Close Up A1+ Unit 1 Book
Close Up A1+ Unit 1 Book
Close Up A1+ Unit 1 Book
#ii Look at the noticeboards. What do you find out about about Rosa and Marco?
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Write the correct topic headings next to the lists below. Which things in the lists tell you
about Rosa? Which tell you about Marco?
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Circle the correct information about Marco. Look at his noticeboard to help you.
1 My name's Marco and l'm'l 3 i ir{ years old. I live in ltaly / r",¡iexicc.
2 love doing sport. I like rieirrg / cloing karai:e but my favourite sport is riding nry, hr¡rse / ,-rry mountain
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3 | ike :::: i:: " .¿is so that's why I have a tc,rt¡ise r'Kitren. I wanted a snake but my mum doesn't like
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4 lvr! food is rco-crean: / piz-ze, of course! The best pizzais the one my dad makesl
E Read the two texts quickly. What topics from C do they talk about?
Yessica
My name's Yessica and l'm 12 years old.
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I live on a small farm in Peru with my brother and two younger sisters.
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=:: We have a lot of animals and I enjoy helping my dad on the farm. My favourite
ll.,, animals are the chickens. They're'very funny to watch and I also love collecting
their eggs every morning with my two sisters.
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[§ tr Akash
Word Focus
tarm: a house with land for growing
l'm Akash and l'm 13 years old. l'm a teenager .
I live in lndia with my parents and grandmother. l'm
plants and keeping animals an only child but I have lots of really good friends.
randloom: a simple machine used My favourite thing is my kite. I love flying my kitel
to make material for clothes It's a very popular activity and great fun.
:nly child: a child with no brothers Cows are very special in my country and they're my
cr sisters favourite animals. lnsects are interesting, but I hate
hearing mosquitoes!
iopular: liked by many people
.cecial: better or more important
Exam
: Read the Exam Close-up. Underline key words in each Reading for main ideas
text in E.
. Read the heading first to find out about
the topic. Then read the text quickly to find
G Now complete the Exam Task. Use your underlined out more.
words to help you answer the questions. . Read the text again and underline the main
Exann Task pieces of information.
I Underline the following words in the two texts: like, love, enjoy, hate. What
you notice about the words that come after them?
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I really like (swim) in competitions.
2 I love (ride) my mountain bike at the weekend.
3 I don't like (eat) broccoli or spinach.
4 I enjoy (write) in my diary.
5 I hate (hear) my alarm clock on Monday morning.
a What things or activities do you llke that your friends donlt? ldeas Focus
a 'My family is more important than friends.' Do you agree?
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A Write the numbers as words.
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1 18 e\\hteeq cousins 6 96 Ash Road
280 years old 7 3ó5 days -:
312 o'clock I 420 schoolchildren
450 pounds I s00 kilometres
53ó Belleview Street 10 1,000 metres
B Look at Joe's family tree. Complete each sentence using the words from below.
dad brather grandma ffsáffi aunt granddad sister uncle
1 Zoe is Joe's VY\UVh 5 Robert is Joe's E
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Hobert I Wendy
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C Look at Veronica's family photo below. Veronica is in the middle in the pink and white T-shirt. Who do you
think the other people are? How old are they?
"f th\nk fhis rs tlerovllca's s\ster. f +h\vtk she' s aVout \b years old."
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D Complete the text with the correct words.
first Mrs su!'ft&me R!* d* ia**ir* §ar*nts m*rrie*
husband te*r':*g*r
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Hi, this is a photo of a younger me! My (1) name rs
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,'/hat things from E do you have? Which do you like best and why? Tell a partner.
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r How many people are in your family? ldeas Focus
. Would you like a bigger or smaller family? Why?
A Read the sentences and underline the parts of 2 A Have your grandparents got a pet?
the verb be. The first ones are done for you. B Yes, they have. They a rabbit.
1 Hi. l'm Anabel and he's my brother, Jack. 3 A Has Akash got a new kite?
2 Are you from ltaly? B No, he hasn't. He a new bike.
3 My favourite colours are green and orange.
D Complete the rules with have, has, haven't, hasn't
4 We're not sisters. We're best friends. or got.
5 lsabelle and Gabriela are Brazilian.
1 With he/she/itwe use - in affirmative
ó 'ls she an only child?' 'No, she isn't.'
sentences.
2 ln negative sentences we use have not got / has not
B Complete the table with the correct parts of be. got or got I got.
Use your answers in A to help you. 3 ln questrons, we put or '''-..-
..? before the subject (t, you, he, etc.).
Í_^A_!pf / 4 We don't use in short answers.
l avh / Í'wt f'wt vtot Aylt f ,..'7
Q,uestions - got
with Be & Have
/ you're 2 -
E Underline the subject in each question. The first
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ls he / she one is done for you. Then tic'k the correct rules.
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1 What is yourleeeher's name?
are / .,,? 2 Where are you from?
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3 What are your favourite colours?
're not 4 How many brothers and sisters have you got?
5 What pets has your partner got?
Have got
Ouestion forms =
C We can use haye got to talk about possessions a question word + is/are + subject T
and relationships.-Read the questions carefully.
Then complete the answers with the correct b question word + have/has+ got + subject tr
form of have got. c question word + have/has + subject + got T
1 A Have you got any brothers and sisters?
B Yes, I have. I one brother.
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5 -How old your granddad?
a is b has got H Read the answers. Write the questions.
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1 Where ? He! from Argentina.
a 'm not b haven't got 2 Who ? They're my best friends from Greec f
7 Our tortoise 'l 00 years old!
3 How many ,".1...
? l've got iorr.
ats b has got #
4 What ? My favourite fruit is pineapple. u(
5 What ? Shet got a diary in her bag. r{
This, That, These, Those Possession
I Look at the photos. Complete the table with this, J These words are used to show possession. Read
that, these and those. Then choose the correct the two examples then complete the sentences.
words to complete the rule. ffiy y6r*r its her their his our
)it. Examples: l'm Max, and this is my brother.
Here's a photograph of you and your parents.
I-l Thatt the Eiffel Tower! Those hills are really far away.
children NOT childs, women NOT womans) we
add For example ohlldrevt's
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tr- Read the sentences. ls the person/thing in each sentence here/near (H) or there/far (T)?
1 Excuse me, is that your dog? 4 Mum, this is my karate teacher, Miss Márquez.
2 I like these football boots. Have you got them in red? 5 I hate that poster!
ó These goldfish are really beautiful.
3 I think that's my grandma at the door.
Paris.
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1 That kitten belongs to Penny. "1hat'S?enqy'S Alteq."
ut it are / is 2 This necklace belongs to my Aunt Georgina. This is
3 That poster belongs to my sister. That is
o, they's no. 4 Jeni is my cousin. I am
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Helen is the wife of Matt. Helen is
flavours of i{ ó Thosq books belong to my teacher. Those are
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ls Fraser your brother? Are you
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a Karen b Ciara
2 Alishat cousin lives in
a Mexico b Malaysia
3 Rachel is
a Alisha's sister b John's sister
4 Joanne and Richard are
a John's friends b John's parents
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Alisha'sgrandparents' wedding was
a 52 years ago b 53 years ago
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Choosing the correct option '.,','',$ll#t:.
¡ In this task, you listen to a Iong conversation
and match five pieces of information.
. The answer options are all very similar, but only
one is correct for each question number.
¡ Listen for words and phrases like no, but, actually
and in fact. They mean one speaker is going to
correct what the other speaker said. This will help
you choose the correct answer.
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A took at the photos on the page. Work with a partner. What would you like
to know about these teenagers? Write three questions for each photo.
H i. My name' o DritLa and I' m from Sweden. 1 liv e in I'm Rasmus and I'm from Stockholm, in Sweden.
Nhe capiLal ciLy,1Lockholm, wiLh my moLher and my I'm an on[y chitd but I've got two dogs: Thor and
lwin sisLer,Zrika.We're 13 yeare old,buiZrika is 12 Frida. Thor is bLack but Frida is brown and white. tf,
minulee old,er Lhan me. ehe's also my besí friend. My I've got a lot of friends at schooI but my dogs are
f aLher lives in Norway. áe's goL a smali holel lhere. actuaLLy my best friends.
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My f avouril:e colour is yellow.lik e lhe sur . and, I like
playlng Lhe guiLar. áowever, my f avourile lhing isn'L my
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Read these questions. Which questions do Britta and Rasmus
answer? fick / the boxes.
Britta Rasmus
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1 What's your name and where are you from? tr tr
2 How old are you? tr tr
3 Can you tell me about your family? t_l tr
4 Who is your best friend? tr
5 What kind of music do you like?
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ó What are your favourite things? tr
m Underline all the verbs in the descriptions in B. How many of the
verbs can you find in each description? Write a number.
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also Iove playing the guitar. Writing tips for the exam lr .r¡r :' r '. :
3 Our mother lives with us in Sweden ¡ You must write 25-35 words and answer
our father lives in Norway. three questions.
We've got two dogs got o Underline the three questions in the task.
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any cats or other pets.
- we haven't . Remember you are writing to someone. Circle
Sweden. I live in Stockholm I love my cityl who you are writing to.
: Thor and
¡nd white. K No* complete the Exam Task.
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Read the email from your new class tutor.
: cLassicaI l\ , ' -: :- - --
rrt is a-.:::r. i: i.i :.-i.-,:-.-
Best wishes.
\rVrite a personal description of yourself. Think Ms Adams
¡bout the following things. Write between ó0 and Write an email to Ms Adams and answer the
70 words. questions.
"v' ¡ animals Write 25 - 35 words.
. aame . music
. ,,vhere from? . best friend
. 'amily
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Before you watch
A Oogs are great pets but they also help humans in many ways.
Match photos A-F with 1-ó.
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We use have
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gotfor
possessions.
1.1 Be They've got a kite. l've got a camera.
. relationships.
We've got lots of cousins. Ana has got three brothers.
: lam. Note: ln short affirmative or negative answers, we don't
¡ we/you/they are. repeat got: 'Have you got a pet?'- 'Yes, I have.'NOT 'Yet
: He/she/it is.
NOT'¡@rot'
¡I am not ('m not).
, we/you/they are not ('re not /aren't).
1.3 This, That,Ihese, Ihose
He/she/it is not ('s not / isn't). We use this and these to show that something is near us in
space or time.
We use this + singular noun.
¡Am l? This is my classroom; I sit here.
: Are we/you /they?
Thís party is great. I like dancing.
: ls he/she/it?
We use these + plural noun.
These apples are from my garden. Do you want one?
;Yes, I am. No, l'm not.
' Yes, we/you/they are. No, we/you/they are not ('re We use that and those to show that something is not so
Yes, he/she/it is. not / aren't). near us in space or time.
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No, he/she/it is not ('s not / We use that + singular noun.
isn't). That castle over there is very famous.
We use those + plural noun.
We use the verb to be Ihose students at the back of the c/ass are my friends.
. with an adjective.
I am tall. lt ís green. They are beautiful. We can use thls, these, that, those without a noun.
. with a noun. This is my best friend, Kevin.
It's my pet. They are children. These are beautiful flowers.
. to talk about our age or nationality. I think that is my phone.
He is 12 years old. She is from Mexico. We're Spanish. Those are interesting hobbies.
. for a location.
It's in the centre of the city. The books are in my bag. 1 .4 Possessive Adjectives
o as part of other tenses (auxiliary).
I am listening to music. We are playing tennis.
My dress is made in Spain.
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1.2 Have got she her
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it its
l/we,/you/they have got. we!ouri
He/she/it has got.
you
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they their
l/we/you/they haven't got.
He/she/it hasn't got. We use possessive adjectives before nouns to show
possession.
It's my brother's birthday and these are hís presents.
Have l/we/you/they got? We live here. This is our house.
Has he/she/it got?
1.5 Possessive 3
Y es, /w e/y oulthey have.
I We use 's to show that
!{:Lq4!!1T::: . something belongs to someone.
-Lr:-, Sara's dog is big.
. something has a particular relationship with someone or
something else.
Peter is my dad's brother.
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We use 's after singular nouns. 2.3 Adverbs of Frequency i
. That's the rabbit's carrot. i
. The teacher's smartphone is on the table. Adverbs of frequency show how often we do things. They
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come before the main verb, but after the verb be. We use
How often? to ask about frequency in a question. i
We use 's after irregular plural nouns.
. People's hobbies are all different. We
o The children's kite is red. Different adverbs show different frequency.
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We use s'with regular plural nouns. always usually often sornetimes hardly ever never (
o The dogs' ears were very long.
. My parents' names are Debbie and Mark. We usually visit our grandparents on Sunday. .l
My dad is never late for work. (
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Children study at school.
routines or habits (often with adverbs of frequency). We use there is / there are
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My dad goes to work every day by train. . to describe a place. H(
. permanent states. There is a river; there are boats on the river. W
My grandparents liye in Brazil. . to describe where things are.
Note: Time expressions that refer to repeated actions are .
There's a park in the centre of the town.
to talk about numbers and quantities.
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often used with the Present Simple. For example , every There are fifteen students in my dance class. u,
day/weeUmonth, once a week, twice a year, at weekends, fhere is a lot of food at the party. w
at n¡ght, in the morning, etc. . to introduce a new topic.
There's a good film on at the cinema this evening. E
2.2 Ouestion Words A,
Note: we use there is with uncountable nouns. ts
We use wh- questions to ask for more specific information.
There is cake on the kitchen floor. At
We use
. who for people. 3.2 Prepositions of place tr
Yr
Who is your dance teacher? We use at with Yr
o what for things or ideas. o places in general (not specific): y.
What do you do in your free time? at the cinema
. when for time in general. at the restaurant SSt(
When do you start guitar classes? at the station
. where for places. at the supermarket
Where do your aunt and uncle live? at home
. why for reasons. at school ilre
Why do you want to be an astronaut? at work ,:
. how for describing in what way you do something.
How do you travel to school? t;
We use in with
r containers: I
Note: the order of the words when you form a question: in my bag .¡
Auestion word + do /does + subject + verb ...? in the fridge I
in the cupboard
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