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T1 T3
Get Involved! A1+ Student's Book by Gill Holley and Starter Unit, Vocabulary: days of the week, exercise 2
Kate Pickering
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
Starter Unit, Vocabulary: saying hello, exercise 2 Saturday, Sunday
Max: Hello Lara. Is this our classroom?
Lara: Hi Max. Yes, Class 2A. T4
Max: How are you? Starter Unit, Vocabulary: classroom instructions,
Lara: I’m fine, but it’s all different: new school exercise 2
year, new class, new teacher. Where’s 1
Tyrone?
Look at the teacher.
Max: I don’t know. He’s late.
2
Lara: Well, some things never change.
Write your name.
Tyrone’s always late!
3

T2 Close your notebook.

4
Starter Unit, Vocabulary: colours, exercise 7
Read the title on this page.
1
5
Interviewer: What’s in your bag?
Open your notebook again.
Person 1: My keys, a purse, a book, oh, and my
mobile phone. 6

Interviewer: Is your phone black? Copy the title into your notebook.

Person 1: No – it’s orange! 7

2 Talk in pairs – in English!

Interviewer: What’s in your bag?

Person 2: My keys, some money, my phone, a T5
notebook, two textbooks and my pencil Starter Unit, Vocabulary: numbers 1 to 100,
case. exercise 4
Interviewer: A notebook? 1
Person 2: Yes. twenty
Interviewer: What colour? 2
Person 2: Mm, I think it’s grey. eighty
3 3
Interviewer: What’s in your bag? twelve
Person 3: Umm, let’s see. My English book, a 4
notebook, oh and a pencil case.
eighty-five
Interviewer: What colour?
5
Person 3: Sorry?
thirty-eight
Interviewer: What colour’s your pencil case?
6
Person 3: Oh, it’s yellow.
fifty-four

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T6 Number 5 – Sherlock Holmes is the world’s favourite

detective. But which country is the home of Sherlock
Starter Unit, Vocabulary: numbers 1 to 100, Holmes? That’s right: it’s the UK.
exercise 5
Number 6 – mmmm chocolate! I LOVE chocolate. But
1 where does it come from? The answer is Mexico.
English is the official language in 54 countries.
2 T9
20% of people in the world understand English. Unit 1, Vocabulary, exercise 2
3 1
85% of people in Sweden speak English. the USA, American
4 2
12% of people in India speak English. China, Chinese
5 3
Only 38% of British people speak another language. Spain, Spanish
6 4
80% of the information on computers is in English. Australia, Australian
5
T7 the UK, British
Starter Unit, Vocabulary: the alphabet, exercise 8 6
A, B, C Mexico, Mexican
D, E, F
G, H, I T10
J, K, L Unit 1, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4
M, N, O The Netherlands: a good place to be a teenager
P, Q, R 1 Country Fact File
S, T, U Name: The Netherlands
V, W, X Population: 17 million
Y, Z Nationality: Dutch
Capital city: Amsterdam
T8 Currency: The euro
Unit 1, Vocabulary, exercise 1 2 Meet Thomas
Number 1 is an easy one, I think. The answer is, of Thomas: Hi, I’m Thomas. I’m 13 years old. I’m half
course, the United States of America. So, thank you to English and half Dutch. This is me and
the USA for Hollywood and the cinema. my brother – we’re from Zwolle. I think
Number 2 is a bit more difficult, but the answer is the Netherlands is a great place to live.
China.
Number 3 – we all love tapas: those little things to eat
are just delicious. And where are they from? Is it
Mexico? No, it’s Spain.
Number 4 – now, we all know that China and the USA
are very important countries for technology, but the
inventor of Wi-Fi is from… Australia! Thank you
Australia for Wi-Fi.

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3 The number one place for happy teenagers is … Chloe: OK. What are your questions?
the Netherlands.
Liam: Let’s see. Is New Zealand a big country?
95% of Dutch teenagers say their life is good. Here are
Chloe: No, it isn’t. It’s about the same size as the
some of the reasons:
UK.
People: People are open. It isn’t difficult for Dutch
Liam: And what’s the population?
teenagers to talk to their parents and teachers.
Chloe: About 4 million people, I think – and
Food: The Dutch diet is good for you.
about 27 million sheep!
Education: Dutch schools are good. Most students are
Liam: Wow!
happy at school. It’s easy to change subjects or repeat
a year. Chloe: Most people live on the North Island.

4 Quick Fun Facts Liam: Is Auckland the capital?

86% of Dutch people speak English as a second Chloe: No, it’s Wellington. Auckland’s a big,
language. crowded city and Wellington’s only small,
but it’s the capital.
25% of the country is under the sea! The top place in
the Netherlands is just 323 m high. Liam: And is English the official language?

The Dutch are bike crazy! A typical person cycles 900 Chloe: Yes, it is, and Maori. Some people speak
km a year. English with Maori words. We call it New
Zild, but it isn’t an official language.

T11 Liam: What about the weather? Are the winters

cold there?
Unit 1, Grammar, exercise 4 Chloe: No, they aren’t. I mean, they’re cold on
A: Welcome to the ‘Where am I?’ quiz show. the South Island, but not here. And in
Ready? I’m in a big city. It’s hot. I can see summer it’s hot.
pyramids. Liam: Sounds nice. Is it a good place to live?
B: You’re in Cairo in Egypt. Are you happy there?
A: OK, this time we’re in a city in Europe. I Chloe: Yes, I am. It’s quiet and beautiful, with
can see a big metal tower … interesting things to do. A lot of people do
sports. Rugby’s the national sport, but we
B: The Eiffel Tower! We’re in Paris!
do other sports, too.
A: Fantastic. Now, I can see nine big letters:
Liam: Right! Now, what else …
H-O-L-L-Y …
B: Hollywood – it’s in Los Angeles. You’re in
the USA! T13
A: Congratulations! This time I’m in a Unit 1, Grammar, exercise 4
football stadium in a capital city in
Lily: Are you from New Zealand?
Europe. The players are in red and white.
Atlético de … Erin: No, I’m not. I’m from the USA.
Lily: Are your parents from the USA?

T12 Erin: No, they aren’t. They’re from Shanghai in

China.
Unit 1, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 5 and 6
Lily: Is Shanghai a small city?
Chloe: Hi, Liam. How are you?
Erin: No, it isn’t. It’s very big! The population is
Liam: Hi Chloe! Fine, thanks – just doing my about 26 million.
homework.
Lily: Are you and your family happy in the
Chloe: Right! USA?
Liam: In fact, I’ve got some questions for you. Erin: Yes, we are. Very happy!
Chloe: What about?
Liam: It’s about where you live, New Zealand!

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T14 empty
crowded
Unit 1, Grammar, exercise 5
hot
1
cold
Are you Spanish?
interesting
2
boring
Is your city small?
modern
3
old
Is the city centre quiet?
quiet
4
noisy
Are the winters cold?
safe
5
dangerous
Is your country beautiful?
6
Are you and your family from Turkey?
T17
7 Unit 2, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 2

Are your classmates noisy today? Meet the Putmans

The Putmans are a big, happy family. That’s not

T15
unusual, but all 26 people in this family live in one
house! Every day is interesting in the Putman family,
Unit 1, Quick Review: Countries and nationality and you can see them in this reality show.
adjectives The grandparents’ names are Bill and Barb Putman.
Australia – Australian They’ve got three sons and a daughter: Billy, Brandon,
Blake and Blair (yes, all the names begin with the letter
Brazil – Brazilian ‘B’!). The four children are married, with children of their
China – Chinese own. In total, Bill and Barb have got 16 grandchildren!

India – Indian The Putmans live in Montana in the USA. It’s a big
family, but their house is small. It’s only got two
Japan – Japanese
bathrooms, and the children haven’t got their own
Mexico – Mexican bedroom. They share a room with their brothers and
New Zealand – New Zealand sisters.

Russia – Russian And the Putmans haven’t got a car − they’ve got a bus!
The parents use it to take the children to school.
Spain – Spanish
But the children are never lonely. They’ve got a lot of
the Netherlands – Dutch brothers, sisters and cousins to play with. They help
the UK – British each other with their homework after school. Then at
six o’clock every evening, they eat together with their
the USA – American
parents at three big tables.
Turkey – Turkish
The Putman home is noisy, but it’s fun. Watch them
tonight at eight o’clock.
T16
Unit 1, Quick Review: Adjectives to describe places
beautiful
ugly
clean
dirty

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T18 Liam: No, I haven’t.

Charlie: Has Jodie got any pencils?
Unit 2, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7
Liam: I don’t know. Jodie, have you got any
Interviewer: Good afternoon and welcome to The
pencils?
Family Programme. We’re here with
Doctor Sally Carver to talk about Jodie: Yes, I have. What colour?
families with twins – two children born
Charlie: Have you got a blue pencil?
at the same time. First, Sally, what’s
the difference between identical and Jodie: Sure. Here you are.
non-identical twins?
Doctor: With identical twins, the children are T20
both boys or both girls and they look
exactly the same. Unit 2, Quick review: Family

Interviewer: And with non-identical twins? aunt

Doctor: With non-identical twins you can have brother

a brother and a sister. child/children
Interviewer: But they still look similar. cousin
Doctor: That depends. Some non-identical daughter
twins have got the same colour hair or
father
eyes, but others are very different.
granddaughter
Interviewer: Have you got any interesting
examples? grandfather
Doctor: Yes, I have. Lucy and Maria Aylmer. grandmother
Interviewer: OK, what’s special about the Aylmer grandson
twins?
mother
Doctor: Well, their father is white, with blue
nephew
eyes and brown hair. But their mother
is half Jamaican, and she’s black with niece
brown eyes and black hair. parents
Interviewer: And the girls? sister
Doctor: Both girls have got long hair, but Lucy son
is fair with long straight hair and she’s
got blue eyes like their dad. uncle

Interviewer: And what about Maria: has she got

blue eyes? T21
Doctor: No, she hasn’t. Maria’s got brown eyes Unit 2, Quick review: Describing people
and black curly hair like their mother.
fair
They look very different and lots of
people think they are best friends, not dark
sisters.
old
Interviewer: How fascinating! Now …
young
tall
T19 short
Unit 2, Grammar, exercise 6
Charlie: Liam, have you got a pen?
Liam: Yes, I have. Here you are.
Charlie: Have you got any pencils?

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T22 T25
Unit 2, Quick review: Parts of the body and face Unit 3, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4
arm Meatless Mondays
beard Today, 375 million people are vegetarian: they don’t eat
any meat or fish. And a lot of people eat less meat
ear
because of Meatless Mondays – this means that people
eye promise not to eat meat or fish one day a week. But
foot/feet why is it a good thing?

hair Meatless Mondays help people think about the planet

and their diet. Meat production is bad for the
hand environment. For example, farm animals produce more
head gas than all the cars and planes in the world. And did
you know that you need 1,600 litres of water to produce
leg
one burger? Also, a diet with a lot of meat is not good
moustache for your body. Some people think a diet with more
mouth vegetables and some fruit is a very good idea.

nose Meatless Mondays are now popular in 40 countries. A

lot of schools, universities, hospitals and even cities
teeth have Meatless Mondays. The idea to have one day
without meat every week often starts with just one
T23 individual. Vancouver student Meghan Little is a vegan:
she doesn’t eat any food from animals. This includes
Unit 2, Quick review: Describing hair milk and cheese. Because of Meghan’s work, Mondays
are now meat-free at her school and four other schools
long
in North Vancouver. With Meatless Mondays, one
short person can make a big difference to the lives of their
curly family and friends, and to the planet.

straight
T26
T24 Unit 3, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 5 and 6

Unit 3, Vocabulary, exercise 4 Noah: Hi! Noah Turner here. Today, I’m in
London to find out if shopping centres
A are popular with teens. So, come with
As well as the traditional cheese and tomato, this me. Excuse me.
unusual pizza from Iceland has got banana on top. Zoe: Hi!
B Noah: You’ve got some shopping bags. Can I
This chocolate pizza is a popular dessert in Brazil. ask you some questions?

C Zoe: Sure.

Italy is the home of pizza and there are lots of different Noah: What’s your favourite place to go
toppings. This one is a popular potato pizza. shopping?

D Zoe: I like the Westfield Centre. It’s got

clothes shops, shoe shops – everything
In Russia, the Moscow pizza has different types of fish
you want all in one place. And there
as well as cheese.
aren’t any shops where I live.
Noah: Are there any good restaurants?
Zoe: Yes, there are. There are some cafés
and food stalls. I like the food there
because it’s healthy – and it isn’t
expensive.

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Noah: Are there other things to do at the sandwich

shopping centre?
soup
Zoe: Yes, there’s a cinema. I often go there
tea
with my friends.
tomato
Noah: OK, thanks. Um … excuse me. Can I
ask you some questions about water
shopping?
Ed: Er … I’m not from here, I’m from the T28
States.
Unit 3, Quick review: The shopping centre
Noah: That’s OK. Is there a shopping centre
in your town? baker’s

Ed: Yes, there is – but we call them bookshop

shopping malls in the USA. café
Noah: Of course. chemist’s
Ed: My favourite place is the Mall of cinema
America in Minnesota.
clothes shop
Noah: What’s good about it?
food stall
Ed: It’s got good sports shops, a great
games shop
games shop, and there are restaurants
with food from all over the world. hairdresser’s
Noah: Is there a cinema, too? newsagent’s
Ed: Yes, and you can see concerts and phone shop
play mini golf …
restaurant
Noah: Really? OK, thanks! Excuse me …
shoe shop
sports shop
T27 stationery shop
Unit 3, Quick review: Food and drink supermarket
apple
banana T29
biscuit
Unit 4, Vocabulary, exercise 2
bread
1 quarter past two
cheese
2 ten to twelve
chicken
3 four o’clock
chocolate
4 half past seven
coffee
5 twenty to ten
fish
6 twenty-five past nine
juice
meat
oil
orange
peas
potato
rice

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T30 Ross: Maybe I can help. I’ve got this new app
on my phone. It helps me organise my
Unit 4, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4 life.
Life in a K-pop academy Flora: Do you use it a lot? Does it help?
K-pop is popular all over the world. K-pop singers and Ross: Yes, it does. I use it all the time. It’s
bands like BTS and Chungha have got millions of fans, fantastic – I love it!
and many teenagers want to be the next big star. If
Flora: That sounds good. How does it work?
they’re lucky, they go to a special academy in South
Korea. They learn to dance and sing – but life for a K- Ross: OK, so here on the left you’ve got the
pop academy student isn’t easy! days of the week. And on the right you
can see the activities I’ve got today: go
Most students are 8 to 14 years old, so they have
shopping with Clare, homework: biology
normal lessons during the day. They get up early,
and maths; tomorrow piano lesson at
sometimes at five o’clock, and have breakfast. They
6:00 pm, homework: English.
start school at eight. They study all day, and they don’t
relax between lessons. Most students practise, listen to Flora: Right, that’s good, but where do you add
music or write songs during the breaks. things?
They finish school at five o’clock, but they don’t go Ross: So you click on ‘New activities’ and it
home. They go to the practice rooms until dinner time. opens this window here. OK? Then you
write in the activity and say when you
After dinner, at seven o’clock, they have lessons in
want to do it. Tuesday the 10th of
dancing and singing, and language lessons, too.
February: Play basketball with Flora.
Korean students learn English, Chinese and Japanese,
Then you click here, and there it is.
and students from other countries learn Korean. K-pop
stars often travel to other countries for concerts, so Flora: Oh that’s great. It’s really cool. Can you
foreign languages are important. help me download it?
Lessons finish at ten o’clock, but most students practise Ross: Sure – OK, so …
for another hour or two. Then they go home. They

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usually go to bed after midnight, and the next day, they
start again!
Lee Jae-Gi is from Seoul. He doesn’t relax after school. Unit 4, Quick review: The time
He studies K-pop, hip hop and singing for three hours five past six
every evening. He wants to go to a K-pop academy in
the future. ten past six

Jamie Choi goes to a K-pop school in New York. She twenty past six
also makes music videos and puts them on the internet. twenty-five past six
She’d like to become a K-pop star one day.
quarter past six

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half past six
five to ten
Unit 4, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7
ten to ten
Flora: OK, so let’s think … Monday guitar
twenty to ten
lesson, Tuesday basketball, Thursday
swimming … twenty-five to ten
Ross: Hi Flora. What’s the matter? Are you OK? quarter to ten
Flora: I do so many things, I don’t know what five o’clock
I’ve got this evening. midday
Ross: OK. So you do a lot of different activities, midnight
but you like doing them, right?
Flora: Yes, but I forget things all the time – I
never remember which activity I’ve got
each day.

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T33 3 World record holder Ronald Sarchian can catch 52

tennis balls in one minute.
Unit 4, Quick review: Daily routines
4 A typical American sends and receives 94 text
do homework messages every day!
finish school 5 Ebin George from India can play 27 musical
get up instruments, including the violin, piano and guitar.

go home 6 Ziad Fazah from Liberia can speak 59 languages!

go to bed 7 A flea can jump 200 times its body length.

go to school 8 It takes about three months to clean all of the Burj

Khalifa’s 24,000 windows.
have breakfast

T36
have dinner
have lessons
Unit 5, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 5
have lunch
Amazing robots
relax
There are many different types of robots today – here
start school
are four of our favourites.
Our first robot is Walker. What can Walker do? Well, he
T34 can walk, of course, but Walker can also dance, climb
stairs and prepare drinks. He’s also got some cool
Unit 4, Quick review: Free-time activities
musical abilities: he can’t sing, but he can play the piano!
chat on my phone
It’s dinner time and you’re feeling hungry. You’d like to
do sport eat your favourite spaghetti dish, but you don’t want to
go out on my bike cook today. What can you do? You can use the Moley
Robotic Kitchen. These robot arms can prepare your
go shopping favourite meal and then clean the kitchen while you eat!
go swimming And this is not the only working robot. Visit Lincoln
go to the cinema Museum in England and you can meet a robot guide:
Lindsey. She answers visitors’ questions and gives
listen to music
information about the things in the museum. And
meet friends there’s a café in Istanbul where robot waiters serve the
customers!
play basketball
If your parents don’t want an animal in the house, why
play the guitar
not ask them for a robot pet? Most robots cost
play the piano thousands of dollars, but can you have a robot pet for
play video games less money? Yes, you can. Nybble is a robot cat and it
can walk, run and climb. But the most important thing is
read that you can make Nybble yourself and it only costs
sleep $200.

take photos
watch TV T37
Unit 5, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7
T35 Hello. They say that small is beautiful, and for me,
that’s true. Our technology is smaller now – and it’s
Unit 5, Vocabulary, exercise 5
better – than ever before.
1 If you add all the numbers from 1 to 100, the
Take phones, for example. You can do a lot of things
answer is 5,050.
with a phone. I use mine to talk to friends, take photos
2 People spell the word ‘colour’ C-O-L-O-R in the and find things on the internet.
USA.

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Now look at this. It can do all the things that a phone T39
can do, but you wear it on your arm. It’s smaller and
lighter than a phone. And you can make the screen Unit 5, Quick review: Abilities
bigger using hologram technology: it creates a 3D add
image of your screen using light. You can even watch
films on this, like at the cinema! call a friend

What about cameras? Well, they’re smaller now too. carry

This one is smaller than a golf ball, but you can use it to catch
take photos and make videos. And it isn’t heavy. You
clean
can put it on your bike or skateboard and make a video
as you go. climb

And this? This is a keyboard. We want to wear our cook

technology these days, and you wear this on your hand. dance
So now, you can walk and write a message at the same
time. fly

Yes, new technology makes our lives easier. And jump

another good thing is the price. Most computers and play (a musical instrument)
cameras are cheaper now than in the past. That means
play (football)
that you and I can buy them.
repair
Thank you!
run

T38 send
sing
Unit 5, Writing, exercise 4
speak
1
spell
keyboard
talk
2
tell stories
lighter
walk
3
wash
touchpad
4
T40
beautiful
Unit 5, Quick review: Technology nouns
5
camera
February
charger
6
keyboard
speaker
laptop
7
screen
bigger
speaker
8
tablet
Wednesday
touchpad

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T41 and you need to find it. The problem is that the vase is
now in the British Museum. You travel in time to the
Unit 5, Quick review: Adjectives present day. The museum is empty, but there are
cheap lasers in front of the vase. Can you get it?

difficult Time: 60 minutes

easy 3 to 6 players

expensive
fast T43
heavy Unit 6, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7

light Jason: Hi, I’m Jason. Welcome to What’s

happening? – the programme
slow
where we give you news about
activities and events at our school.
T42 Today, Street Style Surgery are
organising an art event for Year 8
Unit 6, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4 students, and the What’s
An escape room is a real-life adventure game. Players happening? team from Radio 205
find clues and solve puzzles to escape from the room. is here to find out more about it.
The clues can be anywhere: under a table, behind a I’m with Cara Johnson from Year
picture or on the ceiling! You need to find them! 8. Hi Cara.
THE GREAT ESCAPE! Cara: Hi Jason.
If you’re looking for something different to do this Jason: First of all, tell us about Street
weekend, why not try one of London’s top escape Style Surgery. What do they do?
rooms?
Cara: Well, Street Style Surgery
1 Sherlock: The Game Is Now organises activities for young
Sherlock Holmes is travelling in another country, and Dr people in schools all over the UK.
Watson needs your help. The game starts in a shop, The company’s manager, Sissy
and Watson gives you instructions in a video. A few Rooney, says she wants to inspire
minutes later, you’re standing in the living room of 221b teenagers and make them feel
Baker Street. There are books on the floor and papers more confident.
on the walls. Can you find the clues and solve the Jason: That sounds great. OK, can we
crime? Be careful, someone is watching you! talk to some of the students?
Time: 100 minutes Cara: Sure.
3 to 6 players Jason: Hi. What are you doing?
2 The Wizarding School Student A: We’re making labels to go inside
You’re a student of magic and you’re looking for a lost our T-shirts.
object. A teacher at the Wizarding School takes you to Jason: And over here. What’s happening
the first room. There are pictures on the walls and an at this table?
old book on the desk. You need to solve the puzzle to
Cara: The students are preparing their
go to the next room. In the final room, you find the
designs.
object, but … a monster is waiting for you. Can you
solve the puzzle to kill the monster? Jason: Is everybody making their own
designs?
Time: 60 minutes
Cara: No, they aren’t. You can make
3 to 6 players
your own design or you can use a
3 Room 33 design from this book.
In this game, you’re a time-traveller. You aren’t living in Jason: Are you having a good time?
the 21st century. You’re working for the Chinese
Students: Yes, it’s great./Yes, we are./Yes,
Emperor in 1675. One night, a special vase disappears,
I’m really enjoying today’s class.

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Jason: What happens next?

in front of
Cara: These students are using spray
near
paint to decorate their T-shirts.
The finished T-shirts are over next to
here. on
Jason: Wow, they’re great! under
Cara: And when we finish, there’s a
fashion show to show all the T-
shirts.
T46
Jason: Fantastic. Well, that’s all from us Unit 6, Quick review: Clothes and accessories
today on What’s happening? Next Nouns
week we’ll …
bag

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coat
dress
Unit 6, Quick review: Rooms and furniture
glasses
bath
hat
bathroom
jacket
bed
jeans
bedroom
shirt
ceiling
shoes
chair
skirt
dining room
trainers
floor
trousers
garden
umbrella
hall
Verbs:
kitchen
carry
living room
put on
shower
take off
table
wear
toilet
wall
T47
Unit 7, Vocabulary, exercise 3
T45
March
Unit 6, Quick review: Prepositions
April
above
July
behind
January
between
September
in

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T48 his adventures were popular with readers all over the
world.
Unit 7, Vocabulary, exercise 4
Today’s celebrities aren’t all people. The internet is full
February of celebrity animals like Doug the Pug, a dog with
May millions of followers on Instagram. But there were also
celebrity animals in the past. On 3rd November 1957, a
June Russian dog, Laika, was the first animal astronaut.
August Laika was very famous in Russia, and in many
countries there was a stamp with her picture. But Laika
October
wasn’t always a celebrity. Before she was a national
November hero, Laika was a street dog in Moscow.
December
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T49 Unit 7, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7
Unit 7, Vocabulary, exercise 8 Presenter: And now, to our next story. It’s difficult to
1 imagine life without social media, but is it
good for us? Some celebrities say that it
the 20th of July 1969 isn’t. Millie Bobby Brown decided to stop
2 using it when she received negative
comments. And Selena Gomez stopped
the 5th of October 2018
using it one day a week for her health.
3 We asked three teenagers to stop using
social media for two weeks. This is what
the 8th of May 2017
they said.
4
Teen 1: It was really, really difficult! I use it to plan
the 9th of December 1906 my weekends, and so I stayed at home a
5 lot of the time. I watched TV and played
video games, but I was bored. One
the 1st of October 2015 Saturday, my friends went to a party
without me. Disaster! I was happy when
T50 the two weeks ended.
Teen 2: Well, I had more free time. I read and
Unit 7, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4
listened to music, and I was more
Today there are a lot of celebrities, from YouTubers relaxed. I did my homework and I went to
with millions of fans to world-famous singers with bed earlier than usual, so I wasn’t tired at
concerts that fill football stadiums. But is celebrity a new school. But I’m interested in my friends
idea in the 21st century? and I want to know what they’re doing.
So, I prefer to use social media.
No, it isn’t! Today we look at … celebrities past and
present. Teen 3: I was surprised – it was better than I
imagined! I met my friends, and we
Some of the most important celebrities today are sports
chatted face-to-face. And I wasn’t worried
stars like Usain Bolt, Simone Biles or Naomi Osaka. But
all the time. You know, a lot of people
were sporting heroes also celebrities in the past?
want to show that they’re always happy
Yes, they were. In Roman times, gladiators were the on social media. It isn’t true! I think it’s a
sporting heroes of the day. Some gladiators were very good idea to stop using social media.
popular, with lots of fans. There wasn’t Instagram in
Roman times, but there were paintings of the best
gladiators.
People who do difficult or dangerous things, like climber
Alex Honnold, often become celebrities. Ernest
Shackleton was famous for his expeditions in Antarctica
and he was a big celebrity at the start of the 20th
century. He was a great communicator, and stories of

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T52 T55
Unit 7, Quick review: Jobs Unit 8, Reading and critical thinking, exercise 4
actor Scooters in the 21st century
artist Scooters are everywhere! They’re the latest craze, but
did you know they’re over 100 years old?
astronaut
That’s right! Kids made the first scooters as toys in
cook
about 1910, but they didn’t become popular until later.
doctor In 1997, a Swiss businessman called Wim Ouboter
farmer invented a modern version of the scooter to go to his
favourite shop when he didn’t want to drive.
inventor
Then in the 2000s, a company called Razor made
singer cheaper and lighter scooters. Japanese businessmen in
teacher Tokyo started using them on their journey to work.
Soon, scooters were common in other cities too.
waiter
Why? Well, scooters are faster in traffic than cars. You
can also carry them on a bus or train. Riding a scooter
T53 is good exercise – and they’re great for the
environment!
Unit 7, Quick review: Dates
A new extreme sport!
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December Go to any skate park and you can see kids riding
scooters. In fact, it’s the latest extreme sport!
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, How did it start?
fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth,
When Razor made their first scooters in the 2000s, they
nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-first, twenty-second,
didn’t plan to start a sport. But kids soon realised they
twenty-third, twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth,
were great for doing tricks. The company decided to
twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth,
organise a competition, and now there’s a scooter world
thirty-first
championship.
Why did it become popular?
T54 The internet helped to make the sport popular. Riders
Unit 7, Quick review: Adjectives to describe post videos online and other people can learn their
feelings tricks. Millions of people watch the videos of celebrity
riders the Funk Bros.
afraid
What about the future?
bored
Many people want to see scooters in the X-Games and
hungry
in the Olympics. But for now, it’s just a cool sport!
ill
interested T56
pleased Unit 8, Vocabulary and Listening, exercises 6 and 7
relaxed Presenter: Hello, and welcome to Sports Today.
surprised This morning we aren’t talking about the
fastest person at the Olympics or one of
thirsty our most popular sporting heroes. We’re
tired talking about a sporting event with a
much bigger impact. From the 3rd of
well
June to the 7th of June this year is Bike
worried to School Week, and with me in the
studio is Isla Graham, the organiser of
the event at Fisher Valley High School.
Welcome to the programme, Isla.

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Isla: Thank you – it’s very nice to be here. ship

Presenter: So Isla, what is Bike to School Week? taxi
Isla: Well, as the name says, it’s a week when ticket
we try to get as many students as
train
possible to ride a bike to school. Most
students at Fisher Valley go to school by tram
car and only 4% go by bike, which is travelcard
typical in England. In other countries like
Denmark or the Netherlands, the number underground
is much higher. In the Netherlands, about
50% of students cycle regularly.
T58
Presenter: OK, but why is cycling to school a good
Unit 8, Quick review: Transport collocations
thing?
buy a ticket
Isla: Well, there are several reasons. Cycling
is one of the healthiest ways to get to change trains
school. A lot of teenagers today don’t do
cross the road
much sport, so Bike to School Week can
help them become more active. Studies drive a car
also show that healthy children do better get into or out of a car
in school. And cycling is also lots of fun
and helps pupils become more get on or off a bus
independent. go on a tour
Presenter: I imagine cycling is also the least go on foot
negative form of transport for the
ride a bike
environment.
ring the bell
Isla: Definitely. That’s one of the biggest
advantages. take a taxi
Presenter: OK, so can you tell me more about … take the train or bus
travel by plane
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T59
Unit 8, Quick review: Transport
ambulance
Unit 9, Reading, exercise 4
bike
A world of festival fun
boat
Do you like going to festivals? Why not try one that is a
bus
bit different? Here are our favourites.
car
Our first is a tomato festival, but don’t go if you’re hungry:
coach La Tomatina isn’t about food or diet. It’s a festival for
people who want to go tomato-crazy! On the last
driver
Wednesday of August every year, there’s a very big food
helicopter fight in the village of Buñol, in Spain. It’s strange, and no
journey one knows why it started, but it’s great fun. People come
from all over the world just to throw tomatoes!
lorry
New Year is a big celebration all over the world, but the
motorbike Songkran festival in Thailand is a New Year’s party with
passenger a difference. People in Thailand celebrate New Year in
April, and they want to clean everything for the start of
pilot
the new year. So they have a water fight – for three
plane days! It’s one of the most popular festivals with visitors.
scooter

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The Holi festival in India is one of the most beautiful

4
festivals. At Holi, in the month of March, people
celebrate the end of winter and the start of spring. Speaker C: I’d like to buy something for my
Friends and relatives eat together and there’s lots of mum’s birthday while we’re here.
dancing and singing. But the most unusual thing about Speaker D: Well, there are lots of stalls. Why
Holi is that people throw water and paint: it’s the festival don’t you get her a book?
of colours!
Speaker C: That’s a good idea, but she’s got lots
of books. I’d prefer something more
T60 unusual.

Unit 9, Listening, exercise 2 Speaker D: I saw some nice bags earlier, and
some hand-painted T-shirts.
1
Speaker C: Oh, that sounds interesting! A bag
Speaker A: Is it OK if I invite my cousin Layla to would be useful for her, and I can buy
go to the festival with us? a T-shirt for me!
Speaker B: Sure. Is she the one with short dark 5
hair?
Speaker A: So, time to go home. There’s a bus
Speaker A: No, that’s Jade. Layla’s got blonde stop near here. We can walk there in
hair. five minutes.
Speaker B: Oh yeah, it’s long and curly, right? Speaker B: But there’s always a long queue to
And she wears glasses. get on. The underground’s faster.
Speaker A: Not any more, and her hair’s straight Speaker A: But that’s crowded at this time of day.
now. What about a taxi?
2 Speaker B: No way! That’s expensive, and
Speaker C: Come on! We’re late! there’s a lot of traffic right now. The
underground’s cheaper.
Speaker D: Don’t be silly. It only takes 15 minutes
to get there. Speaker A: OK then. Where’s the nearest
station?
Speaker C: I know, but it’s half past 10 now, and
we’re meeting Nick at quarter to 11.
Speaker D: We’ve got lots of time. The festival T61
doesn’t start until quarter past 11.
Unit 9, Listening, exercises 4 and 5
Speaker C: Ok, but if you’re not ready soon, I’m
Presenter: Hi and welcome to this week’s travel
leaving without you!
podcast. Today, Wendy’s here to tell us
3 about the Harbin winter festival. Hi
Wendy.
Speaker A: I’m hungry. Why don’t we get
something to eat? Wendy: Hi!
Speaker B: OK. There’s a café near here. It’s Presenter: So, what’s this festival all about?
really good. Let’s go there.
Wendy: Well, Harbin’s in the north-east of China,
Speaker A: Do you mean the one in the square, near Siberia, and it’s the coldest place in
next to the cinema? the country, so every year they build
these sculptures, like the Egyptian
Speaker B: I think that’s closed today. I mean the
pyramids or the Great Wall of China, out
one in Holland Street.
of ice and snow. And at night, there are
Speaker A: I know, opposite the games shop, lots of coloured lights – it’s really
right? beautiful!
Speaker B: No, it’s next to the games shop, on Presenter: And when did the festival start?
the same side of the road.
Wendy: Well, it started in 1963, but the ice
sculptures are more recent. They started
in 1999, as part of the celebrations for the

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year 2000. Now, the festival is bigger T63

than ever – there are more than a
hundred sculptures – and thousands of Pronunciation, Unit 1: Word stress, exercises 1 and 3
tourists go there. The sculptures are Russia
different every year, so there’s always
something new to see! Brazil

Presenter: Are there activities and things? Mexico

Wendy: Yes, there’s a competition for the artist the USA

who makes the best sculpture, and Australia
visitors can do lots of activities; they can
go skiing and play ice golf. Some people
even go swimming, but the water’s very T64
cold! The temperatures sometimes go
Pronunciation, Unit 1: Word stress, exercises 2 and 3
down to -30°C in January!
1 India
Presenter: Is that when the festival is?
2 Turkey
Wendy: Yes, but it usually starts in December and
finishes in February or sometimes in 3 China
March. 4 the Netherlands
Presenter: And have you got any tips for listeners 5 Japan
who want to go there?
Wendy: Sure! Visit some of the food stalls – the
‘piroshki’ is delicious! They make it with
meat or vegetables, and you eat it with T65
potatoes. Oh, and they drink lots of tea to
Pronunciation, Unit 2: /ə/, exercises 1 and 2
keep warm!
MOther
Presenter: OK, thanks Wendy. Next week, …
FAther

T62 BROther
SISter
Unit 9, Real-world speaking, exercises 3 and 4
DAUGHter
1
Speaker A: How was your weekend?
Speaker B: It was great. Jo and I went to the
T66
Lakefest BMX festival. Pronunciation, Unit 2: /ə/, exercise 5
Speaker A: Who’s this? America
Speaker B: It’s Jo’s cousin, Dani. He’s really nice. Australia
Speaker A: It’s a great photo. Brazil
2 China
Speaker A: How can I get to the balloon festival? Canada
Speaker C: Take the special bus from Temple Meads Italy
station.
India
Speaker A: How much does it cost?
Japan
Speaker C: £1.20. Buy your ticket on the bus.
Russia
Speaker A: OK, thanks.
South Africa

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T67 T71
Pronunciation, Unit 3: Silent letters, exercise 1 Pronunciation, Unit 5: Spelling the sound /i:/,
exercises 1 and 3
bread
1
chocolate
keyboard
juice
2

T68 screen
3
Pronunciation, Unit 3: Silent letters, exercise 2
cheap
biscuit
4
sandwich
piece

T69 5
police
Pronunciation, Unit 3: Silent letters, exercise 3
6
beard
people
beautiful
7
daughter
niece
grandmother
8
interesting
complete
modern
overweight
T72
straight
Pronunciation, Unit 6: /e/ and /ɜ:/, exercise 1

T70 1
/e/
Pronunciation, Unit 4: Pronouncing -es /ɪz/,
exercises 1 and 2
eats 2

finishes /ɜ:/

gets
goes T73
relaxes Pronunciation, Unit 6: /e/ and /ɜ:/, exercises 2 and 3

speaks bed

starts end

studies friend

watches furniture
girl
head
her
learn
next
test

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word
work

T74
Pronunciation, Unit 7: was: weak and strong form,
exercise 1
/ə/
He was an astronaut.
Was he famous?
/ɒ/
She wasn’t a celebrity.
Yes, she was.

T75
Pronunciation, Unit 8: Contracted forms, exercises
2 and 3
1
It isn’t cold today.
2
I haven’t got a scooter.
3
My brother doesn’t like basketball.
4
I wasn’t late for school yesterday.
5
My friend hasn’t got any cousins.
6
We don’t speak Spanish in class.
7
I didn’t watch TV last night.
8
We weren’t at home on Saturday afternoon.

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