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This colourful house overlooks the Sierra Madre Oriental in north-eastern Mexico. Designed to be as eco-friendly and natural as possible, the house was almost entirely handmade.

A ‘water mirror’ even collects rainwater to water the garden! © Natural Arquitectura (Arq. Ramiro Guerrero, Arq. Arayda C. Mireles, Bibiana Jiménez, Bárbara Lomelí, Carol Gallegos)

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LEARNING Australia • Brazil • Canada • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States

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Contents 1 Who am I?

Reading

Vocabulary Grammar

reading for main ideas; multiple choice with one text

countries and nationalities; numbers and dates

p5

present simple; adverbs of frequency; question words

Listening listening to instructions; gap fill

Live well, study well: making friends; be yourself

2 Aupll dressed

finding specific information; multiple matching

clothes and colours

past simple; used to

identifying the correct answer; multiple choice with five conversations

present continuous for future plans and arrangements

choosing the correct picture; multiple choice with picture options

p17

3

Getting technical p29

4 Eat it up

Video: A taste of India thinking about context; technology; multiple choice with six compound nouns; multiple-choice texts cloze

Live well, study well: managing screen time; how social media makes us feel food be going to; will reading for detail; multiple choice with one text

p41

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Home sweet home p53

Video: It was delicious! answering negative questions; multiple matching

houses and parts of a house

present perfect simple; already, just; (not) yet; ever, never; for and since; identifying what type of word is missing; open cloze

understanding what to listen for; multiple choice with one conversation identifying details; matching

Live well, study well: eat well: food for thought; improve your diet places in a town demonstratives; one and ones the purpose of a text; multiple choice with six texts

listening for days, times and numbers; gap fill

Video: Orangutan nests free-time activities zero conditional; looking for phrases first conditional with the same meaning; multiple matching

listening for examples; matching

Live well, study well: get fit, feel well; exercise and the brain modals of obligation and sport; sports checking the answer options; multiple choice equipment; sports necessity people with six texts

listening for numbers, dates and prices; gap fill

words that show a change; multiple choice with picture options

p101

Video: Climbing El Capitan dealing with unfamiliar jobs; choosing the correct verb; words; multiple multiple-choice matching cloze

Getting there!

Live well, study well: finding happiness; the science of happiness transport (nouns) the passive: present simple finding words with opposite meaning; multiple choice with one text

listening for clues; multiple choice with five conversations

11 Right as rain

Video: The dinosaur hunter weather comparing words in the texts and options; multiple choice with six texts

listening for negative verbs; multiple choice with picture options

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Live well, study well: problem solving; learn from your mistakes ordering adjectives places in the answers summarising parts of a text; multiple countryside and points of the choice with one text compass

6 City life p65

7

Time to relax p77

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Ready, steady, go! p89

9 Good work!

10

p113

p125

What a wonderful world! p137

relative pronouns

comparatives

listening to how speakers respond; multiple choice with one conversation

Video: The Grand Canyon

Review units 1–12 pp149–160 Grammar reference pp161–170

Communication activities pp171–172 Vocabulary reference pp173–181

Speaking

Vocabulary

Grammar

Writing

giving details about yourself; interview

family

present continuous; writing the missing words; open cloze

focusing on accuracy; completing a form

giving a description of a friend; interview

adjectives to describe people

past continuous

writing about personality; including all the points; writing an email

talking about technology; discussion with a partner; picture discussion

adjectives to describe technology

prepositions; choosing the correct preposition; open cloze

important information; checking your work; writing a note

ordering food in a restaurant; describing a picture; picture description and questions

cooking and measurements

countable and uncountable nouns; quantifiers

using adjectives; using short forms, punctuation and greetings; writing an email

describing your room; interview

furniture; verbs with prepositions; multiple-choice cloze

possessives

reasons and results; planning how to connect your ideas; writing a story

giving directions; picture discussion; answering questions from the examiner

tourism, sightseeing and entertainment; prepositions of movement

articles

adding and contrasting information; planning your answers; writing answers to three questions

talking about free-time activities; music; using prepositions; choosing a topic; topic discussion deciding which answers are wrong; multiple-choice cloze

verb patterns; writing the correct verb form; open cloze

expressing opinions; planning your ideas; writing an email

talking about sport; giving your opinion; opinion task

parts of the body; health problems

can, could and may; should / shouldn't describing an event; using the correct tense; making notes; writing an article

talking about jobs; using tenses correctly; interview

school subjects

adverbs; writing the correct determiner; open cloze

advantages and disadvantages; planning your time; writing a short essay

travel; talking about advantages and disadvantages; advantages and disadvantages task

transport (verbs)

the passive: past simple

conjunctions: before, after and while; adding extra details; writing a story

talking about weather and seasons; answering yes / no questions and giving more details; conversation task

extreme weather; weather collocations; recognising common phrasal verbs; multiple-choice cloze

superlatives; writing the correct grammar words; open cloze

describing a trip; using different tenses; ordering events and adding interest; writing an article

talking about food and the environment; giving reasons; opinion task

animals; the environment

adjectives ending -ing and -ed

helping the environment; structuring an essay; organising your ideas; writing a short essay

Irregular verbs p182 Writing reference pp183–188

Speaking reference pp189–190

Who am I ?

1

A family in Sweden prepares lunch together

Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss the questions.

1 The people in this photo are all from one family.

Can you find a mother, a father, a grandfather, a grandmother, a son and a daughter?

2 Is your family big or small? How many people are in your family?

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1 Reading

reading for main ideas; multiple choice with one text

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos on page 7 and discuss the questions.

1 Where are the people?

2 Do you think they are in a cold place or a warm place? Why?

2

Look at the photos. Which of these activities do you think the people do on their boat? a

b

5 Read the Exam Tip. Then read the questions

in the Exam Task. Find the part of the text you need to read for each question.

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Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam TIP Reading for main ideas • It’s easier to understand a text if you can find the most important information.

• Read each paragraph for the main idea.

• Underline key words in each paragraph that refer to the main idea.

Exam TASK Multiple choice with one text For each question, choose the correct answer. dive c

watch TV d

1 What do Ghislain and Emmanuelle study?

A people boats B C the sea 2 Under the Pole is the name of A a new film.

B a group of people.

C a scientific project.

read e

swim f

3 Why do Ghislain and Emmanuelle visit schools?

A to learn about new ideas B to find people for their team C to share information 4 The boat is their sons’ home because A they travel a lot.

B they love swimming.

C they are with their parents.

5 What is their dog’s special job?

A to find food B to look for danger C to do research

paint pictures

take photos

3

Read the article on page 7 and check your answers to Exercise 2.

4

Which is the best description of the Bardout family?

1 Ghislain, Emmanuelle, Robin and Thomas live in France, but they have got a boat in Greenland.

2 Ghislain, Emmanuelle, Robin and Thomas are from France, but they live on a boat.

3 Ghislain and Emmanuelle live on a boat and their children stay at home in France.

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your ideas

• •

hink of some advantages (good things) T and disadvantages (bad things) about living on a boat.

Which places would you prefer to visit – warm countries like Hawaii and Tahiti or cold countries like Greenland and Antarctica? Why?

The boat is their

home

1.1 1

Ghislain Bardout and Emmanuelle Périé-Bardout are explorers and divers.

They are French and they have got a home in France. They are hardly ever at home because they travel all around the world on their boat. They are the leaders of a team called Under the Pole. There are more than one hundred people in this team – some people are scuba divers, some are scientists and some are sailors. Ghislain and Emmanuelle want to explore the sea.

They usually travel to cold seas and icy lands in parts of the world like Greenland and Antarctica, but sometimes they go to warm places like Hawaii and Tahiti.

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The Bardouts make films, take photos and write books about their adventures.

Sometimes they go diving under the sea ice and swim underwater, and sometimes they travel across the land. When they return to France, they often visit schools. They like telling students about their work.

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Ghislain and Emmanuelle are also parents and their children always travel with them. They have got two sons – Robin, who is seven, and Thomas, who is three. ‘The boat is their home,’ says their mum, Emmanuelle. ‘Our children are happy to be where we are.’ Of course, the boys are very good at swimming and they enjoy jumping and diving off the boat. There is also one more very important member of their team – their dog Kayak. Kayak has a special job – he barks when he sees a polar bear!

word focus

leader (n): a person who is in control of a group scientist (n): a person who studies science sailor (n): a person who works on ships or boats explore (v): travel to different places to learn new things icy (adj): very cold return to (v): go back to polar bear (n): a large white bear that lives in the Arctic

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1 Vocabulary

countries and nationalities; numbers and dates

5

Countries and nationalities

1

Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

3 Beijing is in (Chinese / China)

. It’s a

1 Greenland

island.

. It’s a

3 Bolivia 4 China

city.

5 Egypt 6 Ghana

5 Flamenco is a

7 Indonesia

7 Samba is

dance. It’s from . (Spanish / Spain) . It’s a

8 Kazakhstan

city.

9 Poland

music. It’s from . (Brazilian / Brazil)

8 Manchester is in city. (British / Britain)

LOOK!

. It’s a

In American English, we say and write the date in this order: month – day – year.

Look at the nationality adjectives in brackets in Exercise 1. Write the words in the table.

We say: ‘I was born on June ninth, 2005.’

We write: 06/09/2005 or June 9th / June 9.

In British English, we say and write the date in this order: day – month – year.

Nationality adjective endings -ese

-ish

-an

other

We say: ‘I was born on the ninth of June, 2005.’

We write: 09/06/2005 or 9th June / 9 June.

French

3

Work in pairs. Can you think of any other nationality adjectives?

Numbers and dates

4

Listen to some facts about Greenland.

Choose the correct options to complete the information.

1.2

Six facts about

Greenland 80% / 18% of Greenland is ice.

The ice here is 17% / 7% of all the fresh water in the world.

The population is 5,000 / 55,000.

There are 16 / 60 small towns in Greenland.

More than 67,000 / 76,000 people visit the island every year.

22,000 / 12,000 people come by boat.

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21 June

2 Australia

4 Spaghetti is an dish. It’s from . (Italian / Italy)

6 Tokyo is in (Japanese / Japan)

2

Listen and complete the table.

National holidays around the world

1 The Bardout family are from . They family. (French / France) are a 2 Crete is in (Greek / Greece)

1.3

6

Write the twelve months of the year in order.

Which months are not in Exercise 5?

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Look at the information in the online profile.

Complete the text.

PENPAL CLUB Name: Aisha Khan Nationality: Malaysian Date of Birth: 30/10/07 Today’s PENPAL CLUB member is … Aisha!

Hi! My name’s Aisha and I’m from 1 . I’m 2 years old and my birthday is on 3 .

There are 4 people in my family: me, my brothers Ashraf and Hilmi, my mum and my dad.

I ♥ sailing, polar bears and ice cream!

your ideas

Ask and answer in pairs.

• • •

When is your birthday?

When is your best friend’s birthday?

What is your favourite day of the year?

Why?

Grammar

present simple; adverbs of frequency; question words

Present simple

Adverbs of frequency

1

5

Look at the photo and read the text. Underline the verbs.

Read the sentences about the Bardout family. Then choose the correct words to complete the rule.

1 2 3 4 5

The Bardouts are hardly ever at home.

They sometimes go to warm places.

The children always travel with them.

They often visit schools.

They usually travel to cold seas and icy lands.

Adverbs of frequency go before / after main verbs but before / after the verb be.

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The children in this photo live in Kerala. Kerala is in India. It rains a lot in Kerala.

These children don’t walk to school – they go by boat.

How about you? How do you get to school? Do you walk? Do you go by boat?

2

Grammar reference 1.2, p161

Question words

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Read the text again. Choose the correct option (i or ii) to complete the rules.

before the b To make questions, we put subject. i is / are ii does / do before the c To make the negative, we put main verb. i isn’t / aren’t ii doesn’t / don’t Grammar reference 1.1, p161

Match the sentences (1–2) with the uses of the present simple (a–b).

1 The children go to school by boat.

2 It rains a lot in Kerala.

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I1 (live) in Tokyo. It’s a very big city. (not / walk) to school, I 3 I2 (go) to school by bus. After school, I 4 (love) books! (read) in the library. I 5 My sister 6 (not / go) to school. She’s (stay) at only two years old. She 7 (play) with her toys. home and 8 (you / live)?

How about you? Where 9 10 (you / like) books?

1 2 3 4 5 6

people? things or ideas? a specific time, e.g. 10.30 a.m.? a reason? a general time? a place?

a b c d e f

What time does the library open?

When do you usually go on holiday?

Where do the children live?

Who sits next to you in class?

What does your friend do after school?

Why do we learn English?

Choose the correct word to complete the questions.

1 Where do / does you come from?

a to talk about facts. b to talk about routine activities.

Complete the text with the present simple form of the verbs.

Read the questions (a–f). Which question word do we use for …

Grammar reference 1.3, p161

We use the present simple ...

4

100% never

a In the present simple, we add an ‘s’ to the verb . after i he, she or it ii I, you or they

3

Write the adverbs from Exercise 5 in the correct place.

2 What / Where do the children live?

3 What time / When is your birthday?

4 What / Why do you study English?

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Read the answers and write the questions.

Then ask and answer the questions in pairs.

1 A: Where do you usually go on holiday?

B: I usually go on holiday to Turkey.

2 A: B: I usually get up at 7.30 a.m.

3 A: B: I live in Madrid.

4 A: B: I usually do my homework after school.

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1 Listening 1

1.4

listening to instructions; gap fill

Listen and choose the correct answers.

1 What is the woman’s surname? a Suarez b Eswares 2 What is her address? a 245 Vidalino b 245 Widaleno 3 What is her first name? a Isobel b Isabella 4 What is the man’s surname? a Curry b Carey 5 What town does he live in? a Bristol b Bristle 6 What is his first name? a Ted b Todd

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3

Listen to six people and write the places or names. Check your answers with a partner.

1.5

1

4

2

5

3

6

1 You will hear a man speaking.

2 The talk is about photography lessons.

3 You need to listen and choose the correct answer, a, b or c.

Exam TIP Listening to instructions • Before a listening task begins, you will hear some important instructions.

• The instructions may tell you who is speaking and where the listeners are. Listen carefully as this will help you understand the task.

• You will hear the instructions and the listening text twice.

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Read the questions (1–4). What kind of information do you need to answer each one?

Choose the correct words. a date a name a price a time 1 2 3 4

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When does the next course begin?

What time do the lessons start?

How much do the lessons cost?

Who is teaching the course?

1.7

Now listen and complete the Exam Task.

Exam TASK Gap fill For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one word or a number or a date or a time.

You will hear a teacher talking about a new photography course at her school.

1.6 Read the Exam Tip. Then listen to the instructions for the Exam Task. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

Sunrise over Angkor Wat, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cambodia

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Riverside College Courses Place: Riverside College Course: Photography Total number of lessons: lessons (1) Dates of course: 15th September to13th (2) Time of lessons: (3) to 5.45 p.m. Tue and Fri Total cost of course: (4) £ Teacher: (5) Mrs

Speaking 1

giving details about yourself; interview

Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Then complete the sentences with these words.

5

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 4. Try to give extra information.

five get up live school weekend

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Work in pairs. Complete the Exam Task.

Take turns to ask and answer questions.

Student A: Ask Student B the questions in the Exam Task. Then listen and answer Student B’s questions.

Student B: Turn to page 171.

Use the Useful Language to help you.

Exam TIP Giving details about yourself • When talking about yourself, don’t just answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

• Give extra information or give reasons for your answer.

• Practise talking about yourself with your friends in class.

1 I

in Seoul.

2 There are 3 I go to high 4 I

Brothers or sisters? If yes, how many?

we usually get up late.

Read the Exam Tip. Match the extra information in sentences a–e with the sentences in Exercise 1. Then listen and check your answers.

We sometimes go to a café for breakfast.

It’s a big city in South Korea.

My lessons start at eight o’clock.

I’ve got one sister and one brother.

I like my school, but I get a lot of homework!

When / your birthday?

What / favourite subject at school? Why / like it?

What / do / in your free time? Why / like these activities?

Useful LANGUAGE Talking about yourself I’m from …

I live in …

I’ve got one sister. She’s older / younger than me …

My birthday is on …

My favourite subject is …

In my free time I usually …

We usually go to …

My favourite food is …

I always (play football / watch TV) with my dad / friends.

Look at the answers from students in a speaking exam. Which sentence is correct, a or b?

1 a b 2 a b 3 a b 4 a b 5 a b

4

Where / live?

1.8

a b c d e

3

Interview

in Seocho-gu. at half past six in the morning.

5 At the

2

Exam TASK

people in my family.

There is five people in my family.

There are five people in my family.

I get up at seven o’clock.

I am get up at seven o’clock.

I’m in secondary school three year.

I’m in the third year at secondary school.

I watch usually TV in the evening.

I usually watch TV in the evening.

I meet my friends at the weekend.

I meet at the weekend my friends.

your ideas

1.9 Look at the sentences in Exercise 3.

Complete the examiner’s questions. Then listen and check your answers.

1 How many

?

2 What time

?

3 Which year

?

4 What

?

5 When

?

• •

Do you spend the weekend with your family? Why? / Why not?

Are you a ‘morning person’? Do you find it easy or hard to get up early in the morning?

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1 Vocabulary

family

1 Complete the groups (1–4) with these words. Then choose the correct words in sentences a and b.

3

dad daddy grandad grandma grandpa granny mum mummy

1 grandmother, ,

3 mother, 4 father,

The Leakey family is very famous. They are scientists and conservationists. Richard Leakey is a conservationist. He lives in Kenya. His 1 wife / mother, Meave, is a scientist. Richard’s 2 parents / sons, Louis and Mary Leakey, were also famous scientists. Richard has got two 3 sons / brothers: Jonathan and Philip. Louise and Samira are Richard’s 4 daughters / aunts. Louise’s 5 husband / uncle is Emmanuel. He is Belgian. Jonathan and Philip Leakey are Louise’s 6 nephews / uncles. Samira is Louise’s 7 sister / aunt and she is Philip’s 8 cousin / niece.

,

2 grandfather, , ,

a The people in 1 and 2 are parents / grandparents. b The people in 3 and 4 are parents / grandparents.

2

Read the descriptions and write the words for family members.

1 This child is a boy: s 2 This child is a girl: d 3 A woman who is married: w 4 A man who is married: h 5 He is your mother’s or father’s brother: u 6 She is your mother’s or father’s sister: a

Look at the family tree at the bottom of the page. Choose the correct words to complete the text.

4

Work in pairs. Make sentences about the people in the family tree. Use these words. brother father grandfather grandmother mother niece sister uncle Mary is Samira’s grandmother.

7 This is your mother’s sister’s child: c

Meave and Louise Leakey

Louis Leakey

Jonathan Leakey

Richard Leakey

Emmanuel de Merode

your ideas 12

Mary Leakey

Meave Leakey

Louise Leakey

Philip Leakey

Samira Leakey

Write the names of four family members.

Tell your partner about them.

Grammar 1

present continuous; writing the missing words; open cloze

Work in pairs. Read the text. Tell your partner what Yusuf and his sisters are doing today.

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Yusuf is studying English at college this year. Today, he’s working at home. He isn’t reading a book. He’s writing a letter to his penfriend. His sisters are sitting in the kitchen. They aren’t eating. They’re listening to music. What are you doing? Are you listening to music?

2

Jordi: Hi Rosa. Where are you?

Rosa: I 1 Jordi:

Look at the text again. Then choose the correct option to complete the rules. a We use the present continuous to describe actions that happen every day / are happening now. b We form the present continuous with the verb be / do and the infinitive / -ing form.

!

Rosa: No, I 3 project.

(finish) my geography

Jordi: What 4 at the moment?

(you / study)

Rosa: No, not exactly. He 7 (not / play) football at the moment because he (watch) hurt his foot. He 8 tennis on TV instead!

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Read the Exam Tip. Then read the email in the Exam Task. Think about what type of word should go in each gap: a preposition, a verb, a question word or a possessive adjective.

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Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam TIP

Grammar reference 1.4, p161

3

Complete the sentences with the present continuous form of the verbs.

1 We’re Greek, but we until next September.

2 I I

(live) in Chile

(not / do) my homework. (watch) a film.

3 My mum 4 I the moment.

(work) in Turkey for a year. (stay) with my aunt and uncle at

5 My parents

(eat) breakfast right now.

6 Are you on the phone? Who (you / talk) to?

4

Match the sentences in Exercise 3 with these uses of the present continuous. a an action happening at the time of speaking

, , 2 b a temporary situation

,

,

(sit) in the garden. (you / listen) to music?

(your Jordi: Cool. So, what 6 brother / do) today? Some kind of sport?

With most verbs, (e.g. eat, see, watch) we add -ing to the infinitive form: eating, seeing, watching.

With verbs ending in -e (e.g. write) we lose the -e and add -ing: writing.

2

(learn) about Rosa: We 5 Greenland. It’s really interesting.

REMEMBER

With verbs ending consonant, vowel, consonant (e.g. hit, shop, run) we double the consonant and add -ing: hitting, shopping, running.

1.10 Complete the telephone conversation with the present continuous form of the verbs. Then listen and check your answers.

Writing the missing words • Read the text first to get the general idea.

• Look at each gap. What type of word do you think goes in the gap?

• Read the text again and fill in the gaps. Check your answers make sense.

• When you’ve finished, read the text again and check your spelling.

Exam TASK Open cloze For each question, write the correct answer.

Write one word for each gap.

Hi Lucy!

How are you? (1) are you doing staying with my today? I (2) granny at the moment. She usually comes our house at the weekend, (3) birthday today – she’s but it’s (4) 72 – and there’s a big family party. My uncle, aunt and two cousins are here. My cousins making Granny’s birthday cake!

(5) Love Sandra

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1 Writing

focusing on accuracy; completing a form

Learning FOCUS Focusing on accuracy When you complete a form, you often need to give the following information: • title (e.g. Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss) • first name and surname • age and/or date of birth (DOB) • place of birth • home address • phone number • email address You must learn to write this information in the correct place.

1

Under-18 volunteer project in Mexico

Write the information (1–7) next to the correct section (a–g).

1 31st October 2005 2 Malik Diop 3 diopM05@sengemail.com 4 Touba, Senegal 5 15, Rue d’Arcy, Dakar, Senegal 6 +221 775-5571-549 7 Mr a Title: b First name & surname: c DOB:

Spend two weeks in Mexico with our team of scientists and divers.

• learn how to dive • explore the beautiful Caribbean Sea • help look after sea turtles and other marine life • meet some amazing people!

d Place of birth: e Home address: f Phone number: g Email address:

SUPERFIT GYM

2

3

1.11 Listen to a conversation at a gym.

Complete the form with the correct information.

Membership Application First name:

Surname: 15 Grove Road, Manchester, M5 2RP Home address: Email address: Phone number: Date of birth:

Read the advert about the volunteer project.

Then answer the questions.

1 Where is the project?

2 How long is it?

3 What new skill can you learn there?

4

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Read the form. What information has Sandy NOT included? Why?

Complete the form with your name, age, address and email and explain why you want to join our project.

Title:

Miss

First name: Sandy Surname:

Walker

Address:

123a Creek Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 4YD

Email:

walkersan@intermail.com

Age:

17

Phone: want to to join join your your project project because because II love love swimming swimming in in II want the sea sea and and I’d I’d like like to to be be aa diver diver in in the the future. future. II think think it’s the it’s important to look after the sea and marine life I important to look after the sea and marine life andand I love love meeting new people! meeting new people!

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Work in pairs. Answer the questions using these words.

Useful LANGUAGE Expressing likes I like + -ing form I enjoy + -ing form I love + -ing form I’m interested in ...

I like ... because ...

Miss Mr Mrs Ms

1 Which title shows that a woman is married?

2 Which title shows that a woman is not married?

3 Which title is used for a woman and doesn’t show if she is married or not married?

4 Which title is used for a man and doesn’t show if he is married or not married?

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Expressing reasons I want to ... because ...

My goal is to ...

I think it’s important to ... ... helps me ...

Work in pairs. Read the advert for a language school. Discuss the questions. Use the Useful Language to help you.

1 Why do you want to learn English?

2 How can you practise English outside the classroom?

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TURNER ACADEMY SCHOOL of ENGLISH

Complete the form with your own information.

SUMMER SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM Title: First name: Surname:

Do you want to improve your English?

DOB:

• J oin our new four-week English language summer school.

Nationality:

• S peak, read, listen to and write English for six hours every day!

Email:

• M eet other students from different countries around the world.

• Have fun with English games, videos and songs!

Complete the application form with your details and tell us why you want to learn English.

/

/

Address: Phone: Course level: Beginner Intermediate

Pre-intermediate Advanced

Reasons for learning English:

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1 Live well, study well 4

making friends; be yourself

Work in pairs. Read the Mind your Mind information. Discuss the questions.

1 Do you think the tips are useful? Why? / Why not?

2 Which tip do you think is the hardest to do? Why? 3 Which tip do you think is the most important? Why?

Mind your Mind Be yourself You are at a new school and you don’t know anyone. It’s time to make some new friends … but how?

• To find friends with similar hobbies and interests, ask people what they’re interested in.

• Join a club, but choose one that you’ll enjoy.

• Remember, everyone is feeling nervous. Relax!

• Be yourself. Find people you feel comfortable with and like you for who you are.

• Remember, it doesn’t matter if you’ve got lots of friends or just a few. True friends are what’s important.

Friendships 9

5

months the average age we start to understand friendships

the number of friends we can ask for help

396

15

the average number of friends we make in our lives

50

hours the average time it takes to make a new friend

the number of close friends most people have

150

the number of friends we have at one time

5

Work in pairs. Write three more tips for making friends at a new school.

PROJECT 1 Work in groups. Create a game or activity to help people make friends in a new situation.

your t

projec

Think about: • ways to help people speak to each other • encouraging people to ask questions • ways to help people have fun

1

Look at the information. Read the statements.

Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Most people make a new friend in under 60 hours.

2 We make nearly 400 friends in our lives.

3 Most babies begin to learn about friendship when they are six months old.

4 Most people can ask 150 friends if they have a problem.

5 Most people have fewer than 20 good friends.

2

Work in pairs. Look at the information again and think about you and your friends.

• Do the numbers surprise you?

• Do you think it’s useful to read information like this?

3

Discuss the questions with your partner.

1 What makes a good friend?

2 What are some ways to make new friends?

3 Do you think new friends are as important as old friends? Why? / Why not?

4 Describe one of your good friends.

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• encouraging people to be themselves and share who they are.

You can do the activity in the next lesson.

PROJECT 2 Create a presentation about how to make friends in a new school or class.

Think about: • ways to introduce yourself • topics to talk about, or not talk about • ways to spend time with new friends.

I nclude images and give examples. Give your presentation in the next lesson.

Useful LANGUAGE We’re going to (talk about / play) …

Usually / Often, people (talk about / like to) …

You should / ought to (be yourself / join this club).

You shouldn’t (talk about / ask about) …

You need to (ask questions / talk to people).

You can / could (say hello / shake hands).

I think (you should talk about … ) because …

All dressed up

2

A girl in traditional costume at a festival in Chile

Work in pairs. Look at the photo. The person in this photo is celebrating a festival. Discuss the questions.

1 How many different colours can you see?

2 Does your family celebrate a festival? What do you wear?

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2 Reading

finding specific information; multiple matching

1 Work in pairs. Think of a festival from your country. Which of these things do you do?

3

Read the Exam Tip and Exam Task. Read the article again and complete the Exam Task.

Exam TIP Finding specific information • In some exam tasks you have to match questions with three texts.

• Underline the key words in each question.

• Go back to the texts and look for the key words or similar words.

• Check that the other texts are not the correct answer. wear traditional clothes

eat special food

Exam TASK Multiple matching For each question, choose the correct answer.

Nuri

sing special songs

visit a special place

2

watch a parade

Work in pairs. Look at the photos on page 19.

Match the photos (a–c) with the countries (1–3).

Read the article quickly to check your ideas.

1 Trinidad 2 Japan 3 Spain

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dance

Josh

Emika

1 Which festival is about getting older?

A

B C

2 Who talks about the history of clothes?

A

B C

3 Which festival is only one day?

A

B C

4 Who describes young girls and boys?

A

B C

5 Which writer wore some traditional clothes?

A

B C

6 Which festival is only in one place in a country?

A

B C

7 Who talks about a competition?

A

B C

your ideas

• •

Which of the three festivals do you want to see? Why? In Japan, young people become adults when they are twenty. At what age does a young person become an adult in your country?

Festival time 2.1

1

10

a

Nuri Last year, I went to the Las Fallas Festival in the beautiful city of Valencia. It’s a five-day festival and it’s one of the biggest street festivals in Spain. Lots of people from Valencia were wearing beautiful traditional clothes.

The women and young girls were wearing long dresses with special shoes and jewellery. Hundreds of years ago, women used to wear dresses like these when they worked in the fields, and today they are a way for the Valencian people to celebrate their traditions. b

Josh

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I loved my trip to Trinidad last February. It was during the Carnival and I watched some amazing parades.

My favourite day of the Carnival was Saturday. This is always the day of the Children’s Carnival and hundreds of children were dancing through the streets. Some of them wore animal costumes – they were birds, fish and even insects! Everyone wore bright colours and there were prizes for the best costumes and the best bands.

c

Emika

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It was my coming-of-age ceremony last week. In Japan, when young people are twenty years old, we become adults. There is a special day every year to celebrate this, on the second Monday in January. My friends and I wore traditional Japanese kimonos in bright colours and most of the men were wearing dark suits, white shirts and ties. Everyone looked amazing and I took lots of beautiful photos!

word focus

traditional (adj): part of old customs and stories special (adj): different from what is usual tradition (n): an old custom celebrate (v): do something special to show something is important amazing (adj): surprising and good

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2 Vocabulary a

clothes and colours

5

b

Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

1 I want to wear a jumper / sandals today because it’s very cold.

2 When I go running, I usually wear a dress / trainers.

3 I can’t find my phone. Maybe it’s in my cap / handbag.

4 I’ve got a job interview today, so I’m wearing a cap / suit.

5 I can’t find a belt for these trousers / trainers.

6 My dad always wears shorts / boots – even in the middle of winter!

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Complete the text with these words. dress handbag jumper necklace sandals suit

1

Listen and match the descriptions (1–2) with the photos (a–b).

2

Look at the photos again. Who is wearing …

2.2

1 2 3 4 5 6

3

a red jumper? the girl in photo b a silver belt? a gold necklace? black sandals with purple socks? stripy socks? a stripy shirt?

What are you wearing today?

Tell us about your clothes. Is it a special day? Are you wearing something amazing? Or are you staying at home and chilling? Comment below!

Write these words under the correct heading in the table. belt boots cap dress handbag hat jacket jumper necklace sandals shirt shorts skirt suit trainers trousers Head

Top

Legs

Feet

Whole body

Accessories

It’s my cousin’s 21st birthday today and we’re having a party to celebrate! We’re ready to go out and I think we all look amazing! My brother is wearing a dark blue 1 with a white shirt and a purple tie. My cousin and big is wearing a yellow 2 black boots. Her mum – my aunt – is wearing a long pink skirt and a stripy green and pink 3 . She’s got my cousin’s – it’s a beautiful present in her 4 5 . And me? I’m wearing silver . I don’t a T-shirt, shorts and 6 like wearing formal clothes!

your ideas 4

Work in pairs. Take turns to choose one of the people in the photos in Exercise 1. Describe the person’s clothes. Can your partner find the person?

This person is wearing a brown …

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Do you think clothes are important?

Why? / Why not?

Work in pairs. Describe your favourite clothes. Say when and why you like wearing them.

Grammar

past simple; used to

Past simple

used to

1

5

Read the sentences. Find a regular past simple verb (ending -ed) and an irregular past simple verb.

1 Last year, I went to the Las Fallas Festival in Valencia.

2 I watched some amazing parades.

2

1 We used to live in São Paulo, but now we live in Fortaleza.

2 A: Did you use to visit your uncle at the weekend when you lived in São Paulo?

Read the conversations. Then choose the correct option (1–4) to complete the rules (a–d).

B: Yes, I did.

3 We didn’t use to go to the beach when we lived in São Paulo, but now we go every day!

A: I didn’t see you at the swimming lesson yesterday.

Were you ill?

B: No, I wasn’t. I left my swimming costume at home.

a Do they live in São Paulo now? b What did they do at the weekend in São Paulo? c Do they go to the beach now?

A: Did you go to the Children’s Parade last Saturday?

B: Yes, I did. It was amazing!

1 the verb be 2 infinitive

6

3 did 4 finished

3

Complete the table with the past simple form of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive

4

Past simple

Infinitive

Past simple

Choose the correct option to complete the rules. a Used to describes completed actions in the past / past habits and situations. b We form the affirmative with: subject + used to + infinitive / -ing form. c We form questions with: did + subject + use to / used to + infinitive. d We form the negative with: didn’t + use to + past simple / infinitive.

a We use the past simple for a action in the past. b To make a past simple negative sentence, we use . did + not + c To make a question in the past simple, we use + subject + infinitive. d We don’t use did in past simple questions and . negatives with Grammar reference 2.1, p161

Read the sentences (1–3) and answer the questions (a–c).

Grammar reference 2.2, p162

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Look at the question in the blog. Complete the comments with the verbs. Use the past simple or used to.

1 bring

5 eat

What did you use to do (you / use / do) when you were five years old?

2 buy

6 go

Katie5 I

3 catch

7 teach

I always

4 drink

8 think

Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs.

1 We (watch) a really interesting film about the Las Fallas Festival last night.

2 He (not / wear) a jumper yesterday because it was very warm.

3 A: (you / send) an email to your grandmother for her birthday?

B: Yes, I 4 I I

. (not / walk) to school yesterday, (take) the bus.

5 A: Where holiday last year?

(your friends / go) on

(be) scared of the dark. (use / sleep) with the light on.

1

2

flimfan My favourite toy

teddy bear. I with me!

4

3

(be) an old (use / take) it to school

My sister and I 5 cartoons on TV in the morning. daisymay

(use / watch)

fivebrothers My little brother 6

He 7 (use / love) dinosaurs! five dinosaur posters in his bedroom!

Sam08 I

(have)

(use / get out) of my bed at (not / night and sleep on the floor! I 9 like) sleeping in my bed.

your ideas

8

Work in pairs. What did you use to like / hate / be scared of when you were five years old?

B: They (go) to Malaysia.

6 My brother and I (play) football yesterday after school.

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2 Listening 1

identifying the correct answer; multiple choice with five conversations

2.3 Read the sentences. Underline the important words and think about what you might hear. Then listen to the speakers, but don’t choose your answer yet.

1 Jack’s new shoes are … a black. b 2 The girl’s brother is wearing …

brown.

a a big hat.

3 Jodie has got …

b

a small hat.

a a new skirt.

4 The boy used to like …

b

a new dress.

a playing computer games.

5 The girl’s necklace is …

b

riding his bike.

a expensive. b small.

6 The girl didn’t go to the beach yesterday because … a it wasn’t hot.

2

2.4 Listen again to the first two conversations.

Complete the sentences.

?

brown ones B: Yes, they are. My too small.

A: Well, these ones much nicer.

2 A: Is that your wearing a

over there? The boy ?

B: Yes, it is. I don’t know why he always wears it. for him!

It’s too A: Well, maybe you can buy him a new, hat for his birthday.

3

Work in pairs. Compare your ideas from Exercise 2.

4

2.3 Listen to all the conversations again.

Choose the correct answers in Exercise 1.

5

Read the Exam Tip. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Read only the first question before you listen.

2 You will probably hear words from all the answer options.

3 You should choose your answers as quickly as possible.

4 You should listen to the complete conversation before you choose your answers.

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2.5

Now listen and complete the Exam Task.

Identifying the correct answer • In some listening tasks you will hear five different conversations or speakers and answer a question on each one. Read the questions first and look at the options.

• You usually hear words from the different options for each question. Listen carefully to identify which option is correct.

• You will hear the conversation twice. The first time, listen to the complete conversation and choose your answer.

• Then listen again and check that the other answers are incorrect.

Exam TASK

b she had a lot of homework.

1 A: I like your shoes, Jack. Are they

Exam TIP

Multiple choice with five conversations For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 You will hear a man talking to a friend about a new suit. Why did he buy it?

A for a wedding B it was on sale C to go to a job interview 2 You will hear a woman talking to a friend about a party. What does she need?

A a present B a necklace C a new dress 3 You will hear a man talking to a shop assistant.

Why doesn’t he buy the T-shirt?

A It’s too expensive.

B It’s too small.

C It’s the wrong colour.

4 You will hear a man talking on the phone.

Why is he upset?

A He missed the train.

B His bus was late.

C He lost his jumper.

5 You will hear a woman talking to her friend about ordering something online. What does she want to buy?

A boots B sandals C trainers

Speaking

1

giving a description of a friend; interview

Work in pairs.

Student A: Choose a person from the photo. Don’t say who it is.

Student B: Ask yes / no questions about the person. Try to find out who it is. Then change roles.

Is the person wearing … ?

Has the person got … ?

2

Read the questions. Decide if each question is asking about personality (P), appearance (A), interests (I) or activities (AC).

Exam TIP Giving a description of a friend • If the examiner says, ‘Tell me about your friend’, describe your friend’s appearance, personality, likes and dislikes.

• If the examiner says, ‘What is your best friend like?’, describe your friend. Do not answer ‘My best friend likes …’.

• Use lots of adjectives to describe your friend.

• Don’t give one-word answers. Give reasons and examples.

• Use linking words such as and, but and or.

1 What is your best friend like?

2 Do you like doing the same things?

3 What kind of music does your friend like?

4 What does your friend look like?

Interview

5 How often do you see your best friend?

Tell me about a friend.

6 Where do you go together?

What is your friend like?

7 Does your best friend look similar to you?

What kind of clothes and fashions do they like?

8 Do you both go to the same school?

How do you spend your time when you are together?

3

Read the Exam Tip. Then work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 2.

4

With your partner, choose the correct linking words to complete this description. Which question in Exercise 2 does it answer?

‘He’s a really good friend. We like a lot of the same things. We both love music, 1 for example / but, and we play together in a band. He’s really funny 2 or / and he always makes me laugh. He’s usually cheerful, 3 but / and sometimes he’s worried – usually when we have school exams. We live in the same street, 4 or / so we see each other nearly every day. We like playing computer games together 5 or / for example football.’

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Exam TASK

Work in pairs. Complete the Exam Task.

Student A: Ask Student B the questions.

Student B: Answer the questions. Use the Useful Language to help you.

Then change roles and repeat the interview.

Do you have the same interests? What are they?

What do you like best about your friend?

What do you and your friend disagree about?

Useful LANGUAGE Describing a person She’s (tall / blonde / quiet). He’s got (long hair / glasses).

She usually wears (trousers / black).

He’s really (funny), but he gets (angry) if …

He understands me / listens to my problems.

She loves (animals / science / volleyball).

He doesn’t like (cooking / parties / winter).

your ideas

• •

Do you think friends are usually similar or different? Why? Which activities do you like to do with friends? Which activities do you prefer to do on your own?

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2 Vocabulary 1

adjectives to describe people

Complete the sentences with these words.

3

Noun

clever friendly funny happy kind quiet

1 beauty

1 Senu makes me laugh. She loves telling jokes. .

She’s so

5 Katerina loves meeting new people and going to parties. She’s very .

4 love 5 noise

4

6 Omar always gets good marks in his exams. He’s very .

2

!

REMEMBER

It is easy to confuse adjectives ending in -ed (e.g. bored, interested) and adjectives ending in -ing (e.g. boring, interesting).

-ed adjectives describe emotions, or how someone feels; -ing adjectives describe the cause of the emotion.

This book is boring. I am bored.

This lesson is interesting. I am interested.

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Work in pairs. Take turns to describe people you know (e.g. your dad, your best friend). Talk about the clothes they usually wear and their personality.

My dad usually wears jeans and a T-shirt. He’s really kind because he helps me with my homework.

Choose the correct words to complete the definitions.

1 A person who doesn’t make mistakes and doesn’t do things too fast is useful / careful.

2 A person who does dangerous things and isn’t afraid is brave / tired.

3 A person who speaks loudly and isn’t quiet is noisy / heavy.

4 A person who is always doing lots of things is boring / busy.

beautiful

3 friend

all the time.

4 Kuba always helps other people. He’s very .

Adjective

2 care

2 Paolo doesn’t talk very much. He’s very .

3 Tania smiles and is

Complete the table with the adjectives.

5

2.6 Listen to the conversation. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Tomasz’s new school isn’t very big.

2 His classmates are really friendly.

3 Tomasz usually loves maths.

4 He doesn’t think history is boring.

5 His art teacher is very quiet.

6 Ursula hasn’t got much homework at the moment.

your ideas

Think about a time when you were brave, kind or funny. Tell your partner about it.

Grammar 1

past continuous

Read the sentences and underline examples of the past continuous. The first one is done for you.

5

Look at the family photo. Choose the correct words to complete the description.

1 I was studying in Singapore last February when my friend invited me to a Chinese New Year festival.

2 The children were wearing amazing costumes and the band was playing loud music.

2

Complete the rules with these words. action information past the same time be a We use the past continuous … i to describe actions that were happening at a . specific time in the ii to show two or more actions that were in the past. happening at iii to give background in a story. iv with the past simple to show an action that . was interrupted by another b We form the past continuous with the past tense and the -ing form of of the verb the main verb.

Grammar reference 2.3, p162

3

Match the past continuous verbs in Exercise 1 with the uses (i–iv) in Exercise 2.

4

Complete the conversations with the past continuous form of the verbs.

1 A: Why did you go home early?

B: Because I

(not / feel) well.

2 A: Why didn’t you answer your phone last night?

B: Because I with my family.

(have) dinner

3 A: What was Nadia doing at the weekend?

B: She project.

(work) on her science

4 A: you (sing) in the shower this morning?

B: No, I wasn’t. I favourite song on the radio.

(listen) to my

5 A: Rafa, can you read your story to the class, please?

B: It was a beautiful day. The sun (shine) and lots of people (sit) on the beach.

6 A: Why

you (laugh) in the science

Look at this old photo! It’s really funny. I think your grandad’s sister 1 took / was taking this photo in about 1977. I 2 used to have / was having long hair and I always 3 used to wear / was wearing that stripy T-shirt.

I 4 loved / was loving it! My little brother 5 used to hate / was hating family photos. You can see he 6 was smiling / smiled in this photo, but just a few minutes later he 7 was getting / got really angry and 8 ran / was running away into his room! Your grandma 9 didn’t use to like / wasn’t liking that shirt, but your grandad 10 used to buy / bought it for her birthday and so she 11 used to wear / wore it specially for that photo.

your ideas

Think of a funny, true story about your family. What happened? What were the different people doing / wearing / saying?

Why was it funny?

lesson today?

B: Because my friend told a really funny joke.

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2 Writing

writing about personality; including all the points; writing an email

Learning FOCUS

3

Read a student’s answer to the writing task.

What information has Sarah NOT included?

Writing about personality • When you describe someone’s personality, you can write about their good and bad qualities.

• Give examples to support your descriptions.

• Use linking words and phrases to connect your descriptions and examples (so, and, but, because, that’s why, for example).

1

Read this writing task. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 You have to write an email / a letter.

2 You have to write to Claire / your friend.

3 You have to include two / three pieces of information.

You went to your cousin Claire’s party at the weekend. Write an email to your friend about the party.

In your email: • say when you arrived at the party • say what you were wearing • say what Claire is like.

Write 25 words or more.

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I went to my cousin Claire’s party last Saturday. It was really great! I was wearing my favourite blue dress and black boots. Claire’s very friendly, so there were lots of people at her party. She’s noisy too, but she’s very funny.

Choose the correct linking words to complete the sentences.

1 Farhad is very quiet, so / but it’s sometimes difficult for him to make friends.

2 Antonella makes everyone laugh but / because she’s really funny.

3 Alicia isn’t very kind and / for example sometimes upsets her friends.

4 Berat is very careful, because / and that’s why he makes very few mistakes.

5 Khrista is usually a happy person, and / but she was really sad yesterday.

6 Idris is always really busy; for example / but yesterday he had a guitar lesson, a football match and he went to the cinema with his friends.

2

Hi Emma

See you soon!

Sarah

4

Look at the plan Sarah wrote for her writing task.

Number the parts of the plan in order (1–5). How does Sarah begin and end her email? a b c d e

Say what Claire is like.

Sign off the email.

Say when I went to the party.

Begin the email with a greeting.

Say what I was wearing.

5

Underline the linking words in the email in Exercise 3.

6

Work in pairs. Think of an activity you did recently with a friend. Choose one of the ideas from the box or your own ideas. Tell your partner: • where you went / what you did • when you went there / did the activity • what you were wearing. go to the cinema have lunch play a computer game play a sport I played tennis on Saturday with my friend Rahul.

We went to ...

7 8

Read the Exam Tip. Then read the Exam Task and make a plan for your writing task.

Useful LANGUAGE Greetings Hi Jack Hello!

Dear Jack

Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to include all of the points. Use the Useful Language to help you.

Exam TIP

Sign-offs Love, Emily See you soon!

See you on Saturday!

Best wishes

Including all the points • There are usually three points in the writing task and you must include all of them in your answer.

• Underline the key words to make sure you understand each point.

• Remember to write a draft first before you write the final email on your answer sheet.

Describing experiences It was (amazing / exciting / fun).

We had (a lot of fun / a great time).

Suggesting Why don’t we …?

Let’s …

Do you want to …?

Exam TASK Writing an email You went to a music festival last weekend. Write an email to your friend.

In your email: • tell your friend about the music festival • say why you liked it • suggest going to another festival next month.

Write 25 words or more.

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Complete the Reflection Checklist. Then discuss your answers with your partner.

REFLECTION CHECKLIST How did you do? Tick ✔ the sentences that you think are true.

I wrote a plan first.

I wrote a first draft.

I used linking words.

I included all three points.

I wrote the correct number of words.

A music festival in Suffolk, UK

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Live well, study A taste of India well 2 Video 1 a

b

c

d

Before you watch

After you watch

1 Work in pairs. How much do you know about

3

India? Match the words (1–4) with the photos (a–d).

1 2 3 4

mangroves the Ganges Hindi sari

2

Complete the summary of the video with these words. Then watch the video again and check your answers.

1

clothes different important languages red train white world

While you watch 1 Watch the video. Complete the factsheet with these numbers.

1.32 12 18 23 35

India: facts and figures

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making friends, being yourself

Population of India

1

billion

Number of train travellers every day

2

million

Number of official languages

3

% of people living in cities

4

%

Number of international tourists to India every year

5

million

India has a very big population – 17.5% of all the live in India. Many of people in the 1 every day. The people them travel by 2 , including in India also speak a lot of 3 English, Hindi and Bengali. The River Ganges is very 4 to many Indians and people wash themselves and their clothes in the river. Indian 5 are often brightly coloured. Women when they get married and wear 6 7 if their husband dies. Most Indians don’t live in the cities. Some people live in mangrove animals forests, where there are many 8 and plants.

your • Which facts about India surprised you? ideas • Which was your favourite image from the video? Why?

Getting technical

3

Walking with an exoskeleton at a special centre in Germany

Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss the questions.

1 How is technology helping this person?

2 What technology do you use in your daily life?

Imagine a life with no technology. What could you do? What couldn’t you do?

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3 Reading 1

thinking about context; multiple choice with six texts

Work in pairs. Look at the photos on page 31.

Discuss the questions.

1 What technology can you see?

2 What do you think the people are using the technology for?

2 3

4

Read the Exam Tip. Then look at the six texts in the Exam Task. Find three text messages, one notice and two advertisements.

5

Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to think about the context of each text.

Read the article on page 31 and check your ideas.

Exam TIP Thinking about context • Some exam reading tasks have six short texts.

It is useful to think about the context of each text – where and when you might see it.

• What kind of text is it? For example, is it an email, or a text message or a note?

• Where do you usually see this kind of text? For example, on a noticeboard or on a phone.

• Look for clues in the texts that tell you more about the context.

Read the article again and answer the questions.

1 2 3 4

Why do the Samburu people often move?

How do the farmers use their mobile phones?

Where do the women in the photo live?

How are they using technology?

Exam TASK Multiple choice with six texts For each question, choose the correct answer.

Mobile phone for sale. Only six months old but needs new screen.

Phone Dieter – 07700 900143

2

3

Hi Rania. I’m meeting Katie at the Arts Centre tomorrow. We’ve joined their new digital photography club. It’s from 6–8 p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Do you want to come too?

Hamid

COMPUTER PLANET

Our sale is out of this world!

• For one day only • All our printers now half price!

• Plus an amazing 25% discount on selected laptops

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A D ieter is selling the phone because it is old.

B Part of the phone needs to be changed.

C The phone is for sale for a short time.

A Hamid wants Rania to meet him tomorrow.

B Rania is a member of the digital photography club.

C Katie is meeting Rania at the Arts Centre tomorrow.

A This shop is only open for one day.

B You can get a cheaper computer today.

C Some laptops are half price today.

Aysu: What are you doing this afternoon? Can I come to your house and use your printer for half an hour? Mine isn’t working and I want to print out the invitations to my party. Thanks!

Azra

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4

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The RULES

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• These computers are for school work only!

• Don’t show your password to other students.

• Speak to Mrs Webb if you have problems with your password.

• Don’t download any files from the internet.

6 Hiroki, can you text me your email address? I want to send you some information about technology in Africa for our project. Don’t forget – we’re working on it tomorrow after school! Jun

A Azra wants to go to a party with Aysu.

B Azra hasn’t got a printer at her house.

C Azra wants to use the printer at Aysu’s house.

A You can’t use the computers for homework.

B Mrs Webb can help you download files.

C You need a password to use the computer.

A Jun doesn’t know Hiroki’s email address.

B Hiroki wants to get some information from Jun. C Hiroki needs some help with her project.

Samburu women at a digital multimedia class

Technology changes 3.1 1

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word focus

lives

The Samburu people live in northern Kenya. They have cows, sheep and goats. They don’t stay in one place all the time because the land is very dry. They follow their animals, looking for food and water. But now, their lives are changing. Like over 80% of the population in Kenya, many Samburu farmers own a mobile phone. Even in very remote places, like the Samburu Reserve, farmers use their phones to buy and sell their animals. They have special apps on their phones to find more information about their animals. This can help them look after them better.

The Samburu women and children are also using technology.

At a small primary school in the Samburu Reserve, children and women are learning how to use tablets to find out new information about the world.

follow (v): walk behind someone remote (adj): distant, far away app (n): a program on a mobile phone find out (v): learn about, discover

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3 Vocabulary 1

technology; compound nouns; multiple-choice cloze

Match the words (1–6) with the technology in the picture (a–f). d

c

e

b a f 1 screen 2 printer 3 tablet

2

4 laptop 5 digital camera 6 mobile phone

Choose the correct options. Then match the phrases (1–6) with the correct icon (a–f).

1 2 3 4 5 6

download a file / a friend send a web page / an email text online / a friend enter a password / the internet go online / the web call a friend / an email

a

b

3

c

d

technology

Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam TIP Compound nouns • Compound nouns are words that we put together to make another noun. The words are often noun + noun.

• In texts with gaps, the missing word is sometimes one word from a compound noun, e.g. social media.

• Look at the sentence and at the words before and after the gap.

• Read the answer choices and choose the best answer.

• Then try the other choices to make sure they don’t fit.

For each question, choose the correct answer. e

f

STAY HEALTHY Switch off your 1 one hour before bedtime. The bright light from them can make your brain very active.

Do teenagers worry about spending too much media? Many teens time on (1) their messages constantly (2) throughout the day and they feel sad if they don’t get any. Parents also worry about their children spending too much time looking at the of their tablet, laptop or mobile.

(3) Instead of talking with their friends, they play games, or (5) video (4) and music files. On the other hand, some teenagers say that their parents don’t have time to talk to them … because they’re busy (6) someone on the phone.

STAY SAFE

1 A social

B laptop

C email

Stay safe 2 . Don’t give personal information, for example your address or your age.

2 A write

B check

C send

3 A printers

B screens

C faces

4 A web

B email

C computer

5 A download

B send

C enter

6 A chatting

B talking

C calling

a file Be careful when you 3 or a program from the internet. Do you know where it’s from?

Change your 4 and don’t write it down.

regularly

STAY SOCIABLE Have some technology-free time with your family. and your mobile phones Put your 5 away and talk to each other!

STAY KIND Remember that words can hurt. Think before you send . Are you being kind? a text or an 6

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5

Multiple-choice cloze

download email online password screens tablets

tips

Read the Exam Tip. Then read the Exam Task and think of the words that can go in each gap.

Exam TASK

Complete the technology tips with these words.

Top teen

4

your ideas

• •

Do you like using social media? Why? / Why not?

How much time do you spend online?

Is it too much? Why? / Why not?

Grammar 1

present continuous for future plans and arrangements

Read the conversation. Choose the correct option to complete the rules (a–d).

4

A: What are you doing at the weekend?

call a friend / relative meet friends

B: We’re going to the Computer Show in London.

Are you coming?

go to art club play a computer game go to band / orchestra practice play a sport

A: No, I’m sorry. I’m not coming – I’m visiting my aunt. a The people are talking about the present / the future. b They’re talking about definite arrangements / possible plans. c We form present continuous questions with be / do + subject + verb + -ing. d We form the present continuous negative with subject + be / do + not + verb + -ing.

Grammar reference 3.1, p162

2

Look at Tania’s diary for the weekend. Complete the questions (1–6).

Saturday

Sunday

morning

11.30 visit Aunt Lena

10.30 go swimming with Kasia

afternoon

2.45 go to computer game show @ library with Ewa

study for geography test!

evening

8.00 meet Patryk @ cinema

7.30 call Grandma

Make your own timetable with your plans for the weekend. Use these ideas or your own ideas.

go to a party visit a friend / relative What are you doing on Saturday morning?

5

I'm playing in a basketball match at school

3.2 Listen to the conversation and look at the sentences. Find the mistakes and write the correct sentence.

1 Tarek’s going to the talk about technology after school.

Tarek's meeting his cousin after school.

2 He’s meeting his cousin at the Arts centre.

3 He’s starting a painting course on Saturday morning.

4 His cousin’s taking him to the cinema.

5 Nour and Susi are going to Susi’s house.

6 They’re having pizza and playing football.

1 What afternoon?

2

(Tania / do) on Saturday (she / meet) Patryk on Sunday

evening?

3 When geography test?

4 Who morning?

5 Where 6

(she / study) for her

Work in pairs. Look at the poster about a school trip to London. Take turns to ask and answer questions about the trip.

What are the students doing on Tuesday afternoon?

They’re visiting the Science Museum.

(she / visit) on Saturday (she / meet) Patryk? (she and Kasia / go) swimming

on Sunday morning?

3

6

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 2.

TECHNOLOGY trip to LONDON 15–16 April for Year 9 & 10 students Tuesday morning: meet at school for bus to London Tuesday afternoon: visit Science Museum Tuesday evening: go to 3D cinema

What is Tania doing on Saturday afternoon?

Wednesday morning: go to 3D printing workshop Wednesday afternoon: go to STEM show

She's going to a computer game show with Ewa.

Wednesday evening: take bus back to school

STEM (n): Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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3 Listening a

choosing the correct picture; multiple choice with picture options

b

c

1

Work in pairs. Look at photos a–c. Discuss the similarities and the differences.

2

Listen and choose one or two photos (a, b or c) for each sentence.

3

3.3

1

5

2

6

3

7

4

8

5

Multiple choice with picture options For each question, choose the correct answer.

1 What is the boy looking for?

Read the question. Then listen and choose the correct answer (a, b or c) from the photos in Exercise 1.

Read the Exam Tip. Then look at the Exam Task. Note down vocabulary connected to the pictures. Think about any similarities and differences.

3.5

Now listen and complete the Exam Task.

A

3.4

What is the woman doing on Saturday morning?

4

Exam TASK

B

C

2 What is the girl wearing to the wedding?

A

B

C

3 What are they giving to Grandad?

Exam TIP Choosing the correct picture • In some exam tasks you have to listen and choose the correct picture from three options.

• Read the questions and look carefully at each set of pictures. Think of a key word or phrase for each picture.

• Think about the similarities and differences between the pictures in each set.

• You will hear each conversation twice. Read the question. Then listen and choose the correct picture.

• Listen again and check your answer.

A

C

4 What time will the concert finish?

A

B

C

5 When are they going to the music festival?

A

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B

B

C

Speaking

talking about technology; discussion with a partner; picture discussion

5

Now read the examiner’s instructions and complete the Exam Task. Remember to respond to your partner’s opinions. Use the Useful Language to help you. ere are some pictures that show different types of ❛ Htechnology.

Do you like these different ways of using technology?

Say why or why not.

Talk together.

1

Work in pairs. Describe what is happening in the photo. Use these words. chat communicate conversation easy fast friends important phone photo text message useful

2

Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.

1 2 3 4 5 6

3

What are these people using their phones for?

What do you use your phone for?

How often do you speak to friends on the phone?

Do you prefer talking on the phone or texting?

How much time do you spend on your phone?

Do you think people use mobile phones too much?

Why? / Why not?

Read the Exam Tip. Then number the parts of the conversation in order. a b

4

1

❜

Exam TIP

Discussion with a partner • In some speaking exams, the examiner will give you a booklet with some pictures and a question.

• Discuss the question and the pictures with a partner.

• Be careful to answer the question. Don’t just describe the pictures.

• Give reasons and examples for your own opinions.

• Listen carefully to your partner and respond by agreeing or disagreeing.

• Ask for your partner’s opinion too.

Exam TASK Picture discussion Do you like these different ways of using technology?

I think some computer games are interesting, but some are really boring.

I use my phone a lot. I think it’s a good way to keep in touch with my friends.

c

Me too! I prefer texting because it’s really fast and easy.

d

Oh, yes. I love taking photos too. What about computer games? I don’t really like them because I can’t stop playing! How about you?

e

That’s true, but I like talking on the phone because you can have a real conversation.

f

Yes, you’re right. Conversations are more interesting on the phone. I also like taking photos with my phone, and I send them to my friends.

3.6 Listen and check your answers. Read the Exam Tip again. What do the students do well?

Useful LANGUAGE Giving opinions and reasons I like / don’t like … because …

One reason why I like / don’t like … is …

I prefer … to … because …

Agreeing / Disagreeing Me too!

I think so too.

Yes, that’s true, but …

Adding I like … too.

I also like …

Asking for an opinion What about you?

Do you like …?

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3 Vocabulary 1

Match the adjectives (1–6) with the correct opposite (a–f).

1 2 3 4 5 6

2

adjectives to describe technology

excellent modern different easy normal interesting

a b c d e f

3

difficult unusual terrible the same boring old

Look at the photo. Write sentences to describe it. Use as many adjectives as possible from Exercise 1. Include information about: • the people in the photo • the buildings • your opinion.

Women at the Naadam Festival at the Ulaanbaatar Stadium, Mongolia

Work in pairs. Use some of the words from Exercise 1 to describe these things.

1 maths homework

a

b

2 phones

a

b

3 brothers

a

b

The maths homework in ‘a’ is easy, but the maths homework in ‘b’ is difficult.

4

Work in pairs. Compare your sentences from Exercise 3.

5

Choose the correct words to complete the text.

Lumacha Primary School, in Dingxi, China, is a very 1 unusual / easy school. It has only got three students!

The desks and chairs in the classroom are all 2 boring / old, but the technology is 3 difficult / modern. There is a large screen on the wall, and the students go online every day to watch and listen to 4 interesting / normal lessons on art or music. In one lesson, students visited a museum in Denmark online and talked to the people who worked at the museum. It isn’t 5 terrible / easy for the Lumacha students to get to school – it’s more than one hour’s walk from their home, but they enjoy their lessons and love talking to people in 6 different countries / the same country.

your ideas

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Describe the things in your bag or your bedroom. Have you got something unusual / old / different / modern?

Grammar

prepositions; choosing the correct preposition; open cloze

1

5

Read the sentences. Underline all the prepositions. The first has been done for you.

1 I called you yesterday at five o’clock, but you didn’t reply.

2 We’re having an online music lesson at school next week.

3 They’re going to the Tech Club on Monday after school.

4 My brother was working on his laptop.

5 The cat jumped onto the printer.

6 Your tablet is in my bag.

7 Antoine is starting a computer science course in January.

8 The teacher walked into the classroom.

9 Is your new phone inside the box?

10 We’re sending an email to our cousins in Greece.

2

!

Look at the prepositions you underlined in Exercise 1. Decide which prepositions refer to time (T), place (P) or movement (M).

REMEMBER

When we describe movement (going from one place to another), we use prepositions like to, into, onto, towards and from.

When we describe position (where something is), we use prepositions like in, on and at.

3

4 The answers are 5 The question numbers are the quiz.

10th April.

3 We’re visiting the Science Museum

January.

4 It’s a good idea to switch off your tablet night.

5 The printer shop opens Saturdays.

9.30

6 My mum bought her first TV 7 The plane is leaving

1975.

five minutes!

8 He usually texts his friends

lunchtime.

6

Read the Exam Tip. Then read the Exam Task and think of the words that can go in each gap.

7

Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam TIP Choosing the correct preposition • Quickly read the whole text first.

• Then go back and read each sentence carefully.

Look at the word before and after the gap.

• If a preposition is missing, decide if it is connected to time, place or movement.

• Write the preposition, then read the complete sentence to yourself and check your answer.

From: Tania To: Becky Re: Robotics club Hi Becky!

at the bottom at the top in the middle on the left on the right

3 The photo is

2 I sent you an email

the evening.

For each question, write the correct answer.

Write one word for each gap.

Look at the quiz on page 171. Complete the sentences with these phrases.

2 The questions are

eight

Open cloze

Grammar reference 3.2, p162

1 The heading is

1 It’s starting

Exam TASK

Complete the rules with in, on or at. a We use with times and some time periods, e.g. night, weekends. for longer periods of time, b We use e.g. years, months, seasons, parts of the day (morning, afternoon, evening). for days. c We use

4

Complete the sentences with at, on or in.

of the quiz. of the quiz. of the quiz. of the quiz. of

Our school robotics club is having a meeting Tuesday next week to choose team (1) projects for the National Robotics Competition October. Do you want to work on a (2) project together? Last year, our school team went Tokyo for the International Robotics (3) Fair! Why don’t you come to the meeting? It 6 p.m. and it’s in the computer starts (4) the first floor (6) the end of lab (5) the building.

See you there!

Tania

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3 Writing

important information; checking your work; writing a note

The

Learning FOCUS Important information When we create posters or write notes and notices, we write down important information in just a few words.

This information is usually about dates, times, places, events, phone numbers, addresses, activities, etc.

Oakdene School SCIENCE FA IR On Saturday, 15th June, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

1

Free entry!

Match the information (1–6) with the headings (a–f).

1 2 3 4 5 6

18.30 18/10/20 Tech show taxi £12 15 High Street

a b c d e f

date price time address type of event transport

2

Look at the poster opposite. Which information (a–f) from Exercise 1 is included?

3

Complete this student’s notes about the science fair. Use the information from the poster.

The

Big Bang Show

Live science experiments! at 2.30 p.m.

• Drinks, sandwiches and cakes for sale in Classroom 12B • Music from the school band in the playground from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.

Tickets: £5.00 for adults, £3.00 for under-17s

Oakdene School Science Fair Address: Day: Date: Starts: Finishes: Food in: Big Bang Show at: Price of Big Bang Show: Email address:

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For more information, email: oakdene_science@school.org Oakdene School, West Hampton Lane, Barnfield

4

Work in pairs. Make a poster for a fair at your school. Include this information.

•

where it is

•

the date and time

•

what will be there

•

price

•

contact number / email

5

Look at this task from a writing exam. Then look at the two students' answers. Which note is the better answer? Why?

6

Exam TIP

You are going to a science fair on Saturday. Write a note to your friend, Alicia.

Checking your work • Read your work carefully when you have finished.

• Check that your note includes all the important information, for example, a time and a place to meet.

• Check that you have written the time correctly.

• Check that you have used capital letters correctly for names of places.

In your note: • say where the fair is and what time it starts • say what you can do there • suggest a time to meet, and give a contact number.

Alicia Do you want to come to the school science fair with me? It’s at Oakdene School and it starts at 10 a.m. Why don’t we go at 11.30? We can buy some food and drinks there for lunch. There’s a ‘Big Bang Show’ at 2.30 p.m.

Text me on 0795 5568 666 to let me know.

I think it will be fun!

Sylvia Hi I’m going to the school science fair. It finishes at 4 p.m. and tickets cost £5. There is music in Room 12b. I really like science and I think it’s very interesting. What do you think?

Tobias

Useful LANGUAGE Expressing time a.m. (before 12 midday) p.m. (after 12 midday) in the morning / afternoon / evening at night from … until starts at … and finishes at …

Giving contact details Email me at (toby.lane@oakford.com).

Call / Text me on (0795 5568 666).

Read the Exam Tip. Then complete the Exam Task. Use the Useful Language to help you.

Remember to check your writing!

Exam TASK Writing a note You are going to a science fair on Saturday. Write a note to your friend, Anna.

In your note: • say where you are going • ask Anna to go with you • suggest a time and place to meet.

Write 25 words or more.

7

Complete the Reflection Checklist. Then discuss your answers with your partner.

REFLECTION CHECKLIST How did you do? Tick ✔ the sentences that you think are true.

I identified and included all the important information.

I wrote the time correctly.

I gave contact details correctly.

I used capital letters for names of places.

I checked my work carefully.

A scientist talking to students at a science fair, USA

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3 Live well, study well 4

Screen time

Mind your Mind How social media makes us feel • When you get ‘likes’ on social media, you get a ‘happy feeling’. This is due to a chemical called dopamine.

• Many teenagers think that fewer than 30 ‘likes’ on a post is bad. They think that if you get a lot of ‘likes’, you’ve got a lot of friends.

The positives • Research in the US shows that watching TV as a

The negatives • In the US, 80% of young people use social media

by the age of 12. Research shows that children who spend more time on social media often feel less happy.

• A UK study has shown that 75% of children spend less than one hour playing outside every day.

• In the UK, 46% of 13–17-year-olds say that they have seen things such as unkind comments that they think should not be online.

So, how can we manage our own screen time?

Try to socialise with friends in real life and online.

Read books and online articles.

Don’t look at a screen during meal times.

Try to do activities with friends outside.

Don’t look at a screen one hour before bed.

Work in pairs. Read the Mind your Mind information. Discuss the questions.

1 Do you use social media? If so, what do you use?

2 Do you agree with the points? Why? / Why not?

On average, children in the UK spend 32 hours a week looking at screens. Is it always a bad thing?

family can be good for you. It can help with your emotions and your education.

• The study shows that online games can help make you more creative and work better with people.

• The study also shows that children think social media has a positive effect on them, because they can communicate with friends.

anaging screen time; m how social media makes us feel

5

Work in pairs. Which of these things is the most important to you? Why? • having ‘real life’ friends • having lots of ‘likes’ on your social media posts • playing computer games with online friends • ‘liking’ lots of your friends’ posts

PROJECT 1 Work in groups. Think of three ways the internet or social media can be used in the classroom to help you to learn.

your t

projec

Think about: • fun games or activities • working together or alone • helping people to speak to each other.

Make a presentation to give to your classmates.

PROJECT 2 Write 6–8 survey questions to ask people of different ages about using the internet.

Think about: • what they use the internet for • how much time they spend online / on social media / playing computer games

1 2 3

Work in pairs. Read the information. Are you surprised by any of the research and facts?

Why? / Why not?

Look at the suggestions for managing screen time. Tick the ones you think you could try.

Think of one more. Compare with your partner.

Discuss the questions with your partner.

1 Do you think social media has a positive or negative effect on young people? Why? 2 Do you think you look at screens too much or the right amount? Why? 3 How do you feel when you look at a screen for a long time? Why?

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• how much time they spend online at the weekend / during the week.

Make a poster with the information you find.

Useful LANGUAGE The internet / social media can be (helpful / fun).

We can use the internet / social media to …

It can be useful / helpful for …

How much time do you (spend …)?

How often do you (go online / play computer games / look at …)?

Do you like …?

When / What time of day do you (go online / look at social media)?