3 Vocabulary

World records
Hi, I’m Daisy!
In this unit we learn how to use superlative
adjectives to talk about records. We also learn
1 about natural and man-made environmental
features and how to ask for information about them.
I’m writing a blog about London. Do you know
what the Thames is?

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1  ook and match in pairs.

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Listen and check. Then, listen and repeat. 2.1

bridge building cable car lake mountain

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river road roller coaster skyscraper train

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2 Listen and say. 2.2 3 Guess the word in pairs.

It’s man-made. It’s got eight letters

and the third letter is i.
Building!
What do you know?
natural man-made
Classify! How many environmental LEARNING
features can you name in English? TO LEARN river bridge

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Grammar
Living in
1 Listen and read. 2.3

London
Hi, everyone! Can I tell you about my favourite city?
London is the biggest city in the UK and it’s the capital. It’s The most popular museum in London is the
famous for its red buses and black taxis. It’s got the oldest British Museum. There are other fascinating
underground railway too. Everybody calls it ‘the tube’. museums too, including a cinema museum, a
About half a million mice live in the tunnels of the tube. rugby museum and a magic museum.

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If you’re in London, you London has got lots of parks. I really like Hyde
can go in a boat along Park. You can have a picnic or ride your bike there.
the River Thames or visit I think it’s the most peaceful place in London.
the London Eye. In Hyde Park, there’s a
My favourite tourist lake. On Christmas

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attraction is Tower Day, there’s a
Bridge. It’s the most swimming race there.
famous bridge in The swimmers are
London. It usually opens brave: the water is
for ships twice a day. freezing!

2 Answer the questions.

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1 What is London famous for? 4 What can you do in Hyde Park?
2 What’s ‘the tube’? 5 Where’s the swimming race? When is it?
3 How often does Tower Bridge open? 6 Do you want to visit London? Why? / Why not?

3 Listen and say True or False. Then ask in pairs. 2.4

BIG cities London New York Paris Berlin

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tallest One World Television

The Shard The Eiffel Tower
building Trade Centre Tower

biggest Waterloo Grand Central Gare du Nord Hauptbahnhof

station
most
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Metropolitan
popular British Museum Le Louvre Pergamonmuseum
Museum
museum

biggest Bois de
Hyde Park Central Park Tiergarten
park Boulogne

What’s the biggest station in New York?

Grand Central!

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1  atch the video ‘World records’.

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Then, read and say the complete sentences.
1 Joel’s dad sees a competition in the ...
2 The prize is a holiday in ...
3 The longest roller coaster in the world is in ...
4 The Steel Dragon is ... kilometres long.
5 The tallest ... in the world is in Dubai.

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6 The skyscraper is ... metres tall.
7 The ... train in the world goes at 430 kilometres Share your comment
an hour.

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Amazing! The longest swimming
8 The highest ... in the world is in Venezuela.
pool in the world is in my country.
It’s 1,000 metres long.
Felipe, Chile

2 Listen and find one sentence from the table. 2.5

Superlative adjectives
with 1 syllable with 2 + syllables ending in -y
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practice
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practice
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Student A look at page F 81
The fastest train in The most famous My sister is the
Student B look at page 84
the world is in China. building in Paris is sportiest person in
the Eiffel Tower. my family. • Ask and answer with SC
superlatives.
More More
phonics
Where’s the longest What’s the most Who’s the funniest phonics
roller coaster? beautiful season person in your family?
in your country?

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World records
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The longest The biggest school The longest river

glass-bottomed bridge 52,000 3,700 11 6,853
2017 488

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Be net-smart !
B e f o r e you watch
Do you believe everything you see on the internet?
How can you tell if something is true or fake?

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Watch, then say the name.

That’s an advert. Some amazing things

are really true.

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It goes across the Amy
Atlantic ocean. Where did you
read that?
Lisa
Tom

2 Watch again and answer. 3 Read, think and suggest more ideas. Language
and tips for life
1 What’s Tom’s project about? Are you net-smart?
2 Is the world’s longest bridge 5,400 km long?
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3 What does the Thunderbolt website Check the facts.
want you to buy?
4 Can shoes really make you run ten times faster? Check who the writer is.
5 
How long did it take Yusheng Du to solve
the Rubik’s cube? Don’t believe everything you read.

A f t e r you watch
4 Read and listen. 2.7 Match in pairs. 1
2
False. It’s old information. Check the facts!
False. It’s a joke. Don’t believe everything you read!
Then, listen and check. 2.8
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3 False. It’s an advert. Check who the writer is!

4 True. Check different sites to be sure!

The Perfect Pen Does your Paint it green! The Sydney Opera House is the most
teacher say she can’t read your famous building in Australia, but did you know the mayor
writing? Don’t worry! A perfect of Sydney plans to paint it green? The Opera House
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pen automatically makes your needs some new paint, so the

writing beautiful. Buy a perfect mayor asked people which
pen today. They’re just 25€. colour they liked. The most
popular colour was green.
The tallest skyscraper The tallest The oldest person ever! Jeanne Calment lived in France.
skyscraper in the world is the She was from a rich family and didn’t have a job. In her
Taipei 101 building in Taipei, free time, she liked playing
Taiwan. It’s 508 metres tall and has the piano, tennis and cycling.
101 floors. It has the fastest lifts in She was fond of chocolate too!
the world too, so you can travel to Jeanne Calment died in 1997
the top in just 40 seconds! at the age of 122.

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The exchange student
Cooper is from Sydney, Australia. He’s an exchange student staying with Gaia in Vancouver, Canada. It’s summer
in Australia at the moment, but it’s winter in Canada. Cooper doesn’t like the cold weather. He’s making a video diary
to remember his trip.

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2 Cooper: Today we’re at Science world. Gaia, can
you tell us about the museum?
Gaia: Well, it’s the most popular building in Vancouver
and I think it’s the most beautiful too. What’s the most
popular place to visit in Sydney?
Cooper: The Opera House, I think. It’s also one of the
most unusual buildings in the world. Oh, no! It’s starting
to snow. Is it always as cold as this here?
Gaia: No, it’s lovely here in the summer, but January is
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the coldest month. Come on, let’s go inside the museum.

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Cooper: Today we’re sailing on the Burrard Inlet with

Gaia, the bravest sailor in Canada.
Dad: Ha ha! She’s the laziest sailor in Canada.
Cooper: That bridge is amazing!
Gaia: Yes, it’s the Lions Gate Bridge! It’s the biggest
bridge in Vancouver.
Cooper: Well, it’s the most impressive. How long is it?
Gaia: Oh, I’m not sure. Do you know, Dad?
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Dad: It’s 1,823 metres long and 111 metres high. Now,
come and help me!

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4 Cooper: Here we are in Gastown, the oldest part of
Vancouver. And this is the strangest clock in the world! It’s a
steam clock and it whistles a tune every hour. How old is it Gaia?
Gaia: It’s only 45 years old, so not very old.
Top Tip LEARNING
TO LEARN
Work with a friend to
understand difficult words
or sentences.

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Before you read
1  hat is the most unusual
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building in your area?

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Cooper: Today we’re on top of Grouse Mountain. That was Read
the scariest cable car ride EVER! How high is the mountain, Gaia?
Gaia: It’s 1,231 metres high. It’s not the highest mountain in 2 Read and listen. 2.9
Canada, but it’s the nearest mountain to Vancouver. And the
cable car is terrific!
Cooper: Let’s go to the café now. I’m cold. After you read
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REC 3  nswer the questions in your
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notebook.
1 Which continent is Cooper from?
2 W  hat season is it when it’s
January in Sydney?
3 Which is the most famous
building in Sydney?
4 W hich is the biggest bridge in
Vancouver?
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5 W hat’s the scariest way to get

00:00:14 Saturday 20/01
to the top of Grouse Mountain?
6 What’s the most popular food
6 Cooper: Today is my last day in Vancouver. We’re here on
in Canada?
Granville island eating Poutine. Gaia, is this the most popular
food in Canada?
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Gaia: Yes, and it’s definitely the most popular food for seagulls! Our values
Learn about where you come from.
• Plan an interesting weekend for
a foreign visitor. Include:
suggestions of local dishes to eat
one cultural stop
one historical stop
one fun place

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New language Thinking-based
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1 Listen and say the missing numbers. 2.10

1 How big is Cooper’s school?

There are … students.
2 How cold is it in winter in Sydney?
It doesn’t go below …ºC.
3 How hot is it in the summer?
It can be over …ºC.
4 How long is Cooper’s journey to school?
It takes … minutes.

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5 How fast does the school bus go?
It never goes faster than … km/h.
6 How old is Cooper’s brother?
He’s … .

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7 How tall is he?
He’s …m tall.

Go back and look!

Look at the story again and answer.
1 How long is the Lion’s Gate Bridge? 2 How old is the Gastown clock?
3 How high is the Lion’s Gate Bridge? 4 How high is Grouse Mountain?
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2 Read and match in your notebook.

Cooper’s favourite animals are kangaroos. He goes to see them

in the Blue Mountain Wild Life Park near Sydney.

1 Kangaroos can live for … a … 3 metres high.

2 Adult kangaroos are heavy. They can weigh … b … 2 metres tall.
3 They’re fast. They can go up to … c … 2.5 centimetres long.
4 They can hop as far as … d … 90 kilograms.
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5 They can jump … e … for 10 months.

6 They’re tall. Adults can grow up to … f … 6 years in the wild.
7 Babies are called joeys. When they’re born they’re … g … 60 kilometres per hour.
8 Joeys stay in their mother’s pouch … h … 9 metres.
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3 Test your memory. Ask and answer in pairs.

How far can they hop?

How long do kangaroos live?
How heavy are they?

How high can they jump?

How tall are they?

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Writ ing
Word work: SPELLING in comparative and superlative ad ectives
1 Listen and read. 2.11 2  rite correct sentences in your
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notebook.

Comparative adjectives:
Word Work says…
When we write comparative and
superlative adjectives, we add -er 1 Isabel is tall than her brother.
and -est to adjectives with one syllable. Look: 2 Zebras are slow than horses.
3 Joe is friendly than Adam.
Cheetahs are faster than lions.

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The fastest train in the world is in China. Superlative adjectives:
When an adjective ends in consonant - vowel - consonant, 4  y grandad is the funny person in
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we double the final letter. Look: my family.
Canada is bigger than the USA.
5 Berlin is the big city in Germany.

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Russia is the biggest country in the world.
6 Chloe is the sporty girl in her class.
W is different. We don’t double the final letter when an
adjective ends in -w:
slow - slower - slowest
When an adjective ends in -y, we change the -y to an -i and
add -er:
My friend is sportier than me.
My sister is the sportiest person in my family.
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Writ i ng: an advert
3 Read and answer.

Visit beautiful Scotland!

Use adjectives
Do you like nature? Then come to Scotland! Do you want to see a monster? Then visit Loch Ness.
Scotland is a country of snowy mountains, blue A legend says that a monster lives in the lake. Take
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Use questions lakes and green forests. a boat on the lake and look for the monster!
Climb the highest mountain, Ben Nevis. Then ride a Scotland is famous for its animals. You can see
bike around a beautiful lake. red squirrels, dolphins and sea eagles. They’re
Use
Visit our exciting cities! Edinburgh is the capital the biggest birds in Scotland and they live on our
imperatives
city. It’s a historic city with an amazing castle. Then islands. Did you know that Scotland has got 800
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go to Glasgow! It’s the biggest city in Scotland and islands?

it’s famous for its art galleries and parks. LEARNING
Top Tip TO LEARN

1 Find superlative adjectives in the advert. When you write an advert,

2 Find three examples of imperatives. be enthusiastic!
3 How many questions are there?

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Now go to page 32 in the Activity Book and write an advert. Consolidation 18

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Culture
Go around the world
1 Read and listen. 2.12

United States
national parks

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Hi! I’m Jasper from the United States. My family It’s taller than the Statue
live in a big city, but we always go to a national of Liberty! I love listening
park for our holidays. I love nature and my blog to the birds here.

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is about national parks. Isle Royale National Park is an island. It’s in the
Yellowstone National biggest lake in the world, Lake Superior. The
Park is the oldest island is very big, but there aren’t any roads or
national park in the cars here. When you visit a friend or go shopping,
world. Many you go by boat! It’s peaceful
people visit here. You can go kayaking, walk
to see the or take photos of birds.
amazing The Grand Canyon is the
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animals and deepest canyon in the United
take photos. Yellowstone is famous States. It’s 1,800 metres deep.
for its geysers too. The tallest geyser You can walk along the top or
in the world is here. It throws water take a boat along the river at the bottom.
100 metres into the air, but be careful, the water Every year, five
is very hot! million people
Redwood National Park is my favourite. It’s a big visit the canyon.
forest with enormous red wood trees. The tallest Fantastic photos
tree in the world is here. It’s 115 metres tall. guaranteed!
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I love your photos, Jasper! In my country,

we’ve got geysers too.
Your go
Hanna, Iceland What’s your favourite national park
in the blog? Why do you like it?
Name national parks
in your country.
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2 Answer the questions.

1 How deep is the Grand Canyon? LEARNING
2 Is the Statue of Liberty 115 metres tall? My new words TO LEARN
3 In which parks can you travel by boat?
be careful canyon geyser
4 Why are geysers dangerous?
5 Which national park is famous for its animals? kayaking the bottom the top
6 What’s the biggest lake in the world?

Do you want to learn more about national parks? Watch the

video ‘The United States’ most extreme national parks’.

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U ni t r e v ie w Test yourself LEARNING
TO LEARN
How many adjectives can you
write in two minutes?
1 Read and guess. Then, listen and check. 2.13 Ready? Go, go, go!

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How much do you know about European records?
1 Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in Europe. How high is it?
a) 4,020m b) 4,808m c) 5,116m

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2 Where is the highest cable car in Europe?
a) Mount Snowdon (Wales) b) Fuente Dé (Spain) c) L’Aiguille du Midi (France)
3 How high is the tallest skyscraper in Europe?
a) 382.1m b) 404.2m c) 373.7m
4 The Volga is the longest river in Europe. How long is it?
a) 4,019km b) 3,530km c) 3,259km
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5 Which is the highest bridge in Europe?
a) the Millau Viaduct b) the Russky Bridge c) the Europa Bridge
6 How old is the oldest building in Europe?
a) more than 6,800 years b) more than 7,100 years c) more than 6,900 years
7 The AGV Italo is the fastest train in Europe. How fast can it go?
a) 535.2 km/h b) 477.5 km/h c) 574.8 km/h

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Moony Lessi Grimaldo How tall
How old …? 31 30 32 is Grimaldo?
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How tall …? 1.76m 1.7m 1.85m

How fast …?
Who’s the most
How popular …? popular?
How hard-working …?

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 his player is older than Lessi, but he isn’t the oldest.
2 Who is the shortest of the three?
3 This player is slower than Grimaldo, but he isn’t the slowest.
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 his player is more popular than Moony, but he isn’t the most popular. page
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