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LESSON 1: Food for thought!

LESSON 2: Your problem sorted!
LESSON 3: Were on a shopping spree!

UNIT 3
matters!

In Unit 3 you will

READ
a quiz about healthy snacking
a presentation of Bob's snacking habits
children's letters to Agony Aunt
house advertisements
PRACTISE COLLOCATIONS
& VOCABULARY RELATED TO
food
adjectives
opposites
advertisement abbreviations

PRACTISE THE USE OF

nouns and quantifiers
modals (must/ mustn't/ don't have to/ may/
might/ should/ shouldn't
comparative & superlative
WRITE
a paragraph about your snacking habits
a letter of advice
a paragraph explaining your opinion

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Lesson 1
Reading
Healthy Snacking Quiz
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Circle the tick () or the cross () to find out if healthy snacking is a piece
of cake for you!

QUESTIONS

TRUE FALSE

1. I think about how healthy a snack is every time I choose to have one!

2. I usually choose the healthiest snack, such as yoghurt, an apple etc.

3. I plan ahead what snacks I eat every day.

4. There are always healthy snacks around at home.

5. I rarely buy snacks from the school canteen.

6. My parents never buy unhealthy snacks from the supermarket.

7. I don't like junk food.

8. I often check how much fat and how many calories

there are in the snacks I have.

9. I don't snack when I'm bored or stressed.

10. I don't snack when I watch TV or do my homework.

Based on http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/nutrition/snacking.html

7 or more : You certainly follow a healthy diet. Snacking is no problem for you.

There's always something healthy to snack on.

4 - 6 : You know what is healthy and what is not. However, you have an unhealthy

snack from time to time. Be careful! You don't want to lose balance.
3 or fewer : You know what is good and what is bad for you but you seem to have a

sweet tooth. You need to try harder.

How many ticks have you got?

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Food for thought!

Bob did the Healthy Snacking' Quiz. How many ticks has he got?



Hi! My name's Bob and I like snacks. Every time I choose to have a
chocolate I know it's bad for me and my teeth. That's why I only have
a small bar of chocolate once a week. I don't often buy food from the
school canteen because my parents say that canteens sell unhealthy
snacks. I usually have a good breakfast every morning and I take a fruit
with me for the break. I don't plan ahead what snacks I'll have during
the day but there's always something healthy around. My parents
sometimes buy sweets, biscuits and fizzy drinks from the supermarket. I love going to my
favourite fast food restaurant with my friends every Saturday. I always have a double
cheeseburger. I'm not fat so I don't worry about calories and things like that. I never eat in
front of the TV or when I'm bored. That's a rule at our home!
Bob has got 

Vocabulary Link
Food
3

Write the words under the pictures.

Task 14 - p.138



chips

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Lesson 1
Collocations
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Match the words/ phrases 1-9 with a-i to form collocations.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

skip
pay
high
once
normal-sized
poor
bad
go through
cut down

...i..
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.

for your heart

recipe books
in a while
in fats
eating habits
meals
on fatty foods
attention
a meal

Write the opposites.


e.g. canned fruit fresh fruit
1. full-fat milk .....
2. white bread ....
3. good eating habits .
4. fast-food meal ....
5. huge amounts of additives
6

Complete the sentences with the adjectives of the

words in brackets.

e.g. You must have three normal-sized meals a day. (NORMAL SIZE)
1. Fast food isn't for teenagers. (HEALTH)
2. Lisa is . she is slim. There's no need to go on a diet. (LUCK)
3. Are there any drinks in your fridge? (FIZZ)
4. The doctor says that my granddad mustn't eat food. (SALT)
5. Yummy! I love my granny's apple pie. It's always so (TASTE)
6. We're having chicken with potatoes for lunch. (BAKE)

Choose the correct word.

Task 15- p.139


1. I must . down on fatty foods.
a. give
b. cut
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Food for thought!

2. Unhealthy food is usually high in .
a. calories
b. energy
c. water
3. Don't eat so much meat. It's bad for your .
a. heart
b. recipe
c. meal
4. Let's have some tofu .!
a. chicken
b. fruit
c. burgers
5. Buy bread. It's healthier!
a. whole grain b. frozen
c. boiled
6. Carbonated water makes drinks .
a. sugary
b. salty
c. fizzy

Grammar Link
Nouns and Quantifiers
8

Put ticks in the right columns. Then write sentences in your notebook.


oranges

a lot of

some/any

much

many

a few

a little

water
eggs
yoghurt
steaks
bread
Modals - must / mustn't / don't have to
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Complete the sentences with must / mustn't / don't have to.

e.g. I must have three normal-sized meals a day.

1. You . go on a diet. You are in good shape!
2. You eat fast food very often.
3. You drink lots of water every day.
4. Young children drink fizzy drinks. They are bad for their health.
5. You .. stop eating burgers completely. You can have fast food once a month.
6. We . take some regular exercise to keep fit. Let's start jogging!

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Lesson 1

Food for thought!

Writing
My snacking habits

Look at the quiz and Bob's paragraph in task 1

and write a short paragraph about your snacking
 habits. Compare it with your partner's and decide
who's got healthier eating habits.
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Give examples of what you

eat. Use the language youve
learnt in this lesson.

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Lesson 2

Your problem sorted!

Reading
A problem shared
1



What problems do these children have? Read the letters (a-c)

and match them with the titles (1-4) (there is an extra title).
1. Want to play with me?
3. Everything is His!

a. ....
Dear Agony Aunt,
My name's Simona. I'm 12
and I want to be a model. I
love wearing trendy clothes
and buying lots of accessories.
My mum doesn't like buying
new clothes. She says it's a
waste of money because
fashion changes all the time.
The problem is that there is a
fashion show for teenagers in
my area next month and my
parents won't let me take
part. I think it can be the
beginning of my modeling
career. What should I do?

Task 16 - p.139

2. DIFFERENT TASTES IN SPORTS

4. ALWAYS IN FASHION?

b. ....
Dear Agony Aunt,
My name's Jean Paul. I'm 14
and I am keen on football. My
parents love tennis and they
think I should learn how to
play tennis, too. But I don't
like it much. All my friends
play football and what is more
there is a football ground just
opposite our school. It's our
meeting point at the weekends.
What do you think I should
do?

c. ....
Dear Agony Aunt,
My name's Jason and I' m 10.
I've got a sister who is older
than me and a brother who is
just five. The problem is that
my brother wants everything I
have. Every new DVD I buy
he wants to be the first to see
it. Every PC game I get, he
wants to be the first to try it.
That's why we always fight
and my parents always put the
blame on me. When I talk to
them, they don't listen. They
say I'm older than him and I
shouldn't make him cry. I hate
him.

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Lesson 2
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Read the letters again and decide what they should do.
1. Simona should
a. take part in the fashion show without her parents' permission.
b. tell her parents why this show is important to her.
c. not take part in the show because she is very young.
2. Jean Paul should
a. tell his parents that he would like to play both football and tennis.
b. play tennis only and stop playing football.
c. not play football at weekends.
3. Jason should
a. share all his things with his little brother.
b. hide his favourite things and give his brother the toys and DVDs he doesn't like any more.
c. start crying like his brother to get his parents' attention.

Vocabulary Link
Adjectives
3

Match the words in the box with the pictures (1-5).

Task 17 - p.140


nervous

sad

worried

tired

excited

sad

bored

.
1

2
.

.
4
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Your problem sorted!

Use the adjectives from task 3 to complete the sentences.



Task 18 - p.140

e.g. I feel sad when I see poor children in the streets.

1. My dad gets . when I don't do well on a test.
2. I feel when there's nothing interesting on TV.
3. All children feel when Christmas holidays are near.
4. Stop looking at me! You make me feel ...
5. I feel dead . after a week's work.

Grammar Link
Making Guesses - Giving Advice
5

Match 1-4 with a-d.

1. The girl sitting next to him must be his sister.
2. She may/might be his mother.
3. You should stop biting your nails.
4. You shouldn't feel so nervous about tests.

........ a. I'm 50% sure.

........ b. I think this is not so good for you.
........ c. I'm almost 100% sure.
........ d. I think this is good for you.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences 1-4 with must or may/might.



1. Susan ............
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party.
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2. John
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He has cleaned th

4. Mark and Tim

. be twins.
They look identical!

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Lesson 2
Match the problems (1-7) with the
suggestions (a-g) and then write
 sentences using should or shouldn't.
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I've got bad marks in my school report.

....h....

1. My mum looks very tired.

..........

2. I spend lots of money on mobile phone cards.

..........

3. I love this CD.

..........

4. I'm thirsty but this water isn't clean.

..........

5. This T-shirt looks awful on you!

..........

6. It's raining.

..........

7. There're lots of cars.

..........

a. buy it
b. call your friends on your
mobile
c. cross the road
d. drink it
e. help with the housework
f. take your umbrella
g. wear it
h. work harder

e.g.
I've got bad marks in my
school report.

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You should work harder!

1. ..........................................

a. ..........................................

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2. ..........................................

b. ..........................................

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3. ..........................................

c. ..........................................

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4. ..........................................

d. ..........................................

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5. ..........................................

e. ..........................................

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6. ..........................................

f. ..........................................

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7. ..........................................

g. ..........................................

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Your problem sorted!

Writing
A letter of advice
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Choose a letter from task 1 on page 33 and write a short reply. Follow the
guidelines in the writing section of the student's book on page 36.

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Lesson 3
Vocabulary Link



Match the words (1-9) with their

meaning (a-i).
1. shopping spree

a. exciting

2. review

b. a report about a book or a film

3. fan

c. time when you buy lots of things

4. court

d. people work and make goods there

5. take part in

e. new information for a computer programme

6. update

f. lots of

7. factory

g. s/he likes an actor/ a singer etc or a game/ a tv show etc a lot

8. thrilling

h. you can play tennis there

9. loads of

i. join

Collocations
2

Choose the right word to complete the sentences.

1. He joined the when he was 18.
a. factory

b. army

c. update

2. Would you like to a ticket for the match?

a. win

b. save

c. solve

3. Can you help me this puzzle? It's very difficult.

a. choose

b. explore

c. solve

4. Lisa took in the school singing contest.

a. part

b. prize

c. price

5. Chimps are very animals.

a. fun

b. funny

c. thrilling

6. My brother doesn't like giving his to other children.

a. toys

b. games

c. review

7. Going out with friends is great

a. funny

b. fan

c. fun

8. My sister is Avril Lavigne's She's got all her CDs.

a. fan
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b. fun

c. funny

Task 19 - p.140

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Were on a shopping spree!

Opposites
3

Task 20- p.141

Match the opposites.

1. bad ...............................................

a. cold

2. old ................................................

b. poor

3. boring ..........................................

c. little

4. easy ..............................................

d. good

5. expensive ......................................

e. near

6. beautiful ........................................

f. difficult

7. rich ...............................................

g. ugly

8. much ............................................

h. cheap

9. hot ................................................

i. interesting

10. far ...............................................

j. new

Grammar Link

Comparing
4

Match the examples (a-c) with the spelling rules and then complete them.
Adjectives ending in

in comparative & superlative

consonant-vowel-consonant

double the final consonant and take -er / a. heavy  heav/heav

-est e.g...... b. nice  nice..../nice.
take -ier/-iest e.g....... c. fat  fatt./fatt.
take -r/-st e.g............

consonant + y
consonant + e
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Examples

Put the adjectives of task 3 in the right column and then write their
comparative and superlative form.
SHORT ADJECTIVES

cold

colder the coldest

LONGER ADJECTIVES

interesting

more
the most
interesting interesting

IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES

bad

worse the worst

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Lesson 3
6

a. Complete the sentences. Use the

positive, the comparative or the
superlative forms of the adjectives in
brackets.
Task 21 - p.141

e.g.
My dad is the tallest (tall) man in our family.

1. My computer screen is ............................. (wide) than yours. It is 19 inches.

2. Jerry is ......................................... (popular) boy in our class. Everybody likes him.
3. My mobile phone isn't as .. (expensive) as my friend's.
4. My room is ............................................. (big) than my brother's. There's room for two beds.
5. My brother is .................................................. (good) basketball player in the school team.
6. Matrix isn't as . (exciting) as The Lord of the Rings.
7. My dad's jokes are ................................................... (funny) than my mum's.
8. Homemade food is (healthy) than fast food.
9. Fresh fruit with yoghurt is . (delicious) dessert of all.
10. The blue T-shirt is as .. (trendy) as the red one.

b. Now complete the rules.

a. In sentence number 1 above, we compare two / more than two things.
b. One and two-syllable adjectives take the ending ...... in this case.
c. We use ...........' with longer adjectives, like popular'. (sentence number 2)
a. The irregular superlative form of good' is ................. (sentence number 5)
d. We use / don't use the comparative form with as ..... as'. (sentences number 3, 6, 10)
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Were on a shopping spree!

Reading
House ads
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Read the house ads, match the abbreviations and complete the sentences with
A, B or C.
House B

House A

300,000.00
by the sea
Detached hse
3 beds
lounge, kit
bath/wc
garage
city centre
40 mins from

150,000.00
small flat in a mod
ern block
big lounge, kit
bath
rear gdn
20 mins from city
centre

ABBREVIATIONS

House C

hse
beds
kit
bath
mins
gdn

garden
minutes
house
bedrooms
bathroom
kitchen

1. House is more expensive than House C.

250,000.0
0
traditional co
untry cottage
4 beds
big lounge wit
h fireplace, kit
bath/wc
big gdns

2. House is nearer the city centre than House A.

3. House is the most traditional of all.
4. House the cheapest of all.
5. House is more modern than House C.
6. House is bigger than House B.

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Lesson 3

Were on a shopping spree!

Writing

Giving your opinion

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Choose the right car for the Marsilettis. Use comparative, superlative or
asas to present your opinion and to explain your choice.
old

long

fast

beautiful

slow

expensive

cheap

Mr Marsi letti goes to work by car.

Mrs Marsi letti has got a sma ll car.
They often go on excursions at weekends.
They've got 26,000.00

Year:
Length:
Speed:
Price:

Car A
1992
2.7m
120km/h
20,000

Car B
1968
2.2m
70km/h
7,000

Car C
1998
7m
140km/h
50,000

I think car is the right car for the Marsilettis because

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it is cheaper than ..