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UNIT GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
► 1 Hello!
p. 2
am/are/is, my/your
l'm Sarah.
Haw are you?
How are you? Fine, thanks.
My name's Julie. Good, thanks. p. 4
What's your name ? p. 2 What's this in English?
This is ... It's a photo, a computer, a camera, a bag p. 6
'This is Ben. Numbers 1-10 and plurals
Nice to meet you. p. 3 eight houses ten students p. 7

► 2 Your world
p. 8
he/she/they, his/her
He's from the United States.
Countries
Brazil, China, Mexico p. 8
Her name's Olivia. p. 9 Adjectives
171ey're on vacation. p. I 2 amazing, awful, really good, great, beautiful p. 12
Questions Nouns
What's his name? Where's she from ? p. 9 cente1; /10spital, building, park p. 12

► 3 All about you

p. 14
am/are/is
We're all good climbers. p. 16
Jobs
a police officer, a nurse p. 14
Negatives Personal information
She isn't a nurse. p. 14 last name, first name, address,
I'm not from Canada. p. 16 phone number, married p. 15
They aren't students. p. 16
Questions and answers
What's her address? How old is she?
ls she married ? p. 15
Yes, she is. I No, she isn't.

► 4 Family and friends

p. 20
Possessive adjectives
my, your, our, their p. 20
The family
mot!te,; son, wife, . p. 21
Possessive '.s Describing a friend
Sarah's husband Brett's office p. 20 ve,y beautiful, really.fimny,
has/have a lot of.fiiends, herfr.1vorite music p. 24
I have a small restaurant. She has a job.
We haye three sons. p. 23
Adjective + noun
a small restaurant a big house a good job p. 23

►.,. 5 The way I live

p. 28
Simple Present I/you/we/they
l like ice cream. I don't like tennis.
Sports/food/drinks
tennis, swimming, hambwge1; oranges,
Do you like basketball? p. 29 coffee, juice, water p. 28
Where do you work? Adjectives
Do you live in Los Angeles? p. 30 exciting, delicious, great p. 29
In Brazil they speak Portuguese. p. 32 Verbs
a and an live, work, come, play, speak, want p. 30
a serve,; an actor, an Italian restaurant p. 30 Languages and nationalities
Adjective + noun Chinese, Japanese p. 32
an American car, Spanish oranges p. 33

► 6 Every day
p. 36
Simple Present he/she
He gets up at 6:00. p. 38
The time
What time is it? It's nine o'clock. p. 36
She lives in a sma/1 house. p. 40 Verbs with nouns
Questions and negatives have breakfast leave school get home p. 37
What time does he have breakfast? Verbs and nouns
He doesn't Jive in London. p. 39 cook, listen, play eggs, toast, beach p. 40
always/sometimes/never Words that go together
He always works late. He never goes out. p. 38 get up early, watch '/'\I p. 42

► 7 My favorites
p.44
Question words
who, where, why, how p. 44
Adjectives
great, terrible p. 48
Pronouns comfortah/e, frie11d/y p. 49
Subject/Object/Possessive Opposite adjectives
lime/my we/us/our they/them/ their p. 45 new/old, big!sma/1 p. 48
This and that Places
I like this cheese. Whos that? p. 46 train station, drugstore p. 51

ii Scope and Sequence

 Hello!
am/are/is, my/your • This is ... • Nice to meet you • Good morning!
What's this in English? • Numbers 1-10 • Plurals

cm:JD Listen.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

am/are/is, my/your

1 cm:JD Read and listen.

Sarah
Julie My name's Julie.
Sarah Hi, Julie.

cm:JD Listen and repeat.

name's = name is
What's = What is

2 Stand up and practice.

J.lello. I'm ___ _

What's your 11ame?

( My 11ame's ____
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2 Unit 1 • Hello!
INTRODUCTIONS
This is ... Nice to meet you

rmJD Read and listen. 3 rmJD Read and listen.

Hello. I'm Greg Smith.

Nice to meet you.
j Judy Nice to meet you, too.

rmJD Listen and repeat.

4 Practice with a different student. Say your
first name and last name.
A Hello. My name's ____ ____
B Hello. I'm ______ _ _
Nice to meet you.
A Nice to meet you, too.
Ben, this is Lia.
Lia, this is Ben. 5 rmJD Listen to the English names.
Hello, Ben. (J James Bond Bob Taylor Peter Baker
Hi, Lia. 9 Amy White Emma Johnson Katherine Smith

rmJD Listen and repeat. Choose a name. Stand up and say hello.

2 Practice in groups of three.

_____ , this is _____

_____ , this is _____

Unit l • Hello! 3
 HOW ARE YOU?
1 mlJD Read and listen.

I. Alex Hi, Shawn. How are you? 2. Shawn Hi, Emi. How are you?
Shawn Fine, thanks, Alex. And you? Emi Good, thanks. How are you?
Alex I'm OK, thanks. Shawn Fine.

mlJD Listen and repeat.

2 Answer your teacher.

Stand up and practice.

GRAMMAR SPOT
Write m, is, or are.
Susan. How __ you? This __ John.
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3 Complete the conversations.

____ are you?

Hi, Carla. B Fine, thanks, Mary.
Hello, Max. ____ And ____ ?
meet you. A ____ , thanks.

·Ci:lJD Listen and check. Practice the conversations.

4 Unit l • Hello!
 VOCABULARY AND SPEAKING
What's this in English?

Write the words.

a book
a camera
a car
a photo
a computer
a bag
a tablet
a television
a phone
a sandwich
a bus
a house

2 G:IJIII Listen and repeat the words.

3 G:IJm Listen and repeat.

5 Go to things in the room. Ask your teacher.

4 Work with a partner. Point to a picture. Ask and answer questions.

6 Unit 1 • Hello!
Numbers 1-10 and plurals

1 CEl m Read and listen. 3 Write the numbers.

Practice the numbers.

1 one 11 tive. books

2 m
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two cars

■■ ■
D-- houses
3 three
m bags

4 four

5 five

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■■ 11 sandwiches
II photos

6 SIX D computers

m
7
buses
seven

8 eight
CElm Listen and check. ■--
students

4 Ask and answer questions. What's in this pitture?

9 nine 5 CEIIJ Listen and repeat.

Isl lzl /rzl GRAMMAR SPOT
books cars sandwiches Singular Plural
students computers houses one book two books
lOten tablets
desks
cameras
televisions
buses one bus two buses
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bags
2 Say the numbers around phones
the class. photos
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he/she/they • his/her • Countries • Adjectives • Numbers 11-30

Find your country on the map on page 9. Find these countries on the map.
I Australia Brazil Egypt China England France South Korea Mexico Japan Canada Spain the United States
2 mlJlrJ Listen and repeat.
SHE'S FROM JAPAN
he/she, his/her

1 mlJliJ Read and listen. 3 mlJIEJ Read, listen, and repeat.

Kimi Where are you from, Maria?

Maria I'm from Brazil. Where are you from?
Kimi I'm from Japan. From Tokyo.

mlJliJ Listen and repeat. GRAMMAR SPOT

. .
2 Stand up and practice.
he's= he is she's= she is
..,. Grammar Reference 2.1-2.2 p. 119

8 Unit 2 • Your world

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PRACTICE
Two different rooms

3 Work with a partner.

Student A Look at the picture on page 55.
Student B Look at the picture on this page.

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In my picture, there isn't a ...

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Consonants Vowels
1 Ip/ asin pen /prn/ 25 Iii asin see /si/
2 !bl asin big /big/ 26 hi asin his /h1z/
3 It/ asin tea /ti/ 27 1£1 asin ten /trn/
4 Id! asin do /du/ 28 /re/ asin stamp /stremp/
5 /kl asin cat /kret/ 29 la! asin father /'fao;}r/
6 lg/ asin go Igou/ 30 hi asin saw /s:J/
7 /f/ asin five /fa1v/ 31 lo/ asin hot /hot/
8 /v/ asin very /'vcri/ 32 /u/ asin book/buk/
9 Isl asin son lsAn/ 33 /u/ asin you /yu/
10 lz/ asin zoo /zu/ 34 IA! asin sun lsAnl
11 /1/ asin live /hv/ 35 /;}/ asin about /g'baut/
12 Im! as in my /ma1/ 36 /e1/ asin name /ne1m/
13 In! asin nine /nam/ 37 /ar/ asin my /mar/
14 /h/ asin happy /'hrepi/ 38 h1/ asin boy /b:Jr/
15 /r/ asin red /rcd/ 39 /au/ asin how /haul
16 /y/ asin yes /yr,s/ 40 /ou/ asin go Igou/
17 /w/ as in want /wont/ 41 /gr/ asin bird /b;}rd/
18 /0/ asin thanks /0rel)ks/ 42 hr/ asin near /mr/
19 lo/ asin the /og/ 43 /r,r/ asin hair /hr,r/
20 !JI asin she /Ji/ 44 /ar/ asin car /kar/
21 1-y asin television /'tehv13n/ 45 /:Jr/ asin more /m:Jr/
22 /tJ/ asin child /tJaild/ 46 /ur/ asin tour /tur/
23 /d3/ asin Japan /d3g'pren/
24 /1)/ asin English /'11JghJ/

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�UNIT 1 , . , . · UNIT 4 UNIT 6

Introductions 2 Possessive 's 20 The time 32
How are you? 3 Vocabulary Simple Present 33
Vocabulary The family 21
Joanna's bedroom 34
Whats this in English? 4 hos/hove 22 Prepositions 35
Numbers 1-10 4 Listening 22 Pronunciation 35
Everyday English Reading
Good morning! 6 Vocabulary
Who's happy? 23
Words that go together 35
Don't forget! 7 Vocabulary 24
Reading
Pronunciation Hillary Clinton 36
. UNIT 2, they're or their? 24
Everyday English
Countries 8 Everyday English Days of the week 37
Her name's Mariana 9 The alphabet 24 Don't forget! 37
Where are they from? 9 On the phone 24
Listening Don't forget! 25
At a party 10 UNIT 7
Questions IO Questions 38
UNIT 5
Adjectives 10 Pronouns and possessives
Vocabulary 26 me! him; my! his 40
Reading Things I like 27 this/ that 40
Where are they? 11
Simple Present 28 Vocabulary
Listening 12 Adjectives 41
Listening
Everyday English Simple Present you! we! they 29 Everyday English
Numbers 11-30 12 Can I...? 42
Languages and nationalities 29
Don't forget! 13
Don't forget! 43
Everyday English
How much is it? 30
UNIT 3 Don't forget! 31 UNIT 8
Jobs 14 44
Rooms and furniture
isn't 14 There is/There ore 45
Personal Information 15 Prepositions 46
I'm not-we/you/theyoren't 16 Vocabulary 46
Listening 17 Everyday English
Vocabulary 17 Directions 47
Everyday English Reading
Social expressions ( 1) 18 Charlottesville Official Guide 48
Don't forget! 19 Don't forget! 49
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am/is/are • What's this in English? • my/you • Good morning!

Introductions
I t'i1 Complete the conversations. 2 Complete the conversations.
My name's your My (x2) name

1 A I'm Amanda. What's your name?

1 A Hello. _I'm___ Michael. B Jonathan.

2 A _____ name's Claire.

2 B Hello. _____ name's Jenna. What's _____ name?
B Joseph.

3 A I'm Jack. What's your _____?

3 C Hello. My_____ Kristen.
B _____ name's Robert.

2 Unit l • Hello!
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6 Look at the pictures and complete the crossword.

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7 Write the numbers in full.

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f ___ _ g ____ h ____

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8 (ii Write the numbers you hear.

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9 Write what you see in the pictures.

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computers bags
sandwiches phones
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 Irregular Verbs Verb Patterns
Verb+ -ing
Base form Past Simple Past participle
like
be was/were been love swimming
become became become enjoy
begin began begun hate cooking
break broke broken finish
bring brought brought stop
build built built
buy bought bought
can could been able Verb + to + infinitive
catch caught caught
choose chose chosen choose
come came come decide
cost cost cost forget
cut cut cut promise to go
do did done need
drink drank drunk help
drive drove driven hope
eat ate eaten try to work
fall fell fallen want
feel felt felt would like
fight fought fought would love
find found found
fly flew flown
forget forgot forgotten
get got gotten
Verb + -ing or to + infinitive
give gave given begin I raining/to rain
go went gone start
grow grew grown
have had had
hear heard heard Modal auxiliary verbs
hit hit hit can
keep kept kept could go
know knew known shall
learn learned learned will arrive
leave left left would
lose lost lost
make made made
meet met met
pay paid paid
put put put
read /rid/ read Irr.di read Irr.di
ride rode ridden
run ran run
say said said
see saw seen
sell sold sold
send sent sent
shut shut shut
sing sang sung
sit sat sat
sleep slept slept
speak spoke spoken
spend spent spent
stand stood stood
steal stole stolen
swim swam swum
take took taken
tell told told
think thought thought
understand understood understood
wake woke woken
wear wore worn
win won won
write wrote written

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