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Vocabulary: Essential 1
The weather
1 Match the weather symbols with the words in the box.

foggy raining cloudy sunny snowing windy

1
3
2

4
6
5

1 cloudy 3 5
2 4 6

2 Match the temperatures with the words.

A
1 warm B
2 hot B

3 cold C
4 mild
D
5 freezing
6 cool E

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 Vocabulary: Extension 1
The weather
1 09 Match the pictures with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

drought thunderstorm hurricane ice hail flood

ice 1 2

3 4 5

2 Match the definitions with the words.

1 This is a large amount of water in a place that is usually dry. a hail
2 Water becomes this when it’s freezing. b flood
3 These are small balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain. c thunderstorm
4 This is a violent storm with very strong winds. d drought
5 This is a storm with a lot of loud noises and lights in the sky. e hurricane
6 This is a long period of time with no rain. f ice

3 Complete the sentences with the words from exercise 1.

There are always floods in our country in the spring because it rains a lot.
1 There’s a dangerous approaching the coast of Florida. People are leaving their homes.
2 There’s a very bad this summer. We need some rain!
3 My dog doesn’t like it when there’s a because they’re so noisy.
4 Is that rain? No, look at the small balls of ice—it’s .
5 There’s often a lot of on the roads in the winter.

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Grammar: Essential 1
Simple present / Present progressive
1 Which sentence is about an action that is happening now?
Check (✓) a or b.
A It’s snowing now. ✓
B It often snows in the winter.
1 A I usually wear jeans.
B I’m wearing jeans today.
2 A Mark is playing baseball now.
B Mark plays baseball every Friday.
3 A They study Art once a week.
B They’re studying Art right now.
4 A Dad is cooking tonight.
B Dad sometimes cooks.
5 A Lucy is writing an email now.
B Lucy writes an email every day.

2 Choose the correct alternatives.

Tim always is getting up / gets up at 7:30 a.m.
1 I never walk / am walking to school.
2 Tim talks / is talking with Grandma now.
3 It rarely is raining / rains in July.
4 Mom works / is working right now.
5 We buy / are buying food once a week.

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Grammar: Essential 1
Present progressive for future
3 Are the actions in the present (P) or the future (F)?
Listen! Megan is singing. P
Megan is singing in the concert on Friday. F
1 I’m meeting my friends this afternoon.
2 Look! Maria’s talking with Lucas.
3 Enzo isn’t watching now.
4 We aren’t playing tennis on Saturday.
5 Are you going shopping tomorrow?

4 Choose the correct answers.

They are flying to Miami afternoon.
A at B this
1 What are you doing morning?
A next B tomorrow
2 I’m going to the dentist three o’clock.
A at B next
3 Are you having a picnic June 2nd?
A tomorrow B on
4 The students are going to Recife week.
A in B next
5 Kenji is starting school September.
A in B on

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 Grammar: Extension 1
Simple present / 8 I / see / my grandparents / very often ✗

Present progressive
1 Complete the sentences with the simple
present or the present progressive form of
the verbs in parentheses.
Present progressive for future
She often watches (watch) TV at night. 3 Look at Zoe’s planner. Complete the
questions and short answers with the
1 (you / go) to soccer
present progressive.
practice on Wednesdays?
2 It’s sunny here today. Thursday
7 p.m. movies Remember: English
(it / rain) in São Paulo? test tomorrow –
with Valeria don’t stay out late!
3 Jonny (not play) basketball
on Mondays. Friday
4 Leah (eat) lunch now.
9 a.m. English test
7 p.m. make pizzas!
5 (your uncle / live) in Los
Saturday
Angeles?
11 a.m. go shopping with Valeria
6 Dad always (make) pizza (buy present for Sara)
on the weekend. 8 p.m. have sleepover at Sara’s house
7 (they / study) Math
right now? Where is Zoe going on Thursday night?
She’s going to the movies.
2 Write affirmative (✓) or negative (✗)
statements or questions. Use the simple 1 with?
present or the present progressive. She’s going with Valeria.
it / rain / in Chicago / today ✗ 2 out late?
It isn’t raining in Chicago today. No, .
1 you / usually / get up / late on Sundays? 3 What is Zoe doing on Friday night?
She .
4 on Saturday morning?
2 he / often / go / to his cousin’s house / after She’s going shopping with Valeria.
school ✓ 5 a present for Sara?
, they are.
6 a sleepover at Sara’s house?
3 Yasmin / walk / to school / right now? Yes, .

4 Complete the sentences about you. Use the

simple present or the present progressive.
4 it / rarely / snow / in Buenos Aires ✓ I often go swimming on Sundays.
1 I
right now.
5 Helena / play / soccer / right now ✗ 2 On Sundays, I usually
.
3 Next weekend, I .
6 we / watch / a movie in class / today ✓ .
4 Our teacher never
.
7 they / bake / a cake / now? 5 I
tonight.
6 My best friend
on Saturdays.

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 Reading and writing 1
Reading
Check it out!
Find these phrases and check their meaning.
From: Harry theme park roller coaster
Subject: Hi!
Date: September 28
1 Read the email. Choose the correct answers.
1 Harry is going on a school trip to
a London.  b Barcelona.  c Chicago.
2 On the second day, they are going on a tour
of the
a city.  b Camp Nou stadium.  
c PortAventura theme park.
3 The Sagrada Família is a famous
a restaurant.  b soccer team.  c cathedral.

2 Read the email again. Answer the questions.

What does Harry usually do on Saturday
mornings?
He usually plays tennis.
1 What language is Harry learning at school this
Hi Ash, year?
How are you? I’m doing well. I usually play tennis on
Saturday mornings, but it’s raining and very windy here
in London today, so I’m at home. What’s the weather like 2 What is the weather like in Barcelona?
in Chicago?
Next week, I’m going on a school trip to Barcelona in 3 Where does FC Barcelona train?
Spain! I’m learning Spanish at school this year. The
weather forecast for Barcelona is hot and sunny, so I’m
really looking forward to it. I’m packing my bag now! 4 What is Harry doing the first night of the school
trip?
We’re leaving very early in the morning—at 5 a.m.
You know I’m not very good at getting up early! We’re
arriving at our hotel in Barcelona at about 12 p.m. In the 5 What is he doing on the last day of the school
afternoon, we’re visiting the Camp Nou stadium where trip?
FC Barcelona trains! We’re going to the museum there,
and we’re having a tour of the stadium. I hope we see
some famous soccer players! That night, we’re having 6 Where is Harry going later today?
dinner at a traditional Spanish restaurant.
On the second day, we’re going on a tour of the city.
There are a lot of amazing buildings in Barcelona such Writing
as the Sagrada Família which is a very famous cathedral.
Later that day, we’re watching a flamenco dance show. 3 Imagine you are going on a school trip
I’m not looking forward to that very much! On our last to somewhere in your country. Write an
day, we’re visiting the PortAventura theme park. I can’t email to a friend. Include the following
wait! I love roller coasters. information:
I’m waiting for my mom to come home. She’s taking my
• when you are going
sister to her gymnastics club right now. Mom and I are
going shopping later because I need some new sneakers • where you are going
for the Barcelona trip. • what the weather forecast is
That’s all for now. Say hi to your family from me! • how you are getting there
Write soon, • what you are doing on the first / second day
Harry

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1
Listening
What time do you usually do these things on
1
weekdays? Ask and answer with a partner.
3 01 Listen again. Decide if the sentences
get up go to school get home have dinner are true (T) or false (F).
go to bed The bus is leaving for Chicago at 7:15. F
1 The students need to put their names on their
What time do you usually get up?
sun hats.
I usually get up at 7:15. 2 The weather forecast for Chicago is for hot and
windy weather.
Then tell the class about your partner. 3 They are visiting the Millennium Park in the
afternoon.
Daniel gets up at 7:15.
4 The students need to bring their menu choices to
school on Thursday.
2 01 Exam Listen to the teacher giving
5 The Chicago Bulls are playing at the United
information about a school trip. Complete
Centre.
the notes with one word, number, date,
or time.

8th Grade trip to Chicago

Thursday, May 20th

1
Meet at school at .
2
Arrive in Chicago at .
Spend 3 hours at the Art Institute of Chicago. Don’t forget to bring
some 4 .
5
Afternoon: walking tour of the city. Wear and bring a sun hat.
6
Dinner at p.m.
7
Evening: watch a game.
8
Arrive back at school at .

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Vocabulary: Essential 2
Physical appearance
1 Match the people with the descriptions.

A B C D E F

Joshua is young. He’s slim. D

1 Jessica has wavy hair. She’s tall.
2 Nancy is short. She has shoulder-length, gray hair.
3 Jack is tall. He has a beard.
4 Olivia is short. She has curly hair.
5 Matias has a mustache. He’s overweight.

2 Find the one that does not belong.

short tall average weight
1 old freckles middle-aged
2 braces brown blue
3 long beard shoulder-length
4 wavy curly glasses
5 slim blond overweight

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 Vocabulary: Extension 2
Physical appearance
1 10 Match the physical characteristics with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

round face braids bob spiky hair dreadlocks long face Mohawk oval face tattoo
ponytail Afro bangs scar

1 2 3 4 5 f
e a ponytail
b
b
c
g
d
a d
e
c
f
g
6 h
8 9
h 7 i
j
l
j k
l
k
m
i
m

2 Look at the pictures again. Write the number of the person next to the correct sentence.
Leah has a scar on her arm. 4
A June has braids and bangs.
B Adam has a long face and an Afro.
C Emily has a round face and a bob.
D Max has an oval face and a Mohawk.
E David has a tattoo on his arm.
F Valentina has a round face and a pony tail.

3 Design a profile picture for a video game character. Draw a simple picture and label it.
Use words from exercise 1 and other words that you know.

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Grammar: Essential 2
be: Simple past
Affirmative
1 Choose the correct alternatives.
Jason was / were late for school.
1 These jeans was / were expensive.
2 We was / were tired after the soccer game.
3 Heitor and Zilda was / were at the festival.
4 I was / were on the basketball team.
5 You was / were late for school.

Past time expressions

2 Complete the sentences with yesterday, last, or ago.
Last night, Lola and Chloe were at the movies.
1 Lola and her parents were in New York Christmas.
2 Lola was at her grandparents’ house two days .
3 afternoon, Lola was at a judo lesson.
4 Lola and her mom were in the yard ten minutes .
5 Lola and I were late for school .

be: Simple past

Negative
3 Complete the sentences with wasn’t or weren’t.
My rucksack wasn’t under the desk.
1 Alex at Music Club yesterday.
2 We at the concert last night.
3 You in your bedroom five minutes ago.
4 I at Abigail’s party last week.
5 My headphones in my pocket.

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Grammar: Essential 2
be: Simple past
Interrogative and short answers
4 Choose the correct answers.
“ Luis at school yesterday?” “Yes, he was.”
A Were B Was
1 “Was Mia home on Sunday?” “Yes, she .”
A wasn’t B was
2 “Were Ana and Juan at your party?” “No, they .”
A weren’t B wasn’t
3 “Was the weather good?” “Yes, it .”
A was B wasn’t
4 “Was Harry late for school?” “No, he .”
A weren’t B wasn’t
5 “ you and your family in Italy last summer?” “Yes, we were.”
A Were B Weren’t

have: Simple past

Affirmative
5 Choose the correct alternatives.
I had / was 10 years old in 2012.
1 Sofia was / had short hair last year.
2 We were / had at David's party on Saturday night.
3 Lee was / had overweight last year, but now he’s slim.
4 My grandparents had / were a house in Los Angeles.
5 We had / were a dog when I was young.

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 Grammar: Extension 2
be: Simple past have: Simple past
3 Complete the text with the simple past form
Affirmative, negative, interrogative, of be or have.
and past time expressions
1 Complete the sentences with the simple past Hi! I’m Jessica and I was at a brilliant
form of be. concert last night. The students in the band
Last year, he was overweight. But now 1
at our school last year. They
he’s slim. 2
in the same grade as my sister.
1 We late because it foggy. The music 3 rock. The singer 4
2 Where your mom born? fantastic. He 5 a really good voice.
3 We at school yesterday because it He also 6
very long hair! The concert
Sunday. 7
at the sports center. There 8
4 Who your teacher last year?
a lot of people from my school there—only
5 They on the bus. I next to them.
about six. But I 9 a great night.
6 The man tall. He only 1.60 m.
7 The weather terrible last week. It
windy and cold. 4 Find and correct the mistakes.

8 What your favorite toy when you were We wasn’t at school yesterday.
little? We weren’t at school yesterday.
1 My dad was long hair when he was young.
2 Write questions using the simple past form
of be. Then write answers for you.
your phone / in your bag / yesterday?
Was your phone in your bag yesterday? 2 Why Theo was late for school today?
Yes, it was.
1 your shoes / expensive?
3 Lorena was born at 2007.

2 How old / you / four years ago?

4 You were at the soccer game yesterday?

3 you / at school / yesterday afternoon?

5 They were in Canada ago two years.

4 When / your last Math test?

6 “Was he hungry?” “Yes, he were.”

5 your hair / short / last year?

7 Maria wasn’t at home afternoon yesterday.

6 Where / your parents / yesterday?

5 Describe your appearance five years ago.
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 Reading and writing 2
Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and check their meaning.
Hi, Alice. Are you OK? Where temperature   act
were you yesterday? You weren’t
at school. It was the school show.
Sara 1 Read the messages. Match the sentence
Hi, Sara. I was at home all day—I was sick halves.
yesterday. I had a temperature of 38°! 1 Alice
But I’m OK now. Mom says I can go back
to school tomorrow. How was the show? Alice 2 Sara
3 Lydia
It was fantastic! I’m sorry you weren’t there. a was one of the acts in the show.
There were twelve acts in the show. There were
b was at home all day yesterday.
singers, bands, dancers, and even gymnasts.
c had a great time at the school show.
Which was your favorite act?
2 Read the messages again. Complete the
Hmm … that’s hard. There were a lot of very sentences with one, two, or three words.
good acts, but I think my favorite was the
Alice had a temperature yesterday.
rock band Two’s Company. Do you know Ryan
Smith in 9th grade and his brother Liam in 8th 1 Sara’s favorite act was the
grade? They look very similar. They’re both Two’s Company.
very tall, and they have short, black hair, and 2 are very tall.
blue eyes. They’re very good-looking!
3 Alice’s brother plays .
Oh, yes, I know them! Liam is in my brother’s 4 Ryan plays .
basketball team. Was their music good? 5 Lydia in 8 grade.
th

Their music? Yes, it was OK. Ryan plays the 6 Alice wants to go to
guitar and sings, and Liam plays the drums. on Saturday.
7 Sara is meeting on
What about the rest of the acts? Saturday.
Do you know Lydia? She’s in 9th grade. She’s short
and slim, and she has very long, brown hair. Writing
Yes, I do. She’s kind of shy, but she’s very nice. 3 Write messages between you and a friend
about an event such as a school show, a
Well, do you know that she’s also an school sports competition, or a party. Your
incredible dancer? She danced in the friend was not at the event and wants to
show last night. She was amazing. know all about it. Include the following
information:
Anyway, are you doing anything on Saturday
• what the event was
afternoon? Would you like to go the movies?
There’s a new Ryan Gosling movie that I want • who was there
to see. • some descriptions of the people there
• what your favorite thing at the event was
On Saturday? Sorry, I can’t. I’m meeting Ryan!

Ryan Gosling?

No! Ryan Smith!

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1
Listening
Take turns to describe a person in your class.
2
Can your partner guess who it is?
3 02 Listen again. Answer the questions.
Listening strategy Where was Anna on Saturday?

When you listen to a text with multiple choice She was at a music festival.
answers, first read all the options carefully. 1 What was the weather like on Sunday?
Remember that the first option you hear is not
always the correct answer. Continue listening until
you are sure of the correct option. 2 Who was Anna at the festival with?

2 02 Exam Listen to the conversation 3 What does Susie look like?

between two friends about their weekends.
Choose the correct answers.
4 What’s Olivia like?
Who was late for school this morning?
a Matt
5 What does Tommy look like?
b Mr. Jackson
c Anna
1 What was the weather like on Saturday?
a warm and sunny
b warm and cloudy
c cold and cloudy
2 Where was Anna on Sunday?
a at a music festival
b at home
c at the park
3 Olivia has … hair.
a long, black, straight
b shoulder-length, red, curly
c long, red, curly
4 Susie is
a funny.
b friendly.
c bossy.
5 Whose birthday was it on the weekend?
a Matt’s brother
b Anna’s sister
c Anna’s brother
6 How old is Tommy?
a 4
b 5
c 6

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Vocabulary: Essential 3
Places around town
1 Match the places with the words.

4
3

café 6 hospital
church sports center
parking lot train station

2 Look at the map. Complete the words.

1 The bus stop is i fr t f the hospital.
2 The park is b h d the library.
3 The market is b w n the bus station and the church.
4 The sports center is a r ss fr the supermarket.
5 The café is n t the post office.

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 Vocabulary: Extension 3
Places around town
1 11 Match the pictures with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

travel agency bookstore florist clothes store drugstore gas station bakery hair salon

clothes store 1 2 3

4 5 6 7

2 Where do these people need to go? Match the sentences with the places.
1 Where can I get a new dictionary? a bakery
2 It’s Grandma’s birthday. She loves flowers. b clothes store
3 We want to visit Paris next year. c travel agency
4 I need a new jacket. d gas station
5 I want to make sandwiches, but I don’t have any bread. e bookstore
6 We’re going on a long trip in the car. f florist

3 Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1.

The bread from the new bakery on East Street is delicious!
1 Your hair always looks amazing. Which do you go to?
2 I have a headache. Can you get me some aspirin from the ?
3 The car is nearly on empty. We need to get to a quickly!
4 They don’t have that book at the library, but you can buy it at the .
5 Many people don’t go to a now. They look for a vacation on the Internet.

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Grammar: Essential 3
Simple past: Regular verbs
Affirmative
1 Complete the sentences with the simple past of the verbs in parentheses.
We stayed (stay) in the park for two hours.
1 The library (open) late yesterday.
2 Mom (work) in a bank until last year.
3 Jose and Sebastian (play) soccer on Friday.
4 I (visit) the new sports center yesterday.
5 They (cook) dinner last night.

Simple past: Regular verbs

Affirmative spelling variations
2 Complete the chart with the simple past form of the verbs in the box.

arrive plan copy love prefer cry

like–liked try–tried stop–stopped

arrived

3 Complete the sentences with the simple past form of the verbs
in parentheses.
It was a sad film. Ellie c r i e d (cry) at the end.
1 The bus s o p (stop) in front of the church.
2 I t d (tidy) my room on Sunday.
3 The post office c s (close) at 3 p.m. yesterday.
4 The girls p y (play) tennis in the park.
5 Laura s i (study) Math yesterday afternoon.

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Grammar: Essential 3
Simple past: Irregular verbs
4 Decide which verbs are regular (R) or irregular (I).
I got some great shoes at the store. I
Isabella arrived late. R
1 We ate lunch in a café.
2 Mom hated my new jeans.
3 I read a good book last week.
4 They tried some Chinese food.
5 Rafael went to the sports center.

5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

bought taught made went ate met

I go to the supermarket on Saturdays.

I went to the supermarket last Saturday.
1 We eat pizza once a week.
We pizza yesterday.
2 Daniel buys his jeans at that store.
Daniel his jeans at that store.
3 I meet Amy after school on Fridays.
I Amy after school last Friday.
4 Mr. Perez teaches us Geography.
Mr. Perez us Geography last year.
5 Mom makes a cake every week.
Mom a cake last week.

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 Grammar: Extension 3
Simple past: Regular verbs 3 Rewrite the sentences in the simple past.
We take some pictures.
Affirmative We took some pictures.
1 Write sentences in the simple past. 1 I leave the house at 9 a.m.
Tom and I / play / video games / all night
Tom and I played video games all night.
1 my cousins / live / in Peru / last year 2 I only drink a soda at the café.

2 she / prefer / the yellow dress

3 We go to the library.
3 he / stay / at home / last night

4 Leo / copy / my English homework 4 They fly from New York to London.

5 the girls / finish / their pizzas

5 Daniela sings at the church.
6 the mall / close / at 4 p.m.

7 she / try / the soup 6 I write my grandma a long email.

8 my mom / study / in the U.S.

7 She does her homework.

Simple past: Irregular verbs

8 He reads a very interesting book.
2 Complete the email with the simple past
form of the verbs in the box.

sit ​
buy ​catch ​see ​
eat ​
wear ​
go ​
meet ​
run ​spend ​think 9 My mom teaches Spanish.

Dear Uncle Larry,

10 The jacket costs $30.
Thank you for my birthday money! I went shopping
on the weekend and 1 all the money .
I2 a new jacket. It’s really cool. I 3 it
all weekend!
4 Imagine it was your birthday on the
I4 my friend Julia at a new café, next to the weekend. Write about your weekend. Use
market. We 5 lunch there. It was sunny, so we the simple past form of some of the verbs in
6
outside. Then we 7 a bus to the park. the box.
I8 Uncle Gabriel on the bus. At first, I 9
he was you! At the park, we played tennis. Then it play spend buy eat take go enjoy
started to rain, so we 10 home! bake get stay watch stop visit drink
Anyway, it was a great birthday. Thanks again for the
money!
Love, Nicole

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 Reading and writing 3
Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and check their meaning.
Jamie’s blog rocket    touch   signed

1 Read the blog. Number the sentences in the

correct order.
a They arrived back at school.
b They watched a movie.
c They ate lunch.
d They left school. 1
e They visited the United States Astronaut
Hall of Fame.
f They spent some time in the Space Store.
g They arrived at the Kennedy Space Center.
Last week, we went on a school trip to the
h They saw the Saturn V rocket.
Kennedy Space Center. What a day! Our bus
left school at six o’clock in the morning and we 2 Read the blog again. Decide if the sentences
arrived at the Kennedy Space Center at ten. are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false
First, we visited the United States Astronaut Hall sentences.
of Fame and learned about famous astronauts They left school at seven o’clock in the morning. F
such as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael They left school at six o’clock in the morning.
Collins. After that, we got on a bus to go to
1 They visited the Apollo / Saturn V Center.
the Apollo / Saturn V Center. This was about 20
minutes away from the main Visitor Complex.
The Kennedy Space Center is a very big place! 2 Jamie touched a rock that came from the moon.
The Saturn V is a huge rocket and it was amazing
to walk under it. I also touched a real moon rock 3 They had lunch with an astronaut called Michael
which was about 3.7 billion years old! Collins.
After a busy morning, we were all very hungry.
Luckily, it was time for lunch, so we got the 4 They watched a 3-D movie about the Saturn V
bus back to the Visitor Complex. But this was rocket.
no ordinary lunch—we had lunch with a real
astronaut! Can you believe it? He was called
5 Jamie bought some special 3-D glasses at the
Don Thomas, and he talked to us about what it
Space Shop.
was like to go into space. We asked him a lot of
questions. He gave us all a signed picture each.
After lunch, we watched a 3-D movie about the
International Space Station at the IMAX theater.
Writing
We wore special 3-D glasses. It was awesome! 3 Think of a museum or another place you
At the end of the day, we had some time in the visited with your school. Write a blog
Space Shop. I bought a baseball hat with the describing the day. Use first, then, next,
NASA logo on it. Finally, we got on the bus back after that, and finally. Include the following
information:
to school. We arrived back at ten o’clock at night.
It was a long day and we were all tired but happy. • the time you left school
• where you went
• the things you did in the morning and the
afternoon
• the time you got home
• your opinion of the trip

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1
Listening
Complete the chart with the simple past
3
form of the verbs in the box.
3 03 Listen again. Complete the sentences
buy visit spend cost need find go with one, two, or three words.
try want leave like take park look
The store that sells Lydia’s grandma’s favorite
talk get start
chocolates wasn’t open .
Regular Irregular 1 Lydia and her mom bought the chocolates at
the .
bought
2 Helen likes the that Lydia bought
at the market.
3 Lydia’s aunt lives .
4 The at the hospital was very
busy.
5 Lydia’s grandma had for lunch.
2 03 Exam Listen to the conversation. Put 6 The food at very good.
the places Lydia visited on Saturday in the
7 After lunch, it .
correct order. There is one place you do not
need.

café market
hospital post office
mall 1 train station

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Vocabulary: Essential
4
Movie types
1 Match the pictures with the movie types in the box.

sci-fi movie horror movie animated movie fantasy movie

action movie romcom

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2 3 4 musical 5

animated movie 3
1 4
2 5

2 Complete the words.

Mia’s dad doesn’t like h o rr o r m ov i es.
1 Mia’s dad hates l e s r s.
2 He doesn’t like u i a s.
3 He likes a t o m v es.
4 Mia likes h r o m vi s.
5 They both like c e i s.

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 Vocabulary: Extension 4
Movies
1 12 Match the people in the picture with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

stuntperson actor make-up artist director lighting technician sound technician camera operator

3 6 7

1 director 4 6
2 5 7
3

2 Complete the sentences with the words from exercise 1.

The camera operator started filming the scene.
1 They chose an unknown to play the star part in the movie.
2 The made the young actor look like an old man.
3 The jumped off a very high building.
4 The checked that they could hear the actor speaking.
5 The told the actors what she wanted them to do in the next scene.
6 They stopped filming for a few minutes so the could check the lights.

3 Which of the jobs in exercise 1 would you like to do? Put the jobs in order.
1 = a job you would really like to do and 7 = a job you would not like to do.
Then write one or two sentences explaining your reasons for number 1.
director camera operator
actor lighting technician
stuntperson sound technician
make-up artist

I would most like to be a because

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Grammar: Essential 4
Simple past
Negative
1 Match the pictures with the sentences.

1 B 2 3

4 5 6

A He didn’t see the sign.

B She didn’t pass her test.
C They didn’t bring an umbrella.
D They didn’t win the game.
E I didn’t sleep well.
F She didn’t clean her room.

2 Choose the correct alternatives.

I didn’t go / didn’t went shopping last Saturday
1 Owen not play / didn’t play the guitar very well.
2 She didn’t buy / not buy a new dress for the party.
3 I didn’t like / didn’t liked the new Superman movie.
4 Dad don’t get up / didn’t get up early this morning.
5 We didn’t had / didn’t have Math class yesterday.

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Grammar: Essential 4
Simple past
Interrogative and short answers
3 Complete the short answers with did or didn’t.
Did you watch Superman on Saturday?
Yes, I did .
1 Did he walk to school this morning?
Yes, he .
2 Did David and Clara go to school yesterday?
No, they .
3 Did you call Victor last night?
Yes, I .
4 Did Mateo do his homework last night?
No, he .
5 Did your cousins come to your party?
Yes, they .

Question words + Simple past

4 Choose the correct answers.
A did you say?
A What B Why C How
1 did they get up?
A Where B What time C What
2 did he buy that T-shirt?
A What B How C Where
3 “ did you feed the dog?” “I fed him this morning.”
A Why B How C When
4 did she leave early?
A What B Why C Where
5 did you make this cake? It’s delicious!
A How B What C Where

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 Grammar: Extension 4
Simple past 4 Lara / enjoy / the fantasy movie?

Negative, interrogative, and short

answers 3 Read the messages between Gabriela and
1 Read about Lara’s night. Rewrite the Matt. Choose the correct alternatives.
sentences with true information.

Last night, there was a movie night at my school. It Hi, Matt! Did you go / You went to the
started at 7 p.m. I went with Julia. There were a lot movies with Isaac last night?
of people there, and we sat at the back. First, we No, I 1did / didn’t. I 2went / go to my
watched a romcom. I thought it was funny. After dad’s café. He 3had / went a party
that, there was a short break, and I bought some there, and 4helped / I helped him cook.
popcorn. After the break, they showed another I 5didn’t know / didn’t knew your dad
movie—this time it was a fantasy movie. I hate had a café!
fantasy movies! I didn’t enjoy the second movie,
It’s new. It only 6opened / did open last
but I still had a great night.
month. Anyway, how about you? 7What
did you / Did you go out last night?
The movie night started at 6 p.m.
No, I 8didn’t / did. I 9stay in / stayed in
The movie didn’t start at 6 p.m. It started
and 10watched / did you watch a movie
at 7 p.m. on TV.
1 Lara went with Mia.
What 11watched you / did you watch?

It was a sci-fi movie about the world in

2050.
2 The girls watched four movies.
Didn’t you / Did you like it?
12

Yes, I 13didn’t / did. I 14loved / did love

3 Lara thought the romcom was terrible. it.
I 15did know / didn’t know you like
sci-fi movies! I love sci-fi.
4 Lara had a bad night. Me, too!

2 Write questions about Lara’s night in the

simple past. Then write answers. 4 Imagine Gabriela and Matt from exercise 3
Lara / go / with Julia? went to the movies together. Write questions
Did Lara go with Julia? for them.

Yes, she did. What movie did you see?

1 the girls / sit / at the front? 1 What type ?

2 When ?
3 Where ?

2 what type of movie / they / show first? 4 How ?

5 What time ?
6 Did ?

3 what / Lara / buy / in the break?

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Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and check their meaning.

What’s your favorite stunt    ankle   catchy

type of movie? Tell us! 1 Read the online forum posts. Write Luiza, Eric,
Alicia, or Nathan next to the sentences.
1 This person’s friend likes sci-fi movies.

2 This person likes the same type of movie as a

person in his / her family.
3 This person is going to a movie night at a friend’s
house.
4 This person’s friends prefer romcoms.

Luiza My favorite movies are action movies. 2 Read the online forum posts again. Answer
I love all the Mission: Impossible movies. the questions.
They’re very exciting. Tom Cruise plays
Ethan Hunt and he’s brilliant. Did you What type of movie does Luiza like?
know that he does a lot of his own stunts? She likes action movies.
In fact, he even broke his ankle during 1 What happened to Tom Cruise during the
the filming of Mission: Impossible—
filming of Mission: Impossible—Fallout?
Fallout. Unfortunately, all my friends
prefer romcoms. Last weekend, I invited
my friend Ana Clara to watch Mission: 2 What type of movie does Eric like?
Impossible—Rogue Nation at home, but
she didn’t like it—she said it was boring!
3 Did Eric’s friend David like the Johnny English
Eric My favorite movies are comedies. I love
movie?
all the Johnny English movies. The actor
Rowan Atkinson is very funny! The last
time I watched a Johnny English movie, 4 What did Alicia think of The Greatest Showman?
I didn’t stop laughing! I went to see
it with my friend David, but he didn’t
like it. He didn’t think it was funny. He 5 When is Alicia watching La La Land?
prefers sci-fi and fantasy movies such as
Star Wars and Harry Potter.
6 When did Nathan’s grandpa see a Batman movie
Alicia I love musicals. Last year, I saw The for the first time?
Greatest Showman—I loved it. The
songs were very catchy, and I sang
them for weeks! Next week, I’m 7 Who did Nathan see the last Avengers movie
watching La La Land at my friend Katie’s with?
house. She’s having a movie night. She
loves musicals, too. I can’t wait!
Nathan My favorite type of movie? I love
any movie with a superhero in it. Is
Writing
that fantasy or action? I think it’s a 3 Write an online forum post about your
combination of the two. My favorite favorite type of movie. Include the following
superhero is Batman. I watched an old information:
Batman movie last month with my
grandpa. He saw it in 1966 when he • why it’s your favorite type of movie
was a kid! He loves superheroes, too. • a description of a movie of this type that you saw
I went to see the last Avengers movie recently
with him—we both loved it!
• the types of movie your friends or family like

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1
Listening
Work with a partner. Write the title of a
4
movie you know for each movie type.
musical: Mamma Mia! 3 04 Listen again. Answer the questions.
When did Andre go to the movies?
romcom:
He went to the movies on Saturday afternoon.
sci-fi movie:
1 What was the problem at the movie theater?
fantasy movie:
action movie:
2 What was Movie World like?
animated movie:
comedy:
3 How much did their tickets cost?
2 04 Exam Listen to the conversation.
Choose the correct answers.
4 What happened to the popcorn?
On Saturday morning, Andre
a stayed at home.
5 When is the new Star Wars movie playing at
b played soccer.
Movie World?
c went to the movies.
1 Andre went to the movies with
a Mike.
b Jack.
c Sam.
2 Close to the Edge is a(n) … movie.
a animated
b action
c sci-fi
3 Andre and his cousin saw the movie at
a the Odeon.
b Movie World.
c the Orion.
4 Andre ate … at the movie theater.
a a box of popcorn
b a hot dog
c some candy
5 On Saturday, Jack watched a Star Wars movie
a at Movie World.
b at the Odeon.
c at home.

Listening strategy
If you cannot answer a question while listening,
quickly move on to the next question and come
back to it at the end.

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Vocabulary: Essential 5
Housework
1 Match the pictures with the phrases.

1 2 3

4 5 6

make my bed 2 clean my bedroom

do the laundry feed the dog
cook meals do the dishes

2 Match the phrases in the box with the pictures.

do the vacuuming iron take out the trash

clean the bathroom unload the dishwasher set the table

unload the 1 2
dishwasher

3 4 5

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 Vocabulary: Extension 5
Housework
1 13 Match the objects in the picture with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

mop broom dish towel bucket vacuum cleaner dishcloth iron ironing board trash can duster

7
1 8
6

2 4
5
10

1 dishcloth 5 9
2 6 10
3 7
4 8

2 Look at the picture again. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

sweeping doing tidying dusting ironing mopping taking out drying

Olivia is ironing the clothes.

1 Nadia is the dishes.
2 Leo and Adam are the dishes.
3 Ava is the floor.
4 Noah is furniture.
5 Grace is the living room.
6 Tariq is the floor.
7 Elliot is the trash.

3 How often do you help with the housework? Write sentences with often, sometimes, rarely,
and never. Use some of the verbs from exercise 2.

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Grammar: Essential 5
have to
Affirmative and negative
1 Choose the correct alternatives.
It’s Sunday. We have to / don’t have to go to school.
1 Dad can’t take us to the sports center today. We have to / don’t have to
take the bus.
2 Students have to / don’t have to pay. The museum is free for them.
3 She has to / doesn't have to clear the table. That’s her brother’s job!
4 Poor Mom … she have to / has to work on Sundays.
5 It’s dinner time! You have to / don’t have to set the table.

have to
Interrogative and short answers
2 Choose the correct answers.
“ A get up early for work?” “Yes, he does.”
A Your dad has to B Does your dad have to
1 “Do we have to write our names on the test?” “ .”
A You do B Yes, you do
2 “ go to volleyball practice today?” “Yes, he does.”
A Does Joe have to B Does Joe has to
3 “ pay for the tickets?” “No, they don't.”
A Does they have to B Do they have to
4 “ turn off your phones?” “Yes, we do.”
A Do you have to B Do have to
5 “Does your sister have to do the shopping?” “No, .”
A not B she doesn’t

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Grammar: Essential 5
Compounds: some / any / no
3 Choose the correct alternatives.
There’s someone / anyone at the door.
There isn’t someone / anyone at the door.
Is there someone / anyone at the door?
1 Nobody / Anybody wants to iron.
2 I can’t find my bag anywhere / nowhere.
3 Does anyone / someone know where Oak Street is?
4 It’s boring. There’s nothing / nowhere to do.
5 I have something / anything to tell you.

Compounds: every
4 Complete the sentences with body, thing, or where.
La La Land was a great movie. Every body loved it.
1 Check the shopping list. Do we have every we need?
2 Every in my family does some of the chores.
3 My bike is my favorite thing. I ride it every .
4 Your room’s a mess! There are clothes every !
5 Macy’s is a great store! It sells every !

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 Grammar: Extension 5
have to 2 your brother / take out / the trash / last night?

Affirmative, negative, interrogative, No, he .

and short answers 3 my mom / work / yesterday ✗
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of have to / don’t have to. 4 we / get / the bus / this morning ✓
We have to be at school at 8:30 every morning.
1 On weekends, I can stay up late—I 5 they / get up / early / on Sunday?
go to bed early.
2 At home, I feed the dog every
Yes, they .
morning. It’s my job!
3 My brother do the dishes on
weekdays because he usually has a lot of
Compounds: some / any / no /
homework. every
4 My mom is a doctor in a hospital, so she often 4 Complete the sentences with a compound of
work on weekends. some / any / no / every.
5 At our school, we wear a uniform. I didn’t know anyone at the party.
We can wear what we want. 1 Did you watch good on TV last
2 Complete the dialogue with the correct night?
form of have to and the verbs in parentheses. 2 I need to buy for my mom’s
Write short answers. birthday.
Lisa Welcome to the Woodlands Activity Camp! 3 is going to the party tonight. It’s
My name’s Lisa, and I’m the manager here. going to be a lot of fun.
First, you have to show (you / show) your 4 I looked in the fridge, but there’s
ID card to Anna. She’s in the café. to eat.
Ben Oh, OK. 1 (we / take) our
5 There’s to sit in here. Let’s go
bags to the café?
outside.
Lisa No, 2 . You can leave
6 Our teacher wasn’t very happy. did
them here. This is your bedroom.
very well in the Math test.
3
(you / clean) it every
morning. 7 I looked , but I didn’t see your bag.
Ben 4 (we / do) any other 8 Let’s go today. How about the
chores? beach?
Lisa No, 5 . 9 Did you go in the vacation?
Ben 6 (we / wear) our school 10 Let’s make a cake. We have we
uniform? need.
Lisa No, but 7 (you / wear)
sports clothes. OK, let’s go and find Anna in 5 Complete the sentences about you. Use have
to or had to.
the café.
On weekends, I have to clean my bedroom.
3 Write affirmative (✓) or negative (✗)
1 Nobody in my family
statements or questions. Use the simple past
form of have to. Then write short answers. .
I / study / last weekend. ✓ 2 Everybody in my family
I had to study last weekend. .
1 you / help with / the housework / last weekend? 3 At school we
.
Yes, I . 4 Last year, I
.

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Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and check their meaning.
Paula’s hurt    halfway   checkpoint
blog
1 Read the blog. Complete the chart.

The 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series

Race Where? When?
Atacama Crossing Chile October
Gobi March
Namib Race
The Last Desert

2 Read the blog again. Decide if the sentences

are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false
sentences.
It’s 9 p.m. on October 2nd, and I’m sitting next to
a campfire in the middle of the Atacama Desert Paula ran more than 42 kilometers today. F
in Chile. I’m cooking my dinner over the fire. It’s Paula ran nearly 40 kilometers today.
beautiful here in the desert, but it can get very cold 1 It is hot in the desert at night.
at night, so I’m wearing a warm jacket and a hat. My
feet hurt, and I’m very tired. Today, I ran nearly 40
2 Paula is wearing warm clothes.
kilometers in the desert sun.
It’s Day 4 of the Atacama Crossing race, and I’m
over halfway through. The Atacama Crossing is a 3 The people in the race don’t have to run.
250-kilometer ultramarathon. You don’t have to run
all the way, and some people walk it. But everyone 4 Paula has to carry all her water in her
has to complete the race in seven days. You also backpack.
have to carry all your food, clothes, and equipment
in a backpack. At the beginning of the race, this
5 Each of the 4 Deserts races is the same
can weigh up to fifteen kilograms. Fortunately,
distance.
you don’t have to carry all your water—the race
organizers provide plenty of water at checkpoints.
We sleep in tents at desert campsites each night. 6 After the Atacama Crossing, Paula has two more
The Atacama Crossing is one of four ultramarathons races to run in the 4 Deserts series.
from the 4 Deserts series. Each of these
ultramarathons is 250 kilometers long and takes
place in a desert. In July this year, I ran across the Writing
Gobi Desert through Mongolia and China, in the
Gobi March. Before that, in April, I ran in the Namib 3 Plan a race in your country, for example, a
Race, which takes place in the Namib Desert in marathon or ultramarathon, an obstacle
race, a color run, or a mud run. Write a
Namibia. The fourth race takes place in the polar
paragraph describing the race. Include the
desert of Antarctica and is called The Last Desert.
following information:
In November, I’m traveling to Ushuaia in Argentina,
where the race ship leaves for Antarctica. After The • what the race is called
Last Desert race, I’m planning a very long rest! • where it takes place
• when it is
A marathon is a long running race of about
• how long it lasts
42 kilometers.
• how far it is
An ultramarathon is any running race that is
more than 42 kilometers. • what people in the race have to do
• what people in the race don’t have to do
• what is special about the race

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Listening 5
Work with a partner. Imagine you went to a 3 05 Listen again. Choose the correct
summer camp. Brainstorm camp activities answers.
and the jobs you had to do. Complete the
Tamsin slept in a room with … girls.
chart with your ideas.
a six
Activities Jobs b seven
play tennis wash the dishes c eight
1 They had to
a make their beds and do the laundry.
b make their beds and clean the bathroom.
c do the laundry and clean the bathroom.
2 They didn’t have to
a clear the tables.
b do the dishes.
c set the tables.
2 05 Exam Listen to Tamsin talking about 3 Tamsin wasn’t very good at
summer camp. Did you hear any of the
a tennis.
activities and jobs that you wrote in exercise
1? Check (✓) them in the chart. b surfing.
c waterskiing.
4 They had a campfire
a every night.
b on the second night.
c on the last night.
5 Tamsin and the other girls came second in
a the end-of-camp talent show.
b a basketball game.
c a game after dinner.

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Vocabulary: Essential 6
Transportation and travel
1 Match the forms of transportation with the words in the box.

bus truck train ferry streetcar plane

2
3

1 plane 4
2 5
3 6

2 Find the one that does not belong.

car pickup truck subway
1 scooter taxi motorcycle
2 pickup truck car ferry
3 plane streetcar helicopter
4 streetcar train bus
5 bicycle scooter motorcycle

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 Vocabulary: Extension 6
Transportation and travel
1 14 Match the pictures with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

ship 1 2

cruise liner ship

rowboat spacecraft
submarine SUV
yacht

3 4

5 6

2 Match the definitions with the words.

1 This is a vehicle that you can use on the beach or in the mountains. a rowboat
2 This is a big boat. It carries people or things across the ocean. b SUV
3 This is a very large ship. People go on vacation on these. c submarine
4 This is a vehicle that travels in space. d spacecraft
5 This is a sailing boat. You need wind to sail it. e ship
6 This is a small, open boat. It doesn’t have a sail. f cruise liner
7 This is a type of ship that can travel underwater. g yacht

3 Complete the sentences with the words from exercise 1.

This submarine can stay underwater for three months.
1 The arrived in Antigua, and 5,000 passengers got off.
2 They crossed the river in a small .
3 The took the astronauts to the Space Station.
4 We sometimes drive our onto the beach.
5 Last year, my aunt and uncle sailed around the Caribbean on their .
6 A cruise liner is a type of .

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Grammar: Essential 6
must / mustn’t
1 Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t.

You mustn’t ride 1 You go

bikes here. straight.

2 You 3 You
use your phone. show your passport here.

4 You 5 You
stop here. take photographs.

mustn’t / don’t have to

2 Choose the correct alternatives.
We mustn’t / don’t have to do this homework now.
1 You mustn’t / don’t have to tell Luciano about his surprise party!
2 I already have the tickets. You mustn’t / don’t have to buy them.
3 Be quiet! You mustn’t / don’t have to talk in a library!
4 Renata mustn’t / doesn’t have to do any housework.
5 Jack and Tom mustn’t / don’t have to get up early on Sundays.

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Grammar: Essential 6
Verb + -ing form
3 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

writing walking cleaning speaking traveling helping

I like walking to school in the spring.

1 They don’t enjoy by bus.
2 Ellie doesn’t mind postcards.
3 I practice French every day.
4 Liam doesn’t mind friends with their homework.
5 I have to finish my bedroom.

Verb + infinitive
4 Choose the correct answers.
Lily A every day.
A tries to study B study to tries
1 Joseph a bike.
A to decided buy B decided to buy
2 Don’t a postcard!
A send to forget B forget to send
3 We to Mexico next year.
A hope to go B go to hope
4 I some souvenirs.
A want to buy B buy to want
5 Alex to college.
A go to is planning B is planning to go

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 Grammar: Extension 6
must / mustn’t / don’t have to Verb + -ing form / infinitive
1 Complete the email with must, mustn’t, or 4 Use the prompts to write sentences.
don’t / doesn’t have to. we / need / talk to you
We need to talk to you.
Hi Ellen,
1 we / don’t mind / go / by bus
How are you? How are the exams?
We moved into our new house last week, and I started
at my new school on Monday. It’s nice here because we
don’t have to wear a uniform. We can wear what 2 they / decided / buy / a round-trip ticket
we like, but we 1 wear jeans.
We live pretty far from my new school, so I have to get
up very early and catch a bus. We 2 be
late for school! My brother 3 go by bus to 3 the teacher / enjoys / help / her students
his school. He can walk there with Mom.
It’s very beautiful here by the ocean. You 4
come and visit us soon!
You 5 write back now—I know you have 4 my brother / wants / take / a taxi / to the airport
a lot of work to do. Good luck with the exams!
Lola

5 I / like / iron / clothes

2 Complete the sentences with must, mustn’t,
or don’t / doesn’t have to and the verbs in
the box.
eat be buy wear come do talk go leave 6 I / try / watch / movies / in English

You must be quiet in here. It’s a library.

1 You a helmet on a bicycle. It’s 7 they / forgot / check / the bus times
very dangerous if you don’t.
2 We lunch now. We can eat it later.
3 You a ticket for the subway.
8 she / plans / travel / to Recife / by train
Here is the machine.
4 We the car in this parking lot.
It’s for buses.
5 He the dishes at home. They 5 Read the poster. Choose the correct
have a dishwasher! alternatives.

*
6 You to bed early tonight. You
have a test in the morning. Learn to surf
7 You
driving.
8 My sister
to the bus driver when she’s

home late. She has to

be home by nine o’clock.
this summer!
Do you want to try / trying something new? Do
**
you enjoy 1 to swim / swimming? If the answer is
yes, come to our surf school on July 25th.
3 Write four things you mustn’t do at school.
1
* You 2
must / mustn’t be good at swimming.

**
.
* You 3
don’t have to / have to bring a
surfboard. We can give you everything,
2 including a surfboard.
.
* Don’t forget 4 to tell / telling your friends!

*
3 We’d like 5 to teach / teaching everyone

*
how to surf.
.

*
4 * We hope to see / seeing you
6

on July 25 .th
.

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Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and phrases and check
their meaning.
hole    bump   take a break

1 Read the article. Choose the correct answers.

1 The article is about a man who
a rode a bicycle around the world.
b rode a unicycle around the world.
c taught children in Kazakhstan how to ride
a unicycle.
2 Ed Pratt began his journey in
a 2012.  b 2015.  c 2018.
3 He rode a total of … kilometers on his journey.
a 300,000  b 80,000  c 34,000

2 Read the article again. Answer the questions.

What is a unicycle?

Around the world It’s a bicycle with one wheel.

1 What do you have to do when you are riding a
on one wheel unicycle?

In 2018, a British man became the first person to

2 Where did Ed teach other people to ride a
ride a unicycle around the world. A unicycle is
like a bicycle, but it has only one wheel. Riding a unicycle?
unicycle isn’t easy—you have to concentrate. You
mustn’t ride over holes or bumps in the road, or
you will fall off! 3 How old was Ed at the beginning of his journey?
Ed Pratt learned to ride a unicycle in 2012. He
loved it so much that he wanted to teach other
4 How long did the journey take?
people to ride, and he started a unicycle club at
his school. He taught ten students to ride. When
he left school, he wanted to do something exciting
5 Which continent did he ride through after the
and to see the world. He decided to ride his
unicycle around the world! Middle East?
Ed started his journey in March 2015, when he was
19 years old. He wanted to raise money for the 6 Why did he have to jump off his unicycle in
charity School in a Bag. This charity helps children
all over the world. Ed’s journey took over three
Kazakhstan?
years. He rode through Europe and the Middle East
into Asia, then Australia and New Zealand, and
then finally across the U.S. He flew back to the
U.K. and finished his journey in July 2018. He was Writing
22 years old.
His journey wasn’t easy. In Kazakhstan, he had
3 Imagine you went on an around-the-world
to walk and push his unicycle for 80 kilometers
journey to raise money for charity. Write a
because the road wasn’t very good. The journey short article about your journey. Include the
was also dangerous because of the snow and following information:
freezing temperatures. At one point, he had to
jump off his unicycle when a car nearly hit him.
• when you started the journey
He decided to take a break for a few months and • the charity you raised money for
wait for the weather to get better.
• the form(s) of transportation you used
In total, Ed cycled about 34,000 kilometers and
raised £300,000 for charity. What an amazing • the continents / countries you traveled through
journey! • what was difficult about your journey
• when you finished your journey

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Listening
Match the words in the box with the pictures.
6
bicycle bus car motorbike scooter
2 06 Exam Listen to the conversation. How
streetcar taxi train does each person travel to school? Match
each person with a form of transportation.
There are three words you do not need.
1 Ella c a bicycle
2 Tom b bus
3 Sarah c car
streetcar 4 Oscar d motorcycle
5 Mark e scooter
f streetcar
g taxi
h train
1

Listening strategy
Look out for key words in questions and underline
them before you listen.

2
3 06 Listen again. Answer the questions.
How long does it usually take Ella to get to
school?
It usually takes her about half an hour.
1 How long does it take Tom to get to school?
3

2 Where does Sarah live?

3 What time does Oscar have to get up?

4
4 What is the problem where Mark lives?

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Vocabulary: Essential
7
Food and drink
1 Match the pictures with the words.

1 2 3

4 5 6

apricots 2 broccoli lemons

watermelons onions pineapples

2 Match the words in the box with the pictures.

salt pepper ketchup mustard olive oil mayonnaise

olive oil 1 2

3 4 5

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 Vocabulary: Extension 7
Food and drink
1 15 Complete the expressions with the phrases in the box. Then listen and check.

a jar of a glass of a loaf of a bottle of a slice of a box of a can of a bar of a carton of

a bag of a piece of a cup of

a piece of cake 1 milk 2 3 cereal

chocolate

4 bread 5 jelly 6 milk 7

potato chips

8 cola 9 pizza 10 coffee 11

olive oil

2 Choose the correct answers.

Would you like a piece / loaf of apple pie?
1 We sold a lot of boxes / cups of cookies at our school charity event.
2 Can I have a jar / glass of water, please? I’m very thirsty.
3 She bought two bottles / bars of candy and ate them both.
4 How many slices / cartons of orange juice do we need?
5 I’d love a cup / can of tea, please.
6 We have a lot of potatoes. I bought a big piece / bag of them the other day.
7 They stopped at the gas station and bought two bars / cans of soda.
8 How many jars / slices of ham do you want in your sandwich?

3 Imagine you had a party for 20 people. Write a list of everything that people ate
and drank at your party. Include phrases from the box in exercise 1.
Twelve bags of potato chips,

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Grammar: Essential 7
Count / Noncount nouns
1 Check (✓) five more noncount nouns.

mayonnaise ✓ olive oil broccoli

carrot cookie pineapple
salt pepper lemon
coconut potato beef

some / any
2 Complete the sentences with some, any, or a / an.
There isn’t any ham in the fridge.
1 There are cookies in the cabinet.
2 He doesn’t have spinach.
3 There aren’t melons in the store.
4 Is there apple in the lunchbox?
5 There’s cheese in the fridge.

a lot of / much / many

3 Choose the correct answers.
I drink a lot of / much water.
1 I always put many / a lot of ketchup on my fries.
2 Do we need many / a lot of sugar?
3 Are there much / many lemons?
4 Dad put a lot of / many salt in the soup!
5 I don’t eat many / much cheese.

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How much …? / How many …?
4 Complete the sentences with much or many.
How many eggs do you eat every week?
1 How time do you spend on your homework every night?
2 How cookies did you eat last night?
3 How money do you spend on snacks?
4 How songs do you have on your phone?
5 How TV do you watch every week?

a little / a few
5 Choose the correct answers.
May I have A ketchup on my hot dog?
A a little B a few
1 My grandpa only speaks English.
A a little B a few
2 There are only boys in my class.
A a little B a few
3 I asked the teacher questions.
A a little B a few
4 There’s only cheese left.
A a little B a few
5 We only spent money at the mall.
A a little B a few

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 Grammar: Extension 7
some / any 4 lettuces / we have?

1 Complete the sentences with a, an, some,

or any.
5 fruit / he eat / every day?
Do we need any milk?
1 I brought cookies for the break.
2 Do you have vinegar?
6 water / you drink / in one day?
3 There weren’t pineapples at the market.
4 Do you want orange? I have two.
5 There’s salt on the table.
6 Can I have apricot, please? 4 Complete the dialogue. Write one word in
7 We don’t have bananas today. each blank.
A I’m going to the supermarket. Let’s make a list.
8 Try yogurt. It’s delicious.
What do we need?
B I want to make a cake today. But I don’t
a lot of / much / many / think we have 1 eggs.
a little / a few A OK, I can get 2
eggs. Do we have 3
sugar?
2 Choose the correct alternatives.
B Yes, we have 4 sugar. But we don’t have
They have much / a lot of apples in their 5
butter.
garden.
A OK, I can get 6 butter, too. Do we need
1 There aren’t many / a few potato chips in 7
chocolate for the cake?
this bag! B We have a 8 chocolate, but I think we need
2 I’m hungry. I only had a little / a few pasta for more. Please add chocolate to the list.
lunch. A OK. And Sam wants to make 9 pizzas
3 There are a little / a few onions in the fridge. tonight. Do we have 10 cheese?
4 We don’t have much / many time. The bus B Yes, we have 11 cheese. But can you get
leaves in five minutes. a 12 more? And can you get a 13
5 I got a lot of / many money for my birthday. tomatoes?
A OK. How 14 do we need?
6 Please don’t put many / much carrots on my
B Can you get about five? I also think we need
plate. I don’t like them that much.
15
juice.
7 Can I have a little / a few money, Mom?
A How 16
do we want?
B Oh, a lot! Everyone drinks a lot of juice.
How much …? / How many …? A OK. See you later!
3 Use the prompts to write simple present 5 Write sentences about what you ate / drank
questions with How much …? or How many …? and didn’t eat / drink yesterday. Use some,
sugar / you want / in your coffee? any, much, many, a lot of, a few, and a little.
How much sugar do you want in your coffee?
1 salt / she like / on her fries?

2 lemons / they need?

3 mustard / you like / on your burger?

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Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and phrases and check
The origins of the their meaning.

chocolate peanut butter    oatmeal   dough

chip cookie 1 Read the article. Decide if the sentences are

true (T) or false (F).

Cookies are a very popular snack in the U.S. 1 Ruth Wakefield found a recipe for chocolate chip
and come in a lot of different varieties, such cookies on the back of a chocolate bar.
as chocolate chip, peanut butter, and oatmeal. 2 Ruth Wakefield invented the recipe for chocolate
There is even a National Chocolate Chip Cookie chip cookies.
Day on August 4th. But who first had the idea 3 Ruth Wakefield made chocolate chips for a major
for chocolate chip cookies? The answer lies in a chocolate company.
restaurant in Massachusetts, U.S.
2 Read the article again. Answer the questions.
It was the 1930s, and Ruth Wakefield and her
husband had a small hotel and restaurant on What is special about August 4th?
Route 18. It was called the Toll House Inn. Ruth It’s National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day.
Wakefield made all the meals at the restaurant, 1 In which country did chocolate chip cookies first
and her customers came from all around for her appear?
delicious desserts. One day, Ruth wanted to
make some cookies. She discovered that she
2 Where was the Toll House Inn?
didn’t have her usual
ingredients, so she cut a
chocolate bar into small 3 Why did Ruth Wakefield cut a chocolate bar into
pieces, and added the pieces?
pieces to some cookie
dough. The result was
a delicious new type 4 What did Ruth call her invention?
of cookie. She called it
the “Toll House Crunch
Cookie.” 5 Why did a company start making chocolate
chips?
Soon after, Ruth’s recipe for the cookie appeared
in a few newspapers in Boston and New
England. The recipe also appeared on a radio
program. Ruth published a recipe book which 6 Where can you find the recipe for chocolate chip
contained hundreds of her recipes, including her cookies?
recipe for the Toll House Crunch Cookie. Then,
a major chocolate company put the recipe on
the back of their chocolate bars. In 1939, the Writing
same company invented chocolate chips so that
people didn’t have to cut the chocolate bars into 3 Write a description of the types of food
that your country is famous for. Include the
pieces. People all over the U.S. started making
following information:
the famous cookie.
Today, you can still find the recipe on the back of • what they are
bags of chocolate chips in the U.S. And it’s still • what the main ingredients are
possible to buy Ruth Wakefield’s recipe book! • if they are healthy or unhealthy
What about you—do you love eating chocolate • how often you eat them at home
chip cookies? Do you ever try to make them? • how you make them

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Listening
Complete the chart with the words in
7
the box.
3 07 Listen again. Choose the correct
mayonnaise carrot bread potato chip alternatives.
cookie orange juice ketchup egg
The party is on Thursday / Saturday .
popcorn hot dog
1 Ben likes / doesn’t like chocolate.

Count Noncount 2 Carina doesn’t have any carrots / chocolate.

3 Carina / Jacob is going shopping later.
carrot
4 Alice is bringing 10 / 20 bottles of soda.
5 The weather forecast is for sun / rain.
6 The party starts at two / three.

2 07 Exam Listen to the conversation.

What is each person bringing to Ben’s
surprise party? Match each person with the
food or drink. There are three words you do
not need.
1 Carina b a chocolate cake
2 Jacob b carrot cake
3 Alice c hot dogs
4 Paul d ketchup
5 Bryan e orange juice
f popcorn
g potato chips
h soda

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Vocabulary: Essential 8
Feelings and emotions
1 Choose the correct alternatives.

happy / worried 1 tired / scared 2 nervous / angry

3 sad / embarrassed 4 excited / tired 5 bored / sad

2 Complete the words.

Laura is s a d. 1 Alex is 2 Luke is

w r i d. a g y.

3 Mia and Tom are 4 The baby is 5 Amy is

h p y. t r d. b r d.

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 Vocabulary: Extension 8
Feelings and emotions
1 16 Match the pictures with the adjectives in the box. Then listen and check.

lonely pleased calm upset confused surprised stressed confident

pleased 1 2 3

4 5 6 7

2 Complete the sentences with the words from exercise 1.

Some people don’t like exams. They get stressed .
1 I moved to a new city and I don’t know anyone. I’m .
2 The teacher explained again because the students looked .
3 Sophia is very . She doesn’t mind talking in front of a lot of people.
4 Laura and I look very similar and we have the same surname, Santos. People are often
that we aren’t sisters.
5 Samuel is very . His cat died yesterday.
6 I’m very with my school report and my parents are very proud of me!
7 Music helps Max feel .

3 Write about how you feel in different situations. Complete the sentences.
Use six words from exercise 1.
1 I usually feel when .
2 I usually feel when .
3 I usually feel when .
4 I usually feel when .
5 I usually feel when .
6 I usually feel when .

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Grammar: Essential 8
Comparative adjectives
1 Complete the chart with the comparative form of the adjectives.

Adjective Comparative
1
new newer
thin (1)

safe (2)

angry (3)

small (4)

intelligent (5)

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative adjectives in the box.

hotter taller more expensive heavier younger lazier

Kim is taller than Rachel. She’s 1.65 m.

1 Juan is than Elena. He’s only 10.
2 Yesterday was than today. It was 35°C.
3 Maria is than Felipe. She never plays sports!
4 The jeans are than the pants. They’re $45.
5 Tim’s suitcase is Jo’s suitcase. It’s 23 kg.

Superlative adjectives
3 Choose the correct answers.
Grandma is the oldest / the most old person in my family.
1 Matt is funny / the funniest boy in my class.
2 This room is the biggest / biggest room in the house.
3 Emma is the nicest / the most nice girl in my class.
4 Your cat is most beautiful / the most beautiful cat I know.
5 That watch is the most expensive / more expensive watch in the store!

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Irregular adjectives
4 Choose the correct answers.
My mom’s phone is better / best than my dad’s phone.
1 Monday is the worse / worst day of the week.
2 I think Beyoncé is better / best than Rihanna.
3 Recife is farther / farthest from São Paulo than Salvador.
4 The weather today is worse / worst than yesterday.
5 This is the better / best day of my life!

as … as
5 Complete the sentences with is as … as or isn’t as … as.
The backpack is seven kilos. The suitcase is fifteen kilos.
The backpack isn’t as heavy as the suitcase.
1 Boston is 18°C. New York is 25°C.
Boston hot New York.
2 Liam is 1.80 m. Mark is 1.80 m, too.
Liam tall Mark.
3 Matt is bored. Sarah is bored, too.
Matt bored Sarah.
4 The T-shirt is $12. The jeans are $25.
The T-shirt expensive the jeans.
5 Joey is 10. Amelia is 10.
Joey old Amelia.

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Comparative and superlative 8 In our class, I live from school.
(far)
adjectives 9 Yesterday was day of the year
1 Use the prompts to write comparative so far. (hot)
sentences.
3 Complete the sentences. Write one word in
Your computer / new / than mine. each blank.
Your computer is newer than mine. Her painting is the most beautiful in the
1 Mexico / big / than Ecuador. class.
1 Lunch was nicer today yesterday.
2 Chinese is difficult than English.
2 Davi’s glasses / expensive / than Enzo’s. 3 That’s funniest movie I’ve ever seen!
4 I’m nervous than you about the test.
5 I think History is the interesting subject.
3 My bag / heavy / than my sister’s. 6 Manuela was embarrassed than Gabriel
about her homework.

4 The weather today / good / than yesterday. as … as

4 Look at the information about Pam and
Sam. Complete the sentences with the
comparative form of the adjectives in
5 The south of Spain / hot / than the north.
parentheses and than or as … as.

tall old funny lazy

6 I think dogs / intelligent / than cats. Pam ● ●● ●● ●

Sam ●● ●● ● ●●

Pam isn’t as tall as Sam. (tall)

7 My mom / old / than my dad. 1 Sam is Pam. (tall)
2 Pam is Sam. (old)
3 Pam is Sam. (funny)
8 I’m / bad / than you at Math. 4 Sam isn’t Pam. (funny)
5 Sam is Pam. (lazy)
6 Pam isn’t Sam. (lazy)
2 Complete the sentences with the superlative 5 Compare people in your family. Write
form of the adjectives in parentheses. sentences with comparative and superlative
I’m the craziest student in my class! (crazy) adjectives and (not) as … as.
1 Today is day of my life! My uncle is the best cook.
(happy) My brother isn’t as funny as my sister.
2 We watched a horror movie yesterday. I was
person in the room! (nervous)
3 This exam is in the year.
(important)
4 My grandma is person in my
family. (old)
5 Jack was student at the party.
(excited)
6 My uncle makes cakes. (good)
7 Your sister is very good at singing and dancing.
She’s person I know. (talented)

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Reading
Check it out!
Find these words and phrases and check
their meaning.
roof    live music   face

1 Read the online forum posts. Write Jess, Jack,

Sammy, or Marta next to the sentences.
1 This person lives in Seattle.
2 This person visited Seattle last year.
3 This person’s cousin lives in Seattle.
4 This person is moving to Seattle.

2 Read the online forum posts again. Complete

Hi! My dad has a new job, and we’re
the sentences with one, two, or three words.
moving to Seattle in Washington! My
parents are excited about the move, but Jess wants to stay in South Carolina .
I’m not—I’m scared and nervous. I don’t 1 The Seattle Mariners are a team.
JessW
want to leave South Carolina—all my
2 You can go kayaking at .
friends are here. What is there to do in
Seattle? I hear it rains a lot there, too. 3 You can learn more about famous
at MoPOP.
Hi, Jess! My cousin lives in Seattle. 4 The Triple Door is a .
There’s a lot to do there if you like sport. 5 Pike Place is one of the in
You’ll never be bored! When you’re
the U.S.
there, you must watch a Seattle Mariners
Jack122 6 Cinnamon Works’ monster cookies are the same
baseball game. It’s true that it often rains
in Seattle, but the stadium has a roof, so size as .
the weather isn’t a problem! If it’s sunny,
go to Seward Park. It’s beautiful. You can Writing
go canoeing, kayaking, and sailing on
the lake there.
3 Imagine someone is moving to your
hometown and asks about it on an online
Seattle is my hometown, and I love it. It’s forum. Write a reply. Use superlative
adjectives and actually or in fact. Include the
the best place in the U.S. for live music. A
following information:
lot of famous musicians and bands came
from here, such as Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, • what there is to do (e.g., sport and other
Sammy91
and the Foo Fighters. Go to MoPOP (the activities, music and the arts, places to eat)
Museum of Pop Culture) and learn more • what your favorite place to visit is
about them. You can even play in your
• what it is like to live there
own virtual rock band. If you want to
see a real band, go to The Triple Door, a
beautiful 1920s theater. I go there a lot!

Seattle has the best food! I went there

with my family last year. Go to Pike Place
Market—it’s one of the oldest markets in
the U.S. For the most delicious cookies,
Marta89
visit Cinnamon Works bakery. They sell a
lot of different types of cookie, but their
monster cookies are the most popular.
They’re huge—for $5 you get a cookie
that is as big as your face!

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Listening
Complete the chart with the comparative
8
and superlative forms of the adjectives.
3 08 Listen again. Decide if the sentences
Adjective Comparative Superlative are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false
famous more famous sentences.
than London isn’t as popular as Paris. F
large Paris isn’t as popular as London.
1 Last year, London had nearly 20 million
popular visitors.

tall 2 The subway in Paris has about 200 stations.

2 08 Exam Listen to the teacher giving 3 Pablo Picasso was Spanish.

information about Paris. Complete the fact
file with one word or number.
4 The Eiffel Tower was taller than the Chrysler
Building in 1930.

Paris Listening strategy

In some listening texts, you hear the spelling of
names of places. Listen carefully and note down
the spelling.

• It’s the capital city of France.

• Last year, it had over 1 million
visitors.
• The subway is called the 2 .
• Paris is famous for its 3 .
• You can see the Mona Lisa painting in the
4
Museum.
• The Eiffel Tower is 5 meters tall.

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