Workbook U 1 - 5
Workbook U 1 - 5
Unit 1
Buying And Selling
Phone Sales
a. Here are some examples of phone sales messages. Match each store or company in column
B to a mesage in column A.
A B
We have the best coats in town. All our coats come from
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Sharp knives, small knives, long knives - 50% off all our
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knives for the next three days only. b
Store
For only $20 a month, we bring the news to your door
3 every morning! Winterwear Fas-
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hions
We’re holding the biggest sale of the year! Now you can buy
4 fun gifts for your children at half price! d The Daily News
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c. Write your own phone sales message. Include the following information:
• your name
• the price
d. You are a salesperson from one of the companies in activity a. Try to convince your partner
to buy your product.
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Wrong Color
a. Do you remember the characters in the story “Wrong Color”? Who did what? Mark Ms.
Green or Mr. Brown next to the sentence that is true for them. Some sentences are true for
both.
b. Imagine you are either Ms. Green or Mr. Brown. Write about your day in your diary. Use
the sentences from activity a. to help you.
c. Read your partner’s diary and guess which character he/she is.
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d. Did you understand all the words in the story, “Wrong Color”? Rewrite the sentences using
the words below to replace the word in bold.
e. Read Part 2 of the story, “Wrong Color”, and find out how it ends.
f. Did you understand Part 2 of the story? Mark the sentences that are true.
1. Ms. Green and Mr. Brown want to buy two different tables.
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Woman 1:
Woman 2:
Woman 1:
Woman 2:
Woman 1:
Woman 2:
b. Your friend buys something new and you think it’s great! Complete the dialogue
between you and your friend.
Your friend: !
c. Practice the dialogues from activity a. and activity b. with your partner, then take turns
reading the different parts.
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b. When was the last time you bought something you weren’t happy with? Write about what
happened. What was wrong with the product? Were you angry? Did you call the store?
Last I bought at .
They .
c. Exchange stories with a partner. Your partner is the store manager and you are calling to
complain. Practice the dialogue.
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Unit 2
Healthy Eating
Food
a. Match the food to the pictures.
1.2.3.4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
b. Which of the food from activity a. did Sheila talk about in the radio show, “Sheila’s
Kitchen”?
c. Did you enjoy the radio show, “Sheila’s Kitchen”? What do you think Sheila will say
next? Mark the sentences that she might say.
5. Another great thing about salads is that they are tasty, but not fattening.
d. Imagine you are presenting a radio show about healthy food. Complete the phrases
below.
e. Read your radio show script to your partner. Record yourself and play the
recording to the class.
4. The body doesn’t need any food first thing in the morning.
b. Imagine you are on the “Kim Fit” diet. Write a list of important rules to remember.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
c. Exchange rules with your partner. Does your partner have any good rules that you can
add to your list?
d. Read this letter from one of Kim Fit’s readers. Complete the letter using the
following words:
e. Which of these sentences do you think will be in Kim Fit’s answer to Mr. Roland?
1. Don’t give up. Try to find a diet that you can keep to.
f. You are Kim Fit. Write your answer to Jack Roland. Use some of the sentences from
activity e.
Dear Jack,
Piece of Cake
a. Separate the sentences to make two alternative dialogues.
Dialogue 1
Man: Would you like some cake?
Woman:
Man:
Woman:
Man:
Woman:
Dialogue 2
Man: Would you like some cake?
Woman:
Man:
Woman:
Man:
Woman:
b. Choose one of the dialogues and practice it with a partner. Take turns reading the
different parts.
c. Mark which of the following phrases express refusal and which express acceptance.
Refusal Acceptance
1. You’re right!
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
e. Now change your dialogue so that this time you agree to do what your friend wants.
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
Nouns: Quantifiers
a. Kim Fit is talking to her friend Fiona about her diet. Use the quantifiers below to
complete their conversation. There is more than one possible answer.
Fiona: I drink (6) cups of coffee a day, but not many really.
Unit 3
Getting Help
A B
1. Can you give me directions? a. No, I don’t smoke.
2. Have you got a pen? b. Sorry, I haven’t got one.
3. Have you got a cigarette? c. Sure, no problem.
4. Do I turn left at the men’s shop? d. No, you turn left at the cinema.
c. Look at the map and mark which of the directions are true and which are false.
True False
1. The men’s store is next to the school.
3. The gift store is on the corner of Hill Street and Trenton Street.
d. How can Phil get to his house? Write down directions to help him get home.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Clean-House Agency
a. Here is another ad for a business. Read and complete the ad with the words below.
Is your new dog barking all night long, biting holes in your trousers, and making a mess
(1) ? Do you feel (2) from the sleepless
nights and from (3) ? Then (4) Happy Dog
Trainers. We can (5) you! No matter what the problem is or what
kind of dog you (6) , Happy Dog Trainers always know to do.
Our phone number is: 999-0771. Call us soon! You wont’ be sorry!
b. Can you tell which ad belongs to which business? Match the ads in column B to the
businesses in column A.
A B
1. Park Gardeners a. “What you drive is what you are.”
2. Shiny Hair Salon b. “We can make your green dreams come true!”
c. Choose one of the businesses from activity b. and write an ad for it. Use the words and
phrases from activities a. and b. to help you.
Newsstand
a. Do you remember the “Newsstand” dialogue? Complete it by putting the words below
in the correct order.
b. Imagine you are asking a newspaper salesman for help, but this time he/she can answer
your questions. Write a dialogue for this situation.
c. Compare your routine with your partner’s. Do you have similar routines or are they very
different?
d. Rose wants to work for a new company called “Keep It Clean”. She is at a job
interview. Complete the questions that her interviewer asks.
e. What about you? Imagine you are looking for a new job. Complete the following
interview by answering the questions in full sentences.
Unit 4
Sports
Sports
a. Mark the sentences you expect to hear in a sports report.
B C D E
1. “In soccer, Bill Brown had the best game of his career.”
2. “The Tour de France bicycle race started yesterday.”
3. “In California, the Children’s Olympics started yesterday.”
4. “Tonight is the big tennis match between rock star Maxi and Peter Anson.”
5. “In baseball, Toronto won first place.”
c. Put the sports in the correct categories. Some sports can go in both.
d. Which sports do you play? Which do you prefer, team sports or individual sports? Why?
I play .
I prefer because .
e. Read the sentences below to find out what happened a few days later in the world of sports.
Match the phrases in column B to the phrases in column A.
A B
3. Last year’s Tour de France champion, Jacques c. for her wonderful athletics
Chardin, lost this year’s race performance.
f. You are a sports announcer. Prepare your next sports report. Use the sentences from activity
e. to help you. You can also make up your own sports news.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is Jack Hill with the latest
sports report.
Let’s look at baseball first
.
In athletics
_________________________________________________. In this
year’s Tour de France, the new
.
b. What do you think about sports? Answer the questions below. Write in full sentences.
Let’s Go Swimming
a. Here are two more friends talking about sports. Number the sentences in the correct
order.
b. You and your friend have the day off today. You suggest playing your favorite sport together,
but your friend prefers to stay home and watch a football match on TV. Write a dialogue
between you and your friend. Use the sentences above to help you.
You:
Your friend: You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend: You:
Your friend:
Comparison of Adjectives
a. Read Peter Anson’s account of his latest tennis match with rock star Maxi. Fill
in the blanks with the correct form of adjectives.
“Last week’s tennis match with Maxi was the (1) (unfair) match I’ve ever
played! That ball she hit was out! I’m a much (2) (good) player
than her and everyone knows it! In fact, people say I’m (3) (good).
Maxi is just a beginner. She can’t hit the ball (4) (fast) me.
She’s the (5) (bad) player I’ve ever seen! So anyone who thinks that she
b. Imagine you are Maxi, the rock star. Write your own account of the tennis match. Make
comparisons between Peter Anson and yourself. Try to use all three forms – equal,
comparative and superlative – at least once.
Unit 5
Enjoy Your Meal!
In the Restaurant
a. Mark the sentences that a customer says in a restaurant.
c. Do you remember the restaurant you saw in the video? Make up a name for the restaurant and
write it at the top of the menu. Use the words below to complete the menu.
soda • house salad • tea • hamburger • pizza • coffee taco salad • pasta • ice cream • fruit salad • lettuce sala
Desserts
d. Look at the menu and plan what you want to order. Write a dialogue between yourself and a
waiter. Order food from the menu in activity c. Use the phrases from activity a. to help you.
You:
Waiter:
You:
Waiter:
You:
Waiter:
Sale at Shopright
a. Read the following two supermarket ads. Then decide where to go shopping. Mark
your answer in the table below.
Our fruit and vegetables are the best in town. This week our bread and cakes are half price!
And don’t forget this week’s special offer: Steak for only $1.00 a pound!
Only at Gayle’s Supermarket!!
Wally’s Gayle’s
Where will you go shopping….
Food Mart Supermarket
1. to buy fish?
2. to buy steak?
3. to buy bread?
4. on a Sunday morning?
5. for a birthday cake?
1. Name of supermarket
2. Opening times
3. Shopping list
4. Recipes for desserts
5. Special offers on certain foods
6. A good cookbook
7. A sentence explaining why your supermarket is special
c. Write your own supermarket ad. Include the relevant information from activity b.
b. Here are some ways to say “no” to an invitation. Match the second parts of these
sentences to the first.
1. I’m sorry, I just had a big lunch, a. I’m not feeling very well.
c. Your friend wants to go out for lunch with you but you are too busy. Write a dialogue saying
“no” to your friend’s invitation. Use the sentences from activities a. and b. to help you.
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
You:
Your friend:
a. Katie and Amy are planning a picnic. Complete their phone conversation with
the quantifiers: any, some, a lot of, many, a few, a little, much. There may be more than one
correct answer.
Katie: Amy, do you remember we’re having a picnic for Nick’s birthday tomorrow? What
are you bringing? We need to make sure that there’s (1)
food and drink.
Amy: Oh no, I forgot to go shopping! Let me think what I can bring. I’ve got
(2) fruit at home so I can make (3) fruit salad.
Katie: That’s good. Make sure you make (4) fruit salad, because there
will be (5) people there. I’m going to bring (6)
chips and (7) drinks. Do you have (8) bread?
Amy: I’ve got (9) bread in the freezer, but I don’t think it’s enough for
everyone.
Katie: OK. I’ll bring (10) bread, too. We also need (11)
meat for the barbeque.
Amy: Nick’s bringing (12) hot dogs, but we don’t need
(13) meat because (14) people are vegetarians.
c. Plan a birthday picnic. Write a list of food for the picnic, using quantifiers.