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Unit 1 HelloPacific Ocean, AustraliaPhoto by David DoubiletF E AT U R E S11.1 Look at the photo. Listen and tick ( ).a Hi! My name’s Mike.b Hello! I’m Mike.c Hi! I’m Mike.10 National GeographicpeoplePeople and jobs212 People and places1.1 Listen and repeat.3 Write your name.Photos by Alex Treadway.Hi! I’m14 International phonecalls4 Work in pairs.Hello! I’m Meera.Phone calls from New York18 My top ten photosHi! My name’s Jared.A video about NationalGeographic photosTALK ABOUTLIFE BEGINNER.indb 9 PERSONAL INFORMATION A QUIZ PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOUWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGE913/12/2012 09:04

vocabulary jobs grammar a/an listening introductions grammar I am, you are vocabulary the alphabet speaking personal information1a National Geographic peopleVocabulary jobs13 Look at the photos. Write the jobs.1.2 Look at the photos. Listen to thepeople.Hi. I’m Mattias. I’m a filmmaker.21.3 Listen and repeat the jobs.explorer    filmmaker    photographer    scientist    writer12345Hi. I’m Carolyn. I’m aHello. I’m Alex. I’m aHi. I’m Mireya. I’m aHi. I’m Mattias. I’m aHello. I’m Robert. I’m an.4 Complete the sentence with your job.I’m.5 Talk to four people in your class.Hi. I’m Katya. I’m a student.N A T I O N A LG E O G R A P H I CP E O P L EMattias Klum in MalaysiaMattias KlumfilmmakerCarolyn AndersonwriterRobert BallardexplorerMireya MayorscientistAlex Treadwayphotographer10LIFE BEGINNER.indb 1013/12/2012 09:05

Unit 1 HelloGrammar a/anGrammar I am, you are6 Look at the grammar box and the example. I AM, YOU AREThen look at the jobs in Exercise 2. Underlinethe first letter.I’mYou’re(I’m I am, You’re You are)Example: explorerFor further information and practice, see page 161.AANa noun with b, c, d,f, a filmmakeran noun with a, e, i,o, uan explorerFor further information and practice, see page 161.710 Work in pairs. Look at the photos on page 10. Practisethe conversations in Exercises 8 and 9.11 Work in groups. Play a game.Student A: Act a job.1.4 Complete the sentences with a or an.Then listen, check and repeat the sentences.Students B, C, D: Say the job.Take turns.21Katya.a student.Vocabulary the alphabet123413651.7 Listen and repeat the vWwXxYyZzTt1.7 Say these letters. Then listen again. Completethe iver.Listening81.5 Listen to a conversation. Put theconversation in order. Then listen again andcheck.abcde914Yes.Oh, you’re a photographer!Hello.1I’m Alex Treadway.Hi.You:Mattias:TALK ABOUTLIFE BEGINNER.indb 11.3 PERSONAL INFORMATION15 Work in pairs. Spell your name.Student B: Turn to page 157.Speaking17 Work in groups. Play a memory game. Introduceyourself. Then give information about other people.MattiasKlum.Oh, 4a filmmaker!Yes, for National Geographic.23 Shaun / Sean4 Anna / AnaStudent A: Turn to page oYou:Mattias:1 Paula / Paola2 Bryan / Brian16 Work in pairs. Spell words.1.6 Listen and complete the conversation.11.8 Listen and choose the correct name.I’m Katya.I’m a student.You’re Katya. You’re a student.You’re Paola. You’re a doctor. A QUIZ PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOUWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGE1113/12/2012 09:05

reading people in the Himalayas vocabulary countries and nationalities pronunciation word stress grammar he/she/it is speaking and writing a quiz1b People and placesReadingVocabulary countries andnationalities1 Read the article. Complete the table.Photo 1NamePhoto 2Manu2Indian1.9 Listen and check your answers.PEOPLE AND PLACESBY ALEX TREADWAY1.10 Write the countries and nationalitiesin the table. Then listen and �� the United StatesCountryNationality3Alex Treadway is a Britishphotographer withNational manyGreat icanOmaniAmerican4 Pronunciation word stress1.11 Listen and repeat the countries fromExercise 3. Notice the stress.Grammar he/she/it is HE/SHE/IT IS1This is Manu.He’s from Jagat.Jagat is inNepal. Manu isNepalese.Photo by AlexTreadwayHeSheItisfrom India.Indian.in India.(He’s, She’s He is, She is)For further information and practice, see page 161.5 Complete the table for you. Then workin pairs. Tell your partner about yourself.Complete the table for your partner.YouYour partnerNameCountry2This is Dechen.She’s fromLadakh. Ladakhis in India.Dechen is Indian.Photo by AlexTreadwayNationality6 Work in groups of four. Tell the other pairabout your partner.This is Kira. She’s from France.She’s French.12LIFE BEGINNER.indb 1213/12/2012 09:05

Unit 1 Hello7 Look at the photos (a–d). Then read the sentences.Write true (T) or false (F).1234Speaking and writing9Haruko is from Japan.John is American.Krishnan is Indian.Marina is from China.1.12 Work in pairs. Do the quiz. Then listenand check.Toshiba is French.False. It’s Japanese.8 Write sentences (true or false) like Exercise 7. Readyour sentences to your partner.QUICK QUIZ:Haruko is a writer.a r o u n dFalse. She’s a filmmaker.t h eTRUE ORFALSEw o r l daWORLDWIDEFILMSTOKYOOFFICEHARUKO SAEKIFilmmakerb UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDPASSPORTTypeCodePassport NumberPGBR956870043Surname (1)0102Curry isfrom India.Toshiba isFrench.ALLBRIGHTGiven name(s) (2)JOHN WILLIAMNationality (3)BRITISH03Judo isAmerican.Date of birth (4)cPeople at IRTMumbai:Krishnan DimriWriterdIT Engineers04ITALYMARINA NERO12/06/13MARINA NEROTALK ABOUTLIFE BEGINNER.indb 13 PERSONAL INFORMATION A QUIZFlamenco isfrom Spain.10 Work in pairs. Write an ‘Around the world’ quiz.Write four sentences. Test the class. PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOUWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGE1313/12/2012 09:05

vocabulary continents reading phone calls from New York word focus from vocabulary numbers 1–10 grammar my, your speaking phone numbers1c International phone callsVocabularycontinents7 Word focus fromUnderline from in the sentences. Then match the sentences (1–3) withthe pictures (a–c).1 Look at the map on page 15.1 I’m from Spain.2 Pizza is from Italy.3 This phone call is from John.Complete the names of thecontinents.1234562AfAsAuENSabcAA1.13 Listen and repeat thenames of the continents.3 Look at the map again.Complete the sentences.12345India is inItaly is inGermany is inCanada is inBrazil is in.Vocabulary numbers 1–10.81.14 Write the numbers (1–10). Then listen and repeat the numbers.04 Work in pairs. Write fivesentences (true or false). Testyour partner.Brazil is in Africa.Reading5 Read the article on page 15.Underline the names of fourcountries.6 Read the article again.Complete the sentences withthe correct name.123456is a student.is Mexican.is an artist.is from Brazil.is from Canada.is a 91.15 Look at the map and listen to the number. Say the country.101.16 Look at the map and listen to the country. Say the number.Grammar my, your111.17 Listen to the conversation. Choose the correct mobile phonenumber (a–c).a 619 507 713.12b 619 408 713.c 619 401 623.1.17 Listen again. Write the work phone number. MY, YOURWhat’s your phone number?My mobile number is 619 408 713.Note: we say oh for 0 – not zero – in phone numbers.For further information and practice, see page 161.Speaking13 Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions.mobile numberwork numberhome number14LIFE BEGINNER.indb 1413/12/2012 09:06

Unit 1 HelloG E O G R A P H YInternational phone callsAnne-Marie Blanc is Canadian. She’s astudent in New York. She telephonesher family in Canada. Canada is thenumber 1 country for internationalphone calls from New York.Juan Garcia is a doctor in New York.He’s from Mexico. He telephones hisfamily in Mexico.Nelson Pires is Brazilian. He’s an engineerin New York. He telephones his office inBrazil.Naomi Smith is from Jamaica. She’s anartist in New York. She telephones herfamily in Jamaica on Sunday.TALK ABOUTLIFE BEGINNER.indb 15 PERSONAL INFORMATION A QUIZ PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOUWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGE1513/12/2012 09:06

vocabulary greetings real life personal information (1) pronunciation questions real life meeting people1d Nice to meet youVocabulary greetings11.18 Write Bye and Hello in the correct places.Then listen and oodnight.Goodbye.2.Real life personal information (1) Real life meeting people21.19 Listen to the conversation. Tick ( ) thegreetings in Exercise 1.31.19 Listen again. Complete the visitor book.DateNameCompanySignature17.5.2013Elias BrichEB ConsultingE Brich18.5.2013Suzi LeeNew StartSuzi Lee18.5.2013James WattNew StartJames Watt18.5.2013abcdHi, Katya. How are you?Nice to meet you too.Fine, thanks. And you?I’m OK. This is Silvia. She’sfrom Madrid.e Nice to meet you, Silvia.18 Work in groups of three. Practise the conversation MEETING PEOPLE1.20 Listen and repeat three questions from theconversation.b Work in pairs. Look at the audioscript on page 169.Practise the conversation.5 Look at the expressions for asking for PERSONALINFORMATION. Complete the questions withthese words.first1.21 Listen to the conversation. Put theconversation in order.from Exercise 7. Use your own names.4 Pronunciation questionsa7namephoneHello. / Hi.How are you?Fine, thanks. / I’m OK.This is X.Nice to meet you.Nice to meet you too.9 You are at a meeting. Invent an identity: name, job,company, phone number. Talk to people. Writethe names and phone numbers of people with thesame job.Good afternoon. I’m Vicente. PERSONAL INFORMATIONNice to meet you.What’s your?What’s yourname?What’s your surname?What’s yournumber?What’s your job?I’m Liam. / My name’s Liam.6 Work in pairs. Practise the conversation again. Useinformation from Exercise 3.16TALK ABOUT PERSONAL INFORMATIONWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGELIFE BEGINNER.indb 16 A QUIZ PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOU13/12/2012 09:06

writing an identity badge writing skill capital letters (1)Unit 1 Hello1e My IDWriting an identity badge1 Look at the ID badge and find:3 Complete the IDs with the information. Use capitalletters.11 the name of the company2 the name of the visitorWashingtonMobile Phone InternationalVISITOR2Name02 / 08 / 2013Carolyn Smith2 Writing skill capital letters (1)b Write these words in the table.Nelson PiresRio de JaneiroSouth Americaa cityWashingtona continentNorth Americaa countrythe United States of Americaa languageEnglisha nameCarolyn Andersona nationalityAmericanamericancathy newmanWritersConferencea Underline the capital letters on the ID badge.BrazilBrazilianPortuguese7 /10 /2013VISITOR0186693Datedublinsean boothLisbon2–4 April3paris bangkok sydneyjan sastreExploreTravelc Rewrite the sentences with the correct capitalletters.123456Directorriyadh is in saudi arabia.maya angelou is a writer.I’m chinese.He’s from tokyo.She’s from canada.I speak french.TALK ABOUTLIFE BEGINNER.indb 17 PERSONAL INFORMATION6191270394 Write an ID badge for yourself.5 Check your badge. Check the capital letters. A QUIZ PHONE NUMBERS NICE TO MEET YOUWRITE AN IDENTITY BADGE1713/12/2012 09:06

1f My top ten photosHello. My name’s Isha.18LIFE BEGINNER.indb 1813/12/2012 09:06