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ONE WORLD
1.1
LISTENING
3
a
1.2
Summarise key points
Listen to three people
on the website. Take notes to help you remember.
After each recording, match the person with a picture
on the website homepage on page 6 and tell your
partner what you can remember.
3
b
Listen again and answer these questions.
1
What do you think is the main reason Liu Shan goes
to the park?
2
Why does Mo spend time at the top of the tower?
3
André plays beach football three times a week.
True or false?
4
Transport to the beach is not a problem. True or
false?
5
Which recordings and photographs do you find
interesting? Why?
VOCABULARY
COUNTRIES AND REGIONS
4
a
Match these countries with the continents and
regions.
China Canada Saudi Arabia Brazil Thailand
Poland Ghana New Zealand
Europe North America South America Australasia
the Arab World East Asia West Africa South-East Asia
4
b
What are the adjectives made from the country
and region nouns above?
China – Chinese
4
c
Do you ever visit other countries and regions? Do
you know any people from other countries?
GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
5
a
Which of these sentences are in the present simple
(PS)? Which are in the present continuous (PC)?
1
Right now, people are working.
2
I’m studying science.
3
Currently, the beach is getting busy.
4
She comes to this park every week.
5
It is easy to get here.
5
b
Match these grammar notes (a–d) with the
sentences above (1–5).
a
This is a regular action or habit.
b
This is an action happening now, or around now.
c
This is a fact or general truth.
d
This is a trend (i.e. a changing situation).
5
c
Find more examples of these grammar points
in Audio script 1.2 on page 149. How do you make
negative sentences with these tenses?
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Language reference and extra practice, pages 102–103
5
d
Complete these sentences. Use the present simple
or present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1
I
at the café. Where are you? (wait)
2
She often
to the beach to relax. (go)
3
We
around Europe by train at the moment,
before we go to university next year. (travel)
4
The sun
up in the east, and it
down
in the west. (come, go)
GRAMMAR TIP
There are two types of verbs: state verbs and action
verbs. State verbs usually describe feelings and
situations, e.g.
be, have, know
. Action verbs describe
activities and movements, e.g.
dance, play, hit.
6
a
Underline the main verb in these sentences. Are
they state or action verbs?
1
I’m a student.
2
The view is always different.
3
I’m playing football with my friends.
4
I love this part of the park.
5
She comes to this park every week.
6
People are taking photographs.
6
b
Which do you usually use for state verbs? Present
simple or present continuous?
7
Complete this extract from
My world, our world
. Use
the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs.
Hi, I’m Lucy. I
1
(be) English and I
2
(live)
in London. I’m here in Trafalgar Square, London – my
favourite place. I
3
(love) coming here because it’s
the centre of the city but it
4
(have) a nice feeling.
Right now, many people
5
(look) around and they
6
(take) photos. Everyone always
7
(feel)
relaxed here. I
8
(study) photography at the
moment, so I often
9
(take) a lot of photos of
people in this square. Also, the National Gallery
10
(be) here, so I usually
11
(have) a coffee
in the square and then
12
(visit) an exhibition at
the gallery.
SPEAKING AND WRITING
8
a
Long turn taking
Think of one of your favourite
places. Draw a simple picture to represent it. Plan
what to say in your short talk.
8
b
Work with a partner. Student A: give your talk
while Student B listens, takes notes, then asks some
questions. Then change roles.
8
c
Use your notes from your partner’s talk to write a
paragraph about his/her favourite place.
Hamad’s favourite place is the National Museum of
Science. He goes there once a month because …
