CONTENTS

SPEAKING LISTENING
Unit 1a Hello ... Describing people
Listen and choose
Simple Present
(page 5) the correct answer

Unit 1b My Hobbies Talking about hobbies

Listen and choose
Simple Present
(page 8) the correct answer

WRITING TASK  a letter describing yourself / your family / yourr hobbies

hob (page 71)

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Unit 2a It’s Party Time
Talking about what Listen and tick thee
Present P
Progressive
(page 11) people are doing correct picture

Unit 2b Talking about what Listen and

d identify

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The Party’s Over Present Progressive
(page 14) people are doing thee people

WRITING TASK  an email describing a party

rty PA (page 73)

Unit 3a We’ve Moved House

Talking about what has
as / LListen and tick the Simple Present
(page 17) hasn’t been done correct items
co Perfect

Unit 3b Asking for and giving Listen and tick the Simple Present
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My Neighbourhood
(page 20) informationn correct picture Perfect
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WRITING TASK  a letter moving

ter about mov (page 75)

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Telling a story based on
Unit 4a It was a nice spring
ring
new
newspaper headlines / Listen and match
Simple Past / Past
(page 23) day and ..... Progressive
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written prompts
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Telling a story based on

Unit 4b I can’tt find my pe
pet! newspapar headlines /
Listen and choose Simple Past / Past
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(page 26) the correct answer Progressive

written prompts

G TASK  a story about the weather / a pet

WRITING (page 77 / 78)

Simple Past / Past

Unit 5a A teenage boy stole Asking for and giving Listen and complete
Progressive / Simple
(page 29) my bag! information the sentences
Past Perfect
Simple Past / Past
Unit 5b He looked surprised.
Asking for and giving Listen and write true
Progressive / Simple
(page 32) information or false
Past Perfect

WRITING TASK  report of a crime (page 79)

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 SPEAKING LISTENING
Unit 6a This time tomorrow, Asking for and giving Listen and choose Simple Future /
(page 35) we’ll be ... information the correct answer Future Progressive

Unit 6b I won’t take ...

Asking for and giving Listen and choose Simple Future /
(page 38) information the correct items Future Progressive

WRITING TASK  an email about preparing to go on holiday (page

age 81)

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Unit 7a City Life or Asking for and giving Listen and choosee
Comparison
Comp
(page 41) Country Life? information the correct picture
ure

Unit 7b The country is nicer Comparing and Listen and

d answer

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Comparison
(page 44) than the city contrasting thee questions

WRITING TASK  an essay contrasting city / country life

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Listen an
and match /
Unit 8a My Favourite Relative Describing a person Listen and tick the Relative Pronouns
(page 47)
correct boxes
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Unit 8b Asking for and giving

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My Favourite Teacher Listen and match Relative Pronouns

(page 50) informationn
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WRITING TASK  an article describing a favourite person

rticle describin (page 85 / 86)

Unit 9a We’re coming to

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Asking for and giving Listen and choose Modals /
(page 53) England! information
nfo the correct answer Conditionals
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Unit 9b You’ll have a great Asking for and giving Listen and choose Modals /
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(page 56) time!

time information the correct answer Conditionals

G TASK  an email asking for / giving information

WRITING (page 87 / 88)

Listen and choose

the correct picture /
Unit 10 What’s your advice?
Asking for and giving
Listen and number
Modals /
(page 59) advice Conditionals
the pictures in the
correct order

WRITING TASK  a letter asking for / giving advice (page 89 / 90)

GLOSSARY (page 65)

WRITING TASK SHEETS (page 71)

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 Hello ...
Read the beginning of Samantha’s letter to her new penfriend.

Hello Vicki,
My name is Samantha and I’m your new penfriend. I’m eleven years old. I’m tall
and slim and I’ve got long, dark brown hair and blue eyes. I’m very shy and I
haven’t got many friends.
I’ve got two brothers — Andy and John. Andy is fifteen and he’ss really
handsome, but he’s very serious and studies all the time. He’s so dulll and boring.
John is thirteen, but he isn’t very good-looking. He sits and watches
tches TV eve
every
night. He’s so lazy!

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Use the words in colour in the letter to complete the sentences.
1 My brother doesn’t laugh very much. He is very .....................................
..........................
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2 Anne doesn’t say very much in class. She’s very .....................................
............................ .
...............................
3 You never tidy your room. You are very .....................................
.......... .......... .
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4 Tom has got really nice eyes. He’s very ...........................
..................................... .
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VOC ABUL ARY

1 Label the pictures.

a wavy • curly • straight
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1 ................................. 2 ................................. 3 .................................

b handsome • pretty c dark • light

1 ............................. 2 .............................
1 ................................ 2 ................................ brown hair brown hair
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 2 We use the following words to describe a person’s character. Match the columns to make the best pairs.

1 shy A helpful
2 kind B boring
3 lazy C quiet
4 dull D untidy

3a Circle the odd word out.

1 curly wavy long good-lookingg straight

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2 plump slim straight short
ort tall

3 friendly attractive pretty good-looking handsome

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4 blond brown dark red
d slim

5 shy lazy tty

pretty se
serious quiet
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b What do the groups of words describe? Match them with the following.

a Describe how a person looks. escr

escrib
d Describe a person’s build / height.
b Describe a person’s character. D
e Describe the colour of a person’s hair.
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c Describe a person’s hair.

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SPEAK

Choose one of the pictures

res and describe
descri the
t person to your partner.
Use the prompts andd the words in the box to help you.
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plump / slim
plum long / short / curly / wavy / straight
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black blond / red / dark / light

ack / brown / blon pretty / handsome / good-looking / attractive

RAY BILLY SUZIE GEORGE

1 2 3 4
shy untidy lively kind

Ray has got short, brown hair.

He’s slim and he’s quite good-looking.
He’s very shy.
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 L I ST E N

Peter is talking about his family. Listen and choose the correct answer.

1 Peter is ... . 5 Who is boring?

a tall and slim a Peter
b tall and plump b Jack
c short and plump c Rob

2 Peter has got ... . 6 Jack is ... .

a long, blond hair a boring

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b wavy, blond hair b quiet
c long, wavy hair c lively

3 Jack is ... .

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a tall and plump
b tall and slim
c short and plump

4 Who is the most handsome?

a Rob
b Peter
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c Jack
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WRITE
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Write full answers to thee questions.

➽ What is your
ur name? _______________________________________________________________
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➽ How old are you?

you ________________________________________________________________

➽ Are you
ou tall / short / plump / slim? _______________________________________________
➽ What is your hair like? ___________________________________________________________

➽ What colour are your eyes? _______________________________________________________

➽ Are you shy / quiet / kind / serious / lively / friendly ... ? ___________________________

➽ How many brothers / sisters have you got? ________________________________________

➽ How old are they and what are they like? __________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

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 My Hobbies
Read the end of Samantha’s letter.

I’ve got a lot of hobbies, but my favourite one is chess. I haven’t got much free
time but I always find time for this. I’m a member of the school chess club and I
play three times a week after school. Some of my friends go to the chess club too.
ng. It’s al
I enjoy playing chess because I find it really interesting and relaxing. also
quite exciting sometimes.
bby. What ho
Chess is a very cheap hobby and I think it’s a really good hobby. hobbies
have you got?
Write back soon and tell me all about yourself.
From,
Samantha

Choose the correct answer.

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1 Samantha has got ............................. . Chess
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Ch
h is ............................. hobby.
a many hobbies b one hobby bby a an expensive b not an expensive
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2 Samantha plays chess .............................

............
........... than twice 4 Chess is ............................. exciting.
a week. a never b often
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a less b more
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VOC ABUL ARY

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1 Fill in the correct word.

rd. collect • do • go • play
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1 ............................ 2 ............................ 3 ............................ 4 ............................

horse riding coins chess karate

5 ............................ 6 ............................ 7 ............................

the piano stamps swimming
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2 Fill in the correct word to complete the sentence.
expensive • good exercise • exciting • cheap • relaxing

1 My hobby is swimming. I enjoy it and it’s ............................................... too.

2 I enjoy playing the guitar. It’s very ............................................... after a hard day at school.
3 Stamp collecting is a(n) ............................................... hobby because many stamps cost a lot of money.
4 A lot of people think that chess is boring, but I think it’s very ............................................... .
5 My hobby is painting. The only things I need are paints and paper, so it’s a(n) ...............................................
hobby too.

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3 How often do you do your hobby? Fill in the correct word.
after • every • in • twice • at • on • once

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1 .................................. the 2 .................................. Monday,
ayy, 3
weekend Tuesday .................................. a week
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4 .................................. a week
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5 ..................................
.... weekd
weekdays 6 .................................. the
evening / morning

7 .................................. school
cho
hoo 8 .................................. day
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SPEAK
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Imagine you are one of the children

en in the photos. Using
U the prompts, tell your partner all about your hobby.

➽ every Tuesday
Tuesd and ➽ three times a week
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Thursday
Thursda ➽ good exercise
➽ good exercise ➽ not expensive
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➽ not very expensive ➽ very exciting

1 do gymnastics
nastics 2 play football

➽ every day after school ➽ twice a week

➽ good exercise ➽ good exercise
➽ cheap ➽ quite expensive
➽ very exciting sometimes ➽ quite relaxing

My favourite
3 play basketball 4 do ballet
hobby is .... .
I ...
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 L I ST E N

James is talking about his favourite hobby. Listen and choose the correct answer.

1 James has ............................. hobbies. 4 Karate lessons are ............................. .

a many a very expensive
b no b quite cheap

2 James goes to karate ............................. times 5 Karate suits aren’t ............................. .

a week. a expensive
a seven b cheap

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b five
6 Karate makes you .............................
........................ .
.........................
3 ............................. of James’ school friends go a strong
to karate. b dangerouss
a All

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b Some
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WRITE

Write full answers

wers to
o the questions.
questi
quest
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➽ What
at is your favourite
fav hobby? ____________________________________________________

➽ Are you iin a club? ________________________________________________________________

➽ How often do you go to the club? __________________________________________________

➽ Do any of your friends have the same hobby? ______________________________________

➽ Is your hobby interesting / relaxing / exciting ? _____________________________________

➽ Is it cheap or expensive? __________________________________________________________

WRITING TASK - See page 71.

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