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VOCABUL Y1
Chris Barker
PENGUIN
ENGLISH
Contents Pages
Unit Introduction
4-5
Saying hello a nd goodbye; Introducing yourself a nd other people; Personal details; Tlfles; Friends; British I American WOf"d list
2
5 - 8 Test yaurself 2
12-\7
family
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10
18-23
Age ; Hair ~; Hoir colour; Eye ccOOur; Shades of colour; Height; Measurement of he ight; Measurement of weight; Build
24-29
House and home
Description; Rooms I areas; My room ; Locat ion: prepositions
30-3\
I - 4 Test l1Qurself \ Test exercises 1 - 5
5
32-37
Days; Months; Years; Dates; Sea sons; Time prepositio ns; Time adverbials; Times
6
38-43
Ufeathome
Before school; After school; Adverbs a nd
phrases of frequency; Jobs ar ou nd the
house; Pets; Meals at school and at home
7 _ School = :=...
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Main school subjects in UK schools; People;
Exams; Non-lesson time; Afte r-schoof
act ivities and dubs; School rooms a nd places
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Food and drink
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50 - 55
Sport / AdMty; Penon; Spom ....,ts;
Winning a nd losing
70-75
Basic food; Drinks ; Fruit; Vegetobtes; Meet;
Prepe-ed food
12
Cauntrles, nallanalltles and 76 - 8\ lanquQQes Some countries and nation alities: Europe ; Euro pe I Asio; Midd le East and Asia; North Americo; Central America; South America; Africa ; Australosta; The twelve most wKIe1y spoke n languages
9 -12 Test yourself 3
Time
58-63
CO&OUrs; Shades; Clothes and footwear; 1\:"" of clothes; Style
Life stages; 's
4
Free lime
Activities; Talking about post octMties; Music:; Muslcol instru ments
Male and female ; Fomity members;
3 Describing people: age _ ....;;a"nd ", appearance
56-57
Test exercises 1 - 5
6-11
Meellng I!!!Qple
Pag es
Unit
82-83
Test exercises 1 - 5
Reference
84-87
The English a lpha bet; Heig ht a nd weight ; Numbe rs; Some basic spelling rule s; British and American Eng lish
self assessment and proqress check
Answer key (Centro l pcll-cct section)
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Meeting people Translate the words and phrases. Saying hello and goodbye Informal Hi. Hello.
Bye! See you.
See you lofer.
See you soon.
See you tomorrow.
Formal Good morning. Good afternoon . Good evening. Goodnight. Goodbye.
A: How are you? B: Fine, thanks. / I'm OK, thanks. And you? A: Mm, not too good. / Mm, nof great B: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. A: How are things? B: Fine, thanks. / Not bod, thanks.
Introducing yourself and other people Informal My nome's (John).
Formal A: Let me introduce (Moria) .
I'm (John).
B: Pleased to meet you.
This is (Mario) .
C: Pleased to meet you, too .
A: Nice to meet you.
Welcome to {London).
B: Nice to meet you, too .
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Personaldetails
Titles
First name(s} Surname
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Mole / Female Address
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Street Town / City Postcode
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Dote of bi rth
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Phone number Mobile phone number
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e-mail address
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Mr Mrs Miss Ms
Male Mr adult men
Female Mrs married women Miss unmarried (single) women Ms married or unmarried women
Friends She's my best friend. He's my penfriend. We're good friends. We're in the same class at school. We're classmates. We're neighbours. I know him / her welL I don't know him / her very well. I don't get on very well with him / her. We get on very / really well. We don't get on very well. What's your surname? Could you spell that, please? Could you repeat that, please? Yoo can callme Miss Tracy Bradshaw (,/) or Miss Bradshaw (,/ ) bat not Miss Tracy ~).
You can canme Wayne Connolly (,/) or Wayne (,/) bat not Mr Wayne ~). Yoa can callmyDad Mr Connolly
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surname postcode mobile phone penfriend gel on
last name zip code cellphone pen pol gel along
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Complete the conversations.
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They're very import ant! Who are they?
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Good rnorninq. .everyone. Mmm, not great.
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Hello. Pleased to meet you. See you later.
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Goodnight.
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Draw lines to link the personal details. First name
Bradshaw
Surname
[email protected]
Date of birth
12, Rose Street
Street
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Town / City
13 April 1989
Posfcode
Milton Keynes
Phone number
Tracy
e-mail address
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Put the words in the right order. Start with the word in the centre of each circle.
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7 i Read about Alex. Then complete your personal details and introduce yourself.
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Sa Put the missing phrases in Conversation 1 or 2. Fine, thanks. I'm Rosa. Pleased to meet you, too.
Hello, Mark. Hi. How are you?
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Hello. Pleased to meet you.
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Hi. . This is my friend. Hello Hi, I'm Jock.
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You are with Simon, your English penfriend. You meet one of your classmates in the street. Write the conversation. You
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Classmate You Simon C1cissmate
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Family Translate the words and phrases. Male and female boy
girl
man
woman
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(plural : women)
Family members Male / Female
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Female
grandfather
grandmother
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grandparent
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granddaughter
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husband
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son
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nephew
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mother
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guard ian
halfsister
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life stages baby
parent
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Roberto is Tommaso's fat ner.
Tommaso is Anno's brother.
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grandmother
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Male / Female
guardian
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Who are Wayne's relations? 1
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How good is your memory? You have one minute to read about Shamina and Jonathon on page 13. Now write sentences about Shamina and Jonathon. Don't look at page 13.
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Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
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Describing people: age and appearance
Translate the words and phrases.
Age middle-aged old
young
in her teens
in his twenties
Howald are you?
I'm 14. / I'm 14 years old.
He's in his twenties.
She's in her thirties.
Hair length
Eye colour
short medium length long
blue brown grey green
Hair colour
Shades of colour
brown black fair blonde red grey white
dark light
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quite
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He's not very old.
She's quite old.
Her heir's very long.
What does he / she look like?
What's her hair like?
She's got dark brown hair.
What colour hair has he got?
He's got short, fair hair.
What colour eyes has she got?
She's got light blue eyes.
They're a sort of greenish brown.
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Height
Measurement of weight
toll of medium height short
kilo stone pound
Measurement of height metre centimetre foot (plural: feet) inch (plural : inches) 1 metre
= 3.28 feet
1 centimetre 1 foot
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= 12 inches
See page 84 (or height and weight abbreviations.
Build small big slim of medium build well-built muscular How He's He's He's He's
See page 86 (or the British / American word list.
toll is he? (quite) tall. of medium height. (quite) short. about 1 metre 75.
How much do you weigh? I weigh about 50 kilos .
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1 I Describe the age group of these people. 1 She's about 43 or 44. She's in her forties. 2 He's 52. 3 She's 16. 4 He's about 27 or 28 . 5 She's 3.
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How good is your moths? Use the information on page 19 to find the answers to the quiz.
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6 I Write details about yourself in the chart. Then choose two members of your family or two friends end write in their details.
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Use the information from the chart in exercise 6 to write a description of yourself and of one of the other people. (age and height) (build and weight) (hair length and colour) (eye colour)
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Write five quiz questions about your favourite pop star or sports star to ask a friend.
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House and home Translate the words and phrases. Description large small
flat block (of flats) house
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12 garage
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bed room
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spare room
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My room armchair bed blinds bookcase bookshelf (plural: bookshelves)
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ceiling chair chest of drawers computer cupboard curta ins desk door duvet floor lamp mirror notice board photo picture poster radiator radio rug shelf sound system table telephone
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See page 86 for the British / American word list.
I live in George Street. My Aat is above a shop . My house is near a small pork.
It's got three bedrooms.
It hasn't got a garden.
My room is at the front of the flat.
What's your room like?
It's quite big. .
I share my room with my sister.
There's a desk ' under the window.
There are some posters on the walls .
There are some blinds at the window.
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Use the words in the circle to describe where you live.
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I put my clothes!
Write soon.
81i Now draw the room. Write a description of your room for William. Use prepositions (in, next to, etc.) to say exactly where things are.
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
Words
Expressions
1 2
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1
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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2
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3
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Test yourself 1 (Units 1 to 4)
Mymarlc _ _
How much can you remember?
60 1
I Write the words in the corred groups.
Colours
6
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11
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12
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13
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14 15
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3
Furniture
Height, weight and build
Family members 1 2
short slim tall uncle white
muscular nephew notice board parent red
cupboard doughter desk green large
bed block blue choir cousin
4
9
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10
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2
I Match the questions to the answers.
o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
How oN. are you? How t.. are you? How much do you w What colour are your e What colour is your h What's your ph . . .. .. .. .. . .. What's your p ? What's your e- .... . . . . . . .. . .. . .
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[email protected] c) light blue d) 10 st. e) 5'11" ~ black
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3 I Use the word in blue with one of the other words to make a sentence.
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posters block bedroom balcony
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short house hall hair 2
lamp sister shelf son
3
blinds window wardrobe wall
4
qu ite toll teenager table
5
small green garden grey (5 marks)
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l4a Complete the phrases in box A using the words in box B. box A
room ....... ............
0 the living
1 a wastepaper ....... .......... . ................ 2 quite ................. 3 in front 4 a chest of ......... ..... ... 5 the ground ....... ....... .....
5 Complete the dialogue. Sam
Hi, Joe.
box B
Joe
Hi, Sam. This is Gino.
drawers room of aged bin old height floor flats system
Sam
Hello. N(<;~. tq.rr!?:~t .Y.C?'!..... 0
Gina Nice to meet you, too .
Sam
So, how
Joe
Fine,. . .. .. .. . .. . . And
. ......... . . .. •... •.. ... ... ...... 2?
Sam
Mm,
Joe
Oh, I'm What's the matter?
Sam
I've got problems with my gi rlfriend.
Joe
Your girlfriend?
Sam
Yes, Rebecca Sharp. You don't know her.
My grandfather is eighty-two, so he's
Joe
What does
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She's quite tall and
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6 a block of 7 medium 8 a sound 9 middle
.... ... . . . ... .. ..
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(9 marks)
14b Use the phrases from exercise 4a to complete the description.
0
now. He's tall and slim.
1.
She's also quite slim.
She's of
Joe
z.
Sam They live in
3
on
is quite large. There's a TV and
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4
5?
Sam ... You see, there's a girl in my nice. She's got long blonde • ••••••• ••• ••••••• •• •• • 7 and blue eyes. We 8 really well.
4
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closs, Mondy Palmer. She's very
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• ••••• •••••••••• •• • • • • • 6 light brown hair and green eyes. She's in Mrs Price's class.
My grandmother is fifty-two, so she's •
I?
in there. There's a
kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. The
Joe
small bedroom is where I sleep when I stay
Sam ...
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• •• • • • 7
the bed there's
Gina I know Rebecca. I know her very • •. .. . . . .. .. • . • .• .. . .• • 9. In fad, she's my 10 friend.
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for my clothes.
Sam Oh ...
with them. There's a bed, and
There's a desk with Q computer on it and 9 ... ......... .......... .. ... .......
Joe
• • • . • . • . .•• • •• •• • • ••••• 11
lofer,
Sam.
(ll marks) (9 marks) Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Test yourself 1
Time
Translate the words and phrases. Days
Months
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Years 2002
Two thousand and two
1999
Nineteen ninety-nine
Seasons
Dates
spring summer autumn winter
We use ordinal numbers for dotes, e.g. 1". 2 nd , 3 rd , 41h . Dotes can be written and spoken in different ways.
wri"en
spoken
1sf May May 1sl
the first of May May the first
,.
Time adverbials
Time prepositions on April 4th on Monday in 2002 in the morning in the afternoon in the evening in (the) summer at 7.30 at night at the weekend
See page 84 for a list of ordinal numbers.
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. . . . . . . . . .
tomorrow yesterday tomorrow morning yesterday afternoon lost night next week next year last week last year
Times
one o'clock
two o'clock
f ive past two
a quarter past two
twenty past two
half past two
twenty-five to three
a quarter to three
ten to three
three o'clock
midday / noon midnight a.m . in the morning p.m . in the afternoon / evening / at night (Excuse me,) what time is it?
It's half post two.
What time does the film start?
It storts at seven o'clock.
What time do you get up?
When were you born?
When's your birthday?
It's on August l S'".
See page 86 for the British / American word list.
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Complete the days of the week.
abc
I:B
;2 0 1 Complete the ordinal numbers in the box.
nan
12 b Write the words from exercise 20 next to the numbers. Then write the abbreviations, as dotes.
Numbers
Words
Dates
eleventh f if t e nth twent - -se - ond
1 2 3 4
.
fo r t e nth twent - -fo - rth sen d th rd t h rteent fo r t twel th twent -f st fit -
5 11
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st
twent
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rd
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11
Complete the months in the crossword. Then number them from 1 to 1 2 to show their order.
N
o
V
E
u
M
B E R
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12 13
L
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4
Write these dates as you would say them.
Monday, the first of January
Thur 2 AUG
50 Complete the clues to find the mystery word. mystery word ,
- _ ----.. ....---.......
1 W
1 There are seven days in it. 2 9 a .m .
2
= nine
in . . . morn ing
3 I can't see you this week, but I can see you ... week .
3
4 7.00 = seven
4
0' .. .
5 Between afternoon and night
5
6
6 See you . . . Saturday.
7
7 It's in the middle of the week.
51) Make up your own clue for the mystery word.
6 1 2
3 4
5
How do you say these times?
2315 0910 1345 0130 1935
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Write the answers as you would say them.
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PITT, BRAD. Actor. (b. Dec 18th, 1963)
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When were you born?
3
At what time and in which part of the day (morning, afternoon, evening, night) were you born?
4
What's tomorrow's date?
5
What was yesterday's date?
6
What is next year?
.
8 ; Complete the questions and answers.
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Bring a friend! Love Karen
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Is Karen's party on Saturday?
2
Is it on 1st September?
3
Is it a special birthday?
4
5
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At 7.30.
? At midnight.
9a Write the names of the seasons. Then write the name of one month in each season. Season
Month
winter
91i Which is your favourite season?
.
Why?
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize. Words 1
.
Expressions 1
2 3
.
. .
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
. .. .. . . . .
2
.
3
..
4
.
5
.
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Life at home
Translate the words and phrases.
Before scho!!!.. 1get up at (7 o'clock) .
I have a shower / both.
I have 0 wash .
I brush my teeth.
I get dressed.
I lis1en to the radio.
I pack my bog.
I leave home at (8.30 a.m.).
I wolk to school.
I cycle to school.
I get 0 lift to school.
I get the bus to school .
After school I get home. I do my homework. I watch Tv. take the dog for a walk. ploy football. ploy computer games. play the guitar. point. make things . read. phone my friends. check my e-mail. send e-mails. surf the net. go skateboarding. go out with friends. I go to bed . I stay up lote,
Adverbsand phrasesof frequency never
not very often
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sometimes
. .. ,.
often
usually
o lot most evenings more than once a week
always
. . .
Jobs around the house tidy my room.
clean the bathroom.
do the vacuuming.
do the washing-up.
do the shopping .
do odd jobs.
make my bed.
load the dishwasher.
empty the dishwasher.
put the pots away.
put the rubbish out.
loy the table .
feed the cot.
don't do anything.
Pets
Meals at school and 01 home
cot
, have breakfast.
kitten
I have a snack.
dog
I have lunch .
puppy
I have teo.
parrot
I have dinner.
canary
I have supper.
rabbit hamster
.
.
gumea pig
goldfish
See page 86 for the British / American word list.
What time do you get up?
What do you do to help around the house?
How often do you listen to the radio?
What do you like doing after school?
I always have dinner at half post seven.
I usually walk to school.
I'm never late.
I like taking the dog for a walk .
I don't mind doing the washing-up.
I hate tidying my room.
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I n the morning ... 1 1 Complete the sentences using the verbs in the box.
I brush 1 2
3 4
pack
get
have
leave
I
I !~9.v.~ ....... .. home. I ... ... ...... ' " up. I .... .......... . my teeth. I ............... breakfast.
S 6 7
I
.4' . . . . . . . ......
I
r' . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
I ... ..... ....... I .. ..... ...... ....
dressed .
my bag for school.
a wash /
a shower.
2 1Write the activities in exercise 1 in the order you usually do them. Say what time you do them. 1 .~ Sift. '!P. ~~ .~ ..~?: 2
.
5
6
3
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4
.
7
:3 0! Complete sentences 1 to 8 using the words in the boxes. Add times where necessary. breakfast listen to always pock
a shower have never leave
get up the bus a lift get
dressed usually the train cycle
sometimes watch walk ~
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1 2 3 4 S 6 7 B
at about
a.m.
before breakfast.
in the kitchen.
the radio in the morning .
TY.
my school bag after breakfast.
home at o.m ,
to school.
How well do you know your best friend?
Write eight similar sentences about your best friend. Then ask him / her to
check if you were right.
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In the afternoon and evening ... 4
Tick the box which is correct for you. always 1
I watch TV
2
I listen to music.
3
I play computer games.
4
I send e-mails.
5
I go for a long walk.
6
I do my homework.
7
I make dinner.
usually
often
sometimes
never
Read about Zoe's afternoons and evenings. Then write about what you do after school. 8 o'clock. Then I have dinner. After that, I watch TV or play computer games . I often phone my friends. I never go to bed before 9.30. I always read in bed.
When I get home from school , I always have a snack. I sometimes go out and play volleyball with my friends. I usually do my homework from about 6 o'clock to
6 Find ten pets in the wordsearch. Then write them under the clues. r-o.
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4
It's furry. It's got green eyes. The sound it makes is 'miaou'.
B 5
5
It's the same as 4, but it's very young.
6
It's light brown and it likes running in the wheel in its cage. It's about 10 cm long.
7
It's usually friendly. The sound it makes is 'woof woof'.
8
It's the same as 7, but it's very young.
9
It lives in water and it's gold and yellow.
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T
T E N V
P ........ G R A B B I
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It's black, wh ite and brown and it's small.
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It's red, blue and yellow and it talks.
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E T a A c A N A R Y E L P A R R 0 T B R I
3
It's small and yellow and it sings.
. 10 It's got long ears, and it likes lettuce.
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7
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Circle a, b, or c.
G
SURVEY
How often do you ••• help around the house? a) most days
b) once or twice a week
c) never
b) once a week
c) never
b) two or three evenings a week
c) n01 very often
b) not very often
c) never
b) every day
c) never
tidy your room? 0) more than once a week
go out with friends?
a) a lot stay up after midnight?
0) most nights play a sport?
0) two or three times a week
paint, make something, play on instrument or do something creative? a) every doy
b) sometimes
c) never
Write a profile of yourself using your answers to exercise 7. Add more information or a comment to every answer.
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2 3
4 S 6
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Score
b) 3
c) 0 c) 0 c) 1
bJ 3 b) 3
cJ2 c) 0
b) 2
c) 0
bJ 2 b) 2
16 to 18 6 to 15 1 to 5
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You're too good to be true! Relax! You're just right. You aren't perfect, but who wants to be perfect? You enjoy yourself and you're good with other people. Come onl You ca n't be untidy, lazy and unfriendly. Be more positive about yourself!
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize. Words 1
.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
. . . . . . . .
10
..
Expressions 1
.
2
.
3
.
4
.
5
.
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7
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Circle a, b, or c.
G
SURVEY
How often do you ... help around the house?
0) most days
b) once or twice a week
c) never
b) once a week
c) never
tidy your room?
0) mo re than once a week go out with friends?
0) a lot
b) two or three evenings
0
week
c) not very often
stay up after midnight?
0) most nights
b) not very often
c) never
b) every day
c) never
play a sport?
0) two or three times a week
paint, make something, play an instrument or do something creative?
0) every day
b) sometimes
c) never
Write a profile of yourself using your answers to exercise 7. Add more information or a comment to every answer.
I...... help around..... the....... house once. ..... or........ twice....... a week. ............ . .... ........ . ... . .......... ... .. .... ...... .......... ...... ... . ........ (Extra .... information) I empty the dishwasher put ..the pots..away. ....... ........ .. ..... ..... ................ ... ... ......and ......... . ......... ... ... ....... ... .................
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(Comment) .I....... hate... tidying room! ................ ..........my ...... ......... ............ ........... . .................... ..... ..... ~~
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1 8b~ Now find out what sort of person you are!
Analysis 1
0) 3 0) 3
2 3
0)2
4 S 6
0) 0 0) 2 0) 3
Score
b) b) b) b) b) b)
2 2
3 3 3 2
c) 0 c) 0 c) 1 c) 2 c) 0 c) 0
16 to 18
You're too good to be true! Relax!
6 to 15
You're just right. You aren't perfect, but who wants to be perfect? You enjoy yourself and you're good with other people.
1 to 5
Come on ! You can't be untidy, lazy and unfriendly. Be more positive about yourself!
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Wr ite ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize. Words 1 2
. .
3
.
Expressions 1
.
2
..
4
.
5 6
. .
3
.
7
.
4
.
8
.
9
.
5
.
10
.
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School
Translate the words and phrases.
Exams
Main school subjects in UK schools Art Art and Design Cit izenship Design and Technology (D & T) Dra ma Eng lish Language English Literature Geography Histo ry Home Economics Information Technology (IT) Maths Modern Languages (e.g. French, German, Spanish ) Mus ic Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE I Physical Education (PEJ Rel ig ious Studies (RSJ Science (Physics, Bio logy, Chemistry)
. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .
People teacher head teache r deputy head head of department secretary caretaker cleaner pupil student Boosl Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 7
. . . .. . . . . .
end-of-term exams tests ma rks results
Non-lesson time reg istra tio n assemb ly break lunchtime detentio n
After-school activities and clubs In addition to subjects on the timetable, most secondary schools in Britain offer a variety of things to do after school. arts and crafts ba sketball chess cho ir dance drama film football ho mework IT jazz band orchestra photography pottery rugby self-defence
swrrnrnrnq tennis volleyba ll
. . . .
School rooms and places classroom
canteen
computer room
hall
art room
gym
music room
changing rooms
laboratory
football pitch
lib ra ry
playground
cafeteria
staff room
Lessons are fifty minutes long.
My favourite subject is English .
I'm good at History.
I'm no good at Art.
I'm interested in photography.
We have double Art on Wednesdays.
I'm in the football team .
I do pottery after school on Thursdays.
I go to orchestra practice on Mondays.
I stay late on Fridays because I do drama.
See pages 86 - 87 for the British / American word list.
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Look at Jack's timetable and answer the questions. 1 What do these abbreviations
stand for?
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JACK MOSELY ---_....-..... _.......'.'_............... -..... -..---
Man Tues Wed Thurs
Fri
.
PE
Assembly
8.20
RS
D & T
am
Registration
PSHE
8.40
2 Find words which describe the
following times :
am
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~
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~-s
0) when everybody in the school is in the school hall
~~~IJ!~!y. b) when the teacher checks thot all students are ot school
.
c) when the students stop work for twenty minutes d) when the students have
0
meal
9.45
am
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3 Which language does Jack study, in addition to English?
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am
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11.05
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Write your school timetable in English.
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What are the differences between your timetable and Jack's?
1.10
Lunchtime
2.05
Registration
pm
We don't do (school subjects) But we do (other school ~ ubjects)
pm
We don't have (registration, assembly)
2.20 But we have
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pm
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Label the plan of Jack's school. The words you need are in the box, but the letters are jumbled. far orom abrolaytor ymg
frempuco moor efrecetie granyploud
sicum omor fatsf moro
rarbily
lolh
1 hall
6
2
7
3
4
9
5
Draw a plan of part of your school and label it. Add the names of the head teacher, the deputy head, the school secretary and the head of the English department.
St Luke's School Mobl'rl.~o
Head teacher
Mrs Diane
Deputy bead School secreta ry Head of English
Mr James Richardson Miss Ann Bennett
Ms Fiona Hartley
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Read the information about schools in England. Then make a chart for the subjects you study between the ages of five and sixteen. Describe the tests you have to toke.
Subiects pupils have to study
= c:=J
PRIMARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Key Stage 1 Ages 5-7
Key Stage 3 Ages 11-14
Key Stage 2 Ages 7-11
Key Stage 4 Ages 14-16
English Mathematics Science Physical education Design and technology Information technology A modern foreign language History Geog raphy Music Art Citizenship .-
Schools organize their own timetables, and can decide what other subjects.to teach their pupils .
National tests and examinations pupils have to take There are national tests for 7-, 11- and 14-year-olds in English and Mathematics. Pupils aged 11 and 14 also have tests in Science. Most 16-year-olds take the GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) exam in several subjects (usually between five and ten).
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Put these after-school activities and clubs into groups. Tick (w") the ones you do and double tick (.I w") the ones you'd like to do. arts and crafts basketball chess club choir computer club football French film club jazz band orchestra photography club pottery salsa club Spanish club swrrnrnmq tennis volleyball
sports and games
music and dance
basketball
choir
CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES
practical and creative skills
languages
arts and crafts
French film club
Complete Joanne's account of her school.
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I go to Chadworth School. It's a s ~ oS.2 ~ ~..E..!'..1 1 school with 950 students aged eleven to eighteen. It's a mixed school , but boys and girls have separate 1 z. The teachers say we get better exam r 3 that way. My favourite subjects are French and Spanish. I love I 4 . And rm
really interested in the cinema, so I go to f 5 club every Thursday. Tm from a large family and we live in a small flat. It's difficult to concentrate on your work there. so I sometimes go to h 6 club after school. rm not very sporty, but we've got a great pool at the school so I go to s 7 club on Saturdays.
Write ten words and five expressions yo u are going to memorize.
Words
Expressions
1 2 3
. . .
4
.
5 6 7 8 9
. . ..
10
1
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Sport
Translate the words and phrases.
Person
Sport/Activity
Play
I play football
football
footballer
American football
footballer
badminton
badminton player
baseball
baseball player
basketball
basketball player
cricket
cricketer
golf
.
golfer
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hockey player
ice hockey
.
hockey playe r
rugby
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rugby player
squash
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squash player
table tennis (ping pong)
.
table tenn is player
tennis
.
tennis player
field hockey
Do
I do gymnastics
gymnastics
gymnast
athletics
athlete
aerobics
'I do aerobics'
yoga
'1do yoga'
weightlifting
weightlifter
Go
I go canoeing
canoeing
canoeist
rock climbing
rock climber
motor racing
racing driver
Go
I go riding or I ride
riding
rider
cycling
cyclist
running
runner
sailing
sailor
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Sport/Activity
Person
(Go) skiing
skier
surfing
surfer
swrrnrrunq
windsurfing
swimmer
windsurfer
ice skating
ice skater
fishing
'I fish'l'l go fishing'
I box
boxing
boxer
diving
diver
scuba diving rowing
scuba diver
rower
Sports events
Winning and losing
game
gold medal
match
silver medal
competition
bronze medal
championship
cup
tournament
to come first / last
the Olympics the World Cup
to be the wi nner / loser
the Cup Final
to be the runner-up
I'm quite a good swimmer.
I'd like to go skiing.
I'm quite sporty.
I'd like to try windsurfing.
I'm not very fit.
Bring your swimming gear.
I'm not very good 01 diving.
Which football team do you support?
I can swim but I can't dive.
I'm an Arsenal fan.
I'm not very keen on sport.
They lost the match by fwo goals to one.
I like watching motor racing.
She won a gold medal.
For sports clothes, see Fashion, page 64. See page 87 for the British / American word list.
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sports which you play with a ball only
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·................................................................................................................. . Sa Read the interviews. Then cover them and answer the questions. Journalist Hannah Journalist Hannah Journalist Hannah Journalist David Journalist David Journalist David 1 2 3 4
Hannah, you're quite sporty, aren't you?
Yes, I suppose I am . I go swimming twice a week. And I do
a donee closs when I've got time. Do you ploy any boll games? Yes, I ploy football every Saturday. We won lost Saturday's game 3-0! Well donel Are there any sports you'd like to try? Yes, I'd like to try windsurfing. Are you sporty, David?
Well , not really. I quite enjoy swimming, but that 's about all.
Do you like watching sport?
Yes, I like watch ing motor racing on TV. And I went to Monzo in Northern
Italy lost year. It was really exciting.
Are there any sports you'd like to try?
I'd like to try scuba diving.
Are Hannah and David both good at sports? What does David think of motor racing? What did Hannah do last Saturday? Which waters ports would Hannah and David like to try?
.. .. .. ..
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6 i Answer the clues to complete the sports crossword. Across 1 7
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Who's your favourite tennis. .. ? (6) I'd like . . . try bungee jumping (2) It's a sport in which people fight each othe r. (6) She's . . . excellent athlete. (2) I usually go swimming . . . Tuesdays. (2)
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Wh ich sports are you good .. . ? (2) Paul, can . . . dive? (3) You play it with a boll like this. (5) Sorry, William isn't here. He's . .. fishing . (4) I've got tickets for the Cup . . . (5)
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You score baskets in this game. (1 0) The top Olympic medal. (4) Running, high jump, long jump, etc. (9) You need one of these for this sport.
(8)
Do you think rock climbing is difficult or . . . ?(4) 18 I'm not very keen ... sport. (2) 21 Fishing is a quiet activity; motor racing is ... (5) 22 You need a boat for this sport. (7) 24 It's white, and you need if for skiing . (4J 25 I can't go swimming. I haven't got my .. . (= swimming costume, towel, goggles) (4) 28 To swim well, you need strong arms and .. . (4) 29 Do you ... go cycling at weekends? (4) 31 We scored three goals and the other team scored two. We won by . . . goal. (3)
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Read this profile of Dennis Bergkamp. Then write a profile of a sports star.
Name Nickname
Sport Team Did you know?
Recent achievements
Dennis Bergkamp 'The non-flying Dutchman' Football Arsenal He speaks four languages. He won't fly anywhere. That's why his nickname is 'The non-flying Dutchman'. He played in the Dutch team in Euro 2000. They reached the semi-finals.
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
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Test yourself 2 (Units 5 to 8) Mymark: _ _
How much can you remember?
60 1 I Complete the expressions with in, on or at. in .. t he mornmg . ..... night .. .. .. . the weekend .. .. .. . the summer
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Complete these sentences about life at home. Think of phrases to do with: • what you do before school • what you do after school
• meals • jobs around the house
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Free time
Translate the words and phrases. Activities
go shopping go rollerblading go skateboarding go clubbing go to a football match go to 0 friend's house go to a disco go to a concert go to a party go to the beach go 10 the cinemo go to the theatre go to the pork go to the (swimming) pool go to see a film go to see a bond go out with friends go out with a boyfriend / girlfriend go out for a meal go out dancing play on the computer play computer games ploy in the street play the piano have a party listen to music read magazines read a book coiled stomps / coins / phone cards relax stoy over at 0 friend's house surf the net wotch lV wotch 0 video See Sport on pages 50 - 51 for more odivitjes.
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Talking about post activities Whot did you do last weekend?
I went to the cinema with my boyfriend.
We sow Stor Wors.
I played basketball with my friends.
I went to a football motch.
We hod a party. It was great.
I didn't do anything.
I stoyed ot home ond watched
TV
Music
Musical instruments
classical music dance music folk heavy metal hip hop
cello clarinet double bass drums flute guitar keyboards organ plano recorder saxophone tambourine trumpet violin
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latin music pop music rap reggae R'n' B (rhythm and blues) rock salsa techno What kind of music do you like?
It's got a good beat.
It's good to dance to.
It makes you feel good .
It's very dramatic.
It's relaxing.
It's good to listen to when you're working.
I don't know why I like their new single. I
just do! What do you do in your free time? I sometimes go to the cinema. I enjoy going to the cinema. I don't do much after school. I love the internet and e-mail. I go to drama school on Saturdays.
See page 38 for adverbs and phrases of frequency. See page 87 for the British / American word list.
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1 What do you do in your free time? Write sentences using the words and phrases below.
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go go to listen to play go out read surf watch
shopping soaps on 1V concerts
a football match the guitar (piano, etc.) dancing
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magazines
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music
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Read about Tamara. Then write a similar profile of yourself. On Saturdays. I get up at about ten o'clock,
There isn't much to do where
r live. because
I go shopping with my mum. I see my friends in
it' s very quiet . not in the city centre. Td like to
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of th ings, with lots of things to do.
I love salsa . I sometimes go to the cinema or go ice skating with my friends.
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Fashion Translate the words and phrases.
Colours black blue brown cream gold green grey orange pink
purple red silver white yellow
Shades light (blue) dark (blue)
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5 I Write the letters in the correct speech bubbles. I'd like to try this dress on ...
d How is it?
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b Do you like these boots?
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Write sentences to answer the fashion questionnaire.
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What are you wearing now? What do you like wearing?
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What looks cool at the momentfor boys? / for girls?
Which colours are fashionable at the moment?
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What would you wear to a party?
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Food and drink
Basic food
Fruit
bread
apple
butter
apricot
cereal
banana
cheese
cherry
eggs
coconut
fish
grape
fruit
grapefruit
marganne
kiwi
meat
lemon
nuts
melon
oil
orange
pasta
peach
nee
pear
salt and pepper
pineapple
sugar
plum
vegetables
raspberry
vinegar
strawberry
yoghurt
Drinks mineral water (still,
sparkling)
fruit juice (orange
juice, apple juice)
lemonade
milk
milkshake
cola
beer
wine (white wine,
red wine)
tea
coffee
hat chocolate
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Vegetables auberg ine bean broccoli" cabbage carrot cauli flowe r
celery" courgette cucumber ga rlic·
let1uce mushroom onion pea pepper (red pepper, green pepper) potato (plural : potatoes)
. . .
spinach" tomato (plural: tomatoes)
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Meat bacon
beef
chicken
duck
hom
lomb
pork
sausage
turkey
Auberg ines, peppers and tomatoes are types of fruit, but we use them ;n vegetable dishes. • These nouns do not have plurals.
See page 87 for the British / American word list.
Prepared food biscuit
coke
chips
crrsps
curry
hamburger
hot dog
ice cream
lam
kebab omelette pancake pizzo salad sandw ich soup toast waffle
I' m thirsty.
I could do with a dr ink.
Can I have an orange juice, please?
I' ll have a lemonade.
I'm hungry.
I could do with someth ing to eat.
What would you like?
Do you fancy a sandwich?
What's your favourite dish?
What are the ingredients?
What's for pudding?
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with fish?
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Label the ingredients for these dishes.
lamb
4 moussaka
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What's your favourite dish called? What are the ingredients? Name of dish: Ingredients:
Name Of~diS~b.~: ..;;;:;.,:~~~~ Fish and chips Ingredients: Fish Chips
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I Answer the questions from the Food Fads survey in T2 Magazine. Look at the top five breakfasts according to a survey in T2 Magazine. Which do you think was the most popular? Put them in order using numbers 1 to 5 (number 1 = the most popular).
Survey: the top five breakfasts bacon and eggs cereal fruit
toast / croissants waffles
2 T2 Magazine asked British 7- to 16-year-olds about their favourite food . Put these four kinds of food (taken from the ten favourites) in order using numbers 1 to 4 (number 1 = the most popular).
Survey: the top ten favourite kinds of food in Britain
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pasta Chinese food curry
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If you asked 7- to 16-year-olds in your country for their top ten favourite dishes, what do you think the answers would be?
Top ten favourite dishes in
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Write your answers to the questionnaire.
Meals and meal times
Nicholas
breakfast What time do you have breakfast?
I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock.
What do you have for breakfast?
I have cereal, a yoghurt and apple juice.
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lunch What time do you have lunch?
12.30 p.m.
Where do you have lunch?
I have lunch at school.
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What time do you have a snack?
4.30 p.m.
What do you eat?
When I get home from school, I have a biscuit, or some
bread.
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I have sandwiches, crisps, some fruit and a dr ink.
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dinner What time do you have dinner? What do you have for dinner?
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We have dinner at about 6 o'clock. I sometimes have pasta
1 with chicken or a pizza.
................................................................................_ favourites What are your favourite dishes?
My favourite breakfast is scrambled ~9s on toast.
My favourite lunch is a cheese sandwich and a yoghurt.
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My favourite dinner is spaghetti bolognese.
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dislikes What food don't you like?
I hate cabbage and spinach.
Write ten words and five expressions you are going to memorize.
Words 1 2
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Countries, nationalities and languages
Translate the words and phrases.
This unit only includes a selection of countries. Use on atlas and a dictionary to find some more countries and nationalities in each section,
Some countries and nationalities Europe Belgium / Belgian
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Italy / Italian
Denmark / Danish
.
Norway /
Norwegian
England / English
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France / French
Poland / Polish
Germany / German
Portugal / Portuguese
Greece / Greek
Scotland / Scottish
Holland / Dutch
Spain / Spanish
Hungary / Hungarian
Sweden / Swedish
Ireland / Irish
Wales / Welsh
Switzerland / Swiss
The Netherlands
The United Kingdom (The UK)
Scandinavia
Europe / Asia Turkey / Turkish
Russia / Russian
Middle East and Asia China / Chinese Indio / Indian
.. .
Malaysia / Malaysian
Indonesia / Indones ian
Pakistan / Pakistani
Iran / Iranian
Saudi Arabia / Saudi Arabian
Iraq / Iraqi Israel/Israeli
Thailand / Thai
Japan / Japanese
North America
Central America
Canada / Canadian
Mexico / Mexican
The United States of America (The USA) / American Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Unit 12
Nicaragua / Nicaraguan
South America Argentina / Argentinian
Peru / Peruvian
Bolivia / Bolivian
Uruguay / Uruguayan
Brazil/Brazilian
Venezuela / Venezuelan
Chile / Chilean Columbia / Columbian
Africa Algeria / Algerian
.
Nigeria / Nigerian
Egypt / Egyptian
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Ethiopia / Ethiopian
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South Africa / South African
Libya / Libyan Morocco / Moroccan Mozambique / Mozambican
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Sudan / Sudanese
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Tunisia / Tunisian Zimbabwe / Zimbabwean
Australasia Australia / Australian
New Zealand / New Zealander
The twelve most widely spoken languages Chinese
English
Spanish
Hindi
Russian
Arabic
Portuguese
Japanese
German
French
Italian
Korean
I'm American. I'm from Los Angeles .
I speak English and Spanish.
Which languages do you speak?
I speak Spanish and a bit of French.
She's fluent in Spanish and she
can get by in French. I'd like to go to Peru. Boost Your Vocabulary I Unit 12
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Put the nationalities in exercise 1 into groups according to their spelling.
-an / -ian Italian
abc
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Other
Portuguese
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Welsh
l2b Add the nationalities for these countries to exercise 2a. Argentina Denmark Poland
3
Canada Hungary Sweden
Chino Mexico Switzerland
Chile Japan Turkey
Complete the languages. 1 J .a.P.Q!1~f;... . 2 I. ...... . . .. .. . 3 G 4 P..... ........ 5 S
6 E... . . . ....... 4
Brazil Holland Sudan
is spoken is spoken is spoken is spoken is spoken is spoken
in in in in in in
Japan. Italy.
Germany. Poland.
Spain. New Zealand.
Where are these languages spoken: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and Arabic? Choose from the countries in the box. Australia Chile Iraq 1 2 3 4 5
English is spoken in ~'!~.t.r.c!~il! Portuguese is spoken in Spanish is spoken in French is spoken 'in Arabic is spoken in
South Africa Brazil Saudi Arabia
France Spain Argentino
Canada Portugal Egypt
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Read Ben's answers to the questionnaire, then write your own answers.
• 1 In which country were you born? Ben:
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Which countries have you visited? Ben•. ..Spain . .. . . . ..and . . .. France . . . . .. .... .. . . ... .. .. .. . . .. .
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6 Which countries would you like to visit?
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7 Which languages do you speak •., a) well? b) quite well?
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4 Have you got any relatives or friends whose nationality is different from yours? Say • who they are • where they live • what their nationality is • which languages they speak Ben: My grandmother lives in England. She's Spanish. She speaks Spanish and English. My cousins live in Spain. They're Spanish. They speak Spanish and a bit of English. My best friend at school is called Narain. He's English. His parents are from India. Narain speaks English and Hindi.
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In which country is the Taj Mahal: India or Indonesia?
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Which is the largest country in South America: Brazil or Chile?
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What is the name of the French speaking province in Eastern Canada: Queensland or Quebec?
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Test yourself 3 (Units 9 to 12) Mymark.: _ _
How much can you remember?
60 1 I Solve the crossword.
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1 A musical instrument with strings, used by rock musicians. (6)
2 People in Saudi Arabia speak this language. (6) 3 A country in North Africa, where Cleopatra was queen. (5)
4 It's a long yellow fruit. (6)
Across
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1 You make wine from them . (6) 4
Have some .. . and butter. (5)
7
Let's .. . out for a meal. (2)
8 If you want to eat good pasta and pizza, go to ... ! (5) 9
Can I have ... orange juice, please? (2)
5 England, Spain, Germany and France are all countries in ... (6)
6 My grandmother never wore trousers. She always wore a skirt or a ... (5)
9 They're really fashionable ... the moment. (2)
10 You make chips and crisps from them. (8)
11 It's good with curry. (4)
12 The USA: The United ... of America. (6)
(14 marks)
2 1 Your
penfriend is staying with you. List seven things you can do at the weekend.
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Write the names of three more... 1
things you wear on a hot day
2 things you wear on a cold day 3 things you wear on your feet
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drinks
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kinds of fruit
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6 musical instruments
violin
7 8
European languages
..German ...... ......... ........ .... ......... ........ ..... ........
countries in the Americas
Venezuela
(24 marks)
4
Put the words in the correct categories. carrot clarinet
card igan coffee
food and drink
cauliflower cucumber
coconut coat
cello cheese
clothes
celery
musical instruments
carrot
(10 marks)
Complete the conversation. Fay
suit. 0 me.? Ooes t his IS ilac ket ..
Mum Yes, it does. It Fay
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really good on you.
2?
It's a bit tight. Do you think it's too
Mum No, it's just right. Fay
I don't think green suits me. Perhaps they've got it in another 3
Mum They've got it in blue. Why don't you
•
the blue one on?
Fay
No, blue's boring.
Mum And there's a red one
Fay
you like that?
No, not red!
Mum The green one's fine, Fay. How Fay
5
6
is it?
£150.
Mum Mmm. Perhaps green doesn 't suit you after all. (6 marks) Boost Your Vocabulary 1 Test yourself 3
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Reference
TheEnglish _alphabet Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Nn
00
Pp
Qq
Rr
Ff Ss
Gg
Hh
Ii
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Uu
Vv
Height and weight
Jj Ww
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Yy
Zz
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See Unit 3 Describing people: age and appearance for the use of height and weight abbreviations and symbols.
S S
Height
Abbreviation Symbol
Example
metre centimetre
m cm
60cm
o foot o inch
1m 5ft / 5'
ft in
"
1m75
6in / 6"
1 metre = 3.2808 feet 1 ce ntimetre = 0 .3937 inch 1 foot = 12 inches
Weight S kilo sto ne pound
o o
Abbreviation kg st Ib
Example 3kg last
81b
64kg
lkg = 2.20461b 141b = 1st In Britain both the metric S a nd imperia l 0 syste ms are used . In America the imperiol system is used.
Numbers See Unit 5 Time for the use of ordinal numbers in dates. Cardinal numbers lone 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five
6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20 twenty 21 twenty-one
22 twenty-two 23 twenty-three 24 twenty-four 25 twenty-five 26 twenty-six 27 twenty-seven 28 twenty-e ight 29 twenty-nine 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 eighty 90 ninety 100 a hundred 101 a hundred and on e 200 two hundred 1,000 a thousand 1,000,000 a million
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Ordinal numbers 1st first 2nd second 3rd third 4th fourth 5th fifth 6th sixth 7th seventh 8th eighth 9th ninth 10th tenth 11th eleventh 12th twelfth 13th thirteenth 14th fourteenth 15th fifteenth 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth 20th twentieth 21 st twenty-first
22nd twenty-second 23rd twenty-third 24th twenty-fourth 25th twenty-fifth 26th twenty-sixth 27th twenty-seventh 28th twenty-eighth 29th twenty-ninth 30th thirtieth
Some basic spelling rules
Nouns Nouns which end in os, -ss , -sh, -ch ond -x: add -es bus address brush sandwich box
buses addresses brushes sandwiches boxes
2 Nouns which end in a consonant
+
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usually, add -es
potato tomato
potatoes tomatoes
But if they are abbreviations, just add -s kilo (kilogra m) photo (photograph) piano (pia nofo rte) video (videocassette)
kilos photos pianos videos
3 Nouns which end in a vowel
+ 0: add-s radio patio
radios patios
4 Nouns which end in -y
-r
==>
City
-ies
cities countries balconies parties
country balcony party
But -y does not change after a vowel (0, e, i, 0, u)
==>
-y boy day journey
-ys boys days journeys
5 Nouns which end in -fee)
==>
-fee) knife leaf wife
-ves
knives leaves wives
6 Irregular plurals children feet men women people
child foot man woman person
Verbs Verbs which end in -e: drop the -e before adding -ing
come dance hope smile
coming
dancing
hoping
smiling
-ie changes to -y before -ing
-y
-ie die lie
==>
dying lying
2 Verbs which end in -ss, -sh, -ch and -x: add -es to make the third person singular of the present simple pass push watch relax
posses pushes watches relaxes
do and go also form the third person singular of the present tense with -es do go
does goes
3 The third person singular of the present tense of have is irregular have
has
4 Verbs which end in -y -y corry try tidy
third person, present simple
post simple
-ies
-ied
ca rries tries tidies
==>
carried tried tidied
-y does not change after a vowel (a, e, i, 0, u) -y -ys -yed enjoy enjoys enjoyed play plays played buy buys (irregular: bought)
==>
==>
5 Verbs of one syllable which end in a single consonant: double the consonant before adding -;ng or -ed -;ng form past simple stop plan get
stopping planning getting
stop ped planned (irregular: got)
When the vowel which comes before a final 6 consonant is stressed, double the consonant to make the -ing form and the past tense prefer
preferring
preferred
When the vowel which comes before a final
consonant is not stressed, do not double the
consonant
visit happen remember develop
visiting happening remembering developing
visited happened remembered developed
See British / American spellings, 2, on page 87.
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British and American English
British
American
British
Unit 1
Unit 6
(See page 6.)
(See page 38 .)
Unit 2
have a shower / bath have a wash I cycle get a lift get the bus teo (as a meal) canteen
(See page 12.)
Mum have got
Mom have
Unit 3 (See page 18.)
fair (hair) stone (in weight) well-built
light /blond (hair)
has a good build
Unit4 (See page 24.)
flat block (of flats) toilet ground floor first floor (etc.) chest of drawers cupboard duvet notice board wardrobe washbasin wastepaper bin opposite live in .. . Street shop (noun) come round
apartment apartment building bathroom / rest room (in publ ic places) first floor second floor (etc.) dresser / bureau closet
bulletin board closet sink wastebasket / wastepaper basket across from live on .. . Street store come over
UnitS (See page 32.)
May 1st = May the first 1st May = the first of May a quarter past two ten to three autumn at the weekend Monday to friday
May 1st
= May first
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a quarter after two ten of three fall on / over the weekend Monday through friday
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phone someone tidy your room do the washing-up rubbish lay the table
lake a shower / both wash I ride my bike gel a ride toke the bus lunch room / cafeteria call someone clean your room do / wash the dishes garbage / trash set the table
Unlt7 (See page 44 .)
citizenship Moths registration end-of-term exams term marks results football pitch stoff room head teacher deputy head caretaker cleaner pupil choir lessons double Art in the ... leam orchestra practice timetable
CIVICS
moth homeroom final exams / finals semester / quarter grades scores soccer field faculty room principal vice principal head custodian custodian / janitor student chorus / choir (for church) classes two periods of Art on the ... team orchestra (rehearsal) schedule
school types mixed school state school public school nursery (up to 5) primary school (5 -12)
cooed school public school private school pre-school (up to 5) kindergarten (4 - 5) elementary school (5 -12)
British
American
British
secondary school (11 - 16 / 18) college (16 -18) university (18+)
junior high school (12 - 14 / 15) high school (15/16 18) college (18 - 22)
Unit 10 (See page 64 .)
trousers vest pants cardigan jumper
Unit 8 (See page 50 .)
football American football footballer ice hockey athletics motor racing racing cor match (football)
swimming costume trainers zip What size are you? Does it suit me?
Unit 11
Unit 9
(See page 70.)
(See page 58.)
British English and American English don't only have different words; they have different spellings, too. British English American English -our => or colour favourite
-re
aubergine courgette chips crisps milkshake (no ice cream) pudding yoghurt Do you fancy .. .?
spare time go to the movies movie go out to eat
free time go to the cinema film go out for a meal
metre centre
pants / slacks undershirt underwear sweater sweater / pullover sweater panties bathing trunks / swim trunks bathing suit / swimsuit sneakers zipper What size do you wear? Does it look good on me?
knickers swimming trunks
soccer football soccer player (ice) hockey trock and field auto racing race cor game (but boxing match) athletic interested in
sporty keen on
American
2
eggplant zucchini french fries / fries potato chips milkshake (has ice cream) dessert yogurt Do you wont ... ?
In British English I is doubled even when the vowel before the consonant is not stressed. travel
travelli ng
trave lled
In American English, I is not doubled. travel
traveling
traveling
color favorite
=>
-er meter center
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Self assessment and progress check Self assessment Fill in the chart when you have completed each unit. Which How well did vocabulary you do in the sections were exercises? the most useful? very qu ite not (e.g. Friendship) so well
You wrote down some words and expressions to memorize. How many of them can you remember? ~ I Tick the correct Words /10 part of the line. Expressions /5
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1 Meeting people 2 Family
3 Describing people: age and appearance 4 House and home Test score : / 60 5 Time
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6 Life at home
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10 fashion
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11 Food a nd drink 12 Countries, languages and nationalities Test score: / 60
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Which vocabulary sections do you need to go over again before you do the test?
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befo re after
Units 5 - 8
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Units 9 - 12
More than 60%
About 50%
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Answer key 1 Meeting people
Exercise 8b
Exercise 1 Conversation 1
Conversation 2
A:
Possible answers You Hi. Classmate Hi. You This is Simon, my English penfriend. Simon Nice to meet you . Classmate Nice 10 meet you, too.
Exercise
Hello. How are you? Not great. I'm sorry to hear that.
B: A:
Conversation 2 A:
Good morning. What's your surname? MarrioN. My name's Ben MarrioN. Could you spell that, please? Yes . M A double RIO double T. N ice to meet you, Ben.
B: A:
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Tracy Bradshaw 13 April 1989 12, Rose Street M ilton Keynes MK39DG
0029583795
[email protected]
Alice is my best friend. I'm sorry to hear that. We get on really well. I don't know him very well.
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Exercise 2 o How old are you? 1 How toll are you? 2 How much do you weigh? 3 What colour are your eyes? 4 What colour is your hair? 5 What's your phone number?
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