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GRAMMAR

Countable and uncountable nouns 1

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Dad

Circle the correct words. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Complete the conversation with some or any.

The books is / are on my desk. The milk is / are in the kitchen. There is / are three English lessons this week. The cheese is / are old. These apples is / are very good! The music is / are loud. My homework tonight is / are easy. There is / are water on the floor.

Alex Dad

Alex

Write the words in the correct columns.

Dad

apple

Alex

Uncountable

cheese Dad Alex

Dad Alex

a / an / some / any 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Dad

Now write these words in the correct columns.

Complete the sentences with a / an or some. I’d like some strawberries, please. We’ve got lesson at 10 o’clock. There are pears in the kitchen. This is old recipe book. Let’s make orange juice. I’d like cheese sandwich, please. Can I have tea, please? You’ve got nice shirts!

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It’s Mum’s birthday tomorrow. Let’s make a cake for her. Yeah, great idea. What do we need? Well, first we need 0 some sugar and 1 butter. What about fruit? We’re going to make a banana cake, so we need 2 bananas. OK. But we’ve got 3 oranges and strawberries here as well. Can we use them, too? Well, maybe we can put 4 strawberries on the top of the cake, but I’m sure we don’t need 5 oranges. It’s a banana cake, Alex! OK. Oh, it’s going to be a great cake, Dad. But don’t forget the candles. A birthday cake isn’t right if there aren’t 6 candles on it. That’s true! So, can we please put 7 candles on it? Sure. Now – what do we do first? I can look online to get 8 information about making cakes. OK? No, we haven’t got time for that. Come on – let’s start.

(how) much / (how) many / a lot of / lots of 5

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Complete the sentences with much or many. 0 How many desks are there in your classroom? 1 My school hasn’t got classrooms. 2 How butter do we need? 3 Lola hasn’t got friends. 4 I haven’t got time before dinner. 5 How legs has a spider got? 6 How ice cream is there in the fridge? 7 We haven’t got homework tonight.

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Replace a lot of with much or many. much There isn’t a lot of sugar in my coffee. There aren’t a lot of people here. I haven’t got a lot of friends. You haven’t got a lot of music on your phone. Please don’t buy a lot of crisps. I haven’t got a lot of money in my wallet. Hundreds of people went to the concert, but there weren’t a lot of teenagers. There isn’t a lot of information in this book.

too many / too much / not enough + noun 7

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Complete the sentences with the words in the list. a lot of clothes | a lot of people | a lot of traffic too many clothes | too many people | too much traffic

Circle the correct options. 0 I can’t go out tonight – I haven’t got enough / I’ve got too much homework to do. 1 Let’s do it later. There isn’t enough / There’s too much time now. 2 We need to go shopping; there isn’t enough / there’s too much food for tonight. 3 We can’t sit down because there aren’t enough / there are too many chairs. 4 I need to tidy my room – there aren’t enough / there are too many things on the floor!

too + adjective, (not +) adjective + enough 9

0 I can’t cross the road – there’s too much traffic ! 1 I’ve got . I think I’ll give some old ones away. 2 I bought yesterday. 3 We’ll get there easily – there isn’t today! 4 I can’t get on the bus – there are on it! 5 I was really happy because came to see my play.

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Complete the sentences with the phrases in the list. not old enough | not tired enough not warm enough | too tired | too warm

not tired enough 0 I can’t go to sleep – I’m . 1 Sorry, you’re only 12. You’re to see this film. 2 I’m to go out tonight! I just want to go to bed! 3 What? Go for a swim in the sea? No way! The water’s . 4 I don’t want to go running today. It’s very sunny, so it’s to run.

GET IT a lot of / lots of

UNIT 3

RIGHT!

We use of + noun after a lot and lots. ✓ There are a lot of / lots of restaurants in my town. ✗ There are a lot restaurants in my town. ✓ We’ve got a lot of / lots of water. ✗ We’ve got lots water. We use a before lot of but not before lots of. ✓ There are a lot of / lots of tomatoes in the fridge. ✗ There are a lots of tomatoes in the fridge. Correct the sentences. 0 There is lots food to eat. There is lots of food to eat. 1 We have a lot of sandwiches and a lots of fruit. 2 We don’t have much of milk. 3 There aren’t a lot places to park the car. 4 Jo buys lots cakes and a lot ice cream.

VOCABULARY

Food and drink 1

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0 it has a very nice taste (2 words) delicious, tasty 1 it has a very bad taste (2 words)

Complete the puzzle. What is the ‘mystery word’? 0

Look at the words in Exercise 3. Match them with the definitions.

2 it has a lot of fat in it 3 it has sugar in it 4 it has a hot and strong taste (for example, curry)

1 2 3

5 it is in a natural condition (not from a tin or frozen)

4 5

6 it has a lot of salt in it

7 8

Invent two dishes, one that you think is really delicious, and one that you think is really disgusting. Delicious – a burger with mushrooms and cheese Disgusting – chocolate ice cream with tuna and onions

WordWise: have got 6 1

The mystery word is

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roast grilled boiled fried salty hot

a a a a a a

chicken soup carrots pasta soup water

b b b b b b

potatoes fish potatoes chicken tuna fruit juice

c c c c c c

strawberries meat salad onions cake chocolate

Complete the adjectives. Then check in the word list on page 31. 0 1 2 3 4

0 d

Circle the word that does not follow the adjective. 0 1 2 3 4 5

Match the sentences with the pictures.

Adjectives to talk about food 2

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de l icious di gu in fa y fr h ho ib

5 6 7 8

s t s cy s ee ta y

a b c d

I’ve got a problem. I’ve got a headache. I haven’t got time. I’ve got something to do.

Match these sentences with a–d in Exercise 6. 0 1 2 3

‘Do you have another bag?’ ‘I need to rest.’ ’I want to do it now.’ ‘I have a piano lesson in 10 minutes.’

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UNIT 3

REFERENCE

XX FOOD fish green beans ice cream mushrooms onions pancakes pasta peppers salad

bread XX burgers carrots cake cereal cheese chicken chocolate eggs

sausages soup steak strawberries tacos tomatoes tuna yoghurt

XX DRINK coffee XX fruit juice hot chocolate milk mineral water tea

WORDS THAT GO TOGETHER roast vegetables

fried chicken

cheese and mushroom omelette

chocolate cake

boiled potatoes

grilled fish

tomato soup

tuna sandwich

delicious

fresh

savoury

tasty

disgusting

horrible

spicy

yummy

fatty

salty

sweet

DESCRIBING FOOD

EXPRESSIONS WITH HAVE GOT have got a headache

have got something to do

have got time

have got a problem

have got my reasons

VOCABULARY EXTRA 1 Complete the words with the missing letters.

0 b i s c ui t

4 ri

2 h

5 s

2 Complete the sentences with your ideas. Use the names of food or drinks. 1 I really like

, and

2 I don’t like

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3 I eat and 4 I think and

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What food do people eat on national days and festivals in your country? Let us know in the comments below.

CELEBRATING WITH FOOD!

CHILE EN NOGADA Hi, I’m Alejandra and I’m from Mexico. On 16 September, we celebrate Independence Day with a special dish called chile en nogada. We eat it on this day because this dish has the same colours as the Mexican flag: green, white and red! The main ingredient is a large green chilli pepper with meat, vegetables, fruit and spices inside it. There’s a white sauce over the pepper and some red fruit seeds on top. Everyone loves this dish, so we make enough for all the family and that takes a long time!

MOONCAKES Hello! I’m Li-Na from China. We have a festival for the first full moon of autumn and some people call it the Mooncake Festival! Mooncakes are round like the moon and they look beautiful. Inside there is a sweet cream which is often made from red beans. Yes, beans in a dessert! And it tastes really good. Families get together on this special day. At night, we go outside to look at the moon, eat mooncakes and drink tea – lots of tea. How many cakes do we eat? Too many – because they are so delicious!

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HAGGIS Hi there! I’m Duncan from Scotland. We always eat haggis on 25 January, Burns’ Night, to celebrate the birthday of a Scottish poet, Robert Burns. Haggis is simple food made with cheap ingredients: sheep meat, vegetables and cereals – boiled in a sheep’s stomach! I know, it sounds disgusting – but it’s really tasty!

On Burns’ Night, the haggis is at the centre of the celebrations. We stand and listen to Scottish music when my mum puts it on the table. My dad reads a famous Robert Burns’ poem about a haggis, then we sit down and enjoy a good dinner.

READING 1 Read the article and match photos 1–3 with photos a–c. 2 Read the article again and mark the sentences C (chile en nogada), M (mooncakes) or H (haggis). M 0 It’s part of a Chinese tradition. 1 You eat this dish to celebrate a writer. 2 There are a lot of ingredients in this. 3 These have sugar in them. 4 The colour of the food is important. 5 You drink something hot with this food. 6 This food doesn’t cost much to make.

CRITICAL THINKING Think about your country. Complete the table with examples of traditional food and drinks that people have on special days.

Celebration Savoury food Sweet food Drinks

4 Is food a big part of your country’s traditions? Number these things in order (1 = very important, 6 = not very important) for your country.

Clothes Food Sport Stories/poems Music Festivals

Writing

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UNIT 3

A recipe 1

Read the recipe for mushroom and red pepper omelette.

INPUT

1 How long does it take to make?

2 How many people is it for?

MUSHROOM AND RED PEPPER OMELETTE Time: 20 minutes

Serves 1

What you need (ingredients) 2–3 eggs

Oil

100 g mushrooms

Milk

Half a small onion

Salt

Half a red pepper

Pepper

How to make it (method) 1

Wash and slice the mushrooms, onion and red pepper.

Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan and add the vegetables. Stir and cook for about 10 minutes.

Beat the eggs with some milk, salt and pepper.

4 When the vegetables are ready, put them on a plate. 5 Heat another tablespoon of oil in the frying pan. When it’s hot, add the eggs. 6 Put the vegetables on half of the omelette. Then cover them with the other half of the omelette. Serve with a salad.

2 Read the recipe again. Answer the questions.

WRITING TIP: a recipe

0 What do you cook first? the vegetables 1 How long do you cook the vegetables?

• Choose a simple dish you know how to make (a sandwich, a cake). • Write a list of the ingredients. • Think of the actions you need to take to make your dish and write down the verbs (wash, slice). • Use the verbs to write short, simple instructions. • Look up the new words you need in a dictionary.

2 What do you add to the eggs? 3 When do you cook the egg mixture?

3 Read the section ‘How to make it’ again. Match the verbs in bold with these definitions. 0 put an ingredient with the other ingredients add 1 move round with a spoon 2 make something hot 3 cut into thin pieces 4 mix quickly with a spoon or fork 4

ANALYSE

Name, number of servings and cooking time Ingredients

Tick (✓) the correct answer.

All the verbs are in: the present simple the imperative the present continuous

Write a plan for your recipe. Organise the information in three sections. PLAN

Instructions

PRODUCE

Write the recipe using your plan in

Exercise 5.

LISTENING 1

Listen to the conversation between Sally and Maggie. Tick (✓) the things that Sally puts in her dish. 3.01

beans chicken garlic mushrooms potatoes tomatoes

carrots chilli peppers meat onions red peppers

Listen again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). T 0 Sally is cooking something for dinner. 1 Sally thinks her recipe is new. 2 The onions, tomatoes and red peppers are grilled together. 3 Sally’s dish isn’t spicy. 4 Sally uses fried meat. 5 They can eat Sally’s food with salad and potatoes. 6 Maggie thinks chilli con carne is from Mexico. 7 Chilli con carne usually has mushrooms in it. 3.01

PHRASES FOR FLUENCY 5

Well, they’re from France. They’re going to be here for a couple of weeks. B Oh really? What is it? A Some friends are coming next week to visit me. B So what? 1 A Hey, Fiona. I’ve got some news. B Great. I love parties! A Oh, I’m sorry, Fiona, I didn’t mean to. Of course, I want you to come as well. B What about me? Don’t forget me! B OK. Some French people are here in our town! That’s good news. A Yes, it is. I want to have a party when they’re here. A Me too! I’m going to invite Joe, and Charlie, and Lily, and Holly, and … .

3 Put the words in order to make phrases. It’s OK. 0 OK / It’s 1 sorry / I’m / really 2 really / I / bad / feel 3 it / worry / Don’t / about

A Ella, do you remember that I borrowed your book? B Yes, I remember. Why? A Well – I can’t find it. I haven’t got it any more. 0 I’m really sorry . B Oh, 1 , Jared. It’s not a very good book! A2 , Ella. I want to buy another one for you. B No, Jared. 3 . Really. Look – I’ve got an idea. A What? B There’s a film of the book now. It’s at the cinema this weekend. Come with me to see it! A Oh, OK then. Thanks.

Put the sentences in order to make a conversation. Then listen and check. 3.02

DIALOGUE

4 Use the phrases in Exercise 3 to complete the conversation. There may be more than one possible answer.

Complete the conversations with the words in the list. Then listen and check. 3.03

Actually | a couple of | as well So what | upset with | What about me 1 A Do you like this curry? Actually B Yes, it’s delicious. 0 , curry’s my favourite food, I think. But I like other things 1 , of course. 2 A I’m going to the cinema with 2 friends. 3 B ? Can I come, too? 3 A John’s very angry with you. B 4 ? I don’t like him anyway. 4 A Katy isn’t talking to me. B Perhaps she’s 5 you. A Probably, but I don’t know why. PRONUNCIATION

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A2 Key for Schools READING AND WRITING Part 2: 3-option multiple matching 1 For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Who can’t eat one type of food? Who wants a job making food? Who likes doing exercise? Who is often very hungry? Who prepares food for other people? Who enjoys going out to eat? Who doesn’t eat much sweet food?

Jenna

Ethan

Alice

A A A A A A A

B B B B B B B

C C C C C C C

TALKING

ABOUT FOOD

Alice

Jenna

I eat a lot because I need enough energy to swim! I swim three times a week and enter lots of competitions. I eat a healthy diet with a lot of fruit, vegetables, fish and pasta. But I don’t eat many cakes and biscuits. After swimming practice, I’m always really hungry, so I eat bananas and drink a lot of water.

Ethan

I love cooking. I want to be a top chef when I grow up! I help with the cooking at home. I really enjoy making dinner with my mum or dad, because we chat while we’re cooking. I usually make lunch for my sisters too when my parents are out at work. This year, I’m doing a cooking course after school, so I’m learning a lot of new recipes.

I’m careful about the food I eat because I can’t eat food with milk in it. There’s milk in a lot of food you buy, so I always read the ingredients! I know what I can and can’t eat. My parents buy special milk made from nuts and I put it on cereals and in hot drinks. I love going to vegan restaurants because I know I can eat everything there.

EXAM GUIDE: READING AND WRITING PART 2 In A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing Part 2, there are three short texts on the same topic and seven questions. Each question is about one of the texts and you have to choose the correct text, A, B or C. • Read the title. This can help you understand the texts. • Then read the three texts quickly for general comprehension. • Read the first question and look for this information in the three texts. • Circle the letter that corresponds to the text. • You don’t usually find the same words in the question and the texts, so look for words and phrases with similar meanings. • Sometimes the questions summarise part of the text.

ALL IN THE 4

FAMILY

GRAMMAR Possessive adjectives and pronouns 1

Circle the correct words. I / My name’s Raul. 1I / My family is quite big. There are 2I / my three sisters, Vicky, Mila and Madison, and 3 we / our have got two brothers, Dylan and Edward, so there are three boys and three girls. 4Us / Our sisters love playing football for the school team. 5They / Their team is really good. Vicky is 6they / their goalkeeper. 7She / Her friends think she’s the best goalkeeper in the world. 8Us / Our mum and dad love football too, so on Sundays we all go and watch the three girls play. Dad’s got a brother. 9 He / His name’s Jonathan. He sometimes goes with us to watch the girls play. Uncle Jonathan often says to me, 10 ‘You / Your sisters are good footballers, but I’m sure you are better.’ I think that’s funny.

Rewrite the sentences using possessive pronouns. Is this dog yours? 0 Is this your dog? 1 Is that his car? 2 Are these your jeans? 3 Is this my sandwich? 4 Are these our seats? 5 Is that her house?

Circle the correct words. 0 A B 1 A B 2 A B 3 A B 4 A B 5 A B

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5 1 A B

2 A

B 3 A

whose and possessive ’s 3

Rewrite the sentences. Use the word(s) in brackets and put the apostrophe in the correct position. 0 A B 1 A B 2 A B 3 A B 4 A B 5 A B

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Whose is this skateboard? It‘s Peter’s. It’s his. (Peter) Whose are those books? They’re theirs. (my friends) Is this your umbrella? No, it’s hers. (Mrs Miller) Are those your brothers’ bikes? No, they’re theirs. (my sisters) Is this John’s phone? No, it’s his. (Tom) Whose are these keys? They’re hers. (Sandra)

B 4 A

5 A B

Can you check who’s / whose at the door? It’s Matt’s / Matt friend, Henry. Who’s / Whose house is this? It’s the Taylor’s / Taylors’ new house. Is it Sam / Sam’s bike? No, it’s his sister Polly / Polly’s. Our teacher’s / teachers son is a doctor. You mean Mrs Smith’s / Smith son? Who’s / Whose your favourite band? I really like Imagine Dragons’ / Dragon’s songs a lot. Who’s / Whose are these comics? They aren’t mine. I think they’re James / James’s.

Complete the conversations. your I really like 0 jacket, Rob. 1 It looks really good on . 2 isn’t 3 . It’s Theo’s. He lent it to 4 . I’ve got to give it back to 5 later. Do you know the Richard twins? 6 live next to Sally. In fact she lives at number 9, and 7 house is number 11. Yes, I know Sally. My sister is a good friend of 8 . She’s a friend of mine, too. I’m sure that’s Liam’s dog over there. So where is 9 ? He never goes anywhere without 10 dog. 11 It’s not . Liam’s dog is black and that one is brown. Hey, what are 12 doing, Henry? 13 That’s sandwich. It’s not 14 ! I’m sorry. 15 was hungry. Here 16 are. Don’t be angry with 17 , OK? 18 is this camera? Let’s ask Jim. I think it’s 19 . 20 Or talk to Ruby. Maybe it’s .

PRONUNCIATION

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was / were 6

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Eddie

Circle the correct words. 0 Breakfast this morning was / were delicious, but the bananas wasn’t / weren’t very sweet. 1 Mrs Donald, our English teacher, was / were really cool yesterday. We was / were happy, too. 2 My parents wasn’t / weren’t at home yesterday evening. They was / were at my school with my teacher. 3 I was / were really hungry but there wasn’t / weren’t any sandwiches left. 4 The film was / were really boring. We wasn’t / weren’t very interested in it. 5 They was / were very late. There wasn’t / weren’t many people left at the party.

7 0 A B 1 A B 2 A B 3 A B 4 A B 5 A B

Complete the sentences with was or were. Was it cold this morning? Cold? Not really. Victor and Daniel born in the same year? No. Victor is 9, Daniel is 11. your cousin angry with you? Not at all. all your friends at your party? Only Tyler wasn’t. He was ill. Caitlin hungry? Yes, very, very hungry. they at home? No, they’re still at school.

Complete the conversation between the police officer (PO) and Eddie. Use was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.

PO Eddie

Eddie

PO Eddie

PO Eddie PO

No, he 4 . He 5 in the 6 garage. He very happy because his bike 7 broken. 8 And your sister, Jess, in the house? 9 Yes, she . She 10 in 11 the kitchen. She very hungry. And the twins? 12 they in the kitchen with her? No, they 13 . They 14 in the living room, in front of the TV. And you, Eddie. Where 15 you? I 16 tired, and I 17 very 18 well. I in bed. Sleeping. Yes, I 19 asleep. 20 So, if you asleep, how do you know where everyone was?

Answer the questions so they are true for you. 1 Were you at school yesterday at 3 pm? 2 Was it hot yesterday? 3 Was your teacher angry this morning? 4 Were you in bed early last night? 5 Were you late for school last week? 6 Was your best friend happy to see you this morning?

GET IT it’s and its

PO Eddie PO Eddie

So, just let me check your story again. Sure. were Your mum and dad 0 outside. 1 Yes, they . They 2 in the garden. And your brother 3 in the garden, too.

UNIT 4 3

RIGHT!

We use it’s as a short form of it is. We always use an apostrophe (’) between it and the ‒s. ✓ It’s my mum’s birthday today. ✗ Its my mum’s birthday today. We use its to talk about possession when the subject is an object or an animal*. Its never has an apostrophe. ✓ This book is very old. Its pages are yellow. ✗ This book is very old. It’s pages are yellow. *We sometimes use his/her to talk about animals that are our pets. Put four apostrophes (’) in the correct place. I love my new phone. I love the colour. Its red. Its my favourite colour. The screen is big, and the camera takes good pictures. My sister loves her phone because of its modern design and its apps, and because its small. Her friends gave it to her for her birthday. Its really nice, but I think mine is better.

VOCABULARY Family members 1

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Complete the puzzle. What is the ‘mystery word’? 0

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1 2 3 4

angry

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

My mum’s brother is my … My brother is my parents’ … My sister is my parents’ … My parent’s daughter is my … Mum is my dad’s … My dad’s sister is my … Grandpa is my grandma’s …

The mystery word is

Use each word to write a sentence that is true for your family. 0 sister‒in‒law

My aunt Caroline is my dad’s sister‒in‒law. 1 big sister

2 daughter

4 3 cousins

4 grandpa

5 uncle

How do you feel when … 0 you watch a horror film?

I feel scared! 1 you get low marks in a test? 2 you get top marks in a test? 3 you don’t understand a lesson? 4 your best friend forgets your birthday?

6 little brother

7 aunt

5 you’ve got an important test in the morning? 6 a test is over (and it wasn’t so difficult)? 7 your grandparents give you some money (and it’s not your

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UNIT 4

REFERENCE Family members

Sarah

Bill

(my grandparents)

(my grandma)

Ian

(my father)

(my parents)

(my grandpa)

Jenny

Sally

(my mother, Sarah & Bill’s daughter)

Jamie

(my brother)

Megan

Sam

(my aunt, Ian’s sister-in-law)

(my uncle, Jenny’s husband)

Ben

(my sister)

(my cousin, Jenny & Sam’s son)

Feelings Positive proud relieved

Negative angry confused scared upset worried

surprised

Uncle and aunt’s family

grandchild (m/f) (m) 2 (f)

(m) (f)

Step‒family stepmother stepfather stepsister 5

(m)

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READING

TV GUIDE:

1 Read the TV guide quickly and complete the sentences. 1 Joe is Lucy’s

2 John is Paul’s

WE’RE WATCHING YOU

2 Read the TV guide again. For each question, choose the correct answers for sentences 1–7. 0 We’re Watching You is on twice a week.

A Right

B Wrong

C Doesn’t say

1 There are famous actors in the show. 2 3 4

5 6 7

A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say The show makes the reviewer laugh. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say The families behave badly for the camera. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say No one in the Collins family is happy with what they watch. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say Anna Collins is good at sport. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say The Lawson family like action films. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say Saturday nights don’t usually have a happy ending for the Lawsons. A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say

3 Answer the questions. 0 Why do people like watching the show? Because it’s really funny. 1 What does Joe and Lucy’s dad like watching? 2 What does Joe’s sister want? 3 Whose grandpa can’t hear very well? 4 What does John’s grandson want to do?

Match the members of the Collins family with the sentences. CRITICAL THINKING

1 2 3 4

‘I’m going to my room to read.’ ‘Can we watch the tennis match?’ ‘This is boring! Let’s watch The Simpsons!’ ‘Where’s the remote control?’

a Dad

b Mum

c Lucy

d Joe

5 What happens in your family when you watch television? Are they similar to anyone in the Collins family? My sister only watches cartoons. She’s similar to Joe.

Watching TV families watching TV We’re Watching You is a simple but brilliant idea: put a tiny camera on the front of the TV in several family homes and record them, and then make it into a TV programme. And that’s all it is, a TV programme that shows us real people watching real TV. Exciting? Not really. But it is really, really funny. Of course, all the people on the show know that a camera is recording them, but they soon forget it’s there, and then the fun starts. There are the Collins family from Huddersfield. Mike, the dad, can never find the remote control, and soon starts shouting at his kids, Joe and Lucy, to find it. Of course, as his wife, Anna, says, he always finds it – he is usually sitting on it! Anna only wants to watch sport, but her husband wants cooking programmes, Joe wants cartoons and Lucy wants a quiet house without TV. No one usually gets what they want. And then there’s the Lawson family from Taunton. They sit down together and watch a film every Saturday night. It always starts off well, but soon there are problems. Grandpa John can’t hear very well. He always wants to turn the volume up. This upsets his daughter, Georgia, who hates the loud noise. So Grandpa turns it down, but then he asks his grandson, Paul, to tell him what people are saying. This makes Paul angry. And then his mum often walks in front of the TV into the kitchen to get a cup of tea. Poor Paul – he doesn’t want a cup of tea, he just wants to watch the film. We’re Watching You is fun to watch, but I’m glad these cameras aren’t in my home!

Writing

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UNIT 4

An invitation 1

INPUT

Read the invitations. Put the events in the order that they start on Friday.

1 The visit to a friend’s home

The film

The concert C

Hayden Hayden@thinkmail.com

Hayden, Can you come to my party at The Fun Factory? It’s on Friday evening from 8 pm to 11 pm. They do food, so don’t eat before you get there! Please let me know if you can come because The Fun Factory need to know the number of people. Hope you’re free on Friday. Best, Noah

The party

Dear Aunt Beth, There’s a concert at my school next Friday and I’m in it. Would you like to come? It starts at 6.30 pm, but get there early if you want a good seat. My school is at the beginning of Brook Lane. There’s a lot of space to park. Hope to see you there. Daisy

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Jasmine Jasmine@thinkmail.com

Joe, Do you want to go to the cinema on Friday to see the new Marvel Comics film? There’s a show at 7 pm, so we can meet at 6 pm and have a drink and a snack at the café if you’d like. Let me know if you can come. Luke

Hi Jasmine, I’m so happy it’s the holidays! How about coming to my house this Friday? We can come and pick you up at about 10 am and take you back in the evening. Please say ‘yes’. I’ve got lots of video games. We’ll have fun. Bella PS My mum says you have to ask your parents first.

Look at the lines from the replies. Match them with the invitations. ANALYSE

0 Mum and Dad want me back before dinner if that’s OK. 1 By the way, what sort of food do they do? 2 I can be there at 6 pm. I want a seat right in the front row! 3 Sorry, I’d love to see it, but I can’t be there at that time. Could we go on Saturday instead?

1 You want your uncle to come and watch your band play on Friday evening. 2 You want your best friend to go to the adventure park with you on Saturday. 3 You want your friend to go away with you and your family for the weekend.

Invitation 1 What? When? Where? Other information

WRITING TIP: an invitation • Invitations don’t need to be long, but they need to contain all the important information – day, time and place. • In invitations to friends, we use friendly, informal language. Use expressions to make the person feel very welcome. (Please come, I hope you can come, Please say ‘yes’.) • In formal invitations, begin with Dear … and use expressions like Would you like to … ? instead of Do you want to …? • Don’t forget to ask the person to reply.

Choose TWO situations and plan your invitations. PLAN

Invitation 2 What? When? Where? Other information

Write your invitations using your notes in Exercise 3. Write 50–60 words for each invitation. PRODUCE

LISTENING 1

Listen to the conversations. In each conversation, someone is asking for permission to do something. Tick (✓) the conversation if they get permission to do it. 4.02

DIALOGUE 4 Write a conversation for each of these pictures Use a request in each conversation, with a positive answer in one, and a negative answer in the other.

Conversation 1 Conversation 2 Conversation 3

4.02

Listen again. Choose the correct answer

A, B or C. Conversation 1 0 Aaron wants to go to his friend’s house by A car. B bike. C bus. 1 Holly is … of her bike. A scared B tired C proud Conversation 2 2 Joshua is A doing his homework. B going out. C playing video games. 3 His mum is … about his school work. A angry B surprised C worried Conversation 3 4 Who does the girl want to invite to her house? A her grandparents B some school friends C her cousins 5 What does the girl decide to change? A the day B the place C the time

3 Put the words in order to make questions and answers. 1 A I / your / Can / borrow / bike?

Can I borrow your bike? B it / very / OK, / but / with / be /careful 2 A out / I / please? / now, / go / Can B come / can / but / home / You / go, / early 3 A some / friends / Can / Saturday? / I / round /

on / invite B can’t / No, / sorry, / I’m / you

Tom Finley Tom Finley

Poppy Mum Poppy Mum

What did he say? It’s my turn and I want to watch football. Can’t we just turn it off? Shh! They’re giving us a really good recipe for a cake. You’re probably sitting on it, as usual. No, Mum, I don’t want anything to eat, thank you! Where is it? I want to change channel. Can you turn it up a bit? Not tennis again. I want to watch Batman. Please – turn it down!

John

A2 Key for Schools READING AND WRITING

LISTENING

Part 5: Open cloze

Part 3: 3-option multiple choice

1 For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.

1 Where is Beth’s husband from? A France B Scotland C Ireland 2 Olivia has got A one sister B two sisters C three sisters 3 How old is Luke? A 8 weeks old B 8 months old C 8 years old 4 What is Olivia’s grandpa called? A Roger B Tony C William 5 Dave thinks Olivia looks like her A cousin B mother C father

Lizzy lizzy@thinkmail.com

Hi Lizzy, How 0 are you? I’m really happy because some family from Australia are staying 1 us at the moment. I 2 only seven the last time they were here! My cousins are called Ethan 3 Grace. We are having 4 great time together – except they’re on holiday, and I’m at school! In Australia, it’s their summer holiday now. I’d like to invite some of my friends 5 meet them at my house on Saturday afternoon. Can 6 come then? I hope so!

EXAM GUIDE: LISTENING PART 3 In A2 Key for Schools Listening Part 3, you will hear a longer dialogue. You have to choose the correct option, A, B or C, for each of the five questions. • Before you listen, read through all the questions. This will tell you what the listening is about. • Look at each question carefully and identify the kind of information you need to listen out for. • The questions are in the same order as the dialogue, so they are easy to follow. • You’ll hear the conversation twice. Use the second time to listen for missing answers and check the answers you already have.

Let me know. Love Daisy

EXAM GUIDE: READING AND WRITING PART 5 In A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing Part 5, you have to complete six gaps in a short email or message with ONE word. There is always one example for this task. • Read the text quickly and focus on general understanding. Don’t worry about the gaps at this stage. • First, look at the example carefully. • Now start with the first gap. Remember to read the complete sentence and especially the words before and after the gap. • Think about one word that you could write in the gap and try it. • If you can’t think of a word, try thinking about the type of word you need: verb, adverb, subject, preposition, article, question word and so on. • When you have completed all the gaps, re‒read the text and make sure it makes sense.

For each question, choose the correct answer. You will hear Olivia talking to her friend Dave about her family. 4.03

For each question choose the correct answer. You will hear Liam talking to his friend Rachel about a new restaurant. 4.04

1 The new restaurant is A French. B Italian. C Mexican. 2 The restaurant is in A High Street. B River Street. C Bridge Street. 3 When did Rachel go to the restaurant? A on Thursday B on Wednesday C at the weekend 4 How much was Rachel’s meal? A £9 B £9.50 C £10 5 Rachel was there A with her family. B in the afternoon. C for her birthday.

CONSOLIDATION LISTENING 1

Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct answer A, B or C. 4.05

1 What does the man want to drink? A pineapple juice B water with ice and lemon C water without ice and lemon 2 What does the woman want to drink? A mineral water B tea C lemonade 3 Which sandwich does the man want? A tuna B chicken C cheese and tomato

4.05

Listen again and answer the questions.

0 Why does the man order mineral water? Because there isn’t any apple juice. 1 What does the waitress bring the man? 2 Whose is the drink? 3 Why can’t the man get the sandwich he wants? 4 What does he think about the café? 5 Where does he arrange to meet Lisa?

GRAMMAR 3 Circle the correct word. 0 A Is that your cousins’ house? B Yes, it’s ours / theirs. 1 A Is that your tablet? B No, it’s her / hers. 2 A Is that your grandpa’s watch? B Yes, it’s his / hers. 3 A Has your school got it’s / its own swimming pool? B No, we go to the sports centre.

4 A Do you like your new phone? B Yes, I do and it’s / its easy to use, too. 5 A Whose / Who’s are those trainers? B They’re mine.

4 Circle the correct words. Natalie Joseph Natalie Joseph Natalie

Joseph Natalie

Joseph Natalie Joseph

Was / Were you at the cinema with Jenni and Edie last night? Yes, I 1was / were. It 2was / were a lot of fun. And then 3was / were you all at the café opposite the cinema later? How do you know? We 4was / were, actually. We were there too, so I also know what you had. You always have 5some / any fish and 6 a lot of / much chips, and you don’t eat 7 some / any green vegetables. Yeah, I know. I don’t eat 8too much / enough healthy food, you’re right. Hey, I’ve got an idea. Come and have lunch at our place. My dad’s a good cook. He’s a vegetarian, so he doesn’t cook 9 some / any meat, but he makes 10much / lots of excellent salads. Thanks, that sounds good. Well, come tomorrow at 12.30. Great, thanks. 0

VOCABULARY 5 Unscramble the adjectives in brackets. Complete the sentences. 0 How would you like your vegetables, boiled (deilob) or grilled (llrigde)? 1 This curry is too (ypisc) for me, I’m afraid. 2 I’m sorry, but this smells so (unstsdgiig) that I can’t eat it. 3 A Do you think the soup’s too (aslyt)? B No, not at all. I think it’s very (yttas). 4 This steak is nice, and the salad’s (cidesliou). 5 A How do you like the (staro) chicken? B It’s absolutely (uymym). 6 These vegetables are all really (hefrs). 7 This cheesecake isn’t very nice. It’s too (weset), and it tastes a bit (igorbn).

UNITS 3 & 4 6 Complete the sentences. Write the words for family members and complete the words for feelings. 0 I’ve got a present for my little sister (I’m her big brother). She’ll be very surprised when she sees it! 1 My (mother’s father) loves taking photos. He’s really p of a photo of my sister playing. 2 My (uncle’s wife) was in hospital for a few days. We’re all r that she’s OK again. 3 My (uncle’s daughter) Joanna hates horror films. They make her really s . 4 Roy and his , Christina, (he’s her husband) are u because their daughter Caroline never visits them.

DIALOGUE 7

Complete the conversation. Use the phrases in the list. 4.06

can I borrow

Zoe

Jordan, 0 umbrella?

Jordan

you can. Your big brother never says ‘no’, does he? That’s right. Thanks so much. Bye. Where are you going? I’m going to meet Mia and Emily. And 2 my umbrella? Are you taking it with you? 3 ? It’s raining. It’s only 4 hours. I’ll be back soon. 5 . But make sure you bring it back. I’ll be very 6 you if you don’t!

Zoe Jordan Zoe Jordan

Zoe

Jordan

your

Later … Jordan Zoe

Jordan Zoe

Jordan

Ah, you’re back. Well, yes, but I 7 . I left your umbrella on the bus. I can’t believe it. 8 , Jordan. It was an accident. OK, 9 . These things happen. But next time … I’ll say ‘no’!

READING 8 Read the magazine article about unusual birthday traditions. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AROUND THE WORLD

ow do you celebrate your birthday? With a cake, a party for your friends, with games and fun for all? In some countries birthday celebrations are really unusual. In some parts of India, for example, on a child’s first birthday, the parents cut off the child’s hair. This happens to both boys and girls, and there is a party to celebrate. In Vietnam, they celebrate everybody’s birthday on New Year’s Eve. Parents give their children a paper envelope with coins in it – ‘lucky money’. In Korea, they celebrate day number 100 after the child is born. Children get rice cakes with honey and red and black beans. Families make sure a child gets a lot of these rice cakes. When a child gets a 100 rice cakes, this means that they will live a long, happy life. When children in Denmark wake up on their birthday, there are presents all around the bed. Some children are so excited that they find it difficult to fall asleep the night before!

0 Parents in some parts of India cut off their children’s hair on their first birthday 1 Only Indian boys have a haircut on their first birthday. 2 In Vietnam they celebrate children’s birthdays on the last day of the year. 3 In Korea they celebrate before a child is four months old. 4 Children in Korea get lots of rice cakes with chocolate and ice cream. 5 In Denmark children get their presents the night before their birthday.

WRITING 9 Write a paragraph about how you celebrate your birthday (about 80–100 words). Use these questions to help you. • How important are birthdays in your family? • How do you celebrate them? • Are there any interesting traditions?