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LESSON 1A My name’s Hannah, not Anna

1 LISTENING & SPEAKING

a 1.2

1C 2A 3D 4 B

b
1 name 2 Sorry 3 number 4 OK 5 Hi 6 Hello 7 meet 8 My 9 Mom 10 you
11 thank 12 Fine

c
Hello = Hi My name’s = I’m Very well = Fine Thank you = Thanks Goodbye =
Bye

d 1.3
What’s your name? / What’s your phone number? / See you on Saturday. / This is
Hannah. / Nice to meet you. / How are you? / I’m very well, thank you. / Fine,
thanks.

2 GRAMMAR
a
I am Mike / My name is Hannah / You are early / It is 212-555-7894

b p. 124 – Grammar Bank 1A

Exercise 1A page 125

a 1 are 2 is 3 are 4 is 5 am 6 is 7 are 8 is 9 is 10 am
b 1 It’s… 2 They’re… 3 I’m… 4 You’re…
c 1 He’s … 2 We’re… 3 She’s … 4 It’s …

c 1.6
d 1.7
3 PRONUNCIATION

a 1.8
b p.166 Sound Bank
c 1.9
airport - computer - email – karate – hotel – museum – salad – tennis – pasta –
Internet - basketball - sandwich
d
food – salad, pasta , sandwich.
technology – computer, email , internet
sports – karate, tennis, basketball
places – airport, hotel, museum

4 VOCABULARY
a
b p. 148 Vocabulary Bank (parts 1 and 2)
1.10
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday , Saturday, Sunday
1.11
3 three 5 five 7 seven 11 eleven 12 twelve 15 fifteen 18 eighteen 20 twenty
c 1.12
d personal answer

5 LISTENING & SPEAKING

a 1.13
1 sandwich bar 2 school 3 airport 4 taxi 5 hotel 6 museum
b
1 sandwich bar - 7 dollars 20 cents
2 school - Classes on Tuesday and Thursday
3 airport - Gate number 9
4 taxi - 16 Manchester Road
5 hotel – Room 12
6 museum – Closed on Mondays

c 1.14
1 Nice to meet you. 2 It’s ____ 3 My name’s____ / I’m ____ 4 It’s ____ 5 Bye /
Goodbye / See you. 6 You too 7 Nice to meet you, Anna. 8 Fine, thanks. / Fine,
thank you.
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LESSON 1 B All over the world

1 VOCABULARY
a personal answer . Eg: Canada, Brazil, England, Mexico, etc.

b p. 149 Vocabulary Bank The world

1 Continents
1.15
a 4 Africa 5 Asia 6 Australia 3 Europe 1 North America 2 South America

2 Countries and Nationalities

1.16
8 England 7 Ireland 9 Spain 13 Turkey 6 Chile 11 Germany 3 Mexico 18
South Korea 2 The United States 5 Brazil 1 Canada 15 Iran 12 Italy 4 Peru
14 Russia 16 China 20 Japan 19 Vietnam 10 France 17 Thailand
c 1.17
d Quiz
1 a Peru b Vietnam c Ireland d Turkey e Iran
2 a the US b China c Russia d the UK e Japan
3 a Spain b South Korea c Italy d Mexico
4 a Japanese b Argentinian c Canadian d Brazilian
1.18
5 a Mexican b British c American d French
1.19
6 a Spanish b Chinese c Turkish d Russian

2 PRONUNCIATION

a 1.20
b 1.21
c p.166 Sound Bank

3 GRAMMAR
a 1.22
The people are from Argentina, Australia and the US.
b Dialogue 1
B No, I’m not Mexican. I’m Argentinian.
A Where are you from in Argentina?
B I’m from Cordoba.

Dialogue 2
A Where are you from?
B I’m from Australia, from Darwin.
A Where’s Darwin? Is it near Sydney?
B No, it isn’t.
A Is it nice?
B Yes, it is.

Dialogue 3
A Where are you from?
A Are you on vacation?
C No, we aren’t. We’re students.
c
d p.124 Grammar Bank 1B
Exercise 1B page 125
a 1 I’m not American. 2 They aren’t Brazilian. 3 It isn’t in South America. 4
You aren’t French
b 1 Am I in room 10? Yes, you are. 2 Is it Italian? No, it isn’t. 3 Are they
students? No, they aren’t. 4 Is he from the US? Yes, he is. 5. Are you sure? No,
I’m not.
c 1’s 2 Are 3’m 4 Are 5’m 6 Is 7 isn’t 8’s 9 Are 10’m

e 1.24

4 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING

a 1.25
b do it by yourself

5 VOCABULARY
a

b p 148 Vocabulary Bank - Part 3

1.26
21 30 35 40 43 50 59 60 67 70 72 80 88 90 94 100
c 1.27
25 33 49 50 66 78 81 99

d
6 LISTENING
a 1.28

b 1.29
1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b
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LESSON 1C Open your books, please

1 VOCABULARY
a
4 board 6 chair 7 computer 9 desk 1 door 3 picture 8 table 5 wall 2
window
b 1.31
c p.150 Vocabulary Bank
1.32
Classroom Language
a The teacher says
6 Open your books, please 10 Go to page 84 12 Do exercise a 4 Read the text
13 Look at the board 11 Close the door 1 Work in pairs 9 Answer the questions
8 Listen and repeat 5 Stand up 2 Sit down 7 Turn off your cell phone 3 Please
stop talking.

a You say
1.33
19 Sorry, can you repeat that, please? 14 Sorry I’m late 18 I don’t understand 15
Can I have a copy, please? 22 How do you spell it? 17 I don’t know 21 Excuse-
me, what’s … in English? 20 Can you help me, please? 16 What page is it?

d 1.34
Stand up / Sit down / Open your books / Go to page 12 / Look at exercise 1b / Close
your books / Listen and repeat, “Nice to meet you.” / Answer the question “Where
are you from?”

2 PRONUNCIATION
a 1.35
b 1.36
OK = yes, fine CNN = Cable News Network MTV= Music Television BBC =
British Broadcasting Corporation USB = Universal Serial Bus DVD = Digital
Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc BMW = Bayerische Motoren Werke (Bavarian
Motor Works) ATM = Automated Teller Machine
c 1.37
AHJK / BCDEGPTVZ/ FLMNSX/IY/ O/QUW/R
 d 1.38
1E 2J 3Q 4C 5V 6M 7V 8Y
e

3 LISTENING & SPEAKING

a 1.39
First name: Darly
Last name: Bezerra
Country: Brazil
City: Rio
Age: 20
Address: 350 Avenida Princesa Isabel
Zip Code: 22011-010
Email: dbezerra@mail.com
Phone number: 55 219 560733
Cell number: 970-555-3784

b 1.40
1 first 2 What’s 3 How 4 from 5 How 6 What’s 7 What’s 8 email 9 phone
number
c

4 GRAMMAR
a
1 you / I 2 your / My

b p. 124 Grammar Bank 1C

Exercise on page 125- 1C
a 1 Their 2 Her 3 Our 4 its 5 your 6 His 7 My 8 your 9 Her 10 Our
b 1 Her 2 their 3 your 4 your 5 Our 6 she 7 He 8 his 9 My 10 She

c 1.42

Listen and Repeat

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PRACTICAL ENGLISH – ARRIVING IN LONDON

1 VOCABULARY in a hotel
a
3 reception 5 the elevator 1 a single room 4 a double room 2 the first floor

b 1.43

2 INTRODUCTION - video
a 1.44
1T 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F
b
3 The name of his magazine is London 24 seven.
4 She is American.
6 It’s her first time in the UK.

3 CHECKING IN - video

a 1.45
1. Z-I-E-L-I-N-S-K-I 2. 306

b
R= Can you spell it?
R= Thank you. Can you sign here, please? Thank you. Here’s your key. It’s room
306, on the third floor. The lift is over there.

c 1.46

g 1.47

h
1. Can I have my key, please? / Can I have the key to room X, please?
2. Can I have my passport, please?
3. Can I have a map of London, please?
4. Can I have a pen, please?
4 JENNY TALKS TO ROB - video
a 1.48

1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F

b
1 Jenny has tea.
3 The waitress is Hungarian.
4 Rob calls Jenny.
6 Their meeting is at 9:00
c 1.49
d
I’m here on business. Jenny
I’m from New York. What about you? Jenny
No problem. The waitress
Is that Jennifer? Rob
That’s perfect. Jenny
It’s time for bed. Jenny

e 1.50

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