CONTENTS

Welcome p 4 A The alphabet; Colors; International words B Articles: a and an; The day; Saying Hello and Goodbye
C Classroom objects; Numbers 0–20; Plural nouns; Classroom language D Numbers 20–100; Messages; Review

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

Unit 1 Getting to know someone Question words Countries and nationalities
One world Talking about yourself and others The verb be Adjectives
p 12

Unit 2 Talking about feelings be (negative: singular and plural) Adjectives to describe feelings
I feel happy Asking questions be (questions and short answers) Positive and negative
Object pronouns adjectives
p 20 Expressing likes and dislikes

Review Units 1 & 2 p 28

Unit 3 Describing good qualities Possessive ’s Family members
Me and my family Talking about family Possessive adjectives House and furniture
this / that / these / those
p 30 Paying compliments

Unit 4 Talking about places in a town/city there is / there are Places in a town/city
In the city Giving directions some / any Prepositions of place
Imperatives Numbers 100+
p 38 Buying in a store Prices

Review Units 3 & 4 p 46

Unit 5 Talking about habits and activities Simple present Free time activities
In my free time Talking about technology habits Adverbs of frequency Gadgets
Simple present (negative and questions)
p 48 Encouraging someone

Unit 6 Helping a friend have (affirmative, negative, and questions) Parts of the body
Friends Describing people Count and noncount nouns Describing people
p 56

Review Units 5 & 6 p 64

Unit 7 Talking about abilities can / can’t for ability Sport
We love sports! Telling time Prepositions of time Telling time
p 66 Talking about routines and dates Months and seasons
Making suggestions Ordinal numbers
Unit 8 Talking about music and feelings Present continuous Clothes
Dance to the music Describing a scene like / don’t like + -ing
p 74 Talking about likes and dislikes

Review Units 7 & 8 p 82

Unit 9 Talking about food and eating habits must / must not Food and drink
Would you like Talking about obligation can (asking for permission) Meals
dessert I’d like … / Would you like …?
Asking for permission
p 84 Offering and asking for help
Unit 10 Talking about achievement Simple past: be (affirmative, negative, and Time expressions: past
High fliers Asking for information about the past questions) The weather
Simple past: Was he ...? / Were you ...?
p 92 Talking about the weather Simple past: regular verbs

Review Units 9 & 10 p 100

Unit 11 Talking about past vacations Simple past: irregular verbs Verb and noun pairs
A world of animals Talking about ability in the past Simple past (negative and questions) Adjectives
could / couldn’t
p 102 Describing a photo
Sequencing (in a story)
Unit 12 Talking about travel and transportation Comparative adjectives Transportation
Getting around Comparing things one / ones Geographical places
p 110 At the train station

Review Units 11 & 12 p 118

Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128

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PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLS
/h/ or /w/ in question words Values: The Olympic Spirit Reading Website: Crazy about the Olympics
Self-esteem: The “Me” flag Dialogue: Favorite soccer teams
Photostory: Just a little joke
Listening Radio quiz: The one-minute challenge
Writing Completing a questionnaire: Personal information
Vowel sounds: adjectives Values: Welcoming a new classmate Reading Text messages: Hi there!
Train to Think: Categorizing Dialogue: Deciding what to do
Culture: Masks from around the world
Listening Dialogues: Talking about feelings
Writing Text messages: Describing feelings and things

this / that / these / those Values: Families Reading Article: Kate Middleton
Self-esteem: Being part of a family Dialogue: Alicia’s family
Photostory: A song for Ruby
Listening Dialogues: Describing family
Writing Description: Your favorite room
Word stress in numbers Values: My town/city Reading Article: Window of the World
Train to Think: Exploring numbers Dialogues: In the stores
Culture: Parks around the world
Listening Dialogues: Asking for directions
Writing A brochure for your town

Simple present verbs: 3rd person Values: Better together or better alone? Reading Newsletter: I love Glee Club!
Self-esteem: What makes you happy? Quiz: Does TV control your life?
Photostory: The school play
Listening Monologues: Describing electronic gadgets
Writing Paragraph: Days in your life
The /eɪ/ vowel sound Values: Helping a friend Reading Article: A real friend
Train to Think: Attention to detail Dialogue: A surprise for Olivia
Culture: Welcoming people around the world
Listening Interview: Friendship bands
Writing Paragraph: Describing a friend

The /ɔ/ vowel sound Values: The importance of sports Reading Short articles: They’re good!
Self-esteem: My time: pie chart Article: The Other Final
Photostory: The game
Listening Phone call: Making arrangements
Writing Paragraph: My favorite sportsperson
Intonation: listing items Values: Music Reading Tweets: #musicinsupermarket
Train to Think: Memorizing Dialogue: A conversation at a party
Culture: Musical instruments around the world
Listening Radio phone-in: Dances around the world
Writing Tweets: Describing a scene

Intonation: giving two choices Values: How you eat is important Reading Article: Young kitchen stars
Self-esteem: You are what you eat Menu and dialogue: In a café
Photostory: The pizza
Listening Description: Describing a picture
Writing Menu: A meal plan for your friend
Simple past: regular verbs Values: Hard work and achievement Reading Article: It was her dream to be an astronaut
Train to Think: Sequencing Article: Fictional heroes
Culture: Statues
Listening Dialogue: Ethan’s Saturday evening
Writing Proposal: A statue in my town

Simple past: irregular verbs Values: Animals and us Reading Article: Erin and Tonk to the rescue
Self-esteem: Animals and nature Article: Extinct animals
Photostory: The spider
Listening Dialogue: Bella’s vacation
Writing Blog entry: A day in the life of an animal
Word stress: comparatives Values: Transportation and the environment Reading Article: The great race
Train to Think: Comparing Article: My favorite trip
Culture: Transportation around the world
Listening Dialogue: At the train station
Writing Description: Unusual forms of transportation

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5 TIME IN MY FREE
OBJECTIVES
FUNCTIONS: talking about habits and
activities; talking about technology
habits; encouraging someone
GRAMMAR: simple present; adverbs
of frequency; simple present
(negative and questions)
VOCABULARY: free-time activities;
gadgets

A B 1

C D

READING 3 1.53Read and listen to the newsletter. Mark the

sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 Match the activities in the list with the
photos. Write 1−4 in the boxes. 0 Mrs. Hernandez is a math teacher. T
1 Glee Club always sings new songs.
1 listen to music | 2 play sports
3 sing | 4 watch TV 2 Glee Club has two concerts every year.
3 Other students always like Glee Club concerts.
2 Read the newsletter quickly. Which of the 4 Glee Club is only for grade seven students.
activities in Exercise 1 does it talk about? 5 Glee Club meets two times a week.

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HOME ABOUT NEWS CONTACT

Our school has a glee club and it’s fantastic! I know I love Glee Club. Music is a great way to bring
this because I’m a member. So what is Glee Club? people together. You make so many friends at Glee
Simple – it’s a club for singing, and I love singing. Club, and not just with the people from your grade.
Glee Club is for all ages.
Mrs. Hernandez is the club leader. She chooses the
songs and helps us to learn them. She plays the We meet in the auditorium every Tuesday at
piano, too. She’s really cool and she’s really nice. lunchtime and every Friday after school. Come and
She never gets angry with us. She isn’t even the join us – we are always happy to see new people!
school music teacher. She teaches math. But she just
loves singing.

We often sing popular songs from movies, but we

sometimes sing old songs from the 1960s and 70s.
Three times a year we perform our songs in front
of the rest of the school in a special concert. I feel
so happy when I’m on stage. The teachers and the
other students always cheer when we finish. It feels
wonderful.

Better together or better alone?

1 It’s good to do some things on your own. But
some things are better with a friend. Look at the
table and check (✓) the answers for you.
On my own With friends
music
sports 2 SPEAKING Tell your partner.
computer games
TV
I listen to music on my own.
homework

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 GRAMMAR
RULE:
Simple present 1 2 3
always
1 Look at the newsletter on page 49. Complete 0% 100%
the sentences with the correct form of the verbs With the verb be, the adverb of frequency usually
in the list. Then complete the rule. comes 4before / after the verb.
cheer | love | make | meet | play With other verbs, the adverb of frequency usually
comes 5before / after the verb.
0 I love Glee Club!
1 You so many friends at Glee Club.
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2 She the piano, too.
3 We in the auditorium.
4 The teachers and the other students always VOCABULARY
when we finish.
Free-time activities
1 Match the activities in the list with the
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RULE: We add -s to the base form of the verb photos. Write 1−6 in the boxes. Listen and check.
when the subject is he, 1 , or 2 .
1 chat with friends online | 2 dance
Spelling: If the verb ends in consonant + -y, we
3 do homework | 4 go shopping
change the y to an i and add -es.
5 hang out with friends | 6 play computer games
E.g. study ➞ studies
If the verb ends in -ch, -sh, -ss, or -x, we add -es.
E.g. watch ➞ watches

2 Write the simple present form of the verbs for A B

he, she, and it.
0 carry carries
1 choose
2 finish
3 fly C D
4 get
5 go
6 help
7 love
8 miss E F 1
9 study 2 Put the words in order to make sentences.
10 teach
0 computer games / in the morning / I / play / never
11 watch
I never play computer games in the morning.
1 often / with friends / hang out / in the park / We
Pronunciation 2 sad / I / when / I’m / never / dance
Simple present verbs: third person 3 goes / with her mom / She / sometimes / shopping
Go to page 120. 4 after school / always / his homework / does / He

3 Complete the sentences with an adverb of

Adverbs of frequency frequency so that they are true for you.
3 Look at the newsletter on page 49 and complete 1 I play computer games in the evening.
the sentences. Then complete the rule. 2 I go shopping with my friends.
0 She never gets angry with us. 3 I do my homework in the morning.
1 We sing popular songs. 4 I dance in my living room.
2 We sing old songs.
4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Compare your
3 We are happy to see new people! sentences. Compare with others in the class.
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LISTENING
RULE: Before / After the verb, we use don’t and doesn’t
1 1.57 Listen and write the names under the to make negative sentences..
photos. I/you/we/they + 2 + base form
Chris | Kayla | Julia | Tim he/she/it + 3 + base form
NOT don’t/doesn’t + base form + -s, e.g.
A B He doesn’t likes music.

2 Make the sentences negative.

0 I like math.
I don’t like math.
1 The class finishes at two o’clock.

Tim 2 My brother helps me with my homework.

C D
3 We go swimming on Sundays.

4 They watch a lot of TV.

5 My aunt lives in Quito.

3 Complete the sentences with the verbs.

1 I sometimes play (play) tennis with my mom,
2 Listen again and correct the adverb of
1.57 but I (not play) it with my dad.
frequency in each sentence. 2 My brother (not do) his homework after
1 Tim sometimes uses the tablet for his school. He (do) it in the morning before
homework. school.
2 Kayla and her brother always watch TV together. 3 Susie (not hang out) with us after school.
3 Julia never plays Minecraft™ online with her She (go) home.
friends. 4 I always (listen) to music in the kitchen, but
4 Chris never uses his phone to text his friends. my dad (not like) it.
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3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner
how you use technology. Use adverbs of
frequency.
What makes you happy?
I sometimes use my computer to shop online.
1 Check (✓) what makes you happy.
Me My partner
GRAMMAR watch TV
Simple present (negative) listen to music
1 Match the parts of the sentences. Then play computer games
complete the rule. go shopping
0 I use it to text my friends because d chat with friends online
1 We never watch TV together in our house, hang out with friends
2 It’s free;
3 When Mom calls me for dinner,
2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell each other about two

a it doesn’t cost anything. things that make you feel happy and two things
that don’t. Then tell the class.
b but we use it to play games.
c I don’t want to stop playing. I’m happy when Paolo isn’t happy when
d I don’t really like to talk on the phone. I watch TV. he goes shopping.
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Does TV control your li
1 How many hours of TV do you watch every day?

a less than 1 b between 1 and 3 c more than 3

2 Do you watch TV before school?

READING
1 Read the quiz from a teen magazine and choose
a never b sometimes c always your answers.

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the

3 Do you watch TV in bed? questions with your partner.
a never b sometimes c always 3 Work out your score and read the comment. Do
you agree with it?
4 Do you watch TV at meal times?
a = 1 point b = 2 points c = 3 points
a never b sometimes c always
No, it doesn’t. TV doesn’t control your life. You
5 to 9 control your TV!
5 Does your family say that you watch too much TV?
10 to 12 TV doesn’t control your life, but watch out!
a never b sometimes c always
Yes, it does! TV controls your life! Turn it off and
13 to 15 do something different!

GRAMMAR 3 Write questions in your notebook.

Simple present (questions) 0 watch TV with your family / you
Do you watch TV with your family?
1 Look back at the quiz. Put the words in order to
1 play tennis / best friend
make questions. Then complete the rule.
2 ask for help with housework / your mom and dad
1 your / TV / life / control / Does / ?
3 like dogs / you
4 take you shopping / your mom
2 watch / in / you / TV / bed / Do / ?
5 listen to music / every day / your friends

4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the

questions in Exercises 2 and 3.
RULE: To make questions, we use do and does
1before / after the subject.
2
Does your dad cook?
+ I/you/we/they + base form
3 + he/she/it + base form
To answer questions, we use short answers.
Yes, he does. He sometimes
Yes, I/you/we/they do. No, I/you/we/they don’t. cooks on the weekend.
Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it doesn’t.
No, he doesn’t. He never cooks.
2 Choose the correct words. Workbook page 47
0 Do / Does your dad cook?
1 Do / Does your best friend play baseball?
2 Do / Does you like pizza?
3 Do / Does your parents play computer games?
4 Do / Does you usually have a lot of homework?
5 Do / Does you hang out with friends after school?

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VOCABULARY
Gadgets
1 1.58 Match the objects in the list with the
pictures. Write 1−8 in the boxes. Listen and check.
1 e-reader | 2 game console | 3 GPS
4 headphones | 5 laptop | 6 MP3 player
7 smartphone | 8 tablet
B

F
E 1

C
D

2 SPEAKING Look at the table and make sentences.

tablet play computer games.
game console shop.
MP3 player listen to music. G
smartphone do homework.
I use / don’t use my to
GPS read books/magazines.
laptop talk to my friends.
e-reader watch TV.
headphones find out which way to go.

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner which of these gadgets

you use every day.

I use a tablet every day. I don’t use a laptop every day.

H
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WRITING 2 What do you do or not do on different days?

Choose three days and make notes.
Days in your life
1 1.59 Complete the days of the week with the
missing vowels. Listen and check. Sunday – baseball
M o nd a y – no school
T sd y
W dn sd y
Th rsd y 3 Write about three days of the week.
Fr d y
S t rd y I like Sundays because I always play baseball
S nd y and I don’t go to school. It’s a great day.

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1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

sc hool
The
1 Who can you see in the first photograph?
2 How do Tom and Ellie feel in photo 2?

play 2 1.60 Now read and listen to the photostory. What

does Ruby agree to do?

RUBY Where are Tom and Ellie?

DAN They’re at Drama Club practice. They’re DAN Look. Here they are. They don’t look very
1 happy.
in the school play, remember?
RUBY Oh, that’s right. They’re amazing. RUBY Hi, guys. What’s wrong?
2
DAN What do you mean? TOM It’s Anna Williams. She’s in the play, but
RUBY To be in a play in front of the whole she’s sick.
school. ELLIE We really need her. The play is on Friday.

Am I crazy?

ELLIE I have an idea. Ruby, do you want to be

in the play? You can have Anna’s part. 3
RUBY Me! No way! RUBY Oh, OK.
4
TOM Oh, come on, Ruby. Please. We really ELLIE I love you, Ruby! Thank you so much.
need you. TOM Yes, you’re the best.
DAN Do it, Ruby. Help your friends. RUBY Am I crazy?

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DEVELOPING SPEAKING

3 EP3 Watch to find out how the story FUNCTIONS

continues.
Encouraging someone
Does Ruby do the play?
1 Put the words in order to make sentences.
4 EP3Watch again. Correct the false
information in the sentences.
I’m worried. I don’t
0 Ruby is excited about the play. want to do it.
Ruby is nervous about the play.
1 The performance is four days away.
2 In the play, Ruby wants to speak to the queen.
3 Dan says he has some bad news for Ruby.
4 Ruby is sick.
5 Anna doesn’t want to be in the play.

PHRASES FOR FLUENCY 1 are / you / great

1 Find the expressions 1–4 in the story. Who says
them?
1 What’s wrong?
2 can / do / it / you 3 worry / don’t
2 I have an idea.
3 No way!
4 Come on. 4 here / I’m / help / you / to
2 How do you say the expressions in Exercise 1 in
your language? 2 Choose a picture and write a dialogue.
3 Put the sentences in the correct order to make
a dialogue.
a MOLLY Oh, come on, Ben. Please!
b MOLLY It’s my homework. Can you help me
with it?
c MOLLY Very funny, Ben.
d 1 MOLLY Hi, Ben. Listen. I have a problem.
e BEN No way! I always help you with
homework.
f BEN Oh? What’s wrong?
g BEN No! But listen – I have an idea. Ask
Mom!

4 Complete the dialogues with the expressions

from Exercise 1.
0 A I’m bored.
B Me, too. I have an idea. Let’s play
ball in the park.
1 A Can I talk to you? I have a problem.
B Really?
2 A I don’t want to come to the party.
B Oh, , Jen. Parties
are great!
3 A Come to the football game with me.
B I don’t like football. 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Act out the dialogue.

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