STARTER PLUSGet Real

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Tessa HallMartyn Hobbs

Julia Starr Keddle

STARTER PLUSGetReal

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Get English... Get Real is the new English course book for secondary schools that combines steady grammar

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Get morefrom your students with ...• Comprehensive treatment of grammar - meaningful

practice, inductive awareness tasks, extensive grammar reference

• Contextualised vocabulary development

• A full colour Interculture section in the workbook, and Get into Culture sections in the Student's Book,focus on the English-speaking world

• Progress evaluation with pre-requisite activities, Check your performance sections, I can checklists, and regular unit and module tests

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• Unique function framework presents real life situations to develop students’ communicative competencies - telling stories, eating out, travelling,telephoning, e-mails and much more

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• Entry test and exit test for the Starter unit• End of module tests• Revision and extension activities• Activities for conversation in class• Preparation for external exams• Vocational and cross-curricular work.

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Get RealStarter Plus

Tessa HallMartyn Hobbs

Julia Starr Keddle

ContentsHow to use Get Real Starter Plus 3

Classroom Vocabulary 4

Starter Plus AGrammarPlus 6VocabularyandSkillsPlus 8FunctionsPlus 10

Starter Plus BGrammarPlus 12VocabularyandSkillsPlus 14FunctionsPlus 16

Starter Plus CGrammarPlus 18VocabularyandSkillsPlus 20FunctionsPlus 22

Fluency Practice 24

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How to use Get Real Starter Plus

Get Real Starter Plus and the Starter Unit in Get Real Student’s Book 1 are subdivided into three sections: A, B and C.

Get Real Starter Plus allows students to revise the following areas: Grammar, Vocabulary, Skills and Functions.

Get Real Starter Plus is designed to be used with the Starter Unit from Student’s Book 1, in the following way:

after doing Get Real Student’s Book 1 Starter A ---> you can do Starter Plus A

after doing Get Real Student’s Book 1 Starter B ---> you can do Starter Plus B

after doing Get Real Student’s Book 1 Starter C ---> you can do Starter Plus C

The section Classroom Vocabulary at the beginning of Get Real Starter Plus revises vocabulary for school objects plus other expressions which are useful for classroom communication.

The section Fluency Practice at the end of Get Real Starter Plus offers activities to practice all the language, skills and functions presented in the booklet.

Get Real Starter Plus presents consolidation materials for the Starter Units of Get Real Student’s Book 1. Both

� STARTERPLUS

Classroom VocabularyClassroomvocabulary

1 Matchthewordsandpictures.

In the classroom

On your desk At the computer

11pencil n

12exercise n book

13book n 1�calculator n15pen n16ruler n17eraser n

2 Pairwork.Pointtoobjectsintheclassroom.Yourpartnersaystheword.

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B

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S18printer n19monitor n20paper n21mouse n22keyboard n

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1 desk n2 bin n3 chair n

� door n5 bag n6 poster n

7 overhead projector n8 board n9 notice board n

10 filing cabinet n

Classroom Vocabulary

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3 Matchtheinstructionstotheillustrations.

Stand up. Sit down. Come here.

Clean the board. Do you understand?

Give me your homework. Switch on the computer.

Put your hand up. How do you spell ‘hello’?

1 2 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

� Pairwork.Giveinstructionstoyourpartner.

H-E-L-L-O

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Starter Plus A Grammar PlusGrammar PlusVerbbe:presentsimple

1 Readthedatafiles.CompletethetextaboutCarmenandLucwiththecorrectformsoftheverbbe.

Carmen and Luc 1are friends. They 2________

both eighteen years old. Carmen’s name 3____

Spanish but she 4______ from Spain. She 5_____

from Greece. She 6______ interested in music

and sport but she 7_______ interested in art. Her

ambition 8______ to be a sports star. Luc 9______

interested in sport. He 10_______ interested in art

and films. His ambition 11_______ to be an actor.

Carmen and Luc 12_______ both interested in the

environment.

GLOSSAry

both entrambi

2 Pairwork.AskandanswerquestionsaboutCarmenandLuc.Startwith:

A: Is Luc French?B: No, he isn’t. He’s Belgian.A: Is Carmen interested in sport?B: Yes, she is.A: Are Carmen and Luc nineteen?B: No, they aren’t.

name

Carmen

age

18

nationality

Greek

interests

music, sport, the environment

ambit ion

to be a sports star

D A T A F I L E Sname

Luc

age

18

nationality

Belgian

interests

films, art, the environment

ambit ion

to be an actor

3 Completethetablewiththecontractedformsofbe.

Positive Negative

I’m I’m not

you’re 4__________1_________ he isn’t

she’s 5___________2_________ it isn’t

we’re 6___________

you’re 7___________3__________ they aren’t

� Rewritethesentencesinthepositiveornegativeforms.Usecontractedforms.1 We’re from London. We aren’t from London.2 They aren’t interested in technical things.3 She’s my favourite actress.4 You’re good at English.5 I’m Hungarian.6 He isn’t interested in computers.7 I’m not in Mr Nixon’s class.8 You aren’t a writer.

Starter Plus A Grammar Plus

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AGrammar PlusVerbhave got

5 Completethesentenceswithhas/hasn’t/have/haven’t got.

1 Mia has got a bike 3 but she hasn’t got a car 7.

2 Ben __________ a computer 3 and he _________

black clothes 3.

3 Mia __________ a computer 7 but she __________

_____ a DV cam 3.

4 Ben ____________ a skateboard7 and he _______

_______ a guitar7.

5 Mia and Ben _________ a dog 3 but they _______

_____ a cat7.

6 Writequestionsusinghave got.Thenwriteshortanswers.

1 Anna / a computer?

Has Anna got a computer?

Yes, she has.

2 the boys / a dog?

_________________________________

No, ______________

3 you / a bicycle?

_________________________________

Yes, ______________

4 your mum / a digital camera?

_________________________________

No, ______________

5 your brother / a skateboard?

_________________________________

Yes, ______________

6 your friends / a car?

_________________________________

Yes, ______________

7 Pairwork.AskandansweraboutyourCDs.Startwith:A: Have you got a rap CD?B: Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.B: Have you got a Christina Aguilera CD?

Possessiveadjectivesandpossessive's

8 Writesentenceswithapossessiveadjectiveorpossessive’s.

1 It’s Amy’s photo. (Amy)

2 It’s my calculator. (I)

3 It’s _________ photo. (Pete)

4 It’s ________ bicycle. (He)

5 It’s ________ pencil case. (You)

6 It’s ________ CD. (She)

7 It’s ________ exercise book. (Karen)

8 It’s ________ pizza. (Robert)

9 It’s ________ house. (I)

10 It’s ________ radio. (You)

Pluralnouns

9 Writethepluralofthesenouns.

1 friend ________________

2 mobile phone ________________

3 child ________________

4 gadget ________________

5 man ________________

6 exercise book ________________

7 camera ________________

8 photo ________________

9 woman ________________

10 person ________________

name

Luc

age

18

nationality

Belgian

interests

films, art, the environment

ambit ion

to be an actor

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A Vocabulary and Skills Plus

1 Classwork.Repeatthealphabet.

2 Writethenumbers.50, 6, 8, 9, 70, 15, 20, 21, 37, 100 fifty

3 Lookatthephotosandtheflags.Thencompletethetable.

Country Nationality

1 AW8a France French

2 AW8b __________ ____________

3 AW8c __________ ____________

4 AW8d __________ ____________

5 AW8e __________ ____________

� Completethecrosswordwiththenamesofthecountries.

ACROSS DOWN2 Stockholm 1 Athens5 London 3 Cardiff6 Madrid 4 Copenhagen7 Istanbul

5 Pairwork.Thinkofacountryandspellittoyourpartner.A: N-O-R-W-A-YB: Norway.

thetable.

1

Lookatthephotosandtheflags.Thencomplete

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Country Nationality

5

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5

6

7

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Thealphabet,numbers,countriesandnationalities

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Vocabulary and Skills Plus

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AReadingandwriting6 Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.

1 What nationality is Laure Manaudou? 2 Who has got a fantastic voice?3 How old is Wayne Rooney?4 Where is Charlotte Church from?5 Who is a brilliant swimmer?6 What has Wayne Rooney got?7 Has Charlotte Church got lots of money?8 Is Wayne Rooney in the French Olympic team?

7 WriteaparagraphaboutafamousyoungItalianstar.FollowthemodelsinExercise6.

• Where is he/she from?• How old is he/she?• Why is he/she famous?• What has he/she got?

YOUNG STARS

Laure Manaudou is from Villeurbanne, near Lyon in France. She was born in 1986 and she’s a brilliant swimmer. She’s in the French Olympic team and she’s got lots of gold medals.

Charlotte Church was born in 1986 and she’s from Cardiff, in Wales. She’s a famous singer. She’s got a fantastic voice and she’s got lots of money.

Wayne Rooney was born in 1985. He’s English and he’s from Liverpool. He’s a brilliant footballer and he’s in the Manchester United football team. He’s got a £3.5 million house with a swimming pool and a cinema.

GLOSSAry

was born è nato/a; gold medals medaglie d’oro

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A Functions Plus

Gettingtoknowpeople1 Completethedialoguewiththewordsinthebox.

are how name about I’m hi

Maria: Hello.I’mMaria.What’syour1_______?

DaviD: 2_______,Maria.Myname’sDavid.

Maria: Where3_______youfrom,David?

DaviD: 4_______fromChicago.What5_______you?

Maria: I’mfromRome.6_______oldareyou?

DaviD: I’meighteen.Andyou?

Maria: I’mnineteen.

2 WriteT(True)orF(False).1 Maria is English. n2 David is American. n3 David is eighteen. n4 Maria is seventeen. n5 David is from New York. n

3 Pairwork.ReadthedialogueinExercise1withyourpartner.Repeatthedialoguewithyourownidentities.

� Pairwork.Imagineyouareoneofthesepeople.Introduceyourselfandaskandanswerquestions.

Corinnefifteen years oldfrom Geneva, Switzerland

Goran sixteen years old from Split, Croatia

Anaseventeen years oldfrom Coimbra, Portugal

Nils fifteen years old from Stockholm, Sweden

FILE: Meetings and greetingsFirst meetings

* Hello. I'm (Maria).* Hi. I'm (David).* I'm (fifteen).* What's your name?* Where are you from?* How old are you?* What about you? / And you?

greetings

* Hi. / Hello.* Good morning.* Good afternoon.* Good evening.* How are you?* Fine, thanks.

goodbyes

* Goodbye. / Bye.* Goodnight. * See you tomorrow.

Functions Plus

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A

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Greetingpeople5 Matchthegreetingsandthetimes.

1 A: Good morning. n 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. B: Good morning.

2 A: Good afternoon. n All times. B: Good afternoon.

3 A: Good evening. n After 5 p.m. B: Good evening.

4 A: Hello. / Hi. n Before 12 p.m. B: Hello. / Hi.

6 Pairwork.Practisethegreetings(1-�)above.

7 Completethedialogues.Usetheseexpressions.

Informal Formal

Hello. Hello. Hi. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening.

1

2

_________, Rob!_______, Lauren!

�

Sayinggoodbyeandgoodnight8 Circlethecorrectwords.

Ella: Hi,Danny.It’sElla.Danny: Hi,Ella!1How / Whoareyou?Ella: 2Fine / Good,thanks.Haveyougotmypen, Danny?Itisn’tinmybag.Danny: Yes,I3have / has.It’sinmypencilcase.Ella: Ohgood.Andhaveyougotmymathsbook?Danny: No,I4have / haven’t.It’sonyourdeskatschool.Ella: Oh,OK.5Bye / Good evening,Danny.Seeyou tomorrow.Danny: Bye,Ella.Seeyoutomorrow.

DaD: Bedtime,Ella.Ella: Is6it / he10.30?DaD: No,it’s11o’clock.Closeyourbook.Ella: OK.7Goodnight / Goodbye,Dad.DaD: Goodnight,Ella.8See / Areyouinthemorning.

9 Pairwork.Readthedialogueswithyourpartner.

___________________.

_________________, doctor.

3

_________________.

_________________, sir.

_____________________, Rob.

_______________, Mr Evans.

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Starter Plus B Grammar PlusGrammar PlusPresentsimplepositive1 Circlethecorrectformoftheverb.

1 I wear / wears pink and white clothes but my sister wear / wears black clothes.

2 My friend like / likes dogs but I like / likes cats. 3 Alex’s parents listen / listens to jazz but Alex listen

/ listens to rap music. 4 I play / plays tennis but Beth play / plays football. 5 You watch / watches sport on TV but your brother

watch / watches films on TV. 6 He drink / drinks coffee but she drink / drinks tea.

2 Completethetextwiththepresentsimplepositiveoftheverbsinbrackets.

Lisa is a student. She 1goes (go) to Park Town

School in Liverpool. Lisa’s dad is British but

her mum 2_________ (come) from Italy. Lisa 3_________ (speak) English and Italian. Lisa 4_________ (like) music. She 5________ (play)

the guitar and 6________ (sing) in a pop group.

She 7________ (enjoy) school but she 8_________

(hate) homework. Lisa’s parents 9________ (work)

in a restaurant. She 10________ (help) them on

Saturdays.

there is / there are3 Lookatthepictureandthewordsinthebox.Write

eightmoresentenceswiththere is/there are,there isn’t/there aren’t.

clothes dog surfboard cat books football CDs designer T-shirt bag boots

1 There are some clothes.2 There isn’t a dog.

� Completethequestionswiththecorrectformsofthere is/there are.Thenlookatthepictureandwriteshortanswers.

1 Is there a cat? Yes, there is.

2 _____________ any pens? ____________

3 _____________ a DV cam? ____________

4 _____________ a TV? ____________

5 _____________ magazines? ____________

Starter Plus B Grammar Plus

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BGrammar PlusAdjectives5 Putthewordsinthecorrectorder.

1 pale / I’ve / carpet / got / blue / a 5 singer / is / good / a / Beyoncé

I’ve got a pale blue carpet. _____________________________

2 a / armchair / there’s / red 6 white / like / cats / I

_____________________________ _____________________________

3 clothes / wears / black / she 7 green / he’s / dark / bike / got / a

_____________________________ _____________________________

4 got / a / Juliet’s / car / big 8 aren’t / brown / there / any / curtains

_____________________________ _____________________________

this / that / these / those6 Matchthepicturestothesentences.

1 n That CD is good. 5 n These girls are my friends.2 n This CD has got my favourite song. 6 n Those girls go to my school.3 n I love these boots. 7 n Look at that car.4 n Look at those boots. 8 n I like this car.

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C

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B Vocabulary and Skills Plus3 Lookatthefamouspeopleandtheirbirthdays.

Writethedatesinfull.

Prince William21st June

the twenty-first of June

Leonardo DiCaprio11th November

_____________________

Maria Sharapova19th April

_____________________

Beyoncé 4th September

_____________________

Halle Berry14th August

_____________________

Nelson Mandela18th July

_____________________

Prince William

Beyoncé Beyoncé 4th September

______________

Beyoncé

Maria Sharapova

Halle Berry14th August

_____________________

1

2

3

�

5

6

Colours,days,months,dates1 Putthelettersinthecorrectorderandwritethe

daysoftheweek.

1 SHADUYTR Thursday

2 ARFYDI ___________

3 YDSNUA ___________

4 DDSNEEYAW ___________

5 SUDYATE ___________

6 DRUTYSAA ___________

7 ONYMAD ___________

2 Lookatthemonthsoftheyear.Findsevenspellingmistakesandcorrectthem.

1 ______________________________

2 ______________________________

3 ______________________________

4 ______________________________

5 ______________________________

6 ______________________________

7 ______________________________

8 ______________________________

9 ______________________________

10 ______________________________

11 ______________________________

12 ______________________________

Janaury

Febuary

March

Aypril

May

June

Jully

Agust

Settember

October

Noviember

December

Vocabulary and Skills Plus

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BReadingandwriting

5 Completethetablewiththephrases.

loves sport draws wears lots of colours

skydives plays tennis paints

wears blue clothes lives in Nottingham goes to Tollis Hill School

swims likes art is seventeen

Mel Danloves sport draws

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

7 WritetoStylemagazine.DescribeyourselfandaskHave I got style?UsethetextsaboutMelandDanasmodels.

� Readthearticle.Underlinethecolours,sportsandclothes.

Hi! I’m Mel. I’m fifteen. I live in London and I go to Tollis Hill School. I love colours. I wear red, pink and purple clothes. This is my favourite T-shirt and these are my favourite jeans. I love sport. I play tennis, I swim and I skydive with my dad. Have I got style?

We love Mel – she’s great! She’s got her own style and it’s brilliant!

I’m Dan. I’m seventeen and I live in Nottingham. I love the colour blue. I’ve got lots of blue designer jeans and T-shirts. I’m not interested in sport. I like art. In my free time I draw and paint. My ambition is to be a furniture designer. Have I got style?

Dan’s look is very cool and he’s definitely got style!

style?Ask the

experts

from Style

magazine!

Haveyougot

Our experts say

GLOSSAry

her own style uno stile suo proprio definitely decisamente

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B Functions Plus

Describingthings1 Readthedialoguesandtickthe

correctpicture.1A: What’s the car like? Is it fast?B: No, it isn’t. It’s slow.A: Has it got four doors?B: No, it hasn’t.

2A: What are the T-shirts like? B: They’re awful. A: What colour are they? B: They’re white and grey.A: Are there any black T-shirts?B: No, there aren’t.

2 Inpairs,describetheothercarsandgroupsofT-shirts.Guesswhichitis.

3 Pairwork.Askandansweraboutyourfamilycar.A: What’s your car like? Has it got a radio / CD player

/ DVD player?

� Pairwork.HowmanyT-shirtshaveyougot?Describeyourfavourite.

FILE: Describing thingsAsKing For A desCriPtion

* What's it like?* What are they like?* What colour is / are …?* Has it got …? / Have they got …?* Is there a …? / Are there any …?

giVing A desCriPtion

* It's / They're great.* It's / They're awful.* It's / They're OK.* It's got / They've got …* There's a … / There are some …

A

C

D

E

F

A

B

Functions Plus

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Describingaroom5 Readthetext.Thencirclethecorrectwordsinthesentences.

My room at universityMy name’s Helen. I’m at university in Edinburgh, in Scotland. I’ve got a brilliant room. It’s got a bed, a chair, a desk and a big wardrobe. That’s good because I’ve got a lot of clothes! There’s a washbasin in the corner. I’ve got my computer on the desk. There’s a big window with blue and green curtains. The carpet is dark blue and the walls are pale blue. I love blue. It’s my favourite colour! I’ve got some posters on the walls. It’s a great room!

1 Helen loves / hates her room. 2 There is / isn’t a chair in the room.3 There’s a bath / washbasin in the room.4 The room has got / hasn’t got a window.

6 Pairwork.ImaginePictureAorPictureBisyourhotelroom.Inpairs,takeitinturnstoaskandanswerthequestions.UsetheFiletohelpyou.

• What’s your hotel room like?• What furniture has it got?• What colour are the curtains/walls?• Is there a TV?

5 The walls are dark blue / pale blue.6 Helen has got / hasn’t got a computer.7 Helen’s favourite colour is green / blue.8 There are some photos / posters on the wall.

• Is there a washbasin?• Are there any windows?• Have you got any pictures on the walls?• Have you got a TV?

GLOSSAry

in the corner nell’angolo

MYROOM

ATUNIVERSITY

PICTUREBPICTUREA

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Starter Plus C Grammar PlusGrammar Pluscan / can't

2 Writeshortanswersaboutyouandyourfamily.1 Can you play rugby? Yes, I can. or

No, I can’t.

2 Can your grandmother use a computer? _____________

3 Can your dad ride a bike? _____________

4 Can your mum speak English? _____________

5 Can you say ‘hello’ in Spanish? _____________

6 Can your dad swim? _____________

7 Can your parents dance? _____________

8 Can you play chess? _____________

Imperatives3 Rewritethesentencesinthepositiveornegative

form.

1 Listen to that boy.

Don’t listen to that boy.

2 Don’t ask the teacher.

_____________________________

3 Read this book about Egypt.

_____________________________

4 Don’t tell your parents about it.

_____________________________

5 Give your sister the money.

_____________________________

6 Don’t use my laptop.

_____________________________

� Completetheclassroomruleswiththepositiveornegativeformoftheimperativeinbrackets.

Classroom rules1 Don’tdrawonyourdesk.

(draw)

2 _____________________attheboard.

(look)

3 _____________________jokesinclass.

(tell)

4 _____________________yourhomework.

(remember)

5 _____________________intheclassroom.

(eat)

6 _____________________quietinlessons.

(be)

5 Pairwork.Thinkofmoreclassroomrules.

1 Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofcan / can’t.

Ricky 3 7 7 3

Kate 3 3 7 7

1 Ricky can surf. 4 Ricky and Kate _______ sing.

2 Kate _______ play tennis. 5 Ricky ______ play tennis.

3 Kate and Ricky _______ paint. 6 Kate _______ surf.

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CGrammar PlusLet’s…6 Putthewordsintothecorrectorderandwritethe

sentences.

1 a / have / let’s / pizza

Let’s have a pizza.

2 house / to / let’s / go / Emma’s

___________________________

3 game / let’s / computer / a / play

___________________________

4 let’s / mum / phone / your

___________________________

5 see / a / let’s / film

___________________________

6 DVD / a / watch / let’s

___________________________

Possessiveadjectives7 Completethesentenceswithpossessiveadjectives.

1 Their dog is brown. (Adam and Micky)

2 _______ name is Catherine. (my mum)

3 _______ house is in Brighton. (you and I)

4 I like ________ sister. (she)

5 _______ brother plays football. (Sharon and Kelly)

6 _______ favourite colour is green. (he)

7 Those are ________ clothes. (you and I)

8 Jack, Sam! Where are _______ school books? (you)

Questionwords8 Completethedialoguewiththequestionwords.

who where when what why how

JaMEs: 1What’sthis?

ian: It’safamilyphoto.

JaMEs: 2_______’sthatgirl?

ian: That’smysister.

JaMEs: She’snice.3________oldisshe?

ian: She’snineteen.

JaMEs: 4_______istheparty?

ian: It’satarestaurantinRome.

JaMEs: 5________isthereaparty?

ian: Becauseit’smybirthday.

JaMEs: Oh.6________isyourbirthday?

ian: It’son19thAugust.

Presentsimple:revision9 Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformof

thepresentsimple.

1 Joanna _______ computers. (hate)

2 We ________ videogames. (like)

3 I _______ good at maths. (be)

4 Jeremy ________ an old car. (have got)

5 Lisa _________ lots of TV. (watch)

6 This Friday ______ a holiday. (not be)

7 They ________ in their free time. (paint)

8 You ________ really well. (swim)

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C Vocabulary and Skills Plus

2

4

6

8

10

3 Circlethecorrectword.

John + Suzanna

Eric + Anna Heidi + Richard

Amy Conor Luke Tim

1 Suzanna is John’s husband / wife. 2 Eric and Heidi are John’s children / grandchildren. 3 Heidi is Eric’s aunt / sister. 4 Anna is Amy’s daughter / mother. 5 Amy is Conor’s brother / sister. 6 John is Luke’s grandfather / uncle. 7 Eric is Tim’s father / uncle. 8 Suzanna is Luke’s mother / grandmother. 9 Amy, Conor, Luke and Tim are John’s grandsons /

grandchildren.10 Heidi is John’s daughter / aunt.

Abilities,family1 Labelthepictureswiththewordsinthebox.

swim surf dance remember birthdays draw tell jokes juggle play the guitar act spell ‘environment’

1 spell ‘environment’

3

5

7

9

2 Completethetable.

1 parents í mother and father

2 children í sons and

3 uncle í mother’s / father’s

4 aunt í sister

5 grandmother ímother’s / father’s

6 grandfather í father

7 grandson íson’s / daughter’s

8 granddaughter í daughter

9 grandchildren ígrandsons and

E-N-V-I-r-O-N-M-E-N-T

Vocabulary and Skills Plus

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CReadingandwriting� Readthewebpageandanswerthequestions.

1 What nationality are the Johnsons?2 Where do they live?3 How old are Mark and Tom?4 When is their birthday?5 What’s their sister’s name?6 What are their ambitions?7 How old is Natasha?8 What do their parents do?9 How can you see pictures of Mark and his brother?

5 Writethecorrectname(s).

1 They’re twins. Mark and Tom

2 He’s good at photography and he can play an

instrument. ________

@ http://www.johnson-twins.com/family/Address: > go

< >

3 He’s got two cats. _________

4 They go surfing. _________ and _________

5 She’s a teacher. _________

6 He’s got a lot of gadgets. __________

7 He writes rap songs. __________

8 He’s not very good at history but he’s good at

English. __________

9 They’re Tom’s cats. _________ and _________

10 He’s Helen’s husband. __________

6 Designandwriteawebpageaboutyourfamily.UsetheoneinExercise�asamodel.

Our FamilyWe’re Mark and Tom Johnson. We’re twins. We live in Sydney, in Australia, with our mum and dad and our sister, Natasha. We’re fifteen years old. Our birthday is 10th August. We’re twins but we’re different people and we enjoy different things!

I’m Mark. I love films. My ambition is to be a film director and my hero is the director Steven Spielberg. I’m good at photography and I can use a DV cam. I’ve got a lot of gadgets and I’m interested in technology. I can play the guitar. At school I’m good at maths, science and English but I’m terrible at French and history.

I’m Tom. I love animals. I’ve got two cats: Sugar and Coco. They’re brothers. I’m good at English, history and art but I’m not very good at French. I love music and my ambition is to be a rap singer. I write a lot of rap songs. I can sing well but I can’t play an instrument. I like sport and I’m good at football and rugby. I go surfing with Natasha but I’m not a very good surfer.

This is a picture of our sister Natasha. She’s only eleven but she’s a brilliant surfer.

Our parents are Rob and Helen. Mum is a teacher and dad is a doctor.

Where are our photos? Click on our names.

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C Functions Plus

4 I’m not can / very good at remembering names. What’s your name?

5 My brother can’t paint or draw. He’s terrible / good at art.

6 I can’t _________________________________.

7 I’m not very good at ______________________.

8 I can’t _________________________________.

9 I’m not very good at ______________________.

10 I’m terrible at ____________________________.

Whatareyougoodat?1 Circlethecorrectword.

1 I can / can’t play rugby. I’m terrible at sport. 2 He can play the guitar and the piano. He’s good /

terrible at music.3 She’s good at swimming. She can / can’t swim 50

metres in 30 seconds!

1 I can _____________________________ well.

2 I’m good at ____________________________.

3 I can ______________________________ well.

4 I’m good at ____________________________.

5 I can _______________________________ well.

FILE: Talking about abilities* Can you …?* yes, I can. / No, I can't.* Not really.* I can / can't (swim) very well.

* I’m good at …* I’m not very good at …* I’m terrible at …

2 Writefivethingsyoucando/youaregoodat,andfivethingsyoucan’tdo/youaren’tverygoodat.

Bonjour!3 Pairwork.Talkaboutwhatyoucando.UsetheFiletohelpyou.

Functions Plus

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CTalkingaboutlifeskills� Readthedialogueandcompletethequestionsin

thequestionnaire.

lucy: Excuseme.CanIaskyousomequestions? I’vegotaquestionnaireforteenagers calledCheckYourLifeSkills. OlivEr: Oh…OK. lucy: Great.What’syourname? OlivEr: Myname’sOliver. lucy: Hi,Oliver.I’mLucy.Nowthefirstquestion is‘Canyourideabike?’ OlivEr: Yes,Ican. lucy: OK.Canyouswim? OlivEr: Yes,Ican lucy: Good.Canyourun100metres?OlivEr: 100metres?Yes,ofcourse. lucy: Canyougetinformationfromthe Internet? OlivEr: Ohyes.IusetheInternetformy homeworkallthetime. lucy: Good.Soyoucansendanemail?OlivEr: Yes.Theselifeskillsareveryeasy!lucy: Theystarteasyandtheygetmore difficult.Canyoudesignawebpage?OlivEr: Oh!No,Ican’t. lucy: Yousee!CanyouuseaDVcamtomake afilm? OlivEr: Er,no,Ican’t. lucy: Canyoucookameal? OlivEr: Icanputapizzaintheoven. lucy: Mmm,no,itsays‘cookameal’.OlivEr: OK.No,then. lucy: Canyoupaintaroom? OlivEr: No,Ican’t.Howmanyquestionsisthat?lucy: That’sninequestions.There’sonemore questioninthefirstsection.Canyou speakasecondlanguage? OlivEr: Ohgood!Yes,Ican.IcanspeakFrench.

Section 1

1 Canyourideabike? Yes/No

2 _____________________________? Yes/No

3 Canyourun100metres? Yes/No

4 _____________________________? Yes/No

5 Canyousendanemail? Yes/No

6 ___________________? Yes/No

7 CanyouuseaDVcamtomakeafilm? Yes/No

8 ________________? Yes/No

9 Canyoupaintaroom? Yes/No

10 ________________________? Yes/No

Score:

8-10Yes Excellent

5-7Yes Good

0-4Yes Notverygood

5 WhatisOliver’sscore?

6 Pairwork.Roleplay.TakeitinturnstobeLucyandaskandanswerthequestionsinthequestionnaire.Whatareyourscores?

7 Pairwork.Thinkofsomemorequestionsforthequestionnaire.Takeitinturnstoaskandanswer.GLOSSAry

oven forno

Checkyour Life Skills

2� STARTERPLUS

1 Pairwork.LookatAdrian’spersonalprofile.AskandanswerquestionsaboutAdrian.

2 Prepareashorttalkaboutyourself.Thinkaboutthesethings:

• personal details – age, origin, birthday, etc. My name’s Amanda. I’m from Salerno. My birthday is on 9th July.

• your family I’ve got a sister and a brother. My father works in a restaurant. My uncle lives in Switzerland.

• your abilities I can draw well. I’m not very good at sport. I’m terrible at singing.

• favourite things – colours, music, etc. I listen to dance music. My favourite colour is pink. My favourite lesson is art.

3 Pairwork.Givethetalktoyourpartner.

What’s his name?

What’s his favourite pop group?

What’s his favourite possession/colour/food?

Has his family got any pets?

Has he got any brothers and sisters?

When is his birthday?

How old is he?

What nationality is he?

What’s his favourite country for holidays?

What’s he good at?

What’s his room like?

Can he swim/run/cook/play an instrument?

Name: AdrianWilliamsAge: 14Nationality: British(father:English,mother:French)Birthday: 22ndOctoberFamilymembers: mother,father,twosisters,onebrotherPets: 2cats

Favouritepossession: mobilephonewithallmyfriends’numbersFavouritecolour: blueFavouritefood: pizzaFavouritepopgroup: FranzFerdinandFavouritecountryforholidays:Italy

Descriptionofroom

bed,desk,computer,lotsofcomputergames,lotsofbooksaboutphotography

Abilities

goodat:photography,swimming,running,art,maths,languages,tellingjokescan’t:playfootballorrugby,cook,orplayaninstrument

PersonalPROFILE

Fluency Practice

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