Contents

1.1 Do You Fit In? The present simplePersonal pronouns, reflexive pronouns and possessive adjectivesWriting

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1.2 What’s Up? The present simple and the present continuousPossessive pronouns and possessive adjectives

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1.3. Brian’s Biology Project Numbers, fractions and percentagesWriting

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1.4 What’s Eating Amy? Reported statements and questionsWriting

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: Grease Expansion of vocabulary and structures 20

Revision (Unit 1) 22

2.1 It’s Not Your Fault! The present simple and the present continuousIndefinite pronounsWriting

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2.2 It’s Nothing Serious, Is It? Commands and requestsReported commands and requestsAdverbs of frequency

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2.3 Bullying Bites Adjectives and adverbs of mannerExpressing opinions, agreeing and disagreeing

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2.4 Parentsintrouble.com Ability, possibility or permission – can / can’t, be able toObligation, no obligation, prohibition and advice – must, have to, should / shouldn’t, don’t / doesn’t have to, mustn’t, can’t.

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: Billy Elliot Expansion of vocabulary and structures 36

Revision (Unit 2) 38

4.1 Love Hurts The past simplePossibility and ability in the past – could, couldn’t, was / were able toWriting

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4.2 Sweet Little Lies The past simple – questionsWriting

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4.3 Great Romances of the 20th Century The past simple – subject and object questions 66

4.4 How Did They Meet? The present perfect simple and the past simple 70

From Brian’s Bookshelf: Romeo and Juliet Expansion of vocabulary and structures 74

Revision (Unit 4) 76

3.1 Pretty, Popular... Unhappy? The present simple and the present continuousIndefinite pronounsWriting

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3.2 What an Awful Week for Celia! The present perfect simpleThe present perfect simple with since, for, ever, never, today, recently, this monthThe present perfect simple – questions

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3.3 What’s the Price of Perfection? Possibility – may / mightWriting

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3.4 What Should I Wear? The present simple, the present continuous and the present perfect simpleSuggesting, accepting, refusingWriting

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: An American Icon Expansion of vocabulary and structures 55

Revision (Unit 3) 57

UNIT 1: TEENAGE KICKS 6

UNIT 2: I HAVE A PROBLEM 24

UNIT 3: LOOKS ARE NOT ALL THAT MATTERS 40

UNIT 4: AFFAIRS OF THE HEART 60

5.1 A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed The past continuous and the past simple 78

5.2 You’ve Got It All Wrong! The past continuous – questionsThe past continuous and the past simple – questions

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5.3 20th Century Heroes Relative clausesWord order – adverbs and adverbial phrases of time and placeWriting

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5.4 A Special Present Asking people to do something (requests), asking for things, asking for permission, o�ering, thanking somebody, apologising

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: Memorable Olympic Heroes

Expansion of vocabulary and structures 92

Revision (Unit 5) 94

6.1 20th & 21st Centuries Inventions and Discoveries

The present simple passiveThe past simple passiveThe present simple passive and the past simple passiveWriting

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6.2 Amy’s Preparing for Her History Test Passive voice – questionsDefinite article theDefinite article the and indefinite article a, an

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6.3 Global Concerns in the 21st Century Will future for predictionsThe future passiveWriting

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6.4 Food for Thought Plural of nounsCountable and uncountable nounsQuestion tagsWriting

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: GenTech – The New Teen Generation

Expansion of vocabulary and structures 114

Revision (Unit 6) 116

7.1 Speak English and Have a Great Holiday!

Definite article theWriting

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7.2 Summer Plans GerundWould like toGoing to futureGoing to future – questionsWriting

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7.3 There’s No Time Like School Time Going to future 125

7.4 Amy’s End-of-School Party Future tenses – the present simple, the present continuous and will futureAsking for directions and giving directionsWriting

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From Brian’s Bookshelf: What’s So Special about Scotland?

Expansion of vocabulary and structures 130

Revision (Unit 7) 132

CHRISTMAS – The Grift of the Magi Expansion of vocabulary and structures 134

EASTER – Seven Important Days in the Easter Calendar

Expansion of vocabulary and structures 136

UNIT 5: HEROES 78

UNITS 1-7: THE BIG REVISION 138

UNIT 6: THE WORLD AROUND US 98

APPENDIX 134

UNIT 7: SCHOOL IS OVER! 118

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Do You �t In?LESSON 1

UNIT 1 TEENAGE KICKS

VOCABULARYA Complete the sentences with the following prepositions. Then say which teenage groups

they are talking about.

1 They always keep with the latest fashion trends.

2 They are fascinated African American urban culture. That’s why rap and hip hop

are their favourite music, while girls are especially fond R&B.

3 They are brilliant science subjects, especially maths and physics.

4 They sometimes have a lot of schoolwork to catch because they miss a lot of

classes when they prepare for important competitions.

5 They are excellent all subjects, which is why other students sometimes call

them nerds.

B Match the words on the left with the words on the right. Then use these phrases to make sentences about di�erent teenage groups.

by at up at up of

1 sports victim 6 a cyber music

2 a teacher’s centre 7 urban trousers

3 a debate culture 8 casual team

4 a fashion event 9 classical café

5 a shopping pet 10 baggy clothes

C Fill in the missing letters. Then tick the sentences that are true for you.

1 A tracksuit is my favourite o t.

2 It is important for me to have good grades and I often go to competitions, so everyone thinks

I am a s and c e.

3 I am not too p y about my clothes. I just wear what’s comfortable.

4 I have problems with Physics and Chemistry, so you can’t call me i s

when it comes to science subjects.

5 I think that drawing gra¦ti on the city walls is a kind of v m.

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D Complete the following sentences with the present simple of the verbs below. Are these sentences true for anyone you know?

1 My friend is a real fashion victim. She always designer labels.

2 My brother hours in front of his computer. He is such a computer geek.

3 Some of my classmates call me a nerd because I for three hours every

day and I always my homework.

4 Our history teacher us a lot of project work for homework.

5 My mum to classical music.

6 My dad usually basketball at weekends.

study do spend play listen wear give

LESSON 1 : DO YOU FIT IN?

GRAMMAR Present simple

E Complete the text from a school yearbook. It’s about a boy called Sid. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets. Then decide which of the following teenage groups Sid belongs to.

heavy metal fans emos punk rockers

First of all, don’t confuse us with heavy metal fans, because the boys never

(1) (wear) long hair, and we (2) (listen) to punk

rock music, like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols. I (3) (have)

a confession to make. My real name is Sydney, but Sid (4) (sound)

much cooler, you know, like Sid Vicious from the Sex Pistols. A black leather

jacket, a pair of combat boots or Converse sneakers, and a metal chain

(5) (be) a ‘must have’ in my wardrobe. My mum always

(6) (say) that my hair (7) (look)

awful, especially when I (8) (use) hairsprays in di�erent

colours. My friends (9) (experiment) with tattoos and

piercing, but my parents (10) (not / let) me even dream

about it, at least not until I’m 18. My English teacher (11) (think) I’m rebellious,

just because I (12) (stand up) for my rights and I always have an opinion.

OK, I (13) (skip) classes from time to time, but I (14) (be)

hardly ever rude to teachers. I’m simply aware of all kinds of social injustice, which is why history

(15) (be) my favourite subject. I dream of having my own band one day, so

rock concerts (16) (be) my favourite hang-outs. And, I hope Nancy will say yes when I ask her out on Friday!

F Correct the following sentences. 1 Punk rockers look like heavy metal fans.

2 Punk rockers have long hair.

3 Sid’s mum likes his hair.

4 Sid experiments with tattoos and piercing.

5 Sid is rude to his teachers.

6 Sid has his own band.

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UNIT 1 : TEENAGE KICKS

G Complete the text about emos, another teenage group, using the present simple of the following verbs.

EMOS - this word is short for emotional, which is the word that best (1) them. Don’t confuse them with punk rockers, just because they both (2) black clothes. They (3) rarely so rebellious, but sensitive and shy, which is probably why they (4) desks at the back of the classroom. They are interested in subjects like Art, especially painting. They (5) writing poetry, which can often help them to express their confusion, depression, and the general feeling that the world (6) against them. There are rumours that some emos injure themselves on purpose just to feel something at all, but who (7) in stupid gossip! They (8) to alternative music, and their favourite hang-out is a place where they can talk in private, and that, of course, is the school bathroom.

H Complete the following present simple questions about Sid. Then answer them.

1 What kind of music Sid listen to?

2 What his favourite clothes?

3 his mum like his hairstyle?

4 his parents let him experiment with tattoos and piercing?

5 What Sid’s English teacher think about him?

6 Why history his favourite subject?

7 What he dream of?

8 he have a girlfriend?

I Read the answers. Then make present simple questions about emos.

1 What ? Black clothes.

2 Where ? At the back of the classroom.

3 Why ? Because it can help them to

express their feelings.

J Some pronouns and possessive adjectives are in the wrong places in the table. Circle them

and write the correct pronouns and possessive adjectives.

GRAMMAR Personal pronouns, reflexive pronouns and possessive adjectives

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

me

you

he

her

it

we

you

them

OBJECT PRONOUNS

I

yourself

him

she

it

us

you

they

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

myself

you

himself

herself

its

our

yourselves

themselves

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

my

your

his

her

itself

ourselves

your

their

listen be love describe be believe wear choose

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K What do you remember about Amy? Complete the following sentences with the correct

pronouns or possessive adjectives from the table in Task J.

1 Amy doesn’t like talking about .

2 She is not fashion-conscious – she doesn’t think much about clothes.

3 That’s why she thinks preps would look down on .

4 Amy is not very good at dancing, so thinks that hip hoppers wouldn’t

like to see her in dance group.

5 Whenever she feels down, Amy plays the piano. makes her

feel better.

6 Amy loves dogs because she thinks are great friends.

L Correct the mistakes in these sentences. They all relate to pronouns and possessive adjectives.

1 Most teenagers don’t like talking about themself.

2 Amy doesn’t feel good about her because she doesn’t belong to any teenage group.

3 Preps sometimes spend hours looking at them in the mirror in the bathroom.

4 Sid hopes that Nancy will say yes when he asks she out.

5 Sid would like to have he’s own band one day.

6 Punk rockers always have a black leather jacket in theirs wardrobe.

WRITINGM Use the following profile for heavy metal fans, and write about them using the present simple.

Add any details you want.

Teenage Group: Heavy Metal Fans

LOOKS AND CLOTHESlong hair, tight jeans, black clothes, lots of silver jewellery

SCHOOLdon’t have problems with any subjects, but sometimes skip classes

HOBBIES AND INTERESTShead-banging at concerts, not fans of sports, but interested in computers and motorcycles

MUSICdi�erent types of loud heavy metal music

FAVOURITE HANG-OUTScafés with heavy metal music, garages, concerts

LESSON 1 : DO YOU FIT IN?

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VOCABULARYA Do the crossword puzzle.

What’s Up?LESSON 2

UNIT 1 : TEENAGE KICKS

DOWN

2 Celia needs help with picking o a new pair of jeans.

3 Brian is doing r for his biology project.

4 Celia thinks that Brian is a n because he is studying on Saturday.

5 Sarah doesn’t p up the phone while she is at the library.

8 The Sherlocks have to r because they are having a concert tonight.

9 Celia can do w another pair of jeans.

10 In the end, Celia decides to t herself to three scoops of ice cream.

B Copy the words and expressions from the sentences in Task A next to the corresponding definitions.

1 the same as wonderful

2 someone who studies a lot

3 to manage to live without

4 to choose

5 to answer the phone

6 to practise in order to prepare for a concert or a play in a theatre

7 to concentrate on something

8 to study something in detail in order to find

4 8 5

1 2

3

9

10

6

7

ACROSS

1 Celia thinks that shopping centres are a .

6 Celia doesn’t want to leave a

m for Sarah

because she hates talking to machines.

7 Simon can’t talk to Celia bcause he’s

trying to f on

the game.

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C Circle the odd one out.

1 to do shopping research homework a concert

2 to pick out a new jacket a CD the phone a book

3 to get happy arrogant interested in angry

4 to focus on your work studying the game the computer

E Tick the -ing forms of the verbs which have a spelling mistake. Then correct the mistakes.

LESSON 2 : WHAT’S UP?

GRAMMAR Present continuous

D Translate into Georgian.

1 What’s up?

2 Long time no hear.

3 Thanks for nothing!

4 You’ve reached the number…

5 Pick up the phone!

6 Never mind.

1 doeing

2 picking

3 hanging out

4 takeing

5 danceing

6 playing

7 studing

8 shoping

9 talking

10 rehearseing

11 watching

12 geting

13 haveing

14 siting

F Use some of the verbs from Task E in the present continuous form to complete the following sentences. Which of these sentences are true for you? Tick.

It’s Saturday morning...

1 My sister in front of the TV and watching her favourite show.

2 My brother because he has a lot of schoolwork to catch up.

3 My best friend for her piano recital.

4 My mum research for her new project.

5 My dad basketball with his friends.

6 My neighbours their dog out for a walk.

7 My cat breakfast.

8 I out a birthday present for my friend.

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G Choose four sentences from Task F and make questions in the present continuous.

1

2 .

3

4

GRAMMAR Present simple and present continuous

Put the verbs into the correct form, the present simple or the present continuous. Then guess who is talking.

H

I Complete the following questions with do, does, is or are, and then answer them.

1 How you usually spend Saturday evening?

2 What the most popular hang-out for teenagers in your town?

3 What the most popular shopping centres in your town?

4 you play any instruments?

5 Which book you reading at the moment?

6 What subjects you like?

7 you taking any dance classes this year?

8 What your teacher say about your schoolwork?

UNIT 1 : TEENAGE KICKS

GUESS WHO’S TALKING!

I normally (practice) the piano on

Saturdays, but this Saturday I (go) to

see a water polo match. I (be) so

excited!

I usually (count) calories, but

today I (have) an ice cream for

dessert and I don’t care! Yummy!

My phone (ring) again! I was

sure I turned it o�. I (be) so

embarrassed!

I (have) so much fun this week.

Hip-hop dance (be) so cool!

Celia (call) me a nerd, but I

only (study) this Saturday. This project (mean) so much to me.

One day I (hope) to become

a famous basketball player.

I (want) to play in a band like

the Sherlocks. They rock!

1 Jill

2 Brian

3 Celia

4 Amy

5 Sarah

6 Adrian

7 Simon

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GRAMMAR Possessive pronouns and possessive adjectives

LESSON 2 : WHAT’S UP?

K Complete the following table with the missing adjectives and pronouns.

L These are some song titles from the Sherlocks’ new album. Fill in the missing possessive

pronouns or adjectives below.

mine your Our theirs Your yours my his your

J Write the present simple or present continuous questions for the following answers. The questions must be based on the answers in colour.

Example: Sarah is asking Amy a lot of questions.

Who is asking Amy a lot of questions?

1 Sarah meets Amy at the library on Saturday.

?

2 Amy is reading Romeo and Juliet for the second time.

?

3 Sarah and Amy both like Shakespeare.

?

4 Sarah invites Amy to a water polo match.

?

5 Celia is angry with Simon because he doesn’t recognise her voice.

?

6 The Sherlocks are rehearsing for their concert.

?

7 Simon and his friends play basketball every Saturday.

?

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

my

yours

his his

her

its

our

your yours

theirs

1 heart is broken, but so is

2 I don’t want stupid questions

3 Always friend, but girlfriend

4 last dance

5 The fault is , not

6 Stand up for rights!

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VOCABULARYA Match the words on the left with the words on the right.

Brian’s Biology ProjectLESSON 3

UNIT 1 : TEENAGE KICKS

B Complete the sentences with the right phrases from Task A. Then tick the sentences which are true for you.

1 I don’t have much free time because I take part in a lot of .

2 I attend once a week.

3 I prefer to learn rather than take .

4 I would like to join a .

5 I’m not fit, so I would like to participate in some .

6 I never perform .

VERB NOUN

concentrate

die

advertise

education

behave

ADJECTIVE NOUN

curious

violence

legal

alcohol

dangerous

active

VERB ADJECTIVE

produce

attract

drink

C Complete the table with the missing verbs, nouns or adjectives.

1 sports activities 5 religious programmes

2 drama languages 6 community activities

3 foreign group 7 recreational groups

4 extracurricular lessons 8 youth service

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LESSON 3 : BRIAN’S BIOLOGY PROJECT

D Now complete the sentences by changing the words in brackets.

Example: A lot of teenagers start drinking because of curiosity (curious).

1 Some teenagers get (drink) to forget about their problems.

2 Some teenagers do not spend their free time in a very (produce) way.

3 Drinks companies make drinking look cool, (attract) and fun in

their (advertise).

4 Teenagers who drink often have problems with (concentrate) and learning.

5 Drinking can cause (violence) behaviour.

6 Schools should (education) teenagers about the dangers of alcohol abuse.

E Replace the words and expressions in colour with the right words below.

violent fines amounts under-age illegal damage average

1 It is against the law to sell alcohol to teenagers.

2 Binge drinking means drinking large quantities of alcohol during a short period of time

just to get drunk.

3 Higher amounts of money paid as punishment might stop shops and pubs from selling

alcohol to drinkers who are too young.

4 Some teenagers have problems with aggressive behaviour because of drinking alcohol.

5 Alcohol abuse can have a negative e�ect on your health.

6 The usual age at which Americans start drinking regularly is 15.

F Replace the words in colour by writing them out as numbers.

1 About twenty-five percent of teenage boys and forty percent of teenage girls take part

in extracurricular activities.

2 Every eighth teenager takes weekly sports lessons outside of school.

3 Less than a third attend religious activities once a week.

4 Britain has the third highest number of teenage drinkers in Europe.

5 Every year, more than five thousand deaths of people under the age of twenty-one in

the USA are connected with under-age drinking.

6 About twenty percent of teenagers aged fourteen to sixteen smoke on a regular basis.

G Write out these numbers as words.

1 1/2

2 14th

3 368

4 95%

5 4,730

6 5,000,000

GRAMMAR Numbers, fractions and percentages

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UNIT 1 : TEENAGE KICKS

VOCABULARYA Complete the phrases in the speech balloons with the words below.

What’s Eating Amy?LESSON 4

B Circle the correct answers, A, B or C.

1 Amy feels that she looks like a because other students think that she

is never in a good mood.

A geek B grump C nerd

2 Amy feels a bit because she is not good at dancing, and boys think

that she is not good at sports.

A silly B worried C clumsy

3 History gives Amy a headache. It’s such a !

A drag B mess C fuss

4 Amy feels because she thinks that nobody likes her.

A confused B miserable C exhausted

bet mood mess good wear notes strange kind

1 “Why does she always

such awful clothes?”

2 “She always carries around those stupid

.”

3 “I’m sure she’s not at

dancing.”

4 “Her hair is always a .”

5 “Is she ever in a good ?”

6 “She never hangs out with us.”

7 “She looks a bit .”

8 “She dresses like a boy.”

9 “What of music does

she listen to, anyway?”

10 “I she’s not on the

school sports team.”

11 “Does she ever go out?”

12 “What’s her name, anyway?”