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In this unit
Vocabulary
Get started!
He usually wins! I can use the Present Simple.

ś Places in town
ś Means of transport
ś Jobs
Hello!
ś School subjects George: Hi, I’m George Nichols.
Nice to meet you. This is
ś Places in a school
my brother, Harry.
ś Adjectives Harry: Unfortunately. Hi, everyone.
ś Adjectives with I’m thirteen years old and
prepositions George is fourteen.
George: We live in London with our
ś Food and drink parents. That’s our mum.
ś Containers Mum : Hi, I’m Angela.
Grammar Harry: And this is our dad, Peter.
Dad and I love sports.
ś Present Simple
Dad: That’s right. We often play
ś Adverbs of frequency tennis together. He usVBMMZ
ś Question words wins!


ś be going to George: Harry is a tennis genius.
Harry: Thank you .
ś Countable and
George: And I’m just … a genius!
uncountable nouns,
Harry: He thinks he’s funny!
some and any George: At least you’re never bored
with me! We often hanH
out
with Emma. Emma is our
cousin. She lives with
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our gran.
Emma: Oh, hello there! I’m Emm
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Poppy: And I’m Poppy. Emma and
I are best friends.
Emma: We’re thirteen years old and
we go to school together.

Poppy: We usually go by bike.
Emma: And sometimes we go by
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we’re really late!
Gran: Emma, your helmet!
Emma: Thanks, Gran. This is my
gran, Bertie.
Gran: Hello.
Emma: She’s the best granny in
the
world! She always makes
pancakes for breakfast!
Poppy: Emma! Let’s go!
Emma: OK. See you later!

1 1 1.2 Watch or listen 2 Work in pairs.

and read. Is Harry good at tennis?
Does George like making jokes? Are
Emma and Poppy cousins? What
does Emma have for breakfast?
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Student A: Read out a line from the
dialogue.
Student B: Guess who said it.
Then swap roles.
 6 1.4 Listen and repeat. Which
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Grammar Present Simple means of transport can you see in the
photo on page 4?

I/You/We/They play tennis. I/You/We/They don’t play tennis.

Vocabulary
Means of transport
He/She/It plays tennis. He/She/It doesn’t play tennis.
bike boat bus car motorbike
Short answers plane taxi train tram underground
Do I/you/we/they play Yes, I/you/we/they do.
tennis? No, I/you/we/they don’t. 7 How do the people travel? In your
Does he/she/it play Yes, he/she/it does.
notebook, write questions and answers.
tennis? No, he/she/it doesn’t. Then act out the dialogues in pairs.
1 2 3

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

Present Simple. Cross out the days when the people
are busy. When are they all free? Wednesday 4 5
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 Mr Nichols and Harry play (play) tennis on Thursdays. 1 Emma / go to her dance class / bike?
2 Emma has dance classes twice a week. She A: Does Emma go to her dance class
by bike?
(not have) them on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
or at the weekend. B: No, she doesn’t. She goes by bus.
3 George (do) karate on Tuesdays. 2 Harry and George / go to school / car?
4 Mrs Nichols and Gran don’t go
(not go) to the gym 3 Mr Nichols / go to the hospital /
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays or Sundays. underground?
5 Harry (have) tennis practice on Tuesdays, 4 Emma and Gran / travel to France /
Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. train?
6 Poppy doesn’t go
(not go) to art class on Tuesdays, 5 Mrs Nichols / go to work / taxi?
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays or at the weekend.
Grammar
4 1.3 Listen and repeat. Which places do you visit for Adverbs of frequency
fun? always
Adverb + verb
usually I always go to
Vocabulary Places in town
often school by bike.
bank café cinema hospital hotel museum sometimes Adverb + to be
park restaurant stadium theatre I am never late for
never
school.
5 Complete the sentences with the places in the
Vocabulary box.
8 Find all the sentences with adverbs of
1 George and his dad go to the stadium to watch the
frequency in the dialogue on page 4.
football.
2 Emma and Poppy ride their bikes in the .
park 9 Write five true sentences about
3 Mr Nichols is a doctor. He works at a hospital . yourself. Use adverbs of frequency and
4 After the gym, Gran and Mrs Nichols have coffee at words from the Vocabulary boxes.
a . I always go to the park with my friends
5 At the weekend, Harry goes to the to see a film. on Saturdays.
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 0.2 What does he do? I can talk about jobs.

Emma’s uncle Grammar Question words

How What Where When Who

4 A friend is interviewing Harry about

his dad’s job for a school project.
Complete the questions with a question
word.
1 What does your dad do?
Poppy: Who is that man in the photo? 2 does he work?
Emma: That’s my Uncle Eric in his studio. 3 does he wear at work?
Poppy: His studio? What does he do?
Emma: Look at the painting, Poppy! He’s an 4 does he start work?
artist. 5 does he travel to work?
Poppy: Cool! I’d love to see his work. Where
does he live?
Emma: In Madrid. His wife, Eva, is Spanish. 5 Look at the factfile and find the answers
Poppy: How often do they come to the UK? to the questions from Exercise 4. Ask
Emma: They usually visit us in the summer. and answer the questions in pairs.
Uncle Eric says Spain’s too hot in
August.
Poppy: I love Spain!
Emma: Here’s an idea – let’s visit Uncle Eric
and Aunt Eva in Madrid! They always
ask me and Gran to go. Plus, Aunt
Eva’s a brilliant chef! She has her
own restaurant.
Peter
Poppy: Yes, please! When can we go? Nichols

1 Read the dialogue. Complete the sentences with one Job: doctor
word in each gap. Works at: Park Hill General Hospital
1 The man in the photo is an artist . Wears: white coat
2 Emma’s uncle lives in Madrid/Spain
. Starts work: usually at 8 a.m.
3 Emma’s aunt
Eva is Spanish. Travels to work: by motorbike
4 Eva works in a restaurant .

2 1.5 Listen and repeat. Does anyone in your family A: What does Harry’s dad do?
do one of these jobs? B: He’s a doctor.

6 In pairs, interview each other.

Vocabulary Jobs
Student A: Imagine you do one of the
artist builder bus driver chef doctor farmer jobs in the Vocabulary box.
footballer nurse office worker pilot police officer Student B: Prepare an empty factfile
shop assistant singer teacher vet for Student A like the one in
Exercise 5.
Ask questions and complete
3 In pairs, answer the questions. In which jobs do people: the file.
1 work outdoors? 3 work with children? Student A: Answer Student B’s questions.
builder, bus driver, … 4 work with animals? Then swap roles.
2 work indoors? 5 help other people? B: What do you do?
A: I’m a …
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 I can talk about school and use be going to. At school
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I’m going to … Grammar be going to

This year, I’m going to study

I’m going to study. I’m not going to study.
Geography more. I’m going to
get straight As! I’m also going to You/We/They’re going You/We/They aren’t going
use the school library more often. to study. to study.
He/She/It’s going to He/She/It isn’t going to
study. study.

My parents are going to buy Short answers

me my own laptop! I’m very
Am I going to study? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
excited! I’m going to use it in
my Art projects! Are you/we/they Yes, you/we/they are.
going to study? No, you/we/they aren’t.
Is he/she/it going to Yes, he/she/it is.
I’m going to stop taking my study? No, he/she/it isn’t.
brother’s school things without
asking. He gets really mad
when I take his P.E. bag!
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
be going to. Then guess who’s talking.

This year, I’m going to get up 1 My parents and I are going to go (go) shopping
earlier in the morning. I’m also for a laptop! Poppy
going to make healthy choices
at the school canteen!
2 I ’m going to have
(have) chicken and some
salad for lunch, not pizza.
3 Gran, are
you (help) me
study for the Geography test?
1 Read what Emma, Poppy, George and Harry 4 my brother (get up)
say. Match their names to photos A–D. late again? I ’m not going to wait
(not wait) for him.
5 we (buy) a laptop
A B case too?

5 1.7 Listen and repeat. Does your school have

C D all of these places?

Vocabulary Places in a school

A – George
canteen classroom computer room gym
2 1.6 Listen and repeat. Which are your hall library playground staff room
favourite school subjects?

6 1.8 Where are the people? Listen

Vocabulary School subjects and write the places.
1 in the playground
Art Computer studies English Geography
History Maths Music P.E. Science Fun
7 Choose a place.
Play What are you
Spot
3 Which school subjects need these things?
going to do there?
1 paints, scissors – Art 4 tracksuit, trainers
A: I’m going to go to the canteen.
2 map 5 calculator, ruler
B: Are you going to have lunch there?
3 dictionary 6 piano, guitar
A: No, I’m not. I’m going to read a book.
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 0.4 They are kind I can use adjectives to talk about people.

Meet D o c to r Q a n d h is fr ie n d s
2 This is Doctor Q. He’s a brilliant
scientist and inventor. Doctor Q
1 is very interested in art and he
loves painting. This is why he is very
excited about his new invention.
Pi, the parrot, is Doctor Q’s
best friend. He loves playing
video games on Doctor Q’s lab
computer. Doctor Q hates it!

3 4 Rob and Millie are Doctor Q’s

assistants. They are very intelligent
and friendly robots. They work with
Doctor Q in the lab and they are
very helpful at home.
Rob and Millie are very kind. Rob is
bad at cooking and Millie doesn’t
like cleaning, so Rob helps Millie
with the cleaning and she helps
him with the cooking.

1 1.9 Listen and read. Circle T (true) 5 1.11 Listen and repeat. Which of the words
or F (false). are positive?
1 Doctor Q is a very good scientist. T/F
2 Pi doesn’t like computer games. T/F Vocabulary
Adjectives with prepositions
3 Rob is a brilliant chef. T/F
4 Millie likes helping Rob. T/F bad at good at excited about worried about
interested in scared of
2 1.10 Listen and repeat. Circle the feelings.

6 1.12 What does Doctor Q say? Match 1–6 to

Vocabulary Adjectives a–f. Then listen and check.

angry bored friendly funny happy 1 e I’m bad 4 I’m good

helpful intelligent kind sad tired 2 I’m excited 5 I’m scared
3 I’m worried 6 I’m interested

3 Look at the cartoon. How do they feel? Use the a about my new invention. It’s fantastic!
adjectives in the Vocabulary box. b of spiders.
Picture 1: Pi is bored . c about Pi. I can’t find him anywhere.
Picture 2: Doctor Q is . d in science.
Picture 3: Rob is . Millie is . e at skiing. I often fall.
Picture 4: Rob and Millie are . f at inventing things!

7 Write a short presentation about yourself. Use the

4 In pairs, use the remaining adjectives to words in the Vocabulary boxes. Share in pairs.
describe the other cartoon characters.
I feel happy when …
A: Doctor Q is intelligent. I’m interested in …
B: I think he’s funny too.
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 I can talk about food and its quantity. Is there any milk?
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3 Look at the picture and complete the

In the kitchen sentences with the correct form of the

verb to be and some or any.
1 There are some apples.

Doctor Q and Millie love cooking.
2 There any coffee.
c 3 There biscuits.
4 There some milk.
a d 5 There eggs.
e 6 There cucumbers.

4 1.15 Listen and repeat. Label the

b
containers in Doctor Q’s kitchen.
f
Vocabulary Containers
Millie?
Dr Q: Can I have the flour, please g to make? a bar of chocolate a bottle of water
cou rse. Wha t are we goin
Millie: Yes, of
a can of tuna a carton of milk
Dr Q: We’re going to make …
a jar of jam a packet of flour

1 1.13 Look at the picture. Listen and read. What do a a bottle of water d
you think Doctor Q and Millie are going to make? Go to b e
page 106 and check. c f

Grammar Countable and uncountable 5 1.16 Complete the questions. Look

nouns, some and any at the picture and answer. Then listen
and check.
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
1 How many apples are
there?
an apple sugar 2 How much tuna is
there?
There are some apples. There is some sugar. 3 How many eggs are
there?
There aren’t any apples. There isn’t any sugar. 4 How much flour is
there?
Are there any apples? Is there any sugar? 5 How much water is
there?
How many apples are there? How much sugar is there? 6 How much chocolate
there?
There are two packets of
There are ten apples. A: How many apples are there?
sugar.
B: There are five apples.

2 1.14 Listen and repeat. In your notebook, make two Fun

lists: countable and uncountable nouns.
Spot
Vocabulary Food and drink
6 Work in pairs. Student A: Make a list of ten food
apple biscuit bread butter carrot and drink items. Student B: Find out what is on
cereal chocolate cucumber egg A’s list. Hurry up! You have only two minutes!
flour juice orange rice strawberry Then swap roles.

sugar tuna water yoghurt B: Is there any jam?

A: No, there isn’t any jam.
B: Are there any apples?
A: Yes, there are some
B: How many apples apples.
Countable: apple, biscuit, …
are there?
Uncountable: bread, butter, … A: Six.
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