can/can't • was/were • could/couldn't • Verbs

• Noun + noun • Polite requests

Super me!

can/can't
1 Pronunciation
rt1 Listen. Underline what you hear.
1 Superman can I can't fly.
2 He can I can't play the piano.
3 I can I can't play the guitar.
4 My sister can I can't cook very well.
S Can I Can't you speak Spanish? I don't believe it!
6 Dogs can I can't swim, but cats can I can't.
7 Birds can I can't speak like humans.
8 Can I Can't you program a computer!

2 What can they do?

[ TOny]
Look at the information. Complete the sentences with canl can't + verb.

play the play the use a program a ride a drive

guitar piano computer computer motorbike a car

Ton y ./ ./ ./ X X X

Brian X ./ ./ X ./ ./

Alice X ./ ./ X X ./

Cath y ./ X ./ X X X

1 Tony ea" ~Iay the guitar, and he ea" ~Iay the piano.
2 Tony a motorbike, and he a car.
3 Tony a computer, but he a computer.
4 Alice and Brian the piano, but they the guitar.
S Cathy a motorbike. She a car, either.
6 Only Brian
7 Everybody
8 Nobody

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3 What can you do? was/were
1 Complete the conversations with can / can't and a verb
in the box. 4 Were you at the party?
I cook run ride do drive Complete the conversation with was, wasn't, were, or
weren't.
1 ' Call you speak French?'
'Yes, I call a little bit! Bonjour!'

2 ' Peter fast?'

'Yes, _ _ _ _ . He's a 100 metre champion!'

3 ' Alice Italian food?'

'Yes, _ _ _ _ . Really well! Her Spaghetti
Bolognese is famous!'

4 '_ _ you _ _ a motorbike?'

'No, 1 _ _ , but I _ _ _ _ a car: A (1) Were you at Charlotte's
party last Saturday?
5 ' _ _ you _ _ this homework?'
B Yes, I (2) was .
'Yes, of course I _ _ ! It isn't difficult! Just boring!'
A (3) it good?
2 Rewrite the sentences with expressions from the box. B Well, it (4) OK.

0% 1-30% 30-70% 70-80% 80%+ A (5) there many people?

I I I I I B Yes, there (6) . Hundreds!
not at all a little bit quite well very well really well
A (7) _ _ _ Sophie there?
B No, she (8) . Why (9) you there?
1 She can play chess. (80%)
A Well, I couldn't go to Charlotte's party because I
She call play chess really well.
(10) at Dave's party. It (11) great!
2 She can't cook. (0%)
B Oh! Lucky you!

3 She can speak English. (40%)

could/ couldn't
4 He can speak Arabic. (15%) 5 When I was young
Complete the sentences with could or couldn't.
5 Her baby's only one, but he can walk. (70%) 1 I could walk when I was one, but I couldll't talk
until I was three.
6 My sister's only five, but she can read. (50%) 2 How old were you when you get dressed?
3 My daughter feed herself until she was four.
7 My brother can program computers. (90%) 4 I sleep last night. My neighbour's TV was
so loud!

8 I can understand German (15%), but I can't speak 5 I find you yesterday. Where were you?
it. (0%) 6 'When I was five I speak English and Russian:
____ you read English and Russian as well?'

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 Listening
6 When I was a child
1 rt1 Listen to Pete and Olivia talking about
Pete Olivia
their childhood. Complete the chart. Where was he/she born?
Where were his/her
2 Answer the questions about Pete. parents born?
What were his/her
1 Where was his first school?
parents' jobs?
2 Why wasn't he happy at his
first school? What couldn't he/she do?
3 Where was his next school? Was it a happy childhood?
4 What does Pete do now?
5 Where do his parents live now?

3 Complete the questions and answers about Olivia.

1 'Where dots sht livt now?'
'J1L Exeter:
2 'How many _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
_____ .Asonanda _ _ _ __
3 'Where ____ Olivia and her brothers born?'
'In East , in Tanzania:
4 ' her mother English?'
'No, she . She's _ _ __ _
5 'What _ _ ___ her parents' jobs?'
'They were both _ _ _ __
6 '____ her _ _ _ _ _ _ married in Tanzania?'
'Yes, they _ _ __
7 '____ her school in the town?'
'No, it . It in the bush:
8 'Why ____ the children ____ outside?
'Because it and there - - - - - -
rt1 Listen and check.

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Vocabulary
7 Verbs 8 Noun + noun
Look at the pictures and complete the crossword. All the answers are verbs. Answer the questions with a
noun + noun combination from
the Student's Book on page 44.
ACROSS [IJ
1 Where do trains stop?
railway nation
2 Where can you buy petrol?

3 What do you wear when it's a

sunny day?

4 Where can you drive fast between

one city and another?

5 Where does a woman carry her

purse, hairbrush, lipstick ... ?
~
DOWN
~
f--
13R , D 4£
r----

5
f'
r----
'6 7

~
8
f--
~
9
r---- 10 r
r---- I r---- 11

'"- 12 I f--

:~~""~ 13
1 1,
6 Where do you wait for a bus?

7 Where can you park your car?

8 What are the lights in the street

that say 'Stop!' and 'Go!'?

9 Where can you buy a book?

-
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 Ii

Reading Galileo
9 Galileo Galilei - the father of modern science Galilei -
1 rtl Read about Galileo. Correct the sentences about him.
1 Galileo was born in Padua. the father
Galileo was born in Pisa.
of modern
2 His father was a scientist.
.
SCIence
3 He was a professor at the University of Pisa.

Galileo Galilei was an Italian physicist,

4 He was the father of six children.
mathematician, astronomer, and
philosopher. He was a brilliant scientist.
5 His theory was that the sun went around the earth.

~ HIS EARLY YEARS ~

6 He spent his last years in prison. Galileo was born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy. He was the first of
six children ofVincenzo Galilei and Giulia Ammannati.
7 He was completely deaf when he died. His father was a famous musician.
Galileo's early education was in a monastery. From
there, in 1581, he went to the University of Pis a, where
he was a student of medicine and mathematics. Then
2 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
from 1592 to 1610 he went to the University of Padua.
1 What nationality was Galileo? He wasn't a student at this university - he was a professor
2 He was a physicist and a scientist. What else was he? of mathematics and astronomy.
3 When was he born? Galileo was the father of three children - two daughters
4 Where was he a student? and a son - but he wasn't married to their mother.
5 What was his job at the University of Padua?
6 Was he married? ~ HIS SCIENTIFIC LIFE ~

7 What could he see with his telescope? Galileo made excellent telescopes. With them he could
8 Why were his ideas dangerous? see moons going round the planet Jupiter and the planet
9 Why was he not sent to prison? Venus going round the sun. At the time, there was the
belief that the earth was the centre of the universe and
the sun went round the earth. However, by 1610 Galileo's
theory was that the earth was not the centre of our
universe. Galileo said that the s~.m was the centre, and the
earth moved round it.

~ HIS LAST YEARS ~

Some religious organisations weren't happy with Galileo's

theories. His ideas were dangerous because they were
different from the ideas in the Bible. Finally, in 1634 there
was a trial. Galileo was 70 and not in good health so he
wasn't sent to prison, but he couldn't leave his house in
Florence. It was here that he died in 1642. He was 78 years
old and completely blind.

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Everyday English
10 Polite requests
rt1 Look at the pictures. Complete the conversations with the words and phrases in the box.

1 could you sure 2 of course could I

A Hi! Call' help you? A Excuse me. _____ ask you a question?
B A coffee, please. B _ _ _ _ _ _ . What is it?
A Espresso? Cappuccino? Latte ... ? A _ _ _ _ _ _ tell me what yellow means?
B An espresso, please. And _ _ _ _ _ _ give me B Yellow is a colour. The sun's yellow. Butter is yellow.
some hot water as well? A Ah, OK! Thanks.
A ____ . Take a seat.

3 the problem could you can I 4 could I can you can I have

A Jamie! ask you a favour? A Dad, borrow the car tonight?

B Uh huh. What is it? B Mm ... all right, but it needs petrol.
A help me with my computer? A OK. Er ... Dad, I don't have any money. _ _ _ __
B What's ? lend me some?
A I can't get online. B Is that lend or give?
B OK. Let's have a look. A I'll pay you back. I promise. Mum! _ _ _ _ __
five pounds?
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 Don't forget!
11 Vocabulary 13 Prepositions of place
Complete the chart. Write in, at, or on .

Country Nationality .£ Where are you? )

Spain Spanish
China Chinese 1 'n the kitchen. 6 the second floor.
2 the bus. 7 the town centre.
Italy
3 school. 8 home.
Russia
4 the shower. 9 _ _ the garden.
French
S work. 10 _ _ the bus stop.
Japan
German 14 Verb + noun
America
Match a verb in A with a noun in B.
Mexico
A B
Swedish
1 ride a D the guitar
2 paint b OJ a bike

12 and/but/so/because 3 cook c D a picture

4 play d D a meal

Look at these words that join sentences.

5 make e D a marathon
6 run f D amistake
I like Pete, and I like his wife.
I like Pete, but I don't like his wife. A B
John's ill, so he's in bed.
He's in bed because he doesn't feel very well.
7 wear g D Spanish
8 do h D glasses

Complete the sentences with and, but, so, or because.

9 speak i D acar
10 fly j D my homework
1 I usually love cats, but I really don't like your cat. 11 drive k D anoise
2 We have a holiday in summer, ____ we go 12 make I D aplane
skiing in winter.

and so
3 I work hard ____ I need the money.
4 I work hard, I don't earn a lot of money.
S Yesterday was a long day at work,
tired this morning.
I was
so but
6 I like Suzie ____ she's funny and she makes
me laugh. but •
7 Toby's clever and funny,
8 I can't drive,
he's good-looking.
I don't need a car.
CiLVLct
on
In at
at . on
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In
 Past Simple (1) • Describing feelings • What's the date?
Life's ups and downs

Past Simple (1)

1 Regular verbs
1 Read about The Jackson 5. Complete the sentences with 2 Look at the answers about The Jackson 5. Complete
one of the verbs in bold in the Past Simple. the questions.
1 'Where did the family Jive ?'
'In Indiana:
The Jackson S 2 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ singing together?'
What do you know about the 19705 band. The Jackson S? 'In 1965:
3 'Where _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
• The family (1) Jivad in Indiana, a town near Chicago. start
'In a steel mill:
• In 1965 the brothers (2) singing together. work
4 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ their first Single?'
• The father, Joe, (3) in a steel mill. We
'In 1968:
• In 1968 the Jackson 5 (4) their first single. record 5 'What sort of music _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?'
• They (5) R&B, soul, and dance music. play 'R&B, soul, and dance music:
• They (6) everywhere in the US. travel 6 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to California?'
'In 1968:
• The brothers (7) _ _ _ _ _ to Califomia in 1968. stop
7 'What ____ Michael ____ doing?'
• They (8) worldwide success. enjoy
'Dancing:
• In 1989 the band (9) recording together. move
8 'When _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thriller?'
• The youngest brother, Michael, (10) dancing. record 'In 1982:
• In 1982 Michael (ll) Thriller. die
• He (12) in 2009. love 3 Complete the sentences about The Jackson 5.
1 The family didn't Jive in New York.
2 Joe _ _ _ _ _ _ in a coal mine.
3 The Jackson 5 _ _ _ _ _ _ country and
western music.
4 They _ _ _ _ _ _ to Europe in 1968.
5 They together in the 1990s.
6 The brothers the album Thriller,
just Michael.

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 2 Pronunciation of -ed 3 Irregular verbs
1 rtl Listen to the pronunciation of -ed for these regular 1 Complete the crossword with the Past Simple form
Past Simple verbs. Write them in the correct column. of the irregular verbs.

weRre6 cleaRed Eie€iEIe6 received lived

watched talked moved wanted earned ACROSS
opened stayed stopped finished walked
liked enjoyed travelled died started 2 see 8 give 12 leave

It I Idl IIdl s have 11 take 13 come

worked eleaned deeided

l 2S A 3 W
r--
r-- - r--
4"
5
I 7
6
Iii!]

f--
8 "9
w I II
If;

-,
5'
112 13
1 -
2 rtl Listen and repeat this sentence. Make sure you ~ ',p
-
pronounce It/.
It/
He worked in an office. DOWN

3 rtl Listen and repeat these sentences. Make sure you 1 make 4 catch 9 lose
pronounce /t/, Idl, or IId/.
Idl 2 send 6 write 10 meet
1 We lived in a small house.

It! 3 win 7 begin

2 I watched a good programme on TV.

It!
3 She talked about her childhood. 2 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form
of an irregular verb.
Idl
4 We moved out of London. 1 I didn't go to New York, I went to Chicago.
/rdl 2 We didn't meet Tom, we Harry.
S She started a new job.
3 He didn't leave last week, he yesterday.
Idl 4 We didn't see a film, we a play.
6 I earned a lot of money.
S I didn't buy a computer, I a camera.
ItI
7 We stopped at a hotel.
6 He didn't send a letter, he an email.
7 She didn't make spaghetti, she lasagne.
IIdl
8 We wanted a pizza. 8 We didn't have white wine, we red wine.

Idl
9 He died in 1988.

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 3 Read the text. Put the irregular verbs (in brackets) into the Past Simple.

••••
••••
• • ••
••••
•• ••
• • •• Chinese girl makes pop song on her mobile phone
• • ••
••••
••••
•• •• •••• In 2010 a clever young singer from China (1) made (make)
• • ••
•• •
•••
a song using only her mobile phone .
•• • • • Pixie Tea , a Chinese pop star, (2) (write) the song
•• •• •• • with phone apps. The song is called 'ABCD Said'.
•••
•• • Pixie Tea's real name is Zhang Xuanyan, and she comes from
••••
• II • • the Chinese city of Xi'an . It (3) _ _ _ _ (take) her three days
• • •• ••
••
•••• to record the song. Then she (4) (put) a video of it on
••••
•••• You Tube. More than one million people (5) _ _ _ _ (see) it online .
•• •• •• ••
'I (6) _ _ _ _ (have) the idea in 2009: says PixieTea .
•• •• • •
••• 'I (7) (begin) with the bass line, and then added drums.'
••••
•••• She (8) (send) the song to Apple to see if they
••• •• •• •• wanted to use it in their advertisements .
• •••
•••
•• 'Now I want to write more songs: she says .
•• • •
• ••
II • • •

•• •• •• •
•••
•• ••
•• •• •• •
• ••
•• •••• ••
••• •••••• •••
•• • •
••• •
••••

4 Past time expressions

Underline the correct past time expression.
1 I went to the cinema last night / last evening. 5 Some friends came round yesterday evening / last evening.
2 I had an English lesson yesterday afternoon / 6 I went to Italy for last September / last September.
last afternoon. 7 I lost my wallet the last Friday / last Friday.
3 My sister got married the last year / last year. 8 I got up late yesterday morning / last morning.
4 I worked very hard last week / in last week.

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 Reading
5 John Lennon 1940-1980
John Lennon
1 rt1 Read about John Lennon. Complete the sentences.
1 John's father left home when he wag five
1940-1980
2 His mother died when _ _ _ _ _ __ John Lennon was one
of The Beatles. With Paul
3 He started The Beatles with Paul and George McCartney he wrote some
in _ _ _ _ _ __ of the greatest songs of
the 20th century.
4 The Beatles played more than _ _ _ _ _ __
5 The last album they made was _ _ _ _ __ John Lennon had an unhappy childhood. His father left home
when he was five. His mother couldn't bring him up, so John
6 The Beatles broke up in _ _ _ _ _ __
lived with his aunt Mimi until he was 19. When he was 17, his
7 John and Yoko lived in an apartment mother died in a car crash.
near _ _ _ _ _ __ He went to Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool. He met
George Harrison and Paul McCartney, and in 1960 they started a
band called The Beatles.
2 Look at the answers about John and The Beatles.
The Beatles recorded their first single 'Love Me Do' in 1962.
Complete the questions.
They became famous in 1963, when they played more than 200
1 'Who did John live with?' concerts. In 1964 they went to the United States for the first
'He lived with his aunt Mimi: time and played on American television.

2 'How his mother

End of concerts
?'
The Beatles stopped playing live concerts in 1966 because the
'She died in a car accident:
audience made so much noise that nobody could hear the music.
3 'Where _ _ John _ _ to school?' But they continued to record songs, and in 1967 they made the
'Quarry Bank High School in Liverpool: album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The last album they
4 'When The Beatles _ _ _ _ ?' recorded together was Abbey Road.
John Lennon married the artist, Yoko Ono, in 1969, and in
'They started in 1960:
1970 The Beatles broke up. John and Yoko moved to New York.
5 'When _ _ _ _ _ they first _ _ to the United John wrote and sang his most famous song 'Imagine' in 1971.
States?' In 1980 he recorded a new album, Double Fantasy.
'In 1964: He was killed a month later. An American, Mark Chapman,
shot him outside his New York apartment near Central Park. Two
6 'Why _ _ _ _ they _ _ playing live concerts?'
days before his murder John Lennon told an interviewer, 'I feel
'Because the audience made too much noise: safe in New York. I can go anywhere. It's my home:
7 'Who _ _ John _ _ in 1969?'
'Yoko Ono:
8 'Where _ _ they _ _ to?'
'New York:
9 'When _ _ John _ _ _ _ and _ __ _
Imagine?'
'In 1971:
10 'Where _ _ Mark Chapman _ _ __
John Lennon?'
'Outside his apartment:

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Listening Vocabulary
6 I went to a Beatles concert! 7 Describing feelings
1 rtl Joe and his grandfather, Terry, come 1 Match a line in A with a line in B.
from New York. Listen to them talking about
when Terry went to a Beatles concert. Answer A B
the questions.
1 The concert was boring a D because it was his birthday.
1 Where and when was the Beatles concert?
2 Did Terry enjoy it? 2 I was very tired b D 'Because you're late again!'

3 How many people were in the audience? 3 The little boy was excited c rn so I left before the end.
4 How many policemen were there? 4 I'm interested in modern art d D so I went to bed.
5 What did the fans do when The Beatles appeared?
S 'Why are you annoyed with meT
e D There's so much to do.
6 What was the problem?
6 I'm worried because it's 10 p.m.
f D so I loved the exhibition.
7 How long did they play? How many songs did
they play?
g D and the children aren't
7 I was so bored in the lesson. home yet.
8 How much was Terry's ticket?
9 What was the first Beatles' record Terry bought?
8 Berlin is a very exciting city. h D I met a lot of nice people.
9 The party was very interesting. i D I hate maths.
2 rtl Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1 Terry thought the concert was exciting but 2 Complete the sentences using each adjective once.
also frightening .
2 The audience were very _ _ _ _ _ _ and interesting interested
1 I like The Times because it's an interesting newspaper.
3 When the Beatles appeared the crowd went 2 I don't want to watch the football. I'm not interested

4 Terry had one of the _ _ _ _ _ _ seats. bored boring

5 Joe thinks that the ticket was very 3 You look _ _ _ _ _ _ . Don't you like opera?
4 I hate politicians! They're so _ _ _ _ __

excited exciting
5 Hooray! We're on holiday! I'm so _ _ _ _ __
6 It's very when you go abroad for the first
time.

annoyed annoying
7 She eats with her mouth open. It's very _ _ __ _ _
8 I get very when people don't say 'Please'
or 'Thank you:

worried worrying
9 The news is very _ _ _ _ _ _ . It's all about war.
10 I'm _ _ _ __ _ about the exams next week.

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 Everyday English Don't forget!
8 What's the date? 9 do/does/did/didn't/was/were/had
1 Match the numbers and the words. Complete the conversation with do, does, did, didn't,
was, were, or had.
A Where (1) were you at school?
fifth B I (2) at school in Manchester.
tenth A (3) you like it?
B Not really. I (4) enjoy it very much.
first
A (5) it a good school?
1st third B Well, it (6) _ ___ a very good reputation,
ninth but I (7) like the teachers.
19th 30th second A Why not? (8) they horrible?
B Not all of them but some of them.
3rd twenty-fifth A (9) you enjoy the sixth form?
twelfth B Yes, I (10) a good time in my last two
9th 5th years. It was a bit better.
nineteenth
A What school (11) your children go to?
12th thirtieth B I only have one child - a daughter. She goes to the
local school.
A (12) _ _ _ she like it?
2 rtl Listen. Write the dates you hear.
B Yes, she's very happy there. Thank goodness!
1 2. A~ril 4
2 5 10 the or no article
3 6 Complete the sentences with the or - (nothing).
1 What's the name of this hotel?
3 Write the dates in a different way.
2 I go to -==- work by -==- bus.
1 the first of January January the first 3 Can you tell me _ _ time?
2 the tenth of March 4 I live in _ _ city centre.
3 the fifteenth of May 5 What time do you have _ _ lunch?
4 the second of June 6 I went to _ _ cinema last night.
5 July the fourteenth 7 This is best restaurant in world!
6 August the third 8 I have a house in _ _ country.
7 September the eighth 9 I saw James _ _ last month.

8 November the fifth 10 Can you play _ _ guitar?

11 The football's on _ _ television tonight.
4 rtl Listen. Write the years you hear. 12 Their flat is on first floor.
1 IqgO 5
2 6
did was
3 7
were does
4 8 didn't had
do
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