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PROGRAM SYLLABUS Level 1

UnitUnit 1 Welcome 1 Welcome Back!

Back! pp. 2−11 pp. 2−11

Vocabulary Vocabulary

Grammar Grammar

Conversation Conversation Listening Listening (Useful (Useful language) language)

■ Classroom ■ Classroom objects objects ■ Simple ■ Simple present present of of ■ Important ■ Important ■ Learning ■ Learning a newa new be be announcements announcements language language ■ Colors ■ Colors ■ Instructions ■ Instructions

■

■ Subject ■ Subject pronouns pronouns ■ Imperatives ■ Imperatives Grammar Grammar reference reference p. 106 p. 106

2 My 2 World My World pp. 12−21 pp. 12−21

■ Personal ■ Personal itemsitems ■ Possessive ■ Possessive adjectives, adjectives, ’s, s’ ’s, s’ ■ Countries, ■ Countries, nationalities, nationalities, languages languages

3 People 3 People in in My Life My Life pp. 22−31 pp. 22−31

■ Making ■ Making new new friends friends

■ Meeting ■ Meeting and and greeting greeting

■

■ A computer ■ A computer gamegame

■ On■the Onphone the phone

■

■ Question ■ Question wordswords

Grammar Grammar reference reference p. 107 p. 107

■ Family ■ Family and friends and friends ■ have ■ have ■ Describing ■ Describing people people ■ Comparative ■ Comparative adjectives adjectives ■ Possessive ■ Possessive pronouns pronouns Grammar Grammar reference reference p. 108 p. 108

4 It’s 4 My It’s Life!

My Life!■ pp. 32−41 pp. 32−41

Daily ■ Daily routines routines

■ After-school ■ After-school activities activities

■ Simple ■ Simple present present statements statements ■ Simple ■ Simple present present questions questions

■ Podcast ■ Podcast ■ Asking ■ Asking for for interviews interviews aboutabout information information after-school after-school activities activities

■

■ Adverbs ■ Adverbs of of frequency frequency Grammar Grammar reference reference p. 109 p. 109

5 School 5 School DaysDays■ pp. 42−51 pp. 42−51

Places ■ Places at school at school■ can ■ for canability for ability

■ A student’s ■ A student’s ■ Asking ■ Asking for and for and experience experience at a at a giving giving permission permission ■ School ■ School subjects subjects ■ Object ■ Object pronouns pronouns performing performing arts arts ■ Verb ■ Verb + -ing+form -ing form school school (gerund) (gerund) for for opinions opinions Grammar Grammar reference reference p. 110 p. 110

Unit Unit 1−5 1−5 Review Review Game Game pp. 52−53 pp. 52−53

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CEFR Exit Level: A1 Writing Writing

Reading Reading

■ A poster ■ A poster with with■ It’s■a It’s Newa New ■ classroom classroom School School Year Year ■ rulesrules ■ Reading ■ Reading to to write:write: Computer Computer Club Club■ RulesRules ■ Culture: ■ Culture: Picture Picture It! It!

Accuracy Accuracy and and fluency fluency

Video Video

Anuj’s ■ Anuj’s First Day First Day■ a vs.

■ aanvs. an How ■ do How you do you spell spell your your name? name?

Zhin ■ Yan: Zhin Yan: A Gymnast A Gymnast

Speaking Speaking outcomes outcomes I canI .can .. ...

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■ Singular ■ Singular form form of beof forbe for ■ identify ■ identify people people in myinschool. my school. groups groups ■ give ■ and give follow and follow instructions. instructions.

■ ask ■ for askhelp for learning help learning English.

English.

■ talk ■ about talk about a school a school club. club.

.. ...

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Falling ■ Falling intonation intonation in in ■ ask ■ and ask answer and answer questions questions Wh- questions Wh- questions aboutabout people’s people’s background background Capital ■ Capital letters letters and nationality. and nationality.

■ Culture: ■ Culture: Our Our ■ The with countries, ■ Land The Land DownDown with countries, ■ meet, ■ meet, greet,greet, and introduce and introduce WorldWorld in a Box in a Box UnderUnder nationalities, nationalities, and and (CLIL(CLIL people. people. languages Project Project p. 116) p. 116) languages ■ choose ■ choose thingsthings for a for time a time ■ Conjugation ■ Conjugation of beof after be after capsule. capsule. pluralplural possessives possessives

■ A personal ■ A personal ■ Jessica ■ Jessica Watson Watson■ The ■ Yellow The Yellow ■ profile profile – A Teenage – A Teenage Ferrari Ferrari Sailor!

Sailor!

■ What’s ■ What’s your your ■ Reading ■ Reading to to name? name?

Where Where ■ write:write: are you arefrom? you from?

MeetMeet the Team the Team■ Young ■ Young Scientists Scientists ■

I can I.can .. ...

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■ Reading ■ Reading to to phonephone number? number? the phone write:write: What’s What’s your your ■ Word ■ Word stress stress with with ■ talk ■ about talk about my family. my family.

My Best My Best FriendFriend emailemail address? address? comparative comparative adjectives adjectives ■ compare ■ compare people. people.

■ Culture: ■ Culture: DiwaliDiwali■ My■Siberian My Siberian ■ Not ■ using Not using moremore with with ■ talk ■ on talk the onphone. the phone.

Family Family comparative comparative adjectives adjectives ■ talk ■ about talk about festivals. festivals. ending ending in -erin -er

■ A description ■ A description■ A Very ■ A Big Very Big of a person of a person Family!

Family!

■ A blog ■ A post blog post ■ Times ■ Times Around Around ■ aboutabout your your the World the World ■ routine routine ■ Reading ■ Reading to to write:write: ■ Madison’s Madison’s Blog Blog ■ ■ Culture: ■ Culture: It’s a It’s a New Year!

New Year!

.. ...

■ Irregular ■ Irregular spellings spellings of of I can I.can third third person person simple simple ■ talk ■ about talk about my daily my daily routine. routine.

What ■ What do you dodo you do present present form form after after school? school?

■ talk ■ about talk about thingsthings I do and I do and ■ Different ■ Different sounds sounds of of don’tdon’t do. do.

La■Quinceañera La Quinceañera third third person person simple simple ■ ask ■ and ask answer and answer questions questions Mars ■ Mars present present forms: forms: aboutabout routines routines and activities. and activities.

(CLIL(CLIL Project Project /s/, /z/, /s/,/iz/ /z/, /iz/ p. 117) p. 117) ■ questions ask questions for more for more ■ Position ■ Position of adverbs of adverbs of of■ ask information. information. frequency frequency ■ discuss ■ discuss a special a special occasion. occasion.

Ali’s ■ Day Ali’s Day

I can I.can .. ...

Kung ■ Kung Fu School Fu School ■ Different ■ Different vowelvowel sounds sounds for can for and can can’t and can’t ■ identify ■ identify places places at myatschool. my school.

Can ■ you Canuse you use ■ vs.

Wellgood vs. good your cell yourphone cell phone■ Well ■ talk ■ about talk about my abilities. my abilities. at school? at school?

■ express ■ express opinions opinions aboutabout Tobilay’s ■ Tobilay’s School School school school subjects subjects and and ■ Culture: ■ Culture: A Do-ItA Do-It- Day Day activities. activities.

Yourself Yourself School School ■ ask ■ for askand for give and permission. give permission.

■ An■email An email ■ Kung ■ Kung Fu School Fu School ■ asking asking for for ■ Reading ■ Reading to to ■ permission permission write:write: UsingUsing the the Computer Computer Lab Lab ■

■ discuss ■ discuss interesting interesting or unusual or unusual thingsthings aboutabout schools. schools.

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Unit Unit 66Time Timeto toEat! Eat! pp. pp.54–63 54–63

77Animal AnimalWorld World pp. pp.64–73 64–73

88City CityLife Life pp. pp.74–83 74–83

99Fun Funand and Games Games pp. pp.84–93 84–93

10 10Vacation: Vacation:Here Here and andThere There pp. pp.94–103 94–103

Vocabulary Vocabulary

Grammar Grammar

Listening Listening

Conversation Conversation (Useful (Usefullanguage) language)

■■Food Food ■■More Morefood food ■■Meals Meals

■■a/an a/an ■■some/any some/anywith with countable countableand and uncountable uncountablenouns nouns ■■there thereis/are is/are ■■much, much,many, many,and and a lot a lotofof Grammar Grammarreference reference p.p.111 111

■■AAconversation conversation about aboutafterafterschool schoolsnacks snacks

■■Animals Animals ■■Action Actionverbs verbs

■■Present Presentcontinuous continuous ■■Simple Simplepresent presentvs. vs. present presentcontinuous continuous Grammar Grammarreference reference p.p.112 112

■■Conversations Conversationsatat ■■Asking Askingfor forand and aazoo zoo giving givingdirections directions

■■Places Placesinintown town ■■Transportation Transportation

■■AAreport reporton onaa ■■Simple Simplepast pastofofbe be school schooltrip trip ■■there therewas/were was/were ■■Simple Simplepast past statements statementswith with regular regularand andirregular irregular verbs verbs ■■ago ago Grammar Grammarreference reference p.p.113 113

■■Sharing Sharingexciting exciting news news

conversation ■■Simple Simplepast pastyes/no yes/no ■■AAconversation about aboutaa questions questionsand andshort short skateboard skateboard answers answers competition competition ■■Simple Simplepast pastWhWhquestions questions Grammar Grammarreference reference p.p.114 114

■■Expressing Expressing interest interest

places places ■■Prepositions Prepositionsofof place place

■■Sports Sportsand and

activities activities ■■Clothes Clothes

■■Weather Weather ■■Months Months ■■Seasons Seasons ■■Landforms Landforms

■■be begoing goingtoto ■■Superlative Superlative adjectives adjectives Grammar Grammarreference reference p.p.115 115

■■AAconversation conversation about aboutaatrip triptoto Ecuador Ecuador

■■Ordering Orderingfood food

■■Making Making suggestions suggestions

Unit Unit6−10 6−10Review ReviewGame Gamepp. pp.104–105 104–105

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Writing Writing ■■An Anarticle articleabout about aaspecial specialmeal meal

Reading Reading ■■Art ArtYou YouCan Can Eat! Eat! ■■Reading Readingtoto write: write:Let’s Let’s Celebrate!

Celebrate!

■■Culture: Culture:Chino Chino Meets MeetsLatino Latino

Video Video

Accuracy Accuracyand and fluency fluency

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Speaking Speakingoutcomes outcomes I Ican can. .. .. .

■■identify identifydifferent differentkinds kindsofoffood. food.

■■ask askand andanswer answerquestions questions about aboutfood. food.

■■talk talkabout aboutquantities quantitiesofoffood food and andmeals. meals.

■■order orderfood foodininaarestaurant. restaurant.

■■talk talkabout aboutfood foodand andculture. culture.

■■Shark SharkAttack!

Attack!

■■Do Doyou youlike like going goingtoto museums? museums?

■■Animals Animalsininthe the City City ■■Chameleons Chameleons (CLIL (CLILProject Project p.p.119) 119)

■■Irregular Irregularplural plural words wordsfor foranimals animals ■■Different Differentgg sounds: sounds:going going ■■Verbs Verbsusually usually used usedininthe the simple simplepresent, present, not notthe thepresent present continuous continuous

I Ican can. .. .. .

■■An Anemail emailabout about aaplace place

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■■Culture: Culture: Getting GettingAround Around ■■Crossing CrossingCities Cities ininHong HongKong Kong

■■Different Differentsounds sounds for for-ed -edendings: endings: /t/, /t/,/d/, /d/,/ɪd/ /ɪd/ ■■Using Usingwere wereafter after singular singularsubjects subjects when whenthey’re they’repart part ofofaalist list

I Ican can. .. .. .

■■talk talkabout aboutplaces placesininmy mycity cityoror town. town.

■■ask askand andanswer answerquestions questionsabout about the thepast. past.

■■describe describepast pastevents eventsand and activities. activities.

■■share shareexciting excitingnews newsand and experiences. experiences.

■■talk talkabout abouttransportation transportationand and how howI Iget gettotoschool. school.

■■AAbiography biographyofof an anathlete athlete

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■■The ThePalio Palio ■■What’s What’syour your favorite favoritesport sport and andwhy? why?

■■The TheBowler Bowler

■■Using Usingsome some words wordsfor forsports sports as asboth bothnouns nouns and andverbs verbs ■■Reduction Reductionofofdid did you youtoto/dɪdʒə/ /dɪdʒə/ ■■Using Usingdid did(not (notdo) do) ininpast pasttense tense WhWh-questions questions

I Ican can. .. .. .

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■■ask askand andanswer answeryes/no yes/noquestions questions about aboutpast pastevents. events.

■■ask askand andanswer answerWhWh-questions questions about aboutpast pastevents. events.

■■express expressinterest interestininwhat what someone someoneisissaying. saying.

■■talk talkabout abouttraditional traditionalsports sports events. events.

■■An Anemail emailabout about aavacation vacation

■■Wish WishYou YouWere Were Here Here ■■Reading Readingtoto write: write:My MyTrip Trip totoBrazil Brazil ■■Culture: Culture: Canada: Canada:Land Land ofofSurprises Surprises

■■City CityofofWater Water ■■Where Wheredo doyou you like likegoing goingon on vacation? vacation?

■■Alaska!

Alaska!

■■Big BigArt Art (CLIL (CLILProject Project p.p.120) 120)

■■Reduction Reductionofof going goingtotototo/gənə/ /gənə/ ■■Remembering Remembering the theapostrophe apostrophe ininlet’s let’s

I Ican can. .. .. .

■■talk talkabout aboutweather, weather,seasons, seasons, and andmonths. months.

■■discuss discussvacation vacationplans. plans.

■■describe describedifferent differentlandforms landformsand and places placestotovisit. visit.

■■make makesuggestions. suggestions.

■■share shareinteresting interestingfacts factsabout aboutmy my country. country.

■■AAdescription descriptionofof an ananimal animal

■■Animal AnimalActions Actions Quiz Quiz ■■Reading Readingtoto write: write:All Allabout about Hippos Hippos ■■Culture: Culture: Huskies: Huskies:The The Inuit’s Inuit’sBest Best Friend Friend

■■identify identifydifferent differentanimals. animals.

■■ask askand andanswer answerquestions questionsabout about animals’ animals’actions. actions.

■■talk talkabout aboutmy myfavorite favoritezoo zooanimal. animal.

■■ask askfor forand andgive givedirections. directions.

■■talk talkabout abouthow howanimals animalshelp help people. people.

Irregular Irregularverbs verbsp.p.121 121

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Vacation:

Here and There

BE

City of Water

1. Where do you think the diver is?

Where do you like going on vacation?

2. What does she see?

3. Do you want to do this?

Alaska!

Big Art

UNIT CONTENTS Vocabulary Weather, months, and seasons; landforms Grammar be going to; superlative adjectives Listening A conversation about a trip to Ecuador

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Vocabulary: Weather, months, and seasons 1. What’s the weather like? Write the sentences next to the correct numbers.

It’s cloudy.

It’s icy.

It’s snowy.

It’s sunny.

It’s foggy.

It’s rainy.

It’s stormy.

It’s windy.

3

2

1

1.

It’s icy.

2.

3.

4.

4

5.

6.

5

7

6

7.

8.

8

10.01

10.02

2. Listen, check, and repeat.

3. Complete the chart with the correct months. Then listen to Jessica talk about the seasons where she lives, and check your answers.

Seasons in My Town: Albany, New York

By Jessica Landers

March

4.

June

September

December

April August February January July May November October

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. What is the weather like in your city or town for each season or month?

We don’t have four seasons. We have the rainy season and the dry season.

You’re right. The rainy season usually starts in May. In May, it’s warm and very rainy. In June, . . .

Speaking: Your favorite time of year 5.

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. Discuss your favorite month, season, and kind of weather. Why are they your favorites?

What’s your favorite month?

February.

Why do you like February?

Well, my birthday is February 14.

6. Join another pair. Tell them about your partner’s favorite month, season, and kind of weather.

Nick’s favorite month is February because his birthday is in that month. His favorite season is . . .

Workbook, p. 64

Reading Wish You Were Here; My Trip to Brazil; Canada: Land of Surprises Conversation Making suggestions Writing An email about a vacation

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VACATION PLANS Wish You Were Here . . . a

c

Penguins in Patagonia

A b

1

Magical Ride

A Home Away From Home

H i M om a nd Dad, Brent and I are havin g a great F lorida w time in ith Grand m a an d G It ’s sunny randpa. and very h ot. Disney amazing!

World is Today, we swam wit at the Dis h sharks ney water park. Tom Brent and orrow, Ia ride! Of c re going to go on ev ourse, Gra ery n d m a an d aren’t goin Grandpa g to go on the roller coasters.

S ee y o u n ex t week!

Miss you, Becca

2

DID YOU KNOW . . .?

Over 16 million people visit Disney World every year.

The parking lot has spaces for 75,000 cars per day.

Reading: Descriptions of vacations

Hey, Jeff!

I’m in Thailand with my family. We’re in a tree house in the jungle. It’s really cool.

Yesterday, we rode elephants and went on a night safari! Next, we’re going to stay in a hotel near the beach. I’m going to swim every day, and I’m going to go scuba diving!

Your friend, Carla

3 Hello Aun t Rita, The wildlife in Patago nia is grea Patagonia t! is a beaut iful place Argentina in with a lot of interes animals : p ting enguins, s ea lions, w and more hales, ! I took a lot of pict today. I’m ures going to p ut them o tomorrow nline .

See you s oon, Ivan

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1. Look at the photos. Where do you think these places are?

Which place do you want to visit?

10.03

2. Read and listen to the postcards. Match the backs of the postcards (1–3) to the fronts of the postcards (a–c).

1.

2.

3.

3. Read the article again. Whose postcard mentions these things? Write B (Becca), C (Carla), or I (Ivan). Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1. staying in more than one place

C

2. the weather 3. swimming 4. seeing animals 5. taking pictures 4.

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. What other things do you think you can do in the places in the postcards? Why? You can go windsurfing in Patagonia. My friend went one time, and she loved it.

Grammar: be going to 5. Complete the chart.

Use be going to to talk about future plans.

Wh- questions and answers

Yes/No questions and answers

Where are you going to go on vacation?

Are you I’m going to go to the beach. to the beach?

I’m not to the mountains. Yes, I am.

No, I’m not.

When is Ivan going to put photos online? them online tomorrow. photos online?

He Yes, he is.

He’s not going to put them online tonight.

No, he they going to do What tomorrow?

Brent and Carla are going to ride every ride.

Their grandparents ride roller coasters.

to go

he going to put

.

Are they going to ride roller coasters?

Yes, they .

No, they aren’t.

Common time expressions: tomorrow, tonight, this weekend, next week/month/year Check your answers: Grammar reference, p. 115

6. Write questions and answers with be going to.

1. Tom / go / to Spain (no, Egypt)

Say it RIGHT!

Q: Is Tom going to go to Spain?

10.04

A: No, he’s not. He’s going to go to Egypt.

In informal English, we sometimes reduce going to to /gɘnɘ/. Listen and repeat the formal and informal versions of the questions in Exercise 6.

2. you / study / French (no, Japanese) Q: A: 3. Donna and Jess / ride / elephants in India (yes) Q: A: 4. who / you / study / with this weekend (my teammates) Q: A: 5. where / you / go / tomorrow (the beach) Q: A: 6. what / your friends / do / tonight (go to the movies) Q: A:

Speaking: What’s your next adventure?

7.

BE

Find out about a popular city in Italy. How do people get around there?

(Workbook, p. 90)

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. Plan a vacation together. Where are you going to go? What are you going to do? Tell the class about your vacation.

We’re going to go to Mexico. We’re going to see pyramids.

We’re also going to swim in the ocean. We’re . . .

Workbook, pp. 64–65

10.1 CITY OF WATER

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The Best

VACATION!

b

Listening: I liked it all! a

c

1. Where was your last vacation? What was the weather like?

10.05

d

10.05

2. Listen to Veronica telling Liam about her trip to Ecuador.

Match the places with the weather.

1. Quito

a. cool (not hot and not cold)

2. Chimborazo

b. really hot

3. Lago Agrio

c. warm and sunny

4. Otavalo

d. icy and snowy

3. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Ecuador has a rainy season and a dry season.

2. Veronica climbed a mountain.

3. Veronica saw gray dolphins.

4. Veronica went swimming in Salinas.

f

5. Veronica’s flight was on time.

Vocabulary: Landforms

e 10.06

4. Match the words with the pictures. Then listen and check your answers.

h g

i

g

a beach

6.

a jungle

2.

a desert

7.

a river

3.

a forest

8.

an ocean

4.

a lake

9.

mountains

5.

a hill

1.

5. Work with a partner. Where can you find the landforms in Exercise 4 in your country? Which landforms can’t you find in your country?

There are a lot of beaches in our country.

Yes, there are. There are beaches in Cancun and . . .

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Grammar: Superlative adjectives 6. Complete the chart.

Use superlative adjectives to compare three or more things.

1 syllable

long

2 or more syllables

popular the most popular

the longest

It’s Ecuador.

Ending in dry consonant + -y the rainiest

rainy Irregular

the best the worst

good bad

It’s the South America

river in beach in

The Atacama Desert is the driest place in the world.

Spring is season.

What was the best place?

The airport was

.

Check your answers: Grammar reference, p. 115

7. Complete the paragraphs with the superlative forms of the adjectives.

the best (good) place for a beach vacation? Hawaii! Hawaii has What’s 1 2 some of (beautiful) beaches in the world. There are eight main islands. Hawaii Island is 3 (big). Lanai is 4 (quiet) island. There aren’t any traffic lights! Many people think Maui has 5 (pretty) beaches. (popular) time to go to Hawaii, and it’s also (expensive). The weather is 8 (good) in the spring and the fall, and it’s also 9 (cheap) time to go. When’s 10 (bad) time to visit Hawaii? There isn’t really a bad time. It’s always beautiful in Hawaii!

December is

6

7

8. Look at the chart. Write sentences about the mountains with the superlative forms of the adjectives.

Height

Average temperature

Number of days it rains per year

Chimborazo

4,123 meters

14°C

88

Kilimanjaro

5,892 meters

10°C

72

Mount Everest

8,850 meters

–15°C

58

Mount McKinley

6,194 meters

–6°C

100

1. (high) Mount Everest is the highest mountain.

2. (cold) 3. (warm) 4. (wet) 5. (dry)

Speaking: The best places 9.

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. A friend is coming to your country for vacation. What are the best landforms to see and why? Discuss your ideas. Choose the top five places.

I think Bondi Beach is the best beach.

I agree. And Blue Lake is the best lake because . . .

10. Join another pair. Share your top five landforms. Did you choose the same places?

Decide on the top three places.

Bondi Beach is the best beach. You can swim in the ocean. Blue Lake is the prettiest lake. It’s on an island. The Great Sandy Desert is the most . . .

Workbook, pp. 66–67

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REAL TALK

Vacation

10.2 WHERE DO YOU LIKE GOING ON VACATION?

SPOTS

Conversation: Making suggestions 10.07

1. REAL TALK Watch or listen to the teenagers. Check (✓) the places and activities they talk about.

Places

2.

10.08

Activities

the jungle

scuba diving

skateboarding

beaches

swimming

skiing

an island

inline skating

windsurfing

a river

snorkeling

biking

a lake

snowboarding

YOUR TURN

Where do you like to go on vacation? Tell your partner.

3. Listen to Mia and Dan picking a vacation spot. Complete the conversation.

USEFUL Makingvendit suggestions 3. LANGUAGE: IN_SA Aut tionem modi voloren dignihi ligentur Let’s

Mia:

We can

What about

Why don’t we

Can you believe it? Mom and Dad are letting us pick our vacation spot this year!

Dan:

I know. Where do we want to go?

Mia:

1

Dan:

OK.

Mia:

No. That’s boring! We went to the beach last year.

Dan:

3

Mia:

Hmm. . . . That’s a good idea.

Dan:

Yeah.

Mia:

Oh, and sandboarding!

Dan:

That sounds exciting!

Mia:

Great! We’re going to the desert! I’m going to tell Mom and Dad.

go somewhere warm. going to the beach?

2

go to the desert?

4

Get it RIGHT! Don’t forget the apostrophe in let’s.

Let’s go somewhere cool.

NOT: Lets go somewhere cool.

Let’s = let us, but people almost always use the contraction, not the full form.

go hiking.

NOTICE IT Use the base form of a verb after Why don’t we and the -ing form after What about.

Why don’t we go to the Amazon rainforest?

What about going to the Amazon rainforest?

4. Practice the conversation with a partner.

5.

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YOUR TURN

Repeat the conversation in Exercise 3, but change the words in purple. Use your own ideas.

To From To Subject

paulap@net.cup/org simon99@net.cup/org My Trip to Brazil

From Subject

Hi Paula, Thanks for your email. The photos of your dog are great! I’m going to show them to my mom.

She loves dogs! Guess what? I’m going to visit Brazil for the whole month of July! July is one of the coldest months in Brazil, but it’s still warm. My parents, my sister, my grandpa, and I are going to fly to Rio first. We’re going to stay with my dad’s friend, Cristiano, there. Then we’re going to drive south to a city called Paraty. Both cities have beaches and mountains, so we’re going to swim in the ocean and go hiking a lot. I can’t wait! Do you have any vacation plans?

Your friend, Simon

Reading to write: Simon’s email about a vacation 6. Look at the photo. Which things will Simon see in Brazil? Read the email to check. beaches

mountains

cities

hills

the desert

a river

the ocean

Focus on CONTENT

In an email about a future vacation, include this information about where you’re going to go and what you’re going to do: activities the time of year lodging (hotel, house) transportation place(s) the weather people with you

7. Read the email again. What information did Simon include for each category in the Focus on Content box?

Focus on LANGUAGE

Starting and ending an email An email to a friend can start with a sentence that: - mentions a previous email: I got your email, thanks.

- asks how someone is: How are you?

It can end with a sentence that: - asks someone to respond: Please write back.

- asks someone a question: What are you going to do this weekend?

- wishes someone well: I hope all is well.

8. How does Simon start and finish his email? Which categories from the Focus on Language box does he use?

9. Read the sentences to start or finish an email. Which category from the Focus on Language box do they belong to?

1. Email me soon!

2. Thanks for writing.

Writing: An email about a vacation PLAN Make notes in the questionnaire about a future vacation.

Where are you going to go?

When are you going to go?

What’s the weather going to be like?

Who are you going to go with?

How are you going to get there?

Where are you going to stay?

What are you going to see and do?

WRITE Now write an email to a friend about your vacation. Use your notes to help you. Write at least 80 words.

CHECK Check your writing. Can you answer “yes” to these questions?

• Is information from the Focus on Content box in your email?

• Do you start and end your email with appropriate sentences?

3. When are you going to visit me?

4. I hope you’re enjoying your summer.

Workbook, pp. 68–69

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CANADA: A Land of Surprises

Canada is an enormous country, but only 35 million people live there. Here are some interesting facts about Canada, a land of many different and beautiful landscapes. a The Nunavut Province is close to the Arctic Circle. It’s always cold, snowy, and icy there. Temperatures get down to –37ºC in the winter! The license plates on their cars are in the shape of polar bears. Can you guess why?

d The Rocky Mountains in the west are amazing, but if you’re going to go there, be careful of the bears!

e The CN Tower in Toronto is the tallest tower in Canada. It’s 553 meters high, and it has a restaurant on the top!

f Niagara Falls is one of the

leaf. It’s on the country’s flag. These leaves are red in the fall.

most famous waterfalls in the world. Almost 30 million people visit it every year. It is really three waterfalls: the American, Bridal Veil, and Horseshoe falls.

c There are a lot of beautiful

g About 20 percent of the population

b The symbol of Canada is the maple

parks, lakes, and mountains in Canada. The biggest lake in the world is Lake Superior on Canada’s border with the US.

is bilingual in English and French (the official languages).

Culture: Interesting facts about Canada 1. Look at the photos. What do you see?

10.09

DID YOU KNOW . . .?

2. Read and listen to the article. Match the topics (1–7) with the paragraphs (a–g).

1. A national symbol

5. Toronto’s tower

2. Canada’s languages

6. Snow all year

3. A famous waterfall

7. Beware of the bears.

About 95 percent of the people in Quebec, Canada, speak French.

4. An enormous lake 3. Read the article again. Write the correct place or thing for each statement.

1. Lots of people visit it every year.

2. It is on the Canadian flag.

3. They are on cars in Nunavut.

4. These are two languages that 20 percent of the population speaks.

5. There are black bears here.

4.

YOUR TURN

Work with a partner. What are some interesting facts about your country?

BE

Find out about Alaska.

What is a glacier?

(Workbook, p. 91)

K2 is the name of a famous mountain here. It’s the second highest mountain in the world.

10.3 ALASKA!

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UNIT 10 REVIEW Vocabulary 1. Match the pictures with the weather.

a

b

d

e

g

h

c

Owen:

That’s cool! Who 3 (you / travel) with?

Alex:

My aunt, uncle, and cousins. (we / fly) to Anchorage in June.

4

f

Owen:

Where

Alex:

My aunt has friends in Anchorage, so 6 (we / sleep) at 7 their house. (her friends / take) us all over Alaska!

(you / stay)?

5

4. Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the adjectives.

h

foggy

5.

snowy

2.

cloudy

6.

stormy

3.

icy

7.

sunny

4.

rainy

8.

windy

1.

1. Tokyo is

desert

forest

hill

3. I think the beach is (relaxing) place for a vacation.

ocean

river

. He

1. My brother loves surfing in the likes to ride really big waves! before we go

3. Let’s play on the swimming.

5. There are a lot of tall trees in the

.

Alex:

2

B: Why don’t we going to a night market?

2. A: I can’t wait to go to the jungle!

B: I know. We can’t go hiking and see a lot of animals.

3. Complete the conversation with the correct forms of be going to.

What this summer?

(bad) time

1. A: What should we do in Seoul?

Grammar

Owen:

(storm) season

5. Correct the mistakes.

6. We took a boat ride down a yesterday.

(you / do)

1

5. Spring is here.

Useful language

. It’s not

4. It’s easy to walk up this very high.

(good)

4. That restaurant has Mexican food.

6. I think winter is to travel.

.

2. It’s hot and very dry in the

(long) river in

2. The Nile is the world.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct words. beach

(big) city in Japan.

(I / go) to Alaska.

A: That sounds fun!

3. A: What do you want to do tomorrow?

B: What about swim in the ocean?

4. A: Where should we go for our spring vacation?

B: Lets go to a beach in Maine.

PROGRESS CHECK: Now I can . . .

■ talk about weather, seasons, and months.

■ discuss vacation plans.

■ describe different landforms and places to visit.

■ make suggestions.

■ write an email about future plans.

CLIL PROJECT 10.4 Big Art, p. 120

■ share interesting facts about my country.

UNITS 9–10 REVIEW, Workbook, pp. 70–71

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