GREAT TIME

STUDENT’S
BOOK

HERBERT PUCHTA, JEFF STRANKS AND PETER LEWIS-JONES

 CONTENTS
Welcome p 4 A The alphabet; Colors; International words B Articles: a and an; The day; Saying Hello and Goodbye
C Classroom objects; Numbers 0–20; Plural nouns; Classroom language D Numbers 20–100; Messages; Review

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY

Unit 1 Getting to know someone Question words Countries and nationalities
One world Talking about yourself and others The verb be Adjectives
p 12

Unit 2 Talking about feelings be (negative: singular and plural) Adjectives to describe feelings
I feel happy Asking questions be (questions and short answers) Positive and negative
Object pronouns adjectives
p 20 Expressing likes and dislikes

Review Units 1 & 2 p 28

Unit 3 Describing good qualities Possessive ’s Family members
Me and my family Talking about family Possessive adjectives House and furniture
this / that / these / those
p 30 Paying compliments

Unit 4 Talking about places in a town/city there is / there are Places in a town/city
In the city Giving directions some / any Prepositions of place
Imperatives Numbers 100+
p 38 Buying things in a store Prices

Review Units 3 & 4 p 46

Unit 5 Talking about habits and activities Simple present Free-time activities
In my free time Talking about technology habits Adverbs of frequency Gadgets
Simple present (negative and questions)
p 48 Encouraging someone

Unit 6 Helping a friend have (affirmative, negative, and questions) Parts of the body
Friends Describing people Count and noncount nouns Describing people
p 56

Review Units 5 & 6 p 64

Unit 7 Talking about abilities can / can’t for ability Sports
We love sports! Telling time Prepositions of time Telling time
p 66 Talking about routines and dates Months and seasons
Making suggestions Ordinal numbers
Unit 8 Talking about music and feelings Present continuous Clothes
Dance to the music Describing a scene like / don’t like + -ing
p 74 Talking about likes and dislikes

Review Units 7 & 8 p 82

Unit 9 Talking about food and eating habits must / must not Food and drink
Would you like Talking about obligation can (asking for permission) Meals
dessert? I’d like … / Would you like …?
Asking for permission
p 84 Offering and asking for help
Unit 10 Talking about achievement Simple past: be (affirmative, negative, and Time expressions: past
High fliers Asking for information about the past questions) The weather
Simple past: regular verbs
p 92 Talking about the weather

Review Units 9 & 10 p 100

Unit 11 Talking about past vacations Simple past: irregular verbs Verb collocations
A world of animals Talking about ability in the past Simple past (negative and questions) Adjectives
could / couldn’t
p 102 Describing a photo
Sequencing (in a story)
Unit 12 Talking about travel and transportation Comparative adjectives Transportation
Getting around Comparing things one / ones Geographical places
p 110 At the train station

Review Units 11 & 12 p 118

Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128

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PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLS
/h/ or /w/ in question words Values: The Olympic Spirit Reading Website: Crazy about the Olympics
Self-esteem: The “Me” flag Dialogue: Favorite soccer teams
Photostory: Just a little joke
Listening Radio quiz: The One-Minute Challenge
Writing Completing a questionnaire: Personal information
Vowel sounds: adjectives Values: Welcoming a new classmate Reading Text messages: Hi there!
Train to Think: Categorizing Dialogue: Deciding what to do
Culture: Masks from around the world
Listening Dialogues: Talking about feelings
Writing Text messages: Describing feelings and things

this / that / these / those Values: Families Reading Article: Kate Middleton
Self-esteem: Being part of a family Dialogue: Alicia’s family
Photostory: A song for Ruby
Listening Dialogues: Describing family
Writing Description: Your favorite room
Word stress in numbers Values: My town/city Reading Article: Window of the World
Train to Think: Exploring numbers Dialogues: In the stores
Culture: Parks around the world
Listening Dialogues: Asking for directions
Writing A brochure for your town

Simple present verbs: third Values: Better together or better alone? Reading Newsletter: I love Glee Club!
person Self-esteem: What makes you happy? Quiz: Does TV control your life?
Photostory: The school play
Listening Monologues: Describing electronic gadgets
Writing Paragraph: Days in your life
The /eɪ/ vowel sound Values: Helping a friend Reading Article: A real friend
Train to Think: Attention to detail Dialogue: A surprise for Olivia
Culture: Welcoming people around the world
Listening Interview: Friendship bands
Writing Paragraph: Describing a friend

The /ɔ/ vowel sound Values: The importance of sports Reading Short articles: They’re good!
Self-esteem: My time: pie chart Article: The other final
Photostory: The big game
Listening Phone call: Making arrangements
Writing Paragraph: My favorite sportsperson
Intonation: listing items Values: Music Reading Tweets: #musicinsupermarket
Train to Think: Memorizing Dialogue: A conversation at a party
Culture: Musical instruments around the world
Listening Radio phone-in: Dances around the world
Writing Tweets: Describing a scene

Intonation: giving two choices Values: How you eat is important Reading Article: Young kitchen stars
Self-esteem: You are what you eat Menu and dialogue: In a café
Photostory: The pizza
Listening Description: Describing a picture
Writing Menu: A meal plan for your friend
Simple past: regular verbs Values: Hard work and achievement Reading Article: It was her dream to be an astronaut
Train to Think: Sequencing Article: Fictional heroes
Culture: Statues
Listening Dialogue: Ethan’s Saturday evening
Writing Proposal: A statue in my town

Simple past: irregular verbs Values: Animals and us Reading Article: Erin and Tonk to the rescue
Self-esteem: Animals and nature Article: Extinct animals
Photostory: The spider
Listening Dialogue: Bella’s vacation
Writing Blog entry: A day in the life of an animal
Word stress: comparatives Values: Transportation and the environment Reading Article: The great race
Train to Think: Comparing Article: My favorite trip
Culture: Transportation around the world
Listening Dialogue: At the train station
Writing Description: Unusual forms of transportation

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 WELCOME
The alphabet Colors
1 Write the colors in the correct places in the key.

Aa Bb Cc Dd
black | blue | brown | green | gray | orange
pink | purple | red | white | yellow

Ee Ff Gg Hh
i Jj Kk Ll
Mm Nn Oo
Pp Qq Rr Ss
Tt Uu Vv Ww
Xx Yy Zz
1 1.02 Listen to the alphabet. Then listen again
and repeat.

2 1.03 Listen to the sounds and repeat.

/eɪ/ /i/ /e/ /aɪ/ /oʊ/ /u/ /ɑr/ Key

b 1 white 7
c d f l 2 8
a h q u
e g m n i y o r 3 9
j k w
p t s x 4 10
v z 5 11
6

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Spell your name to

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. What colors can you
your partner. Your partner writes your name. see around you? Tell your partner.
Is he/she correct?

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B
C 1

D E
F

G H
I

K L
J

International words
1 Match the words in the list with
the photos. Write 1–16 in the
boxes.
1 airport | 2 bus | 3 café
M N
4 city | 5 banana | 6 hamburger
7 hotel | 8 phone | 9 pizza
10 restaurant | 11 sandwich
12 sushi | 13 taxi | 14 television
15 tablet | 16 wi-fi

2 1.04 Listen, check, and repeat.

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose

one of the words in Exercise 1 and
spell it to your partner. He/She O P
writes the word. Is he/she correct?

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 Articles: a and an The day
1 Match the sentences in the list with the pictures. Write the words in the list under the pictures.
Write 1–4 in the boxes. afternoon | evening | morning | night
1 It’s a blue taxi.
2 It’s an orange taxi.
1

3 It’s a red taxi.

4 It’s a black and white taxi.

evening
A
2

B 1

4
D

2 Write a or an.
0 an airport
1 hotel
2 red bus
3 sandwich
4 yellow taxi
5 orange phone
6 American restaurant
7 wet umbrella

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Saying Hello and Goodbye

1.05 Complete the dialogues with the words in
the list. Listen and check.
Bye | Good | have | Hi | How | morning
night | See you | thanks | this

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DARIUS Good 5 , Mr. Thomas.
MR. THOMAS Hello, Darius. How are you?
DARIUS I’m fine, thank you.
MR. THOMAS Good. I’ll see you in class.
DARIUS 6 , Mr. Thomas.

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ANDY Hello. My name’s Andy.
TOM Hi, Andy. I’m Tom, and 0 this is Lucy.
LUCY 1 , Andy.
ANDY Hi, Tom. Hi, Lucy.

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JIM Bye, Rachel.
RACHEL Bye, Jim. 7 later.
JIM Yeah, 8 a good day.

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ABI 2 afternoon, Mrs. Hall.
MRS. HALL Hi, Abi. 3 are you? 5
ABI Great, 4 . And you? SUE Good 9 , Mom.
MRS. HALL I’m fine, thanks. MOM Night, Sue. Sleep well.

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 Classroom objects Numbers 0–20
1 Look at the pictures. Do you know these words? 1 1.07 Look at the numbers 0–20. Listen and
If not, ask your teacher: What’s … in English? repeat.
0 zero/“oh” 11 eleven
1 one 12 twelve
2 two 13 thirteen
3 three 14 fourteen
4 four 15 fifteen
0 door 1 5 five 16 sixteen
6 six 17 seventeen
7 seven 18 eighteen
8 eight 19 nineteen
9 nine 20 twenty
10 ten
2 3 2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose three numbers
from Exercise 1. Tell a partner to write them. Is
he/she correct?

3 1.08 Listen and write the phone numbers you

hear.
1 3
4 5
2 4

Plural nouns
1 Write the words under the pictures.

6 7

8 9
0 two chairs 1 2

2 1.06 Write the words in the list under the

pictures in Exercise 1. Listen, check, and repeat.
board | book | chair | computer | desk
door | pen | pencil | projector | window

3 What other classroom objects can you think of?

4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer
questions about the pictures in Exercise 1.
3 4 5
What’s … in English? It’s a desk.
5 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Find things in your
2 Match the singular and plural nouns.
classroom and say the colors. Singular Plural
0 one man b a three people
a red pen an orange chair 1 one woman b four men
2 a person c six children
3 a child d five women

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Classroom language
1 Listen and number the phrases in the
1.09 2 1.10 Listen again and say the phrases.
order you hear them. Write 1–10 in the boxes.

a Open your books. b Listen!

c Raise your hand. d Look at the picture.

e What does this mean? f Sorry, I don’t understand.

g That’s right. h That’s wrong.

1 i Close your books. j Work with a partner.

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 Numbers 20–100
1 1.11 Match the numbers with the words. 2 1.12 How do you say these numbers? Listen,
Listen and check. check, and repeat.
a 20 1 fifty 1 24 4 49 7 71
b 30 2 eighty 2 87 5 54 8 95
c 40 3 ninety 3 33 6 62
d 50 4 seventy
3 Write the numbers.
e 60 5 one hundred
f 70 6 thirty 0 24 twenty-four
g 80 a 7 twenty 1 47
h 90 8 sixty 2 60
i 100 9 forty 3 89
4 30
5 58
LOOK! 6 72
33 = thirty-three 56 = fifty-six 97 = ninety-seven
7 91

Messages
1 1.13 Read and listen to the message. 2 1.14 Now listen and complete the message
Complete the message to Luis. to Amy.

Hi, Amy,
Hi, Luis,
Message from Mrs. Davis.
Holmes.
Message from Brian
. Her address is 1
er is 1 Elm Street.
His apartment numb
. The bus number is 2
2 .
The bus number is
Her telephone number is
His phone number is
3
3
. .

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Review
1 1.15 Work in groups. Play the first letter game.
● Listen to the letter of the alphabet.
● How many examples can you find for each category in the table?
● You get one point for each correct answer. The winner is the group with the most points.

0 P 1 2 3 4 5
Color pink
purple
Actor Sean Penn
Al Pacino
Classroom object pencil
projector
Number (0–20)
–
International word pizza
phone
Total Points 9

2 Complete the words with the missing vowels and then write 4 Put the dialogues in order. Write 1–4
them in the correct column in the table below. and 1–3 in the boxes.
0 banana 6 ch r 1

1 d r 7 f v JIM Great, thanks. And you?

2 r st r nt 8 y ll w 1 JIM Good morning, Jack.
3 r ng 9 rp rt JACK I’m fine, thanks.
4 p n 10 gr n JACK Hi, Jim. How are you?
5 n n 11 ght 2
LUCY Yeah, have a good day.
International Colors Numbers Classroom
words objects LUCY Bye, Sara.
SARA Bye, Lucy. See you later.
banana

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose three pictures and spell

the words for your partner to write. Is he/she correct?

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1 WORLD ON E
OBJECTIVES
FUNCTIONS: getting to know
someone; talking about yourself
and others
GRAMMAR: question words; the
verb be
VOCABULARY: countries and
nationalities; adjectives

G 1

H
C
E D
B

A
F

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Talk about famous people

from different countries.

Neymar is from Brazil.

READING 3 1.16 Read and listen to the website and choose

the correct words.
1 Match the names of the countries with the 0 Pedro is from Brazil / the U.S.
places on the map. Write 1–10 in the boxes.
1 Pedro is 10 / 11.
1 the U.K. 6 Brazil 2 Brittany is from Manchester / London.
2 Mexico 7 Portugal 3 Missy Franklin is a swimmer / runner.
3 the U.S. 8 Japan 4 Oleg is Russian / Portuguese.
4 Australia 9 Turkey 5 Oleg is 11 / 12.
5 Russia 10 South Africa 6 Yumi is from Japan / the U.K.
7 Zheng Jie is a runner / tennis player.

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Crazy about the Olympics

HOME ABOUT NEWS CONTACT

Tell us about your Olympic favorites!

What’s your name? Who’s your favorite sportsperson?

Pedro. Usain Bolt.

Where are you from? Why is he/she your favorite

I’m Brazilian. I’m from a city called sportsperson?
Belo Horizonte. Because he’s amazing!

How old are you?

I’m 10.

What’s your name? Who’s your favorite sportsperson?

My name is Brittany. My favorite sportsperson is Missy
Franklin. She’s a swimmer.
Where are you from?
I’m British. I’m from Manchester. Why is he/she your favorite
sportsperson?
How old are you? Because she’s great!
I’m 12.

What’s your name? Who’s your favorite sportsperson?

I’m Oleg. Mariya Savinova. She’s a runner.

Where are you from? Why is he/she your favorite

I’m from Russia. I live in Moscow. sportsperson?
Because she’s fast!
How old are you?
I’m 11.

What’s your name?

My name is Yumi.

Where are you from?

I’m Japanese. I’m from
The Olympic Spirit
Kyoto. Answer the questions in the website for
yourself. Write your answers. Tell a partner.
How old are you?
I’m 11. What's your name?
Where are you from?
Who’s your favorite sportsperson? How old are you?
Zheng Jie. She’s a tennis player from China. Who is your favorite sportsperson?
Why is he/she your favorite sportsperson?
Because she’s awesome! Why is he/she your favorite?

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 VOCABULARY
Countries and nationalities
1 1.17 Write the country under the flag. Listen and check.
Australia | Brazil | Japan | Mexico | Portugal | Russia | South Africa | the U.K. | the U.S. | Turkey

0 Russia 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

2 Look at Exercise 1. Complete the table with the 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Describe a flag to your
nationalities of the countries. partner. Which country is it from?
-an -ish -ese This flag is white,
Russian blue, and red. Is it the Russian flag?
Yes, it is!
Workbook page 12

GRAMMAR 2 Choose the correct words.

Question words 0 How / Why old is your best friend?
1 What / Where is your mother from?
1 Look at the website on page 13 and complete the
questions with the words in the list. Then circle 2 How’s / What’s your favorite color?
the correct words to complete the rule. 3 Where / Who is your favorite singer?
4 Why / Where is he/she your favorite singer?
How | What | Where | Who | Why
0 What ’s your name? 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
1 are you from? questions in Exercises 1 and 2.
2 old are you?
What’s your name? My name is Belena.
3 ’s your favorite sportsperson?
4 is he/she your favorite sportsperson? Workbook page 10

RULE: How, What, Where, Who, and Why are Pronunciation

1question/ because words. /h/ or /w/ in question words
We often use the word 2question / because to
Go to page 120.
answer a Why question.

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LISTENING 2 Look at the sentences from the radio quiz. Choose

the correct words. Then complete the rule.
1 Work in pairs. Look at the photos and check (✓)
the correct flag for each photo. 1 I am / are from London.
2 You am / are wrong.
1 3 They am / are from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

RULE: The verb be changes for different subject

✓ pronouns.
I am American.
You/We/They 1 American.
2
He/She/It 2 American.
We often use contracted forms after pronouns.
I am = I’m
You/We/They are = You’re / We’re / They’re
He/She/It is = He’s / She’s / It’s

LOOK!
Singular Plural
I we
4 you you
he/she/it they

3 Complete the sentences. Use contracted forms

where possible.
5
0 I 'm from New York.
1 She a famous actor.
2 Jacob from the U.S.
3 Lucas and Ben my best friends.
4 We in English class.
2 1.20Listen to a radio quiz called The One- 5 You wrong. Sorry.
Minute Challenge and check your answers. Workbook page 11

GRAMMAR
The verb be My flag
1 Match sentences a–h with items 1–4. Write the 1 Choose things that are important to you.
letters in the boxes. ● two colors ● one animal
1 Bruno Mars e ● two activities
2 Maria Sharapova
3 sushi
2 SPEAKING Use your ideas from Exercise 1 to draw
your flag. Tell your partner about it.
4 cariocas

a She’s Russian. My flag is blue and red.

b It’s Japanese. They’re my favorite colors.
c They’re Brazilian. Here is a soccer ball. It’s
d It’s food. my favorite sport. Here
e He’s a singer. is music. I love music.
f They’re from Rio de Janeiro. Here is a panda. It’s my
g She’s a tennis player. favorite animal.
h He’s American.

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 READING
1 1.21 Read and listen to the dialogue. Who knows more about soccer, Jamie or Marta?

JAMIE Nice shirt. 3 Write the questions.

MARTA Thank you. It’s the new Barcelona shirt.
1 Q
JAMIE I know. I’m a Barcelona fan, too. So what’s your
name? A I’m Jamie.
2 Q
MARTA Marta. And what’s your name?
JAMIE I’m Jamie. A I’m from a small town called
Teruel.
MARTA Nice to meet you, Jamie.
3 Q
JAMIE Nice to meet you, too. Where are you from, Marta?
A Lucas Silva.
MARTA I’m from Spain. I’m from a small town called Teruel.
JAMIE Spain is a beautiful country.
MARTA Yes, it is. So who’s your favorite Barcelona player? FUNCTIONS
JAMIE Umm … Lucas Silva. Getting to know someone
MARTA The Brazilian player?
1 1.22 Put the dialogue in order.
JAMIE Yes, he’s great. Listen and check.
MARTA Yes, he is. But he isn’t a Barcelona player.
GINA Nice to meet you, too.
JAMIE No?
GINA I’m from San Francisco.
MARTA He’s a Real Madrid player.
GINA Yes, it is.
JAMIE Oh!
GINA I’m Gina.
MARTA It’s late. Time to go. Bye, Jamie.
1 GINA What’s your name?
JAMIE OK, bye.
PAOLO Nice to meet you, Gina.
PAOLO Where are you from,
2 Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Write the correct
Gina?
sentences in your notebook.
PAOLO San Francisco is a
0 Jamie is a Real Madrid fan. F beautiful city.
Jamie is a Barcelona fan. PAOLO I’m Paolo. And you?
1 Marta is Spanish.
2 Marta is from a big town. 2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Act out the
3 Lucas Silva is Italian.
dialogue.
4 Lucas Silva is a Barcelona player. 3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Make your
own dialogue.

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VOCABULARY
Adjectives
1 1.23 Write the words in the list under the
pictures. Listen and check.
a big TV | a dirty bike | a fast car | a new pen
a slow bus | a small pizza | an expensive computer 1
an old phone | cheap tickets | clean shirts 0 a big TV

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4

3
2

8 9

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6 WRITING
Personal information
Look at the questionnaire. Answer the
questions about you in full sentences.
2 Match the opposites.
0
1
new
big
d a slow
b expensive
The New York English
2 dirty c small Summer Camp
3 cheap d old We’re really excited about your visit next month.
4 fast e clean Answer the questions about yourself to find the
perfect roommate.
3 Put the words in order.
0 old / computer / an an old computer What’s your name?
1 a / bike / new
2 expensive / an / hotel
3 train / fast / a Where are you from?
4 dirty / shoes
5 book / cheap / a
How old are you?

LOOK! In English adjectives always stay the same.

new pens NOT news pens Who’s your favorite singer?
green cars NOT greens cars

What’s your favorite color?

Workbook page 13

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 PHOTOSTORY: episode 1
1 Look at the photos and answer the questions.

t a l itt le
Ju s
1 There are three friends in photo 1. What are their names?
2 Who’s the other boy?

joke
3 Where is he from?

2 1.24 Now read and listen to the photostory. Check

your answers.

1 RUBY Who’s that?

RUBY Hi, Ellie.
ELLIE Hi, Ruby. How’s it going? DAN That’s Thomas.
2
RUBY Great, thanks. Oh, hello, Dan. ELLIE Who’s he?
DAN Hi, you two. DAN He’s in my class. He’s new.

ELLIE Where’s he from?

DAN He’s from Paris. He’s cool. Oh, time to go 4
now. See you tomorrow. 3 ELLIE He’s from Paris?
RUBY Bye, Dan. RUBY Paris. That is so awesome!
ELLIE See you later. ELLIE I know!

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DEVELOPING SPEAKING

3 EP1Watch to find out how the story FUNCTIONS

continues.
Talking about yourself and others
1 Is Thomas from France?
2 Where is he from? 1 Match the questions and answers.
0 Who’s that? b
4 EP1 Watch again. Choose the correct word
1 Where’s he from?
in each sentence.
2 How old are you?
0 They are in an ice cream shop / a fast food 3 Who’s your favorite singer?
restaurant.
1 The chocolate ice cream is for Ellie / Ruby. a He’s from Paris.
2 Thomas is American / French. b That’s Thomas.
3 He’s from Paris, Texas / Paris, France. c Beyoncé.
4 The ice cream’s very good / not very good. d I’m 11.

2 Put the words in the correct order to make

PHRASES FOR FLUENCY dialogues.
1 Find the expressions 1–4 in the story. Who says 1 A that / who’s / ?
them? Who's that?
1 How’s it going? B Mary / that’s
2 See you later.
3 That is so awesome! A she / from / where’s / ?
4 I know!
B the U.K. / from / she’s
2 How do you say the expressions in Exercise 1 in
your language?
2 A they / are / who / ?
3 Change the underlined expressions. Use an
expression from Exercise 1. B Mario / are / and / they / Alex
1 A This is my new bicycle.
B Great! A are / from / where / they / ?
2 Hi, Jorge. How are you?
3 A This is a nice computer. B from / they / Mexico / are
B Yes, it is.
4 OK, time to go. Goodbye!
3 A Hi, / your / name / what’s / ?
4 Complete the mini-dialogues with the
expressions from Exercise 1. B Rob / I’m
0 A This concert is great!
A old / you, / how / are / Rob / ?
B I know !
1 A Hello, Ben!
B 12 / I’m
B ?
2 A Look at my new phone. A favorite / your / singer / who’s / ?
B !
3 A Goodbye, Mike. B Ed Sheeran.
B , Annie.
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Act out the dialogues.
Then make similar dialogues.

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