1 He’s a Footballer

The verb be (singular)

Question words: who, what, how old, where?
Vocabulary: countries and nationalities

1 Read and Listen

a Read and listen to the dialogue between
Emma and Olivia. Who knows the tennis player’s name?
Emma: This queue’s long, and I’m bored.
Olivia: Emma, look!

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Emma: What?

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Olivia: Look – there, in
the queue!

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Emma: Where?

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Olivia: There! It’s that rib UC M
famous tennis player!
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Emma: Is it Fernando
Torres?
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Olivia: No, it isn’t! Fernando

Torres isn’t a tennis
player. He’s a footballer.
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Emma: Well, who is it?

What’s his name?
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Olivia: It’s a Spanish name.

Emma: Kaká?
ak P N UD

Olivia: No! Kaká’s Brazilian,

and he’s a footballer too.
Emma: Oh, wait ... is it
Tid SM B

Rafael Nadal?
Olivia: Yes, it is! That’s right.
He’s gorgeous. Who’s
he with?
Emma: Oh! She’s an
American actress ...
Angelina, er ...
Olivia: Jolie? Angelina Jolie!
Emma: Yeah.
Olivia: Wow! Oh. No. Look.
She isn’t Angelina Jolie.
Emma: No. And look … he
isn’t Rafael Nadal. But
I’m not bored now! This
is fun!

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b Who are these celebrities? Write the names from the box under the
photos. Then listen and check your answers.
Matt Damon Brad Pitt Kelly Clarkson Lily Allen

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1. 2. 3. 4.

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2 Grammar

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The verb be (singular)

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a Look at the examples.
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I’m bored.
Is it Rafael Nadal? Yes, it is. He isn’t a footballer.
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b Complete the table.

Positive Negative Question Short answer
tuk E N

Positive/Negative
un EG IYO

I’m (I am). I’m not. ( I am not). Am I? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
You (You You aren’t. (You are you? Yes, you . / No, you
are). not). he? .
ak P N UD

He’s (He is). He isn’t (He is not). she? Yes, he . / No, he isn’t.
She (She She (She is it? Yes, she . / No, she
is). not). .
Tid SM B

It (It is). It (It is not). Yes, it . / No, it .

c Complete the sentences with ’m, ’re e Complete the questions with
or ’s. the words in the box.
1. I ’m an actor, not a tennis player.
Is Are Am Is
2. He a film star, not a footballer.
1. Am I right?
3. You right, Hasanah. Good!
2. you OK?
4. She a great teacher.
3. he the winner?
d Write negative sentences. 4. it a big hotel?
1. He’s from Italy. He isn’t from Italy.
f Work with a partner. Ask and
2. She’s a film star. answer questions from the box.
3. You’re the winner.
How old are you? I’m .
4. I’m a tennis player. My sister’s 12. My best friend is 13.

How old are you?

How old is your sister?
You are How old is your brother?
How old is your best friend?
Are you ?

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 3 Vocabulary 4 Grammar
Countries Where are you from?
a Listen and repeat the names of the countries. a Listen and
complete the
Spain  Belgium  Britain  Poland  Indonesia  Switzerland
sentences.
Hi! I’m Andrea. I’m from
b Listen and write the countries from the box in 1
.
the table. Hi, Andrea. 2

Tomasz.
China Russia Turkey Japan Italy Canada Germany
Where are you
3
, Tomasz?

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Poland.
China

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b Complete the

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sentences.

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1. I from

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Work with a partner. Match the numbers on the map

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c Poland.

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with the countries in Exercise 3.
rib UC M 2. Where
Number one’s . Is number two ? you from?
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3. He’s
England.
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1
11
tuk E N

1
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10 12 13
ak P N UD

3 7 2
2 6
5
Tid SM B

8
9
4

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d Listen and check your answers.
e Match the countries with the
pictures.
I think number one’s in .
Italy Poland Britain Turkey Brazil Japan

6 5
4

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5 Pronunciation: from d Work with a partner. Talk
about the flags.
Turn to page 108.
I think number is the
Italian flag.
6 Vocabulary What’s number ?
Nationalities e Listen and check your
a Write the nationality adjectives of these answers.
countries in the table.
Get it right! Turn to
Italy Turkey Britain Poland Indonesia Belgium page 116.
China Japan Russia Spain Portugal

-ian -ish -ese an Italian actor / a Polish

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singer / a Turkish writer

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Italian Polish Chinese

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Vocabulary bank Turn to
page 110.

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b Listen, check and repeat. 7 Grammar
rib UC M
Write the nationalities under the flags. Wh- question words
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c
a How do you say these
Turkish British Belgian Russian
question words in your
did RI 1 O S

Indonesian Italian Chinese Polish

language?
What?
tuk E N

Where?
Who?
un EG IYO

How?

b Complete the dialogues

ak P N UD

1. Belgian 2. with the question words

from Exercise 7a.
1. A: What’s this?
Tid SM B

B: It’s an Italian flag.

2. A: are you
from?
3. 4
B: I’m from Rome.
3. A: ’s this in
English?
B: It’s a book.
4. A: ’s your
5. 6. school?
B: It’s here, in Milan.
5. A: old are
you?
B: I’m 13.
6. A: ’s this?
7. 8. B: She’s my friend.

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 Culture in Mind
Heroes and Heroines

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Sertab Erener Queen Latifah
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tuk E N

Lionel Messi
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ak P N UD

Kanye West
Tid SM B

Dinara Safina

Lorena
Ochoa Rodrigo Santoro

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8 Speak
Work with a partner. Talk about the people on page 14. Use the
information below.
Dinara Safina’s a tennis player. She’s from Moscow. She’s Russian.
1. … a tennis player. … Guadalajara. … Russian.
2. … a singer. … Rio de Janeiro. … Mexican.
3. … an actress. … Newark. … Turkish.
4. … a rap singer. … Rosario. … Brazilian.
5. … a football player. … Moscow. … American.
6. … an actor. … Chicago. … American.
7. … a golfer. … Istanbul. … Argentinean.

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Listen

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a Listen and check your answers to Exercise 8.

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b Correct the information. rib UC M
1. Dinara Safina is a golfer. No, she isn’t, she’s a tennis player.
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2. Lionel Messi is from Barcelona.
3. Sertab Erener is from London.
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4. Lorena Ochoa is Spanish.

5. Rodrigo Santoro is a singer.
6. Queen Latifah is from Istanbul.
tuk E N

7. Kanye West is from Turkey.

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c Who is your hero or heroine? Tell your partner about him/her.

Write
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Tid SM B

a Read the example. Where is Joanna from?

How old is she? Who is her Heroine?

Hi! I’m Joanna. I’m 14. I’m English.

I’m from Manchester. My address is
4
Brooklands Road, Sale, Mancheste
r.
My mobile phone number is 07715
For your portfolio

20152 3. My heroine is Alicia Key

s.
She’s from New York.
This isn’t Alicia, this is me!

b Now write about yourself. Use Joanna’s

text to help you.

Hi!

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