Unit 1 VOCABULARY Basi c
Warm-up vocabulary
3 Choose the correct words.
1 Label the pictures with the words in the box. There are
1 Couscous is a popular … food. two
words that you do not need to use. a Morocco Moroccan
2 Casablanca and Tangiers are cities in … .
actor band book film player singer a Morocco b Moroccan team writer
3 Paolo is from South America. He’s from … . 1 actor 2
a Argentina b Argentinian
4 ‘Are you … ?’ ‘Yes, I am. I’m from Buenos Aires.’
a Argentina b Argentinian
5 Melbourne is an … city. a Australia b Australian
6 My home is in Sydney – that’s in … . a Australia b Australian Personal objects
4 Choose the correct answers.
1 There are five things in my … . a sunglasses bag c games console 2
Is that Ivan’s red and white … on the chair? a sweater b games console c bike
3 Listen to this song on my … !
a headphones b bag c jeans 4
My sister is into sport. That’s her … . 3 a laptop b guitar c basketball 4
5 What’s the time on your … ? a T-shirt b watch c skateboard
6 Please don’t use your … in class. a bag
b sweater c phone
5 Match the personal objects with the definitions. a 1 e guitar this is a computer 2 bike
b these are blue clothes 3 laptop
c this is for video games 5 6 4 games console
d these are for your feet 5 jeans e this is for music Nationalities 6 trainers
f this is for your cycling 5 2 Our uncle is from Ukraine. C I
Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)?
6 This band isn’t Mexico. C I
1 Dan is from Dublin – he’s Ireland. C I
2 My friend is Japanese. C I
3 Is that actor from Canadian? C I
4 My favourite player is Turkish. C I
Unit 1 VOCABULARY Basi c Starter
6 Complete the table with the words in the box. Clothes Sport Music 1 jeans 3 5 2 4 6
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Unit 1 GRAMMAR Basi c
be: a昀昀irmative and negative
4 Complete the text with the words in the box. 1 Match is
the full forms of be with the contracted forms.
isn’t ’m ’re ’s ’s 1 c She is a I’m 2 I am b She isn’t 3 She 3
my friend from school. We 4 She is not c She’s 4 São
Paulo in Brazil. It 5 ___ a big city, but it 6 I am not d We’re 5 We are e We aren’t 6 We are not f I’m not
2 Choose the correct words.
be: questions and short answers
1 I … a member of a footbal fan club. 5 a
Are the sentences correct (C) or incorrect (I)? ’s ’m
1 Are your sister into hip hop music? C I
2 Spider-Man: No Way Home … my favourite 2 How old are you? C I superhero film.
3 Is Timothée Chalamet an actor? C I a is b are
4 Where is your trainers from? C I
3 My friends Dominik and Adam … from Hungary.
5 Is your friend Canadian? C I a is b are
6 Is there nice beaches in Turkey? C I
4 I … very interested in celebrities.
6 Complete the answers with the words in the box. a aren’t b ’m not
5 El e and Dakota Fanning … Australian actors. a aren’t b isn’t
1 ‘Is Ankara the capital of Turkey?’ ‘Yes, it is .’
6 My friend … here at school today.
2 ‘Are they famous actors?’ ‘No, they .’ a isn’t b aren’t
3 ‘Are you Brazilian?’ ‘Yes, I .’ 3
4 ‘Is Sara from Argentina?’ ‘No, she .’
Choose the correct sentence. 5 1
‘Are you from a big city?’ ‘No, I .’
a Our classroom isn’t very big. 6 b
‘Are we into fantasy films?’ ‘Yes, we !’
Our classroom aren’t very big.
2 a My headphones is white. Question words
b My headphones are white. 3 7 Match a
the the two parts to make complete questions. I’s 13 years old. b I’m 13 years old. 1 d ‘How
a are you from?’ ‘Japan.’ 4 2
b is your name?’ ‘Eva.’
a Those girls aren’t in my class. ‘Where b 3
c old are you?’ ‘I’m 13.’
Those girls isn’t in my class. ‘When 4
d are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks.’ 5 ‘Who
a Ed Sheeran are my favourite singer. 5
e is your best friend?’ ‘Sam.’ b ‘How
Ed Sheeran is my favourite singer. 6 ‘What
f is your birthday?’ ‘April.’
6 a I’m not into footbal or basketbal .
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Unit 1 VOCABULARY Standar d
Warm-up vocabulary
Personal objects
1 Choose the correct words.
4 Label the personal objects.
1 We’re fans of the Batman … . a players films 2
I like books by Roald Dahl. He’s my favourite … . a writer b actor
3 I’m into hip hop music and I love that new … . a team b band 4 1 Cristiano
Ronaldo is my favourite football … . skateboard 2 a player b book
5 I like Billie Eilish’s music. She’s a great … . a singer b team
6 Ed is good at basketball. He’s in a basketball … . a band b team Nationalities 3 4
2 Complete the nationalities.
1 Elena is from Ukraine. She’s Ukrainian .
2 Deniz and his family are from Turkey. They’re T .
3 We go to Mexico every year. I love M food.
4 Kai is from London, UK. He’s B . 5 6 5 ‘Is Naomi J ?’ ‘Yes, 5
she’s from Tokyo, in Japan.’
Choose the correct words to complete the article.
6 My friend lives in Australia but she’s not A . She is Irish. HOME ABOUT ARTICLES ARCHIVE
3 Write the nationalities to replace the underlined words ◀
1 Tagine is a popular in Morocco restaurants. Moroccan
2 Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary are Canada cities. 3
My favourite Hungary food is goulash.
4 Manaus is a Brazil city – it’s in the Amazon. 5 Our
friend is Ireland. She’s from Dublin.
6 Mendoza is a big Argentina city – it’s 1,000 km from Buenos Aires. 1 a basketball b bag c watch 2 a jeans
b sunglasses c trainers 3 a phone b T-shirt c games console
4 a headphones b jeans c sunglasses 5 a bike b phone c sweater 6 a laptop b guitar c skateboard
7 a headphones b jeans c sunglasses
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Unit 1 GRAMMAR Standar d
be: a昀昀irmative and negative
5 Write questions and short answers using the
information in the table.
1 Write the short forms. 1 Country Job she is she’s or role 2 I am Noah Ireland actor 3 we are Emma Hungary writer 4 it is Aisha and Emir Turkey student 5 he is not 6 you 1 are not Noah / from Ireland ? 7 I am not Is Noah from Ireland? 8 they are not Yes, he is. 2 Noah / a student ?
2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative or
negative form of be. Use short forms. 1 I ’m into fantasy books. 3 Emma / from Turkey ? 2 They from Mexico. / 3 He 12 years old. 4 It eight o’clock. / 4 Emma / a writer ? 5 We
in the football club at school. 6 I a fan of that actor. / 7 We Canadian. /
5 Aisha and Emir / from Turkey ? 8 You in my English class. 3 Correct
the mistake in each sentence. Use short forms.
1 I isn’t from Mexico City.
6 Aisha and Emir / actors ? ’m not 2
Jack aren’t in the school team.
3 You’s a student at my school. Question words 6 Complete 4
the dialogue with the correct question
Erin am friends with Clara. words.
Mia Hi, I’m Mia. Welcome to the basketbal club.
5 I’s a fan of Ed Sheeran. 1 What ’s your name? Jessica 6
I’m Jessica. Nice to meet you.
They not into Hollywood films. Mia 2 ’s your friend?
Jessica Oh, this is Dan. He likes basketbal , too.
be: questions and short answers Mia
Hi Dan. That’s great. 3 old are 4 you?
Complete the short answers with the correct form Dan of I’m 12. be. 1 Jessica Me too!
‘Is your birthday in October?’ ‘Yes, it is .’ 2 Mia
‘Are you from Australia?’ ‘No, .’
OK. You can play in the under 13 team.
3 ‘Is Laura into Minecraft?’ ‘Yes, .’ Jessica So, 4 is basketball practice?
4 ‘Are you interested in tennis?’ ‘Yes, .’ Mia
It’s at 3 p.m. on Thursdays.
5 ‘Are your friends in a fan club?’ Dan And 5 do you practise? ‘No, .’ Mia Here in the gym.
6 ‘Is your dad Brazilian?’ ‘No, .’
Jessica OK! See you on Thursday!
7 ‘Are those Tom’s trainers?’ ‘Yes, .’
8 ‘Is this your favourite book?’ ‘No, .’ Starter © Oxford University Press
Unit 1 VOCABULARY Challen ge
Warm-up vocabulary Nationalities
1 Complete the words in the email to a new penfriend.
2 Rewrite the sentences using nationalities.
1 My friends are from Mexico. My friends are Mexican. 2
Is that actor from Canada? Hi Sacha
3 That basketball player is from Hungary.
Nice to meet you! I’m 12 years old and I’m from
the Australian city of Brisbane.
4 He isn’t from Japan.
I’m interested in music – my favourite 1 singer
is Olivia Rodrigo, and I like the 2 b 5 Are you from Brazil?
I’m also into reading. My favourite 3 b
6 We aren’t from the UK.
is The Imagination Chamber by the 4 w Philip Pullman.
7 This nice bag is from Morocco.
Are you interested in sport? I’m a big tennis
fan – my favourite tennis 5 p is Emma
8 Is that team from Ireland?
Raducanu. I’m into football too and I’m a fan
of the Australian national 6 t .
9 My favourite film is from Australia.
I also like Marvel 7 f and my favourite a
10 That amazing singer is from Turkey. What are you into? Write soon!
Personal objects Sam
3 Rewrite the sentences with the correct personal object.
1 My favourite clothes are my blue headphones. Reply
My favourite clothes are my blue jeans.
2 ‘What’s the time?’ ‘Look at your bike!’
1 Write an email to a penfriend in a different country ‘What
about your interests.
• Who is your favourite singer? 3 •
There are five books in my school guitar. What books are you into?
• Who is your favourite writer?
• What sport are you a fan of? Who is your favourite player?
4 A T-shirt is a smal computer.
• What is your favourite film and favourite actor?
Hi Alex. I’m your new penfriend from …
5 Please listen to that music with your sunglasses.
6 Don’t use your sweater in class.
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Unit 1 GRAMMAR Challen ge
be: a昀昀irmative and negative
be: questions and short answers
1 Complete the factfile with the affirmative or negative
3 Write questions with be. Write answers that are true for
of be. Use short forms. you. 1
you / interested / in celebrities ?
Are you interested in celebrities? HOME ABOUT ADD STORY ARCHIVE Yes, I am.
2 your friend / a good singer ? Name: ◀ Saoirse Ronan
Hometown: She 1 ’s from the American city of New York.
Nationality: Saoirse 2 American and
3 you / in a fan club ?
Irish. This is because her parents 3 from the USA, they 4 from Ireland.
4 your city / the capital of your country ? Job: She 5 an actor. Some of her famous films 6 Lady Bird,
Little Women and The Grand Budapest 5 Hotel. you / into sport ? Interests: She 7 into books and films, but she 8 a fan of social media.
6 your teacher / from a different city ?
Birthday: Her birthday 9 on 12 April. 8 COMMENTS REPLY
7 you / a fan of superhero films ?
Comment: Thank you for this factfile! I 10
really into Saoirse Ronan’s films. Lady Bird and
Little Women 11 my favourites.
8 your friends / on social media ? MTee REPLY 2 Consolidation
Write a factfile about an actor or singer. Write about
the person’s: hometown, nationality, job, interests and
4 Rewrite the sentences using the affirmative, negative birthday.
or question form. Use short forms. 1
You’re interested in fantasy films. ?
Are you interested in fantasy films?
2 She isn’t from a big city.
3 That’s Adam’s desk. /
4 They’re into Star Wars films. ? 5
I’m in my English class right now. /
6 Is he popular on social media?
7 Budapest is the capital of Hungary. ? 8
Neymar and Emma Watson are singers. / Starter © Oxford University Press