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2 Different places
Reading
a Work in pairs. Take the quiz.
b Check your answers. Then
enter your score.
Student A: turn to page 115.
Check questions
one, three and five.
Student B: turn to page 122.
Check questions
two, four and six.
How much do you know about California?
1. Where’s California?
a West of Nevada
b East of Oregon
c South of Arizona
2. What’s the population of California?
a 25 million
b 50 thousand c 36 million
3. What’s the capital of California?
a San Diego
b Sacramento
c Schwarzenegger
4. Which Disney resort is in California?
a Euro Disney
b Disney World
c Disneyland Park
b In San Diego
c In San Francisco
5. Where’s Hollywood?
a In Los Angeles
6. New York’s nickname is “The Big Apple.” What’s California’s nicknam
e?
a “The Sunshine State” b “The Golden State” c “The Movie State”
Total points: ____ / 6
0–2Whoops! Not too good! Check out www.visitcalifornia.com
3–4Pretty good!Visit the website above anyway. It’s cool!
5–6Awesome! You’re an expert on California!
2 Listening
a 1.19 Listen to Roberto taking the quiz. What's
his score?
b 1.19 Listen again and circle the expressions
you hear.
Wrong!
Pretty awesome!
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We’re experts.
Whoops!
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3 Vocabulary: houses and apartments
bathroom
bedroom
chest of drawers
Laura's
room
shower
Joel's
room
toilet
sink
bookshelves
kitchen
living room
dining room
stove
table
a Label the items in Joel and Laura’s
house.
chairs refrigerator stereo
closet microwave oven
bed sofa
b 1.20 Listen to Joel and Laura and
write the names of the rooms they
describe.
1.
2.
armchair
5 Everyday English: asking about places
a Complete the questions.
capital
north
population
1. What's the
of Nevada?
Two million.
2. What's the
of Nevada?
Carson City.
3. Which city is to the
Carson City?
of Reno.
b Work in pairs. Write five questions about a state or country.
Then ask another pair your questions.
3.
4 Pronunciation: /T/
a Look at the words. What sound do
they have in common?
1. north
4. mouth
2. bathroom
3. south
5. thousand
b 1.21 Listen and repeat each word,
paying attention to the /T/ sound.
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Lesson 1
Come to San
Francisco!
Talk about your town or city
1
Vocabulary: towns and cities 1
a Check (3) the places you can go to in your town or city.
a museum a bridge
a church a stadium
a movie theater a mall
a park a supermarket
a Read the Internet article about San Francisco
and underline all the places mentioned.
b Now read the FAQs and match them with the answers in the article.
@Questions
a
What's the best way to travel?
b
Is there a good store for video games?
c
Is there a big soccer stadium?
d
What’s San Francisco famous for?
f
Are there any cool things for kids to
do in SF?
Are there any amusement parks is SF?
c Write two places you would like to visit in San
Francisco. Compare your choices in pairs.
I'd like to visit the Golden Gate Bridge and Sony
Metreon.
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It’s great being a kid in
San Francisco!
T
here are a lot of cool things for kids to do in SF! For example, there are two interactive
museums—the Exploratorium and the
Randall.
S
F is probably most famous for the Golden
Gate Bridge. Rent a bike and ride across!
2 Reading
e
[email protected]
T
here aren't any amusement parks in SF, but
there are two near the city (Great America and
Six Flags).
S
ony Metreon has the best PlayStation store in the world and 15 movie theaters.
T
here isn’t a big soccer stadium, but there’s a
really famous baseball stadium (home of the
Giants) and there’s a football stadium (home
of the 49ers).
T
ake the cable car—it’s fun and not very
expensive (it costs about 50 cents for kids).
2
3 Grammar: There’s a cable car.
Spelling of plural nouns:
a Using the article and the FAQs, complete the
sentences about San Francisco.
restaurant—restaurants
1.
a football stadium.
church, bus, box, dish—churches, buses,
boxes, dishes
2.
two interactive museums.
city—cities
3.
a big soccer stadium.
4.
any amusement parks in SF.
5.
a good store for video games?
6.
any cool things for kids to do in SF?
b Now read the rules and circle the correct options.
4 Pronunciation: plural nouns
a 1.22
Listen to the words and write /s/, /z/ or
/Iz/ in each box.
1.We use there's…, there isn’t… and is there…?
with singular / plural nouns.
1. bridges
2.We use there are…, there aren’t…, are there…?
with singular / plural nouns.
3. parks
c Work in pairs. Look at the picture. Then close
your book. Ask and answer questions about
the town.
Is there a movie theater in the town?
Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Are there any bridges in the town?
Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.
2. supermarkets
4. museums
5. malls
6. churches
5 Speaking: Our town
a Make a table like this one about your favorite
part of town.
My favorite part
of town is...
Downtown
There's...
There are...
a cool store-
two movie
OneMusic
theaters
b Work in groups. Talk about your favorite part
of town.
Downtown there’s a cool store—OneMusic.
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Lesson 2
Where’s your red
sweater?
Talk about your clothes
Talk about where things are
1
Vocabulary: clothes
a Look at the room. Is it a boy’s or a girl’s
room? Label the clothes.
skirt dress hooded jacket socks
boots blouse T-shirt cap
2 Listening
a 1.23 Listen to the conversation.
Who’s speaking?
b 1.23 Listen again and circle the six
items of clothing mentioned.
3 Grammar: It’s under the bed.
a 1.24 Listen and underline the correct preposition in each sentence.
1. The red T-shirt's on / in the closet.
2. The green tennis shoes are under / behind the bed.
3. The blue jeans are in front of / on the bed.
4. The brown boots are behind / on the chair.
5. The black hooded jacket's under / next to the desk.
6. The orange blouse is in front of / on the chair.
b Look at the pictures and write the correct prepositions.
in under
next to
on
behind in front of
c Work in pairs. Say where an object is in Tina’s room
until your partner can guess what it is.
It’s in the closet.
The red T-shirt.
No. It’s next to the tennis balls.
The tennis racket!
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5 Pronunciation: singular and plural
questions
a 1.25 Listen to the questions. Are they
singular (S) or plural (P)?
1.
b 1.25
2.
3.
4.
5.
Listen again and write the questions.
We usually contract the verb to be in singular
questions, but not in plural questions:
Where’s your backpack?
What are their addresses?
6 Speaking: Cool clothes!
a Work in pairs. Describe your favorite outfit for
your partner.
4 Grammar: Where’s my T-shirt?
a Look at the sentences. Are they singular (S) or
plural (P)? Circle the correct answer.
1. The jacket is under the bed.
S/P
2. Where are your pants?
S/P
3. The shoes are on the chair.
S/P
4. Where’s your sweater?
S/P
My favorite outfit is a pink T-shirt, white jacket
and blue skirt.
b Ask where the clothes are and draw them in
the correct place.
Student A: turn to page 115.
Student B: turn to page 122.
Pants, shoes, jeans and boots are plural nouns.
When we count them we say:
a pair of pants
two pairs of jeans, shoes and boots
b Complete the table.
Questions
1.
Answers
’s my ‘s in the closet.
blue jacket?
2. Where
my brown pants?
behind
the table.
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Lesson 3
I don’t have a
laptop.
b
Talk about your belongings
Talk about your school
a
2 Grammar: She has a lot of friends.
a Look at the sentences. When do we use have
and has? What do we add to make questions
and negative sentences?
1
Listening
a 1.26 Listen to Joel and Laura. Which picture is
of James?
b 1.26 Listen again and write what Joel and
James have.
James
Joel
He has a laptop computer.
He doesn’t have a webcam.
Do you have a TV ?
Does it have a flat screen?
I have a cell phone.
They don’t have bicycles.
b Check (3) the sentences that are true for you.
1. I have a computer.
2. My computer has a webcam.
3. My sister doesn’t have a cell phone.
c Which is more important for you: friends or
cool possessions? Tell your partner.
4. I don’t have my own room.
5. I don’t have a cell phone.
6. I have a TV in my room.
Here are some questions you can ask about
belongings:
What brand is it?
What color is it?
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How old is it?
Where is it?
c Now compare your answers in pairs. Ask about
the things your partner has.
I have a laptop.
What brand is it?
It’s a Dell.
2
3 Speaking: A questionnaire
a Read the questionnaire and write two more
questions to ask your classmates.
Do you have a cell phone?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does she have a dog?
Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
b Work in groups of three. Ask the other students
the questions and write the answers. Then
report back to the class.
Jack has two sisters. His family doesn’t have any pets.
ve?
And so ... what else do you ha
Student 1
Do you have any brothers
1
and sisters?
Student 2
Do you have any pets?
2
Do you have a cell phone?
3
4
?
5
?
a
4 Vocabulary: places at school
b
a Match the pictures with the places at school.
1. gym
6. teachers’ room
2. computer lab
3. library
4. cafeteria
7. classroom
8. sports field
9. language lab
5. science lab
d
c
b Write about your school.
e
Our school has 25 classrooms and three science
labs. It doesn’t have a language lab.
f
g
5 Speaking: Who has what?
a Ask questions to complete the information
about the kids.
Student A: turn to page 115.
Student B: turn to page 122.
h
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Home sweet home!
1
Spot the differences
3 This month’s puzzle
2 Design your ideal room
k
In my ideal room there’s a bun
bed for my sister and me.
re
There’s a flat screen TV and the
on
are two desks. I have a laptop
l
one of the desks. There’s a coo
re
stereo next to the bed and the
k
are posters of my favorite roc
S E S P B O O T S J
S K I R T R X A S B
T U F P M S D K C L
J A S D R O C V B O
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band, Panda, on the walls.
Lily, 13
A R G E U K N M M S
N N F S H S Q H K E
S Y T S E S W A T T
E D V S A S H C A P
M N B D E E C R T H
to: Awesome
Send your design
Your Ideal Room
Magazine, Design
x 43, Hamilton, NY
competition, PO Bo
J A C K E T E E R Y
Activities
1
Spot the differences
a Find and circle six differences
between the rooms.
b Work in pairs and compare the
differences.
In picture A, there's a cat on the sofa. In
picture B, the cat's under the sofa.
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2 Design your ideal room
a Read about Lily’s ideal room and list
the things she has there.
a bunk bed,...
b Design your ideal room and write
about it.
3 This month’s puzzle
a Find and circle eight items of clothing.
b Work in pairs. Make a clothes puzzle.
Then give it to another pair to solve.
Want to get a daily fashion tip?
Go to… www.dailyfashion.com
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4 Fashion report
6 The Almost Awesomes
Newville, the Johnsons’ hometown, has a BIG
problem… there’s a giant insect in the mall.
Where’s the…?
There’s no time
—let’s go!
5 What’s the mystery city?
My home town is a great place for touris ts.
It’s in the north east of the count ry, on the
Medi terra nean coast . There ’s Las Ramb las
—the main stree t. My favor ite socce r team
celeb rates in the cafes there ! Spec ially
for kids there is the zoo and the aquar ium.
Tibid abo Amus ement Park is great fun, too.
Look! It has Mr. Stone,
my science teacher!
The Almost Awesomes are now in front of the
mall. But where’s the giant insect?
Disneyland Park receives 65,000 visitors a day.
Los Angeles’ full name is “El Pueblo de Nuestra
Señora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.”
Eight percent of Californians are vegetarians.
4 Fashion report
a 1.27 Listen to Natalie’s report.
What’s her question?
b 1.27 Listen again and correct the
sentences.
1.Barbara has green tennis shoes.
2.She has eight blouses.
3.Mikey has six pairs of khaki pants.
4.He has a T-shirt with the Houston logo.
5 What’s the mystery city?
a Read about the mystery city.
Unscramble the red letters and write
its name.
6 The Almost Awesomes
a 1.28 Listen and circle true (T) or
false (F).
1. The town is called Oldville.
T/F
2. The Superbug Spray is under the TV. T / F
Find out about more cool cities in
Europe. Go to…
www.goeurope.about.com
3. Mr. Stone is a teacher.
T/F
b Work in pairs. Draw the end of the
story. Then check on page 128.
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Learning English in the 21st Century
Visualizing words
h
d
h
hurc
es k
d Now choose 12 new words that you want to
learn and repeat the exercise.
nc
a
l i b ra r y
a nd m o t h e r
r
g
bed
irpla
ne
c Close your book and see how many words you
remember now.
s w e at e
teacher
er
F re
There’s a grandmother on a sofa. She has a flower
on her sweater.
a
r
b Now look at the words again and visualize
them in a scene. Describe the scene to your
partner.
f l ow
sof
a Look at the words for 30 seconds. Then close
your book and write all the words you can
remember.
c
1
ch ai r
2 Using an online dictionary
a Look at this online dictionary entry and label the different parts.
part of speech
audio
definition
pronunciation
word
actor
One entry found
ac·tor n.
/"œkt´r/
A theatrical performer.
2
1
4
3
5
b Match each word with its definition.
1. po·ta·to n. pl. po·ta·toes
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/"gOrdZ´s/
3. down·town n.
/"dAUntAUn/
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very good-looking
/p´"teItoU/
2. gor·geous adj.
c 1.29
Thisonline dictionary has a great
link for kids!
www.m-w.com/dictionary
Listen to each word and repeat.
a hard round vegetable
the business center
of a city or town
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Project
Our ideal town
a Complete the information on the leaflet.
Come to (1) T
!
This is a great town. There’s a (2) s
and there are two (3) m
two (4) c
(5) a
and
t
. There's a cool p
on the beach. It
doesn't have a school!
b Work in groups. Imagine your ideal
town. Discuss what facilities there are.
What facilities doesn’t it have?
c Make a model or poster of your town.
d Make a tourist leaflet that invites
people to come and visit.
e Present your town to other groups.
Which do you like best?
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