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16 OUTCOMES 01 PEOPLE AND PLACES 17 Vocabulary Countries A Work in pairs. Match the countries to the parts of the world. Speaking A 1.1 Look at the photo. Listen to the conversation. Then repeat it in pairs. Listening A student has an interview at an English-language school. A 1.2 Listen. Tick the sentences that are true. 1 The student’s name is Miguel. 2 His family name is Fernando. 3 He’s from Spain. 4 He lives in Chihuahua. 5 Chihuahua is in the east. B Listen again and correct the sentences in exercise A that aren’t true. Grammar The verb be A Write the full forms. I’m = I am You’re = ……………………… He’s = ……………………… She’s = ……………………… That’s = ……………………… We’re = ……………………… They’re = ……………………… Need help? Read the grammar reference on page 146. B Complete the conversation with the correct short forms of the verb be. 01 PEOPLE AND PLACES In this unit, you learn how to: introduce yourself say where you are from ask common questions describe your hometown talk about jobs and where you work Grammar The verb be there is / there are Present simple questions and negatives Vocabulary Countries Describing places Jobs Reading My hometown Good job or bad job? Listening An interview at a language school What do you do? NATIVE SPEAKER ENGLISH surname We often say surname instead of family name. What’s your surname, Miguel? My first name’s Lisa and my surname is Sjukur. His surname’s Lansbury. B Have similar conversations with students in your class. Use your names. C Work in pairs. Try to say the names of everyone in your class. For example: Developing conversations Which part? I: Hi. Come in. Sit down. My name …… 1 Ivy. I …… 2 a teacher here. What …… 3 your name? M: Miguel. I: Right. Hi. Nice to meet you. And what …… 4 your surname, Miguel? M: Sorry? I: Your surname. Your family name. M: Oh, sorry. It …… 5 Hernandez. That …… 6 H–E–R–N–A–N–D–E–Z. I: OK. And where …… 7 you from, Miguel? Spain? M: No, I …… 8 not. I …… 9 from Mexico. I: Oh, OK. Which part? M: Chihuahua. It …… 10 in the north. C Listen again and read the audioscript on page 170 to check your ideas. D In pairs, practise reading the conversation. We ask which part (of a place) someone is from to find out the town, city or region. To answer, say the town, city or region – and then add information. M: I’m from Mexico. I: Oh, OK. Which part? M: Chihuahua. It’s in the north. A Complete the sentences which the places on the map. 1 I’m from ……………………… – the capital. 2 I’m from ……………………… – in the north. 3 They’re from ……………………… – in the south. 4 I’m from ……………………… – in the east. 5 My mum’s from ……………………… – in the west. 6 My dad’s from ……………………… – in the middle. B Have conversations. Use countries from Vocabulary, or cities / areas in your country. For example: A: I’m from Argentina. B: Which part? A: Rosario. C: I’m from Rome. D: Which part? C: Morena – in the south. C Where are your parents / grandparents from? Tell a partner. Conversation practice A Have conversations with other students, using these questions: What’s your name? And where are you from? Oh, OK. Which part? B 1.3 Listen and say the countries. Brazil Panama Japan Thailand Poland Mexico China Argentina Jordan Morocco Oman Germany Italy Kenya Hello. I’m Miguel. What’s your name? That’s Yuki. That’s Carla. What’s his name? Marco. What’s her name? I don’t know. Dasha. Hi. Nice to meet you. Africa Asia Europe the Middle East Central America South America

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Vocabulary CountriesA Workinpairs.Matchthecountriestothepartsofthe

world.

SpeakingA 1.1 Lookatthephoto.Listentothe

conversation.Thenrepeatitinpairs.

ListeningAstudenthasaninterviewatanEnglish-languageschool.

A 1.2Listen.Tickthesentencesthataretrue. 1 Thestudent’snameisMiguel. 2 HisfamilynameisFernando. 3 He’sfromSpain. 4 HelivesinChihuahua. 5 Chihuahuaisintheeast.

B ListenagainandcorrectthesentencesinexerciseAthataren’ttrue.

Grammar Theverbbe

A Writethefullforms.I’m = I am

You’re = ………………………He’s = ………………………She’s = ………………………That’s = ………………………We’re = ………………………They’re = ………………………

Needhelp?Readthegrammarreferenceonpage146.

B Completetheconversationwiththecorrectshortformsoftheverbbe.

01 PEOPLE AND PLACESInthisunit,youlearnhowto:introduceyourself•

saywhereyouarefrom•

askcommonquestions•

describeyourhometown•

talkaboutjobsandwhere•

youwork

GrammarTheverb• bethere is / there are•

Presentsimplequestions•

andnegatives

VocabularyCountries•

Describingplaces•

Jobs•

ReadingMyhometown•

Goodjoborbadjob?•

ListeningAninterviewata•

languageschoolWhat do you do? •

NATIVE SPEAKER ENGLISH

surnameWeoftensaysurnameinsteadoffamily name.

What’s your surname, Miguel?My first name’s Lisa and my surname is Sjukur.His surname’s Lansbury.

B Havesimilarconversationswithstudentsinyourclass.Useyournames.

C Workinpairs.Trytosaythenamesofeveryoneinyourclass.Forexample:

Developing conversations Which part?

I: Hi.Comein.Sitdown.Myname……1Ivy.I……2ateacherhere.What……3yourname?

M: Miguel.I: Right.Hi.Nicetomeetyou.Andwhat……4yoursurname,Miguel?

M: Sorry?I: Yoursurname.Yourfamilyname.M: Oh,sorry.It……5Hernandez.That……6H–E–R–N–A–N–D–E–Z.I: OK.Andwhere……7youfrom,Miguel?Spain?M: No,I……8not.I……9fromMexico.I: Oh,OK.Whichpart?M: Chihuahua.It……10inthenorth.

C Listenagainandreadtheaudioscriptonpage170tocheckyourideas.

D Inpairs,practisereadingtheconversation.

Weaskwhich part(ofaplace)someoneisfromtofindoutthetown,cityorregion.Toanswer,saythetown,cityorregion–andthenaddinformation.

M: I’mfromMexico.I: Oh,OK.Which part?M: Chihuahua.It’sinthenorth.

A Completethesentenceswhichtheplacesonthemap.

1 I’mfrom………………………–thecapital. 2 I’mfrom………………………–inthenorth. 3 They’refrom………………………–inthesouth. 4 I’mfrom………………………–intheeast. 5 Mymum’sfrom………………………–inthewest. 6 Mydad’sfrom………………………–inthemiddle.

B Haveconversations.UsecountriesfromVocabulary,orcities/areasinyourcountry.Forexample:

A: I’mfromArgentina. B: Whichpart? A: Rosario.

C: I’mfromRome. D: Whichpart? C: Morena – in the south.

C Whereareyourparents/grandparentsfrom?Tellapartner.

Conversation practiceA Haveconversationswithotherstudents,usingthese

questions:What’syourname?• Andwhereareyoufrom?• Oh,OK.Whichpart?• B 1.3Listenandsaythecountries.

Brazil

Panama

Japan

Thailand

Poland

Mexico

China

Argentina

Jordan

Morocco

Oman

Germany

Italy

Kenya

Hello.I’mMiguel.What’syourname?

That’sYuki.

That’sCarla.

What’shisname?Marco.

What’shername?Idon’tknow.

Dasha.Hi.Nicetomeetyou.

Africa

Asia

Europe

the Middle East

Central America

South America

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Rolando:‘I’mfromSeville,inthesouth-westofSpain.It’sagreatplacetolive.Therearelotsofnicecafésandrestaurantsandthere’sagreatcathedralaswell.There’sariverinthecityandtherearelotsofbeautifulparksaswell.’

VocabularyDescribingplacesA Matchthewordsintheboxtothepictures.

B Saythepluralsofthetenwords.Forexample:achurch churches.

Whichwordhasnoplural?

C Saythenamesofthreeotherthingsinyourtown.Forexample: ahotel.

Grammar there is / there areReadingA Readthefourtexts.Answerthesequestions. 1 Whereiseachpersonfrom? 2 Istheplacenice?Why?/Whynot?

A Translatetheexamplesintheexplanationboxintoyourlanguage.Isthegrammarthesameordifferent?

B Completethesentenceswiththere’sorthere are.

1 ………………………acinemainthetown. 2 It’snice.………………………lotsoftreesand

parks. 3 ………………………lotsofhotelsnearthestation. 4 It’snotverysafe.………………………alotof

crime. 5 It’snotabadplace,but………………………too

manypeople! 6 It’sanicecity,but………………………alotof

traffic! 7 ………………………someniceshopsand

restaurantsnearhere. 8 It’sOK.………………………anicebeachand

………………………afewcafés.

achurch apalace acathedral traffic apark abeach arestaurant anartgallery afactory ariver

TheVocabulary Builderhasmoreinformationaboutthewordsineachunit.Readitaftereachclass.

Usethere is / there’swithsingularnouns.Usethere arewithpluralnouns.

There’s a nice beach and there’s some lovely countryside near there.

There are lots of nice cafés and restaurants.There are some great old buildings.

Weusuallysaythere’sandthere areas/ðeǝz/and/ðeǝrǝ/.

C 1.4Listenandcheckyouranswersto1–8.Thenpractisesayingthesentences.

D Whichsentencesdescribetheplacethatyouarefrom?

Needhelp?Readthegrammarreferenceonpage146.

SpeakingA Workinpairs.Tellyourpartneraboutthree

placesyouknowwell.Use There’s ... andThere are ... .

B Where’sthebest/worstplaceinyourcountrytolive?Why?

Nancy:‘I’mfromPinedale,inthemiddleofCalifornia.It’snotverynice.There’salotofcrime.It’snotverysafe–andtherearen’tmanyjobsnow,butitischeap.’

YuTsan:‘I’mfromShenyang.It’sinthenorth-eastofChina.It’snotabadplacetolive.Therearelotsoffactoriesandlotsofpeople,andthere’salotoftraffictoo.Buttherearealsolotsofplacestogoshoppingaswell,sothat’snice–andtherearesomegreatoldbuildingsaswell.There’sapalacecalledMukdenPalace.It’sveryfamous.’

B Whichofthefourplacesisbest/worstforyou?Why?Compareyourideaswithapartner.

Jeff:‘I’mfromNewRomney,inthesouthofEngland.It’snearthesea,sothere’sanicebeach,andthere’ssomelovelycountrysidenearthere,butthere’snotmuchtodo.Therearen’tanycinemasorartgalleriesormuseums.It’sasmalltown.’

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Vocabulary JobsA HowmanyjobscanyouwriteinEnglishinoneminute?

B Findoutwhatjobspeopleinyourclassdo.AskWhat do you do?

C Matchthejobs1–8totheplacespeopleworka–h.

D Workinpairs.Whichplaceisbigger/moreimportantina–hinexerciseC?

E Workinpairs.Havethreeconversationslikethis:

A: Whatdoyoudo? B: I’mawaiter. A: Oh,yes?Wheredoyouwork? B: Inacaféintown.Whatdoyoudo? A: I’madesigner. B: Wheredoyouwork? A: InastudioinBerlin.

ListeningA 1.5Listentofourconversations.Circle

thecorrectwords. 1 Janisadoctor / nurseinaclinic / hospital

inWarsaw. 2 Laraisadesigner / teacherina school / an

officeinBristol.Sheenjoys / doesn’t enjoyit. 3 Martaisacivilservant / receptionist.She

worksinan office / a companyinthenorthofBrazil.Herjobisgreat / OK.

4 Filippoisawaiter / shop assistantinadepartment store / caféinthecentreoftown.Hedoesn’tlikeit.Hewantstobecomeapolice officer / nurse.

B Readtheaudioscriptonpage170andlistenagain.

C Chooseoneoftheconversationsandreaditinpairs.

ReadingA Readthethreetexts.Decidewhois: 1 ajournalist. 2 adesigner. 3 anengineer.

B Whichisthebestjob?Why?

Grammar Presentsimplequestionsandnegatives

C Translatethewordsinboldinthetext.Thencompletethesentenceswiththewords.

1 I………………………workatnineandfinishatsix. 2 Mybossisn’tverynice.Hesometimesgetsreally

………………………withus.Idon’tknowwhy. 3 Idon’tlikemyjob………………………it’sboring. 4 My………………………isgood.Shehelpsmeandshe

doesn’tshoutatme. 5 Mytownis………………………becausethereisn’tmuchto

do. 6 Iusually………………………atsixandleavethehouseat

seven. 7 Ihavethree………………………–twogirlsandaboy. 8 I………………………animportantjobinthecompany. 9 Ilovemyjob.It’sreally………………………..

D Chooseoneofthethreepeopleinthetexts.Workinpairs.Haveconversationsusingthesequestions:Whatdoyoudo?• Wheredoyouwork?• Doyouenjoyit?•

Tomakequestions,usedo / does.do+I/you/we/they+verb?does+he/she/it+verb?

Tomakenegatives,usedon’t / doesn’t.I/you/we/they+don’t+verbhe/she/it+doesn’t+verb

A Completethesentenceswithdo, does, don’tordoesn’t.

1 A: What………………………youdo? B: I’macleaner. 2 A:What………………………hedo? B:I………………………know. 3 A:Where………………………yourmotherwork? B:She………………………haveajobatthemoment. 4 A: Where………………………yourparentslive? B: Halifax. 5 A: ………………………youenjoyworkingthere? B: No,notreally. 6 A: We………………………livenearmyoffice,soItakethe

traintowork. B: Sowhattime………………………youleavehome? 7 A: ………………………theyhaveanykids? B: No,they………………………..

Needhelp?Readthegrammarreferenceonpage147.

B Putthewordsintothecorrectordertomakequestions.

1 yougettimedowhatup? 2 traveldoherehowyou? 3 bedyougodotowhen? 4 livedoyouwhere? 5 withyoudowholive? 6 yourwhatfreedotimedoinyou? 7 howlanguagesyouspeakmanydo?

C Matchtheanswersa-gtothequestionsabove. a Igoswimming,Iplayfootball,Iread. b InBelváros,neartheriver. c Iliveonmyown. d Atabout12o’clockmostdays. e Itakethebus. f Two–FrenchandSpanish. g Athalfpastseven.

SpeakingA Choosefivequestionsfromthesepagestoask

anotherstudent.Writeonemorequestion.Rememberyourquestions–thenaskthem.

a inaclothesshop/inadepartmentstore b inaclinic/inahospital c inataxoffice/inalocalgovernmentoffice d athome/inastudio e inabighotel/inasmallcompany f inaschool/inauniversity g atalocalpolicestation/inthetrafficdepartment h inacafé/inarestaurant

Writethesentencesinyourlanguage.TranslatethembackintoEnglish.CompareyourEnglishtotheoriginal.Whatdoyouwanttodo?Wheredoyouwanttogo?Hewantstobecomeapoliceman.IwanttostudyArabic.Shewantstobeadesigner.

I’m………………………..

IworkathomeandIdojobsfordifferentcompaniesandmagazines.Idon’tgetmuchmoneybecauseIdon’thavemuchwork,butIenjoyitbecauseit’sinteresting.

I’m………………………..

Iworkforalocalnewspaper.Iworkstrangehours–sometimesIgetupreallyearly,sometimesIworkallnight.Sometimesit’sboringbecauseIhavenothingtodo.Imeetlotsofinterestingpeople,butsometimespeoplegetangryandshoutatme.

I’m………………………..

Iworkforaconstructioncompany.I’mamanagernow,soit’saveryimportantjob.Ilikemyjob,butIworkverylonghours.Istartworkateightinthemorningandfinishateightornineatnight.IoftenworkattheweekendsandIdon’tseemywifeorkidsverymuch.

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