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ContentsUnit Reading Vocabulary Grammar Listening Speaking
Phrasal Verbs/Prepositions
Functional Language Writing
Introduction
p 4-7
Adverbs of FrequencyPossessive PronounsMuch and ManyToo and Enough; Both, Either and Neither
Some, Any, Every and NoA lot of, A few and A littleQuestion TagsAdverbs of Manner
Welcome to our blog: meet the characters
1 Fascinating Places
p 8-15
A Special TripPool with a ViewSecret Destinations
Place-related wordsLandmarks
Present Simple and Present ContinuousStative Verbs; See and ThinkRelative Clauses
Complete notesNumber pictures
Talk about a famous landmarkRole-play a conversation
Phrasal Verbs Using time expressions
There is/There are vs It is/They areDescription of a famous place or landmark
2 Amazing Sciencep 16-23
At the PlanetariumVirtual RealityScience Quiz
Science-related wordsExpressions with make and do
Past Simple and Past Continuous; used toPresent Perfect Simple and Past Simple
Two-option lozengeNumber picturesMultiple matching
Talk about what people used to doTalk about an invention of your choiceTalk about a specific invention
Phrasal Verbs Emphasising with so and such
Ordering ideasEmail
Review 1 p 24-25 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
3 The Natural World
p 26-33
The HurricaneTarsiersThe Green Project
Natural disastersAnimal-related wordsEnvironment-related words
Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous Comparatives and Superlatives
Complete notesTrue or False
Talk about natural disastersTalk about endangered species
Phrasal Verbs Talking about what is or isn’t worth doing
Giving your opinionSemi-formal letter
4 Myths and Mysteries
p 34-41
The Legend of King ArthurThe Mystery of the Moai StatuesOnce upon a time ...
Myth- and mystery-related wordsPrefixes and suffixes; oppositesExpression with get
Past Perfect SimplePast Simple and Past Perfect Simple
True or FalseComplete a tableMultiple choice
Talk about expressions from Greek mythologyTalk about mysteriesTalk about different books
Prepositions Talking about plans that change
Showing narrative sequenceStory
Review 2 p 42-43 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
5 Careersp 44-51
Career PlansThe Brick ArtistAmbitions
Job- and career-related words
Future Simple; Be going toFuture ContinuousFuture Perfect Simple
Complete advertsTrue or False
Talk about your future careerTalk about environment-related careers
Phrasal Verbs Using be about to for immediate future plans
Topic sentencesArticle
6 Remarkable Peoplep 52-59
A Man of GeniusThe Sinking of the BritannicAmazing Kids
JobsExpressions with give and take
Gerunds; InfinitivesGerunds and infinitives
Multiple choiceChange words in boldMultiple matching
Talk about a famous personTalk about an accidentSpeaking cards
Prepositions Explaining with too and enough
ConnectorsEmail
Review 3 p 60-61 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
7 Mind and Body
p 62-69
Keep Fit!FirewalkingWhat’s your problem?
Body- and health-related wordsCollocations
Can and Could; Be able toMay and Might; Must and Can’tMust; Have to; Should and Ought to
Tick the correct picturesComplete the sentences
Talk about health and fitnessTalk about forms of exercise
Phrasal Verbs Asking for and giving advice
Asking for and giving adviceLetter of advice
8 The Artsp 70-77
The Art GalleryArctic Monkeys Show Time!
Arts-related words Passive Voice; Present Simple Passive; Past Simple PassivePassive Voice: other tenses and modals
Tick correct boxesMultiple choiceTrue or False
Talk about a photo or pictureTalk about a pop star or pop groupSpeaking cards
Prepositions Asking for opinions Organising informationReview
Review 4 p 78-79 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
9 Extreme Sports
p 80-87
The Charity EventZorbingWeird Sports
Sport-related wordsVerbs of action
Conditional Sentences; Zero Conditional; First Conditional; UnlessSecond ConditionalThird Conditional
True or FalseMultiple choice
Talk about extreme sportsTalk about accidents in sport
Phrasal Verbs Using adjectives with numbers
Using informal languageEmail
10 Crime
p 88-95
The Tower of LondonThe Theft of the Mona LisaCrime and Punishment
Crime-related words WishesReflexive pronouns
Tick the correct picturesComplete a reportNumber the stories
Talk about crime in your areaTalk about reporting crimeDescribe crimes being committed in a picture
Prepositions Expressing disbelief Ordering events in a storyStory
Review 5 p 96-97 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
11 Communication
p 98-105
Get ConnectedMessage from EarthGetting the Message Across!
Communication-relatedwords
Reported Speech: StatementsReported Speech: Questions, Commands and RequestsReported Speech: Changes in time and place
True or FalseTwo-option lozenge
Talk about ways of communicatingTalk about a time capsule
Phrasal Verbs Showing that something is true for someone else with so and neither
Discussing advantages and disadvantagesArticle
12 Shoppingp 106-113
Online ShoppingFlea MarketsLive to Shop?
Shopping- and fashion-related words
The CausativeClauses of Purpose; Clauses of Contrast
Multiple choiceChange words in boldComplete an advert
Talk about money and spendingTalk about fashionSpeaking cards
Prepositions Clothes shopping Using headings in reportsReport
Review 6 p 114-115 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
National Geographic DVD Worksheets p 116-121Speaking Skills p 122-123Writing Skills p 124-125Words to Learn p 126-131Irregular Verbs p 132-133Speaking Cards p 134-136
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Unit Reading Vocabulary Grammar Listening SpeakingPhrasal Verbs/Prepositions
Functional Language Writing
Introduction
p 4-7
Adverbs of FrequencyPossessive PronounsMuch and ManyToo and Enough; Both, Either and Neither
Some, Any, Every and NoA lot of, A few and A littleQuestion TagsAdverbs of Manner
Welcome to our blog: meet the characters
1 Fascinating Places
p 8-15
A Special TripPool with a ViewSecret Destinations
Place-related wordsLandmarks
Present Simple and Present ContinuousStative Verbs; See and ThinkRelative Clauses
Complete notesNumber pictures
Talk about a famous landmarkRole-play a conversation
Phrasal Verbs Using time expressions
There is/There are vs It is/They areDescription of a famous place or landmark
2 Amazing Sciencep 16-23
At the PlanetariumVirtual RealityScience Quiz
Science-related wordsExpressions with make and do
Past Simple and Past Continuous; used toPresent Perfect Simple and Past Simple
Two-option lozengeNumber picturesMultiple matching
Talk about what people used to doTalk about an invention of your choiceTalk about a specific invention
Phrasal Verbs Emphasising with so and such
Ordering ideasEmail
Review 1 p 24-25 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
3 The Natural World
p 26-33
The HurricaneTarsiersThe Green Project
Natural disastersAnimal-related wordsEnvironment-related words
Present Perfect ContinuousPresent Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous Comparatives and Superlatives
Complete notesTrue or False
Talk about natural disastersTalk about endangered species
Phrasal Verbs Talking about what is or isn’t worth doing
Giving your opinionSemi-formal letter
4 Myths and Mysteries
p 34-41
The Legend of King ArthurThe Mystery of the Moai StatuesOnce upon a time ...
Myth- and mystery-related wordsPrefixes and suffixes; oppositesExpression with get
Past Perfect SimplePast Simple and Past Perfect Simple
True or FalseComplete a tableMultiple choice
Talk about expressions from Greek mythologyTalk about mysteriesTalk about different books
Prepositions Talking about plans that change
Showing narrative sequenceStory
Review 2 p 42-43 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
5 Careersp 44-51
Career PlansThe Brick ArtistAmbitions
Job- and career-related words
Future Simple; Be going toFuture ContinuousFuture Perfect Simple
Complete advertsTrue or False
Talk about your future careerTalk about environment-related careers
Phrasal Verbs Using be about to for immediate future plans
Topic sentencesArticle
6 Remarkable Peoplep 52-59
A Man of GeniusThe Sinking of the BritannicAmazing Kids
JobsExpressions with give and take
Gerunds; InfinitivesGerunds and infinitives
Multiple choiceChange words in boldMultiple matching
Talk about a famous personTalk about an accidentSpeaking cards
Prepositions Explaining with too and enough
ConnectorsEmail
Review 3 p 60-61 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
7 Mind and Body
p 62-69
Keep Fit!FirewalkingWhat’s your problem?
Body- and health-related wordsCollocations
Can and Could; Be able toMay and Might; Must and Can’tMust; Have to; Should and Ought to
Tick the correct picturesComplete the sentences
Talk about health and fitnessTalk about forms of exercise
Phrasal Verbs Asking for and giving advice
Asking for and giving adviceLetter of advice
8 The Artsp 70-77
The Art GalleryArctic Monkeys Show Time!
Arts-related words Passive Voice; Present Simple Passive; Past Simple PassivePassive Voice: other tenses and modals
Tick correct boxesMultiple choiceTrue or False
Talk about a photo or pictureTalk about a pop star or pop groupSpeaking cards
Prepositions Asking for opinions Organising informationReview
Review 4 p 78-79 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
9 Extreme Sports
p 80-87
The Charity EventZorbingWeird Sports
Sport-related wordsVerbs of action
Conditional Sentences; Zero Conditional; First Conditional; UnlessSecond ConditionalThird Conditional
True or FalseMultiple choice
Talk about extreme sportsTalk about accidents in sport
Phrasal Verbs Using adjectives with numbers
Using informal languageEmail
10 Crime
p 88-95
The Tower of LondonThe Theft of the Mona LisaCrime and Punishment
Crime-related words WishesReflexive pronouns
Tick the correct picturesComplete a reportNumber the stories
Talk about crime in your areaTalk about reporting crimeDescribe crimes being committed in a picture
Prepositions Expressing disbelief Ordering events in a storyStory
Review 5 p 96-97 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
11 Communication
p 98-105
Get ConnectedMessage from EarthGetting the Message Across!
Communication-relatedwords
Reported Speech: StatementsReported Speech: Questions, Commands and RequestsReported Speech: Changes in time and place
True or FalseTwo-option lozenge
Talk about ways of communicatingTalk about a time capsule
Phrasal Verbs Showing that something is true for someone else with so and neither
Discussing advantages and disadvantagesArticle
12 Shoppingp 106-113
Online ShoppingFlea MarketsLive to Shop?
Shopping- and fashion-related words
The CausativeClauses of Purpose; Clauses of Contrast
Multiple choiceChange words in boldComplete an advert
Talk about money and spendingTalk about fashionSpeaking cards
Prepositions Clothes shopping Using headings in reportsReport
Review 6 p 114-115 Vocabulary & Grammar tasks / Project
National Geographic DVD Worksheets p 116-121Speaking Skills p 122-123Writing Skills p 124-125Words to Learn p 126-131Irregular Verbs p 132-133Speaking Cards p 134-136
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4 Myths and Mysteries
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The magnificent Callanish Standing Stones on the Island of Lewis are a national landmark of Scotland and are famous worldwide. The thirteen stones are about four metres high and they form a circle. They are 5,000 years old and it’s still a mystery why they were built. People believe that the site was an observatory and the stones formed a calendar system based on the position of the moon.
Locals believe that the Callanish Standing Stones were giants that once lived on the island, and they were turned into stones because of something evil that they had done.
Did you know?
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1 Listen and read about King Arthur. How old was Arthur when he became king?
Comprehension2 Write A (Arthur), K (Sir Kay), M (Merlin) or
U (King Uther). Who …
1 crowned the new king? 2 didn’t know he was the king’s son? 3 protected Arthur from his father’s enemies? 4 pulled the sword from the stone? 5 went to London to enter a competition? 6 asked for the magician’s help?
Vocabulary3 Complete the sentences with some of the highlighted
words in the text.
1 He wanted to become the king and he . 2 Listen to your grandad! He’s a(n) old man. 3 They had information that there was a(n) to
kill the king. 4 A(n) was a brave man who was trained to
fight. 5 I couldn’t open the window – it was . 6 They moved the heavy rock with much .
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1 4 The Legend of King Arthur
Mikey: ‘I crown you Arthur, King of Britain. Long live the king!’
Kristie: What are you doing, Mikey? Mikey: I’m learning my lines. We’re putting on
‘The Legend of King Arthur’ at school and I’m going to be Merlin the magician. King Arthur is my favourite hero of all time!
The Legend of King ArthurIt was a cold night in Britain in the 5th century. King Uther had just found out that there might be a plot to kill his son Arthur. He asked his magician Merlin for help. Merlin hid the boy to protect him from his father’s enemies. After King Uther’s death, there was a lot of fighting between people who wanted to become king. Arthur did not know he was King Uther’s son because he had grown up living with Sir Kay and his father Sir Ector. One day the family left for London where Sir Kay was going to take part in a fighting competition. On their way into town, they walked by a churchyard where Arthur noticed a sword that was stuck in a stone. On the stone there was a message. It said: ‘The person who pulls this sword out of the stone is the true king of Britain.’ Many brave knights had tried to pull the sword out before. When it was his turn, 15-year-old Arthur pulled the sword from the stone without much effort. Everyone was amazed that he had succeeded. Merlin explained that Arthur was really King Uther’s son and crowned him king. Arthur became a wise and good king.
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4 Write the opposites of these adjectives using dis-, im-, ir-, un- or -less.
1 careful 2 honest 3 kind 4 patient 5 pleasant 6 responsible
5 Match the opposites.
1 brave 2 generous 3 miserable 4 weak 5 wise
6 Circle the correct words.
1 I thought you visited / had visited the Great Pyramids before.
2 She had finished her project by / since eight o’clock last night.
3 When my brother called, we had already heard / hear the news on TV.
4 Arthur became king after he had pull / pulled the sword from the stone.
5 Had they spent / spent they all the money by the end of the week?
6 I had / have read a book about King Arthur before I saw the film.
GrammarPast Perfect SimpleWe use the Past Perfect Simple to talk about actions that happened:a before other actions in the past. Ruth had read a book about mythology,
so she really enjoyed the film about the Minotaur.
b before a specific time in the past. We often use by to mean before or not later than.
All the guests had left by midnight.
We form the Past Perfect Simple with had and the past participle of the verb. It is the same for all persons.See pages 132-133 for a list of irregular past participles.
Affirmative
I’d (I had) decided
Negative
I hadn’t (had not) decided
Question
Had I decided?
Short Αnswers
Yes, you had. / No, you hadn’t.
Time Expressions
after, already, before, by, never
Speaking9 Many expressions in the English language come from
Greek mythology. Work with a partner and discuss the following expressions. Which myths or legends do you think they came from and what do you think they mean?
1 Herculean task 2 Achilles’ heel
a strong b foolish c cowardly d cheerful e mean
7 Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple of these verbs.
finish invite leave not be not see try
1 By the time we got to Kelly’s house, she for school.
2 The party when Jim arrived. 3 you French food before you
went to France? 4 I to London before and neither had my
brother. 5 Twenty people came to the party but she
forty. 6 He was amazed because he a real
camel before.
Listening8 Listen to the story of Sir Lancelot and write T (true) or
F (false).
1 Lancelot was one of the Knights of the Round Table. 2 The Lady of the Lake was Lancelot’s mother. 3 Lancelot was brought up by his parents. 4 King Arthur fought against knights at the Dolorous
Guard Castle. 5 Queen Guinevere’s life was in danger. 6 We know that Lancelot was a hero of legend.
3 Pandora’s box 4 The Midas touch
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Reading1 Listen and read the
article. Why did the ancient Polynesians make the Moai statues?
The Moai statues of Easter Island, a Polynesian island in the Pacific Ocean, are one of the great enigmas in archaeology. These 887 human statues were made between the years 1250 and 1500. The tallest statue is ten metres high and weighs 82 tons. (1)
Most people get the impression that the statues are giant stone heads. In fact, they have bodies as well, though they are very small compared to the size of their faces. (2) They have got arms and hands with fingers, but they haven’t got legs.
(3) They were good at building canoes and probably went there by canoe. Then they returned to the island to form a colony. It is believed that they made the statues to honour the heroes, ancestors and leaders of their time.
(4) The islanders transported the statues they had made and put them on special platforms around the island. Statues had travelled 20–30 kilometres to get to the place where they were set up. But how were they able to move their giant statues across miles of very rough land? (5) Archaeologists have done a lot of experiments but they have only managed to move the smaller statues for a few metres with the help of a lot of people. There are legends about the statues, but only science can explain the mystery.
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Comprehension2 Complete the article with these sentences.
a Did they use sledges and ropes to carry them? b Archaeologists believe that ancient Polynesians
had first landed at Easter Island by accident. c The heaviest weighs 86 tons. d There are Moai statues everywhere on Easter
Island. e They have got large broad noses and strong
chins.
Vocabulary3 Match some of the highlighted words with these
meanings.
1 went back to a place 2 not soft or smooth 3 members of your family who lived a long
time ago 4 took it from one place to another 5 the opinion or idea you have about
something 6 almost certainly
The first European to visit the island of Rapa Nui was the Dutch sea captain Jacob Roggeveen, who arrived at the island on Easter Sunday in 1722. This is why the European name for Rapa Nui is Easter Island.
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5 Write the prepositions that go with these adjectives. Use about, for, in, of or with.
1 capable 2 interested 3 jealous 4 popular 5 proud 6 responsible 7 suitable 8 worried
6 Complete the sentences with the adjectives and prepositions from 5.
1 The restaurant here is both locals and tourists.
2 You’ve won your first medal – we’re very you!
3 She was her younger sister because she was taller and prettier.
4 He hasn’t called us for days and we are him.
5 The film was scary and not children.
6 He’s really ancient history and wants to be an archaeologist.
7 They’ve trained for months and they are winning.
8 Was the driver of the bus the crash?
Prepositions
4 Complete the sentences with these phrases.
get a chance get a reply get home get the impression got a job got a surprise
1 She in an office, but her hobby is photography.
2 ‘Who’s there?’ I asked, but I didn’t .
3 Did you to talk to your manager yesterday?
4 I when I found out my cousin had arrived.
5 I’m not sure why, but I that he doesn’t like me.
6 What time did you after going to the cinema?
Speaking9 What do you know about the mysteries below? Talk
to your partner.
1 The Loch Ness Monster 2 The Lost City of Atlantis
7 Complete the paragraph with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect Simple of the verbs in brackets.
Most people don’t believe that UFOs exist. I am not one of them. I had a very strange experience a few years ago. At the time, I was living in California, USA. It (1) (be) a summer evening and I (2) (just say) goodnight to my friend, Amy. She (3) (invite) me to her house to watch a film. We watched the film, we had dinner and then I decided it was time to go back home. I (4) (leave) her house at 9 o’clock and realised that it (5) (already get) dark. I started walking down the street when suddenly, I (6) (notice) a bright red light in the sky. I walked faster and then the strange object landed on the road just in front of me. I (7) (not see) anything like that before and I (8) (not know) what to do. Luckily, it (9) (disappear) before I (10) (get) the chance to see what it was. Do you think I imagined it?
Listening8 Listen to a person talking about two mysteries
and complete the table.
GrammarPast Simple and Past Perfect SimpleWhen we talk about two (or more) actions that happened in the past, we use the Past Perfect Simple to show that one action had finished or happened before the other. We use the Past Simple to talk about the action that happened later.We had packed our suitcases before the taxi arrived.
Bermuda Triangle Marfa Lights
General area of mystery? (1) (4)
Strange events?
(2)
of plane/ships
Strange lights in the
sky
When did the events start? (3) (5)
Unexplained mystery? yes (6)
3 Stonehenge 4 The Pyramids of Egypt
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Comprehension2 Answer the questions.
1 What did the stranger promise King Midas?
2 What happened when King Midas went to the garden?
3 Why couldn’t King Midas have breakfast?
4 What happened to King Midas’ daughter?
5 How did King Midas feel after that? 6 What did King Midas become at the
end of the story?
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3 4 Once upon a time …
Talking about plans that changewas/wasn’t, were/weren’t supposed + verbI wasn’t supposed to read the ending of the story, but I did.We were supposed to write a story for homework, but I didn’t have any ideas.
was/wasn’t, were/weren’t going + verbI was going to write about the myth of the Minotaur, but I decided not to.They weren’t going to tell us an Aesop’s fable, but then they did. 3 Now use the language above to talk to your partner about
yourself and what you were/weren’t supposed to do, or were/weren’t going to do.
Express yourself!
Reading1 Listen and read about King
Midas. What is the best title for the story?
a King Midas’ Daughter b The Stranger c The Golden Touch
Once upon a time, there lived a rich king whose name was Midas. Midas loved two things in life – gold and his daughter, Marigold. One day, a stranger appeared before him. ‘You have more gold than anybody else in the world,’ he said. ‘Yes, I have,’ answered Midas, ‘but not as much as I want. I would like everything that I touch to turn to gold.’ ‘The Golden Touch?’ said the stranger. ‘Are you sure this will make you happy?’ ‘Of course I am,’ said Midas. ‘Tomorrow at sunrise you will get the Golden Touch,’ the stranger said.
In the morning, when the king woke up, his bed had turned to gold. Midas was extremely happy. He ran about the room touching everything. In the garden he found beautiful roses. He went from bush to bush touching each one until every flower had become gold.
Finally, he went back to the palace to have breakfast, but what a shock he got! When his lips touched the food, it became gold. He found his mouth full of hot metal and shouted with pain. ‘What’s wrong?’ cried Marigold and threw her arms around him. But as soon as he kissed her, she became a golden statue.
Suddenly, he saw the stranger standing near the door. ‘Well, the Golden Touch was supposed to make you happy. Are you happy?’ asked the stranger. ‘I thought I was going to be happy, but I’m not. I am the saddest man in the world,’ said Midas, ‘I have lost all that my heart really cared for.’ In the end, King Midas gave up the Golden Touch and became a wiser and happier man.
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Task
7 Read the story and circle the correct words.
The Lion and the Mouse(1) One day / Once upon a time, some mice were playing in the woods where a lion was sleeping.
(2) Suddenly / At the beginning, one of the mice ran over to the lion and woke him up. (3) Then / In the end the angry lion grabbed the little mouse with his paw and was ready to eat him. The mouse was scared and explained that he had not meant to do the lion any harm. (4) After that / One night, the lion decided not to kill the tiny creature, so he forgave the mouse and let him go.
(5) A few days later / At first, the lion fell into a trap and started to roar. When the mouse heard him, he came running and said to him, ‘I have not forgotten the kindness that you showed me!’ The mouse used his sharp teeth to cut the ropes around the lion. (6) In the end / One day, the mouse was able to set the lion free. The lion realised that little friends may prove great friends.
8 Write a story or a myth that you know. Use this plan to help you.
Paragraph 1Introduce the main character(s) and set the scene for the story. When and where did it happen?
Paragraphs 2 and 3Tell the story. What happened first? What happened next?
Paragraph 4Say how the story ended. Describe the feelings, reactions and impressions of the story’s characters.
9 Read your story and check that you have used some words and phrases from 6 to show narrative sequence.
Listening4 Listen to a conversation in a bookshop and choose
the correct answers.
1 The man’s granddaughter is nearly . a eleven b twelve c thirteen 2 How many of the Harry Potter books has she read? a most of them b one c all of them 3 The book that the woman recommends is . a expensive b dirty c new 4 The man likes a book of . a adventure stories b pictures c legends 5 What kind of story does the man decide to buy? a old b modern c popular
Speaking5 Look at the books and tell your partner which ones
are suitable for you, your brother or sister, your best friend and your mum or dad. Give reasons for your answers.
WritingShowing narrative sequence
6 Look at the words and phrases we can use to show narrative sequence. Write an example sentence of your own for each group.
once upon a timeat the beginningat firstone day/morning/nightOne night, I had a nightmare.
after a whilesuddenlya few minutes/hours/days laterthenafter thatthe next thing I knewsoonI was falling down a dangerous cliff and suddenly I woke up.
in the endfinallyThe day started badly, but everything was OK in the end.
Check that you’ve used the past tenses in your story correctly, and don’t forget to give your story a title.
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