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PROGRESS CHECK 1 Look, there’s Tim. … is playing the guitar.

2 Do you know where Jeff is? I would like to talk to … .

3 The blackboard is in front of the classroom. … is green.

4 What about The Arctic Monkeys? Have you ever heard of … ?

5 We have posters of different bands. … are on the wall.

6 Mum, where is Mindy the cat? … is drinking.

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1 Complete the text using the correct personal pronoun.

7 Our French teacher notices that Mandy and I don’t understand,

so she helps … .

8 My father and I love ‘Super Mario’,

so now … are playing a video game together.

10 Is this book for me? Yes, it is for … .

11 Pete is hungry. Give … a sandwich.

12 Katie is a little wild thing. Look, … is skateboarding.

13 Vicky isn’t from Essex. … is from Dorset.

14 Jack is really happy. … has got a baby sister.

15 Have … got a computer, Suzanne?

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9 My mother bought new flowers. … are in the garden.

1 It’s cold.

2 You are nice.

3 We are family.

4 She’s here.

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2 Make negatives. Use short forms.

5 They are playing a video game.

6 I am sixteen years old.

7 He is good.

8 It’s Sunday.

9 I am a teacher.

10 They are outside.

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1 you / English?

2 you / a student?

3 your teacher / good?

4 it / hot / today?

5 English / difficult?

6 we / sixteen years old?

7 they / at school now?

8 her parents / at home?

4 Write an interview with one of these two teenagers. Don’t forget to introduce yourself!

Mind the use of ‘to be’, the sentence structures and the use of questions.

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Name: Binta Seymour Age: 12 Town: Sydney Country: Australia

Name: Tim Tronk Age: 14 Town: Liverpool Country: England

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PROGRESS CHECK 1 Write down ten school necessities you use in class.

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2 Write ‘a’ or ‘an’ in front of the following words. a e.g. book

5 beer

1 university

6 friend

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7 woman

3 hospital

8 orange

4 address

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3 Look around you and write true sentences about your classroom. Write two positive sentences, two negative sentences and two questions with answers. + + - -

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4 Listen and write down the words that are spelled.

5 Look up the following words in a dictionary. Write a sentence as an example for at least two meanings of the word. The first one is done for you as an example. We used the online ­Cambridge Essential British Dictionary. a Player: 1 Kirsten Flipkens is a tennis player.

2 I don’t know the guitar player from One Direction.

3 Where is the DVD player?

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6 Which classroom expression can you use with the following items/ pictures?

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Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

Prince George of Cambridge

Prince Harry

Princess Anne

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall

Prince Charles

Queen Elizabeth II

Princess Diana

Prince Philip

Princess Beatrice of York

Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Princess Eugenie of York

Sarah, Duchess of York

Lady Louise Windsor

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

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James, Viscount Severn

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

1 Look at the family tree of the British royal family. Imagine that you are Prince William or Princess Kate and introduce ten of your family members. Use at least five different 足possessive adjectives or pronouns and two genitives.

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Date: 2 Prince William and Princess Kate are often in the media because of their classical and stylish looks. Briefly describe what they look like: talk about hair, eyes, height, build and special features.

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Princess Kate

Prince William

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HEIGHT AND BUILD:

HEIGHT AND BUILD:

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SPECIAL FEATURES:

SPECIAL FEATURES:

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1 Have a look at what these people are doing. Study the pictures and then write down four differences between them.

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Name: 2 Listen to the song. a Write down all the ing-forms you can hear. Mind the spelling! b Then organise them into five groups depending on their spelling in the table. If it wasn’t possible to write examples in all columns, complete them using other verbs.

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+ ing (-to)

drop -e + ing

Consonant x2 + ing

-l x2 + ing

-ie ďƒ -y + ing

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PROGRESS CHECK 1 Write down ten pets. a Name these pets.

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6 box

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2 Give the plural of these nouns.

3 Use three plurals from exercise 2 and make a sentence for each plural.

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Date: 4 Complete the sentences using ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ or ‘those’.

1 He drives car, not this one!

2 Can you pass me book beside you, please?

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3 flowers over there aren’t expensive.

4 students are louder than those.

5 How much is dress here?

5 Look at the picture, and then write about this boy’s hobbies.

Class: This boy plays football.

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6 What do you think your teacher does each day? Write at least three sentences. Pay attention to the use of the present simple.

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1 You work at the interim office. Read the descriptions and find the best job for these people.

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Hello, I’m Ian. I grow crops and breed animals.

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Hi, I’m Lynn. I’m very interested in where people live and how people can make their houses eco friendly. I like designing buildings and houses.

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Hi, I’m Anna. I study law and want to represent my clients in court.

Hello, I’m Latifa. I’m a very creative woman. I like taking pictures of people, places and things.

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Hi, I’m Manuel. I like talking to people. I’m very sociable. I take orders and serve drinks and food to people.

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Hello, my names is Henri. I’m 45 years old. I like working with animals. I want to treat animals for their diseases and injuries.

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Hi, I’m Charlie. I like taking care of people and I want to help them to get well when they are sick.

I have a medical degree.

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I think you will be a great

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Date: 2 Explain what people do when this is their job.

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1 scientist:

2 plumber:

3 cleaner:

4 lifeguard:

5 shop assistant:

6 model:

7 pilot:

8 teacher:

3 Make the sentences positive or negative.

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They work very hard.

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Alan flies to New York every year.

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Jody doesn’t always carry heavy bags. Jody never carries heavy bags / Jodie doesn’t ever carry heavy bags.

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Peter doesn’t start work at 8 o’clock.

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The pupils do their homework after school.

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The chef doesn’t prepare a new recipe every week.

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Sam and Eva like reading books.

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My brother and I play computer games every day.

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The man on the street doesn’t look very happy.

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You care about us.

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I go to work.

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We play chess at school every day.

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4 Put the words in the correct order and make sentences.

1 when / have / do / a / test / they?

2 play / Sara and Alan / computer games / never

3 Jamie / live / school / the / near / does / ?

4 cost / how / it / much / does / ?

5 he / orange / doesn’t / juice / drink

6 teach / Mr / doesn’t / Smith / French / ?

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5 Complete the interview. Write the missing questions.

1 My name is Edith.

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I am 21 years old.

3 I live in Leamington Spa. That is a town in the county of Warwickshire.

4 Yes, I do. I like living here and I have a lot of friends here.

5 My favourite place is my house.

6 I work as a secretary in an office.

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Date: 6 Ask the questions that lead to the answers shown below.

1 Aidan likes pop-music.

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Juan and Cora come from Oviedo in Spain.

3 The children play in the swimming pool.

4 Philip rides his bike.

5 I go to the park on Saturdays.

6 They go to Rome because they like it there.

7 Collin repairs his car.

8 Robin drives his car carefully.

9 Shania calls her friend every day.

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Erica goes to Scotland for a holiday every year.

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 Go to the sports club

 Talk on the phone with my best friend

 Have lunch

 Log on to Facebook

 Visit my grandparents

 Help my mum with housework

 Go out with friends

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1 Write a journal entry. Talk about at least six of these routines. Say when (day and time) you do them.

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 Read a book

 Do homework

 Watch TV

2 Write the numbers and dates in these sentences in full. Use the numbers at the end of the sentences.

2 My father’s birthday is on . (28/06) 3 Barack Obama is the president of the United States. (44)

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1 May is the month of the year. (5)

4 The Belgian national holiday is on . (21/07) 5 Our flat is on the floor. (2) 6 On we celebrate New Year’s Eve. (31/12) Date:

7 My colleague’s birthday is on (03/10) 8 Heaven was a TV series in the 90’s. (7) 3 Take a look at this TV guide and write (in full!) when these programmes are on.

Now & Next 04:40 pm 10:00 pm 01:15 am

BBC News Breakfast Rip Off Britain

05:20 pm This Is BBC Two 08:00 pm Schools – One Hundred Years of the Women’s Movement 08:25 pm Schools – How God Made the English

04:55 pm 07:55 pm 08:20 pm

SuperCasino Divine Designs HouseBusters

05:10 pm 06:00 pm 06:30 pm

Father Dowling Mysteries ITV3 Nightscreen Teleshopping

04:55 pm 05:35 pm 06:20 pm

Fake Reaction Love in the Wild Teleshopping

05:20 pm 06:15 pm 06:45 pm

QI Mock the Week The Rob Brydon Show

05:15 pm 06:10 pm 07:05 pm

Poker American Football: Hard Knocks KOTV Boxing Weekly

05:10 pm 06:15 pm

Come Dine with Me My Big Fat Royal Gypsy Wedding

05:20 pm 07:00 pm 07:45 pm

Jackpot247 Loose Women ITV Nightscreen

05:00 pm Comedy Fest Live 2013 06:00 pm Europe’s Dirty Drugs Secret: Stacey Dooley Investigates 07:00 pm Don’t Tell the Bride

05:10 pm 06:05 pm 06:35 pm

American Football: Hard Knocks KOTV Boxing Weekly Beach Volleyball

05:15 pm 05:45 pm 06:15 pm

Britain on Film: Messing About in Boats A Pembrokeshire Farm Nature’s Microworlds

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1 Mock the Week

2 Love in the Wild

3 Come Dine with me

4 BBC News

5 House Busters

6 Rip off Britain

7 Devine Designs

4 What school subject is being described?

1 Our teacher teaches us to calculate how much discount we can get on a jacket during the winter sales.

2 We learn about the different European countries and their capitals.

3 We write our own class rap and sing it as well.

4 I can now talk about my daily routines using the present simple.

5 I can name all the different parts of a flower and even tell you how it grows.

6 The teacher tells us about how Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo.

7 We have to call our teacher Monsieur Le Loup instead of Mister Fox.

5 Now write at least two things you need for each of the subjects in the previous exercise.

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PROGRESS CHECK 1 Give instructions based on what the people in the pictures are doing.

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Date: 3 Have a look at the map of Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital, and select one of the tourist attractions as a destination. Ask your partner how to get there. Mark the way on the map.

Afterwards change roles.

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You are here: East London Street.

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Indicate how well your partner gives directions – Uses imperatives. 0 1 2 – Gives clear and simple instructions.

0 1 2 – Uses correct words about traffic and transport.

0 1 2 – Makes sure partner can find the way to the tourist attraction.

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