To eat well in England, have breakfast

three times a day.

1 GRAMMAR countable I uncountable nouns; 2 VOCABULARY food

a I an, some I any a Complete the crossword.
a What did Sarah and Martin buy when they went shopping
yesterday? Write a, an, or some in the blanks.
1 iQm' sausages 6 _ _ _ _ _ _ orange
2 lettuce 7 _ _ _ _ _ _ pineapple
3 eggs 8 _ _ _ _ _ _ potato chips
4 carrots 9 _ _ _ _ _ _ cookies
5 jam 10 _ _ _ _ _ _ milk
b Write the sentences in the affirmative G or
negative G form.
1 There's some cheese in the refrigerator.
G There isn't any cheese in the rejrifjerator
2 There are some strawberries in our garden.
G There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3 I didn't have an egg for breakfast.
GI ________________ ~

4 There isn't any sugar in my tea.

G There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
S I didn't eat any snacks yesterday.
GI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
6 There weren't any sandwiches ii;i the kitchen.
G There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ __ _
7 I bought a pineapple at the supermarket.
GI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-
8 There was some bread in the cupboard.
G There _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _
c Complete the dialogue with a, an, some, or any.

1!A What do we need to buy for our dinner party? Let's make a list.
b Write the words in the correct column.
~:B wet~Jwarit tQ make 1 _a_ lasagne. so we need 2 _ _ _

: ..·: ptist9 and ~ meat.

awtes bananas candy carrots chocolate cookies
r,~ : Pasta....and meat, What about tomatoes? Are there mushrooms onions oranges peas pineapple
....
'.I to~toes in the refrigerator? potatoes potato chips sandwiches strawberries
·ll L~t's lQ<;ik} There's !i onion, but there aren't

1..,:'-~l':e." s._
:::.: tomatoes. Put those on the list, too. Vegetables
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OK...tomatoes.} s there ·--------- cheese? l-
s n_a_ck
_s_ _ _ __
;~B Y~, th~re'S 8 · mozzarella cheese, so that's perfect.
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:.:.· salad with the lasagna.
: s ·:·:·ot</ Fher'fwe·need to tJuy IQ lettuce. 1 _____ l

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3 PRONUNCIATION the letters ea 5 LISTENING
a @ t h e word with a different sound. a ~~ Listen to four speakers talking about their

Ii"e.
favorite meal. Complete the meals.
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I Speaker 1 roast _ _ _ __
r 1 meat breakfast tea
Speaker 2 tikka masala
• e Speaker 3 hot dog and _ _ _ __
Speaker 4 sweet and sour tofu and _ _ _ __
..1$. 2 bread healthy ice cream b ~~ Listen again. Match the speakers to the sentences.
egg Speaker 1 D A I often eat it outside.
Speaker2 D B I always order rice with it.
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3 eat great steak Speaker 3 D C I have it at a local restaurant.
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Speaker 4 D D I eat it when I visit my parents.

b ~~~ Listen and check. Then

listen and repeat the words. USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases.
4 READING cream k11r···
a Read the article and match the headings dishes J1J 1

to the paragraphs. ingredients · 1rt'nr1di~1::~:

popcorn i'oi;~ ~1 .-.,
coconut water popsicles roast camel
sauce sis·
b Read the article again. Write T (true) sweet corn . ~\'it !\.~1r n
or F (false). (food) to go :ch: ~1,i.i,
The Bedouin people eat roast delicious LI 1 <lJ·'>~
camel on special occasions. .I_ vegetarian \·, Jv kri;\1~.
2 There are seven ingredients in
the Bedouin meal.
3 Frank Epperson's drink froze
because the weather was cold.
4 He sold his first ice pop when
he was 29 years old.
S According co the article, you
can find coconut water in all
coconuts.
6 Coconut water has a lot of sugar. The Bedouin people, who live in the deserts of Africa, sometimes prepare a ve.ry big
meal to celebrate ~t~~~- The cook uses some eggs, some fish, some chickens, a
c Guess the meaning of the highlighted sheep, and a camel to prepare it. He ,st;uff:,s.the fish with the eggs, the chicf<ens with
words. Check in your dictionary. the fish, the sheep with the chickens, and the camel with the sheep. Then he cooks
all the ingredients together in an enormousiQ.i@i.in the ground. . ...... :·.···
 Human beings are 70% water.
With some people, the rest is collagen.

1 GRAMMAR quantifiers: how much I how many, a lot of, etc.

a Complete the questions. Then complete the sentences.

(-~!low much salt do (-:;: sugar

~u put on your food? ':i:!...you put in your tea? 0::okies do you eat?

Not mu~ Alot2 Not ma~

1 He doesn't put much salt on hisfood.

( -:;-. cups
~coffee do you drink?

4 He _ _ __ S He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~

b Read the information and write questions.

How muc.h s.ugar is. there in an Qraagf ?
Answer: .81 ounces.
2 ?
nwe is .8t'ounces of sugar in an orange. il~i@f: Answer: About 125.
3 ?
:;.I~~~t~i~~:~~~:'.£~&~i~~;;~·~:5~~~~:::;:gini~~~II Answer: About 18.
There are ab<M 18 <1ra11ges in a cart09 ef orange Wtce. 4 ?
Answer: .04 ounces.
;;1~:,~;;l1~~~~~.~fo~l~.!~~~}i~f~f;~t~~~~:;:;~:~l~~~;[;~;? 5 ------------ ?
. Tti~e ·;rr~:{we~·eg~~!~~·:~ ~;~&t:::::~; . :.~ ..::\~\t;\;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;~; Answer: twelve.
i :~:~:w~~;$.;911~::l1i.~m~i~!fj~;:::::*~~:;::;:;~tt~:;:~:;..:-;:;;·.~ 6 - - - - ···------- ..... -- ?
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Answer: 16 ounces.
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2 VOCABULARY food containers 4 LISTENING
a Unscramble the words to make food containers. a ~~ Listen to the radio program about food
rja iar groups. Complete the examples of the groups.
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2 bxo
3 rncoat
4 gab
5 cpeagka
6 nca
7 totble
b Complete the sentences with a container from a.
1 She was thirsty, so she bought a ofsoda.
can
2 Do you need the scissors to open the _ __ _ _ __
of juice?
3 He took the of strawberry jam out
of the cupboard.
4 There is a large _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of potato chips on
the table.
S We always take a ___ of water when we
go for a walk.
6 Ken feels sick because he ate a big _ _ _ _ _ __
of cookies. 1 carbohydrates: bread, pasta,----- • potatoes
7 I gave her a of chocolates to say 2 fruits and vegetables: apples, oranges, _ _ __
thank you. carrots
3 protein: meat, - - - - -
3 PRONUNCIATION IJI and Isl 4 milk and dairy: - - - - - -• yogurt
5 fats and sugars: cake, , candy, chips
a @the word with a different sound.

s: b {:....~~ Listen again. Fill in the blanks with

l sugar salad cereal one word.
snake 1 Carbohydrates give us __
2 Fruits and vegetables contain important
2 sure ·fresh salt 3 Protein helps our bodies to ____ and repair.
shower 4 Milk and dairy arc important for our bones
- - - -- - - ---·---··---- and _ __ __
s~ 5 You should eat fats and sugars _ _ _ __ or
3 rice shopping science
_ a week.
snake I
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J 4 short information center USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

l ~~~we·-'~----- Learn these words and phrases.
b ~· Listen and check. Then listen and gold ~(IOJ!-l
repeat the words. spoon "!'L' r· ·
vitamins .111:>r:.)0J/
c =i• )'; t ·~ Listen and repeat the sentences.
fresh "..
She saw Susan standing outside the study.
spoonful 'f'l· !!•>i
2 Shawn said surr) for singing 111 the shower.
instead of ,r, "l"! ,1\
3 Steve puts six spoons of sugar on his cereal.
4 Sylvia spends Saturdays in the shopping center.

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 Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein, German scientist

1 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives 2 VOCABULARY high numbers

a Write the comparative forms of these adjectives in the a mmt~~
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Listen and@the correct numbers.
correct circle. 1 104 304
2 586 596
we beautiful cheap dry sad difficult dirty
cold far wet high hungry comfortable thin good 3 2,670 2,660
4 8,905 9,905
5 11,750 12,750
1 vowel + 1 consonant
= double consonant + -er 6 543,830 553,830
7 1,315,000 1,350,000
8 25,460,000 35,460,000
b ;~~· Listen and write the numbers in words.
I 125
2 895
3 4,500
4 12,470
2 or more s)'.lla~les
=more + adjective 5 33,930
6 575,600
7 6,250,000
8 34,800,265

3 PRONUNCIATION /~r/, sentence stress

b Write sentences using the opposite adjective. a Write the words in the chart.
1 A bike is slower than a car.
A car is/aster than a bike better bigger cheaper colder dirtier drier easier
healthier higher slower thinner worse
2 Lions are smaller than tigers.
Tigers--- - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ... ,.
x~ ~) ,,a'.'.
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3 Brazil is wetter than Argentina. : ~ I
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Argentina - - - - · · - - - - - - -- - - - -
4 January is longer than February.
'"r '
.w1 ..~,< -~ ·t~·' _Y;d!
tree fish bird egg phone bike
February _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ ---
better
5 A laptop is more expensive than an iPod. --- --- - -- --- --- ---
AniPod _________________ ----- ---- --- --- --- ---
6 Fridays are better than Mondays.
Mondays ---·····-- _____ - - - - - - - -- - - b ~ Listen and repeat.
7 A stove is hotter than a refrigerator.
A refrigerator -------·------····- __ _
8 Spanish is easier than English.
English _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

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Listen and underline the 5 LISTENING
stressed words.
~':~~ Listen to a conversation between a couple talking
I A pencil is cheaper than a pen. about two cities with the same name. Write T (true) or F (false).
2 China is bigger than Japan.
1 More people live in Birmingham, UK than Birmingham, US. I.
3 The kitchen is dirtier than the living room.
2 Birmingham, US is bigger than Birmingham, UK.
4 An apple is healthier than a cookie.
3 Birmingham, US is greener than Birmingham, UK.
5 Canada is colder than Mexico.
4 Birmingham, US is older than Birmingham, UK.
6 Everest is higher than Kilimanjaro.
5 Birmingham, US is wetter than Birmingham, UK.
d ~~ Listen again and repeat the 6 Birmingham, US is hotter than Birmingham, UK.
sentences. Copy the ~thm .

4 READING USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

a Read the sentences. Do you think they are T (true) Learn these words and phrases.
or F (false)? Then read the article and check. contestants · bn vsr :mts·
1 There are fewer car accidents on Tax Day. population pap::- ;i'!e1Jn.'
2 Elephants remember more than prize rra1z.
other animals. approximately ·:i nrnk~Jm,'.l:h
3 South America is bigger than win a competition , 1~ ,., komp •., LIJn
North America.
4 Margarine is healthier than butter.
b Guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
Check the meaning and pronunciation in
your dictionary.

1 Elephants have brains that are bigger than any 3 When the American Medical Assodation studied the
other land mammal. The expression "an elephant never number of people in)UJ'ed in traffic accidents in the US,
forgets" suggests that the bigger an animal's brain is, they got a surprise. They discovered that there were
the better that animal can remember things. Animal more dangerous car accidents on Tax Day. Tax Day is
researchers discovered that this is actually true for ... · every year around April 15. People in the US are busy
elephants! These animals can remember details about ··:·.around this time! ..·.....
.· areas of land as big as 1,200 square miles! . .
:":. ~ . ·.'. '":·;·:· ·:·4 Experts have different opinions about margarine
:"·" ··L There are 12 countries in South America includ!ng ." · · · and butter, and there is a big arg0ment·about which
Argentina and Brazil~ It has an afe1 of 6,888,062 ··· one is better for you. The truth is that margarine today
square miles and its population is over 371,090,000. Is better than It was in the past because producers use
North America includes Canada and the US, but it also a different type of vegetable oil. Butter still contains
contains the countries of Central America. It covers a lot of animat f.at. Marg~rino today contains tess fat
an area of al:lout 95,401,198 square miles, anct its :':' :: .. wh'iC:tl° makes it heaftfjjer butter. than . ...
populatl<in is almost 529 milllori:: Thls makes 'it bfgger · · · ·::·:~·:::~::::::=:-. ·...·: ··
than SQu\h Amerka.