outcomes elementary sb unit 1

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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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