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3 VOCABULARY time words and expressions
a Answer the questions.
1 How many minutes are in an hour? sixty
2How many months are in a year?
3How many days are in a week?
4 How many seconds are in a minute?
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7 How many days are in June?
8 How many weeks are in a year?
b Complete the sentences with one word.
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4 PRONUNCIATION the letter/?
a Match the word to the pronunciation.
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hurry |
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happy |
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In which word is the h not pronounced?
b Practise saying the words.
More Words to Learn
Write translations and try to remember the words.
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island |
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kilometre |
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vegetables |
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fruit |
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(un)healthy adjective ill adjective
until conjunction a long time
Can you answer these questions?
How often are you in a hurry?
How often do you do exercise?
How often do you go to English class?
How often do you eat meat?
How often do you go to the theatre?
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Valentine's Day |
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48 Vocabulary Bank
2 PRONUNCIATION vowel sounds, word stress
a Write the words in the chart.
first second |
autumn |
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November |
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autumn
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
Hector Louis Berlioz, French composer
b Underline the stressed syllable in these words.
1 January |
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May |
9 September |
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June |
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October |
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March |
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July |
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November |
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c Practise saying the words in a and b.
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February |
5th November |
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b Complete the spaces with a preposition of time.
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a publicity agency. I usually get up 1_jg£_ |
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the summer I work different hours because9 |
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15th June we change to the summer timetable. It's very hot in Rome
10 August, so most people go on holiday!'
4 READING
a Match the questions to the paragraphs.
Where do people stay? Where is it?
How do people get there? When is it?
What is the Kumbh Mela bathing festival?
The Kumbh Mela bathing festival
1 What is the Kumbh Mela bathing festival?
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the River Ganges to clean their bodies. Millions of |
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Indian people take part in the ceremony and it is |
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People usually stay at camps where they eat and sleep. The food is vegetarian because Hindus do not eat meat or eggs.
b Hi; five words you don't know. What do you think they mean? Check with your dictionary.
More Words to Learn
Write translations and try to remember the words.
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Pronunciation |
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birthday |
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favourite |
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want verb change verb also adverb
during preposition
in front of preposition
Can you answer these questions?
When's your birthday?
When's your mother's birthday?
What's your favourite month?
What's your favourite season?
When do you usually relax?
CAN YOU REMEMBER...?
Complete each space with one word.
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your boyfriend live near here? |
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1 VOCABULARY coffee and snacks
Complete the words.
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2 BUYING A COFFEE
a Complete the missing words in these phrases.
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bPut the sentences from exercise a in the dialog below. Write a number in each box.
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3 SOCIAL ENGLISH
Complete the dialogue with these words.
sorry |
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welcome |
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AThanks for the coffee, Alan.
BYou're i welcome .
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4 READING
a Read the descriptions of the coffee bars.
Coffee bars
BATTERY PARK 615a Wilbraham Road, Chorlton
Battery Park is more than a coffee bar - it also serves a selection of fruit juices, snacks, and home-made cakes. Customers can sit inside on comfortable sofas in the winter, or outside on the terrace in the summer.
BAMBOO CAFE 583 Barlow Moore Road, Chorlton
Apart from its excellent coffee, you can try a variety of eastern and western food here. The menu isn't expensive and the desserts are delicious.
CAFE POP 54/56 Oldham Street, City Centre
This stylish coffee bar serves all kinds of hot and cold drinks and some fantastic snacks. However, its most interesting feature is the decoration - the walls are covered with pictures of British pop stars from the 90s.
KAFKA'S Waterstone's, 91 Deansgate, City Centre
Kafka's coffee bar is part of Waterstone's bookshop, so you can take a book from the shelves and sit in a comfortable chair to look at it. The coffee is great, and snacks are also served.
LES DEUCES DE CHAMPAGNE
The Triangle, 37 Hanging Ditch, Manchester
This coffee bar is famous for its cakes and ice creams, and they do a very special breakfast. However, it's very expensive, so only come here if it's your birthday or if a friend is paying!
bIn which coffee bar can you...
1 .. .read a book while you drink your coffee? 2 .. .enjoy your coffee in the sun?
3 .. .spend a lot of money on your coffee? 4 .. .have food from different countries?
5 .. .see pictures of famous British musicians?
cUnderline five words or phrases you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation.
Can't act, slightly bald, also dances.
Said after Fred Astaire's first audition
1 GRAMMAR can / can't (ability) |
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a Complete the crossword. |
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bWrite a question for each picture. Then write your answer:
Yes, I can. or No, I can't.
Your answer
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2 PRONUNCIATION sentence stress a Underline the stressed words.
1 A Can you speak German? |
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Can your father cook? |
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No, he can't. |
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My sister can't swim. |
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b Practise saying the sentences.