Cambridge University Press 978-1-107-55729-1 – Guess What! American English Level 6 Student’s Book Susannah Reed, With Kay Bentley, Course consultant Lesley Koustaff Table of Contents More information
Contents
Page
Seasons and weather
4
Vocabulary
spring, summer, fall, winter, monsoon, drought, flood, storm, thunder and lightning
Grammar
Was there a storm? Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t. When I was six, I went to Florida.
6
Rising intonation in questions
The weather was great when we arrived.
Story value
Ask your friends for help
Skills
Listening and speaking: My favorite season
CLIL: Art
Say it!
8 9
Talk time Planning a trip
10
Reading and writing: The Sonoran Desert
11
What do the shadows in a painting tell us?
12–13
Camping
14
Vocabulary
blanket, bowl, cup, map, plate, backpack, sleeping bag, tent, flashlight, water bottle
Grammar
We wanted to sleep outside. What did I ask you to do?
We tried to make a tent.
Say it!
16
Sentence stress
17
You asked me to wash the cups and bowls.
Story value
Be resourceful
Skills
Listening and speaking: Wild camping
CLIL: Math
7
18 19
Talk time Planning a camping trip
20
Reading and writing: Camping on ice
21
How do we estimate measurements?
22–23
2 Talent show
24
Vocabulary
do acrobatics, do cartwheels, do tricks, juggle, make sculptures, paint portraits, play instruments, do street dancing, read poetry, tell jokes
Grammar
good, better, the best
Who’s better at making sculptures, my sister or me? Your sister is.
28
Story value
Work together
29
Skills
Listening and speaking: Street entertainment Talk time Planning a street entertainment show
30
Say it!
bad, worse, the worst
26
Contrastive stress
Reading and writing: Poetry competition CLIL: Physical education Review
31
What abilities do we need for physical activities?
32–33
Units 1 and 2
34–35
3 International food
36
Vocabulary
curry, dumplings, fish and chips, kebabs, noodles, paella, rice and beans, stew, sushi, tacos
Grammar
My family wants me to cook dinner every night.
Story value
Eat healthy food
Skills
Listening and speaking: Cooking competition
38
I want them to cook dinner sometimes. Say it!
I went to the supermarket to buy some rice.
CLIL: Science
27
39
Sentence stress
40 41
Talk time Planning a cooking competition
42
Reading and writing: Sweet ambition
43
Why is it important to drink water?
44–45
4 Music
46
Vocabulary
clarinet, cymbals, drums, electric guitar, flute, keyboard, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, violin
Grammar
He plays the trumpet slowly. She plays the guitar well.
Story value
Persevere
Skills
Listening and speaking: Instruments around the world
Pedro sings more beautifully than I do.
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She sings beautifully. Say it! Intonation in questions and answers
49
Who plays more loudly, you or Pedro? I do.
50 51
Talk time Discussing musical instruments
52
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