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8.2 In unit 1 you will:

OUR WORLD introduce yourself and others.

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❚ give information about yourself.
❚ ask simple questions.
❚ write a personal profile.

1.1 Listening and vocabulary

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1 How are you feeling today?

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3 What are your hobbies?

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1   Listen and match the conversations with the

letters in the picture.
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John:  Hey! How’s the Lauren:  I can’t find my mum and dad!
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basketball? Policeman:  What’s your name?

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Toby:  It’s great! Hurry up, Lauren:  It’s Lauren.

you’re late! Policeman:  OK, Lauren. What’s your
John:  I know! What’s the mum’s phone number?
address? Lauren:  It’s 684 537 912.
Toby:  It’s 27 Stadium Street. Policeman:  Right. How old are you?
John:  OK. See you soon. Lauren:  I’m 8 years old.

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Emily:  Hello! I’m Emily, from BTC News, Dana:  Wow! Player number 7 is great!
and this is Thomas Austen. Dad:  Yup. He’s called Bob Tibballs.
Thomas:  Hello, Emily. Nice to meet you. Dana:  His surname is Tibballs?
Emily: Nice to meet you, too. Dad:  Yes! T-I-B-B-A-L-L-S.

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2   Listen and answer the questions.
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Mum:  We can’t find our daughter!

1 What’s the coach’s name?
Receptionist:  What is your daughter’s name?
2 How do you spell the coach’s surname?
Dad:  Lauren Wigan.
3 How old is the coach?
Receptionist:  How do you spell Lauren?
4 What’s Tina’s mum’s phone number?
Dad:  L-A-U-R-E-N.
5 What’s Tina’s address?
Receptionist:  May I have everyone’s
attention, please…
FAST FINISHERS  Write a conversation between
two people meeting for the first time.

10 Greetings and introductions

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3   Listen and order the conversation. LISTENING TOOLS

When you listen, try to imagine the people who
are speaking. This will help you understand.

5   Listen and read. Say if the sentences are formal

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Introducing yourself

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1 Lucy, this is my friend David. David, this is Lucy.
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a How old are you? Greeting

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1 A: Good morning, Mr Smith. How are you

b It’s 54 Cobbler Street. today?
B: I’m very well, thank you, Sophie. And you?
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c It’s 327 178 065. 2 A: Hi, Billy. How are you doing?
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What’s your address? B: Not too bad. How’s it going?

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d I’m 12 years old. And you? Saying goodbye

1 See you later!    2  It was nice to see you.
Hello! I’m Jack Collins.
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f Hi, my name is Marie Thompson.

g That’s near my house!

h What’s your phone number?

i I’m 11.

j It’s T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N.

k How do you spell your surname?

6   NOW YOU!   Introduce yourself and other
4   In pairs, have a similar conversation. people in your class, formally or informally.
Do all exercises in your notebook

PROJECT TASK 1  Survey

❚ Get into teams of three and discuss how to introduce yourself and others, and greet and say goodbye
when doing a survey.
❚ Write four questions to find out general information about the people in your class.
Practise by asking the people in your team. ➔ Workbook page 20

Workbook pages 4 and 5 11

 1.2 Vocabulary and listening

1   Listen and repeat. Point to the names of the countries when you hear them. 1

 Argentina     Australia     Belgium     Brazil     Canada   

 Colombia     France     Germany     India     Ireland   

 Japan     Peru     Spain     Switzerland     Turkey 

2   Copy and complete the table. Listen and check.

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Italy
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England
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Spain …
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3   Copy the table. Listen and

complete. In pairs, match the people to
the countries on the map.

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Name Country Nationality Age Phone num
… … … 11 Santos St
1 … Mexico
16 … …
2 … … Dutch
… 106512079 …
… China …
3 …
… Portuguese 12 …
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… 694034857 … FAST FINISHERS  Add your
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5 Aleka Karras own information to the table
… … … … 48 Waterloo St
6 Trish Henry from exercise 3.

12 Countries and nationalities / Present simple be, wh- questions

2 Grammar and vocabulary 1.2

PRESENT SIMPLE BE
I am (‘m) from Poland.
3 He 12 years old.
She is (‘s) French.
It Monday today.
You 16 years old.
We are (‘re) from Japan.
They German.

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Grammar reference page 107

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Where is she from? She is (She’s) from Ecuador.

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Where are they from?
They are (They’re) from Portugal.

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What is your name? It is (It’s) Steven.
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4 Complete the conversation.

Sam: Hello, nice to meet you.
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f Evan: Hi! What 1… your name?

Sam: My name’s Sam. What’s
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Evan: 2… Evan.
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Sam: How old 3… you?

Evan: 4… 12. Where 5… you from?
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Sam: I’m from 6…. I’m Irish.

Where are you from?
Evan: I’m from America. I’m 7….
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SPEAKING TOOLS
6 To remember the pronunciation
of a word, connect it in your
mind to another word that
sounds the same. For example,
nice and ice cream.

Pronunciation: /aɪ/
5   Listen and repeat.
Do all exercises in your notebook

1 I 3 Nice to meet you.

2 I’m fine. 4 I’m from Ireland, I’m Irish.

PROJECT TASK 2  Survey

❚ In your teams, write two more survey questions. Include a question about nationality.
❚ Design a form to collect answers. Write your questions on the left-hand side and
leave space on the right for your classmates’ answers. ➔ Workbook page 20

Workbook pages 6 and 7 13

 1.3 Reading

CELEB FACTS!
1 Copy and complete the table.
action  ​ animated  ​ basketball  ​​ cherries  ​
classical  ​ comedy  ​ folk  ice cream  ​
jazz  ​ pizza  ​ R&B  ​ rollerblading  ​
sashimi  series​  ​ surfing  swimming 1 This is Liam Hemsworth. He’s Australian,
but he lives in California. He’s a film and
television actor and is the star of the action
film Independence Day: Resurgence. He
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also appeared in The Hunger Games.
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READING TOOLS
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Before reading a text, make sure you know what
kind of text it is and why you’re reading it. This
will help you to understand. Here, it’s a series of
celebrity profiles and you’re collecting information
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for fact files.

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Name(s): …
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Like(s): …

3 Decide if the sentences are true or false. Correct the

false sentences.
1 Lorde is from the UK.
False. She’s from New Zealand.
2 The Williams sisters are American.
3 Lorde is only a singer-songwriter.
4 Liam Hemsworth is an only child.
5 The Williams sisters aren’t friendly
with each other.
6 Lorde likes tuna sashimi.
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7 Liam Hemsworth’s favourite food is chicken.

8 Serena and Venus Williams have got nine
Olympic gold medals between them.

14 Language in context / Hobbies and interests

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4 Complete the sentences.
apart from  ​hit  ​rivals  ​supportive  ​vegan

1 A … only eats food that’s not from animals.

2 … are people who compete with each other.
3 If you’re …, you help people.
4 The Beatles have got more … songs than any
other band.
5 … singing, Lady Gaga is also an actress.

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2 This is Lorde. She’s from Auckland,
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New Zealand. She’s a singer-songwriter
and record producer. She’s famous for the CORE VALUES  Diversity
hit song ‘Royals’, but she’s also known for
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The Hunger Games, like Liam Hemsworth!

She recorded the soundtrack. She has 6 Copy the fact file headings onto a piece of
paper. Complete them for you.
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two Grammy Awards, a Brit Award and ten

New Zealand Music Awards. She likes lots ❚ Favourite film
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of different kinds of music: jazz, folk, pop, ❚ Favourite music ❚ Favourite food
R&B and hip-hop. Her favourite food is
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tuna sashimi. 7   Work in small groups and follow the

instructions.
1 Swap fact files.
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and guess who the person is.
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sisters, Venus and Serena.

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They’re from Florida, in the 3 Talk about each category and say which
USA. They’re professional answers are similar and which are different.
tennis players, and 4 Count how many different answers there
between them, they are for each category. Then count the total
have won over 100 differences.
titles and eight Olympic 5 Compare your total with the rest of the class.
gold medals. Like the Which group has the most diverse range?
Hemsworth brothers, the 8 In pairs, make a list of five advantages and
Williams sisters are rivals
disadvantages about having the same interests
and good friends.
as other people.
Serena’s favourite Advantages:
hobbies, apart from tennis, 1 You can do things together.
are reading, watching films Disadvantages:
and spending time with 1 You can’t learn new things from each other.
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family and friends. Venus

likes fashion and listening
to music, and her favourite
food is cherry pie. FAST FINISHERS  Finish this sentence:
Diversity is important because…

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 1.4 Writing

3 In pairs, say how Karen’s life is similar to or

A personal profile different from yours.
Focus on linking language
Did you notice?
1 Complete the sentences and say which celebrity
from pages 14–15 they are about.
4 Read the profile from exercise 2 again and write the
expressions Karen uses to…
also  ​
and  ​
apart from  ​
but  ​
like 1 introduce herself.
2 say her age.
1 She’s a singer … she writes her own songs.
3 say she likes something.

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2 He’s Australian, … he lives in the USA.
4 talk about the climate in her country.

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4 … tennis, she likes fashion and music.

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5 His brothers are … famous actors. NOW YOU! ➔ Workbook page 10

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1 How old is Karen?
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2 Where does she live? include some unusual or surprising facts.
3 What languages does she speak?
4 List her three hobbies. Name: …
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Hello everybody, my name’s Karen. I’m 11 and

I’m from Montreal, in Canada. Montreal is a very WRITING TOOLS
bilingual city. Like many other people here, my
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Using a model text can really help improve your

family speak both English and French.
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writing. Try to copy the style and format of the

I’m a big fan of ice hockey – and some of the
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best players in the world are Canadian! Apart use in your writing.
from playing ice hockey, I also like reading and
spending time with my friends. Canada is really
cold in the winter, but it’s a nice place to live. Oh, 6 WRITE   Use your plan and the model to write your
and my favourite food is ‘poutine’. It’s chips and profile. Copy expressions from the models where
cheese with a brown sauce on top. It’s perfect for appropriate.
cold Canadian winters!
7 CHECK   Read your profile and check that it includes
Send message everything in your plan. Check for spelling and
grammar mistakes.
Do all exercises in your notebook

PROJECT TASK 3  Survey

❚ In your teams, write two more questions for your
survey. Include a question about hobbies.
Now practise! Interview your team and collect their
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answers on the form you have designed. This will

help you to identify any design problems and make
improvements.
➔ Workbook page 20

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Irish dancing Idioms and expressions

2 Match the expressions you heard with
their meanings.
1 reach for the stars
2 throw in the towel
3 practice makes perfect

a To do something many times, until you are very

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3 How often do you do or practise them?

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4 Do you do them with other people?
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and say the words at the same time in your head.
Can you say the words in the same way?
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1 Name: … 3   Read and choose the correct option. Listen and

Country: … check your answers.
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My name’s Sarah.
I’m / She’s from
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England. I like dancing

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good! Hip-hop’s main instruments are drum

2 machines and synthesisers. I like hip-hop lyrics
about politics and family.

My best friend is Lisa. She’s

from Ireland. 4 He’s / She’s 13
years old, like me! Lisa plays
the guitar really well. She likes
reggae. She practises every
Name: … day and she never 5 throws /
Nationality: … puts in the towel. She wants to
When he practises: … be famous. I believe she can
do it. Reach for the 6 stars /
3 sun, Lisa!
Name: …
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Age: …
Who she plays with: … 4 NOW YOU!   Tell your partner about your
hobbies. Try to use the new expressions in exercise 2.

PAIRWORK
Student A: go to page 99 Unit 1 Review page 90
Student B: go to page 103 Wordlist pages 117–120

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