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STUDENT’S BOOK
Joanna Kosta
Melanie Williams
Second
Edition
A1
LEVEL 1
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CONTENTS
0 In the classroom 10
1 All about me 14
2 My family 18
CULTURE The United Kingdom 22
3 My home 24
4 My things 28
LIFE SKILLS Creativity & innovation: Being creative and being you 32
REVIEW 1 34
5 What can you do? 36
6 Party time! 40
CULTURE Holidays in the USA 44
7 My day 46
8 At school 50
LIFE SKILLS Study skills: Learning English 54
REVIEW 2 56
9 Feeling good 58
10 Things we do 62
CULTURE Youth clubs in the UK 66
11 My digital life 68
12 Working life 72
LIFE SKILLS ICT literacy: Being careful on the internet 76
REVIEW 3 78
13 Places 80
14 Out and about 84
CULTURE Museums around the world 88
15 What shall I wear? 90
16 Buy it! 94
LIFE SKILLS Social responsibility: Looking after our world 98
REVIEW 4 100
17 Different places 102
18 The weather 106
CULTURE Beach culture in Australia and New Zealand 110
19 A fantastic concert 112
20 Animals 116
LIFE SKILLS Collaboration: Deciding things together 120
REVIEW 5 122
Extra activities 124
Vocabulary list 126
Grammar reference and practice 136
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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING
0 IN THE CLASSROOM The alphabet a / an
page 10 Numbers this, that, these, those
Days
The classroom
Colours
Months
1 ALL ABOUT ME Objects and people Determiners Tell us about you
page 14 Countries and nationalities be singular + be plural + from
be singular and plural −
2 MY FAMILY Families Determiners Read about a family
page 18 Adjectives: feelings Possessive ’s and
be ? and short answers
Culture The United Kingdom page 22
3 MY HOME Rooms there is / there are; in / on Your Rooms!
page 24 Things in my room have got +
4 MY THINGS Things in my school bag have got − What have you got in
page 28 Adjectives: things have got ? your school bag today?
Syllables
Life Skills Creativity & innovation: Being creative and being you page 32
Review 1 Units 1–4 page 34
5 WHAT CAN YOU DO? Activities and skills can / can’t Rubberboy
page 36 Parts of the body can / can’t
Prepositions: in, on, behind,
under
6 PARTY TIME! Food and drinks Countable and uncountable Party invitations
page 40 Telling the time (1) nouns
some, any, lots of
some
Prepositions: on, at, from,
until
Culture Holidays in the USA page 44
7 MY DAY Daily activities Present simple + My Brazil blog
page 46 Telling the time (2) Present simple endings
Present simple −
8 AT SCHOOL School subjects Present simple ? School of the Air
page 50 Words with two meanings Wh- questions
Wh- questions
Life Skills Study skills: Learning English page 54
Review 2 Units 5–8 page 56
9 FEELING GOOD Sports and activities like + − Ask the doctor
page 58 Health Pronouns
10 THINGS WE DO After-school activities Present continuous + − What are you doing?
page 62 Jobs around the house Present continuous ?
Yes / No questions
Culture Youth clubs in the UK page 66
Key to symbols: Pronunciation Video
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LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
Asking and answering
questions about personal
details
A conversation Telling your friend about you
about making
introductions
A conversation A web page to describe a Me and you
about feelings person in your family
Wales
A conversation Lists
about the rooms in Giving a list of what you
a house and a flat have in your bedroom
Descriptions of A questionnaire asking have Things in your bag
things you got questions
A meeting of the Asking and answering What can you do?
photo club can you questions
Talking about the An invitation to a party
class party
Fourth of July in the USA
A conversation Telling a partner about your Daily routine
about the photo daily routine
club’s day
Talking about Interview questions about School subjects
changes in the school life
school timetable
Talking about sports Discussing five things you Feeling good
and activities like doing at the weekend
Word stress
Talking about Writing a blog about yourself
after-school clubs
Boy and Girl Scouts
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UNIT VOCABULARY GRAMMAR READING
11 MY DIGITAL LIFE Entertainment Adverbs of frequency: always, Conversations
page 68 Technology often, sometimes, never about digital
How much …? / How many …? devices
/w/ and /v/
12 WORKING LIFE Jobs Present simple and present A story about
page 72 In a café continuous working in a café
can: requests and
permission
Intonation
Life Skills ICT literacy: Being careful on the internet page 76
Review 3 Units 9–12 page 78
13 PLACES Places in a town Is there a …? / Are there My favourite place
page 80 Adjectives: places any …?
Prepositions: inside, outside,
above, below, near
14 OUT AND ABOUT Transport because, and, but, or Getting around
page 84 Phrases: going out Final /m/ and /n/ sounds London
Let’s …, Shall we …?
Culture Museums around the world page 88
15 WHAT SHALL I WEAR? Clothes Plurals: spelling Describing people
page 90 Phrases: people Plurals and their clothes
Describing people
16 BUY IT! Shopping need, want Conversations
page 94 Money and prices too about buying things
/ʃ/ and /s/
Life Skills Social responsibility: Looking after our world page 98
Review 4 Units 13-16 page 100
17 DIFFERENT PLACES The natural world Comparatives: short Great days out
page 102 Adjectives: opinions adjectives
than
Comparatives: long adjectives
18 THE WEATHER Weather it What do you think
page 106 Holidays Prepositions: with, for, until about the weather?
Vowel sounds
Culture Beach culture in Australia and New Zealand page 110
19 A FANTASTIC CONCERT Adjectives (1) Past simple: be An article about a
page 112 Adjectives (2) was sound engineer
Wh- questions in the present
and past
20 ANIMALS Wild animals Past simple + Read about
page 116 Pets and farm animals Extra syllable Alessandro’s
Past simple − summer holiday
Life Skills Collaboration: Deciding things together page 120
Review 5 Units 17–20 page 122 Extra activities page 124 Vocabulary list page 126
Key to symbols: Pronunciation Video
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LISTENING SPEAKING WRITING VIDEO
An interview with a Telling people about your
famous person friends
A talk about what Preparing a menu and
jobs people in ordering in a café
someone’s family do
Talking about places Asking and answering Favourite places
in a town or city questions about where
/s/ and /k/ you live
Conversations about Writing an email to your
meeting friends at friend and giving ideas for
the weekend things to do
Famous museums
around the world
A conversation Describing your carnival Clothes
about wearing clothes
clothes
A conversation Writing a shopping
about going conversation
shopping
A conversation Asking and answering Great places
about a house questions about which
places you want to visit
Phone messages Writing a postcard about The weather
about people’s your holiday
holidays
A Trip to New Zealand
A story about going Asking and answering
out with friends questions about the past
and present
A radio interview Writing a review of your
about animals school year
Grammar reference and practice page 136
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WELCOME TO PREPARE
LEARN ABOUT THE FEATURES PRONUNCIATION
IN YOUR NEW STUDENT’S BOOK!
Practise and improve
your pronunciation
ABOUT YOU
At the start of the unit,
talk about you and
your life
Meet the course characters
TALKING POINTS
Say what you think
about the topic in
the unit
VIDEO
Watch interviews with
teenagers like you
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CULTURE
Learn about the culture
of English-speaking
countries and the
wider world
VIDEO
Watch interesting
documentaries about
the culture topics
LIFE SKILLS
Develop important
skills that you can use
in your daily life
PROJECT
Work together to create
something fun and
expand your learning
REVIEW
Check your progress
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