Ct) TIME AND PLACE

OVERVIEW .,f!- -- - - - - - ---

1 2.1
g,r - • Students match the symbols and prepositions.
Vocabulary • Play the CD to check answers.
• Prepositions of place • Play the CD again . Students repeat the words.
• The home Focus on word stress.

Grammar Answers / Transcript

• there is I there are 1 in front of 4 in 7 between
• there is I there are: questions 2 behind 5 next to 8 above
• Object pronouns 3 on 6 under
• have got
• have got: questions
• Howmany? 2 2.2

Reading • Ask students what they can see in the picture.

• Time traveller • Students complete the message with
• Culture: Clone cities prepositions.
Listening • Play the CD to check answers.
• Who lives here?
Answers / Transcript
Speaking 1 in 4 under 7 on
• Describe a scene 2 in front of 5 behind 8 above
• Describe a house 3 betw een 6 next to
• English you need: Give directions
• Ask students which keys open the treasure chest.
Pronunciation
• Linking

Wr:iting
( Answers Keys B, D and K )
• Adjectives: before and after be 3
• My room
• Students write a message about the other three
keys in the picture. Ask them to use two
prepositions to describe each key.
Extra Resources
- My Portfolio pages 22-23
- Multi-ROM Grammar, Vocabulary ( Answers Students' own answers )
and Pronunciation
- Tests
- Teacher's AU-in-one Book Consolidation
- DVD
Students write sentences about things in the
- Mixed-ability Worksheets
- Speaking activities picture using different prepositions, but without
naming the things . They then read their
sentences to other students, who try to identify
( vocABUI-ARY"},_ _____ _ the things .

,. ,.Student's Book Word list page 109

~ Prepositions of place
,.,.Workbook Word list page 71 , Vocabulary page 72
Background
Lara, the woman in the main illustration, can
travel in time.

Warmer
Teach or review the prepositions of place in
exercise 1 with th ings in the classroom. Ask
questions e.g. Where's my bag? Students describe
each thing's position using as many prepositions
as they can .
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 TIME ANO PLACE
Vocabulary Grammar Speaking Pronunciation Writing
• Prepositions of place • there is I there are • Describe a scene • Linking • My room
• The home • Object pronouns • Describe a house • Adjectives
• have got • Give directions
• How many?

~AB~~} Prepositions of place--- - - -- -- -- --

1 ~ Match the symbols with the prepositions. Listen and check. Then listen and repeat .

above I behind I between I in I next to I in front of I on I under

1 - in front of

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2 ~ Look at the picture. Complete the message with the prepositions in exercise 1.
Then listen and check.

Yllt@ tlltr@@ k@yi

You are (1) in the treasure room . A table is (2) ... you. The treasure chest

is (3) .. . the two statues. The first key is on the floor (4) ... the table .

The second key is (5) ... the statue, (6) . . . the chair. The third key is (7) .. .

the shelf (8) ... the chair. Which keys open the treasure chest?

3 Write a message about the other three keys in the picture.

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o Students locate objects in a room .

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 TIME TRAVELLER
(!_Ao•~) · ,___. . . _ _ _ ____
1 Match the pictures with the names.

Pompeii Troy The Titanic

CD @ @

2 ~ Lara can travel in time. Read her diary. Where is she?

A - She's .. .

[ii
I'm in a restaurant. There are
some tables with food on
them, and some people are
having dinner. They're wearing
elegant clothes. In the corner
there's a small orchestra.
It's playing classical music,
but the people aren't listening
to it. What's happening?
The floor's moving!
IE]
I'm under a big building. There
are a lot of rooms here. There's
a lion in one room. It's looking at
me. I think there's a man in the
next room. I can see him now.
He's a gladiator! I'm outside
now. What's happening? People
are running . There's black
smoke · everywhere . There isn't
any air. I can't breathe!
[3
I'm in an old city . There
aren't any people in the
street. It's very dark -
there isn't a moon tonight.
There's a large object in
the square. I can't see
it very well, but there's
a door in it. The door's
opening . It's an enormous
wooden horse. Help!

3 Match 1- 6 with A-C. 4 Answer the questions.

1 Lara sees a gladiator. B A
2 Some people are playing music. 1 What type of music is the orch~stra playing? .
3 Lara can't see any people. It's playing classical music.
4 Lara sees some rooms. 2 Are the people listening to the music?
5 It's difficult to see things .
6 Some people are eating.
B
3
4
What does Lara see first. the lion or the man?
What are the people in the street doing?
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C
5 Why is it dark?
6 What does Lara see?

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Students learn about historical

events.
 (READ•~) _,___ _ _____ Consolidation
Dictate a translation in your language for these

- (f) Time
Background
traveller

The Titanic was the world's largest passenger

words and phrases: 1 in the comer 2 building
3 smoke 4 square 5 enormous. Students find
the English equivalents in the extracts.
steamship. On 14 April 1912, it hit an iceberg and
-- sank.
In AD 79, the eruption of volcano Mount
,,._. Workbook Read ing page 76

Vesuvius buried the Italian city of Pompeii.

The siege of Troy happened around 1200 BC
during the Trojan War. It isn't clear if the war
really took place.
Warmer
• Write these dates on the board: 14 April 1912,
AD 79, 1200 BC. Ask students to say the dates,
~
and explain the meanings of AD and BC. (AD=
after the birth of Christ, BC= before the birth of
Christ.)
• Students look at the pictures and try to match
each picture with a date. Ask what they can see
in the pictures and teach words as necessary.

1
• Students match the pictures with the names.

( Answers 1 The Titanic 2 Troy 3 Pompeii )

2 ~ 2.3
,:
• Students read and listen to extracts from Lara's
diary and decide where she is.

Answers
A She's on the Titanic. B She's in Pompeii.
C She 's in Troy.

3
• Students match the sentences with the diary
extracts.

( Answers 1B 2A 3C 4B 5C 6A ·) .l·
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4 ~

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• Students answer the questions in complete

oo
sentences.

Answers
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1
2
3
It's playing classical music.
No, they aren't .
She sees the lion first.
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4 They 're running.
5 Because there isn 't a moon . . "~
6 She sees a wooden horse.

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 CGRAMMAR) ------- ~- --
• there is I there are
• Students write sentences starting with there
from the diary extracts on page 52, and then
close their books. Write the grammar table on
the board, with the headings but no example
sentences. Ask students to call out their
sentences and to tell you where they go in the
~able. Explain that we use there is and there are
when we describe places and situations.
1 2.4
• Students complete another extract from Lara's
diary with there's or there are.
• Play the CD to check answers.
. ·• O~ject pronouns
• Write/ like ... on the board. Students call out
ways of completing the sentence. Write these on
the board, and then show students how to
substitute their suggestions with object pronouns
e.g. I like sports - I like them .
4
• Students rew~ite the sentences with object
pronouns.
Answers
1 them 2 her 3 us 4 it · 5 them 6 him
• Go 4 it!

t· Answers 5
1 There 's 3 there are 5 There 's • Students prepare a description for one of the
2 there 's 4 there are 6 There are options and read it to a partner.
• Ask some students to read their description to
the class and the other students guess where
they are.
fl> Pronunciation: Linking
Consolidation
2 2.5
• Play the CD. Students listen and repeat the Students write an extract for their time-travel
sentences. Focus on linking. (Linking occurs when diary and find a photo or illustration to go with it.
the end of one word runs into the beginning of Qisplay the diary extracts on the classroom wall.
the next word, wi'th no pause. The result is that
the two words sound like one longer word.} -c,

'" *Student's Book Grammar reference page 98

'"* Workbook Grammar reference page 68,
fl> there is I there are: questions Grammar page 72
• Write these words on the board: food, is, some,
there. Ask students to order the words. (There is
some food.} Now ask students to make a
question. Highlight the change in word order
:I:
and of some to any. Then ask what the short
answers are. Do the same with the other
sentences in the table. "'
3
• Students complete questions about their
· classroom. Then they answer them.

Answers .....
1 Are there any windows?
2 Is there a DVD player?
3 Is there a statue?
4 Are there any chairs?
5 Is there a computer?
6 Are there any pictures on the walls?
Students' own ans wers

Reinforcement
Students write three more questions about the
-
classroom and then ask a partner.

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(i) there is I th .~
ere are 3 Complete the questions about your
There's an orchestra. There are some tables.
classroom . Then answer them.
1 Are there any windows?
Affirmative Negative Yes, there are.
Uncountable There's some food. There isn 't
2 ... a DVD player?
any food .
3 .. . a statue?
Singu lar There's a tab le. There isn't
a table. 4 ... chairs?
Plural There are some tables. There aren't 5 .. . a computer?
any tables. 6 ... pictures on the walls?
·-·--··- « · -

1 @ complete with there's or there are.

(i) Object pronouns
Then listen and check. The lion 's looking at me. I can see him now
I'm in a house. (1) There's a door i n front of Subject pronoun Object pronoun
me. Next to the door (2) ... a piano , and I me
(3) ... some other instruments in the room too. you you
On a table (4 ) . . . a lot of pieces of paper with he him
writing on them. It 's music! (5) . . , some food she her
on the table too . What's that noise? it it
(6) .. . some people. They're talking in German . we us
I know I I'm in Mozarf s house. you you
they them
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'(\unciat,:
q~~O") 4 Write the sentences ~ith object pronouns.

Linking it ffieffl: him us them her

1 I'm watching some gladiators.

2 ~ Listen and repeat.
I'm watching them.
1 /oe;1sAml There'syome 2 Can you see Lara?
food. 3 They can't see you or me . .
2 /oe;1nznt/ Therejsn 't 4 I can hear music .
any food. 5 Do you like animals?
3 /oe;1r;1/ Therey.re some tables. 6 I don't know much about Mozart .
4 /oe;1ra:nt/ Therey.ren't any tables .

(i) there is I there are: questions You're a time traveller. Choose A, B or C.

Tell a partner. Can he/she guess where
Questions you are?
Uncountable Is there any food_?
Singular Is there a table? A You 're watching some dinosaurs . A
Plural Are there any tables? meteorite hits the earth.
B You discover the tomb of Tutankhamun .
Short answers C You are at school in the year 3000.
Yes, there is. 1 No, there isn't. There are a lot of big dinosaurs. We're
Yes, there are . I No, there aren't. watching them, but they can't see us . . .

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 WHO LIVES ·HERE?
(~A~~~~} The home - ·- - - - - - - -- -
1 Match the people with the rooms.

kitchen bedroom living room

1 - Mickey's bedroom

2 ~ Make two lists. Listen and check.

Then list en and repeat .

eeekef I wardrobe I mirror I wall

shelf (plural: shelves) I plant I floor I pillow -
sound system I window I cupboard I carpet

Furniture I objects: cooker, ...

-
Part of room : waif, . . .

3 Find these th ings in the pictures. Write

sentences with prepositions of place.

next to near above on

1 wardrobe - window
In the bedroom, there's a wardrobe next
to the window.
2 mirror - wall
3 cupboards - cooker
4 carpet - floor
5 pillows - bed
6 plant - door

~ N•~~) -
4 Listen to 'Who lives here?'. Write the
three rooms in order.
5 ~ Listen again . For each room, write
three words for furniture or objects.
-
6 Complete the sentences. Listen and check.
1 This person likes reading.
2 He or she has got books in English and in . .
3 In the fridge there's a lot of.. "
4 There are music awards on ..
5 This person likes the colour ..
6 Our mystery star loves ..

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0 Students describe the position of

objects in a room . ·
& Students identify a celebrity.

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CVOCABULARY}-- -
, -~- - - ( LISTENING)- . ·-·- - - -- - - -
(f) The home • Explain that Who Lives Here? is a TV show in
which we see inside the home of a famous
Warmer person and guess who lives there.
Draw the outline of a house. Ask students to
name rooms and write them under each picture. 4 2.7
• Students listen and write the three rooms in order.
1
• Students match the people with the rooms. Answers
1 living room 2 kitchen 3 bedroom
Answers
Transcript page 226
1 Mickey 's bedroom 2 Lorene's living room
3 Sharon's kitchen

5 ~ 2.7

2 ~ 2.6 • Students listen again and names three pieces of

• Students write the words in the correct list.
• Play the CD to check answers.
• Play the CD again. Students repeat the words.
Answers / Transcript
Furniture/ objects: cooker, wardrobe, mirror,
shelf, plant, pillow, sound system , cupboard,
carpet
Part of room: wall, floor, window
furniture or-objects in each room. Pause the CD
after each room .
Answer
Living room : mirror, sound system, shelves
K,:itchen: c;::ooker, window, fridge, walls
Bedroom: pillows, bed, carpet, wardrobe
Transcript page 226

6 ~ 2.7
3 • Students complete the sentences. Then they
• Students sentences with prepositions of place listen again to check.
to say where the things are. • Do any of the students know whose house it is?
Tell them it's a famous star called Henry Church ..
Answers Explain that Henry Church is an English version
1 In the bedroom, there's a wardrobe next to of a famous Spanish name . Can they translate
the w indow. the name into Spanish? (Enrique Iglesias.)
2 In the living room, there 's a mirror on the w all.
3 In the kitchen , there are cupboards above the Answers
cooker. 1 reading 3 food 5. black
4 In the living room, there 's a carpet on the floor. 2 Spanish 4 the walls · 6 music
5 In the bedroom, there are pillows on the bed.
6 In the living room, there's plant next to Transcript page 226
the door.

, ,,. Workbook Listening page_77

Extension
Individually, students write more sentences about
the objects in the pictures. They read their
sentences to the other students. Can the other
students identify the room?

, ,,.Student's Book Word list page 109

, ,,. Workbook Word list page 71, Vocabulary page 74

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(.GRAMMAR) - · - - - -
•have got
• Write the example sentences on the board.
· Explain that have got is the same as have when
we talk about possessions. It is common in
. informal English. Point out the use of have got in
its contracted form. Note that 's is used for both
has and is.
• Students look at the table. Ask them: When do
we use 'have' and when do we use 'has'?
1 1/\Jritethese words on the board: has, haven't, he,
• Students write true sentences about the mystery
star using have got.
Answers
1 He's got a sound system.
·• How ·mariy?
4
• Ask a student: What have you got in your bag?
Then ask the student How many pens have you
got? Explain to students that we use How many
,.
to ask about quantities of countable nouns.
• In pairs, students ask each other the questions in
exercise 4 usir,g the prompts.
Consolic:latiori
. Pronunciation:/h/ sound
ms, her, hello, house. Explain that when words
s~art,r,;ilith h,the /h/ sound is pronounc~d very
lightly, with no noise produced in !he throat. Say
the words and get students to repeat. Students
listen and repeat after you.
1 Hi. How are you? ~

2 He's got a lot of books. 2 How old is Harry? •

3 He hasn't got a television in the living room. 3 Has Harry got a big house?
4 He hasn 't got a lot of clothes .' 4 Yes, he has. •
5 He's got awards on the kitchen wall. 5 No, he hasn't.
6 He's got a famous father.

8'Go 4 it!
2
• . Students complete the sentences for themselves • Think of a famous person that the students will
-- using have got. know. Tell students what you imagine the
person's house to be like, including examples of
• Ask some students to give you their answers. Ask there's, there are, and have got. Can the students
for a show of hands to see how many students guess who it is? If not, give them some more
answered the same. information : And so on until they guess the
identity of the mystery star.
• have got: questions
"' ;.:.. .. .

• Write the final sentence from exercise2 on the 5

;· board. Can the stuc;jents help you turn it into a • Students prepare five sentences about a famous
question? Write the question on the board: Have person's house.
we got a sound system in our class?
. :. Ask for the correct short answer. Then draw 6
. attention to the examples in the table. Point out • In pairs, students read their sentences and guess
-: the use of the question word. who the famous person is.
, .,.Student's Book Grammar reference page 99
3 ,,,.Workbook Grammar reference page 69,
• : Students write questions with have got and then Grammar page 74
answer them.

Answers
1 Have you got any brothers or sisters?
2 Have your parents got a green car?
3 Have you got any Mika CDs?
4 Has your room got a big window?
5 Have your friends got your email address?
6 Has your town got any famous monuments?
Student's own answers

Reinforcement
In pairs, students ask each other the questions in
exercise 3and give short answers.

11~
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'i'.
(SRAMM,€) . ---- -
@ have got
He's got a guitar He hasn't got a TV
3 Write questions with have got. Then
answer them. ·
~
1 you / any brothers or sisters ?
Affirmative Negative Have you got any brothers or sisters?
I've I haven't Yes. I've got a sister.
She's got She hasn't got 2 your parents / a green car ?
They've Th ey haven't 3 you / any Mika CDs ?
- - 4 your room I a big window ?
1 Write true sentences about the mystery 5 your friends / your email address ·?
star. Use have got. 6 town / any famous monuments ?

1 a sound system(,/)
He's got a sound system. ~ How many?
2 a lot of books (,/) 4 In pairs, ask the questions.
3 a television in the living room ()()
1 What have you got .. . ?
4 a lot of clothes ()()
5 awards on the kitchen wall (,/) in your ba9" on your bedroom walls
6 a famous father (,/) under your bed next to your bed

2 How many ... have you got?

2 Complete for you . Use have got. books poster CDs DVDs
1 I haven't got a lot of posters. A · What have you got in your bag?
2 My house ... a garden. B I've got some books and a pen. What . . . ?
3 I ... a fot of books in English .
4 My neighbours .. . a dog.
5
6
My bedroom ... two wardrobes.
We . .. a sound system in our class .
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5 Choose a famous person. Prepare five
sentences about the person's house. Use
~ have got: questions there is/are and have got.
Have you got a guitar? In the living room there's a bask-:tball cup .
Wha t has she got in her fridge? on the shelf. He's got . . .

Question have Subject got Other words

word 6 In pairs, read your sentences. Can you
Have you a guitar? guess who the famous person is?
Has he got a gold disc?
I think it's Pau Gaso/'s house because
W hat has she in her fridge?
·- - he plays basketball.

Short answers
Yes, I have . No, I haven't.
Yes, he has. I No, he hasn't

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11·9 ·
 1 In pa irs, name three examples for places 1-6. 2 Read about clone cities. What are they?
1 supermarkets LiDL, . . . a a video game
2 clothes shops b cities of the future
3 fast food restaurants c identical citi'es
4 cafes
5 computer shops
6 sports shops

The next time that you go shopping, look at the names of the shops. How many are local?
How many are international? Many cities today are clone cities, with the same shops, banks
and restaurants. Do you live in a clone city?

....

~-1it·1·1~,
About 50 million people eat a
McDonald's meal every day. It 's
impossible to say how many
McDonald's there are because
new restaurants open every day,
but there are at least 30,000 in
more than 11 9 cou ntries.
lln--
Americans love Starbucks
and they often drink the same
coffee when they visit Europe on
holiday. New Starbucks cafes
open every day and there are
now about 15,000 in over 44
countries in the world, including
Turkey, Thai land and China.
CLOTHES -
United Colours of Benetton is
originally from Italy, but you can
now see its sign all over the
world. Benetton has got five
thousand shops in 120 countries. ...
This means that you can buy the
same clothes in Italy, Mexico
anc;J Iran.

3 Read again. Write complete sentences. 4 Answer the questions.

......
1 McDonald's open new restaurants every day. 1 H ow many meals do McDonald's sell every
2 More than one hundred and nineteen day? 50 million
countries
3 There are about fifteen thousand .
2 How many McDonald's restaurants are there? ...
3 How often do new Starbucks cafes open?
4 There are Starbucks cafes . 4 Which three continents have got Starbucks
5 Benetton has got . cafes?
6 Benetton clothes are _ 5 Where is Benetton from? ...
6 How many countries have got Benetton shops?
a in more than forty-four countries.
b about five thousand shops all over the world.
c new restaurants every day. Q_-u-e:s
d have got McDonald's restaurants.
• Find information for another chain
e the same in all countries.
restaurant or shop.
f Starbucks cafes in the world.
...
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~~ Students reflect on globa lization

120 ...
~ -,--------- Did you know?
10% of Americans have their first job in
(1) Clone Cities McDonald's.
CLIL objective: Students look at on shopping Every day 25% of Americans eat fast food.
patterns around the world .
Children usually re·c ognise the McDonald's logo
Warmer before their name .
Ask students to name places, for example types
of shops in cities. Write a list on the board and
include the places in exercise 1.
(I) Quest
1
• Ask students to find information for another
• In pairs, students name three examples for places
chain shop or restaurant, for example: How many
1-6.
are there? In which countries?. How often do
2 ~ 2.8 , they open new restaurants or shops? They can do
-this by entering the name of the shop or
• Students look at the pictures in the article. What
restaurant into an Internet search engine.
type of place canyou see? What country is it in?
• Tell students they're going to read an article
about 'clone cities' . Ask: What are clone cities?
Students read and listen to the article and choose
the correct option. ,

Answers c identical cities )

3
• Check students understand these expressions to
talk about numbers: ·
about 50 million people
at least 30,000 restaurants
more than 119 countries
over 44 countries
• Students read the article again and match the
sentence halves, then write complete sentences.

C Answers 1c 2d 3f 4a 5b 6e )
4
• Students answer the questions.

Answers
1 50 million
2 At least 30 thousand
3 Every day
4 Europe, America, Asia
5 Italy
6 120

Consolidation
Discuss th e article by asking these questions.
Is there a M cDon alds, a Starbucks an d a
Ben etton in your city?
Where 9re th ey?
Are clone cities a good thing or a b ad thing?
Why?
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I .. . .
 CENGLIStt _YOU NEEi>~ - -"- - - - -
• Give directions
Warmer
Students look at the map. Ask them t o identify
. the places they can see, and to describe where
they are using prepositions.
Introduce the phrases on -the left and on the
right. Check understanding by asking further
questions.
Is the computer shop on the left or the right of
the street?
Where's the fast food restaurant? And the bank?
4
• Tell students they are in front of their school and
a tourist asks t hem for directions to a bank. What
do they say? Write the dialogue on the board.
• In pairs, students write a similar dialogue for one
of the other places in the exercise. Then they
practise and try to remember the dialogue.
Students change roles and repeat.
,.... student's Book Word List page 109
"'.. workbook Word List page 71, English you need
page 77

1- ~ 2.9
• Students listen to three dialogues. What place is
each tourist looking for?

Answers
1 a cafe 2 a sports shop 3 a supermarket
Transcript page 22_6_

2 ~ 2.9
• Students listen aga in and name A, Band C in the
picture.

Answers
A a sports shop B a cafe C a supermarket
Transcript page 226

3 ~ 2.10
• - Play the CD and stop after each sentence to give
students time to write the missing words. Check
they understand the expression You're welcome.
• . Play the CD again and stop at the end of each
sentence for students to repeat. Highlight rising
intonation at the end of the question.

Answers
1 cafe . 4 right; between; and
2 on this street 5 thanks
3 left; next to 6 welcome

Reinforcement
In pairs, students practise the same dialogues
that they hear on the CD.

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 ~ Ll~fi! ml N~~) - Give directions--- ----- ----- -
1 ~ Listen to three dialogues. What place 2 ~ Listen again. Name A, B and C.
is each tourist looking for?

3 ~ Listen and complete the sentences. 4 In pairs, prepare and practise a dialogue.
Then listen and repeat . Then change roles.
1 Excuse me . Is there a cafe near here? A You're standing in front of your school.
2 Yes, there 's one . A tourist asks you where things are.
3 It's on the .. . .. . the fast food restaurant. B You're a tourist. Ask for directions to a
4 It's on the the bank ... the clothes shop. supermarket, a cafe, a computer shop, a
5 Great,. fast food restaurant.
6 You're .... A Excuse me. Is there a . . . near here?
B Yes, there's one .. .

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Students use language that can be
transferred to real-life situations.

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 ~ My r~om~ -- - ·- - - -- - -- ----~- --

1 Talk to a partner. Describe the room in the

picture. Is it similar or different to your
room? Why?
A This room's got blue walls and a window.
B My room's got a window, but it hasn't
got blue walls.

2 Read about Rohan's room. Find six

mistakes in the picture .

.. 1 - The window isn't small. It's big .

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.. _J1he wa\15 are_white becaur,e it'r, m'i favourite ...i -
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·: __ ~colour. I've got_a lot of pMterr, of r,portr, r,tarf>. __

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I lp_ye rfading__and there_are a_\Wa'{f> corn ier, or:L
.. the floor ne~t to m:, bed. I do_m'/ homework at_
.,. m'i der,k_It' r,~ot a computer on_it and above •
·• !_- it there' r, a r,helf for ill'/ r,c.hool bookr, _and__
.,.__ computer gamer,._There' r, a_'1>quare__ c.arpet on _
=----- the floor. I r,it here and_p@i m'{ guitar. _
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: _ tv'L'{ room' r, veC'i tidi, I love it!_

@) Adjectives: before nouns and after be

It's got a small window. There's a square carpet.
The walls are white. NOT The walls are wltire5.
3 Order the words to make sentences.
1 I / big/ haven 't got/ bedroom/ a
I haven't got a big bedroom.
2 chair/ red/ a/ the desk/ there's/ near
3 is / orange / the / lamp
4 any / here/ books/ English/ there aren't
5 the / new / computer games / are
6 messy I room I is/ my
5 Make notes. Then write about your room .
Paragraph 1: Is your room big or small?
What colour are the walls?
Paragraph 2: What furniture is th ere?
Where is it?
What do you do in your room?
Paragraph 3: Is your room tidy or messy?
Do you like it?
6 Now read your work again . Can yo u find
any errors?

4 Where are these things in Rohan's room?

The computer's on the desk.
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the computer the desk the shelves
the clothes the trainers the comics

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and develop their own written work.
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(!IR1T1~) ··--- --- - - • Students write sentences describing the position_
of the things in the picture.
@My room
Warmer Answers
Students look at the picture for 30 seconds, and The computer 's on the desk
then close thei r books. Find out what they The desk is next to the wardrobe, between the
remember. wardrobe and the window.
Is there a window in the room? The shelves are above the desk
Is it big or small? The clothes are in the wardrobe, on the floor and
Where are the comics? on the bed.
What colour are the walls? The trainers are on the floor, in front of the
Is the carpet round or square? w ardrobe.
Is the room tidy or messy? The comics are on the floor next to the bed, and
on the cupboard next to the bed.
1
• In pairs, students describe t he room in the
picture. They say if it's similar or different to their 5
room, and why. Refer students to the example • Students prepare to write about their room . First,
dia logue to help them do this. they answer the questions. Then they write their
composition.
2
• Students read the description of the room and 6
find six mistakes in the picture. • Students read their composition and check for
errors. Write the following checklist on the board
Answers for students to refer to.
There's+ singular/uncountable noun
1 The window isn 't small, it's big.
There are+ plural noun
2 The walls aren't white, they're blue.
I've got ...
3 There aren't a lot of posters, there 's one poster.
My room's got ...
4 There isn 't one shelf, there are three shelves .
Adjectives before nouns
5 The carpet isn't square, it's round.
No plural for adjectives
6 The room isn 't tidy, it's messy.
,,._. Workbook Writing page 78
(I) Adjectives: before nouns and after be
• Ask students to look at the first two example
sentences and answer these questions: What are
the adjectives in the sentences? What are the
nouns? Do we put the adjectives before or after
the noun? In English, adjectives come before the
noun .
• Ask students to look at the second example
sentence and answer the questions: Is 'the wall'
singular or plural? How dowe know? Does the
adjective also have a plural form?
In English, adjectives are never plural.

3
• Students order the words to make sentences.

Answers
1 I haven 't got a b ig bedroom.
2 There 's a red chair near the desk
3 The lamp is orange.
4 There aren 't any English books here.
5 The computer games are new.
6 My room is messy.

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