Unit topic

Grammar

be
can
have got
questions

Vocabulary and
pronunciation

Greetings p4
What's your name? p4
Rooms and possessions p6
Pronunciation:

Spelling and sound p7
Present simple:
Affirmative,
negative and
questions p9

Communication and skills

Culture, Across
the curriculum,
Project

Hokey Cokey p7

questions p13


Adverbs of
frequency p15

th /8/ and /0/ p11

Yes / no and
wh- questions
p13

Ordinal
numbers p10

Phonetic alphabet p9

Important dates p11
What do you usually do? p15
Listening:

Dates p11
What does Jessica do? p15
Writing:

Birthdays p11

I

Across the curriculum:

Syllable stress p24

Culture:

Animals p28
Biology: animal
classification p29

Game: What am I? p21

Across the curriculum:

Meerkats p25
Chicken Licken p26
Speaking:

Animals p31

What are the animals? p21
Talk about favourite animals p25

Project:

Listening:

I

Object
pronouns p27


p36

Negative auxiliaries p37

British holidays p40

Dominic's holiday p33
Helena's holiday p34

Culture:

Reading:

Across the curriculum:
Project:

Where were you ... ? p33
Who was the man? p35
Talking about a holiday p39

History: transport p41

Speaking:

Holidays p43
Song

Listening:

Runaway train p43

Reading:

Culture:

Pronunciation:

Stone soup p46

Meal times p52

Phrasal stress p45

Speaking:

Across the curriculum:

a I an p45

ItJI and Id:J p47

Some I any p47

Geography: food from
around the world p53

IA! p49

Asking for things in a cafe p45
Acting out the story p47
How many ... do you eat? p49

What you eat p49
Writing a recipe p51

p51

How questions

Geographical names p56

Reading

Culture:

p56
Comparative
adjectives p59
Superlative
adjectives p61

The weather p58

The UK p57
Puzzle p61

The USA p64

Speaking:

Geography: the
weather p65

p67

Writing:
Comparing seasons, food, etc p59,
Comparing your life p61

Going to p69
Adjectives and
adverbs p71

Types of TV programmes
p68

Reading:

Culture:

Doctor X p70

The British cinema

Types of films p72

Speaking:
What are you going to do? p69

Across the curriculum:
History I Art: The Greek

Acting a story p71

pp18, 30,42, 54, 66, 78

Wordlist:

Workbook p74

Grammar summary:

Workbook p66


can

Hello
1

questions

Myfalllily

a ~ Read and listen. Who
are the two people?

1

a ~ Read

and listen. Who are the people?

Mike Alice Jojo Karen Stephen Helena


Complete what Millie says.

Bye
Goodnight
See you later
See you

Hi. 1
This is

2

3

And this is 4
What's 5

name's Millie.

brother.

name's Mickey.

dog, Mut.

name?


4


... ~

~:

.

GEORGE

GRANDMA

GEORGE

Open seven days a week

GRANDMA

Sports and activities include:
•
•
•
•

Swimming
Badminton
Volleyball
Yoga

•
•

instrument, George)
Yes, I can. I

can play the

trumpet.

Can you play

the guitar?

No, I can't.

What about

Alice?

She can play

the violin.


a Look at the

questions. Write

about yourself.


....... .• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •.

Date

What questions does the receptionist ask?

1 Can you play the piano?

•

•

2

•

:

3 Can you swim?
4 Can you play ice hockey?

:

5

Can you write with both hands?

:

:

6 Can you throw a ball 50 metres?

4 Write about yourself.
Hello. My name's
and I'm from

•

b Work with a partner. Ask and
answer.

b ~ Listen again and check.

3 a

•

,. I'm
_

years old

c

Write your answers to the
questionnaire.

I can't play the piano, but I can play
the guitar.

•



Stephen's trainers?


1
2
3
4
5

Where is I are:

b

a ~ How good is your memory?
Close your book. Listen and write the
answers to the questions.

3

Work with a partner. Ask more questions about the
picture. Use these phrases.

Questions
1
2
3
4
5
6



What has she got?
1 Look at the picture. Has Alice got these things

2

on her desk?

Test a partner. Student B closes his / her book.
Student A asks questions.

She's got two keys.

She hasn't got a photograph.


o

1
2
3
4
5
6

two keys
a photograph
an apple
two oranges

you got these things in your bag today?

I've got / I haven't got two oranges in my bag.

Pronunciation
Spelling and sound
In English the spelling and the sound aren't
always the same.

4 ~ Look and listen.
same spelling, same sound

that lre/
cat lrel

pen lei
men lei

same spelling, different sound

your I'J:I
our lou~1

fat lrel
what 101


5
Song


your right arm
your left leg
your right leg
your whole self


1

A My school

Comprehension

1

~ Read and listen. Complete
the sentences with J (Jessica) or
C (Cameron).
1 _ is ten years old.
2 _ is twelve years old.
3 _ goes to Watermead
High School.
4 _ goes to a primary school.
5 _ takes the bus to school.
6 _ walks to school.



•

We use
the present simple

to talk about

regular

activities.


at 8.45.

a clarinet lesson.

TV.

home at 3.30.


1
2
3
4
5
6

7

Jessica and her friends I meet / at 8.30.
Cameron / leave / home after Jessica.
1/ watch / TV in bed.

Writing

8

Write about your life. Use Jessica's text as a
model.
I live in ... I go to ... School.

finish

I get up at seven o'e/ock.

Sa

plays table tennis on Thursdays.

likes French.

has a guitar lesson on Saturdays.

walks to school.

does her homework in the evening.

goes to a primary school.


a clarinet lesson.

He
She
It

4

starts

•

I
You
We
They

3

She doesn't play table tennis on Thursdays,
She plays table tennis on Wednesdays.

Copy and complete the table with these verbs,
goes
have

Correct the sentences about Jessica.

Pronunciation


Phonetic alphabet

9

a ~ What are the words?

1 IpleI!

_


2 IW'J:kl
3 !h;;)um!
4 Inam/
5 Isto:tl
6 /frendl
7 Ili:vl
8 /sku:lI

_

_

_

_

_

_


September

March

August

February

July

January

C

Copy the list. Write the ordinal numbers.

2nd
2nd
3rd
5th
6th

second
7th
9th
11th
16th

17th


7 June
20 September
21 September

months do you hear?

October

b Write about yourself. Complete the
sentences with the names of the months.
1 My favourite month is
2 My birthday is in
3 We go on holiday in
4 I don't like
_

_
_
.

Grammar

3

a

5

Read about the months.


March is the third month.

April is the fourth month.

May is the fifth month.


the
the
the
the

5 4/4
6 20/8

1 10/5

b Which months are these?
1
2
3
4

7 18/7
8 12/6

9 5/2
10 29/9
11 31/12

Reading and writing

7

a (j) Read and listen. Find these things in the
picture.

1
2
3
4

birthday cards

a birthday cake

birthday presents

candles


On your birthday you get cards and presents from

your family and friends. Parents often buy a big

present like a bike or MP3 player. Other people give

toys, sweets, books, clothes, CDs, DVDs and things

like that.


her birthday.


C Write about how people celebrate

birthdays in your country.

Pronunciation
th lei and 151

8

a Put the words in the correct column.
month brother this birthday fourth
there think maths father with

b
c

/8 /

/0/

month

brother

(j) Listen, check and repeat.
(j) Listen. Say this tongue twister.

the questions in the story?
Work in small groups. Act

the story.


b What does Mickey learn?
Millie, does
the US President live "
in New York?

i

Ii

Do polar bears
live in the Arctic or the
.........
Antarctic?
,


Grammar

3

Listening and speaking

a Copy and complete the table with questions
from the story. Choose the correct short answer.

1 live?

• • •

2 get up?
3 musical instrument?

How do we make questions in
the present simple?

b Complete the questions with Do or Does.


4

1
2
3
4
5
6

Do
__
__
__

c

Answer the questions. Use short answers.


8 go to bed?

,I

b Work with a partner. Ask and answer about
Harry.

•
---', Mum?
questions all

• Where does he live?
He lives in ...
• When ... ?

o

c

Interview your partner. Use the questions
from the chart.

Pronunciation
b Put the words in the correct order to make
questions.
1 do I they / What I speak / language I in
Chile?
2 start / When I winter I does?
3 lions I do / Where / live?


4 make a bed

9 clean the car

5 vacuum the floor

10 take the rubbish
out

Quasar always tidies
my room, but he doesn't often put things
in the right places. My chair's usually
in the wardrobe.

1 What's the robot's name?

2 What jobs does he do?

3 Which job is he good at?


This is our robot.

His name's Quasar. He does lots of jobs

in the house. He normally sets the table, but

he never puts the knives and forks



* *


sometimes
-;f-te-n- ----~*-+-*~-+----j

usually / normally

~y_s-_-

* *


~

~ I~L*,*t;

V

Jobs

How often

make her bed

normally

tidy her room
vacuum the floor

place.

c What does Jessica do?

She normally makes her bed.

S Write sentences about your life. Write about

Quasar usually takes out the rubbish.

something that:

1
2
3
4
5
6

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

look at the other jobs in exercise 1 again.
What do you think Quasar does wrong? Use

5

feed the dog

How often do you do these things?
I always make my bed.
1
2
3
4

make my bed
play the piano
tidy my bedroom
wash up

5
6
7
8

do the shopping
go swimming
get up early
cook a meal

you always do

you usually do at the weekend


cycles

b ~ listen, check and repeat.

practises
uses
finishes


1

Culture

Read the text. Answer the questions.
1
2
3
4

How many weeks' holiday do British
schoolchildren have 7
Which holiday is the longest?
How long are holidays in February and
October 7
How many terms are there in the
school year?

A typical year
in Britain
School Holidays

is an important festival in Scotland.

In Edinburgh, there is a big street

party with famous bands and

fireworks.


Look at the chart. Tick (.....) the things
for each festival.
Christmas

I

turkey

I

.....

I New Year

I

Easter

I

~ ..~ .

•

•
•
•

•
•

b What time units do people usually

a Answer the questions.
1 How long does it take you to change your
shoes?
2 How long does it normally take you to eat
breakfast?
3 How long do you usually sleep?
4 How long is it to the end of the month I
5 How long is it until your next birthday?
6 How long is it until the next school holiday?

b Talk to other students in class. Compare

another 4 minutes. When does he arrive at :

••
school?
:
7 The sun rises at 4.54 a.m. and sets at
8.13 p.m. How many hours of daylight are :


your answers.

17


18

Revision

Grammar

1

2

~ Listen. Complete the sentences
about Clare's life. Use the pictures
and the times below.

Put the words in the correct order to make questions.

. .bere
2

7.30 in the evening 3.30 8.15

on Wednesdays before dinner



2 She

3

~ Write the ordinal

numbers you hear.

_
_

5
6

_

4

_
_

1
2
3

Vocabulary

4

Find the letters in the sentence below. Use the

first letter of the third word _

His present was a

_


1



What to do
Tell people about your year. Write about

these things:

Which months do you like?

When are:
your school holidays?
important birthdays.
special events or festivals.
2 Draw a calendar and add some photos or draw
some pictures to illustrate your year.

if

~

A Year in My Life


1

a

Find words in the song with these sounds ledl lu:1 lreJ lo:t/.

b ~ Listen and sing.
Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
I don't care if Monday's blue

Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too

Thursday I don't care about you

It's Friday I'm in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn't even start
It's Friday I'm in love

Saturday wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday never hesitate ...

I don't care if Monday's black

Tuesday Wednesday heart attack



He's getting on a coach with his friends. They're

going on a school trip.


If's one o'clock.
We're having our lunch at the
zoo. I'm eating an apple. The zebras J.+..
are watching us now!

•

2 What's Dominic doing at these times?

Grammar

3

a

Complete the sentences about Dominic's
school trip.

1 They
2 He
3 I

on a school trip.
on a coach.


Correct the sentences.

Dominic and his friends aren't going to their
classroom. They're going on a school trip.

Action

1 bats
2

They're flying.

c ~ Listen again.

What are the animals
doing? Complete the chart. Choose from
these verbs.

1 I'm watching TV.

2 He's going to his classroom.

3 They're looking at us.


b

Animal



Pronunciation
Syllables
7 a ~ Listen. How many syllables has

1 a lion

each word got?
elephant 3
homework
favourite
kangaroo
crocodile

3 an elephant

5 a snake

evening
lion
friend
programme
geography

6 a bat

b

Underline the syllable with the stress.



Why are Mickey and Millie
at home in the afternoon?
2 Why doesn't Mut go to
the park with Mickey and
Millie?

2
3
4
5

B
a a bone.
b the instructions.
c the glue.
d a model dinosaur.
e a magazine.

b Work in groups of three. Act the story.
Saturday afternoon. It's raining, so
Mickey and Millie can't go to the park.

22


Which part
of the verb do we use
in short answers?


•

•

MILLIE

How do we
make questions in the
present continuous?

FRIEND

MILLIE

FRIEND

a

MICKEY

Make questions and answers. Use the cues.

they I go to the park l I No

itirain?/Yes

you I read a magazine l / Yes

What I you / look fori I The glue


Are they going to the park? No, they aren't.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

- ..


2

•

What
doing?

I'm making a model dinosaur.


4

What
?

I'm waiting for the bus.
?

Stress and rhythm

7 a ~ Listen and repeat. Keep the rhythm.
1
2
3
4
5

What are you doing?
Where are you going?
Who are you phoning?
Why are you laughing?
What are you eating?

b ~ Listen again. Underline the words with the stress.

C

~ Say the rhyme.


It's raining. It's pouring.

The old man's snoring.

He went to bed

And banged his head



3 an eagle

2 a giraffe

1 a cow

~

'
A
f '
t)

~,
I

I

9 a dolphin

11 a hippopotamus

~-----

T

9
1



stress?


•

c What other animals do you know? Add
them to the chart.

2

moment
today
animal
eleven

Answer the questions about yourself.

programme
kangaroo
instructions
dinosaur

favourite
elephant
giraffe
afternoon

b ~ Listen again and repeat.


3 put

My favourite animals are meerkats. They live in southern
Africa in the Kalahari Desert.

4 visit
We often
We

Meerkats are brown with grey stripes and black ears.

They're quite small - about the same size as a rabbit.

They've got a long body and a long tail, but short legs.

They can stand on two legs.

the wildlife park at the weekend.
the wildlife park now.

5 go
Ben
to work at 6.30. It's
to work.
6.30 now and he

Reading and speaking

6


They live in pairs.

They sleep in holes in the ground.

They eat fish.

They can eat scorpions.

Eagles eat meerkats.


7 Work with a partner. Tell him I her about your
favourite animal.

They live in groups. There are between five and thirty

meerkats in a group.

They sleep in holes in the ground. Early in the morning,
they leave their holes and look for food. They eat insects
plants, lizards, eggs and mice. They can even eat
'
poisonous animals like scorpions and spiders. When
meerkats eat, some of them stand on

two legs and guard

the others. That's

because some other