Unit 1 Nice to meet you!

Unit contents
countries of the world
Vocabulary Speaking meeting people
nationalities

Grammar present simple: to be Pronunciation /HԌ/

Reading a review Writing a blog entry

telephone numbers
Listening ICT a class blog
a public announcement

Vocabulary I’m from Manchester

1. 1 Listen and read. Where is Brian from? 3. Who are the people in the photos?
What are they famous for? Discuss.
1 2 3

4 5 6

4. Complete the sentences in your notebook.

1. J. K. Rowling is from .
2. 2 Read and listen. Which countries are in Europe?
2. Tiger Woods is from .
3. Neymar is a footballer from .
Brazil China Colombia France 4. Shakira is a singer from .
Morocco Poland Romania 5. Marion Cotillard is an actress from .
Russia Spain UK USA 6. Wally López is a DJ from .

5. 3 Listen, repeat and check your answers.

Remember!
6. Complete the sentences in your notebook.
We say in Brazil and in China,
but we say in the UK and in the USA. My name is . I’m from in .
Where you ?
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Grammar He isn’t English

1. Read the user profile information.
Write true or false in your notebook.

Technoquiz

User profile 1 User profile 2

User TopHat65 User Jane98

Age 16
6 Age 15

City Bogotá City Glasgow

Nationality Colombian Nationality British

Profession Student Profession Student

1. TopHat65 is from Spain.

2. Jane98 isn’t from the USA. Present simple: to be
3. TopHat65 isn’t 13. Affirmative Negative
4. Jane98 is 15.
I am I’m I am not I’m not
5. TopHat65 isn’t a student.
You are You’re You are not You aren’t
2. Look at the grammar table and complete the He is He’s He is not He isn’t
sentences in your notebook. Use ‘m, ‘m not, is, isn’t,
She is She’s She is not She isn’t
‘re or aren’t.
1. Jane98 British. It is It’s It is not It isn’t

2. TopHat65 French. We are We’re We are not We aren’t

3. Jane98 and TopHat65 Technoquiz users. You are You’re You are not You aren’t
They students. They 14 years old.
They are They’re They are not They aren’t
4. I from Spain. I Chinese.
5. We footballers. We students.
4. 4 Listen and repeat. Then write the sentences in
your notebook using the full form of the verbs.
3. In your notebook, match the nationalities in the box
below with the countries on page 5. 1. I’m from Poland.
2. My name isn’t George.
American Russian Spanish Moroccan
3. We’re Japanese.
French Polish British
Chinese Colombian Romanian Brazilian 4. He isn’t fifteen.
5. You’re from Colombia.
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5. Look at the grammar table. How do you make
questions with the verb to be? Reading A review

Present simple: to be 1. 6 Read and listen. Complete sentences 1–4 in your

notebook using the words in the box below.
Questions Short answers
Good morning.
Am I … ? Yes, I am Pleased to meet you.
Where am I?
Are you … ? No, you aren’t
Is he … ? Yes, he is In this fantastic new
f ilm, the world is
Is she … ? No, she isn’t completely different!
Japan is in Europe! The
Is it … ? Yes, it is capital city is London!
Brazil and China are
Are we … ? No, we aren’t cities in America! Brad

E
Seeker is a fugitive.

WH ER
Are you … ? Yes, you are Where is he from? He

MI
isn’t sure …
A
Are they … ? No, they aren’t
The director is American
MARTIN SODERSPIEL
FIL BY
MA NE W and the actors are all
6. Match questions 1–4 with the answers a–d in your from the UK.
notebook.

1. Is she 12 years old? a. Yes, they are.

2. Are you from Morocco? b. No, she isn’t. is are isn’t aren’t
3. Is he Russian? c. No, he isn’t. It’s They’re
4. Are they at school? d. Yes, I am.
In reality …
1. Japan isn’t in Europe. in Asia.
2. The capital city London. It’s Tokyo.
3. Brazil and China cities in America. countries.
4. The director from the USA and the actors
British.

2. 7 Listen to the dialogues. Match 1–3 with a–c in your

notebook.

7. Order the words to make questions 1. Hi! How are you? 2. Good morning!
in your notebook.
1. I / 14 / Am / years old / ?
3. Good afternoon.
2. you / American / Are / ? Pleased to meet you!
3. Madrid / your / Is / home city / ?
4. your teacher / Japanese / Is / ?
a. Morning!
5. school / your / Is / in Seville / ? b. Hi, John. I’m fine.
6. difficult for you / English / Is / ?

8. 5 Listen, repeat and check your answers. Write your c. Nice to meet you too!
answers to the questions in your notebook.
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Listening Telephone numbers

1. Which numbers are missing? Copy and complete in
A public announcement
your notebook.
1. two, , six, , ten, , fourteen, , 5. 10 Listen to the announcement. Where is it?
eighteen, a. on a train b. on a plane c. on a bus
2. , two, , four, , six, , eight, ,
ten,
3. one, , seven, , thirteen, , nineteen,

2. 8 Listen, repeat and check your answers.

3. 9 Listen and write the phone numbers in your

notebook.

4. What’s your mobile phone number? Ask three friends

and write their numbers in your notebook.

Name Number
Friend 1: OOO OOO

Friend 2: OOO OOO

Friend 3: OOO OOO

6. Listen again and write the correct options in your

Remember! notebook.
1. Welcome to London Heathrow Airport /
In English we say each number individually, but if two
New York JFK Airport .
consecutive numbers are the same, we usually say
2. It is 10:15 / 12:15 local time.
‘double’. And for 0 we say the letter ‘O’! So for 366509
we would say three double six five o nine. 3. The temperature is 17 / 19 degrees centigrade.
4. We are arriving at Terminal 5 / 8 .
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 Speaking Meeting people
1. 11 Listen to the dialogue between two students and 2. Complete the dialogue in your notebook using the
answer the questions. words in the box below. Listen and check your answers.
1. How old is Jade?
2. Where is Holly from? about Where name old from Nice

Holly: Hello, I’m Holly.

Jade: Hi, Holly.

Holly: What’s your (1) ?

Jade: My name’s Jade.

Holly: (2) to meet you,

Jade. How (3) are you?

Jade: I’m 16. How (4) you?

Holly: I’m 15. (5) are

you from?
Jade: I’m (6) London.
How about you?
Holly: Oh, I’m
from Brighton.

3. Listen again and repeat the dialogue.

Remember!
4. Act out the dialogue with a partner. Use your own In conversation, instead of repeating the same
ideas. question, we can say How about you?

5. Swap roles and repeat the dialogue.

ogue.

Nice to meet you, María.

How old are you?

I’m 15. How about you?

u?

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Integrated skills: A chance meeting

6. Complete the description in your notebook. Use the 7. 12 Listen and check your answers.
words in the box.
8. Work with a partner. Imagine you are Hugo and Lin in a
China singer favourite 16 French café. Ask and answer questions using the words in the box.

… name? … old … ? … from?

Hugo and Lin are in a café. Hugo is a (1) student and Are you a … ? … favourite … ?
Lin is a graphic designer from (2) . Hugo is (3)
years old and Lin is 18. Hugo’s (4) film is ‘Blade
9. Act out your dialogue.
Runner’. Lin’s favourite (5) is Lady Gaga.

Where are you from, Hugo?

I’m from France.

Pronunciation /HԌ/
1. 13 Listen and repeat. 3. Write these words in your notebook. Underline the
stressed syllable.

Spain name age eight player

player eighteen
favourite Romania
2. Read the sentences aloud. Count how many times you
hear the /HԌ/ sound in each.
1. I’m from Romania. 4. 14 Listen and check your answers.
2. They aren’t American players.
3. The plane to Spain is late. 5. Now say them out loud. Can you think of more
4. His name is Fernando Alonso. He’s from Spain. examples with the /HԌ/ sound?
5. The name of my favourite game is Candycrush.
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 Writing A blog entry
1. Read Emma’s blog entry and answer the
questions in your notebook.
1. What’s Emma interested in?
2. Where is she from? And her friend?
3. How old is she? And her friend?

2. You and your friend want to join a film club. Write

your blog entry in your notebook. Use the words
in the box below.

My friend and I are … My name’s …

My friend’s name’s … I’m a … Remember!
He’s/She’s a … I’m a student and he’s an electrician. I am (I’m) 16.

Review
Write the answers in your notebook.

Vocabulary Grammar

1. Match the countries 1–9 with the flags a–i. 2. Order the words to make sentences.
1. Europe / Spain / in / is / .
1 Colombia 4 Japan 7 Poland
2. Liverpool / England / Manchester and / are / in / .
2 China 5 UK 8 Ecuador 3. Washington DC / the capital of the USA / is / .

3 Brazil 6 Romania 9 Morocco 4. from / Chile / are / We / .

a b c 3. Complete the sentences about these famous people.

1. J. K. Rowling and Lewis Hamilton British.
2. Li Na Japanese. She Chinese.
3. Rafa Nadal Spanish.
d e f
4. Neymar and Kaká Colombian. They Brazilian.

4. Write sentences that are true for you.

1. I am from in .
g h i 2. My English teacher’s name is .
3. My favourite game is .
4. My favourite sportsperson is .
5. My mobile phone number is
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 ICT Class Blog: Our School
Follow the instructions and plan a class blog.

1 Ideas 4 Write
Look at these statements about blogs. Decide if One person in each group is responsible for:
they are true or false. • Writing an introduction
• ‘Blog’ is short for ‘Web log’. • Writing a post
• A blog is a social media tool. • Creating news/announcements section
• A blog is a personal website. • Designing the home page
• Blogs are interactive.

2 Investigate
Identify the different parts of the blog entry 5 Check
with the words in the box below. Check the texts for:
• capital letters
post title section buttons • spelling
• grammar
news/announcements introduction

3 Group work 6 Share

Work in groups of four and plan a blog for your Share your blog with the class. Vote for the best
class. What elements would you like to include? plan.

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