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• Talk about people: object pronouns

• Pronunciation: linking with object pronouns

• Write about a good friend; use pronouns

• Do a quiz and talk about your abilities: can for ability

• Pronunciation: can: weak and strong forms

• Talk about your birthday: ordinal numbers; dates

• Write about your birthday

1. Are they at home, at school or at work?

2. Are they friends, classmates or colleagues?

3. What are their jobs, do you think?

A good colleague ...

1. starts work at nine o'clock and leaves at five (in a 9–5 job).

2. says 'good morning' with a smile.

3. helps people with their work problems.

4. listens to their colleagues.

5. sometimes gets coffee for people.

6. doesn't forget important dates, for example birthdays.

7. doesn't call friends in work time.

8. thanks people for their help.

9. doesn't take a two-hour lunch break.

10. never sends work emails at the weekend.

says

helps

gets

forget

call

thanks

take

sends

make

A good colleague ...

A good colleague doesn't ...

call /forget /get /help /say /send/ take /thank

My colleague, René

I work in a factory. The factory makes furniture. René is my colleague – we work with four other people. He’s a good colleague. In the morning, he always says ‘good morning’ with a smile and asks me ‘How are you?’ He’s a very good listener. He listens to us, and he usually has good ideas. He never sends us emails at the weekend. We all like him very much.

But René’s not perfect. Every day one of us gets coffee for everyone. I get it on Tuesday. Wednesday is René’s day but he never gets us coffee. He usually says, ‘Oh, I don’t want a coffee today.’ It’s very strange. Why doesn’t he want coffee on Wednesday?

Write five questions about Claudia

What is the same about Claudia and Rene?

Which person is the best colleague? Why?

4A Choose the correct alternative.

1. Every day one of us gets coffee for everyone. I get / it on Monday.

2. We all like him / . He listens to / us.

3. She’s friendly and I really like her.

4. She never forgets other people’s birthdays and she always gets them something nice.

it

him

us

her

them

her

us

Use a subject pronoun before/ after a verb

A

before

B

after

Use an object pronoun before/ after a verb.

A

before

B

after

me

you/you

him

it

her

us

them

I

you/you

he

she

it

we

they

https://play.blooket.com/host/gold?id=61fccc099ed32ad411f1c535

Choose one of the people. Answer the question about that person.

read

play

remember

sleep

Japanese

a piano

a map

a guitar

people's name

on a bus

words in English

in a hotel bed

dance

use

salsa

chopsticks

the tango

all the apps on my/your phone

What can you do?

Complete the table with a tick for can anda cross for can't.

Read the example sentences below and observe how can and can’t are used:

Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

• Can you remember the date? Yes, I can.

• I can sleep in hotels.

• I can’t sleep on buses.

• Can you dance salsa? No, I can’t.

  1. Positive (+) Statement:

     1. I (1) ____can_____ play the guitar. ( ✓ )

  2. Negative (-) Statement:

     2. I (2) ____can't_____ use this new app. ( ✗ )

  3. Question Form:

     3. (3) ___Can______ you read a map?

  4. Short Answers:

     4. Yes, I (4) ____can_____ . 5. No, I (5) ____can't_____ .

can

can't

Can

can

can't

I can dance. ( ✓✓ )

I can’t dance. ( ✗)

I can dance, but not very well. ( ✓ )

Complete the conversation with can or can’t.

A: What’s the problem?

B: I can't sleep.

A: Why not?

B: Listen! Can you hear a dog?

A: No, I can't.

B: Well, I can.

A: OK, Can you read your book?

B: No, I can't. I don’t have my glasses.

A: Can you listen to music?

B: Yes, I can, on my headphones. Good idea.

A: Great.

B: Oh no! I can't see my headphones.

A: Sorry, I can't help you. Good night!

can't

Can

can't.

can.

Can

can't

Can

can

can't

can't

Complete the conversation.

1. What’s Juan’s surname? I can’t remember it.

2. I can play the piano, but not very well.

3. Can you read a newspaper in Arabic?

4. I’m sorry. I can’t help you. I’m not from here.

5. Can you sleep in the afternoon? I can’t.

6. I can remember words in English, but I can’t spell them.

7. Can you use chopsticks?

8. Sorry, I can’t give you any money. I only have a credit card.

can’t remember

can play

Can you read

can’t help

Can you sleep

can’t spell

Can you use

can’t give

/kæn/ /kən/ /kɑːnt/

catch

swim

sing

run/jog

throw

paint

type

drive

speakOUT

Key In one area you have ...

5–6 ticks: you’re very good in this area. 3–4 ticks: you’re OK in this area. 1–2 ticks: you’re not very good in this area.

winter

1

December 

2

January

3

February

spring

1

March

2

April

3

May

summer

1

June

2

July

3

August

autumn

1

September 

2

October 

3

November 

Birthday

‘I can’t send this email.’

‘I don’t understand some words.’

‘I don’t have the shopping list.’

‘I can’t find my hotel.’

Yes, it is. It’s thirty euros for two. It’s a lot!

Yes, it is. Very good work.

Oh, I see! The capital city of China isn’t Shanghai, it’s Beijing!

Yes, it’s one euro for a kilogram – that’s very good.

Steak is expensive!

This pasta is cheap.

Is this sentence right?

That’s the wrong answer.

Really? We can’t get a coffee!

Yes, the lesson starts at half past nine.

Yes it is, and they have good coffee

Well, dinner is cold now.

Is the café open?

Oh no, the café is closed.

I’m early. It’s quarter to nine.

I’m sorry I’m late.

1

2

3

the shop

the steaks

the pasta

Kayla

the answer

the spelling of 'young"

cheap

closed

early

expensive

late

open

right

wrong

Complete the conversations. Then listen and check.

Conversation 1

A: Could you get three big steaks?

B: All right.

Conversation 2

A: Could you get some eggs? And also some tomatoes?

B: Sure. Eggs, pasta and tomatoes. Is that everything?

Conversation 3

A: Susie, could you do it for me?

B: Yes, no problem. Give me two minutes.

A: Thank you so much!

Conversation 4

A: Can I ask another question?

B: Of course.

Could

right.

you

Sure

me

problem

much

ask

course

Could you get some eggs?

Could you help me?

Listen and write the requests.

What day is it today?

What month is it?
How many other months do

you know?

What do you remember? Complete the sentences.

1. Ama: I see family and eat nice food.

2. Ryan: I meet my friends for a meal in London.

3. Sautebh: I go to a restaurant with my friends.

4. Kielan: I meet my friends and family for lunch, and my friends give me presents.

5. Anna: On my birthday I have a picnic with my boyfriend.

6. Josh: I go out for a meal with my friends and my family.

food

meal

restaurant

lunch

picnic

family

1 My birthday is the fifteenth of September.

2 My birthday is on the ninth of June.

3 My birthday is today, the twenty-first of April.

4 My birthday is on the eighth of November.

5 My birthday is on the third of September.

Read the description. What's different about your birthday?

My birthday

My birthday is on the 10th of December. I like parties and I usually have a party with my friends at my house. My friends give me presents, and we have a big birthday cake. On the 11th, I meet my family for lunch at a nice restaurant and they give me presents, too!

Which things do you usually do on your birthday?

KEY PHRASES

I usually have a big cake with my friends and family.

My friends give me presents.
I often go for dinner with friends.
I don't do anything special.
It's a normal day. I never do anything different. I sometimes have a party at my apartment.
I always go out for a meal with my family.

my friends

sugar

Clara Bow

free time

my mother

She sends me messages.

I love it with coffee.

I don't know her.

I see them at the weekend.

It's good for us.

Complete each pair of verbs .

1. play, say

2. drive, dance

3. type, spell

4. swim, sing

5. catch, think

6. paint, listen

7. remember, read

8. forget, show

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d

t

sp

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tch,

t,

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ow

Look at the information in the table. Complete the conversations.

Mehmet: Jenna, Can you tell the time in English?

Jenna: Yes, I can. Can you?

Mehmet: No, I can't. And Anna and Paulo?

Jenna: They can't tell the time in English.

Anna: We can spell 'knife' in English, but we can't understand TV news.

Paulo: Mehmet can say six adjectives, but Jenna can't.

tell the time

I can

I can't

can't tell

can spell

can't understand

can say

can't

Ask and answer about the things in Ex 2A. Use Canyou ... ?

You do this...

drive

dance

catch/throw

type/spell

with a car

with music

on a computer

with a ball

Correct the spelling of each word in bold.

1. I'm never rong.

2. A good business is opin 24 hours a day.

3. I usually eat a lait dinner, at about 10 p.m.

4. I don't know the rite answer to number two.

5. I sometimes get to this lesson erly.

6. The shops here are clozed on Sunday.

Fill in the blanks

My manager, Hana

I work in a supermarket and my manager is Hana. She's a great manager, and I really like her. The supermarket is open at 6 a.m., and Hana is the first person there every day (I'm the second person – I'm there at 6.15). She always says 'hello' or 'good morning' to us with a big smile. When people have a problem, she asks them about it. She gets us pastries on Friday – not from the supermarket, but from an expensive baker's in town. They have the best pastries! One thing about Hana ... She can't drive, so I sometimes drive her home in the evening. That's fine, but she never thanks me. Not a big problem, really.

her

open

first

second

us

them

gets

an expensive

can't

thanks

rooms

furniture

Complete the table with the words in the box.

| armchair | bathroom | bed | bedroom | chair | desk | | kitchen | living room | shelf | sofa | table | television |

1 What room is it?

2 What furniture can you see?

1 What things do you often lose?

2 Where do you usually look for them?

3 Where do you usually find them?

How to find lost things

Everybody loses things, and everybody loses the same things: their keys, their phone, their glasses, the TV remote, an umbrella, important papers and documents (for example a passport) and credit cards.

Relax, stop and think. Where do you usually put it? Is it in that place? No? Then it’s time to look. Try these places.

1 Look under the sofa. We often lose small things under big things.

2 Look behind furniture. Lost things often fall in small places.

3 Look between the cushions on the sofa.

4 Do you have a box for ‘things’? Look in the box. And look again – it’s difficult to see everything.

5 Look next to plants.

6 Look on the shelf – look on all the shelves!

7 Look on the floor near your desk or work table.

8 And look on your desk or table – but really look. Sometimes the thing is in front of you, and you don’t see it!

Other places: behind doors, in your car, on your bed, in a shopping bag.

Choose the correct alternative.

1 Can you see Pete? He’s between Greg and Paolo.

2 Francesca works in an office.

3 Please don’t stand in front of me. I can’t see!

4 Our apartment is near Deniz’s school. It’s ten minutes by car.

5 My headphones are on the shelf.

6 A medium size T-shirt is between a small size and a large size.

7 I’m not cold! I have two T-shirts and a jumper under my jacket.

8 Could you sit next to me and check my answers to Exercise 5?

9 My eight-year-old daughter often stands behind me and reads my emails.

10 I have twenty euros in my wallet.

between

in

in front of

near

on

is between

under

next to

behind

in

Complete the conversations with the words in the box.

A: Hi, Connie.

B: I’m in a taxi and we’re near the hotel. See you in fifteen minutes.

A: OK. See you soon.

B: What’s our room number?

A: We’re in room 502 on the fifth floor.

A: Nice room! Where’s my bed?

B: Here, next to the window.

A: And we have a TV on the wall! Where’s the TV remote?

B: It’s under the table.

A: I can’t see it.

B: Oh, sorry, it’s here, behind my book.

in

near

in

on

next

on

under

behind

Complete the conversations with the words in the box.

A: Where are my glasses?

B: They’re on the table between the two beds.

A: I don’t like the restaurant menu. Can we go out?

B: Yes. I know a good Italian restaurant in the town centre.

A: I don’t know it. Where is it?

B: It’s in front of the big sports centre.

on

between

in

front

Talk about your favourite room and furniture.

Tell where does you furniture placed?

A Work in pairs and look at the photos (A–C). Where are they? What is the relationship between the people in the photos?

A: Photo A. They’re on the street. I think they’re neighbours.

B: I think they’re brother and sister.

What is important to you in the place where you live?

1. friends and family near you

2. nice neighbours

3. a good supermarket and other shops

4. parks

1. schools

2. a cinema and a sports centre

3. restaurants and cafés

4. other things

1 ..... airport 2 ..... bus station 3 ..... cinema 4 ..... hospital 5 ..... hotel 6 ..... library 7 ..... museum 8 ..... post office 9 ..... school 10 ..... shopping centre 11 ..... sports centre 12 ..... supermarket 13 ..... swimming pool 14 ..... train station

Listen to a conversation between Soraya and Debbie. Where are they? Where do they go at the end?

Listen again. Which places in Ex 1B are in the area?

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. Are there any shops near here?

2. There are two cafés.

3. There 's a very good school.

4. No, there isn’t a swimming pool in the area.

5. Is there a park?

6. Yes, there is.

Are

are

's

isn’t

Is

there

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1

A: Jodie, is there a book on my desk?

B: No, there isn’t.

A: Can you look on my bed?

B: Oh yes, there’s a book under your clothes. Is it Animal Farm?

A: Yes, that’s right. Thanks.

2

A: Hey Chris, are there any eggs in the fridge? Can you look?

B: No, there aren’t.

A: And is there a bottle of water?

B: Yes, there are three bottles.

3

A: Excuse me?

B: Yes sir, is there a problem?

A: Yes, I don’t have a knife.

B: I think there’s a knife under your napkin.

A: Oh yes, you’re right. Yes, there is. Thank you.

is there

there isn’t

there’s

are there

there aren’t

is there

there are

is there

there’s

is.

Look at Ana’s shelf and read the sentences. Write sentences with There’s, There are, There isn’t or There aren’t.

1 Maybe she likes movies.

There are some cinema tickets.

2 I think she’s married.

3 She has children.

4 She doesn’t have good eyes.

are in her bag.

6 She plays the piano.

7 She speaks Spanish.

8 Maybe she has her phone with her now.

Design a perfect town for..

a family with two young children a young couple with a dog retired people young single businesspeople

2 What six places (shops, etc.) are important to you?

a family: A school is important for our children.

ome.