football on TV, but he doesn’t like playing it.
7. I work at home because I have a computer.
8. Amelia isn’t happy because she doesn’t have a new car.
9. I smoke, I drink, and I don’t go to bed early.
10. He doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t drink, and he goes to bed early.

READING AND SPEAKING
My favorite season
1. Answer the following questions.
1. What season is it now? What are the seasons?
2. What month is it now? Say the months of the year.
3. When are the different seasons in your country?
4. Which season do you like best? Why?
5. List some special events in spring in Vietnam.
2. Look at the photos. Which season is it? What colors do you see?
1 2
3 4
3. T 2.2 Read and listen to three people from different countries.

Daniella from Australia
I like summer best. We cook and eat in the
garden, and we often go to the beach. I don’t like
sunbathing, but I love water sports. I go surfing
and waterskiing, and I sometimes go sailing with
my dad. Summer here is from December to
February, so we always spend Christmas day on
the beach. My cousins in England think this is very funny. They think it’s always warm
and sunny here in Australia, but in July and August it’s sometimes cold and wet.

Sumalee from Thailand
I live in Chiang Mai in the north. We don’t have four seasons; we have three – hot, rainy,
and cool. I like the cool season from November to February. It’s our “winter”. It’s quite
hot in the daytime and it’s cold at night. In February, we have lots of tropical flowers –
red, orange, and pink. So every year we have a beautiful Flower Festival. We sing and
dance – I love it.
Axel from Norway

Here’s a joke about my country: “Winter is nine months long, and the other months are
good for skiing.” It isn’t true! Here the winter months are December to February but it is
often cold in spring and autumn, too. Our summer is short but warm, with very long days.
Spring is my favorite season. It’s the best time to go skiing. I love going fast down a
white mountain under a beautiful, blue sky. Sometimes you can still ski in June – isn’t
that amazing!
4. Answer the questions.

1. What sports do they play? ______________________________________________
2. Do Daniella and Axel like skiing? _______________________________________
3. Where do Daniella and her family eat in summer?___________________________
4. Where does Sumalee live? _____________________________________________
5. Which season does Sumalee like best? ____________________________________
6. What do Sumalee and her friends do in February? ___________________________
7. Does Daniella like sunbathing? _________________________________________
8. Why does Axel like spring? ____________________________________________
9. Where do Daniella’s cousins live? _______________________________________
10. Which months are winter months in three countries? _________________________

Jobs
1. Use your dictionary and match a picture with a job in column A.
A B
a. A pilot designs buildings. 1
b. A chef wears beautiful clothes.
c. A nurse looks after people in hospital.
d. A lawyer makes films.
e. An actor sings songs in the theater.
f. A singer cooks in a restaurant.
g. A model sells things.
h. An architect flies planes.
i. A shop assistant helps people in court.
4 5 5
2
3
8 9
7
2. Match a job in A with a line in B.

3. Ask and answer questions with a partner about jobs.
What does a pilot do?
He / She flies planes.

Leisure activities
1. Match the words with the pictures.
playing football
b
dancing a
skiing
watching TV
going to the gym
taking photographs
cooking
playing computer games d
sailing c
listening to music
swimming
reading
g
e f
h i
j l
k

2. Discuss in groups what you think your teacher likes doing. Choose five
activities.
I think he/she likes playing computer games.

No, I think he/she likes cooking.
Ask your teacher questions to find out who is correct.
Do you like cooking?

Do you like playing computer games?
3. Work in pairs to talk about your free time.
What do you like doing in your free time?
I like watching TV.
WRITING Describing your free time

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
What time is it?
1. Look at the clocks. Write the times.
It’s five o’clock. It’s five past five.
It’s half past five. It’s twenty past five.
It’s quarter past five. It’s twenty – five to six.
It’s quarter to six. It’s ten to six. It’s just before three o’clock.
2. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions with What time….?
• get up What time do you go to school?

At 7 o’clock.
• arrive at school
• have breakfast / lunch / dinner What time does the lesson end?
• go to bed At 11.30.
3. T2.3 Listen and practise. Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
Excuse me. Can you tell me the time, please?
Never
Yes, of I’m sorry. I
mind. don’t know. I
Thanks. course. It’s
just after don’t have a
six o’clock. watch.

CONSOLIDATION 1
1. What do you do first in the day? What do you do next?
Number the activities in the correct order for you.
have a shower have dinner
have lunch watch television
go to work 1 get up
have breakfast read a book
start work go to bed
2
go home leave home
get dressed
2. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences about Robert’s day. Use
the correct form of the verbs in exercise 1.
1. Robert gets up at seven o’clock. 4

5
2. He has a shower .
3
3. Then he gets dressed .
4. He has tea and toast for breakfast.
5. He leaves his flat at half past seven.
home
6. He goes to work by bus.
7. He works in a bookshop. He starts work at nine o’clock. 7
8. At one o’clock he has lunch in a small café.

6
9. He leaves work at half past five and goes home.
go
10. First he has dinner.
11. Then he watches television.
12. He reads a book and goes to bed at eleven o’clock.
9
10 11
8 1

3. Make the questions about Robert.
1. does / what / up / get /he / time?
2. for / does / have / breakfast / he / what?
3. to / how / he / work / does / go?
4. lunch / where / have / does / he?
5. he / does / what / evenings / do / the / in?
6. bed / does / to / when / he / go?
4. Match the questions and answers.
1. Where does he live? a. Thirty – two.
2. What does she do in her free time? b. Because he’s a pilot.
3. Who does he play football with? c. In a flat in Manchester.
4. When does she play tennis? d. His two sons.
5. How does he go to work? e. By car.
6. How many languages does she speak? f. Two. Polish and English.
7. How old are you? g. She goes swimming.
8. Why does he travel a lot? h. In summer.
5. Complete the conversation with does, is or has.

A. My sister very beautiful.
B. What she do?
A. She a model.
B. Where she live?
A. She a lovely flat in Korea.
B. she speak Korean?
A. Yes, she .
B. she married?
A. Yes. Her husband’s name Adam.
B. she have any children?
A. Yes. She one son. He three years old. He lovely.
6. Complete the sentences with am, is, are, do, or does.

1 1. I
1. I an engineer. an IT. 1 5. Why you want to learn English?
2. 2. he like
hehis
likejob?
his job? 6. We American.
3. 3. Where
Where they live?
they live? 7. What he do at weekends?
4. 4. New New
York York
exciting?
exciting? 8. they new students?

7. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. always / France / to / go / we / spring / in.
2. stay / hotel / a / usually / we / in.
3. plane / sometimes / by / go / we.
4. sometimes / Vietnam Airlines / go / by / we.
5. children / with / never / our / us / come.
6. we / restaurant / go / the / often / Fridays / to / on.
8. Complete the sentences with in, on, at.

in
1. in summer, I play tennis Sundays.
2. The train leaves Prague at 4 p.m.
in
3. He likes playing football weekends.
4. My brother’s birthday is on March.
5. They often eat in a restaurant on Fridays.
6. Vancouver is very cold in winter.
7. Mary was born on December 7th, 1980.
on
8. Vietnam’s Independence Day is 2nd September.

3
There is / are – Prepositions – Count and uncount nouns
Food and drink – I like / I’ d like - some / any / much / many – Polite requests
DESCRIBING A HOUSE
1. Look at the picture and number the correct items.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
bed cooker television

cassette sofa shower
picture CD player lamp
table armchair magazine

1. Where do you live? In a house or a flat?
2. How many rooms are there in your house? What is in each room?
3. Where do you often watch TV, have dinner, and study?
Unit 3: Places and food 31

GRAMMAR SPOT
Complete the table.
a television.
Positive There
some books.
a computer.
Negative There
any pictures.
a telephone?
Question there
any plants?
PRACTICE
1. Questions and answers.
Look at the picture of Suzie’s bedroom. Complete the questions and answers.
1 A. Is there a monitor? 4 A. a plant?

B. Yes, there is. It’s on the table. B. No, .
2 A. there any pictures? 5 A. books?
B. Yes, . B. Yes, on the table.
3 A. Are pillows? 6 A. a plug?
B. Yes, . They’re the bed. B. Yes, under the table.

2. Describe Suzie’s living room. Complete the sentences with a preposition.
between in on (x 2) near next to (x 2) under
1. The clock is the wall.

2. The table is the armchair.
3. The ball is the table.
4. The cat is the armchair.
5. The chair is the table.
6. The flowers are the vase.
7. The table is the chair and the armchair.
8. The rug is the floor.
WRITING Describing where you live

Food and drink – Count and uncount nouns
1. Match the food and drink with the photos. Which list has plural nouns, A or
B?
A B
apple juice pizza apples peas

tea pasta oranges tomatoes
coffee cheese bananas hamburgers
milk fish strawberries chips
beer chocolate carrots biscuits
c d
b
a
g h
e f
l
i k
m p
n
o
r
q s t

GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Look at the pairs of sentences. What is the difference?
Chocolate is delicious. Strawberries are delicious.
Apple juice is good for you. Apples are good for you.
2. Can we count apple juice? Can we count apples?
2. What food and drink do you like / don’t you like from the pictures in
exercise 1?
I like tea and chocolate.
I don’t like apples and coffee.
I like … and I’d like …

1. T 3.1 Read and listen to the conversation between Piers (P) and Daisy’s
mum (M).
M Hello, Piers. Would you like some tea or coffee?
P I’d like a cold drink, if that’s ok.
M Of course. Would you like some orange juice?
P Yes, please. I’d love some.
M And would you like a chocolate biscuit?
P Oh, yes please! Thank you very much.
M You’re welcome.
2. Practise the conversation in exercise 1 with a partner.
GRAMMAR SPOT
Look at the pairs of sentences. What is the difference?
Do you like tea? Would you like some tea?
I like biscuits. I’d like a biscuit. (I’d = I would)
Which sentences mean Do you want / I want …?
We use “would like” in offers and requests.

3. Choose Would / Do you like …? Or I / I’d like …
1. Would / Do you like a ham sandwich?
No, thanks. I’m not hungry.
2. Do / Would you like Ella?
Yes. She’s very nice.
3. Do / Would you like a cold drink?
Yes, cola, please.
4. Can I help you?
Yes. I / I’d like some stamps, please.
5. What sports do you do?
Well, I’d / I like swimming very much.
6. Excuse me, are you ready to order?
Yes, I / I’d like a steak, please.
T 3.2 Listen and check.
some / any, much / many

GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Look at the pairs of sentences. What is the difference?
I’d like some bananas. (plural noun)
I’d like some mineral water. (uncount noun)
We use some with both plural and uncount nouns.
Some is used in positive sentences.
2. Look at these questions.
Would you like some chips? Are there any chips?
Can I have some tea? Is there any tea?
We use some not any when we request and offer things.
We use any not some in other questions and negatives.
3. Look at the following sentences.
How many cakes are there? There aren’t many cakes.
We use many with count nouns in questions and negatives.
4. Look at the following sentences.
How much bread is there? There isn’t much bread.
We use much with uncount nouns in questions and negatives.

PRACTICE
1. Write a, an, or some.
1 strawberry 7 apple
2 fruit 8 toast
3 banana 9 money
4 bread 10 dollar
5 milk 11 notebook
6 meat 12 homework
2. Write a, an, or some.
egg eggs biscuit biscuits
(cup of) coffee coffee ice-cream ice-ream
3. Complete the questions using much or many.

1. How people are there in the room?
2. How petrol is there in the car?
3. How money do you have in your pocket?
4. How eggs are there in the cupboard?
5. How milk is there in the fridge?
6. How apples do you want?
4. Choose an answer for each question in exercise 2. Then practise with a
partner.
a. A kilo, please.
b. There are two bottles.
c. There are only two left in the box.
d. Just five Euros.
e. Twenty. Nine men and eleven women.
f. It’s full.

5. Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. Can I have Coke, please?

a. any b. some c. a d. b & c are correct.
2. We’d like fruit for dessert.
a. many b. any c. some d. a
3. There aren’t plates in the cupboard.
a. a b. some c. much d. any
4. How sugar is there in the jar? à A lot.
a. much b. many c. any d. some
5. She doesn’t have English books.
a. some b. any c. much d. an
6. Correct the sentences.
1. How much potatoes do you want?
many
2. I don’t like an ice – cream.
3. Can I have a bread, please?
4. I’m hungry. I like a sandwich.
5. There isn’t some milk left.
6. I’d like some fruits, please.
7. How many money do you have?
8. We have any homework today.

Food around the world
1. Which food and drink comes from your country? Which foreign food and drink
is popular in your country?
2. Read the text. Write the correct question heading for each paragraph.
Where does our food come from? How do we eat?
What do we eat?
F
The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the
world we live in, or which part of our country we live
in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but
in the north they eat noodles. In Scandinavia, they eat a
lot of herrings, and the Portuguese love sardines. But in
central Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, they eat more meat
and sausages. In Austria, Germany, and Poland there are hundreds of different kinds
of sausages.
In North America, Australia, and Europe there

are two or more courses to every meal and
people eat with knives and forks. In China there
is only one course, all the food is together on the
table, and they eat with chopsticks. In parts of
India and the Middle East people use their
fingers and bread to pick up the food.
Nowadays it is possible to transport food

easily from one part of the world to the other.
We can eat what we like, when we like, at any time of the year. Bananas come from
Caribbean or Africa; rice comes from India or the USA; strawberries come from
Chile or Spain. Food is very big business. But people in poor countries are still
hungry, and people in rich countries eat too much.

1. Do they eat much rice in the north of China?
____________________________________________________
2. Why do the Scandinavians and the Portuguese eat a lot of fish?
___________________________________________________
3. Where don’t people eat much fish?
___________________________________________________
4. Which countries have many kinds of sausages?
___________________________________________________
5. How many courses are there in China?
___________________________________________________
6. How do people eat in the Middle East?
___________________________________________________
7. Why can we now eat most things at any time of the year?
___________________________________________________

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Polite requests
1. What can you see in the photograph?

2. Match the questions and responses.
1. Would you like some more rice? a. Black, no sugar, please.

2. Could you pass the salt, please? b. Yes, of course. I’m glad you like it.
3. Could I have a glass of water, please? c. Do you want sparkling or still?
4. Does anybody want more wine? d. Yes, please. It’s delicious.
5. How would you like your coffee? e. Yes, of course. Here you are.
6. This is delicious! Can you give me the recipe? f. Yes, please. I’d love some.
7. Do you want help with the washing – up? g. No, of course not. We have a dishwasher.
T3.3 Listen and check.
3. Complete the requests with Can / Could I …? Or Can / Could you …?

1. have a cheese sandwich, please?
2. tell me the time, please? We use Can / Could I …? to ask for things
Can I have a glass of water?
3. take me to the station, please? Could I have a glass of water?
4. see the menu, please? We use Can / Could you …? to ask other
people to do things for us.
5. lend me some money, please? Can you give me the recipe?
6. help me with my homework, please? Could you lend me your book?

CONSOLIDATION
1. Answer the questions about your school or your town.
1. Is there a coffee bar in your school? Yes, there is.
2. Is there a language laboratory?
3. Is there a library?
4. Are there any computers?
5. Are there any bookshelves in your classroom?
6. Is there a cinema near your house?
7. Are there any parks in your town?
8. Are there any lakes near your school?
9. Is there an amusement park in your hometown?
10. Are there any supermarkets near your house?
2. Can you count these? Put C (count) or U (uncount).
1. pasta 8. strawberry
2. money 9. biscuit
3. bread 10. fruit
4. stamp 11. sandwich
5. wine 12. cheese
6. apple 13. cup
7. hamburger 14. egg
3. Complete the sentences with a, an, or some.

1. Would you like some pasta? 6. Would you like apple or
2. Would you like wine? strawberries?
3. Can I have stamps, please? 7. Can I have bread?
4. I’d like chicken sandwich and 8. Can you give me money?
cheese for lunch. 9. I have cup of coffee at 6 a.m.
5. Do you want drink? 10. He always has egg for breakfast.

4. Make sentences with like or’d like.
1. Jane has all of Michael Jackson’s CDs.
She likes Michael Jackson.
2. It’s Ann’s birthday next week.
She’d like some new clothes for her birthday.
3. Peter has more than twenty cookbooks.
cooking.
4. My car is twenty years old.
a new one.
5. Sarah thinks her house is very small.
a bigger one.
6. My children have four cats, three dogs, and a bird.
animals.
7. There’s a good film on TV tonight.
watch it.
8. Peter buys a lot of CDs.
music.
9. I don’t want to go out tonight.
at home.
10. Tom and Mary always have a winter holiday.
to Russia.
5. Complete the sentences with some, any, much, or many. Some sentences can
have more than one answer.
1. Is there sugar in the jar?
à Yes, there is .
2. How luggage does he often take for his flight?
à A suitcase and a briefcase.
3. I don’t have friends in the United Kingdom.
4. Do you know how stars there are in the sky?
5. There isn’t fresh air here, but there is noise.

4
Comparatives and Superlatives – Have got – City and Country – Directions
CITY LIFE
Comparative adjectives
1. Match an adjective with its opposite. Which adjectives describe city life?
Which describe country life?
Adjective Opposite
fast cheap
modern slow
expensive friendly
dangerous clean
dirty quiet
unfriendly old
noisy safe
exciting relaxing
busy boring
2. T 4.1 Listen to Joel and Andy comparing city and country life. Do you agree?
3. What do you think? Make sentences comparing city and country life.
cheaper GRAMMAR SPOT 1

1. Complete these comparatives. What are
safer the rules?
The city is noisier than the country. I’m …………….. (old) than you.
Your class is ……………. (noisy) than mine.
The country is dirtier than the city. Your car was ……………. (expensive) than
mine.
more expensive
2. What are the comparatives of the above
more exciting adjectives?
3. The comparatives of good and bad are
irregular.
good ……………. bad ………………..
Unit 4: Bigger and Better! 44

GRAMMAR SPOT 2
1. Complete these superlative sentences. What’s the rule?
My brother is the ______________ (tall).
His car is the most ______________ (expensive).
2. Dictionaries often show irregular comparative and superlative forms of
adjectives. Look at this:
good - better - best
Complete these irregular forms:
bad - ______________ - ______________
far - ______________ - ______________
PRACTICE
Much more than…
1. Write the correct form of the adjectives.
1. A. Life in the country is slower than city life. (slow)
B. Yes, the city’s much faster. (fast)
2. A. New York is Los Angeles. (safe)
B. No, it isn’t. New York is much . (dangerous)
3. A. Seoul is Beijing. (big)
B. No, it isn’t. It’s much . (small)
4. A. Madrid is Rome. (expensive)
B. No. it isn’t. Madrid is much . (cheap)
5. A. The buildings in Rome are the buildings in Prague.
(modern)
B. No, they aren’t. They’re much . (old)
6. A. Cafés in London are cafés in Paris. (good)
B. No! Cafés in London are much . (bad)
The biggest and best
2. Complete the conversations using the superlative form of adjectives.
1. That house is very big.
Yes, it’s the biggest house in the village.
2. The Rex is a very expensive hotel.
Yes, in Ho Chi Minh city.
3. Appleton is a very pretty village.
Yes, in England.
4. New York is a very cosmopolitan city.
Yes, in the world.
5. Jackie Chan is a very popular film star.
Yes, in China.
6. Mr. Danny is a very funny teacher.
Yes, in our school.

7. Anna is a very beautiful baby.
Yes, in my home.
8. This is a very easy exercise.
Yes, in the book.
1. Yesterday was more hot than today.
2. She’s taller that her brother.
3. I’m the most young in the class.
4. Last week was busyer than this week.
5. He doesn’t got any sisters.
6. Do you got any bread?
7. My homework is the worse in the class.
8. This exercise is most difficult in the book.
COUNTRY LIFE
have got
1. T4.2 Listen to Andy and Joel’s conversation. And complete the
conversation with the correct adjectives.
Joel. So, Andy, tell me, why did you leave London? You had a ______________ job?
Andy. Yes, but I’ve got a ______________ job here.
Joel. You had a ______________ flat in London.
Andy. Well, I’ve got a ______________ place here. It’s a cottage!
Joel. Really? How many bedrooms has it got?
Andy. Three. And it’s got a garden. It’s ______________ than my flat in London and
it’s ______________.
Joel. But you haven’t got any friends!
Andy. I’ve got a lot of new friends here. People are much ______________ than in
London.
Joel. But the country is so ______________.
Andy. No, it isn’t. I’ve got a surfboard now and I go surfing at weekends. Appleton
has got a cinema, restaurants, pubs, and a nightclub. And the air is ______________
and the streets are ______________.
Joel. Ok. Ok. Everything is ______________! Can I come next weekend?
Andy. Of course you can!
2. Practise the conversation with your partner.

GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Have and have got both express possession.
We often use have got in spoken British English.
I have a dog. I’ve got a dog. (I’ve = I have)
He has a car. He’s got a car. (He’s = He has)
Do you have a dog? Have you got a dog?
Does she have a car? Has she got a car?
They don’t have a flat. They haven’t got a flat.
It doesn’t have a garden. It hasn’t got a garden.
2. The past of both have and have got is had.
3. Find examples of have got and had in the conversation.
à Grammar Reference 4.2 p.97, p.98
PRACTICE
1. Write the sentences again, using the correct form of have got.
1. London has a lot of parks.
London’s got a lot of parks.
2. I don’t have much money.
I haven’t got much money.
3. I have a lot of homework tonight.
___________________________________________________
4. Do you have any homework?
___________________________________________________
5. Their school has a good library, but it doesn’t have many computers.
___________________________________________________
6. My parents have a new DVD player.
___________________________________________________
7. Does your sister have a boyfriend?
___________________________________________________
8. I don’t have a problem with this exercise.
___________________________________________________
2. Work with a partner. You are both famous film stars. Ask and answer questions to
find out who is richer.
I have got two villas. How many villas have you got?
Five. I’ve got two in Nha Trang, one in Da Nang,

two in Ho Chi Minh city.

Viva la danza!
1. Do you know any Latin dances?

There are three types of Latin dance
music – flamenco, tango and salsa.
Which music goes with which city?
Buenos Aires Havana Seville
2. Where are these cities? What do you
know about them? Each sentence is
about one of them. Write BA, H, or S.
1. It is called “the Paris of the
South”. Buenos Aires
2. It became independent from Spain Buenos Aires is the capital city of Argentina. It
in 1816. stands on the banks of the River Plate, the
3. It is the capital city of Andalucia. world’s widest river. It has a population of 3
4. In 1960 Fidel Castro led a million, or 10 million, including Gran Buenos
socialist revolution. Aires. It is called “the Paris of the South” because
5. The Arabs ruled the city from 711 of its lovely European buildings. It is also a big
to 1248. commercial centre and visitors love its beautiful
6. It is one of Europe’s largest shops.
historical centers. Its history
7. African slaves came to work in For a long time, Buenos Aires was a small port in
the sugar and tobacco fields. the furthest corner of the Spanish Empire. It
8. It was Spain’s most important became independent from Spain in 1816. Then
work in Latin America. the British arrived to build railways across
9. More than 4 million European Argentina. More than 4 million European
immigrants came to work there. immigrants came between 1840 and 1940 to work
on the railways. They were mostly young men.
3. Talk about your city. The city quickly grew and became very rich.
1. How many people live there? Its music and dance
2. Does it have a river? If yes, what is its Tango began in San Telmo, the poor immigrant
name? area of the city, in the 19th century. Its biggest
3. Why is it a tourist center? influence was flamenco guitar. It was a workers’
4. What are some important dates in its dance. There weren’t many women in Buenos
history? Aires then, so men practiced together in the
5. Which famous people lived there? streets, before they tried dancing with a woman.
6. What kind of music and dance is it There are still many tango bars, which tourists
famous for? always visit. Astor Piazzolla, the famous
7. What or who were the influences on its composer of modern tango, lived there before he
music? died in 1992.

Havana
Havana is the capital of Cuba, the largest Seville
island in the Caribbean. It has a population Seville is the capital of Andalucía, and the
of 2.2 million. It is one of the oldest cities largest city of Southern Spain, with a
in Latin America. It is a very cultural city population of 750,000. It stands on the banks
and has lots of beautiful old Spanish of the Guadalquivir river. It is one of
buildings. In the 1990s Cuba became the Europe’s largest historical centers with many
second most popular tourist attraction in beautiful old buildings. Tourists also come for
the Caribbean. its famous fiesta in April.
Its history Its history
In the 16th century, Havana was Spain’s The Arabs ruled the city from 711 to 1248.
most important port and city in Latin They built the Alcazar Palace and Giralda
America. Later, African slaves came here tower. In 1503 Seville became the most
to work in the country’s sugar and tobacco important port in Spain for ships sailing to
fields. At the beginning of the 19th century, South America, and it was a very rich cultural
it was one of the richest cities in the West. center. The famous painter Diego Velazquez
Ernest Hemingway, the famous US writer, was born there in 1599. Last century, there
lived there from 1940. In 1960, Fidel were two international exhibitions in Seville
Castro led a socialist revolution and in 1929 and 1992.
became president. Its music and dance
Its music and dance Flamenco began in the 17th century as a song
Havana was the birthplace of many Afro- and dance with very fast hand clapping. Arabs
Cuban dance styles, including salsa. The and gypsies were the biggest influence on
music was an exciting mixture of Spanish flamenco. The guitar music came later. In the
guitar and African drums. Salsa’s original 18th century, one of the first flamenco schools
name was “Casino” because of the clubs began in the famous Triana district in Seville.
that people danced in. Later, Latin Visitors can still find real flamenco here in the
Americans in New York gave it the name music café, but the music and dancing doesn’t
“salsa”, meaning “spice”. Today tourists go start before midnight.
to Havana to learn to salsa and to dance in
the famous clubs.
WRITING Describing a famous city in your country

VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
C City and country words
1. Match these words with the pictures. Which things do you usually find only in
the country?
mountain bridge river port building farm
a b c
d e f
2. Complete the sentences with a word from exercise 1.

1. Everest is the highest ______________ in the world.
2. The Golden Gate ______________ in San Francisco is the longest ______________
in the USA.
3. The Nile is the longest______________ in the world.
4. Rotterdam is the busiest ______________ in Europe. Ships from all over the world
stop there.
5. Landmark 81 is the tallest ______________ in Vietnam.
6. In my country, people work hard on the ______________.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Directions
1. T 4.3 Listen to Andy’s directions to his cottage. Mark the route on the
map. Then complete the directions.
“Leave the A34 at Apple Cross.
______________ left at the traffic lights. Then
go ______________ the hill, and
______________ the first bridge. Ok? Then go
______________ the second bridge, and
______________ the road by the river. Go
______________ the pub, and
______________ right ______________ the
hill. Go ______________ the corner past the
farm, and my cottage is ______________
______________ right. It’s easy!”
2. Complete the text with the prepositions.
along down into round over past through under up
Joe drove ______the hill, ________the first bridge, and ________the second bridge.
Then he drove _______the road by the river, _______the pub, and ________the hill.
Next he drove ______the corner, off the road, ________some apple trees, and ____________a lot of mud!
second bridge.
CONSOLIDATION
1. Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
1. easy ________________ → _________________
2. boring ________________ → _________________
3. far ________________ → _________________
4. noisy ________________ → _________________
5. nice ________________ → _________________
2. Tick (ü) the correct sentence.
1 My computer’s bigger than yours.
My computer is more big than yours.
2 This is the noisyest city I know!

This is the noisiest city I know!
3 It’s the worse film in the world.

It’s the worst film in the world.
4 Seville is hotter than London.

Seville is hoter than London.
5 Museums are boringer than parks.

Museums are more boring than parks.
3. Make sentences. Use have got (+, - , or ?).

1. (+) I / a brother
____________________________________________
2. (?) you / a pet
____________________________________________
3. (-) they / a car
____________________________________________
4. (?) we / any money
____________________________________________
5. (-) he / a computer
____________________________________________
6. (+) it / a cinema
____________________________________________
Past Simple – was / were / regular and irregular verbs
Words that go together – What’s the date?
WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY?

Past simple 1: was / were
T 5.1 Read and listen to the questions. Complete the answers.
Present Past
1. What day is it today? 1. What day was it yesterday?
It’s ______________ . It was ______________ .
2. What month is it now? 2. What month was it last month?
It’s ______________ . It was ______________ .
3. Where are you now? 3. Where were you yesterday?
I’m in/at ______________ . I was in/at ______________.
4. Are you in England? 4. Were you in England in 1999?
________ , I am. ________ , I’m not. ________ , I was. ________ , I wasn’t.
Unit 5: Your past time 53

GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Complete the table with the past of to be. 2. Pronunciation
T 5.2 Listen and repeat
Positive Negative It was /wəz/ Monday yesterday. We were /wə/ at
I was wasn’t school.
You were weren’t In short answers the pronunciation is different.
He/She/It Was /wəz/ it hot? Yes, it was /wɒz/.
We Were /wə/ you tired? Yes, we were /wɜ:/
They
PRACTICE
1. Complete the sentences with am, is, are, was, or were.
1. The homework was very difficult yesterday.
2. Hello, everybody! I sorry I late.
3. A. Where you born?
B. I born in India.
4. A. Where your sister born?
B. She born in India, too.
5. The weather beautiful today. It awful yesterday.
6. The children very tired today. They at a party yesterday evening.
7. I could play chess when I five.
8. We married when I eighteen and Roger twenty.
Talking about you

2. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
Where were you…..?
• at eight o’clock this morning
• at this time yesterday
• at ten o’clock last night
• last Saturday evening
• at half past six yesterday evening

Past simple 2
Regular and irregular verbs
Read the text about Alexander Graham Bell.
a. Find the past simple of want / finish / invent / study / make / leave / become.
b. How do we form the past simple of regular and irregular verbs?
Alexander Graham Bell was born in

Edinburgh, Scotland. His mother was deaf,
so all his life he wanted to help his mother
hear and speak. Alexander was very clever.
He could read and write when he was very
young, and he finished school when he was
14. At 14, he also invented a “speaking”
machine with his brother. He studied other
inventions, too. One day he made a mistake,
because he couldn’t read German very well.
But his mistake helped him to invent the
telephone later!
In 1871 he left Scotland and went to Boston, USA

to teach deaf children to speak. He met his assistant
Thomas Watson and he continued his experiments.
On 10 March, 1876, Watson and Bell were in
different rooms with their machines. Then Watson
heard Bell’s voice from the machine. It said “Mr.
Watson, come here. I want you!” And so Alexander
Graham Bell became the inventor of the telephone
at the age of 29. Two years later, there were
telephones all over the USA.

GRAMMAR SPOT
The simple past tense describes actions or situations that began and ended in the past. Time
expressions such as these often appear with the simple past tense:
* yesterday
* the day before yesterday * last week (month, year, etc…)

* three (four, etc…) days ago * a week (month, year, etc…) ago
Positive statements Negative statements

I studied hard at school. I did not study hard at school.
I worked yesterday. I didn’t work yesterday.
Yes/No questions and short answers Wh-word questions
Did you live in London in 1999? Where did she work in 1980?
Yes, I did./ No, I didn’t. She worked in England in 1980.
à Grammar Reference 5.2 p.99, 5.3 and 5.4 p.100
PRACTICE
1. Correct the sentences about Alexander Graham Bell.
1. Alexander Graham Bell was American. 4. He was very crazy.
No, he wasn’t.
He was Scottish.
2. He wanted to help his mother to see. 5. He went to the USA in 1877.
No, he didn’t.
He helped his mother hear and speak.
3. He invented a “writing” machine. 6. He invented the telephone at 59.
2. Complete the sentences with did, was, or were.

1. Where you born? 5. Who your first teacher?
2. Where your mother born? 6. Where you live when you were a
3. When you start school? child?
4. When you learn to read and write? 7. you live in a house or a flat?
3. Pronunciation
T 5.3 Listen
workedto three
lived different 2.
pronunciations of -ed
started T5.4 Listen and write the Past Simple verbs
/t/ /d/ /id/ /t/ /d/ /id/

worked lived started

Time expressions
in the twentieth century / 1924 / the 1990s / summer / the morning
on 10 October / Christmas Day / Saturday / Sunday evening
at seven o’clock / weekends / night / Christmas
1. Choose the correct preposition.

1. They met on / at / in 11 June.
2. Kate was born in / at / on the 1980s.
3. We play tennis on / in / at weekends.
4. She bought the flat at / on / in May.
5. What did you do in / at / on Monday?
2. Write sentences about you using the time expressions.
1. I got up at eight o’clock this morning.
2. I didn’t have a shower yesterday evening.
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________
7. ___________________________________
3. Ask and answer questions with When did you last….?
• take a photograph
When did you last have a holiday?
• go shopping
• talk on a mobile Last August.
• write an email Where did you go?
To Spain.
4. Choose the correct sentence.
1. He bought some new shoes. 5. I went out yesterday evening.

He buys some new shoes. I went out last evening.
2. Where did you go yesterday? 6. He studyed French at school.

Where you went yesterday? He studied French at school.
3. You see Jane last week? 7. What had you for breakfast?
Did you see Jane last week? What did you have for breakfast?
4. Did she get the job? 8. I was in New York the last week.
Did she got the job? I was in New York last week.
WRITING Describing your last holiday

A biography
Lucian Freud was born in Berlin, Germany, but now he lives in
London. He moved to Britain in 1933 when Hitler came to
power in Germany. His grandfather was Sigmund Freud, the
famous psychoanalyst.
He is 91 years old, but he still paints every day. He loves

painting portraits of people. He works on a painting for 8 or 9
months.
British
Artist
He studied at the Central School of Arts in London in 1938 and Lucian Freud
1939. Then he became a sailor in World War 2, but he went to born 1922
hospital soon after. In 1942, he started painting. He won a prize

at the Festival of Britain in 1951 and he painted the Queen in 2001.
He was married twice, but now he lives alone. He doesn’t go out very often. His paintings sell for a lot of
money and people think he is Britain’s best living painter.
1. Write short answers to the questions. 2. Write questions for the answers.
1. Was Lucian Freud born in Britain?
1. Where does Lucian Freud live? ?
No, he wasn’t.
2. Is Lucian Freud 90 years old? In London.
2. ?
3. Does he love painting cats? He moved there in 1933.
3. ?
4. Did he study at the Central School of Arts in 1939?
He’s an artist.
5. Did he become a sailor in World War I? 4. ?
In 1942.
6. Did he paint the Queen?
5. in 2001?
7. Was he married? The Queen.
6. sell for?
A lot of money.
3. Talk about a famous person in your country.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING
Words that go together
Verbs and nouns Compound nouns
1. Match a verb in A with a noun in B. 2. Match a noun in A with a noun in B.
Sometimes there is more than one Do we write one word or two words?
answer. post office homework
A B A B
become television orange paper
drink a sandwich railway room
drive a bike swimming pool
eat a pilot hand juice
break a car boy park
cook a meal news star
play a lot of money film card
watch the guitar birthday station
win Spanish washing machine
speak a record living friend
ride a cup of tea car bag
earn a medal
T 5.5 Listen, check and repeat.
Ask and answer the questions Prepositions
3. Fill in each gap with a correct preposition
Do you drink coffee in the morning? or X (no preposition).
1. I like listening to music.
2. I went the beach my friends.
3. We went to Spain holiday last
No, I don’t. I drink a cup of tea.
year.
4. She travelled the world.
5. I usually get up 11 o’clock
Sunday.
6. My father works an office
the town centre.
7. Our town has a lot tourists
summer.
8. My parents are home the
moment.
9. What’s television this evening?
10. I wrote an email my daughter.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
What’s the date? - Special occasions
1. Write the correct words below the numbers.
fourth twelfth sixth twentieth second thirtieth thirteenth thirty-first

fifth seventeenth tenth sixteenth first third twenty -first
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
6th 10th 12th 13th 16th
17th 20th 21st 30th 31st
T5.6 Listen and practise saying the ordinals.
2. Ask and answer questions with a partner about the months of the year.
Which is the first month of the year?
January
3. Practise saying these dates.
1 April 19 November We write: 3/4//1999 or 3 April 1999

We say: the third of April, nineteen ninety – nine.
2 March 23 June Or: April the third, nineteen ninety-nine.
Notice how we say these years:
3/10/99 5 July
1900 nineteen hundred
19/12/83 17 September 1905 nineteen oh five
2001 two thousand and one
29/2/76 15/07/2007 2012 two thousand and twelve or twenty twelve
2020 two thousand and twenty or twenty twenty

4. Look at the list of days. Match the special days with the pictures.
3
Birthday 1 2
Mother’s Day
Wedding Day
Hallowe’en
Thanksgiving
6
Easter Day 4 5
New Year’s Eve
Valentine’s Day
Christmas Day
7 8 9
5. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
1. When’s your birthday?

2. When’s Christmas Day?
3. When’s Valentine’s Day?
4. When’s Mother’s Day this year?
5. When’s Hallowe’en?
6. When’s Thanksgiving?
7. When’s Easter Day?
8. When’s New Year’s Eve?
9. When’s your parents’ Wedding Day?

CONSOLIDATION
1. Put the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple.
a. I started (start) school when I was (be) six years old.

b. I (work) until 8.00, and then I (meet) some friends and
we (go) to the cinema.
c. She (sell) her old car and (buy) a new one.
d. Mary and I (be) at the cinema two days ago.
e. Last week, we (drive) to Edinburgh and (visit) our grandparents.
f. I (lose) my umbrella last week. I (leave) it in the bank.
g. Peter (be / not) at school yesterday.
2. Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write true answers
about you.
a. school / did / when / start / you /?

When did you start school?
When I was six. / In 1984.
b. morning / you / time / get / up / what / this / did/?
c. dinner / night / have / what / you / last / for / did/?
d. did / train / last / you / by / when / travel /?
e. do / what / Sunday / you / last / did /?
f. holiday / did / summer / on / go / where / last / you /?
g. come / today / you / how / school / did / to /?

3. Many words in English are both nouns and verbs. Complete the pairs of
sentences with the correct forms of words from the box.
dance cook love walk watch paint drink visit
a. She went to the dance on Saturday night and she met Frank.
The music was wonderful. They danced all night long.
b. Can I have a ? I’m really thirsty.
John never coffee. He doesn’t like it.
c. I a meal for ten people yesterday evening.
A. What’s your job? à B. I’m a . I work in a big restaurant.
d. We a football match on television last night.
A. What’s the time? à B. Sorry. I don’t have a .
e. A. How did you get to work yesterday? à B. I .
We went for a by the lake. It was lovely.
f. Please give my to your wife and children.
Anna chocolate ice-cream.
g. We really enjoyed our to Oxford last weekend.
When I was in New York last year, I lots of interesting places.
h. I all the walls in my room blue last Saturday.
What’s that in your hair? Is it blue ? .
4. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
nice enjoy on see near in warm famous party new win barman
a. My aunt lives in a (adj) nice, old house (pre) near the sea.
b. Did you (v) Frank’s (adj) car this morning? It’s red.
c. He plays tennis with me (pre) Sundays and I always (v) .
d. It was so (adj) in front of the fireplace.
e. There was a (adj) film star at Pete’s (n) .
f. He worked as a (n) until he died, and he only earned £ 10,000 a year.
g. We often (v) our holidays (pre) summer.

Present Continuous – Going to future – Whose? – Possessive Pronouns
The weather - Words that rhyme - Making suggestions
WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

Present Continuous
Look at the pictures. What are they doing?
Who______________?
• is laughing
• is eating
• is painting Andy
Poppy
• is walking
• is reading
• is playing the guitar
• is using a computer
Peter
David
Sue
Jenifer Ricky
Unit 6: What are you going to do? 64

GRAMMAR SPOT
The Present Continuous tense is used with these situations:
• activities in progress at the moment of speaking
• plans for the future (Future time must be mentioned.)
Time expressions such as these often appear with the present continuous tense:
now currently nowadays
today right now at the moment
this week (month, year) these days
Positive statements Negative statements

I am studying now. I am not studying now.
She is working today. She is not working today.
Yes/No questions Wh-word questions
Is she studying now? What is she doing now?
Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t. She is studying now.
à Grammar Reference 6.1 and 6.2 p.101
PRACTICE
1. Spelling of verb + -ing
Write the –ing form of the verbs.
walk swim
have put
read ride
stop drive
listen think
run use
say do
2. Write sentences that are true for you at the moment.

1. I / wearing a jacket I’m not wearing a jacket, I’m wearing a jumper.
2. I / wearing jeans _____________________________________________
3. I / standing up _____________________________________________
4. I / looking out of the window __________________________________
5. It / raining ________________________________________________
6. Teacher / writing ____________________________________________
7. We / working hard __________________________________________
8. I / chewing gum ____________________________________________

3. Present continuous or Present simple? Underline the correct form of the verb.
a. I have / I’m having a shower every morning.
b. Look! It’s raining. / It rains. We can’t go to the beach.
c. What are you doing / do you do tonight?
d. What are we having / do we have for dinner tonight?
e. Where are you usually going / do you usually go on holiday?
f. What are you doing / do you do under the table?
g. I’m trying / I try to find my pen.
4. Complete the sentences with the verb in the Present continuous or Present simple.
a. rain
Oh no! It’s raining. We can’t play tennis.
It always a lot in April.
b. read
I a very good book at the moment.
I in bed every night.
c. drink
We champagne because it’s our wedding anniversary today.
We always champagne on special occasions.
d. work
She’s a doctor. She in St. Mary’s Hospital.
She hard because she has an exam tomorrow.
e. not eat
I that! It looks disgusting!
Vegetarians meat.
f. speak
Look! Peter French to that man over there.
How many languages he ?
g. dance
We often at a club on weekends.
They now at Susan’s birthday party.

FUTURE PLANS
Going to
1. Jack and his sport teacher, Danny Carrick, both have plans for the future. Read their
future plans. Which do you think are Jack’s? Which are Danny’s. Write J or D.
1. I’m going to be a footballer.
2. I’m going to travel all over the world.
3. I’m going to train very hard.
4. I’m going to try new things.
5. I’m going to play for Manchester United.
6. I’m not going to marry until I’m very old.
7. I’m not going to stay at home and watch TV.
8. I’m going to learn to scuba-dive.
9. I’m going to write a book.
10. I’m going to be famous.
T 6.1 Listen and check. Were you correct?
2. Talk first about Jack then about Danny. Use the ideas in exercise 1.
Jack’s going to be a footballer.
He’s going to …..

He isn’t going to …
GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Be + going to expresses future plans. Complete the table.
I
You
He / She / It going to leave tomorrow.
We
They
What are the questions and the negatives?
2. We also use be going to when we can see now that something is sure to happen
soon.
Look at the clouds! It’s going to rain.
3. With the verbs go and come, we usually use the Present Continuous for future
plans.
I’m going to Nepal tomorrow. I’m going to go to Nepal tomorrow.
She’s coming this evening. She’s going to come this evening.
4. Is there much difference between these two sentences?
I’m leaving tomorrow. I’m going to leave tomorrow.
3. What are you going to do after the lesson / tomorrow / next holiday / after college?
Talk to your friends.

PRACTICE
1. Read about the people. Write sentences using the words in the box.
pilot architect pianist teacher doctor
1. Franco and I are learning to fly.
We’re going to be pilots.
2. Bob loves children.
3. Sue and Peter are studying medicine.
4. Jane likes modern buildings.
5. Steven is very good at playing the piano.
2. What is going to happen? Write sentences using the verbs in the box.
have sneeze win jump be late kiss rain fall play
1. It 2. I 3. She
4. He 5. You 6. They
7. They 8. He 9. We

3. Put a sentence from exercise 2 into each gap.
1. Take an umbrella. .
2. Look at the time! for the meeting.
3. Anna’s running very fast. the race.
4. Look! Jack’s on the wall! .
5. Look at the man! .
6. It’s due next month. .
7. There’s my sister and her boyfriend! .
8. “Oh dear. . “Aaattishooo!” “Bless you!”
9. It’s so nice today! We are going to .
4. Write the questions for these sentences.
1. I’m very hungry.
(What / you / eat?) What are you going to eat?
2. We’re going to the cinema.
(What / you / see?)
3. Yukio’s coming for dinner tonight.

(What / you / cook?)
4. Cathy’s going to university in September.

(What/ she / study?)
5. Josef and Jill got engaged last week.

(When / they / get married?)
6. Amalee’s not going by train.

(she / fly?)
7. It’s my birthday next week.

(you / have a party?)
8. It’s very cloudy.

(it / rain?)
WRITING Writing about your future plans

Whose is it?
T 6.2 Listen to the questions. Complete the answers with his, hers, or theirs.
1. Whose is the cell phone? It’s .
2. Whose are the boots? They’re .
3. Whose is the baby? He’s .
GRAMMAR SPOT
1. Complete the table.
Subject Object Possessive Possessive

adjectives pronouns
I me my mine
You you
He his
She hers
It it its
We us our
They them
2. Whose………….? à Asks about possession.

Whose hat is this?
Whose is this hat? It’s my hat. = It’s mine.
Whose is it?
3. Careful!
Who’s your teacher? Who’s = Who is?
àAsk about people
PRACTICE
1. Choose the correct word. Compare your answers with a partner.
1. I like your / yours house.
2. Ours / our house is smaller than their / theirs.
3. And their / theirs garden is bigger than our / ours, too.
4. My / mine children are older than her / hers.
5. Whose /Who’s talking to your / yours sister?
6. This book isn’t my / mine. Is it your / yours?
7. “Whose / Who’s dictionary is this?” - “It’s his/ him.”
8. “Whose / Who’s going to the party tonight?” - “I’m not”.
9. “Whose / Who’s dog is running round our / ours garden?”
2. T 6.3 Listen to the sentences. If the word is Whose? Shout 1! If the word is Who’s? Shout 2!
Who’s on the phone? Whose is it?
2 1

3. Look at the people in the pictures. Write questions and answers about the objects.
1 2 3
5
4 6
1. computer? Whose computer is it? It’s his.

2. guitar?
3. book?
4. mobile phone?
5. camera?
6. ball?

READING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING
Looking for that something
1. What makes you happy?
Think of five things that make you happy. Write them down.
2. What makes you happiest?
Choose one thing only.
3. Read the song “Flying without wings” by an Irish band called Westlife. Look at the words on
the right and choose the correct word to complete the lines.
-Westlife-
Everybody's ______________ for that something looking / finding

One thing that makes it all complete
You find it in the strangest ______________ places / houses
Places you never knew it could be
Some find it in the face of their ______________ parents / children

Some find it in their lover's ______________ hair / eyes
Who can deny the joy it brings
When you found that ______________ thing special / interesting
You're flying without wings
Some find it sharing every ______________ breakfast / morning

Some in their solitary lives
You find it in the words of others
A simple line can make you ______________ or cry dance / laugh
You find it in the deepest ______________ friendship / water

The kind you cherish all your life
And when you know how ______________ that means many / much
You've found that special thing
You're flying without wings

So impossible as they may seem
You've got to ______________ for every dream fight / sleep
'Cause who's to ______________ which one you let go say / know
Would have made you complete
Well, for me it's waking up beside ______________ her / you

To watch the sunrise on your face
To know that I can say I ______________ like / love
At any given time or place
It's little things that only I know

Those are the things that make you ______________ mine / theirs
And it's like flying without wings
'Cause you're my special ______________ person / thing
I'm flying without wings
And you're the place my life ______________ begins / stops

And you'll be where it ends
And that's the joy you ______________ take / bring

T6.4 Listen and check.
VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION
The weather
1. Match the words and symbols.
sunny rainy windy snowy cloudy foggy
Which symbols can the following adjectives go with?
hot warm cold cool wet dry
2. T 6.5 Listen and complete the answers.

A What’s the weather like today?
B It’s and it’s very .
A What was it like yesterday?
B Oh, it was and .
A What’s it going to be like tomorrow?
B I think it’s going to be .
The question “What ….like?” asks for a description.
What’s the weather like? = Tell me about the weather.
3. Ask and answer questions to complete the information.

WORLD WEATHER
Noon yesterday
What was the weather like in
Berlin R 0
7C Berlin?
Edinburgh C 50C
Hong Kong S 290C
London R 100C It was rainy. 7 degrees.
Moscow Sn -10C
Luxor S 400C
Athens S 180C
S = sunny C = cloudy Sn = snowy R = rainy

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Making suggestions
1.Make a list of things you can do in good weather and things you can do in bad
weather. Compare your list with a partner.
Good weather Bad weather
go to the beach watch TV
2. T6.6 Read and listen to the beginning of two conversations. Complete B’s
suggestions.
1. A It’s a lovely day! What shall we do?
B Let’s !
2. A It’s raining again! What shall we do?
B Let’s and .
1. We use shall to ask for and make
suggestions.
What shall we do?
Shall we go swimming?
= I suggest that we go swimming
2. We use Let’s to make a suggestion
for everyone.
Let’s go = I suggest that we all go.
(Let’s = Let us)
3. Practise the conversations with your partner.
1. A. It’s a lovely day! What shall we do?

B. Let’s play tennis.
A. Oh no! It’s too hot to play tennis.
B. Well, let’s go swimming.
A. OK. I’ll get my swimming costume.
2. A. It’s raining again. What shall we do?
B. Let’s stay at home and watch a DVD.
A. Oh, no! We watched a DVD last night.
B. Well, let’s go to the cinema.

A. OK. Which film do you want to see?
CONSOLIDATION
1. Put the words in the correct order to make questions in the Present Continuous.
1. you / what / are / doing ?
What are you doing?
2. cooking/ are / you / what ?
3. tonight / out / you / going / are ?
4. playing / we / time / tennis / what / are /?
5. crying / daughter / why / is / your /?
6. dinner / are / they / when / for / coming/?
7. she / driving / train / is / by / or / going /?
8. you / are / on / going / holiday / where /?

1. Alice is tall and she’s got long, black hairs.
2. Who’s boots are these?
3. I’m wearing a jeans.
4. Look at Roger. He stands next to Jeremy.
5. He’s work in a bank. He’s the manager.
6. What is drinking Suzie?
7. Whose that man in the garden?
8. Where you going tonight?
9. What you do after school today?
10. Do you wash your hair this evening?
3. Complete the sentences with am / is / are or do / does / don’t / doesn’t.
1. John’s a vegetarian. He eat meat.
2. A. Where you going?
B. I going to the bank.
3. How many children your sister have?
4. A. I looking for a pair of black shoes.
B. Certainly. What size you take?

5. A. Why Hans studying Chinese?
B. Because he going to China on holiday.
6. A. What you want to do tonight?
B. Why we go and see James?
A. We can’t, because he working late tonight.
4. Choose the correct verb form.
1. We’re coming / going to come to the party tonight.
2. He is becoming / is going to become a football player when he grows up.
3. They are going / are going to go to the zoo this Sunday.
4. Are you going to come / coming to class soon?
5. She isn’t going to leave / leaving London next year.
5. Complete the sentences with prepositions from the box.
from like in at for of on
1. Look that picture! Isn’t it beautiful?

2. What have we got dinner? I’m hungry.
3. Our hotel is fifty meters the sea.
4. I’m looking Chris. Where is he?
5. Can you buy a bottle milk at the shop?
6. Yelena is her sister in many ways. They’re both beautiful and intelligent.
7. Come and see me seven o’clock.
8. What did you do the weekend?
9. We are going to a party Saturday night.
10. He often drinks coffee the morning.

7
T Question forms – Adjectives and adverbs – Describing feelings – At the chemist’s
A QUIZ
Question Words
1. Look at the pictures. Which stories do you know?
2. Work in groups and retell the story with suggested information.
3. T7.1 Listen and check your answers. Listen carefully to the information of the
questions.
4. Work in groups and answer the questions.
1. Which stories in the quiz do you like best?
2. When you were a child, did you read a lot? Did your parents tell you stories? Which
stories did you like best?
3. Are there any famous stories from your country or culture?
Unit 7: Story time 78

PRACTICE
Questions and answers
1. Look at the questions words in A and the answers in C. Choose the correct
questions from B.
A B C GRAMMAR SPOT
Where To the shops. 1. Underline all the question words
When This morning. in the quiz
Who did you buy? A friend from work. When
How did you go? We drove. 2. Make question for each of these
Whose car did you go with? Joe’s. statements
Why did you go in? To buy some new a. She’s wearing a T-shirt. (what)
b. He works in the hospital. (where)
What did you play? clothes. c. We’re leaving tomorrow. (when)
How many A new jacket. d. I visited my uncle. (who)
Which one Only one. e. She went to school by bus. (how)
How much The black leather f. They’re going to London. (why)
one.
$ 120. à Grammar Reference 7.1 p.103
2. T 7.2 Tick (ü) the sentence you hear.
1. Where do you want to go? 4. Why did they come?
Why do you want to go? Why didn’t they come?
2. How is she? 5. How old was she?
Who is she? How old is she?
3. Where’s he staying? 6. Does he play the guitar?
Where’s she staying? Did he play the guitar?
3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

1. like learning do English you?
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2. do you night what did last?
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3. languages mother many does how your speak?
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4. last go you shopping did when?
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5. football which you do team support?
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6. come car today school by you to did?
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7. much do homework have you how?
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8. usually who sit you do next class in to?
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9. English want learn to you do why?
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DO IT CAREFULLY!
Adverbs of manner
1. Are the words in italics adjectives or adverbs?
1. Smoking is a bad habit. GRAMMAR SPOT

The team played badly and lost the match. 1. Look at these sentences.
Lunch is a quick meal for many people.
2. Please listen carefully. (quick = adjective. It describes a noun.)
I ate my lunch quickly.
Jane’s a careful driver.
(quickly = adverb. It describes a verb.)
3. The homework was easy. 2. How do we make regular adverbs?
What happens when the adjective ends
Peter’s very good at tennis. He won the game easily. in – y?
4. I know the Prime Minister well. 3. There are two irregular adverbs in
exercise 1. Find them.
My husband is a good cook.
5. It’s a hard life.
Teachers work hard but don’t earn much money.
2. Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct place in each sentence. Where
necessary, change the adjective to an adverb.
1. We had a holiday in Spain. Unfortunately, we had weather. (terrible)

2. Maria dances. (good)
3. When I saw the accident, I phoned the police. (immediately)
4. Don’t worry. Justin is a driver. (careful)
5. Jean – Pierre is a Frenchman. He loves food, wine, and rugby. (typical)
6. Please speak. I can’t understand you. (slow)
7. We had a test today. (easy)
8. We all passed the exam. (easy)
9. You speak English. (good)
3. Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. Where does live Anna’s sister?

2. The children came into the classroom noisyly.
3. What comb mean?
4. I always work hardly.
5. Do you can help me, please?
6. When is going Peter on holiday?
7. You did this exercise good.

VOCABULARY
Adjectives of feelings
1. Match the feelings to the pictures.
bored tired worried excited annoyed interested c
a b
d e f
2. Match the feelings and reasons to make sentences.
Feelings Reasons
bored I’m going on holiday tomorrow.
tired We have a good teacher.
I am worried because I worked very hard today.
excited I can’t find my keys.
annoyed I have nothing to do.
interested I want to go to the party but I can’t.
3. Complete each sentence with the correct adjective.

GRAMMAR SPOT
1. excited Life in New York is very _________ Some adjectives can end in both
exciting The football fans were very _________ –ed and –ing.
The film was interesting.
2. tired The marathon runners were very _______ I was interested in the film.
The book is boring.
tiring That game of tennis was very _________ We are bored.
3. The child’s behavior was really_________ à Grammar Reference 7.3 p.104
annoyed
annoying The teacher was _________when nobody did the homework.
4. The news is vey _________
worried
worrying Everybody was very _________when they heard the news.

A short story
1. Do you give presents at Christmas? What are some of the best / worst
presents you have given or received?
2. Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Where and when does the story
take place? Who do you think the people are?
The Christmas Presents

Part one
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Della carefully counted the money again.
There was no mistake. Every day, when she went to the shops, she didn’t spend much
money. She bought the cheapest meat and the
cheapest vegetables. It was very tiring – she
walked for hours around the shops to find the
cheapest food. She saved every cent possible.
Only one dollar and eighty-seven cents. The next
day was Christmas, and she couldn’t do anything
about it. So, she sat there in her little room and
cried quietly.
Della lived in this poor little room in New York
with her husband, James Dillingham Young.
James was lucky because he had a job, but it
wasn’t a good job. Times were bad and there was no work for Della. But when Jim came
home, she immediately put her arms around him. And that was good.
Della wanted to buy Jim a Christmas present – something really good to show how much
she loved him. Suddenly she ran to the mirror and looked at her beautiful long hair. Then
she put on her old brown hat and coat and quickly went into town.
Part two
She stopped when she came to a door with “Madame Eloise – Hair” on it. Inside was a
small flat woman. “Do you buy hair?” Della
asked.
“I buy hair,” Madame answered. “Take your hat
off, then, and show me your hair.” Madame
slowly touched the hair with her hand. “Twenty
dollars,” she said. “Quickly! Cut it off! Give me
the money!” Della said.
The next two hours went quickly. Della was
happy, because she was at the shops with money
for a present for Jim. At last she found him the
perfect present. Jim had one special thing. He had
a beautiful gold watch that once belonged to his
father, and before that to his grandfather. Jim loved his watch, but it had no chain. When

Della saw the gold watch chain, she knew immediately that it was right for Jim. It cost
twenty-one dollars. Della ran home excitedly with the eighty-seven cents. When she
arrived, she looked at her very short hair in the mirror. “Oh dear. I look like a schoolboy!
What is Jim going to say when he sees me?”
At seven o’clock Jim came in. His eyes were on Della. She couldn’t understand the look
on his face. He was not angry and surprised. He just looked at her sadly. Della ran to him.
“Jim, don’t look at me like that! I sold my hair because I wanted to give a present.”
“You sold your hair?” he said quietly.
“Yes. I told you. But don’t worry. It grows so fast. But don’t you love me anymore,
Jim?”
Part three
Suddenly Jim put his arms around Della. “I love you,
Della. It doesn’t matter if your hair is long or short. But
open this. Then you can see why I was unhappy at
first.”
Della opened the present excitedly. Then she gave a
little scream of happiness. But a second later there was
a cry of unhappiness. There were the combs – for her
beautiful hair. When she first saw these lovely,
expensive combs in the shop window, she wanted them.
And now they were hers. But she no longer had her
hair! Della held them in her hand and her eyes were full of love.
Then Della remembered. She wanted to get Jim’s present. “Isn’t it lovely, Jim? Give me
your beautiful watch, and let’s see it with its new chain!”
But Jim sat down and smiled.
“Della, you see. I sold the watch to buy your combs.”
3. Answer the following questions
1. Where does Della live?
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2. Is she married?
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3. What’s her job?
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4. What time of year is it?
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5. What does she want to do for Jim?
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6. Why do you think she is going into town? What is she going to do?
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4. Tell a story about your childhood.
WRITING Writing about your first day to school

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
At the chemist’s
1. Match a word in the box with a picture. Write the words in the correct
column.
a comb suncream aspirin shampoo
deodorant plasters a toothbrush
conditioner soap toothpaste
c
a
d
b
e f h
j
i
Things for Things for Things for Things for

your hair your teeth your skin your health

2. T 7.3 Listen and complete the conversation at the chemist’s. Then practise
with your partner.
A. Hello. Can I help you?
B. Yes, please. I’m not (1) ______________ very well.
I’m (2) ______________ for some aspirin. (3) ______________ can I find them?
A. Right here. What (4) ______________ do you want? Small or (5) ______________.
B. Large, please. And I (6) ______________ ______________ some shampoo, as well.
A. What (7) ______________ of shampoo? For dry hair? Normal hair?
B. Um….for dry hair, please.
A. There’s Sunsilk or Palmolive. (8) ______________ one do you want?
B. Sunsilk’s fine, thanks.
A. (9) ______________ else?
B. No, that’s all. (10) ______________ ______________ is that?
A. Four pounds twenty.
B. (11) ______________ you are.
A. Ten pounds. Thank you. And here’s five pounds eighty (12) ______________.
B. Thanks. Bye.
A. Bye-bye. Thank you very much.

CONSOLIDATION
1. Complete the sentences using a suitable question word.
1. ____________ many children have you got?
2. ____________ does Joe come from?
3. ____________ are you doing?
4. ____________ does the class start?
5. ____________ much time have we got?
1. Who Sally married?
2. What does happen at the start of the film?
3. Which town you live in?
4. How far it is to the town hall?
5. Why you want to buy that CD?
3. Change the adjectives into adverbs.
1. good
2. hard
3. immediate
4. fast
5. careful
4. Choose the correct adjective.
1. This film is very bored / boring.
2. I was amazed / amazing when I saw his grade.
3. Pete was tiring / tired, so he went home.
4. This article is very interesting / interested.
5. She’s frightening / frightened of dogs.

Tapescripts Unit 2
Unit 1 T2.1 see p19
T2.2 see p22, 23

T1.1
T2.3 see p27
1. He’s from Spain.
2. What’s her name? Unit 3
3. They’re from Japan.
T3.1 see p35
4. Where’s she from?
T3.2
5. He’s a teacher in Italy.
1. Would you like a ham sandwich?
T1.2 see p9
No, thanks. I’m not hungry.
T1.3 see p12
2. Do you like Ella?
T1.4
1 A. Hello, Lisa Jefferson Yes. She’s very nice.
B. Hello, Lisa. It’s Mike. 3. Would you like a cold drink?
A. Mike! How are you? Yes, cola, please.
B. I’m fine. Thank you. And you? 4. Can I help you?

A. I’m OK, thanks. Yes. I’d like some stamps, please.
2 A. Bye, Marco! Have a nice day! 5. What sports do you do?
B. Thanks, and you. See you later!
Well, I like swimming very much.
A. Yes, at 7.00 at the cinema.
6. Excuse me, are you ready to order?
B. Great! Bye, Emma!
Yes. I’d like a steak, please.
3 A. Hello. 270899.
T3.3
B. Hi, Alice! It’s me, Charles. How are you?
1. Would you like some more rice?
A. Not bad, thanks. And you?
Yes, please. It’s delicious.
B. Very well, thanks. How are the children?
2. Could you pass the salt, please?
A. They’re fine.
Yes, of course. Here you are.
3. Could I have a glass of water, please?
Do you want sparkling or still?
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4. Does anybody want more wine? my flat in London and it’s cheaper.
Yes, please. I’d love some. J. But you haven’t got any friends!
5. How would you like your coffee? A. I’ve got a lot of new friends here. People are
Black, no sugar, please. much friendlier than in London.
6. This is delicious! Can you give me the recipe? J. But the country’s so boring!
Yes, of course. I’m glad you like it. A. No, it isn’t. I’ve got a surfboard now and I go
7. Do you want help with the washing- up? surfing at weekends. Appleton has got a
No, of course not. We have a dishwasher. cinema, restaurants, pubs, and a nightclub.
Unit4 And the air is cleaner and the streets are safer.
J. OK. OK. Everything is better! Can I come

T4.1
next weekend?
J= Joel, A= Andy
A. Of course you can!
J. I prefer city life. It’s faster, more modern,
and more exciting than country life. T4.3
A. Yes, but city life’s also more dangerous. The J = Joel, A = Andy
country’s slower and safer than the city. I prefer
J. So how do I find your cottage, then?
the country. It’s more relaxing.
A. Have you got a pen and a paper?
J. Well, it’s certainly more relaxing, but that’s
because it’s more boring! J. Emm … yes, I have.
T4.2 A. OK. Well, leave the A34 at Apple Cross. Turn

left at the traffic lights. Then go down the hill,
Country life and under the first bridge. OK? Then go over
the second bridge, and along the road by the
J= Joel, A= Andy
river. Go past the pub, and turn right up the hill.
J. So, Andy, tell me, why did you leave London? Go round the corner past the farm, and my
cottage is on the right. It’s easy!
You had a good job.
J. OK. Got that. See you tomorrow afternoon!
A. Yes, but I’ve got a better job here.
A. Bye. Safe journey. Oh, don’t forget your
J. And you had a nice flat in London. surfboard!
A. Well, I’ve got a nicer place here. It’s a cottage!
UNIT 5
J. Really? How many bedrooms has it got?
A. Three. And it’s got a garden. It’s bigger than T5.1 see p53
T5.2 see p54
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T5.3 see p56 Danny Carrick
T5.4 When I retire next year ... I’m going to retire
wanted danced
early ... I’m not going to stay at home and watch
loved retired
acted earned TV. I’m going to try lots of new things. First, I
looked liked
want to go mountain-climbing. In fact, I want to
T5.5 see p59
orange juice railway station climb Mount Everest, so I’m going to train very
swimming pool handbag
hard for that. I’m going to learn to scuba-dive,
boyfriend newspaper
film star birthday card too, because I want to go scuba-diving in
washing machine living room
Australia. There are so many things I want to do!
car park
T5.6 see p60 I’m going to travel all over the world, then I’m
first thirteenth going to write a book about my adventures. I
second sixteenth
want to call it ‘Life begins at 60!’ In my book,
third seventeenth
fourth twentieth I’m going to tell other retired people to try new
fifth twenty-first
things, too. You are only as old as you feel!
sixth thirtieth
tenth thirty-first T6.2
twelfth
1. A. Whose is the baseball cap?
UNIT 6
B. It’s his.
T6.1 2.A. Whose are the boots?
Future plans B. They’re hers.
Jack
3.A. Whose is the baby?
When I grow up, I’m going to be a footballer - a
B. It’s theirs.
really good one. I’m in the school team and I
play three times a week. But I’m going to train T6.3
very hard, every day, so I can be really, really 1. Who's on the phone?
good. First I’m going to play for Manchester 2. I’m going to the pub. Who’s coming?
United, then Inter Milan, and then Real Madrid. 3. Wow! Look at that sports car. Whose is it?
Those are my favourite teams. I’m going to 4. Whose dictionary is this? It’s not mine.
travel all over the world and I’m going to be 5. There are books all over the floor. Whose
famous. I’m not going to marry until I’m very are they?
old - about 25. Then I want to have two sons. 6. Who’s the most intelligent in our class?
I’m going to play football until I’m 35 - that’s a 7. Who’s got my book?
very long time. 8. Do you know whose jacket this is?
And I’m going to teach my sons to play. I want

them to be famous footballers, too!
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T6.4 I’m flying without wings
Flying without wings You’re the place my life begins
Everybody’s looking for that something And you’ll be where it ends
One thing that makes it all complete I’m flying without wings
You find It in the strangest places And that’s the joy you bring
Places you never knew it could be I’m flying without wings
Some find it in the faces of their children T6.5
Some find it in their lover’s eyes A. What’s the weather like today?
Who can deny the joy it brings B. It's snowy and it’s very cold.
When you find that special thing A. What was it like yesterday?
You’re flying without wings B. Oh, it was cold and cloudy.
Some find it sharing every morning A. What’s it going to be like tomorrow?
Some in their solitary lives B. I think it’s going to be warmer.
You find it in the words of others T6.6

1 A. It’s a lovely day! What shall we do?
A simple line can make you laugh or cry
B. Let’s play tennis!
You find it in the deepest friendship
2 A. It’s raining again! What shall we do?
The kind you cherish all your life B. Let’s stay at home and watch a DVD.
And when you know how much that means
UNIT 7
You’ve found that special thing
You’re flying without wings T7.1
Story time quiz
So impossible as it may seem
1. When did Shakespeare die?
You’ve got to fight for every dream
b. In the 17th century
’Cause who’s to know which one you let go 2. What happens at the end of Romeo and Julies
They both die. They kill themselves.
Would have made you complete
3. How many dwarfs are there in Snow White!
Well, for me it’s waking up beside you b. 7
To watch the sunrise on your face 4. How much money do Hansel and Gretel’s
parents have?
To know that I can say I love you
c. None
At any given time or place It’s little things 5. How long does Sleeping Beauty sleep?
that only I know 100 years
6. Who does Cinderella marry?
Those are the things that make you mine
a. The handsome Prince
And it’s like flying without wings
7. Who created Mickey Mouse?
‘Cause you’re my special thing
Walt Disney
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8. Where did Hans Christian Andersen come T7.3
from? A. Hello. Can I help you?
b. Denmark B. Yes, please. I’m not feeling very well. I’m
9. What nationality are Don Quixote and looking for some aspirin. Where can I find
Sancho Panza? them?
Spanish A. Right here. What size do you want? Small or
10. Whose lamp is magic? large?
a. Aladdin’s B. Large, please. And I’d like some shampoo, as
11. Why does Pinocchio’s nose grow long? well.
Because he tells lies A.What kind of shampoo? For dry hair?
12. What kind of animal is Walt Disney’s Normal hair?
Dumbo? B. Um ... for dry hair, please.
a. an elephant A. There’s Sunsilk or Palmolive. Which one do
13. Which city does Sherlock Holmes live in? you want?
b. London B. Sunsilk’s fine, thanks.
14. How old is Harry Potter in the first story A. Anything else?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone? B. No, that’s all. How much is that?
b. 11 A. Four pounds twenty.
T7.2 B. There you are.
1. Why do you want to go? A. Ten pounds. Thank you. And here’s five pounds
2. Who is she? eighty change.
3. Where’s he staying? B. Thanks. Bye.
4. Why didn’t they come? A. Bye-bye. Thank you very much.
5. How old was she?
6. Does he play the guitar?
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Grammar Reference
UNIT 1
1.1 Verb to be
Positive
I am I’m = I am
He He’s = He is
She is She’s = She is
It from England. It’s = It is
We We’re = We are
You are You’re = You are
They They’re = They are
* I’m 20. NOT I’m 20 years.

I’m 20 years old. I have 20 years old.
Negative
I ’m not I’m not = I am not (I amn’t)

He He isn’t = He is not
She isn’t
It from the USA.
We
We’re not = We are not
You aren’t
They
Yes/No questions Short answers

Am I a teacher? Yes, you are.
Is he Yes, he is.
she young? No, she isn’t.
it Yes, it is.
Are you married? No, I’m not. / No, we aren’t.
they Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
Question with question words Answers
What is her surname? Jefferson

is his job? He’s a policeman.
is her address? 15, Green Street.
Where is she
are you from? Brazil
are they
Who is Lara? She’s Patrick’s daughter.
is she?
How old is he?
are you? Nineteen
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1.2 Possessive adjectives
my
What’s your name?
his
her book.
This is its
our
their
What’s = What is
1.3 Possessive ’s
My mother’s name is Maria.
This is Tom’s dictionary.
That is James’ son.
Students’ books are on the table.
That is children’s ball.
1.4 a/an
It’s a car.
newspaper.
house.
It’s apple.
an egg.
old man.
I’m a student. NOT I’m student.
He’s an engineer. He’s engineer.
1.5 Plural nouns

a. Most nouns add -s in the plural.
books houses cameras
b. If the noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -o add -es
bus à buses class à classes wish à wishes
watch à watches box à boxes
tomato à tomatoes BUT piano, radio à pianos, radios
c. If the noun ends in a consonant + -y, the -y changes to -ies.
city à cities country à countries
baby à babies lorry à lorries
But if the noun ends in a vowel + -y, the -y doesn’t change.
key à keys
day à days
d. If the noun ends in -f or -fe, the -f, -fe change to –ves.
shelf à shelves leaf à leaves
knife à knives wife à wives
e. Some nouns are irregular. Dictionaries show this.
child à children man à men person à persons / people
tooth à teeth woman à women
UNIT 2
2.1 Simple Present
a. The Simple Present expresses a fact is always true, or true for a long time.
I work in a language school. She works in a bank.
b. It also expresses a habit.
We go swimming in summer. Peter goes skiing in winter.
Positive
I
You live
We
They in Mexico.
He
She lives
It
Have is irregular.
She has a son. NOT She haves a son.
Negative
I
You don’t
We
They live in France.
He
She doesn’t
It
don’t = do not
doesn’t = does not
Yes / No questions Short answers

Do you have a sister? No, I don’t. / No, we don’t.
they Yes, they do.
Does he work on Sunday? No, he doesn’t.
she Yes, she does.
it
Yes, it does.
Question with question words

you live?
Where do they
he
What does she like?
it
2.2 Adverbs of frequency
0% 50% 100%
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never sometimes often usually always
a. These adverbs usually come before the ordinary verbs, but after the verb to be.
He never smokes.
We sometimes play games online.
I don’t often go to the zoo.
He is always late for school.
b. Some and usually can also come at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
Sometimes I go fishing. OR I go fishing sometimes.
Usually we walk in the park. We walk in the park usually.
c. Never and always can’t come at the beginning or the end of a sentence.
NOT Never I go to bed before 9 p.m. à I never go to bed before 9p.m.
Always he has coffee in the morning. à He always has coffee in the morning.
2.3 like / love + verb + -ing

Like and love are allowed by a verb + -ing to show a hobby.
I like reading English books.
My sister loves dancing.
UNIT 3
3.1 There is / are
We use there is and there are to say that something exists somewhere.
Positive
is a sofa in the living room. (singular)
There
are two / some pillows on the bed. (plural)
Negative
isn’t a TV in the class room. (singular)
There
aren’t two / any books on the shelf. (plural)
Yes / No questions Short answers
Is a laptop on the table? Yes, there is.
there No, there isn’t.
Are two / any pictures on the wall? Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t.
3.2 Count and uncount nouns
a. Some nouns are countable. They have singular and plural form.
a pen à two pens an egg à five eggs
b. Some nouns are uncountable. They have no singular and plural form.
water sugar hair money
c. Some nouns are both.
Do you like ice-cream? I’d like four ice-creams, please.
3.3 like / would like

a. We use like to say a hobby for a long time.
I like films. He likes music.
b. We use would like to say a need at specific time.
Would is the same in all persons.
We use would … like in offers and requests.
Positive
I
You
He/She/It ’d like some coffee.
We
They
’d like = would like
Yes / No question Short answers
you Yes, please.
Would he/she/it like an apple? No, thanks. / Thank you.
they
Would you like … ? = Do you want …?
I’d like … = I want …
3.4 some / any

a. We use some in positive sentences with uncount nouns and plural nouns.
There rice in the bag.
is some
There oranges
are
We use some in questions when we ask for things and offer things.
Can I have some tea , please?
Would you like biscuits?
b. We use any in questions and negative sentences with uncount and plural nouns.
Is there chocolate?
Do you have any sisters or brothers?
She doesn’t have money.
There aren’t Spanish students.
3.5 much / many
a. We use much in questions and negative sentences with uncount nouns.
How much cheese is there in the fridge? There isn’t much cheese in the fridge.
How much money does he have? He doesn’t have much money.
b. We use many in questions and negative sentences with plural/count nouns.
How many people are there in the room? There aren’t many people in the room.
How many books do you have? I don’t have many books.
UNIT 4
4.1 Comparative and superlative adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative
One- old older the oldest
syllable cheap cheapest the cheapest
adjectives safe safer the safest
big bigger the biggest*
hot hotter the hottest*
Adjectives happy happier the happiest
ending in -y noisy noisier the noisiest
dirty dirtier the dirtiest
Two or boring more boring the most boring
more beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
syllable expensive more expensive the most expensive
adjectives
Irregular good better the best
adjectives bad worse the worst
far farther/further the farthest/furthest
much/many more the most
a few/a little less the least
* Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant double the consonant.
4.2 have / have got
Have means the same as have got to talk about possession, but the form is very different. We often
use have got in spoken English.
have
Positive
I
You have
We a big house.
They a nice car.
He a garden.
She has
It
Negative
I
You don’t
We a big house.
They have a nice car.
He a garden.
She doesn’t
It
Questions Short answers

Do I Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
you
we have any money?
they a brother?
Does he a garden?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
she
it
How many friends do you have?
Have got
Positive
I
You have
We a big house.
They got a nice car.
He a garden.
She has
It
Negative
I haven’t
You
We a big house.
They got a nice car.
He a garden.
She hasn’t
It
Questions Short answers

Have I Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
you Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
we got any money?
they a brother? * The past of both have and have got is had.
Has he a garden?
she
it
How many friends have you got?
UNIT 5
5.1 Past Simple of to be: was / were
Was /were is the past of am/is/are.
Positive
I
He/She/It was at school yesterday.
We in the cinema last night.
You were in Russia last year.
They
Negative
I
He/She/It wasn’t at home yesterday.
We in the zoo last Sunday.
You weren’t at the dance last night.
They
Yes/ No questions Short answers

Yes, she was.
Was he/she at work yesterday? No, he wasn’t.
in the cinema last night? Yes, I was. / Yes, we were.
you in Hawaii last summer? No, they weren’t.
Were they
Where was I/she/he/it yesterday?
When were you/they born?
5.2 Past Simple of ordinary verbs: regular and irregular

The Past Simple is used to express actions or situations that started and finished at a specific time in
the past.
I lived in Hanoi when I was ten.
She went shopping last week.
The form of the Past Simple is the same in all persons.
Positive
I
He/She/It moved
We went to England in 1995.
You
They
Negative
We use didn’t + infinitive (without to) in all persons.
I
He/She/It move
We didn’t go to England in 1995.
You
They
Yes / No questions
We use did + infinitive (without to) in all persons. Short answers
you Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.
Did he enjoy the party last night? Yes, he did.
they buy that villa? No, they didn’t.
etc.

you
What she do this morning?
Where did they go yesterday?
Why etc. buy that villa?
* There is a list of irregular verbs on page 106.
5.3 Spelling of regular verbs

a. The normal rule is to add -ed.
worked finished enjoyed
If the verb ends in -e, add -d.
liked loved lived
b. If the verb has only one syllable and one vowel and consonant, double the consonant.
stopped planned
c. Verbs that end in a consonant + -y change to -ied.
cried studied married
5.4 Time expressions

morning
yesterday afternoon
evening
night/week/month/year
last Sunday
summer
August
2 days
5 years ago
30 minutes

in the 20th century / the 1990s / 1995 / spring / the morning / January
on Monday / Sunday evening / 2nd September / Christmas Day
at six o’clock / weekends / the weekend / night / Christmas
UNIT 6
6.1 Present Continuous
a. The Present continuous describes an activity that is happening now or at the moment of speaking at
present.
I’m wearing a dress today.
We’re learning English now.
b. It also describes an activity in the near future or a future plan. And future time must be mentioned.
He’s playing tennis this afternoon.
They’re seeing new friends tonight.
I’m not coming to the party tomorrow.
Positive and negative
I am
He
She is
It (not) working in the office.
We
You are
They
Yes / No questions and short answers

Are you enjoying the lesson? Yes, I am / Yes, we are.
Is your English getting better? Yes, it is.
Are they going to school? No, they aren’t.

Where am I going?
What is he/she/it doing?
Why are we/you/they laughing?
* We often use these adverbs of time in the Present Continuous: today, now, right now, at this
moment, at this time, at present.
6.2 Spelling of verb + -ing

a. Most verbs just add -ing.
wear à wearing go à going read à reading
b. If the infinitives end in -e, drop the -e.
write à writing smile à smiling live à living
c. When a one-syllable verb has one vowel and ends in a consonant, double the consonant.
sit à sitting get à getting run à running
* Some verbs are non-verb + -ing.
like, love, hate, want, need, forget, remember, promise, sound, etc.
6.3 Simple Present and Present Continuous
a. The Present Simple describes things that are always true, or true for a long time.
He comes from Germany.
I live in Ho Chi Minh city.
b. The Present Continuous describes activities happening now, and temporary activities.
Why are you having coffee? You usually have tea.
She usually wears pink dresses. But today she is wearing jeans and T-shirt.
6.4 going to
a. Going to expresses a person’s plans and intentions.
I’m going to be a teacher when I grow up.
She’s going to get married next month.
We’re going to visit the zoo this Sunday.
b. Often there is no difference between going to and the Present Continuous when we refer to a future
plan or intention.
I’m seeing the doctor for my back tomorrow.
I’m going to see the doctor for my back tomorrow.
c. We also use going to when we can see now that something is sure to happen in the future.
Look! It’s going to rain!
Careful! The baby is going to fall!
d. With the verbs go and come, we usually use the Present Continuous for future plans, we don’t use
them with going to.
They’re going to London next week.
Tom is coming for dinner tonight.
Positive and negative
I am
He join an English speaking club soon.
She is
It (not) going to buy a new car.
We
You are open a school.
They
Questions
am I
When is he/she/it have birthday party?
What going to return home?
are we/you/they do this Sunday?

6.5 Whose + possessive pronouns
Whose …? asks about possession.
Subject Object Adjective Pronoun
I me my mine
You you your yours
He him his his
She her her hers
It it its its
We us our ours
They them their theirs
mine.
Whose is this book? hers.
Whose book is this? It’s his.
Whose is it? ours.
theirs.
* Who’s = Who is à asks about people.
Who’s that man in the garden? à It’s my neighbor.
UNIT 7
7.1 Question forms
When was Shakespeare born?
Where did Andersen come from?
Who is she going to marry?
How do you go to school?
What do you do in your free time?
Why are going to learn French?
Which film are they watching?
How much money does your father earn a month?
How many members are there in your group?
How far is it to the airport?
What kind of music does he like?
7.2 Adjectives and adverbs

a. Adjectives describe nouns.
a good chef a careful driver a fast car
b. Adverbs describe verbs.
John drives carefully. She cooks very well.
c. To form regular adverbs, add -ly to the adjectives (Adjectives + -ly à adverbs of manner).
Words ending in-y change to –ily.

Adjective Adverb
slow slowly
quick quickly
careful carefully
noisy noisily
lucky luckily
Some adverbs are irregular.

Adjective Adverb
good well
hard hard
early early
fast fast
7.3 -ing / -ed adjectives

We use -ing adjectives to describe things, situations and people. We use -ed adjectives to describe
how people feel.
The football game was so exciting. The fans were very excited about it.
Mr. Bean is an interesting man. We are interested in him very much.

Irregular verbs Verb patterns
Base form Past simple Past participle Verb + -ing

be was / were been like
become became become love swimming
begin began begun enjoy
break broke broken hate cooking
bring brought brought finish
build built built stop
buy bought bought
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen Verb + to + infinitive
come came come choose
cost cost cost decide
cut cut cut forget
do did did promise to go
drink drank drunk need
drive drove driven help
eat ate eaten hope
fall fell fallen try to work
feel felt felt want
fight fought fought would like
find found found would love
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got got
give gave given Verb + - ing or to + infinitive
go went gone / been begin raining
grow grew grown start
have had had
hear heard heard
hit hit hit Modal auxiliary verbs
keep kept kept can
know knew known could go
learn learnt / learned learnt / learned shall arrive
leave left left will
lose lost lost would
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read read read
ride rode ridden
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
write wrote written
Phonetic symbols 105

Phonetic
Irregularsymbols
verbs Verb patterns
Consonants Vowels
Diphthongs (two vowels together)
Phonetic symbols 106

REFERENCES
- Liz and John Soars, The Third Edition - New Headway Elementary - Students’ book,
Oxford University Press, UK.
- Liz and John Soars, The Third Edition - New Headway Elementary - Workbook, Oxford
University Press, UK.
- Patricia K. Werner & John P. Nelson, Silver Edition - Interaction 2 - Grammar, McGraw -
Hill Press, USA.
- Betty Schrampfer Azar, The Third Edition - Understanding and Using English Grammar,
Longman Press, UK.
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HO CHI MINH CITY INDUSTRY AND TRADE COLLEGE

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY

Who is this book for?

What kind of English does this book teach?

How is the book organized?

There are 8 sections in each unit:

Beside 7 units, there is a reference part which includes tapescripts, grammar

How was this book compiled?

1. Hello everybody! Verb to be Countries Hello and goodbye

2. The world of Present Simple Jobs What time is it?

READING SPEAKING LISTENING WRITING

UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY EVERYDAY ENGLISH

6. What are you Present Continuous The weather Making suggestions

7. Story time Question forms Adjectives of feelings At the chemist’s

Tapescripts p87 Grammar

Verb patterns p105 Phonetic symbols Phonetic

Practise the following conversation.

A. Hello. My name’s Marco.

1) She’s from Spain. 4) Where’s she from?

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 5

Complete and answer the questions.

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 6

This is a photo of Patrick, his wife

2. Ask and answer the

She is Patrick’s wife.

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 7

Peter Jason Marie Alice Selena Ricky

Ask a partner questions about his / her family.

2. Tick (P) the correct sentence.

WRITING Introducing yourself

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 8

1. T1.2 Listen and repeat.

the USA England Brazil Italy Australia

2. Where are they from? Write the countries from exercise 1.

1. Danka is from _______ 2. Jason is from _______ 3. Rosa is from _______

4. Ronaldo is from _______ 5. Jessica is from _______ 6. Dominique is from

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 9

2. Write about the pictures, using the adjectives.

1. a. It’s mall. 5. a. It’s_________

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 10

Write a, an, or the plural noun.

a board an ice - cream keys matches

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 11

2. Correct the false sentences.

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 12

one two three four five

six seven eight nine ten

eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen

sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty

2. Read aloud the telephone numbers.

What’s your phone number?

My phone number is / It’s 0902 365 655.

.f Thank you very much.

Unit 1 – Hello everybody! 13

I’m afraid Mr Martin isn’t in at the moment.

1. Danka is from ___ 2. Jason is from _ 3. Rosa is from _____

4. Ronaldo is from _ 5. Jessica is from _ 6. Dominique is from