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1 Holly and Justin are from England. ________________________'re from England.
2 You're from Germany. I'm from Germany. . 're from Germany.
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Use possessive adjectives > hihis,>her) to
ur> describe
* - nouns. They tell us who /what
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3 Tatiana's from Russia. __________________ 's from Russia.
something belongs to.
short form full form
possessives
my My name's Joanna. his How doyou spell n : name? I'm 1 am I'm from America.
your What's your name? her Her name's Maria. You're You are You from England.
He's He is He's from Spain.
_ Use possessive adjectives before a noun. Now go to She's She is She from Poland.
exercise 1.1 to practise. It's It is It's from Belgium.
We're We are We from Germany.

J subject pronouns I, you, he, she, etc.


They're They are They're from Canada.

Use short forms in conversation or in informal writing Now go to


Use subject pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) to talk about someone or something.
They tell us who /what a sentence is about, or who/what does something. exercise 1.4 to practise.
subject pronouns 4 Where's Pablo from? Where's _ from?
1 'm from Belgium. it It's from London. 5 Where are Julia and Gemma from? Where are ________________________ from?
you You're from France. we We're from Paris. 6 John's from France. _________________'s from France.
he - 's from Spain. they They're from Mexico.
1.3 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.
she She's from China.
Example I name's Ana. My name's Ana.
Use subject pronouns before a verb in a positive El statement. 1 Our names are Sue and Iris.
Always use a capital letter for I. 2 She's first name's Derya. She's from Turkey.
Use /, you, he, she, we, they for people. 3 My address is 27 Market Street.
Use it, they for things. 4 What's you email address?
>.; Now go to exercise 1.2 to practise. 5 What are they first names?
6 We're all from Europe.

J subject pronouns and he she it jwe they


1.4 Underline the correct word.
Example Paola _s/are from Italy.
possessives his her its Jour their 1 My partner am/'s Tina.
subject pronouns I you 2 His email address / are crg@it.uk.
possessives | my ;your 3 They's / 're my friends.

Now go to exercise 1.3 to practise. J 4


5
Our address are/is 44 New Street.
Their phone number's / are 773374.
6 I'm /'s from Spain.
present simple of be [+] 7 Our names a re/is Jenny and Craig.
1.1 Order the words to make sentences.
8 My phone number am /'s 9955599.
Example name 's his what ? What's his name?
1 telephone her 's number what ? 1.5 Write short answers.
2 website address his 's what ? Example Are you and Paul married? No, we aren't _________________ .
3 's name what your ? 1 Is Mr Minnit married? Yes, ________________________ .
4 email my address samir@teleline.uk is 2 Are Jim and Satomi in the bar? No, _________________________ .
5 Alan name his 's 3s- Sam, are you from America? Yes, ________________________ .
6 mobile her 91456 2110 number 's 4 Is Maria in Italy? No, ______________________ .
5 Am I late for your class? Yes, ______________________ _.
1.2 Complete the sentences. Use a subject pronoun.
6 Sandy, are you from Spain? No, ________________________ .
Example My name's Sam. JL'm Sam.

J present simple of be SEE


1.6 Match 1-7 with a-g.
1 [3 Are they in a coffee bar?
2 EHIs their teacher from
New York?
3 Q Are you in their class?
4 LHWhat's your first name?
5 Is he married?
6 O Is this seat free?
short answers 7 Q Is your surname Banks?
Yes, 1 am. No, I'n Yes, we .ire. No, we aren't.
Yes,you are. No, you aren't. Yes, they are. No, they aren't.
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn't. a Peter, and my surname's Jones.
b No, she's from Washington.
Now go to exercises 1.5 and 1.6 to practise. c Yes, we are.
(n't = not) d No, they're in a taxi.
+ ?
e No, it isn't.
1 a teacher. I'm not a teacher. Am 1 a teacher?
You in my class. You aren't in my class. , Are you in my class? f No, it's Jones.
He/She/It late. He/She/It isn't late. he/she/it late? g No, he isn't. He's single.
We students. We aren't students. Are we students?
They're from Spain. They from Spain. Are they from Spain?
2.1 Match 1-9 with a-i.
2A imPeratives s 1 @]Read a at the board.
2 [~J Open your b the words slowly.
Use imperatives toto
tellclose
someone what totodo and to give instructions. Use adjectives to describe people and things.
infinitive listen to open 3 Look c with a partner.
adjective be + adjective adjective + noun
imperative Close the door. Listen to the teacher. Open your books. 4 Write your name d the text.
rich She's rich. She's a rich woman.
5 nwork e book at page 24.
The imperative form is the same as the infinitive without to. Now go to exercise 2.1 young He's young. He's a young man.
6 Answer the f questions on page 5.
old It's old. It's an old taxi.
to practise. Swap
7married g and address on the form.
They're married. They're a married couple.
8 DSay h the tape and repeat the words.
retired We're retired. We're retired doctors.

2B p 9 Listen to I'm single. i information with a partner.


single I'm a single woman.
ssess*ve s 2.2 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.

Use theapossessive s to say who something belongs to.


after singular noun apostrophe+ s Gilly's book the There are no plural adjectives. They're old. not They're
Sandy's olds. Now go to
Bob's wife.
girl's mother exercises 2.4 and 2.5 to practise.
after a plural noun that apostrophe+ s the children's books
doesn't end with s 2.3 Underline the correct words.
after a plural noun apostrophe the students' books Example This /These are my students.
that ends with s
1 These/Those are my books on that desk.
2 This/That girl with those people is my sister.
Now go to exercise 2.2 to practise.
3 What is this book/these books about?

2B ^emons*ra^ves this, that, these, those


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5
That/Those students are from Russia.
These/That man in the bar is Jim's father.
this that these those 6 Who are that man/those men?
+ singular noun + singular noun + plural noun + plural noun
2.4 Order the words to make sentences.
(near you) (not nearyou) (nearyou) (not nearyou)

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Example married my isn't sister
O r-i O O* My sister isn't married.
1 retired he office worker a 's

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1 his is my sister.
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That's my brother. These are my
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Those are my
2
3
rich are parents your ?
isn't rich woman a she
4 old my is car
children. children.
5 old Jaime is man an ?
The short form of that is = that's. 6 young Elena a doctor 's
There is no short form of this is, these are, or those are. Now go to exercise 2.3 to
practise. 2.5 Complete the sentences with a suitable adjective.
Example Mr and Mrs Jones are married .
adjectives 1 He isn't married or divorced. He's __________________________ .
Example Sandy's Bobs wife 2 His daughter is five years old. She's _
1 He's Steve father. 3 He's ________________ . His wife is a doctor.
2 They're Johns' books. 4 My father is ___________________ . He's 85.
3 She's my friend's teacher. 5 Paul is Carla's ex-husband. They're _________________________ .
4 We're Simons students.
2.6 Complete the text with a or an.
5 Sandra's Bob's childrens teacher.
6 They're Julia's sisters. Hi. My name's Jenny. I'm 1 a ____________ farmer. This is a photo of my
family and my friends. This is my sister. She's ; engineer.

2 articles a, an
1 The next Spanish lesson is-at Friday.
2 My tennis lesson is on Thursday morning.
at + a time at six o'clock.
a before a consonant sound She's a dentist. He's a Spanish actor.
on + a day on Monday on Tuesday evening
an before a vowel sound She's an actress. He's an English singer. no preposition + some time expressions this afternoon tonight tomorrow
Use a I an before a singular noun. Now go to morning
exercise 2.6 to practise.
Use this morning, this afternoon, this evening, and tonight to talk about parts of

2^ prepositions of time
today.'
For more information about prepositions of time, see lesson 4B. Now go to
That's my brother. He's ________________ footballer. Our father's
3 4 exercise .2.7 to practise.
actor and our mother's 5 _________________ singer. That girl's my friend. 3 The quiz is at tonight.
She's 6 ___________ doctor and her husband's 7___________________ English teacher. 4 The next class is tomorrow evening.
5 The news is on half past seven.
2.7 Right or wrong? Tick () or correct the sentences. Example Our
English class is on four o'clock. Our English class is at four o'clock.

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3B articles a, an, the Example
1
Is she a/an teacher at your school?
The/A capital of Australia is Canberra.
the only one Is Venice the capital of Italy?
2 Is the / a currency of Japan the / a yen?
a more than one, and the next word begins I'm from a big town in Spain.
with a consonant sound' He's a singer.
3 Is Milan the/a big city?
an more than one, and the next word begins Kenya is an African country.
4 What's the/a language of Brazil?
with a vowel sound This is an umbrella. 5 Jim is a/an English teacher.
6 Carmen Maura is a/an Spanish actress.
Now go to exercises 3.1 and 3.2 to practise.
7 Jamaica is the / an island and the / a capital is Kingston.
J plurals 3.2 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.
Example It's an French restaurant. It's a French restaurant.
To form plurals
1 He's an Italian designer.
most singular nouns +s name > names shop > shops
+ es 2 Mary isn't a vet. She's an doctor.
nouns that end with church > churches actress > actresses
ch, s, sh, x brush >brushes fax>faxes 3 The bank is near the station.
4 Marbella is the town in Spain.
nouns that end with y + ies family > families nationality > nationalities
consonant +y 5 Is the euro a currency of Australia?
irregular nouns child > children person > people 6 My husband is an office worker.
3.1 Underline the correct word. 7 Ecuador is a country in South America.

Now go to exercises 3.3 and 3.4 to practise. 1 currencies ___________


2 trees ________________ 4 designer

J prepositions of place in, on 3 toilets ______________

3.5 Order the words to make sentences.


5 capital city
6 that ____________

Use prepositions of place to describe where something/someone is, e.g. They're on the Example understand Arabic do
bus. He's in the restaurant they 7 classes ____________
Do they understand 8 people : ____________
JJJ present simple BEE do, don't 1
Arabic?
two speak I languages
9 cash machines

Use the present simple to talk about things that happen sometimes or all the time, and 2 do coffee like you ?
things that are generally true, e.g. My class starts at 6 o'clock. Mark speaks Italian. 3 understand they English don't
- (n't = not) ? 4 we Cairo like
5 live they don't a in city
1 understand German. 1 don't understand German. Do 1 understand German?
6 speak do you Polish ?
You in a flat. You don't live in a flat. Doyouliveinaflat?
Wespedk French. We don't speak French. Do we speak French? 3.6 Answer the questions. Use the blue words.
They "coffee. They don't like coffee. Do they like coffee?
Example Do you like Spain? Yes, we do.
They're from Spain. They aren't from Spain. Are they from Spain?
1 Do you live in an old
short answers __________ . ___________ house?
, I/you/we/they do. JNo, I /you /we /they
-
2 Do they like football? ____________________ ____ yes we
Now go to exercises 3.5 and 3.6 to practise.
3 Do you understand _______ yes I
Italian? no they
^"P adverbs of degree quite, very
__ yes we
Use adverbs of manner (e.g. well) to say how someone does something. 4 Do you speak another ____ no I
Use an adverb of degree (e.g. very, quite) to modify the adverb of manner. language? yes they
3.3 Write the plural. no we
1 watch ________________ 5 Do they live in Tokyo? _. ____________________
2 language ___________ 6 Do you like big
3 email address cities?

3.4 Write the singular.


+++ very well. You speak English ery well.
++ well They speak English well.
+ quite well She speaks English quite well.

-
not very well 1 don't speak English v e r y well.

Use an adverb of degree before an adverb.


Use an adverb of manner at the end of a sentence. Now go to exercise 3.7 to
practise.

Use the conjunctions and and but to join two sentences.


and 1 speak Spanish. 1 speak Italian. 1 speak Spanish and Italian.
but 1 speak English. 1 don't speak 1 speak English but 1 don't speak
French. French.

I|J5 conjunctions and, but


When you use and to join two sentences, it isn't necessary to
repeat the verb or noun. ! > Now go to
exercise 3.8 to practise.
3.7 .Order the words to make sentences.
Example well do speak very Spanish you Do you speak Spanish
very well?
1 very understand I German well Italian speak they
2 well don't they understand ? French quite we guese do
3 do English well well very ?
4 understand well
5 you speak Portu 3.8 Rewrite the sentences using and or but.
Example I like Spain. I like China. I like Spain
and China.
1 They speak English very well. They speak French very well.
2 The telephones are upstairs. The toilets are upstairs.
3 I understand Spanish. I don't speak it very well.
4 We like tennis. We don't like football.
5 Jorge is a doctor. His wife is a doctor.
6 I don't speak Russian. I speak a little Polish.
prepositions of place at 4.1 Underline the correct form.
Example Christmas is on December/December 25th.
Use prepositions of place to describe where something / someone is, e.g. I'm at school.
1 We play football in the end of June/the morning.
They're at the beach.
2 The party is on midnight /Friday.
3 The play starts at eight o'clock/Friday evening.
4B P reP0Sitins 0* time at, in, on 4 Their office is closed at the afternoon/the weekend.
5 The term ends in July/the end of July.
at + a time at six o'clock 6 Our German class is on Monday/the morning.
+ a point in time at the end of July
4.2 Complete the sentences with at, in, or on.
+ certain phrases at the weekend
Example My birthday's at the end of July.
on + aday on Monday 1 My English class starts _________________nine o'clock.
on Wednesday afternoon
2 Paul's birthday's 8th May.
+ a date on July 17th
3 The museum isn't open _________________ the afternoon.
in + a month ;iSeptember 4 My holiday is _ August.
+ a part of the day in the afternoon 5 The exam is Wednesday morning.
6 The film finishes . ______________ midnight.
Now go to exercises 4.1 and 4.2 to practise.
4.3 Order the words to make sentences.
^ present simple with he I she lit Example she does TV morning in watch the ? Does she
watch TV in the morning?
- (doesn't = does not)
+ ?
1 doesn't football he play
He lives in Germany. He doesn't live in Germany. Does he live in Germany? 2 gets at o'clock she up seven
She understands She doesn't understand' Does she understand 3 Alan listen radio the does to ?
Italian. Italian. Italian? 4 brother in hospital works my a
It opens at 9 p.m. It doesn't open at 9 p.m. Does it open at 9 p.m.?
5 read does the evening the he newspaper in
short answers 6 live Holly doesn't Spain in
Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Yes, she does. No, she doesn't. 4.4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct form.
Yes, it does. No, it doesn't. Example Henri goes to school at 8.30 a.m. go
She _ . a shower in the morning, not have
Now go to exercises 4.3 and 4.4 to practise.
Pablo ___ football on Sunday morning, play
^ spelling: present simple with he I she I it He ____ English and Italian at university, study
The class ________ at four o'clock, not finish
most verbs +5 live > He lives in Spain, work > The bookshop at 6 p.m. close
Sheila works in Milan. She _______________ _ TV in the evening, not watch
verbs that end with ch, 0, s, sh, x + es press > He presses 'snooze',
Sam ______________ _ coffee and yogurt for breakfast, have
brush > She brushes her hair,
go > Harry goes to work.
4.5 Write the opposite.
verbs that end with consonant +y y + ies study > She studies French.
Example She doesn't finish work at 5 o'clock. She finishes work at 5
irregular verbs have > He has a shower, o'clock.
be > Jane is a doctor.
1 Ana doesn't watch TV in the morning.

>> Now go to exercise 4.5 to practise. 4D 2 Iris doesn't have a shower in the evening.
3 Jim teaches English.
a<^ver^s 4 Sally doesn't write emails at home.
f frequency
5 Chen studies French in Paris.
Use adverbs of frequency to say how often something happens.
0% 4.6 Rewrite the sentences using the red words.
always usually often sometimes never Example My brother is late for school, sometimes
Putan adverb of frequency afterthe verb He's usually in his office at 9 a.m. My brother is sometimes late for school.
be. 1 Mary has coffee in the morning, always
Put an adverb of frequency before 1 sometimes read the newspaper in the 2 Do you watch TV in the evening? usually
other verbs. morning. 3 We go to the theatre, never
Put an adverb of frequency between an 1 don't always have breakfast. Does 4 Does she listen to the radio? often
auxiliary verb and a verb. he often work on Saturday?
5 That shop opens on Sunday, never
Don't use never with a negative He doesn't never watch TV. X He
6 He leaves the house at 7.30 a.m. always
auxiliary. never watches TV. /
7 Jon and Ian play football on Sunday, sometimes
8 The London train is late, usually
Now go to exercise 4.6 to practise.

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Now go to exercises 5.5 and 5.6 to practise.
prepositions of place next to, opposite
5.1 Complete the conversations with an object pronoun.
Use prepositions of place to say where someone/something is. next to My friend is Example A Mr Brown is a very good teacher.
next to me. B I don't know him Is he new?
1 A Do you often listen to the radio?
B Yes, I listen to _____________________ in the morning.
2 A Do you use computers in your school?
opposite Pete is opposite Jude. B Yes, we use ... _______ to learn English.
3 A Hi. My name's Jane.
B Pleased to meet ______________________ .
4 A Do you and John know Mary?
B Yes, she works with _______________________ .
5 A Why don't you talk to Pablo?
B He doesn't like _____________________ and I don't like ______________
Use a subject pronoun to say who/what does an action. Use an object pronoun
to say who/what 'receives' the action. 5.2 Rewrite the sentences using an object pronoun.
subject pronouns object pronouns Example She works with Justin and Holly.
She works with them.
1 me She phones me at the weekend.
you you 1 know you. 1 Do you understand lohn?
he him She likes him. 2 He doesn't like coffee.
she her He speaks to her in' French. 3 She knows me and my brother.
it She watches it in the evening. 4 Listen to Mrs Jones.
we us David teaches us English.
5 He teaches Ana and Satomi.
they them We usually see them on Sunday. 5.3 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.
Example He drives a red old car.
Use an object pronoun in the place of a noun. He drives an old red car.
Put an object pronoun after the verb.
1 She's got long brown hair.
Now go to exercises 5.1 and 5.2 to practise.
2 He's got big blues eyes.
5A kJect pronouns 3 They live in a house white.
4 I've got two black cats.
5 She's a tall thin woman with grey long hair.
order of adjectives 6 We've got a small black dog and four browns cats.
7 My mother has got black short hair.
Adjectives are the same with a red book > two red books an 8 We've got a big yellow clock.
singular or plural nouns. old man > four old men
Adjectives go before the noun. a small car 5.4 Match 1-6 with a-f.
an English teacher
1 [a] Have you got a computer at home?
Colour adjectives go after other a big green house a
adjectives. new black bag
2 (7J Oh no! I haven't got any money.
3 |~J What sort of car have they got?
Now go to exercise 5.3 to practise. 4 ("J Have we got any tea?
5 |H What's 'book' in Spanish?

5C ilyu lvJel tney have got


6 Have we got any homework?

a No, I haven't, but I've got one in my office.


Use have got to talk about possessions. b AFiatPunto.
. fve = have) - (haven't = have not) ? c That's okay. I've got a credit card,
I I've got a computer. 1 haven't got a computer. Have 1 got a computer? d Yes, we have. Exercise 4 in the workbook,
You've got a phone. You haven't got a phone. Have you got a phone? e I don't know. I haven't got a dictionary,
We've got a TV. We haven't got a TV. Have we got a TV?
f No, we haven't, but we've got some coffee.
! They've got a dog. They haven't got a dog. Have they got a dog?
S.f^Order the words to make sentences. Example has he blond
:short answers got hair ? Has he got blond hair?
1 your has car GPS got ?
Yes,l/you/we/theyhave. No,l/you/we/theyhaven't. Now go
2 my has car friend got a blue
to exercise 5.4 to practise. 3 Gemma green has eyes got ?

5D he / she / it has got 4


5
he
Andy
any children got has ?
new 's phone got mobile a
6 alarm got 's an it
+ fs = has) - (hasn't = has not)
5.6 Answer the questions.
He's got a blue bag. He hasn't got a blue bag. Has he got a blue bag?
She's got a clock. She asn't got a clock. Has she got a clock? Example Has Henry got blond hair? No, he hasn't.
It's got a battery. It hasn't got a battery. Has it got a battery? 1 Have they got a car? Yes, _______________________ .
Have you got a daughter? No,__________________________.
short answers _____________________________________
Yes, he/she/it has. | No, he/she/it hasn't.
Has Sheila got a boyfriend? Yes, __________________
Has the hotel got a good restaurant? No,
Have the classrooms got computers? No,
Has Marco got a watch? Yes, _____________________
6A countable and uncountable
1 person 3 soup 5 sandwich
2 coffee 4 water 6 euro
countable nouns (C)
6.2 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.
Acountable noun is one that you can count. One cat, two cats, etc.
They can be singular or plural. a book > books Example How much is the biscuits? How much are the biscuits?
uncountable nouns (U) 1 Can I have a cup of coffee?
An uncountable noun is one that you can't count. water / two waters X 2 A sandwich is four euros.
They can't be singular or plural. soup/ asoupA soups/
3 Do you usually drink wines?
Use is before a singular countable noun or an uncountable noun, e.g. This coffee is 4 How much are the oranges?
cold. My book is new. 5 I don't like soups.
Use are before a plural countable noun, e.g. There are two computers in the classroom. 6 How much is these computers?
,
Don't use a I an before an uncountable noun. 6.3 Complete the sentences with some, any, a, or an.
Countable and uncountable nouns are not the same in all languages. For example, Example We've got some apples.
news and information are uncountable in English but countable in Spanish. Have you got eggs? bread.
Now go to exercises 6.1 and 6.2 to practise. We haven't got. _ sausages, please?
Can I have orange?

fiB some> any


Do you want _
I'd like
He doesn't
____________
want
glass of wine.
\ sugar in his coffee.
Can I have ____________ piece of pizza, please?
+ - ?
I've got ____________ _ steak for our dinner.
plural countable I've got some 1 haven't got any Have you got any They want _ _ . chocolate ice cream.
nouns oranges. apples. eggs?
uncountable I've got some wine. 1 haven't got any Have you got any 6.4 Match 1-9 with a-i.
nouns coffee. bread? 1 [e] Have we got any eggs?

Use some in positive statements' with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. 2 Q Is there any sugar?
Use any in negative statements with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. 3 What's for breakfast?
Use any in questions with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. 4 Are there any tomatoes in this soup?
>> Now go to exercise 6.3 to practise. 5 [J There's a new computer shop in the town centre.
6 n There aren't any apples.

6C there is, there are 7


8
[J What have we got to drink?
Q There are some books on your desk.
+ - 9 [] Is there any water?
There's some wine. There isn't any sugar. Is there any fruit? a There's wine or orange juice.
There are some cups. There aren't any oranges. Are there any chips? b Yes, there are. They're in the bag on the table.
short answers c Yes, there arc some in the fridge.
Yes, there is. No, there isn't. d Oh, those are the new dictionaries.
Yes, there are. No, there aren't. e Well, there's some toast and some jam.
f Yes, there's some in the cupboard.
Now go to exercise 6.4 to practise. much,
g Yes, there's a bottle in the kitchen.
h Have they got any cheap printers?
many, a lot of
i No, there aren't.

Order the words to make sentences. Example much water you how do
drink ? How much water do you drink?
1 week a hours they in work many do how ?
2 salt a use lot I of usually
+ nouns. ? 6.5 3 meat do much eat they ?
Use is with uncountable - 4 much homework don't we do
plural
Use are with plural
countable countable
There are a nouns.
lot of Now go aren't many
There How many oranges
to exercise 6.5 to practise. 5 are a there students of in lot class your ?
nouns sausages. eggs- are there? 6 a sugar in there tea of lot 's this

6E or,
uncountable

nouns
withThere's a lot of red
wine.
There isn't much

whitetea
wine.
How much water is

there?
7 do you films many

6.6 Complete the sentences with or or with.


watch ?

Use or when there are two or Do you want or coffee?


Do you want oranges, apples, or bananas? Example Do you want some ice cream with your apple pie?
more things to choose from.
Use with when there are two or I'd like tea with milk. 1 Use a black _____________ blue pen.
more things together. Do you want a biscuit with your coffee? There's red ____________ white wine.
_ your hamburger?
Now go to exercise 6.6 to practise. Do you want some chips _
Can I have coffee ________________ milk and two sugars?
6.1 Look at the words. Write C for countable or U for uncountable. I love toast _____________ jam.
Example \C\ dictionary
Does he want meat. fish for dinner?

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7.1 Cross out the wrong word.
Example How about te going to the park?
Use Let's or How about to make a suggestion. 1 Let's 4o go to the theatre tomorrow.
+ verb Let's go to the cinema. 2 How about going to shopping?
+ noun How about a cup of tea? 3 How about we going to London? Let's r
How about
+ -ing form How aboutgoing to the pub? have a party.
5 How about to seeing a film tonight?
6 Let's go for skiing.

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7 How about have a cup of coffee?
8 Let's going play cards.

To make -ing forms 7.2 Write the -ing form.


most verbs + ing speak > speaking
Example shop shopping
verbs ending e e + ing , write > writing
verbs ending ie it -vying tie > tying take _________________ drive
one-syllable verbs ending with double the consonant + run > running 1 listen
one vowel + one consonant -ing 2 swim stop .
3 dance get _
4 play
Now go to exercise 7.2 to practise.
7.3 Complete the conversations. Use can or can't. Example" A Have
you got a car? B No, I can't _ drive.
can> can't
1 A
Use can or can't to talk about ability. B Yes, he.
B . speak Italian.

+ - (can't = cannot) 2 A
1 can cook. 1 can't cook. Can 1 cook? B . you play it?
You can play the guitar. You can't play the guitar. jCan you play the guitar? 3 A
He/She/It can run fast. He/She/It can't run fast. Can he/she/it run fast? B . cook.
We can skate. Wecan'tskate. Canweskate?, What's the matter?
4 A
They : speak Greek. They can't speak Greek. Can they speak Greek?/ do it.
B
. they swim?
5 A
short answers B
Yes, l/you/we/they can. No, l/you/we/they can't.
7.4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the red words.
Yes, he/she/it r.a . No, he/she/it can't.
Example Her English isn't very good, badly
Use a verb after can. She speaks English badly.
* Don't use to after can.
1 He's a fast runner, fast
;> Now go to exercise 7.3 to practise.
2 You're a quick worker, quickly
3 I'm not a fast walker, slowly
adverbs of manner
4 They're good singers, well
5 He's a quiet speaker, quietly
Use adverbs of manner to say how someone does something.
To make adverbs 7.5 Adjective or adverb? Underline the correct word.
most adjectives +ly slow > slowly Example I can sing, but not very well/good.
adjectives that end consonant +y y+ily easy > easily
1 She's a good/well teacher.
irregular good > well
2 You write very quick/quickly.
fast > fast
3 Listen careful/carefully.
4 They can swim, but badly /bad.
Use an adverb of manner at the end of a sentence e.g. Do your 5 Can you speak slow/slowly, please?
homework quickly. Now go to exercises 7.4 and 7.5 to 6 Is she a quiet /quietly student?
practise.
7.6 Underline the correct sentence,

like doing, like sth a Do you like skiing? b Do you like ski? b I hate cooking, b
Example
I enjoy sporting, b We love swim, b
1/You/We/They like + -ing cooking 1 a I hate cook. Does he enjoy to read? b I don't like
2 a I enjoy sport. writing emails.
He/She/It likes reading love like / enjoy
3 a We love swimming.
4 a Does he enjoy reading?
+ noun sport -. ^B.
5 a I don't like writting emails.
chocolate ice cream don't like hate

Now go to exercise 7.6 to practise. UJ 7.7 Write sentences with also.


Example I play football basketball
also I play football and I also play basketball.
1 Robin study Maths Physics
Use also to connect ideas in positive sentences. I like fish. I also
2 She speak Arabic Chinese
like meat. I go swimming and I also play tennis.
3 We like Chinese food Indian food
Use also before the second verb. I like football. I also like tennis.
4 He can drive car bus
Use also after the verb be. He's rich. He's also handsome.
5 My daughter have got mobile phone laptop
Use also after an auxiliary. Does she also speak French?
6 They like play cards watch DVDs

Now go to exercise 7.7 to practise.


'or and to 1 We're going ____________ a pizza after work.
8Af 2 Are you going ______________ the supermarket now?
to + a place I'm going to school. They 3 My brother always goes _________________ a run in the evening.
usually walk to work. 4 Let's go ___________ a drink.
for + an activity She's going for a swim. 5 I'm going ____________ the shop _____________ some sugar.
+ a thing She's going for a sandwich.
6 They're going______________ the park _____________a game of football.
Now go to exercise 8.1 to practise.
8.2 Match 1-6 with a-f.
1 \J] We're going to the pub tonight. Would you like to come?
2 I'd like a glass of wine.
Use would like to make an offer or an invitation, or to say that you want
something/want to do something.
offers would like + noun Would you like a glass of wine?
3
4 [JJ
Would you like to come to London on Saturday?
Would you like a cup of tea?
5 [~JWould you like to come to Spain next month?
invitations would like + infinitive Would you like to come to the cinema 6 Would you like one of my ham sandwiches?
with us?
a I'm sorry, I can't. I usually work at the weekend,
to say you want would like + noun I'd like a glass of wine,
something ('d = would) b Yes, please. With milk and sugar.
to say you want to would like + infinitive I'd like to goto Italy. c I'd love to, but I haven't got a passport.
do something d Red or white?
e No, thanks. I don't eat meat.
f Sorry, I can't. I've got an exam tomorrow.

8A I d like"''Would yu like ? 8.3 Complete the conversations with these verbs.


buy don't eat don't go go make run take wash wear Example A I'm cold. B
Now go to exercise 8.2 to practise, Wear a hat.
1 A It's raining. B ____________________ an umbrella.
2 A I haven't got any money. B __________________________to the bank.
Use imperatives to tell someone what to do or what not to do.
3 A I've got a lot of homework. B out tonight.

-
+ 4 A This soup is horrible. B_ it.

5 A These jeans are dirty. B _ them.

6 A There's no milk. B __________________ some.


Listen carefully. Drink Don't talk.
lots of water. Don't write on the desk. 7 A I'm late. B'
imperatives 8 A There's no cheese for my sandwiches.
Now go to exercise 8.3 to practise. B ________________a ham sandwich.

8.4 Complete the conversations. Use the verbs in the present


continuous.
Use the present continuous to describe what's happening now. Example A Where are they?
B They're on the train. They're going to Oxford, go
+
- ?
1 A
I'm wearingjeans. I'm not wearingjeans. Am 1 wearingjeans? B a shower, have ant to come
You're walking to work. You aren't walking to work. Are you walking to work? 2 A to the p\ _ this film, watch
He/She/It's working. He/She/It isn't working. he/she/it working? B
We're watching a film. We aren't watching a film. Are we watching a film?
They're dancing. They aren't dancing. Are they dancing? 3 A
B .. not work
short answers
:lock. Why are y
Yes, I am. No, I'm not. 4 A
Yes,^ou/we/they are. No, you / we /they aren't. B ill. feel
Yes, he/she/it is. .he/she /it _______ ? smile
5 A
,
B ? you cook

8C present continuous BQDD 6 A


B to? she talk

For information on how to make -ing forms, see 7B. Now go to 7 A


exercise 8.4 to practise. B

B Her boyfriend.
Present simple and present continuous
8.5 Underline the correct form.
Use the present simple to talk about things that happen sometimes Example Mr Minnit speaks /'s speaking to his secretary now.
or all the time, and things that are generally true.
1 Listen. The teacher talks /'s talking.
Use the present continuous to talk about what's happening now.
2 They have / 're having breakfast now.
present simple present continuous 3 We always go / are going to school by car.
They work from nine to five. They're working in London this week.
4 I have/'m having a shower every morning.
1 do my homework in the evening. Be quiet. I'm doing my homework.
He usually has a shower in the morning. He's having a shower at the moment. 5 We go/'re going to the theatre now. Do you want to come?
6 He's Spanish. He comes /'s coming from Madrid.
7 I'm on the train. I go/'m going to Berlin.
Now go to exercise 8.5 to practise.
8 Shhh! Be quiet. The children sleep /are sleeping.
8.1 Complete with for or to.
Example Do you want to go for a swim?

Gzammai Bank 14:


C| past simple of be SHLTI was, were, wasn't, 9.1 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the sentences.

weren't Example The weather weren't very nice.


The weather wasn't very nice.
Was/were is the past simple of the verb to be. Use was I were
1 The film was very good.
to talk about the past.
2 The people wasn't very friendly.
(wasn't = was not, ~~|? weren't = were not) 3 Her English were very good.
wasn't late. 4 Your children were late for school this morning.
late. were happy.
|You You weren't happy. Was I late? 5 He wasn't at work last week.
He/She/It v. is nice. He/She/It wasn't nice. Were you happy? Was 6 I were tired yesterday.
We were cold. They We weren't cold. he/she/it
Werenice?
we cold? 7 The restaurants wasn't very cheap.
were friendly. They weren't friendly. 8 They weren't at the park.
Were they friendly? 9 Where was you at ten o'clock?
short answers 10 Was Simon and Clare at Sue's party?
Yes, 1 was. No, 1 wasn't.
Yes, you/we/they No,you/we/they 9.2 Complete the questions with was or were. Then match 1-10
Yes, he/she/it =s. No, he/she/it wasn't. with a-j.
\T\ What was the weather like? . Pablo
Now go to exercises 9.1 and 9.2 to practise.
Where __________ yesterday?
. the lessons interesting? ; Gemma at

9!D ^ ast s*mP^e ^ regulai -ed



the hotel nice? the work last week?
Why_ _______ they late?
Use the past simple to talk about actions that are finished.
9 |7When
J How much _________ their wedding?
Regular past simple forms finish with -ed I
10 __
Where___________ exams difficult?
watched TV last night. You cooked __________ those shoes?
dinneryesterday. He walked home. She ________ the party?
started work at 9 a.m. It closed at four o'clock.
No, she was ill. He was
We looked at the photos. They stopped work at
5.30. at school. Seventy euros.
At a hotel in the town centre.
The past simple is the same for all subject pronouns. Yes, the rooms were very comfortable.
No, the questions were easy.
)!D spelling: -ed endings In lanuary.
No, they were boring.
most verbs + ed work > worked It was very cold.
verbs ending e 7d~ dance > dancej There was a problem with the bus.
verbs ending consonant +y y+ied study > studied
one-syllable verbs ending in one vowel + one double the stop > stopped 9.3 Right or wrong? Tick (/) or correct the past forms.
consonant (except verbs ending w, x,y, z) consonant + ed
infinitive past simple

Now go to exercises 9.3 and 9.4 to practise.


Examples close walk closed walkd
/
walked
arrive arrivd
work worked
stay staied
live lived
snow snowwed
reply replyed
shop shoped
finish finished

9.4 Complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the past simple. Example We started
work at 8 o'clock this morning, start . The Legend ofZorro last night, watch
_____ the meal at that new restaurant, enjoy
They. _____ the chocolate cake, finish
They. __ in a lovely hotel, stay
We_ _ Holly yesterday, phone
Sheila. her mother last week, visit
I _______
He ______ _ to France in 2005. move
8 Arif_ our bags to the airport, carry
9 It _______ . yesterday, rain
10 They _ for hours at Ana's party, dance
Pasi simple HI 10.1 Order the words to make questions.
Example enjoy did holiday you your
past simple questions Did 1 arrive late? Did you enjoy your holiday?
Did you walk to school? 1 homework he do his did last night
Did hevisitthe Blue Mosque? 2 did what she at buy supermarket the
Did she phone you yesterday? 3 they yesterday go did out
Did it finish late?
4 yesterday time did finish he what work
Did we close the door?
5 Eiffel Tower they see the did
Did they ask the teacher?
When did you see John? What dicf he wear to 6 go why to you did Prague
the party? Why did she leave work at 12.00? 7 wife did meet where his he
Who did she meet? Where did they go on 10.2 Match 1-8 with a-h.
holiday? How much did it cost?
1 [c] Where did you go?
2 When did you go?
3 How did you get there?
4 I7J How much did the flights cost?
Now go to exercises 10.1 and 10.2 to practise. 5 Who did you go with?
6 Q Where did you stay?
7 What did you do?
8 Q Did you take your camera?
regular verbs + ed (see 9D for spelling rules) arrive > arrived a Yes, I did.
join > joined b By plane.
walk > walked c To Malta.
irregular verbs drive > drove d In March.
go > went e My best friend, lenny.
f 150.
leave > left
g We went to the beach and we visited Valletta.
h In a little hotel in Sliema.
Use the irregular past form in positive sentences only, not in negative
sentences or questions.
For a list of irregular verbs, see _48.
Now go to exercises 10.3 and 10.4 to practise.

]_QP past simple regular and irregular


past simple EH
10.3 Write the past form of the verbs in the correct column.
+ die have make play study teach walk write
- (didn't = did not)
1 worked in an office. 1 didn't work in an office. Did 1 work in an office? regular irregular
You phoned him last You didn't phone him last night. Did you phone him last died
night. night?
He/She/It arrived He/She/It didn't arrive Did he/she/it arrive
yesterday. yesterday. yesterday?
We danced at the We didn't dance at the party. Did we dance at the 4 Madonna ___________________ her first child in 1996.
party. party? 5 American astronaut Neil Armstrong _________________________ on the moon.
They played the They didn't play the saxophone. Did they play the 6 Bill Clinton ____________________ at Georgetown University.
saxophone. saxophone? 7 Pele ________________ football for Brazil.
10.4 Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs- in 10.5 Make the sentences negative.
exercise 10.3.
Example I went to a party on Saturday.
Example JK Rowling taught English in Portugal. I didn't go to a party on Saturday.
short answers 1 We saw a film last night.
Yes, l/you/we/they did. |No, l/you/we/they didn't.
2 She bought a new jacket.
Yes, he/she/it did. No, he/she/it didn't.
3 They got married last year.
Now go to exercises 10.5 and 10.6 to practise. 4 Satomi found some money in the classroom.
1 Penelope Cruz ____________________ her first film in 1993. 5 He went to university in Paris.
2 Mother Theresa was born in 1910 and ___________________________ in 1997. 6 The teacher gave us a lot of homework.
3 Paulo Coelho ___________________ a book called The Alchemist. 7 Robin Banks left school when he was 15.
10.6 Complete the conversations. Use the red words. Grammar Bank 1
1 A Did you go to the theatre last night? you go
B No, a film at home, we watch

2 A Where in Barcelona? they stay


B T don't know.

3 A Where his new girlfriend? he meet


B I think to the same university, they -

4 A What for the wedding? she wear


B Oh, a new dress, she buy

5 A the hotel? you like


B No, . we not
JI^JP^ too, not enough
1 shoes me small too for these are
2 got hasn't money he enough
3 my good enough English isn't
Use too when something is too + adjective This hat is too big for me. (1 need 4 trousers are short your too
more than you want or need. a smaller hat.)
5 is expensive restaurant too this
Use not enough when some- not + adjective + This dress isn't big enough for
enough 11.2 Match 1-6 with a-f.

~J
thing is less than you want or her. (She needs a bigger dress.)
need. 1 [c] Why didn't you do the homework?

J 2 j Do they walk to school?

[JJ
Now go to exercises 11.1 and 11.2 to practise. 3 Q Do you want to come to the park with us?
4 Why did you turn the radio up?
too much, too many, not enough
Use too many with countable nouns
when there is more of something than
too many +
noun
He bought too many apples at
the supermarket.
6 f ~J
5 J7J Did he go to work this morning?
Did you win the football match?
a It wasn't loud enough for me to hear,
you want or need. b No, we weren't good enough.
Use too much with uncountable nouns too much + There's too much sugar in c It was too difficult.
when there is more of something than noun this coffee.
d No, he wasn't well enough.
you want or need.
e No, it's too far.
Use not enough with countable and not enough + We haven't got enough eggs
uncountable nouns when there is less noun for breakfast. There isn't f No, thanks. It's too cold.
of something than you want or need. enough hot water for a bath. 11.3 Write sentences using too much, too many, or not enough.
Now go to exercise 11.3 to practise. Example There are five chairs. There are seven people.
There aren't enough chairs
comparatives 1 The book is five pounds. He's got four pounds.
He __________________________________________________________ to buy the book.
Use a comparative + than to compare two things, e.g. His house is bigger than your 2 There are six people. The taxi can take five people.
house. There_____________________________________________________________ for the taxi.
To make comparatives 3 We've got 100books. We only have one shelf.
one-syllable adjectives* + er quick > quicker There____________________________________________________________ for the shelf.
small > smaller
4 We wanted two litres of milk. You bought four litres.
adjectives that endy y+ier easy > easier
You
happy > happier
_____________________________________________________________________________________
adjectives with more more + adjective beautiful > more beautiful
.
than one syllable expensive > more expensive
5 There are two rooms. There are five guests.
irregular adjectives good > better
There
bad > worse
_____________________________________________________________________________________
.
* Spelling note
6 We've got one kilo of ham. We want two kilos for the
one-syllable adjectives that + r nice > nicer party. We __________________________________________________________________ ham.
ende
big > bigger 11.4 Write the comparatives.
one-syllable adjectives that end double the
vowel + consonant consonant + er Example cheap cheaper _______________________________
1 old _________________________________________________
Now go to exercises 11.4 and 11.5 to practise. 2 hot _________________________________________________
3 uncomfortable ____________________________________

JJJJ superlatives 4 poor _______________________________________________


5 long __ _______________________________________________
Use the and a superlative adjective to compare more than two things, e.g. This is the 6 heavy ______________________________________________
most comfortable chair in the room. He's the fastest runner in the school 7 fat ' ________________________________________________
11.1 Order the words to make sentences. 8 boring _____________________________________________
Example big isn't for room the people enough three The room isn't big enough
for three people.
11.5 Match 1-7 with a-g. 11.6 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form.
To make superlative adjectives 1 T_ Summer is hotter than ... a .. pasta. Example We stayed in the nicest hotel in Paris, nice
adjectives with one syllable* vest quick > quickest
_
small > smallest
1 La Dolce Vita is ______________________ place to eat. bad
2 Moscow is bigger than ... b .. your Spanish. Mount Everest is _____________________ mountain in the world, high
adjectives that endy
adjectives with more than
y + iest
most + adjective
easy > easiest happy > happiest
beautiful > most beautiful
Is the Sahara Desert_______________________ place on Earth? hot
3 lapanexpensive
is more expensive than ... c .. that book. She's ________________ girl in our school, attractive
one syllable
irregular adjectives
expensive
good > best
> most
We bought. ___________ bed in the shop, comfortable
big
bad >4worst My car is faster than ... d .. your bicycle. It's bag in the shop, expensive _ apple in the world
________________ weighed 1.67 kilos.
Fish and chips are nicer than ... e .. winter.
7 The.
5
* Spelling note
His English is worse than ... f .. St Petersburg.

one-syllable adjectives that end e + st 6 nice > nicest 8 Halle Berry was actress in the film, good
one-syllable adjectives that end double the consonant + est big > biggest
This book is better than ... g .. Spain.

vowel + consonant 7

Now go to exercise 11.6 to practise.

146
A time expressions
Use who to ask about people. Who's coming to the party tonight?
Use what to ask about What are you doing tomorrow? What are we having
things/activities. Use where to for dinner tonight? Where are you meeting Peter?
past present future
ask about places. Use when to When are they going on holiday? Why is she leaving
last night today tonight
yesterday this week tomorrow ask about times. Use why to ask work early?
the day before yesterday the day after tomorrow about reasons. Use how much / How many people are coming to the meeting? How

last week next week


how many to ask about much money are you taking on holiday?
quantity.
the week before last the week after next Now go to exercise 12.4 to

practise. J2D going to for future


jf^ times of day
intentions
8AM 9AM 10AM 11AM 12PM 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM 7PM
first thing in the
morning
mid-morning early Eifternoori late afternoon 12.1 Order the activities 1-8.
late morning mic afternoon evening a r~J Justin got up early this morning.
b [~J Justin's got a meeting first thing tomorrow.
Now go to exercise 12.1 to practise.
c r~J It's 11o'clock now. Justin's having his mid-morning break.
d |7J Justin and Holly went to the cinema last night.
e [J Holly's party is the day. after tomorrow.
12C P resen* contmuous future f \T\ Justin phoned Holly late yesterday afternoon.
g Q~JJustin's got another meeting early tomorrow afternoon.
Use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements. h [~JJustin and Holly are going on holiday next week.

12.2 Complete the text. Use these verbs in the correct form.
drive finish have meet visit watch
It's Friday and Lynda's finishing work early today.
1 She ________________ her husband, Paul, at four o'clock.

2 They.
. to Edinburgh tonight.3 They_
Lynda's family. It's Lynda's sister's birthday and
4 she _________________ a party tomorrow evening. Paul doesn't

want to go. There's a big football match this weekend and


5 Paul's friends ___________________ it in the pub.

12.3 Write sentences using the present continuous.


Example I work this Saturday I'm working this Saturday.
1 she meet him bus station tomorrow
2 I not have lunch Harry Friday
Now go to exercises 12.2 and 12.3 to practise. 12C 3 you
4 he
go
do
cinema tonight ?
anything at weekend ?
W^ ^uesxlons 5 we buy new car Saturday
6 they arrive today tomorrow ?

-
+ ? 7 we not go on holiday this year
8 I take my daughter dentist after lunch

I'm working tomorrow. I'm not working tomorrow. Am 1 working tomorrow? 12.4 Write wh- questions.
You're taking a day off You aren't taking a day off Are you taking a day off Example Where are you going?
next week. next week. next week? We're going to the park.
He/She/It's leaving He/She/It isn't leaving Is he/she/it leaving Pablo and lim are coming to the pub. I'm wearing my
tonight. tonight. tonight?
blue dress tomorrow. Gran's meeting Arif at the
We're meeting him for We aren't meeting him for Are we meeting him for
airport. Justin's catching the train to Paris tonight.
lunch. lunch. lunch?
Thirty people are coming to her party. I'm getting
They're going home after They aren't going home Are they going home after
him a hat for his birthday.
the lesson. after the lesson. the lesson?
short answers 12.5 Order the words to make sentences. Example 're improve to English
Yes, 1 am. No, I'm not. going our We We're going to improve our English.
Yes,you/we/theyare. No, you/we/they aren't. going study I next 'm to weekend do is going to homework on
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he /she /it .. Panos his Sunday 're going we tomorrow buy car new to a use to
Use wh- questions to ask for information. are they the this evening going Internet speak going
English we every day to 're Satomi at the 's watch going
a film weekend to to learn next going Jim 's year French
going we to aren't this arrive afternoon late

Use going to to talk about future intentions. An intention


is something you decide to do.
+ l~
I'm going to lose : I'm not going to lose Am 1 going to lose weight?
weight. weight.
You / We / They're going You / We / They aren't Are you/we/they going to
tojoinagym. going to join a gym. join a gym?
He / She / It's going to ; He / She / It isn't going to Is he/she/it going to
learn Japanese. |learn Japanese. learn Japanese?
short answers
Yes, lam. No, I'm not.
,you/we/they are. , you/we/they aren't.
Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn't.

Now go to exercise 12.5 to practise.

Giammax Bank 1

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