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Grammar 1 Grammar 3A
a, an be
Complete the conversation with a or an. Complete the blog with the correct word.
A: Are you good with facts? Hi again, everybody! We (1) ’m / ’re / ’s in Havana now, the
B: Not bad. Why? capital city of Cuba. It (2) ’m / ’re / ’s 5 o’clock and I
A: Let’s play this game. I say (1) a / an name. You tell me (3) ’m / ’re / ’s at the hotel. Megan (4) ’m not / aren’t / isn’t
what it is. here at the moment. She’s at the City Museum. There are
B: OK. fantastic old cars everywhere here. No, they (5) ’m not /
A: You have 30 seconds, starting now. What’s Wikipedia? aren’t / isn’t Cuban. They (6) ’m / ’re / ’s American cars
B: That’s easy! It’s (2) a / an encyclopedia on the internet. from before the revolution in 1959.
A: Correct. What’s Viru Viru? That’s all for today – more tomorrow. (7) Are / You are /
B: No idea! Are you all OK in London? (8) It’s / Is it / It isn’t warm and
A: It’s (3) a / an airport in Bolivia. What’s Harvard? sunny? It is here!
B: It’s (4) a / an university in the US.
A: Correct. What’s Cyrillic? Grammar 3B
B: I think it’s (5) a / an alphabet. be
A: Correct. What’s Burj Al Arab? Complete the conversations with am, are, aren’t, is or isn’t.
B: Um … I don’t know.
A: (1) Are Didier and Peter French?
A: It’s (6) a / an hotel in Dubai. Three correct answers.
B: No, they (2) aren’t. They’re from Canada, so they speak
That isn’t very good!
French and English.
Grammar 2 C: (3) Is your phone number 313 456 719?
D: No, it (4) isn’t. That’s my old number.
Plural nouns
C: What’s your new number?
Complete the conversation with the plural form of the
E: Excuse me. (5) Are you the owner of a black
words in the box.
Toyota?
bus computer family sandwich F: Yes, I (6) am.Why?
university Window E: I’m the owner of the house over there, and your car’s in
front of my garage.
A: Is this your computer?
B: Yes, it is. In fact, I have two (1) computers. This one Grammar 4A
uses (2) windows XP. The other uses a different Possession
operating system.
Complete the conversation with the possessive adjectives
A: And is this a photo of your family? in the box.
B: There are two (3) families in this photo. My family
here and my cousin’s in Italy. my his its our your their

A: And is this your brother?

A: You’re new students. What are (1) your
B: Yes, it is. We go to different (4) universities, so he
names?
doesn’t live at home now.
B:(2) My name’s Benicio, and (3) his name’s Cruz. We’re
A: OK. Can we see the city now?
from Mexico.
B: Sure. Three (5) buses go from here to the city centre,
A: Hi, I’m Anders.
so it’s very quick.
B: What’s (4) our teacher’s name?
A: What about lunch?
A: She’s called Sally.
B: We can buy (6) sandwiches for lunch.
B: And what about the other students?
A: OK. Good idea.
A: (5) Their names are Hannah, Jonas, Yussef and Mimi.
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B: And do we need a book?

Vocabulary 2
A: Yes. (6) Its name is English Fast.
B: OK, thanks.
International words (2)
Complete the puzzle.
Grammar 4B 1
Z
Possession 2
D O C T O
3
R
Complete the conversation with the correct possessive O A 4
M
adjectives.
D
A: Hello. My name’s Joseph, and these are my children. E
5 6
(1) Their names are Gina and Tom. Q U E S T I O N
B: Hi. I’m Sandra. Is there a fourth person? M O
U
(2) Our reservation’s for four. 7
X R A Y
A: Yes, (3) my wife ’s coming soon. She’s parking the
I
car.
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B: What’s (4) her name? F A M I L Y
A: Doris. Across
B: Well, here are (5) your keys.
2 He or she works in a hospital. (6)
A: Thanks. Which are (6) our rooms?
5 It needs an answer! (8)
B: These two here. And that’s my room if you have any
7 It’s a type of photograph. You go to a hospita l for this. (4)
questions.
8 Your mother, father, bothers or sisters. (6)
Vocabulary 1 Down
International words (1) 1 You see animals in this place. (3)
Circle the different word in each group. Read the 3 You listen to it. (5)
categories to help you. 4 You read it in a restaurant. (4)
Category 6 You write and read it on a computer. (5)
1 university radio airport hospital Places
Vocabulary 3
2 chocolate sandwich juice family Food and
drink Numbers 1–10
3 virus kilometre Computers Write the numbers as words.
internet 1 10 ten
4 love yes OK no Expressions 2 6 six
5 taxi golf bus Transport 3 4 four
4 1 one
5 9 nine
6 2 two
7 5 five
8 8 eight
9 3 three
10 7 seven
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Vocabulary 4A Vocabulary 5A
Numbers 11–99 Ordinal numbers
Check the sums. Are they correct (✔) or incorrect (✘)? Look at the table of top countries in maths. Then
Circle your answer. complete the sentences with the ordinal numbers in the
1 eleven + six = seventeen ✔ ✘ box.
2 fifteen + sixteen = thirty ✔ ✘
1 China 6 Taiwan
3 sixty + twelve = seventy-two ✔ ✘ 2 US 7 Hungary
4 thirteen + five = nineteen ✔ ✘ 3 Russia 8 Japan
5 forty + fifty = eighty ✔ ✘ 4 Vietnam 9 Iran
6 eighty + eighteen = ninety-eight ✔ ✘ 5 Bulgaria 10 Romania

third seventh tenth sixth eighth first fifth

Vocabulary 4B
ninth fourth second
Numbers 11–99
Write the numbers in the sentences in words. 1 China is first.
1 Discordians believe the number 23 is special. 2 Romania is tenth.
Twenty-three 3 Russia is third.
2 Lee’s 14 years old. 4 Bulgaria is fifth.
Fourteen 5 Japan is eighth.
3 My address is 46, The High Street. 6 The US is second.
Fourty-six
4 You can drive a car when you’re 18 in many countries. Vocabulary 5B
Eighteen Ordinal numbers
5 37 is my lucky number. Write the ordinal numbers in brackets as words.
Thirty-seven
By the number of native speakers, Portuguese is possibly
6 Jean’s number plate is JEAN 55. the world’s (1) sixth (6th) language, and Bengali
Fifty-five the (2) seventh (7th).
7 There are 12 months in the Gregorian calenda r.
Twelve George Washington was the (3) first (1st)
president of the US. Barack Obama was the
8 89 is a number in the Fibonacci sequence.
Eighty-nine (4) forty-fourth (44th).
The Earth is the (5) third (3rd) planet from the
sun. Neptune is the (6) eighth (8th).
Japan is the world’s (7) tenth (10th) country by
population, and Osaka is its (8) second (2nd) city.
E is the (9) fifth (5th) letter of the English
alphabet. I is the (10) nineth (9th) letter.
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Extend your vocabulary Pronunciation 2

about The alphabet
Choose the correct option, using about if possible. Listen to the conversations and write the names.
Hi Giang, 1

Let me give you more information about me. I live in 2

3
Ireland. It’s a small country in Europe and the population
4
is (1) 4 / about 4 million. I live in a town. It’s very small,
5
with only (2) 1/ about 1 shop – a supermarket. It’s (3) 50 /
6
about 50 kilometres from the capital city, Dublin. But my
7
family is big. I have (4) 5 / about 5 brothers and a sister.
8
My address is (5) 53 / about 53 The High Street, and if you
phone me on Skype, the international code for Ireland is Listening
(6) 353 / about 353.
A talk about English
Padraig
Listen to part of a talk and choose the correct options.

Vocabulary 6 1 The talk is about English history / the English alphabet / a

website.
Email and website addresses
2 The English alphabet has 26 / 40 letters.
Listen and choose the correct email and website
3 The English language has 26 / 40 consonants and
addresses.
vowels.
1 a [email protected]
4 Sh and ch are / aren’t in the English alphabet.
b [email protected]
5 The English alphabet and the Latin alphabet are the
2 a [email protected]
same / differen t.
b [email protected]
6 The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of
3 a www.k im webb.com/ index .htm
the English / Greek alphabet.
b www.kim webb .com/ index/htm
4 a www3.factsandfigures.net
b www.3factsandfigures.n et
5 a www.n ewscient ist.com/sect ionspace
b www.n ewscientist.com/ sect ion/space

Pronunciation 1
The alphabet
Match the letters 1–5 with the letters a–e that have the
same sound.

1 AJ a Y
2 E PVG b H K
3 L XZ c SML F
4 I d Q
5 UW e BTC D
Listen and check your answers.
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Reading 4 Find the words and phrases 1–5 in the article. Then
match them with the definitions a–e.
Get your facts right!
1 regular a correct
1 Can you answer these questions? 2 right b obvious, not in doubt
1 What’s the international telephone code for South 3 clear c frequent, normal
Africa? 4 wrong d see if a thing is correct
5 check e incorrect
2 How high (in metres) is Mount Everest? 5 Complete these sentences with the positive or negative
form of be.
3 How many countries are there in the world? 1 Mandarin Chinese the language with
the most speakers in the world.
2 Read the article. What are the answers to exercise 1? 2 B the second letter of the English
alphabet.
3 Read the article again and complete the sentences.
3 Fifth and sixth ordinal numbers.
1 Facts are easy to find today because we have
4 Chocolate and sandwiches drinks.
5 The pronunciation of @ ‘at’.
.
2 In the past, the main place to find information was

.
3 The official height of Mount Everest changed in

.
4 Three countries not in the United Nations are

.
5 To know if a fact is really true, it’s important to

Get your facts right!

Finding facts is a regular part of our work, studies and free time. What’s the
international phone code for South Africa? How high is Mount Everest? How many
countries are there in the world? Sometimes we all need the right answer to questions
like these.
Thanks to the internet, facts and figures are easier to find than in the past, when
libraries were the principal place to find information. A quick search shows the answer
to the first question above is 27. But online answers are not always so clear. Some
websites say Everest is 8,848 metres high. Others say it’s 8,850. That’s because in 1999
they measured the mountain with satellite technology, and discovered that the old
figure was wrong. Everest’s official height is now 8,850 metres.
The third question is more difficult. Some websites say 192 – the number of countries
in the United Nations (UN). But not all countries are in the UN. If you include the
Vatican City, the answer is 193. Some websites also include Kosovo or Taiwan, but
others say these countries are part of Serbia and China.
Some questions do not have easy answers. That’s why it’s important to compare
information from different websites to check if a fact is really a fact.
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Writing Language focus: talking about interests

Giving personal information 2 Match the sentence beginnings 1–6 to the endings a–f.
Use Sylvia ’s message to help you.
Reading
1 My main interests
1 Read the messages from a website and answer the
2 I love
questions.
3 I’m a fan
1 Why is English important for Silvia?
4 I think
5 I’m also interested
6 My favourite magazine
2 How can people communicate with Silvia?

a modern art.
b in science.
3 What personal information in the welcome message c are art and literature.
isn’t included in Silv ia ’s message? d of Isabel Allende.

e is New Scientist.
f her books are fantastic.
4 What extra information is included in her message? Writing skills: organising information

3 Read these questions. In which paragraphs of Silv ia ’s

message are the answers? Circle your answers.
1 What are your contact details?
1 / 2 /
3
Welcome to the English Language Meeting 2 What are your interests?
Point.
1 / 2 / 3
To join the site, complete the f orm below and post
a message. Include informatio n about you (yourf irst 3 What’s your first language?
name, surname, date of birth, address, postcode, 1 / 2 / 3
telephone number and email address)and your 4 What’s your full name and date of birth?
interests. 1 / 2 / 3
5 Why is English important to you?
1 / 2 / 3
Hi! My name’s Silvia and 6 How can people communicate with you?
I’m f rom Mexico. My f irst 1 / 2 / 3
language is Spanish,
7 What’s your first name?
but I need English at
work. I work in a hotel. 1 / 2 / 3
We can talk in English
on the internet with a
webcam. Or, if you pref er,
we can communicate by
Messenger, email or letter.
My main interest is music. I loveLatin music,
especially Latin pop and Cumbia. I’m also interested
in sports. My f avourite sports are tennis and f ootball.
I’m a big f an of RealMadrid. I think they’re f antastic!
If you contact me, my f ullname’s Silvia Almada and
my address is Calle Coahuila 30, TIJUANA . My home
email’s salmada203@d mail .mx and my email address
at work is [email protected]. I’m singleand
my date of birth is 24.08.1978.
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Preparing to write
4 Make notes on your own answers to the questions in exercise 3.

Writi ng
5 Write a message to post at the English Language Meeting Point website. Use your notes to help
you. Organise your message into three paragraphs.
Useful phrases
• I need English at work / at university.
• I work in a hotel / at a university / for a multinational company.
• We can talk on the internet / phone.
• Or, if you prefer, we can communicate by Messenger /
email / letter.
• If you contact me, …