Questions

2.1 What’s this in English?

GOALS ■ Use singular and plural forms ■ Say numbers 11-100
k.

Vocabulary & Speaking objects

1 a Match objects 1-10 in David's bag to the words in the box.

an apple <d a book a key a laptop a notepad

a pen a phone a tab let an umbrella a w allet

a tablet an umbrella

b 2.1 j)) Listen, check and repeat.

C Work with a partner. Student A, say a number.

Student B, say the object.

2a 2.2))) Listen and(cirde)th.e correct words.

1 fou r / fiv e books
2 two / ten phones
3 three / fou r keys
4 six / eight pens
5 two / three wallets

b Compare your answers with a partner.

3 Complete the table. Use exercise 2a to help you.

G ram m ar & Speaking this/ that/ these/those;
S ingular Plural
verb b e (it/they)
a pen f iv e 2

a phone seven 3
5 2.41 Look at the photos. Listen and repeat.

1 three umbrellas

a laptop tw o 4

4a 2.3))) Listen to the pronunciation of -s in plural nouns

and repeat. this that

/s/ books, laptops, wallets, tablets

Izl keys, apples, notepads, umbrellas, pens, phones

b Work with a partner. Look at the objects in the photo in

exercise 1 again. Student A, say the singular. Student B,
say the plural. these those

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6a 2.5))) Listen and write the words. PRONUNCIATION w ord stress: -teen and -ty
1 A What's this in English?
10a 2.8 1 Listen and notice the stress on numbers.
B It’s an _________.
2 A What's that in English?
thirteen thirty
B It's a _________.
3 A What are these in English? fifteen fifty
B T h e y 're _________.
4 A What are those in English? seventeen seventy
B They're_________.
b 2.8))) Listen again and repeat.
b Compare your answers with a partner.
11 2.91 Listen and(cirdg)the word you hear.
7 a Complete the Grammar focus box. Use exercise 6a to 1 thirteen / thirty
help you.
2 fourteen / forty
GRAMMAR FOCUS verb b e (it/they) 3 sixteen / sixty
4 eighteen / eighty
a bag. 5 nineteen / ninety
W h at1 (is) this/that?
it2 (is) an apple.
w ho3 (is) this/that?
- Wendy.
12 Work with a partner. Practise saying the numbers.
w h a t4 these/those? Th ey5 (are) - apples.
1 twenty-three sixty-nine eighty-two thirty-five
-4 Grammar Reference page 118 forty-one
2 15 52 70 97 49 14 24 28 80 18 86 61 11
b Choose the correct options.
3 Seven Years in Tibet The 39 Steps 21 Grams
Apollo 13 Around the World in 80 Days 48 Hours
1 A What's th is/ these?
B I t 's / are a tablet.
LISTENING SKILLS understanding singular
2 A What is / are these in English?
and plural
B They's / are keys.
3 A Who's / are that? 1 2.10))) Listen to four conversations. Tick ( / ) singular
B Ft’s / They're my friend, Lynne.
or plural for each conversation.
4 A What are that / those in English?
B It's/ They’re phones. 1 2 3 4
singular
C 2.6))) Listen and check your answers.
plural
8 Work with a partner. Talk about things in your bag and in
the classroom. 2 2.11))) Listen and write the numbers.
A W hat’s this/that in English? 1 laptops ___ 4 apples ___
B It’s a notepad./I don’t know. 2 pens ___ 5 book ___
A What are these/those in English ? 3 umbrellas ___ 6 bags ___
B They're pens.
3a 2.12))) Listen to four conversations. Write the
Vocabulary & Speaking numbers 11-100 numbers and the objects.
Number Object
9 2.7 ))) Look at the numbers. Listen and repeat. 1 one tab let
2 _________ _________
11 eleven 18 eighteen 40 fo rty
12 tw e lv e 19 nineteen 50 fifty 3 _________
13 th irteen 20 tw e n ty 60 sixty
14 fourteen 21 tw e n ty -o n e 70 seventy
4 ________
15 fifte e n 22 tw e n ty -tw o 80 eighty
b Compare your answers with a partner.
16 sixteen ... 90 ninety
17 seventeen 30 th irty 100 a hundred

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 2.2 What's your job?
GOALS ■ Talk about jobs ■ use the verb be (he/she/it/they)
-

Vocabulary & Speaking jobs PRONUNCIATION w ord stress: jobs

2a 2.14))) Listen to the names of jobs and mark the stress.

1 a Look at the webpage. Match the jobs to the people.

doctor engineer nurse shop assistant student d octor engineer nurse shop assistant student
ta x i driver teacher w aiter taxi driver teacher w aiter

b 2.14 ))) Listen again and repeat.

I'm a doctor. Harry's an engineer.

International Language School, Malta
What’s your job now? 3 Work with a partner. Look at the photos again. Talk about
Post a photo and tell your friends! the people’s jobs.
Class of 2012 Thierry’s a waiter.

4 Work with a partner. Talk about three school friends

with jobs.
Hannah's a teacher.

E rik Haas Germany Hassan Kam al Saudi Arabia G ram m ar & Listening verb be (he/she/it/
they)
1 2

5a 2.15 ))) Look at the photos and listen to the conversation.

(^Yrdelthe correct job for each photo.
Photo 1: student / teacher Photo 2: nurses / doctors

T h ie rry Leloup France Asya Kaya Turkey

3 W aiter________________ *________________

Sonja Yazov Russia K u m iko Ito Japan

5 6

b 2.15 $ Listen again. Complete the conversation with jobs.

A This is my friend Fernando.
B Is he a 1_________ ?
A No, he isn’t. He's a 2_________in a school in Mexico.
Daisy Tan China Yanni Loukas Greece B Is it a language school?
7 8 taxi driver_______ A Yes, it is. And these are my friends, Jack and Katie.
B Are they 3_________ ?
A No, they aren’t. They're 4_________ in a hospital in
b 2.13 ))) Listen and check your answers.
London.

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6 Complete the Grammar focus box. Use exercise 5b to 9 Work with a partner. Take turns to guess the jobs and
help you. countries. Student A, turn to page 106. Student B, turn to
page 111.
GRAMMAR FOCUS verb be (he/she/it/they)
READING SKILLS understanding pronouns (1)
Positive (+)
Pronouns, e.g. he, they, are used in place of nouns, e.g. Tony,
He/she/it 1 (is) from Russia.
my friends. Understanding pronouns can help you understand
They 2 (are) nurses. the text.
Negative (-) Wira is my friend. He (= Wira) is a teacher a t a language school.
He/She/lt 3 (is not) from Sydney.
1 Read the text. Match words 1-4 to names/places a-d.
They aren't (are not) doctors.
Questions (?) Julie and Frank are from A ustralia. She's an
4 engineer and he's a che f in a restaurant in
she/he/it from Indonesia?
M elbourne. It's an Italian restaurant. Now they
5 they engineers? are in Italy fo r te n days. She's there on business
Short answers and he's on holiday.
he/she/it 6
(+) Yes,
they are. 1 it a Julie
he/she/it 7 2 they b a restaurant in Melbourne
(-) NO, 3 she c Frank
they 8
4 he d Julie and Frank
-> Grammar Reference page 118
2a Underline the correct answers.
7a Look at the conversations.(Circlmhe correct options. 1 Frank is an engineer/ a chef.
1 A This1is I are a photo of my house in Romania. 2 Julie is an engineer / a chef.
B Where 2if is / is it? 3It's / Is it in Bra§ov? 3 Julie is from Italy / Australia.
A No, Ait is / it isn't. 5It’s / Is it in Zalau. 4 The restaurant is Italian / Australian.
2 A These are my friends, Jana and Milos. They 6is / are 5 Julie and Frank are in Melbourne / Italy for
from Slovakia. ten days.
B 7They are / At e they doctors? 6 Frank is there on business / holiday.
A No, they8are / aren't. Jana 9is / are a nurse and
Milos 10is / are a teacher. b Compare your answers with a partner.

b Work with a partner. Practise the conversations in exercise 7a. 3 Read the text and answer the questions.

8 Work with a partner. Imagine the people in the photos are These are my friends, A rturo
your friends. Take turns to talk about them. and Romina. He’s from Mexico
A This is my friend Pieter. and she’s from Argentina. I Arturo Romina
B Is he a ... (job)? They're in Thailand for
A Yes, he is./No, he isn't. He's a ... a week. He's there on
business and she’s there
B Is he from ... (country)?
on holiday. He's a d o c to r
A Yes, he is./No, he isn't. He's from...
at a hospital in Cancun
P ie ter Reggie and Sara and she's a teach er at
a language school. The
school is in Buenos Aires
and it's very good!

1 Who's in Thailand?
2 Who's from Argentina?
3 Who's there on business?
4 Who's a language school teacher?
Selma
5 What’s in Buenos Aires?

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 2.3 Where are they?
GOALS ■ use subject pronouns ■ Use prepositions of place

G ram m ar & Speaking subject pronouns

1 a Work with a partner. Look at the photos and the maps. 4a Read the Grammar focus box. Match the beginnings in
Where are the people? Write Marie, John or Sven an d Max. bold to endings 1-7.
1 Abbey Road _________
G R A M M A R FO CU S subject pronouns
2 Champs-Elysees _________
3 Robson Street _________ 1 1 'sTibor's sister.
YOU 2 's a phone, not a tablet.
b Work with a partner. Answer the questions. He 3 're from the UK. Eva's a chef and Pete's an engineer.
1 Where’s Robson Street? It's in ... She 4 'm a waiter at Pablo's restaurant.
a Perth, Australia. It 5 aren't students. We're doctors.
b Edinburgh, UK. we 6 're Rachel's teacher, right?
c Vancouver, Canada.
They 7 's a nurse at Westmore Hospital.
2 Where's the Champs-Elysees? It’s in ...
a Paris, France. -*■Grammar Reference page 119
b Oslo, Norway,
c Madrid, Spain. b Complete the sentences with subject pronouns.
1 Ian is from Australia._________ 's an engineer.
C 2.16))) Listen and check your answers.
2 Derya and I are from Turkey._________Ye students.
2 Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about places 3 'Hi. Are_________ Thierry?’
on your maps. Student A, turn to page 107. Student B, turn 4 Sonya's a doctor._________'s thirty-two.
to page 112. 5 This is Big Ben._________'sin London.
6 Frank and Julie are in Italy._________ 're on holiday.
3a Match names 1-4 to sentences a-d.
1 Marie a He’s on Robson Street.
2 John b They’re on Abbey Road.
3 Sven and Max c It’s in London, UK.
4 Abbey Road d She’s on the Champs-Elysees.

b 2.17 ))) Listen and check your answers.

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5a Read the phone conversation. Choose the correct words. 7 a Find places 1-5 on the map and match them to locations a-e.
A Hi, Lewis. Helen here. How are 1you / we? 1 Fisgard Street a It’s near City Hall,
B Fine, thanks. 2 McPherson Playhouse b They’re near the
A Are 2they / you at home? 3 Robert Bateman Centre Courthouse,
B No, 3I'm / It's in London. c It’s in Chinatown,
4 Thunderbird Park
A Really? Where in London?
5 YMCA and YWCA d It’s on Belleville Street,
B 4/'m / He's at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
e It's next to Royal British
A Where's that?
Columbia Museum.
B 5He's / It's on Cromwell Road, near the Science Museum.
A Wow! Is Max with you?
b 2.19)))Listen and check your answers.
B Yes,6he / it is.7 We're / They're here on holiday.
8a Read the Vocabulary focus box.
b 2.18)))Listen and check your answers.
VOCABULARY FOCUS In, on, near/next to
C Work with a partner. Have a similar phone conversation.
Change the highlighted words. a country, e.g. Argentina
A Hi, Elena. Pilar here... in an area, e.g. Chinatown

iwimnwan prepositions of place

a city, e.g. Tokyo

a street/road, e.g. Oxford Street

on
6 Look at the map. What city is this? Khaosan Road

buildings, e.g. the station,

near/ the Central Museum
next to landmarks, e.g. the Eiffel Tower,
Golden Gate Bridge

Note: at -* home, work, school

b Complete the sentences with in, on or near/next to.

1 The Metropolitan Opera is _________ 65th Street.
2 The Palace Museum is _________Beijing.
3 The Tuileries Garden is_________ the Louvre Museum.
4 The Colosseum is_________ Italy.
5 The Tower ofLondon is_________Tower Bridge.

9 Work with a partner. Ask about places 1-6 on the map.

A Where's...? A Where are...?
B It’s ... B They're...
1 the Library
2 the Victoria Conference Centre
3 the Parliament Buildings
4 Hotel Rialto
5 Store Street
6 Hotel Grand Pacific

10a Write four places in your town.

b Work with a partner. Swap your list of places. Ask and

answer questions about the places.
A Where's the Rijksmuseum?
B It's on Museumstraat.

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2.4 Speaking and writing
GOALS ■ Tell th e tim e ■ W rite a blog

Listening & Speaking the time

1a 2.20))) Look at the clocks. Listen and write the missing words.
W hat time is it?

1 It's_________o'clock. 2 It’s two oh _________ . 3 It's_________ ten. 4 It's four_________ .

5 It's_________ twenty-five. 6 It's seven_________ . 7 It's nine_________ . 8 It’s ________ fifty-five.

b 2.20))) Listen again and repeat. 3 2.211 Read the Understanding... box and listen to the examples.
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about
the time 1-8.
To understand times, listen for:
A What time is it? • a number + a number: tw o + thirty
B It's one fifteen.
• numbers from oh one (01) to fifty-nine (59)
• the word o'clock
It's two thirty. It's 10.05. It's eight o'clock.

4 2.22)))Listen and write the times.

5a 2.23 I))Listen to three conversations.(£jirde)the words you hear.

1 A What time's the film?
B It’s seven thirty / at seven thirty.
2 A What time's the meeting?
B It’s at / from two o'clock to four o'clock.
3 A Excuse me. What time's the next train?
B One moment. It's ten forty-two / at ten forty-two.

b Compare your answers with a partner.

6a Read the Language for speaking box.

LANGUAGE FOR SPEAKING asking and answering

about times
A sking about tim es Answ ering about tim e s
Excuse m e ...
What time is it? It's nine fifty.
what time's the next bus? it's at five fifteen.
What time's the meeting? It's from ten o'clock to eleven thirty.

b Work with a partner. Practise asking and saying the time.

Student A, turn to page 107. Student B, turn to page 112.
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Reading & W riting a blog

A drian a Costa About Blog Photos Videos Gio De Luca

About About
M y nam e's Adriana. I'm e ighteen and I'm I'm Gio from Italy. I'm tw e n ty-seven and I'm
fro m Brazil. I'm w ith m y frie n d Pedro in th is an engineer w ith ENI. ENI is an e le ctricity
photo. He's a nice guy. He's fro m Brazil, com p an y in Rome. The o ffic e s are near
too . I'm a stu d e n t in a language school in C iam pino airp ort. In th is p hoto I'm w ith
Vancouver. Pedro is n 't a stud e nt. He's a che f Nevin. She's tw e n ty -fiv e and she's a friend.
in a res tau ran t. It's an Italian re sta uran t and Nevin's fro m Ankara in Turkey and she's a
it's n ext to the school! nurse. W e're in an English class together.

7 Read the profiles. Answer the questions about Adriana 10a Rewrite Huba’s profile using contractions.
and Gio.
1 Where's she from? Where’s he from? M y nam e is Huba. I am fro m Hungary. I am tw e n ty -
2 How old is she? How old is he? thre e and l am a te a ch e r a t FLL Centre. FLL C entre is
3 Is she a chef? Is he an engineer? a language school. It is in Budapest. In th is p ho to I am
4 Who's her friend? Who’s his friend? w ith my s tude nts. They are ve ry nice.

5 Where's the school? Where are the ENI offices?

My nam e is Huba. it My nam es Huba.
8a Read sentences 1 and 2. Find two differences.
1 My name is Adriana and I am from Brazil. b Compare your answers with a partner.
2 My name’s Adriana and I'm from Brazil.
11a Complete the table with your own ideas.
b Match sentences 1 and 2 in exercise 8a to their uses a-b.
YOU Your frie n d
a spoken English and emails to friends
Name
b letters and emails at work
C o un try
9a Read the Language for writing box. A ge
Job
LANGUAGE FOR WRITING using contractions
o th e r in fo
To write letters and emails to friends, use contractions:
My name's ... I'm eighteen.
b Write a blog about you and your friend. Use the Language
He's from Dubai. It’s in the city.
for writing box to help you.
She is n 't a student. They aren 't in class.
M y nam es ...

b Find the contractions in the two profiles. C Swap your blog with a partner. Ask your partner 1-2
My name's Adriana. questions about their blog.
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Witney Antiques
1 a Work with a partner. Look at the photos. Match numbers
1-4 to items a-d.
1 three a books
2 four b clocks
3 six c tables
4 ten d chairs

b Find one thing in the photos that is ...

1 old
2 beautiful
3 expensive

2 O Watch the video about an antiques dealer, Jonathan

Witney. Tick ( / ) Jonathan’s favourite things.
D a table from France
D chairs
0 books in a bookcase
D a big clock
Id his grandmother's clock

3 O Watch the video again. Are the sentences true (T)

or false (F)?
1 The shop is forty-five years old.
2 The table is from France and is 155 years old.
3 The chair is from Scotland and is 300 years old.
4 The books are by Shakespeare.
5 The big clock is from Austria.
6 His grandmother's clock is expensive.
7 The time on the clock is eleven o’clock.
8 The books and the clock are for sale.

4a ifcklM Work with a partner. There is an antiques auction at

the city hall and you want to sell your favourite old object.
Make notes in the table.

O bject
What is it?
How old is it?
Where is it from?
is it nice/expensive/beautiful?
Why is it special?

b Work in groups. Present your object in the auction and listen

to other students do the same. You have £500. Bid for the
objects you want.

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Review

1 a Read the conversations. Underline the correct words. 5a Read the text. Replace the underlined words with pronouns.
1 A What's1th is/ these in English?
B It’s 2a / an notepad. Paolo and I are on holiday in New York. Paolo and I
are w ith our friends, Hannah and David. Hannah and
A And what are 3that / those?
David are s tud ents at C olum bia U niversity in New York.
B AIt's / They’re pens.
Hannah is from California. Hannah is 20 years old. David
2 A What's in the bag?
is from S outh Africa. David is 21. Paolo, Hannah, David
B A 5laptop / laptops, two 6book / books, a wallet and I love New York. New York is a great city!
and1a / an umbrella.

b Work with a partner. Practise the conversations with your b Compare your answers with a partner.
own objects.
6a Complete the description with in, on, near or next to.
2a Work with a partner. Say the names of the films.
• The Fantastic 4 • 12 Years a Slave
• 84 Charing Cross Road • 100 Degrees Below zero
• 9 to 5 • 17 Again

b 2.24))) Listen and check your answers.

3a Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

a an he is He's is isn't
This What's

A 1________ is my friend, Ryan.

B 2________ his job?
A He’s 3_________engineer.
B 4________ h e 5_________
computer engineer?
The Sherlock Holmes Museum is 1_________Baker Street.
A Yes, 6_________ .
It is 2_________Marylebone and Baker Street stations.
B Is he from the USA?
Madame Tussauds is 3_________Marylebone Road. It is
A No, h e7_________. 4_________ Baker Street station.
8_________from Australia.
London Zoo is 5_________The Regent's Park. The entrano
b Compare your answers with a partner. is 6_________Prince Albert Road.

4a 2.25))) Listen to a conversation. Complete the information. b 2.26 $ Listen and check your answers.
Name: Sarah_______________________________________
7a Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
Country:___________________________________________
1 me. /Excuse /What /is /tim e /i t ?
Job:_______________________________________________
2 the / time's / What / meeting ?
Where?:___________________________________________
3 the / Is / eight / at / o’clock / film ?
b Think of a friend. Complete the table. 4 What / bus / next / time’s / the ?

Y ou r frie n d b Match answers a-d to questions 1-4 in exercise 7a.

Nam e a It's from two o'clock to three o’clock,
C o u n try b It’s at eleven twenty,
Job c It's six forty-five,
d No, it’s at eight thirty.
C Work with a partner. Talk about your friend in exercise 4b.
Use the conversation in exercise 3a to help you. C Work with a partner. Practise the conversations.

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