NEW CUTTING ELEMENTARY with mini-ditionry STUDENTS BOOK srh unninghm with frnes eles peter moor
CONTENTS Module Lnguge fous Voulry Reding / Listening Module 0 Wht English do you know? pge 6 Common words Numers 0 Plurls 4 The lphet 5 Pronouns nd possessive djetives 6 Numers 00 7 Dys of the week 8 Sying hello nd goodye 9 Clssroom instrutions Module People nd ples pge 8 e: nmes nd ountries e: personl informtion Pronunition: short forms Artiles (): /n + jos 4 e: personl questions Pronunition: Sentene stress in questions nd short nswers Nmes nd ountries Pronunition: Word stress Ntionlities Pronunition: Word stress Jos Pronunition: Word stress Reding nd listening: Generl knowledge quiz Module You nd yours pge 8 this, tht, these, those Pronunition: this /DIs/, tht /Dœt/, these /Di z/ nd those /D Uz/ hve got Everydy ojets Pronunition: Word stress Fmily voulry Reding nd listening: My fvourite thing Pronunition: Short forms Possessive s Module Everydy life pge 6 Present simple questions Pronunition: Sentene stress in questions Present simple (positive nd negtive) Common vers Voulry nd speking: Dily routines Reding nd voulry: Life in Britin Listening: Life in Austrli Module 4 Loves nd htes pge 4 Present simple: he nd she, like ing, questions Pronunition: Third person ver forms Present simple questions: he nd she Ativity vers nd dvers of frequeny Ativities Listening: Celerity loves nd htes Reding: An Amerin str in London nd British str in Hollywood Module 5 Getting from A to B pge 4 n nd n t Pronunition: n nd n t Artiles (): /n, the nd zero Voulry nd reding: Trnsport Listening nd voulry: At the irport Consolidtion modules 5 pges 50 5 A B C Listening nd speking: Personl informtion Question words Listening: Informtion out times nd pries D E n nd n t Voulry: Alphet quiz Module 6 Eting nd drinking pge 5 There is nd There re Pronunition: Linking some nd ny Pronunition: Sentene stress Food (ountle nd unountle nouns) Listening: Brekfsts round the world Reding nd speking: Food: Fts nd myths How muh nd How mny Module 7 Extrordinry lives pge 60 Pst simple: ws nd were Pronunition: Pst forms of e Pst simple: regulr nd irregulr vers Pronunition: Regulr pst simple forms Yers, dedes nd enturies Pronunition: Sentene stress Reding: An ordinry life n mzing ide Listening: A true story
Tsk Further skills Study Prtise Rememer Tsk: Find informtion from douments Preprtion: reding Follow up: writing Rel life: Answering questions Pronunition: Stress nd intontion in questions Addresses in English Study tip: Cpitl letters Pronunition spot: The sound / / (shw) Tsk: Tlk out your fmily tree Follow up: writing Rel life: Clssroom lnguge Pronunition: Sounding polite Writing out your fmily Study tip: Lerning grmmr words Pronunition spot: The sounds /D/ nd /T/ Tsk: Find things in ommon Rel life: Dys nd times Pronunition: Sentene stress Comms, full stops, nd nd ut Study tip: Rememering spelling Pronunition spot: Silent syllles Tsk: Find n e-mil friend Preprtion: reding Tsk: reding nd speking Rel life: Asking politely Pronunition: Sounding polite A prgrph out friend Study tip: Finding spelling in ditionry () Pronunition spot: Words ending in s Tsk: Complete survey out trnsport Preprtion: reding nd writing Follow up: writing Rel life: Buying tiket Completing n immigrtion form Tsk: Desrie the differenes etween two pitures Rel life: Ordering food nd drink Pronunition: interntionl words; Sounding polite Desriing food Study tip: Finding grmmr in ditionry () Pronunition spot: Interntionl words Tsk: Tell your life story Follow up: writing Rel life: Dtes nd other pst time phrses Pronunition: Sentene stress Time linkers: efore, fter, then Study tip: Finding grmmr in ditionry () Pronunition spot: The sounds /O / nd / /
Module Lnguge fous Voulry Reding / Listening Module 8 Ft or fition? pge 68 Pst simple negtive forms Pronunition: Sentene stress Pst simple questions Desriing films Pronunition: Word stress Reding: Film fts! Listening: The uthor ehind the legend Module 9 Buying nd selling pge 78 Comprtive djetives Pronunition: Stressed nd wek syllles Superltive djetives Shops nd shopping Reding: The world s most fmous mrkets Module 0 Street life pge 86 Present ontinuous Pronunition: The sound /IN/ Present simple or Present ontinuous? Clothes Pronunition: Vowel sounds Voulry nd writing: Desriing people Listening: People who wer uniforms Consolidtion modules 6 0 pges 94 95 A B C Grmmr: Present simple, Present ontinuous, Pst simple Reding nd speking: Snks round the world Speking: Rel life D E F Listening: Song: Return to Sender Reding nd speking: Comprtives nd superltives Voulry: Word groups Module The world round us pge 96 n nd n t for ility Pronunition: Sentene stress nd wek forms Question words Use of rtiles () Pronunition: Different pronunitions of the Animls nd nturl fetures Reding: Amzing fts out the nturl world Listening: Mn s est friends? Module A weekend wy pge 04 Future intentions: going to, would like to nd wnt to Pronunition: Wek form of to Suggestions nd offers Pronunition: Sounding polite Voulry nd speking: Going out nd stying in Module Lerning for the future pge Infinitive of purpose might nd will Pronunition: Present nd future forms Voulry nd speking: Edution nd reers Pronunition: Silent vowel sounds Reding: Esy English? Listening: My reer Module 4 Keeping in touh pge 0 Present perfet Pronunition: Sentene stress Time phrses with the Present perfet nd Pst simple Wys of ommuniting Reding: Getting in touh through the ges Module 5 Going ples pge 8 Prepositions of movement Pronunition: Sentene stress hve to, don t hve to, n nd n t Pronunition: hve to Things in town Pronunition: Word stress Listening: A tour of Edinurgh Consolidtion modules 5 pges 6 7 A B C Ver prtie Artiles Writing nd speking D E Listening: Song: Trins nd Bots nd Plnes Voulry: Word groups Communition tivities pges 8 48 Irregulr vers pge 49
Tsk Further skills Study Prtise Rememer Tsk: Interview other students out rts nd entertinment Follow up: writing Rel life: Arrnging night out A diry Study tip: Cheking nd revising Pronunition spot: Stressed syllles Tsk: Choose souvenirs from your ountry Rel life: Asking in shops Pronunition: Sentene stress in questions Desriing ple Study tip: Finding spelling in ditionry () Pronunition spot: The sound /I/ Tsk: Complete nd desrie piture Rel life: Street tlk Pronunition: Sounding polite Correting mistkes Tsk: Devise generl knowledge quiz Tsk: writing nd speking Rel life: Sying quntities nd ig numers Puntution Study tip: Reording new voulry Pronunition spot: The sounds /w/ nd /h/ Tsk: Pln weekend wy Preprtion: reding nd listening Rel life: Tlk out the wether Write out holidy ple Study tip: Rememering ollotions Pronunition spot: Short forms Tsk: Find the right ourse Preprtion: reding nd speking Rel life: Applying for ourse Arevitions (Mr, Mrs, Dr, n/) Study tip: English outside the lssroom Pronunition spot: The sounds /Å/, / U/ nd /O / Tsk: Anlyse questionnire Preprtion: reding Rel life: Telephoning Pronunition: Sounding polite Writing note Study tip: Revising Pronunition spot: The sounds /œ/ nd /ø/ Tsk: Pln wesite out your town Preprtion: voulry nd reding Follow up: writing Rel life: Following diretions A postrd Lnguge summry pges 50 59 Mini-heks pges 60 6 Tpesripts pges 64 75
0 Street life Present ontinuous Present simple or ontinuous? Voulry: Clothes Listening: People who wer uniforms Voulry nd writing: Desriing people Tsk: Complete nd desrie piture Rel life: Street tlk Lnguge fous Present ontinuous Look t the three people who re tlking on their moiles. Do they look hppy or not? T0. Listen to their onverstions nd nswer the questions. Who re they tlking to? Wht do they sy they re doing? Are they telling the truth or not? T0. Listen nd omplete the sentenes. I for us. I n importnt report for my oss. I home. Grmmr We use the Present ontinuous for tions hppening now or round now. Complete the gps in the Present ontinuous forms. + I m He/She working lte. You/We/They I m not He/She tell the truth. You/We/They? Wht m I he/she/it doing? you/we/they Red Lnguge summry A on pge 56. Pronunition T0. Listen to ten sentenes. Whih piture(s) ove do they desrie? T0.4 Listen nd prtise the \IN\ sound t the end of the -ing forms. \IN\ \IN\ \IN\ lughing htting rining Look t the tpesript for reording on pge 7. Listen gin nd prtise the sentenes. 86
Prtie MD Use your mini-ditionry to hek the spelling of these -ing forms. et red e sit g drive i ride uy d ply f drink h get j len Work in pirs. Ask nd nswer out the photos elow. Wht s he doing? He s lening windows. Wht re they doing? They re plying footll. d e f g h Mke true sentenes for you. Then ompre with prtner. I (sit) ner the door. I m not sitting ner the door. I m sitting ner the ord. I (wer) triners. I (hew) gum. I (hold) penil. We (listen) to musi. I (wer) jumper. Our teher (write) on the ord. We (work) hrd tody. d e f g h i 87
module 0 Street life Voulry Clothes Look t the people in the pitures. Where re they going? MD Tik the things you n see in the pitures? Whih things re the people wering? Whih re they rrying? trousers skirt dress jens shorts errings sndls srf shoes tights oots shirt ht triners suit tie jumper jket ot soks T-shirt elt hndg kpk riefse gloves sports g Work in pirs. Tke turns to desrie one of the people in the pitures. Do not sy who it is. Your prtner guesses. This person is wering suit, lue shirt Desrie student in your lss for your prtner to guess. Pronunition T0.5 Look t the pirs of words. Are the vowel sounds underlined the sme (S) or different (D)? Listen nd hek. tie / tights S f shirt / shorts ot / srf D g skirt / suit shoes / oots h sndls / hndg d elt / dress i jumper / jket e soks / gloves j jens / errings Prtise sying the words. Py ttention to the vowel sounds. We went out onto the streets to see wht people re relly wering this summer Pedro, 6, City nker. Going to: usiness ppointment. Dimitri,, tourist. Going to: The Ntionl Gllery. Helen,, ountnt. Going to: the gym. d Cmill, 8. Going to: her est friend s wedding. e Mel, 0, rt student. Going to: ollege. 88
Listening People who wer uniforms Lnguge fous Present simple or ontinuous? Andy Andy nd Mihelle wer uniform in their jo. Wht re their jos? MD Wht lothes do they wer in their jo? Are their uniforms smrt / ugly / hevy / unomfortle? T0.6 Who do you think wers the following? Listen nd hek. lk nd white ht ht tht is 00 yers old white shirt lether trousers lk trousers very ig shoes tights d e Listen gin nd nswer the questions. Why is Andy s uniform unomfortle? Why does he wer women s tights? Do you think he likes his uniform? Does Mihelle like her uniform generlly? Why? Whih prt of her uniform doesn t she like? Why? Disuss these questions. Mihelle Do you wer uniform t shool or work? Do you like it? If not, would you like to wer uniform? Who wers uniform in your ountry? Whih uniforms do you like est? MD Look k t the photo of Mihelle in uniform nd the photo of her ove. In wht wys does she look different? Red nd nswer the questions. d e f It s Fridy night nd Mihelle is getting redy to go out. At work, Mihelle wers drk olours nd very little mke-up, so when she goes out she wers right olours. This evening she s wering new pink top nd lue skirt, nd quite lot of mke-up. Wht s Mihelle doing t the moment? Wht s she wering? Wht kind of olours does she usully wer t work? Wht olours does she wer to go out? Does she wer lot of mke-up t work? Is she wering mke-up tonight? Grmmr Choose the orret lterntive. Present simple: She wers drk olours t work. This is usully true / hppening now. Present ontinuous: She s wering pink top tonight. This is usully true / hppening now. Words we use with the Present simple: usully lwys often normlly every dy Words we use with the Present ontinuous: now tody t the moment Red Lnguge summry B on pge 56. 89
module 0 Street life Prtie Voulry nd Choose the orret tense for the questions. writing Desriing people MD Look t the pitures. Who: hs got mousthe? Mike hs got long hir? hs got lue eyes? d is in his/her thirties? e is wering sul lothes? f is lk? g is slim? h hs got erd? i hs got shved hed? j hs got short hir? k hs got lond(e) hir? l is well-uilt? m is wering smrt lothes? n hs got medium-length hir? o hs got pony-til? p is in his/her twenties? q is very good-looking? Whih other words n reple the lue words? Work in pirs. Ask nd nswer the questions. Whih questions re the people elow disussing? Put the vers in the orret tense, Present simple or Present ontinuous. I usully () (wer) mke-up when I () (go) to work, nd when I () (go) out in the evening of ourse, ut I (d) (not wer) ny t the moment euse I (e) (work) t home tody. I m quite luky in my offie everyone s quite sul. People normlly (f) (wer) jens nd mye shirt or jumper. Even the oss (g) (not wer) suit. Tody it s relly hot so I (h) (wer) shorts nd sndls, nd I (i) (not wer) soks. I (j) (wer) shorts tody euse I (k) (go) to the gym nd it s very hot, ut I (l) (not normlly wer) them euse I (m) (hte) my legs! T0.7 Listen nd hek your nswers. Work in groups. Tell other students out wht you normlly wer t work/shool, t the weekend nd when you go out in the evening. d e He s got lond hir. She s got lue eyes. He s got mousthe. She s in her thirties. She s tll nd slim. Work in pirs. Use the sentenes in exerises nd to desrie the six people. 4 Write desription of yourself or of fmous person you ll know. Desrie your (or their) pperne nd how you (or they) dress. I m (not very tll). I ve got (short lond hir nd green eyes). I m in my (thirties). I wer (glsses). I usully wer (jens nd jumpers). Tody I m wering ( suit nd tie). 90
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module 0 Street life Tsk: Complete nd desrie piture Piture A Look t piture A nd nswer the questions on the right. T0.8 Listen to someone desriing piture A nd find four mistkes. d e Is it morning or evening? Wht is the dog doing? Wht olour is it? Wht s the girl doing? Wht s she wering? Wht hs she got in her right hnd? Wht s the young mn wering? Desrie the two people in the fé. Piture B 9
MD Look t piture B showing the sme street in the evening. Add ten new things from the ox elow to the piture. Do not show nyody your piture. food nd drinks short/long hir hppy/unhppy fes erds or mousthes extr lothes (hts, ties, elts) people t the windows essories (sunglsses, moiles) Work in pirs. Tke turns to desrie your piture nd your prtner drws it on the extr opy of Piture B on pge 46. Don t look t your prtner s piture. Ask questions to omplete the piture. Useful lnguge nd When you hve oth finished, ompre your piture with your prtner s originl. Are they the sme or not? Wht re the differenes? Useful lnguge Asking questions Wht s the womn (on the right) doing? Wht s the mn (in the middle) holding? Wht s he/she wering? Wht s hppening in the rooms (ove) the fé? Wht kind of hir hs he/she got? Is he/she smiling? Desriing your piture It s rining. He s got long hir. She s eting (n ie rem). Rel life Street tlk T0.9 MD Tik ( ) the orret thing to sy in eh sitution. Listen nd hek. Listen gin nd write the nswers. You re in the street nd You don t know the time. How do you sk? Exuse me, hve you got the time, plese? Plese wht time is it, sir? Tell me the time, plese. You re looking for set in fé. Wht do you sy? I d like to sit here. Is nyone sitting here? Cn you move, plese? A us is oming. You wnt to know if it is going to the ity entre. Would you like to go to the ity entre? How muh is it to the ity entre? Is this us going to the ity entre? 4 You wnt to prk your r ut you do not understnd the sign on the rod. Wht do you sk? Am I prking here? Is it oky to prk here? Do you wnt to prk here? 5 You only hve five-pound note nd you need some oins to py for the r prk. Wht do you sy? Exuse me, hve you got ny hnge, plese? I d like some hnge, plese. Give me some hnge, plese. 6 You re trying to find the sttion in strnge town. Wht do you sk? Wht s the sttion? How long is the sttion? Is this the wy to the sttion? 7 You wnt to know when the shops lose on Sturdys. Wht do you sk? Are the shops losed on Sturdys? Wht time do the shops lose on Sturdys? Wht time re the shops losing on Sturdys? Pronunition T0.0 Listen nd notie the polite intontion in the questions. Listen gin nd repet, opying the voies on the reording. Prtise the onverstions with prtner. Choose five of the questions. Wlk round the lss imgining tht you re in the street. Ask the questions to other students. They must nswer politely. 9