5a.

Technology and people

Social Robots
He is Erick Smith, He has
seven years old.
Hes with a social robot.
The robot is from England.
This robot can speak and can
run. The robot cant see. The
Social robots are helping
diabetic children accept the
nature of their condition and
become more confident
about their futures,
scientists have announced
following a four and a half
year research study.

Reading
1. Look at the photo. Find: 4. Write sentences with can and
cant:
a robot a kid a wall
1) Robots / speak
2. Read the article. Underline:
_______________
1) The kid name. 2) Erick / fly
_______________
2) Things this robot can do.
3) Robots / run
3) Thing this robot cant do _______________
4) Robots / see
Grammar can/cant _______________
5) Erick / cook
3. Choose the correct option to:
_______________
make a true sentence
5. Pronunciation can / cant
.The robot _____ see
Listen and check your
.The robot _____ speak
sentences from Exercise 4. Then
.The robot _____ run
listen again and repeat.
 Vocabulary abilities
6. Listen. Tick () the sentences that are true for you. Make the other
sentences negative

I _____ like play guitar. I _____ like dance. I _____ like ride a ski.

They _____ like speak spanish. He _____ like ride surf. We _____ like play.
soccer.
7. Work in pairs 9. Listen again. What are the
answers to the questions?
Student A: read your sentences to
your partner. 1) Can Timmy speak Japanese?
Student B: Write the number of 2) Can she sing?
the sentence. Then write (can) or 3) Can she play the piano?
(cant) 4) Can she swim?

8. Listen to an interview with 10. Look at the grammar box. Write

Christine Black, a robot expert. full answers to the questions in
Are the sentences true (T) or Exercise 9.
false (F)?.
1) The androids name is Timmmy.
2) Timmy is an American android.
3) Timmy is from a new generation
of android.
4) Timmy is Japanese for
intelligent

Speaking
11. Work in pairs. Ask and answer
questions the abilities in
Exercises 6
Can you play guitar?

Yes, I can.

No, I cant.
5b Technology and
Grammar have/has
me 2. Look the grammar box. Then look
at the sentences. Choose the
Vocabulary technology correct option.
1. Look at the objects. Number the 1. This table has/have an mp3
words (1-6) player
2. This mobile phone has / have a
a camera an MP3 player camera.
an Lantern E-mail a calculator
HAVE/HAS
I/you/we/you/they have an lantern
He/she/it has a calculator

3. Complete the sentences with

objects from exercise 1. Then
read the comments in the
intelligent travel blog. Which
objects from your sentences are in
the blog?
1. You can speak with e-mail
with ______.
2. You can take picture with a
______.
3. Can illuminate night with a
________.

Intelligent travel
We ask, six travelers about their favorite
piece of technology. Here are their
comments.
I can talk by email and talk to my friends with
my modern cell pone.
Posted by John Lugo.
I can take pictures with my table. He has an
excellent camera.
Posted by Ximena Torres.
I can listen to music all day long with my MP3
player is very light
Posted by Eduardo Asis.
I can illuminate with my flashlight is very
useful when I am camping.
Posted by Alex Montalban
 5c Photovoltaic Grammar Very, Really
solar panels 4. Look at the sentences in the
Reading grammar box which sentences are
from the article?
1. Work in pairs. Match the words
with the photos (1-3 ) VERY, REALLY
What are photovoltaic panels used This solar hot water tank is very
for in a house? old.
Offers very good benefits.
a washing machine a tv This with solar energy efficient
an electric bulb and free is really useful.
It's really fantastic; no products
2 were found matching your
1 2 selection.
3
1
5. Put the words in order to make
sentences.
1. old / this / is / hot water / very /
tank .
2. really / this / free / is / solar
3
energy.
3. very / solar / hot / water / the /
is.
4. where / found / energy/ it's /
really /useful
6. Word focus this
2. The article on page 6 is
Photovoltaic Solar Panels. Look at a b
the photos and find: 3 3

hot water tank power with solar

water with solar

3. Read the article again. Are the

sentences true (T) or false(F)?

1. Solar hot water tank for

sanitary.
2. Water solar an efficient and c
freeway.
3. Water solar designed to work a) Match the sentences (1-3) whit 3the
with photovoltaic systems. pictures (a-c).
4. Power with solar benefits as a
conventional generator. 1. This is my new department. ( )
5. Solar hot water the hot use 2. What is this that tastes so
annually. good? ( )
3. Is this your camera? ( )
5d. How much is it?
Vocabulary money and prices
2. Work in pairs. Talk and write.
1. Look at the pictures, write the What is the money of these
money and the corresponding countries?
symbol.
a. Euros () Australia ___________
b. Pounds () Brazil ___________
c. Dollars ($) Canada ___________
d. Swiss franc (Fr) Peru ___________
e. Soles (s/.) Japon ___________
f. Yens () Switzerland ___________
The United ___________
Arab-Emirates ___________
___________
The United States

3. Listen and repead the pricess.

4. Pronunciation numbers.
4.1. Listen and tick the correct
price.

a. 25
b. 52
c. 140
d. $43.25
e. 12.66
f. 10.50

4.2. Listen again and repeat the 5. Write the prices the long way
Price.
a. $ 7.25: seven dollars and
4.3. Work in pairs. take turns to twenty-five cents
dictate three prices to your b. $30.15________________.
partner c. $64.05________________.
d. $63.20: _______________.
Real life shopping e. $5.74: ________________.
Listen to three conversation in shop
write the number of the conversation 6. Look at the expressions for
(1-2) next to the product. There is one shopping write customer (C) or
extra product. shop assistant (A).

What can I do for you?

Go shopping.
How much does it cost?
I want to buy :
Im just looking :
Is there any special offer?
Do you have this in stock?
Is there any discount?
The price is $ 50.00.
Can I pay with cash?
7. Work in pairs. Make a dialogue
with these products.
 5e Can you help me?
Writing an email
3 Relate the players 1-4 with
1 Read the email and reply.
pictures a-d.
Answer the questions.
1 This mobile is smart.
1 Who is Andrea?
2 This tablet is great.
2 Who is Eduardo?
3 This PC is old.
3 What is Andreas question?
4 This laptop is red.
4 What is Eduardos answer?

2 Read Eduardos reply again.

Complete the table. a
Positive + Negative -
Tablets Small, ______ __________
small screens
______screens
special pen
b
Laptops _____screens
keyboard

Compumans c
answers
It can help with your questions.
Email:danny@compumansanswers.com
--------------------------------------------------- d
Hi Eduardo
Im in my first term al college and Id like a
new computer. My PC is old and slow. I can
buy a laptop or a tablet. I cant decide. Can
you help me?
Andrea
---------------------------------------------------
Hi Andrea
Tablets are small and light, but they are
expensive. Tablets have good screens, but
they are small. Laptops have big screens.
Can you type? Laptops have special pen and
you can write on the screen. This is great,
but its slow. Good luck in your studies!

Eduardo, Compumans answers

5f. Whats your
favorite gadgets?
 The mechanics favorite Objects.
5f Before you watch a) Has a hammer
1. Where can you find these gadgets? b) Has a camera
Use these words. c) Is expensive
a kitchen an office backpack d) Has a keyboard

8. Can you remember who says these

things? write mechanic (M) or teacher
(T). The watch the video again and
check.
1. __________ has a lot of objects.
Headphones computer
2. __________ is very busy.
3. __________ has anew objects.
4. __________ has a bad memory.

9 Work in pairs. Read the sentences about

Refrigerator ventilator each persons favorite objects. Why do
you think this objects is their favorite?
Choose the correct option (a or b)

The mechanic:
a) He can talk this mom.
Toaster charger b) Its really important in his job.

2. workin pairs. Tell your partner the gadgets The teacher:

from exercise 1 you have. a) Give a good class.
b) She can prepare dinner for his
I have a toaster in your kitchen. husband.

I have a charger in my bag After you Watch

3. Look at the word box. Listen and repeat 10 complete the information about the
the words. objects with the words.
4. In the video, an engineer and a doctor talk
about their favorite Objects. What do you
think the Objects are?
while you match.
5. watch the video and check your ideas
from exercise 4.
6. work in pairs. what can you remenber
about the two objects?
7. watch again. Tick () the options (a-d)
you hear.
6a. A passion for Grammar
3. Look at the grammar box. Then
animals look at the article again. Underline
the sentences with like and dont
Reading like.
1. Look at the photo and the caption.
What is Martina Johnsons
passion?
2. Read about Martina Johnson.
Answer the questions.
Where is Martina Johnson in the
photo?
Who is she with?
Where is from the zoo?
Are there monkeys at the zoo?

Passion for animals

Hi! My names Martina
Johnsonand Im passionate
about animals! I like the
tiger, lions, panter.
Here I am in my zoo with a
giant tiger. I like very much
my job, because I can see
all these beautiful animals.
This zoo is in the United
States.
 I dont like moneys.
4.Look at the examples. Then
complete the sentences with like (L)
or dont like (D) Listening
1. I / animals.
______________. 10. Listen to an interview with
2. I / sports. Alex. Tick (+) the questions
______________. your hear
3. We / sing.
______________. 1. Do you like elephants?
5. Listen and check your answers 2. Do you like sports ?
from Exercise 4.Then listen and 3. Do you like vegetables?
repeat 4. Do you like monkeys?
5. Do you like fruit ?
6. Change the sentences in exercise
4 so they are true for you .Read 11. Listen again. Choose the
the sentences to your partner correct option: Like (+) or
dont like (-)
Vocabulary food
1. Elephants + / -
7. Look at the photos. Write these
2. sports + / -
words with the photos
3. Vegetables + / -
4. Monkeys + / -
5. Fruit + / -

Grammar like questions and

__________ __________ short answers
12. Look the grammar box. Whats the
question from of like?

__________ __________

__________ __________
8. Listen and repeat the animals. 13. Pronunciation do you ?
9. Work in pairs. Talk about the
animals in the photos
I like monkeys
6b My Favorite Things
Vocabulary interests
1. Match the words with the photos.
Tiger concert play Music soccer

1 ____________________ 4. ____________________

2. ____________________
5. ____________________

3. ____________________
Listening favorite things 5. Rewrite the sentences in the form
given in brackets.
2 1.70 Listen to an interview with
Alejandro torres about his favourite 1. Alejandro's likes merengue.
things. complete the sentences. (question)
___________________________

2. Alejandro's friend likes salsa.

(negative)
___________________________

3. Valeria likes to sing. (negative)

___________________________
4. Franz likes soccer. (question)
___________________________
5. Joel likes tennis and basketball.
1 Alejandro's favorite kind of music (question)
is. ____________________________
_________________________________

2 Alejandro's favorite TV shows are. Grammar extra a lot, very much.

_________________________________ A. Look at these question and answers
3 Alejandro's favorite teacher is. from the interview with Alejandro
_________________________________ Torres.

3 1.70 Listen again. Complete the I: What's your favorite animal?

Table. A: Oh, my favorite animal is the
giraffe and the horse.

Music salsa I: Do you like travel?

A: Yes, I like go Machu Picchu.
B: Put the words in order.
1. a lot / Alejandro /salsa / likes
______________________________

2. doesnt / like / very much / He /

Grammar he/she + like cumbia
__________________________
4. Write sentences with the information
from exercise 3. 3. soccer / We / like / and /
basketball.
1. Alejandro likes salsa
__________________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________ 4. like / movies / My / action /
4. ______________________ Friends
5. ______________________ ______________________________
 6c. In love with fast competition
Reading Grammar object pronouns
1. Work in pairs. Look at the photos. Can you 5. Look at the grammar box and learn.
name famous sports events with these
things. Object Pronouns
Subject pronoun Object pronoun

I Me
You You
He Him
She Her
It It
We Us
You You

6. Choose the correct option.

1 Africans are great.I Like them/him

2 That's my elephant.I love it/them.
3 Can't help you/me?
4 She's fantastic.I like her/him alot.

7. Word focus it.

a. Match 1-4 with a-d. Then underline it in the
sentences.
2. Look at your answers from exercise 1
1. What day is it today?
answer the questions for each event.
2. Is it cold in your city?
a. Which country is the best in the 3. Hello,Susen .
competition? 4. What's your favorite place?
b. What is the danger of doing so?
c. Can be done in any country? a. Yes, it's cold.
b. Canada.I love it.
3. Look at the pictures on the next page and c. It's Saturday
find these animals. d. Hi, it's Susan.
a dog an ostrich a pig an elephant
b. Work in pairs.Ask and answer
4. Read the article again. Complete the questions 1-4.
sentences.
1. Can run 16 millas.
2. Racing is popular in Sydney.
3. Festival in Arizona.
4. Can run to 5 kilometres.
In love with the race
animals.

People love speed, racing and win .Reading about our

passion for racing.

Elephant races celebrate New Year in

Sri Lanka
24 elephants on the most modern highway
in Sri Lanka.Thousands of spectatorsThe
animals and riders are ready to race in the
line-out at the Chinese built 25.8
kilometers (16 miles) of the four-lane
highway from the airport to the capital city,
Colombo. They simply do not expect the
number Of people waiting for the start of
the event: more than 100,000 people at
the starting point and another 200,000 at
two motorway exits! The new motorway
will open. Elephants are treated as sacred
animals of Sri Lanka, where they parade
at Buddhist temple festivals and protected Pigs compete in Sydney in the races
by law. Believe it or not, it is a very of the Royal Easter Show. With this
fair they celebrate Easter for two
common sport in Africa and is currently
weeks
exporting to countries like the United
States. The Chandler Ostrich Festival in
Arizona, United States, is a community-
based community event where ostrich
careers and other bird-related activities
take place. Then, of the race of 5
kilometers, a parade is realized where the
attendees participate to the event.
6d.
Lets play basketball
Vocabulary
2. Complete the conversations with the
1. Listen to three conversations (1-3). expressions for making and
Match the words from the conversations responding to SUGGESTIONS. Then
with the four opinion adjectives. listen again and check
a. One piece 1
b. Sports A: Lets watch TV tomorrow
B: ___________________
c. Lasagna
Whats on?
d. Kentucky A: An anime one piece is on at
ten oclock.
B: Yes _____________ Its
fantastic.

2
BORING HORRIBLE C:______________________
D: No, thanks. I dont like
basketball.
C: Ok, ______.
D: Sorry. Sports boring
3
E: Lets have lasagna this
Sunday.
F: __________, its horrible.
GREAT E: Ok. How about Kentucky?
Do you like Kentucky?
Work in pairs. Add the names four F: ____________.
people or thing to the list in exercise 1.
Tell your partner your opinion. SUGGESTIONS

Lets play basketball How about football?

Bowlings boring tomorrow. No, thanks
thats a good idea I dont like lasagna
I love one piece. ok
 6e A fantastic film
Writing a review
1 Read the reviews (1 and 2). Match the reviews with two of the pictures (a-c).

a b c

A review A review

This is fantastic film. I love it! The star is This is a great book. The writer is John
Scarlett Johansson. I love her too! Shes great Green. Hes my favourite writer. I have all of
in this film. her books.
George Smith (UK) Dante Woo (Ireland)

2 Read the reviews again. Complete the

tables. This is a great. I love ______! The
star is Scarlett Johansson. I love
Film title _____. _____s my favorite film star!
Star ____s fantastic in this film.
Name of reviewer
Reviewers opinion b. Complete these sentences with the
correct pronoun.
Book title 1. Do you like Scarlett Johanssons
Writer film?
Name of reviewer Yes, I love _____.
2. Russel Crowe is in this film _____s
Reviewers opinion
great.
3. Meryl Streep is my favorite film star.
3 Writing skill pronouns
I dont like ______ very much.
4. I like Zadie Smiths book.
a. Read about film b in Exercise 1. Use four
I like ______ too.
of these pronouns to complete the
5. This is a good book. ______s
review.
fantastic.
he him it she them her
6f. At the Market
Before you watch

1 2 3
1. Look at the photos. Write the names
with the market stalls. After you watch
a meat stall a fish stall
8. Work in pairs. Take turns to buy things
a vegetable stall
from your partner.
2. Look at the word box. Listen and
repeat the words.
- Student 1: You have a position in
the market, decide what you will
3. Look at the word box again. Find four
sell.
things you can buy at stalls in
- Student 2: Today you go to the
Exercise 1.
market and you must decide what
to buy and in what quantity.
4. Work in pairs. Say things you can buy
at a market. Take turns. How many
things can you say in 30 seconds?

While you watch

5. Watch the video and write the number
(1-3) next to the question.

a. Is this your local market?

b. Tell us what you dont like.
c. Which stalls do you like?

6. Work in pairs. What can you

remember? How many things in your
list from Exercise 4 are in the video?

7. Watch the video again. Are the

sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1. Pablos school is near the market.

2. Anas favorite stall is the meat
stall.
3. Juan can cook vegetables.
4. I'm going to buy tomatoes today.
 UNIT 5 REVIEW 4. Write or x next to the objects.

Grammar: 1. You can take a picture with :

1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer a glass a bed a camera
questions about Charles. Use can. 2. My brother can sleep in:
Take turns. a table a bed a chair
3. We can write a letter with:
a pen a book an eraser

5. Work in pairs. Tell your partner

about the object in Exercise 4.

I have a book in my backpack

I have a chair in my room

I CAN
1. Read a book.
2. Speak spanish.x talk about abilities
3. Ride a bike.x talk about technology
4. Write a magazine. talk about money
5. Work in a factory.
Real life
2. Complete the text with these words.
6. Complete the conversation
Information tools revolutionary invention between a customer (C) and a
shop assistant (A) with these
words. There is two extra words.
The computer can
store a lot of ______.
Can like dolars pay much drink
This machine has
sleep
many _____ to
facilitate work. The
computer is a
A: Hello, ___ I help you?
_______ ________.
C: How ____ is this camera?
A: Its 18 ______
C: Fine, Id ____ this camera and
the videogame.
I CAN
A: Are 34 dollars.
C: Can I ______ with a card?
Talk about ability (can) A: Yes, of course
Talk about possessions (have)
Describe objects (adjective + noun)
We very and really correctly I CAN

Vocabulary Buy things in a shop.

3. Match four of the verbs from A with
from B Speaking
7. Work in pairs. Practice the
A B conversation in Exercise 8. Change
play a picture the objects and the prices.
drive soccer
write a boat
draw a book
UNIT 6 REVIEW Vocabulary
3. Add vowels and write the words.
Grammar
1. rlr _____________
1. Complete the article about Sara Kane 2. rsr _____________
with the correct form of like. 3. pncl _____________
4. bckpck _____________
5. Bk _____________
6. shrpnr _____________
7. ssr _____________

4. Underline the odd one out in each group.

1. Cuba Peru shoe

2. Rice milk head
3. Mother eye sister
4. Tv eraser ruler
5. Soccer pants basketball

5. How many examples can you find in

Hello, my name is Sara Kane. Im a
Exercise 4 for these words?
professional Pinter. I ____ all the
5. Sports 1. films 3. countries
colors, but I _______ the color
6. Parents 2. music 4. tv show
grey, its very sad.
6. Choose the correct option.
I work in the National Museum; I
______ very much this job. 1. I dont like spaghettis. Its
horrible/delicious.
I ______ the puppies and I love my
2. I love the lion. Its fantastic/boring.
children. 3. Do you like the soccer?
Yes, I do. Its great/boring.

2. Complete the sentences with object

pronouns.
1. Sara likes the puppies. She likes
_____.
2. Sara loves her children. She loves
______.
3. Sara Kane doesnt like the color
grey. She doesnt like ______.

I CAN

Talk about likes and dislikes (like)

Use object pronouns correctly.