3. Super
me!
canfcanT
. wasfwerefcould
. Wordsthatgotogether
. Polite
requests
Doyouknow
thecomic
hero,
Superman?
Where
does
hecome
from?
Whatcanhedo?
fEl Listen
and
compare
your
ideas.
SUPERMAN
ISFANTASTIC!
canf
can't
I Alfie andhis cousinivy aretalking aboutSuperman.
CompletewhatAlfie saysusingcanandtheverbsin thebox.
lE Listenandcheck.
f!f,| Listento the restof the conversation.
Answerthe questions.
. Which
languages
dotheytalkabout?
. Which
sports
dotheytalkabout?
Completethelines from the conversationwith canor can't+ verb.
I ' Canvou anvlansuaees?'
'Yes,
I can.I Frenchand Spanishi
'You- Frenchat all!'
'I - skateboardl
You- !'
' vou ?'
'I - abit, but my mum and dad brilliantly.
"#t
#
2
J
A
5 'Suoerman
Suoerman
I[! Listen
andcheck.
everltthing.There'snothing
t'
Alfie Superman's
fantastic!
Ivy Hmm!What canhe do?
Alfie He can do everlthing!
Il'v No. he can't!
Alfie Yes,
he can.He atthe speedof light, he-
throughbuildings,andhe everylanguage
in theworldl
speak see flv
38 Unit5 . Super
me!
Practise
the sentences
with a partner.
4. I Say
allpersons
ofconand
cont.What
doyounotice?
Ican,
youcan.
he
!can'tt
you
2 fill Listen
andrepeat
these
sentences.
Icanspeak
French.
=/kan/
Can
youspeak
French?
=/kcn/
Yes.
lcan.=/kien/
No.Ican't.
=/ku:nt/
3 Say
these
sentences.
o o O oO O
You
can
swim. Ican't
ski.
)) Grammar
Reference
5.1pl37
PRACTICE
lvy can'tcook.Canyou?
I lftl Listen
andcomplete
thechartforIvy.Put(/) or (X).
Can...? lvy Yourpartner
speak
aforeign
language
cook x
skateboard
SWtm
play
tennis
ski
play
anymusical
instruments
2 Work with a partner.Ask andanswerquestions
abouthy.
Yes,
shecan.
/ No,shecan't.
3 Completethe sentences
abouthy with adverbsfrom thebox.
(not)at
atl(x2) a(littte)
bit(x2) quite
well
very
we[[ really
we[[ brilliantly
1 ShecanspeakSpanish alittlebit
2 Shecantcook
3 Shecanswim
4 Shecanplaytennis
5 Shecanski
6 Her dadcannlavthe suitar
7 Her mum canplaythepiano_.
8 Shecan'tolavanvthins
lffl Listenandcompare
thesentences.
Ask questions
to completethe chartin exercise
I about
vour Dartner.
5 Tellthe class
aboutyou andyour partner.
lff,! Listenand underlinewhatyou hear.
1 Shecan/ can'tcook.
2 | can/ can'thearyou.
3 They can/ can'tcometo the party.
4 Can/ Can'tyou seemy glasses
anl.where?
5 Youcan/ can'talwaysgetwhatyou want.
6 Can/ Can'tyou do thehomework?
With apartner,taketurnssayingthesentences.
Sayif you hear
canor can't.
Unit
5 . Super
me!39
5. TODAY
ANDYESTERDAY
Past
- wos/were/could
I fISf Readandlistento the questions
aboutthepresentandthe past.Completethe answers.
Present
Whatdayisit today?
t+'.
tL ) _.
Whatmonthisit now?
It's-.
lsit sunny
today?
itis./ -, it isn't.
t
Whereareyounowi
l'minlat
Whereareyourparents
now?
They're
in/at-.
Areyouin England
now?
I am./ l'mnot.
Past
What day was it yesterday?
It was
What month wasit last month?
It was
Was it sunny yesterday?
it was.I -, it wasn't.
Where wereyou yesterday?
I wasin/at
Where were they yesterday?
Theywerein/at-.
Wereyou in Englandlastyear?
I was.I -,1 wasn't.
Could you ski when you werefive?
I could.I -,1couldn't.
Could your teacherspeakEnglish
when he/shewasseven?
Yes,- could. / No, - couldn't.
2 Askandanswer
thequestions
aboutthepastin exercise
I with
Canyouski?
lcan./ lcan't
Canyourteacher
speak
a lot
of languages?
Yes,
- can./No,- can't.
a partner.
@
3 Completethesentences
with the pastof theverb to beandcan.
I I wasn't
at schoolyesterday
because
I - ill.
2 Mv oarents atworklastweek.
Thev on holidav
in Spain.
3 Where you lastnight?I phoned,but you
athome.
4 I - readandwritewhenI - justfive.
5 My sister read
untilshe
- seven.
Talking
aboutyou
4 Workwithapartner.
Askandanswer
questions
aboutyou.
. at8.00
thismorning
. at10.00
lastnight
. atthis
timeyesterday
. last
Saturday
evening
. last
Sunday
morning
Comptete
thePast
Simple
of to be.
Whatisthe pastof can"t
|/you/he
/ she
/ itlwe/they
3 IIilil Listen
andrepeat
thesentences.
)ts Grammar
Reference
5.2
- 5.3
pl37
Wherewere
youat8.00Ihisnorning?
Iwas
athone/inbed/
atwork/in
town...
40 Unit
5 . Super
me!
6. P
RACTI
CE
Childprodigies
I Look at thephotos.Who arethe children?
What cantheydo?Why aretheythild prodigies'?
2 lEil Listenandcomplete
thesentences
aboutMarcYu.
Readthemaloud.
Marc Yu- Pianist
1 He was bornonJanuary 19_, in
California,
USA.
2 He - the piano and lhe cello.
3 He _ the piano when he
-1 He - the cello when he
Lastyear,he playedwith LangLang,the famousChinese
rianist,in NewYork.
They_ a bigsuccess.
3 rorkwith a partner.Look at the informationandmake
sentences
aboutCleopatra.
CleopatraStratan- Singer
She,/born/October7th, 2002/Mo1dova,
near Romania.
She/singbeautifully when/just two years old
When/three, she made an album, LavArstadetrei ani.
Her album/a big success.
150,000/sold
round the world.
[istening
5 PabloPicasso
wasalsoa child prodigy.
completethe conversation
abouthim.
Readand
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
fTftf Listenandcheck.
-{skand answerquestions
about
. When
/ born?
. Where
/ born?
. How
old/ when
/ could
...?
D-T/^ D.,
L 0( /-ua- L IMSS*
25October l88l-8 April 1973
Hey,
took
atthatpainting!
lt'saPicasso,$/.4
Ohyes!
Fantastic!
Wherelwas Picasso
born?
InM6laga.
Ah!
Sohe'-spanish?
Yes,
hel
o
-his parents
rich?
Well,
theyt- richand
they6- poor.
His
father,
Don
Jos6,
'-a painter
and
aprofessor
ofart.His
mother,
Dofia
Maria,
t- ahousewife.
5o,e- Picasso
goodat drawing
whenhel0
young?
oh,yes.
He"- achitd
prodigy.
He12- draw
before
he"- speak.
His
firstword
to
-l6pit,
which
isSpanish
forpencil.
Wow!
What
astoryl
tEil Listenandcheck.Practise
theconversation,
Talkingabout you
Work in groups.Ask andanswerthe questions
aboutyou.
I When/born?
2 Where/born?
3 Where/parents
born?
4 How old wereyouwhenyou could... ?
. walk . talk . read . swim . rideabike
. use
acomputer . speak
aforeign
language
Marcand Cleopatra.
Unit
5 . Super
me!4l
7. READING
ANDSPEAKING
Atalented
family
Do you haveanytalentedpeoplein your family?
What cantheydo?
Look at the picturesof Nicola Benedettiand her father,Gio.
Readthe introductionto the article.Answerthe questions.
I What doesNicolado?
2 Why was2004specialfor her?
3 Wheredoesshelive?
4 What doesher sisterdo?
5 What doesher fatherdo?
Work in two groups.
Group A ReadaboutNicola. Answerthesequestions.
I Wasmusicimportant in her family?
2 How old wasNicolawhen shecouldplaytheviolin?
3 Did her fatherwork hard?
4 Wereher grandparentsrich or poor?
5 Is money important to Nicola and her father?
6 Doesher father like classicalmusic?
7 What doessheteachherfather?What doesheteachher?
8 When doessheplaytheviolin with her sister?
Group B Readabout Gio. Answer thesequestions.
1 Where wasGio born?
2 IJ/hy couldnt he buy the |aguarcar?
3 What wasGio'sbusiness?
4 How old wasNicola when shecould play the violin?
5 Can Gio play a musicalinstrument?
6 What music doeshe like?What doesnt he like?
7 DoesNicola work hard?
8 Why doeshe cry?
4 Work with a partner from the other group.Tellyoui -.
partneraboutyour person.
Language
work
5 Whoor whatdothese
adjectives
fromthetextreferto?
busy important difficult proud
hard-workingclassical expensive passionate
poor close independent sentimental
Nicola'sfather
wasalways
busy.
What do you think?
Work asa class.
Discussthequestions.
. DoNicola
and
Giohave
agood
relationship?
. Howare
theysimilar?
How
are
theydifferent?
. Does
Nicola
have
agood
relationship
withhersister?
. What
aboutyour
famity?
Whoareyouclose
to?Why?
A PASSION
FOR
SUCCES
Nicola Benedettiis a world-famous
violinist. Shewasthe BBCYoung
Musician of the Yearin 2004when
shewas 16.Shelivesin Chiswick,
westLondon, nearher sister,
Stephanie,who is also a violinist.
Their father,Gio Benedetti,is a
businessman.He liveswith his wife,
Francesca,
in Scotland.
''a'4 '}ai:&q
s
8. Nicola Benedetti Gio Benedetti
t When I wasyoung, musicwasn'tvery
important in our house.Then,when I was
four, I startedplaying theviolin. In my first
lesson,
I wassohappy,I couldn't stopcrying.
My dad, Gio, wasalwaysbusy.He wasvery
hard-working.His parentswerepoor,sohe
wantedto giveme and my sistereverything.
I like hard work too, and I know what I want
- if someonesays
to me "Youcan'tdo that", I
think "Oh yesI can!"That'sverylike my dad.
Butmy dad'sa businessman,
and I'm an
artist.Moneyisveryimportantto him, but
for me,success
isn't the sameasearninglots
of money.He likesthe musicI play,but he
doesn'tlike classical
musicverymuch.I teach
him aboutmusic,and hetellsme about
business.
My sisterand I areveryclose.
Wesometimes
playtogether- not professionally,
but
atfamily occasions
like weddingsand at
Christmas.
I live for my work. I neverwantto stop.
Musicis my life.t
5I *", bom in a smallvillagenearLuccain
Italy.Wewerepoor but happy.When I was
ten, I cameto Scotlandto live with mv uncle.
It wasverydifficult.
When I was 16,therewasa beautiful car- a
faguar- in the shopsbut I couldn'taffordit.
It wastoo expensive.
SoI starteda businessto
makemoney- a dry-cleaning
business.
Soon
therewere15shops.Bythe time I was19,I
could afford the |aguar.Thatwasaverygood
day!
Nicolawasalwaysindependent,
like me.She
couldplaytheviolin when shewasfour.Now
sheplaysconcerts
all overtheworld. I am so
proud of her.Shepractises
for seven
hoursa
day.Scotlandis soproud of her.Everybody
knowsher now.
I can'tplayanymusicalinstruments.
I like
countryandwestemmusic,but not classical.
Nicolaknowswhat shewants.Shehasa
passionto succeed,
like me,andsheworks
veryhardto getit. Whensheplaystheviolin,
she's
passionate
- that'stheItalianin her.
When I seeherplay,I oftencry.I can'thelp it.
I'm verysentimental.9
Unit
5 . Super
me!43
9. VOCABULARY
ANDLISTENING
Words
thatgotogether
Noun+ noun
I Matchanounin A withanounin B.
Dowewriteonewordortwo?
postoffice businessman
Verb+ noun
5 Matchaverbwith anoun.
verb
Wffi
send
----.. acar
drive children
ride '- alotoftextmessages
book-* room
motor(x2)
shop/store
sun
r.
living
bus
hand
station
(x2)
park
way
bike
speak
earn
live
play
wear
lookafter
watch
asuitand
tie
TValot
threelanguages
amotorbike
onthethirdfloor
alotof money
theguitar
railway lights
cal. stop
traffic glasses
petrol bag
2 Testthe other studentson the nounsthat go together.
3 IED Listento threeconversations.
Writeallthe
noun + noun combinations
you hear.
I postoffice , _,
3
With a partner,write a shortconversation.
Includesome
noun + noun combinations.
Act your conversation
to
the class.
6 Askandanswer
questions.
tEtr Listento theshortconversations.
Aftereach
one
saywhichverb+ nouncombinations
youhear.
Workwithapartner.
LookattEtr onp123.
Choose
twooftheconversations
andlearnthembyheart.
Prepositions
9 Completethe sentences
with a prepositionfrom thebox.
I
z
3
4
5
6
Do you like listening to music?
What sort musicdo you like?
Where's
your girlfriend-? Is sheMexican?
Is Paulamarried Mike?
Do you wantto comeshopping_ me?
Werethereanygoodprogrammes
- television
lastnight?
7 What do vou want vour birthdav?
8 CanI soeak Dave?Is he work todav?
fTI?f Listen and check.What arethe replies?Practise
the conversations.
of from with for
at
to on
44 Unit5 . Super
me!
10. EVERYDAY
ENGLISH
Polite
requests
I IED Listenand completethe conversations.
Where arethe people?
I What differences
aretherein A'srequests
in exercise
1?
I Can/
Could
/...I andCon/
Could
you.../ express
arequest.
Can/Could
I ask
youaquestion?
Can/Could
youdosomething
forme?
I Con/Could
express
anability.
Icanswim./lcould
swim
when
Iwas
four.
tED Listen
andrepeat
therequests.
Notice
howtheintonation
fallsandrises.
-,
Can
I have
acottee,
please? Could
voutellmethetime,please?
Practise
the conversations
in exercise
1.
Complete
therequests
with CanlCouldL.. ?or Can
ICouldyou ... ?
I Can
I havea cheese
sandwich,please?
5 Havemoreconversations
with someof
theseprompts.
acola paybycredit
card
thebill
avanilla
ice-cream
a8[ass
ofwater
areturn
ticket
borrow
your
dictionary
domeafavour
tryonthese
jeans sitnext
toyou
give
mealift open
thewindow
z
3
A
a
5
6
postthisletteifor me,please?
givemeyouremailaddress?
speak
toyoufo1,1,moment?
lendme{,20tilltrii'irorrow?
giveriieahandwith thisbox?
tED Listen
andcompare.
Canyouremember
thereplies?
Practise
with apartner.
A Canyou openthe
for me,please?
C Sure.No -.
A Thanks.
A Can I havea-.
please?
B Yes,
ofcourse.
A Could I havethe
please?
D Certainly,Madam.
A Couldyou - me
the-, please?
E It's10.30.
A Thanksalot.
Can
I have
a cola,
please?
0f course-Diet
orregular?
Sorry.W
e don'thave
anyoola.
Unit5 . Super
me!45
