- BBC Active English

Welcome to Goal the dynamic new
multiple media project from the BBC.
CONTENTS
4 Coming up in this book
This Student’s Book is designed to take you behind the
language of Goal TV drama, helping you to understand
real English as it is spoken and used.
It features many of your favourite characters from the
Goal story – Manni, Emma, Sophie, Joe and Paul…
check out their photos on page 5, you’ll see lots
of them in the pages ahead!
This book is designed for you to read and enjoy
by yourself, and we hope that you find lots that
you’ll like – from football facts and quizzes to
fun questionnaires and magazine articles
about your favourite stars.
Don’t forget to look at the Tips to help
you section on page 6, as they will help
you to get the most from this book.
Don’t miss this symbol in every unit,
which directs you to linked
fun activities on the website.
And if you want more, there are lots of other
Goal components:
• Audio CD to use with this book
• Action-packed Videos
• Video Book to use as you watch the programmes
• Grammar Goals book giving grammar tips
and practice
• Comic Book telling the TV story in a comic
strip format
•
• Enhanced Audio CD with games for your PC
• Football challenge website
5 The Goal story
6 Tips to help you
7 Unit 1: Where are you from?
17 Unit 2: Have you got a girlfriend?
27 Unit 3: You have to drink a lot of water
37 Unit 4: I’m going to stop him!
47 Unit 5: Did you enjoy the party?
57 Unit 6: It won’t work!
67 Unit 7: Problems for Manni
77 Unit 8: Have you seen this?
87 Unit 9: I’ve been ironing for hours
97 Unit 10: You don’t have to stay
107 Unit 11: If I did it…
117 Unit 12: Drugs found in Manni’s flat
127 Unit 13: Do I have to answer?
137 Audio script
145 Answer key
150 Tips for tenses
Audio CD version of the TV story
02
155 Irregular verbs
156 Wordlist
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UNIT
1
Is it Manni’s first visit to London? Listen, read and circle the right answer.
Yes/No
EMMA: Hi, I’m Emma.
MANNI: Hello, I’m Manni. Where are we going?
EMMA: I'm taking you to the Millhouse Hotel. Our
new football players always stay there.
EMMA: I’m from London. Look, Manni, there’s the
London Eye.
MANNI: Wow! It's so big!
EMMA: You get a great view of London from it.
MANNI: Do you work there?
MANNI: Stop a minute, Emma.
EMMA: Yes. I look after the new London Rangers
EMMA: Why? What are you doing?
players. Do you know London?
MANNI: I'm taking a photo.
MANNI: No, I don't. This is my first visit.
Where are you from?
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a
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Where are you from?
B
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Countries and nationalities
David Beckham is from England. (the country)
He is English. (nationality adjective)
Nationalities can have different endings.
These are questions you might
ask when you first meet someone.
Choose the correct answers.
Then listen and check.
-ian
Brazilian
1 Where are you from?
..............................................................
2 Where are you staying?
A
3 Is it a nice hotel?
-ese
Japanese
-ish
English
Fill in the crossword using
nationalities or countries.
...................................................................
5 What kind of shop?
.................................................................
•At the Oxford Hotel.•Spain. •A boring shop!
•No. I work in a shop. •It’s OK.
C
-ch
Dutch
......................................................................
4 Are you a student?
Do you like the job?
.........................................................
-an
American
Are you English?
Across
Down
1 Luis Figo is Portuguese.
2 Anna Kournikova lives in
French. She is
He is .......... (10)
He is from .......... (8)
the USA, but originally she
from .......... (6)
11 Patrick Kluivert is
5 Martina Hingis is from
is from .......... (6)
5 Sean Connery is from
Dutch. He is from .......... (7)
Switzerland. She is .......... (5)
3 Rivaldo is from Brazil.
Scotland. He is .......... (8)
12 Celine Dion is
6 Claudia Schiffer is
He is .......... (9)
8 Mark Philippoussis is
Canadian. She is from
German. She is from
4 Vanessa Paradis is
from Australia.
.......... (6)
.......... (7)
7 Conchita Martinez is
Spanish. She is from
.......... (5)
9 Francesco Totti is Italian.
He is from .......... (5)
10 Sven Goran Ericsson is
from Sweden. He is .......... (7)
13 Nelson Mandela is from
South Africa.
He is .......... (5,7)
14 Bono of U2 is Irish.
1 Are you English?
He is from .......... (7)
.........................................................................
2 Oh. Which part of the States are you from?
.....................
................................................................................................................
15 Britney Spears is from
the United States.
She is .......... (8)
3 Do you know London well?........................................................
1 Do you like the job?
It's not bad. But it's hard work!
.......................................................................................
2 Do you live in London?
....................................................................................
................................................................................................................
4 Where are you staying?............................................................
5 Is that OK?
...................................................................................
3 Are you interested in football? .....................................................
4 What’s your name? ....................................................................
•Charlotte. •Yes. In Chelsea, near the football stadium.
•Yes, I am, actually. •It's not bad. But it's hard work!
08
•New Jersey. Near New York.
•No way! This is my first time here.
•Sure. They’re old – but cool!
•No. I’m American. •With my uncle and aunt.
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FOOTBALL CRAZY
Complete the conversation between Tony, the hotel receptionist,
and Joe, using these words:
•I’m •number •spell •what’s •you’re •your
Then listen and check.
Tony:
What’s (1)
Joe:
Excuse me, surname?
Tony:
Oh, your last name.
Joe:
Sanders.
Tony:
Can you (2)
....................
Joe:
S-A-N-D-E-R-S.
Thanks. And (3)
Do you live near the Chelsea
ground?
Not really. It’s about 30
minutes on the tube and the
bus. But that’s all right.
Some fans travel hundreds
of miles.
...................
your nationality?
(4)
Tony:
Last question. What’s your
....................
passport (5)
American.
...........................
??
Joe:
344521.
Tony:
Thanks a lot. Here’s your key –
Joe:
Thanks.
(6)
...........................
Do you often go to see
them play?
Yeah. I always go when they
play at home. I sometimes
go to away games in London
– like Arsenal, for example.
But I never go out of London.
in Room 211.
Why not?
It’s too expensive.
•
Manni is joining a sports club.
Listen to the conversation and
complete the card.
We normally use the short form:
I don’t think he’s Italian.
•
But sometimes we use the long form if we want to stress
something:
CHELS
EA INT
ER
SPORT
Member
ship nu
mber:
S CLU
B
Name:
Address
: Mill
house
Hotel
Telepho
ne:
Age:
Don’t be silly! He is Italian.
NATIO
NA
Listen and circle the sentence which
Listen and circle the sentence which
you hear on the tape.
you hear.
L
1
You are a beautiful girl.
You’re a beautiful girl.
2
She is talking to her boyfriend.
She’s talking to her boyfriend.
3
They are playing well today.
They’re playing well today.
4
There is time for another goal.
There’s time for another goal.
5
I am a new Rangers player.
I’m a new Rangers player.
6
10
What is she doing?
Alan Shearer heads the winning
goal against Germany in Euro 2000.
Why do you
support Chelsea?
Because they’re the
best team, of course!
that, please?
Joe:
Where’s the missing ball in
this photo? Draw it in, and
then check your answer
at the back of the book.
Tom Birkett is a fan
of top London club,
Chelsea.
surname please, Joe?
....................
Tony:
FAN CLUB
What’s she doing?
Who’s your favourite Chelsea
player?
Zola. Definitely.
Why?
He’s fast. He passes well.
And he scores lots of goals!
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ground, stadium ground, stadium
tube
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away games
away games
passes
passes
score
score
winning
winning
aim
aim
cheer us on
cheer us on
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Write the verbs in the
present continuous.
D ea r S op
h ie ,
(1 ) ... ...
a...
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avi
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co u si n s in
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NAME: Sumiko Ogino
LIVES: Tokyo, Japan
Write the verbs in the present simple.
Present simple
(Present simple)
MANNI: My parents live in the
centre of the city.
My mother teaches English
at a secondary school.
EMMA: Does she ever speak
English to you?
MANNI: Yes, she does. But I
always answer her in Spanish!
lives
Sumiko Ogino (1) ................
(live) in Tokyo. She’s an art student but
on Sundays she (2) …………………. (help) in her brother’s camera shop.
‘I (3) ……………………. (love) photography. I (4) ……………………. (take)
photos all the time – in the street, on the bus, at parties.
My brother (5) ……………………. (think) photography is great but he
(6) ……………………. (not take) photos. He (7) ……………………. (look) at
photo magazines and (8) ……………………. (buy) and
(9) ……………………. (sell) cameras! He (10) ……………………. (not have)
time to take photos. I (11) …………………. (not read) photo magazines.
I
(12) …………………….
(prefer) taking photos!’
... ... ... ...
...
...
... ... (s
... ... ...
(w ri te )
h in e) .
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th is le tt
Lu k e (6 )
er in th e
... ... ... ...
g a rd en .
E ll a (7 )
... ... ... ...
... ... ...
... ... ... ...
(s it ) b y
... ... ... ...
th e p oo l.
... ... ...
co m p u te
(t a lk ) to
rs b u t h
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b ec a u se
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my aunt
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(n o t/ d
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Lo v e,
Kirsty
Present continuous
(Present continuous)
EMMA: What are you reading?
SOPHIE: A letter from Kirsty. She’s
having a great time in California.
And it isn’t raining there!
• We use the present simple
• We use the present continuous
for permanent situations and
for routines.
for things that are happening now,
at the time of speaking.
• We also use the present
continuous for things that are
happening in the current period
of time.
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ENTRANCE
Where do you see these signs
and labels? Write the correct
letter in each box.
1
c
3
2
4
a) on a bottle of vitamins
b) on a jacket
1
c) in a park
e
d) on a plane
e) in a street
f) at a swimming pool
g) in a train
h) at a zoo
2
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GAMES
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3
5
6
Match the signs to their
meanings. Write the correct
letter in each box.
5
6
out
Do not lean
ow
of the wind
FASTEN
SEAT
BELT
a) Cross the road now.
b) Don’t drink this water.
c) Don’t put this in the washing machine.
d) Don’t ride your bike here.
e) Don’t smoke here.
f) Go in here.
8
8
g) Leave through this door.
h) Put your litter here.
4
7
14
7
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ARE YOU ORGANIZED?
Find out with this quiz. Choose one answer each time.
1 What is in your bag right now?
4 How often do you tidy your room?
a) Keys, wallet, bus pass.
a) Every day before I go to school, of course.
b) Chocolate, an old cinema ticket and a photo of my
boy/girlfriend.
b) When I can’t find my favourite CD.
c) When I can’t find the bed.
c) Help! Where is my bag?
5 What do you do for your mother’s birthday?
2 How long do you take to get ready for school?
a) An hour and a half. I work out, shower, wash
and dry my hair, then tidy my room.
b) 30 minutes. I need that time to finish yesterday’s
homework.
c) 5 minutes, I think, but I’m not sure because I don’t
have a clock.
a) Two weeks before her birthday, choose the perfect
card and present.
b) Remember it the night before, find an old card
and use it again.
c) Remember it two days later and give her a kiss.
6 Do you ever forget anything when you go
on holiday?
3 What does breakfast mean to you?
a) Sitting down to juice, cereal, toast and the
morning paper.
b) Standing by the open fridge and drinking juice
from the carton.
c) Some chewing gum at school in the first lesson.
a) No. Before I pack my suitcase, I always write a
list of things to take.
b) Yes, I sometimes forget my toothbrush or my
sunglasses.
c) Not any more. My parents always pack for
me now!
SCORE
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RESULTS
organized
organized
wallet
wallet
bus pass
bus pass
work out
work out
cereal
cereal
fridge (UK)
fridge
refrigerator (US)
carton
16
carton
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