1B GRAMMAR verb be − and ?

Complete the conversations with a form of the verb be. Use contractions where possible.

1 2

Juan Hi. Chris Hi, I 1'm Chris.

Petra 1Is this Class 2? ´s
Hello. My name 2       
Oliver  Oliver. It’s
Juan  is - it´s
Yes, it 2        are
. 3       
you in my first day here.
this class, too? are
Chris 3        you German, Oliver?
Petra  am
Yes, I 4        ´s
. What 5        ´m not
Oliver No, I 4        . I’m Swiss.
your name? are
Chris Oh, which city         5
you from?
am
Juan I 6        Juan. ´m
I 6       
Oliver  from Lucerne, in the centre
7 is
Petra My name         Petra. of Switzerland.
are
Juan Where 8        you from, Petra? Is
Chris 7        it nice in Lucerne?
9 am ´s
Petra 
I         from the Czech Republic. Yes, it 8       
Oliver  . It’s beautiful.
9 are
And you?         you English?
am
Juan I 10       
from Madrid. ´m not
Chris No, I 10        ´m
. I 11        Irish.
11 are are
Petra        you Spanish? Oliver Where 12       
you from in Ireland?
Juan  am not
No, I 12        i´m
. I 13        Chris Dublin, the capital.
Mexican, but I live in Spain. is
Oliver Really. 13        Dublin nice?
is
Petra Who 14        our teacher? is
Chris Yes, it 14       
great!
15
Juan Her name        is Diane. 15 is
Oliver        this my computer?
Is
Petra 16        she English? it´s mt
Chris  No, it 16        . This is your
17 is not is
Juan  No, she         . She 18        computer here.
American. is
Oliver Thanks. 17        the boss here?
are
Petra Where 19       
20 are
the other students? Chris No, he 18 is      
not . He’s in a meeting.
        they in class? 19 are
are not are Oliver         the other people in the
Juan  No, they 21        . They 22        office English?
in the café! are not
No, they 20       
Chris  . They
21 are from all over the world.
       
Have a good first day at work!

ACTIVATION
Practise the conversations with a partner.

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 1A GRAMMAR verb be + , subject pronouns
 a Complete the sentences with a pronoun (I, You, etc.) and ’m, ’re, or ’s.

1 I’m at the airport.

2
she´s my teacher.

3
you are in Class 2.

4
they´re taxis.

5 it´s my house.

6 Hello. i´m your teacher.

7 we´re in this class.

8 they´re egg sandwiches.

9 we´re in the café.

10 it´s in Room 231.

11 it´s my computer.

12 He´s a student in my class.

 b Rewrite sentences 1–12 with the full forms (NOT contractions).

1 I am at the airport. 7 Were arein this class.

2 She is my teacher. 8
They are egg sandwiches.

3
Are you in Class 2. 9
we are in the café.

4 they are taxis. 10 It is in Room 231.

5
It is my house. 11
It is my computer.
6 I am your teacher. 12 He is a student in my class.

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a and look at the pictures.
Say the sentences. Use contractions.

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 3A GRAMMAR  present simple + and −

 a Look at the picture of Carla’s room. Write positive + and negative − sentences about Carla.

1 like Coldplay She likes Coldplay. 7 study French She studies French.
2 play the guitar She plays guitar. 8 listen to music She listens to music.
3 eat meat She does not eat meat. 9 live in Oxford She does not live in Oxford.
4 play tennis She does not play tennis. 10 have a cat She has a cat.
5 go to the gym She goes to they gym. 11 wear glasses She wears glasses.
She drinks coffee. She does not smoke.
6 drink coffee 12 smoke

 b Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the picture and say + and − sentences.

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Look at the picture and say true sentences about yourself.
Remember your partner’s answers.

  I don't play the guitar. I eat meat.

Now tell a different partner about your first partner’s answers.

  Paula doesn't play the guitar. She eats meat.

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3B VOCABULARY Jobs
Complete the crossword using the picture clues.

ACROSS 4 6 10 12 14

15 17 18
1
J
2
O B

U U
3
M R I
4
N U R S E N L
5
S A D H
6 7
P O L I C E W O M A N D
I
I R 8
A O
C I
I S 9
E C C
R
10 11 12
A R C H I T E C T N D E N T I S T
R 13
N L G O P
O
14 R
E W A I T E R R I
15 16 L
L A W Y E R N E V
S O
N E E
17
R E C E T C I O N I S T
E
18 R
S O L D I E R R

DOWN 1 2 3 5 7

8 9 11 13 16

ACTIVATION
Test a partner.

  What’s 1 Down?

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9B GRAMMAR quantifiers; how much / how many, a lot of, etc.
Circle much or many. Then answer the question with a complete sentence.
Use a lot of, not…much, not…many, or not…any.

Fast Food Phil

1 How much / many orange juice does he drink?
He doesn’t drink any orange juice.
2 How much / many burgers does he eat?
He eats a lot of hamburges.
3 How much / many chips does he eat?
He doesn´t eat many French fries.

Valerie the Vegetarian

4 How much / many meat does she eat?
She doesn't eat any meat.

5 How much / many vegetables does she eat?

Sheeats a lot of vegetables.

6 How much / many Diet Coke does she drink?

She doesn´t drink much water.

Baby Belinda
7 How much / many milk does she drink?
She drinks a lot of milk.

8 How much / many bread does she eat?

She doesn´t eat much bread.

9 How much / many apples does she eat?

She doesn't eat any apples.

Fabio the Italian Food Fan

10
How much / many rice does he eat?
He doesn´t eat any cereal.

11
How much / many pasta does he eat?
He eats a lot of pasta.

12
How much / many cups of espresso does he drink?
He drink a lot of cups of espresso.

ACTIVATION
Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions 1–12 about yourself.

  How much orange juice do you drink?   I don't drink much orange juice.

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 9A GRAMMAR  countable / uncountable nouns; a / an, some / any

 a Look at what’s in the fridge. Write the questions and short answers with Is there / Are there + a, an,
or any.

1 sushi? Is there any sushi? Yes, there is.

2 butter? Is there any butter? Not,there isn't
3 carrots? Are there any carrots? Not, there aren't.
4 cheese? Is there any cheese? Yes, there is.
5 fish? Is there any fish? No, there isn´t.
Is there a chicken? Yes, there is.
6 chicken?
7 eggs? Are there any eggs? yes, there are.
8 orange juice? Is there any orange juice? No, there asn't

 b Write + or − sentences with a / an, some, or any.

1 onions There aren’t any onions.

2 tomato juice There is some tomato juice.
3 pineapple There is a pineapple.
4 strawberries There aren't any strawberries.
5 peppers There aren't any peppers
There is some milk.
6 milk
7 mushrooms There are some mushrooms.
There isn't any ice cream.
8 ice cream

ACTIVATION
Test your memory. Work with a partner. A (picture face up) asks B (picture face down)
five questions about what’s in the fridge. Then change roles.

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3B GRAMMAR  present simple + , − , and ?

 a Complete the conversation in the present simple. Use + , − , and ? forms.

Use the verbs from the list and auxiliaries do and don’t where necessary.

do ​
like ​
live love speak ​work (x3)

A Where are you from?

B Poland.

A You 1speak English very well.

B Thanks. I 2 live here.

A What 3 do you do ?
B I’m a nurse.

A Really? Where 4 do you work ?

B At St Thomas’s Hospital, in London.

A 5 Do you like your job?

B Yes, I 6 love it! But I work very long
hours.

A 7 Do you work at night?

B Sometimes. It depends on the week. But
luckily, I 8 work at weekends.

 b Choose the right word to complete the rest

of the conversation.

A Are you married?

B Yes, I’m married to an Englishman.

A What 1does he do? (do / does)

B He’s a teacher. He 2 teaches science. (teach / teaches)
3
A Does he work at the local school? (Do / Does)
4 doesn't . (don’t / doesn’t) He 5 works
B No, he in London. (work / works)

A Does he 6 like his job? (like / likes)

B No, he 7 doesn't like it very much. It’s a difficult school. (doesn’t like / doesn’t likes)

A Are you happy in England?

B I like the country, but not the weather. It 8 rains all the time. (rain / rains)

A 9 Do you want to go back to Poland one day? (Do / Does)

B Of course, but it isn’t easy. My husband 10 doesn't speak Polish. (don’t / doesn’t)

A 11 Do you have children? (Do / Does)

B Yes, two boys.

A 12 Do they speak Polish? (Do / Does)

B Yes, perfectly.

ACTIVATION
Practise the conversation with a partner.

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1B VOCABULARY The world
a Look at the pictures. Complete the names of the countries and write the nationalities.

Country: Spain Country: Country: Country: China

Nationality: Spanish France Germany Nationality:Chinese
Nationality: Nationality:
Franch German

Country: Argentina Country: Turkey Country: Poland Country: Mexico

Nationality: Nationality: Turkish Nationality: Polish Nationality: Mexican
Argentinian

Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with a country or nationality.

1 Geishas are from Japan . 5 Guinness is an Irsh beer.

2 Samba is a Brazilian dance. 6 Moscow is the capital of Rusia .
3 Boomerangs are from Australia . 7 Lindt is Switzerland chocolate .
4 Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia are Africa 8 Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic .
countries.
 Look at the pictures and say the countries and nationalities.

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