Grammar

1 Write sentences about the pictures with can andcan’t and the verbs in the box.

do lift play ride speak swim

3 Write questions with can.

a) you / sing and dance

Can you sing and dance?

b) they / ride a motorbike

c) he / swim two kilometres

d) Julia / ski

e) we / speak English

f) your dog / see in the dark

4 Write short answers to the questions in Exercise 3.

a) Yes, I can.

b) Yes,

c) No,

d) Yes,

e) Yes,

f) No,

5 Write questions with How many ...?

a) hours / in a day

How many hours are there in a day?

b) grammes / in a kilogramme

c) players / in a football team

d) weeks / in a year

e) Mondays / in this month

f) letters / in your name

6 Write true answers to the questions in Exercise 5.

a) There are twenty-four hours in a day.

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

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a) Maud can speak Spanish.

b) He circus tricks.

c) He .

d) They the guitar.

e) It 100 kilogrammes.

f) Jon a horse.

2 Make the sentences in Exercise 1 true for you.

Example (a)

I can’t speak Spanish.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

f)

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2 Label the parts of the body with the words inExercise 1.

Vocabulary

1 Find the parts of the body in the wordsnake.

3 Match the pictures with the words in the box.

backache a headache

stomach ache toothache

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e)

f)

g)

h)

i)

j)

k)

a) stomach ache c)

b) d)

4 Complete the conversation with the words in thebox.

Doctor: Hello again, Mr Jones. Didn’t I see you last week? What’s the (1) matter now?

Man: Oh, doctor. I have a terrible headache.

Doctor: Oh dear. Did you take an (2) ?

Man: Yes, I did. But now I have (3) .

Doctor: Hmmm. Did you have some lunch?

Man: Yes, I had a sandwich, a pizza, some chips,

two bananas, an apple, an ice cream ...

Doctor: OK. Can you (4) your toes?

Man: What? Er, yes. Like this? Oww!

Doctor: Now (5) the matter?

Man: I have backache.

Doctor: Go home and go to bed.

Man: Good (6) . Oh, one other

thing. I have toothache.

Doctor: Go to the (7) .

Man: Thank you, doctor. See you next week!

Doctor: Goodbye, Mr Jones.

59 Listen and check.

aspirin dentist idea matter

stomach ache touch what’s

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

a)

b)

c)

d)a

c

b

d

arm

eye

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Listening

1 60 Cover the listening script. Listen to theinterview with Tina Hopkins and tick (✓) thepicture of Tina below.

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2 Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a) Tina started at Framley’s Circus five years ago. F

b) Tina doesn’t like her job.

c) Tina went to circus school.

d) Tina was at circus school for two years.

e) The circus read about Tina on theinternet.

f) Tina doesn’t like travelling.

Interviewer: Today we’re talking to Tina Hopkins, whoworks at Framley’s Circus. Tina, when didyou start working here?

Tina: About three years ago. I hated my officejob, so I decided to leave and startsomething new.

Interviewer: Do you like your job?Tina: Yes, I love it. I meet new people every day

and everybody is happy to see me.Interviewer: How did you become a performer?Tina: Well, first I went to circus school …Interviewer: Circus school? Really?Tina: Oh, yes. I learned circus tricks. I can

dance, ride a horse and even sing. Aftersix months I knew I wanted to be a clown.

Interviewer: How long did you stay at circus school?Tina: Two years.Interviewer: And how did you get your job at

Framley’s?Tina: I put my information on the internet and

Framley’s saw it. They gave me a job as aclown.

Interviewer: Finally, Tina, what do you like about thecircus?

Tina: I like circus people – and I love travellingaround.

a

b

c

3 Listen again and complete the sentences with thewords in the box.

a) First Tina worked in an office . Then she got

a job at the .

b) People are always to see Tina.

c) Tina can , and ahorse.

d) Framley’s Circus gave Tina a job as a .

circus clown dance happy

office ride sing

Pronunciation

1 61 Listen to the weak and strong forms of can.

Weak form: Can you sing?

Strong form: Yes, I can.

2 62 Listen to the conversation. Underline theweak forms and circle the strong forms of can.

Sam: Can you speak Spanish?David: Yes, I can. How about you? Can you speak

Spanish?Sam: Yes, I can. And I can speak a little French.

3 63 Listen and repeat the conversation. Say thecorrect weak and strong forms of can.

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Online CVWe can help you find a job. Complete the form with your details.

Name (in CAPITAL LETTERS)

Email address

Password (more than six letters)

Repeat password

Year of graduation

Type of job you want (in CAPITAL LETTERS)

Personal notesAnswer these questions in under 60 words.

What can you do?

What languages can you speak?

What do you like doing?

What did you do last year?

Writing

Filling in a form online

1 Read the internet page. Which four mistakes didTina make? Tick (✓) each mistake.

a) She didn’t write her name in capital letters.

b) She didn’t complete the form.

c) She forgot to give her email address.

d) She didn’t spell her password correctly.

e) She didn’t write the type of job in capital letters.

f) She didn’t write 60 words in the Personal notes, she wrote 82 words.

✓

2 Complete the online form with your owninformation.

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Online CVWe can help you find a job. Complete the form with your details.

Name (in CAPITAL LETTERS)

Email address

Password (more than six letters)

Repeat password

Year of graduation

Type of job you want (in CAPITAL LETTERS)

Personal notesAnswer these questions in under 60 words.

What can you do?

What languages can you speak?

What do you like doing?

What did you do last year?

Tina Hopkins

tina@info.com

clonface

clownface

2002

circus performer

I can do circus tricks and I can sing,dance and ride a horse.

I can speak Spanish, French and a littleGerman.

I really like performing and I likelistening to music. My favourite type ofmusic is hip-hop, but I also like jazz.

I went to France and Spain. I worked in acircus for three months in France and thenwe travelled to Spain. I stayed with thecircus for four months and then came backto the UK.

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