Borka Lekaj Lubina Jasna Pavuna Danka Singer
NEW BUILDING BRIDGES 5
CONTENTS
UNIT TOPICS AND SKILLS LANGUAGE IN FOCUS PAGE
Unit 1 NEW COUNTRY, NEW SCHOOL, NEW FRIENDS
Lesson 1 Making a personal profile The present simple of to be and 8
A Scary Place? Describing people have / has got
Culture Corner Primary schools in the UK
Lesson 2 Giving personal information Question words in basic wh-questions 12
A Lot of Questions good at / interested in / afraid of The present simple of to be and
and a Letter have / has got - questions and short answers
Commands
Lesson 3 Friends can 16
The Club and the The world Personal pronouns
World Across the Curriculum Geography Possessive adjectives
Lesson 4 Everyday English Saying telephone Numbers 1-100 20
The Big Competition numbers and addresses / telephoning / Possessive ‘s
spelling
Cindy’s Reader A detective story Revision of unit structures 24
Miss Agatha Intensive reading
Investigates:
The Case of the
Stolen Instrument
For my portfolio Projects 1/ Capital cities 2/ Spelling bee 26
Now I can (self-evaluation)
Unit 2 HOME SWEET HOME
Lesson 1 Describing home there is / there are 28
There’s No Place Like Prepositions of place - on, in, under,
Home behind, above, in front of, next to, near,
between, opposite
Lesson 2 Me and my family The present simple - affirmative sentences 32
Elliot Is Famous! Daily routine
Collocations with make, do and have
Culture Corner School children around the
world
Lesson 3 Pets The present simple - negative sentences 36
Family and Pets The indefinite article a / an
Lesson 4 Jobs The present simple - consolidation 40
My Mum’s Job Daily routine The indefinite article a / an with jobs
Everyday English Telling the time, talking
about time
Cindy’s Reader A folk tale Revision of unit structures 44
Why Dogs Chase Discussing gender roles in the family
Cats
For my portfolio Projects 1/ Pets 2/ Jobs by alphabet 46
Now I can (self-evaluation)
Unit 3 SCHOOL TIME
Lesson 1 School life The present simple with adverbs of 48
School Is Cool! Classroom objects frequency
School subjects
Lesson 2 A school quiz in geography and biology The present simple - yes / no questions 52
The “Brain Power” Culture Corner In the United Kingdom The present simple - wh-questions
Quiz Across the Curriculum Science The present simple - short answers
UNIT TOPICS AND SKILLS LANGUAGE IN FOCUS PAGE
Lesson 3 Free-time activities The present simple with adverbs of 56
After School: Sports, Sports and musical instruments frequency
Games and Hobbies Collocations with do and play Ordinal numbers
Across the Curriculum P.E.
Lesson 4 Keeping a diary The present simple - consolidation 60
Ana’s Diary School life Prepositions of time with days, months,
A weekly timetable years, dates
Important dates
Everyday English Telling dates
Cindy’s Reader Identifying literature genres and discussing Revision of unit structures 64
HBFC Members’ favourite books
Favourite Books Across the Curriculum Georgian
For my portfolio Projects 1/ Class birthday poster 2/ Sports vocabulary research 66
Now I can (self-evaluation)
Unit 4 IN TOWN
Lesson 1 Town The present continuous - 68
Town News Town newspaper affirmative and negative sentences
Culture Corner Three famous London Plural of nouns
streets
Lesson 2 Places in town there is / there are 72
Pete Is Spying Again Getting around town Prepositions of place – in, on, across, near,
in the middle of, at the corner of
The present continuous - questions and
short answers
Lesson 3 Food some / any 76
Everybody’s Hungry Meals
Everyday English Buying a sandwich
Across the Curriculum Science
Lesson 4 Clothes The present simple and present 80
Ana Is Buying Shopping continuous in contrast
Clothes Everyday English Buying clothes
Cindy’s Reader Dubrovnik Revision of unit structures 84
Dubrovnik – From Talking about what tourists do
a Guidebook
For my portfolio Projects 1/ Front page of a newspaper 2/ Breakfast 86
Now I can (self-evaluation)
Wordlist 154
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U N T R Y,
NEW CO
H O O L ,
NEW SC
I E N D S
NEW FR
u will...
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meet Ana a a mysterious club.
friends from ily.
bo u t yo u r friends and fam
talk a t you are
te about wha
say and wri rested in or afraid of.
good at, inte UK.
schools in the
read about
geography.
learn about
phone call.
make a tele ons.
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learn ab e.
a rn h o w to spell your nam
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1.1
Y PLACE?
AS CAR
READING
A Read the text and choose
the right title for each part:
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a) THE PUPILS AND THE TEACHER
b) THE SCHOOL BUILDING
c) A LETTER
d) MEET ANA
Part One: Part Three:
It is a cloudy morning in September. Ana Ana is in her new classroom now. Her new
Padovan is in front of a big, old building. teacher looks nice. She has got funny hair and
“So this is my new school. It looks dark and a big smile. She says, “Welcome, Ana!”
scary”, thinks Ana. She is a little bit afraid. But Ana’s classmates look friendly, too. They are
Ana is a brave girl! She opens the big door. in their school uniforms. They smile and say:
“Nice to meet you”.
Part Two: Ana feels better now. She can understand and
And who is Ana? Ana is from Dubrovnik, a city in speak English.
Croatia. She is in England for two
years, because her parents have Part Four:
got a job in the UK. During the break, Ana finds a letter in her bag.
Ana is eleven. She is “This is strange”, thinks Ana. “What’s in
TO
tall and slim. She has Re
AN
A the letter?” She wants to open it, but
th ad
yo is w
got short, reddish al u a hen the school bell rings. She puts the letter
on re
e.
hair and green eyes. into her pocket. She can open it at
She is kind and clever. home. But who put it in her bag? And
why?
B Read the text again and say what is true.
Ana is from Croatia / from Zagreb / twelve / tall / in the UK / clever / brave.
The school is in Dubrovnik / old / big / scary / small / in the UK.
The pupils are dangerous / strange / unfriendly / friendly / funny.
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WORDSPOT ing kind
short interest friend
ly
lazy
C Find the words you
pretty funny clumsy
clever brav
don’t know. Ask the silly e
teacher what they tall strict old
big scary
mean. slim patient young
D Sort out the words and copy them into your notebook in two columns.
These words describe people’s physical These words describe people’s character.
appearance. That’s what people LOOK LIKE: That’s what people ARE LIKE:
tall brave
THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF TO BE – AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
I am (‘m) am not (‘m not) afraid.
You are (‘re) are not (aren’t) in a good mood.
He (Sam) tall.
She (Ana) is (‘s) is not (isn’t) from Dubrovnik.
It (a school) big.
We friendly.
You are (‘re) are not (aren’t) brave.
They (Ana and Sam) at school.
HAVE / HAS GOT – AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE
I have got have not got dark hair.
You (‘ve got) (haven’t got) big eyes.
He (Sam) brown eyes.
has got has not got
She (Ana) green eyes.
(‘s got) (hasn’t got)
It (a school) a big garden.
We a lot of homework.
have got have not got
You short hair.
(‘ve got) (haven’t got)
They (Ana and Sam) a lot of friends.
SPEAKING
E Choose two people (your best friends, family members, or your favourite characters
from a film or a book) and say / write what they look like and what they are like. Use
words from Task C.
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F Choose the correct word.
Ana is / has got eleven. She has got / is tall and slim. She is / has got green eyes and red hair. She
is / has got nice and she has got / is a lot of friends. Ana and her family have got / are in the UK
now because her parents are / have got new jobs there. Her new school is / has got nice and
the children have got / are friendly.
NAME: Elliot
G Copy and complete the text about Elliot into your notebook. AGE: 11
lasses)
EYES: brown (g
Elliot is ... years old. He has got ... eyes and ... hair. He wears ... . HAIR: fair
SISTERS:
BROTHERS OR
He has got a ... . His sister is ... years old. Elliot has also got a ... , a sister (7 year
s old)
l (Tes s)
Tess. Elliot is ... . PET: an ow
ATION:
OTHER INFORM
very clever
SPEAKING AND WRITING
H What can you say about these children? Use the text about Elliot as a model.
NAME: Sam
NAME: Ella
AGE: 11
AGE: 11
EYES: blue
EYES: brown
HAIR: fair
HAIR: brown
BROTHERS OR SISTERS:
BROTHERS OR SISTERS:
a brother (8 years old)
a sister (12 years old)
PET: a dog (Max)
PET: a hamster
OTHER INFORMATION:
OTHER INFORMATION:
patient and friendly
brave
I Make a personal profile for you and your friend. Use the vocabulary from the mind map.
a dog
NAME: PERSONAL a hamster NAME:
PROFILE a cat
AGE:
EYES:
PET a tortoise
AGE:
a goldfish EYES:
HAIR: long a parrot HAIR:
:
BROTHERS OR SISTERS shoulder-length brave a budgie
HAIR
BROTHERS O
short funny a canary R SISTERS:
INFORMATION
brown patient
PET: black lazy PET:
OTHER INFORMATION: fair/blonde computer genius
OTHER
OTHER INFORM
curly friendly ATION:
clever
pretty
J Use the information from the profiles to write about you and your friend.
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CULTURE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
CORNER
IN THE UK
K Ana’s new school is a little bit different from her school
in Georgia. Read the text and find four differences
between British and Georgian schools.
track 02 Ana’s new school is a primary school. In most parts of England,
pupils leave primary school at the age of eleven, and then they
go to secondary school.
Some pupils go to boarding schools, where they study and live
with other pupils. They go home for weekends and holidays.
In most British schools pupils wear school uniforms. Girls
usually wear white blouses and skirts. Boys wear white shirts
and trousers. Pupils often wear blazers with the name of the
school. Sometimes they wear ties and caps. Some pupils don’t
like uniforms. They would rather go to school in their everyday
clothes. Most of the time, however, pupils in the UK do not
worry about uniforms.
Marks in the UK are different from marks in Croatia: they are
numbers in Croatian schools, but letters in the UK. A is for
excellent, B for very good, C for good, D for satisfactory, and
F for fail. We hope that Ana will get good marks this year. You
too!
L Match the English school marks to the Georgian ones.
5 B
4 C
3 F
2 A
1 D
YOUR TURN!
M Answer the questions.
1 Is it a good idea to have marks
A, B, C, D and F? Why (not)?
2 Is it a good idea to wear school
uniforms at school? Why (not)?
3 Is it a good idea to live in a
boarding school? Why (not)?
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1.2
LO T O F
A A LE T TER
ION S AN D
QUEST
LISTENING
A It’s time for a break. The kids from Ana’s class
are in the school yard. They are curious and ask
Ana a lot of questions. Listen and say if these
sentences are true (T) or false (F).
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1 Ana’s birthday is in September.
2 Ana’s got an older brother.
3 Ana’s brother is thirteen years old.
4 The next class is mathematics.
5 Ana is good at singing.
6 Sam is interested in Ana.
B Test yourself! How many questions can you remember?
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Do you remember the answers, too? Listen again and check.
C Match pupils’ questions to Ana’s answers.
1 Where are you from? A. In September.
2 Why are you in the UK? B. Fifteen.
3 When is your birthday? C. In reading and music.
4 How old is your brother? D. Because my parents work here.
5 What are you interested in? E. I’m from Dubrovnik.
QUESTIONS WITH QUESTION WORDS
What is this? A book. Why are you worried? Because we
Who is this? Sam. have a test today.
When is your birthday? In September. How are you? I’m fine, thank you.
Where is Ana? She’s at school. How many brothers have you got? Two.
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D Choose the correct question words.
How Who What How many When How old Why Where
1 ... are you from? I'm from Canada.
2 ... are you? Fine, thanks.
3 ... are you so happy? Because it's my birthday today.
4 ... are you? Ten.
5 ... is your best friend? Tom.
6 ... is his birthday? In December.
7 ... is this? It's a toy for my dog.
8 ... pets have you got? Just one. A dog.
THE PRESENT SIMPLE OF TO BE AND HAVE / HAS GOT
QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS
Are you from the USA? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
Is Ana brave? Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.
Are Tom and Tim at home? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.
Have you got a sister? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Has Ana got many friends? Yes, she has. / No, she hasn’t.
Have Zack and Sam got many friends? Yes, they have. / No, they haven’t.
E Choose the correct answers.
1 Are you in a good mood? A. No, he isn’t.
2 Have you got a pet? B. Yes, she has.
3 Has Ella got many friends? C. Yes, I am.
4 Is Zack at home? D. No, I haven’t.
SPEAKING
F Work in groups. Pretend that you are
Ana and pupils from her class. Ask
and answer questions.
G Now, imagine that there is a new pupil
in your class. Ask her / him questions.
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