Question

read the conversations. underline the correct words.
1 a whats ¹this / these in english?
b its ²a / an notepad.
a and what are ³that / those?
b ⁴its / theyre pens.
2 a whats in the bag?
b a ⁵laptop / laptops, two ⁶book / books, a wallet
and ⁷a / an umbrella.

2 work with a partner. practise the conversations with your
own objects.

2b work with a partner. say the names of the films.

• the fantastic 4 • 12 years a slave
• 84 charing cross road • 160 degrees below zero
• 9 to 5 • 17 again

b 2.24 listen and check your answers.

3a complete the conversation with the words in the box.
a an he is hes is isnt
this whats
a ¹______ is my friend, ryan.
b ²______ his job?
a hes ³______ engineer.
b ⁴____ he ⁵____
computer engineer?
a yes, ⁶______.
b is he from the usa?
a no, he ⁷______.
⁸______ from australia.

b compare your answers with a partner.

4a 2.25 listen to a conversation. complete the information.
name: sarah
country: ____________
job: ____________
where? ____________

b think of a friend. complete the table.

your friend
name
country
job

c work with a partner. talk about your friend in exercise 4b.
use the conversation in exercise 3a to help you.

5a read the text. replace the underlined words with pronouns.
paolo and i are on holiday in new york. paolo and i
are with our friends, hannah and david. hannah and
david are students at columbia university in new york.
hannah is from california. hannah is 20 years old. david
is from south africa. david is 21. paolo, hannah, david
and i love new york. new york is a great city!

b compare your answers with a partner.

6a complete the description with in, on, near or next to.

the sherlock holmes museum is ¹______ baker street.
it is ²______ marylebone and baker street stations.
madame tussauds is ³______ marylebone road. it is
⁴______ baker street station.
london zoo is ⁵______ the regents park. the entrance
is ⁶______ prince albert road.

b 2.26 listen and check your answers.

7a put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1 me, / excuse / what / is / time / it?
2 the / times / what / meeting?
3 the / is / eight / at / oclock / film?
4 what / bus / next / times / the?

b match answers a–d to questions 1–4 in exercise 7a.
a its from two oclock to three oclock.
b its at eleven twenty.
c its six forty-five.
d no, its at eight thirty.

c work with a partner. practise the conversations.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. 1. this; 2. a; 3. those; 4. They're
2. 5. laptop; 6. books; 7. an
3. 1. This; 2. What's; 3. an; 4. Is; 5. a; 6. he is; 7. isn't; 8. He's
4. Paolo and I are on holiday in New York. We are with our friends, Hannah and David. They are students at Columbia University in New York. She is from California. She is 20 years old. He is from South Africa. He is 21. We love New York. It is a great city!
5. 1. on; 2. near; 3. on; 4. next to; 5. in; 6. on
6. 1. Excuse me. What time is it?
7. What's the meeting time?
8. Is the film at eight o'clock?
9. What's the next bus time?
10. 1. c. It's six forty-five.
11. a. It's from two o'clock to three o'clock.
12. d. No, it's at eight thirty.
13. b. It's at eleven twenty.