STARTER UNIT

VOCABULARY

Family. I can talk about my family.

1. Read the notes about Lucy’s photos. Match the names in the notes with people 1-10 in the photos.

Answer:

1. Hannah

2. Tony

3. Joanne

4. John

5. Melanie

6. Matt

7. Michael

8. Luke

9. Sally

10. Nico

2. Read the text again and match the words in blue in the text with eight opposite words from the box. Then listen and check.

Ex: brother – sister

Answer:

Uncle – aunt

Husband – wife

Son – daughter

Nephew– niece

Dad – mum

Grandfather – grandmother

Grandson – granddaughter

3. Write the names for 1-6.

Hannah’s dad Michael1. Hannah’s mum

____________

2. Melanie’s husband

____________

3. Michael and Sally’s son

____________

4. John’s sister

____________

5. Nico’s grandfather

____________

6. Nico’s aunts _____ and _____

Answer:

1. Sally

2. Matt

3. Luke

4. Joanne

5. Tony

6. Lucy / Hannah

4. Ask and answer the questions. Use the Key Phrases to help you. Then change the words in blue to invent new questions.

1. Have you got any brothers and sisters?

2. What’s your mum’s name?

3. How old is your dad?

4. Where’s your grandfather from?

5. Have you got a cousin?

How old is he / she?

Answer:

1. Yes, I have.

2. It’s Hanh.

3. He’s 40.

4. He’s from Viet Nam.

5. Yes, I have. He’s 10.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

be – Possessive adjectives – Possessive pronouns – Articles

I can ask and answer questions about places.

1. Look for examples of the verb “be” in the text on page 6. How many examples can you find? Compare with your partner.

Answer:

a. Affirmative

- My name’s Lucy

- These are some of …

- This is me

- We’re twins

- I’m the one ….

- My older sister is …

- Her husband is Italian

- This is her cute baby son

- My older sister is twenty-two

- This is my dad

- They’re Star Wars fans

- His new grandson is a bit ….

- she’s a real star

b. Negative

- They aren’t crazy

- My grandfather Tony isn't very happy

2. Write true sentences using affirmative and negative forms of “be”.

1. I ______ from Nha Trang.

2. We _______ in Việt Nam.

3. It _______ Monday morning.

4. Lucy’s photos ______ funny.

5. These sentences _______ difficult.

6. I ________ good at photography.

Answer:

1. am/ am not

2. are/ aren’t

3. is/ isn’t

4. are/ aren’t

5. are/ aren’t

6. am/ am not

3. Complete the questions and answers.

1. ________ blue your gavorite colour?

Yes, _______. No, _______.

2. _____ your friends interested in football?

Yes, _______. No, _______.

3. _____ your dad a teacher?

Yes, ________. No, _______.

Ex: Are you a Star Wars fan?

Yes, I am. No, I’m not.

Answer:

1. Is blue your favourite colour?

Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.

2. Are your friends interested in football?

Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

3. Is your dad a teacher?

Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.

4. Make new questions. Change the words in blue in exercise 3. Ask your partner.

Answer:

1. Is red your favourite colour?

2. Are your friends interested in volleyball?

3. Is your dad a doctor?

5. Complete the table with possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns.

Answer:

6. Complete the dialogue with the correct subject pronouns, possessive adjectives and possessive pronouns.

Mr Watts: Hi. What’s (1) ______ name?

Sophie: I’m Sophie.

Mr Watts: Sophie, (2) ______ ’m your teacher. (3) ______ name is Watts and these are two of your new classmates. (4) ______ names are Eva and Rick.

Sophie: Hi!

Eva: Hi, Sophie. Come with us. You see, the other classes are on the first floor but (5) ______ is on the second floor.

Rick: This is your first day, right? Don’t worry about Mr. Watts. (6) ______ ’s OK but his wife is our geography teacher, and she’s very strict.

Eva: Here we are! Sophie, this is your desk. (7) ______ is next to yours. We can be best friends.

Rick: Hey! (8) ______ isn’t only yours. She can be my best friend, too.

Sophie: Thanks so much for being nice to me.

Answer:

1. your

2. I

3. My

4. Their

5. ours

6. He

7. Mine

8. It

7. Fill in the blanks with a, an, the or zero article.

1. ______ principal of my school is very friendly.

2. We are going to have ______ English test tomorrow.

3. Are you interested in ______ physics or ______ English?

4. Danny wanted ______ bicycle for his last birthday.

5. It takes Olivia ______ hour to get to work every day.

6. What’s ______ highest mountain in your country?

Answer:

1. The

2. an

3. ø/ ø

4. a

5. an

6. the

8. USE IT. Ask and answer the questions about your classroom, using articles (a/ an/ the or zero articles).

Ex: What’s that on the wall? – It’s a clock.

Answer:

• What’s the biggest thing in our class? – It’s the whiteboard.
• What’s above the door? – It’s a picture.
• What are those next to the window? – They’re curtains.
• What are those in the classroom? – They’re tables and chairs.

VOCABULARY AND LISTENING

School. I can talk about timetables.

1. Read and listen to the dialogue. Then complete the table with the words in blue in the dialogue. Add more words to the table.

Mark: Excuse me, is this the science lab*?

Jenny: Erm, no, there aren’t any science labs in this block. You’re the new boy, right? We haven’t got science this morning.

Mark: Oh. What have we got now? I haven’t got my timetable.

Susan: Here, take this. I’ve got a spare copy.

Mark: Thanks. Ah, OK. We’ve got maths now.

Jenny: Yeah. Who have we got for maths this year?

Susan: Mr Waldron. That means a lot of homework and tests. And there’s a new history teacher, look.

Mark: How many teachers are there here?

Jenny: I don’t know. A lot. There are a thousand students here.

Mark: A thousand and one, including me. Mmm – double history on Friday afternoon. That’s tough.

Susan: Yes. Welcome to our world!

Answer:

2. Check the meaning of the words in blue and choose the correct words. Then write sentences about your school.

1. The music room / exercise is always cold.

2. Miss Atkins is our new English notebook / teacher.

3. Geography exams / rooms are always difficult.

4. I haven’t got French teacher / homework today.

5. It’s on page 36 of the maths book / class.

6. Your history notes / timetables are very neat.

Answer:

1. room

2. teacher

3. exams

4. homework

5. book

6. notes

3. USE IT! Talk about your timetable using the prepositions of time.

Ex: I’ve got biology at 9:45 on Tuesday.

I’ve got a break at 11:00 every day.

Answer:

I’ve got maths at 7∶45 on Monday.

I’ve got history at 8:15 on Tuesday.

I’ve got a break at 9∶00 on every day.

I’ve got Science at 9∶15 on Friday.

I’ve got geography at 7:45 on Thursday.

LANGUAGE FOCUS

have got – there’s, there are

I can talk about my school and school subjects.

1. Look for examples from the dialogue on page 8. What are the “he/ she/ it” forms of the words in bold?

Answer:

1. Affirmative

- I've got a spare copy.

- We've got maths now.

2. Negative

- We haven't got science this morning.

- I haven't got my timetable.

3. Questions

- What have we got now?

- Who have we got for maths this year?

2. Look at the photos. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “have got” .

1. Conor ……………. a school tie. x

2. He……………. a laptop. ✔

3. May and Orla ……………. backpacks. ✔

4. They……………. laptops. x

5. They ……………. good marks. x

6. Conor……………. a very good mark. ✔

Ex: May and Orla have got school ties ✔

Answer:

1. Conor has not got a school tie. x

2. He has got a laptop. ✔

3. May and Orla have got backpacks. ✔

4. They have not got laptops. x

5. They have not got good marks. x

6. Conor has got a very good mark. ✔

3. Write six questions with the correct forms of “have got” and the words in the boxes. Then work in pairs. Ask and answer your questions.

Answer:

- Have you got any interesting posters?

- Have your friends got good marks?

- Has your teacher got any nice posters?

- Has this class got old furniture?

- Has the school got a modern science lab?

- Has this book got difficult exercises?

4. Complete the sentences. Then check your answers in the dialogue on page 8. When do we use “any”?

1. There ____ a new history teacher.

2. There ____ a thousand students here.

3. How many teachers ____ there here?

4. There ____ science labs in this block.

Answer:

1. is

2. are

3. are

4. are

5. Complete the quiz with “is there” or “are there”. Then answer the questions.

Answer:

1. How many countries are there in ASEAN? – Ten.

2. Is there a president in your country? – No, there isn’t.

3. There are fifteen players in a football team. True or False? – False.

4. Are there any numbers smaller than zero? – Yes, there are.

5. Is there oxygen in water? – Yes, there is.

6. Complete the text with the correct forms of “be” and “have got”.

Our school

In our school there are about a thousand students. There (1) ____ thirty classrooms and there (2) ____ a big sports field next to the school. There (3) ____ only boys here. There (4) ____ any girls. The school (5) ____ a new science lab, but we (6) ____ a computer lab and there (7) ____ many computers in the classes. I like the school because there (8) ____ a good atmosphere.

Answer:

1. are

2. is

3. are

4. aren’t

5. has got

6. haven’t got

7. are

8. is

7. USE IT! Write a short paragraph (60 - 80 words) about your school using “there's, there are, has got, have got”.

Answer:

My school is big and beautiful. There’s a large playground where we play football every day. There are many classrooms and each one has got a whiteboard and a projector. The library has got lots of interesting books, and we often go there to read. Our teachers have got kind hearts and helpful lessons. There’s also a music room where we can play instruments and sing together.