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White and Black Book - Basic 7

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White and Black Book - Basic 7

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am/is/are • Countries and nationalities • my/your/his/her


• Possessive 's • Verbs - have/go/live/like • The family
• Adjectives • Everyday conversations
You and me

am/is/are - my/your 1 Countries and nationalities


Write the nationality.
1 Nice to meet you!
American Spanish Italian EAgItsfl
Complete the conversations. Mexican German French

1 A Hello. ~ name's David.


What's your name?
B Maria.
A Where ___
are you from,
Maria?
am_ from Italy.
B I_
A Oh! W here in Italy are
you from?
B From Rome. 1 I'm from England. I'm English
A Ah, Rome _ is _ beautiful!
Well, nice to meet you, Maria.
B Thank you. And you.

1
\.--JI.

2 A Hello. What _ is _ your


first name?
B Cathy.
2 He's from the United States.
A And what's your surname ? American
He's _ _ ___
B Jenkins.
A How do you spell that?
B J - E - N - K - I - N - S.
A And Where are you
from, Cathy?
B I'm from Manchester.
I speak English.
A Thank you very much.
German
3 I'm from Germany. I'm _ _ __

4 Unit 1 • You and me


he/she - his/her
3 Personal information
1 Use the information about Cathy and Santiago to complete the
conversations.

D A What's her first name?


B Cathy. First name
Cathy
What´s her surname?
A ____
Surname
B Jenkins. Jenkins
A Where's she from? Country
B She's from England. England
A Howold is she? Age
B She's 25. 25
Italian
4 She's from Italy. She's _ _ _ __ her
A What's _ _ phone number? Phone number
01764 293880
B 01764 293880.
Email address
A What´s her email address? cjenkins@mailnet;.;:.
.c.::..;
om.:.:..-_ _.....
B cjenkins@mailnet.com Married?
Is _ she
A _ _ _ married? No
isn´t
B No,she _ _ .

II A What's hi~ first name?


FIRST NAME B Santiago.
5 He's from Mexico. He's _Mexican
_ _ __ Santiago A What´s his surname?
SURNAME
B Garda Ramirez.
Garda Ramirez
A Where's he from?
COUNTRY
from
B He's_ _ Spain.
Spain
AGE
A How old is he
19 B He's 19.
PHONE NUMBER A What's _his_ phone number?
934298701 B 934298701.
EMAil ADDRESS A What´s his email address?
grsantiago@hwmail.com B grsantiago@hwmail.com
Spanish
6 I'm from Spain. I'm _ _ _ __ MARRIED?
Is _ _
A _ he_ married?
No
B No, _
He isn´t
_ __ .

2 Write the short forms of the words underlined.

1 She is from Italy. She '~ 5 He is a student. He´s


2 She is not a teacher. She isn´t 6 He is not English. He isn´t

3 I am American. I´m 7 You are 18. You´re

4 I am not married. I´m not 8 You are not 20. You aren´t
7 She's from France. She's _French
_ _ __

Unit 1 • You and me 5


Ella's fam ily
4 Possessive S
1 Complete the sentences about Ella and her family.

Hi! My name 's (1) Ella, and this is my family.


My (2) father's name is Robert. He's a teacher.
mother´s
My (3) _ _ _ _ name is Adele. She 's French,
and she's a nurse. My (4) _sister´s
_ _ _ _ name is Suzie.

She's 2 1, and she's a student at university. My


(5) _brother´s
_ _ _ name is Liam. He 's 18, and he's at

school. This is a photo of my cat. My (6) cat´s


name is Tiger. His favourite food is fish.

2 Write ~ if 5 = is. Write ~ if 5 = possessive.

1 My name's Ella. is
2 My father's name is Robert. P
3 He's a teacher. is

4 My mother's name is Adele. P


is
5 She's French.
is
6 My sister's a student.
P
7 My brother's name is Liam.
P
8 Tiger's favourite food is fish.

5 Verbs - have/go/live/like
Complete the sentences with have, go, live, or like.

1 I have a brother and a sister.


2 I go to a school called St Mary's.
3 I live in London.
4 I have my sister. She's very kind.
5 We live in a flat in the city centre.
6 I go to the park at the weekend.
7 I have a cat.

like

6 Unit 1 • You and me


Vocabulary
6 The family 7 Adjectives
Look at the family. Complete the crossword. 1 Write the opposite adjective.
easy small cold good
nice elEpensi't'e young old

1 London isn't cheap. It's expellsive .


2 My coffee isn't hot. It's
George Alice
3 'Are your shoes new?'
'No, they're
4 You aren't a bad student! You're a _ ___ student!
5 'My Dad's 40. He's old:
'He isn't old! Forty is !'
6 This exercise isn't difficult. It's
James Mike = Ellen Fay 7 Our flat isn't big. It's
8 The weather isn't horrible! It's

2 Complete the adjectives.


1 The weather's nice! It's ~ ___ _
2 It's difficult to understand you. You speak f __ .1.
Karen Charlie 3 My family's very nice. We're very f r. ___ .!! _ y.
4 I like my girlfriend. She's 1 ___ .1 _ f _ 1 .
Across
3 James is Mike's __ . (7) 5 My book is good. It's very 1 _ .1 _ r. __ .1 __ .!.
8 Karen is Charlie's __ . (6) 6 Mm! The coffee is really good! It's 1_ Y _1_ .
9 Ellen is Mike's __ . (4)
10 Charlie is Mike's __ . (3)
2
11 Charlie is Fay's __ . (6)
5
15 Karen and Charlie are Mike's __ . (8)
6 7
16 Karen is Ellen's _ _ . (8)
8

Down
10
1 Ellen is Karen's __ . (6)
11 12
2 Fay is Charlie's __ . (4) 13 14

4 George is Alice's __ . (7)


5 Alice is Charlie's __ . (11)
6 Karen is Fay's _ _ . (5) 15

7 George is Karen's __ . (11)


12 Mike and Ellen are __ . (7)
13 Mike is Charlie's _ _ . (6)
14 James is Karen's _ _ . (5)
Unit 1 • You and me 7
Reading and listening
--------- Our street
-------
8 Our street
1 rt1 Read about the Hall family. Complete the sentences.
One family, 66 people, and
1 66 members of the Hall family live on the same street.
15 houses - all on the same street!
2 They have fifteen _ _ _ __
3 _____ is four weeks old.
---------
The Hall family is big - very big - and they
all live on the same street, Cotswold Gardens in

---------
4 Joe is a great-grandfather. He's _____ years old.
Gateshead, England.
S Catherine and George have six _ _ _ __ They have 15 houses. Their ages go from four
6 Their daughter's name is _ _ _ __ weeks old (Ellie) to great-grandfather Joe, 76.

------------
7 At Christmas they all _____ to one house for Catherine and her husband, George, have six
a party. children, and 15 grandchildren. Other relatives
8 The neighbours _____ the Hall family very much. - aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, and nieces -

------
all live there, too.
2 rt1 Listen to the conversations. Who says the first line? 'Our family is the most important thing,'

--------
says daughter Marganne, 42. 'We like living in
Joe Catherine George
Marganne Sandra
the same street. It's lovely to have all my family
Dave
together. At Christmas, or on a birthday, it's

------
1 MarganM 4 crazy in this street,' she says. '66 people all go to
2 S one house!'
Neighbour, Sandra Ross, 41, says 'It's great
3 6
having a big family in the street. We're all
friends.' Her husband, Dave, agrees, 'We love
living in such a friendly street. '

8 Unit 1 • You and me


Everyday English 11 Possessive adjectives
Complete the sentences with a possessive
9 Everyday conversations adjective.
rt1 Match a line in A with a line in B. I my yet!f his her our their
A B
1 Hello! What's ~ name?
1 Good moming, Pete. How are you? a D Thanks. And you. 2 'Pete! This is _ __ sister, Alice:
2 Bye, mum! I'm going to school. b D No, I'm OK, thanks. Just looking. 'Hi, Alice. Nice to meet you:
3 Can I have a cup of tea, please? c IT] Fine, thanks. And you? 3 Anna is 23. mother is a nurse.
4 Have a good day! d D Hello, Ellen. Nice to meet you. 4 Mr and Mrs Jones live here. _ __
children are very nice.
5 Hello. Can I help you? e D Sleep well! See you in the morning.
5 All the students in our class like _ _ _
6 Tony, this is Ellen. f D Bye, honey! See you later.
teacher.
7 Bye! See you on Monday! g D Of course. Anything to eat?
6 Tom is married. _ __ wife's name is
8 Good night! h D Yes. Have a good weekend!
Josie.

12 Plural nouns
Don't forget! Complete the charts with the plural nouns.

10 The alphabet Singular Plural

1 rt1 Match the sound of the letter with the sound of the word. class classes
bus
sandwich
E I no day you
glass
U my me
R car Singular Plural
G J Hi tea country coulltries

Q y z you bed day city


party
lady
2 rt1 Listen. Complete the names and email addresses.

Names Singular Plural


1 A 11~f boy bo~s
2 M __ l __ N_ day
3 £_ ~ l
4 _ _ £ __ f. Singular Plural
5 __ 1 __ man mell
6 __ ~ 1 ___ _ woman
child
Email addresses
person
7 _ 11. !. __ ~ __ ___ .com
8 I __ _ _ 1 ___ _ @bz.com

Unit 1 • You and me 9


Present Simple (1) • Questions and negatives • Verb + noun
• Jobs • What time is it?
A good job!

Present Simple (1)


1 he/she/it
Look at the pictures. Write the sentences in the box with the correct person.

She \'Iears a l:lAiferm. He works outside. She studies every day. She cooks dinner for her family.
She \'Ierks iA a hespital. He cooks in an Italian restaurant. He lives in the country. He works in an office.
She goes shopping every day. He earns a lot of money. She likes her teacher. He works in a kitchen.

1 Linda's a nurse. 2 Martin's a manager. 3 Sharon's a housewife.


She wear!: a uniform. He earns a lot of money. She goes shopping every day.
He works in an office. She cooks dinner for her family.

4 Gordon's a chef. 5 Sophie's a student. 6 Simon's a farmer.


He cooks in an Italian restaurant. She studies every day. He works outside.
He works in a kitchen. She likes her teacher. He lives in the country.

10 Unit 2 • A good job!


2 Jobs -or and -er Questions and negatives
Complete the words with -or or -er.
5 Questions
1 act..QL 4 mana~ er 7 doct-or
Complete the questions with a question
2 teach-er er
5 wait_ er
8 police offic_ word in the box.
3 profess_
or 6 hairdress- er 9 lawy_
er what where what time why
who how how old how many
3 Spelling of verb + -5
1 ' Where does he work?'
1 Write the he/she form of these verbs.
'In an office:
play plays 7 go goes ,
2 What time does she start work?'
2 study studies 8 do does
'At 9.00:
3 work works 9 watch watches , Who
4 write writes 10 have has 3 does she love?'
'Peter:
5 earn earns 11 finish finishes
, How
6 teach teaches 12 live lives 4 does he get to work?'
'By bus:
2 Complete the sentences with a he / she form of a verb from exercise l. ,
5 How many children does she have? '
1 Mark's a football player. He earns £100,000 a week. 'Three:
plays
He _ _ __ for Arsenal. ,
6 Why does she work so hard?'
teaches classes during the day,
2 Alan's a poet. He ____ 'Because she likes her job:
writes
and ____ new poems in the evening. 7 ' How old are you?'
'Twenty-five:
goes
3 Sally's a student. She ____ to the gym every morning.
In the afternoon, she studies IT at college. 8 '_What
_ _ _ _ does he have for breakfast?'
'Coffee and toast:
4 Tony works in a mobile phone shop.
He finishes work at 5.00 in the afternoon.

5 Mark does a lot of business in America.


He lives in an apartment in New York.
has
6 Maggie's married, and she ____ a daughter, Zoe.
Zoe watches TV every day.

4 Pronunciation of verb + -5
1 Write the words from exercise 3.1 in the correct column.

l Si Izl I IZ I

works plays has studies


writes studies teaches
lives
earns watches
goes
finishes
does

2 rt1 Listen and check.


3 Practise saying the verbs. Be careful with the three different
pronunciations of -s at the end of a word.

Unit 2 • A good job! 11


6 Daily routines
1 Look at the pictures of Annie's day. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
have breakfast go home start work get-ttp finish work have lunch
go to work have a shower watch TV get dressed have dinner go to bed

Annie's Day
Annie (1) gets up at 7.00 in the morning. Then she (2) _ _ _ _ _ and washes her hair. After the shower
she (3) . Then she goes into the kitchen and (4) . She has tea and toast.
Annie (5) _ _ _ _ _ on the bus. She works in an office. She (6) at 9.00. At 1.00 she
(7) in a cafe with her friend, Sal. She (8) at 5.30 and (9) _ _ _ __
In the evening she (10) _____ and (ll) _ _ _ _ _ . She likes dramas. She (12) _____ at 11.00.

2 Look at the answers about Annie's day. Complete the 3 Correct the sentences about Annie.
questions using the words in bold.
1 Annie has coffee for breakfast.
1 she does get
She doesn't have coffee for breakfast. She has tea and toast.
'What time does she get up?' 'At 7.00:
2 She works in a shop.
2 have does she
'What for breakfast?' 'Tea and toast:
3 She starts work at 10.00.
3 does work she
'Where ?' 'In an office:
4 she start does 4 She has lunch with her sister.
'What time work?' 'At 9.00:
5 she have does 5 She watches sport on TV.
'Where lunch?' 'In a cafe:
6 do she does 6 She goes to bed at 10.30.
'What in the evening?'
'She has dinner and watches TV. '

12 Unit 2 • A good job!


Reading and listening
7 The Eurostar train driver
1 rt1 Read about train driver, Brian Law. Are the
sentences true (.I') or false (X)? Correct the false
sentences. Brian Law is a train driver for
Eurostar. He drives high speed
1 [l] He works five days a week. trains in England and in Europe.
/-Ie doesn't work five days a week. /-Ie works four days
a week . Brian works four days a week. Sometimes he's free at the
2 [Z] Sometimes he doesn't work at weekends. weekend, but usu ally he works on Friday and Saturday.
3 D Eurostar trains run 365 days a year. Friday and Saturday are very busy days for Eurostar
4 D The first train to Paris leaves before 5.00 a.m. because everybody wants to go on holiday or go home for
the weekend. Eurostar runs every day (but it doesn't run on
5 D He does several journeys every day.
Christmas Day).
6 D Brian starts work very early every day.
The first train to Paris leaves London at 5.25 in the
7 D He always goes home in the evening.
morn ing, so Brian starts work at 4.30. In one day he does
8 D Brian speaks good French. two or three journeys between London and Paris. He finishes
9 D He doesn't earn very much. work at 12.00 noon. Sometimes he starts late - at 4 .00 p.m.
10 D He goes to France on holiday. - and works until 11 .30 at night. Sometimes he doesn't go
home at the end of the day, he stays in Paris.
2 Complete the sentences.
1 Brian usually works on Friday and Saturday.
The journey
The journey takes 2 hours 15 minutes, and the train travels
2 He doesn't work on Christmas Day.
at 300 km/h. It doesn't go so fast in the tunnel - it only goes
3 Brian work at 4.30. at 160 km/h when it travels through the tunnel. It carries
4 He work at 12.00 noon. 794 passengers.
5 The journey to Paris 2 hours 15 minutes. When the train is in France, Brian speaks to his controllers
6 The train at 160 km/h in the tunnel. in French. His French is very good. He has a lot of French
friends, and his son, Toby, goes to stay with them in Paris.
7 Brian £45,000 a year.
Brian earns £45,000 a year. In his free time he likes going
8 He going out with his wife, Angela. out with his wife, Angela, and walking their dogs. Angela is
9 Angela at weekends. a chef, so she works at weekends too. She has Monday free
10 He 25 days' holiday a year. and goes walking with Brian.
He has 25 days of holiday a year. Where does h e go on
3 rt1 Listen and complete the information about holiday? 'France, of course!' says Brian.
Brian's wife, Angela, and their son Toby.

,Anee la I l lib
OY J
Age 36
J
Job chef in a works in a - -
'restaurant

Wage £ a year £ a day


J
Free - - with Brian • sleeps
time and their dogs
·
·
Unit 2 • A good job! 13
Vocabulary 9 Jobs
8 Verb + noun Look at the pictures and write the job. Find the jobs in the wordsearch.
Write a verb from the box.

earn watch
wasA read
go drive
wear live
have play 1 nUr$8 2
want help

1 w8$h your hair


2 in a small village
3 two weeks holiday
4 television 3 4
5 a uniform
6 snooker H T T B V M D K H A N R K
N A K l l l N Z P R Y H A
7 a car
H ( R Q V P G E ( H T (
8 a lot of money X M V R H 5 H (

9 a book F W V l l 0
10 with the housework R M D l T l ( U
G E A T E A H N
11 to the gym
T N 5 V ( W K T
12 to go to university
B T X X l R T B 5 T Y N A
l A F K U 0 Y Z P E E T N
T K N 0 H B T B V F R K T
Q B J Q H W D E N T I 5 T
R E ( E P T 0 N 5 T N

5 ______________________ 6 ______.________________ 7 __________________ ~ __

9 ______________________ 10 _____________________

good job!
Everyday English Don't forget!
10 What time is it? 11 is/has/does
1 rt1 Listen. Underline the times you hear. Complete the conversation with is, has, or does.
1 10.30 / 10.40 A My brother (1) ~ very clever. He (2) _ _ _ a very
2 2.15/2.50 important job.
3 two 0' clock / ten 0' clock B What (3) _ _ _ he do?
4 quarter past three / quarter to three
A He (4) _ _ _ a computer programmer.
5 half past eight / ten past eight
6 ten to two / twenty to two B Where (5) he work?

7 six thirty / six twenty A He works in Virginia in the United States.


8 half past twelve / ten past twelve B Who (6) _ _ _ he work for?
A Microsoft.
2 rt1 Listen. Complete the conversations.
B (7) _ _ _ he married?
1 A Excuse me! What time is it?
A Yes. His wife (8) _ _ _ American.
B It's twenty past five.
B (9) he have any children?
2 A Do you have the time, please?
A Yes, he (10) a three-year-old son.
B Yes, it's ten 0 ' clock.

3 A What time is it? 12 a/an


B It's half past two. Complete the sentences with a or an.

3 Write the times in numbers. 1 She's.!!L actress.


2 He's businessman.
3 I'm _ _ English teacher.
4 She's _ _ engineer.
5 He has _ _ daughter called Ruby.
6 I have American car.
7 He's waiter.
1 10.30 2
8 He works in Italian restaurant.

does •
IS

3 4
has
IS
has cioes
a an
5 6
an a
Unit 2 • A good job! 15
Days of the week • Present Simple (2) • Free time activities
• Social expressions (1) • I'm tired
Work hard, play hard!

Vocabulary y

1 Days of the week


Complete the crossword. The answers are the days D
of the week. There are no clues. A
Y
D y
Present Simple (2)
y
2 The British Airways pilot
1 Read about Helen Walker. Complete the text
with a verb from the boxes.

2 Look at Helen's answers. Complete the questions.


1 'Where ~ you Gome from?'
Flying High
'I'm from Guildford: Captain Helen Walker is a pilot with twenty-five
2 'Who _ _ you for?' years' experience - and a collector of dolls from
'I work for British Airways: around the world!
3 'What planes _ _ you _ _ _ ?' I works €6ffieS flies doesn't have earns watch go
'I fly 747s:
elen Walker is 49, and she (1) Gomes from Guildford in the
4 'Where _ _ you _ _ _ to?'
'I fly to New York:
H south of England. She (2)
She (3) _ _ _ _ 747s from London Heathrow to New York
for British Airways.

5 'How much _ _ you _ _ _ ?'


'I earn £75,000:
JFK three times a week. She (4) £75,000 a year. 'New
York is my favourite city,' she says. 'It (5) open spaces
6 'Where _ _ you _ _ _ shopping in
New York?' and parks like London, but I like it. I (6) shopping
'I go to Fifth Avenue: on Fifth Avenue, and I (7) _ _ _ _ shows on Broadway.'

7 'What _ _ your husband ?'

'He's an accountant:
8 'How many dolls _ _ you ?'
'More than a hundred:

16 Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard!


3 More verbs in the Present Simple
3 Complete the sentences with isn't, aren't, 'm not, Complete the sentences with a verb from the box.
doesn't, or don't.
love (x 2) like want know
1 Helen Walker isn't a flight attendant. She's a pilot. live prefer mean understand come
2 She work in an office. She works in a plane.
1 1 have two sisters and a brother.
3 'I fly to Australia. 1 fly to New York:
2 'What does this word _ _ _ __ ? Expensive:
4 'There a lot of parks in New York, just
'It means it costs a lot of money:
Central Park:
3 I'm hungry! 1 _ _ _ __ a sandwich!
5 'My children go to Clarence SchooL
They go to Sassoon House School:
6 She take the children to school, Bill does.
7 'I at home all the time. 1 go away a lot:
8 Helen collect cars. She collects dolls.

4 Where do you _ _ _ __ from?

5 When Kenji speaks to me in Japanese,


1 don't _ _ _ __

6 1 _ _ _ __ with my parents in a town called


don't take love has have collects
Salford.
She's married to Bill, who's an accountant, and they 7 'Do you what time it is?'
(8) _ _ _ _ three children. The children go to 'Yes. It's ten 0 ' clock:

Sassoon House School. 'I (9) _ _ _ _ the children


8 'Do you me?'
to school, Bill does,' explains Helen, 'because I'm 'Of course 1 you! You're my wife!'
away so much.'
9 'Do you like red or white wine best?'
Helen has a hobby. She (10) _ _ _ _ dolls from 'I _____ red:
all over the world. She (11) _ _ _ _ more than a
10 They _ _ _ _ _ good food so they often go to
hundred. 'I (12) _ _ _ _ going to toy shops when
restaurants.
I'm in another country,' she says.
Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard! 17
4 How often ... ? Vocabulary
1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
5 Free time activities
1 always / shower / morning / have / the / in / I / a
1 Match a line in A with a line in B.
I always have a shower ill the morllillg .
A B
2 sometimes / go / cinema / to / I / the
1 We love films so a D I read all the time.

3 often / France / on / We / holiday / go / to 2 My passion is books so b D we often cook for friends.


3 I love jazz and blues so c IT] we often go to the cinema.

4 never / coffee / morning / drink / I / in / the


4 I like relaxing at home so d D I watch TV every night.
S We love food so e D I listen to a lot of music.

5 usually /9.00/ work / I / start / at


2 Write play or go for each free time activity.

2 Look at the information about Sam.


Complete the sentences using an adverb.

Activity How often?

drink tea in the morning always


1 play golf 2 go swimming
go to work by bus usually

have lunch with a friend sometimes

work late never

go jogging often

1 Sam always drillks tea in the morning. 3 ___ running 4 ___ windsurfing

2 He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to work by bus.
3 lunch with a friend.
4 late.
5 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ jogging.

5 ___ computer 6 ___ sailing


games

7 ___ cards 8 ___ cycling 9 ___ tennis 10 ___ skiing

18 Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard!


Listening ft~/.~:
6 My favourite season 'jI ~ 'f!P
1 Write the seasons and the months.

SEASONS spring

MONTHS January March June

September October

2 rtl Listen to Marisa, Kalaya, and Noah. Write their favourite season.

Marisa from BraziI Kalaya from Thailand Noah from Canada


Favourite season: ____ __ Favourite season: ______ Favourite season: ______

3 rtl Listen again. Find three mistakes in each text and correct them.

Marisa: Kalaya: Noah:


She likes summer best because She says that in Thailand they have Canadians hate their cold winters,
Portugal
her cousins from Anleriea-often two seasons. She likes winter best but Noah says that winter is his
come to stay. She likes sunbathing. because it is not too hot - it's warm favourite season because he goes
They all like water sports, such as in the day and cold at night. She skiing and snowboarding. Sometimes
surfing and water skiing. Marisa loves the Flower Festival in March. he and his brothers still go skiing in
loves Carnival time too because She goes there with her parents, May and June. Summer in Canada
there's a party that lasts three days. and they all sing and dance. is warm but not very long.

4 Answer the questions.


1 What are the summer months in Brazil? 6 When is the Flower Festival?
2 What does Marisa do with her cousins? 7 What are the really cold months in Canada?
3 What do they do on New Year's Day? 8 Does Noah sometimes ski in June?
4 Does Kalaya live in the south of Thailand? 9 What are the summer months?
5 What months are the winter season?

rtl Listen and check.


Unit 3 • Work hard, play hard! 19
Reading
7 My perfect weekend
My
1 Look at the heading of the newspaper article. perfect
1 What is Miranda Hart's job?
2 Is she m arried? weekend
2 rtl Read the article carefully. Answer the questions.
1 What time does she get home on Friday evening? Miranda Hart
2 What does she have to drink? - actress and
3 Does she stay in London for the weekend? comedian
4 Does she like driving?
5 Who does she go with?
6 What are her favourite things? 'Most single women
3 Look at Miranda's answers. Complete the questions. Iknowwanta
1 'What time do you go to bed on Friday night? ' boyfriend, but
'At 10.00: I love being on
2 'What time on Saturday morning? ' my own.'
'At 8.00:

3 'Where ?'
'In a cafe:
6 On Friday night I get home 8.00, I'm very hungry, so I
at 6.15 from work at the BBC have breakfast in a cafe. After
4 'What after breakfast?' and make a hot chocolate. I breakfast I do exercises, and
'I do some exercises: watch TV for an hour. I wait then go for a long walk next
for the rush hour to finish, and to the sea.
5 'Where
'Next to the sea:
" then drive out of London. I hate In the afternoon I go out on
driving in a lot of traffic. my boat and have a picnic. I
I go with my dog, Peggy. watch birds and enjoy the quiet
4 Complete the sentences about Miranda with a verb. We go south to a cottage near - just me, the birds, and the sea.
the sea. It's very quiet. I don't In the evening I read. I don't
1 On Saturday evening Miranda reads a book.
have any neighbours. I look at have a TV in the cottage.
2 She doesn't have a television. the stars in the sky - there are On Sunday morning I listen
3 On Sunday morning she _ _ _ _ _ to music. thousands of them! to music then go for a really
long walk to a pub, where I have
4 She _ _ _ __ _ for a long walk.
My fa vourite things ... lunch - a real Sunday lunch with
5 She lunch in a pub. a roast and lots of vegetables.
o A hot bath
6 She the cottage at 5.00. I leave the cottage at about
o Going to the th eatre
5.00 because I don't like driving
7 On Monday morning she _ _ _ _ __ to or cinema
in bad traffic. Back in London
go back to work. o Lookin g at th e sky
on Sunday evening I go to
8 She _ _ __ _ _ with nice people. o Ta lking to my dog, who the cinema.
listen s and doesn't I like my job, but it's difficult.
answer back
After a lovely, relaxing weekend
I don't really want to go back
I go to bed at 10.00 and sleep to work on Monday morning.
for ten hours. On Saturday But it's fine - I work with nice
morning, when I get up at people. 9
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8 Social expressions (1) 10 am/is/are or do/does?
rt1 Match a line in A with a line in B. Complete the conversation with am/is/are or do/does.
A How many brothers and sisters (1) ~ you have?
B I have one brother and one sister.
A How old (2) _ _ your sister?
B Twenty.
A How old (3) _ _ you?
B I (4) _ _ eighteen.
A What (5) _ _ your sister do?
B She (6) _ _ a student.

11 a/an or no article?
Complete the sentences with a/an or - (nothing).
1 I have _a_ shower in the morning.

A B
2 I go to --=--- work by --=--- bus.
3 My brother's wife is _ _ French.
1 Have a nice day! a D I have a headache.
4 She works in office.
2 I'm sorry I'm late. b OJ Thanks. Same to you.
5 Can I have _ _ cup of coffee, please?
3 What's the matter? c D Thanks! They're new! nO!
6 We go to _ _ cafe for _ _ lunch.
4 Can I have a coffee, dD Never mind. Come and sit
please?
7 Where do you go on _ _ holiday?
down.
S What does hungry e D Of course. Black or white?
8 She's _ _ singer in _ _ band.
mean? f D Pardon? Could you say that 9 We stay at _ _ home on Friday evening.
6 Can you help me? again? 10 I go to _ _ bed about 11.00.
7 I like your jeans! gD It means you want to eat!
8 How was your day? hD Sure! What's the problem? 12 Prepositions
9 Please fasten your D Very interesting, thanks. Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box.
seatbelt. What about you?
I ~~ (x2) from
in (x4)
by
with
of
for (x2)
9 I'm tired! 1 I come from Italy.
Complete the conversations with an adjective in the box. 2 I go _ _ work _ _ bus.
I thirsty happy hungry tireEI busy 3 I live _ _ my parents _ _ a flat.
4 I like going _ _ a walk _ _ the park.
1 'I'm tired 'Go to bed, then!'
5 This is a photo _ _ me _ _ holiday _ _ Spain.
2 'I'm 'Don't do too much!'
6 My sister is married _ _ an American.
3 'I'm 'Have a sandwich, then!'
7 I have a present _ _ you.
4 'I'm 'Have a drink, then!' 8 We go skiing _ _ winter.
5 'I'm 'Good! I'm very pleased!'

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