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LEARNING OUTCOMES
I can …

1 What is your••••understand texts about families and a festival
call a friend
write an email
understand how to use to have; possessive ’s;questions with How many … ?
• talk about families and describe people• draw pictures to remember words and increase
vocabulary; organize my notebook

family like?

Start It!

p13

Watch video 1.1

Grammar inAction 1.2

p15

Grammar inAction 1.3

p16Everyday
English 1.4

p18

Globetrotters
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VOCABULARYFamily Members
1.01

hi

1 Look at Beth’s family tree.

Match nine words in the box with the people
a–i. Then listen and check.

aunt
brothercousin
daddaughter
granddaughter

1.02ggrandmagrandpa a
grandsonhusbandmomnephew

niece
sistersonunclewife

Making Connections (1)Think of examples from your own life to help you
remember new words.

4 Draw your family tree in your notebook. Use
Beth’s family tree to help you.

5 Don’t show your family tree. Take turns saying the

2 Look again at Beth’s family tree. Complete
the answers with words from Exercise 1.
Then listen, check, and repeat.

1 Andy + Sara = husband andwife

2 Lizzie + Olga = mom andname of a person in your family. Can your partnerguess who they are?

Carlos.

Is he your brother?

No, he isn’t. Try again.

Use It!

6 Imagine you are a famous person. Write sentences

3 Amanda + Theo = grandma and4 Ryan + Beth =and5 Lizzie + Theo =and

6 Theo + Beth =and3 Complete the lists with the family words inExercise 1.

LEARN TO LEARN

to decribe your family. Tell your partner. Can theyguess who you are?

I’m British. My brother is Harry. My wife isKate. My children are George, Charlotte, and Louis.
Are you Prince William?

Yes, I am.

Explore It!

Male: brother

Guess the correct answer.

Female:A Canadian woman, Vera Sommerfeld, is a great-great-greatgrandma. There are … generations in her family.
a twoBoth male and female:b fourc six

Find another interesting family fact. Thenwrite a question for your partner to answer.
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READING

3 Find words in the webpage to match the photos.

A Webpageabtrapeze artist

1 Tell your partner two things you know about thecircus and two things you want to know aboutthe topic.

1.03

2 Read the webpage. What is it about?

cd

1 a visit to the circus
2 life in a circus family
3 a circus school

MEET THE

FlyingCORTES FAMILY

4 Read the webpage again. Complete thesentences with the correct family words.

Ysabella Wallenda-Cortes isn’t from a typical family.
She’s from a circus family. Ysabella is a trapeze artist
like her parents. Her parents’ names are Robinsonand Alida. She has two brothers, Lukas and Tomas,
but she doesn’t have any sisters.

Ysabella’s …

Ysabella’s uncle and aunt are in the circus, too. Heruncle Alex is her dad’s brother and he’s an acrobat
and a trapeze artist. Her aunt Aurelia is her mom’s
sister and she’s one of Ysabella’s teachers. Her
grandparents, Olinka and Tino, are also part of thecircus. Olinka isn’t a performer anymore. Her job isto help the rest of the family. Tino is in his 60s, buthe’s still a tightrope walker. Lukas and Tomas don’t
have jobs in the circus … yet!
Where is home? They have two homes – one in theU.S.A. and a mobile home. The mobile home is also aschool during tours. Imagine a school on wheels!

1 parents are trapeze artists.
2

is an acrobat and a trapeze artist.

3

is a circus teacher.

4

aren’t circus performers yet.

5 Correct the sentences.
1 Ysabella is a tightrope walker.
Ysabella isn’t a tightrope walker.

She’s a trapeze artist.
2 Robinson and Alida are brother and sister.

3 Lukas and Tomas are cousins.

4 Alida and Aurelia are friends.

Voice It!

6 Discuss the questions.
1 What do you think is a typical family?
2 Is family life in the circus like your family life?
Why / Why not?
3 What are the good and bad things about lifein the circus?
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Watch video 1.2True or false?
Tess has two brothers.
Marco has a big family.

GRAMMAR IN ACTION
To Have: Affirmative and Negative
I/You/We/They

He/She/It+

They have two homes.

Ysabella 2–Lukas and Tomas do not (don’t) 1
jobs in the circus.

She does 3

hastwo brothers.
(doesn’t) have any sisters.

1 Complete the examples in the chart above. Use Possessive ’s
the webpage on page 12 to help you.

1.04

2

Circle the correct form of to have. Then listenand check.

Alex is her dad’sbrother.

Her parents’ names are
Robinson and Alida.

4 Look at the chart above. Complete the sentences. Usethe words in parentheses with ’s or s’.

Aurelia’s niece is Ysabella. (Aurelia)
2 Alida iswife. (Robinson)3
names are Ysabella,Alex, Robinson, and Alida. (the trapeze artists)
4
grandparents are Olinka andTino. (Ysabella)
5 Aurelia issister. (Alida)
1

This Week’s Circus Stars!
and they areBibi and Bichu Tesfamariam are brothers,
1s school inincredible jugglers. They has / have a circu
3
has / have
Ethiopia. It 2 has / have 150 students. Theysinia, andtheir own circus, too! It’s called Circus Abysbats. We
it 4 has / have some amazing Ethiopian acro
5future!
think Bibi and Bichu has / have a great

Use It!

5 Write true and false sentences with ’s or s’ and thecorrect form of to have. Use the ideas below or yourown ideas.
’s nameMy

3 Complete the sentences with the correct formof to have. Then check your answers in thewebpage on page 12.

a job in the circus.
has2 Lukas and Tomasa sister in thecircus.
3 Alida and Robinson
threechildren.
4 Tinoa job in the circus.
5 Robinson doesn’t
a sister in thecircus.
1 Ysabella

Get It Right!

Use have after don’t and doesn’t.

.
.

hasMys’ house.

have
My sister’s classroom.

I don’t have.

.

My grandparents’ house is pink. They have a big backyard.

6 Take turns saying your sentences. Can your partner
guess the false sentences?

My mom’s name is Sandra. She has two sisters.
False! Your mom’s name is Emma.
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He doesn’t have a job. NOT He doesn’t has a job.
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VOCABULARY AND
LISTENING

Adjectives go before nouns in English.

Describing People

brown eyes NOT eyes brown

1.05

Get It Right!

1 Complete the chart with the words for describing

Use It!

people in the box. Listen, check, and repeat.

4 Describe the people. Use words from Exercise 1.

beard blond brown (x2) frecklesglasses gray (x2) long mustache
red short (x2) tall wavy

Eyesbrown

5 Work in pairs. Take turns describing members

Hairof your family. Can your partner guess whothey are?

Hair
Color

He’s tall. He has short brown hair.
Is it your dad?

Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

HeightA Conversation
OtherFeatures

1.06

6 Look at the photo and listen. Who is the actor?

1.06

7LEARN TO LEARN
Drawing Pictures
Drawing pictures can help you remember new words.

2 Draw pictures of the words in Exercise 1.
Describing People

EXAM

The actor …
1 isbrown eyes

3 Cover the words and show your pictures to apartner. Can they guess the correct words?

Listen again. Circle the correct answers.
A American. B Australian. C Austrian.

2 has A green eyes.
C brown eyes.

B blue eyes.

3 has A one brother.
C three brothers.

B two brothers.

4 has A a Spanish wife.
C A Polish wife.

B a British wife.

5 has A two daughters.
C two children.

B two sons.

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Watch video 1. 3
Does Rafael have blue eyes?
Does he have shortblack hair?

GRAMMAR IN ACTION
To Have Questions?

Do they 1+

Yes, they 2–

No, they don’t.

?

How many pets do they 3

any children?

have

Does he have blue eyes?
Yes, he does.

.

No, he 4?

.

How many sisters 5

he have?

Pronunciation p141

1 Complete the examples in the chart above.
2 Write the questions and answers about the1.10famous people in the quiz below. Then circle thecorrect answer, a or b. Listen and check.

THIS WEEK’S
1star

3 Work in pairs. Write three questions like theones in Exercise 2 about famous people. Askanother pair. Can they guess the answer?
1

2
3INTERVIEW

How many / brothers andsisters / Daniel Radcliffe?

How many brothers and sisters
does Daniel Radcliﬀe have?

Use It!

4 Write a class quiz. Write questions with thecorrect form of to have.
1 brown eyesa one brotherHe has one brother.

2 a twin brother or sisterb (✗) brothers or sisters

He doesn’t have any brothers or sisters.
2

3 a petScarlett Johansson / a brother?

4 a phonea yes – a twin brotherb no – a twin sister
3Mila Kunis / green eyes?

5 a niece or nephew

5 Ask the people in your class your quiz questions.
Write down their answers.

a no – blue eyes

Do you have brown eyes?
Yes, I do.

b no – one green eye and one brown eye

Get It Right!

No, I don’t. I have gray eyes.

6 Compare your answers with your classmates.
What is interesting or surprising?

Remember Do and Does in questions with have.
Does she have blue eyes? NOT Has she blue eyes?

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SPEAKING
Calling a Friend
1.11

1 Listen to the conversation.
Who is Jack?

LILY

1Hey , Evan.
?
Hi, Lily. Are you alright? 23?
OK, thanks.
4, thanks. So, how’s school?
It’s good.
Do you have any new friends?
Yes, I do. I have one new friend.
His name’s Jack.
EVAN Cool! There’s a new boy in my class. His
name’s Jack, too.
LILY Does he have wavy black hair and blue eyes?
EVAN Yes, he does. That’s funny! Maybe it’s thesame boy. Imagine if it is!
LILY That’s so not funny, Evan!
!
EVAN Gotta go! 5.
LILY OK. 6

LILY
EVAN
LILY
EVAN
LILY
EVAN
LILY

EVAN

PL AN

5 Write questions to ask your friend on thephone. Use the ideas below.

2 Complete the conversation with the phrases
1.11
from the Useful Language box. Then listenand check.

Useful Language

Bye! Hey, (Evan).

School?
New friends?
Family?

How’s it going?

OK/Fine, thanks. You?

See you later.

3 Look at the Everyday English box. Find andunderline the phrases in the conversation.

SPEAK

6 Practice a phone conversation with yourpartner. Remember to use to have, thevocabulary from this unit, and phrases
from the Useful Language and Everyday
English boxes.

CHECK
Watch video 1.4
Ever yday English

Are you alright?

Cool! Gotta go!

That’s funny! That’s so not funny!

7 Work with another pair. Listen to theirphone conversation and complete the notes.
School:New friends:
Family:4 Work with a partner. Practice the conversation.
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Javi’s new school penpal is Martin,from England.
Hello Martin,
1

2I’m Javi and I’m from Montijo, a small town
in the west of Spain. I have a big house and avery big family!
I have six brothers and one sister. My brother
Dani is my twin. He’s tall. He has short straight
brown hair and brown eyes, like me. He’s mybrother and my friend! My sister, Claudia, isten. She has long brown hair, blue eyes, andlots of freckles! I have a pet rabbit. His name isThumper!
My best friend’s name is Toni.
She’s funny!

3

Here’s a photo of me with Dani (he has a redshirt) and Claudia. We’re in my uncle’s backyard.

4Do you have a big family? Do you have anypets? Who’s your best friend?

Write soon!
Javi

4 Complete the Useful Language box with examples
from Javi’s email.

Useful Language

At the beginning: Hi, Hey, 1
At the end: Email me soon, That’s all for now,2!
Contractions: I’m, 3
5, Who’s, She’s, 4,Symbols: use emojis to help express your feelings

PL AN

5 Plan an informal email to a new friend.
Take notes about these things.
Age:
Family:WRITINGPets:

An Informal EmailFriend(s):1 Look at the photo. Which boy is Javi? Read his email

Decide what information to include in eachparagraph. Use the information in Exercise 2to help you.

and find the answer.

2 Match topics a–d with paragraphs 1–4.
a Javi’s questions for Martinb family and friends
c introduction
d extra information

3 Read the email again and answer the questions.
1 How old is Javi’s sister?
2 How many brothers and sisters does Javi have?

WRITE

6 Write your email. Remember to include fourparagraphs, the verbs to be and to have, andphrases from the Useful Language box.

CHECK

7 Do you …
• use expressions to start and end your email?
• give information about you and your family inthe second paragraph?
• ask questions in the last paragraph?

3 Who is Thumper?
4 Who is Javi’s best friend?

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AROUND
THE WORLD
Globetrotters

READING

Watch video 1.5
Children’s DayAn Article
1.12

1 Look at the photo below. Where are the children? Whatis special about them? Read the article to checkyour answers.

• What is Children’s Day?
• When is Children’s Day in Japan?
• Which city are the superheroes in?

2 Find words in the article that mean:
1 two children born at the same time

Voice It!

2 three children born at the same time

4 Discuss the questions.

3 four children born at the same time

1 The Festival of Twins celebrates
something unique. Why is it importantto celebrate things that are unique?

4 very young children

3 Read the article again. Circle the correct words.
1 The Festival of Twins is one week / day long.

2 How can it be diﬀicult to be unique?

2 Pleucadeuc isn’t a big / small town.

3 What is something unique about you?

3 The festival is for twins, triplets, and quadruplets from
France / all over the world.
4 Oscar and Oliver have some / don’t have any photos asbabies at the Festival of Twins.

Twins Day
France is the third-biggest country in Europe andit has a lot of different festivals. They have a film
festival in Cannes, music festivals in Paris and inLyon, and there’s a festival of lights.
But perhaps one of the most unusual festivalsof all is “Deux et Plus” or “Festival of Twins” onAugust 15 in the small town of Pleucadeuc inthe northwest of France. More than 1,000 twins,triplets, and quadruplets from all over the world
meet in one place. Some look the same andsome look different. Some even speak their own
language! Imagine that!
The festival has its own traditions. Each twin,triplet, or quadruplet is usually in the same
clothes with the same hairstyle. There are also
a lot of interesting activities to do, like facepainting, watching live music, dancing, andplaying fun games.
Oscar and Oliver have photos from their first
visit to the Festival of Twins as babies. Now
they are 13. “It’s a great day! We have a lotof new friends this year.” Their new friends
have the same thing in common – they all
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Increasing Your Vocabular y
When you learn an adjective, it’s a good idea to learn the opposite adjective. Learning word pairs increases
your vocabulary.

5 Write the opposite adjectives for words 1–4. Then find and underline them in the article.
1 bigsmall

2 last3 normal
4 old

6 Close your books. Say an adjective from Exercise 5. Can your partner remember the opposite adjective?
Explore It!
Guess the correct answer.
Identical twins have the same DNA,but they don’t have the same …
a eye color.

b fingerprints.

c hair color.

Find two more interesting facts about twins.
Choose your favorite fact and write a questionfor your partner to answer.

CULTURE PROJECT
A Poster
Oscar and Oliver goto the Festival of
Twins in France.
Choose anotherfestival from aroundthe world. In groups,
design and present a
poster about it.

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FE STIVet new
triplets
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frieTw ins
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here and whWofutiful town
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