Introduction CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD. Communication Describing appearance and personality. 1. TEENAGERS Listen and complete.

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1 Content Introduction CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD 4 Unit 1 HOME SWEET HOME 12 Unit 2 TRUE STORIES 20 Revision 1 28 Unit 3 AS FIT AS A FIDDLE 32 Unit 4 BEING ADVENTUROUS 40 Revision 2 48 Unit 5 FEELING UNDER THE WEATHER 52 Unit 6 PERSONAL EXPERIENCES 60 Revision 3 68 Unit 7 GOING ON A HOLIDAY 72 Unit 8 TRAVELLING IN TIME 80 Revision 4 88 Role Cards 92 3

2 Introduction Communication Describing appearance and personality CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Describing appearance and personality Talking about interests Using the present tenses (simple and continuous) My Life board game 2 1. TEENAGERS Listen and complete. The children want to buy some ice-cream. The first child is... short. He is a bit.... He has got a... face. He has got short,... hair. His eyes are.... He looks a bit... than the others. The girl behind him is... taller. She has got... and big,... eyes. Her hair is.... The boys at the end of the queue look very.... They are quite tall and.... The boy with glasses has got short,... hair. His brother s hair is Read about the ice-cream man and correct the wrong information. The ice-cream man is normal height. He is muscular. He has got an oval face and a pale complexion. He has got expressive eyes. He looks sad. He has got short, spiky hair Describe the girl in the middle of the queue.

3 4. CROSSWORD Do the crossword puzzle * * 1. vidám 2. vitatkozik 3. kalandvágyó 4. szorgalmas 5. komoly 6. megoszt 7. társaságkedvelô 8. igyekvô 9. jól kijön vkivel Speaking Practising vocabulary and structure 5. GAME GUESS WHO? Work in two groups. Play a guessing game about these people. Is he interested in pop music? Is he fond of Vivaldi? Does he like reading? Do you think he is sporty? Is he Carlo? Yes, he is. / No, he isn t. Yes, he is. / No, he isn t. Yes, he does. / No, he doesn t. Yes, I think so. / I don t think so. Yes, he is. / No, he isn t. Ivan Martin Tyler Miguel Marek Dominik Carlo Joshi Bence EXTRA GAME Play NOUGHTS AND CROSSES in pairs. Carlo is musical. He is interested in classical music. His favourite composer is Vivaldi. Carlo enjoys playing the violin. 5

4 CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Introduction Writing Using the language creatively 3 6. WRITE IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY Read and write. Then listen. Are your sentences different? I m not so tall. He is very tall. She has got curly hair. My friend is half a year older than me. We have got narrow eyes just like our dad. They like swimming. Do you like snorkelling? I don t like small animals. 7. A MESSAGE Rewrite the , using different words. Dear Friend, My name is Miguel. I live in Çeuta, Spain. I m very tall and muscular. I like sport very much. I ve got short, wavy hair and dark eyes. I m a 14-year-old boy. I ve got a brother who is two years younger than me. In looks, we are almost identical. In character, we are not so alike. He is sociable and I am not. He is artistic and I am adventurous. How about you? Write soon. Bye, Miguel WHAT ABOUT YOU? Answer Miguel s . Use your exercise book if you need more space. Where do you live? What do you look like? Have you got any brothers or sisters? Are they older than you? Are you sociable? Do you like parties?

5 Complex skills development Understanding and using grammar rules (Present Simple and Present Continuous) 9. INTERESTS AND HOBBIES Complete the text. Nikos... (live) in Greece. He... (like) spending his time with his friends. They... (dance) in the school folk group. They often... (have) performances. They... (travel) a lot. Nikos... (enjoy) water sports. He... (go) to the mountains in his winter holidays. His mum and dad... (have) skiing lessons. Nikos... (play) ice hockey with some other children. He... (not mind) water sports but he... (hate) ball games. 10. Ask questions about the boy. where/he/live? how/he/like/spend/time? where/they/dance? how often/they/have/performances? they/travel/a lot? what kind of sport/he/enjoy? when/they/go/to the mountains? he/like/ball games? EXTRA TASK Work in pairs and make an interview with Nikos WHICH PICTURE? Listen and complete. Then tick the correct pictures. My... is very artistic and musical. He plays the.... He enjoys listening to... music. He hates very loud... music. He paints in the... and works in his... in the.... He... sits under his and listens to music. He in the forest on his way home from the..., and then paints a... picture. We like watching him. EXTRA TASK Change the words in the text. Then talk in pairs. Grandpa doesn t play the piano. He plays the guitar. 7

6 CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Introduction WHAT ARE THEY DOING? Listen and find out what is wrong. Tony Carol Jason Linda Anna Emily Peter 13. Complete the text. Look. Jason... (fish). Linda and Anna... (swim) in the river. What... the others... (do)? Emily... (read) a good book. Peter... (not read) now. He... (climb) a tree. Can you see that dog? It... (run) up and down in the meadow happily. Carol and Tony... (not relax) at the moment. They... (hike). Listen. Some birds... (fly) over the water. 14. NOW OR OFTEN? Put the sentences in the appropriate box. Underline the adverbials of time. ONGOING ACTIONS REGULAR ACTIVITIES 8 1. He never gets up before 6 o clock. 2. What are you doing at the moment? 3. I always do my homework. 4. We go walking on Saturdays. 5. They don t do pottery at all. 6. They are making sandwiches in the kitchen. 7. We aren t watching a good film. 8. Do you visit your grandparents at weekends? 9. He isn t listening to music. 10. I m not singing. 11. Does he often play handball? 12. Is he working hard? 13. Dad doesn t spend any money on chocolate. 14. I m learning English now.

7 15. Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms. Listen. My aunt... (play) the flute. We always... (go) to school by bus. They... (make) a cake at the moment. I m in the garage. I... (wash) the car. My father... (play) basketball twice a week. He... (not play) now because it is raining. I... (not play) any musical instruments. 16. QUESTION TIME Ask questions. Carol gets up at 5 o clock and goes to the swimming pool by bus. Carol is making a little clay animal in the garden. They often read the morning papers in the kitchen after breakfast. They aren t reading the papers now. EXTRA TASK SENTENCE GAME How many sentences can you make? walks doesn t is do now walk often aren t in the park why does don t how Andrew and Kate isn t Lily walking are 9

8 CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD Introduction Learning to learn Do you know each other well? 17. BOARD GAME MY LIFE Play with two friends. FAMILY AMBITIONS EDUCATION FREE TIME Describe a family member close to you. What are you extremely good at? What do you like/enjoy learning? Talk about the person sitting on your right. HOBBIES Talk about the person sitting on your right. What s your hobby? HOBBIES EDUCATION How do you study at home? IMPORTANT PEOPLE AND THINGS IN MY LIFE What are you interested in? INTERESTS FRIENDSHIP Are you and your best friend similar in personality? Use counters and a coin to move across the board. Heads: 1 forward move Tails: 2 forward moves How well do you get on with your classmates? FRIENDSHIP FREE TIME What do you like doing at weekends? Choose a close family member and speak about his/her personality. FAMILY What are your favourite school activities? FINISH START Talk about the person sitting on your left. EDUCATION INTERESTS NOW I KNOW Talk about each other. Now I know that Ádám is interested in History. How surprising that Gergô enjoys classical music. It s interesting that Dorka s hobby is pottery.

9 Dictionary 19. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Write the words in Hungarian. VOCAB CHEST adventurous ambitious artistic bright cheerful curly hard-working muscular oval pale roundish serious shiny shoulder-length similar slender slim sociable spiky straight sun-tanned wavy 20. HOW DO YOU USE IT? Rewrite the sentences about yourself. SENTENCE CHEST Mary comes from an average-size family. She looks a bit older than she is. She has her grandfather s eyes. She likes winter sports. She is extremely good at sailing. She doesn t mind swimming. She is interested in wildlife. I come.... I look.... I have.... I like.... I m.... I don t.... I m.... Self-reflection HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR ENGLISH? MY STRONG POINTS: I NEED HELP AND MORE PRACTICE IN:

10 Unit1 Communication munication Giving opinions 1. HOUSES Label the pictures HOME SWEET HOME Giving opinions Houses, rooms, furniture Making comparisons Talking about past events DO YOU AGREE? Write down your opinion about the houses. Then talk in pairs. The detached house has got a nice flower garden. I think In my opinion, the block of flats is... The balconies are Listening, speaking and writing Practising vocabulary 3. A CROSSWORD PUZZLE Solve the puzzle fürdôszoba 4. pince 5. tetôablak 7. tetô 9. játékszoba dolgozószoba hálószoba lépcsô elôszoba padlás

11 6 4. HOUSES FOR SALE Listen and complete. This is a typical... house in England. It is not It is ideal for a young couple. There is a... sitting room and a... downstairs. It has got a spiral.... There is one bedroom and a fully... bathroom.... The house has got economy electric.... There is enough space for in front of the Write about this house. 80, Seymour Street, Chorley Downstairs: sitting room, dining room, kitchen Upstairs: 3 bedrooms, bathroom Other features: gas central heating small front garden near the town centre Price: 65, BUYING A HOUSE Listen and look at the pictures on this page. Which house are they talking about? Then act out a dialogue in pairs. ROLE CARD 1 ROLE CARD 2 You are an estate agent. You sell houses. Try to sell one of the houses in your activity book. You want to buy a house. Talk to an estate agent. Where is the property? What kind of house is it? How many bedrooms has it got? What kind of heating is there? Are there any shops nearby? EXTRA TASK Talk about the houses in the course book with another partner. 13

12 Unit1 HOME SWEET HOME Speaking and reading Practising structure (comparison) 7. STRANGE BUILDINGS Compare these buildings VOCAB CHEST as old as not as nice as smaller/bigger than more modern than less modern than more expensive than cheaper than I think the house on the island is as old as the third building. It is not Read and find the houses. The most isolated house in the world is on an island near Oslo (Norway). It is as big as the island. The smallest and funniest house in Wales has got only one bedroom. The last person who lived there was taller than the room! The strangest and most interesting building in Kansas City (USA) is the library. It looks like a large bookshelf. 9. TOP-5 Find pictures of interesting houses and display them in the classroom. Talk about them and make a top-5 list. 14 The Upside-Down House in Szymbark (Poland)

13 Writing Understanding and using grammar rules (comparison of adjectives) 10. COMPARISON Complete the table. Positive forms Comparative forms Superlative forms small funny interesting isolated far old many much little good bigger funnier more interesting less further older elder more the strangest the most the least the farthest the furthest the most less the bad worse the worst 11. Use the words in the table and write your opinions. a dog / a cat / a monkey / funny A little dog is as funny as a little cat. But a monkey is funnier than a cat. I think it is the funniest animal of all. adventure films / documentaries / sci-fi films / interesting Italy / Greece / Spain / far football / handball/ golf / good 12. Translate into your mother tongue. Work in your exercise book. My elder brother is 5 years older than my elder sister. I ve got more books than DVD films, and the books are more interesting than the films. I think this is the best photo of us. They have got as little free time as I have. 15

14 Unit1 HOME SWEET HOME Complex skills development Practising new structure (past events) SOUND CHEST Listen and repeat. Then add the other verbs and check your work. visited, climbed, created, talked, loved, painted, collected, cooked, arrived, explored, watched, relaxed [d] [t] [id] travelled... liked... wanted... stayed... stopped... started... played... walked... hated... lived... worked... rented... enjoyed... danced... needed... Can you add 3 more verbs? 14. WHAT HAPPENED? Write about past events. I usually walk to school with my friend. Yesterday I walked to school with my mum. yesterday / with my mum We always arrive at school at quarter to 8. yesterday / ten minutes to 8 You paint nice pictures. last week / a picture of a horse Grandma always cooks fish soup. last Sunday / tomato soup My friends play handball well. yesterday / extremely well John Travolta dances very well. when he was younger / even better 15. GAME GUESS WHAT? Choose a word from each box and play a guessing game in small groups. Did you play volleyball? Did you dance? Did you dance with your friends? Did you dance with your friends at a party? No I didn t. Yes, I did. Yes, I did WHAT WHO WITH WHERE WHEN play volleyball walk relax dance climb trees with friends with a dog with a film star with a neighbour alone in the playground on the beach at a party by a lake in the garden last June yesterday last weekend last Friday two days ago

15 16. INFORMATION GAP Ask questions about the missing information. Yesterday morning, I opened my eyes at... o clock. When did you open your eyes yesterday? After breakfast, I walked to the... Where...? Then I phoned my ? He arrived at quarter ? We wanted to ? But we didn t go because ? We played... instead....? 9 EXTRA TASK If you want to get the answers, listen to Track 9. Then retell what happened. Learning to learn Be picture smart 17. WHAT S MISSING? Do you remember? Draw the missing details. EXTRA VOCABULARY: FURNITURE bookcase doormat bedside table ELCOME! coat rack reading lamp 17

16 Unit1 HOME SWEET HOME Dictionary 18. WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Write the words in Hungarian. VOCAB CHEST area balcony bathroom become, became bedroom block of flats campsite caravan carpet cellar chimney climate coffee table cooker cottage curtains detached house double bed dried fruit enter entrance excavation explore fence flat front door gas central heating gate green belt hallway instead ladder lawn letter box loft marshland marvellous miss nearby playroom property rent roof semi-detached house settlement shelf shutters sitting room skylight sofa spacious stairs study suitable take care tap terraced house unpack view washbasin 19. HOW DO YOU USE IT? Rewrite the sentences in the past. 18 SENTENCE CHEST We often play on the balcony. They travel to Turkey in the summer. He watches TV in his bedroom. They usually don t dance at parties. I don t cook lunch. Do you often visit your uncle? How often do you listen to music? Yesterday we played on the balcony. Last summer they.... Yesterday he.... They didn t... at the party on Sunday. I... yesterday. Did... last Saturday? Did... yesterday?