Select the question that complete the interview with the persons in the

reading New Explorers. Then copy the whole conversations.

1) Where are you from?

2) Where are you now?
3) Whats your job?
4) Is your husband a scientist?
5) Who is the other person in the photo?
6) Are you USA?
7) Are you the same age?
8) Are your jobs from?

There are big forests between the Republic of the Congo and the Central African
Republic. Thousands of gorillas are in the region. They live in groups and large
families. Kingo is the head of one family in the region. Hes a Silverback Gorilla and
hes huge! Hes 30 years old and hes the father.
Kingos wives are Mama, Mekome, Beatrice and Ugly. Mekome is Kingos favorite wife
but Mama is the most important adult female gorilla. There are also four young
gorillas, two boys and two girls. Mamas son is Kusu. Mekomes son is Ekendy.
Beatrice and Ugly are the girls mothers. Their daughters are Gentil and Bomo.
The family is together all the time and they travel two kilometers a day. Kusu, Ekendy,
Gentil and Bomo watch their father and mothers and they learn to find the fruit on
different trees. After lunch, the children play with Kingo.
1.
Where are the forests?

between the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic
_____in the Central African Republic
_____in the Republic of the Congo

2. Say true or false

Mekome is the most important of Kongo's wives.

T______ False

There are more young boy gorillas than girl gorillas in the
family.

T______ False

Kusu is Mama's son.

True

F_________

Beatrice and Ugly have two daughters: Gentil and Bomo.

True

F_________

Kingo isn't the father of all the young gorillas in the family.

T______ False

The young gorillas sometimes play with Kingo.

T______ False

The Verb To Be
Probably the best known verb in the world: "To be or not to be..."
Prese

nt
I

am

he / she / it

is

you / we / they are

Normally we use the verb to be to show the status or characteristics of
something or someone (as a stative verb). It says what I am, what you are
or what something is. When there is not such characteristic it is together
with a not particle. The question is asked with an inverted order of the
sentence, starting with the verb to be and then the rest of the sentence.
Present Simple (stative) (Positive)
You
I am a
are a
teacher
stude
.
nt.

He /She
is a
student.

It is a
car.

We are
all
teachers
.

They
are
student
s.

Present Simple (stative) (Negative)

You
I am
are
not a
not a
teacher
stude
.
nt.

He /She
is not a
student.

It is not
a car.

We are
not all
teachers
.

They
are
not
student
s.

The verb to be is used to create simple yes/no questions by simply inverting

the order of subject and the To be verb.
Present Simple (stative)
Am I a Are you
teacher a
?
student?

Is he
/she a
student?

Is it a
car?

The contracted form:

Subject
Pronouns

Full
Form

Contracted
Form

am

'm

you

are

're

Are we
all
teacher
s?

Are they
students?

he/she/it

is

's

we

are

're

you

are

're

they

are

're

In the negative form:

Subject
Pronouns

Full
Form

Contracted
Form

am not

'm not

you

are not aren't

he/she/it

is not

we

are not aren't

you

are not aren't

they

are not aren't

isn't

1- Choose the correct form of be (positive or negative) to complete the

interview. Use what or who if necessary.
1)
2)
3)
4)

Interviewer: Whats your name?

Jon: My name is Jon Aanenson.
Interviewer: Are you from Norway?
Jon: Yes, Im from the city of Bergen. But Im not there at
the moment.
5) Interviewer: Where are you?
6) Jon: Im in Greenland.
7) Interviewer: Whats your job?
8) Jon: Im a scientist.
9) Interviewer: Is your wife a scientist?
10)
Jon: No. She isnt. Shes a writer.

The possessive form is used with nouns referring to people, groups

of people, countries, and animals. It shows a relationship of belonging
between one thing and another. To form the possessive, add apostrophe + s
to the noun. If the noun is plural, or already ends in s, just add an
apostrophe after the s.
Examples

the car of John = John's car

the room of the girls = the girls' room

clothes for men = men's clothes

the boat of the sailors = the sailors' boat

For names ending in s, you can either add an apostrophe + s, or just an

apostrophe. The first option is more common. When pronouncing a
possessive name, we add the sound /z/ to the end of the name.
Examples

Thomas's book (or Thomas' book)

James's shop (or James' shop)

the Smiths's house (or the Smiths' house)

Functions of the possessive

'Belonging to' or 'ownership' is the most common relationship the
possessive expresses.
Examples

John owns a car. = It is John's car.

America has some gold reserves. = They are America's gold

reserves.

The possessive can also express where someone works, studies or spends
time
Examples

John goes to this school. = This is John's school.

John sleeps in this room. = This is John's room.

The possessive can express a relationship between people.

Examples

John's mother is running late.

Mrs Brown's colleague will not be coming to the meeting.

The possessive can express intangible things as well.

Examples

John's patience is running out.

The politician's hypocrisy was deeply shocking.

Fixed expressions
There are also some fixed expressions where the possessive form is used.
Examples with time

a day's work

a month's pay

today's newspaper

in a year's time

Other examples

For God's sake! (= exclamation of exasperation)

a stone's throw away (= very near)

at death's door (= very ill)

in my mind's eye (= in my imagination)

The possessive is also used to refer to shops, restaurants, churches and

colleges, using the name or job title of the owner.
Examples

Shall we go to Luigi's for lunch?

I've got an appointment at the dentist's at eleven o'clock.

Is Saint Mary's an all-girls school?

Exercises:
1- Complete the sentences using one of the phrases in the box
below.

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)

Im Joel. My brothers name is Richard.

Youre from China. Your Nationality is Chinese.
Hes my nephew. His sister is my niece.
Shes my sister-in-law. Her husband is my brother.
We arent Julia and Eugenia. Our names are Jimena and Marta.
Theyre sisters. Their mother is Ayu.
George and Kathy have 13 brothers and sisters. George and
Kathys family big.
2- Choose the correct answer to each question: only one or
many?
"That's my friend's house." How many people live there?--------------?
"I'm going to my neighbours' party." How many people live next door?
"She needs to borrow her colleague's car." How many people will she
ask?-------------

"It depends on my partners' decision." How many people are going to

decide?
"I have to ask for my classmates' opinion first." How many people will
she consult?
"They were looking at the manager's email." How many people sent the
email?

We use possessive adjectives:

to show something belongs to somebody:
Thats our house.
My car is very old.
for relations and friends:
My mother is a doctor.
How old is your sister?
for parts of the body:
Hes broken his arm.
Shes washing her hair.
I need to clean my teeth.

3- Can you match these possessive adjectives to the right

personal pronouns?
its, your, my, their, our, her, his
Subj Obje Possessive
ect
ct
Adjective
I

me

My

You

you

Your

He

him

His

She

her

Her

It

it

Its

We

us

Our

They

them Their

4- Complete the sentences by typing the correct possessive

adjective into the gaps.

1. She brushes

her

teeth three times a day.

our

2. We are checking
minutes?

luggage in. Can I call you back in five

its

3. The dog moves

tail very fast.

4. He's almost bald, so he never combs

5. Do you know cyclists shave

6. Do you open

7. I can't touch

your

your

his

hair.

legs?

eyes under water?

my

toes any more. Time to go to the gym.

1- Which is the head for the following personal information?

Firts Name: Ana

Last Name: Gomez
Age: 37
Occupation: Journalist
Marital Status: Single
Country: Argentina
2- Which is the right box for the following nouns according to their
sex.
parent, daughter, cousin, mother, niece, nephew
grandparent, half-brother, father, stepbrother, aunt
mother-in-law, uncle
Male

Female

Male or female

Nephew
Half Brother
Father

Daughter
Mother
Niece

Parent
Cousin
Grandparent

Step Brother
Uncle

Aunt
Mother in-law

3- Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. We in an office.
work
have
live
2. They the Internet for their work.
speak
use
work
3. Sixty percent of the people English.
live
speak
work
4. I in Brazil.
have
live
speak
5. You a cell phone.
work
speak
have
4- Write the words in their correct order.

They live in the US.

Fifty-five percent of the population work in agriculture.

I live in the Countryside.

My brother work in a supermarket.

Millions of people live in big cities.

Complete the sentences by typing and or but.
1.

Im from Peru

but

I live in Chile.

2. Pedro and Alex are from Mexico

US.

but

they work in the

3. Sonia is at Stanford University

4. Were from Germany

5. I work in an office

6. I have one sister

but

but

and

and

she isnt a student.

we speak German.

from my home.

no brothers.

Match the introductions with the main topics.

Hi! My names Shefali and Im twenty-five. Age

Hello. Im Angie and Im married with two daugthers. Marital Status and
Family.
My family lives in the countryside, but I live in the Capital city. Place you
live.
Hello. Im Monique. Im from Belgium and speak Dutch, French, German, and
English! Languejes.
Hello! Im Hanaka and I have three cats! Other information.
Im Joseph and Im a science teacher at a school in Kerala in southhern
India. Job.

Elementary Students Book

Life

1b Page 12 READING TEXT

Pre reading:
1- Is your family big or small? Are all your classmates from the same
country and same town or city? (send your answer to your teacher)
2- Read about the Leakey family answer the questions:
a- Where are they from?
They are from England.
b- Are Louise and Maeve explorers?
Yes. They Are.
c- What is Richards job?
Yes. He is a Farmer.
d- What is Collins job?
Yes. He is a scientist.
e- Is Samira an explorer?
No. She isnt.
f- Is Philip married?
Yes. She is.

A family in East Africa

The Leakey family is similar in many ways. They live in East Africa, but
the family is from England. Louise Leakey is an explorer, but for her
family thats normal! Louises mother is Maeve and shes an explorer.
Her father is Richard Leakey. Richard is also in East Africa, but hes a
farmer. Richards half brother is Colin Leakey. Colin isnt in Africa, but
hes an explorer and a scientist at Cambridge University in England.
Louises grandparents (Louis and Mary) are dead, but they were also
famous explorers. Louises sister is Samira, but she works for the World
Bank. Their uncle and aunt are Phillip Leakey and his wife Katy. They
have an international company.
dead (adj) /ded/ not living
were (v) /w(r)/ past tense of are

3- Read the article again and complete the family tree on page 13 or the
chart below.

Family member

First name

Last name

Born

Grand father

Louis

Leakey

1903- 1972

Grand mother

Mary

Leakey

1913- 1996

Son

Richard

Leakey

1944

Daughter

Meave

Leakey

1942

Richards

half Collin

Leakey

brother
Sister

Katy

Leakey

Brother

Phillip

Leakey

1943

Mother

Samira

Leakey

1974

Elementary Students Book

Life

1c Page 15 READING TEXT

Reading: The face of seven billion people

1- There are seven billion people in the world. How many people are in your
country and your city?
2- Read the article and match the numbers in the box with the information in the
items 1- 8.
51 %
86
1 billion
1.2 billion

38 %

5 billion

21 %
2.5 billion

1-the life expectancy of a Japanese woman 86.

2- The population of India 1.2 billion.
3- The number of speakers of English as a second language 1 billion.
4- The percent of Muslims 21%
5- The percentage of workers in agriculture 38%.
6- The percentage of people in cities 51%.
7- The number of people who use internet 2.5 billion.
8- The number of people with cell phones 5 billion.

The face of seven billion people

Age

The average person in the world is twenty-eight years old. In Japan, the
average life expectancy for a woman is eighty-six. In Afghanistan, its
forty-five.
Population
Twenty per cent of the worlds population live in China. There are one
point two billion people in India.

Language
Thirteen per cent of the worlds population speak Mandarin as their first
language. Five per cent speak Spanish as their first language. Five per
cent also speak English as their first language; but English is a second
language for one billion people.
Religion
There are many different religions in the world. For example, thirty-three
per cent of the world are Christian, twenty-one per cent are Muslim and
thirteen per cent are Hindu.
Jobs
Forty per cent of people work in a service industry (hotels, banks, etc.),
thirty-eight per cent are in agriculture and twenty-two per cent are in
manufacturing and production.
City and countryside
Fifty-one per cent of the worlds population live in cities and forty-nine
per cent live in the countryside.
Internet and mobile phones
Two point five billion people in the world use the Internet and five billion
people have a mobile phone.

Life

3- Read the article again. What is the writers purpose? Choose the correct
answer (a, b, c)
He writes ______________
a- Information
b- An opinion
(is) equal (to) /'i:kwl/ the same as (2 + 2 = 4, two and two equals four)
average (adj) /'vrd / usual, typical
life expectancy (n) /Iaf k'spektnsi/ the number of years you live

c- A story
4- Which information in the article is new or surprising for you. Write about it
to your teacher.