TOUCHSTONE 6

English around the word

p. 5, ex. 2

Dublin is the capital (city) of Ireland.

Ljubljana is the capital (city) of Slovenia.

Washington is the capital (city) of the United States of America.

London is the capital (city) of Great Britain.

Ottawa is the capital (city) of Canada.

Unit 1: FIRST CONTACTS

p. 7, ex. I

p. 9, ex. 4a

p. 10, ex. 4b

p.10, ex. 4c

p. 14, ex. 3

1. This is my friend Julie. She’s from Oxford in Great Britain. She’s twelve years old.

2. These are Rose and Gary. They’re from Sydney, Australia. They’re Australian.

Rose is ten and Gary is eleven.

p.14, ex. 4a

1. This is Tim Jackson. He's from Washington, the USA. He's American. He's twelve.

2. This is Macy Wood. She's from Sydney, Australia. She's Australian. She's eleven.

3. These are Alenka and Vesna Dolinšek. They're from Ljubljana, Slovenia. They're

twins. They're eleven.

4. This is Roy. He’s thirteen. He’s from London. He’s British.

5. This is Patrizia Savella. She’s nine. She’s from Venice. She’s Italian.

6. These are Petra and Manfred. They are ten and eleven. They are from Vienna. They

are Austrian.

p. 15, ex. 5a

1. Jeff’s at school.

2. It isn’t a computer.

3. We’re from Slovenia.

4. Daisy’s in the classroom.

5. They aren’t ten years old.

6. Phillip isn’t Slovenian.

7. You’re twelve.

8. It’s a boat.

9. I’m not a teacher.

10. You aren’t English.

11. I’m happy.

12. He’s in the garden.

13. She’s my class teacher.

14. They’re Irish.

15. Toronto isn’t the capital city of Canada.

p. 16, FUN-TASTIC english-slovenian computer

Od zgoraj navzdol:

8, 5, 4, 9, 6, 7, 10, 2, 3, 1.

p. 17, ex. 1b

Surname/Family name: Jackson

First name(s): Tim

Sex: Male

Age: 12

Nationality: American

Home address: 12 Huidekoper Street

Town: Springfield

Telephone number: 202/628-3307

School: Springfield Junior High School

p. 19, ex. 5

1. PC- Personal Computer, 2. CD – Compact Disc,

3. DJ – Disc Jockey, 4. USA – United States of America,

5. BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation, 6. UFO – Unidentified Flying Object,

7. LA – Los Angeles, 8. WC – water closet,

9. GB – Great Britain, 10. OK – all correct / right,

11. TV – Television, 12. UK – United Kingdom,

13. e.g. – exempli gratia (for example), 14. SOS – Save Our Souls,

15. i.e. – id est (that is), 16. a.m. – ante meridiem (before

midday),

17. p.m. – post meridiem (after midday).

p. 20, ex. 7a

Postmark: 3

Envelope: 1

Stamp: 4

Address: 2

Address of sender: 5

p. 20, ex. 7b

Letter number 1: A Excuse me, John. Have you got Mrs Gardner’s address? B Yes, here it is. Mrs Lisa Gardner, 17 Stamford St., London SY11 8NS, Great Britain. A Thank you. B You’re welcome. Letter number 2: A I can’t find Linda Varberg’s address. B Oh, don’t worry. I’ve got it. Here it is: Mrs Linda R. Varberg, 1219 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, Kansas 64044, USA. A Thank you very much. B That’s all right. Letter Number 3: A Excuse me, Scott. Have you got Mr Black’s address? B Yes, I think I have. Just a moment, I’ll have a look. Yes, here it is: Mr Tony Black, 13 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 2DH, Great Britain. A Thank you. B That’s all right.

p. 20, ex. 9 1 A What's your phone number, please? B 212507. A Thank you.

2 A Have you got Bob's telephone number? B Yes. It's 300354. 3 A What's mum's telephone number at work? B 105661. 4 A Can I call you after school? B All right. A What's your telephone number? B 643826. 5 A Have you got a telephone? B Yes. My phone number is 116580. 6 A What's your telephone number? B We haven't got a telephone. But you can call my dad at work. The number's 263695. 212 507 300 354 105 661 643 826 116 580 263 695

p. 21, FUN-TASTIC english-slovenian computer

Od zgoraj navzdol:

9, 7, 8, 10, 5, 2, 11, 1, 3, 4, 6.

p. 22, ex. 2a

p. 24, ex. 3

p. 25, ex. 2a

p. 27, ex. 4

1. A

2. C

3. C

4. A

p. 27, ex. 5

1. A piggy bank.

2. A rainbow.

3. A frog.

4. A pizza.

p. 27, FUN-TASTIC english-slovenian computer

Od zgoraj navzdol:

3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 5, 6, 2, 7, 1, 4

p. 29, ex. 6a

1. I’ve got an aquarium.

2. Nancy hasn’t got a car.

3. We’ve got a bicycle.

4. She hasn’t got an umbrella.

5. You’ve got lots of friends.

6. I haven’t got a dictionary.

7. He hasn’t got a red lunchbox.

8. We haven’t got a garden.

9. Danny’s got a piggy bank.

10. They haven’t got a tent.

11. Michael and Linda’ve got a piano.

12. I haven’t got a pet.

p. 30, ex. 7

1 – Have they got a cat?

No, they haven't. They've got a dog.

2 – Has the boy got a calculator?

No, he hasn't. He's got a car.

3 – Has the dog got a sandwich?

No, it hasn't. It's got a ball.

4 – Has the girl got a spoon?

No, she hasn't. She's got an umbrella.

5 – Have Jessica and Posy got a car?

No, they haven't. They've got a bicycle.

32, ex. 2

p. 33, ex. 6

p. 33, ex. 7

1. You've got an umbrella. It's your umbrella.

2. They've got books. They're their books.

3. We've got a car. It's our car.

4. He's got a computer. It's his computer.

5. It's got a fish. It's its fish.

6. Tim and I have got dogs. They're our dogs.

7. She's got a camera. It's her camera.

8. He's got two boys. They're his boys.

9. You and Jane have got a ball. It's your ball.

p. 34, ex. 8

p. 34, FUN-TASTIC english-slovenian computer

Od zgoraj navzdol:

6, 10, 4, 8, 2, 7, 9, 1, 5, 3.

p.36, ex. 2b

p. 37, ex. 4

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