Flash on English - Elementary Workbook

Contents

1 Bright Lights, Big City Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

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2 Home Life Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

3 My Ideal Holiday Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

4 What’s in Fashion?

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5 You Are What You Eat… Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

6 They’ve Got Talent!

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7 Love, Love, Love‌ Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

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8 Out and About Focus on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary Practice English in Context Vocabulary Builder Skills

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Irregular verbs

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Phonetic alphabet and English punctuation

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Self-assessment grids – A1

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Audioscripts

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Present simple: be

Affirmative form full

contracted

Negative form full

contracted

Short answers affirmative

negative

I am

I’m

I am not

I’m not

Am I?

Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

You are

You’re

You are not

You aren’t

Are you?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

He is

He’s

He is not

He isn’t

Is he?

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t.

She is

She’s

She is not

She isn’t

Is she?

Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t.

It is

It’s

It is not

It isn’t

Is it?

Yes, it is.

No, it isn’t.

We are

We’re

We are not

We aren’t

Are we?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren’t.

You are

You’re

You are not

You aren’t

Are you?

Yes, you are.

No, you aren’t.

They are

They’re

They are not

They aren’t

Are they?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

• The verb to be is an auxiliary verb.

• We use contracted forms in informal situations.

The contractions you aren’t, he isn’t, etc. are used more often than you’re not, he’s not, etc. but there is no change in meaning.

• In English we normally do not respond to questions with only a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’. The personal subject pronoun and the auxiliary verb are repeated. These answers are called ‘short answers’.

A Are they British?

B Yes, they are.

A Is she your French teacher?

B No, she isn’t.

• The short answer is not abbreviated in the affirmative.

A Are you Canadian?

B Yes, I am. (Not: Yes, I’m.)

A Are we late?

B Yes, you are. (Not: Yes, you’re.)

• The short answer is abbreviated only in the negative.

A Are they from Newcastle?

B No, they aren’t.

A Is he the new student?

B No, he isn’t.

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Interrogative form

be: special uses • In English, to talk about age we use the verb to be with the following structure: subject + be + age + years old I’m 14 years old. / I’m 14. (years old can be omitted) • In questions we use How old…? with the following structure: How old + be + subject How old are you?

• The verb to be followed by an adjective or a phrase is used to describe a physical state or feeling.

to to to to to to to to

be be be be be be be be

hungry / thirsty cold / hot right / wrong ashamed of busy afraid of in a hurry sleepy

• We use the verb to be to talk about jobs.

My sister is an architect.

there is/there are

Demonstratives

Affirmative form full

contracted

There is

There’s

There are

Interrogative form

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Negative form full

• We use this (singular) and these (plural) to indicate objects or persons that are close to the speaker.

contracted

There is not

There isn’t

There are not

There aren’t

Short answers affirmative

negative

Is there…?

Yes, there is.

No, there is not.

No, there isn’t.

Are there…?

Yes, there are.

No, there are not.

No, there aren’t.

• We use there is with singular nouns and we use there are with plural nouns.

There is a pen on my desk.

There are 25 students in this class.

I like this blue hat and I love these purple gloves.

• We use that (singular) and those (plural) to indicate objects or persons that are far from the speaker.

• The short answer is not abbreviated in the affirmative.

A Are there many people?

B Yes, there are.

• When we list several things or people, the verb to be agrees with the first item.

In my backpack, there is a torch, some books and a laptop.

In my family, there are four girls and one boy.

How much is that red sweater?

How much are those black shoes?

• Demonstrative adjectives: – have the same form to indicate both masculine and feminine nouns.

This man is American.

This woman is Canadian.

– have the same form to indicate both people and things.

This window is always closed.

That lady is Ms Smith.

• We use this and that on the telephone: A Who’s that / this? Is that / this Sam? B No, this is John.

Hello, this is Mark.

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Present simple: have got Affirmative form full

contracted

Negative form full

contracted

Interrogative form

Short answers affirmative

negative

I have (got)

I’ve got

I have not

I haven’t got

Have I?

Yes, I have.

No, I haven’t.

You have (got)

You’ve got

You have not

You haven’t got

Have you?

Yes, you have.

No, you haven’t.

He has (got)

He’s got

He has not

He hasn’t got

Has he?

Yes, he has.

No, he hasn’t.

She has (got)

She’s got

She has not

She hasn’t got

Has she?

Yes, she has.

No, she hasn’t.

It has (got)

It’s got

It has not

It hasn’t got

Has it?

Yes, it has.

No, it hasn’t.

We have (got)

We’ve got

We have not

We haven’t got

Have we?

Yes, we have.

No, we haven’t.

You have (got)

You’ve (got)

You have not

You haven’t got

Have you?

Yes, you have.

No, you haven’t.

They have (got)

They’ve got

They have not

They haven’t got

Have they?

Yes, they have.

No, they haven’t.

• We use have got in English to indicate possession.

We’ve got a big house in the country.

• For nouns that end in -f or -fe, we change the -f to -v and add -s or -es. leaf – leaves wife – wives

• In the short answer, got is always omitted.

A Has she got a big car?

B Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.

Irregular plurals

• Have got is generally used more in British English, whereas in American English they tend to use have alone, especially in the interrogative form, which takes the auxiliary do / does (but there is not change in meaning).

BE Have you got any children?

AE Do you have any children?

! Do not confuse the contracted 3rd person singular

(’s) of the verb to be and of the verb have got.

My sister’s (is) a vet and she’s (has) got six dogs.

Plurals • As a general rule, we add -s to singular nouns to make them plural. book – books boy – boys • To nouns that end in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -z, -x, we add -es. glass – glasses match – matches wish – wishes box – boxes • To nouns that end in -o, we add -es, except for those words that are foreign. tomato – tomatoes potato – potatoes photo – photos kilo – kilos • For nouns that end in -y the plural is formed in two ways: – if the -y is preceded by a vowel, we add -s. toy – toys – if the -y is preceded by a consonant, we change the -y to -i and add -es. lady – ladies

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• Some nouns have an irregular plural form which conserves traces of conjugations from older languages. The most common irregular plurals are: child – children person – people man – men woman – women foot – feet mouse – mice tooth – teeth fish – fish

Imperatives • The imperative in the 2nd person singular and plural is identical to the base form of the verb.

• We form the negative imperative with don’t (do not) + the base form of the verb.

Don’t touch that!

Don’t forget to call!

• We form the imperative in the 1st person plural with let’s (let us) + the base form of the verb.

Let’s have pizza for dinner tonight.

• We use the imperative to: – give an order.

Stand up!

– give instructions.

Turn left and take the first street on the right.

– make requests.

Pass the wine, please.

– make suggestions.

Let’s go to the disco tonight.

– offer something.

Have a piece of this cake, it’s delicious!

– warn someone.

Be careful!

– wish someone well.

Have a nice trip!

Articles The definite article • The is the only definite article and is always invariable, in gender and number. the boy / the girls • We use the in front of a noun that is specific and definite when it refers to something: – that is clear from the context.

Can you hand me the book, please?

(Which book? The one on the table, for example.)

– that has already been mentioned in a general sense.

A boy and a girl are sitting in front of me; I know the girl, but not the boy.

(Which boy and which girl? The ones I have just mentioned.)

– that is made clear by what follows in the sentence.

The story of his life is very interesting.

(Which story? His story.)

• We don’t use the: – to speak of categories of things or people in a general sense.

I like animals.

– to speak of abstract concepts.

Time is money.

– in front of names of continents, nations, regions, islands or lakes that are singular.

France and Great Britain are in Europe.

– in front of nouns that indicate a language.

We study Spanish.

– in front of the days of the week.

She always goes to the gym on Tuesday.

The indefinite article • The indefinite article a / an is invariable in gender and only refers to a singular noun. a girl / a boy

– that is a unique entity.

There are a lot of clouds in the sky today.

(Which sky? The only one that exists.)

• We use a / an with countable singular nouns to indicate one among many. a camera / a girl / an elephant

• We use the in front of: – names of seas, oceans, mountain ranges, rivers, deserts. the Caribbean Sea the Atlantic Ocean the Alps the Thames the Sahara

• We use a / an with jobs.

A What’s your job?

B I’m a lawyer / an architect.

– names of nations that are plural or that include words like republic or kingdom. the USA the Netherlands the Seychelles the People’s Republic of China the UK – surnames when you are indicating all of the family members.

The Simpsons are her new neighbours.

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• We use a in front of: – a consonant. a room – an aspirated h-. a hotel – the consonant sounds /j/ /w/ or /y/. a university a European nation a young man • We use an in front of: – a vowel. an apple – a silent h-. an hour an heir an honest man an honour

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Possessive adjectives Subject pronoun

I

my

you

your

he

his

she

her

it

its

we

our

you

your

they

their

• We use possessive adjectives to indicate possession.

• Possessive adjectives: – are never preceded by a definite article and are always used in front of the noun they refer to.

My pen is over there. / Your mother is Irish.

– always refer to the possessor.

Ann has her iPod in her purse.

Lin and Wang are Chinese, their friend Okura is in China.

That’s a beautiful cat: its fur is so soft!

– are invariable in number. your pen / your pens – are invariable in gender, except the 3rd person singular that agrees with the possessor.

This is John: his sister is a student, his brother is a student, too.

This is Kate: her father is an engineer, her mother is a teacher.

, Possessive s • We use the possessive ’s to indicate a relationship between people or to indicate possession between people and things.

• We use the possessive ’s with the following structure: name of possessor + ’s + t hing possessed (or family relation) Your neighbour My father Jennifer

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• When we use the possessive ’s, remember: – we only add an apostrophe to plural nouns that end in -s.

The students’ books are new.

Possessive adjective

’s house. ’s car. ’s brother.

– we add ’s to irregular plural nouns.

The children’s books are on their desks.

– when two or more people possess the same thing, we add ’s only to the last one.

Mark and Helen’s parents have a big car.

(Mark and Helen are brother and sister.)

– when two or more people do not possess the same thing we add ’s to all the names.

Jane’s and Robert’s parents work together.

(Jane and Robert are not brother and sister.)

• We do not use the possessive ’s to indicate a possessive relationship between things. We can express this relationship in two ways: – by using the preposition of.

Look at the roof of that house!

– by using two nouns together.

The kitchen table is very large.

Asking and telling the time • Here are some ways to ask the time in English: What’s the time?

What time is it?

Have you got the time?

What time do you make it?

• To answer these questions we always use the pronoun it followed by the verb to be: A What’s the time, please?

B It’s two o’clock.

• In telling time, when the minute hand is in the right half of the clock face, we say how many minutes have gone past the hour: minutes + past + the hour It’s twenty past eight.

• When the minute hand is in the left half of the clock face, we say how many minutes are lacking to reach the hour: minutes + to + the hour It’s ten to six.

• For fifteen minutes before or after the hour, we use a quarter to and a quarter past: It’s a quarter to five.

It’s a quarter past eleven.

• For thirty minutes after the hour, we use half past: It’s half past three.

• We can also tell the time by reading the hour and the minutes exactly as they appear on the clock: the hour + the minutes It’s nine forty-five.

It’s ten fifteen.

• Here are some useful expressions in the table below.

07.00

It’s seven o’clock.

12.00

It’s twelve o’clock / noon / midday.

03.10

It’s ten (minutes) past three.

It’s three ten.

09.15

It’s a quarter past nine.

It’s nine fifteen.

11.05

It’s five (minutes) past eleven.

It’s eleven five.

06.30

It’s half past six.

It’s six thirty.

04.50

It’s ten (minutes) to five.

It’s four fifty.

10.45

It’s a quarter to eleven.

It’s ten forty-five.

00.00

It’s midnight.

MY GLOSSARY Personal belongings cash card comb diary digital camera key laptop map mobile phone MP3 player notebook passport pen pencil pound coin ticket wallet

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

In town airport art gallery carriage department store double-decker bus first/second class inspector library museum park public places restaurant shop supermarket theatre transport university

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

Family members aunt brother children cousin daughter father (dad) grandfather grandmother husband mother (mum) nephew niece parents son stepbrother stepsister twin uncle wife Nationalities African Asian British Chinese English Greek Irish Italian Japanese Polish Scottish Spanish

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

Jobs actor actress assistant director designer director producer script writer teacher technician writer

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

Other... nouns animation ________________ course ________________ (recording) studios ________________ tap ________________ adjectives cold different excellent experienced hot huge informal professional proud small trendy

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

adverbs by the way especially

________________ ________________

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Grammar and Vocabulary Practice

Grammar be

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be.

1 Frank speaks German because he__ ’s from Austria.

2 ______ you Jenny’s sister?

3 Where ______ your students? In the bar?

4 My parents ________ (not) from here, they are from Yorkshire.

5 My name ________ (not) Miguel, it’s Michael.

6 What ______ your favourite courses?

7 Where ______ the restaurant?

2 Follow the prompts and answer the questions with short answers.

1 Are you from near here? 3

Yes, I am.

2 Is Daniel a good actor? 7

No, he isn’t.

3 Are your friends happy with their course? 3

_____________

4 Are we in the same class? 3

_____________

5 Is your new CD good? 3

_____________ 6 Are London buses cheap? 7

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7 Am I in your film? 7

_____________ 8 Are we in the photograph? 7

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have got 3

Match the sentence halves.

1 I haven’t got any other hobbies...

2 We’ve got lessons tomorrow afternoon...

3 My teacher is great because...

4 I walk to school because ...

5 My sister gets lost in London because ...

6 I’ve got an MP3 player and ...

7 We’re not interested in that school because ...

8 My school is interesting because ...

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she has got lots of good ideas. she hasn’t got a map. it’s got students from all over the world. because I haven’t got the time!

I listen to it all the time. it hasn’t got courses for directors. but we’re free in the morning.

I haven’t got money for a bus ticket.

have got. have got a big family and a dog too.

1 We __________

2 I am at film school. I _____________ lessons every day.

3 My sister _____________ a job in London.

4 My dad _____________ a fantastic digital camera.

5 You _____________ good shops near your house.

6 My school _____________ very good teachers.

7 London is a great city, it _____________ a lot of interesting things to do.

8 Oh no, I _____________ lessons early tomorrow morning.

5 Use the prompts to write complete sentences with the correct form of have got.

1 We / not / a good camera.

We haven’t got a good camera.

2 your friends / a car? _________________________________________

3 Sorry, I / not / a pen. _________________________________________ 4 My street / lots of shops and a cinema. _________________________________________

5 you / courses for actors in your school? _________________________________________

6 your school / a bar? _________________________________________

7 My teacher / a laptop. _________________________________________ 8 All the students / mobile phones. _________________________________________

Possessive adjectives 6 Choose the correct option a or b to complete the sentences.

1 She’s got a laptop in ____ her bag.

a her b our

2 Sarah is David’s mother and Paul is ___ father.

a your b his

3 Here are Andy and Stuart with ___ grandmother.

a my b their

4 Where is my wallet? It’s not in ___ pocket.

a my b his

5 Julia’s got a new cat. ___ name’s Fluffy.

a Their b Its

6 Hi, we are Sam and Chris and we live with ___

parents.

a our b your

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Vocabulary Personal possessions

The family

7 Underline the correct word in each sentence.

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1 Have you got a digital camera / cash card for your bank?

2 Check you’ve got your passport / diary for the airport!

3 I’ve always got an MP3 player / the keys to my house in my bag.

4 Where is Curzon Street? Have you got a mobile phone / map?

5 This is a photograph / ticket I’ve got of the class for the school magazine, it’s great!

6 I’ve got Word, Excel and Google on my laptop / CD.

7 I’m not good with technology, I’ve got a pen / wallet and paper, not a laptop.

8 Have you got a pencil / watch? Write the name of this director on a piece of paper.

8 Now use the words you did NOT use in exercise 7 to complete these sentences.

1 I’ve got all my favourite music on my

___________ MP3 player .

2 My sister has got a ____________ for the concert this evening.

3 I’ve got a new memory card for my

____________ .

4 Have you got a ____________ please? What time is it?

5 I’ve got all my photos on a ____________ .

It’s great!

6 I write my ideas for my film course in my

____________ every day.

7 He’s got all his money in his ____________ .

8 I’ve got a text message on my ____________ .

Complete the sentences with words from Unit 1.

1 My aunt Debbie lives with her daughter, my

________ cousin Julie.

2 Thomas is married, his ____________ is from Wales.

3 Peter is identical to his ____________ brother Mike.

4 Martin has got a new ____________ and she’s very nice. He’s happy his father is married again.

5 My mum’s dad, that is my ____________ , has got a laptop and mobile phone! And he’s 85!

6 My uncle Julian is great, he’s always got presents for his nieces and ____________ .

7 My cousin studies at film school and lives with his parents, my uncle Brian and my

____________ Lorna.

8 I haven’t got brothers or ____________ .

10 Complete the text with the words below. grandmother uncle stepmother stepsister cousins daughter twin

My family is great but a bit complicated. I live

with my mum, and her mother, my (1) _____________ grandmother . I’ve got (2) _____________

brothers, and a (3) _____________ , Wendy.

She lives with my dad and his second wife, my (4) _____________ . Her name is Marta, she’s

very nice, and Wendy is her (5) _____________ .

Nearby are my (6) _____________ and aunt,

and their four children, my (7) _____________

Grant, Jackie, Dan and Teresa. We often see them

at weekends.

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English in Context

1 Complete Josie’s email with the words below.

3 Amy wants to join the gym. Complete the dialogue with the sentences below.

’s got are (x2) our aren’t haven’t got ’ve got (x2) they’re ’m their has

Yes, I have.

It’s Cooper — C-o-o-p-e-r.

Is that in South Africa?

What’s your address in Brighton?

Have you got a phone number in Brighton?

Hi Neil, are you?

How (1) ____ Thanks for your message.

Well, I’m English and I (2) _____________ 15.

I (3) _____________ brothers and sisters, but I (4) _____________ lots of friends – 255 friends on this site! My two best friends (5) _____________ Olivia and Harry. (6) _____________ twins.

(7) _____________ dad is a film director and they (8) _____________ a huge house with a swimming pool! (9) _____________ school is in Cambridge.

It’s fantastic! It (10) _____________ two gyms and a cinema!

(11) _____________ your school got a cinema?

My parents are teachers at my school, but they (12) _____________ my teachers.

Write soon, Josie

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se Josie’s email as a model and write U sentences that are true for you, using the correct form of the verbs to be and have got.

fourteen and I ________________ ’ve got one sister .

1 I ’m ___________

2 My best friends _________________ and they

_______________________________________ .

3 My school _________________ and it

_______________________________________ .

4 My town/city _________________ and it

_______________________________________ .

5 My mum ______________________________ _______________________________________ .

6 My dad ________________________________ _______________________________________ .

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I’m from Johannesburg.

Receptionist What’s your first name?

Amy My name’s Amy. Receptionist What’s your surname?

It’s Cooper – C-o-o-p-e-r.

Amy (1) __________________________ Receptionist Where are you from Amy? Amy (2) __________________________ Receptionist (3) __________________________ Amy Yes, that’s right.

Receptionist What’s your home address?

Amy Cnr Katherine Str 8 Grayston DR, Sandton, 2146 Johannesburg.

Receptionist (4) _________________________ Amy It’s 32 Drew Lane.

Receptionist (5) _________________________ Amy No, I haven’t but I’ve got a mobile.

Receptionist That’s OK. What’s your mobile number?

Amy It’s 3475623895.

Receptionist Have you got an email address?

Amy (6) _________________________ It’s asas@hotmail.com

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Now answer the following questions.

1 What’s your name? _________________________________________

2 Where are you from? _________________________________________

3 What’s your address?

_________________________________________

4 Have you got a mobile phone?

_________________________________________

5 What’s your phone number?

_________________________________________

6 Have you got an email address?

_________________________________________

Sum Up!

5 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

1 Henri is France. Henri is French.

2 Your brother is happy at his new school?

_________________________________________

3 Have Tim got a red car? _________________________________________

4 Britney Spears is a singer. Your songs are famous. _________________________________________

5 We’ve got a new dog. Their name’s Goldie.

_________________________________________

6 Thats a nice phone. _________________________________________

7 Open the your books. _________________________________________

8 Our teacher are great. _________________________________________

6 Underline the correct option to complete the dialogue.

Joey

Are you in (1) Mr Thompson class / the class of Mr Thompson / Mr Thompson’s class?

Blanca Yes, (2) I am / I’m / am I. Joey Have you got the homework?

Blanca Yes, I have, but it’s on (3) the my

laptop / my laptop / mine laptop.

Joey (4) Have you got / You’ve got / Got you it with you?

Blanca Yes, it’s in my bag, just a second.

Joey That bag’s (5) large / grand / huge!

What have you got in there?

Blanca Three books, two pens, a notebook and (6) his / my / your laptop of course.

Joey That’s a small computer. Has it got a

DVD player?

Blanca (7) The course / On course / Of course.

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7 Complete the dialogues with the expressions below.

by the way that’s right and you you know sorry no problem

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A I come from Manchester. ________ And you ?

B Me? I’m from Argentina.

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A My dad’s got a B&B, _______________ , a small hotel.

B Yeah, I know, Bed and Breakfast.

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A London’s great, really nice. _______________ , where are you from?

B Me? I’m from Spain.

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A Please, be careful, my coffee! My dress!

B _______________ , are you OK? 5

A I am so sorry, please forgive me.

B It’s OK, _______________ .

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A You’re from Scotland, aren’t you?

B Yes, _______________ . I’m from Glasgow.

Translate!

8 Translate these sentences into your own language.

1 My school has got a cafeteria.

_________________________________________

2 Our teacher’s French.

_________________________________________

3 This isn’t my notebook.

_________________________________________

4 I haven’t got a passport.

_________________________________________

5 Is he English?

_________________________________________

6 Lena’s 16.

_________________________________________

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Vocabulary Builder

Compound nouns (1)

1 Look at the following words taken from Unit 1 of your Student’s Book.

recording studio passport cash card scriptwriter

They are compound nouns, that is, words that are put together to form new ones. The first one acts like an adjective and it describes the second one.

They can be written as one word, as two separate words or as a hyphenated word.

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1 Mark is Susannah’s son-in-law. T 2 Robert is Frank’s stepbrother. F – brother 3 Becky is Ben’s half-sister.

4 Maria is Ben’s stepsister.

5 Ben is Becky’s half-brother.

6 Julie is Maria’s stepmother.

7 Jonathan is Sally’s father.

8 Linda and Valerie are sisters-in-law.

9 William and Mark are half-brothers.

10 James is Catherine’s brother-in-law.

5 Look at the family tree again and complete Valerie’s email with the words below.

ake compound nouns with the words below.

M Use a dictionary to help you.

sister-in-law stepsister son half-brother stepfather husband cousins brother-in-law

book number card shelf man security birthday point

1 phone ________ book 2 phone ________ 3 ________ pass 4 book ________

5 camera ________ 6 cash ________ 7 ________ card 8 ________ board

Hi Fiona, I’m really happy I’ve got a friend in Australia. Thanks for writing to me about your family. This is my family in the photograph!

I’m in the middle, Valerie. I’ve got two great parents, my mum and dad, Catherine and Mark. I’ve also got a big sister, Linda. She’s married.

My (1) _______________ brother-in-law ’s name is Pete. Pete and Linda haven’t got children.

I’ve got an uncle William, and an aunt, his wife Sally.

Sally is my mum’s (2) _______________ and she’s great! My uncle has got two sons, Robert and Frank.

They’re my favourite (3) _______________ . Then I’ve got my aunt Julie. She’s my mum’s sister and she has a complicated family! Julie is married to uncle James and he’s got a daughter Maria, with his first wife. Julie’s got her daughter Becky with her first (4) _______________ , Andrew.

Becky has got a (5) _______________ , Ben and a (6) _______________ , Maria. James is Becky’s (7) _______________ . My grandparents live in my town, they are Jonathan and Susannah. They are fantastic. They help Sally and their (8) _______________ William a lot with their little boy Frank. Do you understand all this?!!

Write soon!

Valerie

Compound nouns (2) 3

ook at these words taken from Unit 1 to L describe family relationships. stepsister stepbrother

They are compound nouns that use the word step. We also use the words half- and -in-law to describe other types of relationships.

Half- precedes the noun as in half-sister; -in-law goes after the noun as in brother-in-law.

Half-sister means that you and your sister have only one parent in common, for example the same father but different mothers.

Your brother-in-law is your sister’s husband or your wife’s or husband’s brother.

4 Look at the family tree and write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements.

Jonathan

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Susannah

Sally

William

Catherine

Robert

Frank

Valerie

Mark

Linda

Andrew

Pete

Julie

Becky

James

Ben

Janet

Maria

Skills Reading

1 Alice writes for her school’s online newspaper. She is interviewing one of her classmates about her favourite film.

Read her answers. Where is Robert Pattinson from?

1 What’s your favourite film?

My favourite film’s Twilight; it’s the film of the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyers.

2 ______________________________________ It’s an excellent film!

3 ______________________________________ Yes, I have! Twilight is a saga – I’ve got all four books: Twilight of course, New moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.

4 ______________________________________ Yes, it is. It’s a Romeo and Juliet story with a difference, but it’s not the usual love story. Bella (Kristen Stewart) is 17 and is a normal teenager.

Her boyfriend, Edward (Robert Pattinson) is different. He’s young and he’s got a teenager’s life, but he’s also got supernatural powers. Oh yes, he’s a vegetarian vampire! But it’s not a vampire story. Bella’s best friend Jacob is also interesting. He’s half human and half wolf!

5 ______________________________________ The director’s name’s Catherine Hardwicke, she’s from Texas.

2 Read the answers again and put Alice’s questions in the right place in the interview.

Is it a good film?

What’s your favourite film?

What’s the director’s name?

Have you got the book?

Is it a film just for girls?

Are the actors good?

Has it got a good soundtrack?

Is it a good story?

Writing

3 Write a paragraph about your favourite film.

Use Alice’s article as a model.

6 ______________________________________ Well, yes, I suppose a lot of Twilight fans are girls. Robert Pattinson is special of course.

There’s also a lot of action in the film so it’s not just a film for girls.

7 ______________________________________ Kristen Stewart is interesting and Robert Pattinson is great, but he’s a bit too serious at times. His American accent is very good. He’s not American. His parents are both British and he’s from London.

8 ______________________________________ It’s got a great soundtrack. I’ve got the CD. The photography is fantastic too. There are a lot of beautiful forest scenes and the special effects are very good.

Listening 4

2 Listen to the interview and decide which film they are talking about. Write Speaker 1 or Speaker 2 next to the titles A and B. A Harry Potter _______________ B High School Musical _______________

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2 Listen again and complete the table with information on the characters. name

Troy

surname

Bolton

My favourite film is... age nationality parents

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