People

It was amazing!Grammar Past simple of to beVocabulary Personality adjectives

Reading

1 What can you see in the photo? Do you think its dangerous?

2 213 Read the text. What is different about Jerry?

3 Answer the questions.1 How old is Jerry?2 What was his birthday present from his parents?3 How high was the aeroplane?4 Who was with him?5 What does Jerry do every day now?

4 When you skydive you fall without a parachute for one minute. Then the parachute opens at 1,500 metres. How far does Jerry travel for the first minute?

A skydiver with a differenceJerry Wallis is a teenager from Somerset in the UK. It was Jerrys 17th birthday last week. His present from his parents was a skydive. Whats incredible about that? Jerry is blind.

Q: How was your skydive yesterday, Jerry?J: It was amazing! One moment we were in an aeroplane and the next

moment we werent. We were 4,000 metres up in the sky.

Q: Were you with an instructor?J: Yes, I was. She was really kind and friendly.

Q: Were you brave when you were a child?J: No, I wasnt. I was blind from birth. I was very shy and I

wasnt very brave but now Im different. Now I do something new every day.

in an aeroplane and the next

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Grammar

Past simple of to be

Affirmative Negative

I was very shy.She was really kind.We were in an aeroplane.

I wasnt very brave.She wasnt very old.We werent at home.

Questions Short answers

How was your skydive?

Was it good?

Were you brave?

Was she friendly?

Yes, it was. / No, it wasnt.Yes, I was. / No, I wasnt.Yes, she was. / No, she wasnt.

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and they.

6 Cover the dialogue with the red bookmark and write the missing words in your notebook.

7 Complete the dialogue. Write the correct form of was or were.

A: How 1was your skiing lesson? 2__ it good?B: No, it 3__. It 4__ difcult.A: Oh, dear. 5__ you brave?B: No, I 6__. Im not a brave person.A: What about the others in your class? 7__ they

friendly?B: Yes, they 8__. They 9__ really friendly and kind but

they 10__ very good skiers we 11__ all awful!

8 There was no school last week. Look at the table, then complete the questions and write the answers.

Where? Who with?

Tom at home his sister

Jack and Chrissy in Spain their parents

Millie in a hotel her grandparents

1 A: Where was Tom? B: He was at home.2 A: Who __ with him? B: His __.3 A: __ Jack and Chrissy at home, too? B: __.4 A: Where __ they? B: They __.5 A: __ they with their parents? B: __.6 A: Where __ Millie? B: She __.7 A: __ she with her mum and dad? B: __.

Pronunciation: weak forms /wEz/, /wE/

9 215 Listen and repeat. was I was at home. were We were at school.

Speaking

10 Tell your partner about last a) Friday, b) Saturday, c) Sunday. Where were you? Who were you with?

Last Saturday I was at the beach. I was with my best friend.

Vocabulary

5 214 Listen and repeat. Then complete the sentences with words from the box.

Personality adjectivesbrave calm clever friendly funny

generous kind popular responsible shy

1 My aunt and uncle give us nice presents. Theyre generous and __.

2 People laugh with Tim. Hes __.3 I like adventures. Im __.4 Sallys got a lot of friends. Shes __ and __.5 Joe is very good at Maths. Hes very __.6 She never gets nervous. Shes very __.7 I always do my homework. Im __.8 I dont like big groups. Im __.

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Were there any free albums?Grammar There was / were

Some and anyVocabulary Clothes

Vocabulary

1a 216 Listen and repeat. Then look at the photo. Who is wearing what?

Clothes

dressjacketjeansshirt

shoesskirtsunglassessweater

toptrainerstrousersT-shirt

Alfie Grace

jeans

b Say what each person is wearing.Alfie is wearing jeans and ...

Dialogue

2 217 Listen and read. Where was Chantelle?Alfie: Hi Grace. What have you got in

that bag?Grace: A Chantelle T-shirt. It was free.Alfie: Chantelle? The singer? 1__ Shes 2__ pop

stars. Has she got a new album?Grace: Yes, she has. 3__ she was in the big record

shop on Oxford Street! There were some photographers and there was a TV camera, 4__

Alfie: Was she in everyday clothes?Grace: No, she was in a black top, white trousers

and black sunglasses.Alfie: Cool! Were there any free albums,

or posters?Grace: No, there werent. But Ive got her

autograph. Look!Alfie: Its very nice but thats not your name!

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3 Complete the dialogue with the correct phrases from the box.

Phrases

Thats whyNo way!of course.one of my favourite

4 Write true (T), false (F) or dont know (DK).1 Graces T-shirt was free. T2 Chantelle is a film star.3 Alfie likes Chantelle.4 Grace likes Chantelles new album.5 Grace has got Chantelles autograph.

5 What is the mistake on the T-shirt?

Grammar

There was / were with some and any

Affirmative

There was a TV camera.There were some photographers.

Negative

There wasnt a free poster.There werent any free albums.

Questions and short answers

Was there a TV camera?Were there any free albums?

Yes, there was. / No, there wasnt.Yes, there were. /No, there werent.

6 Cover the dialogue with the red bookmark and write the missing words in your notebook.

7 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of there was or there were in the affirmative or negative. Use some or any where possible.

Alfie: 1Was there a market in town yesterday?Grace: Yes, 2__.Alfie: 3__ good clothes?Grace: Yes, 4__. Well, 5__ nice jeans, and 6__ a cool

jacket but 7__ good trainers.Alfie: So whats in that bag?Grace: A mini-skirt. It was only 3!

Speaking

8a Look at the picture for one minute then close your books and say what was there.

There were two boys in the shop ...

b 218 Cover the picture. Listen and answer the questions.

Katy

12.99

29.99

14.99

15.99

6.99

Grammar

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Real LifeRachels new school

Reading

1 Complete the sentence below. Choose five adjectives from the box.

My favourite sort of people are friendly, clever

funnygood-lookingfriendlykind

cleverbraveshygenerous

calmresponsible

On Monday, Rachel gets on the bus to go to school. The bus is full. Becky and Damien are sitting in a seat at the front. Jack is sitting at the back. There is an empty seat next to him. Hes listening to his MP3 player. Theres one other empty seat next to a teacher. Oh dear! Rachel thinks. Where can I sit?

Rachel is at her grandfathers house.

Grandfather: Hows your new school, Rachel? How was your first week?

Rachel: It was all right.Grandfather: Have you got nice classmates?Rachel: No, they arent very friendly and

the boys are silly.Grandfather: Im sure one or two of them are

OK.Rachel: Well, theres one girl called Becky.

Shes funny.Grandfather: Do you talk to her?Rachel: No, I dont. Shes always with her

friends, Damien and Jack.Grandfather: What are they like?Rachel: Damien has got glasses and hes

very clever. Jack is always in jeans and a black T-shirt and hes very popular. But they dont talk to me.

Grandfather: Well, it is your first week! Youve got lots of time to make friends.

2 222 Read the story. Match the people in the photos with the correct name.

RachelDamienJackBeckyGrandfather

New wordsat the backat the frontclassmateempty

fullget onglassesseat

sillysit

> Translate these words into your own language.

3 Correct the statements.1 Rachel is talking to her father. Rachel is talking to her grandfather.2 It is the end of Rachels second week at her

new school.3 Rachel has got some new friends at school.4 Rachel usually cycles to school.5 There is an empty seat on the bus next to Becky.

RACHEL'S NEW SCHOOL

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4 Now write about a paragraph about a picnic or a party that you were at. Use was / were, and try to include some adjectives.

Speaking

Speaking tip: Look at the person

Look at the person you are speaking to. This helps the other person to understand what you are saying.

4 Say what you think.What happens next?

Listening

5a 223 Listen and answer the questions.1 Where is Rachel?2 Who does she speak to first?

b Listen again and complete the summary.First Rachel sits next to 1__ and starts a conversation. Then they move to the front of the bus and sit behind 2__. When they get off the bus, 3__ invites Rachel to 4__ with them tomorrow.

6 Listen again and answer these questions.1 What was Rachels first and second question?2 What compliment does she pay to Becky?

7a Read the tips and say which you think is the best tip for Rachel.

I think number __ is the best tip.

Writing

Writing tip: Word order and adjectivesUse adjectives to make your descriptions

more interesting: He usually wears old jeans and a black T-shirt.It was a beautiful house with a big garden and lots of old trees.

1 How many nouns can you think of to go with each of these adjectives?

newbig

funnypopular

beautiful

a new shirt, new shoes, ...

2 Answer the question.In your language, do adjectives usually come before or after nouns?

3 Use the following adjectives to complete the text.

favouritefriendly

bigpopular

greatshy

1 big

b In pairs, think of things to say for 3 and 4.I like your T-shirt.

How to make friends:1 Dont wait for other people to

talk to you. Talk to them first.

2 Sit next to someone and say hello.3 Pay a compliment.4 Tell them something about you.

Last week, I was in New York for my cousins 18th birthday. There were lots of people there. In the afternoon, there was a 1 picnic in Central Park. Central Park is very 2 on a Sunday, but there was a place near Strawberry Fields which was just right for a picnic. I was the only person from Spain, so I was a bit 3 at first, but everyone was very 4 . In the evening, there was a party at my aunt and uncles apartment. It was 5 fun. I think New York is my 6 city!

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