Elementary

Student's Book

New

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English Course

Liz and John Soars

OXFORD

UNIVERSITY PRESS

CONTENTS

Unit Grammar Vocabulary

I Hello everybody! Verb to be Countries

p6 awl is/are Mexico, Japan p p)t

I'm front German). Using a bilingual dictionary p10

He's it doctor. p6, p9 Everyday objects

Possessive adjectives a key, it newspaper p 10

ray, your, his, her p6, p7 Plural nouns

bags, apples P10

2 Meeting people Verb to be The family

p1 Questions and negatives urother, uncle p14-15

What's her first name? p 12 Opposite adjectives

Site isn't married. p 13 old - young p16

Negatives and short answers Food and drink

No, she isn't. p 12 harnburger•and chips

Possessive 'S tea, Coffee pI8

Patrick's daughter p 14

3 The world of work Present Simple I Verbs

p20 he/she/it p21) help, make, serve p24

I-Ie works 16 hours a day. p20 lolls

Questions and negatives A pilot flies planes. p26

Does he speak French? No, he doesn't. p22

4 Take it easy! Present Simple 2 Verbs

P28 I/youl we/they relax, cat out, start p29

I go to the gyni. Leisure activities

We don't go out on Friday evenings. dancing, skiing p34

Why do you like your job? p29

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Stop and check 1 Teacher's Book p138

5 Where do you live? There is/are Rooms

p36 There's a book on the table. p36 living room, kitchen p36

How many ... ? Household goods

How many books are there? p36 curnclmir, lamp

Prepositions of place cupboard, washing machine p36

in front of the fire p36 What's in your bag?

some and any letter, bus ticket, mobile phone p39

Them are some cups. Parts of it plane

There aren't any plates. p38 cockpit. steps p40

this, that, these, those Places

This is the kitchen. cincnm, pub p43

What's in these cupboards? p38

6 Can you speak English? can/can't Countries and languages

p44 I can ski really well. Italy, Italian p44

Site can't speak Japanese. p44 Verbs

was/were translate, check, laugh p45

Where were you last night? p46 Words that sound the same

could 1, eye; no, know p50

I could swim when I ivas Jive. p46

was horn

He was born in London. p47

7 Then and now Past Simple i I 1 Verbs

p.; 2 Regular verbs carry, ,,tarry, die p53

She started work when site was eight. p52 Verbs

Irregular verbs begin, leave, become p54

He left school in 1994. p54 Spelling and silent letters

Time expressions boot(,, listen p58

last night

yesterday morning p55

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Reading and writing ITello and goodbye

Introducing yourself p9 7i'lrphone numbers pI 1

Listening and speaking How are you?

The alphabet song p10 See you this evening! PI I

Reading and listening In a cafe

:\ letter from America pl6 Prices p18

Can I have ... ?

Horn much is it? p19

Reading What time is it? Personal pronouns and

Seumas McSporran - the man with Its quarter past five. possessive adjectives

thirteen lobs 1 124 It's about six o'clock. p27 1, me, my WR p20

Listening and speaking Rewriting a text \Vli p20

Seumas's day p25

Speaking Social expressions An informal letter

A questionnaire - how do you live? p30 I'm sorry. A letter to it penfriend WR 1125

Reading and listening Excuse rile?

Three people talk about Pardon? p35

their favourite season p32

Speaking

\\'hat's your favourite season? p33

Leisure activities p34

Speaking and listening Directions I Linking words

What ire the differences between the two Is there a post office near here? Will, so, but, because WR p31

pictures' p37 lcs, its over there. p43 Describing where you live W13 p3I

Reading and speaking

At home on a plane p-10

Listening and speaking

Homes around the world p42

Speaking On the phone Formal letters I

Questionnaire - what can you do? p45 Directory Enquiries p50 A letter of application for a job W13 p36

Reading and speaking Can I speak to lo, please?

Super Kids p48 I'll just get her. p5l

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Speaking Special occasions Writing a paragraph describing a holiday

What did you do at the end of the 20th Thanksgiving WR p40

Century? p54 Happy birthday! p58

When did it happen? p55

Reading and speaking

Two famous firsts:

George Washington and Margaret Thatcher

p56

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Unit Grammar Vocabulary

8 How long ago? Past Simple , Which word is dillerent?

PO() Negatives and ago apple, chicken, banana p63

People didn7 watch TV it 13ttnclred Years ago. p6I Phonetic symbols

Time expressions .res.ipi p63

in 1994, on Saturday, at seven o'clock p63 Relationships

loll in love, get engaged p64

Stop and check 2 Teacher's Book p140

9 Food you like! Count and uncount nouns Food and drink

p66 apples, apply juice p66 yoghurt, chips

Do you like ... ?/Would you like ... ? beer, apple juice p66

!)o you like beer? Would you like some stow? p67 chopsticks p71

a and some Shops and shopping

a Cake, some cake p68 a book of stanrps

much and titan), some milk p69

There isn't much milk.

There arten't many eggs. p69

10 Bigger and better! Comparatives and superlatives City and country adjectives

1,74 The country is cheaper than the city: p74 dirty, noisy

(:laridgc's is the most expensive hotel. p76 exiting. sale p74

have got City and country nouns

London's got a lot olparks. wood, museum p80

I haven't got i nuch money. p75

1 1 Looking good! Present Continuous Clothes

P82 I'm wearing jeans. hat, coat, shirt p82

Who is smiling? p82 Describing people

Whose is it? lair hair. blue eves p82

Whose is the bike? p84 Words that rhyme

Possessive pronouns red, said; laugh, half' p88

Mine, yours, hers p84 Phonetic symbols

vowels and diphthongs p88

'b ngue twisters p88

12 Life's an adventure going to Verbs

p90 I'm ggoing to be it ballet dancer. p90 sneeze, junp, fall p92

Infinitive of purpose The weather

In, going to Holland to see the tulips. p92 sunny, cloudy

What the weather like? p96

S top an cec dhk 3 eac Th'Bk ersoop 142

13 How terribly clever! Question forms Describing feelings

p98 Why... ?Howmany ... ?Howmuclr... ? bored, worrieel 1 (11

Which ... ? p98

Adverbs and adjectives

quick. quicklyy, good, well p 100

14 Have you ever? Present Perfect Past participles

p106 ever and never cooked, eaten, made p 107

Ilave you ever been to Paris? At the airport

I've never been to Australia. p106 departure lounge

yet and just check in p113

We haven't been there yet.

They've just had a boat ride. pltl9

Present Perfect and Past Simple

Alaria's been to Berlin.

She went there two years ago. p107

Stop and check 4 Teacher's Book p144

Tapescripts p114 Grammar Reference p124 Word list p135

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Reading and listening What's the date? Linking words

Three inventors pt,' the fourth of July p65 because, when, until \VB p47

Speaking Describing an old friend \VB p47

Incredible information p62

Listening and speaking

I low did you two meet? p64

Listening and speaking Polite requests Formal letters 2

My favourite f()od p72 Could you pass the salt? A letter to a hotel WB p53

Reading and speaking (:ouhl I have a glass of water?

Food around the world Con you give inc the recipe?

Meals in your country p70 Can I see the nuenu? p73

Speaking Directions 2 Linking words

I've got more than vou! p76 out of the garage which, where \VB 1158

Reading and speaking over the bridge p81 Writing about your capital city WB p58

Three musical cities -

New Orleans. Vienna, Liverpool

Talking about your town p78

Listening and speaking In a clothes shop Linking words

Who's at the party? p84 What colour are you looking jar? although, but WB p64

A song - What a wonderful world! p86 Can I try it on? p89 Describing people

\VB p64

Reading and speaking Making suggestions \Vriting it Postcard WB p70

Dangerous sports What shall we do today?

Interviews with people who do dangerous Let's go to the beach! p97

sports p94

Speaking and listening Catching a train Adverbs

Noises in the night pI00 A return ticket, please. p105 happy, happily WB p75

Reading and listening Writing a story

A stony in a story Once upon a tints WB p75

The tale of horribly good Bertha p 104

Speaking At the airport A thank-you letter WB p80

Things you have done p 106 check in your luggage

Reading and speaking go to gate 4 p 113

How to live to be 100 p 110

Listening

A song - Leaving on a jet plane p 112

Appendix 1 - irregular verbs p142 Appendix 2 -verb patterns p142 Phonetic symbols p143

5

Hello everybody!

am/is/are . my/your/his/her • Everyday objects • Numbers • Hello and goodbye

STARTER 1 Say your names.

� - ,* nr ;llr.

2 Stand up in alphabetical order and say your names.

INTRODUCTIONS

am/is/are, my/your

1 ® Read and listen.

A Hello. My name's Paula.

\Vhat's'our name?

B Rosa.

A Where are you from, Rosa?

B I'm from Chicago.

® Listen and repeat.

GRAMMAR SPOT

name's = name is

what's = what is

I'm=lam

6 Unit 1 Hello everybody!

2 Write the conversation. ster0om

Domestic Bursar

A Hello. My Richard. What's Owwng Hall

cawi,g Manager

name? e R gdential Wing

It

B Kurt.

A are you from, Kurt?

B from Hamburg. Where you

from?

A London.

® listen and check.

3 Stand up! Talk to the students in the class.

Hello! A/1y name's What's your name?

Where are you from, Maria?

- I

I'nr from

Countries, his/her

4 ® Listen and repeat.

the USA Egypt Brazil Mexico

Spain Russia Japan Germany

France England Italy

Hungary

S Read about the people.

iBuenog dial!

1

This is Max and Lisa.

They're from the USA.

GRAMMAR SPOT

he's = he is

she's = she is

they're = they are

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6 Where are the people from? Write the countries from exercise 4.

This is Maria. This is Kurt. This is Pierre.

7 Ask and answer questions about the people.

Use he/his and she/her.

What's his name?

He

Where's lie front? England.

She

It from England.

What's her name? Tomoko. We

You

They

IVhere's she front? Japan.

8 Unit 1 • Hello everybody!

PRACTICE

Talking about you Reading and writing

1 Ask and answer questions with a partner 5 ® Listen and read about Rafael.

about the students in your class.

My name's

Rafael Ramos

and I'm a doctor.

I'm 30. I'm

2 Introduce your partner to the etas,.

married and

This is Kurt. Hes franc I have two

Hamburg in Geri nany. children. I live in

a house in Toluca

in Mexico. I want

Listening and pronunciation to learn English

for my job.

3 IM Listen and tick (âœ") the sentenLe

you hear.

I She's from Spain.

d â�' He's from Spain.

2 â�' What's her name?

â�' What's his name?

3 â�' They're from Brazil.

â�' They're in Brazil. 6 Complete the text about Yasmina.

4 â�' Where's she from?

â�' Where's he from?

5 â�' He's a teacher in Italy. My name's

â�' She's a teacher in Italy. Yasmina Kamal

and I'm a student.

Check it

Iq.

4 Complete the sentences with am, is, arc, I'm not married.

his, her, or your. I have one

I My name is Anna. and

2 Where VOL) from? two brothers.

3 1 from Japan. I in a

4 'What's name?' 'My name's flat in Cairo, Egypt.

Tomoko.

5 Max and Lisa from Chicago. to learn English

6 This my teacher. because it's an

name's Richard. international

4

7 \\'here he from? i V-

8 This is my sister. name's

Emma.

IM Listen and check.

7 Write about you. Then read it to the class.

Unit 1 • Hello everybody! 9

VOCABULARY AND PRONUNCIATION

Everyday objects

1 ® Listen tolhe alphabet song. Say the alphabet as a class.

2 Look at this extract from an

English/Spanish dictionary.

the word in English the part of speech (n. = noun)

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apple /'a:pl/ n. nâ-ºan:ana

the pronunciation the word in Spanish

3 Match the words

• • 000 000

and pictures.

a stamp a camera a dictionary a magazine

a bag a ticket a newspaper

a key a postcard

a letter

an apple

an orange

LIStCll dlld Iepeat.

4 Ask and answer questions with a partner. 5 Look at the words. What are a, e, i, o, and u?

When is it a? When is it an?

a bag an apple

a ticket an orange

a letter an English book

6 Look at the plural words.

How do you spell that?

two stamps two apples two dictionaries

Say the plurals of the other words in exercise 3.

0,-� Grammar Reference 1.4 and 1.5 p124

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EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Hello and goodbye

1 Say the numbers 1-20 round the class.

2 IM Read and listen to the telephone numbers.

682 947 six eight two nine four seven

8944 5033 eight nine double four five 'oh' double three

020 7399 7050 'oh' two 'oh' seven three double nine seven 'oh' five 'oh'

3 T 1.10 Listen and write the numbers VOL) hear. Practise them.

4 Ask and answer the question with other students. Write a list.

What's your phone nuruber? It's (020) 7267 5118.

'l'hank you very much.

5 Write the conversations in the correct order.

1 I'm tine, thank you. And vou? Claodhve, Bianca. Have a nice day. 3 Not had, thanks. And vou?

I'm OK, thanks. Yes, at seven in the cinema. Very well. Flow are the children?

Hello, Mary. This is Edward. Thanks, Marcus. See you this Hi, Flora! It's me, Leo. I-low are vou?

How are you? evening! They're fine.

Hello, extension 3442. Goodbye, Marcus. Hello, 270899.

A A A

B B B

A A A

B B B

A

® listen and check.

6 Practise the conversations with other students. Practise again, using your

names and numbers.

Unit 1 • Hello everybody! 11

Meeting people

am/is/are - questions and negatives • Possessive's • Family • Opposites • In a cafe

STARTER 1 Count from 1-20 round the class.

2 Count in 10s from 10-100 round the class.

ten, twenty, thirty ... one hundred.

3 How old are you? Ask and answer in groups.

WHO IS SHE?

Questions and negatives SURNAME ANDERSON

FIRST NAMEKE ESHA

IDENTITY CARD

COUNTRY ENGLAND

1 Read Keesha Anderson's identity card.

JOB JOURNALIST

2 Complete the questions. ADDRESS 42, MUS{vELL

I What's her surname? Anderson. HILL ROAD,

2 her first name? Keesha. LONDON N10 3JD

3 she from? London, England. PHONE NUMBER 020 8863 5741

4 job? She's a .journalist. AGE 26

5 What's ? 42, Muswell Hill Road, ;HARRIED? NO

London N10 311 ).

6 phone 020 8863 5741.

number?

7 How old ? Twenty-eight.

8 Is she ? No, she isn't.

SURNAME ANDERSON

® Listen and check. Practise the questions and

IDENTITY CARD I FIRST NAME

answers.

COUNTRY

3 Keesha has a brother. Write questions about hint.

JOB

Ask your teacher and complete his card.

ADDRESS

What's his surname?

What's his first name?

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PRACTICE

Negatives and short answers

Who is he?

4 ® Read and listen. Then listen and 1 Student A Look at the identity card from your teacher.

repeat. Student B look at this identity card.

Ask and answer questions to complete the information.

RBS ;NTERN;', F NAL IDENTITY CARD

St RN:\MI

IIRSI NAMI PATRICK

Cot NiRY

Iolt ACCOUNTANT

ADDRESS

PHONE NUMBER 1232 4837

M:\RRlll).' YES

Ask and answer Yes/No questions about 2 Ask and answer I''s/No questions about Patrick.

Keesha. I Smith? Jones? Binchey?

I a doctor? a teacher? a journalist? 2 from Italy? from England? from Ireland?

2 eighteen? twenty-one? twenty-eight? 3 a policeman? a teacher? an accountant?

5 Ask and answer questions about Keesha's Talking about you

brother.

3 Ask your teacher some questions.

1 Peter? Daniel? Rudi?

2 a journalist? a student? a policeman?

3 sixteen? thirty? twenty-one? What's your 1u'st trame?

1 Complete the answers to the

Yes/No questions. 4 Look at the form from )'our teacher.

Is Keesha English? Stand up! Ask two students Yes/No questions to complete the form.

Yes, she Answer questions about you.

Is her surname Smith?

No, it

Are you a journalist?

No, I'm

2 Look at the negatives.

She isn't married.

You aren't English.

But: I'm not a teacher

X I arm a teacher.

â-ºï¿½ Grammar Reference 2.1 p12S

Tell the class about one of the students.

Her name's Anna-Maria. She's a student ...

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PATRICK'S FAMILY

Possessive 's

1 Write these words in the correct place.

brother father daughter wife aunt grandmother

boyfriend husband son uncle grandfather

/ et j girlfriend mother sister

2 ® Read about Patrick l3inchey and listen. Write the names of the people in the correct place.

This is a photo of

Patrick, his wife, and

his children. His wife's

name is Brenda. She's a

teacher. His daughter's

name is Lara. She's

twenty-one and she's

a nurse. His son's name

is Benny. He's nineteen

and he's a student.

Lara's boyfriend is a

nurse, too. His name

is Mick.

2

3

4

I

5

3 Ask and answer questions about Patrick's family.

1 Look at 's.

She's a teacher: She's = She is.

His wife's name: His wife's name = her name

's = possession.

2 Find other examples in the text of possessive 's and 's = is.

0 0- Grammar Reference 2.2 p12S

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PRACTICE

You and your family

1 Ask your teacher questlonti about the peOple in his/her

family.

What's your sister .+ naln '?

2 Write the names of people in your family. Ask and answer

questions with a partner.

Ask a partner questions about his/her family.

She's my aunt.

She's my mother's sister.

3 Make true sentences with the verb to he.

I I 'm not at home.

2 We in class.

3 It Monday today.

4 My teacher's name John.

5 My mother and father at work.

6 1 married.

7 My grandmother seventy-five years old.

8 Marcus and Carlos my brothers.

9 We in the coffee bar. We in the

classroom.

Check it

4 Tick (âœ") the correct sentence.

1 â�' I'm a doctor. 5 â�' She married.

â�' I'm doctor. â�' She's married.

2 â�' I have twenty-nine years old. 6 â�' I'm an uncle.

â�' I am twenty-nine years old. â�' I'm a uncle.

3 â�' I no married. 7 â�' I have two brother.

â�' I'm not married. â�' I have two brothers.

4 â�' My sister's name is Lara. 8 â�' Peter's the son of m\, sister.

â�' My sisters name is Lara. â�' Peter's my sister's son.

Unit 2 • Meeting people 15

VOCABULARY READING AND LISTENING

A letter from America

Opposites

1 Match the adjectives with their opposites. 1 ® l )orita is an English student at a school in

(lu��n�, New York (.rty. Read an d li sten to ur

old horrible letter to Miguel, her brother in Argentina.

big old

2 Match each photograph with part of the letter.

new young

lovely difficult 3 Correct the false (X) sentences.

easy cheap

I Dorita is from Argentina. âœ"

hot cold

2 She's in Miami. X No, she isn't. She's in New York.

expensive slow

3 Dorita's happy in New York.

fast small

4 She's on holiday.

5 It's a very big class.

2 Write about the pictures, using the adjectives. 6 The students in her class are all from South

America.

7 Annie and Marnie are both students.

8 The subway is easy to use.

I Ne's old. She's young. 4 Write the questions about Dorita's letter.

I Where's Dorita from? ?

2+2 =4- 2x+2x-8

Argentina.

2 ?

2

Japan, Brazil, Switzerland, Poland, and Italy.

3 ?

Isabel.

3

4

They are sisters. They live with Dorita.

5 ?

Annie's twenty and Marnie's eighteen.

-}

6 New York

Yes, it is.

5 IM Listen to three conversations. Where is

Dorita? Who is she with?

Writing

6 Write a letter about your class.

6

8

Listen and check. Practise saying the sentences.

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T-

41 46th street

5unnyside., New York 11104

February 12

Dear Miguel,

How are yau? I'm Fine. Here.'s a (eater in

Eng(i5h. tts good practice for you and me!

I have classes it English at La Guardia

Cornnaunity CoUege. I'm in a class with eght

Students. They're aU from diF'ferent countries:

Tapan, BraziC, Switzerland, Polavtd, and Italy.

Our teacher's Marie is Isabel. She's very nice

avid a very goad teacher.

I live in an apartment with two American

girls, Annie and Marnie Kass. They are sisters.

Annie's twenty years o(d and a dancer.

Marnie's eighteen and a student. They're very

friendly, but it isn't easy to understand them.

They speak very fast!

New York is very big, very exciting but

very expensive! The subway isn't diPFicu(t to

's very cold now but use and it's cheap. It

Central Park is lovely in the snow. I'm very

happy here.

Write to me- Soo-A.

Love,

Vorita

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

In a cafe

1 1 ® Read and listen to the prices.

£1.00 one pound 50p fifty p pi: £10.75 ten pounds seventy-five

£5.00 five pounds £7.50 seven pounds fifty

2 \\'rite the prices you hear. Practise saying them.

2 Read the menu. Match the food and pictures.

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3 I[M Listen and repeat. Then ask and answer questions with a partner.

How much Is a hamburger and chips?

t. r

How much is a hamburger and chips and an orange juice?

4 T 2.10 I i<ten and complete the conversations.

A Good morning.

B Good Can I have , please?

A Here you are. Anything else? A Hi. Can I help?

B No, thanks. B Yes. Can I have a salad, please?

A p, please. A Anything to drink?

B Thanks. B Yeah. A , please.

A Thank YOU. A OK. Here you are.

B is that?

A pounds , please.

5 Practise the conversations with your partner.

B Thanks.

Make more conversations.

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