Unit 6D - Present simple or present continuous

1 GRAMMAR

b
1 Ivan...Look! It's opening! A ship is going through!
...Eva....We're lucky. The guidebook says that it only opens two or three times a month!

2 Eva...The flag's flying - that means the Queen is at home. She doesn't live here all the time.
....She often stays at Windsor Castle or in one of her other homes.

3 Eva...That's Napoleon. He's looking at a model of the Battle of Waterloo.
...Ivan..Come on - let's go and see the next room.
...Eva....Yes, we don't have much time. It closes in twenty minutes.

4 Ivan...We're going up! Wow! Look - there's the Houses of Parliament!
...And Buckingham Palace over there!
...Eva...What a pity it's raining. The guidebook says you can see Windsor Castle on a clear day.


d Grammar Bank page 132

a
1 RIGHT Listen! The baby's crying.
2 RIGHT My neighbours often argue.
3 WRONG John's on holiday. He has a great time.
...RIGHT John's on holiday. He's having a great time.
4 RIGHT My brother's staying with us at the moment.
5 WRONG I'm normally going to the gym after work.
....RIGHT I normally go to the gym after work.
6 RIGHT A) Where are you going? B) To the shops.
7 WRONG A) What are you doing? B) I'm a teacher.
...RIGHT A) What are you doing? b) I'm teaching.
OR A) What do you do? B) I'm a teacher.

b
1 A Hi, Sarah! What are you doing here?
...B I'm waiting for my boyfriend.
2 A What does your mother do?
...B She's a nurse. She works at the local hospital.
3 Listen! They're having a party upstairs again.
...They have a party at least once a month!
4 I'm going to the supermarket. Do you want anything?

2 READING

b

1 In advance = before you go
2 are available = you can buy them
3 daily = every day
4 To queue = to wait in line
5 room = space (for people or things)
6 passengers = people who are travelling

3 VOCABULARY Places in a city

b page 152 Vocabulary bank. Town and city

1 a police station
2 a bus station
3 a river
4 a shopping centre
5 a department store
6 a bridge
7 a hospital
8 a bank
9 an art gallery
10 a church
11 a museum
12 a cinema
13 a sports centre
14 a castle
15 a road
16 a railway station / a train station
17 a supermarket
18 a theatre
19 a street
20 a school
21 a travel agent's
22 a chemist's / a pharmacy
23 a market
24 a town hall (il comune)
25 a park
26 a mosque
27 a post office
28 a square

Unit 6C - present continuous

1 VOCABULARY

a

They talk loudly.
Their babies cry.
They have noisy parties.
Their dogs bark.
They watch TV late at night.
They move furniture.
They play a musical instrument.
They argue with their partner.


2 GRAMMAR

a)

8 He's listening to music.
5 The baby's crying.
7 They're having a party.
1 She's playing the violin.
3 The dog's barking.
2 They're arguing.
4 He's watching football.
6 They're moving furniture.

c)

[+]
The baby's crying.
She's playing the violin.
They're having a party.


[-]
The baby isn't crying.
She isn't playing the violin.
They aren't having a party.


[?]
Is the baby crying?
Is she playing the violin?
Are they having a party?


e) page 132 Grammar Bank 6C

a

1 What is he doing? / What's he doing?
He is having a shower.
He's having a shower.


2 What are they doing?
They are dancing.
They're dancing.


3 What is she doing? / What's she doing?
She is listening to music.
She's listening to music.


b

A Hello.
B Oh, hi Dad. Where are you?
A I'm in my hotel. I'm having a drink in the bar.
It's raining a lot here. Is Mum there?
B Yes, but she's talking to somebody on the mobile just now.
A Oh. What are you doing?
B My friend Matt is here.
A Matt? Why aren't you doing your homework?
B Don't worry. We're studying together.
A Where's Jenny?
B She's waiting for Kevin to come.
They're having a party tonight.
A Oh. What's she wearing?
B Nothing special. OK Dad, here's Mum. Bye.

3 PRONUNCIATION

car = dancing, asking
train = playing, raining
horse = calling, talking
bike = crying, driving
boot = doing, moving
phone = smoking, going
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Unit 6B - there was/were

1 VOCABULARY

a

1 behind the sofa
2 in the cupboard/wardrobe
3 under the bed
4 over the mirror
5 in front of the table
6 next to the chair/armchair
7 between the window and the door
8 opposite the girl
9 on the chair

Grammar Bank 6B. Page 132

a

There weren't any single rooms.
1 There were some double rooms.
2 There was a swimming pool.
3 There was a restaurant.
4 There wasn't a car park.
5 There weren't any shops.

b

A How many guests were there in the hotel?
B There were four including me. There was a French tourist and there were two businessmen.
A Was there a restaurant?
B No, there wasn't but there was a bar.
A What was there in your room?
B There was a minibar and a TV.
A Were there two beds?
B No, there weren't. There was a double bed.

Unit 5D past simple regular and irregular

2 PRONUNCIATION


a

(cat)
had
sat


(horse)
bought
saw
thought
wore


(bull)
could
took

(bird)
heard


(egg)
read
said
slept


(train)
came


(phone)
drove
spoke


(owl)
found

Unit 5C Past simple irregular verbs

1 VOCABULARY go, have, get

have lunch
go shopping
get up

Vocabulary bank Go, have, get (page 150)

a

1 go shopping
2 go to bed (late)
3 go out (on Friday night)
4 go to the beach
5 go by bus
6 go to church / to mosque
7 go for a walk
8 go home
9 go away (for the weekend)
10 go to a restaurant

b

11 have a sandwich
12 have a drink
13 have a shower
14 have a good time
15 have breakfast/lunch/dinner
16 have a car

c

17 get a taxi/bus/train
18 get home (= arrive)
19 get to a restaurant (= arrive)
20 get dressed
21 get a newspaper (= buy)
22 get an email/letter (= receive)
23 get up

2 READING

b

Sabina lives in Moscow.
Sharon lives in Beijing.

c

7 Did you have a good time?
5 How did you go home?
2 What did you do?
3 What did you have to eat and drink?
1 What did you wear?
6 What time did you get home?
4 What did you talk about?


d

Did Sabina wear a dress? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon wear a dress? Yes, she did.

Did Sabina go to a bar? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go to a bar? No, she didn't.

Did Sabina drink alcohol? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon drink alcohol? No, she didn't.

Did Sabina talk about men? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon talk about men? Yes, she did.

Did Sabina talk about clothes? No, she didn't.
Did Sharon talk about clothes? Yes, she did.

Did Sabina go home by taxi? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon go home by taxi? No, she didn't.

Did Sabina get home after 1.30? Yes, she did.
Did Sharon get home after 1.30? No, she didn't.

3 GRAMMAR past simple irregular verbs

a

wear...wore
go........went
see.......saw
have....had
buy......bought
get........got
leave....left
drive....drove
meet....met
can......could

Grammar Bank 5C page 130

a

Yesterday was my birthday.
My boyfriend bought me a beautiful jacket.
In the evening we went out.
I wore my new jacket.
We looked for a Chinese restaurant
but we couldn't find one,
so we had dinner in our favourite Italian restaurant.
After that we saw a film.
Then we met two friends at a nightclub.
We danced for two hours.
We didn't get home until 3.00.
I was very tired,
and I went straight to bed.

b

1 What did you wear?
2 Where did you go?
3 What did you do?
4 Did your sister go with you?
5 What did you have to eat?
6 What time did the party finish?
7 What time did you get home?
8 Did you have a good time?

Unit 7A - Countable and uncountable nouns

1 VOCABULARY

countable nouns (singular or plural)

1) an apple
2) a banana
4) an egg
8) a tomato
9) a biscuit

uncountable nouns (singular)

3) some butter
5) some meat
6) some rice
7) some sugar
10) some coffee

VOCABULARY BANK Food page 153

Breakfast

5 bread
8 butter
7 cereal
9 cheese
2 coffee
12 eggs
4 jam
11 (orange) juice
1 milk
6 sugar
3 tea
10 toast

Lunch/dinner

20 fish
13 ketchup
23 meat (steak and chicken)
14 (olive) oil
25 pasta
19 rice
16 a salad

Vegetables

18 carrots
27 chips
15 a lettuce
24 mushrooms
22 an onion
26 peas
17 potatoes
21 tomatoes

Desserts/snacks

37 biscuits
38 cake
39 chocolate
35 crisps
34 fruit salad
33 ice cream
36 sandwiches
40 sweets

Fruit

29 apples
28 bananas
31 grapes
32 oranges
30 a pineapple

2 GRAMMAR

a

1 I usually go to the supermarket once a week. (una volta a settimana)
1 I usually go to the supermarket twice a week. (due volte a settimana)
1 I usually go to the supermarket 3 times a week. (tre volte a settimana)

1 He always goes to the supermarket on Saturdays. (il sabato)
1 I sometimes go to the supermarket after work. (dopo il lavoro)

b

1 Healthy Hannah

carrots, lettuce, orange juice, mineral water, milk, grapes, pasta, oranges, tomatoes

2 Luxury Lucy

champagne, smoked salmon, box of chocolates, pineapple, ice cream, strawberries, steak, butter

3 Fast Food Frank

chips, beer, peas, pizzas, chocolate, biscuits

c

a There's some ice cream (2)
b There isn't any fruit (3)
c There aren't any vegetables (2)
d There are some biscuits (3)
e There's a lettuce (1)
f There isn't a pineapple (1 and 3)

d

Use a/an with singular countable nouns. e.g. pineapple

Use some ( [+]) and any ([-] and [?])
with plural nouns. e.g. vegetables
with uncountable nouns. e.g. cheese

3 PRONUNCIATION

a (tree)

eat
ice cream
meat
peas
tea

b (egg)

bread
breakfast
health

c (train)

steak

5 LISTENING Can men cook?

b
1 some spaghetti
2 an onion
3 some butter
4 a carrot
5 some mushrooms
6 some tomato ketchup
7 some red wine
8 some meat
9 some cheese

GRAMMAR BANK page 135

7A a
1 some cereal
2 an orange
3 a biscuit
4 some peas
5 an ice cream
6 some cake
7 some coffee
8 some cheese
9 some chips
10 a pineapple

b
1 There are some eggs
2 and some cheese
3 I can make an omelette
4 There aren't any eggs
5 We can make some pasta
6 Are there any tomatoes?
7 And there's an onion
8 Is there any wine?
9 Yes, there's a bottle of red wine.
10 And there's some Coke too.