Contents Young A chievers 4

Unit Vocabulary Grammar

Holidays Present simple and continuous
0 Hobbies and activities
Food
Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Future with going to
Parts of animals Advice: should and shouldn’t
Welcome!
Quantifiers
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Abilities present and past: can, can’t, could and couldn’t

Friendship verbs: argue, be a good listener, feel happy, forget birthdays, listen to problems, make someone Question words: who, what, when, where, which, why, how
laugh, share interests, tell secrets, tell the truth, trust someone be and adjectives
Appearance adjectives: athletic, curly, dark, fair, heavy, long, pale, short, straight, tall, tanned Present continuous: affirmative, negative and interrogative
1 Personality adjectives: funny, lazy, outgoing, shy, talkative
Activities: dance, do homework, eat cake/pizza, go to the mountains, hang out, play chess, play the
Present simple and Present continuous with usually and
but
guitar, read text messages, ride a bike/a horse, wash the dog, watch TV Present continuous and adverbs of manner
Friends
Adverbs of manner: angrily, happily, hungrily, loudly, nervously, politely, quickly, quietly, sadly,
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sleepily, slowly

Regular verbs: convince, disappear, discover, establish, explore, kill, name, return, sail, start, travel Past simple: affirmative, negative and interrogative
2 Irregular verbs: be, bring, do, eat, go, have, hear, leave, take, tell
Life events: act in play, be born, get a new job, get a pet, learn to do something, meet your best friend,
Past continuous: affirmative, negative and interrogative

move house, pass a test, play a musical instrument, start primary school, win a prize
Let’s explore!
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Population, temperature and rainfall: millions, Celsius, millimetres Comparative adjectives: regular and irregular, as ... as
3 Sport: athlete, BMX bike racer, football player, mountain climber, tennis player, wrestler
Adjectives: bad, beautiful, big, cold, dangerous, difficult, early, exciting, expensive, good, heavy, high,
Superlative adjectives: regular and irregular

Let the games late, light, long, old, popular, short, small, tall, young
begin!
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Jobs: astronaut, bus driver, carnival worker, chef, farmer, firefighter, journalist, magician, nurse, park have to and not have to

4 ranger, pilot, police officer, sales assistant, stuntwoman, teacher, toy designer, waitress, zoo keeper
Work verbs: advise, arrest, buy, check, clean, cook, drive, earn, fill, give, help, interview, investigate,
milk, pack, ride, search, sell, serve, take care, take, wear, write
some / every / any / no: -thing, -where, -body

World of work Chores: make your bed, sweep the floor, take out the rubbish, tidy your room, walk the dog, wash
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Predicting the future: entertainment, holidays, food, houses, people, pets, space, technology, transport Future with will: affirmative, negative and interrogative
5 Zero conditional

Into the future

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Experiences: act, be, buy, climb, cook, cycle, dance, eat, fly, go, hold, learn, listen, make, play, read, Present perfect for experiences: affirmative, negative and
ride, sail, see, sing, sleep, swim, take, talk, travel, watch interrogative

6 Present perfect and Past simple

Expressing similarities: too
Prepositions of place: above, behind, between, in front of, in
We’re on the middle of, next to, opposite
holiday Prepositions of movement: around, away from, into, out of,
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Experience verbs: act, be, drink, eat, fly, go, meet, play, read, ride, sail, see, swim, visit, watch, win, Present perfect and Past simple

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Musical instruments: bagpipes, didgeridoo, flute, guitar, musical saw, piano, saxophone,
Present perfect with ever, for and since
Present and past abilities using can and could
thumb piano, trumpet, violin
Free time
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Skateboarding: helmet, pads, rails, ramps, skateboard, shoes, tricks Advice: should and shouldn’t
8 Survival: boots, compass, first-aid kit, fishing rod, hat, insect repellent, lifebelt, matches, map,
penknife, radio, river, shirt, torch, trousers, water bottle, whistle
Causes with because and consequences with so
Suggestions: Let’s..., Why don’t we..., I agree, I don’t agree,
Extreme That’s a good idea.
experiences will, might and won’t
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Listening Speaking Reading Writing

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Phonics for Achieve!
Functions pronunciation Culture
Asking and answering questions about past summer holidays

Discussing friendships: Why do you like your friend? I like him because he’s funny. -air, -are or -ear CLIL: Presenting information on a graph and
Comparing what you usually do with what you’re doing now: I usually wear trainers to school, but today expressing percentages
I’m wearing snow boots!
Describing how something is done: Are you walking slowly? You’re singing loudly! Friendship day: different types of friends

Interviewing a historical character: When did you start your journey? How did you feel? -aw or -au CLIL: Marco Polo
What did you bring back?
Cross-checking information: He wasn’t fishing at 2pm. He was making coffee. Captain Cook: Voyages of discovery
Asking and answering questions using What and When: What were you doing at 8.30?
I was having breakfast.

Comparing physical characteristics: Who is younger? Who is the youngest? Whose feet are bigger? -ou or -ow CLIL: A healthy heart
Whose feet are the biggest?
Comparing statistics: The New Forest race is shorter than the Leeds race. He is the most popular Wild records: Superlatives in the wild
wrestler.

Talking about work obligations: I have to clean the cages. I don’t have to wear a uniform. -or, -ur, -ear or -ir CLIL: Art from rubbish and other materials
Asking and answering questions about your weekend: Did you play anything last weekend?
What did you play? Van Gogh: the painter and his paintings
Making polite requests: Could I have...? Would you like...? May I...? I’d like some...

Making predictions about the future: I think people will have pet robots. Will I work in an office? Long -i and long -a sounds CLIL: Our Solar System
No, you will work in a school.
Comparing what you would do in certain situations: When I feel tired, I go to sleep. Space travel: important historical dates in
space travel

Talking about and compare experiences: I’ve been to London. I haven’t read a book, and Bryan hasn’t -i, -ee or -ea CLIL: Six jobs in the theatre
read a book. Have you ever eaten a snake? No, I haven’t.
Giving details about experiences: What places have you visited? I’ve visited new Zealand. When did May Day: A traditional celebration in the UK
you go? I went there last year.

Discussing when you started something and how long you have done it for: I’ve played the piano Short -u and short -o CLIL: Dancing around the world
since 2012. I’ve have liked classical music for two years. sounds
Talking about what you could and couldn’t do when you were younger: I could ride a bike when I Talent show: Organising a talent show
was four. I couldn’t read English when I was two.
Describing what something is made of: It’s made of wood.

Giving survival advice: You should use insect repellent. You should stay calm. -oo, -ou, -u/e or -ew CLIL: The Sonoran Desert
Making suggestions and agreeing or disagreeing: Why don’t we take the torch? That’s a good idea.
I agree. We should take the first-aid kit. I don’t agree. Let’s take the penknife. The code: Following the countryside code

Interactive practice Grammar presentation Audiovisual material

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Unit 3 Let the games begin!
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1 1.30 Listen and write the years.

17.4 million
12¡C
635 mm
14 million Athens
Atlanta London
11¡C
5.3 million 650 mm
Beijing
16.3¡C
3.7 million
1,280 mm
17.4¡C
414 mm
Rio de Janeiro Sydney
112.4 million
226¡C 4.5 million
11,175 mm 17.4¡C
1,216 mm

2 Read the riddles and answer the questions. Grammar

It is bigger than Rio.
Which Olympic city?
1. This city is bigger than Athens but smaller than Atlanta. It’s drier than Atlanta, too, and it’s
warmer than Beijing. Which Olympic city is it?
2. This city is wetter than Beijing. It is bigger than Rio and a lot cooler, too. Which Olympic
city is it?

3 Write a riddle with a classmate.

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1 1.31 Listen and match.
Usain Bolt Nationality: British
1 Date of Birth: 23rd Sept. 1988
Height: 1.72 m
tennis player
Weight: 76 kg

Nationality: Danish
2
Date of Birth: 11th July, 1990
football player Height: 1.77 m
Caroline Wozniacki Weight: 58 kg

Javier Hernandez Nationality: Mexican

Date of Birth: 1st June, 1988
BMX bike racer Height: 1.75 m
3 Weight: 65 kg

Nationality: Jamaican
4 Date of Birth: 21st Aug. 1986
track athlete Height: 1.96 m
Weight: 94 kg
Shanaze Reade

2 Compare the athletes.

Grammar
heavier lighter older shorter taller younger Who is younger,
Tanya or Miguel?
Whose feet are
Who is older, Usain Bolt or Shanaze Reade? Usain Bolt. bigger, Maya’s or
Adrian’s?
3 Ask and compare your classmates.

Name Date of birth Height Shoe size Hand span

1.

2.

3.

4.

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1 1.32 Listen and tick (✔) the chart.

Jake and Dan are mountain climbers. They are
trying to decide which mountain to climb:
Mount Everest in Nepal or Mount McKinley
in the USA.

Which mountain is… Mount Everest Mount McKinley

higher?
colder?
more difficult to climb?
more dangerous?
more expensive to climb?

2 Read and compare the bike races. Work with a classmate.

Grammar
difficult early expensive late long Mount Everest is more dangerous
than Mount McKinley.

NEW FOREST
MOUNTAIN BIKE RACE
LEEDS CITY
BIKE RACE
A new way to see
the city!

BE ONE WITH
NATURE! Start/Finish: In front of the Leeds Museum
Time: 8 am
Start/Finish: Forest Trail in New Forest
National Park Distance: 50 km
Time: 10 am Requirements: Easy course with no hills,
Distance: 35 km bikers of all abilities welcome
Requirements: Advanced course with lots Cost: £40 (includes drinks, pizza
of hills, experienced cyclists only and a T-shirt)
Cost: £25 (includes a T-shirt)

The New Forest Race is more

difficult than the Leeds City Race.
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1 Look and complete.
Red Dog, Mighty Mike and Dynamo are famous wrestlers.

1. is the heaviest wrestler.

Grammar
2. is the tallest wrestler.
heavy ➙ the heaviest
3. is the most popular wrestler. tall ➙ the tallest
popular ➙ the most popular
4. is the best wrestler. good ➙ the best
bad ➙ the worst
5. is the worst wrestler.

2 Invent a wrestler and answer the questions.

1. What is his / her name? 4. How many fans does he / she have?
2. How tall is he / she? 5. How many trophies does he / she have?
3. How much does he / she weigh?

3 Compare your wrestler with a classmate’s and complete the sentences.

1. is the tallest. 4. is the best wrestler.
2. is the heaviest. 5. is the worst wrestler.
3. is the most popular.

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Lesson 5

Wim Hof from the Netherlands is a man with

an incredible talent. He can tolerate freezing
temperatures that would kill a normal person.
Here are some examples of his extraordinary
feats:
❅ Hof spent over an hour up to his neck in ice.
❅ He ran a half-marathon in the Arctic Circle,
in the winter, in his bare feet and wearing
only shorts! The temperature was minus
30 degrees Celsius.
❅ He swam under the ice on a lake for over
50 metres wearing just a swimsuit and
goggles.
❅ He climbed the highest mountain in Europe
in shorts. and the brain starts to slow. Eventually major
Hof has got nine world records, including the organs begin to fail. Without treatment, death
longest ice immersion, the fastest barefoot is inevitable.
half-marathon and the longest swim under Scientists discovered that Hof does not have a
ice. His nickname is “The Iceman.” normal response to low temperatures. When
When a normal person is exposed to most people are in conditions of extreme cold,
severe cold, a dangerous condition called they feel intense pain, their breathing and
hypothermia develops. At first, your pulse pulse get very quick, and they panic. But Hof ’s
and breathing become faster. As your body body does not go into shock. He remains calm,
temperature drops, your pulse and breathing he controls his heart rate and breathing, and
decrease. Muscles become difficult to control, his body temperature stays the same.

1 1.33 Read and listen to the story.

2 Read and answer the questions with a classmate.

1. How is Wim Hof different from most people?
2. How do most people react to extreme cold?
3. What do you do when you are very cold?
4. What does Hof do when he is really cold?

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How does Hof do it? Is his body different in Hof’s amazing abilities seem superhuman,
some way? Is his skin thicker than normal? but scientists believe we all have the same
Are his heart and other organs stronger than potential. The hard part is learning how to
an average person’s? Scientists have not use it!
found any physical or genetic explanation
for Hof’s superhuman ability. His body is
perfectly normal, although his feats are
considered scientifically impossible. The
difference, Hof believes, is that he is able
to control his mind.
Many years ago, Hof began to study an
ancient meditation technique called tummo,
usually practiced by Tibetan monks. The
monks sit outside in freezing temperatures
covered in wet sheets. Through meditation,
they are able to generate heat and raise their
body temperature. As a result, the sheets dry,
and even the ice around them melts. Hof is
one of the first people outside Tibet to master
tummo meditation.
Hof is determined to break more world
records. For his next challenge, he wants to
climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain
in the world, wearing only shorts. But many
people have criticized his plans, saying they
are too dangerous. Hof has already tried the
climb once, in 2007, although he did not
reach the top because he hurt his foot. But
he will try again, because he is determined to
prove his critics wrong.

1 1.34 Read and listen to the story.

2 Read and circle true (T) or false (F).

1. Hof’s skin is thicker than normal. T/F
2. Hof is similiar to Tibetan monks in some ways. T/F
3. Hof uses tummo meditation to dry his washing. T/F
4. Hof climbed to the top of Mount Everest in 2007. T/F
5. Scientists think Hof is superhuman. T/F
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1 1.35 Listen and write True or False.
Greendale Rockets Basketball Team Statistics
Name Height (m) Weight (kg) Age Points per game
Carlos Diaz 1.85 70 17 28.4
Mark Simmons 1.78 64 13 13.1
Jordan Bell 1.80 68 15 9.1
Victor Clark 1.68 65 14 11.8
Brandon Cox 1.98 70 16 18.8

1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.

2 Compare yourself with two other classmates and complete Chart A.

Chart A oldest youngest tallest shortest fastest

3 Ask a classmate about his or her chart and complete Chart B.

Chart B oldest youngest tallest shortest fastest

Grammar
She’s older / younger / taller than.
He’s the oldest / youngest / tallest.

How old is...?

She's...

She's older than...

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1 1.36 Listen and sing.

Phonics Lesson 8
10
4

Power to the owls!

Count to three! Open your mouth!
One, two, three! Let out a shout!
We’re the best team from north to south!
We’re going to win. There’s no doubt!
Power to the Owls! We won’t back down!
Power to the Owls! We’ll win the crown!
Power to the Owls! We’re the best team in town!
Loud, louder, loudest! Say it right now!
Loud, louder, loudest! Say it to the crowd!
Brown and white, let’s shout, shout, shout!
We’re going to win. So watch out!

2 1.37 Listen and complete the words with -ou or -ow.

1 ch! I hurt 2 Look at that cl d!

my m th! It looks like a c !

Shhh! Please don't sh t! W !

3 Look! It's a 4
m se!

What? In the Why does that cl n have

h se? a fr n on his face?

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Achieve! C LI L
1 1.38 Read and circle true (T) or false (F).

A healthy heart: listen to your pulse

Your heart rate is
the number of
times your heart
beats in a minute
(bpm). It is also
called your pulse rate.
As your heart pumps blood
around your body, you can feel a pulse in
the blood vessels close to the skin’s surface,
such as on your wrist or neck. If you take
your pulse when you are relaxing, you can
find your resting heart rate. The lower your
resting heart rate, the fitter you are.
Your heart rate changes all the time. It is
faster when you exercise or have a fever,
and it is slower when you are resting. In
general, athletes have lower resting heart
rates than most people because exercise
makes their hearts stronger and more
efficient.
One way to see if you are in good shape is
to check how long it takes for your heart
to slow down after exercising. This is called
your recovery heart rate. If your pulse
slows down quickly after exercising, you
are in good shape.

1. Only a doctor can measure your pulse. T/F

2. Your pulse is the same before and after you exercise. T/F
3. An athlete’s resting heart rate is lower than an average person’s. T/F
4. Your recovery heart rate tells you about your physical condition. T/F

2 Follow the instructions and complete the chart.

Materials: a clock with a second hand
1. Take your resting pulse for one minute and record it
on the chart.
2. Run on the spot for five minutes. Then take your pulse.
Rest for one minute and take your pulse again.
3. Calculate your recovery rate using this formula:
Pulse after running – Pulse 1 minute later = Recovery rate

Resting pulse Pulse after running Pulse 1 minute later Recovery rate

26–34 bpm = You should exercise more. Less than 25 bpm = You should start to exercise immediately!
Recovery Rate Key: 50+ bpm = You are an athlete! 35–49 bpm = You are in good shape.

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Wild records!
1 Read the questions. Guess the answers with a classmate.
Lesson 10
Culture

My guess Answer
1. Which continent has the most countries on it?
2. Which is the largest bird in the world?
3. Which is the heaviest animal in the world?
4. Which animal has the most poisonous skin?
5. The inland taipan snake has the most
venomous bite. Where does it live?
6. How old is the oldest living tree?
7. Can penguins swim faster than fish?
8. A peregrine falcon has the fastest dive – how fast?

2 1.39 Listen and check your answers.

3 With a classmate, investigate and write some superlative

questions for your class to answer.
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1 1.40 Listen and write.

Super twist Express train Coast 2 coaster

Last summer, Olivia and her friends compared three roller coasters.
This is what they decided:
1. The super twist was of all.
2. The express train was of the three.
3. The coast 2 coaster was the super twist.
4. The super twist was ride.
5. The express train was the super twist.
6. The coast 2 coaster was .
7. The express train was the coast 2 coaster
8. The super twist was .

2 Imagine you went on these rides. Discuss them with a friend.

expensive fast good long old scary slow tall

big wheel carousel bumper cars

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3 Read the article and write the information on the timeline.

Kit is from California. He is only 17 years old, but he is already

a well-known pianist and composer. He started taking piano
lessons at five years old, and he composed his first symphony at
seven. He made his debut as a solo musician when he was only
eight. Kit is also very intelligent. He started going to college
when he was seven. At nine, after he finished college, he
started a degree in Music and Science. Kit now studies piano
with a teacher in London. At the same time, he’s attending
university in Paris, where he studies Maths.

5 7 8 9 17

studies Maths,
piano

4 Complete the chart about an incredible person. Draw a picture.

An incredible person
Name
Age
Nationality

Appearance &
personality

Special ability

Amazing feats

5 Write about your incredible person.

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