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HOW TO USE Page 4 Grammar Reference Page 136 Wordlist Page 140

UNIT / PAGE VOCABULARY GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES LISTENING SPEAKING READING WRITING PROJECT
Interests Can you and do you feel like Listen to Describe something you like Read about people’s Write personal profiles Make a Seating
ALL ABOUT ME Lifestyles Present simple vs present descriptions of to do interests Arrangement

Page 6 1 Profiles

Clothes
continuous

used to and would

people’s lifestyles

Listen to Talk about things you used Learn about fashion Write a description of Predicting Future
FASHION FORWARD Fashion Conjunctions and linkers discussions about to like trends in the past someone’s outfit Trends
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30 Review 1-2 2 Outfits

Types of music
Simple past vs present perfect
Present continuous

so and such
changing tastes in
fashion

Listen to people Talk about favorite movies Read and respond to a Describe a movie or TV Space Capsule
THAT’S TV & movie genres -ed and -ing adjectives talk about their and TV shows blog post about video show
ENTERTAINMENT!
Page 32 3 Kinds of video games
Feelings

Inventions
tastes in music

Future simple vs future continuous Understand job Make predictions about the
games

Learn about important Write about new and App Designer

IN THE FUTURE Tech industry Future continuous for predictions descriptions of future inventions changing technology
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56 Review 3-4 4 Predictions
Technology

Food would rather and would prefer to

people in the
tech industry

Listen to people talk Ask about things on a menu Understand a recipe Write about food from Iron Chefs
WHAT’S COOKING? Tastes Quantifiers about what they your country

Page 58 5 Cooking and Eating

Safety precautions may for permission

want to eat

Understand rules and Ask for and respond to Understand safety Write a letter asking for Logic Problems
KNOW THE RULES Permission Conditionals (zero vs first) consequences requests for permission precautions permission
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82 Review 5-6
LET’S GO SHOPPING
6 Rules and
consequences

Stores
must and must not

need to, would like to, and want to Understand people Compare items Read about traditional Ask for and give shopping Sales Pitches
Shopping Comparatives (1) talking about markets advice

Page 84 7 Comparing items

School clubs &

Verbs followed by to-infinitives

Tag questions
shopping

Understand Report what others Read about students Write a detailed message Debate Club
AFTER SCHOOL activities Direct and indirect reported conversations about have said trying to make a change
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108 Review 7-8 8 Social problems
Global issues

Discoveries
speech

Comparatives (2)
extracurricular
activities

Listen to Talk about the way Read about important Write about amazing Pros vs Cons
DISCOVERY Inventions Definite vs indefinite articles comparisons technology used to be discoveries discoveries

Page 110 9 Gadgets & technology

Decisions Superlative adjectives

of the past and
present

Understand gift Describe things you don’t Read about Write a message asking Put on a Play
I CAN’T DECIDE! Recommendations Indefinite pronouns recommendations know the word for decision-making for help
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134 Review 9-10 10 Descriptions Relative pronouns

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ALL ABOUT ME

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WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS UNIT

A Reading Read about people’s interests

B Speaking Describe something you like to do

C Listening Listen to descriptions of people’s lifestyles

D Writing Write personal profiles Look at the photo and answer the questions.
1. Which activity looks like the most fun to you?
E Project Make a seating arrangement 2. What is your favorite thing to do with friends?
3. What are some of your interests?
4. How would you describe yourself?

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 A Reading Aim Read about people’s interests 4 Read about the people’s interests. Circle the activities each person talks about. 1-02

Vocabulary TELL ME ABOUT YOUR INTERESTS!

1 Listen and number. 1-01

I want to be a writer when I grow I love competition. That’s why I do combat sports.
up. In fact, I am writing many Combat sports are activities like karate and judo.
things right now. I write in my diary At the moment, I’m taking taekwondo classes. I’m
every night before bed. It helps me applying for my blue belt next week. I hope I get
remember my experiences and it.
feelings. I also write fan fiction.
medal writer racket magic I have two dreams. One of
They’re stories made using the
my dreams is to get a gold
characters and settings of other
medal at the Olympics. My
people’s stories. Do you want to
other dream is to be a famous
know what kind of fan fiction I write? I’ll give you
mixed martial artist like the fighters
a hint: it has magic in it!
you see on TV.

bat belt diary squash

I have a lot of interests. It’s hard for me to pick just I do a lot of different things. I’m on my school’s
one. Right now, I’m really into squash. I played softball team, and I surf with my friends on the
2 Fill in the blanks with the best vocabulary words. tennis for a little while and got bored. weekend. But secretly, I have a favorite hobby: magic.
1. I write in my _________________________ every night before bed. Squash is similar to tennis in many ways Hear me out… I’ve always loved magic shows.
2. My dad and I love to play _________________________ at the gym. but also very different. In tennis Magicians like David Blaine and David
and squash, you use a racket Copperfield are so exciting to watch.
3. I broke my _________________________ at baseball practice. and take turns hitting the ball. I know it’s not real, but I
4. My sister got the gold _________________________ for being the fastest runner at her school. But a squash racket and ball are can’t help but love it. In
smaller than a tennis racket and my free time, I like to
5. My mom is a _________________________. She writes for a magazine.
ball. Also, the size of a squash practice magic tricks and
6. I bought a new tennis _________________________ because my old one was missing strings. court is smaller. This makes the work on routines.
games feel a lot faster.
7. My brother is trying to get his brown _________________________ in karate.
8. My sister still believes in _________________________! She wants to be a wizard.

Comprehension
Pre-reading
5 Circle true or false.
3 Look at the activities. List famous people who do these activities. Then list classmates
1. Anne enjoys team sports. true false
who you think are good at the activities.
2. Sarah enjoys combat sports. true false
Activity Famous People Classmates 3. James enjoys squash more than tennis. true false
4. Carlos has two dreams. true false
team sports
5. Anne and Sarah both like magic. true false
(soccer, hockey, baseball, basketball, etc.)

extreme sports 6 Talk with a partner.

(skateboarding, snowboarding, BMX, etc.) 1. Whose interests are closest to yours: Anne, Carlos, James, or Sarah?
2. What is something you’re interested in but have never tried?
combat sports 3. What kinds of dreams do you have?
(boxing, judo, taekwondo, etc.)
4. What do you want to do when you grow up? How are you preparing for it?
arts
(writing, painting, singing, dancing, etc.) Challenge
7 Give recommendations to Anne, Carlos, James, and Sarah. Recommend new activities
and things they should try. Write your recommendations on a separate piece of paper.

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 B Speaking Aim Describe something you like to do Expressions
More invitations and responses
5 Listen and repeat. 1-05

Vocabulary Invitation Accept Decline

1 Listen and number. 1-03 Will you listen to the radio with me? Of course! I’d love to! Sorry, I can’t. I have to study.
Thanks for the offer, but I have
Do you want to play this card game? I’d love to! Thanks for asking.
to refuse.
Sorry, I’d love to, but I don’t have
Would you like to join my aerobics class? Sounds great.
the energy to do aerobics now.
Do you feel like playing a game of I’d love to, but I have another
With pleasure!
checkers? commitment.
hobby checkers energy explore
I’m sorry. I’m going to meet
How about listening to the radio? Sure! That sounds like fun.
Rachel soon.

6 Talk with a partner. Take turns making invitations using

the ideas below and accepting or declining them.

enter aerobics card game radio / podcast

2 Fill in the blanks with the best vocabulary words.

listen to a podcast
1. I exercise in the morning because that’s when I have the most ______________________. start a hobby together
2. Painting is my favorite ______________________. I do it every day.
play cards NOTE
We use verbs such as like, enjoy, love, and hate followed by a
3. My best friend and I will ______________________ a dance contest. explore the city gerund (V + -ing) to talk about how we feel about an activity.
enter a talent show I enjoy singing in the shower. I love dancing in the rain.
4. I am doing ______________________ to lose weight.
5. My favorite singer is doing a(n) _________________ interview tonight.
6. I don’t know how to play chess, but I can play ______________________.
Speak Up
7. My friends and I like to ______________________ the city in search of good cafes. 7 Change the verbs to the gerund form. Then use the verbs to write sentences about the
things you do in your free time. Talk with a partner.
8. On game night, we play a(n) ______________________ such as Go Fish or Uno™.
base form gerund form I like…
Focus NOTE
A commitment is a promise to do play Ex. playing I like playing PC games and mobile games in my free time.
something or be somewhere.
3 Talk with a partner. do
listen
Can you dance with
me now? Of course, I’d love to! / watch
I’m sorry. I am dancing
with Victoria now. ride

Do you feel like playing 8 Choose an activity from 7 . Then fill in the blanks to describe why you enjoy the activity.
a card game with me? Sounds great! / I’d Then talk with a partner. Try to convince your partner to try your hobby.
love to, but I have
another commitment. I like __________________________________________________________

The reason I like it is _____________________________________________

4 Listen and circle the best answer. 1-04

1. a. b. c. d. I think it’s a good hobby/interest to have because ____________________

2. a. b. c. d.
_______________________________________________________________
3. a. b. c. d.
4. a. b. c. d.
Would you like to ______________________________________________?

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 C Listening Aim Listen to descriptions of people’s lifestyles

Vocabulary NOTE
A lifestyle is the way a person lives. Someone’s lifestyle
can be active, relaxed, luxurious, healthy, etc.
1 Listen and number. 1-06

Focus
3 Talk with a partner.

Do you like exercising?

yoga relaxed
Not really. I prefer
a relaxed lifestyle.

Would you like to get some

pizza with me ?

rugby quiet Sorry, but I’m a vegetarian. I’m

trying to live a healthy lifestyle.

4 Listen and circle the answers. 1-08

competition boxing
Jared has a(n) _____ lifestyle.
a. active
b. relaxed
c. quiet
1. Jared

match active Sandra asks Mike _____.

a. to get ready
b. to play better
2 Listen and answer the questions with the best c. to play another match
vocabulary words. 1-07 2. Sandra

1. What activity is being described?

Ezra is joining _____.
_______________________________________________
a. a yoga class
2. What activity is being described? b. a music club
_______________________________________________ c. a competition
3. Ezra
3. What activity is being described?
_______________________________________________
Iman is worried because _____.
4. What kind of lifestyle is being described? a. she got a text message
_______________________________________________ b. she can’t find her teammates
c. she missed her soccer match
5. What event is being described?
_______________________________________________ 4. Iman

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 D Writing Aim Write personal profiles 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of
the given words.
5 Listen and put a check mark ( ) on
the type of sentence you hear. 1-12

1. Mark ___________________ (speak) three languages.

Present Simple Present Continuous
2. Today ___________________ (be) my birthday.
Vocabulary 1

member 3. We are ___________________ (have) fun. 2

1 Listen and repeat. 1-11
playmate 4. We ___________________ (practice) a lot for the play. 3

5. He is ___________________ (drive) his new car. 4

6. I ___________________ (take) violin lessons after school. 5

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6 Read and complete the sentences.

neighbor
tourist
Name: Amir
Age: 17
Grade: 10 Name: Soo-Jin
Height: 184 cm Age: 16
Nationality: Turkish Grade: 9
foreign Biography: Height: 164 cm
profile Amir is a foreign exchange
Nationality: Korean
information student. He has lived in
London for only one month.
Biography:
2 Match the words with their definitions. Soo-Jin is a writer.
fact His neighbor, Ali, was his
1. profile • • a. a friend, usually another child She enjoys writing
elementary school playmate.
2. tourist • • b. a person who is in a group about many things. She’s a member of an
They’re best friends. Ali and Amir are
3. playmate • • c. a person who lives near you online community of writers. They write and
planning to go to university in the UK,
4. member • • d. something that is known to be true or to have happened share stories about their favorite television
so they are studying hard every day.
5. neighbor • • e. details about a person, place, event, etc. show characters. Right now, Soo-Jin is writing

6. information • • f. being of or from a country that is not your own a story about her favorite heroes in the
Legend of Korra.
7. foreign • • g. a person who is visiting another place for fun
8. fact • • h. a short description of a person
1. Amir is a(n) ____________________________________________________.
2. Amir is studying because ____________________________________________________.
Grammar 3. Amir lives next to ____________________________________________________.
3 Look at the table. Then talk with a partner. 4. Soo-Jin is a member of ____________________________________________________.
5. People in Soo-Jin’s group like to ____________________________________________________.
Present Simple Present Continuous
6. Soo-Jin’s nationality is ____________________________________________________.
Use the present simple to talk about: Use the present continuous to talk about:
• things in general • things you are in the middle of doing and haven’t
• things that are routine and happen finished yet
frequently • short-term things that are happening “around
now” but not right at the moment Writing
Ex. • My family travels during the summer. Ex. • It isn’t raining anymore.
7 Look at the profiles in 6 . Write your own profile on a separate piece of paper. Include at
• The earth goes around the sun. • My sister is studying English.
least three facts about yourself in the biography. Write at least one sentence in the present
continuous.

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 E Project Aim Make a seating arrangement

Video
1 Match the word with the correct definition.
1. figure out • • a. to look at in detail
2. analyze • • b. to mix; to put in a different order
3. code • • c. to understand something; to solve something
4. shuffle • • d. a program of instructions for computers

2 Look at the pictures. What do you think the video will be about? Talk with a partner.

Video
3 Watch the video. Number the pictures in order. 1

Video
4 Watch again. Put a check mark ( ) next to the words you hear. 1

playmate active relaxed hobby facts

card game foreign yoga magic diary

Video
5 Watch again. Circle the word(s) you hear. 1

1. It sounds like he needs a playmate / 2. Now watch / watching as I make a

hobby. white rabbit appear!
3. Daisy, teach Collector how to do rugby / 4. Keep your eye / eyes on the ball.
yoga. 6. Hold the ball on / in your hand, like
5. Teach Collector some facts / magic tricks. this.
7. Teach Collector how to write a 8. Open your notebook and write /
diary / profile. writing about your day.

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