UNIT 1:

PEOPLE

GOALS
 Skim an article to identify the main ideas
 Talk about where you are from
 Talk about people you know
 Practice asking for and give information
 Write

1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo and discuss

the questions.
1 What different countries are people from?
2 Why are they together?
 For a sport game?
 For a party?
 For a music concert?
3 How do they feel? Here are some ideas
bored excited good
happy sad tired
2 Work in groups. Discuss:
Where do you meet people from other countries?
on holiday at work
on a language course at parties
1A VOCABULARY
COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES
1 Look at the map below.
 Write the correct number next to each countries in the table.
 Match the parts of the world 1-6 with a-f on the map.

2 Listen to the nationalities in the table. Underline the stressed syllable in each word.

3 Talk about countries you want to visit.

ADJECTIVES
1 Do the marked adjectives mean ‘very good’ or ‘not very good’?
1 This wet and cold weather is terrible.
2 I like our new teacher – she’s wonderful.
3 My new phone does so many new things – it’s amazing.
4 This colour isn’t very nice – It’s horrible.
2 Make pairs of opposites with the marked adjectives
1 My computer’s quite old now.
2 I don’t think he’s got a lot of money – he’s quite poor.
3 Their new house is finished now and it’s very modern.
4 He buys anything he wants so I think he’s rich.
3 Think of an example for ten of the people, things and places in the squares. Write the examples
in circles 1-10. Tell a partner about the people, things or places using your notes.
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box
great fantastic cool brilliant lovely warm
friendly pleasant kind well-known quiet popular
I like Jane. She’s a warm and ___________person.
Our new teacher’s really___________and he’s very ___________with his students.
Marisa’s a___________singer. She’s really____________in Portugal.
My friend Sarah’s a_______________person. She’s really____________to all her friends.
Alicia is very_____________,but she’s a______________friend.
Mr.Jones is a very______________person and he’s a _____________teacher.

5 Correct the mistake in each sentence.

My holiday in Jamaica was wonderfull.
New York is an amaizing city!
My best friend Nick;s a really kool guy.
The weather is terrible, but our holiday is great!
This is Anna. She ‘s very frendly.
My mum likes Micheal – she thinks he’s very neice!
London’s a fantastik place to visit.
His uncle is pour, but he’s very happy,

6 Match 1-6 with a-f to make sentences

1. My sister and I are a. from Manchester is now at Platform 25
2. Dinner is b. from 10:30 to 12:30 in the gym.
3. The train station is about 2 km c. from Washington or New York?
4. Are you d. from the Holiday Inn hotel.
5. The next exercise class is e. from Australia.
6. The train f. from 7:00 to 10:00 in the Sorrento Restaurant.
2B READING
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the question. 4 Find words or phrases with these meanings.
How do you usually talk to your friends? 1 people you know (Toni’ post)
by phone Skype/FaceTime 2 from the area where you are (Toni’s post)
in person on social media 3 take you to interesting places (Simone’s
comment)
other
4 to say something that’s true (Martine’s
2 Look at the Reading skill box. In what comment)
situations would you scan a text? Why?
READING SKILL 5 meet (Chris’s comment)
Scanning 5 Choose the best ending for the sentences.
1 Toni Perez …
a. wants to visit London one day.
b. thinks Chris is a man’s name.
c. doesn’t want to meet Chris.
2 Tom Schulz …
a. speaks only German.
b. is on holiday in London.
c. is the husband of a singer.
3 Chris Cross….
a. is from Ireland.
Scan the conversation on social media and b. teaches people how to ski.
answer the questions.
c. is a good friend of Martin Teal.
1 How many different people apart from Toni
4. Martin Teal…
comment on Toni’s post?
a. is very quiet and not very friendly
2 How did the design of the text help you find
the answer? b. knows a person with the surname Cross
c. wasn’t very popular on the ski course
3 Use the tips from the Reading skill box to scan
the conversation on social media and answer the 6 Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
questions.
Do you …?
Who…..?
1 say he went skiing 1 use social media to get help from friends
2 knows a man who lives in London 2 post photos when you travel
3 says she’s travelling somewhere
3 like to have somebody local to show you
4 plays a musical instrument
around a new city
5 works with tourists
6 likes Chritina Cross
1C GRAMMAR
BE: POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE

BE: QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWER

1 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb be.

2 Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb be.

3 Imagine you are a different person. Ask and answer questions to find out who your partner is.
WHO AM I ?
Are you….
1 a man/woman? 5 a student 9 …………………………?
2 famouse? 6 in this room 10 ………………………..?
3 young? 7 …………………………….? 11…………………………?
4 French? 8 …………………………….? 12…………………………?
1D LISTENING
1 You are going to listen to two introductions. What information do you need?
Now listen and choose the correct occupation and country.

2 The people in the picture are on an English course. Listen and answer the questions
a. Is this the first or the last day of the course?
b. What city are they in?
Listen again. Complete the table.
4 Listen to the conversation. Choose the best endings for the sentences.

1. Charlie and Pierre…….......

A. know each other well.
B. don't know each other well.

2. They go to………
A. the same football club.
B. the same school.

3. Charlie says that Pierre………..

A. can go to the next football match with him.
B. can take him to the next football match

Listen to the conversation again. Complete the sentences.

1. Pierre and Charlie meet at a ................club.
2. Pierre is from Marseilles. He's .....................
3. Charlie's ..................... is also French.
4. Charlie speaks ....................., but not very well.
5. Charlie plays football with the club ......................
6. The .................... next week is in Amberton.

3 Thomas and Lena are at the World Cup. Listen and tick the three things they talk.
1 football 2 countries 3 food 4 a city 5 a TV
Listen again. Complete the conversation
1E PRONUNCIATION AND SPEAKING
PRONUNCIATION
Sound and spelling: /k/
1 Find your way from back to school. You can move across or down through squares where there
is a /k/ sound. Say the words.

2 Complete the table with words from Exercise 1. Write

1 two pairs with two /k/ words
2 two pairs with one /k/ word
3 two pairs without a /k/ word

Swap with other students and write the number of /k/ words in the table: 2, 1 or 3?
SPEAKING

1 Ask and answer the questions

1 Do you have a profile on a social networking site?
2 Which of the following information is on it?
your name where you live
your age your job
your nationality things you like

2 Work in groups of four or five. It’s your first day at International College.
Student A: You ‘re the teacher
The others: You ‘re one of the students
Say who you are and give some information about you.
3 Talk about the man in the following picture
1F WRITING
READING FOR WRITING WRITING TASK
3 Correct the personal profile about Carlos. Add
capital letters and punctuation.

4 Complete the fact file with information about

you/ someone you know. Use the information in
the fact file to write a personal profile about you/
this person.
1 Dmitri is on an English course in
Cambridge. Read his fact file on the language
school website and answer the questions
1. Which country is Dmitri from?
2. Which town is Dmitri from?

2 Read Dmitri’s personal profile. Are the

sentences true or false?
1. Dmitri is 20 years old.
2. He studies in St. Petersburg.
3. He’s in Britain with friends from
Moscow.
4. He’s on a computer course in
Cambridge.
5. He likes listening to music.
WRITING SKILL
Capital letters and punctuation

The most common punctuation marks in English

are: capital letters and full stops, question marks,
commas, colons and semi-colons.