A1.2 Class Diary

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

School Year 2024-25

Unit 4

A1.2 Class Diary

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Summary of activities, materials and homework

Revision

TEST CALENDAR

• Personal Pronouns
• Listening: possessive adjectives

• Question Formation: revision
• Speaking: find somebody who

September

UNITS

Unit 1

Wednesday 25th

Monday 30th

Introduction

Unit 2

Unit 1

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Course Presentation

• Listening: English File 1A: Welcome to the class (p.8)
• Speaking: introductions
• Grammar: verb BE (+ forms) Exercises 1A (p.211)
• Listening: personal details

• Introductions

• Course Information

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Homework

Revision

1. Fill in the Student Profile form:
2. Write a text about yourself.

Homework

1. Exercises 1B (p.211)

• Personal Pronouns
• Listening: possessive adjectives

• Question Formation: revision
• Speaking: find somebody who

October

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 1

Wednesday 2nd

Monday 7th

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• How do you spell your name/surname? (Revision)

• Days, numbers & countries: correction (p.234-235) & pronunciation (p.11) 13 or 30?
• The World Quiz (p.10)
• Writing 1 feedback: Typical Mistakes

• Grammar Bank 1B (p.211): correction

• Listening: personal details (part 2)
• Speaking: perosnal details
• The Alphabet
• Pronunciation (p.9)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Vocabulary Bank: Days and numbers (p234) & Countries (p.235)

1. Rewrite your writing without mistakes.

October

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 1

Wednesday 9th

Monday 14th

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Writing 1: read and answer your classmates' questions

• This/That/these/Those
• Vocabulary: Classroom language (p.12)
• Grammar: possessive adjectives (p.13 & p.210-211)
• Song: I Never Go to Work

• Vocabulary revision: things
• Correction: p.236-237

• Worksheet 1B & 1C: correction & dialogue practice
• Possessive adjectives: practice (p.13 ex. 4c)
• Listening: Practical English (Arriving in London), p.14

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Vocabulary Bank: Classroom language & Things (p.236-237)
2. Worksheet

1. Can you remember...? (p.23)

October

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Wednesday 16th

Monday 21st

Unit 2

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Correction of page 23

• 2A Are you tidy or untidy?
• Vocabulary revision (p24)
• Grammar: singular/plural nouns (p.212)
• Pronunciation: final -s/-es (p25)
• Speaking: Is Shakira her real name? (p.188/194)

• Correction: Grammar Bank 2A (singular and plural nouns)

• Adjectives: What's wrong?
• Adjectives: opposites
• Listening & speaking: Practical English (p. 15)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 2A (p.213): singular/plural nouns, Ex a&b
2. Vocabulary Bank: Adjectives (p.238)

1. Grammar Bank 2B (p.213): Adjectives

October

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Wednesday 23rd

Monday 28th

Unit 2

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Correction: Grammar Bank 2B (adjectives)

• Prepositions of place (p.25): in, on, under
• Speaking: Where's the charger? (p.189/194)
• Listening 2.5 (p.25)

• 2B Made in America (p.26): colours and flags

• American icons: adj.+noun
• Pronuncaition: long and short vowels
• Halloween Vocabulary
• Cultural Activity: London Ghosts by Kirsten Tinkler

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

1. Adjective practice: There're 3 exercises. Click on 'Explanation' to see the theory.
2. Start to read your book.

Homework

1. Reading (p.27): Ex a and c.
2. Cultural Activity Survey

October

November

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Wednesday 30th

Monday 4th

Unit 2

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Reading correction: British and American English (p.27)

• Vocabulary: Br. vs Am. words
• Pronunciation practice: short and long vowels
• Speaking: making sentences with adjectives

Unit 5

Class cancelled

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Homework

Revision

1. Halloween Quiz
2. Revise and Check 1&2 (p.30): Grammar and Vocabulary
3. Revise for Wednesday's test (Units 1 & 2)

Homework

1. Reading: Halloween Stories
2. Listening: Analisa's blog

November

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Wednesday 6th

Monday 11th

Unit 2

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Vocabulary: feelings (p.28)

• Correction of Revise and Check 1&2 (p.30)
• Test 1: Reading & Use of Language (45')
• Speaking: Is it the same or different?

• Revision of last week's test (Reading & Grammar/ Vocabulary)

• Listening & Reading: Slow down! (p.28-29)
• Grammar: imperatives, let's

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 2C (p.212-213)
2. What do the signs mean? (p.29, ex. c)

1. Reading & Listening (p.31)
2. Vocabulary Bank (p.239): Verb Phrases

November

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 2

Wednesday 13th

Monday 18th

Unit 3

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Corrections: 2C, p.213 & 3c, p.29
• Listening: Have a safe journey (p.29)

• Speaking: What's the matter?
• Writing: Plan your trip to .....
• Video: Welcome

• Video correction and speaking: Welcome
• 3A (p.38): What the British like about Britain (article)

• Grammar: Present Simple +/- (p.214)
• Revision of verbs

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Listening: Welcome
2. Workbook Unit 2 (p.32-37)

1. Grammar Bank 3A (p.215): Present simple
2. Reading: p.39, Ex. 4 a & b

November

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 3

Wednesday 20th

Monday 25th

Unit 3

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Revision of verbs

• Third person -s/-es: pronunciation & practice (p. 38)

• Reading (39): correction & speaking
• Present Simple: revision (+/-/?)

• Present Simple: correction of Grammar Bank 3B & 3C

• 3B: 9 to 5 (p.40): Reading

• Who am I? Guess the job
• Speaking: What do you do in your job?
• Connectors: and, or, but, so, because, for example

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 3B and 3C (p.214-215)

1. Vocabulary Bank (p.240): Jobs
2. Oral presentation: Plan your trip to...

Homework

1. Connectors
2. Vocabulary Bank (p.240): The family

November

December

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 3

Wednesday 27th

Monday 2nd

Unit 3

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Typical writing mistakes: correct the sentences
• Writing Test feedback
• Homework correction:

• Oral presentations: A trip to Canet and Arenys de Mar

• Connectors: correction

• Test 2: Listening & Writing

• A trip to Santa Susanna (oral presentation)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Worksheet: 3B Grammar (Present Simple) and Reading (Things I love and hate)

No homework but you can practise like, love, hate + ing

December

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 3

Wednesday 4th

Monday 9th

Unit 3

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Riddle: shadow & shade

• Information about the Speaking Test on Wed. 11
• Listening (p.41): His job, her job

• Speaking: Guess the job (Do you work.../drive/wear...?)
• Grammar revision: Word order in questions

• Listening 3C (p.42): love me, love my dog & revision of question formation

• Speaking: word order in questions (handout)
• Brainstorming: questions

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

1. Revise for Wednesday's Speaking Test
1. Instructions
2. Sample Questions
3. Timetable

Homework

1. Moodle assignment:

Record yourself asking the questions in the last exercise.

December

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 3

Wednesday 11th

Monday 16th

Unit 3

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Speaking Test

• Grades and feedback from the Speaking Test
• New Yorkers: introduction
• Regular & irregular Verbs
• Irregular Verbs

(in the first story)

• Lifestyles: listening correction

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Vocabulary Bank (p.242): Daily routine

1. Listening: Lifestyles

December

January 2025

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 3

Wednesday 18th

Wednesday 8th

(Unit 7)

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Telling the time (p.243)

• Daily routine: describe Belinda and Charlie's day (p.242)
• Revision of Irregular Verbs (first story in New Yorkers)
• Christmas Word Search

• Revision: telling the time

& the past simple

• Correction of homework
• Speaking: Xmas holidays
• Listening: weird Spanish traditions
• Irregular verbs practice
• Expressions with be & have

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Christmas Homework

1. Grammar Bank 7A,7B and 7C (p.222-223): past simple
2. Writing an article (p.200): My favourite day. Do ex. a, b, c, d, e and bring your article on Jan. 8.

Homework

1. Reading Busy Lives: Ex 3a & b (p.56-57)

January

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 4

Monday 13th

Wednesday 15th

Unit 4

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Vocabulary revision: The family (p.241) & Who's who in Susan's family?
• Ex. 2b (p.55): Who's your...?
• Reading & grammar (p.54): Who's versus whose
• Opposite adjectives revision: Memory Game

• Revision of irregular verbs
• Busy lives (p.56-57): reading (correction) and listening
• Grammar: prepositions of time & place: at, in, on, & to (p.57 & 216)
• Prepositions of time: chart and practice

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 4A: possessive 's, Whose...? (p.217)
2. Vocabulary Bank (p.243 & 244)

1. Grammar Bank 4B: prepositions of time & place (p.217)

January

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 4

Monday 20th

Unit 4

Wednesday 22nd

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Family puzzle
• Correction p.217: possessive 's & whose
• Listening & speaking (p.55): family photos
• Adverbs of frequency
• Teenagers in trouble (p.58) and Grammar Bank 4C

• Correction of word order: Grammar Bank 4C (p.217, Ex.b)
• Test 4: Reading comprehension & Grammar/Vocabulary
• Listening: Daily routines

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Homework: REVISION

Revision

1. Grammar revision 4A & C
2. Revise and check: Units 3&4 (p.60)
3. Can you understand this text? (p.61)

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 4C (p.217)
2. Opposites

January

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 5

Monday 27th

Unit 5

Wednesday 29th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Test revision
• Correction of homework
• Reading test: explanation of question 16
• 5B A quiet life? (p.70): Reading & listening

• Grammar Bank 5B: present continuous

• Speaking: Who's who?

• Correction of homework
• Present Continuous practice (p.71): Ex 2g & 3a (pronunciation)
• Written practice: At the park

• Speaking practice: spot the differences (p.191 & 196)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Writing task: describe a photo Instructions:
2. Vocabulary Bank (p.245): The weather

1. Grammar Bank 5B (p.218-219): present continuous

February

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 5

Monday 3rd

Unit 5

Wednesday 5th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• What's the weather like? (p.245)
• Listening (p.72)
• Grammar: present simple or present continuous? (p.72)
• Grammar Bank 5C (p.218-219)
• Charades (Game): What am I doing?

• A city for all seasons (p.72-73): correction and pronunciation
• Listening: What's the weather like around the world?
• Cultural activity: Crazy USA

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Homework

Revision

1. Recording Task
2. Vocabulary Bank: p.245, 246, 250
3. Did you like the Crazy USA activity? Please let us know

Homework

1. Reading (p.73): Ex. 3a & b
2. Do you need revision of Present Simple & Continous?

February

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 5

Monday 10th

Unit 5

Wednesday 12th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• What's the day today?
• Revision of Vocabulary Bank p.246 & 250
• Speaking: present simple & continuous
• Board Game: present simple or continuous?

• New Yorkers: revision of
• irregular verbs
• vocabulary
• Present Simple & Continuous: correction and doubts
• How often do you...? Boardgame practice of Present Simple (habits)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Important change: Listening & Writing Test (New Yorkers) will be on 24th February

Homework

Homework

1. Worksheet: Grammar 5B & 5C

1. Listening: Places

February

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 5

Monday 17th

Unit 5

Wednesday 19th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Listening correction: places
• Subject & Object Pronouns

Practice:

• New Yorkers: revision

• Correction of homework: Grammar Bank 5A & 6A
• Speaking: revision of the stories in New Yorkers
• Song: Our House by Madness

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Grammar Bank 5A: can/can't (p.218-219)
2. Grammar Bank 6A: object pronouns (p.220-221)

1. Grammar Bank 6B: like + verb + -ing (p.220-221)

February

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 6

Monday 24th

Unit 6

Wednesday 26th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Correction of Grammar Bank 6B (p.221): like + verb-ing
• The house (Vocabulay Bank, p.247)

• Test 5: Listening & Writing (New Yorkers)

• Revision of test (writing & listening)
• The Glass Bottle (p.84-85): reading, listening & vocabulary

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Grammar revision: object pronouns and like + verb-ing

1. Reading (p.84): Read Part 1 and answer the questions in 2a.

Object pronouns (English-test)

March

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 6

Monday 3rd

Unit 6

Wednesday 5th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Speaking: My music (p.89)
• Correction: Grammar Bank 6C
• Revise and Check 5&6 (p.90): correction
• Listening (.91)
• The travers murder (p.114): 1a

• Correction of homework

and practice in pairs

• 6C: Making music (p.88)
• Vocabulary & Grammar
• Listening: video about a busker (p.89)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Reading (p.91): The moment I wake up, Ex. a + b
2. Reading (p.114): The Travers murder, Ex. 1b, 2a, 2c

1. Grammar Bank 6C (p.220-221): be or do?
2. Revise & Check Units 5&6 (p.90): grammar and vocabulary

March

UNITS

Unit 1

Unit 8

Monday 10th

Unit 8

Wednesday 12th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• The Travers murder: (p.114) correction of reading & past simple verbs
• Listening (p.115)
• Speaking: Police Interview (p.192 & 197)

• Grammar Bank 8A (p.224-225)

• Listening: A house with a history (p.116-117)
• Grammar: There is / There are
• Speaking: Find the differences
• Info about the exam

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

Revision

Homework

Homework

1. Writing: A memorable holiday or weekend
2. Grammar revision 8A & 8B
3. Revise and Check 7&8 (p.120)

1. Vocabulary Bank: Prepositions (p.248) & Food and drink (p.249

March

UNITS

Unit 1

Revision

Revision

Monday 17th

Wednesday 19th

Unit 2

Unit 3

Activities

Activities

Unit 4

• Vocabulary Bank: prepositions (p.248) & food and drink (p249): correction & practice
• Saint Patrick's Day: vocabulary and listening
• Oral Exam Guide
• Speaking: the past

• Grammar revision: Kahoot
• Describing photos
• Speaking: role play

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Exam information:

Unit 8

• Dates & timing (and oral exam appointments)
• Oral Exam Guidelines
• Picture description practice
• Past questions practice

Revision

Homework

1. Revise your last homework:

Worksheet p.120: Do you have any doubts?

Good luck!

I danced with my daughter./ I cooked dinner for my family./ I worked as a tourist guide./ I visited my parents./ I watched a movie on TV./ I travelled from the Canary Islands to Calella./ I relaxed at home./ I hiked in the mountaines./ I walked around my town. etc.

Present Simple: 3rd person singular spelling

TEST CALENDAR 2024/25

4A GRAMMAR possesive 's, Whose...?

4C GRAMMAR adverbs and expressions of frequency

3. It's Pete's CD.4. It's Rachel's book.5. It's Pete's ticket.6. They're Rachel's scissors. 7. They're Pete's books. 8. It's Keira's white coat. 9. They're Rachel's board pens. 10. It's Toby's shirt. 11. It's Pete's piano. 12. It's Keira's car. 13. They're Toby's tennis balls. 14. It's Rachel's dictionary. 15. They're Toby's trainers. 16. It's Keira's bag.

2. He always sleeps for eight hours.3. They sometimes go to the cinema on Friday.4. She meets her friends once a week.5. He is always tired in the morning.6. She never eats meat. 7. He often does his homework on the bus. 8. He is sometimes late for class. 9. They do yoga twice a week. 10. He hardly ever goes to the hairdresser. 11. He often goes to the doctor. 12. She studies English every day.

9&10 Revise and Check (p.84-85)

PRONUNCIATION c

1. bread /e/
2. chemist /K/
3. oil /oi/
4. town /au/
5. wrote /r/

d

1. cho-colate
2. de-ssert
3. su-per-mar-ket
4. in-teres-ting
5. dan-ge-rous

GRAMMAR

1. a
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. c
8. b
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. a
13. c
14. c
15. c

VOCABULARY a

1. dessert (it's not a meal)
2. strawberries (it's a fruit no a vegetable)
3. sugar (it's not a drink)
4. tomatoes (the others are made from potatoes)
5. chicken (it's not a dessert)

READING a

1. C
2. B
3. A

b

1. A
2. B
3. A
4. C

c

1. a hundred and twenty
2. million
3. department store
4. square
5. station

b

1. beer
2. tomatoes
3. honey
4. rice
5. fuit juice

5. C6. A 7. B 8. C

LISTENING

1. a
2. c (Cuban food)
3. b (it's got the sea)
4. b (Bangkok and 2 islands)
5. c

d

1. stay
2. go
3. become
4. get

5. fall6. book 7. meet 8. visit

9. have10. move

OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES

beautiful, handsome, attractive light, blond high dangerous, unsafe new (things), young (people) small, little awesome, great, fantastic right, correct strong short

ugly dark low safe old big awful wrong weak tall

6A OBJECT PRONOUNS

6B LIKE (V-ING)

11. us12. it13. her14. me15. it16. you17. him18. them19. her20. us

1. I love eating in restaurants.
2. I don't mind doing
3. I love swimming in the sea in summer.
4. I hate going to the dentist.
5. I don't like sitting at the front of the class.
6. I love having a big party on my birthday.
7. I don't like waiting for the bus.
8. I don't mind living in a flat.
9. I like listening to loud music in the car.
10. I love cooking dinner for my family.
11. I hate looking for somewhere to park.
12. I don't like watching films in English.
13. I hate getting up early in winter.
14. I like shopping online.

1. it
2. us
3. it
4. me
5. you
6. them
7. me
8. her
9. him
10. them

Video Podcast: LIFESTYLES (ANSWER KEY)

1 1. ‘m 2. work 3. in 4. start 5. finish 6. do 2 1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A 8. B 3 He’s an English teacher. He’s retired. He teaches English in Abu Dhabi He’s a student nurse. 4 1. D 2. E 3. B 4. A 5. C 5 A. 1. b 2. a B. 1. b 2. a C. 1. a 2. a

8B GRAMMAR there is / there are, some / any + plural nouns

3. Is there a double bed in the bedroom? Yes, there is.4. Is there a piano in the living room? No, there isn't. 5. Is there a plant in the study? No, there isn't. 6. Is there a dishwasher in the kitchen? Yes, there is. 7. Are the any cupboards in the bathroom? Yes, there are. 8. Are there any chairs in the bedroom? No, there aren't. 2. There are some plants in the living room. 3. There's a mirror in the hall. 4. There aren't any books in the living room. 5. There's a computer in the study. 6. There isn't a clock in the kitchen. 7. There's a fireplace in the living room. 8. There are some shelves int he study.

- This spectacular school has a steep staircase. - The holiday hotel is high up the hill. - The red rabbit was resting on the round rug.

3&4 Revise and Check (p.60)

GRAMMAR

1. b
2. a
3. c
4. a
5. b
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. b
10. c
11. c
12. b
13. b
14. a
15. c

VOCABULARY

1. Where
2. What
3. Who
4. How many
5. Why

1. niece
2. husband
3. factory
4. early
5. Monday

1. on
2. at
3. up
4. in
5. to

1. get
2. take
3. have
4. do
5. go
6. play
7. listen
8. see
9. read
10. wear

GRAMMAR BANK 5B: present continuous (p.219)

1. What's she doing? She's crying.

1. What are they doing? They're watching TV.
2. What is he doing He's playing basketball.
3. What are they doing? Theyr'e singing.
4. What's it doing? It's eating (fish).

1. 'm staying
2. are - doing
3. 'm looking for
4. 'm looking
5. Are - living
6. is - doing
7. Is - studying
8. is working
9. isn't enjoying
10. is looking for

10A

9C

2. Skype is older than Facebook.
3. A cartier watch is more expensive than a Swatch watch.
4. New York is hotter than London in summer.
5. An orange is healthier than an apple.
6. Rome is drier than Buenos Aires.
7. A hman is slower than a horse.
8. Russia is bigger than Canada.
9. Shangai is more crowded than Istanbul.
10. Travelling by car is more dangerous than travelling by plane.
11. The Burj Khalifa tower is taller than the Empire State Building
12. Stockholm is sunnier than Paris.

2. What's the wettest town in the world? Russia.
3. What's the smallest country in the world? Cherrapunji in India.
4. What's the highest city in the world? La Rinconada in Peru.
5. What's the longest beach in the world? Praia do Cassino in Brazil.
6. What's the driest desert in the world? The Atacama Desert in Chile.
7. What's the busiest train station in the world? Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
8. What's the most populated city in the world? Shanghai in China.
9. What's the most popular tourist destination in the world? France.
10. What's the most expensive city in the world? Zurich in Switzerland.

3C: word order in questions

1. does -- do
2. does she work
3. Does -- like
4. does -- do
5. Is he
6. Does -- do
7. do you do

1. How many children do you have?
2. Is your job interesting?
3. What colour is his car?
4. Where does your brother work?
5. Do you work with computers?
6. What kind of magazines do you read?
7. What does he do at the weekend?
8. Are you stressed in your job?
9. Where does your sister live?
10. How do you say that in English?

You walk into a room and see a bed. On the bed, there are two dogs, four cats, a giraffe, five cows and a goose. There are also three doves flying above the bed. How many legs are on the floor?

GRAMMAR BANK 7A (p.137) a

1. were
2. Was
3. wasn't
4. was
5. Were
6. were
7. was
8. was
9. Were
10. weren't
11. was
12. was

1. She was
2. were you (yesterday)?
3. I was
4. Was it
5. It wasn't
6. They weren't
7. We were
8. They were
9. We weren't
10. I wasn't

3C: word order in questions

1. does -- do
2. does she work
3. Does -- like
4. does -- do
5. Is he
6. Does -- do
7. do you do

1. How many children do you have?
2. Is your job interesting?
3. What colour is his car?
4. Where does your brother work?
5. Do you work with computers?
6. What kind of magazines do you read?
7. What does he do at the weekend?
8. Are you stressed in your job?
9. Where does your sister live?
10. How do you say that in English?

Unit 107 in at on (place 2): ANSWER KEY

107.1

107.2

1. In hospital
2. At the airport
3. In bed
4. On a ship
5. In the sky
6. At a party
7. At the doctor's
8. On the second floor
9. At work
10. On a plane
11. In a taxi
12. At a wedding

10. in11. on12. on13. at14. in15. on

1. at
2. in
3. in
4. at
5. at
6. in
7. at
8. at
9. in

4A possessive 's, Whose...? (p.217)

1. They're Hillary's (cars).
2. It's Hillary's (purse).
3. They're Bill's (magazines).
4. It's Hillary's (watch).
5. They're Bill's (glasses).

1. Whose
2. Whose
3. Who's (=who is)
4. Who's (=who is)
5. Whose
6. Who's (=who is)

1. my mother's birthday
2. her parents' house (plural)
3. the end of the day
4. my sister's friends
5. The door of the classroom
6. the students'desks

2.2

2.3

2.5

1. bride
2. (bride)groom
3. single
4. weigh
5. divorced
6. funeral
7. honeymoon
8. widowed

1. In
2. to
3. of
4. on
5. born
6. after

1. died
2. death
3. dead
4. died
5. dead

2.4

1. Genghis Kan was born in 1162 and died in1227.
2. Christopher Colombus was born in 1451 and died in 1506.
3. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519.
4. Princess Diana was born in 1961 and died in 1997.
5. Heath Ledger was born in 1979 and died in 2008.

3B: present simple ?

1. Do
2. Do
3. Does
4. Does
5. Do
6. Does
7. Does
8. Does
9. Do
10. Does

1. Does he play
2. Does she speak
3. Do you eat
4. Do they cook
5. Does she live
6. Do you want
7. Does he drive
8. Does she drink
9. Do you have
10. Do you listen to

What's the day today? When is Christmas Day? St. George's Day? NewYear's Day? When is Halloween celebrated? Labour Day When was Shakespeare born? was the first landing on the Moon? did colombus arrive in America?

It's the tenth of February.

It's on the 25th of December. It's on the 23rd of April. It's on the first of January.

On the 31st of October. On the first of May.

On the 23rd of April, 1564

In 1969

In 1492 / On the 12th of October in 1492

CONNECTORS

1. I don’t live with my parents but I phone them every day.
2. I get up early in the morning because I start work at 6 a.m.
3. I don’t have breakfast but /so I have a big lunch.
4. I want to be healthy so I don’t smoke.
5. We don’t go out a lot because we have three children.
6. (In my free time) I do a lot of sport and I go to the cinema.

9A GRAMMAR countable/uncountable nouns a/an, some/any

9B GRAMMAR quantifiers; how much/many, a lot of, etc.

1. Is there any sushi? Yes, there is.
2. Is there any butter? No, there isn't.
3. Are there any carrots? No, there aren't.
4. Is there any cheese? Yes, there is.
5. Is there any fish? No there isn't.
6. Is there any/a chicken? Yes, there is.
7. Are there any eggs? Yes, there are.
8. Is there any orange juice? No, there isn't.

1. much - He doesn't drink any orange juice.
2. many - He eats a lot of burgers.
3. many - He doesn't any many chips.
4. much - She doesn't eat any meat.
5. many - She eats a lot of vegetables.
6. much - She drinks a diet coke.
7. much - She drinks a lot of milk.
8. much - She doesn't eat a lot of bread.
9. many - She doesn't eat any apples.
10. much - He doesn't eat any rice.
11. much - He eats a lot of pasta.
12. many - He drinks a cup of espresso.

1. There aren't any onions.
2. There's some tomato juice.
3. There's a pineapple.
4. There aren't any strawberries.
5. There aren't any peppers.
6. There's some milk.
7. There're some mushrooms.
8. There isn't any icrecream.

GRAMMAR BANK 7 (p.223)

7A past simple of be: was/were

7B past simple: regular verbs

11. was12. was

1. She was
2. were you
3. I was
4. Was it
5. It wasn't
6. They weren't
7. We were
8. They were
9. We werent'
10. I wasn't

1. were
2. Was
3. wasn't
4. was
5. Were
6. were
7. was
8. was
9. Were
10. weren't

1. didn't call
2. Did - cry
3. played
4. didn't listen
5. Did - dance
6. booked

1. I studied English
2. Did you listen to the news
3. He didn't cook
4. Did she play sport
5. They worked late
6. She travelled a lot
7. Jack worked in NY
8. I called my parents
9. We didn't live in France
10. Anna asked a lot of questions

7C past simple: irregular verbs

1. She didn't wear a red dress. She wore a blue dress.
2. I didn't come home early. I came home late.
3. We didn't go by train. We went by bus.
4. He didn't say hello. He said goodbye.
5. You didn't have a sandwich. You had a salad.
6. He didn't know her surname. He knew her first name.

1. had
2. took
3. were
4. went
5. could
6. had

1. did you wear
2. did she buy
3. did you get home (last night)

7. got8. felt9. were

February Oral Exam

What? - Description of a photo & questions- Role Play

How? In paris (exceptionally in groups of 3). How long? About 15 minutes. Where? In our classroom.

Verbs that start with A:

answer ask arrive attack

Verbs that start with K:

know keep kill kiss

8C GRAMMAR: there was/there were

1. There were
2. There was
3. there were
4. Was there
5. there wasn't
6. there was
7. Was there
8. there was
9. there weren't
10. were there

1. there was a
2. there wasn't a
3. there were some
4. there weren't any
5. there weren't any
6. there was a
7. there wasn't a

3C: word order in questions

1. does -- do
2. does she work
3. Does -- like
4. does -- do
5. Is he
6. Does -- do
7. do you do

1. How many children do you have?
2. Is your job interesting?
3. What colour is his car?
4. Where does your brother work?
5. Do you work with computers?
6. What kind of magazines do you read?
7. What does he do at the weekend?
8. Are you stressed in your job?
9. Where does your sister live?
10. How do you say that in English?

6C be or do?

doing your homeworkhungry listening to me stressed tires waiting for a friend

Are you...?

1. A. is B. 's
2. A. Do B. don't
3. A. Does B. doesn't
4. A. are B. 'm
5. A. Does B. 's
6. A. Are B. 're
7. A. is B. doesn't
8. A. Are B. 'm

have a carknow those people like classical music live int he city centre speak Russian

Do you...?

6A OBJECT PRONOUNS

6B LIKE (V-ING)

11. us12. it13. her14. me15. it16. you17. him18. them19. her20. us

1. I love eating in restaurants.
2. I don't mind doing
3. I love swimming in the sea in summer.
4. I hate going to the dentist.
5. I don't like sitting at the front of the class.
6. I love having a big party on my birthday.
7. I don't like waiting for the bus.
8. I don't mind living in a flat.
9. I like listening to loud music in the car.
10. I love cooking dinner for my family.
11. I hate looking for somewhere to park.
12. I don't like watching films in English.
13. I hate getting up early in winter.
14. I like shopping online.

1. it
2. us
3. it
4. me
5. you
6. them
7. me
8. her
9. him
10. them

WRITING ABOUT A FRIEND: ANSWER KEY

Exercise 1 1 - because - g 2 - until - f 3 - when - h 4 - until - a 5 - when - c 6 - because - d 7 - until - e 8 - when/because - b

Exercise 3 1. when 2. and 3. because 4. so 5. until 6. but 7. when 8. and 9. because

10. so 11. but 12. and (so) 13. and 14. so

Welcome to class: speaking

If you don’t remember the student’s name: - Hi/Good afternoon! I’m _(name)__. What’s your name? - I’m _(name)__. - Nice to meet you, _(name)__. - Nice to meet you, too, _(name)__. If you remember the student’s name: - Hi/Good afternoon, ___(name)____! How are you? - ...................*, thanks. And you, ___(name)____? *Possible answers: I’m fine/good/ok. Very well! I’m great! Not bad/Not too bad.

3A: present simple + and -

1. She goes to the cinema.
2. He lives in a flat.
3. They have two children.
4. I don't like cold weather.
5. The supermarket closes at 5.30.
6. My sister doesn't study French.
7. I do housework.
8. My son wants a guitar.
9. My friend doesn't work on Saturdays.
10. Our lessons finish at 5.00.

1. doesn't work
2. reads
3. speak
4. don't play
5. wears
6. listen
7. don't eat
8. has

Writing Task: My last weekend

Write a paragraph of about 100-125 words and explain what you did last weekend. For example, what time you got up, what you had for breakfast, what you did and with who, how you felt, etc.- Remember to use the correct form of the past simple (check list on page 166) and phrases from page 160 (go, have, get). - Use a dictionary if you need to check word spelling.

8B GRAMMAR there is / there are, some / any + plural nouns

3. Is there a double bed in the bedroom? Yes, there is.4. Is there a piano in the living room? No, there isn't. 5. Is there a plant in the study? No, there isn't. 6. Is there a dishwasher in the kitchen? Yes, there is. 7. Are the any cupboards in the bathroom? Yes, there are. 8. Are there any chairs in the bedroom? No, there aren't. 2. There are some plants in the living room. 3. There's a mirror in the hall. 4. There aren't any books in the living room. 5. There's a computer in the study. 6. There isn't a clock in the kitchen. 7. There's a fireplace in the living room. 8. There are some shelves int he study.

Verbs that start with T:

transfer tell talk travel think trick

tremble take teach touch try throw

test type turn text telephone thank

1. short - long
2. small - large (=big)
3. new - old
4. dirty - clean
5. easy - difficult
6. hot - cold
7. slow - fast (=quick)
8. thin - fat
9. wide - narrow
10. far - near
11. open - closed
12. cheap - expensive
13. thick - thin
14. early - late
15. love - hate

5&6 Revise and Check (p.90)

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

1. a
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. b

10. c11. a12. b13. c14. a15. c

1. hear
2. play
3. forget
4. buy
5. tell
6. have
7. take
8. run
9. call
10. dance

1. at
2. on
3. for
4. to
5. for
6. in
7. on

1. fog (noun, not adjective)
2. cold (adjective, not verb)
3. season (general term)
4. seven (cardinal number)
5. twenty-second (ordinal number)
6. ring (obejct, not a place/ landscape)
7. drummer (player, not instrument)
8. concert (event, not a person)

3B: present simple ?

1. Do
2. Do
3. Does
4. Does
5. Do
6. Does
7. Does
8. Does
9. Do
10. Does

1. Does he play
2. Does she speak
3. Do you eat
4. Do they cook
5. Does she live
6. Do you want
7. Does he drive
8. Does she drink
9. Do you have
10. Do you listen to

Unit 107 in at on (place 2): ANSWER KEY

107.1

107.2

1. In hospital
2. At the airport
3. In bed
4. On a ship
5. In the sky
6. At a party
7. At the doctor's
8. On the second floor
9. At work
10. On a plane
11. In a taxi
12. At a wedding

10. in11. on12. on13. at14. in15. on

1. at
2. in
3. in
4. at
5. at
6. in
7. at
8. at
9. in

5&6 Revise and Check (p.90)

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

1. a
2. c
3. b
4. b
5. a
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. b

10. c11. a12. b13. c14. a15. c

1. hear
2. play
3. forget
4. buy
5. tell
6. have
7. take
8. run
9. call
10. dance

1. at
2. on
3. for
4. to
5. for
6. in
7. on

1. fog (noun, not adjective)
2. cold (adjective, not verb)
3. season (general term)
4. seven (cardinal number)
5. twenty-second (ordinal number)
6. ring (obejct, not a place/ landscape)
7. drummer (player, not instrument)
8. concert (event, not a person)

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

1. short - long
2. hot - cold
3. ugly - handsome
4. near - far
5. easy - diffciult
6. light - heavy
7. young - old
8. happy - sad
9. fat - thin
10. fast - slow

1. cheap - expensive
2. short - tall
3. strong - weak
4. dangerous - safe
5. light - dark
6. big - small
7. false - true
8. late - early
9. sick - healthy
10. quick -slow

1. wide - narrow
2. generous - mean
3. soft - hard
4. clean - dirty
5. new - old
6. boring - interesting
7. ugly - beautiful
8. alive - dead
9. rich - poor
10. full - empty

Speaking

1. What do you like doing at the weekend?
2. What do you enjoy doing with your friends? And with your family?
3. What do you love eating when it's very hot? And when it's very cold?
4. What music do you hate listening to?

9A countable/uncountable nouns, a / an, some / any

1. any
2. some
3. any
4. some/a
5. any
6. any
7. some
8. an
9. some
10. a

1. some milk
2. a sandwich
3. some chips/fries
4. a lettuce
5. an egg
6. some carrots
7. some chocolate
8. a cake

February Oral Exam

What? - Description of a photo & questions- Role Play

How? In paris (exceptionally in groups of 3). How long? About 15 minutes. Where? In our classroom.

Can you remember...? - WB, page 23

GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. b
6. a
7. c
8. a
9. a
10. b

1. Are
2. isn't
3. your
4. aren't
5. you?
6. Is

1. France
2. today
3. thirteen
4. Polish
5. Europe
6. Germany
7. door
8. repeat

1. hi
2. bye
3. his
4. is
5. do
6. table
7. go

6C be or do?

doing your homeworkhungry listening to me stressed tires waiting for a friend

Are you...?

1. A. is B. 's
2. A. Do B. don't
3. A. Does B. doesn't
4. A. are B. 'm
5. A. Does B. 's
6. A. Are B. 're
7. A. is B. doesn't
8. A. Are B. 'm

have a carknow those people like classical music live int he city centre speak Russian

Do you...?

on Christmas Eve? on Christmas Day? on New Year's Eve?

What did you do...

Did you celebrate the Three Kings? How?What did you do/eat/cook/drink...?

1. What time did you wake up today? I woke up at 7am.
2. What time did you get up? I got up at 7.30.
3. What time did you have breakfast/lunch/dinner yesterday? I had breakfast at 10 am.
4. What did you eat? I ate an omelette with mushrooms.
5. What did you drink? I drank coffee.
6. What time did you go to work this morning? I went...
7. What time did you finish work? I finished work at...

10A

9C

2. Skype is older than Facebook.
3. A cartier watch is more expensive than a Swatch watch.
4. New York is hotter than London in summer.
5. An orange is healthier than an apple.
6. Rome is drier than Buenos Aires.
7. A hman is slower than a horse.
8. Russia is bigger than Canada.
9. Shangai is more crowded than Istanbul.
10. Travelling by car is more dangerous than travelling by plane.
11. The Burj Khalifa tower is taller than the Empire State Building
12. Stockholm is sunnier than Paris.

2. What's the wettest town in the world? Russia.
3. What's the smallest country in the world? Cherrapunji in India.
4. What's the highest city in the world? La Rinconada in Peru.
5. What's the longest beach in the world? Praia do Cassino in Brazil.
6. What's the driest desert in the world? The Atacama Desert in Chile.
7. What's the busiest train station in the world? Shinjuku Station in Tokyo.
8. What's the most populated city in the world? Shanghai in China.
9. What's the most popular tourist destination in the world? France.
10. What's the most expensive city in the world? Zurich in Switzerland.

The Present Simple

8A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs

15. arrived 16. sat 17. read 18. checked 19. had 20. watched 21. went to sleep 22. Did you speak 23. did she say 24. didn't talk 25. said 26. called 27. heard 28. took 29. closed 30. didn't say 31. left

1. went
2. didn't come
3. did you see
4. Did you do
5. was
6. woke up
7. had
8. drove
9. didn't have
10. went
11. came
12. did
13. made
14. did you come

CAN YOU understand this text? (p.61)

A life in the day of DAVID GUETTA

1. T
2. F
3. T
4. T
5. T
6. F
7. T

Write a blog post of 120-140 words describing a memorable holiday or weekend you remember well. Ideas for your description:

• Where and when did you go?
• Who did you go with?
• Where did you stay? (hotel, campsite,etc.)
• What activities did you do?
• What was the weather like?
• Do you recommend this place? Why?

Include some link words to organise the sentences and remember to use the past simple forms appropriately.

Lifestyle (Speakout Elementary, Unit 2): ANSWER KEY

Ex. 1: 2. work 3. in 4. start 5.finish 6. doEx. 2: 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B Ex. 3: B.English teacher C.retired D.Abu Dhabi E.nurseEx. 4: 2.A 3.E 4.C 5.B Ex. 5: A: 2a; B: 1b, 2a; C: 1a, 2a Ex. 6A: 2. six o'clock 3. five 4. half past 5. thirty

4A GRAMMAR possesive 's, Whose...?

4C GRAMMAR adverbs and expressions of frequency

3. It's Pete's CD.4. It's Rachel's book.5. It's Pete's ticket.6. They're Rachel's scissors. 7. They're Pete's books. 8. It's Keira's white coat. 9. They're Rachel's board pens. 10. It's Toby's shirt. 11. It's Pete's piano. 12. It's Keira's car. 13. They're Toby's tennis balls. 14. It's Rachel's dictionary. 15. They're Toby's trainers. 16. It's Keira's bag.

2. He always sleeps for eight hours.3. They sometimes go to the cinema on Friday.4. She meets her friends once a week.5. He is always tired in the morning.6. She never eats meat. 7. He often does his homework on the bus. 8. He is sometimes late for class. 9. They do yoga twice a week. 10. He hardly ever goes to the hairdresser. 11. He often goes to the doctor. 12. She studies English every day.

Write 2 paragraphs (100-150 words) with information about yourself:

Paragraph 1: Give some personal details (e.g. job or studies, place of birth, town where you live, family, age, personality...)Paragraph 2: Say what you like doing in your free time. Also say why you're studying English.

Please, write your text by hand and bring it to class next Monday (September 30th).

Writing Task: A memorable celebration

Choose a memorable celebration you had, one to remember or one to forget, and write about 125 words to talk about it. Basically, you can give this information:

• What celebration was it?
• Where were you?
• Who were you with?
• What did you do?
• Why was it special?

Connect the sentences with and, but, because or so.

1. I don’t live with my parents. I phone them every day.
2. I get up early in the week. I start work at 6 a.m.
3. I don’t have breakfast. I have a big lunch.
4. I want to be healthy. I don’t smoke.
5. We don’t go out a lot. We have three children.
6. I do a lot of sport. I go to the cinema.

Verbs that start with S:

stop send save submit sleep sing

sign sit say speak see ski

sell smile spell smoke swim stay

start spend suggest stand suffer slow down

Personal Questions

• What’s your name?
• How old are you?
• Where are you from?
• Where do you live?
• What do you do? = What's your job?
• Do you have any brothers or sisters (siblings)?
• Are you married?
• Do you have children?
• How many children do you have?
• How old are your children?
• Do you have a pet?

A - Do you like eating in restaurants? B - Yes, I do. But I don't eat out very often. - No, I don't. I prefer eating at home. - Yes, I love it but it's very expensive. - Yes, I love it. I usually eat out once a week. - I don't mind eating out, but not every day.

GRAMMAR BANK 7 (p.223)

7A past simple of be: was/were

7B past simple: regular verbs

11. was12. was

1. She was
2. were you
3. I was
4. Was it
5. It wasn't
6. They weren't
7. We were
8. They were
9. We werent'
10. I wasn't

1. were
2. Was
3. wasn't
4. was
5. Were
6. were
7. was
8. was
9. Were
10. weren't

1. didn't call
2. Did - cry
3. played
4. didn't listen
5. Did - dance
6. booked

1. I studied English
2. Did you listen to the news
3. He didn't cook
4. Did she play sport
5. They worked late
6. She travelled a lot
7. Jack worked in NY
8. I called my parents
9. We didn't live in France
10. Anna asked a lot of questions

7C past simple: irregular verbs

1. She didn't wear a red dress. She wore a blue dress.
2. I didn't come home early. I came home late.
3. We didn't go by train. We went by bus.
4. He didn't say hello. He said goodbye.
5. You didn't have a sandwich. You had a salad.
6. He didn't know her surname. He knew her first name.

1. had
2. took
3. were
4. went
5. could
6. had

1. did you wear
2. did she buy
3. did you get home (last night)

7. got8. felt9. were

7&8 Revise and Check (p.120)

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. b
15. c

1. actor
2. artist
3. painter
4. musician
5. scientist

1. out
2. by
3. to
4. in
5. back

1. behind
2. next to / on the right
3. up
4. down
5. on

1. have
2. get
3. go
4. get
5. have

1. an armchair
2. a carpet
3. a bed
4. a cooker
5. a sofa

11B verb + to + infinitive (p.144-145)

1. to have
2. to speak
3. to travel
4. relaxing*
5. to play
6. to get
7. going*
8. reading
9. to wear
10. cooking*

1. to drive
2. to buy
3. to be
4. to call
5. to stay
6. to see
7. to get married
8. to have
9. to go
10. to leave

* like, love, hate, enjoy, don't mind + verb-ING

7&8 Revise and Check (p.120)

GRAMMAR

VOCABULARY

1. b
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. c
6. a
7. c
8. c
9. b
10. a
11. b
12. b
13. a
14. b
15. c

1. actor
2. artist
3. painter
4. musician
5. scientist

1. out
2. by
3. to
4. in
5. back

1. behind
2. next to / on the right
3. up
4. down
5. on

1. have
2. get
3. go
4. get
5. have

1. an armchair
2. a carpet
3. a bed
4. a cooker
5. a sofa

Audio 9.20 (p.75):

1. Carrots are sweeter than tomatoes.
2. Air travel is safer than train travel.
3. London is wetter than Milan.
4. A horse is heavier than a car.
5. Oranges are healthier than strawberries.
6. Istanbul is further north than New York.

ANSWER KEY

9. d-410. l-311. a-212. n-113. i-414. j-5 15. o-3 16. m-2

1. f-1
2. h-4
3. p-5
4. g-2
5. c-4
6. k-5
7. e-1
8. b-3

• What's your name/surname?
• What's your phone number/ email address?

• Can you spell it, please?
• Can you repeat, please?

8A GRAMMAR past simple: regular and irregular verbs

15. arrived 16. sat 17. read 18. checked 19. had 20. watched 21. went to sleep 22. Did you speak 23. did she say 24. didn't talk 25. said 26. called 27. heard 28. took 29. closed 30. didn't say 31. left

1. went
2. didn't come
3. did you see
4. Did you do
5. was
6. woke up
7. had
8. drove
9. didn't have
10. went
11. came
12. did
13. made
14. did you come

An article: My favourite day (p.200)

1. Then 2. After 3. before 4. During 5. that 6. until

1. Saturday because it's the first day of the weekend.
2. I always stay in bed until about 10.30 and then I usually go shopping.
3. At my mother's house with her and my brother. After lunch I sometimes study from about 4 to 6.
4. I usually go out with my friends. We often go to the cinema, and after that we have a pizza or tapas.

8C GRAMMAR: there was/there were

Biography of a good friend

13. There was14. there were 15. Were there 16. there were 17. there was 18. There were 19. Were there 20. there were 21. there weren't

11. fell12. married 13. manager 14. become 15. languages 16. travelling 17. met 18. ago 19. going 20. exciting 21. made

2. there wasn't 3. There was 4. Were there 5. there weren't 6. there was 7. there were 8. there was 9. Was there 10. there were 11. Were there 12. There were

1. born
2. primary
3. turned
4. championships
5. moved
6. lived
7. secondary
8. travelled
9. Business
10. degree