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Cambridge University Press978-1-107-59819-5 – American Think StarterHerbert Puchta Jeff Stranks Peter Lewis-JonesFrontmatterMore information

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STUDENT’S BOOK STARTERHerbert Puchta, Je� Stranks & Peter Lewis-Jones

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CONTENTSWelcome p 4 A � e alphabet; Colors; International words B Articles: a and an; � e day; Saying Hello and Goodbye C Classroom objects; Numbers 0–20; Plural nouns; Classroom language D Numbers 20–100; Messages; Review

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLSUnit 1One worldp 12

Ge� ing to know someoneTalking about yourself and others

Question words� e verb be

Countries and nationalitiesAdjectives

/h/ or /w/ in question words Values: � e Olympic SpiritSelf-esteem: � e “Me” � ag

Reading Website: Crazy about the OlympicsDialogue: Favorite soccer teamsPhotostory: Just a li� le joke

Listening Radio quiz: � e One-Minute ChallengeWriting Completing a questionnaire: Personal information

Unit 2I feel happyp 20

Talking about feelingsAsking questionsExpressing likes and dislikes

be (negative: singular and plural)be (questions and short answers)Object pronouns

Adjectives to describe feelingsPositive and negative adjectives

Vowel sounds: adjectives Values: Welcoming a new classmateTrain to � ink: Categorizing

Reading Text messages: Hi there!Dialogue: Deciding what to doCulture: Masks from around the world

Listening Dialogues: Talking about feelingsWriting Text messages: Describing feelings and things

Review Units 1 & 2 p 28

Unit 3Me and my familyp 30

Describing good qualitiesTalking about familyPaying compliments

Possessive ’sPossessive adjectivesthis / that / these / those

Family membersHouse and furniture

this / that / these / those Values: FamiliesSelf-esteem: Being part of a family

Reading Article: Kate MiddletonDialogue: Alicia’s familyPhotostory: A song for Ruby

Listening Dialogues: Describing familyWriting Description: Your favorite room

Unit 4In the cityp 38

Talking about places in a town/cityGiving directionsBuying things in a store

there is / there aresome / anyImperatives

Places in a town/cityPrepositions of placeNumbers 100+Prices

Word stress in numbers Values: My town/cityTrain to � ink: Exploring numbers

Reading Article: Window of the WorldDialogues: In the storesCulture: Parks around the world

Listening Dialogues: Asking for directionsWriting A brochure for your town


Unit 5In my free timep 48

Talking about habits and activitiesTalking about technology habitsEncouraging someone

Simple presentAdverbs of frequencySimple present (negative and questions)

Free-time activitiesGadgets

Simple present verbs: third person

Values: Be� er together or be� er alone?Self-esteem: What makes you happy?

Reading Newsle� er: I love Glee Club!Quiz: Does TV control your life?Photostory: � e school play

Listening Monologues: Describing electronic gadgetsWriting Paragraph: Days in your life

Unit 6Friendsp 56

Helping a friendDescribing people

have (a ̈ rmative, negative, and questions)Count and noncount nouns

Parts of the bodyDescribing people

� e /eɪ/ vowel sound Values: Helping a friendTrain to � ink: A� ention to detail

Reading Article: A real friendDialogue: A surprise for OliviaCulture: Welcoming people around the world

Listening Interview: Friendship bandsWriting Paragraph: Describing a friend


Unit 7We love sports!p 66

Talking about abilitiesTelling timeTalking about routines and datesMaking suggestions

can / can’t for abilityPrepositions of time

SportsTelling timeMonths and seasonsOrdinal numbers

� e /ɔ/ vowel sound Values: � e importance of sportsSelf-esteem: My time: pie chart

Reading Short articles: � ey’re good!Article: � e other ª nalPhotostory: � e big game

Listening Phone call: Making arrangementsWriting Paragraph: My favorite sportsperson

Unit 8Dance to the musicp 74

Talking about music and feelingsDescribing a sceneTalking about likes and dislikes

Present continuouslike / don’t like + -ing

Clothes Intonation: listing items Values: MusicTrain to � ink: Memorizing

Reading Tweets: #musicinsupermarketDialogue: A conversation at a partyCulture: Musical instruments around the world

Listening Radio phone-in: Dances around the worldWriting Tweets: Describing a scene


Unit 9Would you like dessert?p 84

Talking about food and eating habitsTalking about obligationAsking for permissionO® ering and asking for help

must / must notcan (asking for permission)I’d like … / Would you like …?

Food and drinkMeals

Intonation: giving two choices Values: How you eat is importantSelf-esteem: You are what you eat

Reading Article: Young kitchen starsMenu and dialogue: In a café Photostory: � e pizza

Listening Description: Describing a pictureWriting Menu: A meal plan for your friend

Unit 10High � iersp 92

Talking about achievementAsking for information about the pastTalking about the weather

Simple past: be (a ̈ rmative, negative, and questions)Simple past: regular verbs

Time expressions: past� e weather

Simple past: regular verbs Values: Hard work and achievementTrain to � ink: Sequencing

Reading Article: It was her dream to be an astronautArticle: Fictional heroesCulture: Statues

Listening Dialogue: Ethan’s Saturday eveningWriting Proposal: A statue in my town


Unit 11A world of animalsp 102

Talking about past vacationsTalking about ability in the pastDescribing a photoSequencing (in a story)

Simple past: irregular verbsSimple past (negative and questions)could / couldn’t

Verb collocationsAdjectives

Simple past: irregular verbs Values: Animals and usSelf-esteem: Animals and nature

Reading Article: Erin and Tonk to the rescueArticle: Extinct animalsPhotostory: � e spider

Listening Dialogue: Bella’s vacationWriting Blog entry: A day in the life of an animal

Unit 12Ge� ing aroundp 110

Talking about travel and transportationComparing thingsAt the train station

Comparative adjectivesone / ones

TransportationGeographical places

Word stress: comparatives Values: Transportation and the environmentTrain to � ink: Comparing

Reading Article: � e great raceArticle: My favorite tripCulture: Transportation around the world

Listening Dialogue: At the train stationWriting Description: Unusual forms of transportation


Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128






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Welcome p 4 A � e alphabet; Colors; International words B Articles: a and an; � e day; Saying Hello and Goodbye C Classroom objects; Numbers 0–20; Plural nouns; Classroom language D Numbers 20–100; Messages; Review

FUNCTIONS & SPEAKING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION THINK SKILLSUnit 1One worldp 12

Ge� ing to know someoneTalking about yourself and others

Question words� e verb be

Countries and nationalitiesAdjectives

/h/ or /w/ in question words Values: � e Olympic SpiritSelf-esteem: � e “Me” � ag

Reading Website: Crazy about the OlympicsDialogue: Favorite soccer teamsPhotostory: Just a li� le joke

Listening Radio quiz: � e One-Minute ChallengeWriting Completing a questionnaire: Personal information

Unit 2I feel happyp 20

Talking about feelingsAsking questionsExpressing likes and dislikes

be (negative: singular and plural)be (questions and short answers)Object pronouns

Adjectives to describe feelingsPositive and negative adjectives

Vowel sounds: adjectives Values: Welcoming a new classmateTrain to � ink: Categorizing

Reading Text messages: Hi there!Dialogue: Deciding what to doCulture: Masks from around the world

Listening Dialogues: Talking about feelingsWriting Text messages: Describing feelings and things


Unit 3Me and my familyp 30

Describing good qualitiesTalking about familyPaying compliments

Possessive ’sPossessive adjectivesthis / that / these / those

Family membersHouse and furniture

this / that / these / those Values: FamiliesSelf-esteem: Being part of a family

Reading Article: Kate MiddletonDialogue: Alicia’s familyPhotostory: A song for Ruby

Listening Dialogues: Describing familyWriting Description: Your favorite room

Unit 4In the cityp 38

Talking about places in a town/cityGiving directionsBuying things in a store

there is / there aresome / anyImperatives

Places in a town/cityPrepositions of placeNumbers 100+Prices

Word stress in numbers Values: My town/cityTrain to � ink: Exploring numbers

Reading Article: Window of the WorldDialogues: In the storesCulture: Parks around the world

Listening Dialogues: Asking for directionsWriting A brochure for your town


Unit 5In my free timep 48

Talking about habits and activitiesTalking about technology habitsEncouraging someone

Simple presentAdverbs of frequencySimple present (negative and questions)

Free-time activitiesGadgets

Simple present verbs: third person

Values: Be� er together or be� er alone?Self-esteem: What makes you happy?

Reading Newsle� er: I love Glee Club!Quiz: Does TV control your life?Photostory: � e school play

Listening Monologues: Describing electronic gadgetsWriting Paragraph: Days in your life

Unit 6Friendsp 56

Helping a friendDescribing people

have (a ̈ rmative, negative, and questions)Count and noncount nouns

Parts of the bodyDescribing people

� e /eɪ/ vowel sound Values: Helping a friendTrain to � ink: A� ention to detail

Reading Article: A real friendDialogue: A surprise for OliviaCulture: Welcoming people around the world

Listening Interview: Friendship bandsWriting Paragraph: Describing a friend


Unit 7We love sports!p 66

Talking about abilitiesTelling timeTalking about routines and datesMaking suggestions

can / can’t for abilityPrepositions of time

SportsTelling timeMonths and seasonsOrdinal numbers

� e /ɔ/ vowel sound Values: � e importance of sportsSelf-esteem: My time: pie chart

Reading Short articles: � ey’re good!Article: � e other ª nalPhotostory: � e big game

Listening Phone call: Making arrangementsWriting Paragraph: My favorite sportsperson

Unit 8Dance to the musicp 74

Talking about music and feelingsDescribing a sceneTalking about likes and dislikes

Present continuouslike / don’t like + -ing

Clothes Intonation: listing items Values: MusicTrain to � ink: Memorizing

Reading Tweets: #musicinsupermarketDialogue: A conversation at a partyCulture: Musical instruments around the world

Listening Radio phone-in: Dances around the worldWriting Tweets: Describing a scene


Unit 9Would you like dessert?p 84

Talking about food and eating habitsTalking about obligationAsking for permissionO® ering and asking for help

must / must notcan (asking for permission)I’d like … / Would you like …?

Food and drinkMeals

Intonation: giving two choices Values: How you eat is importantSelf-esteem: You are what you eat

Reading Article: Young kitchen starsMenu and dialogue: In a café Photostory: � e pizza

Listening Description: Describing a pictureWriting Menu: A meal plan for your friend

Unit 10High � iersp 92

Talking about achievementAsking for information about the pastTalking about the weather

Simple past: be (a ̈ rmative, negative, and questions)Simple past: regular verbs

Time expressions: past� e weather

Simple past: regular verbs Values: Hard work and achievementTrain to � ink: Sequencing

Reading Article: It was her dream to be an astronautArticle: Fictional heroesCulture: Statues

Listening Dialogue: Ethan’s Saturday eveningWriting Proposal: A statue in my town


Unit 11A world of animalsp 102

Talking about past vacationsTalking about ability in the pastDescribing a photoSequencing (in a story)

Simple past: irregular verbsSimple past (negative and questions)could / couldn’t

Verb collocationsAdjectives

Simple past: irregular verbs Values: Animals and usSelf-esteem: Animals and nature

Reading Article: Erin and Tonk to the rescueArticle: Extinct animalsPhotostory: � e spider

Listening Dialogue: Bella’s vacationWriting Blog entry: A day in the life of an animal

Unit 12Ge� ing aroundp 110

Talking about travel and transportationComparing thingsAt the train station

Comparative adjectivesone / ones

TransportationGeographical places

Word stress: comparatives Values: Transportation and the environmentTrain to � ink: Comparing

Reading Article: � e great raceArticle: My favorite tripCulture: Transportation around the world

Listening Dialogue: At the train stationWriting Description: Unusual forms of transportation


Pronunciation pages 120–121 Get it right! pages 122–126 Speaking activities pages 127–128






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WELCOME

1 1.02 Listen to the alphabet. � en listen again and repeat.

2 1.03 Listen to the sounds and repeat.

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Spell your name to your partner. Your partner writes your name. Is he/she correct?

/eɪ/ /i/ /e/ /aɪ/ /oʊ/ /u/ /ɑr/

a h j k

b c d e g p t v z

f l m n s x

i y o q u w r

Colors1 Write the colors in the correct places in the key.

black | blue | brown | green | gray | orangepink | purple | red | white | yellow

Key1 white 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 5 11 6

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. What colors can you see around you? Tell your partner.

� e alphabet

Aa Bb Cc Dd

Ee Ff Gg Hh

i Jj Kk Ll

Mm Nn Oo

Pp Qq Rr Ss

Tt Uu Vv Ww

Xx Yy Zz






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Articles: a and an1 Match the sentences in the list with the pictures.

Write 1–4 in the boxes.1 It’s a blue taxi.2 It’s an orange taxi.3 It’s a red taxi.

4 It’s a black and white taxi.

The dayWrite the words in the list under the pictures. afternoon | evening | morning | night

2 Write a or an.

0 an airport1 hotel2 red bus3 sandwich4 yellow taxi5 orange phone6 American restaurant 7 wet umbrella

A

1B

C

D

1

2

3

4

evening






WELCOME

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Saying Hello and Goodbye1.05 Complete the dialogues with the words in

the list. Listen and check.Bye | Good | have | Hi | How | morning night | See you | thanks | this

1ANDY Hello. My name’s Andy.TOM Hi, Andy. I’m Tom, and 0 this is Lucy.LUCY 1 , Andy.ANDY Hi, Tom. Hi, Lucy.

5SUE Good 9 , Mom.MOM Night, Sue. Sleep well.

4JIM Bye, Rachel.RACHEL Bye, Jim. 7 later.JIM Yeah, 8 a good day.

2ABI 2 afternoon, Mrs. Hall. MRS. HALL Hi, Abi. 3 are you?ABI Great, 4 . And you?MRS. HALL I’m fine, thanks.

3DARIUS Good 5 , Mr. Thomas.MR. THOMAS Hello, Darius. How are you?DARIUS I’m fine, thank you. MR. THOMAS Good. I’ll see you in class.DARIUS 6 , Mr. Thomas.






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Numbers 0–201 1.07 Look at the numbers 0–20. Listen and

repeat.

0 zero/“oh” 11 eleven1 one 12 twelve2 two 13 thirteen3 three 14 fourteen 4 four 15 fi ft een5 fi ve 16 sixteen6 six 17 seventeen7 seven 18 eighteen8 eight 19 nineteen9 nine 20 twenty

10 ten

2 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose three numbers from Exercise 1. Tell a partner to write them. Is he/she correct?

3 1.08 Listen and write the phone numbers you hear.

1 3 2 4

Plural nouns1 Write the words under the pictures.

Classroom objects1 Look at the pictures. Do you know these words?

If not, ask your teacher: What’s … in English?

2 1.06 Write the words in the list under the pictures in Exercise 1. Listen, check, and repeat. board | book | chair | computer | deskdoor | pen | pencil | projector | window

3 What other classroom objects can you think of?

4 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the pictures in Exercise 1.

What’s … in English? It’s a desk.

5 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Find things in your classroom and say the colors.

a red pen an orange chair

2 Match the singular and plural nouns.

Singular Plural0 one man b a three people1 one woman b four men2 a person c six children3 a child d fi ve women

0 door 1

2 3

4 5

6 7

8 9 0 two chairs 1 2

3 4 5






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WELCOME

Classroom language1 1.09 Listen and number the phrases in the

order you hear them. Write 1–10 in the boxes.2 1.10 Listen again and say the phrases.

a Open your books.

d Look at the picture.

g Th at’s right.

b Listen!

e What does this mean?

h Th at’s wrong.

c Raise your hand.

f Sorry, I don’t understand.

1 i Close your books. j Work with a partner.






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Numbers 20–1001 1.11 Match the numbers with the words.

Listen and check.

a 20 1 fi ft yb 30 2 eightyc 40 3 ninetyd 50 4 seventye 60 5 one hundredf 70 6 thirtyg 80 a 7 twentyh 90 8 sixtyi 100 9 forty

LOOK! 33 = thirty-three 56 = � � y-six 97 = ninety-seven

2 1.12 How do you say these numbers? Listen, check, and repeat.

1 24 4 49 7 712 87 5 54 8 953 33 6 62

3 Write the numbers.

0 24 twenty-four 1 47 2 60 3 89 4 30 5 58 6 72 7 91

Messages1 1.13 Read and listen to the message.

Complete the message to Luis. 2 1.14 Now listen and complete the message

to Amy.

Hi, Luis,

Message from Brian Holmes.

His apartment number is 1 .

The bus number is 2 .

His phone number is

3 .

Hi, Amy,

Message from Mrs. Davis.

Her address is 1 Elm Street. The bus number is 2 . Her telephone number is 3

.






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WELCOME

Review1 1.15 Work in groups. Play the fi rst lett er game.

● Listen to the lett er of the alphabet.● How many examples can you fi nd for each category in the table?● You get one point for each correct answer. Th e winner is the group with the most points.

0 P 1 2 3 4 5

Color pinkpurple

Actor Sean PennAl Pacino

Classroom object pencilprojector

Number (0–20)–

International word pizzaphone

Total Points 9

2 Complete the words with the missing vowels and then write them in the correct column in the table below.

0 b a n a n a 6 ch r1 d r 7 f v 2 r st r nt 8 y ll w3 r ng 9 rp rt4 p n 10 gr n5 n n 11 ght

International words

Colors Numbers Classroom objects

banana

3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Choose three pictures and spell the words for your partner to write. Is he/she correct?

4 Put the dialogues in order. Write 1–4 and 1–3 in the boxes.1

JIM Great, thanks. And you?1 JIM Good morning, Jack.

JACK I’m fi ne, thanks.

JACK Hi, Jim. How are you?

2

LUCY Yeah, have a good day.

LUCY Bye, Sara.

SARA Bye, Lucy. See you later.




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