People

It was amazing!
Grammar Past simple of to be
Vocabulary Personality adjectives

Reading
1 What can you see in the photo? Do you
think its dangerous?
2

2
13

Read the text. What is different about

Jerry?

3
1
2
3
4
5

Answer the questions.

How old is Jerry?

What was his birthday present from his parents?
How high was the aeroplane?
Who was with him?
What does Jerry do every day now?

4
When you skydive you fall without a
parachute for one minute. Then the parachute
opens at 1,500 metres. How far does Jerry
travel for the first minute?

A skydiver with a difference

Jerry Wallis is a teenager from Somerset in the UK. It was Jerrys 17th birthday last
week. His present from his parents was a skydive. Whats incredible about that?
Jerry is blind.
Q: How was your skydive yesterday, Jerry?
J: It was amazing! One moment we were in an aeroplane and the next
moment we werent. We were 4,000 metres up in the sky.
Q: Were you with an instructor?
J: Yes, I was. She was really kind and friendly.
Q: Were you brave when you were a child?
J: No, I wasnt. I was blind from birth. I was very shy and I
wasnt very brave but now Im different. Now I do something
new every day.

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Vocabulary
5

2
14

Listen and repeat. Then complete the

sentences with words from the box.
Personality adjectives

brave
calm
clever
friendly
funny

generous
kind
popular
responsible
shy

1 My aunt and uncle give us nice presents.

Theyre generous and __.
2 People laugh with Tim. Hes __.
3 I like adventures. Im __.
4 Sallys got a lot of friends. Shes __ and __.
5 Joe is very good at Maths. Hes very __.
6 She never gets nervous. Shes very __.
7 I always do my homework. Im __.
8 I dont like big groups. Im __.

Grammar
Past simple of to be
Affirmative

Negative

I was very shy.

She was really kind.
We were in an
aeroplane.

I wasnt very brave.

She wasnt very old.
We werent at home.

Questions

Short answers

How was your skydive?

Was it good?
Were you brave?
Was she friendly?

Yes, it was. /
No, it wasnt.
Yes, I was. /
No, I wasnt.
Yes, she was. /
No, she wasnt.

> Now make sentences with you, he and they.

> Now make example questions with I, he, we
and they.

6 Cover the dialogue with the red bookmark

and write the missing words in your notebook.

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7 Complete the dialogue. Write the correct

form of was or were.
A: How 1was your skiing lesson? 2__ it good?
B: No, it 3__. It 4__ difficult.
A: Oh, dear. 5__ you brave?
B: No, I 6__. Im not a brave person.
A: What about the others in your class? 7__ they
friendly?
B: Yes, they 8__. They 9__ really friendly and kind but
they 10__ very good skiers we 11__ all awful!

8 There was no school last week. Look at the

table, then complete the questions and write the
answers.
Where?

Who with?

Tom

at home

his sister

Jack and Chrissy

in Spain

their parents

Millie

in a hotel

her grandparents

1 A: Where was Tom?

B: He was at home.
2 A: Who __ with him?
B: His __.
3 A: __ Jack and Chrissy at home, too?
B: __.
4 A: Where __ they?
B: They __.
5 A: __ they with their parents?
B: __.
6 A: Where __ Millie?
B: She __.
7 A: __ she with her mum and dad?
B: __.

Pronunciation: weak forms /wEz/, /wE/

9

2
15

was
were

Listen and repeat.

I was at home.
We were at school.

Speaking
10 Tell your partner about last a) Friday,
b) Saturday, c) Sunday. Where were you? Who
were you with?
Last Saturday I was at the beach. I was with my
best friend.

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Were there any free albums?

Grammar

There was / were

Some and any
Vocabulary Clothes

Dialogue
2
Alfie:

Vocabulary
1a

2
16

Listen and repeat. Then look at the

photo. Who is wearing what?

Grace:

Clothes
dress
jacket
jeans
shirt
Alfie

shoes
skirt
sunglasses
sweater

top
trainers
trousers
T-shirt

Grace

jeans

Grace:
Alfie:

Say what each person is wearing.

Alfie is wearing jeans and ...

Alfie:
Grace:
Alfie:
Grace:
Alfie:

2
17

Listen and read. Where was Chantelle?

Hi Grace. What have you got in

that bag?
A Chantelle T-shirt. It was free.
Chantelle? The singer? 1__ Shes 2__ pop
stars. Has she got a new album?
Yes, she has. 3__ she was in the big record
shop on Oxford Street! There were
some photographers and there was a TV
camera, 4__
Was she in everyday clothes?
No, she was in a black top, white trousers
and black sunglasses.
Cool! Were there any free albums,
or posters?
No, there werent. But Ive got her
autograph. Look!
Its very nice but thats not your name!

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3 Complete the dialogue with the correct

phrases from the box.
Phrases

Was there a market in town yesterday?

Yes, 2__.
3
__ good clothes?
Yes, 4__. Well, 5__ nice jeans, and 6__ a cool
jacket but 7__ good trainers.
Alfie: So whats in that bag?
Grace: A mini-skirt. It was only 3!

Alfie:
Grace:
Alfie:
Grace:

Thats why
No way!
of course.
one of my favourite

4
1
2
3
4
5

Write true (T), false (F) or dont know (DK).

Graces T-shirt was free. T

Chantelle is a film star.
Alfie likes Chantelle.
Grace likes Chantelles new album.
Grace has got Chantelles autograph.

7 Complete the dialogue with the correct form

of there was or there were in the affirmative or
negative. Use some or any where possible.
1

Speaking
8a

Look at the picture for one minute then

close your books and say what was there.
There were two boys in the shop ...

What is the mistake on the T-shirt?

Katy

29.99

14.99

Grammar

12.99

There was / were

with some and any
Affirmative

15.99

There was a TV camera.

There were some photographers.

6.99

Negative
There wasnt a free poster.
There werent any free albums.
Questions and short answers
Was there a TV
camera?
Were there any free
albums?

Yes, there was. /

No, there wasnt.
Yes, there were. /
No, there werent.

b
6 Cover the dialogue with the red bookmark
and write the missing words in your notebook.

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2
18

Cover the picture. Listen and answer

the questions.

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Real Life
Rachels new school
Reading

1 Rachel is talking to her father.

Rachel is talking to her grandfather.
2 It is the end of Rachels second week at her
new school.
3 Rachel has got some new friends at school.
4 Rachel usually cycles to school.
5 There is an empty seat on the bus next to Becky.

Complete the sentence below. Choose five

adjectives from the box.
My favourite sort of people are friendly, clever
funny
good-looking
friendly
kind

clever
brave
shy
generous

calm
responsible

Correct the statements.

2
22

Read the story. Match the people in

the photos with the correct name.

RachelDamienJackBeckyGrandfather
a
b

RACHEL'S NEW SCHOOL

Rachel is at her grandfathers house.
Grandfather: Hows your new school, Rachel?
How was your first week?
Rachel:
It was all right.
Grandfather: Have you got nice classmates?
Rachel:
No, they arent very friendly and
the boys are silly.
Grandfather: Im sure one or two of them are
OK.
Rachel:
Well, theres one girl called Becky.
Shes funny.
Grandfather: Do you talk to her?
Rachel:
No, I dont. Shes always with her
friends, Damien and Jack.
Grandfather: What are they like?
Rachel:
Damien has got glasses and hes
very clever. Jack is always in jeans
and a black T-shirt and hes very
popular. But they dont talk to me.
Grandfather: Well, it is your first week! Youve
got lots of time to make friends.
On Monday, Rachel gets on the bus to go to school.
The bus is full. Becky and Damien are sitting in a
seat at the front. Jack is sitting at the back. There
is an empty seat next to him. Hes listening to his
MP3 player. Theres one other empty seat next to a
teacher. Oh dear! Rachel thinks. Where can I sit?

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New words
at the back
at the front
classmate
empty

full
get on
glasses
seat

silly
sit

> Translate these words into your own language.

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Speaking
Speaking tip: Look at the person
Look at the person you are speaking to.
This helps the other person to understand
what you are saying.

Writing
Writing tip: Word order and adjectives
Use adjectives to make your descriptions
more interesting:
He usually wears old jeans and a black
T-shirt.
It was a beautiful house with a big
garden and lots of old trees.

Say what you think.

What happens next?

Listening
5a

2
23

Listen and answer the questions.

1 Where is Rachel?
2 Who does she speak to first?

Listen again and complete the summary.

First Rachel sits next to 1__ and starts a

conversation. Then they move to the front of the
bus and sit behind 2__. When they get off the bus,
3
__ invites Rachel to 4__ with them tomorrow.

Listen again and answer these questions.

1 What was Rachels first and second question?

2 What compliment does she pay to Becky?

7a Read the tips and say which you think

is the best tip for Rachel.
I think number __ is the best tip.

How to make

friends:

1 Dont wait for other people to

talk to you. Talk to them first.

2 Sit next to someone and say hello.

3 Pay a compliment.
4 Tell them something about you.

In pairs, think of things to say for 3 and 4.

1 How many nouns can you think of to go

with each of these adjectives?
new
big

funny
popular

beautiful

a new shirt, new shoes, ...

Answer the question.

In your language, do adjectives usually come
before or after nouns?

3 Use the following adjectives to complete

the text.
favourite
friendly

big
popular

great
shy

1 big

Last week, I was in New York

for my cousins 18th birthday.
There were lots of people there.
In the afternoon, there was a
1
picnic in Central Park.
Central Park is very 2 on a
Sunday, but there was a place
near Strawberry Fields which
was just right for a picnic. I
was the only person from Spain,
so I was a bit 3 at first, but
everyone was very 4 . In the
evening, there was a party at
my aunt and uncles apartment.
It was 5 fun. I think New
York is my 6 city!

I like your T-shirt.

4 Now write about a paragraph about a

picnic or a party that you were at. Use was /
were, and try to include some adjectives.

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