SAMPLE UNIT UNIT. I m from London. 2 Answer with a name or names. Listening 1 10 Meet five new friends! Listen and

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1 UNIT 8 1 I m from London. Topic Personal information Grammar To be (singular) Vocabulary Age, countries Listening 1 10 Meet five new friends! Listen and number. Then listen again and check. Hello! a 1 I m Ruby and I m 12. Alfie, Grace and Jay are my friends from the youth club. I m from London. Where are you from? b Hi! I m Grace. My brother is Alfie. I m 12 and I m in Year 7 at school. How old are you? 2 Answer with a name or names. (A = Alfie, G = Grace, R = Ruby, J = Jay, D = Dani) Who s 1 twelve? G, R 2 thirteen? 3 the youth club leader? 4 in Year 7? 5 in Year 8? Hello. My c name s Dani. I m the youth club leader. How old am I? It s a secret! d Hello. My name s Alfie. I m 13 years old and I m in Year 8. I m from London. Grace is my sister. What s your name? My name s Jay. Hi! I m 13 too. I m in the same class as Alfie at school. He s my best friend. Who s your best friend? e

2 1.1 Grammar Verb to be: singular. Affirmative, interrogative and negative. Complete. Affirmative Negative Questions Short answers I m (I am)... I (am not)... Am I? Yes, I. / No, I m not You re (You are)... You aren t (are not)... you? Yes, you are. / No, you. He (He is)... He isn t (is not)... Is he? Yes, he is. / No, he. She s (She is)... She (is not)... Is she? Yes, she. / No, she isn t. It s (It is)... It isn t (is not)... it? Yes, it is. / No, it. 3 Complete. Dani: Hello! I 1 m Dani. I 2 from London. Alfie 3 is 13. Grace She How old 6 I? It 7 a secret. And you? How old 8 you? Where 9 you from? 10 it a secret, too? 4 Complete with information about you. Name Age Town 5 Write about you. My name s. I. 6a Ask two friends (a boy and a girl) and complete the table. Name Age Town c Write about your friends. 1 My friend, (name), years old. He / She. from 2 (name). He / She. 7 Circle the correct words. Hi! I 1 m / are the president of the youth club. I m not from London, I 2 m / m not from Athens, Greece. My name 3 is / isn t Theo Marakis. Dani 4 is / isn t the president of the club; 5 he / she 6 is / isn t the club leader. 7 He / She 8 is / are from London. Grace 9 is / are from London, too. 10 Is / Are you a friend of the club? Where 11 is / are you from? 8 Match the questions with the answers. There is one extra answer. 9 b Write the names of your friends in the questions and answer them. 1 Is (friend 1) from Argentina? Yes, he / she is. / No, he / she isn t. 2 Is he / she 12 years old? 3 Is (friend 2) from Chile? 4 Where is he / she from? 1 How old are you? 2 Where s Grace from? 3 Where s Alfie from? 4 How old is Jay? 5 What s your name? a) He s from London. b) I m 13. c) She s from London. d) Susan. e) I m from London. f) He s 13.

3 1.2 Where are they from? Topic Personal information Grammar To be (plural) Vocabulary Countries and nationalities Mexico City Washington Santiago Brasilia Buenos Aires City 10 London 8 Madrid Paris 9 7 Abuja 1 11 Match the countries with the numbers on the map. Then listen and check. 4 Argentina Australia Brazil Chile China France Lebanon Mexico Nigeria Poland Russia South Africa 11 Warsaw 12 Athens Tshwane 6 14 Moscow 13 Beirut North-west West New Delhi 17 North North-east East South-west South-east South 15 Beijing Tokyo Canberra 2 12 Listen and number the nationalities in the order you hear them. 1 American Argentinian Australian Brazilian British Chilean Chinese French Greek Indian Japanese Lebanese Mexican Nigerian Polish Russian South African Spanish Greece India Japan Spain the UK the USA 3 Write the nationalities in the correct column. -an / -ian -ish -ese others Argentinian Polish Chinese French

4 1.2 Grammar Verb to be: plural. Affirmative, interrogative and negative. Complete. Affirmative Negative Questions Short answers We (We are)... We aren t (are not)... Are we? Yes, we. / No, we aren t. You re (You are)... You aren t (are not)... you? Yes, you are. / No, you. They re (They are)... They (are not)... Are they? Yes, they. / No, they aren t. 4 Make questions and answer them. 1 You and your friends / Spanish? Argentinian Are you and your friends Spanish? 2 Paul and Lisa / American? British 3 Antonio / Italian? Spanish 4 you and Anna / from Poland? 5 you two / from the UK? Australian Hola! No, we aren t. We re Argentinian. Ciao! 5 Your class is talking to two visitors from the USA. Complete the conversation. A: Excuse me. Where 1 are you from? B: We (country). We're 5 (nationality). A: 6 you 7 New York? B: No, we 8. We 9 from San Antonio. 6 Answer the questions in the quiz and complete the crossword. World Quiz Across 1 Where is spaghetti from? 3 What nationality is Harry Potter? 6 What nationality is Neymar? Down 2 Where are kangaroos from? 4 Where is Tokyo? 5 Where are pandas from? B R A Z I L I A N Czesc!

5 1.3 Their dog s favourite song Topic Possession and relations Grammar Possessive adjectives Possessive case Vocabulary Important things in life 3 Complete the profile for Danny. 12 Reading 1 What is important in your life? Number these things in order: 1 = very important, 5 = not very important. friends sport fashion music family 2 Read about Danny Fletcher on this webpage. Which topics from Exercise 1 are in the text? Tick them. What s important in your life? Username: Danny99 Hi. I m Danny Fletcher and I m from Manchester, in the UK. This is a photo of me in London, with my friend Rob (and his blue guitar), my friend Carla, her sister Emily, and Brutus, their dog. My Profile 1 What s your name? Danny Fletcher 2 Where are you from? 3 What s important in your life? 4 Who are your best friends? 5 What s your band s name? Home Search My Profile Chat Help We re in Carla s house. Carla is the girl in green, Rob s T-shirt is yellow, and I m the boy with the microphone. These people are very important in my life. Music is very important, too. Rob, Carla, and I are in a band. Our band s name is Purple Days. Brutus s favourite song is Saturday. My mobile phone is important too: all my friends phone numbers are in it.

6 1.3 Grammar Possessive adjectives Read and match. This is my friend Carla. Emily is her sister and Brutus is their dog. 4 Circle the correct words. 1 My friend Bea is Brazilian. She s an architect and 1 his / her boyfriend, Damian, is an architect too. 2 His / Their studio is in Sao Paulo. 2 My brother and I are students. 3 My / Our school is big. 4 His / Its name is Moreno School. 3 Are you a student too? Where is 5 our / your school? 4 Is Diego Torres from Argentina? 6 His / Her songs are very famous. I you he she it we they your their his its our her my Send Danny a message Possessive s We re in Carla and Emily s house. Their dog s favourite song is Saturday. All my friends phone numbers are in my mobile phone. Choose the correct answer. We use s after a) singular nouns. b) plural nouns with s. We use s after a) singular nouns. b) plural nouns with s. Note! Pronunciation 13 Brutus s /ˈbru:təsɪz/ Alice s /ˈælɪsɪz/ 5 Add the possessive s or next to the underlined words. 1 That s David s mobile phone. 2 She s my parents friend. 3 What s your friend band called? 4 Where s Angelo bag? 5 I m Nicholas brother. 13 Listening 6 14 Look at the topics in Exercise 1. Listen and say which topics are important in Ana s life. Speaking 7a Interview your friend. Use questions 3, 4 and 5 from Exercise 3. b Now write about your friend. My friend s name is She / He s

7 14 1 EDB EXPLORE E XP& DEVELOP 1 Read and complete Elijah s profile. Dear fans, read Elijah's answer to our question 'What's important in your life?' Name Elijah Nationality Family Pets Favourite groups Favourite colour 2 Tanya is a member of Elijah s fan club too. Read her answer to Elijah and complete the chart. Hi guys! I love this club, and thank you very much for your interest and your love. An actor s life is fantastic, and acting is very important in my life, but music is very important too. Films and music are my two passions. I love bands like Smashing Pumpkins, Massive Attack and The Beatles, and I have my own music company, Simian Records. Then, my family. My dad (Warren) and my mum (Debra) are really great. My brother and my sister are also great. Their names are Zachariah and Hanna. She is a poet and an actress, like me. Our family is from different origins and nationalities: English, Austrian, German and Polish. And I have got two amazing dogs, Rascal and Levonne! What are your passions (apart from me, of course)? Is music important for you? Where are your families from? FAN CLUB Write soon, Elijah Music Computer Hi Elijah! Your life is really fantastic! I m Tanya Petrova and I m 13. My parents and I are from Russia, but we live in Sydney, Australia. Music is one of my passions. Then, my football team and my computer. My favourite band is U2. Beautiful day is fabulous. I listen to The ELIJAH WOOD'S Tanya Petrova Beatles and Coldplay too. I m in a football team. It's very cool, its name is Gladiators. We re all girls and we play at the club on Saturdays. I m a computer fan. It s great for games, chats, and for school work too (it s fun on the computer!). And, Elijah I love your blog! Cheers,Tanya

8 BUILD our favouri 3 Who is your favourite person? An actor, a singer, a sports player, a scientist, a doctor? Design a poster of your favourite person to share with the class. Step Plan Look for information and complete his / her profile. Name Nationality Family Pets Favourite groups Favourite colour My favourite person Writing notes Linkers Step Draft Use the information in Step 1 and write a first copy. We use and and but to connect ideas. My parents and I are from Russia, but we live in Sydney. Step Edit Step Present You can make an interactive poster on Glogster or a coloured paper poster. Remember to include photos. Share your findings with the class and say why this is your favourite person. We use too to express addition or coincidence. U2 is a fantastic band. The Beatles and Coldplay are great too. Is the order of sentences logical? Correct the mistakes you can see (spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation). Give your poster to a friend. Ask him / her to read it and to make suggestions. Use your friend s comments and make necessary changes. 15

9 3 UNIT I don t work here. Topic Personal information Grammar Present simple: I, you, we, they Vocabulary Jobs Spanish classes with Dani Tuesday evenings at Dialogue 1 24 Listen and answer. Is Dani the kids friend? Grace, Jay, Alfie and Ruby are in the youth club café. Dani: OK, guys, here are your sandwiches. Grace: Thanks. Hey, Dani, where do you work in the daytime? Dani: Well, I don t work here. I work in a hospital. I m a nurse. Alfie: So, you re a youth club leader, a nurse and a waiter! Dani: Very funny! Grace: Where do you come from? Dani: I live in London but my parents come from Venezuela. Ruby: Venezuela? Cool! Dani: Yes, but they don t live in Venezuela. They live in London. Ruby: Do you speak Spanish? Dani: Yes, I do, and a bit of Italian and French. Ruby: Wow! 2 Answer true (T), false (F) or doesn t say (DS). 1 Dani is a doctor. F 2 Dani is from Venezuela. 3 Dani is Spanish. 4 Dani s parents are Venezuelan. 5 His native language is French. 3 Dani has got one more job. What is it?

10 3.1 Vocabulary: Jobs 4a Grammar 25 Match the pictures 1-5 with the jobs a-l. Then listen and check. b a) artist b) scientist c) doctor d) farmer e) police officer f) waiter / waitress 3 1 f g) musician h) nurse i) politician j) secretary k) shop assistant l) teacher 26 Which jobs are not in the pictures? Listen and check. Present simple: I, you, we, they. Affirmative and negative. Read and complete. I come from Venezuela but I don t live there. We are Venezuelan but we live in England. Affirmative I / You / We / They come from Argentina. I / You / We / They in Buenos Aires. Negative I / You / We / They I / You / We / They come from Brazil. live in Mendoza. 5 Write the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1 Rosario / come / we / from We come from Rosario. 2 don t / friends / in / live / Buenos Aires City / my 3 work / in / I / restaurant / a 4 Italian / our / speak / parents 5 don t / hospital / work / in / you / a Present simple: I, you, we, they. Interrogative. Read and complete. Grace: Do your parents live in Venezuela? Dani: No, they don t. Grace: Where do they live? Dani: In London. Yes / No questions I / you / we / they live in Brazil? Short answers Yes, I / you / we / they do. No, I / you / we / they. Wh questions Where 6 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1 (live) I / you / we / they work? Note! What do you do? I m a waiter. I work in a restaurant. A: Where do you live? B: I live in London. 2 (speak) A: you English? B: Yes, I. I English and Italian. 3 (come from) A: Where your grandparents? B: They Salamanca in Spain. 7 Talk about you with your friend. Ask and answer the questions in Exercise 6. Where do you live? I live in... 25

11 3.2 He doesn t work in an office. Topic Urban art Grammar Present simple: he, she, it Vocabulary Places of work Reading 1 Read the article. Where is the drawing? 2 Circle the correct options. 1 Julian is... a) a photographer. b) an artist. c) a reporter. 2 Julian is... a) American. b) Belgian. c) British. 3 Julian s job is... a) in a factory. b) on the street. c) in an office. 4 Julian s drawings are... a) in a book. b) on a wall. c) on the pavement. 26 Look at this! It s a drawing! The artist is Julian Beever. Julian Beever comes from the UK. Where does he work? He doesn t work in an office, he works outside. He works on the street. What does he do? He s an artist. He makes 3D (three dimensional) drawings on pavements. He works eight hours a day. When it rains, the drawing disappears but Julian takes a photo of every drawing!

12 3.2 Grammar Present simple: he, she, it. Affirmative and negative. Read and complete. Julian Beever comes from the UK. He doesn t work in an office; he works on the street. Affirmative He / She / It works on the street. / She / It from the UK. Negative He / She / It work in an office. He / She / It doesn t from Spain. 3 Circle the correct words. 1 Peter doesn t 1 come / comes from Spain. He 2 come / comes from the States. 2 Jane 3 don t / doesn t work in a hospital. She 4 work / works in a school. 3 Tom 5 live / lives in Germany. He 6 live / lives in Berlin, but he 7 doesn t / don t work in the city. Note! I work outside. I don t work in an office. He lives in Belgium. He doesn t live in BA. Present simple: he, she, it. Interrogative. Read and complete. A: Does Julian Beever work in England? B: No, he doesn t. A: What does he do? Where does he work? B: He s a street artist. Yes / No questions he / she / it live in Germany? Short answers Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it. 4 Ask and answer about Julian Beever. 1 Where / he live? A: Where does he live? B: He lives in the UK. 2 he / work in an office? 3 Where / he / work? 4 What / he / do? Vocabulary: Places of work 5 27 Listen and repeat. Then match the places of work with the jobs 1-7 below. 1 police station farm hospital 1 doctor hospital 2 secretary 3 teacher 4 waiter office restaurant 5 farmer 6 shop assistant 7 police officer 6 Say where the people in Exercise 5 work. 1 A doctor works in a hospital. 7 Complete the text with the correct verb form. An American in London shop school Hi, my name is Jaycee. I m American, but I 1 don t live (not / live) in the USA. I 2 (live) in England with my family. England is cool, and we haven t got problems with the language. We all 3 (speak) English! We 4 (not / live) in the city; my mum 5 (not / like) big cities, but my dad 6 (love) London. He 7 (work) in an important Art Gallery in London. 8 Ask your friend about his / her mum or dad. Does your mum / dad work in? Where? 27

13 3.3 I love him. Topic Opinions, descriptions Grammar Verbs like, love, hate Object pronouns Vocabulary Description and opinion words Dialogue 1 Look at the photos below and guess who the famous people are. Check your answers at the bottom of the page. 1 I think number 1 is Shrek and Fiona. 28 Guess who they are! Try our quiz. Who are the stars? Listen and answer. How many famous people do Ruby and Alfie talk about? Ruby: Look at this quiz, Guess the famous people. Alfie: I think number two is.... What do you think of him? Ruby: I love him. I think he s great. What about you? Alfie: I like him. He s an excellent basketball player. Ruby: I think number one is Shrek and Fiona. I like them. They're brilliant. Alfie: I m not sure about number three. Hey, it s Madonna!!! What do you think of her? Ruby: I don t like her! 3 Who likes who? Complete the table with, or?. Ruby 1 Manu Ginóbili Alfie 2 Shrek and Fiona Quiz answers: 1 Shrek and Fiona 2 Manu Ginóbili 3 Madonna 4 Fito Páez 3 Madonna

14 3.3 Grammar Object pronouns Read. Do you like Madonna? No, I really hate her. I think she s horrible. Complete with the correct object pronoun: her, it, you, them, him. Subject: I you he she it we they Object: me us Vocabulary: description and opinion 6 Are these adjectives of opinion positive or negative? Put them in the correct group. cool bad awful cool, great funny fantastic terrible boring brilliant 4 Subject or object? Read the article and circle the correct words. Gisela Dulko is a professional Argentinian tennis player. 1 She / Her is very pretty and her fans love 2 she / her. 3 She / Her admires Rafa Nadal, too. 4 Him / He is a real champion. In Argentina, 5 we / us have got Juan Martín del Potro and David Nalbandian. 6 We / Us love 7 they / them, and 8 they / them love 9 we / us. Note! love like not like hate Ruby doesn t like Madonna, but she loves Shrek and Fiona. Degree She likes them a lot / very much. 5 Write four sentences about Alfie and Grace. And what about you? = like = love = not like = hate Alfie Grace You 1 rap music 2 computer games 3 Jim Carrey 4 Jennifer Lopez Use your English Exchange opinions 7 29 Listen and repeat. Then practise the conversation in groups. A: What do you think of Nicole Kidman? B: I don t like her. C: What about you, Maria? A: I think she s great. Ask for an opinion What do you think of (Nicole Kidman)? What about you? Give a positive opinion I love her. / I like her. I think she s a good / great / brilliant actor. Give a negative opinion I hate her. / I don t like her. I think she s boring / awful. 8 Exchange opinions about the people in Exercise 1 and other famous people. Nicole Kidman 29 Alfie likes rap music but Grace doesn t like it. Carlos Tévez

15 3 30 EDB EXPLORE EXPLORE E & DEVELOP 1 Read about the CG universe and circle the best option. This is text is about a) art. b) technology. c) art and technology. Hello and welcome to The Art Site. Our artist today is Meats Meier, a very special artist and an experimental genius of this new art: Computer Graphics art (CG). Meats lives in Los Angeles, California. He is an illustrator and animator, and has got experience in films, video games, illustrations and animations. This is Meats Meier for you: Hello ArtSite friends. I m Meats Meier. I m an independent artist and I work in the 2nd and 3rd dimensions. I use very special software. I take photos, I film people and objects, and work with all this on the computer. I combine, real action, and digital videos. Then, I match the colours and movements for a perfect integration that creates a new world: the 3D world. 2 Circle the information that is not in the text. 1 Meats Meier lives with his family. 2 He is a CG artist. 3 He makes illustrations. 4 He is 34 years old. 5 He uses Photoshop in his work. 6 He works with photos and films. 7 He has got a studio. 3 Read about a young artist from Buenos Aires and complete the file below. Name Pedro Perelman Place of origin Personal information I love these images. They are so real! This world is fantastic. People move in an incredible manner, and they have amazing transformations. Nature and objects are incredible too. Place of work Materials

16 4 In groups, write an article about a street artist and his / her work. Look for photos of the artist and some of his / her works. BUILD Step Plan Look o for information about the artist and complete the file. Pedro Perelman is a young street artist from Buenos Aires City. He is part of a new generation of young artists. They do many things at the same time. Pedro does street art and fine arts. Some of his works are on the walls of Buenos Aires City. He also does artworks for music releases, broadcasting for TV and video clips. He doesn t work for a company, he works freelance. He is also a musician and a producer. And he works on the computer all the time! When painting, he uses a variety of materials: for example, markers, acrylics, oil paint, engraving, computer programmes. Name Place of origin Personal information Place of work Materials Step Draft Use the information you have and write about the artist. Do you like his / her works? What s your opinion? Step Edit Correct any mistakes you see (spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation). Give your article to another group. Ask them to read it and to make suggestions. Use your friends comments and make necessary changes. Step Present Writing notes Linkers We use also to express addition or coincidence. Write the final copy of your article. Remember to include some photos. You can post the article on your blog or contribute to a class art magazine. Vote and prepare the Top 5 artists class chart. Pedro does street art and fine arts. He also does artworks for music releases. He works freelance. He is also a musician and a producer. 31

17 5 UNIT There is a big living room. Topic Homes Grammar There is Vocabulary Rooms and house equipment Reading 1 Read the text and name the rooms 1-6 on the plans. 2 Answer the questions. 1 What colour is the bus? red 2 What is the bus now? 3 Who s Luke? 4 Have they got one bedroom for Tom and one for his brother? 40 Double-decker >> LIVING>>>> This boy s name is Tom Bird, and the double-decker bus in the picture is an old London bus: now the family home for holidays. Cool, eh? Double-deckers are big buses with two levels (or floors, or decks). Look at the plan of this two-deck house. Downstairs, there s a dining room and a small kitchen with the basics: a cooker, a fridge and a sink. Of course, there isn t a dishwasher. There is also a big living room with two windows, and there s a TV. Upstairs, there s a big bedroom for his parents and a small one for him and his brother, Luke. There s a bathroom with the basics, too: a shower, a toilet, and a basin. There isn t a bath. Is there an upstairs room in your house?

18 5.1 Vocabulary: House equipment 3a 40 Match the house equipment with the drawings. Then listen and check. 4 Look at the advertisement and describe the bathroom and the kitchen. There s a cooker in the kitchen. dishwasher shower sink bath toilet mirror 1 basin fridge cooker washing machine TV Flat to let in London SE18. One bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room b Go back to page 40 and list the house equipment not on the plan. Grammar There is Affirmative There s a bathroom. Questions Is there a bath? Negative There isn t a bath. Short answers Yes, there is. No, there isn t. Circle the correct option. We use there is for singular / plural nouns. 5a Talk with a friend about your homes. 1 dining room / your home? You: Is there a dining room in your home? Carla: No, there isn t. 2 shower / the bathroom? 3 television / your bedroom? 4 fridge / your bedroom? b Write about your friend s house. There isn t a dining room in Carla s flat. Listening 6 41 Listen to Sarah and Kate on the phone. Write 5 things Kate mentions about her room. 1 It s nice. Pronunciation: /ð/ there - /θ/ bath 7 42 Listen and repeat. There s a big kitchen. Is that the bathroom? Is there a bath? 41

19 5.2 There are some chairs. Topic Rooms Grammar There are Some and any with plural nouns Vocabulary House objects, furniture Vocabulary: Furniture chest of drawers 1a Complete the blanks with words from the box b armchair bin chest of drawers cupboard desk London Youth Service Call DVD player lamp mirror shelf / shelves wardrobe 43 Listen and check your answers. Judo classes every Thursday evening at 8pm at the Youth Club. Free to members

20 5.2 Dialogue 2 44 Listen and answer true (T), false (F) or doesn t say (DS). The CDs on the table are Dani s. Dani: OK, guys, this is the new club room. There aren t any computers but there are some chairs, and some armchairs. What do you think? Alfie: Wow! It s great, Dani. There s a TV and a DVD player. Grace: Are there any DVDs? Dani: No, there aren t. Sorry, guys. Ruby: Where are the books? Dani: Ah, there aren t any books. Jay: Is there a CD player? Dani: Yes, there is. And there are some CDs on the table. Jay: Best of the 80s. Oh, dear! 3a Now read the dialogue and circle the objects in the new club room. a desk chairs DVDs a DVD player computers a CD player books CDs a bed a TV shelves a lamp a table a sofa a bookcase curtains armchair b Now look at the photo on page 44. Tick the other objects in the room. Note! a CD an armchair some CDs some armchairs 4 Read about Kate and Sarah s new club room and circle the correct words. Our club room is new. There 1 is / are some computers. They are great! There 2 is / are a big table and there 3 is / are some chairs. There 4 is / are some cool magazines. We love them. There 5 is / are a CD player but there 6 is / are not a DVD player. That s not cool. There are Negative There aren t any books. Questions Are there any chairs? Are there any computers? Circle the correct options. We use any for plural nouns in the affirmative / negative / interrogative. 5 Read more about Kate and Sarah s new club room and circle the correct words. Our new club room is not perfect but we love it. There is a sofa but there aren t 1 some / any armchairs. There are 2 some / any posters on the walls but there aren t 3 some / any mirrors. The room is enormous. There are 4 some / any desks and books. 6 Write true sentences about your classroom. Use there are / aren t. Short answers Yes, there are (some). No, there aren t (any). windows computers books dictionaries CDs DVDs There are some windows in my classroom. 43 Grammar ar There are Affirmative There are some CDs. There are two armchairs. Circle the correct options. We use there is for singular / plural nouns. We use there are for singular / plural nouns. Speaking 7a Plan a youth club room. Choose six objects from the box in Exercise 1a. Write a list. b Now ask and answer about your club room. A: Are there any armchairs in your club room? B: No, there aren t, but there s a sofa.

21 5.3 Can I borrow your mobile phone? Topic Requests Grammar Prepositions of place Can can t Vocabulary Want (to) 44 Dialogue 1 Look at the photo. How many bags are there? 2 45 Listen and circle the objects you hear. Grace: Alfie, can I borrow your mobile phone? Alfie: Yes, OK. It s on the table. Grace: Thanks. Oh, can I borrow your MP3 player, too? Alfie: Sorry, Grace, I need it. Grace: Please, Alfie! Alfie: Oh, all right. It s in my bag. Grace: Thanks very much! Where s your bag? Alfie: It s in front of the wardrobe. Grace: Your MP3 player isn t in your bag. Ah! There it is! It s on the floor, under the table. And can I borrow? Jay: Grace!

22 5.3 Grammar Prepositions of place behind in front of next to 5 What do they want? Write sentences. 1 Sue / some water Sue wants some water. 2 Tommy / go / cinema. 3 We / holidays. 4 She / not / phone her mother. between Use your English (1) Make requests near Complete with can or you. 1 I borrow your mobile? 2 Can spell that again, please? 3 Read and complete. 1 It s hot. Can you open the window, please? 2 Ouch! I haven t got my pen. borrow your pencil? 3 Peter, please, do my homework? 4 It s cold. close the door, please? Note! Want + noun: want a sandwich Want + to inf: want to go 6 What do you say in these situations? 1 You want to wear your friend s T-shirt. (borrow) Can I borrow your T-shirt? 2 You want to eat an ice-cream. Ask your father. (buy) 3 You are cold. The window is open. (close) 4 You don t understand Exercise 5. Ask your teacher. (explain) Use your English (2) Make requests and respond 7 47 Listen and repeat. Then practise the conversation in pairs. A: Can I borrow your pen? B: Yes. Here you are. A: Thanks. And can I borrow your MP3 player? B: No, I m sorry. I need it. Make a request Can I borrow your MP3 player? Can you say that again, please? Agree Yes, OK. Here you are. Yes, of course. Sure. Refuse No, I m sorry. I need it Charlie and Sue usually do their homework together. Listen and circle. 1 Sue wants some water / a cola. 2 Sue and Charlie want to study / go to the cinema. 3 Sue wants / doesn t want to phone Sarah. 8 Practise more conversations in pairs. Use the words in the box. MP3 player spell your name help me with this exercise English dictionary

23 What do these words refer to? 4 it 3 their 2 they 1 their ecological homes 2 1 Insulation is not necessary in ecological houses. F 2 Orientation is not important in these houses. 3 People in these houses sometimes use rainwater. 4 Ecological homes save energy. 5 There are exclusive places for the construction of ecological houses. Read the article about ecological houses and answer true (T), false (F) or not in the text (NT). 1 There are some extra possibilities. For example, there is a system that collects rainwater and converts 4it for human use: bathing, cleaning, watering the plants, and washing the dishes. Ecological homes have technology that is energy-efficient; for example, special cookers, washing machines. IT N U cological homes are very popular in Australia, America and some countries in Europe. These houses have got a system with solar panels and an orientation to natural sunlight, large windows and decks. 1 Their ventilation system is another distinctive characteristic: warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer. This saves energy. In these houses, insulation is essential. 2 They do not consume an excess of gas or electricity. There is a deposit of gas in the interior of the walls that preserves warm air in the winter and cool air in the summer. In addition, the roofs with 3 their interior and exterior materials contribute to effective insulation. PL E E More and more people these days are happy with houses in harmony with nature, ecological houses. What is special about these houses? SA M Ecological houses 85 / ECO-FRIENDLY ARCHITECTURE E R O L P X E P O L E V E & D 46 5 EDB

24 3 What s there in this adobe house? Read the ad and complete the chart. UPSTAIRS rooms CONTENTS Holiday rental home > Argentina > Salta DOWNSTAIRS rooms CONTENTS People in the world live in very different houses. Some are enormous, others are small. Some are in the city, in the mountains; others are on trees, in the water, underground. Some are simple and others are very special 4 As a class, choose a famous person / character and think about his / her ideal house. Where is it? How many rooms? Why is it ideal for him / her? Find pictures to illustrate this special house and design an ad to publish on a TO BUY, TO RENT webpage. Step Plan Look for pictures and information about the house. Step Draft Write the first copy of your ad. A truly different comfortable house Accommodation: Adobe 1 house in Salta, Argentina. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study (or optional fourth bedroom), playroom. This adobe house has got two large floors and very cool rooms on hot days. Upstairs, there are two bedrooms. One of them has got a large balcony. There is also a bathroom. In the bedrooms there is a big wardrobe between the door and the window. Next to the stairs, there is a playroom ideal for kids. Downstairs, there is a third bedroom and another bathroom. There is also a small study. There is a spacious living-room with big windows. There is a big kitchen with special energyefficient technology: a cooker and a washing machine. 1 Adobe, a mixture of clay, sand and water, is a very old building method. Step Edit Correct any mistakes you see (spelling, grammar, vocabulary, punctuation). Give your ad to a friend. Ask him / her to read it and to make suggestions. Use your friend s comments and make necessary changes. Step Present Prepare the final copy of your ad and present it to the class. Remember to include photos or drawings of the house. Upload all ads to your class blog and vote! View gallery Location: Tartagal, Salta, Argentina View Map Login Register BUILD in very differ Writing notes Ellipsis After and and or, it s not necessary to repeat the same subject and verbal phrase. The house has got two rooms and (it has got) an extraordinary atmosphere. Is there a toilet or (is there) a bathroom downstairs? The house is beautiful and (it is) well-located. 47