C Things we use for eating and drinking cup, bowl, fork, knif, chopsticks, spoon, glass, plate, mug. D Expressions Where can I find a mug or a cloth or some kitchen roll? They are in the cupboard. Can I help with the washing-up or cooking? Yes, please! You can dry the plates. or You can cook some rice. Where does this cup or plate or frying pan go? Put it in this cupboard, please. Tip: Stick labels on objects in your kitchen with their English names on them. You will see these every day and this will help you to learn the words.

A Bedroom: bed, bedside lamp, alarm clock, pyjamas, dressing table,chest of drawers, mirror, wardrobe, bedside table, comb,hairbrush. B Bathroom: soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shelf, basin, shower, shampoo, shower gel, razor, toilet, towel.

C Emma’s routine. Emma goes to bed at 11 o’clock. She goes upstairs to her bedroom. She gets undressed and gets into bed. She reads for a bit. She turns off the light and falls asleep. She wakes up when her alarm clock rings. She gets up. She has a shower, cleans her teeth and gets dressed. She goes downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast.

A Things in the living room books, bookshelf or bookshelves, light switch, light, picture, lamp, window, curtains, TV, hi-fi , sofa, armchair, phone, coffee table, remote control, socket, rug,carpet,table, chair. B Useful verbs Every evening I watch television. Sometimes I listen to the radio or listen to music. Sometimes I read a book. Sometimes I just relax [rest and do nothing].

C Expressions It’s getting dark. Can you close the curtains, please? OK. And I’ll switch the light on. Thanks. Now can you turn the radio off? And pass me the remote control. I want to turn on the TV. There’s a good programme on. Common mistakes: The furniture in my room is white [NOT The furniture in my room are white].

A What’s his or her job? doctor, teacher, nurse, mechanic, secretary, shop assistant, hairdresser, engineer, farmer. B Jobs in the town police officer, traffic warden, librarian, bank clerk. C Expressions What’s your job? I’m a waiter I work in a restaurant. What do you do? I’m a taxi driver. Is it an interesting job? Yes, I like it. Where do you work? I work in an office. Sometimes it’s boring. My dad works in a factory which makes car parts. I worked in a shop at the weekends when I was a student. I want to work in a beauty salon as a hairdresser. I’d like to work in a children’s hospital. I’m a writer. I work at or from home.

A Subjects English, maths, art, history, geography, biology, ICT (information communication technology), PE (physical education), chemistry, modern languages, physics, music. B Useful things. board, noticeboard, piece of paper, pencil, textbook, notebook, rubber, board rubber, drawing pin,board pen, OHP (overhead projector), pen, pencil sharpener, desk, whiteboard, computer, DVD player, ruler. C Expressions. A maths teacher teaches maths. Her students study maths. Children go to school and students go to university. At school children learn to read and write. Students can do an (English) course in many schools and universities. At the end of a course, you often take or do an exam. You hope to pass your exams. You don’t want to fail your exams. If you pass your final exams at university, you get a degree. Common mistakes: After school, students do homework [NOT make homework or do homeworks].

A Letters address, stamp, letter, date, envelope, letter box. Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope. Don’t forget to post the letters. B Email and Internet computer, screen, keyboard, mouse, laptop, memory stick. Olivia gets a lot of emails from New York. You have to be careful what information you give people online. What’s your email address? Moll@cup.com C Telephones and mobile devices. mobile device, mobile, telephone, phone box. Juan makes a lot of phone calls. I always take my smartphone with me. I never turn it off. What’s your phone number? What’s your mobile number? oh double six five three oh seven one eight. He’s not answering his phone. I’ll leave a voicemail and I’ll text him or send him a text (message). D Expressions. Hello. Hello. It’s Nick here. Can I speak to Ahmed, please? I’m sorry, he’s not here at the moment. Can I take a message? Thanks. Could you just tell him I called. I’ll call back later. OK. OK. I’ll tell him Goodbye. Bye. Tip: Use a search engine to find an example of a letter and an email in English. Write down any useful words or phrases in them.

A Parts of a phone camera, screen, apps, power button, phone case, battery, charger, SIM card. B Using a smartphone. Ramesh takes a lot of selfies and posts them online. Lisa didn’t answer her phone, so I left a voicemail. Can you text me the address of the restaurant? I haven’t been there before. I’ve just got a message from Andy. He wants to know if we’re going to the party. You can download an app with a dictionary to help you when you write in English. While she was on holiday, Kelly called her family every day. C Expressions Can you read that message on my phone, please? My hands are wet. It’s locked. What’s the PIN? You don’t need a PIN to unlock it. Just swipe the screen left to right. swipe, save, PIN, delete. I can’t save any new photos. Your phone memory is full. You need to delete some photos and messages.

A Holiday (noun) We had a lovely holiday in Egypt in 2014. I’m not working next week. I’m on holiday. Are you going on holiday this summer? B Types of holidays We’re going on a package holiday to Hong Kong. [flights and hotel are included] We’re going to have a winter holiday this year. I want to go camping this year. [sleep in a tent]. I’m going on a walking holiday in the Alps. A coach tour is an easy way to go on holiday. [travelling in a comfortable bus] C Transport by plane, by train, by car, by ferry, by coach.