English In Mind Starter Student's Book PDF

# Welcome Section ## A Greetings ### 1 Saying hello and goodbye Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. Then listen and check your answers. Goodbye How morning See you thanks this 1. Eddie: Hello. My name's Eddie. Alison: Hi, Eddie. I'm Alison, and **this** is Janet. Janet: Hi, Eddie....

# Welcome Section ## A Greetings ### 1 Saying hello and goodbye Complete the dialogues with the words in the box. Then listen and check your answers. Goodbye How morning See you thanks this 1. Eddie: Hello. My name's Eddie. Alison: Hi, Eddie. I'm Alison, and **this** is Janet. Janet: Hi, Eddie. Eddie: Hi, Alison. Hi Janet. 2. Paula: Hi, Steve. **How** are you? Steve: Fine, **thanks**. And you? Paula: Yeah, I'm OK. 3. Joanne: Good **morning**, Mrs Jackson. Mrs Jackson: Hello, Joanne. How are you? Joanne: I'm fine, thank you. Well, goodbye. Mrs Jackson: **See you** later, Joanne. 4. Sally: Bye, Mike. Mike: Bye, Sally. Sally: Yeah, **see you**. ## 2 The day ### a Write the words from the box under the pictures. morning afternoon evening night - 1. **evening** - 2. - 3. - 4. ### b What are the people saying? Write the numbers in the speech bubbles. Then listen and check your answers. - 1. Good morning - 2. Good afternoon - 3. Good evening - 4. Good night - 5. Goodbye/bye ## B The World, The Classroom ### 1 International words Write the words from the box under the pictures. airport bus café city DVD football hamburger hotel museum phone pizza restaurant sandwich taxi TV computer cinema music - 1. **city** - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. - 9. - 10. - 11. - 12. - 13. - 14. - 15. - 16. - 17. - 18. ## 2 Classroom objects ### a Look at the pictures. Ask the teacher: 'What's ... in English?' - 1. pen - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. - 9. - 10. ### b Write the words from the box under the pictures in Exercise 2a. Listen, check and repeat. pen notebook book CD pencil desk board window door chair ### c Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about the pictures. A: What's... in English? B: It's a desk. ### 3 Plural nouns ### a How many are there? Write the words and numbers under the pictures. - 1. two pens - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. ### b Match the singular and plural nouns. | Singular | Plural | | ------------- | ------------- | | one man | eight people | | one woman | two men | | one person | three children | | one child | three women | ## 4 Syllables and word stress ### a Listen and repeat the words in the table. | A (one syllable) | B (two syllables) | C (three syllables) | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | bus | taxi | computer | | phone | teacher | cinema | | desk | hotel | hamburger | ### b Listen and write the words under A, B or C. ## C Things, Letters, Colours ### 1 Adjectives ### a Write the phrases from the box under the pictures. a big TV an old man a new book a small hotel a bad café an interesting DVD a cheap computer a good hamburger - 1. a cheap computer - 2. - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. ### c Put the words in the correct order. - 1. a big city - 2. a good CD - 3. an expensive restaurant - 4. an interesting museum - 5. a good football team - 6. an interesting computer game ### e Match the opposites. | 1. good | a. interesting | | ---------- | -------------- | | 2. big | b. young | | 3. boring | c. bad | | 4. old | d. small | | 5. cheap | e. expensive | ### 2 Alan ### a Look at the examples. Complete the rule. a big restaurant a good teacher an expensive hotel an interesting film **RULE:** We use **a** before words beginning with consonants (b, c, d, f, etc.) and we use **an** before words beginning with vowels ( **a, e, i, o, u**). ### Write a or an. - 1. **a** good book - 2. **an** old woman - 3. **an** expensive computer - 4. **a** big taxi - 5. **a** small pizza - 6. **an** international airport. ## 3 The alphabet ### a Listen to the alphabet. Then listen again and repeat. Aa Ji Ss Bb Kk Tt Cc Ll Uu Dd Mm Vv Ee Nn Ww Ff Oo Xx Gg Pp Yy Hh Qq Zz Ii Rr ### b Write the letters of the alphabet under the correct sounds. | /e/ | /er/ | /i:/ | /aɪ/ | /əʊ/ | /u:/ | /a:/| |-----|------|-----|------|------|-----|-----| | f | a | b | i | o | r | q | ## 4 Colours ### a Write the colours under the football shirts. silver black blue brown green grey orange pink purple red white yellow - 1. white - 2. yellow - 3. - 4. - 5. - 6. - 7. - 8. - 9. - 10. - 11. - 12. ## D Asking and Answering ### 1 Problems ### a Underline the correct words. Then listen and check your answers. Teacher: What does this 'mean / say?' Boy: 'Sorry / Excuse me, I don't know. Girl: I know, Miss. Alex: I 'not/ don't understand. Julie: It's OK, Alex. I can help you / it. Alex: Thanks, Julie. Girl: 'Sorry/ Excuse me. Can I help you? Woman: Yes, please. Girl: OK? Woman: Yes, great. Thank you! Girl: 'No / A problem! ### b Make phrases. - 1. No **a** know. - 2. Excuse **b** problem. - 3. I don't **c** this mean? - 4. What does **d** help you. - 5. I can **e** me. ## 2 Numbers 0-20 ### a Look at the numbers 0-20. Listen and repeat. 0 zero/'oh' 11 eleven 1 one 12 twelve 2 two 13 thirteen 3 three 14 fourteen 4 four 15 fifteen 5 five 16 sixteen 6 six 17 seventeen 7 seven 18 eighteen 8 eight 19 nineteen 9 nine 20 twenty 10 ten ## 4 Messages ### a Listen to the message and read the note to Lucy. Lucy! Message from Mrs Hurley on 01437 651464. The homework's on page 78. ### b Listen and complete the message to Rob. Rob! Message from Mrs. The homework's on page Phone number ## 3 Numbers 20-100 ### a Listen and repeat the numbers. 20 twenty 30 thirty 40 forty 50 fifty 60 sixty 70 seventy 80 eighty 90 ninety 100 a hundred ## 1 He's a footballer ### a Read and listen to the dialogue between Emma and Olivia. Who knows the tennis player's name? Emma: This queue's long, and I'm bored. Olivia: Emma, look! Emma: What? Olivia: Look - there, in the queue! Emma: Where? Olivia: There! It's that famous tennis player! Emma: Is it Fernando Torres? Olivia: No, it isn't! Fernando Torres isn't a tennis player. He's a footballer. Emma: Well, who is it? What's his name? Olivia: It's a Spanish name. Emma: Kaká? Olivia: No! Kaká's Brazilian, and he's a footballer too. Emma: Oh, wait ... is it Rafael Nadal? Olivia: Yes, it is! That's right. He's gorgeous. Who's he with? Emma: Oh! She's an American actress... Angelina, er ... Olivia: Jolie? Angelina Jolie! Emma: Yeah. Olivia: Wow! Oh. No. Look. She isn't Angelina Jolie. Emma: No. And look... he isn't Rafael Nadal. But I'm not bored now! This is fun! ## 2 Grammar ### a Look at the examples. I'm bored. Is it Rafael Nadal? Yes, it is. He isn't a footballer. ### b Complete the table. | Positive | Negative | Question | Short answer Positive / Negative | |----------|------------|----------|---------------------------------| | I'm (I am) | I'm not. (I am not). | Am I? | Yes, I am. / No, I'm not | | You (You are) | You aren't. (You are not). | Are you? | Yes, you are. / No, you aren't. | | He's (He is) | He isn't (He is not). | Is he? | Yes, he is. / No, he isn't. | | She (She is) | She isn't (She is not). | Is she? | Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. | | It (It is)| It isn't (It is not)| Is it? | Yes, it is. / No, it isn't. | ### c Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of be. 1. Adnan: Are they American? Eda: No, they **are** British. 2. Mum: **Are** you and Dave OK? Alex: No, we **are** not. We **are** from China. 3. Arne: **Are** you from Japan? Girl: No, we **are** not. ### d Complete the sentences. - 1. A: Is Simon Australian? B: No, I think he **is** British. - 2. A: Is Avatar a good film? B: No, **it** is not. - 3. A: Tokio Hotel? B: Yes, **they are** very interesting. - 4. A: **Are** they a pop group? B: No, **they are not** Italian, they're Swiss. ### e Look at the pictures and complete the questions. - 1. **Are** the Killers a popular band in your country? - 2. **Is** Daniel Craig British or American? - 3. **Is** Camden Market in London? - 4. **Are** Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman actors? - 5. **Is** Kia a Japanese company? - 6. **Is** Chessington World of Adventure a theme park in England? ## 3 Vocabulary ### a Look at the words in the box. Do the words mean very good or very bad? fantastic excellent awful terrible great ### b Work with a partner. Make sentences. Use the words in the box. I think Rome is a fantastic city. a fantastic city an awful DVD a terrible CD a great band an excellent team a terrible film ## 4 Grammar and speaking ### a Write the verbs from these sentences in the table. I like the Black Eyed Peas. I don't like Pink. | I like | I don't like | |---|---| | | | ### b Who do you like? Write your answers. - A singer I like: - A band I don’t like: - My favourite band: - My favourite singer: ### c Work with a partner. Say your answers to Exercise 4b. I like Miley Cyrus. I don’t like the Pussycat Dolls. My favourite band is Coldplay. My favourite singer is Justin Timberlake. ### d Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions about the pictures. Use the words from the box and the words from Exercise 3a. - football - chocolate - coffee - jam - cats - classical music - dogs - horses - volleyball A: Do you like football? B: No, I don’t. It’s terrible. Do you like football? A: Yes, I do. It’s my favourite sport! Do you like cats? B: No, I don’t. They’re awful! ## 5 Grammar ### a Read and listen to the dialogue. A: Here’s the new Kanye West CD. Do you like him? B: He’s OK. My favourite band is the Jonas Brothers. A: I don’t like them. ### b Write the words from the box in the table. | Subject | I | you | she | he | it | we | they | you | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Object | | | | | | | | | ### c Complete the sentences with words from Exercise 5b. - 1. Eminem is boring. I don’t like **him** anymore. - 2. Green Day are my favourite band. I love **them**. - 3. Lily Allen is a really good singer. I like **her** a lot. - 4. I like Carol and her brother, but **they** don’t like **me**! ## 6 Pronunciation /l/ and /i:/ ## 7 Listen and speak ### a Listen to four people talking about the people in the photos. Write the names under like or don’t like in the table. | Like | Don’t like | |---|---| | Madonna and | | | | Manchester United | | | | | | | ## 8 Read and listen ### a Look at the title of the story and the pictures. Who is on the phone to Mark? Read, listen and check. Darren: Hey, girls! There’s a Targets concert here - at the centre! Izzie: The Targets? Really? They’re a great band! Darren: That’s right - The Targets! They’re my friends. Kate: Cool! When’s the concert? Darren: Saturday. Darren: Do you want to go? Together? Izzie: Of course! Kate: Absolutely! They’re my favourite band. Mark: Darren, it’s for you. It’s your friend Chuck, the singer from the Targets. Darren: Oh. Erm. OK, look. There’s no concert… sorry! Just a little joke. I’m sorry, guys. Mark: I know, Darren. And it isn’t Chuck on the phone. Just a little joke, too! ### b Read the story again. Mark the statements T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. - 1. The Targets concert is at the centre. **T** - 2. The concert is on Friday night. **F** The concert is on Saturday. - 3. Izzie wants to go, but Kate doesn’t want to go. **F** They both want to go. - 4. Chuck is the singer from The Targets. **T** - 5. Chuck is on the phone with Mark. **F** This is a lie, and it isn't Chuck on the phone. ## 9 Everyday English ### a Find the expressions in the story. Who says them? - 1. Cool! **Darren, Izzie, Sally** - 2. Of course! **Izzie, Sally** - 3. I’m sorry… **Darren, Sally** - 4. I know **Sally, Mark** ### b How do you say the expressions in Exercise 9a in your language? ### c Read the dialogue and put the sentences in the correct order. Then listen and check your answers. Alex: OK - cool! Let’s go on Friday. 1. Alex: The new Matrix film is on at the cinema this weekend. Alex: No problem! Is Saturday OK? Sally: Of course! Saturday’s great. See you there! Sally: I know. And Matrix films are great! Let’s go together! Sally: Oh, Alex - I’m sorry, not Friday. It’s my mum’s birthday. ## 10 Improvisation Work with a partner. Take two minutes to prepare a short role play. Try to use some of the expressions from Exercise 9a. Do not write the text, just agree on your ideas for a short scene. Then act it out. **Roles:** Darren and Izzie **Situation:** At school a week later **Basic idea:** Darren has got an idea. There is a football match on Sunday. Football is his favourite sport. Izzie is not so happy. ## 11 Free Time DVD Episode 1 ### a Who are the people? Where are they? Make a short dialogue for the people in the picture. ### b Match the pictures with the speech bubbles. Then watch Episode 1. - A. **Take it outside! I like reading.** - B. - C. - D. **Throw the ball. It’s fantastic. You’re amazing.**