Nice to meet you!

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• Grammar am/is/are, possessives, have/go/live/like • Reading Maria’s blog
• Vocabulary The family • Listening Where's Maria?
• Everyday English Everyday conversations • Writing A blog

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 Grammar am/is/are, my/your

1 1.1 Listen and say the alphabet around the class. Hi, I’m Diana.
A, B, C, D, E, F …
STARTER

2 Stand up in alphabetical order and introduce

yourself to the class.

Hello, I’m Anna. Hi, my name’s Zac.

Hello!
1 1.2 Read and listen. Practise the conversation. 2 Complete the conversation.
1.3 Listen and check.

A Hello. What’s your first name?

B My name’s Ryan.
A And what’s your surname?
B Thompson.
A How do you spell that?
B T – H – O – M – P – S – O – N.
A And where are you from, Ryan?
B I’m from Sydney. I’m Australian.
A Thank you very much.

C Hello. My name’s Cathy. What’s name?

D Dan.
C are you from, Dan?
D from Cambridge. Where you from?
C Cambridge, too!
D Oh, nice to meet you!

What’s = What is  name’s = name is   3 Stand up! Go to other students and say hello.
I’m = I am
Hello! My name’s … . What’s your name?
Dieter.

Where are you from, Dieter?

I’m from … . Where … ?

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 Personal information he/she, his/her
1 Look at the information about Ryan and Charlotta.

Ryan Thompson NAME Charlotta Kotkova

Sydney CITY Prague

30 AGE 22

312-555-0749 PHONE NUMBER 43 44 900 4754

rythompson@tmail.com* EMAIL ADDRESS charlotta123@czechmail.cz

No MARRIED? No

*email addresses: @ = at . = dot

2 1.4Listen and complete the questions about Ryan. 3 1.5Listen and complete the questions about Charlotta.
1 What’s his surname? Thompson 1 What’s her surname?
2 his first name? Ryan 2 What’s first name?
3 Where he from? Sydney 3 Where she from?
4 How old he? 30 4 How old ?
5 What’s phone number? 312-555-0749 5 What’s phone number?
6 his email address? r ythompson@tmail.com 6 her email ?
7 Is married? No, he isn’t. 7 married?
Practise the questions and answers with a partner. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

GRAMMAR SPOT Talking about you

1 Complete the chart of the verb to be. 2 Write the possessive adjectives. 4 Ask and answer the questions with
a partner.
Positive Negative Pronouns Possessive adjectives
• What’s your surname?
I’m = I am I ’m not I my   • What’s your first name?
you’re = you are you aren’t you • How do you spell your surname?
he’s = he is he he • How old are you?
she’s = she is she she her  
• What’s your phone number?
• What’s your email address?
Grammar reference 1.1–1.2 p143
• Are you married? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Yes, I am. NOT Yes, I’m.

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 Jason’s family My name’s
Verbs – have/go/live/like
1 1.6 Look at the photos. Listen to and read Jason Cole,
about Jason Cole’s life and family. and I’m from London.
2 Complete the sentences about Jason.
1 I to University College London.
2 I a brother and a sister. I’m 21 years old, and I’m a student. I go to University
3 I with my parents in a house in College London. I have a brother and a sister. My
West London. brother’s name is Ethan. He’s 16 and he’s at school.
4 My family really Amy! My sister’s name is Emily. She’s 25 and she’s married.
1.7 Listen and check. I live with my parents and my brother in a house in
West London. My father, Andrew, is a lawyer, and
3 Complete the sentences about you. my mother, Megan, is a teacher. I’m not married, but
I’m …
I have a girlfriend. Her name’s Amy. She’s lovely!
I live in …
I have … My family really like her!
I go to …
I really like …
Tell a partner.

Possessive ’s
4 Read the Grammar Spot.
GRAMMAR SPOT
1 Look at the sentences.
My name’s Jason.    ’s = is
My brother’s name is Ethan. ’s = possession
(his name)
2 Find more examples of ’s in the text. Do they
mean is or possession?
My brother Ethan My girlfriend Amy
Grammar reference 1.3 p143

5 Answer the questions.

1 Who’s Ethan?
He’s Jason’s brother.
2 Who’s Emily? Andrew?
Megan? Amy?
3 What’s his father’s job?
He’s a …
4 What’s his mother’s job?

My sister Emily
and her husband

My parents Megan
and Andrew
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 Practice be – am, is, are
1 Complete the sentences with the verb to be. Spelling
1 Where you from? 4 1.10 Listen and complete the names and email
2 ‘ you from London?’ ‘Yes, I .’ addresses.
3 ‘How old you?’ ‘I 17.’ Names
4 ‘ your sisters married?’ ‘No, they .’ 1 V E A
2 J S B E
3 K T M S
Email addresses
4 l. 8@mailserve.com
5 zac @plusmail.co

Talking about you

5 Make true sentences about you with the verb be.
1 I ’m not at home.
5 I like you. You 2 We in class.
my friend. 3 We in a café.
4 It Sunday today. It .
6 Marta from Italy, she’s from Hungary. 5 My teacher’s name Richard. It .
7 ‘ your mother a doctor?’ ‘No, she .’ 6 My mother and father English.
8 I German, I’m French. 7 I married.
1.8 Listen and check. 8 My grandmother 75 years old.

2 What is ’s? Is it is or possession? Read your sentences to your partner.

1 My name’s Juan. ’s = is
2 My sister’s friend isn’t married. ’s = possession
Writing
3 Anna’s Italian. 6 Write about you and your life. Read it aloud to the class.
4 She’s a teacher.
5 Her brother’s wife isn’t English.
6 My mother’s name is Grace.

Pronunciation My name’s …
3 1.9 Listen and tick (✓) the sentence you hear. I’m from …
1 a He’s from Italy.
I’m a …
b She’s from Italy.
2 a What’s his name? I go to …
b What’s her name? I have …
3 a We aren’t English. My sister’s name …
b We are English.
4 a His teacher is from England.
I live …
b He’s a teacher from England. My father’s a …
5 a My sister is married. My mother’s a …
b My sister isn’t married.
6 a Your French is good.
b You’re French. Good! Go online for more grammar practice

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 Reading and listening
A student's blog
1 Look at the photos of London. What can you see?
What other famous places do you know in London?

2 Work with a partner. Make sentences about London with

adjectives from the box.

big small nice beautiful

MARIA'S BLOG
expensive interesting difficult easy
MY LONDON FAMILY
friendly cold sunny good

1 London is/isn’t a/an city.

2 The people are/aren’t .
3 The weather is/isn’t .
4 English is/isn’t a/an language.
Discuss your ideas with the class.

3 1.11 Maria is a student in London. Read and listen

to her blog. Are the sentences true (✓) or false (✗)?
Correct the false sentences.
1 Maria is from Spain. ✓
2 She’s in Madrid. ✗ She isn’t in Madrid. She’s in London.
3 Andrew and Megan have two sons.
4 Maria is in a small school. MY SCHOOL
5 Her school is in the city centre.
6 The students in her class are all from Europe.
7 Debbie is Maria’s teacher.
8 The National Gallery is expensive.
9 The Underground is difficult to use.
10 The food is bad.
4 Complete the questions about Maria. Ask and answer
them with your partner.
1 Where’s Maria from? Spain.
2 her school? I n the centre of London.
3 What’s name? Cole.
4 their house? I n Notting Hill, in West London.
5 How the two brothers? Ethan is 16 and
Jason is 21.
6 What’s Debbie’s ? She’s a teacher.
LONDON
7 OK? Yes, it is. It’s cold,
but sunny.
1.12 Listen, check and practise.

5 Look at the photos of people on Maria’s page. Who can

you see?

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 Listening
6 1.13 Listen to five conversations. Complete the
chart with places, and the people in the box.
a gallery attendant Debbie, her teacher
a waiter Carlos, a student
Andrew Cole

Where’s Maria? Who is she with?

1 In Notting Hill Andrew Cole

POSTED ON APRIL 6TH BY MARIA

Day 1: Welcome to my new page! All the posts 2

are in English!
Hello! I’m a Spanish student. I’m in Notting Hill, 3
London, England. I’m here to learn English.
My English family’s name is Cole. 4
Andrew (the husband) and Megan (the
wife) have three children: Ethan (16),
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Jason (21) and Emily (25). Emily’s
married. They’re all very friendly,
but they speak very fast! It’s
difficult to understand them.
Vocabulary
7 What is the opposite adjective?
POSTED ON APRIL 8TH BY MARIA 1 horrible coffee a nice meal
2 a big city a town
Day 3: My first day at school! 3 a hot day weather
Today is my first English class at St Martin’s 4 a good student a teacher
College. It’s a big school in the centre of 5 a cheap café an restaurant
London, in Covent Garden. It’s near a lot 6 an old man a girl
of shops, cafés and theatres.
7 a slow bus a car
It’s great! My class is very
international! The students 8 an easy exercise homework
are from Italy, Hungary,
GRAMMAR SPOT
Japan, China, Egypt, and
Switzerland. Our teacher’s 1 Complete the verb 2 Complete the possessive
to be. adjectives.
name is Debbie. She’s
I am   I my  
very young and she’s
very nice. I really like her. it she her  
She’s a good teacher. you you
we we
he he
POSTED ON APRIL 15TH BY MARIA
they they
Day 10: I love London! she
Hello again! It’s great here. I love London! It’s big and very
Grammar reference 1.1–1.2 p143
interesting. I like shopping here, but it’s very expensive.
I go to the museums and galleries. The National Gallery is free!
And I go to the parks. They are really beautiful. I go by bus Go online to
or by Underground – it’s very easy. The weather’s OK. watch a video
It’s cold, but sunny. And the food is great! There are lots about more things
of Spanish restaurants in London! Check out my photos. to do in London

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 Vocabulary and speaking 3 1.14 Listen and write the names.

The family Lily J​ acob S

​ ophie S
​ am ​Tom N
​ icole C
​ laire M
​ ichelle

1 Complete the chart with words from the box.

mother boyfriend wife son
niece grandmother aunt brother
Max’s
THE FAMILY family
father and mother
husband and
and daughter
and sister
grandfather and
uncle and
nephew and
and girlfriend

Max

2 Complete the sentences

1 My mother’s father is my grandfather .
2 My father’s mother is my .
3 My mother’s sister is my . 4 Write the names of some people in your family. Ask and answer
questions with your partner.
4 My aunt’s husband is my .
5 My sister’s son is my . Marco Laura and Rosa Roberto
6 My brother’s daughter is my .
Use these words to complete sentences 7, 8 and 9. Who’s Marco? Who are Laura and Rosa?
He’s my grandfather. They’re my cousins.
cousin ​children ​parents ​

7 Your mother and father are your . Who’s Roberto?

8 Your son and daughter are your . He’s …
9 Your aunt’s children are your .
5 Talk to your partner about your family.
My grandfather, Marco, is 72. My grandmother, Antonella, is …
They live … I really like my uncle … and …
I have … cousins. They …

Go online for more vocabulary practice

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 Everyday English Everyday conversations
1 Work with a partner. Make different conversations.
Student A Student B Student A

Fine,
fine,
John! Good,
Hi, good,
Jill! How are you? thank you. Very well, thanks.
Hello, I’m very well, And you?
Mr Jones. How are you today? thanks. All right, thank you.
Good morning, all right,
Mrs Fox. OK,
OK,
Not bad,

2 1.15 Listen and compare. Practise again.

3 Look at the photos. Complete the conversations.

1 2 3

later ​Bye ​Have Can ​How ​of course just ​Good afternoon ​help

A It’s time for school. , C Morning! are you today? E  ! Can I
Mum! D I’m fine, thanks. I have an you?
B Goodbye darling! espresso, please? F No, thank you. We’re
a good day! C Yes, . Anything else? looking.
A Thanks. See you ! D No, thanks. E That’s fine.

4 5 6

Pleased ​to meet ​this is a good weekend ​Bye ​to you well See you night

G Bob, Jane. She’s from our J Thank goodness it’s Friday! L Good ! Sleep !
New York office. , Simon! M Nigh’ night! in the
H Hello, Jane. to meet you. K Bye, Jeff. Have ! morning!
I Hello, Bob. Nice you, too. J Thanks. Same .
K See you on Monday.

1.16 Listen and check.

Go online for more
speaking practice
4 Work with a partner. Learn one of the conversations. Stand up! Act out the conversation.
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 Writing A blog
Writing an online journal
1 What is a blog? Are you a ‘blogger’?
2 Complete the blog about you.

Blog posts Images Links MY ENGLISH BLOG

Day 1: Welcome to my blog!

Posted on
Hello! My name’s . I’m from and I’m years old. I’m a student. I go to
. I want to learn English because .

Day 2: Meet my family!

Posted on
I want to tell you about my family. My mother’s name is .
She’s . My father’s name is . He’s .
My family is/isn’t very .
I have , .
We live in , near .

Day 3: Come to my school!

Posted on
My school is in . It’s near and it’s very .
My teacher’s name is . The students’ names are
.
They are from .
After class, I and .

3 Talk about your blog to a partner.

4 Choose a topic and think of a title. Write your blog entry for Day 4. Read it aloud to the class.

Day 4:

Posted on
Hello again!

Go online for more writing practice

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