1 It’s your

big day!

Lola
Mason
Rubi

Jacob

In this unit we will …

lities
✹  talk about countries and nationa
✹  learn how to greet people
people
✹  introduce ourselves and other
things
✹  write about you and your favorite

1 013 Read and listen Who is nervous: Mason or Jacob? 

It’s a big day for Mason and Jacob. They’re at the auditions for Mason Yes, he’s my hero!
the Dance for the U.S. competition, but Mason is late … Jacob Oh, here’s Rubi …
Jacob You’re late! Mason With a friend. She’s nice!
Mason Chill out, Jacob. I’m here now. Rubi Hi, guys.
Jacob I’m nervous. Lola Hello, I’m Lola.
Mason Don’t worry, we’re a great team. Mason Hi, I’m Mason. And he’s Jacob.
Jacob Oh no, the judges are here! Rubi It’s your big day!
Mason Look, it’s Simon Jackson. Mason We’re ready, bring it on!
Jacob He’s a great dancer. His dance schools are in Australia,
Later …
the U.K., Japan, and Turkey. They’re very famous!
Man Mason and Jacob, you’re next.

2 Comprehension Match the sentence halves.

1 I’m a hero! Check it out!
2 We’re b big day! Find these words and phrases
and check their meaning.
3 He’s my c nervous.
competition I’m nervous.
4 She’s d a great team. You’re late! Don’t worry
5 It’s your e nice! Chill out bring it on
ten number

Link to life  Do you think it’s rude to be late? Are you normally
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late to meet
What can friends,
you do if you for
seeschool,
a friendorstealing?
if you go to the doctor?
 

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 Key language It’s your big day!
1
Step 1 3 Find and underline the phrases in the dialogue in exercise 1.
You’re late! ​
She’s nice! ​I’m Lola. ​It’s your big day! ​
We’re ready ​They’re very famous! ​he’s Jacob

4 014 Complete the dialogues with the phrases

in the box. Then listen and check. Step 2
They’re very famous ​we’re a great team ​I’m nervous
it’s Simon Jackson ​​he’s Jacob ​I’m here now ​I’m Lola

1
Jacob You’re late!
Mason Chill out, Jacob. I’m here now.
Jacob 1 .
Mason Don’t worry, 2
.

2
Mason Look, 3 .
Jacob He’s a great dancer. His dance schools
are in Australia, the U.K., Japan, and
Turkey. 4 !

3
Lola Hello, 5 .
Mason Hi, I’m Mason.
And 6 .
Rubi It’s your big day!
Mason We’re ready, bring it on!

014 Now listen again and repeat.  

Step 3 5 Read the dialogues in exercise 4. Then write

similar dialogues. Use the names in the box.
Boys: Danny ​Ramon ​Luis ​Samuel ​Gabriel
Girls: Natalia ​Lily ​Catalina ​Sofia ​Camila

Hi, I’m Danny.

Hello, Danny. I’m
Natalia, and he’s Luis.
Hi, Luis!
eleven

6 Pairwork Practice your dialogues from exercise 5. 

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 Vocabulary

Countries and nationalities

1 015 Look at the map and complete the chart with the countries in the box. Then listen and check.

China ​
Australia ​
Brazil ​
Canada ​Chile ​Japan ​Portugal ​Turkey ​Mexico ​Spain ​the U.K. ​the U.S.

8
1

6 9
2
10 11
7

12
5

Look! 2 016 Complete the chart in exercise 1 with the

nationalities. Then listen, check, and repeat.
In English, we use capital letters for countries and
nationalities. Chilean Portuguese Chinese American 
She’s from Japan. She’s Japanese. British Japanese Brazilian Canadian 
Turkish Spanish Australian Mexican​

Country Nationality
Vocabulary strategy
1 Canada Canadian Looking for patterns
When you learn new words, look for patterns or
2 similarities. For example, look at the endings of
these words:
3 Japanese – Portuguese – Chinese
Canadian – Australian – Brazilian
4 British – Turkish – Spanish

5
3 Pairwork Look at the example. Take turns to
6 choose a city and ask and answer questions.

Tokyo ​New York City ​Beijing ​London ​Moscow ​

7 Sydney ​Mexico City ​Brasilia

8
Where are you from?
9
I’m from Beijing, in China. I’m Chinese.
10

11
 
twelve

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 Grammar It’s your big day!
1
Subject pronouns
He’s a great dancer.
We’re ready.
Singular Plural
I you he she it we you they

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1 Match 1–6 with the subject pronouns a–f.

1 Melissa  a we
2 the city of Lima  b he
3 Jack and I  c she
4 the men  d it 3 Choose the correct alternatives.
5 David  e you London is famous for her / its monuments.
6 you and Dad  f they 1 She’s in my class. Her / Your name’s Martha.
2 He’s Chilean. His / Its name’s Santiago.
2 Complete the sentences with subject pronouns. 3 We’re students at Wood Green High School.
Haru is from Kyoto. He’s Japanese. Our / Their school is in Canberra.
1 Amy and Ellie are friends. ’re students. 4 I’m Brazilian. Your / My name’s Larissa.
2 I’m from Natal. ’s a city in Brazil. 5 They’re Joe and Helen. Our / Their mom is my
History teacher.
3 Diego Luna is famous. ’s a great actor.
6 “Hi, I’m Maddie.”
4 Liam and I are Australian. ’re from Sydney.
“Wow, my / your name is cool!”
5 Ellie Goulding is British. ’s a fantastic singer.
7 Jin is Chinese, but his / their mom is American.
8 “Here are your / their books.” “Thanks.”
Possessive adjectives
4 Complete the sentences with a possessive
His dance schools are in Australia. adjective.
It’s your big day.
I’m Spanish. My name’s Daniel.
Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives
1 She’s Yessica. dad is a teacher.
I my
2 “Hi, I’m Jason. What’s name?”
you your
he his “My name is Lina.”
she her 3 We’re from Texas. address is 2652
it its Montana Drive.
we our 4 It’s birthday. I’m 13 years old today.
you your
5 You’re very good students. grades are
they their excellent.
Rules p.W2 6 He’s my friend. name’s Peter.
7 Max and Julieta are in 11 grade. Mrs. Hall is
th

Think! Art teacher.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
8 The dance school is in Chicago. name is
same ​its ​his ​her The Dance Academy.
Possessive adjectives are the 1 for singular
and plural. Challenge
Leo is my friend.   Leo and Sara are my friends. Write a description of a boy and a girl in your
We use 2
when we talk about a girl’s possession. class. Include information about:
We use 3
for a boy’s possession. When we talk name ​age ​nationality ​favorite subject
about the possession of a thing, place, animal, etc.,
His name’s Samuel. He’s 12 years old and
thirteen

we use 4 . he’s Mexican. His favorite subject is Math.

He’s David. It’s his pencil.
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She’s Eva. It’s her cell phone.
That’s my dog and that’s its ball.
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 Let’s talk about … Communication competences

Greetings
1 017 Watch, listen, or read Complete the
dialogues with the words in the box. Then listen
again and check.
1
Not bad ​Hi ​And you? ​See you later!

Dominic Hey, Arianna!

Arianna Hi, Dominic.
Dominic How are you, Arianna?
Arianna I’m good, thanks. 1
Dominic 2
 , thanks.
Later …
Dominic Bye then. 3 Speaking strategy
Arianna Bye. See you! Speaking in formal and informal situations
In informal situations, we normally use the
2 person’s first name.
I’m very well ​How are you?  Goodbye Hi, Dominic.
See you on Monday.  ​Good morning In formal situations, we normally use a title and
the person’s last name.
Mrs. Bauer 4  , Arianna. Good morning, Mr. Rogers.
Arianna Hello, Mrs. Bauer.
For men, we always use Mr. (/ˈmɪstər/).
Mrs. Bauer 5
For women with no husband, we use Miss (/mɪs/).
Arianna I’m fine, thanks. And you?
For married women, we use Mrs. (/ˈmɪsəz/).
Mrs. Bauer 6  , thank you.
If we don’t know if a woman is married or not,
Later …
we can use Ms. (/mɪz/).
Mrs. Bauer 7  , Arianna.
Have a good day.
Arianna Thanks. Goodbye.
8

2 018 Real English Listen and repeat.  

Hey. (informal)
Goodbye / Goodnight.

Hello / Hi!
Bye / Bye then.

Good morning / afternoon / evening.

See you later!

How are you?
See you on Monday.

I’m very well / fine / good / not bad, thanks.

Have a good day / nice weekend.

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 It’s your big day!
1
3 019 Listen to the conversations. Decide if the people are meeting each
other (M) or leaving each other (L).
1  L   2    3    4    5 

Beat the clock

In two minutes, create a word map of ways to say hello
and goodbye. Then compare with your partner.

Meeting Leaving
someone someone

Hello   Goodbye  

4 Pairwork Put the sentences in the correct order to make a dialogue.

Then, practice the dialogue.

You, too! Bye.   ​ Goodbye.   ​ Have a good weekend.  ​ Hey! How are you? ​
1 Hi, Simon. I’m fine, thanks. And you?  Not bad, thanks.
 ​ ​

5 Pairwork Write a dialogue between you and your teacher. Use the dialogues
in exercise 1 to help you. Practice the dialogue with your partner.

Link it!
Pairwork Look at the pictures. Choose one of the people.
Write a dialogue between you and that person.

the president of
your aunt your country a famous actor your little cousin

 
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 Grammar
be: Simple present 4 Complete the texts with the missing subject
pronouns and the short form of the verb be.
Affirmative
You’re late.
Hi, I’m Charlie. My
He’s my hero.
hometown is Ontario.
Full form Short form 1
in Canada. My
I am I’m brother, Max, is 16, and
you are you’re 2
at the same
he is he’s school together. 3
she is she’s a big school.
it is it’s
we are we’re
you are you’re
they are they’re This is Josh and Ava.
4
American
Rules p.W3 and 5

students at Edison High

1 Choose the correct alternatives.
School in Miami. Ava
I am / is Portuguese.
is 11, but 6 her
1 You are / am a good dancer. birthday next week. Josh
2 It is / are my birthday today. is 12 and 7 a fan
3 We is / are in 8th grade. of rock music.
4 They are / am nice.
5 I is / am from Paraguay. Think!
6 She is / am British. Look at the sentences and check (✓) the
correct alternative. Then complete the rule.
2 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 with
the short form of the verb be. I’m 13 years old. 

I’m Portuguese. I have 13 years old. 

1 . In English, we use the verb to talk about

our age.
2 .
Rules p.W3
3 .
4 .
5 Complete the chart with information about
5 . yourself. Then write a short description of yourself.
6 .
Name
3 Complete the sentences with the short form Age
of the verb be. Nationality
It’s a red pen. Town / City
1 This is Jen–she  14 years old today! School
2 I from Istanbul, in Turkey. I’m Juan. I’m 12 years old, and …
3 Messi–he  my hero.
4 You intelligent! Challenge
5 It a pencil case. Write a short description of your best friend.
Use the texts in exercise 4 to help you.
Challenge He’s Alex. He’s 11 years old,
and he’s …
Write a sentence for each subject pronoun.
She’s Shinhye. She’s 12 years old,
I ​you ​he ​she ​it ​we ​you ​they and she’s …
sixteen

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 Listening and speaking It’s your big day!
1
Step 1
1 020 Listen and check (✓) the correct answers.

Listening strategy Name Flor  ✓   Vanessa 

Listening twice
Age 13    14 
If you don’t hear the answer to a question
in a listening exercise, leave it, and go to Town Lima    Cartago 
the next question. You will probably listen
to the audio twice. Nationality Peruvian    Costa Rican 
 
Favorite singer Rihanna    Adele 

Favorite actor Ashton Kutcher    Ryan Reynolds 

Step 2
2 021 Listen and complete the paragraphs.

She’s Zehra. She’s 8 years

He’s Noah. He’s 1
years old, and she’s 9
. She’s
old, and he’s from 2
. He’s from Istanbul, in 10  , and
a3 at Bundoora School in she’s a student at Istanbul International
Melbourne. His favorite school subjects 11
. Her favorite subjects
are 4 and Art. His favorite are 12 and Music. Zehra is
color is 5 , and his favorite a 13
of the singer Shawn
day of the week is 6
! He's a Mendes, and her favorite 14
big fan of 7 . is Stitches.

Step 3
3 Look at the topics in the list. 4 Presentation Write a presentation about
Write notes about yourself. yourself. Use your answers from exercise 3.
• name Look at the texts in exercise 2 to help you.
• age My name’s … I’m … and …
• nationality 5 Groupwork In small groups, take turns to
• school give your presentation. Take notes about the
• favorite subjects other people in your group.
• favorite singer or band
• favorite color
 
• favorite animals
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 Trending Topics
topics Reading and writing competences

The
Next Step
Hi, my name’s Lara. I’m 13, and I’m from San Francisco, California, in the U.S.
My sister Megan and I are dancers. My favorite dance is hip-hop, and Megan’s
favorite dance is contemporary.

At home, our favorite hobby is watching TV, and one of our favorite TV shows is
The Next Step. It’s on TV every night, and it’s awesome!
The Next Step is a reality drama. It’s about a group of young Canadian dancers at
The Next Step dance studio in Toronto, in Canada. The stories on the show are very
interesting, with competitions, great dances, and arguments between the dancers, too!
All the dancers are amazing. And all the dance styles on the show–from ballet to
street dance–are fantastic.
My two favorite dancers on the show are Richelle and LaTroy. In real life, their
names are Briar Nolet and Akiel Julien. Briar is also a gymnast–she’s very talented!
Akiel is from Grenada, but now his home is in Toronto.
Is The Next Step on TV in your country? Are you a fan of dance?
If the answers to these questions are yes, then The Next Step
is the show for you! Check it out!
Find these words and phrases and check
their meaning.
Reading TV show in real life
reality drama gymnast
1 022 Read and listen Choose the correct answers.
arguments talented
1 Lara’s favorite dance style is
a contemporary. b hip-hop. c ballet. d street dance.
2 The Next Step is a
a TV show. b type of hobby. c dance competition. d dance style.
3 The dance studio is in
a the U.S. b the U.K. c Canada. d Grenada.

2 There is incorrect information in each sentence. Rewrite the sentences with true information.
Megan is Lara’s friend.  Megan is Lara’s sister. 4 Richelle and LaTroy are teachers.
1 At home, Lara’s favorite hobby is dancing.
5 Akiel is from China.

2 The Next Step is about singers. 6 His home is in Louisiana.

3 The TV show is only on Monday and Tuesday. 7 The Next Step is for fans of music.


Culture focus
3 Match the nationalities (A–D) with the countries (1–4).  
Then match the countries with the cities (a–d). Biggest countries in the world–top three!
1 Russia
Nationality Country City
2 Canada
A American 1 Grenada  a Toronto
3 the U.S.
B Grenadian  2 Canada b St. George’s
eighteen

Canada is a very big country,

C Russian 3 the U.S. c Moscow but the population isn’t very big.
D Canadian 4 Russia d San Francisco Japan is smaller than Canada, but there are more people.
 
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 Writing
It’s your big day!
1
Step 1 FACT FILE
Name Ethan Chloe
4 Ethan and Chloe are dancers. Complete the paragraphs Age 13 14
about them. Use the information in the fact files.
From New Orleans, London,
U.S. U.K.
Dance ballet dancer contemporary
style dancer
Favorite So You Think The Next
TV show You Can Dance Step
Favorite Isaac Maddie
dancer Hernández Ziegler

Ethan is 13 years old. He’s from 1  ,

in the U.S. He’s a ballet
2
. His favorite TV show is
3
 ,
and his favorite dancer is the ballet
dancer 4 .
Writing strategy
Using capital letters Chloe is 5 years old. She’s
In English, we always use capital from 6
 ,
letters for:
in England. She’s a
• the first word of a sentence 7
• the subject pronoun
• names of people, TV shows, books, etc. dancer. Her favorite TV show
• cities, countries, and nationalities is 8  ,
Hi, I’m Ivan. I’m Russian. I’m from and her favorite dancer
Volgograd, in Russia.
is 9 .
 
Step 2
5 Use the information in the fact file to write a paragraph
about Lara’s sister, Megan.

FACT FILE
Megan is 12 years old. She’s

Name Megan
Age 12
From San Francisco, U.S.
Dance style contemporary
Favorite The Next Step
TV show Challenge
Write sentences about the following things:
Favorite dancer Lamar Johnson
• your favorite movie
• your favorite actor
Pagenineteen

• your favorite food

Step 3 • your three favorite songs
number

• your favorite book

6 Write a paragraph about yourself. Use the • your two favorite countries
texts in exercise 4 to help you. • your two favorite towns or cities

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 1 Culture
ZAYN MALIK is from the U.K., and his family
fro m home is in the city of Bradford, in the nort
h of
ar England. His father’s family is from Paki
stan ,
. Now
and his mother is part British and part Irish
les,

ou
Zayn’s homes are in the U.S.– in Los Ange
Pennsylvania, and New York City.

nd t
o u s
Culture 1

F a m
people
he
MEGHAN MARKLE is a member of the British
ce, in
Royal Family. Her home is Kensington Pala
nearly
London, and she’s in British newspapers

wo
her child hood
every day. She is American, and
han’ s mom
home is in Los Angeles, California. Meg
r
is from
is African-American, and her dad’s family
l d
Ireland and the Netherlan ds.

KEANU REE VES  ’s family is very ALICIA VIK ANDER is the star of many
interesting. He is Canadian, but his English-speaking movies, and her British
mom is British, and his dad has English accent is perfect! But she isn’t from
family from China and Hawaii. The the U.K. In fact, she’s from Sweden, and
her
influence of Portuguese, British, Irish, home is in Portugal!
and American cultures is important
to Keanu, for example Chinese art and
British TV shows!

Check it out! SEAN PAUL is a singer. He is from

se,
Find these words and phrases and check Jamaica, and his father is part Portugue
part Afro-Caribbean. His mot her is part
their meaning.
British, Chinese, and Jamaican.
part newspaper star in fact
member childhood accent

1 107 Read and listen Match the sentence halves. 3 Answer the questions.
1 Zayn Malik is d a Swedish. Where are Zayn Malik’s homes?
2 Meghan Markle is b from Canada. They are in the U.S.
c from the U.S. 1 Where is Megan Markle’s childhood home?
3 Alicia Vikander is
2 Where is Alicia Vikander’s home?
4 Sean Paul is d British.
3 Is Sean Paul’s family from the same country?
5 Keanu Reeves is e from Jamaica.
4 What part of Chinese culture is important to
2 Complete the sentences with the words in Keanu Reeves?
the box.
4 Presentation Prepare a presentation about
Hawaii ​
Ireland ​the U.K. ​Chinese ​Irish
your family or the family of another
Zayn Malik’s mom is from the U.K. and Ireland. celebrity. Use the questions to help you.
Give your presentation to the class.
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1 Megan Markle’s home is now in

2 Megan Markle’s dad is part . ● Who is the celebrity or person?
● Where is he / she from?
3 Sean Paul is part .
● Where are his / her homes?
4 Keanu Reeves’s dad is from .

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 1A CLIL 
CLIL Social science

A very special care home

In London, there’s a care home called Nightingale House.
It is a home to very old men and women–a lot of them are about
90 years old, or maybe older!
CLIL A

But there’s something very special about this care home. It is the
first care home in the U.K. to have a nursery for young children.
Here, everybody–young and older people–comes together for
different activities.
Every day, the children arrive at 7:30 a.m. and do painting, drawing,
cooking, music, and other activities with the residents. They all eat
together and listen to stories together. Finally, at 6:30 p.m., the
children go home.
But why does this care home have a nursery? The answer is that
spending time with young children helps older people, and it is
a very positive experience for them. Some residents don’t have
grandchildren, so they love the visits from the small children.
Old age is often difficult, but time with young children makes older
people happier–they forget their problems, they eat more food, and
their health improves! It is also a great experience for the children.
Some children don’t have grandparents, so at Nightingale House,
they can spend time with older people and learn from them, too.
Check it out!
The idea isn’t new. There are care homes like Nightingale House Find these words and check
in Japan, Australia, the U.S., and across Europe. Now it is a very their meaning.
popular idea in the U.K., and more care homes with nurseries care home resident
are opening. It helps many people, and everybody is happy! old health
nursery improves
young

1 115 Read and listen What is different about 3 Answer the questions.
this care home? Where is Nightingale House?   It’s in London.
1 How old are most of the residents?
2 What activities do the residents do with the children?
2 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box. 3 What is one positive thing for the older people
at Nightingale House?
idea ​
residents children ​
nursery ​
lunch good
4 What is one positive thing for the children at
The residents are very old. Nightingale House?
1 The opens at 7:30 a.m. 5 What other countries have homes like
Nightingale House?
2 There are activities for the residents and
4 Presentation
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. Prepare a short presentation about an

3 The children have with the older family member or friend. Use the questions to
help you. Give your presentation to the class.
residents.
4 The for the care home isn’t new. ● How old is he / she?
5 The children help the old residents to feel ● Where does he / she live?
● What does he / she like doing?
. 
● What activities do you do together?
● Is he / she happy?
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 1–2 Puzzles

1A
S P A I N J M A F S C W
Find the countries and nationalities in the
Puzzles 1–2

A O A E R W A E W C H A
wordsearch. Write them in the correct columns.
S R U K F U B P R H I R
Nationality Country
W E S F M S F S A I L U
Portuguese the
E T T A H S A R S N E S

the F U R W E X E W M E W S
B R A Z I L F M E S A I
B K L B O R B R X E R A
R I I A A M E R I C A N
O S A S B F O M C B S R
B H N F A B R F O A L S
P O R T U G U E S E E N

1B 2
2A
Look at sentences 1–5. Use the words in the Copy the letters in black to make sentences.
boxes to make similar sentences.
1 IT’MANNOTTYAGYSFTNOOBUGUCIDETLNUT.
2 HRESIJSDNN’FTPIFENHSJCKHCOQOPL.
Japanese We’re Portuguese He’s
3 WUGEFATRBEXZN’TYREPEULCSIDSILAOWN.
You’re British She’s I’m 4 TRXHTHEUJYEFTARFDQECVNBH’TQAOSLCD.
5 YIOPUOLAFDRGEHNN’BTXLROFLGAJ.
Spanish Chilean They’re Chinese
1
2
Miwa and Yuki are from Japan.
3
They’re Japanese.
4
1 Ana and I are from Spain.
5

2 Joe is from the U.K.
2B
3 I come from Portugal. Draw lines to make questions.

Am I  his parents?
4 Lucila is from Chile.
Are they  your cousin?
1 Is she  his sister?
5 You and Chen are from China. 2 Is he  her dad?
3 Are you  frightened?
4 Is he  their aunt?
one hundred eighteen

5 Are they  their grandparents?

6 Is she  your mom?
7 Is he  your uncle?
8 Is she  your grandma?
9 Are you  your cousins?
10 Are we  his brother?

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 Word list
Welcome Friday /ˈfraɪdeɪ/
Saturday /ˈsætərˌdeɪ/
Other verbs 
have /hæv/
Classroom language ​ Sunday /ˈsʌndeɪ/̆
love /lʌv/
book ​/bʊk/ spell /spɛl/
January /ˈʤænyuˌɛri/
close ​/kloʊz/
February /ˈfɛbyuˌɛri/ Other adjectives 
listen ​/ˈlɪsn/
March /mɑrʧ/
look ​/lʊk/ beautiful /ˈbyutəfl/
April /ˈeɪprəl/
open ​/ˈoʊpən/ blond /blɑnd/ ̆
May /meɪ/
read ​/rid/ favorite /ˈfeɪvrət/
Word list

June /ʤun/
sit down ​/ˌsɪt ˈdaʊn/ Adverbs 
July ​/ʤʊˈlaɪ/
talk /tɔk/
August /ˈɔgʌst/ o’clock /əˈklɑk/
write /raɪt/
September /sɛpˈtɛmbər/ very /ˈvɛri/
Numbers  October /ɑkˈtoʊbər/
zero / oh  /ˈzɪroʊ, oʊ/ November /noʊˈvɛmbər/ Unit 1
one /wʌn/ December /dɪˈsɛmbər/
Countries and nationalities
two /tu/ Pets and colors 
three /θri/ Australia /ɔˈstreɪlyə/
bird /bərd/ Australian /ɔˈstreɪlyən/
four /fɔr/
cat /kæt/ Brazil /brəˈzɪl/
five /faɪv/
dog /dɔg/ Brazilian /brəˈzɪlyən/
six /sɪks/
fish /fɪʃ/ Canada /ˈkænədə/
seven /ˈsɛvn/
guinea pig  /ˈgɪni ˌpɪg/ Canadian /kəˈneɪdiən/
eight /eɪt/
hamster /ˈhæmstər/ Chile /ˈʧɪli/
nine /naɪn/
horse /hɔrs/ Chilean /ˈʧɪliən/
ten /tɛn/
mouse / mice  /maʊs, maɪs/ China /ˈʧaɪnə/
eleven /ɪˈlɛvn/
rabbit /ˈræbət/ Chinese /ˌʧaɪˈniz/
twelve /twɛlv/
snake /sneɪk/ Japan /ʤəˈpæn/
thirteen /ˌθərˈtin/
fourteen /ˌfɔrˈtin/ black /blæk/ Japanese /ˌʤæpəˈniz/
fifteen /ˌfɪfˈtin/ blue /blu/ Mexico /ˈmɛksɪˌkoʊ/
sixteen /ˌsɪksˈtin/ brown /braʊn/ Mexican /ˈmɛksɪkən/
seventeen /ˌsɛvnˈtin/ gray /greɪ/ Portugal /ˈpɔrʧəgl/
eighteen /ˌeɪˈtin/ green /grin/ Portuguese /ˌpɔrʧəˈgiz/
nineteen /ˌnaɪnˈtin/ orange /ˈɔrɪnʤ/ Spain /speɪn/
twenty /ˈtwɛnti/ pink /pɪŋk/ Spanish /ˈspænɪʃ/
twenty-one  /ˌtwɛnti ˈwʌn/ purple /ˈpərpl/ the U.K.  /ðə ˌyu ˈkeɪ/
thirty /ˈθərti/ red /rɛd/ British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/
forty /ˈfɔrti/̆ white /waɪt/ the U.S.  /ðə ̆ ˌyu ˈɛs/
fifty /ˈfɪfti/ ̆ yellow /ˈyɛloʊ/ American /əˈmɛrɪkən/
sixty /ˈsɪksti/ Turkey /ˈtərki/
Parts of the body  Turkish /ˈtərkɪʃ/
seventy /ˈsɛvnti/
eighty /ˈeɪti/ ̆ arm /ɑrm/
Other nouns 
ninety /ˈnaɪnt ̆ i/ ear /ɪr/
eye /aɪ/ actor /ˈæktər/
one hundred  ̆ /ˌwʌn ˈhʌndrəd/ address  /əˈdrɛs, ˈædrɛs/
finger /ˈfɪŋgər/
School things  foot / feet  /fʊt, fit/ afternoon /ˌæftərˈnun/
backpack /ˈbækpæk/ hair /hɛr/ age /eɪʤ/
board /bɔrd/ hand /hænd/ Art /ɑrt/
calculator /ˈkælkyəˌleɪtər/ leg /lɛg/ audition /ɔˈdɪʃn/
chair /ʧɛr/ ̆ mouth /maʊθ/ ballet /bæˈleɪ/
clock /klɑk/ nose /noʊz/ band /bænd/
colored pencils  /ˌkʌlərd ˈpɛnslz/ shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ city /ˈsɪti/
̆
competition /ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃn/
desk /dɛsk/ toe /toʊ/
door /dɔr/ dancer /ˈdænsər/
Other nouns  English /ˈɪŋglɪʃ/
eraser /ɪˈreɪsər/
laptop /ˈlæptɑp/ birthday /ˈbərθdeɪ/ evening /ˈivnɪŋ/
magic marker  /ˈmæʤɪk ˌmɑrkər/ dictionary /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/ fan /fæn/
notebook /ˈnoʊtbʊk/ email /ˈimeɪl/ friend /frɛnd/
pen /pɛn/ fall /fɔl/ grade /greɪd/
one hundred twenty-two

pencil /ˈpɛnsl/ (last) name /(ˈlæst) ˌneɪm/ group /grup/

pencil case  /ˈpɛnsl ˌkeɪs/ page /peɪʤ/ guy /gaɪ/
pencil sharpener  /ˈpɛnsl ˌʃɑrpənər/ partner /ˈpɑrtnər/ hero /ˈhɪroʊ/
ruler /ˈrulər/ restroom /ˈrɛstrum/ hobby /ˈhɑbi/
textbook /ˈtɛkstbʊk/ season /ˈsizn/ home /hoʊm/
song /sɔŋ/ hometown /ˌhoʊmˈtaʊn/
Days and months  spring /sprɪŋ/ judge /ʤʌʤ/
Monday /ˈmʌndeɪ/ summer /ˈsʌmər/ man / men  /mæn, mɛn/
Tuesday /ˈtuzdeɪ/ winter /ˈwɪntər/ Math /mæθ/
Wednesday /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/ monument /ˈmɑnyəmənt/
Thursday /ˈθərzdeɪ/ morning /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/

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Subject pronouns 
r r u l e s

p.13

It’s your big day!

You’re late!

Singular Plural Possessive adjectives  p.13

I we
you you Singular Plural
he / she / it they my our
your your
1 We always write I with a capital letter. his / her / its their
I am Blanca and I am from Spain.
1 Possessive adjectives are the same for singular
2 We use you for singular and plural. and plural nouns.
You are a new student. my pen my pens
You are new students. 2 We use his to show that a person or thing belongs
3 We use he for a boy or a man. to a boy or a man.

Mr. Petrov is Russian. He is the Science teacher. This is Michael. His mom is a teacher.
His backpack is green.
4 We use she for a girl or a woman.
Claire is Australian. She is my friend. 3 We use her to show that a person or thing
belongs to a girl or a woman.
5 We use it for a thing or an animal. This is Jen. Her dad is tall.
It is a rabbit. Her eraser is in her pencil case.
It is a pencil.
4 We use its to show that something or a person
6 We can use he or she to talk about pets. belongs to a thing, place, or animal.
He’s my dog, Rudy. She’s my cat, Minnie. That is my house. Its door is red.

7 The third person plural is they. We use it for the 5 We can use his or her for pets.
plural for people, animals, and things. That guinea pig is brown. His name is Spot.
They are friends. This guinea pig is white and black. Her name
They are big dogs. is Daisy.
They are books.
6 We use your with singular and plural nouns.
Isabella is your new teacher.
Look!
Your friends are in the classroom.
In English, it is essential to use subject
pronouns. 7 In English, there is never a definite article before
Gabriel is my friend. He is very nice. the possessive adjective.
NOT Gabriel is my friend. Is very nice. My car is red.
NOT The my car is red.

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be: Simple present  p.16 3 We can use the short form of be after a noun. We
don’t write the short form with plural nouns.
Affirmative
My dogs are black.
Full form Short form NOT My dog’re black.
I am Daniela. I’m Daniela.
You are Jaime. You’re Jaime.
He is a teacher. He’s a teacher. Look!
She is Chinese. She’s Chinese. We use the verb be to talk about age.
It is a nice name. It’s a nice name. I am 12. He is 14.
We are late. We’re late. NOT I have 12. He has 14.
You are students. You’re students.
They are friends. They’re friends.
Look!
1 We normally use short forms in conversation or in The short form of it is = it’s.
informal messages to friends. That is my house. It’s yellow.
Mark! You’re late for school. The teacher’s angry! The possessive adjective for it = its. There is
always a noun after its.
2 We use full forms when we write formal messages
That is my house. Its door is green.
or emails.
Dear Mrs. Ross,
I am very sorry that I am not at school
today–I am sick.

Word list
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes or translation for each word

Countries Japanese Real English

Australia Mexican Hey.
Brazil Portuguese Hello / Hi!
Canada Spanish Good morning.
Chile Turkish Good afternoon.
China Good evening.
Japan Check it out! How are you?
Mexico arguments I’m very well
Portugal bring it on I’m fine.
Spain Chill out I’m good, thanks.
Turkey competition I’m not bad, thanks.
the U.K. Don’t worry Goodbye.
the U.S. gymnast Goodnight.
I’m nervous. Bye. / Bye then.
Nationalities in real life See you later!
American reality drama See you on Monday.
Australian talented Have a good day.
Brazilian TV show Have a nice weekend.
British You’re late!
Canadian
Chilean
Chinese

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 1 It’s y our b i g d a y!
1 120 Listen to the dialogue
on page 10 and read Mason’s
sentences aloud. Practice the
sentences in pairs.

2 What is Mason late for?

a a dance class
b a dance audition
c school

Vocabulary check: Countries and nationalities  p.12

3 Look at the pictures of the famous people and the countries they come from.
Complete the sentences for each one.

1 2 3 4 5

Japan the U.K. Spain Brazil Mexico Australia

He’s Japanese. He’s from Japan. 3 She’s . She’s from .
1 She’s . She’s from  . 4 He’s . He’s from .
2 He’s . He’s from  . 5 He’s . He’s from .

Grammar: Subject pronouns  p.13

4 Complete the sentences with the correct

subject pronouns.
Hugo is from La Paz. He’s Bolivian.
1 David and Charlotte are students at Park High
School. ’re in 9th grade.
2 Look! It’s Steve Aoki. ’s a famous DJ.
3 Micaela is my friend. ’s nice.
4 Patrick and are Canadian. We’re from Winnipeg.
5 Deadpool is my favorite movie. ’s fantastic.
6 Joey and I are friends. ’re in the same
dance class.

Possessive adjectives p.13

6 Look at the diagram. Complete the sentences with
5 Match the subject pronouns 1–8 with the his, her, or their.
possessive adjectives a–h. It’s his dictionary.
1 I d 5 it a her e their 1 It’s skateboard. 5 It’s dog.
2 you 6 we b our f your 2 It’s rabbit. 6 It’s ball.
3 he 7 you c your g his 3 It’s calculator. 7 It’s cell phone.
4 she 8 they d my h its 4 It’s desk. 8 He’s teacher.

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 It’s your big day!
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7 Complete the sentences with the words 11
Look at the chart and complete the text about
in the box. Jason with the correct forms of the verb be.
her ​
your ​its ​their ​his ​your ​our Name Jason Daniela
Kelly, what’s your cell phone number? Age 13 years old 12 years old
City Lincoln Wisconsin
1 He’s my friend. name is George.
Nationality American and Spanish and
2 We’re with mom and dad. Polish American
3 Alfie and Ruby have Art class together. Mr. Watson School Roosevelt High Westvale Junior
is Art teacher. School High
4 Cartagena de Indias is a big city in Colombia. Friends Nathan and
Seth and Quinn
It’s famous for beautiful buildings. Linda
5 John and Liam, close books! Grade 8th 7th

6 She’s my Math teacher. name is Miss Wood.

His name’s Jason. He 1 13 years old. Jason
8 Complete the text with the correct 2
from Lincoln. His family 3 American
possessive adjectives. and Polish. He 4 a student at Roosevelt High
School. It 5 a big school. Seth and Quinn
My name’s Bianca. I’m American, 6
his friends. They 7 in 8th grade.
but my dad is Brazilian. 1
name is Cássio. He’s from São 12 Use the information about Daniela in the chart
Paulo, in Brazil. My mom is in exercise 11 to write a paragraph. Use the short
British. 2 name is Alison. form of be if possible.
Her name is Daniela. She’s …
I’m a student at Greenwood
Junior High. 3 best
friends are in my class. 4
Round-up
names are Andrei and Sabina. 1 Choose the correct alternatives.
We’re fans of the Red Sox
baseball team, and 5 Jasmine
favorite player is J. D. Martinez.

be: Simple present affirmative  p.16

9 Choose the correct alternatives.

I am / is 12 years old.
1 He is / are my dad.
2 You are / am late! Chrissie
3 Mike and Lewis is / are American.
Jasmine Marney
4 Ben and I am / are from London.
5 João are / is a popular name in Brazil. Hello! My / I name is Jasmine. I 1 am / is 12 years old
6 You and Cooper are / is in the same class. and 2my / I’m from Richmond, Virginia. A lot of people
in my city 3 are / is fans of the Washington Nationals
10 Complete the sentences with the short forms of
am, is, or are. baseball team. My dad and I 4 are / ’s big fans, too.

Lucy is 14 and she’s Canadian. In the picture, I’m with 5 my / our best friends, Marney
1 I 13 years old today. and Chrissie. 6You’re / We’re students at Westport

2 She my mom. High School. Marney and I 7we are / are in 7th grade.
8
Our / Their favorite teacher is Miss Walker.
3 It my favorite song.
She 9’re / ’s our English teacher. Chrissie is in 8th grade.
4 We students. 10
She’s / He’s 13 years old. Music is 11my / the passion.
5 Mr. Bau is the Geography teacher.
My favorite pop band is Little Mix.
He a great teacher.
6 They from South Africa.

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 Let’s talk about … Communication competences

Greetings  p.14

1 Complete the chart with the expressions in the box.

Goodbye. Bye. Hello. Hey. Goodnight. Good evening.
How are you? ​See you later.  Hi.  Have a good day!  Good morning.

When you meet someone When you leave someone

Real English

Hello. Goodbye.
1 6

2 7

3 8

4 9

2 121 Listen again to the dialogues on page 14 and complete them.

1 2
Dominic Hey, Arianna! Mrs. Bauer 4 , Arianna.
Arianna Hi, Dominic. Arianna Hello, Mrs. Bauer.
Dominic How are you, Arianna? Mrs. Bauer 5 ?
Arianna 1 , thanks. And you? Arianna I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Dominic Not bad, thanks. Mrs. Bauer I’m very well, 6 .
Later … Later …
Dominic 2 then. See you later! Mrs. Bauer Goodbye, Arianna. 7 .
Arianna Bye. 3 ! Arianna Thanks. 8 .
See you on Monday.

Extra listening
3 122 Choose the correct alternatives to complete
the mini-dialogues. Then listen and check.
Listening strategy
Jayden Good afternoon.
When you listen, don’t try to understand every
Emily word. Focus on the information you need for the
a Hello. b See you. task. If you can’t answer a question, don’t panic.
1 Willow Bye. Keep listening and try to answer the next one.
Declan
a See you later. b And you? 1 123 Listen to Kayla talking about her school.
The underlined information is incorrect. Write
2 Xander Have a nice weekend.
the correct word.
Andres
Kayla is a teacher at Fairbanks High School.
a Not bad, thanks. b See you on Monday.
student
3 Mr. Wilks How are you?
1 Her school is 18 years old.
Kaiden
a Good morning. b I’m fine, thanks. 2 She’s in 7th grade.
3 Miwa is her mom.
4 Write two conversations: (1) between Mrs. Lennox
and her student, Sean, and (2) between friends Liam 4 Miwa is Japanese.
and Ava. Use the phrases in exercise 1 to help you. 5 Kayla’s favorite subject is Science.
6 Her History teacher is American.
7 Her favorite school day is Friday.
8 Kayla is in the school music club.

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 Trending topics It’s your big day!
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Reading and writing competences  p.18

Carson Peters
About me
Name: Carson
Age: 1
Parents’ names: 5
City: 2
Favorite singer: 6

School: 3 Favorite song: 7

Grade: 4 Favorite actor: 8

Hi, I’m Carson. I’m 13 years old, and I’m from Rochester, New York–not New York City,
but New York State! It’s a city in the west of the state, near Lake Ontario. Javier, Spain
3 friends are online
I’m a student at Middleton Junior High. It’s a big school with over 1,000 students.
My friends, TJ and Jonah, are students at Middleton, too. We’re in 8th grade. Silvia, Portugal
What else? I’m half American and half Australian. My mom is from Perth, in Australia.
Her name’s Holly. My dad, Bradley, is American. Andres, Chile
I’m crazy about music. My favorite singer is Drake. He’s my hero! He’s awesome.
Brody, Canada
His song Nice for What is my favorite song. My sister, Aimee, is 17, and she’s in a band.
Its name is Blue Dawn. They’re very good.
Carson and Javier,
My other hobbies are movies and video games. My favorite actor is Michael B. Jordan. you’re now friends!
He’s a big star in Hollywood now. He’s in the movie Black Panther.

Writing
Check it out!
Find these words and phrases and check 3 Write three true sentences and three false
their meaning. sentences about Carson. Use the sentences
state half He’s awesome. in exercise 2 and the information in the
About me box.
What else? I'm crazy about
4 Complete the About me box with information
about a friend.
Reading
1 124 Read and listen Complete the About me About me
box using the information in Carson’s profile. Name: Parents’ names:
2 Comprehension Read the profile again. Match
the sentence halves. Age: Favorite singer:
1 Rochester is d a is in Black Panther. City:
2 Carson’s school b is his hero. School: Favorite song:
3 His friends c is called Blue Dawn.
4 His mom d near Lake Ontario. Grade: Favorite actor:
5 His dad e is American.
6 Drake f is big.
7 His sister’s band g is Australian. 5 Use the information in exercise 4 to write a text
about your friend.
8 His favorite actor h are TJ and Jonah.

Writing check
We use capital letters for the subject pronoun I,
names, countries, and nationalities.
I’m from Brazil. I’m Brazilian.
Did you use capital letters correctly?

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