Our world 1

Watch

1.1
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The Yellow Ferrari

1.2

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Young Scientists

1.3

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Where I’m From

1.4

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What’s Pangaea?
Language Speak and write
Favourite things Give personal information
Countries, nationalities and Write a personal profile
languages
Culture
Possessive adjectives A multicultural school
Possessive ’s
Question words
Across the curriculum BE CURIOUS
Geography
Read and listen Look
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Read about a teenage sailor pictures
picturesininUnit
Unit1.
1.Find
Find…
…
Listen to a conversation between • a pink boat.
two new friends
• a flag with a dragon.
Unit 1 9
 Vocabulary
Favourite things
1 Look at the photos and match them with the things in the box.
football   trainers   games console  ​
books  ​
rollerblades  ​
guitar  ​
headphones  ​MP3 player  ​skateboard  ​mobile phone  ​computer  ​comics
1 games console

1 2 3

5 6
4

9
7
8

10 12
11

2 1.08   Listen, check and repeat.

Your Turn
3 Where do we usually use the things in
Exercise 1. Complete the table. 4 Work with a partner. What are your
favourite things?
inside outside both
A: M
 y favourite things are my mobile and my blue
games console trainers.
B: Cool! My favourite thing is my guitar.

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NAME: Jessica Watson
NATIONALITY: Australian
RECORD: The first teenage girl to sail
solo around the world.

s s i c a Wa t s o n
Je – a teenage hero!
This is Jessica Watson. She’s Australian and she’s 16. She’s a sailor.
Her yacht is the Pink Lady. Pink is Jessica’s favourite colour! Jessica
and the Pink Lady are on a trip around the world from Sydney Harbour
in Australia, over the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, and back to
Sydney. That’s 23,000 miles! She’s on the Indian Ocean now.
Jessica’s friends and family are in Australia. She speaks to
her mother and father every day on her satellite phone. Her
satellite phone is very important. It’s her connection with
her family – and the world.
Jessica’s yacht, the Pink Lady, is her favourite thing.
And the sea is her favourite place!

FACT

Reading Your Turn

1 Look at the photos of Jessica Watson and 4 Complete the sentences for you. Compare
the fact file. Why is she famous? them with a partner.
1 My … is very important to me.
2 1.09   Read and listen to the text about 2 My favourite colour is … .
Jessica Watson. What is her favourite 3 My favourite place is … .
thing?
1 My mobile phone is very important to me.
3 Read the text again. Correct the sentences.
1 Jessica is from the USA.
2 Jessica is in her house in Australia.
3 Her mother and father are on the Pink Lady.
4 The Pink Lady is Jessica’s connection with
the world. 1.1 The Yellow Ferrari
5 Her favourite place is Australia.
Find out about an Italian
teenager’s favourite thing. Unit 1 11
 Grammar 1
Possessive adjectives Possessive ’s
“The sea is her favourite place.” “Jessica’s yacht is her favourite thing.”
subject Use a name or a noun + ’s to show possession.
 I ​
you ​
he ​
she ​
it ​
we ​
you ​
they
pronouns The Pink Lady is Jessica’s yacht.
possessive
my ​
your his her ​
its our ​
your their Grammar reference • page 121
adjective

Grammar reference • page 121

3 Look at the table. Write sentences with
possessive ’s.
1 Look at the table. Find all of the possessive 1 My sister’s bike is new.
adjectives in the text.

1 My / sister / bike / is / new.

my
Here’s my best friend, Lucy. Her favourite thing is
her bike. She’s with her brother, Tom. His favourite
2 Jake / computer / is / great!
thing is his skateboard. Their dog, Zack, is in the
picture. Our dog, Blackie, is also there.

2 Read the text. Choose the correct words.

3 My / mum / car / is / small.

1 my 4 My / dog / football / is / old.

This is me and my / your friends. That’s David
1

and 2his / her brother Jake, and Laura and Your Turn
3
his / her friend Maria. We’re on 4their / our
skateboards. My skateboard is a present from 4 Ask three classmates ‘What’s your favourite
5
our / my parents. We’re good at skateboarding! thing?’ Write their answers.
What’s 6your / you favourite sport?
Pablo’s favourite thing is his new games console.

12 Unit 1
Listening and Vocabulary 1
1 Look at the picture. Where
are the young people?

2 1.10   Listen to three of

the young people talking. Are
Sam and Pedro friends?

3 1.10   Listen
again. Choose
the correct answers.
1 It’s …
a Sam’s ball. b Pedro’s ball.
2 Pedro is …
a 14. b 12.
3 Jack is Sam’s …
a brother. b friend.
4 Jack is …
a 14. b 12.

Countries, nationalities and languages

“Are you Spanish? No, I’m Mexican.”

4 Match the words in the box with the numbers in the table.
Colombian  ​​
Brazilian  ​
British  ​
Canadian  English (x2)  ​
Moroccan  ​
Polish

1 Canadian
Canada
country nationality main official language
Spain Spanish Spanish
the UK Poland
Canada 1
… English and French
the USA Japan
Spain
Colombia 2
… Spanish
Australia Australian …
6 Morocco

the USA American …

7

Colombia
the UK 3
… English
Poland Polish …
8
Brazil
Morocco 4
… Arabic Australia
Brazil 5
… Portuguese
Japan Japanese Japanese

Get it right!
Your Turn
We use capital letters with countries,
nationalities and languages: Spain (✗ spain).
6 Work with a partner. Answer the questions.
1 Where are you from?
2 What nationality are you?
5 1.11   Listen, check and repeat.
3 What languages do you speak?
Pronunciation: Word stress p106
A: Where are you from?  B: I’m from Spain.

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 Grammar 2
Question words 2 Complete the questionnaire with where,
when, what, who and what time.
“Who’s the boy in goal?”
1 What
question be subject answer
word 1 …’s your English teacher’s name?
Where are you (from)? Canada. Dennis.
What is your favourite thing? My guitar. 2 …’s your teacher from?
Australia.
How old are you? 12. 3 …’s your English class?
Who are your classmates? Philippe and On Thursdays.
Rachel. 4 …’s your English class?
When is your birthday? In September. At three o’clock.
5 …’s your partner in class?
Grammar reference • page 121 Karl.
6 …’s your favourite thing about your
English class?
1 Look at the table. Match the questions with the Dennis! He’s a very good teacher!
answers.
1c 3 Write the words in the correct order to
1 What’s your favourite a I’m from make the questions.
thing? Mexico. 1 What’s your name?
2 Who’s your best friend? b I’m 14.
1 is / name / What / your ?
3 How old are you? c My skateboard.
2 birthday / When / your / is ?
4 Where are you from? d On Tuesdays
3 you / are / old / How ?
5 When are your Spanish and Thursdays.
4 are / Where / from / you ?
classes? e Jack.
5 friends / your / are / Who ?
Get it right! 6 English class / your / What time / is ?
We use on with days of the week: My English class
is on Thursdays. (✗ My English class is in Thursdays.) Your Turn

4 Work with a partner. Ask and answer the

questions in Exercise 3.
A: What’s your name?    B: Diego.

14 Unit 1
Reading: Culture 1
Britain is a very
multicultural
country. Children
in British schools
Hello! Olá!
come from all over
the world. Montford ! Bonjour!
Secondary School is
a typical example.
Ciao! Cześć!
The ‘Hello’ poster
is on the wall of a
classroom in Montford Salut! Hylô!
Secondary School in
Cardiff. Cardiff is the
capital city of Wales,
in the UK.
Montford is a small school with 800 pupils,
but the children are from a lot of different
countries: Poland, Pakistan, China, a lot of
African countries and, of course, Wales. The
children speak about ten different languages,
including Welsh and English.
Nafisa is 12 years old. She’s from Pakistan:
1 Look at the ‘Hello’ poster. ‘I love the school. It’s interesting. We meet
What languages can you see?
children from other countries. I’m interested
2 1.15   Read and listen to the text in their cultures.’
about a school. Answer the questions. Piotr is from Poland: ‘It’s great here with
1 What country is the school in? children from different cultures. My best
2 Why is the school international? friend is Alexandra. He’s from Romania!’
3 Read the text again. Answer the Montford isn’t a big school, but it’s very
questions. international and it’s a very nice place!
1 Where is the ‘Hello’ poster?
2 What is the capital of Wales?
3 Where are the children at the school from?
4 What is Nafisa interested in?
FACT
5 Who is Piotr’s best friend?

Your Turn

4 Work with a partner. Answer the

questions.
1 Are there any different nationalities at your
school?
2 What languages do they speak?
3 Are any of your friends from other countries?
Where? 1.2 Young Scientists
1 Miguel Ángel is from Colombia.
Find out about other young
people from around the world. Unit 1 15
 Speaking
1.3
Work with a partner. Watch the teenagers answering the
questions ‘What’s your name?’ and ‘Where are you from?’.
Answer the questions for you.

Meeting and greeting 2 1.17   Listen

and repeat the words and
phrases in the Functions box. Translate
1 1.16   Mariana
and Joana are at a them into your language.
language school. Listen and complete the
conversation with the words in the box. 3   Work with a partner. Practise the
conversation in Exercise 1.
And ​
Hello ​Nice  ​​Hi ​What ​You
4   Change the words in bold in
the conversation in Exercise 1. Use
the information below. Practise the
conversation with a partner.

Takuro, Kyoto, Japan

1 Hello Rachid, Rabat, Mo

rocco

Mariana: 1… . Is this class 1C?

Joana: Yes, it is. Are you in this class?
Mariana: Yes, I am. 2… you?
Joana: Yes. My name’s Joana. What’s your
name?
Mariana: Mariana.
Joana: 3
… Mariana! 4… to meet you!
Mariana: … too! Where are you from, Joana?
5

Joana: I’m from Lisbon in Portugal 6…

about you?
Mariana: I’m Spanish. I’m from Granada.
Sabena, Kraków, Poland

Functions
Sofia, São Pa
Hello. Hi. You too. ulo, Brazil
And you? Nice to meet you! What about you?

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Writing 1
A personal profile Look at Content
1 Look at the photo and read Ana’s profile. In your personal profile you can include this
What are her interests? information:
• name • town / country

TEEN WEB PROFILE

• age
• birthday
• nationality
• languages
• interests
• favourite things

My name’s Ana 4 Read about Ana again. What information

Sánchez. I’m 12. from the Look at Content box is not in her
My birthday’s on profile?
13th March. I’m
Spanish and I’m
from Malaga. My
dad’s Spanish Get Writing
but my mum’s
from Manchester PLAN
in England. My
school is IES 5 Plan your personal profile. Use the list in
Salvador. the Look at Content box and make notes.
I like music and
sport. My favourite music is hip hop and my WRITE
favourite sport is basketball. I’m in a team at
school. We practise on Tuesdays. We’re very 6 Write your personal profile. Use your notes
good! My favourite thing is my New York Nets from Exercise 5 and the language below to
shirt. They’re my favourite team. help you. Write at least 70 words.
name
My name is …
age
Look at Language I’m … 12
birthday
CAPITAL LETTERS
Use capital letters …
My birthday is on … 1st / 2nd January / February
• to start a sentence. (Hello, Tom … ) nationality
• with names and places. (Harry, Manchester) I’m … Spanish / Brazilian
• with countries and nationalities. (Spain, Polish) town / country
• with months and days of the week. (February, I’m from … GijÓn in Spain
Monday)
languages
I speak … Spanish / Basque
2 Find examples of each use of capital interests
letters in the text in Exercise 1. I like / love … basketball / my skateboard
favourite things
3 Correct the sentences. My favourite thing / music / group / sport is …
1 I live in Andalucia.
1 I live in andalucia. CHECK
2 my birthday is on 6th december.
3 I speak spanish and chinese. 7 Can you say YES to these questions?
4 my favourite city is paris. • Is the information from the Look at Content
box in your profile?
5 My favourite day of the week is saturday.
• Are the capital letters in the correct places?

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 1 Review
Favourite things Possessive ’s
1 Write the word(s) for each picture. 4 Complete the sentences with the noun + ’s.
1 football 1 Lucy’s trainers are red.

1 2 1 (Lucy) trainers are red.

2 (sister) My … favourite colour is yellow.
3 (Steve) … car is green.
4 (Dad) … photos are great.
5 (friend) Her … brother is a teacher.
3 4 6 (Lauren) … rollerblades are new.


Question words
5 Match the two parts of the questions.
6
5 1d
1 Who … a is your name?
2 When … b old are you?
3 What … c are you from?
4 How … d is your teacher?
5 Where … e is your English class?
6 What … f is your favourite sport?
Countries, nationalities and
languages 

2 Complete the sentences with a nationality Cumulative grammar

or language.
6 Choose the correct words to complete the
1 Canadian conversation.
1 I’m from Canada. I’m … .
1a
2 I’m Colombian. I speak … .
3 I’m from Brazil. I’m … . Jess: Hello! 1…’s your name?
4 I’m from the UK. I speak … . Dan: 2… name’s Dan.
5 I’m Moroccan. I speak … . Jess: Hi, Dan. I’m Jess. This is 3… friend, Julia.
6 I’m from Poland. I’m … . … family is from Mexico.
4

Dan: Hello, Julia. Nice to meet you. I’m from

England.
Possessive adjectives Julia: Hi, Dan. Is that 5… MP3 player? 6…
great!
3 Complete the sentences with the correct Dan: No, it’s my 7… MP3 player. I love music.
possessive adjectives. What about you?
1 His
1 a What b Where
1 This is my brother. … name is Harry.
2 a Our b My
2 This is my sister. … name is Anita.
3 a your b my
3 We’re from this town. That’s … house.
4 a Her b His
4 Those are my friends. … names are Tom
and Alex. 5 a your b their
5 Are you a student? What’s … name? 6 a Its b It’s
6 … name’s Beatriz. I’m from Mexico. 7 a sister’s b sisters

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