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ppy together

ood health

Let's go!

Fashion

a e and identity

A perfect world

Ups and downs

estly!

Grammar reference

Pronunciation bank

Vocabulary bank

Wordlist

Expression bank

Irregular verbs list

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Starter unit

Vocabulary 3 Correct the sentences.

Is it time tor dinner? Wet:l3ve hungry. Expressions with be and have

Would you like to have something eat?

1 Complete the phrases with be or have.

2 I need a drink. I have very thirsty.

3 My best triend is fifteen years.

4 My sister is having the lie in.

5 That's not the correct answer. You have wrong.

6 Victoria is on holiday in Florida. She's very luck.

a party 4 Complete the texto

a lie in 6 alook

2 eighteen years old 7 dinner High Towers Theme Park­3 riqht 8 wrong Your guide to agreat day out 4 a good time 9 a shower

5 thirsty 10 early

2 Complete the sentences with be or have

and the expressions in the box. Then match

sentences 1-6 to places a-f.

late alie-in a good time a break scared something to eat ',r..

'lvan is tired. He wants to a at the airport Follow these simple rules and you're sure to at High Towers.today.'

b at home 1 Very young children aged 0-6 can't go on the Dragon

2 'The lesson ís finished. Let's e at the cinema Roller Coaster. Children must (1) stop and and over togo on this.d at the café

3 'Hurry up! We rnustn't 2 Remember some ofthe rides are frightening and younger e at the disco visitors might (2)for the plane!

3 You don't need tobring food tothe park. You canat school4 'Here's the menu. Let's (3) or drink atany ofthe cafés.

4 Ihetheme park opens at9.00 a.m. Don't (4)5 'Don't of the because the rides are busy after 11.00 a.m.

monsters! They're not real.' 5 Ifyou get tired, you can (5) .You're

6 'Let's all dance! We want welcome tosit down on the grass around the park. l'to

Grammar Question words

3 Complete the sentences using questionPresent simple and present continuous words. Then match questions 1-6 to answers

1 Choose the correct words. a-f.

Look! It snows /,'s snowinqoutside. 1 are you frorn? a 17th May. l'

'Are you busy now?' 'No, I don't do / 'm not doing 2 your birthday? b Beyoncé.

anything.' 3 your favourite singer? e Liverpool.

2 They always stay / are staying in the same hotel on 4 often do d At 6 o'clock. holiday. you watch TV? e Because t'rn

3 We don't like / 're not Iiking romantic films. 5 time do you going.

4 'Where's Ruben?' 'He tidies / 's tidying his room.' wake up? Every day.

5 This TV programme is good. Do you enjoy / 6 are you standing up?

Are you enjoying it?

6 How often does she go / is she going shopping? Verbs + -ing

4 Complete the sentences with the -ing2 Complete the text using the present form of the verbs in the box.simple and the present continuous.

do listen learn get up dance shop

I don't mind my homework.

My brother can 't stand _ early.

2 Do your two sisters like languages?

3 Rocio loves to her mp3 player.

4 I don't really enjoy for clothes. Do you?

5 We're into Flamenco _ - it's great

exercise.

Max RagJey (be) one of the UK's best 5 Complete the dialogue. young dancers. Max normally

Sam Hi! lt's Sam here. How are you? (1 ) (study) ballet at the English National Ballet School but this week he Tom Fine thanks. (1) are you? At home? (2) (not do) his usual classes -

Sam Yeso (2) are you dornq?he (3)..___ (learm to dance hip hop instead. Tom i'rn (3) tennis in the park with Josh.

lA well-known singer (4) Come and join USo (want) me to dance in his new pop video!'

Sam No thanks. I can't stand (4) exercise(5) (say) Max. IAt the mornent I

and I don't (5) running around! (6) (work with three other hipí

hop dancers and we (7) r have: a Tom Well, you could just watch.

good time together. I (8) (enjov) Sam OK.I (6) rnind watching. See you in a

these new classes a 101.' minute,

Starter unit 5

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Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences using the correct

Irregular verbs

1 Write the past tense of the irregular verbs.

do

buy 7 teach

2 see 8 get

3 eat 9 give

4 hear 10 make

5 ride 11 have

6 speak 12 be

2 Complete the sentences using the verbs

in exercise 1.

to that new boy in the class yesterday. He's

really nice.

Díd our teacher us any homework?

2 What did you from your parents this

Christmas?

3 all those difficult qrammar exercises in ten

minutes, It was amazing!

4 We feel a bit ill. We too rnuch in the

restau rant.

5 Can you me to play the piano? I'd love to

learn

6 that new Kanye West song on the radio.

It was very good.

7 Claudia didn't her bike to school today

because rt was so windy.

8 My nerqhbours lucky. They won a lot of

"'()ne\ on the lottery

form of the verbs.

be give see teach nave hear speak buy go eat

you hungry?' 'Ves. I amo Let's dinner right

nowl

'Did you that horror film on TV last night?'

'No. I to a party with my friends.'

2 'Can you Italian?' 'Ves, of course I can

Mymum me. She's frorn Sicily.'

3 'How much chocolate do you _ every day?'

'Lots: I some at the shops earlier.'

4 'Can you me your phone number?' 'I'm

sorry. I can 't you. The music is too loud.'

4 Complete the sentences with the past

simple of an irregular verbo

1didn 't any of n1Y school friends 011 the first day of the holidays because they ( 1) a11 busy. What a long and bonng day! Lucas, 15

MYbrother and 1(2) up very carly and we (3) our new mountain bikes up mto the hills near our house. We (4) a lot oí' interesting plants and animals there. Adam, 16

1()) a lie in and then 1didnt (6) anvthing al! day. Perfect! Gabrlclla, 14

Thc first dav of the holidays (7)

111Y mum "s hirthday so 1 (R) to the supermarket and (9) a lot 01' food, then I ( 10) a big chocolate birthday cake for

her We ( 11 ) the whole cake in one dav de 1JCIOUS! f~sther"l 15

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I Grammar

Past simple

1 Order the words to make sentences.

Make contractions where necessary.

go / not / did / we / August / until / holiday / on

did / the / what / you / on / plane / do / ?

2 happy / was / your / brother / little / ?

3 did / the / not / dog / come / us / with

4 did / how / sister / to / your / France / travel / ?

5 you / did / stay / hotel/in / a / nice / ?

2 Write past simple questions and short

answers.

Rafael Nadal / win / Wimbledon / in 2008 / ?

Pedro Almódovar / make / the film Volver / ?

2 The 2008 Olympics / be / in Athens / ?

3 Picasso / be born / in Paris / ?

4 Barcelona / be / the winners of the UEFA Champions

League / in 2009?

Object and subject questions

3 Read the sentences and complete the

questions.

Someone helped Chloe with her school work.

Who with her school work?

Ellen emailed someone yesterday.

Who yesterday?

2 Someone took my new bike.

Who _____ bike?

3 Mark met someone last year.

Who last year?

4 Something happened this afternoon.

What this afternoon?

5 My parents bought something on Tuesday.

What on Tuesday?

4 Your cousin had a birthday party. Read

the email. Then complete the questions.

Hi! Howareyou? I had a greatbirthday party last week. I invited fifteen friends and in the end, twelve people came to the party including Maria and Eva. Maria bought mea lovely present - it was a picture. Mum helped mewith the tood and we ate lots of pizzas in the kitchen. My friendAlex brought a guitar and he played La Bamba for us all - it was really funny. See you next week! Esther

to the party?

Fitteen.

to the party? Twelve.

2 a lovely present? Maria.

3 for you? A picture.

4 with the tood? Mum.

5 in the kitchen? Pizzas.

6 a guitar? Alex.

7 ___________________ .. . tor you all? La Bamba.

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unit 1 Generations

Vocabulary

Nouns: generations

1 Complete the puzzle. Then find the mystery

word. 8 10 11

1 An mp3 player or a GPS phone.

2 When war ends.

3 Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe or Ronaldhino.

4 Something that everybody wants to do or to have.

S When a baby is born.

6 When two countries fight with armies.

7 The opposite of lite.

8 The industry of Versace and Ágatha Ruíz de la Prada.

9 A big increase in, for exarnple, births.

10 Something that has been made for the first time.

11 Howa person's hair is cut.

Match words 1-6 with sentences a-f.

craze a Elvis Presley was very popular in

the 1950s. 2 gadget

b The news from Iraq is very serious. 3 icon

e AII my friends are using Twitter at 4 war the moment.

S boom d There is a new car that uses

6 invention hydrogen, not petrol.

e This mobile phone has got GPS

There is a huge increase in births.

3 Complete the text with the words in

the box.

craze fashion gadget hairstyles icons invention look

A new Kate Moss ? Kare Moss has got onc of

thc lTIOSt tamous taces in

rhe world, But now a ncw

the HRPC-L!C tashion robot, has becn

developed inJapan. Irs

crcators think thar thc

HRPC-4C could replacc human models.

( 1) experts disagree. Thcy

sav that (2) like Kate Moss will al~vavs have a jobo In the 1990s, she started

thc (3) for thin modcls, with

short (-4) and a simple

()) . Could a (6) .... _

rcallv rcplace Kate Moss?

4 Answer the questions. Write complete

sentences.

What is the best invention ever, in your opinion?

What is the latest craze among your friends?

2 What is your favourite gadget? Why?

3 Who do you think is an icon?

4 What fashions are silly, in your opinion?

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Grammar

used to

1 Choose the correct words.

My dad used to / didn't use tohave a mobile when

he was young.

My family used to / didn't use to live in the city but

now we live on a farrn,

2 There used to / didn't use to be a supermarket in our

area but they built one last year.

3 My mum used to / didn't use to work but she works

in a hospital now.

4 We used to / didn't use to be vegetarians but we eat

meat now.

5 There used to / didn't use to be peace but now there

is a war.

6 I used to / didn't use to walk everywhere but now I

go on my bike.

2 Complete the sentences. Use used to or

didn't use to and the verbs in the box.

drive email listen read ride write use watch

In the 1930s. people. telev.sron They (1) to the radio

Most people (2) cars People (3) oicyclcs or walk

In the 1930s. people (4) Ietters but they (5) their tnends They (6) newspapers but they (7) computers

Past perfect and past simple

3 Write sentences using the past simple and

the past perfect form of the verbs.

Real Madrid / get / their fírst goal after they / play / for

twenty minutes.

the baby boom / end / before / my parents / meet

2 she / not get / Maria's present / when I / see / her

3 I / not read / the book before we / watch / the OVO

4 when 1/ see / Steven, he / buy / another gadget

5 he / be / good at football because he / learn / to play

when he was four

6 the war / start / before Liam / join / the army

4 Complete the sentences with your own

ideas using the past perfect to explain each

situation.

I got to the bus stop at 9.03 but

We invited Jack for dinner but

2 Mark's wallet was empty because

3 Louis laughed because

4 Mary failed the history test because

5 I tried to buy a really cool bike on eBay but

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Vocabulary

Uses of get

1 Complete the sentences with the words

in the box.

this bus dark the flu a goal tired uf)

Hegets at7.15.

lt's getting , have you got a torch?

2 She's got , so she'll miss the party.

3 1'11 get because 1missed the earlier one.

4 They got ____ in the match last night.

5 After walking 25 kilometres. we got

2 Match phrases 1-8 with definitions a-h.

get a driving licence a find work

2 get together b become well again

3 get a present e become unhappy

4 get a job about something

5 get away d obtain a permit for

driving 6 get upset

e meet friends or íamily 7 get better

f receive a 9ift 8 get home

9 arrive at your house

h leave early

3 Complete the text with the words in the

box. Use the correct form of gel.

get the bus get dark get the flu get home (x2) §HTHf:>set get some new lights

Nida Why did Kamal's parents yesterday?

Safa Because the police stopped Kamal after school.

Nida Really? Why? What happened?

Safa WelL his rnum's not well, she's (1)

so he left school in a hurry because he needed

to (2) . The traffic was really bad

so he couldn't (3) , so Abdullent

him his bicycle. It was starting to get late and it

was (4) and one of the lights had

broken. The police saw Kamal and they stopped

him

Nida Oh, no! What happened then?

Safa He had to stop and (5) _

He (6) two hours late!

4 Answer the questions. Write complete

sentences.

1 When do you get tired?

2 When will you get a driving licence?

3 When do you and your friends get together?

4 What is the best present you've ever got?

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I Grammar

Past simple and past continuous

1 Choose the correct words.

What did you do twere you doinq.when I was calling /

calledryou after school?

Did you get / Were you getting upset while you read /

were reading my poern?

2 Hilary texted / was texting me while we

were watching / watched the match.

3 It was getting / got dark when we got / were getting

home.

4 1was seeing / saw Pippa while I walked /

was walking home.

5 While you got / were getting better,

did the doctor visit / was the doctor visiting you at

home?

2 Complete the text using the past simple or

past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

fly hear look open run scream see wait wave work

at Barajas thc sound al' into the skv

. It was the pilot. While at the crowd. t he

3 Correct the sentences.

They were having dinner when I wasarrivinq. ~

It was starting to rain while we were waiting for the

bus.

2 The phone rang while I listened to some music.

3 We played football when the teacher arrived at

school. _

4 Simon watched a OVOwhen he fell asleep.

5 While David was doing his homework. he

was receiving a text message.

4 Complete the sentences using your own

ideas.

I was walking to school today when

2 While I was watching TV yesterday.

3 I was doing my homework last week when

4 While my mum and dad _

5 When my best friend _

6 Whilel

Dictation

5 4.02 Listen and write.

Paul

Nicola

Paul

Nicola

Paul

Nicola

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Reading 2 Read the text again. Match the words 1-8

1 Read the text quickly. What is the

relationship between the speakers?

a father and son b father and daughter

e grandfather and granddaughter

The Kingof Rock 'O' Roll Bob 1can't stand this

modern music, Young people are crazy about it, but it all sounds the same: 'bang, bang, bang"

Erin No, it doesn't! When Y0l! carne in, 1was playing Lady Gaga. Now we'rc listening to The Killers. They're totally ditferent!

Bob When 1 was a lad, we used to listen to real music, The King was our favourite.

Erin Who? Do you mean Kings ofLeon? Bob No, Erin, dear, the King of Rock'n'Roll: Elvis

Preslev' Erin Elvis who? Bob Honestlv' Elvis is the biggest icon of pop

music ever. ()11e day, 1was listening to the radio when 1heard this incredible songo It was Elvis. He was singing Lave A1e Tender. That song changed me forever.

Erin Why were you listening to the radio, Granddad?

Bob Well, CDs and the internet didn't use to exist in those days! And we didn't use to have a television either. Rcmembcr, this was back in 1956. Every day, my sister and 1 used to get home and listen to the radio. 'lhat s how we got 111to the new craze: rock'n'roll. We never got bored of it.

Erin \VO\\'.

Bob I\\'() years later, my parents got a telly and \\'C could copy all the latest looks as well; the hatrvtvles and the dance steps. Therc were so manv 1nvcntions in those days!

Erin 'Ihere are cven more nowadays! What about gadgct- like 111p3 plavers and mobile phones and oo.

Bob 1 suppo"e youre right. 1cant kecp up these dav\\!

to the definitions a-h.

crazyabout a follow new fashions and

ideas2 can't stand

b became interested in 3 lad something

4 dear e somebody you love or are

5 got into friendly with

6 got a telly d bought a television

7 nowadays e dislike very much

8 keep up f these days, in modern times

young man

h be very interested in

sornethinq or someone

9

3 Read the text again. Write true or false.

Erin was listening to The Killers when her grandfather

entered the room.

The Kings of Leon sang Lave Me Tender. _______ .__

2 They didn't use to have the internet in 1956. __ ..

3 They used to have radios in 1956. _____ ._____ .._______

4 They didn't have televisions in 1960. -- ... __ . ----_.- ­

4 Answer the questions.

What does 80b think of modern rnusic?

What was Elvis Presley's nickname?

2 What was 80b doing when he first heard Elvis?

3 When did Bob's parents buy a television?

4 How did television change Bob's fashion sense?

b

3

Writing� 2 Rewrite the sentences using the phrases

in exercise 1.

.anquaqe point: giving examples

Read the sentences and circle the

phrases for giving examples.

We used to go on holiday to seaside towns.such as

Brighton.

Lots of icons are American, for instance Marilyn

Monroe.

2 They used to buy lots of gadgets like digital watches.

3 Real Madrid has had a lot of great players,

for example Ronaldo.

Task

Read the notes. Then

complete the essay.

1he nineties Good times: More n70rleYJ more

Iree time

Ba.d times: Gull Wa.r (1990))

people vvorryin3 obout the Idure

Musie

Hip hOp and ra.p) pop-punk

arid 3run3e bonds e'3' Nirva.na.

Fema.le musicia.ns e'3' 5ha.kira.) the 5 piee Girls

End 01 the decade: interrld eha.n3ed the wor Id

199 o: ü1terrlet becomes popuIa.r

1999: mi/lio'rls ha.ve a. computer a.nd the internd id l-ome.

Does she get upset about things? Does she get

upset about being old?

My dad loves reggae music. He loves Bob Marley.

2 They used to have crazy hairstyles. They used to

have red and blue hair.

3� I often get together with my family. We often meet at

the café on Princes Street.

The nineties In the nineties there were good times. People had

. There were sorne� bad times. for instance� ( 1)

and people (2)

the future.� 1n the world of music,�

(3)

were really popular. Fcmale musicians such as (4) had a big impact in thc 1990s too.

By thc cnd ofthe decade, (5) had changed the worldIn l vvü.f ó l to bccornc popular. By1999~(7) of people rx)

4 Write an essay about the nough1:ies (2000-2009).

Write about the good and the bad times, rnusic, and the

important events.

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Progress review Myevaluation

How much do you know? Do the exercises and then circle your own evaluation. 8:.

Grammar

used to

Write sentences with used to or didn't use to.

When my parents were children ...

they / have / mobile phones

2 teenagers / listen to / hip hop

3 people / drive / really small cars

4 old women / wear / black clothes

5 people / play / computer games

6 the internet / exist

Past perfect and past simple

2 Complete the sentences using the past perfect or

past simple forms of the verbs.

1 He .._ _ (get upset) after .. _ (read)

the news.

2 I (want) to call you but Marc

(not give) me your number.

3 We (not get) her a present before we

(go) to her birthday party.

4 She _ (get) her driving licence before they

(drive) to France.

5 It (be) rainy and they_

(forget) to take umbrellas.

•

Past simple and past continuous

3 Match phrases 1-5 with phrases a-e to form rules.

We use the past a the completed

continuous and past action that

simple together interrupts.

2 We use the past b the past simple.

continuous to describe e when one action

3 We use the past simple interrupts another.

for d the long action that

4 We usually use while with was in progress.

5 We usually use when e the past continuous.

with

Myevaluation:

Translation

4 Translate the sentences.

My dad was working in New York when the

skateboard ing craze started.

2 We got together after we'd done our homework.

3 I got upset because my new gadget had broken.

4 In the eighties. my mum used to have an arnazmq

hairstyle.

5 While you were calling your mum, Steve gave us some

cinema tickets.

Myevaluation:

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Vocabulary� Communication

5 Translate the words. 6� Order the words to form phrases for talking about memories

and events in the pasto Nouns: generations

as / I / you / were / there / as / rernernber / far birth

boom 2 great / that / sounds

craze

death 3 then / happened / what

fashion

gadget 4 remember / that's / can / all / I

hairstyle

.con 5 about / there / of / seventeen / us / were

.nvention

iook 6 ever / I / did / tell / the / war / about / you

peace

war

7 Complete the conversation. Uses of get

Granddad Did I (1) e y about what we used to eat get a bus (use transport) during the war?

María No. What did you eat? get a driving licence

Granddad I (2) r catching whatever we could find. get a goal (score) There wasn't much food about.

get a job María How long ago was that?

get a present (for, from) Granddad Well, it was (3) a. __ _ seventy-five y a

María Wow - in the 1930s? get away

Granddad That's right. I can (4) r eget better The (5) b __ b _ w _ when María Encarnación ­

get dark that's your Grandma's sister - caught a rabbit. I

get home, get to school (arrive) (6) r cook the rabbit on a big tire.

- -------------------------------------- - --------------------- Eight of us ate just one rabbit. I (7) r

think it was the best food I'd ever eaten. get the flu (an illness)

Myevaluation: get tired

get together

get up

get upset

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