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ELEMENTARY
CUTTINGEDGE
New Cutting Edge combines the comprehensive syllabus and reliable
teaching resources that have made the course so popular with brand-new
features, making it even fresher and easier to use.
New reading and listening texts bring the real world to the classroom
New activities and tasks present, practise and extend the language in
meaningful contexts
New Study… Practise… Remember! sections combine study skills with
consolidation to encourage students to learn more effectively
New Mini-checks allow students to monitor their progress
NEW CUTTING EDGE
New Cutting Edge Elementary
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New Pronunciation boxes develop ear-training skills
New design and layout make the course even easier to follow
A comprehensive syllabus with thorough grammar, vocabulary and
skills work
Systematic vocabulary building which focuses on high-frequency,
useful words and phrases
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From Starter to Advanced, each level of Cutting Edge features:
Clearly-structured tasks to encourage student fluency and confidence
New Cutting Edge Elementary takes students from
A1 to A2 level of the Common European Framework.
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We recommend the
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Dictionary for students
at Elementary level.
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Mini-dictionary inside every Students’ Book
with mini-dictionary
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New Cutting Edge provides a complete teaching package:
Students’ Book
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Teacher’s Resource Book
Tests
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Companion Website
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STUDENTS’ BOOK
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with frances eales
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CONTENTS
Module
Module 0
What English do
you know?
page 6
Module 1
People and
places
page 8
Module 2
You and yours
page 18
Language focus
1
2
3
4
5
Vocabulary
6
7
8
9
Common words
Numbers 0–21
Plurals
The alphabet
Pronouns and possessive adjectives
1 be: names and countries
2 be: personal information
Pronunciation: short forms
3 Articles (1): a/an + jobs
Reading / Listening
Numbers 1–100
Days of the week
Saying hello and goodbye
Classroom instructions
Names and countries
Pronunciation: Word stress
Reading and listening:
General knowledge quiz
Nationalities
Pronunciation: Word stress
4 be: personal questions
Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions and
short answers
Jobs
Pronunciation: Word stress
1 this, that, these, those
Pronunciation: this /DIs/, that /Dœt/, these /Di…z/
and those /D´Uz/
Everyday objects
Pronunciation: Word stress
Family vocabulary
Reading and listening: My
favourite thing
Pronunciation: Short forms
2 have got
3 Possessive ’s
Module 3
Everyday life
page 26
Module 4
Loves and hates
page 34
1 Present simple questions
Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions
2 Present simple (positive and negative)
1 Present simple: he and she, like …ing,
questions
Pronunciation: Third person verb forms
Common verbs
Vocabulary and speaking:
Daily routines
Reading: An American star
in London and a British star
in Hollywood
3 Activity verbs and adverbs of frequency
page 42
Consolidation
modules 1–5
pages 50–51
Module 6
Eating and
drinking
page 52
1 can and can’t
Pronunciation: can and can’t
Listening: Life in Australia
Listening: Celebrity loves
and hates
Activities
2 Present simple questions: he and she
Module 5
Getting from A to B
Reading and vocabulary:
Life in Britain
Vocabulary and reading:
Transport
Listening and vocabulary:
At the airport
2 Articles (2): a/an, the and zero
A Listening and speaking: Personal information
B Question words
C Listening: Information about times and prices
1 There is and There are
Pronunciation: Linking
D can and can’t
E Vocabulary: Alphabet quiz
Food (countable and
uncountable nouns)
Listening: Breakfasts
around the world
Reading and speaking:
Food: Facts and myths
2 some and any
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
3 How much and How many
Module 7
Extraordinary
lives
page 60
1 Past simple: was and were
Pronunciation: Past forms of be
2 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs
Pronunciation: Regular past simple forms
Years, decades and
centuries
Pronunciation: Sentence
stress
Reading: An ordinary life …
an amazing idea
Listening: A true story
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Task
Further skills
Study Practise Remember
Task: Find information from documents
Preparation: reading
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Answering questions
Pronunciation: Stress and intonation in
questions
Study tip: Capital letters
Pronunciation spot: The sound /´/ (schwa)
Task: Talk about your family tree
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Classroom language
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
Task: Find things in common
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Days and times
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Task: Find an e-mail friend
Preparation: reading
Task: reading and speaking
Real life: Asking politely
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
Task: Complete a survey about transport
Preparation: reading and writing
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Buying a ticket
WB
Improve your writing:
Addresses in English
Study tip: Learning grammar words
Pronunciation spot: The sounds /D/ and /T/
WB
Improve your writing:
Writing about your family
Study tip: Remembering spelling
Pronunciation spot: Silent syllables
WB
Improve your writing:
Commas, full stops, and and but
WB
Improve your writing:
A paragraph about a friend
Study tip: Finding spelling in a
dictionary (1)
Pronunciation spot: Words ending in s
WB
Improve your writing:
Completing an immigration form
Task: Describe the differences between
two pictures
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Ordering food and drink
Pronunciation: international words;
Sounding polite
Task: Tell your life story
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Dates and other past time
phrases
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Study tip: Finding grammar in a
dictionary (1)
Pronunciation spot: International words
WB
Improve your writing:
Describing food
WB
Improve your writing:
Time linkers: before, after, then
Study tip: Finding grammar in a
dictionary (2)
Pronunciation spot: The sounds /O…/ and /‰…/
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Module
Module 8
Fact or fiction?
page 68
Module 9
Buying and
selling
page 78
Module 10
Street life
page 86
Consolidation
modules 6–10
pages 94–95
Module 11
The world
around us
page 96
Module 12
A weekend
away
page 104
Module 13
Learning for the
future
page 112
Module 14
Keeping in
touch
page 120
Module 15
Going places
page 128
Consolidation
modules 11–15
pages 136–137
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Language focus
Vocabulary
Reading / Listening
1 Past simple negative forms
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Describing films
Pronunciation: Word stress
Reading: Film facts!
Shops and shopping
Reading: The world’s most
famous markets
1 Present continuous
Pronunciation: The sound /IN/
Clothes
Pronunciation: Vowel sounds
Listening: People who
wear uniforms
2 Present simple or Present continuous?
Vocabulary and writing:
Describing people
2 Past simple questions
1 Comparative adjectives
Pronunciation: Stressed and weak syllables
Listening: The author
behind the legend
2 Superlative adjectives
A Grammar: Present simple, Present
continuous, Past simple
B Reading and speaking: Snacks around the world
C Speaking: Real life
1 can and can’t for ability
Pronunciation: Sentence stress and weak forms
D Listening: Song: Return to Sender
E Reading and speaking: Comparatives and
superlatives
F Vocabulary: Word groups
Animals and natural
features
Listening: Man’s best
friends?
2 Question words
3 Use of articles (3)
Pronunciation: Different pronunciations of the
1 Future intentions: going to, would like to
and want to
Pronunciation: Weak form of to
Reading: Amazing facts
about the natural world
Vocabulary and speaking:
Going out and staying in
2 Suggestions and offers
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
1 Infinitive of purpose
2 might and will
Pronunciation: Present and future forms
1 Present perfect
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
Vocabulary and speaking:
Education and careers
Pronunciation: Silent vowel
sounds
Reading: Easy English?
Ways of communicating
Reading: Getting in touch
through the ages
Things in a town
Pronunciation: Word stress
Listening: A tour of
Edinburgh
Listening: My career
2 Time phrases with the Present perfect
and Past simple
1 Prepositions of movement
Pronunciation: Sentence stress
2 have to, don’t have to, can and can’t
Pronunciation: have to
A Verb practice
B Articles
C Writing and speaking
Communication activities pages 138–148
D Listening: Song: Trains and Boats and Planes
E Vocabulary: Word groups
Irregular verbs page 149
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Task
Further skills
Study Practise Remember
Task: Interview other students about
arts and entertainment
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Arranging a night out
Study tip: Checking and revising
Pronunciation spot: Stressed syllables
Task: Choose souvenirs from your
country
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Asking in shops
Pronunciation: Sentence stress in questions
Task: Complete and describe a picture
Preparation: listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Street talk
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
Task: Devise a general knowledge quiz
Preparation: listening
Task: writing and speaking
Real life: Saying quantities and big
numbers
Task: Plan a weekend away
Preparation: reading and listening
Task: speaking
Real life: Talk about the weather
Task: Find the right course
Preparation: reading and speaking
Task: speaking
WB
Improve your writing:
A diary
WB
Improve your writing:
Describing a place
Study tip: Finding spelling in a
dictionary (2)
Pronunciation spot: The sound /I/
WB
Improve your writing:
Correcting mistakes
Study tip: Recording new vocabulary
Pronunciation spot: The sounds /w/ and /h/
WB
Improve your writing:
Punctuation
WB
Improve your writing:
Write about a holiday place
Study tip: Remembering collocations
Pronunciation spot: Short forms
Improve your writing:
Abbreviations (Mr, Mrs, Dr, n/a)
Study tip: English outside the
classroom
Pronunciation spot: The sounds /Å/, /´U/
and /O…/
Task: Analyse a questionnaire
Preparation: reading
Task: speaking
Real life: Telephoning
Pronunciation: Sounding polite
Study tip: Revising
Pronunciation spot: The sounds /œ/ and /ø/
Task: Plan a website about your town
Preparation: vocabulary and reading
Task: speaking
Follow up: writing
Real life: Following directions
Language summary pages 150–159
Real life: Applying for a course
WB
WB
Improve your writing:
Writing a note
WB
Improve your writing:
A postcard
Mini-checks pages 160–163
Tapescripts pages 164–175
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Street life
a
Present continuous
Present simple or continuous?
Vocabulary: Clothes
Listening: People who wear uniforms
Vocabulary and writing: Describing people
Task: Complete and describe a picture
Real life: Street talk
b
Language focus 1
Present continuous
at the three people who are talking on
1 Look
their mobiles. Do they look happy or not?
Listen to their conversations and
2 answer the
questions.
T10.1
a
b
c
3
a
b
c
Who are they talking to?
What do they say they are doing?
Are they telling the truth or not?
T10.2
Listen and complete the sentences.
I
I
my boss.
I
c
for a bus.
an important report for
home.
Grammar
1 We use the Present continuous for actions
happening now or around now.
2 Complete the gaps in the Present
continuous forms.
+ I’m
He/She’
You/We/They’
working late.
Pronunciation
– I’m not
He/She
You/We/They
tell
the truth.
? What am I
he/she/it
doing?
you/we/they
1
T10.3 Listen to ten sentences. Which picture(s) above
do they describe?
2
T10.4 Listen and practise the \IN\ sound at the end of
the -ing forms.
•
\IN\
•
\IN\
•
\IN\
laughing chatting raining
Read Language summary A on page 156.
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3 Look at the tapescript for recording 3 on page 171.
Listen again and practise the sentences.
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Practice
true sentences for you.
3 Make
Then compare with a partner.
1
a
a
b
MD Use your mini-dictionary to check the spelling of these -ing forms.
eat
buy
c
d
read
play
e
f
sit
drink
g
h
drive
get
i
j
ride
clean
2 Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the photos below.
What are they doing?
What’s he doing?
He’s cleaning windows.
They’re playing football.
I (sit) near the door.
I’m not sitting near the door.
I’m sitting near the board.
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
I (wear) trainers.
I (chew) gum.
I (hold) a pencil.
We (listen) to music.
I (wear) a jumper.
Our teacher (write) on the
board.
We (work) hard today.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
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in pairs. Take turns to describe one of the people in the
2 Work
pictures. Do not say who it is. Your partner guesses.
Vocabulary
Clothes
1
This person is wearing a suit, a blue shirt …
a Look at the people in the
pictures. Where are they going?
b MD Tick the things you can see in the
pictures? Which things are the people
wearing? Which are they carrying?
trousers
jeans
sandals
tights
a hat
a tie
a coat
a belt
a briefcase
a skirt
shorts
a scarf
boots
trainers
a jumper
socks
a handbag
gloves
a dress
earrings
shoes
a shirt
a suit
a jacket
a T-shirt
a backpack
a sports bag
3 Describe a student in your class for your partner to guess.
Pronunciation
1
T10.5 Look at the pairs of words. Are the vowel sounds
underlined the same (S) or different (D)? Listen and check.
f shirt / shorts
a tie / tights S
g skirt / suit
b coat / scarf D
h sandals / handbag
c shoes / boots
i jumper / jacket
d belt / dress
j jeans / earrings
e socks / gloves
2 Practise saying the words. Pay attention to the vowel sounds.
We went out onto the streets to see what people are really wearing this summer …
a Pedro, 26, City
banker. Going to:
a business
appointment.
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b Dimitri, 22, tourist.
Going to: The National
Gallery.
c Helen, 32, accountant.
Going to: the gym.
d Camilla, 28.
Going to: her best
friend’s wedding.
e Mel, 20, art
student.
Going to: college.
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Listening
Language focus 2
People who wear uniforms
Present simple or continuous?
Andy
It’s Friday night and Michelle is getting ready to go
out. At work, Michelle wears dark colours and very
little make-up, so when she goes out she wears
bright colours. This evening she’s wearing a new
pink top and a blue skirt, and quite a lot of make-up.
Michelle
Andy and Michelle wear a uniform in their job.
1 aWhat
are their jobs?
b MD What clothes do they wear in their job? Are
their uniforms smart / ugly / heavy / uncomfortable?
c T10.6 Who do you think wears the following?
Listen and check.
a black and white hat
a hat that is 300 years old
a white shirt
leather trousers
black trousers
very big shoes
tights
2
Listen again and answer the questions.
a
b
c
d
e
Why is Andy’s uniform uncomfortable?
Why does he wear women’s tights?
Do you think he likes his uniform?
Does Michelle like her uniform generally? Why?
Which part of her uniform doesn’t she like? Why?
3
Discuss these questions.
•
Do you wear a uniform at school or work? Do you
like it? If not, would you like to wear a uniform?
Who wears a uniform in your country? Which
uniforms do you like best?
•
MD Look back at the photo of Michelle in uniform
and the photo of her above. In what ways does she
look different? Read and answer the questions.
a
b
c
d
e
f
What’s Michelle doing at the moment?
What’s she wearing?
What kind of colours does she usually wear at work?
What colours does she wear to go out?
Does she wear a lot of make-up at work?
Is she wearing make-up tonight?
Grammar
1 Choose the correct alternative.
Present simple:
She wears dark colours at work.
This is usually true / happening now.
Present continuous:
She’s wearing a pink top tonight.
This is usually true / happening now.
2 a Words we use with the Present simple:
usually always often normally every day
b Words we use with the Present continuous:
now today at the moment
Read Language summary B on page 156.
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Practice
1 a Choose the correct tense for the questions.
Vocabulary and
writing
Describing people
1
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
MD Look at the pictures. Who:
has got a moustache? Mike
has got long hair?
has got blue eyes?
is in his/her thirties?
is wearing casual clothes?
is black?
is slim?
has got a beard?
has got a shaved head?
has got short hair?
has got blond(e) hair?
is well-built?
is wearing smart clothes?
has got medium-length hair?
has got a pony-tail?
is in his/her twenties?
is very good-looking?
other words can replace the
2 Which
blue words?
b Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions.
Which questions are the people below discussing? Put the
2 averbs
in the correct tense, Present simple or Present continuous.
1
2
❛
I usually (a) ______ (wear) make-up when I (b) ______ (go) to
work, and when I (c) ______ (go) out in the evening of course, but I
(d) ______ (not wear) any at the moment because I (e) ______ (work)
at home today.
❜
❛
I’m quite lucky – in my office everyone’s quite casual. People
normally (f) ______ (wear) jeans and maybe a shirt or jumper. Even
the boss (g) ______ (not wear) a suit. Today it’s really hot so I
(h) ______ (wear) shorts and sandals, and I (i) ______ (not wear)
socks.
3
❛
b
T10.7
❜
I (j) ______ (wear) shorts today because I (k) ______ (go) to the
gym and it’s very hot, but I (l) ______ (not normally wear) them
because I (m) ______ (hate) my legs!
❜
Listen and check your answers.
in groups. Tell other students about what you normally
3 Work
wear at work/school, at the weekend and when you go out in
the evening.
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a
b
c
d
e
He’s got blond hair.
She’s got blue eyes.
He’s got a moustache.
She’s in her thirties.
She’s tall and slim.
in pairs. Use the sentences in
3 Work
exercises 1 and 2 to describe the
six people.
a description of yourself or of
4 Write
a famous person you all know.
Describe your (or their) appearance
and how you (or they) dress.
I’m (not very tall).
I’ve got (short blond hair and
green eyes).
I’m in my (thirties).
I wear (glasses).
I usually wear (jeans and jumpers).
Today I’m wearing (a suit and tie).
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Kamilla
Paolo
Sheena
Pedro
Martha
Mike
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Task: Complete and describe a picture
Preparation: listening
Picture A
at picture A and answer the questions on the
1 Look
right.
to someone describing picture A
2 and findListen
four mistakes.
a
b
c
T10.8
Picture B
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d
e
Is it morning or evening?
What is the dog doing? What colour is it?
What’s the girl doing? What’s she wearing?
What has she got in her right hand?
What’s the young man wearing?
Describe the two people in the café.
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Task: speaking
Look at picture B showing
1 the same
street in the evening.
MD
Add ten new things from the box
below to the picture. Do not show
anybody your picture.
food and drinks
short/long hair
happy/unhappy faces
beards or moustaches
extra clothes (hats, ties, belts)
people at the windows
accessories (sunglasses, mobiles)
in pairs. Take turns to
2 Work
describe your picture and your
partner draws it on the extra copy
of Picture B on page 146. Don’t
look at your partner’s picture. Ask
questions to complete the picture.
Useful language a and b
you have both finished,
3 When
compare your picture with
your partner’s original. Are they
the same or not? What are the
differences?
Useful language
a Asking questions
What’s the woman (on the
right) doing?
What’s the man (in the
middle) holding?
Real life
Street talk
1 aListen and check.Tick (✔) the correct thing to say in each situation.
T10.9
MD
You are in the street and
…
1 You don’t know the time. How do you ask?
a Excuse me, have you got the time, please?
b Please what time is it, sir?
c Tell me the time, please.
2 You are looking for a seat in a café. What do you say?
a I’d like to sit here.
b Is anyone sitting here?
c Can you move, please?
3A
a
b
c
bus is coming. You want to know if it is going to the city centre.
Would you like to go to the city centre?
How much is it to the city centre?
Is this bus going to the city centre?
4 You want to park your car but you do not understand the sign on the
road. What do you ask?
a Am I parking here?
b Is it okay to park here?
c Do you want to park here?
5 You only have a five-pound note and you need some coins to pay for
the car park. What do you say?
a Excuse me, have you got any change, please?
b I’d like some change, please.
c Give me some change, please.
6 You are trying to find the station in a strange town. What do you ask?
a What’s the station?
b How long is the station?
c Is this the way to the station?
7 You want to know when the shops close on Saturdays. What do you ask?
a Are the shops closed on Saturdays?
b What time do the shops close on Saturdays?
c What time are the shops closing on Saturdays?
What’s he/she wearing?
What’s happening in the
rooms (above) the café?
What kind of hair has he/she
got?
Is he/she smiling?
b Describing your picture
b Listen again and write the answers.
Pronunciation
1
T10.10 Listen and notice the polite intonation in the questions.
Listen again and repeat, copying the voices on the recording.
2 Practise the conversations with a partner.
It’s raining.
He’s got long hair.
She’s eating (an ice cream).
five of the questions. Walk around the class imagining
2 Choose
that you are in the street. Ask the questions to other students.
They must answer politely.
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