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REFERENCE page 6 We use subject pronouns before verbs. PRACTICE
She isn’t at school. I have two email addresses.
subject pronouns and be subject pronouns and be
We use object pronouns:
We use be in the present with: nationalities, adjectives,
jobs, places, relationships, names, ages and prices.
• after verbs. 1 Complete the conversations with the 2 Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
I like her. Help us! correct forms of be. Use contractions
We use it with a subject pronoun: She’s British. where possible.
NOT Is British. • after prepositions.
Come with me. Look at them. Nadia: 1
Are you Sofia?
Positive Jess: No, I 2 .I3 Jess.
We use possessive adjectives before nouns.
subject be phrase Nadia: 4
you a student?
Where’s my mobile? What are their names? Our teacher
Jess: Yes, I 5 . Sofia 6 the
’m fine, thank you. is from Poland.
I teacher.
am a doctor. We use your pens, our books, their names NOT yours
He from Spain. pens, ours books, theirs names. Tom: 7
Sydney the capital city
’s of Australia?
She in Madrid today. subject pronouns object pronouns possessive
is adjectives Kurt: No, it 8 . The capital 9 1 She’s our / us teacher. 2 We’re at home tonight.
It twenty-one.
Canberra. Ask she / her. Come and see us / our!
We students. I me my
’re you you your Alison: 10
Craig and Adam
You in class.
are he him his brothers?
They friends.
it it its Phil: No, they 11 . They 12
We often use contractions in speaking and in informal friends from university.
she her her
writing. I’m Joe. It’s three euros.
we us our 2 Use the prompts to make sentences. Use
Negative they them their contractions where possible.
subject be + not phrase A: I don’t know them. 1 My name / be / Angus. / be / Scottish /
Who are they? and / I / be / a student.
I ’m not at work today.
B: They’re my friends. My name’s Angus. I’m Scottish and 3 Here’s me / my number. 4 They’re / She’s so
He/She/It isn’t happy.
Their names are I’m a student Phone me / my. beautiful! Look at them /
We/You/They aren’t sisters. Yolanda and Pepe. My teacher / be / Maria. their!

We can also say He/She/It’s not; We/You/They’re not. Her classes / be / very good.
Our classroom / be / number thirty-two.
Yes/No questions 2 We / be / from / Peru.
She’s at home. Is she at home? its = possessive We / be / in Tokyo / on holiday.
be subject phrase Your company, what’s its name? I / be / Cecilia / and / my brother’s
name / be / Miguel.
Am I late? it’s = it is I / be / nineteen / and / he / be / twenty.
Is he Italian? BWST Sports. It’s an international company.
Are you OK?
A: Where’s your cat? object pronouns and possessive 5 She’s / Her not in her room. 6 It / Its isn’t me / my dog.
Short answers
B: It’s on my desk. adjectives Call him / her. It’s his / he dog.
A: What’s its name?
subject be
B: Its name is Kitty.
1 Replace the words in bold with the
Yes, I am. correct object pronoun. question words
1 Listen to the woman. her
No, he isn’t.
2 Meet me and Scott.
1 Look at the answers in bold and write the questions. Use the words
No, we aren’t. in the box and be.
3 Look at the photo.
We don’t use contractions with short answers with yes.
4 Read the instructions. What Who Where When How Why
Yes, he is. NOT Yes, he’s. question words
5 Study with your sister.
Wh- questions 1 What’s your name? My name’s Ryan.
6 Open the two doors.
object pronouns and possessive adjectives wh- question word be subject 7 I don’t know your parents.
2 ? Christina’s at work.
We use subject, verb, object (SVO) word order in positive the time? 3 ? My mother and father are well, thank you.
What 8 Come with me and the other students.
and negative sentences. ’s Jan? 4 ? Lunch is at 1 p.m.
Who 9 Speak to Mr Puskas.
subject verb object my key? 5 ? Our doctor is Dr Kapoor.
Where 10 Close your book.
6 ? Gustavo and Julia are here because they’re
football. When your classes?
They like my friends.
it. How are you?
Pablo. Why they (here)?
I don’t understand
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1A present simple: I, you, we, they 1B present simple: he, she, it

REFERENCE page 8 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 11
1 go
We use the present simple to talk about: 1 Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Positive and negative
2 like
• things that are always or generally true. 1 you / Do / classes? / like / English / your
I come from Italy. They live in Seoul. Do you like your English classes? He likes rock music. He doesn’t like rock music.
• habits and routines. 2 in / Mr / live / Brown / and / Mrs / New York? / Do subject auxiliary verb infinitive object or 3 watch
We get up at 7 a.m. 3 Sonia / you / each / and / Do / know / other? (does) (+ -s, -es) phrase
4 to / go / same / your / Do / children / the / school? knows my brother. 4 study
Positive and negative He
5 TV? / of / watch / your / a / children / Do / lot finishes at six.
subject auxiliary infinitive object or phrase She
6 Ben / Janey / and / Are / married? like fish.
verb (do) It doesn’t 5 get up
7 here? / come / you / near / Do / from have a camera. 6 play
I like cats. 8 home? / you / Do / at / English / speak
We come from Canada. We use the contraction doesn’t (= does not) for negatives in
8 have
You understand me. 2 Read the answers to the questions in Ex 1. Correct the speaking and in informal writing.
7 like
They don’t mistake in each answer. One answer is correct. The train doesn’t go to Central Station.
speak English.
1 Yes, I like. do Marta’s room
We use the contraction don’t (= do not) for negatives in Spelling
2 No, they don’t live.
speaking and in informal writing. most verbs add -s plays lives
3 Yes, we know.
I don’t work on Saturdays. 4 No, we go to different schools. verbs ending -ch, -sh, -s, -x add -es teaches PRACTICE
5 Yes, I do. verbs ending consonant + -y change to -ies studies
Questions 1 Look at the picture and write eight sentences about
6 No, they don’t. do and go add -es does Marta. Use the verbs to help you.
wh- auxiliary subject infinitive object or
question verb (do) phrase 7 Yes, I’m from Madrid. goes
word 8 No, we aren’t. We speak Japanese. have has 2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in
wh- Where do you live? the box.
questions How do they know Teresa? 3 Read the texts and write the wh- questions. Use the Questions
verbs in brackets. cook drive enjoy fly not have
yes/no you speak Spanish?
Do not like read relax teach work
questions we have homework? He likes rock music. Does he like rock music?

Name: Xavier 2LeBon

1 wh- auxiliary subject infinitive object
Short answers to yes/no questions
Address: 1 Bonny Gardens, NW3 9BJ
3
question verb (do)
word
or
phrase
The couple that does it all!
subject auxiliary verb (do)
Occupation: 4Hotel Manager wh- What does ‘famous’ mean? Ken and Susie Parker are famous in their home town
Yes, I do.
questions Why of Queenstown, New Zealand. Everybody knows
No, we don’t. Company: Art Hotel
5
does Tony like him?
them because they do everything! In the mornings,
Emma play tennis? Susie 1 as a shop assistant in a ski shop. In
NOT Yes, I like. No, we don’t like. yes/no
Does your live near the afternoons she 2 storybooks to children in
1 What’s your name ? (be) questions
sister here? the local school. In the evenings she 3 Maths
2 ? (spell)
classes. Her students 4 her classes because
3 ? (live) she’s a good teacher and she’s very funny.
Short answers to yes/no questions
4 ? (do)
subject auxiliary verb (do) Ken 5 a taxi, the school bus and a tourist boat.
5 ? (work)
Yes, she does. On Saturdays he’s a pilot and he 6 a small plane
for groups of tourists.
No, he doesn’t
STUDENT CARD NOT Yes, she works. No, he doesn’t work.
From Monday to Saturday Ken and Susie 7
very much free time, so on Sundays they have a day
Do and does can be: off. Ken 8 lunch because Susie 9 cooking.
NAME: Martina Fernandez • an auxiliary verb She just sits and 10 in the garden.
COUNTRY: Argentina
6
Do you play tennis? She doesn’t like spaghetti.
CLASS: English • a normal verb
3 Read the answers to questions about Ken and Susie.
TIME: 9–12 Mon–Fri
7 He does his homework every day. Write the questions.
TEACHER: Michael
8 What do you do? (= What’s your job?) 1 Where does Susie work ? In a ski shop.
2 ? She reads to children.
6 ? (come) 3 ? Maths classes.
7 ? (study) 4 ? Because she’s a good teacher.
8 ? (be) 5 ? A taxi, a bus, and a boat.
6 ? A small plane, for groups of tourists.
7 ? No, she doesn’t. She hates cooking.
8 ? She relaxes in the garden.

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1C How to … make suggestions 1D possessive ’s, s’

REFERENCE page 13 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 14 2 Use the prompts to make sentences. Remember to use
’s, s’ or of.
We use these phrases to make suggestions: 1 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the We use ’s with a person to talk about family and
possessions. 1 Naomi / be / Anton / daughter.
infinitive object or phrase conversations.
Janna is my father’s sister. NOT Janna is the sister Naomi is Anton’s daughter.
Let’s have a coffee. 1 A: I have / am really hungry.
of my father. 2 Makiko / favourite / colour / be / purple.
Can we meet at half past seven? B: Yeah, me, too. Let’s / Can we have something
to eat. Where are Pete’s glasses? NOT Where are the glasses 3 My / brother / names / be / Zayn, Malek and Amir.
Would you like to see a film? of Pete? 4 Eddie / be / the children / father.
2 A: Let me / Can we meet tomorrow?
Let’s = Let us B: Yes. What about / Would you like three o’clock? We use ’s with one person. 5 This wallet / be / Nikolay.
noun or time A: Sorry, I can’t. I’m busy. What about six o’clock? My brother’s wife is from Poland. 6 My / sister / husband / job / be / interesting.
3 A: I feel very tired. 7 Juan / have / all the students / tickets.
How about a break? We use s’ with more than one person.
B: Would you like to / What about have a break? 8 I / be / in / a / women / football team.
What about three o’clock? My parents’ house is near here. (two parents)
A: Good idea. How about / Let’s a coffee?
We use these phrases to respond to suggestions:
NOT My parent’s house is near here. (one parent) 3 Complete the text with ten apostrophes, six for
B: Sure. possession and four for contractions.
positive negative With irregular plurals, we use ’s.
4 A: Can we / Would you like to play football on
Saturday? This is the children’s bedroom. NOT This is the childrens’
OK. I’m sorry, I can’t.
B: Sorry, I don’t / can’t. I’m busy. How about bedroom.
Sure. Sorry, I’m busy then.
Sunday? We can also use ’s or s’ with no noun after it.
Sure, that’s fine. Sorry, I can’t. Another time?
This book isn’t mine. It’s Kiera’s.
Good idea. 2 Complete the conversations.
Perfect! This car isn’t mine. It’s my parents’.
A: Gina, would you like 1 play tennis tomorrow?
I’d love to. We don’t usually use ’s or s’ with things. We use of.
B: I 2 love to. Where?
We use Do you like to ask about things that are always true. A: In the park. Can 3
meet at 11.00? Would you like to see a video of our holiday?
Do you like (coffee/orange juice)? B: Sure, that 4 fine. NOT Would you like to see our holiday’s video.
Do you like (playing tennis/speaking Spanish)? Notice We also use apostrophe ’s for contractions.
A: Let 5 have lunch. Max is Pippa’s husband = possessive
We use Would you like to make suggestions.
B: Sorry, I can’t now. 6 time? Pippa’s at home = contraction: Pippa is
Would you like (a coffee/a bottle of water)?
A: No problem. How 7 Saturday?
Would you like to play (tennis/chess)? When a name ends in -s, we usually use -s’s.
B: 8
idea!
This is Charles’s car. Jacobs an old friend of mine from university.
3 Correct the conversation. Add the words in the box.
His wifes name is Angela and they are both
about Can can’t Let’s like ’m perfect we PRACTICE doctors at the local hospital. They have three

1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. children. Their daughters names are Vicky
Chat Scott + Joel 1 It’s the laptop of Pete / Pete’s laptop.
2 Are they Jennifer’s / Jennifers’ sunglasses? and Sue and their sons names Jeff. Vickys at
Hey, how are you? 11:25
’m 3 This is my boy’s / boys’ bedroom. They’re five and
seven years old. university and lives with them and Sues flat is
Not so good. I really angry
at my manager. 11:25 ✓✓ 4 It’s not my bag. It’s John’s / Johns’.
near the city centre. Jeffs married and lives in
5 Where are the men’s / mens’ toilets?
Oh dear. Would you to talk about it? 11:25
his wifes parents house.
6 The end of the film / film’s end is sad.
Yes. we meet now? 11:26 ✓✓

I’m sorry I. How this afternoon? 11:26

4 Correct the words in bold. Use an apostrophe.
OK. Where? 11:26 ✓✓ 1 A: I think they’re Stefan’s books.
B: No, they aren’t Stefan. They’re my books.
meet in the park. 11:27
No, they aren’t Stefan’s.
2 A: Hey! That’s my laptop!
What time? 11:27 ✓✓
B: No, it isn’t. It’s Chris.
Can meet at five? 11:27 3 A: Is it your car?
B: No, it’s my parents. They live near here.
That’s! See you there. 11:27 ✓✓
4 A: Thanks for a lovely evening!
B: Thank you for coming. Is this your coat?
A: No, It’s Sam. This is my coat.

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2A countable and uncountable nouns; a, an, some, any 2B adverbs and phrases of frequency
REFERENCE page 19 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 21 PRACTICE
Countable nouns [C] are things we can count in English. 1 Correct the mistake in each sentence. Two sentences We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how often we
do something.
1 Add the correct adverb of frequency to the sentences.
They can be singular or plural. are correct. Use the information in brackets to help you.
banana/bananas, onion/onions, vegetable/vegetables never hardly ever sometimes often usually always
1 Do you eat meats? 1 I get up early. (0%)
2 Sylvie doesn’t like fruit. 0% 10% 40% 60% 80% 100% I never get up early.
Uncountable nouns [U] are nouns we can’t count in English.
They are not usually plural. 3 Pastas are good for you. Adverbs of frequency go before most verbs. 2 I have breakfast with my family. (100%)
water, pasta, rice NOT waters, pastas, rices 4 My parents don’t eat butters. 3 My father reads a newspaper on Sundays. (80%)
subject adverb of verb object or phrase
5 Do you have hot or cold milk in your coffee? frequency 4 We’re tired in the morning. (60%)
We use these quantifiers with nouns: 6 I like a lot of toast with honeys for breakfast. 5 I go to bed before 11 p.m. (10%)
We always have breakfast at seven.
quantifier noun example 7 Can I have four potato, please? 6 I drink coffee. (0%)
I usually listen to the news.
a singular I have a banana for breakfast. 8 Would you like apple? 7 Nicola’s late. (40%)
countable Jayne sometimes goes running in the evening. 8 My sister phones me in the evening. (60%)
an Do you want an apple?
2 Look at the picture. What does the customer buy?
Adverbs of frequency go after the verb be. 9 The hotel receptionist is friendly (100%)
– plural Does Milly like bananas? Write a/an, some or a lot of and the type of food.
2, 3, 4 … countable We need four apples. 10 The coffee here is hot! (0%)
A = some pears subject be adverb of object or phrase
frequency
– uncountable I like fish. 2 Put the words in the correct order to make
Fruit is good for you.* 3 Complete the conversation with a, an, some, a lot of David ’s often very tired. conversations.
or any. They ’re sometimes late.
*With uncountable nouns, we use a singular verb. 1 A: students / My / late. / never / are
Man: What’s for dinner? B: homework? / always / they / Do / their / do
This pasta is delicious. Our rice comes from India. Usually and sometimes can also go at the beginning of a
Woman: Well, let’s see. Oh no, we don’t have A: Yes!
sentence. Sometimes can go at the end, too.
We use some to talk about a general amount, not an exact 1
eggs.
Usually my mother phones me early in the morning. 2 A: often / go / How / cinema? / you / do / to / the
number. Man: So I can’t make an omelette. Do we have
New York is very cold sometimes. B: twice / Sometimes / month. / we / go / a
We use a lot of for a big number or amount. 2
spaghetti?
A: hardly / cinema. / go / ever / We / the / to
We use any in negative statements and questions. Woman: Yes, I can see 3 spaghetti. Five packets!
Negatives B: films / on / usually / watch / you / TV? / Do
quantifier noun example Man: Do we have 4
tomatoes?
subject auxiliary adverb of verb object or A: films / we / online. / watch / usually / No,
plural Let’s buy some beans. Woman: Yes, I think so. Yes, we have 5 tomato.
(do) frequency phrase 3 A: go? / does / How / the / boat / often
some countable You have a lot of grapes. Man: And 6 onion?
I don’t always finish my B: goes / three / times / It / day. / a
a lot of I’d like some pasta. Woman: No, I can’t see 7 onions. homework.
uncountable
We eat a lot of rice. Man: Oh. We just need 8 butter. Marta doesn’t usually work at the 3 Rewrite the sentences so they mean the same. Use the
Woman: No butter, but we have 9 oil! weekend. words in brackets.
plural I can’t see any potatoes.
countable We don’t have any lemons. Man: No problem. So dinner is spaghetti with oil 1 Baz is always early for class (never)
any and 10 tomato! subject be adverb of object or phrase
Baz is never late for class.
Can you see any lamb? frequency
uncountable 2 I wash my hair every Monday. (once)
Do you have any orange juice? I ’m not usually bored.
3 Angie isn’t often ill. (sometimes)
We use some and something in questions to ask for and It isn’t always so hot here.
4 I drink coffee once a month. (hardly ever)
offer things.
We use a positive verb (+) with never and hardly ever. 5 We go out for a meal on my birthday and my
Can I have some sugar, please? husband’s birthday. (twice)
She never listens to me.
Would you like something to drink? 6 Sarfaz hardly ever eats fish. (not often)
Stefan is hardly ever ill.
7 Bianca doesn’t study in the evenings. (never)
We use phrases of frequency at the end of a sentence or 8 My brother always goes out on Saturday night.
phrase. (every)
I have lunch with my parents every Sunday.
We go late-night shopping on Thursdays.
Kate walks to work once or twice a month.
My brother goes on holiday three or four times a year.
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2C How to … order a meal in a restaurant 2D like, hate, love + -ing

REFERENCE page 23 2 Correct the conversation. Add the words in the box. REFERENCE page 24 PRACTICE
You do not need one of the words.
We use can, could and would like/’d like to make requests in
a restaurant. We use verb + -ing after love, like, enjoy, don’t like and hate.
1 Write the -ing form of the verbs in the box.
any Could d Do have like please
Can I something thank you want water come email give go
have a glass of water, please? I love talking to people. meet sit stop watch
Could we
some peas, Waiter: Are you ready to order?
I’d have
I would
like some vegetable soup, please.
Customer: Yes, can I some tomato soup, please?
I like studying English. 2 Complete the article with the -ing form of the verbs
in brackets.
Can and could are both polite, but could is a little more Waiter: you want any bread rolls with that? I enjoy swimming.
polite.
Customer: Yes, please. And for the main course I’ like How to relax
We use some to make a request with plural and the steak. Shopping for clothes is OK/all right.
uncountable nouns. Don’t use any. When people relax, what do they like 1 (do)?
= you don’t like something, but you don’t dislike it. It’s 50/50. Some people enjoy 2 (play) a sport and
Can I have some potatoes, please? Waiter: What vegetables would you?
Could we have some water, please? others love 3 (dance), but in a survey, many
Customer: I have some potatoes and green peas? I don’t like making mistakes. people say they don’t like 4 (be) with other
We can use the to order something on the menu.
Waiter: Would you like side dishes? people all the time. They often feel tired and
I’d like the chocolate ice cream, please. I hate living in a city.
Customer: No,.
want to get away. So how do they relax? Well,
Can I have the salmon, please?
many people love 5 (read). They really like
To reply to requests, yes or no are not very polite. We Waiter: And would you like to drink? 6
(sit) alone with a good book and maybe also
Spelling
usually answer with a phrase. 7
(listen) to music. Many people also love 8
Customer: Some mineral, please.
infinitive -ing form spelling rule
positive negative (walk) alone in nature. People say 9 (eat) in
Waiter: Certainly. Do you a big bottle of mineral wait waiting
Yes, of course. I’m sorry, we don’t have any add -ing restaurants is all right, but they don’t always feel
water? do doing
Yes, certainly. soup left .
relaxed there. Interestingly, a lot of people say they
Sure, no problem.* I’m afraid we close at ten. Customer: Yes,. write writing
e, add -ing don’t like 10 (relax). They hate 11 (take)
take taking
* This is informal. 3 Use the prompts to make conversations.
run running consonant + vowel + consonant
a break from work. The question is, do they really
1 A: Ready / order? (CVC), double the final like 12 (work)?
get up getting up consonant, add -ing
Are you ready to order?
PRACTICE
B: Yes. / starter / have / vegetable soup? know knowing verbs ending -y, -w or -x do not 3 Correct the sentences. Add the -ing form of the verbs
1 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences. A: What / you / like / main course? play playing double the final consonant in the box.
1 Can we have some / any bread, please? B: Could / the Malaysian noodles? In spoken British English and in US English people often
use like + to infinitive. be choose have mix put
2 I’d like / I like the lamb curry, please. A: like / side dishes?
say sleep stand swim watch
3 I could / Could I have some sparkling mineral B: No / thank. We like to go on holiday in September.
water, please? A: What / like / to drink? What do you like to do at the weekends? being
4 Sure, not / no problem. B: like / sparkling / mineral / please. 1 I like thirty. It’s a good age.
We use like + -ing to talk about things that are always true.
5 Can we have bill, / the bill, please? 2 A: How / meal? I like playing tennis.
6 I’m sorry, we don’t have some / any chicken left. 2 Toni and I enjoy old black and white films.
B: is / very good / thanks.
7 Could I have a bottle / bottle of water, please? We use would like + to infinitive to talk about something
A: like / look / dessert menu?
8 I afraid / I’m afraid we don’t have any green tea. you want now.
B: please. Could / yoghurt? 3 Everyone hates goodbye to people at airports.
I’m tired. I’d like to sit down.
A: want / anything / drink?
B: A green tea, please. / have / bill? 4 Do you like in hotels?
A: Yes / course.
5 Guz loves in the sea.

6 We love picnics.

7 I really like things in boxes.

8 George hates shoes.

9 Jo enjoys with people from other countries.

10 Sam doesn’t enjoy at football matches.

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3A this, that, these, those; here, there 3B have got

REFERENCE page 29 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 31 PRACTICE
We use this, that, these, those + nouns. 1 Complete the conversations with this, that, these, We use have got for: 1 Complete the conversations.
This map those, here or there. • possession 1 A: Have you got a pen?
doesn’t have the 1 A: This key is mine, and keys here are for I’ve got some photos of my home. B: Sorry, no I , but I’ve a pencil.
information. Let’s you. Put them in your bag. The apartment has got two bedrooms.
look in that book. A: Can I use it? Thanks.
B: Thank you. • relationships 2 A: your son got a watch?
2 A: Can I look at jeans in the window, please? I’ve got a brother and a sister. B: No, he . He uses his phone.
B: Sure. Just a minute. Do you mean ones How many online friends have you got? 3 A: My girlfriend and I tickets for the concert
here? tonight.
3 A: is your room. Number 207. Positive and negative B: Wow!
B: Thank you. Where’s the bathroom? subject auxiliary verb: got object 4 A: Oh no. I my credit card with me.
This pasta is
really good. Can A: It’s over on the other side of the room. (have) B: I’ve some money with me.
you pass me that 4 A: I can’t see my suitcase. It’s small and red. I ’ve a small bedroom. A: Oh, can I have some?
cheese, please? B: Is this it, ? have some old CDs.
You
A: No, but I can see it over there. woman We haven’t a coffee machine. 2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
near the information desk has it. 1 car? / Has / got / Meg / a
They have not any coffee.
got 2 any / you / have / Rino, / got / brothers?
2 Look at the picture. Correct nine mistakes in the
He
’s a new TV.
conversations. 3 ten / Why / Alan / bags? / got / has
has some nice paintings.
She 4 bananas? / Julie, / got / any / have / we
These plates are 1 Jill: Is this coffee hot? that hasn’t a desk.
My room 5 got / you / on / What / phone? / have / apps / your
dirty. Are those has not any plants.
plates clean? Alan: That isn’t coffee, it’s tea. 6 homework / we / Have / got / tonight? / any
Have got means the same as have in the present simple.
2 Kim: Those strawberries are delicious.
I’ve got three brothers = I have three brothers. 3 Correct each item (1–5). Add two words from the box.
Alan: Yes, this are from my garden. She’s got a new job = She has a new job.
got (x2) ’ve (x2) hasn’t have ’s (5) x2
3 Kim: And these cake is wonderful. We haven’t got any coffee. = We don’t have any coffee.
He hasn’t got a car. = He doesn’t have a car. ’s ’s ’s
Jill: Thanks. It’s from a new recipe. 1 ‘I love it. It new, it fast and it got wifi. I love driving it.’
4 Jill: Can I have some of those pasta, please? Questions
singular uncountable plural
things near me this map this pasta these dishes wh- auxiliary subject got object or 2 ‘I’ve one at home. It twenty years old. I listen to it a
Kim: Which pasta? These one? question verb phrase
(here)
word (have) lot, mostly music programmes.’
things not near that book that cheese those cups 5 Alan: What’s in this sandwich?
me (there) wh- What have you with you?
Jill: Beef and salad. Those sandwiches are questions Why has he sunglasses? 3 ‘She’s very friendly. We got three of them, but I
We can also use this, that, these, those with no noun after it. very nice. got
yes/no Have we a lesson?
This is the living room. 6 Jill: Are this tomatoes from your garden, Alan? like her best. She’s black and white and she got big
questions Has she any photos?
What’s that in English? black eyes. She likes playing with me in the garden.’
Alan: No, they’re from the supermarket!
I don’t usually like chocolates, but I like these.
Short answers to yes/no questions
Can I have one of those, please?
Kim subject auxiliary verb (have) 4 ‘My best friend’s three of these in her house. The
Alan Jill we have. one in her bedroom is terrible! It’s small and it got
Yes,
she has.
very good internet.’
we haven’t.
No,
she hasn’t.
5 ‘I got two of them, Juan and Mario. They’re usually
Compare have got with have.
Have we got a class now? = Do we have a class now? great, but sometimes we problems. We live in an
Yes, we have. = Yes, we do. apartment in the city with our parents.’
Has your phone got a good camera? = Does your phone
have a good camera? 4 Look at the sentences in Ex 3. Which ’s = has, and
No, it hasn’t. = No, it doesn’t. which ’s = is?
It’s new = It is new, it’s got wifi = it has got wifi

5 Work in pairs. What is each person in Ex 3 talking about?

A: I think number 1 is about a car.
B: Yes. But my car hasn’t got wifi!

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3C How to … make invitations and offers 3D there is, there are

REFERENCE page 33 2 Put the words in the correct order to make REFERENCE page 34 PRACTICE
a conversation.
We use this phrase to make invitations:
A: come / Hi, / in! / your / Let / take / me / bag.
We use there + be to say something exists or doesn’t exist. 1 Complete the questions with Is/Are there.
verb phrase There’s a cinema, but there isn’t a car park. 1 Is there a park in your neighbourhood?
B: you. / of / That / kind / ’s / you. / these / for /
come for (dinner/lunch)? Here, / are 2 any cafés?
Would you like to Positive and negative
come to my birthday party? A: of / How / you! / nice / coffee? / you / like / Would / 3 much traffic on your street?
a / of / cup With countable [C] nouns we use is/are.
4 any shops on your street?
We use these phrases to respond to invitations: ’s station near here.
B: thanks. / I’d / one, / love a 5 a playground for the children?
positive negative isn’t park.
A: something? / or / sandwich / you / get / Can / a / I 6 many food and clothes shops?
I’d love to come. I’m sorry, I can’t. B: fine. / you, / I / thank / ’m / No some 7 a lot of noise from the park?
are a lot of good cafés close by.
I’d love to. I’m busy (on that day/on Sunday). There 8 many buses?
lots of
9 any schools?
We use these phrases to make offers: any
aren’t a lot of shops near us. 10 a station?
verb phrase
many
Let me take your coat. 2 Complete the short answers to the questions in Ex 1.
With uncountable [U] nouns we use is.
Can I get you something to eat? 1 No, there isn’t .
2 No, .
noun or noun phrase
3 Yes, .
a coffee? 4 No, .
Would you like
something to drink? 5 Yes, .
We use these phrases to respond to offers: 6 Yes, .
7 No, .
positive negative traffic = uncountable [U] noise = uncountable [U]
8 Yes, .
Thank you./Thanks. No thanks, I’m
some 9 No, .
Yes, please. fine.
’s a lot of 10 Yes, .
That’s kind of you. I’m fine, thanks.
lots of traffic.
How nice of you. That’s all right.
I’m fine. 3 Use the prompts to make sentences and complete
There
any noise. 3 Complete the second sentence so it means the same
I’d love (one/something/some), thanks. isn’t a lot of as the first sentence.
the conversations.
I’d love (a coffee/some water), please. much 1 We’ve got six eggs in the fridge.
1 Julie: Hi Chris, / it / be / me, Julie.
In the positive, we use some, a lot of, lots of with plural [C] There are six eggs in the fridge .
Chris: Oh hi Julie. How / be / you?
nouns and with [U] nouns. 2 We’ve got some bread in the cupboard.
Julie: Good, thanks. / Listen, / like / come / Susie /
PRACTICE In the negative, we use: There .
birthday party / Saturday?
• not any, not a lot of with plural [C] and with [U] nouns. 3 Have we got any apples?
1 Number the sentences in the conversation in the Chris: love / come! / How old / be / she?
there ?
correct order. Julie: She / be / four. • not many with plural [C] nouns.
Chris: time / be / party? • not much with [U] nouns. 4 Have we got any milk?
A: OK, Wednesday the 17th. Have you got our
address? Julie: It / be / three o’clock. there ?
Yes/No questions 5 We haven’t got any rice.
A: How about next week, then? Would you like to 2 Julie: Hi Chris, / come!
come to dinner on Wednesday? Chris: Hello Julie. a supermarket near here? There rice.
A: Hi Alice. Would you like to come for lunch this Julie: Let / take / jacket. any 6 We’ve got some grapes.
Is traffic?
weekend? 1 a lot of There .
Chris: Thanks. noise?
A: How about Sunday? there much 7 Have we got many oranges?
Julie: like / something / drink?
B: Let me check. Oh no. I’m sorry, I can’t. It’s my any there ?
Chris: What / you / got? restaurants near you?
niece’s birthday party on Sunday. Are a lot of
Julie: We / got / orange juice, water and tea. flats in your building? 8 We haven’t got much bread.
many
B: Yes, it’s in my phone. Thank you very much. See There .
Chris: I / love / orange juice, thanks.
you next Wednesday. In questions we use any, a lot of, much and many. 9 We haven’t got a lot of potatoes.
Julie: Here / you / be.
B: Next Wednesday. Yes, that’s good. There potatoes.
Chris: Thanks! Where / be / Susie? Short answers to yes/no questions
B: I’d love to, but I work on Saturdays. 10 We’ve got lots of mineral water.
is.
Yes, There .
are.
there
isn’t
No,
aren’t.
We can also use There is/are + no in the negative.
There’s no station. There’s no traffic.
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4A past simple of be: was, were 4B how much, how many; how + adjective
REFERENCE page 38 REFERENCE page 41 PRACTICE
We use was and were to talk about the past. We use questions with How much and How many to ask
about amounts and numbers.
1 Complete the conversation with the words in the box.
We use it with adjectives, places, times, prices, ages and jobs.
We also use it with to be born. uncountable countable far how (x2) long many (x2) much (x2)
I was born in 2005. nice not old tall
water glasses of water
money coins A: Your cat is … big. How 1 does she eat?
Positive and negative
traffic cars B: 2
much. Only about ten kilograms of food a day.
subject be phrase furniture chairs A: Sorry, how 3 ?
I very happy. luggage bags B: Ten kilos a day.
He was a writer.
A: That’s a lot. And how 4 litres of milk does
She wasn’t born in 1998. Questions
she drink?
It born in June last year. noun phrase B: Not 5
. Only three.
We at home. water is there in the human A: 6
many? That’s a lot!
were How
They in class. uncountable body?
weren’t much B: Well, she weighs fift y kilos …
You there. money do we need? A: Sorry, 7 many ?
How countries are there in Europe? B: Fift y kilos. And she’s one metre tall.
Questions countable
many bags have you got? A: How 8 ? That isn’t possible!
wh- be subject phrase
question B: And she’s very sporty. She runs for an hour
Answers every day.
word
uncountable A lot! Water is about sixty percent of the A: How 9 ?
wh- When was she in Malaysia?
human body. B: For about an hour. Maybe four kilometres.
questions Where were you yesterday? Ada Lovelace
Not much. About ten dollars.
A: How 10 ? Four kilometres!
yes/no Was he correct? countable A lot! I think there are forty countries.
questions B: And she’s not very young anymore.
Were they here? Not many. Only three.
2 Complete the questions and answers in the past. B: How 11 is she?
Short answers to yes/no questions Use two words for each item (1–10). A contraction = We often use How much with no noun to ask about the A: Forty years old. It’s her birthday today.
two words. price or the weight of something. B: How 12 ! Happy Birthday!
subject be
1 Q: Who was Ada Lovelace? A: How much is that phone?
Yes, she was.
2 A: a famous scientist. B: It’s sixty euros. 2 Read the answers. Then use the prompts and much,
No, they weren’t. A: How much does your luggage weigh? many or an adjective to make the questions.
3 Q: American?
4 A: No, she . She was British. B: Twenty kilos. 1 Q: How / coffee / you / drink / every day?
5 Q: was born? A: A lot!
PRACTICE We can also ask questions with How + adjective.
6 A: She in 1815. How much coffee do you drink every day?
adjective phrase 2 Q: How / states / be / there / the USA?
1 Correct the email. Add was, wasn’t, were or weren’t. 7 Q: her parents?
tall is the Eiffel Tower? A: Fift y, I think.
8 A: Her Lord Byron and his wife Annabella.
9 Q: was famous? big are the classes? 3 Q: How / be / your parents?
Hi Stefanie,
10 A: She famous because of her work on the high are the Andes? A: Sixty and fift y-six.
How
How are you? We’re just back from our break in Istanbul. first computers. a woman! old are your children? 4 Q: How / be / you?
was long do elephants live?* A: 1.7 metres.
The apartment amazing! It near the city centre. 3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or far is your home from the station?** 5 Q: How / be / it / from the city centre / airport?
past simple form of be. Use the positive (+) or negative
There a great little café about five minutes away and * NOT How long time A: Ten kilometres.
(-) form.
6 Q: How / money / you / got ?
a supermarket ten minutes away. The apartment 1 Paula was (+) a student here in 2010 and now ** Also: How far is it from your home to the station?
A: Ten euros, for the cinema.
she (+) a teacher.
very big, there only two rooms, a living room and a We often use short answers: Not much. Not many. Not far. 7 Q: How / be / your / last holiday?
2 I (-) well at the weekend, but I (+) fine Not long.
now. A: It was two weeks.
bedroom, but the rooms very clean and the furniture A: How long do you usually wait for a bus?
3 Hannah and Billy (+) OK today, but they 8 Q: How / be / English / from your language?
new. It quiet because there much traffic nearby, and (-) OK yesterday. B: Not long. Maybe five minutes.
A: It’s very different.
4 Kiefer (-) at work today, but he (+) A: How many people were there at the meeting? 9 Q: How / brothers and sisters / you / got?
there very many tourists. We in the apartment very
here yesterday. B: Not many. Only three. A: One brother but no sisters.
much because we outside all day. Let’s go for a coffee 5 We (+) at home on Friday, but we (-) at
We use short questions to check information. 10 Q: How / traffic / be / there / this morning?
soon and I can tell you all about it. home today.
A: The lake is 235 metres deep. A: A lot! It was terrible.
6 My driving lesson (-) easy today and it
Bye for now. (+) difficult yesterday. B: Sorry, could you say that again?/Sorry. How deep?
A: The class is fifteen euros an hour.
Lynn
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4C How to … get help in shops 4D should, shouldn’t; imperatives

REFERENCE page 42 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 44 PRACTICE
We use these phrases to make requests in shops: 1 Complete the conversation. We use should and shouldn’t + infinitive to give advice. 1 Complete the conversation with should or shouldn’t
Can I pay (by phone/by card)? A: Do you s 1
earphones? and the words in the box.
Positive and negative
Could I have a receipt? B: Yes, we do. Here they are.
subject should infinitive object or phrase bring go (x2) spend
I’d like a phone charger, please. A: I’ll 2t these, please.
You should bring a lot of money.
Do you sell batteries? B: Would you like anything 3e ?
They shouldn’t
A: No, thank you. Can I pay by 4c ?
come in winter. Ask the TravelWizard …
Can and could are both polite, but could is a little more polite.
B: Yes, of course. Could you put your p 5
n Questions
We use these phrases to request other people to do things: Wolfie37:
in here, please?
wh- should subject phrase We want to travel to Japan in January.
Can you put in your PIN number here? A: Could I have a 6r , please?
question
Could you help me?
1
we 2 warm clothes?
word
2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
We use these phrases to end a conversation with a shop wh- What should I bring? TravelWizard:
1 you / Do / batteries? / sell
assistant: questions How long should we stay?
2 are / rooms? / Where / changing / the Yes, you 3 . It’s cold then.
this one, please. 3 take / I’ll / pairs / two. bring
I’ll take yes/no we
them, please. Should sunglasses?
4 receipt, / give / you / Could / me / a / please? questions they Wolfie37:
I’ll have drive?
these shoes, please. 5 Can / try / them / I / on? Oh, so maybe we 4 go in January.
it, thank you. It’s not right. 6 leave / thanks. / I’ll / it,
I’ll leave Short answers to yes/no questions
them, thank you. They’re not right. 7 in / you / larger / got / a / Have / size? / them TravelWizard:
subject should
I’ll think about it. 8 by / phone? / pay / Can / I
Yes, you should. No, you 5 . You should 6 in spring.
9 that / No, / all. / ’s
We use prepositions or adverbs in these phrases:
10 much / that / altogether? / How / is No, they shouldn’t.
Can I pay by card/phone? Wolfie37:
NOT Yes, you should bring. No, they shouldn’t drive.
Can I pay in cash? 3 Complete the conversation with sentences from Ex 2. OK. 7 we 8 to Kyoto?
Can I try on these shoes? A: I think these jeans are too small. Imperatives
Have you got these in a different size? TravelWizard:
1
? We use imperatives to give strong advice.
Other useful phrases for shopping: B: I think so. Let me check. Yes, here you are. Yes, you 9 . It’s a beautiful city.
The positive is the same as the infinitive. We use Don’t +
How much is it?* A: Thanks. 2
? infinitive in the negative.
Wolfie37:
How much is (this bag/that laptop)? B: Yes, of course. The changing rooms are over there. Come early.
How much are (those headphones/these batteries)? A: These feel good. 3 . Don’t be late.
How many days 10 we 11 there?
Where are the changing rooms? B: Anything else?
We can use please at the beginning or the end of the TravelWizard:
A: What size are you? A: 4
. Where can I pay?
sentence to soften the advice.
B: I’m (a medium. I’m size 16). B: I can take the payment. How would you like to pay? Two or three. You 12 go for only one day.
Please bring strong shoes. Don’t take photos, please. There’s a lot to see.
A: Anything else? A: 5
?
B: No, that’s it. B: Yes, that’s fine. We can use always and never with imperatives.
*We can also use How much is that? or How much is that A: 6
? Always wear a hat.
altogether? when we pay. B: That’s forty dollars. Never leave your passport in your hotel room. 2 Look at the pictures and correct the sentences.
Use the imperative form.
4 Use the prompts to make a conversation. Imperatives are often used in rules.
Don’t talk in the exam. Leave everything on your desk.
A: Hello. / I / try / trousers, / please?
B: Yes, / course.
A: Where / be / changing rooms?
B: They / be / over there / next / the dresses.
…
B: How / they?
A: I / leave / thank you. / They / be / not right.

1 No walk on 2 Not pick 3 Please 4 In storms, 5 Walking 6 Dangerous 7 You go 8 Please no

the grass. the flowers. rubbish use not this way. hills! right. feed the
Don’t walk in the bin. mobile No climb. monkeys.
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5A past simple: regular verbs 5B past simple: irregular verbs; wh- questions
REFERENCE page 49 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 50 PRACTICE
We use the past simple to talk about: 1 Complete the story with the past simple form of the Many common verbs have irregular past simple forms. 1 Complete the conversation with the past simple form
• single actions in the past. verbs in brackets. of the verbs in the box.
Positive
The meeting started at ten o’clock.
• habits and routines in the past. One Saturday morning in Seattle, Ken infinitive past simple infinitive past simple be become come do give
1
(stop) in front of the Café Brioche and become became leave left go have leave meet take
Paolo sometimes worked from home. 2
(study) the menu in the window. He 3 come came meet met
• states in the past. I loved living by the sea. A: Who’s the guy in this photo?
(enter) the café and 4 (order) lunch.
do did read read
The waiter’s ten-year-old son 5 (be) there B: That’s Hung, a good friend. He’s from Vietnam.
Positive drive drove ring rang
and 6 (want) some money for an ice cream. A: He looks nice.
infinitive past spelling rule get got say said
The waiter 7 (show) the boy his closed B: Yes, we 1 met in an online game about three
simple give gave take took
hands. He 8 (ask) his son, ‘Which one do years ago. We often played together and we 2
look looked add -ed go went wake up woke up friends. We started talking to each other online,
you want?’ The boy said, ‘Open your hands.
listen listened Show me.’ So the waiter 9 (open) his hands. have had win won maybe once a week. We 3 a lot in common.
play played know knew write wrote We both enjoyed gaming and reading comic books.
There was a twenty-dollar note in his left hand,
After about a year he 4 over here to the USA
use used verbs ending -e, add -d and a five-dollar note in his right hand. Then he See more examples on page 176 in the Verb table. for a gaming convention. It was in New York and I
arrive arrived closed both hands. 5
too. We 6 really happy to meet each
Negatives other. He 7 me a present, his favourite comic
stop stopped one-syllable verbs ending CVC, The boy 10 (look) at the left hand, then at
plan planned double the final consonant, add -ed Negatives are the same as regular verbs. book from 2000.
the right hand, and finally 11 (point) to
subject auxiliary infinitive object or phrase A: Wow. And what did you 8 for him?
study studied verbs ending consonant + -y, the waiter’s right hand. ‘That one,’ he said. The
change the -y to -i, add -ed verb (did) B: I 9 him to my favourite restaurant for dinner.
try tried waiter 12 (smile) and put the five dollars on
the table. The boy happily 13 (pick up) the They didn’t have a party. A: Nice. How did you feel when he 10 ?
Notice She did not
five-dollar note and 14 (walk) out of the café. do the homework yesterday. B: Sad. But we’ll meet again in August.
Verbs ending -w or -x do not double the final consonant.
The waiter said, ‘Why does he always do that?
They relaxed by the sea. Every time! He’s a clever boy. I don’t understand!’
Yes/No questions 2 Read the sentences. Look at the answers in bold and
Yes/No questions are the same as regular verbs. write the wh- questions.
Two-syllable verbs ending CVC and -l, double the -l. Later, after lunch, Ken 15 (call) the boy over
to his table. The waiter was busy at a different auxiliary subject infinitive object or phrase 1 Three years ago Paola became a doctor because
He travelled with his family.
table. ‘Hey, kid, can I ask you a question? verb (did) she wanted to help people.
Negatives Why did you pick the right hand?’ The boy you go to Italy? When did Paola become a doctor ?
Did Why ?
16
(laugh). ‘That’s easy. If I pick the hand he write to you?
We use did to make negatives, similar to the present simple.
with twenty dollars, then that’s the last time I get 2 I met Jim in 2019 at a dance.
I don’t live in the city centre. I didn’t live in the city centre. Wh- questions
any money.’ ?
subject auxiliary infinitive object or phrase Wh- questions are the same for regular and irregular verbs. ?
verb (did)
wh- auxiliary subject infinitive object or 3 William had some toast for breakfast and left home
I/You/We/ didn’t study French at school. 2 Use the prompts to make conversations about
question verb (do) phrase at nine.
They the past. words ?
He/She/It did not watch TV yesterday. 1 A: you / close / the window? ?
Who you meet yesterday?
Did you close the window? What she do after college? 4 I had my first car for three years. I gave it to my
Notice When we speak, or write texts and emails to
friends, we use the contraction didn’t. B: No, I / not. / I’m sorry. Where they go to school? sister because it was too small.
A: And / you remember / to lock the door? did ?
I didn’t finish that book. NOT I didn’t finished that book. When I work there?
B: Yes, / do. How long they live in Colombia? ?
Yes/No questions 2 A: you / enjoy / your holiday? Why he come here? 5 We went to a party at the weekend, but we only
B: Yes, it / be / great. knew three people.
We use did to make yes/no questions. This is similar to the
present simple. A: be / very hot in the desert? Be careful with the verb have. ?
B: Yes. We / not / walk / in the daytime. We / I didn’t have breakfast. NOT I hadn’t breakfast. ?
Do you like that video? Did you like that video?
travel / at night. When did you have breakfast? NOT When had you breakfast?
auxiliary subject infinitive object or
3 A: your manager / answer / your question /
verb (did) phrase Notice be is different. She wasn’t at work yesterday.
yesterday?
I/you/we/they want to leave? B: No / he / not. / So I / repeat / the question. We weren’t at home yesterday afternoon.
Did
he/she/it work at home? A: How many times / you / ask him? Where was he last month? Where were they last week?
Notice B: I / ask / him five times, but / he / not / answer. We use the past simple with past time phrases.
Did you finish that book? NOT Did you finished that book? We finished at five o’clock/yesterday evening/on Sunday/
last week/five days ago/in July/after dinner/before lunch.
I finished the book. I didn’t finish the book. I lived next to Simon for five years/from 2005 to 2010/
all year. When I was a child, I didn’t enjoy sport.
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5C How to … apologise and make excuses 5D adjectives and modifiers

REFERENCE page 53 2 Look at the pictures and complete the excuses. REFERENCE page 54 PRACTICE
We use these phrases to apologise: Adjectives 1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
I’m sorry We use adjectives before nouns. 1 home. / Have / journey / safe / a
I’m very sorry Berlin is a large city. NOT a city large. 2 near / café / a / ’s / good / here. / There / really
I’m late.
I’m so sorry 3 black / like / you / shoes? / Do / those
I’m really sorry We use adjectives after the verbs be, look and feel.
4 very / manager / hotel / friendly. / The / wasn’t
The film was great.
We don’t need I’m especially when we speak informally. 5 problem. / quite / I / angry / feel / the / about
Those jeans look nice. 6 evening. / you / great / Thank / a / for
Sorry I’m late.
I feel hungry. 7 picnic / wet / today. / It / too / for / ’s / a
So sorry I’m late.
1 Sorry, . 2 Sorry, . 8 his / a / bored / bit / with / Dan / ’s / job.
Really sorry I’m late. We don’t use and between adjectives.
We’ve got a fantastic new car. 9 bed / hard / me. / for / This / is / too
We use very, so and really to make the apology strong. 10 brother / food? / Mexican / Does / like / your
NOT a fantastic and new car.
We use these phrases to make an excuse (give a reason):
We never use plural adjectives. 2 Correct the mistake in each sentence. Three sentences
The (train/bus) was late. Have you got any black shoes? NOT blacks shoes. are correct.
I missed the (bus/train). 1 It’s a beautiful and old town.
I had the wrong (time/room/place). Modifiers 2 It’s a street very long.
There was a problem with my (computer/wifi/car/alarm). Some words make an adjective strong (intensifiers) and 3 You look really tired.
My wifi was down./My cat wasn’t well. some words make an adjective weak (qualifiers). 4 This bus is a bit comfortable.
I left my (glasses/wallet/bag) at home. 3 Sorry, . 4 Sorry, .
intensifier adjective 5 This food is too delicious.
We use these phrases to respond to apologies: so 6 I’m so happy!
really busy. 7 She’s so much kind.
That’s all right.
***** 8 The teacher is quite angry.
It’s OK. This city is very noisy.
too expensive. 9 Could we have two coffees small, please?
No problem.
*** ------- 10 These questions are too difficults.

qualifier adjective 3 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the

PRACTICE ** quite angry. conversations. Sometimes both are correct.
Sam is
* a bit tired.
1 Correct six mistakes in the conversation. A: How are you today?
I’m We use too + adjective for a problem. B: I feel 1 really / so relaxed!
5 Sorry, .
A: Hi Guy. Sorry for the late. But I’m ready to play This city is too noisy. I can’t sleep. A: Oh, good. You look 2 very / too well.
tennis now. B: Thanks!
We use a bit with negative ideas or adjectives.
B: Where were you? I tried to phone.
It’s a bit boring. NOT It’s a bit good. A: That party wasn’t 3 very / quite good. The food
A: Well, I forgot my phone in a taxi.
was bad, and I was 4 so / too hungry.
B: I see.
B: I thought the food was 5 a bit / really good,
A: Then I lost the bus. I waited half an hour for
but the music was 6 too / very much loud.
another bus.
I’m 7 really / quite tired. Let’s go home.
B: Well, we have fifteen more minutes.
A: What do you mean? Don’t we start at three? A: Look at this phone. It’s 8 quite / a bit nice.
It’s only 3.15. 6 Sorry, .
B: But the camera isn’t 9 very / quite good. Look
B: No, our time is from 2.30. We finish at 3.30. at this one.
A: Oh, I so sorry. I had the bad time! 3 Use the prompts to make a conversation. A: Let me see. It’s 10 really / too expensive. What
B: That’s a right. No problem. Let’s play! A: Hi Paul. about that one?
B: Hi. / I / sorry / I / be / late. / be / a problem / my car.
A: Be / it / OK?
B: No, so / I / come / train, / but / miss / the first train.
A: We / phone / you, but there / be / no answer.
B: Yes, I / leave / phone / in / car!
A: Oh no!
B: Then / second train / be / late.
A: Well, you / be / here now. / Let / look / the menu.
B: I / really / sorry.

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6A present continuous 6B comparative adjectives

REFERENCE page 58 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 61 2 Complete the article with the comparative form of the
adjectives in brackets.
We use the present continuous to talk about something
happening now.
1 Read what the speakers say. Then use the prompts We use comparative adjectives to talk about the
differences between two things or people.
(1–10) to make excuses. Use the present continuous.
I’m listening to you. Cars are slower than bikes in the city centre.
Client: Can I speak to Ms Moore, please?
When are bikes better?
We don’t use it with state verbs (these are often verbs of We use than to compare things and people.
thinking and feeling). In the 1990s bike sharing started in cities all
Callan is taller than Erik.
Assistant: I’m afraid she’s not available … around the world. Bikes were often 1 faster
I know him. NOT I’m knowing him.
We often use which to ask questions about the (fast) than buses for travelling around a city.
I like music. NOT I’m liking music. 1 talk to the manager differences between two things. Bikes were also 2 (clean) for cities than
She’s talking to the manager. Which is more comfortable, the train or the bus?
Positive and negative cars, but were they 3 (good) for people?
2 meet a client
subject auxiliary infinitive object or phrase We spoke to one city worker, Sergio. ‘When it
3 work from home Spelling
verb (be) (+ -ing) started, it was great. The bike was 4 (quick)
4 have an early lunch
’m doing my homework. adjective comparative spelling rule than the metro and it took me 5 (near) to
I 5 not sit at her desk
’m not watching TV. long longer one-syllable adjectives, my office. My travel time was 6 (short)
add -er than before and the journey to work was 7
He Temi: Hello, Mr Mondahl. Are Mikal and Gina there?
’s eating at the moment. nice nicer one-syllable adjective (interesting).’ Then winter came. ‘I didn’t enjoy
She
isn’t walking in the park. ending -e, add -r winter. Of course the journey was 8
It Mr Mondahl: No, they aren’t here.
big bigger adjectives ending (difficult) than before. It was 9 (cold) and
We 6 visit some friends CVC, double the final 10
(wet) and the traffic was 11 (bad),
’re waiting for a bus.
You 7 play football consonant, add -er
aren’t talking. so the journey felt 12
(dangerous).
They 8 make a video for their website happy happier one or two-syllable Sometimes the bikes weren’t in the correct
adjectives ending
We can make negatives in two ways: 9 run in the park place and I felt stressed when I arrived at work.’
consonant + -y, change
It isn’t raining OR It’s not raining. 10 not answer my messages the -y to -i, add -er Now Sergio wants to know about the city’s new
You aren’t listening OR You’re not listening. comfortable more many two-syllable and electric bikes. ‘People say they are 13 (safe)
2 Complete the phone conversation. Use the present
comfortable all longer adjectives, and 14 (easy) to ride than the old bikes.’
continuous form of the verbs in the box.
Spelling more + adjective Maybe next summer? ‘Maybe!’ he says.
infinitive -ing form spelling rule check do get sell sit stand walk wear good/well better irregular adjectives
wear wearing add -ing bad worse
Jared: Hi, Hi. Eva, can you hear me? far further/farther
come coming e, add -ing
Eva: Hello, Jared. I’m here. I 1’m standing in front of
run running CVC, double the final consonant, the metro station now. Where are you?
add -ing
Jared: I 2 at a table outside the café. PRACTICE
relax relaxing verbs ending -y, -w or -x do not
Eva: Which café?
double the final consonant
Jared: Can you see the woman in the centre of the
1 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of
the adjectives in brackets.
Questions square? She 3 flowers.
Eva: Er, yes, I can. OK, now I 4 towards her. 1 My brother is younger than me. (young)
wh- auxiliary subject infinitive 2 The fish here is than the fish in the
Jared: Look behind the woman. Can you see the café?
question verb (be) + -ing supermarket. (cheap)
word Eva: Yes, but I can’t see you. What 5 you
3 Our new hotel room is than our old room.
?
am I (good)
wh- Jared: A red T-shirt. Can you see me now? 4 This photo is than your old photo. (beautiful)
What is he doing?
questions Eva: Yes. Just a minute. 5 Yesterday was than today. (sunny)
are you
Jared: What 6 you ? 6 The journey was than I remembered. (far)
3 Use the prompts to make questions.
Am I 1 Everest / high / Mount Fuji?
Eva: I7 a message on my other phone. Hey, I 7 The internet is than usual today. (slow)
yes/no
Is she driving? can’t see you now. Where are you? 2 Paris / expensive / London?
questions 8 You are than your brother! (bad)
Are they Jared: I’m inside the café. I 8 a coffee. What 3 Bogotá / far / from the Equator / Buenos Aires?
would you like to drink? 4 some beetles / strong / elephants?
Short answers to yes/no questions 5 Mexico City / hot / Madrid?
3 Read the answers and write questions about the
6 the pyramids in Egypt / old / Machu Picchu in Peru?
subject auxiliary verb (be) conversation in Ex 2. Use the present continuous.
7 London / dry / Edinburgh?
I am. 1 Where is Eva standing? in front of the metro
Yes, she is. station
they are. 2 ? at a table outside a café
I ’m not. 3 ? flowers
4 ? Yes, he is, a red T-shirt.
No, it isn’t.
5 ? because he’s getting a coffee
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6C How to … give directions 6D prepositions and adverbs of movement

REFERENCE page 62 2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. REFERENCE page 64 PRACTICE
1 Can / me / best / to / way / you / museum? / tell /
We use these questions to ask for directions:
the / the
We use prepositions of movement before 1 Match the imperatives (1–6) with the pictures (A–F).
nouns and pronouns.
How do I get 2 I / do / to / How / park / get / the? 1 Come back! 4 Go away!
Come to the office. Go to them. 2 Get down! 5 Look around.
Can/Could you tell me the way 3 right / the / at / Turn / road. / end / of / the
to the station?
What’s the best way 4 end / of / to / continue / road. / the / the / You We use adverbs of movement with no noun. 3 Get in. 6 Look up!
How far is it 5 straight / the / on / up / hill. / Walk Come up. Go away!
A B
We use these phrases with imperatives to give directions: 6 the / past / go / You / statue.
Prepositions of movement
7 in / is / you. / of / The / building / front
just before the park.
8 and / Fifth Avenue / on / of / 79th Street. / corner /
just after the traffic lights.
left It’s / the
Turn at the crossroads
right 9 right. / your / on / Go / park / is / the / on / straight
at the end of the road. / and
onto College Street. 10 crossroads. / after / right / the / Turn / just 1 up 2 down
to the end of the road.
Go
past the statue. 3 Correct B’s part of the conversation. Add the words C D
Continue (straight on) in the box.
along the road.
Walk
up the hill. along at for go in lights of past
on the right. 3 over 4 under
on your left . A: Excuse me. Can you help me? How do I get to
The museum is
on the corner of X and Y. the station?
go
in front of you. B: Let me think. You straight on here.
E F
We can also use You: You turn left. You go straight on, etc. A: Right. 5 into 6 out of
B: And walk this road for about five minutes.

PRACTICE A: OK.
B: Then the big crossroads, turn right onto Keymer Road.
1 Choose the correct preposition to complete the
sentences. A: Keymer Road? 7 onto 8 off
1Go straight on / onto. B: Yes. Then continue straight on two minutes.
2Turn right just before / in front the station. A: Straight on? 2 Choose the correct word to complete the text.
3Turn left just along / after the bridge. I got 1out / off the train and walked 2out of / off the station. I
B: That’s right. Then turn left at the end the road.
4Walk to the end after / of the road. looked 3around / through. The man in black wasn’t there. I turned
5Turn left onto / on North Road. A: Sorry, could you say that again? Turn right? 9 towards 10 away from left and walked 4 along / across a road for about five minutes.
I walked 5under / into a bridge and went 6past / down a big
6Continue straight on in / at the traffic lights. B: No, turn left. Then you walk the supermarket.
electronics shop on the right. Then I came to the beach and I knew
7The swimming pool is in front to / of you. A: The supermarket? I was lost. I went 7back / away to the bridge and phoned Jim. He
8The park is on / of the left. arrived in a taxi five minutes later. ‘Quick, get 8into / in!’ he said.
B: Yes and just before the traffic, cross the road.
9The statue is in / on the corner of First and The man in black was about 100 metres behind me. I got 9 on /
Second Street. A: OK. 11 across 12 along into the taxi and we drove 10 away / over. ‘Thanks, Jim. Just in
10 Continue straight on at / on the crossroads. time,’ I said.
B: Then the station is front of you. You can’t miss it.
A: Thank you very much. 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. You do not need
three of the words.
B: No problem.
13 around 14 past 15 through across away back down off out of
over past through towards up

Adverbs of movement 1 We can’t get the sofa the door.

Notice Some words can be prepositions (with 2 When she got the taxi, she gave the driver a tip.
a noun) or adverbs (with no noun). 3 I love riding a bike fast a big hill.
I walked up the steps. I walked up. 4 Get the bus at the next stop for the station.
He went down the hill. He went down. 5 Walk the square.
They looked around the town. They looked 6 He walked the group playing football.
around. 7 I go a lot of cafés on my way to work.
8 It’s so noisy! How often do planes fly the house?

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7A articles: a, an, the, zero 7B present simple and present continuous

REFERENCE page 68 We use the: REFERENCE page 71 PRACTICE
the
We use no article (zero article):
to talk about
We use the present simple for: 1 Complete the phone conversations with the present
no article (zero article) • habits and routines simple or present continuous form of the verbs in
nouns when we I had a meeting at nine.
There were fifteen of us in the meeting. He works from nine to five. the box.
before plural I like grapes. Apples are talk or write
and uncountable good for you. about them again • things that are always true or true for a long time
I saw a woman with a child. The child was about check do get have (x2)
nouns I speak English.
five years old. know play rain sit want
when we are I love rice. Pasta is my • states
to talk about a The airport is six kilometres from here.
speaking in favourite food.
specific thing or (= the local airport) We love Mexican food. A: Hi, John. Listen, I can’t speak at the moment.
general
person Can I speak to the manager? (= the manager of I1 breakfast and I’m late. I usually 2
in fixed phrases: We use the present continuous for: to work at 9.00 and we 3 a coffee break at
this company)
with work, I get to work at eight and • something happening now 10.30. I can phone you then.
Please close the door. (= the door in this room)
school, home I leave work early. At the moment he’s eating his lunch. B: OK, speak later.
and bed in fixed phrases:
Phil is at school. He gets Just a minute. I’m speaking to a client on the phone.
back from school at five. for times in the morning/the afternoon/the evening
A: Hi, Suz. How are you? Listen, I 4 here with
at the weekend At the moment he’s
Is Juan at home? Yes, he Jenna.
came home at one. the twenty-tens, the 1990s eating his lunch.
He works from B: Your manager?
Suz is in bed. She went to for some places at the end of the road, in the city centre, nine to five.
A: Yes, and she 5 to talk to you about a job.
bed two hours ago. in the north of the country 9 a.m. NOW 5 p.m. B: Wow! Really?
with transport I came by car/by train/ in other common These two photos are the same.
nouns by bus/by air/on foot. A: Yes. What 6 now?
phrases I learnt about it on the internet. Notice the difference in the questions:
B: Nothing special. I 7
emails.
with have + When do you have I’m on the phone. What do you do? = every day = What’s your job?
meals breakfast/lunch/dinner? A: Can you come in to the office?
What are you doing? = now
We don’t use the with my, his, your, etc. B: Sure. Wow!
in other common I saw it on TV.
phrases At night it’s very quiet. Where is the my phone? State and action verbs
A: Hi, Charlie. Look, the weather’s bad. It 8 here.
We use a/an: We don’t usually use state verbs in the present continuous.
B: Oh. But I’d like to come and play golf with you.
We can use action verbs in the present simple and the
a/an PRACTICE A: You 9 me! I never 10 golf in the rain!
present continuous.
before singular I work in a shop. Let’s try again tomorrow.
countable nouns to 1 Complete the story with a/an, the or no article (–).
State verbs
mean ‘one’ It started as a normal Friday. Rita got to 1 – work at eight, 2 Use the prompts to make sentences and complete the
she had 2 lunch with the children (she’s 3 pre-school • feeling verbs: like, love, hate conversations.
with adjectives + It’s a good job.
singular countable teacher) and got 4 home at about two in 5 afternoon. I like swimming. NOT I’m liking swimming. 1 A: Look, there’s Mr Jordan. / Where / he / go?
nouns She went to see 6 film in 7 city centre with 8 • thinking verbs: know, understand
friend. They went on 9 foot because it was a lovely day. 10 Look, there’s Mr Jordan. Where’s he going?
before people’s jobs I’m a doctor. film was boring so they left early. It was raining, so Rita took a bus I know her. NOT I’m knowing her. B: He / go / the park. / He / go / there / every
and occupations She’s an art student. • other verbs: want, need afternoon.
home. She lived in 11 house on 12 quiet street, but 13
before singular I had a meeting at street was full of cars. She arrived at her front door, opened 14 A: He / wear / a suit!
nouns the first time nine. door, and – SURPRISE! – 15 hundred friends jumped up, Action verbs B: He / like / looking good!
we mention them I saw a woman with shouted ‘Happy Birthday!’ and gave her 16 birthday cake.
• doing verbs: listen, speak, walk, run, work 2 A: What / language / Maria / speak / now? Is it
a child. ‘This is very strange,’ she thought. ‘Today isn’t my birthday!’
You never listen to me. Spanish?
in fixed phrases: B: No, it / not. / It / be / Portuguese.
2 Correct the conversation. Add a/an, the or no article (–) to each I’m listening to you now.
for how often once a week, twice word or phrase in bold. A: How many / languages / she speak?
a day Some verbs can be states or actions:
the B: Five!
three times a year have = possession 3 A: I / make / lunch. / you / want / eat / with me?
A: Excuse me. How do I get to 1city centre?
for prices four euros a kilo I have a new car. NOT I’m having a new car. B: Yes, please. / What / you / cook?
three dollars a bag B: Are you going on foot or by car?
2 3
have = action A: you / like / chicken?
I’m having a bath B: Sorry / I / not / eat / meat.
We use one to talk about numbers. A: I’m walking. I’m here on holiday. Is there 4electronics shop in
We’re having lunch. A: No problem. I can use beans.
I’ve got two brothers but only one sister. town? I’ve got 5problem with my 6mobile.
We often use these time phrases with the present simple
We don’t use one with singular nouns in and the present continuous:
B: Yes, there is. You go straight on and then turn left at traffic
7
general.
I went to a concert last night. lights. You can’t miss 8electronics shop. It’s straight in front of present simple present
continuous
NOT I went to one concert last night. you. But there’s 9 problem. always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly now
Remember, we use an when the next word ever, never right now
A: What’s problem?
10
begins with a vowel sound, not a vowel letter. every day, every Saturday, every month at the
an umbrella (begins with the vowel sound /ʌ/) B: shop is closed. They’re not open in 12evening.
11 on Mondays, at weekends moment
a university (begins with a consonant sound /j/) once a week, twice a day, three times a year

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7C How to … phone for information 7D verbs and to infinitive

REFERENCE page 73 2 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the REFERENCE page 74 2 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the text.
conversation.
We use these phrases when we phone for information: We use these verbs with to infinitive: Hi Robyn,
A: Hello, 1this / here is Tickets GXQ.
asking for information • want
B: Hello. I have some news! I’m looking for a new job. I
I’m calling about swimming lessons. Do you want to come shopping with me? 1
don’t decide / don’t want to work alone anymore.
A: You speak / ’re speaking to Sheila.
2

I’m calling to ask about tickets to Barcelona. • need I 2’d like / learn to work with other people.
B: Hi. I’m calling 3to ask / ask about tickets for the
Could you tell me the opening and closing times? festival. Can you wait a minute? I need to call Sam.
What job should I do? Well, I’d hate 3be / to be
I have (a/another) question. A: What 4do / would you want to know? • decide inside all day. I want 4to work /working outside.
I’ve got (two/some) more questions. A: Have you got any tickets for Friday? When did Joe decide to become a pilot? Maybe I should become a tour guide. What do
B: Let me 5check / to check. Hold on a minute. • plan you think? At the moment I 5learn / ’m learning
checking we understand
I’m planning to see Marta this weekend. to speak Spanish in the evenings. I like the lessons,
Let me check. Did you say …? A: Hello? Are you there?
• learn but I’m not very good, so I 6‘d hate / need to
Sorry, could you say that again? B: Yes. Sorry about that / it. Yes, we have some
6
practise more.
tickets. They’re eighty euros. I learnt to drive when I was seventeen.
ending the call B: How much? 7Do / Did you say eighteen? Do you remember my job at the bank? I 7planned /
We also use to infinitive with would like, would love and
(Is there anything else?) No, that’s all, thank you. want to stay there a long time, but I wasn’t happy,
A: No eighty. would hate.
I think that’s everything. so I 8learnt / decided to leave after three months.
B: I think I’ll leave it. 8Thanks / Thank you for your What would you like to eat?
How can I find the right job for me? Please write
Thank you for your help. help. I’d love to see your new apartment. back soon. What job do you think I should do?
A: Is there anything 9 else / extra? I’d hate to be a doctor.
answering a call
B: No, I think that’s 10 everything / all things. Best wishes,
Hello, this is (name of company). We can use I’d love to as a short answer.
Matt
You’re speaking to (name). 3 Correct the mistake in each part of the conversation Would you like to come for dinner?
How can I help (you)? (1–10). I’d love to!
Thank you for waiting. 1 A: Hello. Monty’s. You’re speaking to David. How I
Notice
3 Rewrite the sentences so they mean the same. Use the
can help you? correct form of the words in brackets.
asking the reason for the call I’d like to play tennis. = I want to play tennis.
2 B: I call about the two-for-one offer. 1 I want to finish work at three today. (I / plan)
What would you like to know? I like playing tennis. = I enjoy it. I like it in general.
3 A: Ah, yes. What do you like to know? I’m planning to finish work at three today .
What do you want to know?
4 B: Could you tell about the menu, please? Is it OK 2 We should take an umbrella. (we / need)
asking the caller to wait for a vegan?
.
5 A: You could hold on a minute? I can ask the chef. PRACTICE
Sorry, could you hold on a minute? 3 Let’s watch a film. (you / like)
6 A: Hello. Thank you for wait. Yes we have three
Just a moment.
vegan options every day.
1 Complete the conversations with the words in the box. ?
You do not need two of the words. 4 Last year I had swimming lessons. (I / learn)
apologising for a problem 7 B: I have other question. Is coffee included?
.
I’m sorry about that. 8 A: Yes, it is. I help you with anything else? decided do learn like love
5 How about dancing? (you / want)
Sorry about that. 9 B: No, that all, thank you. planned to (x2) want would
?
10 A: Thank you calling.
ending the call A: Would you 1 to go for dinner? 6 I wouldn’t like to be a politician. (I / hate)
Can I help you with anything else? B: I’d love 2 . When? .

Monty’s
Is there anything else? A: How about next Wednesday? 7 Does Colin want to go to university? (Colin / like)
Thank you for calling. B: I need 3
check my diary. Yes, Wednesday’s ?
good. 8 We really want to visit you. (we / love)
A: OK. Do you 4 to try that new Greek .

TWO
PRACTICE restaurant? 9 When did you think, ‘Let’s get married’? (you /
B: Perfect! decide)
1 Complete the conversation. ?

ONE
A: This is TUVO Hotel. You’re 1s to John. A: We 5 to call our new baby Ethan after my 10 What does the manager want to do? (the manager /
B: Hello, I’m 2c about our reservation for FOR grandfather. plan)
12 June. My name’s Patel. B: But she’s a girl! ?
A: Yes, Mr Patel. What 3w you like to know? A: Yes, so when she was born we 6 to call her
B: Well, can we–? Brianna, after my grandmother.
A: Oh sorry, could you 4h on a minute?
B: No problem. A: Why are you looking at a website about weddings?

… B: I want to 7 to take good photos.

Buy one main course and get a second main A: So 8
you like to become a wedding
A: Thank you for 5w . How can I help?
course FREE! Call for details. photographer?
B: I’ve got a q 6
about the room.
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8A superlative adjectives 8B be going to

REFERENCE page 79 PRACTICE REFERENCE page 81 PRACTICE
We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more
people, places or things.
1 Complete the questions with the superlative form of We use be going to + infinitive to talk about intentions 1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
the adjectives in brackets. Then answer the questions. and plans. 1 are / Maria / I / to / July. / in / married / going /
The coldest month here is January. and / get
1 What is river in the world? (long) I’m going to visit my sister.
We use the with superlative adjectives. a The Amazon b The Yangtse c The Nile Maria and I are going to get married in July.
We can use be going to with these future time phrases:
This is the most beautiful view in Barcelona. 2 What is ocean in the world? (big) 2 at / off / to / phone / I’m / turn / going / my / night.
today, this evening, tomorrow, this week, next month,
a The Pacific b The Indian c The Atlantic next year. 3 going / happy! / You’re / very / be / to
3 What is country in Latin America? (large) Where are you going to be next month? 4 her / stay / Maria / to / in / job. / going / isn’t
a Argentina b Peru c Brazil 5 I’m / up / my / to / going / give / in / coffee. / sugar
4 Which is planet from the sun? (far) Positive and negative 6 She’s / for / to / job. / going / look / a / new
a Earth b Venus c Neptune subject auxiliary verb (be) going to infinitive 7 to / check / texts / my / not / going / minute.
5 What is capital city in Europe? (wet) / every / I’m
’m
I 8 to / year / to / swim. / Next / going / I’m / learn
a London, UK b Podgorica, Montenegro ’m not
c Brussels, Belgium
6 What is airport in the world? (busy)
He
’s
2 Complete the text with the correct form of be going to
She go for a walk. and the words in brackets.
a Atlanta Airport b Beijing International isn’t going to
c London Heathrow It stay at home.
7 What is capital city in the world? (high) We
big bigger the biggest ’re
a La Paz, Bolivia b Tehran, Iran c Quito,
Ecuador
You
They
aren’t Summer Plans
Spelling 8 What is animal in the world? (dangerous) We asked you about your
We can also make the negative like this: summer plans. Here are some
adjective superlative spelling rule a shark b hippopotamus c mosquito?
She’s not going to eat anything. We’re not going to stay of your answers.
short the shortest one-syllable adjectives, add Go to page 153 to check your answers. at home.
-est
What 1 (you / do) this summer?
nice the nicest one-syllable adjective 2 Read the information from a website that tests new With be going to + go, we don’t need to repeat go. So both
products and services. Compare the items. Use the of these sentences are correct: Paolo: 2
(I / have) a ‘staycation’* with a
ending -e, add -st
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. I’m going to go to the shops this afternoon. friend. 3 (We / not / go) to another country,
hot the hottest adjective ending CVC,
I’m going to the shops this afternoon. we’re going to stay near here.
double the final consonant, 1 The stage speaker is the loudest. (loud)
add -est
2 (cheap) Who 4 with? (you / go)
dry the driest one- or two-syllable Questions
3 (difficult to use)
adjectives ending wh- auxiliary subject going infinitive Paolo: With my friend, Jesse. He lives twenty
consonant + -y, change the 4 (easy to use) kilometres north of here, so 5 (I / ride) my
question verb to
-y to -i, add -est 5 (expensive) word (be) bike up to his place and 6 (he / meet) me
modern the most many two-syllable and all 6 (good overall) wh- What are you there.
modern longer adjectives, most + 7 (quiet) questions Who see?
is Emma
important the most adjective going Where 7 ? (you / stay)
yes/no the to
important Is
questions company move? Paolo: Maybe at his sister’s place for the first
good/well the best irregular adjectives
Latest results
Are they night. The next day she 8 (drive) us up into
bad the worst We tested three stage band home the hills. We 9 (not / stay) in hotels.
far the furthest/ of the newest speaker speaker speaker Short answers to yes/no questions We 10 (camp). We just hope it doesn’t rain!
farthest smart speakers
subject auxiliary verb (be)
and here are
I am.
Have a good holiday!
We often use in + place after superlative adjectives. the results.
It’s the oldest city in the world. NOT It’s the oldest city of Yes, she is.
the world. * a staycation = a holiday in your own country or in your
they are. own home
We also use superlative adjective + noun + to infinitive. I ’m not.
1 How loud ★★★★★ ★★★ ★★
What’s the best time to visit? is it? No, it isn’t.
It’s the fastest way to travel. 2 How expensive ★★ ★★★★★ ★★★ we aren’t.
is it?
We can also make negative short answers like this:
3 How easy to ★ ★★★ ★★★★★
use is it?
No, it’s not. No, we’re not.

4 How good is ★★ ★★★★ ★★★

it overall?

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8C How to … make requests and offers in a hotel 8D adverbs of manner

REFERENCE page 83 2 Complete the conversations. REFERENCE page 84 2 Complete the sentences. Use the adjective or adverb
A: Hello, Reception. form of the words in brackets.
We use these phrases to make and respond to requests: We use adverbs of manner to say how we do things.
B: Hello. I’m in Room 212 and I’d like to 1k my 1 Ryan was very . He walked out of the
make a request say yes She walked slowly along the road. room. (angry)
passport in the 2s , but I can’t lock it.
I’d like to order room Of course. Right away. A: I’ll 3s someone up to help you. We use adverbs of manner with most verbs. 2 I’m speaking very because the baby is
service. sleeping. So please be really . (quiet)
say no and apologise B: Thanks. That’s k 4
of you. He speaks loudly.
Can you give me a new 3 I know this is a car, but you’re driving too
I’m afraid that’s not possible. We use adjectives before nouns and with the verbs be, feel ! (fast)
room?
I’m sorry about that. A: Good morning. and look.
Could someone 4 English in Australia and the USA is not very ,
(help me/call me)? I’m sorry, but (we’re busy at B: Hi. Could you 5p my 6b p , I don’t like loud music. This test is easy. but people pronounce some words (different).
the moment/I can’t come). please? My plane leaves very early in the morning.
5 Our art lessons are . Mrs Taylor teaches
I do apologise. A: I’m really 7s , but we’re 8b at the Spelling (good).
moment.
I do apologise is formal. adjective adverb spelling rule
B: That’s OK. I’ll come back later. 3 Correct three mistakes with adverbs of manner in each
We use these phrases to make and to reply to offers: slow slowly add -ly to the adjective conversation.
A: I 9c call you when we’re quieter if you
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l . loud loudly 1 A: Thank you for this evening. It’s been lovely!
make an offer say yes
B: Yes, please. happy happily change the -y to -i, add -ly B: Bye. Have a safely journey home.
Let me get you another key. That’s great, thank you.
good well irregular adverbs A: I’m going to drive very slow.
I can carry that if you like. That’s kind of you.
A: Yes, can I help? fast fast B: Yes, the roads can be a bit dangerous in this
I’ll (check/find out/send say no
someone up). B: I’m in room 349, but it isn’t clean. hard* hard** weather.
Thank you but I’m OK. A: Don’t worry. I’m not going to drive quick.
A: I do 11a . I’ll give you a new room. * = difficult ** = using a lot of energy
In spoken English we use I’ll + infinitive to make a B: That’s OK. 2 A: Hi, how are things? Are you better now?
spontaneous offer. Well has two meanings. It can be an adverb or an adjective. B: Yes, I’m well, thanks. How about you?
A: I’m really 12s about that.
I’ll help you. Do you speak Italian well? (adverb = how do you speak A: I’m really happily.
B: No problem.
Italian?) B: That’s good, why?
’ll is the contraction of will, but we almost never use will for
an offer. 3 Use the prompts to make conversations. Are you well? I don’t feel well. (adjective = not ill) A: I worked very hardly all weekend to finish
1 A: Hello, Room Service. / help / you? We usually use adverbs after a verb or a verb phrase. the report.
I’ll carry your bags. NOT I will carry your bags.
Hello, Room Service. Can I help you? B: And?
We finished quickly and left. We finished the meeting
B: Yes. Could / have / large pizza, / please? quickly and left. A: My manager says the report is very well.
PRACTICE A: afraid / that / not / possible. 3 A: You speak very well English.
We also use adverbs at the end of a sentence.
B: What / be / the problem? B: Thank you, but my pronunciation is badly.
1 Write offers. Use I’ll and the verb phrases in the box.
A: It / two o’clock / morning.
I understand your English very well. NOT I very well
A: No, I understand you perfectly.
understand your English.
B: Oh. / Could / make / me / sandwich? B: People in the UK speak very fast sometimes.
answer it bring another one carry it
We can use intensifiers (really, very, too) and qualifiers (a bit, A: Can you understand them?
get some open the window say it again A: What / your / room number?
quite) with adverbs. B: Sometimes. I can understand you easy.
2 A: Hello, Reception. You / speak / Tina. / How /
1 A: My phone’s ringing. I / help? She plays the guitar really nicely. I did the homework
B: I’ll answer it. B: The air conditioning / my room / make /
quite easily. 4 Choose the correct word(s) to complete the sentences.
lot of noise. In two sentences both are correct.
2 A: This spoon isn’t clean.
B: . A: I / be / sorry / that. / I / send / someone up. 1 Susan makes clothes really / too beautifully.
PRACTICE 2 Mike writes English a bit / very well.
3 A: It’s hot in here. B: That / be / great. / Thank you.
B: . A: Be / there / anything else? 1 Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the 3 Elena drives too fast / slow for me. She’s really
dangerous.
4 A: This bag is heavy. B: I / need / print / my boarding pass. / you / help? adjective in brackets.
4 I can play the guitar, but I play very / really badly.
B: . A: can / print / here / you like. 1 Can you say that slowly , please? I don’t
understand. (slow) 5 I’m quite hungry / hungrily. Let’s eat something.
5 A: I don’t understand. B: Thanks.
2 My son drives very . I don’t like being in the 6 Are you OK? You’re walking a bit / too slowly today.
B: .
car with him. (bad) 7 Sam works really good / well with people.
6 A: I need some milk.
3 I can’t type . I didn’t learn to type at school. 8 I can remember names quite / very easily.
B: . (quick)
4 I have a French test next week, so I’m studying
. (hard)
5 Speak to your little sister! (nice)
6 The two men worked in the garden. (busy)
7 You dance really . (good)
8 Your daughter plays the piano . (beautiful)
9 The plane flew over our apartment. (noisy)
10 You finished your homework very ! (fast)

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