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Teacher’s name: Jazmín Balbuena
Grade: 2° B
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 4 Extremes
WDYT? How does the weather
affect the way we live? Nebraska:
(What do you think?) very strong winds

Vocabulary: seasons and

weather; compound nouns:
things to take on a trip
Grammar: comparative
and superlative adjectives;
modal verbs of obligation,
permission and prohibition Seattle, Washington:
cloudy for more than
Reading: a magazine article 220 days a year
about extreme places to live
Death Valley, California:
Listening: instructions for an sunny and dry, only 6 cm
adventure holiday in Yosemite of rain a year
Speaking: making and
responding to suggestions
Writing: instructions
Project: give weather advice
The United
States of
to visitors to your country

VIDEO SKILLS extreme weather

Seasons and weather
Video skills p49
1 Write the words in the box in the correct category.
autumn cold cool hot rain snow spring summer sun warm winter

Four seasons: spring

Four adjectives to describe temperature: hot
Three words to talk about the weather: rain
Real-world speaking p55
2 Work in pairs. Which is your favourite season? Why?

3 Look at the weather map. Match words 1–6 with definitions a–f.
1 ice a short periods of rain
2 freezing b with a lot of rain
3 wet c with little or no rain
Project: pp58–59
4 thunderstorm d very, very cold
5 showers e water that is solid because it’s cold
6 dry f violent weather
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7 Choose the correct option.
Great Lakes: snow In Phoenix, Arizona, it’s never cold.
and ice for much of the In spring and autumn it’s warm and
winter, temperatures 1 sun/sunny, and in summer it’s
below freezing really hot! It hardly ever 2 rain/rains,
it’s usually 3 wet/dry.

In New York, winters are cold and

4 ice/icy. Sometimes there is 5 frost/
frosty at night in November and April.
The north east: cold In spring, it’s often 6 cloud/cloudy.
winters with frost Summers are hot with the occasional
thunderstorm. Autumns are cool and
sometimes 7 fog/foggy.

8 Work in pairs and answer the questions.

1 What’s the weather like where you live … ?
a in spring
b in summer
c in autumn
New Hampshire:
d in winter
foggy in mountain
regions 300 days 2 What’s the weather like in the north, south, east,
a year west of your country?
3 What’s the weather like today?

VIDEO SKILLS

Florida: can have

80–100 days of
thunderstorms
Louisiana: can be a year
wet 100 days a year –
heavy rain or showers

4 Copy and complete the table. What letter do

we often add to make adjectives?
Noun Adjective
9 Watch the video and answer the
icy questions.
sun
1 Why is the video called ‘Four seasons in a
cloud week’?
windy 2 What things do you need to be ready for the
fog weather in the UK?
frosty
10 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
5 How do you say the words in exercise 4 in your 1 What do you learn about in the video?
language? 2 What more would you like to know?
3 Why is video a good way to learn about the
6 Listen. What words can you use to
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weather?
describe the weather?

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4 Reading and critical thinking
A magazine article
1 Look at the photos and read the fact files.
What is the weather like in Mawsynram and
Oymyakon?
2 Match each word with Mawsynram or
Oymyakon. Use a dictionary to help you.
bridge freeze reindeer roots umbrella
Subskill: Understanding the main idea
The first time you read a text, read it quickly to get
a general idea of what it is about.
3 Read the magazine article quickly. What is it
about? Choose the correct option.
a Weather disasters around the world
b How the world’s weather is changing
c Living in extreme weather conditions
4 25Read and listen to the text. Answer the
questions.
1 When does it rain every day in Mawsynram?
2 What do people put on their heads when it rains?
3 Why do they make bridges from trees?
4 What happens to mobile phones in Oymyakon?
5 What do people eat there? Why?
6 When do schools close?
5 Are the sentences true for Mawsynram,
Oymyakon or both?
1 People often stay at home in extreme weather.
2 In some months of the year, it’s difficult to sleep.
3 The days are very short here.
4 People use plants and trees to help them.
5 The town is a long way from a big city.
6 People learn to live with extreme weather.
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6 Word work Match the definitions to the
words in bold in the text.
1 a loud sound
2 breaks completely
3 a type of plant – it grows in a garden or park
4 a typical amount of something
5 continue to exist
6 the top part of a building
7 Complete the sentences with the words in
bold in the text.
1 You can often see birds on the (…) of our house.
2 My (…) grade at school is 8.5.
3 What’s that (…) ? Are you having a party?
4 Lessons at my school (…) 45 minutes.
5 Amy’s sitting on the (…) in the garden.
6 A tropical storm (…) houses and roads.
CRITICAL THINKING
1 Remember List the things that
are difficult for the people of Mawsynram
nram
and Oymyakon.
2 Analyse Order the things from most difficult
to least difficult in each place.
3 Evaluate Decide which is the more difficult
place to live in.
Think about:
clothes daily routines food and drink
free-time activities houses transport
Research
Find out what the average temperature and rainfall
are where you live.
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in other places, but the people of
these two towns f ind ways to live
with extreme weather every day.

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4 Grammar
Comparative and superlative 6 Complete the quiz questions with superlative
adjectives.
adjectives
1 Read the examples. Which sentences compare
two things? Which compare three or more
World records
things? 1 Which is the highest (high) mountain?
Siberia is colder than India. a K2 b Lhotse c Everest
This is the coldest town in the world. 2 Which is (…) (small) country?
India is wetter than Siberia. a Andorra b Vatican city c Monaco
May and June are the wettest months. 3 Which is (…) (hot) place?
a Tunisia b California c India
2 Read the sentences again. Complete the rules. 4 Which is (…) (popular) country for tourists?
1 To compare two things, use comparative a Spain b Thailand c France
adjective + (…) . 5 Which is (…) (dry) place?
2 To compare three or more things, use (…) a the Atacama desert b the Sahara desert
+ superlative adjective. c the Arabian desert
6 Which is (…) (big) ocean?
3 Read the Spelling rules on p57. Copy and a the Indian Ocean b the Atlantic c the Pacific
complete the table.
Adjective Comparative Superlative
7 26Choose the correct answers in the quiz.
adjective adjective Listen and check.
cold colder 1 (…)
8 Complete the text with the comparative or
wet 2 (…) wettest superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
heavy 3 (…) heaviest
difficult more difficult 4 (…) Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has more world
good better best records than any other place. The 1 (…) (tall) hotel
bad worse 5 (…) in the world is here, and the 2 (…) (big) shopping
centre – you can even go skiing inside it! The IMG
4 Complete the sentences with comparative Worlds of Adventure theme park is 3 (…) (large)
than any other theme park. It’s got some of the
adjectives.
4 (…) (exciting) rides in the world too.
1 India is (…) (hot) than the UK.
People often think that Dubai is 5 (…) (expensive)
2 Wellington in New Zealand is (…) (windy) than than other cities, but in fact many things are 6 (…)
Chicago. (cheap). It’s a great place to visit. Many tourists
3 The Antarctic is (…) (cold) than the Arctic. come here every year and the airport is now 7 (…)
4 Snow is (…) (good) than ice for skiing. (busy) than London’s Heathrow!
5 Thunderstorms are (…) (dangerous) than showers.
6 The south of England is (…) (warm) than the north.

5 Write sentences about Brazil and Ecuador with 9 Answer the question to solve the Brain teaser.
comparative adjectives.

B R I N TEASER
A
Antalya and Izmir are two of the hottest places
in Turkey. In Antalya, the highest temperature
1 Brazil / big / Ecuador
in July is 34°C, on average. In Istanbul, it’s five
2 Quito / high / Brasilia degrees lower. Rize is one of the coolest places
3 Summers in Brasilia / hot / in Quito in July. The average temperature there is three
degrees lower than in Istanbul.
4 Winters in Quito / cool / in Brasilia
What’s the average temperature in Rize in July?
5 Quito / wet / Brasilia

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 4 Writing

Get it right: HOW TO PACK FOR A CAMPING TRIP

1 When you go on a camping holiday, it’s important to pack your backpack well. It’s easier to
carry the heavier things at the top. The lighter things go at the bottom of the backpack.
TOP SECTION

2 The top of your backpack is for things you need

on the journey. This is a good place for your
hat, your water bottle and a snack too. The top
section also has space to put your waterproof
jacket: it’s easy to get it out if it starts to rain.

3 The bottom section is the biggest and this is

BOTTOM SECTION

where you pack the things you don’t need while

you are travelling to the campsite. Your sleeping
bag is probably the biggest thing you’re carrying,
but it’s also quite light. It’s a good idea to pack
this first, right at the bottom. After that, pack
your clothes, cooking equipment and the rest of
your food too.

Instructions Subskill: too and also

1 Look at the diagram and read the packing
instructions. Order the paragraphs.
a The top section
b Introduction and general information
c The bottom of the backpack
2 Copy and complete the table with the things
you pack in each section and why.
What? Why?
top
bottom
• sleeping bag
• water bottle and waterproof jacket
• clothes and cooking equipment
• because you don’t need these things during
the day
• because it’s big but light
• because you use these things during the journey
To add another idea, use words like too and also.
3 Find two sentences with too and two
sentences with also in the text. Complete the
rules with too and also.
1 (…) comes at the end of sentence with a list.
2 (…) comes after the verb be and before other
verbs.
4 Rewrite the sentences with too and also in the
correct position.
1 I normally pack a waterproof jacket and
waterproof trousers. (too)
2 I like canyoning and I like going on zip lines. (also)
3 We go to Italy on holiday and to see my
grandparents. (too)
4 My suitcase is very big. It’s very heavy. (also)
5 I listen to music on my mobile phone and I take
photos with it. (also)
6 The sun’s very hot today. You must use a hat and
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5 Write instructions for how to pack for a beach
holiday. You can take a small bag for the Grammar
journey (hand luggage) and a suitcase. Follow
the steps in the Skills boost. Comparatives and superlatives
To compare two things, use comparative adjective + than.
SKILLS BOOST To compare three things, use the + superlative adjective.
THINK Madrid is warmer than Santander.
1 Think of things to take on a beach holiday. Divide
Seville is the hottest place in Spain.
them into two groups:
Spelling of comparative and superlative adjectives
Hand luggage Suitcase
One syllable adjectives ➞ + -er, -est
mobile phone shorts If the adjective ends in -e ➞ + -r, -st
2 Compare your list with a partner. Is anything cold ➞ colder ➞ the coldest
missing? white ➞ whiter ➞ the whitest
3 Write sentences about packing these things. Use One syllable adjectives ending in vowel + consonant ➞
double the final consonant + -er, -est
the information in exercise 1 and the underlined
phrases from the text. hot ➞ hotter ➞ the hottest
Adjectives ending in -y ➞ -y + -ier, -iest
It’s important to put your mobile phone in your hand
sunny ➞ sunnier ➞ the sunniest
luggage.
Adjectives with two or more syllables ➞ more, the most +
adjective
PREPARE beautiful ➞ more beautiful ➞ the most beautiful
Organise your notes into paragraphs: Irregular
Paragraph 1: general introduction good ➞ better ➞ the best bad ➞ worse ➞ the worst
Paragraph 2: suitcase
Modal verbs of obligation, permission
Paragraph 3: hand luggage
and prohibition
WRITE Use can to give/ask about permission.
Write your instructions. Use the example in exercise 1 You can ask questions now.
to help you. Can we take photos? Yes, you can.
Use must to talk about obligation.
When you go on a beach holiday it’s important to pack
You must arrive at 9:00.
your suitcase and hand luggage well.
Use can’t and mustn’t to talk about prohibition.
CHECK You can’t use a dictionary. You mustn’t eat in class.
Read your instructions. Answer the questions. Affirmative and negative
1 Do you use also and too correctly? Use subject + can/can’t/must/mustn’t + verb.
2 Do you use comparatives and superlatives? No change for he/she/it: She cans swim.
3 Do you use modal verbs? Questions and short answers
For questions, use can + subject + verb?
For short answers, use Yes/No, + subject + can/can’t.

6 Peer review Exchange your instructions

with another student. Answer the questions.
1 Are the instructions clear and easy to understand?
Vocabulary
Is anything missing?
2 Does the writer use too and also correctly?
28 Seasons and weather
Seasons: autumn, spring, summer, winter
3 Does the writer use comparatives, superlatives or
Temperature: cold, cool, freezing, hot, warm
modal verbs?
Weather: cloud, cloudy, dry, fog, foggy, frost, frosty, ice, icy,
rain, showers, snow, sun, sunny, thunderstorms, wet, wind,
windy

Compound nouns: things to take on

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a trip
backpack, beach towel, guidebook, hairbrush, penknife,
phrase book, sleeping bag, suitcase, sun cream, toothbrush,
toothpaste, wash bag, water bottle, waterproof jacket

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 5 Must try!
WDYT? What makes a town a
good place to live in? 1 (…) : perfection
(What do you think?) on a plate!

Vocabulary: food and drink;

places in a town
Grammar: countable and
uncountable nouns; there is/are; 2 I think (…) is really nice
Is/Are there ... ? how much/
many … ?
Reading: a guidebook about
local food
Listening: an informal
conversation about a visit to
Buenos Aires
Speaking: asking for
directions 3 Give me some
Writing: a description of a ch- ch- ch- (…)
place
Project: make a map for
young people moving to live
in your town

VIDEO SKILLS

4 Pass the (…) , please!

Video skills p61

Food and drink

1 Look at this photo-sharing app for food lovers. Choose the
missing food in each text from the words in the box.

Real-world speaking p67 banana cheese chicken chocolate oil peas rice

2 Copy and complete the table with the words in exercise 1.

Meat/fish Carbs Dairy Fruit Vegetables Desserts Other

Project pp70–71

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6 Keep calm 5 Work in pairs. Can you add any

more food items to the table?
and eat (…)
6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
questions.
1 What’s your favourite food?

My favourite food is chocolate.

What about you?
I love bananas! I have one
5 Be happy, every morning for breakfast.
have a (…) !
2 What do you eat for a snack?
3 What food don’t you like?
7 O is for (…) 4 What food do you eat on your birthday?

7 Say three ingredients you use when you

make ...
1 a cake
2 pizza

8 Think of a popular dish in your country.

FUN FOOD FACTS What are the ingredients?
a (…) comes in more than 100 different shapes; two of the
most popular are spaghetti and macaroni.
VIDEO SKILLS
b Cows are not the only animals to produce (…) . You can also
get it from sheep, camels and reindeer!
c The United States and Brazil are the world’s biggest
producers of (…) . That explains why burgers are so popular
in the USA.
d (…) are similar to pasta. They are popular in China and Japan.
e It takes more than 20 litres of milk to make a kilo of (…) .
f A lot of people cry when they cut (…) . Some people say it
helps to cut them under water.
g (…) is a liquid you put on food. Examples are ketchup and
mayonnaise.
h People use (…) like pepper, oregano and curry when 9 Watch the video and answer the
cooking to make food taste better. questions.
1 What cake and drink does she make?
2 What are the ingredients?
3 Read the Fun food facts and complete the
text with words in the box. 10 Work in pairs. Discuss the
questions.
beef butter cake chips eggs 1 Why do people make ‘how to’ videos?
grapes herbs and spices ice cream 2 Why is this kind of video popular?
melon milk mushrooms noodles
3 What could you make a ‘how to’ video
onions pasta sauce yoghurt
about?

4 Add the words from exercise 3 to the table in

exercise 2.

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5 Reading and critical thinking
A guidebook
1 30Listen to the descriptions. Can you name
the food?
2 Work in pairs. Look at the photos on
p63. Describe one to your partner. Can he/she
identify the photo?
3 Look at the flags. Can you name the country?
Do you know any food from these countries?
A B C 8 Complete the sentences with words from
D E
4 Read the text quickly and name the food in
the photos.
Subskill: Identifying key words
To find specific information, you don’t need to read
the text in detail. Look over the text to identify the
key words you need.
7 Word work Match the definitions to the
words in bold in the text.
1 very tasty and good to eat
2 a combination of different things
3 something you notice with your nose
4 food you buy to eat in a different place
5 put something extra
6 places (e.g. in a market) where you can buy food
to eat in the street
exercise 7.
1 My dad’s macaroni cheese is (…) .
2 My favourite (…) is pizza.
3 I hate the (…) of onions.
4 My favourite dish is a (…) of rice, vegetables
and chicken.
5 To make ice cream even better, (…) chocolate
sauce.
6 One of my favourite (…) sells pancakes with
lemon and sugar.
9 Work in pairs. Change the underlined
words in exercise 8 so the sentences are true
for you. Compare with your partner.

5 Read the text quickly again. Copy and 10 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
complete the table. questions.
1 What can you buy at food stalls in your country?
Dish Country Ingredients
2 Do you ever buy food to eat in the street?
poutine 1 (…) 2 (…)
3 What do you eat if you go out with your friends?
3 (…) Portugal 4 (…)
5 (…) 6 (…) chicken, herbs and spices,
rice, peas CRITICAL THINKING
halo-halo 7 (…) 8 (…)
1 Remember Which of the foods
pad Thai 9 (…) eggs, noodles, vegetables, in the text would you like to try?
beef, chicken
2 Analyse Put them in order from your favourite
to least favourite.
6 Read and listen to the text in detail and
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3 Evaluate What foreign food restaurants are
correct the sentences. there where you live?
1 Poutine is a good thing to eat in summer. 4 Why should people try food from different places?
2 Pastel de nata is a delicious chocolate cake. Write a list of reasons.
3 Jerk chicken and chips is popular in Jamaica.
4 An ice cream is the best thing on a hot day in the
Philippines. Research
5 Pad Thai always has beef and chicken. Choose a country and find out about a typical dish.

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HO W T O...
EAT LIKE
B

A LOCAL
C

When you visit other countries, forget fast food

like burgers. There is some great local food you
must try. Here are some of our favourites!

If you’re feeling cold and hungry in winter in Canada, then
there is only one thing to eat: poutine. There isn’t a better
snack! To make poutine, you take some chips, add some
cheese and cover it all with meat sauce. It’s a delicious
way to get warm on a winter’s day.
If you visit Portugal there is a fantastic cake you must eat
called pastel de nata. It’s a small cake made with eggs and
butter. For me there’s only one problem with pastel de
nata: there isn’t any chocolate!
D halo is a delicious mix of fruit,
Imagine: you’re walking along the road in Kingston,
Jamaica. Music is playing and there is a wonderful smell
of herbs and spices. You’re starting to feel really hungry
and there’s only one thing you want to eat: jerk chicken.
There aren’t any chips with this takeaway. You eat jerk
chicken with rice and peas.
The weather is tropical and it’s sunny and hot. After a
long day you want something cool and sweet. There
are two alternatives. The first is an ice cream. That
sounds good, but in the Philippines there is
something better: halo-halo. Halo-
milk and lots more, but it’s E
also beautiful and includes
purple ice cream!

There are some

great food stalls
in Thailand and
one of the most
popular dishes
is pad Thai. The
most important
ingredients are
eggs, noodles
and vegetables,
but you can add
some beef or
chicken if you
like meat.

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5 Grammar
Countable and uncountable there is/are
nouns 6 Read the sentences, then copy and complete
Some nouns are countable: we can count 1, 2, 3 eggs. the table.
Some nouns are uncountable: we can’t count water.
Affirmative Negative
1 Read the examples. Are the words in blue There is a There isn’t a
countable or uncountable nouns? Singular wonderful smell. better snack.
noun There 1 (…) a/an There 2 (…) a /an
It’s a small cake. We’ve got two bananas. + noun + noun
I’d like some chips. I can’t see any apples. There is some There isn’t any
You eat it with rice. We haven’t got any milk. Uncountable fantastic food. milk.
Add some beef. noun There 3 (…) some There 4 (…) any
+ noun + noun
2 Copy and complete the table with the There are some There aren’t any
examples in exercise 1. great food stalls. chips.
Plural noun
There 5 (…) some There 6 (…) any
Singular countable + noun + noun
Affirmative Negative
a/an + noun – 7 Describe what you can see in the lunchbox.
1 (…) 1 There (…) three tomatoes.
Uncountable 2 There (…) a cheese sandwich.
Affirmative Negative 3 There (…) any grapes.
some + noun any + noun 4 There (…) some water.
2 (…) 3 (…)
5 There (…) a yoghurt.
noun only –
6 There (…) any rice.
You eat it with rice.
Plural 8 Complete the text with there is/isn’t and there
Affirmative Negative are/aren’t. Use the words in bold to help you.
some + noun any + noun My favourite lunch is a Bento box.
4 (…) 5 (…) 1 (…) different menus so 2 (…)
number + noun – any problems finding one you like.
We’ve got two bananas. Apart from chicken and fish, 3 (…) a beef
bento box and if you don’t eat meat, 4 (…)
3 32Read the interview with Jonah and choose a vegetarian menu too. 5 (…) rice in all the boxes:
the correct option. Listen and check. it’s always included.
Paula: What do you have for breakfast? You can only buy the food to take away: 6 (…) a
Jonah: For breakfast I have 1 some/an egg restaurant. And you must get there early. 7 (…)
and 2 some/any chocolate milk. I don’t always a long queue at lunchtime.
have 3 some/any fruit in the morning.
Paula: What about lunch? Do you eat at school?
9 Answer the question to solve the Brain teaser.
Jonah: Yes, I do. I often have 4 –/a pasta and
B R I N TEASER
5 some/any vegetables. After that, I normally A
have 6 a/an apple or 7 a/some grapes.
Paula: And in the evening?
Jonah: I often have vegetables with 8 a/– rice or
9 a/any veggie burger. I don’t eat 10 a/any
meat or fish because I’m a vegetarian. 2nd ůĞƩĞƌ ϱƚŚ ůĞƩĞƌ ϭƐƚ ůĞƩĞƌ ϭƐƚ ůĞƩĞƌ ϰƚŚ ůĞƩĞƌ

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4 Write your own answers to the interviewer’s Look at the clues and write the correct letter.
questions. Then order the letters to make something you
can eat.
5 Work in pairs. Compare your answers. What’s the secret word?

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 Vocabulary and Listening 5
Places in a town An informal conversation
1 Match the places in a town with the pictures. Subskill: Predicting vocabulary
bike station bus stop cycle lane Before you listen, think about the words you
department store fast-food restaurant juice bar expect to hear.
library museum music venue skate park
sports centre underground station 5 Read the instructions in exercise 6. What

Cool places to live

words and phrases do you expect to hear in
the conversation?

blic
6 Mia is planning to visit her cousin Ethan
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place to live? Schools, pu
What makes a city a great in Buenos Aires. Listen and order the things
these all are important.
transport, places to eat – that they talk about.
s a list of places you can
The city review website ha
ich of them have you got a food c sports
f ind in the best cities. Wh
where you live? b music d transport

7 Listen again. Completee

1 the notes.

5 sports centre near Ethan

2
3 4 – yes or no? 1 (…)
How many? 2 (…)
6 football – yes or no?
3 (…)
street food near him – I Buenos Aires
yes or no? 4 (…)
9
8 the best way to get to the city centre? 5 (…)
7 live music near him? 6 (…)
things to take? 7 (…) and 8 (…)

11 8 Listen again and answer the questions.

12
10 1 What other place for sport is there near Ethan?
2 Where can Mia and Ethan go to eat and meet
friends?
3 What food does Ethan recommend?
4 What is the fastest way to go to the city centre?
2 Where do you go … ?
5 Is it dangerous to cycle in the city? Why/Why not?
1 to eat and drink
6 Where can Mia and Ethan hear live music?
2 to do exercise
3 to enjoy the arts 9 Work in pairs. What are the advantages
and disadvantages of your town or city? Is it a
3 Add one word to complete the places. good place to live? Think about:
1 bus/underground/train/petrol/police/bike (…) • places to do sports • transport
2 town/shopping/sports/medical/city (…) • places to eat • places to go out
4 Work in pairs. Take turns to describe a
place. Can your partner guess what it is? funs Buenos Aires has 130 km of cycle

This is a place to do aerobics.

fact city by bike!
lanes. That’s perfect to explore the

I know, it’s a sports centre. My turn!

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Is there … ? Are there … ? 6 Complete the questions with How much or
How many. Then answer the questions.
1 Copy and complete the table with is, are, isn’t 1 (…) department stores are there in your town?
or aren’t.
2 (…) public transport is there?
Questions and short answers 3 (…) open space is there?
Singular Is there a sports 4 (…) libraries are there?
nouns centre? Yes, there is./ 5 (…) skate parks are there?
Uncountable 1 (…) there any No, there 2 (…) .
nouns street food? 7 Write questions with How much and How many.
Plural nouns 3 (…) there five 1 brothers and sisters / you / got ?
football teams? Yes, there are./ 2 homework / you / do / at weekends ?
Are there any No, there 4 (…) .
3 time / you / spend / watching TV ?
cycle lanes?
4 comics or magazines / you / read ?
2 Complete the questions with Is there or 5 fruit / you / eat / every day ?
Are there.
8 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
1 (…) a 3D cinema where you live?
questions in exercise 7.
2 (…) any skate parks?
3 (…) any museums? 9 Choose the correct option.
4 (…) a lot of traffic in the town centre?
GRAMMAR ROUND-UP
3 Write short answers to the questions in
exercise 2 so they are true for you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

The happiest !city

4 Write the questions for the answers using
a or any. Then write short answers.
1 There’s a sports centre near my home. in the world
Is there a sports centre near your home? Melbourne, Madrid and
New York City are all fun
Yes, there is. places to live, but the
2 There isn’t an underground in my town. 1 (…) place, according to a
3 There are some fast-food restaurants. recent survey, is Chicago.
4 There aren’t any juice bars. 2 (…) a lot of places to eat,
and the city is famous for its delicious street food. It 3 (…)
5 There isn’t any good live music. cost a lot. In fact, Chicago is cheaper 4 (…) many other
cities in the USA.
How much/many … ? There are 5 (…) fun things to do at weekends. You can take
a boat on the river or walk around Millennium Park. If you
5 Read the sentences in the table and choose like 6 (…) , you can also see the park by bike. Or why not
the correct option to complete the rules. go to the top of the Willis Tower? You 7 (…) stand outside
the building in a glass box. 8 (…) cities offer an experience
Questions Answers like that?
How much traffic is there? A lot/Some/Not much.
How many cycle lanes are A lot/Some/Not many.
there?
1 a good b best c better
1 We use How much with countable/uncountable 2 a It’s b There’s c There are
nouns. 3 a don’t b isn’t c doesn’t
2 We use How many with countable/uncountable 4 a than b of c that
nouns. 5 a a b some c any
6 a cycle b go cycling c cycling
7 a mustn’t b can c must
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Voices The Question: What is your favourite place to visit?

My favourite place to visit is Brighton. My cousins live there, and I often stay
with them in the holidays.
It’s a small town on the south coast of England, but there are lots of
things to do. There’s a modern part with a department store and busy
restaurants, and there’s an old part. I prefer the old part because it’s full
of interesting shops and cafés. My favourite place sells ice cream – it’s got
more than 20 different flavours.
Brighton’s also got a beach. It’s quiet in winter, but it can get
crowded in summer. I usually go there with my cousins in
summer and we play volleyball or swim in the sea.
There’s a fun fair near the beach too.
I think Brighton is a beautiful and exciting place.
I really recommend that you visit it!
Jayden, United Kingdom

A description of a place Subskill: Adjectives

Adjectives help to make a description more
1 Work in pairs. What makes a good place interesting. Adjectives come before a noun, e.g.
to visit? Make a list of things you like. There are a lot of interesting shops.
shops, …
4 Find ten adjectives to describe a place in the
2 Read Jayden’s description of Brighton. Would text.
you like to visit this place? Why/Why not?
5 Match the adjectives in exercise 4 with
3 Read the description again and complete the definitions 1–5.
sentences. 1 new, from the present time
1 Jayden often visits Brighton because (…) . 2 with a lot of something
2 He likes the old part because (…) . 3 with more people than you want
3 He likes his favourite shop because (…) . 4 without noise or people
4 He usually goes to (…) with his cousins in summer. 5 with a lot of fun activities
5 They like (…) there.
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6 The words in bold are in the wrong sentence.
Correct the sentences.
1 The cafés are always beautiful at lunchtime.
2 There are modern flowers and trees in the park.
3 Some of the buildings are small, but most of them
are old.
4 The department store isn’t big. In fact, it’s exciting
for a town this size.
5 There aren’t many cars or people so it’s very busy.
6 It’s never boring. It’s always quiet!
7 Write about your favourite place to visit.
Follow the steps in the Skills boost.
SKILLS BOOST
THINK
1 Think of your favourite place to visit. It can be a
place where you go on holiday or that you visit
at weekends.
2 Make notes. Answer these questions.
• Why do you go there?
• Is it big or small?
• What places are there?
• What do you usually do there?
• What can you eat and drink there?
• Why do you like it?
PREPARE
Organise your ideas into paragraphs.
Paragraph 1: The place/Why you go there
Paragraph 2: A general description/Your favourite
places
Paragraph 3: Eating and drinking
Paragraph 4: Why you like it
WRITE
Write your description. Remember to use adjectives.
My favourite place to visit is … . I usually go there
because …
CHECK
Read your description. Answer the questions.
1 Do you use vocabulary of places in a town?
2 Do you use there is/are correctly?
3 Do you use adjectives to describe the place?
8 Peer review Exchange your description
with other students. Answer the questions.
1 Choose one place you would like to visit. Why
would you like to visit this place?
2 Is the description interesting? Why is it interesting?
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Grammar
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns are nouns that we can count.
bananas, chips, eggs, peas
Uncountable nouns are nouns that we can’t count.
butter, milk, pasta, sauce
a, an, some/any
With singular countable nouns, use a or an.
Can I have a banana, please?
With uncountable nouns, use some/any or no article.
I usually have some milk for breakfast. (affirmative)
We haven’t got any butter in the fridge. (negative)
Is there any cake? (question)
We often have pasta for dinner. (no article)
there is/are
We use there is or there isn’t before singular nouns and
uncountable nouns.
There’s a food stall near my home.
There isn’t any sauce on the pasta.
We use there are or there aren’t before plural nouns.
There are some great places to buy street food.
There aren’t any chips.
Is there … ? Are there … ?
We use Is there … ? with singular and uncountable nouns.
Is there a skate park? Yes, there is./No, there isn’t.
Is there any street food?
We use Are there … ? with plural nouns.
Are there any buses? Yes, there are./No, there aren’t.
We use How much to ask about quantity with uncountable
nouns.
How much traffic is there? A lot/Some/Not much.
We use How many to ask about numbers with countable
nouns.
How many museums are there? A lot/Some/Not many.
Vocabulary
34 Food and drink
banana, beef, butter, cake, cheese, chicken, chips,
chocolate, eggs, grapes, herbs, ice cream, melon, milk,
mushroom, noodles, oil, onion, pasta, peas, rice, sauce,
spices, yoghurt
35 Places in a town
bike station, bus stop, cycle lane, department store,
fast-food restaurant, juice bar, library, museum,
music venue, skate park
bus/petrol/police/train/underground station
city/medical/shopping center/sports/town centre
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danger
WDYT?
1
What can we do to help
(What do you think?) animals in danger?

Vocabulary: describing
Turtle
animals; collocations: taking Habitat: sea, islands
action
Peacock Description: This marine
animal has got a hard shell.
Grammar: past simple of be Habitat: forest
and regular verbs It can weigh as much as 680 kg.
g.
Description: The peacock has
Reading: an article about two got 200 colourful feathers and
conservation success stories a small white beak. It’s got
Listening: a podcast about wings but can only fly short
a teen entrepreneur distances.
Speaking: showing interest 4
2
Writing: an email
Project: prepare a poster 5
about endangered animals Goat 6
6

3 Habitat: mountains
Description: The goat
lives in mountains.
VIDEO SKILLS It’s got short brown or
white fur, a short tail
and two horns.
Video skills p73

Describing animals
1 Read the mini texts and add the names of the animals to the table.
Class Animal Class Animal
bird insect
Real-world speaking p79
mammal goat reptile

2 Add the animals in the box to the table. Which animal can’t you add?
Why not?
ant crocodile parrot penguin rhinoceros shark

Project pp82–83
3 Read the descriptions and match the words in the box to body
parts 1–9 in the photos.
beak feathers fin fur horn shell
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Bee
Habitat: garden,
den, 5 Listen to the descriptions and write the
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the countrys
countryside
side name of each animal.
Description:
n: The bee
has got a yellow and 6 Complete the descriptions of animals using
black striped body. words from the box.
It makes honey and is very
important
impo
im port
portan
rta t for plants.
an beak colourful dangerous
feathers horns tail (x2) wings
8
The parrot is a very 1 (…) bird with yellow

Dolphin 2 (…) on its body. It’s got a black 3 (…) ,

blue 4 (…) and a long blue 5 (…) .
Habitat: sea, rivers
The rhino has got two 6 (…)
Description: The
and a very short 7 (…). It’s a big
dolphin lives in the sea.
9 animal and can be very 8 (…) if
It’s got a big fin on its
it gets angry.
back, but it’s not a fish.
it isn’t up to 100 teeth. 7 Work in pairs. Student A,
It’s very intelligent.
think of an animal. Student B, ask questions to
guess your partner’s animal.

Is it a mammal? No, it isn’t.

Snake Is it a bird? Yes, it is.

Habitat: deserts, forests
Is it colourful? Yes, it is.
Description: Snakes are often dangerous.
This spotted rattlesnake is very poisonous I know – it’s a peacock! Yes!
and can kill you.

VIDEO SKILLS

4 Match the adjectives we can use to describe

animals with the correct symbol.
colourful dangerous marine
poisonous spotted striped

1 2 3 8 Watch the video. What animals do

you see?

9 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

4 5 6 1 Why do vloggers make top 5 videos?
2 Why are top 5 videos popular?
3 What could you make a top 5 video about?
4 Do you like this type of video? Why/Why not?

be and have got

We say ‘The tiger is a striped animal’ but ‘It’s got
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An article
1 Work in pairs. Answer the quiz questions.
How much do you know about extinct animals?
mals?
z in g An im a ls f o
Ama the past
1 Which dinosaur was the biggest?
a the Titanosaur
b the Tyrannosaurus Rex
c the Stegosaurus
2 Was the dodo … ?
a a reptile b a mammal c a bird
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3 Read and listen to the article about
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two animals. What do they have in common?
Subskill: Understanding the content of
paragraphs
Read the headings first, then read paragraph A
to see which fits best.
4 Match headings 1–5 with paragraphs A–E in
the article.
1 Can we change this situation?
2 What are the facts about gorillas?
3 What solutions were there to the problems?
4 What is a saiga?
5 Why were saigas and gorillas in danger?
5 Which animal does the information refer to,
the gorilla or the saiga?
1 In the 1990s, the population was over a million.
2 They sometimes travel 1,000 km.
3 There were 500 in 1960.
4 There were 50,000 in the year 2000.
5 There were about 200 in the 1970s.
6 Are the sentences true or false? Correct the
false sentences.
1 The saiga has got a very small nose.
2 The gorilla has got grey fur.
3 The reasons for changes in saiga and gorilla
populations were habitat and hunting.
4 The populations of both animals are improving now.
5 The saiga and the gorilla are the only success stories.
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3 Steller’s sea
a cows were 4 Were
very big seaea mammals, mammoths
up to nine metres long! similar to … ?
Were they y dangerous? a lions
a Yes, they were. b sharks
b No, they weren’t. c elephants
5 The Tasmanian tiger wasn’t a tiger. Was it … ?
a a dog b an insect c something different
6 Were there any baiji dolphins in Australia??
a Yes, there were. b No, there weren’t.
7 Word work Match the definitions
tions to the
words in bold in the text.
1 a programme of activities
2 the number of people or animals living somewhere
3 killing an animal for food or sport
4 rules made by a government
5 the place where an animal lives
6 very hot, dry places
8 Complete the sentences with words from
exercise 7.
1 The Sahara and the Gobi are (…) .
2 Seas and rivers are the (…) of the dolphin.
3 I don’t like (…) or killing animals.
4 I’m organising a (…) to get people to cycle to school.
5 We need more (…) to control the Internet.
6 The (…) of my city is 700,000.
CRITICAL THINKING
1 Remember Find examples in
the article of actions to help animals
in danger.
2 Evaluate Think of an advantage and a
disadvantage of each action. Then choose the
best idea.
3 Create Imagine you are creating a campaign
to help animals in danger. What campaign would
you create? Which animals would you help?
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The saiga and the
mountain gorilla
Some scientists say that one species becomes
extinct every seven minutes.
What can we do to stop this from happening?
Let’s meet two endangered animals and find out.
A (…)
The saiga has got brown or grey fur, horns and a very
strange long nose. It lives in groups in the deserts of
south-east Europe and central Asia. They can travel
up to 1,000 km between summer and winter. In the
1990s there were more than a million saigas, but by
the year 2000 the population was less than 50,000.
B (…)
The mountain gorilla is a large mammal. It lives in
national parks in two regions of Africa. It’s got black
fur and is very intelligent. In 1960 there were about
500 gorillas in the Virunga mountains, but by the
1970s the population was about 200.
C (…)
The saiga and the gorilla were both at risk of
extinction. The reduction in habitat was a big
problem: there wasn’t enough open space for
the saiga and there was less forest for the gorilla.
Hunting was also a serious problem. Some people
kill gorillas or sell them. There weren’t any laws
to stop this until 2008. Other people kill saigas
for their horns.
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fun Mountain gorillas
facts can weigh 180 kg. Logo of G4G, a mountain
gorilla charity organisation
D (…)
Animal conservation organisations, like WWF, and
governments were very worried and there was a big
campaign to help the saiga and the gorilla, with more
money to protect their habitats and new laws to stop
hunting. There were special exhibitions and there
was even a saiga stamp!
E (…)
The saiga and mountain gorilla are
still in danger but the populations
are slowly growing. And the
saiga and the gorilla are not the
only success stories: a similar
programme is also helping the
giant panda. Extinction of plants
and animals is still a very serious
problem, but with success stories
like these, we can see that change
is possible.
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Past simple: be 4 Order the words to make questions.
1 was / How / big / rhino / the ?
1 Copy and complete the tables with the 2 dangerous / Was / it ?
examples in the box.
3 the / What / rhino’s / diet / was ?
Steller’s sea cows were very big sea mammals. 4 were / there / rhinos / in / 2011 / many / How ?
The Tasmanian tiger wasn’t a tiger. 5 in Cameroon / there / Were / rhinos ?
There was less forest for the gorilla.
There were more than a million saigas. 5 Match answers a–e to questions 1–5 in
exercise 4.
Affirmative and negative
a Plants.
Subject was(n’t) + singular
b None. They were extinct.
Hunting was a serious problem.
c It was up to 3.8 m long.
1 (…) (…) (…)
d Yes, there were.
Subject were(n’t) + plural
e Yes, because it was so big.
2 (…) (…) (…)

there was/were
6 Complete the text with was(n’t) or were(n’t).
There was(n’t) + singular
3 (…) (…) (…) Today on the Fun Facts Forum we answer your questions about
There were(n’t) + plural PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
There weren’t any laws.
4 (…) (…) (…) Which 1 (…) the most frightening animal?
Keisha, Boston
2 Complete the sentences with the correct past
I think it 2 (…) the megalodon, from the shark
simple form of be. family. Megalodons 3 (…) very dangerous. Their
1 The dodo (…) an unusual bird from Mauritius. It name means ‘big tooth’! It 4 (…) a good idea to
(…) one metre tall. go near them!
2 Mammoths (…) reptiles; they (…) mammals.
5 (…) dinosaurs the biggest reptiles?
3 By 2002, there (…) any baiji dolphins. They (…) Cameron, Glasgow
extinct.
4 Steller’s sea cow (…) a cow. It (…) a big mammal Yes, they 6 (…) . But they 7 (…) the most
and its habitat (…) the sea. dangerous! There 8 (…) an enormous dinosaur-
eating crocodile called Deinosuchus.
3 Read the examples. Choose the correct
option to complete the rules. 9 (…) the dodo the only flightless bird?
Laurie, Vancouver
Yes/No questions Short answers
Were they dangerous? No, they weren’t. No, it 10 (…). There 11 (…) a prehistoric bird
that was too big to fly! The Ornimegalonyx was
Was the dodo a bird? Yes, it was. more than 9 kg.
Were there any baiji No, there weren’t.
dolphins in Australia?
Wh- questions 7 Answer the question to solve the Brain teaser.
What was the problem?
Why was there a big campaign? B R I N TEASER
A
How many saigas were there in 1990?

1 In Yes/No questions, the verb comes first/second.
2 In Wh- questions, the verb comes before/after the
question word (who, what, why, etc.).
3 When we ask questions with there was/were, the
verb comes before/after there.
All the mammoths were in a line. Two mammoths
were in front of a mammoth. Two mammoths
were behind a mammoth. And there was a
mammoth in the middle.
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Past simple of regular verbs:
affirmative and negative
1 Read the examples and complete the rules.
Affirmative Negative
She started to sell the drink. She didn’t like bees.
She visited the White House. She didn’t stop there.
1 To make the past simple of regular verbs, add (…) .
2 To make the negative, use (…) + infinitive.
2 Read the Spelling rules on p81. Write the
affirmative past simple of the verbs in the box.
finish like organise play
study travel visit watch
3 Complete the sentences with the affirmative
or negative of the verbs in brackets.
1 I started my science project last weekend, but
I (…) (finish) it.
2 We (…) (watch) a film about pandas in class yesterday.
3 We (…) (play) football last weekend because the
weather was so bad.
4 My grandparents are on holiday now so we (…)
(visit) them last Sunday.
5 I (…) (like) animals when I was younger but now
I love them.
6 We (…) (organise) an event at our school last term
to raise money for wildlife.
Time expressions
We use the past simple with past time expressions.
yesterday
last night, last Thursday, last weekend
in August, in 2017
4 Write true sentences for you. Compare your
sentences with other students.
1 watch TV / last night
I watched/didn’t watch TV last night.
2 play a computer game / last weekend
3 visit another country / last year
4 study English / last summer
5 listen to music / yesterday
6 travel by bus / last week
Irregular verbs
Some verbs are irregular in the affirmative of the
past simple.
go ➞ went see ➞ saw have ➞ had meet ➞ met
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5 Choose the correct option.
GRAMMAR ROUND-UP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ATTRACTIONS HOTELS OFFERS
EVENT
NTS
C r o c o d i l e s
of the world
F
rom zoos, to wildlife parks, to city
farms, there 1 is/are/were many
places for animal-lovers to visit
in the UK.
One of 2 more/the most/the best exciting
places is ‘Crocodiles of the World’, near
Oxford. Here, you can see 150 crocodiles
and other reptiles. 3 It was/There was/
There were the idea of Shaun Foggett, or
‘The Croc Man’. Shaun had a collection of
crocodiles at his home, but there 4 was/
wasn’t/weren’t space for all of them. He
didn’t 5 want/wants/wanted to give the
crocodiles to other people so he 6 decide/
decides/decided to start a zoo.
Now, Shaun 7 help/helps/helped to protect
the crocodiles and teach other people
about them. Visitors can help to look
after the animals – prepare their food
and feed them. (You 8 can’t/must/
mustn’t be careful, of course!)
You can also donate money
to the organisation.
Research
Where can you go to see animals in your local area?
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Josef To: Sam Friday Attachments 1.4MB

Hi Sam,
How are things? We went on a school trip to the National Aquarium last week. It was
brilliant! There were loads of fish. The sharks were definitely the best!
First of all, we visited the local fish section and learned about their habitats. Then we saw
the jellyfish. They were really cool, especially the white-spotted jellyfish. After that, we went
to the Atlantic Ocean tank. It’s the biggest tank in the country and we actually walked under
the water. There were sharks and stingrays above our heads. It was amazing!
Next, there were the smaller tanks with colourful tropical fish and a giant octopus. Finally,
we saw the turtles before we went home. I’m sending you a picture of one of them. I hope
you like it!
Anyway, that’s all for now. Let me know your news.
Speak soon,
Josef

An email 3 Order the places that Josef visited.

a the jellyfish
1 Read the email about a school trip to an b the turtles
aquarium and answer the questions.
c the section with local fish
1 What marine animals does Josef mention?
d the smaller tanks
2 What adjectives does he use to give his opinion?
e the Atlantic Ocean tank
2 Read the email again and answer the
questions. Subskill: Sequencing words
1 When was Josef’s trip? We use sequencing words to describe the order of
2 What was his favourite marine animal? events, e.g. First of all, …
3 What fish were there in the first section?
4 Find five sequencing words or phrases in
4 Which jellyfish was especially cool?
Josef’s email.
5 What two things were special about the
Atlantic Ocean tank?
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5 Read the plan for a visit to a theme park. Write
sentences using sequencing words and the Grammar
past simple.
Last week, we went on a trip to a theme park. It was Past simple: be
brilliant! First … I/He/She/It was/wasn’t …
The Titanosaur was the biggest dinosaur.
Theme park visit You/We/They were/weren’t …
Mammoths weren’t elephants.
10.30 Visit the ‘Lost Kingdom’ section and see (Question word) + was/were + subject
‘living’ dinosaurs Were mammoths big? Yes, they were./No, they weren’t.
11.00 Go on the two giant rollercoasters there How big were they?
13.00 Have lunch in the picnic area there was/were
13.45 Walk to the water attractions and go on There was/wasn’t + singular/uncountable noun
the water slides There was a problem.
15.30 Meet in the animal arena and watch the There were/weren’t + plural noun
keepers feed the penguins There were only 50,000 saigas.
Was there + singular noun ? Yes, there was.
No, there wasn’t.
Was there a big population? No, there wasn’t.
6 Write an email about a trip. Follow the steps in Were there + plural noun ? Yes, there were.
the Skills boost. No, there weren’t.
Were there saigas in Europe? Yes, there were.
SKILLS BOOST
THINK Past simple: regular verbs
1 Choose a place that you visited. Affirmative: verb + -ed
2 Make notes about where you went and the things She started a business.
you saw. Negative: didn’t (did not) + infinitive
They didn’t visit a wildlife park.
PREPARE
Organise your notes into paragraphs:
Spelling rules
For most regular verbs, add -ed visit ➞ visited
Paragraph 1: Where?
Verbs ending in -e ➞ + -d receive ➞ received
When? Verbs ending in a consonant + -y ➞ y + -ied
Your favourite thing carry ➞ carried
Paragraphs 2 and 3: The places you went to and Some verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant ➞
the things you saw double the final consonant + -ed
stop ➞ stopped travel ➞ travelled
WRITE
Write your email. Use the example in exercise 1 to
help you. Vocabulary
Hi …
How are things? I/We went on a trip to … 41 Animals
Birds: parrot, peacock, penguin Fish: shark
CHECK Mammals: dolphin, goat, rhinoceros Insects: ant, bee
Read your email. Answer the questions. Reptiles: crocodile, snake, turtle
1 Do you use was/were correctly? 42 Describing animals
2 Do you use the past simple ending of regular verbs?
Body parts: beak, feathers, fin, fur, horn, shell, tail,
3 Do you use irregular verbs in the past? tooth (pl. teeth), wings
4 Do you use sequencing words, e.g. First of all, … , Adjectives: colourful, dangerous, marine, poisonous,
Then … ? spotted, striped
43 Collocations: taking action
donate money/old clothes/your time
7 Peer review Exchange your email with join a club/a group/an organisation
organise a party/special day/sports event
another student. Answer the questions.
protect birds/endangered animals/wildlife
1 Does the writer use the past simple and sequencing raise awareness/money
words? solve a mystery/problem/puzzle
2 Would you like to visit this place? Why/Why not? start a blog/business/school club
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BATMAN
WDYT? What makes
a hero?
(What do you think?)

Name: Bruce
Vocabulary: jobs; adjectives Wayne
to describe people CAPTAIN MARVEL Day job: 1 (…
)
Job descripti
Grammar: past simple of on: He’s very
and has got h rich
irregular verbs; question forms is own compan
y.
and ago
Reading: a newspaper article
about teen heroes SUPERMAN
Listening: a podcast about Name: Carol Danvers
two talented teens Day job: 2 (…)
Speaking: giving opinions Job description: She
Writing: a biography flies an aeroplane.
Name: Clark Kent
Project: make a presentation
about a hero from the past Day job: 3 (…)
Job description:
He writes
newspaper article
s for the
Daily Planet.
VIDEO SKILLS

Video skills p85

Jobs
1 Who am I? Match sentences 1–7 with the jobs in the box.
There are three extra jobs.
actor artist dentist doctor police officer
receptionist singer taxi driver teacher waiter

Real-world speaking p91 1 I work in a school. I give lessons to students.

2 I drive a car. I take people to different places.
3 I paint and draw and make pictures.
4 I work in a restaurant. I bring food to customers.
5 I look after people’s teeth.
6 I protect people and investigate crimes.
7 I greet people when they arrive at a hotel or office.
Project pp94–95
2 Write sentences for the three extra jobs.
3 Complete the day jobs of the six superheroes.
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Listen and check.

businessman engineer journalist photographer pilot scientist
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Job suffixes
Jobs often end in -er, -or, -ist and -ant.
manager, teacher
Name: Shuri
actor
Day job: 4 (…) artist
Job description: accountant
She invents
things in her labo
ratory.
6 Find other jobs ending in -er, -or, -ist and -ant.

SPIDER-MAN 7 Work in pairs. Ask yes/no questions to

guess the job.

Do you work in an office?

No, I don’t.
Do you work in a restaurant?
Name: Peter Pa
rker
Day job: 5 (… Yes, I do.
)
Job description: Do you cook food?
He takes
photos for a new
spaper. No, I don’t.
Are you a waiter?
IRON MAN Yes, I am!

VIDEO SKILLS

Name: TTony Stark

N
Day job: 6(…)
Job description: He design
s
new technology.

4 Match 1–8 with a–h to make sentences.

1 A sales assistant a repairs cars and machines.
2 A chef b looks after sick people.
3 A web designer c sells things in a shop.
8 Watch the video. What’s the
4 A manager d organises other workers. woman’s job?
5 A mechanic e cooks in a restaurant.
6 An accountant f works with money. 9 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
7 A nurse g makes websites. 1 What kind of video is this?
8 A lawyer h helps people with legal a a mini-documentary b a vlog
problems. c an advert for a car
2 Which adjectives would you use to describe
5 Write jobs for each category. the video: interesting, boring, exciting, funny?
1 Five people who wear a uniform or special clothes. 3 Who do you think would like this video?
police officer, … 4 How does the video make the woman
2 Four people who work in an office. interesting? Think about: how long you
3 Three people who help people with their health. see each image, the sound effects, the
4 Two people who work in a restaurant. voiceover, etc.
5 One person who works with machines.

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A newspaper article
1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 What jobs help other people? (doctor, police
officer …)
2 Which three jobs do you think help people most?
Why?
2 Look at the photos on p87 and answer the
questions.
1 What was the weather like?
2 What problems do you think people had?
3 What jobs are important in these situations?
3 Read the article quickly and choose the best
headline.
A
Police officers help
people after storm
B
TEEN HEROES RESCUE NEIG
HBOURS
The people of Texas
C there’s no (…) .
– the real heroes!
4 Read and listen to the article and answer
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the questions.
1 Where was the storm?
2 What problems did people have after the storm?
3 Who were the teenage heroes?
4 How did they rescue people?
5 How many people did they rescue?
6 Did they only rescue people?
5 Read the text again. Complete the sentences.
1 When Thomas woke up, he saw that houses (…) .
2 He used his boat because (…) .
3 Thomas and his friends went to houses when
they heard (…) .
4 At first, the boys rescued people (…) .
5 After several hours, they also worked with (…) .
6 People called the boys heroes after a
photographer (…) .
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Subskill: Understanding new words
You can sometimes guess the meaning of new
words in a text. Think about the general meaning
of the sentence. Look at the words that come
before and after the new word. Think about what
type of word it is (adjective, verb, noun).
6 Word work Find the words in bold in the
text. What type of words are they? Can you
guess their meaning?
7 Match the definitions to the words in bold
in the text.
1 an adjective to describe a place or situation that
is not dangerous
2 people who live in a town or city
3 an adjective to describe a person who does
something in a dangerous situation
4 organisations that help people in dangerous
situations
5 people who live near you
6 energy that makes light or machines work
8 Complete the sentences with words from
exercise 6.
1 We can’t use the computers today because
2 I’m not afraid to go out at night. I live in a (…)
place.
3 You must be (…) to go to a new country alone.
4 We saw one of our (…) in the crowd of people at
the concert.
5 The (…) of Texas are called Texans.
6 There are (…) to help people who get lost in the
mountains.
CRITICAL THINKING
1 Understand In what ways were
the boys heroes? Find examples
in the text.
2 Apply Do you think we can all be heroes in our
daily lives? How can we do this? Think about:
• at school
• in free-time activities
• during the holidays
3 Evaluate What other examples of ordinary
heroes can you think of? Why do you think they
are heroes?

THE DAILY WIRE
Houston, Texas • 25th April
When Storm Harvey came to Texas, it
destroyed houses and roads. About 30,000
people left their homes before the storm,
but others stayed. They didn’t have drinking
water or electricity, and they couldn’t go
outside because the streets were like rivers! In
those difficult times, the brave Texan people
helped each other, and many ordinary citizens
became local heroes.
Among them were four teenage boys: 17-year-
old Thomas Edwards and his friends, Richard,
17, Liam, 17 and his brother Declan, 15.
The boys spent
hours rescuing their
neighbours.
The houses and streets of Texas
under water after Storm Harvey
Thomas told journalists that he woke up that
morning and saw houses under water. His
car was under water too, but luckily, he had a
small fishing boat. He rang his friends and they
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They began to look for people and take them
to a safe place. Sometimes they heard calls
for help. Other times, neighbours gave them
addresses, or directions to the homes of
family and friends.
For several hours, the boys worked alone,
going from house to house. Later, they
helped police officers and rescue services.
In total, they saved at least 50 people,
and even more pets. ‘We rescued families,
babies, dogs, rabbits,’ said Thomas.
A photographer for a local newspaper saw
the boys, and he posted photos of them
on social media. People wrote comments,
calling them heroes. Later, the boys said
they didn’t do it because they wanted to be
heroes. They just wanted to help.
For us, they are
true local heroes!
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Past simple of irregular verbs: 6 Write sentences in the affirmative or negative
affirmative and negative past simple so they are true for you.
1 I / meet / friends last Saturday
1 Read the examples. Which of the verbs in blue I didn’t meet friends last Saturday. I went to a
are irregular? museum with my brother.
Thomas woke up that morning and saw houses 2 I / see / a film on TV last weekend
under water. 3 I / wake up / before nine o’clock on Sunday
He had a small boat. 4 We / have / pizza for dinner last week
They decided to go out in the boat. 5 I / spend / two hours doing homework last night

2 Copy and complete the table with the 7 Work in pairs. Compare your sentences
affirmative or negative past simple form of in exercise 6. How many are the same?
the verbs in blue.
8 Complete the article with regular and
Affirmative Negative irregular verbs.
People left their homes. Others didn’t leave.
Thomas 1 (…) early. He didn’t wake up late. Celebrity heroes
He had a small boat. They 2 (…) electricity.
For me, Emma Watson is a hero in films
He 3 (…) houses under He didn’t see the streets. and in real life. After the Harry Potter
water. films 1 (…) (come) to an end, she
2 (…) (be) a millionaire. She 3 (…)
3 Write the affirmative past simple form of the (decide) she 4 (…) (not want) to
irregular verbs in the box. Check your answers just stay at home, so she 5 (…)
on pp126–127. (go) to university and 6 (…)
(study) literature. Then she
begin come give ring
7 (…) (spend) time in Zambia
see spend take wake up and Bangladesh promoting
education for girls. She
4 Complete the sentences with some of the 8 (…) (become) a Goodwill
verbs in exercise 3. Ambassador for the United
1 There was a storm and I (…) to feel afraid. Nations. She also 9 (…)
2 We (…) people on the roofs of houses. (give) a million dollars
to charity.
3 I (…) a friend on my mobile.
Emma Watson’s career
4 He (…) to our house and (…) us to a safe place. 10 (…) (not stop) after
Harry Potter. Now she
5 Rewrite the underlined information in the also works to solve
text. Change the verbs from affirmative to world problems.
negative and negative to affirmative.

9 Answer the question to solve the Brain teaser.

B R I N TEASER
A
A father and two children wanted to cross a
Pilot rescues hikers on mountain river in a boat. The father weighed 90 kilos and
Two women 1 didn’t meet a real-life hero when they each child weighed 45 kilos. The boat could only
2 didn’t go on a hike one day to Table Mountain in the carry 90 kilos.
USA. One of the women 3 didn’t become sick, and her How did they cross the river?
friend 4 knew what to do, so she rang for help. Luckily,
a helicopter pilot 5 didn’t hear the call. The helicopter
arrived and 6 didn’t take the sick woman to a safe place.
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Past simple: question forms 6 Work in pairs. Combine words or phrases

and ago from each circle to make questions. Then ask
your partner.
1 Copy and complete the tables with the words
in the box. 1 2 3
question word verb Did Yes/No did When did start have at this school
you wake up this class breakfast
go on your last holiday
Yes/No questions and short answers
dinner last night
1 (…) subject 2 (…) ? today
Did it cost a lot?
Did she speak English?
7 Choose the correct option.
3 (…) subject did/didn’t
Yes, it did. GRAMMAR ROUND-UP
No, she didn’t.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Wh- questions
4 (…) 5 (…) subject verb
When did they move? Yash Gupta 1 (…)
in Los Angeles. He
2 Order the words to make questions. started wearing
glasses when he
1 Easton / What / design / did ? 2 (…) five years old
2 Amineh / a poem / Did / write ? and he 3 (…) see
3 feel / How / Easton / did ? well without them.
When he was in high school, Yash broke his
4 cost / Momo’s hand / did / How much ? glasses in his taekwondo class and he didn’t
5 Amineh / speak / Did / in Syria / English ? have 4 (…) glasses for a week. Yash realised
how important his glasses were. He started
3 Rewrite the sentences as questions with the thinking about people in other countries and he
words in brackets. 5 (…) online that more than 12 million children
do not have the glasses they need. When Yash
1 I got up at 7:30 am. (What time … )
6 (…) 14, he started an organisation called Sight
2 I watched TV at breakfast. (Did … ) Learning. The organisation collects old glasses
3 I went to school by bus. (How … ) and sends 7 (…) to children in 8 (…) countries.
Today more than 48,000 children can see better
4 I had spaghetti for lunch. (What … )
thanks to Sight Learning’s glasses.
5 I saw my friends after school. (Who … )

4 Work in pairs. Ask your partner about 1 a living b live c lives

what they did yesterday using the questions 2 a was b were c is
in exercise 3.
3 a can’t to b can’t c doesn’t can
5 Order the time words in the box from shortest 4 a some b any c many
to longest. 5 a reads b read c reading
6 a was b ago c were
day hour minute month
second week year 7 a it b them c they
8 a more poor b poorest c poorer
ago
We use ago to say when we did something in the
past. We can use different time words: Research
When did you start this class? Is there somewhere people can donate glasses
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Gertrude (Trudy) Ederle was born in New York in 1905. Her parents
were from Germany and she was one of six children.
Trudy loved swimming and at the age of 12, she started training at the
Women’s Swimming Association. Swimming was not a popular women’s
sport at the time, but Trudy was a very talented swimmer. She broke
eight world records and won an Olympic gold medal.
êĬòû Āõò ĄîĀ ±%² çÿĂñĆ Øñòÿùò ïòðîúò āõò óöÿĀā Ąüúîû āü ĀĄöú āõò
ØûôùöĀõ Öõîûûòù³ áüÿúîùùĆ² āõöĀ öĀ î ăòÿĆ ñöóóöðĂùā ´° øú ĀĄöú³ çĬò ñîĆ
Trudy swam, the weather was terrible and she swam a total distance
üó !" øúµ Üā āüüø õòÿ ±° õüĂÿĀ îûñ ´° úöûĂāòĀ³ çÿĂñĆ ĄîĀ āõò óöÿĀā
Ąüúîû îûñ õòÿ āöúò ĄîĀ îùĀü āĄü õüĂÿĀ þĂöðøòÿ āõîû āõò úòûĚĀ ÿòðüÿñ³
After her swim, Trudy was a hero in the United States, but her later life
ĄîĀ þĂöòā³ æõò āîĂôõā ĀĄöúúöûô āü ñòîó ðõöùñÿòû óüÿ úîûĆ ĆòîÿĀ îûñ
died in 2003.

A biography Subskill: Writing in paragraphs

To help the reader understand, organise your
1 Read the biography and choose the best title. writing into paragraphs. Each paragraph gives
a The longest swim different information about the person.
b A sporting hero
c Trudy loved swimming
3 Read descriptions a–f and choose the best one
for each paragraph in the text. There are two
2 Answer the questions. you don’t need.
1 Where was Trudy born? a Trudy at the Olympics
2 How many brothers and sisters did she have? b What Trudy did later
3 Did a lot of girls swim at that time? c Trudy’s swimming talent
4 How do we know she was a talented swimmer? d Trudy’s family
5 Why was Trudy’s Channel swim difficult? e Trudy’s Channel swim
6 How many extra kilometres did Trudy swim? f When Trudy learnt to swim
7 Did the men swim faster than Trudy?
4 Read the text and complete these time
8 What was Trudy’s connection with swimming expressions we use when describing actions in
later in her life?
the past. Write one word in each space.
1 (…) 1905
2 (…) (…) (…) (…) 12
3 (…) (…) (…) 19
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5 Use some of the expressions in exercise 4 to
write three true sentences about yourself. Grammar
I moved to Mexico at the age of five.
Past simple
6 Write a biography of a person from history you Regular and irregular verbs
admire. Follow the steps in the Skills boost. Some verbs are regular in the past simple.
They normally add -ed.
She started school at nine o’clock.
SKILLS BOOST
THINK Other verbs are irregular and have different forms and
spelling.
1 Choose a person. He had lunch at 12:30.
2 Use the Internet to make notes about their life
Common irregular verbs include:
and what they did. Remember to check the
come came do did
information on more than one webpage.
give gave go went
have had see saw
New York – 1905 – Germany – 6 children For a fuller list of irregular verbs, see pp126–127.
12: WSA – swimming not popular
Negative and question forms
8 world records, Olympic gold
Form the negative: didn’t (did not) + infinitive
They didn’t do their homework.
PREPARE Form Yes/No questions: Did (you) + infinitive?
Organise your notes into logical paragraphs. Form short answers: Yes, (I) did./No, (I) didn’t.
For example: Did you understand the exercise? Yes, I did.
• early life and family Did she have dinner with her family last night? No, she didn’t.
• how they got started Past time expressions
• most important things they did Use time expressions to refer to the past:
• later life five years ago
in (2010)
WRITE when I was eight
Write your biography. Use the example in exercise 1 at the age of nine
to help you.
… was born in …

CHECK
Read your biography. Answer the questions.
1 Do you include interesting information about the
person?
2 Do you use past simple verbs correctly?
3 Do you use past time expressions?
4 Is your writing organised into logical paragraphs?
Vocabulary
47 Jobs
accountant, actor, artist, businessman, businesswoman,
chef, dentist, doctor, engineer, journalist, lawyer, manager,
mechanic, nurse, photographer, pilot, police officer,
receptionist, sales assistant, scientist, singer, taxi driver,
teacher, waiter, web designer

48 Adjectives to describe people

careful, careless, friendly, generous, kind, lazy, normal,
7 Peer review Exchange your biography polite, rude, special, talented, unfriendly, unkind
with other students. Answer the questions.
1 Does the writer use past tenses and past time
expressions?
2 What is the purpose of each paragraph?
3 Is it an interesting biography?

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fun
5
nights
3 (...)

WDYT?
2 (...)
What’s your idea
(What do you think?)
of a good holiday? 6
nights

Vocabulary: holidays; 1 (...)

holiday activities
Grammar: will for predictions;
future with going to; present
continuous for future
arrangements
Reading: a travel blog about
Virtual Reality holidays
Listening: phone
conversations and messages
about holiday plans
Speaking: making
arrangements
Writing: invitations
Project: create a three-day
holiday plan for you and your
friends
VIDEO SKILLS
Video skills p97
Real-world speaking p103
Project pp106–107
10
nights
1st – 11th August 13th – 19th January 24th – 29th June
ason nder
Have fun un It’s the se
S l e e p u
in the s for snow the star
s
Holidays
1 Look at the travel website. Match the types of holidays in the box
with photos 1–7.
go camping go on a city break go on a walking holiday
go on a water sports holiday go skiing
go to a theme park resort go to the beach
2 Work in pairs. Tell your partner about your favourite and least
favourite type of holiday. Explain why.
3 Match the sentences with the places in the box.
apartment B & B campsite
country cottage hotel youth hostel
1 A really good one has five stars.
2 The letters in this name stand for ‘Bed and Breakfast’.
3 If you stay here, you don’t sleep in a bed or in a building.
4 This is a small house. It isn’t in the town.
5 This place is only for you and your family. You can cook your own food there.
6 Here there are often a lot of beds in one room.

4 For each holiday type in exercise 1, say one or more places to stay.
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4 (...) 5 (...) 7 Read the descriptions and complete with
places to stay and facilities.
3 1 Last year we went camping at a (…) on Koh Kam
nights
Nui. There isn’t a (…) , but that isn’t important
7 because it’s right next to the beach.
nights 2 My cousin’s wedding was in a small (…) in
Monteverde. It was a sunny day and they got
3rd – 6th March 12th – 19th May married in the (…) .
3 When we went to Prague on a city break we
ur
nd
Culture a g Put yo stayed in an (…) so we could make our own food.

Shoppin on
boots
They offered (…) so we had a cheap way to travel
round the city.
4 Last summer we went on a walking holiday near
Banff and we stayed in a (…) with six people in
6 (...) 7 (...) each room because it was cheap. There wasn’t a
TV, but there was a (…) where you could play table
2 5 tennis.
nights nights

8 Complete your own dream holiday form

and tell your partner about it.

My dream holiday
18th – 20th April 4th – 9th July Type
Place
ld’s !
The wor
es Splash Facilities

best rid

VIDEO SKILLS
5 Work in pairs. Discuss the places you
stay in when you go on holiday.
Where do you stay?
We usually stay in an apartment
at the beach.

6 Match the facilities in the box to icons 1–7.

bike hire car park games room garden
gym picnic area swimming pool

2 3 9 Watch the video. What different holidays

1 do you see?

10 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 What is the main reason for this video?
4 a to see the vlogger’s holiday photos
6
5 b to hear about different people’s holidays
c to sell a holiday
2 Who do you think would like this video?
3 What makes the video interesting? Think about:
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A travel blog Subskill: Identifying facts and opinions

1 Work in pairs. Read the holiday facts and
discuss the questions.
1 What type of holiday can you have in each place?
2 What facilities can you expect?
6 Find the information in the text. Which
3 Which of the places would you most like to visit
and why?
When you read, be careful to recognise the difference
between fact and opinion. Adjectives like amazing
and terrible and phrases like I think often indicate a
personal opinion.
sentences are fact and which are opinion?
1 Virtual Reality travel is amazing.

Holiday facts 2 A travel company now offers customers the chance

to see their hotel using VR.
The world’s most popular theme park is The Magic 3 Special VR clothes help people feel as well as see.
Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida, with 4 VR shoes are fantastic.
more than an estimated 20 million visitors a year.
5 A woman uses VR to visit destinations a long way
from home.
hotel room is in
The world’s most expensive 6 VR glasses cost about $400.
d . It cost s around $80,000 a night!
Geneva, Switzerlan
7 VR glasses will get cheaper.
id $20 mill ion
The world’s first
space tourist pa
e Station.
7 Word work Match the definitions to the
rnational Sp ac
to visit the Inte words in bold in the text.
1 a large piece of material you use when jumping out
of a plane
2 a place where water comes down from a high place
2 Work in pairs. Look at the photos on p99
3 a very bad situation
and answer the questions.
4 a document you need for travelling to other countries
1 What can you see in the photos?
5 reserve (e.g. a restaurant or hotel)
2 What connects them?
6 walk up a hill or mountain
3 Read the introduction and the first paragraph
of the text. Check your answers in exercise 2. 8 Complete the sentences with words from
exercise 7.
4 49Read and listen to the text and choose the 1 You (…) 327 steps to the top of the building.
best summary. 2 We didn’t (…) the restaurant and when we arrived
a There are lots of problems with traditional there weren’t any free tables.
holidays. 3 I lost my (…) and had to go to the police station.
b Virtual Reality will change how people buy and 4 Last year we visited the (…) in the Iguazu National
experience travel. Park.
c People will stop travelling when we have Virtual 5 I’m really frightened of flying, so the idea of a (…)
Reality. jump is a complete (…) for me.

5 Are the sentences true or false? Find CRITICAL THINKING

information in the text to support your answer.
1 In the future, people will experience different
places cheaply.
2 A travel company is using VR as an alternative
holiday.
3 You can wear VR glasses in the sea when
swimming with dolphins.
4 People sitting in the same room will have the
same VR experience.
5 A grandmother takes VR holidays because she has
problems walking.
1 Remember Look at the text.
Which advantages of Virtual Reality
travel does it mention?
2 Evaluate Put the advantages in order of
importance in your opinion.
3 What disadvantages can you see of VR holidays?
Write a list.
4 Would you like to go on a Virtual Reality holiday?
Why/Why not?
5 Create Think of another activity that would be
good to experience using Virtual Reality. Explain why.

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This week on THE HOLIDAY BLOG, I’m looking at how Virtual Reality (VR)
could change all our ideas about holidays.
Would you like to climb Mount Everest? How about staying in a 5-star hotel or going skiing in New Zealand? If, like
me, your answer is ‘Yes, but…’, don’t worry. You will soon be able to do all this and it won’t cost a lot of money. How?
With amazing VR travel.
With VR, some of the things that can turn your perfect holiday into a nightmare simply disappear. One travel
company recently started offering customers a virtual tour of their hotel. Can you see the swimming pool from
your room? What’s the games room like? Put on your VR glasses and take a look before you book.
With VR you can swim with dolphins, or take a parachute jump while the person next to you visits a waterfall. And
soon the experience will be even better with special clothes to wear during your VR trip. With your VR shoes you
will be able to see the water and feel the sea on your feet. Fantastic!
You don’t need a passport or sun cream, just your VR glasses. See you in Bali, or Alaska, or …

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COMMENTS Lucy Lake posted 15 June 3:33 pm

VR travel is also good for people
Lucien posted 14 June 11:42 am who can’t walk well. I read about an
For me, food is the most important thing 80-year-old grandmother who takes 3D
about a holiday. With VR you can visit Italy, holidays in Egypt, India and Australia.
but you can’t eat pizza!
Ryan posted 15 June 6:16 pm
The Holiday Guy posted 14 June 11:55 am What will this cost? Will it be
Good point, Lucien. But I’m sure we will eat expensive?
VR food in the future!
The Holiday Guy posted 15 June 6:33 pm
No, it won’t! VR glasses cost about $400
and I’m sure they’ll get cheaper soon.

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will for predictions: affirmative 5 Order the words to make questions.

and negative 1 speak to next / Who / on the phone / will / you ?
2 be like / tomorrow / What / the weather / will ?
1 Copy and complete the table with the 3 you / go / tonight / What time / will / to bed ?
examples. 4 when you / What job / leave school / will /
have / you ?
We will eat VR food in the future.
It won’t cost a lot of money. 6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
Affirmative and negative questions in exercise 5.
subject will/won’t verb 7 Complete the text with the correct form of the
People will have holidays in space. verbs in the box.
1 (…) (…) (…) (…)
become have look take travel (x2)
We won’t need a passport.
2 (…) (…) (…) (…)
How will holidays change
2 Complete the predictions about holidays with in the future?
the affirmative or negative form of the verb in
2030 According to a recent report, underwater hotels
brackets.
1 (…) (+) more popular, but if you don’t like that idea,
Ten years from now, … your computer 2 (…) (+) at your online activity and
1 people (…) (have +) holidays on the Moon. suggest places to visit.
2 we (…) (need -) passports. We (…) (have +) an 2050 Flying will be very different: aeroplanes 3 (…) (+)
ID microchip. 360° windows. One question many people want to
3 we (…) (take -) money on holiday. We (…) know is: 4 (…) (we/?) in space? The answer is
(use +) virtual money. yes, but not only to visit other planets. Planes will
4 we (…) (use +) our phones to translate what fly much higher and it 5 (…) (-) more than two and
a half hours to fly from London to Sydney.
people say when we’re on holiday.
2100 Holidays will certainly be very different, but
will for predictions: questions 6 (…) (we/how/?) Forget trains, planes and cars:
Mary Jacquiline Romero, an expert from the University
and short answers of Glasgow, predicts we will travel by teleportation!

3 Copy and complete the tables with the

examples.
What will this cost?
Will it be expensive? No, it won’t.

Questions Short answers

Will we visit the Moon? Yes, we will.
1 (…) 2 (…)
8 Answer the question to solve the Brain teaser.
Wh- questions
Question word will subject verb B R I N TEASER
Where will we travel?
A
3 (…) (…) (…) (…)
Look at the three diagrams.

4 Work in pairs. Read the predictions in

exercise 2 again. Do you agree with them?

Will people have holidays on the Moon? ?

No, they won’t. Not in ten years.
What will the final picture be in the last one?

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Holiday activities 3 Complete the phrases with the correct words
from the blog.
1 Read the blog. What activities can you see in 1 (…) a bus tour/a day trip
the pictures? 2 (…) a water park/a concert
3 (…) a bike ride/a walk/a pizza

Awesome things to do 4 Work in pairs. What do you think are the

in the holidays! three best ideas in the blog? Why?

In this week’s blog, we look at some

great ways to spend a ‘staycation’.
Phone conversations and
1 Be a tourist at home
messages
Perhaps you can’t go on holiday, but 5 50 Listen to six people expressing how
you can be a tourist in your town. Go
sightseeing and visit places of interest.
they’re feeling. Match the words in the box to
Go on a bus tour or just walk around. the speakers.
2 Get wet! bored confused excited nervous sad surprised
Spend a day at the swimming pool or go to
a water park. Better still, go on a day trip to the
beach and swim in the sea.
Subskill: Listening for feelings
3 Spend time outside
To identify a speaker’s feelings, listen to words
Go for a bike ride every day or go for a
walk in the park. When it’s sunny, take a
and intonation.
book or music and sunbathe. Don’t forget
your sunglasses! 6 51Listen to three speakers on the phone.
4 Make mealtimes special How is each speaker feeling?
Go for a pizza with a Sam b Nina c Ed
friends at a local
pizzeria or invite them to your
house and have a barbecue 7 Listen again. In which extract does a speaker
at home. talk about a plan to … ?
5 Enjoy the arts 1 go for a walk
Find out what’s on in your 2 go to a water park
town in the holidays. Visit
a museum or an art gallery. If you prefer 3 look after a younger sister
live music, go to a concert. 4 hang out with a friend
6 Help out 5 meet at the weekend
Don’t just hang out with friends
all summer, do something useful.
Volunteer for a local charity or offer
8 Listen again and answer the questions.
to look after neighbours’ pets. 1 When and where do Sam and Alisha plan to
7 Organise visits meet?
Take time to visit family – aunts, 2 When is the music festival?
uncles and cousins. Arrange to 3 When does Lily plan to buy tickets?
stay with a friend or invite them
to stay with you. 4 When does Ed want to meet his friend?
5 What two activities does he say that they can do?

2 Match the definitions to some of the phrases 9 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
in bold in the blog. 1 How long are the school holidays in your country?
(How many weeks?)
1 eat pizza in a restaurant
2 Do you ever feel bored in the summer holidays?
2 visit a place for a day
Why/Why not?
3 spend time with friends
3 What do you think is the ideal number of weeks
4 visit interesting places in a town or city for the summer holiday?
5 sleep at a friend’s house
6 walk for fun
7 lie in the sun
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Future with going to Present continuous for future

1 Read the examples and complete the rule. arrangements
Affirmative 7 Read the examples and choose the correct
I’m going to buy tickets tomorrow. option in the rule.
She’s going to look after her sister. We’re meeting at the bus station at 8:00.
They’re going to try the new water slide. A band is playing in the park on Saturday.
Negative What are you doing this afternoon?
I’m not going to have a holiday this year. We use the present continuous to talk about
He isn’t going to see his friends. possible/definite arrangements in the future.
They aren’t going to be home until late.
8 Read Marco’s calendar and write sentences
To talk about future plans and intentions, use: about his plans for the week.
subject + (…) (not) + going to + (…) .
Monday meet Liam 1:00
Tuesday have a guitar lesson 5:30
2 Complete the sentences with going to and the Wednesday get a bus to the water park 8:00
verb in brackets. Thursday go to the cinema with Izan 7:00
1 I (…) (study) for exams next weekend. Friday stay with Adrian
2 My mum (…) (not work) on Saturday. Saturday travel to the mountains

3 My parents (…) (go) shopping.

On Monday, he’s meeting Liam at one o’clock.
4 A friend (…) (come) to my place to play games.
5 I (…) (not watch) TV. 9 Choose the correct option.
3 Change the sentences in exercise 2 to make GRAMMAR ROUND-UP
them true for you about next weekend.
I’m not going to study for exams next weekend. I’m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
going to hang out with friends.
Why not try geocaching
4 Copy and complete the table with is, are, isn’t this summer?
or aren’t.
I 1 discover/’m discovering/discovered geocaching
Questions Short answers two years 2 before/ago/past. The idea is simple.
Are you going to be at Yes, I am. You go to the geocaching website, and it 3 give/
home this afternoon? No, I’m not. is giving/gives you the location of a box. You use the
GPS on your phone to find it.
1 (…) she going to go to Yes, she is.
There 4 is/are/was objects in the box. You take one,
the concert? No, she 2 (…) .
but you 5 can/can’t/must put another object back
3 (…) they going to play Yes, they are. into the box – those are the rules of the game!
games? No, they 4 (…) . The last time I went geocaching,
for example, there 6 is/was/were
5 Order the words to make questions. a key ring.
I 7 take/’m taking/took it and
1 holiday / go / going / on / Are / this summer /
put in some pens.
you / to ?
This summer, I 8 will/going to/’m
2 going / Where / to / you / go / are ? going to do it again. I love being
3 stay / to / are / you / Where / going ? in the countryside, and this is 9
4 to / you / going / on / go / Are / any day trips ? good/better/best than going for
a walk. Try it, you
6 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the 10 love/are loving/will love it!

questions in exercise 5. What did you learn

about your partner’s summer plans?
Research
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Ian Jake
last seen today at 13.51 last seen today at 10.19

Hi Emma! 10.14
Hi Alex. 13.44 Hi Jake! 10.15

Hi! 13.45
Do you want to go for a ride on Monday aſternoon? 10.16

Are you doing anything this

weekend? Sorry, I can’t. It’s my sister’s birthday and we’re having a . 10.17
13.46

No, why? 13.47 But I’m free in the morning. See you in the park at 11? 10.17

Great! 10.18
I’m going with my parents.
Do you fancy coming? 13.48

I’d love to. What ±me? 13.49

Ian
last seen today at 13.56
We’re leaving on Friday around 6
and coming back Sunday evening. Hi Jake! How are things? 13.51
13.49
Good, and you? 13.52
13.53
I’m going to ask Jake too. 13.50 Fine. Are you free this weekend?

Alex and I are going with my parents. Would you like to come? 13.53

Sorry, I’m busy on Sunday. I’m going to my

grandparents’ house for lunch. 13.54

But do you want to go on Monday? I’m

mee±ng Emma in the park at 11. 13.54

Sounds fun! See you then! 13.55

Invitations
1 Match the emojis with the meanings. 4 Read the messages again. Find three phrases
for inviting and four phrases for responding
a party Bye! camping happy sad bike yes or no.

1 4 Inviting Responding Responding

(‘yes’) (‘no’)
2 5 Do you want
to go for a bike
ride on Monday
3 6
afternoon?

2 Read the messages. Who is going … ?

1 camping at the weekend 5 Complete the messages with phrases for
2 for a bike ride on Monday inviting and responding.
Hi, Josh! Do 1 (…) going to the cinema?
3 Answer the questions.
1 When is Ian leaving to go camping? I 2 (…) to. When?
2 Why can’t Emma go for a bike ride on Monday On Saturday evening.
afternoon?
3 What time is Jake meeting Emma? Sorry, 3 (…). I’m going for a with Sean
and Becky. Would you 4 (…) come?
4 Where are they meeting?
5 What is Jake doing on Sunday? OK, 5 (…) fun.

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Subskill: Apostrophes
We use apostrophes to show possession (my mum’s
car) or with contractions (That’s (is) great!).
6 Find examples of apostrophes in the messages
on p104 …
a with a singular noun to show possession
b with a plural noun to show possession
c to substitute a letter or letters in a word (contraction)
7 Add the missing apostrophes in each sentence.
1 Its hot today so Im going to the park.
2 Id love to come, but Ive got a guitar lesson.
3 Sorry, we cant. Were going for a pizza to celebrate
Pauls birthday.
4 My parents anniversary is on Saturday and theyre
having a party.
8 Write a message dialogue. Follow the steps in
the Skills boost.
SKILLS BOOST
THINK
1 Think of a place you want to go to, or an activity
you want to do.
2 Choose a day and a time to do this.
PREPARE
Make notes for your messages. Include an invitation
(Person A) and a reply to the invitation (Person B)
Person A Person B
1 Ask about plans 2 Say you aren’t sure
3 Make an invitation 4 Say ‘no’, and why
5 Make a second invitation 6 Say ‘yes’
7 Arrange where and
when to meet
WRITE
Write your message dialogue.
CHECK
Read your messages. Answer the questions.
1 Do you use going to for plans/intentions, and the
present continuous for future arrangements?
2 Do you use phrases for inviting and replying?
3 Do you use apostrophes correctly?
9 Peer review Exchange your messages with
another student. Answer the questions.
1 What does the writer decide to do and when?
2 Which phrases does the writer use to invite and
respond to an invitation?
3 Does the writer use apostrophes correctly?
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Grammar
will for predictions
To make predictions about the future, use: will/won’t +
infinitive without to
Aeroplanes will be bigger and faster.
People won’t travel by train or car.
To make questions, use: (Question word) + will + subject
+ infinitive without to
Will people go on holiday in 2050? Yes, they will./No, they won’t.
What will it cost?
Future with going to
To talk about future plans and intentions, use going to.
subject + be (not) + going to + infinitive
Nina isn’t going to go to the concert.
They’re going to meet and play games.
To make questions with going to, use:
(Question word) + be + subject + infinitive
What are you going to do this summer?
Are you going to go on holiday? Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
Present continuous for future arrangements
To talk about future arrangements, use the present
continuous.
We’re meeting at the bus station at 8:00.
We aren’t going on holiday this year.
What are you doing on Saturday?
Vocabulary
52 Types of holiday
go camping, go on a city break, go on a walking holiday,
go on a water sports holiday, go skiing, go to a theme park
resort, go to the beach
53 Places to stay
apartment, B & B, campsite, country cottage, hotel,
youth hostel
54 Facilities
bike hire, car park, games room, garden, gym, picnic area,
swimming pool
55 Holiday activities
go for a bike ride, go for a pizza, go for a walk, go on a
bus tour, go on a day trip, go sightseeing, go to a concert,
go to a water park, hang out with friends, have a barbecue,
look after a pet, stay with a friend, sunbathe, visit a museum
or art gallery, visit family
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Infinitive Past simple Past participle

be /biː/ was/were /wɒz/ /wɜː(r)/ been /biːn/
become /bɪˈkʌm/ became /bɪˈkeɪm/ become /bɪˈkʌm/
begin /bɪˈɡɪn/ began /bɪˈɡæn/ begun /bɪˈɡʌn/
break /breɪk/ broke /brəʊk/ broken /ˈbrəʊkən/
bring /brɪŋ/ brought /brɔːt/ brought /brɔːt/
build /bɪld/ built /bɪlt/ built /bɪlt/
buy /baɪ/ bought /bɔːt/ bought /bɔːt/
catch /kætʃ/ caught /kɔːt/ caught /kɔːt/
choose /tʃuːz/ chose /tʃəʊz/ chosen /ˈtʃəʊz(ə)n/
come /kʌm/ came /keɪm/ come /kʌm/
cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/ cut /kʌt/
do /duː/ did /dɪd/ done /dʌn/
drink /drɪŋk/ drank /dræŋk/ drunk /drʌŋk/
drive /draɪv/ drove /drəʊv/ driven /ˈdrɪv(ə)n/
eat /iːt/ ate /eɪt/ eaten /ˈiːt(ə)n/
fall /fɔːl/ fell /fel/ fallen /ˈfɔːlən/
feed /fiːd/ fed /fed/ fed /fed/
feel /fiːl/ felt /felt/ felt /felt/
find /faɪnd/ found /faʊnd/ found /faʊnd/
fly /flaɪ/ flew /fluː/ flown /fləʊn/
forget /fə(r)ˈɡet/ forgot /fə(r)ˈɡɒt/ forgotten /fə(r)ˈɡɒt(ə)n/
get /ɡet/ got /ɡɒt/ got /ɡɒt/
give /ɡɪv/ gave /ɡeɪv/ given /ˈɡɪv(ə)n/
go /ɡəʊ/ went /went/ gone /ɡɒn/
grow /ɡrəʊ/ grew /ɡruː/ grown /ɡrəʊn/
hang /hæŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/ hung /hʌŋ/
have /hæv/ had /hæd/ had /hæd/
hear /hɪə(r)/ heard /hɜː(r)d/ heard /hɜː(r)d/
hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/ hit /hɪt/
keep /kiːp/ kept /kept/ kept /kept/
know /nəʊ/ knew /njuː/ known /nəʊn/

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Infinitive Past simple Past participle

lay /leɪ/ laid /leɪd/ laid /leɪd/
learn /lɜː(r)n/ learnt/learned /lɜː(r)nt/ learnt/learned /lɜː(r)nt/
/lɜː(r)nd/ /lɜː(r)nd/
leave /liːv/ left /left/ left /left/
let /let/ let /let/ let /let/
lose /luːz/ lost /lɒst/ lost /lɒst/
make /meɪk/ made /meɪd/ made /meɪd/
meet /miːt/ met /met/ met /met/
pay /peɪ/ paid /peɪd/ paid /peɪd/
put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/ put /pʊt/
read /riːd/ read /red/ read /red/
ride /raɪd/ rode /rəʊd/ ridden /ˈrɪd(ə)n/
ring /rɪŋ/ rang /ræŋ/ rung /rʌŋ/
run /rʌn/ ran /ræn/ run /rʌn/
say /seɪ/ said /sed/ said /sed/
see /siː/ saw /sɔː/ seen /siːn/
sell /sel/ sold /səʊld/ sold /səʊld/
send /send/ sent /sent/ sent /sent/
shine /ʃaɪn/ shone /ʃɒn/ shone /ʃɒn/
sing /sɪŋ/ sang /sæŋ/ sung /sʌŋ/
sit /sɪt/ sat /sæt/ sat /sæt/
sleep /sliːp/ slept /slept/ slept /slept/
speak /spiːk/ spoke /spəʊk/ spoken /ˈspəʊkən/
spend /spend/ spent /spent/ spent /spent/
sweep /swiːp/ swept /swept/ swept /swept/
swim /swɪm/ swam /swæm/ swum /swʌm/
take /teɪk/ took /tʊk/ taken /ˈteɪkən/
teach /tiːtʃ/ taught /tɔːt/ taught /tɔːt/
tell /tel/ told /təʊld/ told /təʊld/
think /θɪŋk/ thought /θɔːt/ thought /θɔːt/
throw /θrəʊ/ threw /θruː/ thrown /θrəʊn/
understand /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstænd/ understood /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd/ understood /ˌʌndə(r)ˈstʊd/
wake /weɪk/ woke /wəʊk/ woken /ˈwəʊkən/
win /wɪn/ won /wʌn/ won /wʌn/
write /raɪt/ wrote /rəʊt/ written /ˈrɪt(ə)n/

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Vocabulary
Seasons and weather 3 Complete the weather facts with the
words in the box.
1 Write the correct season. Then use the
dry fog freezing frost
words in the box to describe each picture.
showers thunderstorms
cold cool hot rainy
snowy sunny (x2) warm

WORLD WEATHER
It’s often -49ºC in Antarctica
1 spring which is 1 freezing , but
It’s sunny and warm . there are hardly any
2 . That’s
strange because it’s very windy
there and it rains and snows a
lot too.

In the UK, it often rains in April.

These are called April 3 .
2
It’s and . When the air is very wet, there can be
4 at night or in the early
morning because these are the coldest parts
of the day. There’s a lot of fog in the Atacama
Desert in Chile.

5 is very
3 beautiful. We often find it on
It’s and . flowers, trees, grass and cars
on a cold night in winter. The
temperature needs to be 0°C
or lower.

There aren’t four seasons (winter, spring,

summer and winter) in Ecuador. They’ve
4 got two instead – the wet season and the
6 season.
It’s and .

2 Complete the weather nouns with the 4 Answer the questions for you.
missing vowels. Then write the adjective.
1 What’s the weather like today?
1 s u n sunny
2 cl d
2 What’s your favourite type of weather? Why?
3 fr st
4 w nd
3 What’s your favourite season? Why?
5 c
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Comparative and 4 Complete the text with the correct
comparative or superlative form of the
superlative adjectives adjectives in brackets.
1 Complete the table with the correct form
of the adjective.
Comparative Superlative
Adjective
adjective adjective

warm 1 warmer 2

3 hotter 4

dry 5 6

7 8 most expensive The new

9 better 10 SEVEN WONDERS
bad 11 12 Every year on 7th July, people
remember some of the 1 most amazing
2 Write sentences with the correct form of (amazing) buildings, places and cities
the comparative adjective. in the world. On the list of the top
1 Winter days / short / summer days buildings, one of the 2
Winter days are shorter than summer days. (famous) is the Taj Mahal in India. At
2 African elephants / heavy / Asian elephants
171 m, it’s 3 (tall) than
Big Ben in London or the Statue of
Liberty in New York but 4
3 Driving / dangerous / flying
(short) than the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The Amazon River is one of the seven
4 The planet Earth / big / the planet Mars
5 (wonderful) places.
It’s the 6 (wide) river in
5 The Paris Metro / old / the New York Subway the world but some people say that
the Nile is 7 (long) than
6 Milk chocolate / bad for you / dark chocolate the Amazon. Finally, one of the seven
8 (good) cities is Doha in
Qatar. Qatar’s the 9 (rich)
3 Complete the country facts with the
country in the world and it’s also one
superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
of the 10 (safe) – that is,
cloudy dry good green high small it’s safe from natural disasters.

1 Nauru is larger than the Vatican City and Monaco 5 Write sentences about buildings, cities,
but it is the smallest island country. places, rivers and mountains in your country.
2 Suriname is possibly country in Use comparative and superlative adjectives.
the world and 91% of the country is jungle.
1
3 Bhutan is country. Most of the
2
country is 3,000 m above the sea. The lowest is
the Maldives, at about 1.8 m above the sea. 3
4 The Atacama Desert in Chile is one of 4
places in the world. Sometimes 5
it doesn’t rain for hundreds of years.
5 If you’re looking for sun, Arizona, USA, is
place for you. Tórshavn in the Faroe
Islands gets very little sun, so it’s .
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A blog

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Living in extreme places
by Mateo Romero
Some people live in the wettest places in the world,
others in the driest, coldest or windiest. I live in one
of the highest.
My city, La Paz, isn’t the largest city in Bolivia, but at
3,640 metres above the sea, it’s one of the highest
cities in the world. Our closest city, El Alto, is higher
at 4,150 metres. The fastest way to get there is by the
Mi Teleferico cable car. It takes about ten minutes – the
bus takes an hour!
When my cousins visit, they often feel terrible at first
because we live so high up but after a few days, they
feel better. And when we go to their city, we also don’t
There are some other interesting things about
living in a high city. Vegetables and rice cook faster.
Other food like cakes and biscuits are not the same
here because our air is different. They also say we
are thinner because we aren’t always hungry like
people who live nearer the sea.
Our winter (May to October) is the dry season.
Chacaltaya Mountain isn’t far by car and the views
are amazing. November to March is summer, the
rainy season, and it’s often cloudy.
fun Baku is the capital of Azerbaijan and
facts city in the world.
at -28 metres it is the lowest capital

feel well for two or three days.

Subskill: Understanding the main idea
First read the whole text quickly to get an idea of
what it’s about. Look at the general questions
and try to answer them first.
1 Look at the photos and the title. Put a
tick ( ) next to the two questions which will
help you get a general idea of the text while
you’re reading.
1 What’s the name of the
city’s football team?
2 Why is the place extreme?
3 What’s it like living there?
4 Has the city got a zoo?
4 Are the sentences true or false? Read
the text again and check. Then correct the
false sentences.
1 La Paz is the highest city in Bolivia.
False. El Alto is higher.
2 The bus is quicker than the cable car.
3 Some visitors don’t feel well when they arrive.
4 Cakes are different there.
5 People in La Paz are often fatter than people in
other places because they eat a lot.

2 Predict the answers to the 6 It often rains in the winter.

two questions with a tick ( ) in
exercise 1 before you read the text.
5 Are there any extreme places in your
country? Why are they extreme?
3 Read and listen to Mateo’s blog.
7

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Grammar review Round-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Complete the text with the correct form of the
Comparatives and superlatives words in the box.
1 Correct one mistake in each sentence. believe choose cold come get
higher
1 Mount Everest is more higherthan K2. go learn pay visit young
2 Kuwait City is the hotest city in the world.
3 Iquitos, Peru, is in the Amazon Rainforest. It’s the
more difficult city to reach in the world.
The POLAR Academy
4 The dryest city in the world is Aswan, Egypt.
5 The Antarctic is windier that the Arctic.

2 Complete the blog post with the correct

comparative or superlative form of the
adjectives in brackets.
Every year, the Polar Academy 1 chooses
one secondary school in Scotland to become a
I’m from Reykjavik, one of the 1 most amazing Polar Academy School. Some pupils from that
school 2 on an amazing trip to
(amazing) cities in the world. It’s the capital of Iceland
which is the second 2 (big) island Greenland. The children 3 (not) for
in Europe. I think Great Britain is 3 anything – all the money 4 from
(large) than this one. Reykjavik is the 4 businesses. After the trip, each member of the group
(near) capital city to the North Pole so the winters 5 other schools and speaks about
are quite cold. The 5 (short) day their experience.
is 21st December – the day is four hours and eight This year, it’s the pupils from Bathgate Academy in West
minutes long, but of course in June, the days are Lothian. At the moment, they 6
6 (long) than that. I love my ready for their trip. One of their guides, Mollie Hughes,
city, people say it’s 7 (safe) than is one of the 7 women to climb
other European capital cities and we all think it’s the Mount Everest from both the north and the south side.
8 (beautiful). Why don’t you The group 8 how to camp, cook and
come and visit? ski in some of the 9 temperatures
in the world. At first, they 10 (not)
they can do it, but they soon learn that they can!

Self-evaluation
Read the objectives for this
unit. How well can you now do
each one? Put a tick ( ).
1 I can talk about the weather
and things to take on a trip.
2 I can compare different things.
3 I can talk about what I can,
must, can’t or mustn’t do.
Modal verbs of obligation, permission 4 I can understand the main
and prohibition idea of a text.
3 Choose the correct option. 5 I can use pictures to help me
understand before I listen.
1 Can/Must/Mustn’t I borrow a pencil, please?
6 I can make suggestions and
2 You can/must/mustn’t play football here. It’s too
near the window, but you can/can’t/mustn’t play respond to them.
over there in that park. 7 I can write some instructions.
3 You can/can’t/must drink water from the river.
I can/must/can’t give you my water bottle. If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

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Vocabulary
Food and drink 3 Complete the sentences with the words
in the box.
1 Look at the picture and write the words.
carbohydrates dairy dessert
3 4 5 fruit meat and fish vegetables
1 2
1 Chicken and tuna are both types of
6 meat and fish .
2 My favourite is chocolate cake
7 with ice cream.
3 I always have some every day –
melon in summer and grapes in winter.
8 11 4 My best friend can’t eat cheese, yoghurt and
10 other kinds of products.
5 Before a long race, runners eat a lot of
12 like pasta, rice and noodles.
9 14
13 6 We sometimes put like
mushrooms and onions on pizza.

butter cake chips eggs grapes 4 Complete the answers with words for
herbs and spices ice cream melon milk food and drink.
mushrooms noodles onions sauce yoghurt
What’s the
1 grapes 8 BEST MEAL
2 9 OR SNACK?
3 10
• On Fridays, I buy chips and put
4 11
lots of tomato 1 s auce on them! Yum!
5 12 • I love sweet things, so I usually have
6 13 some milk 2 c .
7 14 • My brother and I often make some
kind of 3 p like spaghetti or
2 macaroni with cheese on top.
Choose the correct option.
• In the summer it’s 4 i . My
1 Would you like milk/butter with your coffee? favourite is banana or vanilla.
2 We’re going to have some pasta with tomato • My mum makes noodles with meat and
yoghurt/sauce for dinner. adds 5 h and s to
3 I love noodles with vegetables like melon/ make it taste great!
mushrooms. • If there are some 6 e in the
4 My dad says I need to eat more fruit so I have fridge, then it’s an omelette.
some grapes/onions with my lunch.
5 My sister loves sweet food like chips/chocolate. 5 Write your own answer to the question
in exercise 4.

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Countable and uncountable 4 Complete the text with is, are, a, an
or some.
nouns
1 Complete the table with the words Lady Dinah’s
in the box. Cat Emporium
butter cheese egg grape mushroom There 1 are lots of places in London for
oil onion pasta pea sauce afternoon tea and cake, but there 2
an unusual café near my house in Bethnal
Green. We always phone before we go and
Countable Uncountable ask for 3 table. There are 4
interesting rules, like no children under 12
pea because there 5 several cats in the
café too. There’s even 6 Instagram
page with photos of the cats.

2 Complete the sentences with a, an, some

or any.
1 We haven’t got any oil, so we can’t
make chips.
2 I want cheese in my sandwich, please.
3 I’d like to make pasta for dinner tonight.
4 He’s got apple for lunch.
5 I don’t want chocolate sauce, thanks.
6 We need knife to cut the cake. 5 Find six differences between picture A
and picture B.
there is/are
3 Complete the dialogue with the correct
form of be.

Let’s make an apple cake for dessert.

A B
We can’t. There 1 aren’t any apples.

1 In A there’s some milk, but in B there

There 2 some bananas. isn’t any milk.
What about banana cake? 2
3

There 3 any eggs. How 4

about making some ice cream? 5
6

But there 4 any milk 6 Complete the sentences so they are

and it takes too long anyway. true for you.
1 In my fridge there’s some ,
but there aren’t any .
There 5 some chocolate and 2 For dinner tonight, I’d like some .
there 6 some yoghurts.

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Places in a town 2 Complete the table with the words
in the box.
1 Complete the crossword and find the
bike bus city medical petrol police
mystery place.
sports town shopping train underground
1 2
station centre

bus

3 Where would these people like to go?

4 Complete the sentences with the words in
5 the box. There is one extra word.
bike station bookshop bus stop cycle lane
department store fast-food restaurant library
medical centre museum music venue
sports centre

6
1 I need to catch a bus. bus stop
2 I’d like to go to a concert.
7
3 I want to borrow a good book.
4 My friends would like to play
badminton.
5 I need to leave my bike
somewhere safe.
6 We’re hungry and we don’t have
a lot of time.
7 My sister would like to see a doctor.
1 c y c l e l a n e 8 I like shopping in one shop which
sells everything.
2
9 I’m looking for somewhere safe to
ride my bike.
10 We’d like to go and look at some
3
interesting things from the past.
4

4 Complete the sentences so they are

true for you.
1 My favourite place in my town is
5 because .
2 I often meet my friends at the and
we .
6
3 There are lots of in my town, but
there aren’t any .
7

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Is there … ? Are there … ? 4 Write the questions and answers for Mar
del Plata. Use the information in exercise 3.
1 Match questions 1–4 with answers a–d. 1 How many people live in Mar del Plata?
1 Are there any cycle a No, there isn’t. Let’s There are over 600,000 people.
lanes in your town? go to the café.
2
2 Are there any b Yes, there are. I often 3
skate parks near ride on them.
your school? 4

3 Is there a bus stop
outside your house?
4 Is there any food
at home?
c Yes, there is. I catch 5 Complete the questions.
the school bus there.
d No, there aren’t
and I love
skateboarding.

2 Order the words to make questions.

Then write the short answer. FAQ:
1 police station / there / near your house / a / Is ? (+)
Is there a police station near your house? Yes, there is.
The Dubai Mall
2 any / museums / Are / in your town / there ? (+) Read our FAQs to find out more.

1 How many shops are there in the Dubai Mall?

3 there / any / in your school bag / food / Is ? (–) There are over 1,300 shops in the shopping centre.
2 restaurants or
4 cheap trainers / Are / any / in the department cinemas?
store / there ? (–) Yes, of course. There are 200 places to buy food and
drink and more than 20 cinema screens.
What about hotels? How3 ?
5 swimming pool / there / a / Is / near you ?(–) There are six hotels very near.
4 skate park?
No, there isn’t – but there’s a place to go ice-skating!
How much/many … ? 5 underground station?
Yes, there is. Go straight ahead along the Metro
3 Choose the correct words to complete the Link Bridge for great views of Dubai.
questions. Then complete the answers. 6 ?
It’s free to enter but you must pay for food and
Tallinn Mar del Plata other activities.
over 450,000 over 600,000
1 Size
people people 6 Answer the questions for you. Write
full sentences.
2 Public free for people bus and cheap
transport living in Tallinn! taxis 1 What things are there to do in your town?

3 Cycle lanes Yes, lots! Yes, lots!

2 How much traffic is there in your town?
Lots! It’s famous
4 Beaches Five
for them! 3 How many skate parks are there in your town?
1 How many/How much people live in Tallinn?
There are more than 450,000 .
2 How many/How much does public transport
cost in Tallinn? It’s .
3 How many/How much cycle lanes are there in
Tallinn? There are .
4 How many/How much beaches are there in
Tallinn? There are .

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5 Reading
A blog post
fun There’s a popular restaurant in

My favourite places in facts city centre on a three-hour trip! It’s an

Melbourne that travels out of the

old train.
MELBOURNE, Australia
Posted by Riley Randall Melbourne City Baths
There’s always something to see
The baths are on Swanston Street. The building is over
and do in Melbourne.
115 years old, but it has a modern sports
Here are some of my favourites. centre with the largest swimming pool in the
city centre. My little sister is learning to
Eureka Skydeck swim there at the moment and my friends
and I use the bikes in the gym.
The Eureka Tower is
the tallest building in Bourke Street Mall
Melbourne. Ride up to There isn’t any traffic on this shopping
the 88th floor for views street – it’s for people and trams only. My
of the city from the friends and I like the trendy shops. Musicians
Skydeck. When the usually play in the street, too. If you’re hungry,
sun goes down, the try a doughnut at Doughboys.
city lights are They’re delicious!
amazing! Or in
November, do the Lido Cinema
Eureka Climb. The There are cinemas everywhere and, in the summer, the Lido
winner of this race is is outdoors. It’s easy to get there from the cycle lane on
the fastest person to Glenferrie Road. I usually have a burger and chips in a
go up the 1,642 steps! fast-food restaurant with my friends before the film.

1 Which words are P (places) and which
words are A (activities)?
café cycle lane department store
have a burger library music venue park
play music race sea sing skate swim
swimming pool underground station zoo
5 This place is good if you want to listen to music
outdoors.
6 This place is old but when you go in, there are
some new things.
7 Riley sometimes eats a meal here.
8 This is a good place to look at Melbourne in
the evening.

2 9 Read and listen to the text about 4 Read the text again. Which sentences in
places in Melbourne. Which places and exercise 3 relate to each place?
activities from exercise 1 are in the text? a Eureka Skydeck 1
b Melbourne City Baths
Subskill: Identifying key words c Bourke Street Mall
First read the questions and underline the key d Lido Cinema
words. Then look for these words or words which
have a similar meaning in the text. 5 Answer the questions.
3 Read the sentences carefully and 1 What does Riley think of Melbourne?
underline the key words.
1 Every year there’s a competition here. 2 Would you like to visit Melbourne?
2 It’s safe to ride your bike to get here.
3 After buying something, you can have something 3 Which places in the text would you like to
sweet here. visit? Why?
4 Someone in Riley’s family goes here too.

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Grammar review Round-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Countable and uncountable nouns Complete the text with the correct form of the
words in brackets.
1 Choose the correct option.
1 I’d like some/a/any cheese in my sandwich, please.
2 There’s a/an/some amazing skate park here.
3 We haven’t got a/any/some homework tonight. New York City in Ja n u a ry
4 There are a/an/some umbrellas over there.
New York City or NYC is the
5 I haven’t got a/an/any pencil. 1 biggest (big)
city in the USA and there
there is/are 2 (be)
2 Match sentence beginnings 1–6 with so many things for visitors
to see and do. Central
endings a–f.
Park is really big. It’s
1 There’s a a milk on the floor. 3 (large) than Monaco! But when it’s
2 There aren’t any b grapes. Take some! cold outside in January, what 4 you
3 There’s some c new skate park in town. (do)? There 5 (be) a
4 There isn’t any d time. We’ve got to go. museum for every interest: some of them are always free
and others are free on some days. NYC 6
5 There are some e library in our town so we
(have got) some of the 7 (good)
go to the next town.
department stores. Apart from that, perhaps one of your
6 There isn’t a f cycle lanes so I don’t ride favourite bands 8 (play) right now at
my bike to school. one of the city’s many music venues. And finally, people
from all over the world 9 (live) in NYC.
Is there … ? Are there … ? You 10 (not / must) forget to try some
of the delicious international food.
3 Write questions with Is there … or Are there …
and a, an, some or any. Then write short answers.
1 swimming pool near you? (–)
Is there a swimming pool near you? No, there isn’t.
2 cheese in the fridge?(+)
Self-evaluation
Read the objectives for this
3 water in that bottle? (–) unit. How well can you now do
each one? Put a tick ( ).
4 famous people in your town? (+) 1 I can talk about food
and drink, and places in
5 football match on TV tonight? (–) a town.
2 I can identify countable and
uncountable nouns and use
How much/many … ? there is/are.
3 I can find specific information
4 Read the answer and write a question with in a text.
How much … ? or How many … ? 4 I can predict the vocabulary
1 How many brothers and sisters have you got? I’m going to hear.
I’ve got one brother and one sister. 5 I can ask for and give directions.
2 6 I can write a description of
a place.
There’s a little milk in the fridge.
3 If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.
I read about four books for school every year.
4
I spend around two hours a day on my mobile.
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Vocabulary
Describing animals 3 Find nine body parts and seven
adjectives in exercise 2.
1 Look at the photos and write the animal. Body parts: feathers

Adjectives:

1 bee

4 Complete the descriptions of animals

2p with some of the words in exercise 3.
1 My favourite birds are peacocks because their
feathers are really colourful .
2 Some rhinoceroses have got one large
on their head and others have got two.
3 There are more than 500 different sharks in the
3g
world, but only about 12, like the white and tiger
shark, are to people.
4t
4 A spider can’t fly because it hasn’t got any
.
5 A tiger’s got black and yellow striped
.
5s
6p 6 Dolphins have got a on their
backs but they aren’t fish – they’re marine mammals.

5 Answer the questions for you. Use the

words in exercise 3.
1 What are your favourite birds?
7c 8s
My favourite birds are parrots because they
are colourful.
2 Read the facts about some of the
animals in exercise 1 and write the name. 2 Do you like reptiles? Why/Why not?
1 This bird has got colourful feathers, a beak and
wings. parrot
2 This dangerous fish has got a lot of teeth. 3 Are you scared of bees? What about spiders?
It sometimes swims with its fin above
the water.
3 Some of these dangerous reptiles are 4 Do you enjoy watching TV programmes about
poisonous. animals? Why/Why not?
4 This mammal has got fur, two horns and a short
tail.
5 This striped insect only makes less than half a
gram of honey in its life.
6 Some of these marine animals have got spotted
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was/were, there was/were Questions and short answers
1 Complete the table with was, wasn’t, were 4 Look at the pictures and answer the
or weren’t. questions using the phrases in the box.

I/He/ 1 was big. Yes, she was. No, they weren’t.

Yes, there were. No, she wasn’t.
She/It 2 wasn’t

You/ 3 at the
We/ 4 conservation
They centre.
There 5 a large spider.
6

There 7 marine animals. Dad and me! Mum and Ben shopping
8
1 Was Sophie with her dad yesterday?
2 Choose the correct option to complete Yes, she was.
the facts about mythical animals. 2 Was Sophie cold?
1 There was/were an animals called an Ahuíztol
from Mexico. It was/were half dog and half 3 Were there any football boots in the shop?
monkey with a hand on its tail.
2 Sphinxes was/were animals from Ancient Egypt,
4 Were Ben and his mum at the museum?
with the head of a person and the body of a lion.
They was/were very clever.
3 Quiron was/were a centaur from Greece and he
5 Write complete questions with was
was/were a very good teacher. Centaurs
or were.
was/were half man and half horse.
1 you / at school yesterday ?
4 A Minogame was/were a very old turtle from
Were you at school yesterday?
Japan. Its tail was/were made of sea plants.
2 your best friend / happy this morning ?
3 Complete the short stories with the
correct form of be. 3 your friends / at school before 8 o’clock ?

It 1 was winter. Dad and I2 in a forest 4 where / you / at 9 o’clock last night ?
near the Pyrenees mountains. There 3
some snow on the ground, but I 4 (not)
5 what / the weather like / last weekend ?
cold. Then there 5 these footprints,
from an animal with four feet. I think it 6
a mountain goat!
6 Write your own answers to the
questions in exercise 5.
Early one morning, we 7 on the beach 1 No I wasn’t. It was Sunday.
in Florida, but we 8 (not) in the water. I
9 with my dad and there 10 a lot 2
of turtle footprints on the sand. They 11 3
(not) very big.
4
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Past simple of regular verbs: Irregular verbs
affirmative and negative 4 Complete the irregular verb table.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
Infinitive Past simple
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We visited (visit) the park last week. be 1 was, were
2 My mum (donate) our old toys 2 went
to the children’s hospital yesterday.
have 3
3 You (not enjoy) the school trip
to the wildlife park in March. 4 met
4 My friends (not raise) any see 5
money for charity last year.
5 We (watch) an amazing TV 5 Look at the picture and complete the
programme about reptiles last night. story. Use the past simple form of the verbs in
the box.
2 Look at the sentences in exercise 1 again.
Which past time expressions are used? ask be (x2) go have (x2)
last week say see shout stop

3 Complete the email with the past simple

form of the verbs in the box.
arrive enjoy not like not wait
stop study try visit

Alfie
It 1 was a stormy day and a woman
Hi Cate,
2 six penguins in the back of her car.
Last Saturday I 1 visited an amazing A police officer 3 the woman and the
Koala Park with my family. When we car. He 4 , ‘Stop! Take those penguins
2 , there were a lot of people, to the wildlife park. ’
but we 3 very long to get into
the park. I 4 to take some photos
The woman 5 , ‘That’s a good idea!’
with my phone, but they weren’t very good. I Next day, there 6 thunderstorms. The
really 5 the park because koalas police officer 7 the woman again.
are really cute. My little sister 6 ‘What are you doing?’, he 8 her.
the koalas because she was scared of them. On
the way home, we ‘We 9 to the wildlife park yesterday
7 and we 10 a brilliant time. The
at a café for weather is terrible today so we’re going to the cinema!’
something to eat.
My science teacher
was there. It was 6 Complete the sentences for you.
funny because we 1 Last month, I visited a wildlife park .
8 2 I went to
koalas with her last with yesterday.
year.
3 My family and I
Write back soon, for dinner last night.
Alfie 4 My friends didn’t
at the weekend.
5 After school on Monday, my best friend
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6 Reading
An article

Why don’t you check out these

awesome animal sanctuaries? a
b

Here are four of our favourite success stories of people

opening amazing places to protect animals.
1 This sanctuary opened in 1992 and has now got
more than 80 big cats. Some of these were pets Wechiau Community
before and others were from zoos or circuses. This Tiritiri Matangi Island,
Hippo Sanctuary, Ghana
place hopes it can raise awareness and stop more New Zealand
species from becoming extinct. If you’re near the c
d
centre, why don’t you try the feeding tour?
2 Pandas are cute but also in danger! According to
the WWF, in 2014, there were only 1,864 wild giant
pandas, so this sanctuary hopes to return some of
the pandas born there to their natural environment. Chengdu Panda Base,
At this centre, you can get close to the animals, but China Big Cat Rescue, USA
please don’t make too much noise because the
pandas get scared.
4 For about 120 years, this island sanctuary was
3 Spend a night at the Black Volta River and explore farmland with few plants or wildlife. Volunteers
the protected area for hippos. There are just two worked hard to make this home to more than
groups of hippos left in Ghana and this is one of 300,000 trees and some of the world’s most
them. On a day boat trip, perhaps you’ll see one of endangered birds and reptiles, including the
the hippos sleeping in its real habitat! flightless takahe. Book early for the boat.

4 Read the article again. Which animal

fun Flightless birds
sanctuary does each sentence refer to? Write
facts that can’t fly; most
There are more than 60 species of birds
of them live in New the paragraph number (1–4).
Zealand. They are excellent runners, A You can see birds who can’t fly here. 4
swimmers or climbers instead.
B You must be quiet when you’re near the animals
in this centre.
1 Read the title of the article and look at the C This sanctuary looks after animals that once lived
photos. Then choose the correct answer below. in people’s homes.
An animal sanctuary is a place where … D You must take a boat to get there.
a we can look at animals, just like a zoo. E You can stay at this sanctuary.
b animals live and are protected. F You can watch the animals getting their food
c we can watch animals do unusual things, like here.
a circus.
5 Answer the questions. In questions 5
Subskill: Understanding the content of and 6, you need to give your own opinion.
paragraphs 1 When did the Big Cat Rescue centre first open?
In an article, the first sentence of a paragraph 2 How does Chengdu Panda Base plan to help the
can often help you understand the topic of the number of pandas in the wild?
paragraph. 3 Do hippos live all over Ghana?
2 Read the first sentence of each paragraph 4 What was Tiritiri Matangi Island like before it was
a sanctuary?
in the article. Then match paragraphs 1–4
with photos a–d. 5 Which of the animal sanctuaries in the article
would you like to visit? Why?
1 d 2 3 4
6 What do you think are the main differences
3 Read and listen to the article and
11 between animal sanctuaries and zoos?
check your ideas in exercise 2.
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was/were, there was/were, questions Choose the correct option to complete the article.
and short answers
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form
of be. Who 1 is/are that dog’s best friend?
Jade: How 1 was your weekend, Rani? You probably don’t know 2 many/much dogs who
Rani: Not bad. The weather 2 very good, are best friends with a cat. Well, Henry the dog and
so we 3 at home for most of it. Baloo the cat are. Cynthia Bennett found Henry in
Jade: 4 you bored? an animal centre. He was 3 bigger/biggest than all
Rani: Not really. There 5 some good the other dogs of his age. Cynthia often 4 goes/is
programmes on TV. Last night, there going for long walks in her free time so she wanted
6 an amazing animal programme. a big dog. Henry 5 was/were perfect! Henry loves
Jade: What 7 it about? 6 climb/climbing as well. A few months ago,
Rani: It 8 about bats and it 9 boring Cynthia decided to get a cat. There were
at all. Did you know that they can eat up to 7 some/any cats at the animal centre
1,200 mosquitoes in an hour? but they 8 didn’t/weren’tright. Then
Jade: Sounds disgusting! 10 you frightened she saw Baloo and when Baloo 9 meet/met
of them? Henry, he loved him. Baloo also likes going
Rani: No, I 11 . I think they’re cute! for walks. He 10 hate/hates staying at
home alone. At the moment, Cynthia
Past simple: regular and irregular verbs 11 walks/is walking in the mountains
and Henry and Baloo are with her.
2 Complete the blog post with the past If you want to know more, you can
simple affirmative or negative form of the 12 follow/to followtheir adventures online!
verbs in brackets.

SUCCESS at our animal day!

Self-evaluation
Last weekend, our school 1 organised
(organise) an animal awareness day. There Read the objectives for this
2 (be) more than 350 people! unit. How well can you now do
At ten o’clock, we 3 (have) a each one? Put a tick ( ).
hockey match against the teachers. Our team 1 I can describe animals.
4 (not play) well, so we
5 (not win). In the afternoon, 2 I can use verb + noun
we 6 (meet) some volunteers collocations for taking action.
from an animal centre who 7 3 I can talk about things in the
(talk) about their work. We 8 past using be, regular and
(see) some photos of their animals – cute! some irregular verbs.
Then the day 9 (finish) with 4 I can read an article and
a concert and we 10 understand the main ideas.
(not get) home until late. On the day, we 5 I can listen to a podcast and
11 (raise) about £750. Many predict what to listen for.
thanks again! 6 I can show interest when a
friend is talking to me.
7 I can write an email to a friend.

If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

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Vocabulary
Jobs 3 Read the information and write the job.

1 Look at the photos and write the jobs.

Check out these
JOB ADVERTS!
1 2 3

A shoe shop needs

A lovely family
someone to help
wants someone to
on Saturdays.
cook lunch for the
2s
5 kids twice a week.
a
1 chef
4 7
A school newspaper needs someone who is
good with a camera. 3 p

6 A businesswoman A magazine for

wants someone young people
to help put her needs someone to
company online. write about sports.
4w 5j
d
9 10
8
Interested? Email us on under18jobs@jobs.com.

4 What’s the best job for these people?

1 I like helping other people to learn new things and
1 singer 6 d I don’t mind working with children. teacher
2 t 7 t d 2 I’d love to start my own company.
3 w 8 r
4 a 9 a 3 I wouldn’t like to be a doctor, but I enjoy helping
5 d 10 p o people who aren’t well.
4 I’m interested in transport. I’d love to design better
2 Match the jobs in the box with the and faster trains.
descriptions. There are two extra words. 5 I’d love to help people who have got problems
with the police.
accountant businessman/woman engineer 6 I love helping my uncle repair old cars. It’s a lot of
nurse lawyer mechanic pilot scientist fun!

1 I look after people who are not well.
2 I repair cars.
3 I help people with their money.
4 I give people advice about the law.
5 I do research and study science.
6 I fly planes.
nurse 5 Answer the questions for you.
1 Describe your perfect job.
2 Which jobs do you not want to do? Why?
3 Choose two of the jobs on this page. What do you
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Past simple of irregular verbs: 4 Correct the sentences using the
information in brackets.
affirmative and negative 1 Amelia Earhart was the second woman to fly
1 Complete the table with the correct form across the Atlantic Ocean. (first woman)
of the verbs. She wasn’t the second woman. She was the first.
2 William Shakespeare was perhaps the greatest
Infinitive Past simple English writer. He wrote 15 plays. (37 plays)
do 1 did
2 took 3 Nelson Mandela came from the USA. He
was the first black president of that country.
decide 3 (South Africa)
4 left
stay 5 4 Margaret Bourke-White was a famous
photographer and journalist. She took photos of
6 worked Elvis Presley. (Gandhi)
go 7
8 finished 5 Complete the email with the past
simple form of the verbs in the box.
2 Write the infinitives in exercise 1 in the
correct group. not do go finish have meet
Regular: decide play wake up watch not win

Irregular: do
Madi To: Rosie

Hi Rosie,
3 Complete the text with the past simple
form of the verbs in brackets. I1 had a great weekend. I
2 anything very different. I
3 a volleyball match on Saturday
morning but we 4
WOMEN
the match. I
5 my friends in the afternoon
and we 6 shopping in the new
who changed department store. On Sunday, I 7

the world quite early and I 8

homework. In the afternoon, I 9
doing my

a TV series. That’s all, really. What did you do last

weekend? Where did you go?
When Florence Nightingale 1 was
(be) 31, she 2 (go) to Germany to Madi
learn to be a nurse. In 1853, war 3
(begin) in Crimea, and in 1854 she
4 (go) to Turkey to help people 6 Answer the questions at the end of
there. She 5 (see) that many Madi’s email in exercise 5 for you.
of the people in the beds 6
(be) unwashed, hungry and cold. She 7
(work) hard to change this and
saved many lives. She often 8
(spend) the night making sure everyone was
comfortable. When she 9 (come)
back to England, she 10 (begin)
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Past simple: question forms 3 Complete the sentences with the past
and ago simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I had (have) a party a month ago.
1 Match questions 1–6 with answers a–f. 2 My mum (meet) my dad in 2001.
1 Did you have lunch at school? a Yes, you did. 3 We (begin) school at the
2 Did your dad go by plane? b No, she didn’t. age of six.
3 Did I take your pencil case? c Yes, I did. 4 I (wake up) four hours ago.
4 Did we raise a lot of money? d No, they didn’t. 5 I (travel) by plane in 2017.
5 Did your sister start her blog? e Yes, we did.
6 Did the singers dance too? f No, he didn’t. 4 Write the past time expressions in the
sentences in exercise 3.
2 Complete the questions with the 1 a month ago
past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 2
3
This week we ask our readers
4
about their heroes from history.
5

5 Complete the questions with the

information in exercise 3.
1 When did you last
have a party?
2 When your dad?
3 When school?
4 When ?
TeenMag: Megan, your hero is Neil Armstrong.
What 1 did he 5 When last
do (do)? by plane?
Megan: He was the first man to walk on the Moon.
TeenMag: Why is he your hero? 6 Write your own answers to the
Megan: Because I think he did something questions in exercise 5.
really amazing. 1
TeenMag: When 2 he
2
(start) flying?
Megan: He always loved planes and he became 3
a pilot on his 16th birthday. That’s 4
before he learnt to drive. 5
TeenMag: What 3 he
(study) at university?
Megan: He studied to be an engineer.
TeenMag: When 4 he
(begin) working
for NASA?
Megan: He began after he finished university. First,
he 5 (be) a pilot for
NASA and he flew more than 1,100 hours
testing their planes.
TeenMag: When 6 he
(walk) on the Moon?
Megan: On 20th July 1969, Neil Armstrong
walked on the Moon and said, ‘That’s
one small step for [a] man, one giant leap
for mankind.’ What a hero!

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7 Reading
A web article

WHO’S YOUR HERO?

Is it a sports star, a singer, an actor or perhaps someone in your town? We
asked you about your heroes and here are the most popular.

LIONEL MESSI
Many of you wrote about one of the best footballers in the world. Messi began playing football in
Argentina, but he moved to FC Barcelona when he was 13. Three years later, he started playing in
the first team. Messi also donates his time to UNICEF and he’s one of their Goodwill Ambassadors.
ARIANA GRANDE
Singer and actor Ariana Grande was also one of your favourites. She began her career in the theatre,
later on television and then started making albums. When she isn’t performing, she works with
charities. When she was just ten, she helped form a charity group called Kids Who Care.
TEACHERS
A lot of you wrote about amazing teachers, like Zhang Lili from China.
She pushed her students away from a bus which was out of control
and lost both her legs. Another teacher in Iran visited one of
his students in hospital every day to tell him about
his classes. And Rajesh Kumar Sharma in India
opened a free school under a bridge for New
Delhi’s poorest children.

WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HERO!

Send us an email at heroes@magazine.com.

Subskill: Understanding new words

There may be some words you don’t understand
at first, but you can often guess their meaning by
looking at the whole sentence.

3 Read the underlined sentences in the

fun Ariana Grande is vegan, which means
facts told The Mirror, a British newspaper,
she doesn’t eat animals, fish or dairy. She
that she loves animals more than she
loves most people.
1 Look at the title of the article and the
photos. Who are the people? Why are
they heroes?
text and answer the questions.
1 Does Messi work with UNICEF? Does UNICEF give
him any money?
Yes, he does. No, they don’t.
2 What do you think a Goodwill Ambassador does?
3 What do you think ‘perform’ means? Does it mean
‘to sing or act in front of people’ or does it mean
‘to raise money for charity’?
4 What does Ariana Grande usually do? And when
she isn’t doing this, what does she do?

5 If a bus is ‘out of control’, is it safe or is it

2 13Read and listen to the text. Check dangerous? Why?
your ideas in exercise 1.
6 What did Zhang Lili do to her students? Why?

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Past simple of irregular verbs: Correct one mistake in each of the bold parts.
affirmative and negative
1 Complete the text with the correct past simple A N IM A L H ER O ES
form of the verbs in brackets. Have you got
We asked our readers; ‘1 Have you a hero?’ and
some answered with an animal.
A SUPERHERO
with problems Perhaps 2 the more famous dog in the
world was Lassie. 3 There was Lassie
Peter Parker 1 was (be) a quiet films, a TV series, a novel and a short
boy. His classmates 2 story. Animals in films 4 didn’t be
(not be) kind to him. One day, a boy in only heroes. There were also villains like
Scar in The Lion King or Nagini
his class 3 (break) his
in Harry Potter.
glasses during a fight. Then at a science
fair, a radioactive spider 4 A long
(change) Peter’s life. time ago,
Simon the cat
Suddenly, Peter 5 (start) 5 live on a ship.
climbing walls and he 6 6 There were
(not need) glasses any more. Weeks much rats on the
later, Peter 7 (see) a man ship – 7 one of
kill his uncle, and that was when he them was bigger
8 (become) Spider-Man. that normal. Simon
He 9 (begin) to fight got hurt very badly during the war, but he found and
crime. 10 (do) his problems killed them all. He even got a medal for it!
11 (go) away because he 8 Are any stories of animal heroes today? Yes!
was Spider-Man? No, he 12 A fire began in a house in Oklahoma. Baby, the
(be) a superhero with everyday problems. dog, woke up her owners and helped them to
escape. 9 She then goes backinto the house and
rescued their other dogs. 10 One be under the bed.
Past simple: question forms and ago
2 Complete the questions with the verbs in
the box. Self-evaluation
do be have go
Read the objectives for this
unit. How well can you now
1 Where were you yesterday?
do each one?
2 What you last
1 I can talk about different jobs
night?
and describe people.
3 Who you to the cinema with? 2 I can talk about past events
4 you a good using the past simple.
time? 3 I can ask and answer questions
using the past simple.
3 Complete the second sentence using the 4 I can understand new words in
words in brackets. a text.
1 Today’s Friday. We didn’t have pizza today because 5 I can understand numbers in a
we had it on Wednesday. (ago) recording.
We had pizza two days ago . 6 I can ask for and give opinions.
2 Vivi’s 14. When she was 9, she wrote a book. (ago) 7 I can write a biography of
Vivi wrote . someone from history.
3 Lisa was born in 2004. She began school If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.
in 2008. (when)
She began .
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Vocabulary
Holidays 4 Read the descriptions and write
the facilities.
1 Write the types of holidays in the table. 1 You can go swimming here. swimming pool
2 You can play in this room. g
a theme park a walking holiday
3 People do exercise in this place. g
a water sports holiday camping
city break skiing the beach 4 You can sit outside here. g
5 People make sandwiches and
eat them outside here. p
go go on go to
6 You need to park your car here. c
camping 7 You go here to borrow a bike. b

5 Complete the messages with the

places and facilities in exercises 3 and 4.

2 Match photos A–D with the types of

holiday in exercise 1. What was your
A B
best holiday ever ?

Hannah@holidays 13:15
We drove to a wonderful 1 hotel near
the beach. Dad left the car in the 2
and spent a lot of his time in the 3
D
C doing exercise. My sister learnt to swim in the
4 and I played cards with some
girls in the 5 .

Stefano@holidays 14:35
Last year we went camping. We stayed on a
6 in Italy. We borrowed bikes from
a7 and cycled to the lake. We ate
3 Find six places to stay on holiday in the lunch in a beautiful 8 with tables
word square. and chairs.

L E T A O H H T U O Y F K I T Annie@holidays 14:54
C L F P Y O U T H H O S T E L We stayed in a 9 in the middle of
V J X A M X A T R D B I O D E nowhere, no towns or traffic. There was a kitchen,
two bedrooms upstairs and a small
J O R R K K C A M P S I T E V 10 with flowers outside.
P O W T O B X U V L P U L H T
R P H M O & B J V Y U M U O A
6 Describe your best holiday ever. Where
R D Z E J B A C F I Z O Q T P
did you go? Where did you stay?
C O U N T R Y C O T T A G E M
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will for predictions: affirmative will for predictions: questions
and negative and short answers
1 Complete the sentences with the correct 3 Write complete questions. Then write
form of will. short answers.
1 Let’s stay in a youth hostel. We ’ll meet 1 people / live in apartments in the future ?(−)
(meet) people from all over the world. Will people live in apartments in the future?
2 I don’t want to go camping this weekend. I think it No, they won’t.
(rain) every day. 2 your sister / ring you later ?(+)
3 My brother (not move) to
France next year. He can’t speak French.
3 I / enjoy myself at the party ?(+)
4 Some of my friends think they
(be) famous tennis players in the future.
4 we / cook our own meals at the youth hostel ?(+)
5 Go on a city break! I’m sure you
(see) lots of interesting things.
6 In the future, there (not be) 5 there / concerts in 2050 ? (−)
any car parks because we (not
have) cars. 6 theme parks / be popular in the future ?(−)

2 Complete the sentences with the correct

form of will and the verbs in the box. 4 Complete the questions with will and
be have (x2) look for need stay use the verbs in the box.
be go live study work
We asked our readers, ‘What will
Amy: Where 1 will you live when
hotels be like in the future?’ Here’s
you’re older, Stef?
this week’s best answer: Stef: I’m not sure but I won’t live here.
Amy: What 2
We 1 ’ll look for (+) extreme places to at university?
visit and extreme things to do. I think Stef: Again, I’m not sure but I know I won’t
we 2 (+) in luxury hotels under study maths.
the sea. The best rooms 3 (–) Amy: Where 3 ?
views of the city but views of the sea. There Stef: I’d love to work for a charity and help others.
4 (–) any hotel receptionists,
but we 5 (+) a computer to Amy: Cool! Where 4
check in. We 6 (–) to go to the on holiday?
gym because we 7 (+) our Stef: As you know, I love travelling so I’ll visit every
own virtual trainer in the room. country in the world.
Amy: Wow! 5 rich
and famous?
Stef: No, I won’t!

5 Write your own answer to three of

Amy’s questions in exercise 4.

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Future with going to 4 Complete the dialogue with the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct Mr Shah: Don’t forget the school trip next week!
form of be. Sofia: Where 1 are we going to go (we / go)?
1 I ’m going to go for a bike ride Mr Shah: We 2 (go) to Watford,
later. (+) North London.
2 We going to have a barbecue. (–) Sofia: What 3 (we / do) there?
3 It going to be hot tomorrow. (+) Mr Shah: We 4 (visit) the Warner
4 My friends going to go to a Bros. Studio.
concert tonight. (+) Sofia: 5 (we / visit) a film studio?
5 You going to have much time to Mr Shah: Yes, we 6 . You
go sightseeing. (–) 7 (see) the place where
6 Mum going to go to they made the Harry Potter films.
work tomorrow. (–) Sofia: Cool! 8 (we / have) lunch
at home?
2 Look at the pictures and write complete
Mr Shah: No, you 9 . We
sentences with going to and the words
10 (eat) outside in the
in brackets.
picnic area. Remember to bring some lunch.
Sofia: 11 (we / play) Quidditch?
Mr Shah: Wait and see!

Present continuous for future

(go on a bus tour /
go on a bike tour)
1 He isn’t going to
go on a bus tour.
He’s going to go
on a bike tour.
(have pizza /
have noodles)
(stay on a campsite /
stay in a hotel) arrangements
2 I 5 Read Lizzie’s calendar and complete
her email with the present continuous form
of the verbs.
Monday
visit the ICC Tower( ) take a ferry trip ( )
Tuesday
catch a tram up Victoria Peak ( ) or walk up ( ) visit
the space museum ( ) or the Ocean Park theme park
(be a doctor / ( ) have dinner in Temple Street market ( )
be a dentist)

3 They 4 She
Hi Mum and Dad,
There’s so much to see and do in Hong Kong.
3 Write complete questions with going to. On Monday, we 1 ’re visiting the ICC
Then write the short answer. Tower. It’s the highest building in Hong
1 you / play tennis later ? (+) Kong and then we 2 a ferry
Are you going to play tennis later? Yes, I am. around the harbour. On Tuesday, some people
2 your sister / have a birthday party ? (–) 3 a tram up Victoria Peak,
but I 4 . In the afternoon, I
5 the Space Museum because
3 they / stay in a hotel in Rome ? (+) Paula and I 6 the Ocean Park
theme park. Then we 7 dinner
4 I / miss the train ? (–) in Temple Street night market.
Lots of love to you both,
Lizzie

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An online article fun London hasn’t got a real beach because

facts the summer, people build beaches by

it’s about 56 km from the sea, so in

the river.
Readers’ tips
three city beaches from around the world
Are you a beach person? Maybe you prefer city breaks? How about both?
We asked our readers to tell us about their favourite city beaches.

Antalya, Turkey, Erçan Kesen

When you first arrive in Antalya, you must walk around Kaleiçi, the old part of the city,
have a snack in a café and enjoy the view of the mountains. After that, go to one of the two
beaches. We’re going to spend the summer on Konyaalt beach. There’s always somewhere
to hang out because the beach is 7 km long. I think early evenings are the best time.
San Sebastian, Spain, Ane Garmendia
Many people come to my city to try the amazing food. However, I love the three
beaches. I learnt how to surf on Zurriola beach. La Concha beach is right in the middle
of the city, but I like spending the afternoon with my friends on Ondarreta beach in the
west of the city. It’s a little quieter and I think you will love it.
La Paz, Mexico, Luis Sánchez
There are nearly 500 beaches in Mexico, but one of the best is Balandra. It’s near
where I live in La Paz. In the city we have Malecón beach. You can go for a walk or
a run, go shopping and have an ice cream! I like Malecón, but I prefer Balandra. It’s
about 45 minutes away by car. I love it because the water is clear, and it’s a wonderful
place to look for marine animals.

1 Look at the title and photos and answer
the questions.
1 What have the three beaches got in common?
2 What other things do you think visitors can do in
each city?
4 Answer the questions. Is each answer a
F (fact) or O (opinion)?
1 Did a journalist write the three reviews?
No. (F – it says ‘we asked our readers …’.)
2 What is Kaleiçi?

2 Read and listen to the text. Check

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your ideas in exercise 1. 3 Is it better to go to Konyaaltı beach at 10:00 am

or 6:00 pm?
Subskill: Identifying facts and opinions
Numbers, dates and names usually refer to facts 4 What’s the food like in San Sebastian?
but adjectives like wonderful or phrases like
I think or I love it because usually indicate 5 Where’s La Concha beach?
an opinion.

3 Are the sentences from the text F (fact)
or O (opinion)? Underline the words that
helped you to decide.
1 Go to one of the two beaches.
2 The beach is about 7 km long.
3 I think you will love it.
4 It’s a wonderful place to look
for marine animals.
6 What’s the best beach near La Paz?
7 What can you find in the water in Balandra beach?
F
5 Answer the questions for you.
1 Which beach would you like to visit? Why?
2 What’s the best thing to visit in your town or city?

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will for predictions Complete the interview with one word in

each gap.
1 Complete the dialogues with the correct form
George’s granny 1 is visiting. He wants to
of will.
ask her about travel in the past for his school project.
A 1 Will you live (you / live) in a big
house when you’re older? George: Hi Granny, what 2
you doing?
No, 2 (I / not).
Granny: Waiting for your mum. She 3
B What 3 (this town / be
taking me to the station to catch my train, and I
like) in 2025?
don’t want to miss 4 .
I think there 4 (not be)
any green spaces. George: Can I ask you 5 questions
about planes in the 1970s while we wait? It’s
Future with going to for my school project.
Granny: Of course, dear.
2 Write complete sentences with going to. George: That’s great. Did you and Granddad often fly
1 I / make / a cake for my birthday 50 years 6 ?
I’m going to make a cake for my birthday.
Granny: No, we 7 . There weren’t
2 My friends / not play / basketball this weekend 8 cheap tickets. It was more
expensive 9 today.
3 Our teacher / show / us holiday photos after class George: Was it very different to today?
Granny: Yes, it was. We 10 book
4 We / not have a barbecue / next week the tickets online, we went to a shop.
We also bought 11
expensive guidebook.
3 Complete the questions with going to and the George: Really? Things were very different then. Oh
verbs in the box. Then write short answers. look, Mum’s here.
Granny: Oh great! I’m sure I 12 arrive
go have play stay on time. We can finish the interview later.

1 Is your uncle going to go

running later? No, he isn’t . Self-evaluation
2 you with a
friend after the concert? Yes, . Read the objectives for this
3 we fish and unit. How well can you now do
chips for dinner? Yes, . each one? Put a tick ( ).
4 your sister 1 I can talk about types of
volleyball on the beach? No, . holidays and holiday activities.
2 I can talk about the future
Present continuous for future using will, going to and the
arrangements present continuous.
3 I can recognise facts and
4 Complete the text with the correct present opinions in a text.
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 4 I can understand how people
On Monday, I 1 ’m meeting (meet) a friend for are feeling by listening to them.
a swim. Then on Tuesday, it’s my dad’s birthday. We 5 I can make arrangements with
2 (not have) a meal in a restaurant my friends.
because he 3 (cook). On Wednesday, 6 I can write an invitation and a
my friends and I 4 (sing) outside reply.
the shopping centre to raise money for charity.
I5 (not do) anything on Thursday. If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.

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