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plusEveryday listening& speakingTalking about the weekend

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Culture & CLILRoman Britain

p.111 + VIDEO

LiteratureFive Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

pp.118–119

Unit aimsVocabulary

■■ Famous people■■ Irregular verbs

Grammar■■ Past simple of be■■ Past simple: affirmative and negative

(regular verbs)■■ Past simple with ago■■ Past simple: affirmative and negative

(regular and irregular verbs)■■ Past simple: questions and short answers

Communication■■ Use past time expressions■■ Talk about a trip■■ Write a biography (past)

Names and places

5 GrammarPast simple of be

3 Find examples of was/were in The Name Quiz. Then complete the rules.

Rules The Past simple of be is 1… for I and he/she/it and 2… for you, we and they.

3…/weren’t (question word +) 4…/were + subject

Grammar Bank, Workbook pp.96–97

4 Choose the correct alternative and write affirmative and negative sentences.

Charlie Chaplin (musician/comedian)

Charlie Chaplin was a comedian. He wasn’t a musician.

1 Goya and Velázquez (scientists/artists)2 The Beatles (sports stars/pop stars)3 Henry Ford (inventor/musician)4 Cervantes and Lope de Vega (explorers/writers)5 Cleopatra (ruler/actress)6 Heath Ledger (actor/sports star)

5 In pairs. Say what the people were. Use was, were and words from Ex.2.

Tutankhamun Joe DiMaggio da Vinci and Picasso Charles Dickens Marconi Michael Jackson Einstein Kurt Cobain and Freddie Mercury

Columbus and Magellan A Columbus and Magellan were actors.

B No, they weren’t, they were explorers. We use the Past simple of be + born to talk about a

person’s date or place of birth: I was born in 2000. I was born in Canterbury.

6 In pairs. Ask and answer the questions. Use was or were and words from the box.

what where who when

1 …you born?2 …your favourite primary school teacher?3 …the number 1 album last week?4 …your great-grandparents’ names?5 …your favourite TV programmes last year?6 …the last place you were on holiday?7 …your last meal?8 …the Olympic Games in 2012?

2 Complete the sentences with words from the box to make statements you think are true. Then compare your sentences in pairs.

explorer inventor king writer pop star actor/actress scientist artist musician sports star queen ruler

1 I don’t want to be a(n) … or a(n) ….2 I think that …s have interesting lives.3 It is more difficult to be a(n) … than a(n) ….4 …s are usually intelligent.5 I admire …s.

Fast finishers

Think of more famous people for each occupation in Ex.2.

Explorers: Amerigo Vespucci, Marco Polo…

VocabularyFamous people

Start thinkingWho chooses names for new schools and roads?What do you think is a good new name for your

school? Why?

1 2.16 Choose the correct alternative in The Name Quiz and answer the questions. Then listen and check.

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2 The name of Margherita pizzas comes from a queen/an actress. What was her full name?

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4Explorer/Inventor Amerigo Vespucci wasn’t American, but the word America comes from his name. Where was he from?

5 The names for the months of July and August come from rulers/kings of the Roman Empire. Who were they?

6 This artist’s/inventor’s works weren’t expensive when he was alive, but now there are galleries and streets with his name. Who was he?

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The Name Quiz

1 Antoine Sax was a musician/pop star from Belgium. What was his invention?

The Name Quiz

The Nobel Prize was the idea of a scientist and inventor/writer and actor from Sweden. What was his name?

Pronunciation Unit 5, Workbook p.109 50 51 Workbook pp.44–47

5 5GrammarPast simple: positive and negative (regular verbs)

6 Study the examples and find their negative forms in the text. Then complete the rules.

Surnames existed. He liked this situation. First names stayed the same.

RulesThe Past simple form 1is/isn’t the same for all

persons

subject + base form + 2… subject + 3… + base form

Grammar Bank, Workbook pp.96–97

7 Write the Past simple forms of the verbs.1 exist2 live3 invade4 like

5 need 6 decide7 use8 study

9 copy 10 stop 11 name 12 discover

8 Write true positive or negative sentences using the Past simple.

1 Achilles Gaggia/espresso machine (invent)2 Vespucci/to America by plane (travel)3 Julius Caesar/British Empire (rule)4 first astronaut/space in 1961 (visit)5 my teacher/English (study)6 I/in Hollywood at the weekend (stay)

Past simple with ago

9 Study the example. What is the position of ago in a time expression?

One thousand years ago the population of England was small.

Grammar Bank, Workbook pp.96–97

10 Write sentences using the verbs, the time expressions and ago.

invent live discover

about ten years millions of years hundreds of years

11 In pairs. Talk about what you did.

half an hour ago a week ago a year ago ten years ago

Talk about it

3 In pairs. Ask and answer the questions.

1 What are your favourite names?2 Which foreign names do you like?3 Is there an English version of your name?4 What names are popular in your family?5 What do you think of brand names for children?

Build your vocabulary name, star and fan

4 Find examples of words or word combinations including name in the text. Then complete 1–6.

2 Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 Why weren’t surnames needed in England before the 11th century?

2 Is Johnson a first name, a middle name, a surname or a nickname?

3 Are Baker, Wood and Short surnames in the UK today?

ReadingStart thinkingDo you like your first name? Why? Is it very common?Do you know the names of the ‘babies’ in the photo? Check your answers in the article and then in the key.

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4 Why was Victoria a popular name?5 Is it possible for a person to have a lot of

forenames in the UK?6 Why do some parents prefer the names

of products for their children?

1 His … name is John.2 His … is Paul.3 His … are John Paul.4 His … is Smedley.5 His … is Superchef.6 Magico is a … name.

5 Which words combine with star and/or fan? Check in the Glossary and complete the table.

sports TV tennis Kanye West film Liverpool Coldplay pop

+ fan + star

Manchester United rock

Fast finishers

Write your favourite five English boys’ names and girls’ names and explain why you like them.

1 2.19 Listen and read. Then match paragraphs 1–5 to five headings from a–f.

a Choosing surnames in the pastb Fans and starsc What? No surname?d First names in Francee Is that a baby or a car?f Famous names from the past

These old surnames are common in the UK today, but first names didn’t stay the same – they changed with the times. In the past when parents needed a name for a child they often copied the names of famous scientists, musicians, artists or rulers. For example, when Queen Victoria ruled Britain from 1837 to 1901 her name was very popular.

But these days parents in the UK prefer the names of pop stars, sports stars and film stars, like Kylie, Keira, Brad and Wayne. One football fan didn’t stop at Wayne a couple of years ago. He named his baby after the entire Manchester United team. His son has got eleven forenames (one first name and 10 middle names)!

People travelled more from the 1960s onwards, and they discovered interesting and exotic names – there are now plenty of Marcos and Mayas in the UK. And when parents want a really original name for their child they sometimes choose the brand names of products. In one year, 353 babies’ names were Lexus, 298 were Armani, 49 Canon, 5 Jaguar and one child’s name was Xerox.

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One thousand years ago the population of England was small. Surnames didn’t exist because most people lived in villages and surnames weren’t necessary. When William the Conqueror (the French Duke of Normandy) invaded England in 1066, he didn’t like this situation. In his opinion, people needed surnames.

When the English decided their surnames, some people used their job (Baker, Cook), some used places (Hill, Wood) and some used their nickname (Short) or the name of a parent (Johnson = son of John).

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left to right: Kylie, Keira, Brad, Victoria, Wayne

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5 57 Write the words in the correct order to make

Past simple questions. Omit one word each time.

1 you finished your did homework finish ?2 have time did breakfast you didn’t what ?3 they a did bought coffee buy ?4 become she when did famous what ?5 that did book read you do ?6 invent car the he invented did ?

8 Write possible questions for the answers. Then compare your questions in pairs.

1 Yes, I did. It was fantastic.2 No, I didn’t. I didn’t like it.3 I went to bed at midnight.4 We ate a pizza.5 No, we didn’t. We went to France.6 Yes, he did. He always drinks milk.

How to use past time expressions

9 2.21 Listen and study the key phrases. Then ask and answer questions in pairs, using the verbs from the box.

Key phrasesWhen did you last (chat online)?last (week/month/year)two (days/weeks/months/years) agolast (Thursday/weekend)

chat play stay visit change buy find listen go read

A When did you last chat online? B I chatted online two days ago.

Dictation

10 2.22 Listen and write the five quiz questions. In pairs, do the quiz with your books closed. Then check your answers in Unit 5.

Fast finishers

Are the verbs in the box regular or irregular? Check the irregular verb list on pp.126–127 and write the Past simple forms.

watch read chat earn collect get up finish give

4 Study the examples below and in the Place Name Quiz and complete the rules with All, Regular or Irregular.

Regular verb (visit) Irregular verb (eat)

They visited the town. They didn’t visit the town.

They ate chicken. They didn’t eat chicken.

Rules 1… verbs end in -ed.

2… verbs don’t end in -ed, and are all different.

3… verbs: didn’t + base form

Grammar Bank, Workbook pp.96–97

5 Complete the text with the correct Past simple forms of the verbs from the boxes.

New What?

meet discover not stay name

In 1524, when Giovanni da Verrazzano 1… New York’s harbour, native Americans 2… him in their canoes. Da Verrazzano 3… in the area, but he 4… it New Angouleme.

not use explore go buy give

In 1609 Henry Hudson 5… the area, and in the next 20 years a lot of people from Holland 6… to live in the area which is now Manhattan. They 7… da Verrazzano’s name, but 8… it the name New Amsterdam. In 1626, a Dutch man called Peter Minuit 9… Manhattan from the Native Americans.

change not change become invade

Finally, when the British 10… in 1664, the name 11… again, and this time it 12… New York. The name 13… after that. The city’s nickname is the Big Apple, but people aren’t sure why!

Past simple: questions and short answers

6 Study the examples and complete the rule.

Did the people name the town Happy? Yes, they did./No, they didn’t. Why did they name the town Happy?

Rule regular and irregular verbs:

(question word +) 1… + subject + base form

Grammar Bank, Workbook pp.96–97

Vocabulary and listeningIrregular verbs

Start thinkingDo you know the origin of the name of your town?Are there any towns with strange names in your

country?

1 Look at the programme preview on the right for Strangeville USA. Then find the Past simple forms of the verbs (1–16) in the quiz below.1 have2 go3 eat4 buy

5 do6 see7 say8 meet

9 choose 10 find 11 sell 12 drink

13 become 14 swim 15 make 16 sleep

Study strategy multiple-choice listening

2 Before you listen to the programme, read the quiz. Check that you understand the questions and try to eliminate false answers. Compare your ideas.

A I think the answer to number 1 is ‘c’. B Me too./I don’t think ‘c’ is true. I think it’s ‘a’.

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GrammarPast simple: affirmative and negative (regular and irregular verbs)

Strangeville USA TV6 Friday 8.00 p.m.

Chicken, Why, Blue Eye, Experiment, Yellow, Santa Claus, Jupiter, Gas, Frankenstein, Sandwich, Surprise, Tarzan, Moon, Disco, Paradise, War

A strange collection of words, but they’ve all got one thing in common. They are the names of places in the USA. Try the quiz and find out more about place names in Friday’s programme.

3 2.20 Listen to the programme Strangeville USA and do the quiz. Then listen again and check.

1 Did the first inhabitants of Chicken eat a lot of chicken?

a No, they didn’t. They ate a different bird, but it was difficult to spell.

b No, they didn’t, but they saw a lot of chickens there.

c Yes, they did. Farmers bought and sold a lot of chickens there.

2 How did Hot Coffee get its name?

a An inventor made the first coffee machine there.b People swam there in a warm, brown river.c When farmers went to market, they had a break

and drank coffee there.

3 Why is Why called Why?

a Because a crazy person visited and chose the name.

b Two roads meet there in the form of a Y.c Why not?

4 Why did people name a town Happy?

a They said the town was perfect. They didn’t have any problems.

b They slept and relaxed a lot.c They found water there for their horses.

5 Is Hell a nice place?

a Yes, but in the past the river there was dangerous.b No, it became famous because a lot of criminals

met there.c It depends if you’re good or bad.

Place Name Quiz

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Writing guide biography (past)

Task (100–150 words)

Choose a famous person from the past and write a short biography about him/her.

A Think and plan

Find out the answers and make notes.■■ Where and when was he/she born, and

when did he/she die?■■ What was his/her job or occupation?■■ When did he/she start to study/travel/train/

invent/compose/draw/paint…?■■ How did he/she use his/her talents?■■ Was he/she successful when he/she was alive?■■ Why is he/she famous now?

B Write

Use the key phrases and your notes.Paragraph 1 Summary of life (Name) was…

Paragraph 2 Personality, education and work (Name) was…

Paragraph 3 When famous and why During his/her lifetime…

C Check■■ verbs in the past■■ which, when, who, where

Writing

How to write a biography (past)

1 Read the biography below and answer the questions.

1 Did Van Gogh learn to paint when he was a child?

2 Were his paintings popular in his lifetime?3 Which nine verbs in the Past simple are

irregular?4 How do you say the time expressions in your

language?5 What adjectives describe Van Gogh’s character

and his work?

We don’t use very + absolute adjectives (e.g. awful, amazing, brilliant and rubbish) but we can use really: The places were really amazing. NOT The places were very amazing.

5 In pairs. Practise different questions and answers.

A How was the party? B It was terrible! The food was rubbish.

6 In pairs. Look at the dialogue in Ex.2 again. Then substitute the words to practise a new dialogue with information from the poster.

Practical English

How to talk about a trip

1 Look at the photo. Do you think they are friends?

2 2.23 Complete the dialogue with the Past simple of the verbs. Then listen and check.

go stay do be (x2)

3 2.24 Listen and study the key phrases. Then practise the dialogue in pairs.

Key phrasesHow was your trip?What was (London) like?Where did you stay?

It’s good to see you again.It’s good to be back.

4 2.25 Look at the tables and listen to three short conversations. Find the questions, answers and information you hear. Then listen again and check.

Questions Answers

How was

the trip?the match?the holiday?the film?the party?

It was

great!cool.OK.terrible!

Extra information

The special effectsThe weatherThe storyThe musicThe foodManchester UnitedThe peopleThe places

waswerewasn’tweren’t

(really) amazing.(really) brilliant.(really/very) interesting.(really/very) nice.(really/very) good.(really/very) bad.(really) awful.(really) rubbish.

2 Study the key phrases. Then put them in the order they appear in the biography.

Key phrasesEventually…(His/Her) best-known … are……at the age of…During (his/her) lifetime…(He/She) was born…

Language point giving details

3 Find examples of which, when, where and who in the biography. Then choose the correct alternative in 1–5.

1 Madrid was where/which I met Sam.2 He invented things when/which were useful.3 She married a man who/which she met in Madrid.4 He met Beethoven when/who he visited Vienna.5 They wrote books which/who were popular.

Vincent Willem Van Gogh was an artist from the Netherlands. He was born in the village of Zundert on 30th March 1853. He died in 1890.

Van Gogh was a serious, quiet child. He left school at the age of 15 and had various jobs, but he didn’t start painting until he was 27. Eventually he went to live in France. That was where he met a lot of other artists and produced intense and colourful pictures. In 1886 he met Paul Gauguin. Gauguin later visited him in Provence and he was someone who encouraged Van Gogh to paint.

During his lifetime Van Gogh wasn’t successful with his work and he only sold one painting. But these days he is famous for the work which he did in Provence. Two of his best-known paintings are The Starry Night and Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers. A Japanese insurance company paid $39.5 million when it bought one of Van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers in 1987!

Jake Hi, Tina. How was your trip?Tina Oh, great thanks. I 1… in London.Jake Really? What was London like?Tina It was cool. The shops 2… amazing.Jake Only the shops?Tina No, I 3… to a lot of places. My favourite place

was Covent Garden.Jake So where 4… you stay?Tina My aunt lives in London, so I 5… with her.Jake Well, it’s good to see you again.Tina Yes, it’s good to be back.

7 In pairs. Talk about the last trip you went on. Cover Ex.2 but use the key phrases to help you.

Don’t miss…

New York!Visit

the Empire State Buildingthe Museum of Natural History

Central Parkthe great hotels

and, of course, the shops!

Vincent Van Gogh

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Workbook pp.48–51

4+5 Consolidation

Grammar Unit 41 Choose the correct alternative.

1 A There aren’t 1some/any oranges in the shop. B Oh, is there 2some/any other fruit then? Have

they got 3any/some apples? A Not 4nothing/many. But they’ve got

5many/lots of melons. B Hmm. They’re quite expensive. Have you got

6much/many money in your purse? A No, not 7much/many. About two pounds. B Is there 8a/some cash machine here? A No, I don’t think there’s one

9somewhere/anywhere.

2 A I’m making some tea. Is there 1a/any milk? B Yes, there’s 2some/any in the fridge. You

drink 3much/a lot of tea! A Well, 4some/any people in the UK drink

about ten cups a day! What are you doing? B I’m looking for my mobile. It isn’t

5anywhere/nowhere in my bedroom! (beep, beep) A Well, I think it’s 6anywhere/somewhere near

here... Ah, it’s in the fridge, next to the milk!

3 A How 1much/many students are there in your class?

B 2Much/A lot. About 35 I think. A Does 3anyone/someone at your school study

Japanese? B No, 4no one/anyone studies Japanese, but

5any/some people are learning Mandarin. A Has the school got 6a/any swimming pool? B No, but there’s 7a/any swimming pool in the

park, so 8much/a lot of people go there.

2 Join the sentences. Use but or because and the words in brackets.

1 I’m not going out. I’ve got homework. (too much)

2 I’m spending lots of money. I’m earning. (enough)

3 I need a new laptop. My computer’s slow. (too)

4 I haven’t got a healthy diet. I eat chips. (too many)

5 I love sunbathing. It’s not hot today. (enough)

6 I’m going to learn to drive. I’m old. (enough)

Grammar Unit 53 Choose the correct verbs and complete the

sentences using the Past simple. Omit one verb each time.

1 My sister … born in 2001, but I … born in this millennium. (get/not be/be)

2 I … to school yesterday. I … ill. (be/not go/make)

3 I … at home last night. I … my homework and then I … a film on TV. (do/stay/watch/look)

4 I … to Danny’s house this morning, but he … there. (be/go/not be)

5 I … shopping with Lara this morning. She … a new skirt, but I … anything. (not buy/go/decide/buy)

6 I … the new James Bond film last night. I … with Ryan. It … really good. (be/meet/see/go)

4 Write questions for the answers. Then write true answers for you.

1 I was born in Canterbury.2 My parents met at university.3 I started learning English two years ago.4 No, I wasn’t at school yesterday.5 I had pasta for lunch.6 I watched a documentary on TV last night.7 I went to bed at midnight last night.8 I got up at 7 o’clock this morning.9 No, I didn’t go out last weekend. 10 Yes, I had a good time on Saturday.

Grammar Units 4 + 55 Choose the correct alternative.

Last weekend

Hi Jackie!

How 1was/were/did your weekend? 2Was/Were/Did you have a good time? And 3was/were/did you go to the concert? 4Did/Was/Were it good? 5Was/Were/Did Freddie there too? 6Was/Were/Did there 7much/many/some people? Which songs 8they played/they did play/did they play?

I 9haved/got/had a quiet weekend. I 10did go/did went/went shopping with Mum on Saturday. I 11didn’t want/did wanted/wanted to buy that dress we 12see/saw/looked a week 13end/last/ago, but when I 14tryed/tried/try it on it was 15too much/too/enough small. There 16had/were/was another dress, but I 17hadn’t/didn’t have/had got 18money enough/enough money/too much money. So I 19didn’t buy/didn’t bought/wasn’t bought 20something/anything/nothing.

Ellie x

Vocabulary Units 4 + 56 Find twelve foods and eight health and lifestyle

adjectives.

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7 Write the opposites of the adjectives in Ex.6.

8 Write the Past simple form of the verbs to complete paragraphs 1–3. Then match them to a–c.

a inventor b explorer c scientist

1 She 1… (go) to a new island, she 2… (meet) lots of new people, she 3… (see) lots of new things and she 4… (find) a new volcano. Then she 5… (become) a writer and she 6… (sell) lots of books about her adventure.

2 He 1… (have) an idea and 2… (make) a new coffee machine. Lots of people 3… (buy) his new machine and they 4… (drink) lots of coffee, but they 5… (not sleep) much!

3 She 1… (do) an experiment and she 2… (say) the sea 3… (be) hot. Then she 4… (swim) in the sea and she 5… (say) the sea 6… (be) cold!

Collocations

9 Choose the correct collocation. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1 I did/made/went the shopping and then I made/did/cooked a pizza for lunch.

2 I made/did/started my homework at Susie’s house after school.

3 My cousin saw/looked/made a documentary about cats.

4 Did you make/do/have many friends at your old school?

5 I made/did/had a mistake in my homework.6 My brother’s a football fan/star/name.

Cumulative revision Starter to Unit 5

10 Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Omit one word each time.

1 do any got you have CDs ?2 have how play songs on many got you your

MP3 player ?3 many did cost your much mobile how ?4 do swimming you swim go ever ?5 get too you do exercise enough usually ?6 did have last day night you dinner for what ?7 much too eat do fast enough food you ?8 at sport you did any yesterday do ?9 ever see last your when grandparents you did ? 10 football watching which TV do like sports on

you ?

11 In pairs. Ask and answer the questions in Ex.10.

Translation

12 Translate the email.

Saturday night

Hi Simon!

Did you go to Ollie’s party on Saturday? I didn’t go because I was at my grandparents’ house for the weekend. It was my grandmother’s birthday. I love staying with them – they’ve got a big house near the beach. We didn’t swim because it was too cold and the sea wasn’t warm enough. But a lot of my cousins were also there and I hardly ever see them. We watched a brilliant film in the evening so I had a really good time.

How was the party? Was the music good? What did you eat? Were any of Ollie’s sister’s friends there?

Sam

How to use your English

13 Write three dialogues starting with the questions below. Write five more sentences to complete each dialogue using the key phrases section (Workbook pp.120–122) to help you. Then practise your dialogues in pairs.

1 A Hi! What would you like to eat? B …2 A When did you last go to the cinema? B …3 A How was your trip? B …

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