Personal Best British Edition A2 Students Book SU 1
Personal Best British Edition A2 Students Book SU 1
Personal Best British Edition A2 Students Book SU 1
1 You and me
LANGUAGE the verb be ■ countries and nationalities ■ numbers 1–1,000
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2 A Match the countries in the box with maps 1–6.
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Italy Germany Turkey the USA Brazil Japan
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B 1.1 Listen. Write the letter of each speaker next to the correct map.
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A In pairs, look at the pictures. Where do you think the people are from?
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B Read the conversations in exercise 5 and match them with pictures a–c.
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Emilia Hello. My name’s Sam Oscar, this is Meiko. Jo Hi, Ali. How are you?
Emilia and this is Sara. 4 she is from Japan. Ali Very well, thanks. And you?
Sabine Hi, 1 i am Sabine. And Meiko, this is Oscar. Jo I’m fine. Where are Jean and
Nice to meet you. 5 he is from Brazil. Paola?
Emilia You, too. Where Oscar Nice to meet you, Meiko. Ali They aren’t here. 7 they are
2 are u from? Meiko You, too, Oscar. in the conference centre.
Sabine I’m from Germany. Oscar How do you spell your Jo What about Andreas?
And you? name? Ali 8 he isn't here. His train’s
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1 I am = 4 I am not =
2 you / we / they are = 5 you / we / they are not =
3 he / she is = 6 he / she is not =
Grammar
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are / Are you verbBritain?
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I’m from Italy. She’s Japanese. We’re German.
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I’m not from Spain. He isn’t here. They aren’t American.
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Questions and short answers:
Are you from Spain? Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Is Andreas here? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
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Go to Grammar practice: the verb
7 be, page 112
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1.5 Pronunciation: contractions of be Listen and repeat the contractions.
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I’m you’re he’s she’s it’s we’re they’re
1 I’m American and they’re Brazilian. 3 You’re Swedish and we’re Turkish.
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8 Complete the sentences with the correct form of be. Use contractions if possible.
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9 In pairs, look at the pictures. What countries are the people from? What nationality are they?
A This is … He’s American. B No, he isn’t. He’s Canadian!
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Personal Best Imagine that you meet a famous person. Write the conversation. Introduce yourself and ask him/her about himself/herself. 5
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• Are there any pictures? What people, places and things can you see?
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• Are there any headings for the different sections? What are the sections about?
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Read the Skill box. In pairs, look at the title, headings and pictures in the text. Answer the questions.
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1 What type of text is it? 3 Where is she at the moment?
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2 Who is the text about? 4 What is she doing there?
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3 Read the text. Choose a title for each post.
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1 Week 1
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3 Week 3
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Time to go home
Learning English
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4 Week 4 d Enjoying the tournament
2 Where are Helen and Alex from? 6 Where are the teams in the tournament from?
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3 What are María’s favourite places in London? 7 When are the matches?
4 Who is Hitoshi?
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6 Read the Text builder and look at the Week 1 post in the text again. Draw a box around the subjects,
circle the forms of be and underline the complements.
7 In pairs, think of a sport you love. Tell your partner about it.
I love … It’s really …
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María Gómez
My month in London
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Hello! I’m María Gómez. I’m 21 years old and I’m from Cádiz in
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Spain. I’m a student and I love football! At the moment, I’m in the
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UK. I’m at a language school to learn English, but I’m also here
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for an international football tournament for students! This is my
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blog about my month in London.
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Week 1
This is my host family. They’re very nice. Helen's English
and Alex is Scottish, and their children are called Jenny
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and Jacob. Jenny's fourteen and Jacob's twelve.
Sometimes I play football in the park with Jenny and
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Week 2
This is my language school. There are lots of students from
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Week 3
I’m at the football tournament now. The teams are from
Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Poland, Russia, England, Scotland
and Japan. We train every morning. I think we’re a good team
because we’re very fast. The matches are in the evening.
They’re really exciting!
Week 4
We're the champions! I’m happy, but I’m
also sad because it’s the end of my month
here. Goodbye, London! Until next time!
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Challenge! How many examples of the verb be can you find in the text? 7
His bag or her bag? Where do you put your things when you
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go out? If you’re a woman, your things are
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probably in your handbag, but what about
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men? Today, 50% of men also have a bag
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– a ‘man bag’. Is a man bag the same as a
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handbag? And what do men and women
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HANDBAG MAN BAG
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keys v
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umbrella
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Presenter Zoe’s here with 1 she / her handbag and Harry’s here with 2 he / his ‘man bag’.
What’s in 3 their / they bags? Zoe, you first. What’s in 4 you / your handbag?
Zoe Let’s have a look. Here are 5 I / my keys and 6 my / me hairbrush.
4 A Look at exercise 3 again. Then read the Grammar box. Which possessive adjective is for
things that belong to:
1 a man? 2 a woman? 3 more than one person?
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Are possessive adjectives the same or different with singular and plural nouns?
I my my bag/bags
you your your umbrella/umbrellas
he his his pen/pens
she her her glove/gloves
it its its photo/photos
we our our key/keys
they their their tablet/tablets
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1 My friends are Scottish. ’re from 4 name’s Ahmed. He’s 32 years old.
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Aberdeen. 5 They’re from Italy. names are
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B On your head! 6 This is Harry. ’s from London.
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identity card. are bags here?
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7 Look at the sentences. Complete the rules about possession. Then read the Grammar box.
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1 It’s Carl’s bag. After a singular name (e.g. Mary), we add .
2 It’s my sister’s phone. After a singular noun (e.g. girl), we add .
3 They’re my friends’ umbrellas. After a regular plural noun (e.g. boys), we add .
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For a singular noun or name: For a plural noun: Irregular plural nouns:
Mary’s glasses are in her bag. My parents’ car is red. The children’s toys are everywhere!
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Repeat the activity. Take it in turns to be Student A.
Personal Best Think of a person that you know well. Imagine what he/she has in his/her man bag or handbag. Say the objects. 9
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3 What things do you
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often lose?
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a lost property office?
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2 A 1.16 Watch or listen to the first part of a webshow called Learning Curve. What object is missing?
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B 1.16 Watch or listen again. Tick ( ) the things that are in Kate’s backpack.
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3 1.17 Watch or listen to the second part of the show. Are the
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4 A In pairs, complete the questions in the conversation with the words in the box.
address mobile number email address postcode number first name spell
Assistant Here’s the lost property form. Time Kate It’s 02079 46007.
to fill it out. I’m ready. What’s your Simon Isn’t that your home phone number?
1 ? Kate Yes, he can call me at home!
Kate It’s Kate. Assistant Could you say that again, please?
Assistant K-A-T-E. What’s your surname? Kate Yes, it’s 02079 46007.
Kate Oh … it’s McRea. Assistant And what’s your 5 , please?
Assistant How do you 2 that, please? Kate 222 Baker Street, Marylebone, London.
Kate M-C-R-E-A.
Assistant Thanks. And what’s your 3 ? Assistant OK. What’s your 6 ?
Kate It’s missing. Kate NW1 5RT.
Assistant Could you say that again, please? Assistant Do you have an 7 ?
Kate My cell phone is lost. Kate Yes, it’s [email protected].
Assistant OK. Lost mobile. What’s your
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Asking for information: Saying your phone number: Saying your email address:
What’s your first name/surname/ 02079 46007 – oh two oh seven [email protected] – k dot
address/mobile number/(home nine four six double oh seven mcrea underscore double oh
phone) number? seven at g mail dot com
Do you have an email address?
How do you spell that, please?
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1 How do you say ‘0’ and ‘44’ in a phone number?
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2 How do you say ‘@’, ‘_’ and ‘.com’ in an email address?
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6 1.17 Read the sentences. Then watch or listen again. Choose the correct
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options to complete the sentences.
1 The assistant asks Kate to spell her first name / surname / address.
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2 He asks her to say her postcode / email address / home phone number again.
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Skill asking for clarification
When you don’t understand something, ask the speaker for help:
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• Ask him/her to say the sentence again or to spell the word.
• Use Sorry, could you … and please to be polite:
Sorry, could you say that again, please? How do you spell that, please?
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• Use polite intonation: Sorry, could you say that again, please?
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7 1.18 Read the Skill box. Listen and repeat the questions when you
hear the beeps. Copy the intonation.
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B PRACTISE You are at the lost property office. In pairs, take turns to ask and answer questions
and complete the form for your partner. Ask for clarification to check the information is correct.
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C PERSONAL BEST Swap your form with your partner. Read his/her work and correct any mistakes.
How could you improve it?
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Challenge! Write the email addresses and phone numbers of five people you know. Practise saying them in English. 11