A2

WORKBOOK
with key and online audio

Damian Williams
 CONTENTS

Unit 1 page 4 Unit 2 page 10

1A Grammar | verb be – positive and negative 2A Vocabulary | family members

Vocabulary | countries and nationalities Grammar | possessive adjectives and possessive ’s
1B Vocabulary | question words 2B Vocabulary | everyday objects 2
Grammar | questions with be Grammar | whose and possessive pronouns
1C Vocabulary | everyday objects 1 2C Vocabulary | adjectives describing objects
Grammar | this, that, these and those Grammar | have got
1D Functional language | tell the time 2D Functional language | buy things in a shop
Listening | Making introductions Listening | Big families
Reading | Advertisements Reading | Have you got what I need?
Writing | using capital letters and full stops Writing | using and, but and so

Unit 3 page 16 Unit 4 page 22

3A Vocabulary | free-time activities 1 4A Vocabulary | places in a city

Grammar | present simple with I, you, we and they; Grammar | there is/are
adverbs of frequency and time 4B Vocabulary | things in a home
expressions Grammar | articles
3B Vocabulary | everyday activities 4C Vocabulary | equipment
Grammar | present simple with he, she and it Grammar | need + noun, need + infinitive with to
3C Grammar | present simple questions 4D Functional language | ask for information
Vocabulary | free-time activities 2 Listening | Where I live
3D Functional language | buy tickets Reading | The city inside
Listening | A skiing champion’s routine Writing | using word order correctly
Reading | Sleeping differently
Writing | using commas and apostrophes

Unit 5 page 28 Unit 6 page 34

5A Vocabulary | appearance 6A Vocabulary | prepositions

Grammar | position of adjectives Grammar | past simple (regular verbs)
5B Vocabulary | adjectives to describe experiences 6B Vocabulary | irregular verbs
Grammar | was/were Grammar | past simple (irregular verbs)
5C Grammar | can/can’t for ability 6C Vocabulary | verbs + prepositions
Vocabulary | skills Grammar | past simple (questions)
5D Functional language | make and respond to 6D Functional language | give and accept an apology
requests Listening | Glamping
Listening | Old school photos Reading | A different type of gift
Reading | Interview advice Writing | using subject pronouns
Writing | using paragraphs

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Unit 7 page 40 Unit 8 page 46

7A Vocabulary | food and drink 8A Vocabulary | geography

Grammar | countable and uncountable nouns; Grammar | present continuous
some, any, lots of and a lot of 8B Vocabulary | weather
7B Grammar | how much/how many? + quantifiers Grammar | present simple and present continuous
Vocabulary | food containers 8C Vocabulary | phrases describing travel
7C Vocabulary | describing places to eat Grammar | superlative adjectives
Grammar | comparative adjectives 8D Functional language | make a phone call
7D Functional language | order in a café Listening | Cycling around the world
Listening | Growing your own Reading | Weather around the world
Reading | Learning to cook Writing | using adjectives
Writing | giving opinions and reasons

Unit 9 page 52 Unit 10 page 58

9A Vocabulary | health 10A Vocabulary | housework

Grammar | should/shouldn’t Grammar | verb patterns
9B Grammar | be going to 10B Vocabulary | clothes
Vocabulary | future plans Grammar | have to/don’t have to
9C Vocabulary | activities with go 10C Vocabulary | technology
Grammar | would like/want Grammar | present perfect simple
9D Functional language | make arrangements and 10D Functional language | give a compliment
invitations Listening | Technology and communication
Listening | A new diet Reading | Living together
Reading | In the long run Writing | expressing likes and dislikes
Writing | organising an email to a friend

Audio scripts page 64

Answer key page 68

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 1A
Grammar Vocabulary
Verb be – positive and negative Countries and nationalities
1 Choose the correct alternatives.
1 This is/are Pippa.
2 I’m/’re from Scotland.
3 They isn’t/aren’t from the US.
4 You’s/’re in class 3C.
5 James is/am 27 years old.
6 My brother isn’t/aren’t a teacher.
7 John and Carrie are/is from the UK.
8 The pizza not is/isn’t very good.

2 Correct the mistake in each sentence.

are
1 Gin and Ken is from Scotland.

2 Pedro aren’t from Argentina. He’s from Brazil.

4 Choose the correct alternatives.
3 My name am Anna. I’m from the Frankfurt office. 1 He’s from the US/American.
2 They’re China/Chinese.
4 Where is you from? 3 I’m Turkey/Turkish.
4 We’re from Australia/Australian.
5 I think they Vietnamese. 5 She’s from Egypt/Egyptian.
6 He isn’t Poland/Polish.
6 We’s Australian, not British.
7 Her father’s Greece/Greek.
8 They aren’t Brazil/Brazilian.
7 My town are about 30 kilometres from Warsaw.
9 I’m from Japan/Japanese.
10 We aren’t American. We’re from Russia/Russian.
8 John and Trina is from the same town.
5 Write the nationalities for the countries 1–8.
9 It are nice to meet you. 1 Australia                        
2 Greece      
10 She am not a student. 3 Spain            
3 Make the positive sentences negative and the negative 4 Japan
sentences positive. 5 Mexico                        
1 Karen isn’t from Nigeria. 6 China      
    Karen’s from Nigeria. 7 Russia            
2 They aren’t in my class. 8 Egypt     

6 Complete the conversations with a country or

3 I’m not from London. nationality in Exercises 4 or 5.
        1 A: I think she’s from Spain.
4 It’s our first time here. B: No, she isn’t. She’s M  .
        2 A: I’m from G  .
5 They’re students. B: Oh wow! I’m G , too!
        3 A: We’re from P  .
6 It isn’t cold in here. B: Nice to meet you. We’re C  .
        4 A: This is Kiko. She’s from J  .
7 I’m happy. B: Nice to meet you, Kiko. I’m Dalilah. I’m from
        E  .
8 You are very tall. 5 A: Where are you from?
       B: I’m from R  .

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1B
Vocabulary Grammar
Question words Questions with be
1 Choose the correct alternatives. 3 Match questions 1–8 with answers a–h.
1 A: Who’s/What’s your teacher’s name? 1 Are you a student? a Patricia.
B: It’s Brian, I think. 2 What’s your name? b No, they aren’t.
2 A: Where/When is the party? 3 Is she from China? c Yes, I am.
B: At the school. 4 Where’s our class? d Yes, it is!
3 A: When/What is Jo’s birthday? 5 Are they shop assistants? e We’re on Goodge Street, I think.
B: Next week. 6 Where are we? f No, she isn’t.
4 A: Who/How is he? 7 When’s the class? g It’s in room 6B.
B: My sister’s boyfriend. 8 Is it cold? h It’s on Tuesday.
5 A: How/Who is he?
4 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
B: He’s OK, thanks.
1 you / on / Are / the / course / Chinese / ?
6 A: Are/How you OK?
           Are you on the Chinese course?
B: Yes, I’m OK.
2 email / your / What’s / address / ?
7 A: What’s/Where’s your favourite food?
          
B: I love Japanese food!
3 the / When / classes / are / ?
6 A: When/Is it time to go?
           
B: Yes, it is.
4 manager / Is / the / she / ?
2 Complete the questions with the            
correct word. 5 today / are / How / you / ?                               
1 is Tom today? Is he OK?            
2 is the lesson today? Room 5? 6 you / in / photography / Are / interested / ?
3 you a new student?            
4 is the lesson? 2 p.m.? 7 birthday / is / When / your / ?
5 is your new phone number?            
6 is your favourite person? 8 a / Are / assistant / you / shop / ?
7 time is it?            
8 old are you? 9 Is / home / Harry / at / ?
           
10 from / Where / teacher / your / is / ?
           

5 Write questions with be for the answers.

1 My phone number is 07956 76430128.
What’s your phone number?
2 I’m a dentist.

3 Paulo’s at home.

4 They’re from Mexico.

5 My favourite food is sushi.

6 The classes are at 8 p.m.

7 I’m in class 4b.

 
8 Sheila isn’t here.
 

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 1C
Vocabulary Grammar
Everyday objects 1 this, that, these and those
1 Complete the words for everyday objects. 4 Complete the table with this, that, these or those.
1 r _ ng 6 l _ pt _ p
2 sk _ t _ b _ _ rd 7 t _ nn _ s r _ ck _ t near far
3 s _ ngl _ ss _ s 8 c_m_r_ singular 1 this 2
4 b _ _ rd g _ m _ s 9 _ mbr _ ll _
plural 3 4
5 b_k_ 10 p _ ct _ r _

2 Which of the objects in Exercise 1 are for … 5 Choose the correct alternatives.
• studying? 1 A: What’s this/that over there?
            B: It’s my bike.
• playing/sport? 2 A: Are this/those your sunglasses?
B: No, these/those are my sunglasses here.
                        3 A: Hi, James. This/These is Suki.
• wearing? B: Hi, Suki. Nice to meet you.
           
4 A: I like that/those bag.
3 Choose the correct alternatives. B: Ooh, me too. It’s nice.
1 A: Let’s play a board game/clock. 5 A: How much is that/those clock?
B: OK, which one? B: This/That one here?
2 A: Wow, that’s a nice umbrella/bike! A: No, this/that one over there.
B: Yes, I ride it every day! B: It’s £50.
3 A: Is that picture/laptop fast? 6 A: Excuse me, are these/those your bags over there?
B: Yes, it is. B: No, our bags are here.
4 A: Is that a new camera/laptop?
6 Use the prompts and this, that, these or those to write
B: Yes, it takes great pictures! sentences and questions.
1 sunglasses / from Italy. (near)
These sunglasses are from Italy.
2 your bike? (far)
          
3 picture / nice. (near)
          
4 Mike / over there? (far)
          
5 How much / book? (far)
         
6 Hi, Sundeep. / Ben. (near)
          
7 How much / board games? (near)
          
8 bag / £50. (near)
    
9 your pen? (near)
          
10 lamp / not Chinese. (far)

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1D 1
Functional language Listening
Tell the time

1 1.01 Listen to three conversations.

Match conversations 1–3 with
places a–c.
a a dance class
b a conference
c at work

2 Listen again and tick the countries and

nationalities that you hear.
Italy Italian
Spain Spanish
1 Match the sentence halves. Russia Russian
1 What’s the a quarter to four.
Australia Australian
2 It’s a b is it there?
Greece Greek
3 It’s nine c time in New Zealand?
the US American
4 What time d past two in the morning.
China Chinese
5 It’s half e o’clock.
the UK British
2 Choose the correct alternatives. Mexico Mexican
1 A: What time is it/it is now?
3a Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
B: It’s a half/half past three.
1 Today is Carla’s first day.
2 A: What’s a/the time?
2 Rob is Spanish.
B: It’s two o’clock/hour.
3 Skyler and Joanne are both
3 A: What ’re/’s the time in Glasgow? Australian.
B: It’s a fifteen/quarter past six. 4 They work in the Sydney office.
4 A: What/What’s time is it in Montreal? 5 This is Miguel’s first salsa class.
B: It’s four and twenty/four twenty p.m. 6 Miguel and Claudia are from the same
5 A: What’s the time there/is it ? city in Mexico.
B: It’s half to/past nine.
b Listen again and check.
6 A: What time is it in/at New York?
B: It’s four a.m./in the a.m. 4 Match the words in bold in 1–4 with
meanings a–d.
3 Write the time in two ways.
1 This is Carla, our new staff member.
1 4.20 It’s four twenty. / It’s twenty past four.
2 Can you introduce her …
2 9.45 /
3 … to the team, please.
3 1.30 /
4 What department are you in?
4 7.55 /
5 5.30 / a group of people who work together
6 2.25 / b somebody who works in a place
7 3.15 / c part of a company
8 11.35 / d tell people another person’s name
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match them with titles a–d.
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2 Read the advertisements again and

answer the questions.
Which English course (1–4) …
a includes other types of classes?
b is good for making friends?
c is quick?
d has games?
e has small classes?
f is in a quiet place?
g is completely online?

3 Read the advertisements again. Are the

sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 Course 1 is the same as other
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2 It’s good for people with not English countryside. Our school is in the Lake District, a beautiful
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3 Course 2 is in a city.
In the morning, there are English classes with our excellent teachers.
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the morning.
the lake. These include
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● and many, many more.
6 There are classes all day.
7 Course 4 is in a big school.
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4 Match the words in the box with Study with us in the city that never sleeps. We have many
meanings 1–5.
different types of English classes in the morning, afternoon
and evening, with no more than six students in each class.
boating exciting improve lake
social programme Our social programme is excellent because there are so
many things to do in this exciting city, like a trip to the
1 become better at something Statue of Liberty or a picnic in Central Park.
Our teachers are interesting and can help you succeed.
2 a plan of free-time activities
This is the place for you!
3 makes you feel happy/ interested

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Writing 3 Read the Focus box. Find examples in Clara’s
description of each use of capital letters.
1 Read the online competition entry. What do they want
you to write about? What else do they want?
Using capital letters and full stops

ONLINE
A sentence has a subject and a verb. We use capital
letters (e.g. A, B, C) at the beginning of a sentence.
We use a full stop (.) at the end of a sentence.
He’s a big music fan.
Sometimes a phrase makes a sentence, but there’s no

SHOW
subject or verb. These phrases start with a capital letter
and end with a full stop.
Hi, everyone. Welcome to the group.
We also use capital letters for:
• the subject I

& TELL
• people’s names
• road or street names
• names of towns, cities, states and countries
• nationalities
• languages
• names of companies and universities
• days and months

What’s your favourite object? 4 Rewrite Abdul’s description with 12 capital letters
Tell us what it is and why it’s special to you. and 5 full stops.
Send us a photo and your description and
you can win £50! these are my board games i love playing them with my
friends every wednesday evening we play them together
at a club in woodhall university on green street they are
2 Read Clara’s description and answer the questions.
all english my friend raed is very good at them
1 Where is her suitcase from?
2 How old is it?          
3 Why does she like it?
4 What is the name of her suitcase?
5 Is it a large suitcase?

Prepare
5 You’re going to write a description of a special object
for the competition. Choose an object and make notes
on these things:
• What is it?
• What is its name (if any)?
• Where is it from?
• How old is it?
• Is it big or small?
• Is it cheap or expensive?
This is my favourite object. It’s a Brazilian suitcase
and it’s from São Paulo, from a shop in Oscar Freire Write
Street. This is a fashionable street in the city. It’s ten
years old and it’s special because it goes everywhere 6 Write your description. Use your notes in Exercise 5
with me. It’s quite small, but that’s OK. I like it so and the Focus box to help you.
much it has a name – its name is Sandra!