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UNIT OBJECTIVES
■
■
■
■
■

say where you’re fromask for and give personal information
check into a hotel
write a profile
meet new people

I AM …

1

START SPEAKING
CLASS WORK

Say your name. Watch Josue for an example.

I am Marco.
I am Anya.

Where is Josue from?

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1

LESSON OBJECTIVE

I’M BRAZILIAN.
AND YOU?

■

say where you’re fromVOCABULARY: Countries and nationalities

A

Complete the chart. Then listen and check.

1.03

Capital city

Country

Nationality

Brasília

Brazil1

Santiago

Chile

ChileanBeijing

China

ChineseBogotá

2

Colombian

Quito

EcuadorEcuadorian

ParisFranceFrenchTegucigalpa

Honduras

Honduran

Tokyo

Japan

Japanese

Mexico City

3

Mexican

Lima

Peru

Peruvian

Moscow

Russia4

Seoul

South Korea

South Korean

MadridSpain

SpanishWashington, D.C.

the United States

AmericanBC

Now do the vocabulary exercises for 1.1 on page 141.
PAIR WORK

Talk to a partner. Say your name, nationality, and city.

Hi! I’m Yessica. I’m Peruvian, and I’m from Callao.

Hello! I’m Daniel. I’m from Madrid, in Spain.

2

LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTA

Read the messages from students and teachers. What cities are they from? Who is a teacher?
International school project
Hi!

International school projectMy name is Antonio. I’m from
Mexico City – in Mexico!

Hi, I’m Gabi. I’m Brazilian.
I’m from São Paulo.
You’re from Brazil! Wow! My nameis Karina, and I’m from Colombia.

Hi, I’m Max. I’m Russian.
I’m from Moscow.
Hi, Max. Are you a teacher?

Are you from Bogotá?
No, I’m not. I’m from Medellín.
Write a message …

Yes, I am. And you?
No, I’m not a teacher! I’m a student.
Write a message …

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GRAMMAR: I am, you areA

Circle the correct answers. Use the sentences in the grammar box to help you.
1 For questions (?), say Are you … ? / You are … ?
2 For affirmative (+) answers, say Yes, I am. / Yes, I’m.
3 For negative (-) answers, say No, I not. / No, I’m not.

I am (= I’m), you are (= you’re)
I’m Brazilian.
You’re from Mexico City.

B

Complete the sentences.
1’m Ecuadorian.
’re from Rio!
2 Wow!

CD

3
you from Quito?
4 A Are you American?
B Yes, I.

Look at the chart. You are Alex. Write four sentences. Then read theinformation in the Accuracy check box and check your work.

City
OrlandoNationality
American

ACCURACY CHECKECKUse I with am.

Country
the United States

Am Spanish. ✗I’m Spanish. ✓

3
4

1
2
PAIR WORK

Choose a name. Don't tell your partner. Ask and answer questions to find the person.

Harry,

Barbara,student
New York
Americanstudent
New York
Brazilian

Are you a student?

Mike,
student
ChicagoAmericanVictor,Kristy,Nayara,Robert,Juliano,student
ChicagoBrazilianteacher
New York
Americanteacher
New York
Brazilianteacher
ChicagoAmericanteacher
ChicagoBrazilian

Yes, I am.

Are you from New York?

4

Am I in room 6B?
Yes, you are. / No, you’re not.
Are you from Tokyo?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.

Now go to page 129. Look at the grammar chart and do the grammar exercise for 1.1.

Name
Alex

E

I’m not from Lima.
You’re not from Bogotá.

No, I’m not. I’m from ….

SPEAKING
Imagine you’re a different
person. Choose a new name, city, nationality,
and country. Talk to other people.
Ask questions. For ideas, watch Anderson.
GROUP WORK

What’s Anderson’scity, nationality,
and country?

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WHAT’S YOUR LASTNAME?

LESSON OBJECTIVE■

ask for and give personal
information

1

LANGUAGE IN CONTEXTA

Rudy and Juana are at a conference. Listen to the conversation. Check (✓) the
information they say.
1.04

college namecompany nameemail address
B

INSIDER ENGLISH

first namelast name(= family name)Say Uh-huh to show you are listening.
My last name is Garcia. G-A-R-C-I-A.
Uh-huh. What’s your email address?

Read and listen again. What information
do they spell?
1.04

1.04 Audio script

Rudy
Juana
Rudy
Juana
Rudy
Juana

So, your first name is Juana. H-U- …
No. J-U-A-N-A. My last name is Garcia.
G-A-R-C-I-A.
Uh-huh. What’s your email address?
It’s juanagarcia@bestmail.com.
And what’s the name of your college?
It’s Garcia College. I’m Juana Garcia from
Garcia College!

Rudy
Juana
Rudy
Juana
Rudy
Juana
Rudy

Great! OK, my last name is Jones.
OK. What’s your email address?
It’s rudythejones@kmail.com.
Rudythejones! The? T-H-E?
Yes. R-U-D-Y-T-H-E-J-O-N-E-S.
From Jones College?
No! From Miami Dade College.

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VOCABULARY: The alphabet; personal information

A

1.05

Read and listen. Then listen again and repeat.

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm
Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
B

Listen and circle the spelling you hear.
first name:a Raymundb Raimundlast name:a Cummings
b Cummins
email address:a cb_smith@kmail.com
b cg_smith@kmail.com
college:a Walliceb Wallis
company:a Jefersonb Jefferson
1.06

1
2
3
4
5

c
c
c
c
c

Now do the vocabulary exercises for 1.2 on page 141.

C

Raymond
Comyns
cd_smith@kmail.com
Wallace
Jeffersen
In email addresses:■ “.” is “dot”■ “@” is “at”
■ “_” is “underscore”

D

PAIR WORK Talk to a partner. Say your first name, last name, email
address, and college or company name.

3

GRAMMAR: What’s … ?, It’s …

ACircle the correct answers. Use the sentences in the grammar box to help you.
1 For questions, say What’s … ? / It’s . . .
2 For answers, say What’s … ? / It’s . . .

What’s …? (= What is), It’s … (= It is)
What’s your first name?
What’s the name of your college?
B

ACCURACY CHECK
Use the apostrophe (’).

Write What’s or It’s in the spaces. Match the questions(1–3) with the answers (a–c). Then check your accuracy.
1
the name of your company?
your last name?
2
your email address?
3
a
b
c

C

It’s Juana.
It’s Garcia College.

Whats your first name? ✗What’s your first name? ✓Its Juana. ✗It’s Juana. ✓luzmendes@xyz.com.
Mendes.
Warton Homes.

L u z Me n de s

SALES

Now go to page 129. Look at the grammar
chart and do the grammar exercise for 1.2.

luzmendes@xy

SPEAKING

A

Look at the information in the box. Circle three things to talk about.
college name
CLASS WORK

z.com(467) 555-2932

4B

WA R T O N

H O M E S

company nameemail address

first namelast nameTalk to other people. Ask questions about the information in the box.

What’s the name of your college?

It’s Wallace College.
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LESSON OBJECTIVE

THIS IS THE KEY

1

VOCABULARY: Numbers

A

Listen and repeat the numbers.
0 zero3 three
6 six
1 one
4 four
7 seven
2 two
5 five8 eight■

check in to a hotel

INSIDER ENGLISH

1.07

B

PAIR WORK Say a number from exercise 1A. Your partner
points to the number. Then change roles.

2

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

A

1.08 Paulo is at a hotel. Read and listen. Check (✓) the
information the hotel clerk asks for.

cell phone numbercity

For 0, say zero or oh.
Your room number is two-zero-one.
My address is seven-oh-nine …

9 nine10 tencompany
email address

nameroom number

1.08 Audio script

Clerk
Paulo

Welcome to New York! What’s your name?
I’m Paulo Vasques. I’m here for threenights.
Ah, yes. What’s your cell phone number?
It’s (593) 555-2192.
Thanks. And what’s your email address?
It’s pvasques89@travelmail.org.
Thanks. One moment. Please sign here.
Here’s a pen.

Clerk
Paulo
Clerk
Paulo
Clerk

B

Paulo
Clerk
Paulo
Clerk

OK.
Thank you. This is the key. It’s room 6B.
6D. Thanks.
No, you’re not in 6D. You’rein room 6B.
Oh, OK. Thank you.
You’re welcome.

Paulo
Clerk

Complete the chart with expressions in bold from the conversation above.

What’s your1

Please 2
here.
C

1.09

1
2
3
4
5

Checking in (clerk)
Here’s a 3
number?
This is the 4
It’s room 6B.

Checking in (Paulo).

6.

I’m here for three75(593) 555-2192.

room 6B.

.

Complete the conversations. Then listen and check. Practice with a partner.

A What’s your email / cell phone number?
A Please sign / write here.
A Hello. Welcome to the Garden Hotel.
A This is / It’s the key. You’re in room 4D.
A Here’s a / You’re pen.

B
B
B
B
B

I’m / It’s (593) 555-3194.
OK.
Thanks. I’m here for two mornings / nights.
OK. Thanks.
Thank you.

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REAL-WORLD STRATEGY

A

Listen to a conversation. Circle the correct answers.
1 The woman is at a hotel / home.
2 She says her room number / cell phone number.

B

1.10 Read about checking spelling in the box below. Listen to the conversation again.
What does the man ask the woman to spell?

1.10

CHECKING SPELLINGTo check spelling, ask How do you spell your first name / your last name / it?
My name is Paulo Vasques.
How do you spell your last name?
V-A-S-Q-U-E-S.
C

Listen to the questions. Answer the questions and spell words.
1 How do you spell your last name?
R-I-V-E-R-A.

4

PRONUNCIATION: Saying /ɪ/ and /i/ vowel sounds

A

Listen and repeat the two different vowel sounds.
/ɪ/ six You’re in room 6A. /i/ three You’re in room 3A.

1.11

1.12

Welcome to theTree House Hotel!

B

1.13 Look at the underlined letters below. Then listen and repeat. Whatvowel sounds do you hear? Write A for words with /ɪ/, for example six.
Write B for words with /i/, for example three.
1
email
3
information
5
key
is
4
please6company
2C

1.14 PAIR WORK Listen to the conversations. Underline words with thevowel sounds /ɪ/ and /i/. Then practice with a partner.
1 A Is this your key?
B No, it’s the key for room three.
2 A What’s your company email address?
B It’s c.b.smith@wallis.com.
3 A What’s your Instagram name?
B It’s SusieSix.

5

SPEAKINGA

Put the conversation in the correct order. Then practice with a partner.
7 A Thanks. One moment. Please sign here.
A Ah, yes, two nights. What’s your cell
phone number?
5 A Great. Thank you. And what’s your email
address?
B It’s (298) 555-1257.
B I’m Marie Bernard. I’m here for two nights.
A Thank you. This is the key. It’s for room 7C.
1 A Hi. Welcome to the Tree House Hotel!
B OK.
What’s your name?
B It’s mbernard87@mymail.org.

B

Choose a hotel in your city. One person is a hotel clerk, and the other person is a visitor.
Then change roles.

PAIR WORKPAIR WORK

Hi. Welcome to the International
Hotel. What’s your name?
C

PAIR WORKI’m Jae-hoon Park. I’mhere for two nights ….

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1
A

LESSON OBJECTIVE

MY PROFILE■

write a profile

VOCABULARY: Jobs
1.15

Listen and repeat.

salesperson

artisthotel clerk

teacher

doctor2

READINGA

Read the profiles. Circle
three job words from exercise 1A.

B

Read the profiles
again. Complete the chart.

SCAN

student

chef

Use but to connect two
different ideas.
I’m Peruvian, but my home
is in the United States.

serverPeople say, I’m from
Paris. People also say,
I live in Paris. (= Paris is
my home now.)

READ FOR DETAILSFirst name

S T U D I O 10
STORE PROFILES

Akemi

Meet the artists
Last name

Silva

City
Nationality
Company

ABOUT AKEMI
I’m Akemi Tanaka. I live
in San Diego, but I’m not
American. I’m Japanese. My company is Tanaka Paints.
My phone number is (324) 555-6053, and my email isakemit2000@tanakapaints.com. I’m an artist, and I’m a student,
too. The name of my school is The Art Institute. It’s in California.

SchoolABOUT FRANKCOne person is
Akemi. One person is Frank.
How are you different?
PAIR WORK

I’m Akemi. I’m a student.
I’m Frank. I’m not a
student. I live in Texas …
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My name is Frank Silva. I livein Austin, Texas, in the UnitedStates. I’m American andBrazilian. The name of mycompany is Designs by Frank.
It’s in my home in Austin. I’m an
art teacher, too. The classes are
in my home. My phone number is(780) 555-5230, and my email isdesignsbyfrank@blinknet.com.

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WRITINGA

Read the profiles of two people. Where are they from? Who is a student?

Business Weekly
Meet the

sales
team

Class Connect –find students around the worldtya!
Me, KaLima, Peru

Hello.
My name isJuan Carlos Fernandez.
I am Peruvian. I am fromTrujillo, but I live in Lima now.
I am a salesperson. The name of mycompany is Omega Sales. My email isjcfernandez_511@omsmail.com, andmy cell phone number is (962) 555-3198.

B
C

THINK CRITICALLYPAIR WORK

Hi! I’m Katya Ivanova. I’m from Russia.
My home is in St. Petersburg. It’s a greatcity. I’m an English student. The nameof my school is Popov College of English.
kativanova@popovnet.ru
katya_ivanova98

The two profiles are different.

Why? Discuss with a partner.

REGISTER CHECK

Read the rules. Then find two or more
examples for the rules in the profiles.

Hello, Hi, and Hey
Use hello in formal writing or
speaking, for example at work.
Hello. My name is Juan Carlos
Fernandez.
Use hi in informal writing or
speaking, with friends and family.
Use hey when you speak to friends
and family.
Hi! I’m Katya Ivanova.

WRITING SKILLSA
B
C

Use capital letters (A, B, C …):• for I (I’m)• for names of people• for names of places, companies, schools• for nationalities and languages• at the beginning of sentences

Use a period ( . ) at the end of statements.

WRITE ITD

Choose a work profile or a personal profile. Then write your profile.
Use the profiles in exercise 3A for an example.

E

Work in groups. Read other profiles. Are they work profiles
or personal profiles? Say why.
GROUP WORK

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A

B

LESSON OBJECTIVE

TIME TO SPEAK
People from history■

meet new people

Who are the people in the pictures? Tell your partner.
A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

Read the conversations (1–3). Then match them to a–c. Which conversation is with three people?
a an introductionb a greetingc

1 A Good evening.
B Hello. How are you?
A I’m fine, thanks. And you?
B I’m fine.

2 A Gabi, this is Caio.
B Hi, Gabi. Nice to meet you.
C Nice to meet you, Caio.

3 A See you later.
B Bye.

a goodbye

C

PREPARE Practice the conversations from exercise B. Then change roles.

D

RESEARCH Imagine you’re at a party for people from history. Choose a person. You can go online
and find the nationality and home city for your person. Create and write down a cell phone number.

FIND ITE

ROLE PLAY Imagine you’re the person from exercise D. Meet other people at the party. Write notes.

F

AGREE Say the nationality, city or phone number of a person from the party. Other students say
the person.

G

DISCUSS Who is your favorite person from the party?
To check your progress, go to page 152.

USEFUL PHRASES
ROLE PLAY
Are you (American)?
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. I’m …
I’m from (city).
How do you spell it?
10

AGREE
The person is from(city). / The phone
number is …
It’s (name of person).

DISCUSSMy favorite person is …
Me, too.

A What’s your cell phone number? B It’s …

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