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Student’s Book
& Workbook

Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley

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Contents
Vocabulary Grammar Skills/Functions Writing

MODULE
MODULE 1 Comparisons (pp. 5-25)

physical comparative forms • describe people compare two comic book

1 appearance • Reading: The Fantastic Four (gist) characters
• listen for specific information
character adjectives linkers • compare people's characters write about your face shape
2 • Reading: Face Reading and character
clothes: patterns & too/enough • describe clothes write descriptions of people
3 styles • shop for a present and their clothes
sports • agree/disagree write a short article comparing
4 • Reading: The Williams Sisters two famous people
• read/listen for specific information
hobbies • discuss likes/dislikes write a short descriptive text
5 • Reading: Family Ties about a person you admire
• read/listen for specific information
geographical the superlative • Reading: Extreme Earth write a quiz about places in the
6 features • read/listen for specific information world
places in a city comparative & superlative • Reading: Sister cities write a short text about your
7 forms • make comparisons city
• pronounce /h/ silent /h/
means of comparisons • read for gist/main message
8 transportation • listen for specific information
• buy a train ticket
types of buildings • describe location • complete a chart
9 • Reading: Building Big • give a presentation on
• read for specific information buildings
• objects order of adjectives • read/listen for specific information make a poster
10 • materials • act out dialogues
• shapes • describe objects
Self-Check 1 (p. 26)

MODULE
MODULE 2 True stories (pp. 27- 47)
weekend activities was/were • read/listen for specific information write a short email
1 • talk about past activities
past activities past simple (regular- • Reading: Thanksgiving give a speech as a pilgrim
2 affirmative) • pronounce -ed endings
ancient civilizations past simple (irregular- • Reading: The Aztecs (gist) give a presentation on the Incas
3 affirmative) • summarize a text
accidents & past simple (negative/ • Reading: Chilling Coincidences write an account of a fictional
4 disasters questions) • give & react to bad news experience
jobs wh-questions • Reading: Conquering Everest write a quiz about famous
5 • listen for specific information historical figures
the supernatural • Reading: Roswell: Case Not Closed write a story
6 • intonation in yes/no/wh-questions
• read/listen for specific information write a comic strip
7 • narrate a story
animals • Reading: Alebrijes design a fictional animal
8 • talk about past activities
musical instruments/ • discuss past events write a fact file about a famous
9 types of music • Reading: Music US musician
• Reading: Presidents of the US write a short biography
10 • read/listen for specific information
Self-Check 2 (p. 48)

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Vocabulary Grammar Skills/Functions Writing

MODULE
MODULE 3 Instructions & Regulations (pp. 49-69)

• rooms the imperative • read for specific information write reasons to buy/rent a
1 • furniture • compare/describe houses strange house
• appliances • Reading: The Walking House
chores have to (obligation) • read/listen for specific information write about your weekly chores
2
school rules must – must(n’t) • Reading: School of Fame write a short list of school rules
3 • read for gist/main message
good/bad • must/must(n’t) • apologise/accept an apology write a list of rules for a block
4 neighbours • have to/don't have to • listen for specific information of flats
accidents should/shouldn’t (advice) • give advice write about safety on the
5 • Reading: Jungle Survival Tips Internet
body language modals • read for gist/main message • write a leaflet of dos and
• listen for specific information don'ts for tourists
6 • Reading: Body Talk • give a presentation on body
language in different countries
camping can – can't • talk/ask about rules write an email giving news
7 equipment • Reading: Go Camping
public places & may – may not • make suggestions present signs from various
8 activities • read for gist/main message places
public transport modal verbs • Reading: Station Safety write a short leaflet about bike
9 • read/listen for specific information safety
environmental suggestions • read/listen for specific information write an email making
10 problems • make suggestions suggestions
• Reading: Did you know?
Self-Check 3 (p. 70)

MODULE
MODULE 4 Plans & predictions (pp. 71- 91)
holiday activities be going to (affirmative) • read/listen for specific information write about your planned
1 • Reading: an email holiday activities
eco-tourism be going to (negative & • read for specific information write about someone's
2 activities interrogative) • talk about weekend activities planned weekend activities
weather • read/listen for specific information give a presentation on weather
3 • talk about the weather conditions around the world
• Reading: a cartoon strip
New Year's • read/listen for gist post comments on a blog
4 resolutions • intonation in expressing surprise
• Reading: Charlie’s blog
the future will (affirmative, negative & • express certainty/uncertainty write five predictions about the
5 interrogative) • Reading: What the future holds future
predictions will – wh-questions • make predictions write predictions about the
6 • Reading: The fortune-teller future of a famous person
compass points/ • book a flight write a travel itinerary
7 locations • Reading: Chile Tours
robot abilities will – predictions • read/listen for specific information • give a presentation on a robot
8 • Reading: Robot School • design a robot of the future
stages of life will – be going to • read for gist/specific information write five predictions about
9 • Reading: a dialogue your future
jobs • talk about/research jobs write about your dream career
10 • Reading: Teenage Millionaire
Self-Check 4 (p. 92)
Cultural & Curricular Section (pp. 93-101), Workbook: Vocabulary & Grammar Practice (pp. 102-117),
Grammar Reference (GR1- GR4), Rules for Punctuation (GR5), Word List (WL1 - WL6), Irregular Verbs
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Comparisons MODULE
MODULE 1
Before you start ...
• What’s a typical Monday like for you?
• What do you like doing in your free time?

dule?
What’s in the mo

Writing
• sentences comparing comic
book characters
• sentences comparing family
Vocabulary Skills members
• people’s physical appearance • describe people’s looks & • a description of family
• people’s character character members and their clothes
• clothes: patterns & styles • shop for a present • a short article comparing two
• sports • compare people famous people from your
• hobbies • describe people’s clothes country
• geographical features • agree/disagree • a paragraph about the family
• places in a city • talk about hobbies and member you admire most
likes/dislikes • a quiz about places in the world
• means of transport
• brainstorm for ideas • a text describing a city in your
• types of buildings
• compare places country
• objects
• describe places using • a poster about famous
• materials & shapes
adjectives buildings in your country
• /h/ pronounced/silent • a paragraph describing
Grammar • buy a train ticket souvenirs
• comparative forms • describe location
• linkers • give directions
• too, enough • describe objects Find the page
• the superlative • describe lost property
• order of adjectives
numbers for ...
• a street map
• a spidergram
• a superhero team
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1.1 Looks
Vocabulary
Physical appearance
1 a) Listen and say.

G HT
HEI
tall
of
medium
height
short

IG HT
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fat

well-built

thin
plump
slim
A B
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AG Reed Richards is a geniu Susan Storm
Fantastic
old is the leader of the command. Sh
is the second
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middle-aged nd of Susan
in his twenties/
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she can be ve
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He can
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her enemies. H
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child S a needle
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ear at any tim
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H A long or stretch about 3 ards’ wife.
straight curly

spiky C Johnny Storm is the younger D

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is a profess
brother of Susan Storm and the Ben Grimm u our,
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wavy at sense of h
short youngest in the group. He can fly pilot. His gre y and
faster than sound, control fire and e e yes, orange bod
b lu berin’
bald surround himself with fire. He’s o u s bat tle cry “It’s clob
fam popular
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good friends with Spider-Man. time” make ng and
moustache full lips e’s very stro
character. H ards.
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is friends wit
beard thin lips

b) Look at the text. The characters in the Check these words

picture are from an adventure movie. genius, leader, change, shape, become, needle, stretch, mile,
second in command, powerful, disappear, group, sound, control,
Who’s ... fire, surround, professional, sense of humour, famous, battle cry
1 tall, fat, and bald with full lips?
2 of average height, well-built, with very Reading
short brown hair?
3 young, thin, of medium height, with long 2 a) Listen and read the texts (A-D) and match them to
straight fair hair and full lips? the characters (1-4) in the picture. Which words/phrases
4 young, tall, and slim with brown spiky helped you decide?
hair and thin lips? b) Choose a character and present him/her to the class.
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1.1
Grammar
Comparative forms Anticipating information
3 a) Study the theory. Before you listen, look at the visual prompts
carefully and think about which descriptive words
short adjectives: adjective + -er + than you expect to hear. This will help you do the task.
Johnny is younger than Susan.
long adjectives: more + adjective + than Listening & Speaking
Ben is more powerful than Reed.
Spelling rules 4 a) Listen to John talking about his family
• adjective + -er tall – taller members and relatives. How are the people in
• adjective ending in -e + -r large – larger the pictures related to him?
• adjective ending in vowel + consonant ➝
double the last consonant + -er big – bigger
• adjective ending in -y ➝ -y + -ier heavy – heavier
Irregular forms
good – better, bad – worse, much/many – more, James
little – less
Maria

b) Look at the pictures and write complete

sentences. 1 uncle
John 2 __________________
_
Fred Bob 3 __________________
_
Helen
4 __________________
_
old 5 __________________
16 years _
6 __________________
_

old old
15 years 17 years

Ken Susan

1 John/tall/Fred John is taller than Fred. Peter

2 Bob/thin/Fred ________________________________________________
3 John’s hair/short/Fred’s hair _________________________
b) Use the adjectives in the list to compare
______________________________________________________________________
members of your family or friends.
4 Fred/young/John ___________________________________________
• old • tall • short • thin • fat • heavy • funny
5 John/funny/Fred ____________________________________________
• young • long • dark • handsome • pretty
6 Fred/heavy/Bob ____________________________________________
7 Bob/good at basketball/John _______________________ My dad is older than my mum.
______________________________________________________________________
Writing
8 Fred/serious/John _________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________
5 Think of two of your favourite comic
book characters. Write five sentences
9 Fred/short/Bob ______________________________________________
comparing them. Use the adjectives in
10 Bob/old/John ________________________________________________
Ex. 4b as well as your own ideas.
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1.2
intelligent

lazy
creative
patient

noisy

hardworking sociable shy

rude
Vocabulary
Character adjectives
1 Listen and say. Grammar
funny
Which adjectives are Linkers
positive? Which are negative? Which
ones best describe your best friend? 3 Read the table. Then rewrite sentences 2-5
using appropriate linkers.
2 Match the character adjectives
(1-10) to the descriptions (a- j). Then AND, ALSO, AS WELL AS BUT, ALTHOUGH
make sentences, as in the example. To join similar qualities (both To join opposing qualities (one
positive or both negative), we positive, one negative), we use
1 d generous 6 reliable can use and, as well as or also. but, although, etc.
2 honest 7 sensitive She is generous. She is honest. He is sociable. He can be shy at
3 ambitious 8 outgoing She is generous and honest. times.
She is generous as well as He is sociable, but he can be shy
4 stubborn 9 greedy honest. at times.
5 aggressive 10 polite She’s generous. She’s also Although he is sociable, he can
honest. be shy at times.
a likes meeting people
b gets upset easily
c often behaves angrily 1 She is reliable. She can be forgetful at times.
d likes giving things to others She’s reliable, but she can be forgetful at times.
e refuses to change his/her mind 2 He is honest. He is generous. ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
f wants to be successful
g always tells the truth 3 She is outgoing. She can be aggressive. ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
h has good manners
i does what he/she promises to do 4 She is hardworking. She can be noisy at times. ___________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
j always wants more than he/she
needs 5 She is lazy. She is greedy. ____________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________
My sister is generous. She likes giving things
to others.
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1.2
Reading Check these words
square, suggest, lose your temper, cool off, smart, sharp mind,
4 a) Look at the pictures. What does
skilled hands, scientist, mechanic, engineer, labourer,
each person’s face say about their
triangular, upside-down, forehead, trust, journalist, politician,
character?
secure, behave, peers, respect, finance, catering, sales,
Listen and read to find out. Do you
banking, oblong, succeed
agree?
Are you honest, patient, polite, or shy?
You may not know it,
but your face and body shape tell all.
Square – physical Triangular – mental
Are you well-built with a square face
A head that looks like an upside-down
and square head? Your body shape
triangle, a thin body shape, and a wide
suggests that you like sports. You are
forehead suggest you are very
ambitious and lose your temper easily,
intelligent. You are also creative and
but you cool off just as quickly. You are B
A sensitive. You don’t trust others easily.
also very smart. Your sharp mind and
You can be a successful writer, journalist or politician.
skilled hands make you a good scientist, mechanic, engineer or
labourer.

Oblong – practical
Round – emotional
Your oblong-shaped face and long body suggest you are
Is the shape of your face and body intelligent and ambitious. People think you
round? Then you’re sensitive and honest. are greedy, but you want to lead a
You need to feel secure and behave like a comfortable life. You work long hours
‘mother’ to your peers. You are good and try to succeed. You can do well as an
with money and respect family life. You C
actor or model.
can do well in finance, catering, sales and banking.

b) Read again and complete the

chart. Then use the completed
Speaking & Writing
chart to present each face shape. 5 a) Look at the
chart and polite
FACE TRAITS OCCUPATIONS
compare the noisy
square ambitious scientist
people.
smart
Meg is polite. Nick is
more polite than Meg. sociable

b) Use adjectives from Exs 1 & 2 to compare your

classmates, friends or family members. Tell your partner.
My mum is more patient than my dad.

Now use the chart to c) What’s the shape of your face? What are you
read your partner’s face. like? Spend three minutes to write a few sentences about
Report to the class. yourself. Does your description match the one in the text?

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1.3 Trends
patterned

polka-dot

striped
plain
checked
flowery

Vocabulary
Clothes: patterns & styles
1 a) Listen and say.

b) Take a minute to write as many clothes as

you can think of. Compare with your partner.
Patrick
c) Choose a person from the picture on the right
and describe his/her clothes.
Brian’s wearing a plain T-shirt, ...
Emma
Check these words
Everyday English expensive, on sale, cheap,
Shopping for a present size, try on, gift wrap
2 a) Read the first exchange in
the dialogue. Where is Peggy? Why is she there?
Brian
Listen and read to find out. Carol

Peggy: Excuse me. How much is this jumper?

Clerk: The striped one? It’s €60.
long
Peggy: Hm, that’s a little bit too expensive.
Clerk: How about this plain blue one?
Peggy: That’s nice. How much is it?
Clerk: It’s on sale. It’s only €25.
Peggy: Oh, that’s fine. Do you have it in a bigger size? flat
This is a small.
baggy
Clerk: Yes, here you are. Would you like to try it on?
Peggy: No, thank you. It’s not for me. It’s for my
friend. It’s her birthday today.
Clerk: OK. Would you like me to gift wrap it for you?
Peggy: Yes. Thank you.
tight

10 high-
heeled
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1.3
b) Read the dialogue and complete the b) What’s wrong with the people’s clothes?
sentences. Use up to three words. Make sentences.

1 The striped jumper costs _____________________ .

2 Peggy thinks the striped jumper is _______________ .
3 The plain blue jumper is _________________ the Bob/
striped jumper. T-shirt
4 Peggy wants a _______________ size. Molly/ Claire/
5 The jumper is for _________________ . coat trousers
Jimmy/
6 Peggy decides to buy the ___________________ jumper. shoes
Jane/ skirt
Jane’s skirt is too long. She needs a
shorter one.
c) Read the dialogue aloud in pairs.
Listening & Speaking
Grammar
Too/Enough 4 a) Listen to the dialogue. Which of the
girls in the picture is it about?
3 a) Read the theory. Then complete
exchanges 1-5 with too/enough.
Jenny: Who’s that girl, Bob?
too + adjective/adverb (+ full infinitive) Bob: Which one?
The shoes are too expensive. (I can’t buy them.) Jenny: The one with the straight
Rob is too young to drive. (Rob isn’t allowed to blonde hair wearing the
drive.) flowery blouse and the tight
adjective/adverb + enough (+ full infinitive) jeans.
enough + noun (+ full infinitive) Bob: Oh, that’s my cousin, Laura.
These shoes are cheap enough. (I can buy them.) We call her Brains.
I have enough money to buy these shoes. (I can Jenny: Brains? Why?
buy them.) Bob: Because she’s the smartest
one in the family. She’s very
1 A: What do you think of this dress? Is it too kind and friendly, too.
short?
B: No, not at all. I think it’s long __________________ .
2 A: Why don’t you buy her a pair of earrings? b) Find family pictures. Act
B: She has _______________ many earrings already. out dialogues to find out the names
of the people in the pictures. Use
3 A: How about this scarf? It’s only £10. the dialogue in Ex. 4a as a model.
B: Why not? The colour is nice and it’s cheap
_______________________ . Writing
4 A: Do you like these trousers? 5 Now use the pictures to write descriptions of
B: No, they are _______________________ casual for a the people in your family and their clothes.
wedding.
This is a picture of my mum and my cousin, Billy. They
5 A: This skirt is very trendy. have fair hair and blue eyes. My mum is wearing a red
B: It is, but it’s _______________________ tight. and white striped T-shirt and white shorts. Billy is
wearing a plain white T-shirt and jeans.

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