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Coordinadora Dana Lomagno

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 Do you know these grammar terms? Complete 3 Do you know these pronunciation terms?
the table with the words in bold from sentences Look at the words in the box and answer the
1-10 below. questions below about each word.

a) pronoun They (sentence 2) chocolate cinema sister factory

le noun f)
e)
g)
j)
i) Present
modal
h) article
d) auxiliary Perfect
verb
uncountable
possessive
comparativeverb noun
contraction
1 How many syllables are there?
2 Where's the main stress?
3 Are there any syllables you don't pronounce?

Do you know any vocabulary related to the

topie areas in the box? Make a list.

food work travel money music

animals routines body home

1 She is a doctor.
2 They are very generous.
3 This book is yours.
4 Does she eat meat?
5 You can smoke outside.
6 Keith has written four novels.
7 How much water do you drink every day?
8 Could you give this pen to him?
9 This watch is cheaper than the last one.
10 He's quite late.

,'c:~ ~l Do you know these parts of speech?

Complete the table with the correct words from
the box below.

noun write
1)
5 Do you know this classroom language? Match
hrasal verb 5) verb
4)
6)
2) adverb
adjective
preposition questions 1-8 to the replies a-h below.
1 What does 'party animal' mean?
2 How do you spell 'exercise'?
3 Can you say that again, please?
4 What page is that on?
5 Could you speak up a bit please?
6 What's the answer to number S?
write sister carefully listen give up
look after 7 What's our homework?
quickly at beautiful
cinema green down happy factory 8 How do you pronounce the second word
in line 4 of the text on page 26?

~ Complete the sentences with words from the a) Page 13, at the end of Unit 1.
box above. b) Do exercises 3, 4 and 5 on page 64·
1 My is nearly three years older than me. e) 1don't know. We should ask Mario. He's good
2 We stayed in a really hotel. at grammar.
3 Please don't look me like that! d) /'resrpi:z/
4 Please to me very carefully. e) E-X-E-R-C-I-S-E
5 1ran as as ¡ could. f) ¡t's someone who likes going to parties.
6 ¡'ve decided to chocolate in the g) Of course. It is quite noisy in here.
New Year. h) Sure, no problem. All of it or just the last part?

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Discuss.
1 What is your favourite time of the day/week? Why?
2 What is your least favourite time of the day/week? Why?
3 What is a typical day like for you?

What can you see in the photos? Use verb phrases from the box.
Which phrases are not in the photos?

chat on the phone listen to the radio get up early

go to bed late stay in bed late have breakfast/lunch/ dinner
watch TV check your emails do exercise go for a walk
go clubbing do nothing catch a bus/train

;.~ Look again at the verb phrases.

Write D next to the things you do every day.
Write W next to the things you only do at weekends.
Write S next to the things you sometimes do.
Write N next to the things you never do.

_ Write more verb phrases of things you do ...

" every day.
" only at weekends.

_ Compare with a partner. Do you do the same things?

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 Iikes and dislikes
ask and talk about personallikes and dislikes

1 a Look at the quiz below. What can you see in each picture? Tell your
partner.

_ Match the pictures A-C with the descriptions 1-3 below.

1 This person likes staying in, eating and watching television. D
2 This person likes going out, dancing and meeting friends. D
3 This person likes reading and going to museums and art galleries. D
;;::'! a Work with a partner and do the quiz.

Check the results. Are the results true for you?

go clubbing with triends? O

have dinner in a restaurant with triends? O
get a DVD and a take-away pizza? O
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have a sandwich at your desk? O an ice cream? O

You're a proper culture vulture

learning something new. Don't lorget to
join the party sometimesl

You're a total couch potato and usually on

the sola, doing nothing. Come on - get up
and join in the lun!

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:3 Read the texto 15 each person a 'party animal', 5 Complete the Active grammar box using the
a 'culture vulture' or a 'couch potato'? underlined phrases from the texts in Ex. 3.

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~ love. having a. big breakfast on
Saturdays. l can'tstandgoing
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friends in thepark or / rea//v hate ...
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nothing. I'm not very keen on going out on Use a noun or the gerund after these
Saturdayevening. l stay in andchat on the phrases.
phone andget atake-away pizza.
Marek Rzeczkowska, Krakow, Poland
Write sentences using the prompts. Don't
l reaUy hate doing nothing forget to change the verb if necessary.
so l get up early .on /watch football on TV.
Saturdays and start the
/' m quite keen on watching footba/l on TI!.
day by checking my emails.
l really Iike meeting friends 1 /my job.
and having breakfast in a 2 Ido crossword puzzles.
café, so 1 catch a businto 3 /beach holidays.
town at about 9.00a.lll.
4 /be cold.
After breakfast, my friends
1
and sornetimes goto an 5 /dogs.
art gallery. I'm quite keen 6 /go to the cinema.
on most kinds of art so 1 7 /talk on the phone in English.
don't mind which gaHery we go to but my
8 /go dancing on Friday evenings.
friendsreaUy hate modemart. Ido different
things on Saturday evenings. 1 sometimes
have dinner with friendsor l stayin and PeI~SOIlto pel~SOn
watch TV.
Lala Gutierrez, Sevilla, Spain Make the sentences in Ex. 6 true for you. Cover
the sentences and tell your partner.

4 Complete the sentences with Marek or Lola. ?l.nd \vI~iting~

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Lola likes getting up early on Saturdays.
8 Tell other students what kind of person you are,
1 likes having a lot to eat for breakfast. and why.
2 __ doesn't usually have breakfast at home / think /' m mostly a party animal because /
on Saturdays. absolutely lave going out with my friends.
3 __ doesn't like doing any sport or exercise.
4 __ likes doing nothing in the park. t; :El Write a paragraph with the title My typica/
5 likes going to art galleries. Saturday. Use the texts in Ex. 3 to help you.
6 __ likes chatting on the phone on
11 Read your partner's paragraph. What new
Saturdayevenings.
things do you learn about your partner?
7 __ likes watching TV in the evening.

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 Present Simple; adverbs of frequency
ask and answer questions about daily routines

Speaking and
listening
1 a Make these sentences
true for you. Compare with a
partner.
1 I sleep a loto
2 Sleep is a waste of time.
3 I can only sleep on a hard
bed.
I don' t s/eep a /ot - usua/ly six
hours a night.
b &1 Listen to a TV
programme about sleep.
Tick./ the things you hear.

cats D dogs D
snakes D fish D
babies D children D
adults D old people D
horses D

2 ~.••.
"" Listenagain and Vocabularv <J

answer the questions.

4 a Match the questions to the answers.
1 Who sleeps about a) seven ~-"-"-,-,-"-_~~~·_~._~~~~c~

hours, b) seventeen hours

and c) eight hours every
day?
2 Do you have a snack before bed?
1 What time do you l?;0 to bed? ~1
¡ b)
a)
About eight hours.
At about 7a.m.
2 What is strange about the 3 What do you do to help fal! asleep? j c) At about l1p.m.
way horses sleep?
4 How many hours do you sleep at a ! d) At about 7.30a.m.,
3 What is strange about the
, time? 1 after I have a shower.
way fish sleep?
5 How do you feel when you wake up? I e) I'm often a bit tired.
4 In one year, the average
6 What time do you ~? j f) I usually have one in
person sleeps for:
the morning.
a) 2,688, b) 2,860 or
7 What time do you have breakfast? g) I always have a lie-in
c) 2,680 hours?
5 In one night, how many ¡ on Sundays.
dreams does the average ¡ 8 Do you have a shower in the h) No, I don't. I never
person have? ! morning or the evening? have time.
1 9 Do you have a nap during the day? i) I hardly ever eat
3 Discuss. 1 before bed.
1 How often do you ,
1 10 Do you ever have a lie-in? j) I sometimes listen to

2
remember your dreams?
How often do you have the
t the radio.

same dream? b _ Listen and check your answers.

3 Do you have any favourite
~ In pairs, decide what the difference in meaning is between:
dreams?
1 to wake up/to get up.
2 to sleep/to fal! asleep.
3 to have a snack/to have breakfast.

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 Grammar I Present Simple; adverbs of frequency

7 Complete the Active grammar box with do, does, don' t or doesn' t.

Active grarnrnar
I usual/y go to bed about 10.30.

:; They have a nap during the day.

He have a líe·in during the week.

__ you wake up ear/y?

__ she often have a snack before bed?

Use the Present Simple to talk about routines (things you do

every day) and habits (things you do often).
Adverbs of frequency
a/ways, usual/y, often, sometimes, hard/y ever, never
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see r<.ererence page 13

8 Choose the correct formo

A: (1) Do/Do es you fall asleep quickly?
B: Ves, 1 (2) do/does. 1(3) don't/doesn't listen to the radio, I just
5 Complete the text using the (4) go/goes to sleep immediately.
underlined phrases in Ex. 4.
A: (5) Do/Does you use an alarm dock?
B: No, I (6) do/don't. My mum (7) get/gets up first, then she (S) eall/
, ealls me.
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5~i 5 A: (9) Do/Does anyone in your family have strange sleep habits?
¡ B: Ves, my brother (10) do/do es. He (11) ta/k/ta/ks in his sleep but he
I problem for YOu? (12) don't/doesn't wake up.
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i ca~l;tfaB asieep? 9 Write true answers for you for the questions in Ex. 8.
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i Here are some tips Tor I usually {all as/eep quiek/y but I sometimes read a book.
i happy sieeping:

I" (1) of bread or fruit Pron unciation

about an hour before you (2)__ .

" Try not to (3) in the day. lOa Match the vowel sounds to the underlined words.
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~ Only sleep at night. a) /u:/ b) /8/ c) / A/
" If you (4) in the night, A: (1) Do you have a nap during the day?
\ don't (5) ,just stay in
~ bed and read a book. B: Ves, I (2) do.
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¡ A: (3) Does Jane get up early?
•• Always (6) in the morning,
~ it's the most important meal of the B: Ves, she (4) does.
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day.
\ lE B'J Listen and check. Practise the dialogues with a partner.

6 Which advice in Ex. 5 do you Person io person

follow? Which tips do you
disagree with?
11 Ask and answer the questions in Ex. 4a with a partner.

I don' t eat before !go to bed. A: What time do you go to bed?

B: I u5ua/ly go to bed about midnight.

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 Present Continuous
write an informal email to update someone on your life

1 Which things in the box can you find in the photos?

staff customers shop assistant products doorman

Discuss.

1 What is the most famous shop in your country?

2 Why is it famous? What can you buy there?

Read the text. Why is Harrods famous?

All things, for all people,

EVERYWHEF,-E
Harrods is probably the most famous department store in
the UK. It's over 150 years old and it has 330 departments
on seven floors. On special days, about 300,000 customers
come and spend their time and money in Harrods.
More than 5,000 people from over fifty different countries
work for the store. However, the staff are not just shop
assistants. Harrods has its own hairdresser's, doctor's, bank,
fire brigade, and much more. A huge team of people clean
and look after the store. This includes checking and changing
the 11,500 Iight bulbs on the outside of the building.
Harrods is famous for providing 'all things, for all people,
everywhere'. Whatever you want, you can buy it at Harrods
- from expensive jewellery and furniture, to paper and pens.
Someone even bought a baby elephant called Gertie as a
present for Ronald Reagan. However, many people come
to Harrods just to look and not to buy and this can be a
problem. Sometimes the doorman doesn't let people in
because they are wearing the wrong kind of clothesl

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Read the text again and answer the

questions.
~_ Listen to a customer survey in Harrods.
1 How many people go to Harrods every day?
Complete the chart.
2 What different kinds of jobs are mentioned?
Where are you What are you What are you
3 What does 'al! things, for al! people,
from? doing in London? doing in Harrods?
everywhere' mean?
4 Who was Gertie? Customer 1:
(1) }.1/orking as an au pair
5 Why does the doorman stop some people
going into Harrods? Customer 2:
6 What do these numbers refer to? (3)

a) 150 b) 330 e) 5,000 d) 11,500 Customer 3:

England shopping
Discuss.

1 Would you like to visit Harrods? Why/Why not? Compare your answers with a partner.

2 Do you enjoy shopping? Why /Why not?

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GI~ammar~Present f Continuous 8 u:m Listen. What is happening? Make
sentences with He/She oo ••

tl> Match sentences 1 and 2 in the Active grammar

box to rules a) and b).
9 Work in pairs.
Student A: [ook at the picture below.
Student B: look at the picture on page 127.
Active grammar
Find five more differences.
1 í' m working as an au pair.
2 My girlfriend is shopping for A: /s the man buying a DVD?
clothes. B: No, he isn' t. He' s buying a book.

/' m nat buying anything.

We're nat staying long.

Are yau iaaking far anything special?

What are yau daing in Harrods?

Use the Present Continuous for:

a) actions happening at this moment
e.g. sentence: __
b) temporary actions happening 'around
now' but not at this moment:
e.g. sentence: __
Use the Present Simple (NOTthe Present
Continuous) with state verbs (e.g. be, knaw,
like, lave, etc.).

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ti Use the Present Continuous to complete the

dialogues.
A: I (1) (wait) in the restaurant on the
fourth floor. Where are you? It's 4.30! What
(2) (you Ido)?
B: We (3) (sit) on the bus. The traffie
is very bad. We (4) (not I move).

A: Hello. 1(5) (phone) from London.

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B: Really? What (6) (you Ido) there? 10 Read the email in the Writing bank on page 145.
Do the exercises.
A: Jenny and 1(7) (stay) with some
friends for a week. It (8) (rain)
today so we (s)) (not I go) out. 11 Write an email to a friend you haven't talked to
for a long time. Tell him/her about your life at
7 Choose the correct alternatives. the moment.

1 I da/'m daing a Spanish evening class this

termo It starts/is starting at 7.30 every Monday.
2 What do you do/are yau daing these days? Do HiAngela,
you stil/ study/Are you still studying? How are you? I've got so much to tell you ...
3 Miehaela doesn't eat/isn't eating meat. She
doesn't /ike/isn't /iking it.
4 What do you usually do/are you usual/y doing
in the summer holidays?
5 They often go/'re often going to Corsiea with
friends.

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1. Look at the 'Wheel of English'. Match the words and phrases in the box to the pictures.

grammar vocabulary reading writing listening speaking and pronunciation

B qrammar

2 ~~ Listen.
How important is each aspect of
English for Antonio? Put a cross
(X) at the correct place on each 5 Look at the Lifelong learning box. Write one
part of the wheel, then join the more tip on how to improve each aspect of your
crosses. English.

3 Listen again.
How good is Antonio at each aspect of English?
Make notes. There's more than one way

There are a lot of ways to improve your

4 Draw your own 'Wheel of English'. Then explain English. For example:
it to your partner. Use language from the How
Writing: send emails to your classmates
to ... box.
Listening: Iisten to an English language
radio station
talk about your learning needs Vocabulary: make a vocabulary notebook
and ability and always keep it in your pocket
Say what's important Grammar is (very/
to you quite) impartant ta me. Speaking: chat on the phone to your
Reading is nat (very) classmates
important ta me.

Say what you are I'm (very/quite) gaad

good at at listening. ti Tell other students your ideas. Make a note of
the three best learning tips you hear.

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Present Continuous

í/'lou¡We/ go 1 am
Tf¡ey don't go He/She/lt Is
to bed
We/'lou/They are
He/She/lt early.
gO€S worklng.
dOEsn' t go : I am not
He/She/lt Is not
Do you/we/they are not
You¡We/fhey
get up
·Am 1
Does he/she(¡t early? Is he/she/it having a Ihe-in?
get up Are yo u/we/they
Ves, ¡do. / No, ¡don' t. Yes, 1 amo / No, l' m not.
Ves, he do es. /No, he doesn' t. Yes, you are. / No, you aren' t.
Yes, he Is. / No, he' s not (he Isn' t).

Use the Present Simple for routines, habits and

things that are generally true. Use the Present Continuous to talk about actions
f always call my parents on Sundays. happening at the time of speaking and temporary
1often ga ta the cinema. actions happening around now.

He doesn' t like going to bed. l' m doing the washing-up.

He' s dolng a lot of exercise at the momento
contractions: don't = do not; doesn't = does not
3rd persons: He/She/lt: add sto the verb in the
affirmative. State verbs
r
r like lave hate want need prefer
Adverbs of frequenoy !\
, know understand believe remember

A LWAYS
Use the Present Simple (NOT the Present
Continuous) with state verbs.
f know how to play chess.

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HARDLY EVER ¡¡ Key vocabulary

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Verb-noun phrases about daily routine
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¡ catch a busjtrain chat on the phone
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check your emails go clubbing go to bed late
Use adverbs of frequency to say how often you do ¡
!¡ go to the gym have a líe-in have a snack
something.
,,. líe on the beach meet some friends do exercise
/ usual/y play the piano in the evenings. do nothing fall asleep get a take-away pizza
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The adverb of frequency comes after the verb to be. i get up early go for a walk have a nap
rm never I, have a picnic have a shower

The adverb of frequency comes before a main verbo

¡¡ have breakfastjlunchjdinner lísten to the radio
read a magazine sleep stay in bed late

! He sometimes goes clubbing on Saturdays.

Use the affirmative with never and hardlyever, not

the negative.
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wake up watch TV
Shops
customers doorman products shop assistant
He hardly ever stays in bed late. ¡\ staff

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1 Each sentence has one word missing. Write the 3 Complete the dialogues using one ofthe verbs
missing word in the correct place. Look at the below in the Present Continuous.
symbols to help you.
not/ get 00 have sit check
Ilove the colour pink .•••
walk watch do
I absolutelv love the colour pink.
1 I'm quite on watching football. • A: What are rou doinQ (you) at the moment?
B: I (1) on a bus with some friends.
2 I stand science fiction films .•• A: What about you?
B: 1(2) lunch with my family.
3 llike sending text messages.••
A: (3) Oack) TV?
4 I really the winter .•• B: No, he isn't. He (4) his emails.

5 I quite pizza.• A: (S) (you/John) any exercise at the

moment?
B: Yes, lots! We (6) to work and (7) we
6 I absolutely going to the beach.•••
___ take-away pizzas at the moment.

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1mind getting up early.

I not very keen on dancing .•

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Choose the correct alternatives.
I(usuafly g;;J/am usually going to work by caro
1--Ustento that manoWhat language does he
speak/is he speaking?
It doesn't rain/isn't raining much in the
2 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of
2
summer here.
the Present Simple.
3 You work!,re working very hard today.
A: Do \1011 !let uº- (you/get up) early?
4 Do you prefer/Are you preferring tea or coffee?
B: Yes, 1do. In the week (1) O/get
5 I stay!'m staying at the Savoy Hotel in London
up) at about 6.30.
for a week.
A: What time (2) (you/start) work?
6 Who's that woman? What does she want/is she
B: At about 9.00. (3) OIgo to bed)
wanting?
early too.
A: (4)
o'dock?
(you/go to bed) before ten 5 Complete the questions with the correct verbo

B: No, 1don't, but (S) O/fall asleep) do fall go have listen chat
in front of the TV most nights! catch wake up watff¡-
A: (6) (you/have a snack) before
you go to bed? Do you ~vatchTV every evening?
B: No, I don't. (7) O/have dinner) 1 How often do you dubbing?
late every evening.
2 Do you need an alarm dock to in
the morning?
A: My brother is a really good swimmer.
3 Do you __ ~_ a snack before you go to
B: (6) (he/swim) a lot? bed?
A: Yes, he does. (7) (He/get up) 4 Do you usually __ to the radio at
very early and (8) (swim) for two work?
hours before breakfast. Then 0) _ 5 Where do you usually your
(he/go) back to the swimming pool after work. homework?
B: (10) (he/go) out with his friends
6 Do yo~Jind it easy to asleep?
much?
7 How often do you a bus to work?
A: Only at weekends. (11) (He/not/
8 How often do you on the phone to
go) out in the week at all.
your best friend?

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What musical instruments can you see in the photos? What other
instruments do you know?

g ""';;;.;Match the extracts to the types of music.

classical Latin rock house pop jazz

_~ What kind(s) of music do you like/hate?

Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.

read music really into download compilation CDs

favourite band lead singer favourite record last concert

1 My is Coldplay. ¡'ve got all their CDs.

2 The 1went to was Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
3 I a lot of music from the Internet.
4 I can't but I can play by ear.
5 I sometimes make for my friends.
6 My is Yesterday by The Beatles.
7 I'd like to meet the of Radiohead. He sounds interesting.
8 I'm jazz at the moment. Ilove Louis Armstrong.

_ Make sentences about you. Use the words or phrases in the box.
Tell your partner.
!don't download music from the Internet. j don't know how to do it.

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 Past Simple
talk about personal events in the past

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1 a Look at the photo. When do you think

this pop star was famous?
h Read the text and complete the chart.

,\\It' - a star for the fntnre?

Do you know Robin Seott? No? Well, not many people do. He's
the lead singer with M and a star for the future. M's new record
is a huge hit at the moment.lt's ealled Pop Muzik al1d it's a!ready
very popular in the UK al1d Europe.
Robin and his girlfriend, Brigit Novik, slng the !yries. Their strange
voiees make it sound very different. Brigit's voiee sounds like a
robot!
Robin is eertain to be a big star in the future.This is just the
beginning for M.
May 1979

Dateof article P,,1ay 1979

Nameof band
Leadsinger
Other singer
Song
Hit in ...

Futurefor lead singer

$ Complete the Active grammar box with the

carreet rorm of the verb in the Past Simple.
~u • Listen to an interview with Robin 5eott
twenty-five years later. Oid he become a big
star?

" Listen again and answer the questions .

Active grammar . ~-----_.
Use the Past Simple for completed actions
1 Where did he grow up?
in the past.
2 What kind of eollege did he go to?
3 When did he make his first record? vVe__ a band ~:¡¡¡tl?rny brothet: (form)

4 Where did he move to in the mid-seventies? !__ up in south London~ (grow)

5 How did he ehoose the name M? ! hoppy about rfJY{frsr
VEr}'
6 What happened in February 1979? record~ Cfeel)
7 What happened in 1989? They __ i:vith me ail the time. (agree)
8 What is he doing now?
Where __ al! __ ? (itjstart)

3 ~ Oiscuss. How __ of the name M? (youjthink)

1 How do you think Robin feels about writing a

'real classie'?
lE Which verbs in the Active grammar box are
2 Can you think of other songs which are 'real
classics'? regular? Which are irregular?

u~~- Listen to Pop Muzik. What do you

.~

think of it?
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5 ~'S Complete the sentences using the Past 8i:Jeaking
Simple.
~. a Prepare to interview a student about his/her
1 1__ (go) to a fantastic concert last night.
life. Make questions using the ideas below and
2 Mozart __ (write) 600 pieces of music. your own ideas.
3 My brother __ (play) his guitar all day e when/where born
yesterday.
e where grew up
4 Ten years ago my favourite band __ (be)
e what liked/disliked about school
Oasis.
e what job wanted to do
5 1__ (make) a compilation CD for my sister's
e what important things happened as teenager
birthday.
e what did when left school
6 My dad __ (teach) me how to play the
• what important things happened after that
piano.
7 I __ (buy) three jazz COs last week. ~_ In pairs, interview each other about your
lives. Use the language in the How to ... box to
~ ";":';"'5 Listen and check your answers.
help you. Take notes.
••.¡;.
;,....;.
Complete the dialogue with the Past Simple of
the verbs in brackets.
refer to times in the past
A: Where (1) __ (you/grow up)?
1 Say when • three years/two months
B: When I (2) __ (be) very young, we (3) __ an action : @Q
([ive) in Venice. Then when I was twelve, my happened
when Ileft school/I was
family (4) __ (move) to Milan. I (S) __
fifteen
(not/like) it at first, but when I was a teenager,
I (6) __ (love) it. !!l1973/February 1979/the
summer of 2000
A: (7) __ (you/go) to college when you • in the mid 70s/late 805/
(8) __ (leave) school? earlY90s
B: No. I (9) __ (not/go) to college untill was : jgg week/month/year
twenty-two. First, I (10) __ (get) a job in a
2 Link an action : after that/leaving school
record shop for ayear and (11) __ (save) up to another :
some money. Then I (12) __ (go) travelling. act.Ion three years/five days --
later

rrÚIll.ll1Ci8.JtioIl
10 Write a short biography of your partner. Use
; ~~ ",..--;!; Listen and repeat. your notes from Ex. 9a.
Adrfana was bom in 1980. She grew up in a small
worked believed ended moved wanted ,
village neo( Naples. She didn' t like school but
loved finished waited kissed J
she ioved music ...

lE Put the verbs into the correct column

according to the pronunciation of -ed.

Itl IdlIIdl
El
fiU
~. Add more verbs to each column.

?j Listen and write the sentences.

"" In pairs, practise the sentences.

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 so and neither
say when you're the same as/different from another person

1 Listen to three pieces of music by Mozart. How

does each one make you feel? Use the adjectives in
the box and your own words.

happy sad relaxed awake sleepy thoughtful

Thjs piece niakes rne feel relaxed ano catrfL

;Q Read the text about the effects of music. Match the

headings to the correct paragraph.
a
b GLd

e d

for about ten minutes before you stan studying.

lvlusic is not just entertainment. 1t is medicine for
both the brain and the body. Don Campbell is Perhaps your mind needs relaxing or maybe you
are tired and you want to feel more energetic. So
an expert on The i\lozart effict and the incredible
power of music. He says that all kinds of music, you should ehoose the apprapriate music to help
fram :lvlozart to jazz, fram Latin to rock can you. You can use many different kinds of music
affect our learning and our health. to help you concentrate. :lvIozart's music is very
popular, however, because it is very
organised and it makes your brain more alert
and imarÓnative.
lvIany people use music to help them feel relaxed
after a busy day at work. rvIusic can also reduce
-
the stress of being ill, especially by reducing pain.
The director of Baltimore Hospital says that Music helps you to study better and it can also
actually make you more intelligent. In one study,
thirty minutes of classical music has the same
students who listened lO l\lozart before doing
effect as ten milligrams of the painkiller Valiwn.
a test got much higher marks than those who
didn't. lVlany studies also snow that
children v\iholearn to playa musical
Campbell also says that music can help you
instrumem before the age of tv¡elve have better
concentrate but you need the right kind of
memories far the rest of their lives.
music for your mood. And you need to listen

Read the text again. Mark the statements true (T), 7 The students listened to Mozart for fifteen
false (F) or don't know (DK). minutes before doing the test.
1 Music is good for our bodies and brains. 8 It's a good idea for children to learn to playa
2 Don Campbellloves Mozart's music. musical instrument.

3 Music helps many people to relax after work.

Discuss.
4 Many hospitals use music to help with pain.
5 Listening to music before you study is a bad idea. 1 What music do you listen to?
6 Only Mozart's music helps you to study. 2 What effect does it have?

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 Vocab-1"iln1"V
~ c:i: V ¡ wnrn !U.:
~r¡m¡!;pc
..•.l_J 6 I need to use my imaginative/ imagination in
my job.
5 a Match the underlined adjectives in the text
7 Everyone has the in te Iligen t/ intelligence to
with the definitions below.
learn a language.
1 = good at learning and
8 Ilisten to music in the morning to give me
== understanding things
¡;¡a¡ energetic/ energy.
=:== 2 ___ = can think of new and interesting
9 I'm always tired/tiredness when I get home in
ideas
S 3 ____ = active and can work hard
the evening.
10 Jazzmakes me feel relaxed/relaxation.
4 ____ = calm and not worried

i
~
e;$1:

~
~
5

b
____
sleep

necessary.

ADJECTlVE
= feeling that you want to rest or

Complete the table. Use a dictionary if

NOUN
8 Make the sentences in Ex. 7 true for you.
Going for a run makes me feel energetic.

Gralnlnar
B a
¡ so and neither

I
~ Complete the Active grammar box.
relaxed tired
energetic
imaginative
intelligent
iJII

Active grammar
~~~--~~~-~-- .__ ~_~===7''''='O='0-=_

Agree
1 A: I like rock music. B: So do l.
2 A: i've got a guitar. B: So_l.
o a
.r:-'
Underline the main stress in the words in
3 A: !'m not keen on him . B: Neither _ f.
4 A: I didn' t go. B: Neither _ l.
the table.
Disagree
=-=-:5 Listen and check your answers.
e:
5 A: I often lis ten to rock music. B:1_.
1 Can you work out any rules for word stress 6 A: l' ve got a DVD player. B: f_.
with nouns?
7 A: f can' t play an instrument. B: f_.
2 Which pairs of words have the same stress? 8 A: 1 don' t like loud music. B: 1_.
3 Which pairs have different stress?

b =-='..!!ii Listen and check your answers.

J.;ifeloIlg leal~lliTig
e Cover the answers and repeat the
Record it all! conversations from the Active grammar box.

When you're recording new vocabulary, -.------

'
, . ..-.
.. ,.,-", ~-
...•....
,~-
-".,... ""-

write al! the important information in your

vocabulary book. 10 Complete these sentences about music to make
Include the stress, the part of speech, them true for you.
a definition and an example sentence.

RelQxed (adj.)- ealm and not VV'orried.

JazzmakeS"me feel very relaxed.

7 Choose the correct alternatives. Person to person

1 Latin music makes me feel energetic/energy. 11 Say your sentences to a partner. Respond to
2 1 don't believe that music can make you more your partner's sentences.
intelligent/ intelligence.
A: f reaily like going to see musicafs.
3 I'm a very imaginative/ imagination persono B: 50 do l.
4 I sometimes don't go out at weekends because
of tired/tiredness.
12 Write a paragraph about what kinds of music
5 I play the piano for relaxed/ relaxation.
you like and why.

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 Present Perfect Simple (for experience)
talk about personal achievements and experiences

Reading
1 a Discuss.
1 Why do you think Charlotte
Church is famous?

2 What do you think the title

of this lesson means?

b Read the introduction

to the text and check your
answers.

-
There is no question about Charlotte Church - she
was a child prodigy. She had a recording contract with
Sony at the age of eleven and a m million fortune by
the age of sixteen - all from singing e/asslea/ music.
She's so Id millions of records and she's performed
for the American president, the Queen and the Pope.
She has achieved a lot in her short life and she has
earned a huge amount of money. 8ut the question is:
Has she done toa mueh, toa soon?

2 a Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.

Student A: read the text on page 125. 1 Do you think Charlotte Chureh has done 'too
mueh, too soon'?
Answer questions 1-6.
2 Do you think parents should push their 'ehild
Student B: read the text on page 127. prodigies'?
Answer questions 7-12.
1 When was Charlotte born? ~.~ Match words or phrases from A and B.
2 How did she get a recording contraet with appea{ un a talent shol¡v
Sony?
3 Was her first album sueeessful?
1 app~a~ C~ a) too hard
4 What happened to her first manager?
2 get a b) to go wrong
5 Who was her seeond manager?
3 your parents push e) she goes clubbing
6 How did Charlotte do in her exams?
you every night
7 When did things start to go wrong for 4 an album 15 d) reeording eontraet
Charlotte?
5 things start e) her manager
8 What happened to Charlotte's mother? 6 argue with f) fine
9 What did the newspapers say about Charlotte? 7 the newspapers say g) a talant sho'.'l.'
10 Does Charlotte think she behaved like a normal 8 things work out h) an instant sueeess
teenager?
11 How does Charlotte feel about her mother now? E:E In pairs, use the phrases to retell Charlotte's
12 How is Charlotte now? story.

h Tell your partner about your half of the text.

Use the questions as a guide.

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...
...
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n "'".--.~ •... '"•
;:t Complete the dialogues with the Present
Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
:5 Look at the two undertined verb phrases
A: (1) (you ever win) a competition?
in the introduction to the texto Answer the
B: Yes, [ (2) __ o[ (3) __ (win) a singing
questions.
competition when I was six.
1 What tense is she had? Do we know when the
action happened? A: (4) (you watch) TV last night?
2 What tense is she's sold? Do we know when B: Yes, ¡ (5) __ oI (6) __ (see) a
the action happened? documentary about child prodigies.

Complete the rules by writing Present A: (7) (you ever meet) a famous
Perfect Simple or Past Simple. person?
B: No, I (8) __ oBut I (9) __ (see) Kylie in
1 Use the to talk about an action or
concert [ast year!
experience at a specific time in the past.
2 Use the to talk about an action or A: (10) (you ever play) a musical
experience in the past when the time is not instrument in public?
important or not known. B: Yes, [ (11) __ oI (12) (be) in a band
when I was a teenager.
_~ Complete the Active grammar box. What part ~~""="'~ Listen and check your answers.
of speech are the undertined verbs?

~e!~S(jnto I)e:rSOll
Active grammar In pairs, ask and answer the questions in Ex. 8.
r \le Vir/tren Q booko
She ¡?erforrned for the VOC~lblllar):'F t achlevernents
Arnerican president
Match a verb from A with a noun from B.
They haven' t sold a lot records.
l-!e seen the .~ B

1 learn a) a prize for ... (dancingja sport)

___ you ever been on Tti?
Has she done too rnuch. too soon? 2 make b) to speak another language
3 start e) an exam with distinction
4 win d) your own company
~ Find other examples of the Present Perfect 5 pass e) an articleja book
Simple in the texts about Charlotte Church. 6 write f) a speech to ... (thirty people)
..----_.-
. -
' '" .. ,,- '
·.,-.,..-,--
.'.".'.-
'
- - <

b Which of the above have you donejnot

Complete the sentences with the past done? Which achievements are you most proud
participles of the verbs in the box. of in your tife? Tell other students.
/' ve played the piano in a concert. f' m really
be play download ~ work study
proud of that.
buy meet

í' ve never made a compilation CD {ar rny frlends.

1 She's __ the lead singer of my favourite
bando
2 ['ve never __ an instrument in a concert.
3 He's __ to two rack concerts this week.
4 ['ve __ in lots of music shops so I'm quite
experienced.
5 They've __ every Radiohead album.
6 She's __ singing and piano at college.
7 ¡'ve __ lots of jazz music from the Internet.

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3 Discuss.
What do you think about the musk that Ben chose?
Which one do you like best? Why?

"± a Complete the sentences usingthéphrases in the box.

to remind someone of (a time/a place/a person .oo)

to make someone (feel happy/feel excited/cry/smile oo.)

to remember (listening/going/feeling oo.)

1 This song when 1 was at school.

2 This music so happy.
3 When 1 first heard this record, it because it
was so beautiful.
4 I to this song when was on holiday in Spain.
1

_ ~_ Listen and check your answers. Repeat the

sentences.

v a Choose your top three pieces of music. Write notes in

the table.

PIECE OF MUSIC ARTIST REASON

3
2

-l:;••TefIOtl1erstlld@r1ts .ahoutyouf €hok€1~,

Use your notes and the lánguage from EX.A.

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Past Simple Present Perfect Simple
Regular verbs Form: has/have + past participle
I played jazz music al! day yesterday. í¡You¡Vve/ won a
They have/haven' t
He didn' t finish his exams. prize.
. 5he/He/ft has/hasn' t
Why did you wait for so long? Ha ve l/yo u/we/th ey heard
Did Y0L! like the last Coldpiay CD? ever
Has this song?
Yes,I did.//lfo, I didn' t. he/she/it ever

i
Yes, I have./No, haven' t.
Yes,he has./No, he hasn' t.

Irregular verbs
J left sehool in 1993. Use the Present Perfect Simple to talk about an
action or experience in the general past - the
They didn' t come home last night.

Where did she gral/v up?

Did he go to schooll¡vith you?
! specific time is not important or is not known.

Don't use the Present Perfect Simple with past time

expressions, e.g. last night, two weeks ago.
Yes, he did./No, he didn' t. Use the Past Simple to talk about an action or
experience at a specific time in the pasto
A: l' ve visited eleven countries in my tife.
Use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions B: Have you ever been to the Far fast?
in the pasto
A: Yes,/ have. 1 went to Thaiíand in 2001.
Use the same form for al! persons (but was/were for
the verb to be).
Add -ed to regular verbs to make the past formo Key vocabulary
Use didn't (did not) to make the negative. Music

For list of irregular verbs see page 149. classical Latin rock house pop jazz
lead singer favourite bandjCD a compilation CD
read music dawnload music fram the Internet
so and neither be really into (something)
Use so and neither to say that we agree with, or Word families (adjectivelnoun)
have the same experience as someone. energeticj energy imaginativejimagination
Positive statement: use 50 + positive auxiliary. intelligentjintelligence relaxedjrelaxation
Negative statement: use neither + positive auxiliary. tiredjtiredness

Use the opposite auxiliary to say that we disagree Achievements

with, or have a different experience from someone. learn to speak another language make a speech
start your own company write an articleja bao k
win a prize for pass an exam with distinction
Agree/Disagree

J' ve got a new car. So have VI haven' t.

1 like chocolate. So do 1./1 don' t.
I hated swimming. So did 1./1 didn' t.
J'm a student. So am 1./1' m noto
I was keen on popo So was 1./1 wasn' t.

Agree/Disagree

J haven' t got it. Neither nave f./I have.

I don' t watch TV. Neither do I./f do.
f didn' t go out. Neither did f./I did.
l' m not enjoying it. Neither am 1./1 amo
f wasn' t late. Neither was 1./1 was.

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1 Complete the sentences using the Past Simple. 4 Complete the sentences using the Present
Perfect Simple.
Ileamed to play the piano when I was a child.
Susie has seen The Lord ofthe Rings five times at
My father tauaht me. (learn/teach)
the cinema! (see)
1 He his old computer and _
a new one. (sell/buy) 1 I of that bando (not hear)

2 My grandmother on the pavement 2 a marathon? (you/ever/run)

and her armo (fati/break) 3 I to Carnival in Brazil twice. (be)
3 I was on a special diet last week. I only __ 4 your leg? (you/ever/break)
fruit and I only water. (eat/drink) 5 She's nervous because she a horse
4 When we on holiday last year, I before. (not ride)
____ a lot of photos. (be/take) 6 any climbing before? (you/do)
5 1 to a concert last night and __ 7 I al! over the world. (work)
two real!y good bands. (go/see) 8 music from the Internet? (you/
ever/ download)
2 Complete the dialogues with the Past Simple of
the verbs in the boxes. 5 Choose the correct alternatives.
A: Hello. I'd like to apply for the job of sales
say de go think meet not/like assistant. _
B: Wetl, I hope you had/riehq]Jthe right kind of
A: What did vou do (you) last weekend?
experience. (1) Did you do/Have you done this
B: On Friday evening, I (1) __ my friend Natalia kind of job before?
and we (2) to see a film. I (3) _ A: Yes, I (2) did/have.
it was a really good film but Natalia (4) __
B: Where?
it. She (S) it was boring.
A: Wel!, I (}) had/,ve had some experience in a
record shop.
stop like not/like hate be live
B: Oh, really?

A: Where (6) (you) born? A: Yes, I (4) worked/,ve worked there two years
B: In Scotland. I (7) in the countryside ago.
when I was a child. B: (S)Were you/Have you been a sales assistant?
A: (8) (you) it? A: No, I (6) wasn't/haven't. I (7) was/,ve been a
cleaner.
B: No, I (9) it. I (10) the
weather because it never (11) _ B: Oh, I'm sorry. We need someone who (8) had/,s
raining! had experience as a sales assistant.

3 Agree or disagree using so, neither or short

6 Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
answers. Who was the mai-H singer of Atomic Kitten? !ead
A: ¡'ve got a headache. 1 The children are full of energetic today. Let's go
B: (agree) 50 have l. to the park.
2 I often listen to music in the evenings for
1 A: I thought that coat was very expensive.
relaxed.
B: (agree) _
2 A: I didn't like her last single. 3 My sister has won lots of prizes for singing
when she was young.
B: (disagree) '
4 You are the most intelligence people I know.
3 A: I'm doing my homework at the moment.
5 I was nervous about making a speak to over
B: (agree) .
200 people.
4 A: I don't go swimming mucho
6 You don't need much imaginative to be an
B: (agree) ' accountant.
5 A: I've got real!y noisy neighbours.
7 I'd like to listen to more classic music.
B: (disagree) _
8 She's really in house music.
6 A: I went to a great restaurant last weekend.
B: (agree) _

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:: -=_
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What can you see in the photos? Add more words to each list.

FOOD minera!
DRINK
P water
EOPLE
KITCHEN
saucepan
chef EQUIPMENT

oranges

8.. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.

cook for yourself givc (somcthing) up eat out

celebrity chefs diet vegetarian

15 there any food that you would like to give UD? If so, why? D
1 Have you ever been a __ ? Why/Why not? D
2 Do you know any special kinds of __ for people who want to
lose weight fast? Do you think they work? D
3 Do you often __ ? Do you use recipes to help you? D
4 How often do you __ ? What is your favourite restaurant? D
5 Are there any famous __ in your country? D
~_ $""""" Listen and match each answer to the correct question.

Ask and answer the questions from Ex. 2 with another student.

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 gaing ta (future plans)
tell a friend about your future ptans

1 Read the text quickly. ehoose the best title:

a

Food lovers everywhere lave the hottest her on, everythíng changed, Now she runs

young celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver, One big her own sectíon of the kitchen, 'Everyone
reason is his simple, easy and, above all, is still having a really good time, We get
tasty recipes, which he has put together in tired sometimes but we have fun in the

some excellent recipe books, Good food kitchen, and seeing everyone enjoying the
was always very important in Jamie's meals \/Je've prepared makes us all feei
family, His parents had a pub in the south- good,' And about Jamie, she says, 'He's
east of England and, from the age of eight, fantastic, He's like a bíg brother or best
he started cooking and helping the chefs, fríend to me now.' And what is she going
to do next? '1 think I'd like to \/Jork abroad,
Recently, he started a new project He
I'm going to apply for a job in a top New
opened a restaurant called '15' in east
York restaurant'
London, He gave himself nine months to
take a team of unemployed 16-24-year-
olds, with almost no previous experience
of cooking, and turn them into top-ciass
chefs, Jamie says his biggest lesson is
that each individual needs a different

approach, Some people learn quickly and

others need a bit more time,

The project also became a TV series called

Jamie's kitchen which millions of people
watched, One of the real success stories

is KerryAnn Ounlop, Originally she failed

her college exams but after Jamie took

2 Read the text again and answer ~ i.i Match a word or phrase from A with a word from B to make
these questions. phrases from the text.
1 Why is Jamie Oliver's food a real success storv
successful?
.,
restaurant -
2 When did Jamie start chef
abroad
~work
tasty
recipeexperience
open a
c_
acooking?
real success
no previous
top-class
3 Who did Jamie employ as
chefs for his new restaurant?
4 What is surprising about
KerryAnn's story? h Make sentences about jamie Oí KerryAnn using the phrases
from Ex. 3a.
5 How does she feel about
Jamie? l(erryAnn !.5 one of the real success stúrles of the pro/ect.
6 Where would she like to
work next? Would you like to learn to be a top class chef? Why /Why not?
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,..........
.

•...•
, ...-- .,..,"""
_ Write complete sentences with going to .
1 I/start going to the gym.
Listen to this trainee chef talk about
2 Racheljnot/get a new job.
her future plans and answer the questions.
3 we/visit your parents tomorrow?
1 What are her plans for the summer?
4 They/not/come to dinner next week.
2 What are her plans after that?
5 What/you/do this weekend?
6 He/cal! you later.
_~ Listen again and complete the
~c __ ~ •.

7 Where/Peter and Tania/stay?

sentences in the Active grammar box.
8 Who/tel! him the news?
~ ;$;>S;l!;! Listen and check your answers.
Active grammar _______ ~c
Practise saving going to correctly.

Use going to to talk about future plans and

intentions. reI~SOilto lJerSOn
¡ v,,¡/orkfer hin? M Tell another student three things you plan
over the summer: to do this week. One should be false. Your

i. .
sray partner must decide which .
there longer than a fetAj rnonths.
What do ~pe~.kiilg
next? ..
.. "'
~ What are your plans for the next two years?
Think about these areas of your life and make
notes.
__ Change the sentences in the Active grammar
box so that they begin with You, She and They.
work travel hobbies and sports
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missing in each sentence.
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h Talk about your future plans with another

student. Use the How to ... box to help YOU.
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fíir{~11.\%

talk about future plans

~ Ask someone What are your plans tor the
about their plans next two years?

1 They're going visit their son in Australia in the 1 Describe your I'm going to learn English oo'
plans f'm going to get a parHime
summer.
job .oo
2 What he going to do this afternoon?
2 Give a time oo. this year
3 You going to see Sarah at the weekend? reference oo. next year
4 We're going to tennis on Sunday morning.
3 Give a reason because I want to work
5 They not going to work abroad this summer. abroad.
6 When are you to come and visit me? oo' to earn some money.

7 Marie-Ann isn't going catch the train.

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 defining relative c1auses
write an informalletter to a friend

1 a Look at the photo from

the film Big Night. Discuss.
1 What nationality do you
think the two men are?
2 What do you think is the
relationship between
them?
3 What do you think the film
is about?

"" ;$"",,= Listen to a

conversation about the film
and check your answers.

2 Listen again and

complete the notes below.
1 Name of film:
It'5 called 'Big Night'.
2 Time/place:
It' 5 set in ...
3 Main characters:
It' 5 about ...
4 Problem:
The problem /5 that ...
5 The plan: Pronuncia tiC)!l

3 Think of a film you like.

4 a You can use a good English-English dictionary to check
Make notes as in Ex. 2. Tell pronunciation. How is chocolate pronounced? Which letter is silent?
your partner about the film.
Use the phrases above.
chocolate hJaklgtl a sweet
hard brown food: Can 1 have a
piece of chocolate?

c~ Circle the silent letters in the words below.

spaghetti comfortable Wednesday vegetable

knife ¡sland lamb catm hour yoghurt

Listen and check the pronunciation.

-"-', _' Listen then repeat the sentences to your partner.

1 1 had lamb in yoghurt for lunch on Wednesday.
2 Would you prefer spaghetti or vegetable soup?
3 Chocolate makes me feel calmo
4 It takes an hour to get to the istand.
5 For camping holidays take comfortable shoes and a penknife.

_~ Can you think of more words with silent letters?

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Grammar ! deflníng relative (lauses
Lifelong learning
6 Look at the examples and complete the Active
grammar box with the underlined words. Describe it!
It's about two brothers who live in New York. If you don't know the name of something in
They own a restaurant which isn't doing very we//. English, explain what you mea n with these
Next door to 'Paradise' there's a restaurant where phrases.
they serve terrible Italian {ood. /t's the thing that you use {or eating ice
cream. (spoon)
It's the stuff that you drink on special days,
Active grammar like weddings. (champagne).
It's the person who runs the kitchen in a
Defining relative clauses give information
restaurant. (chef)
about people, things and places.
Use thing for countable nouns, stuf{for
They come directly after the noun.
uncountable nouns and person for people.
Use __ for people.
Use for things.
9 Student A: look at page 125.
Use to say what happens in a place.
Student B: look at page 127.
You can use that instead of who or which
(informal).
Writing
t::;;;:o 10 Look at the Writing bank on page 145. Then
complete the letter below.
7 a Complete the sentences with who, which or
where.
1 This is the café 1 always buy my lunch.
Dearíal'lial
2 She's the woman owns the café.
3 15 that the ring your son gave you? 50rry for I'lot (1) recently bvtthin9S' have been
4 This is Ilived as a child. incredibly bvS'y.We've finally moved il'lto the hovS'e
S You are the only person has noticed INhich 1 told yov abovt TtIS'9reat bvt it needS' lotS' of
my new haircut. INork! We haven't been out much bvt INedid 90 and
6 Do you have the money 1 gave you S'ee 113í9Ni9ht: 1t'S'fantaS'tic! f'lave yov S'eel'lit?
yesterday? The main (2) 1'm writin9 iS'becavS'e 1'm
7 15 she the one you don't like? or9aniS'in9 a S'vrpriS'eparty for 5tephanielS' birthday.
8 This is we first kissed. We1re havin9 ít atthe local 5paníS'h reS'tavrant where
.., In which sentences above can you also use
1 think 1 took yov for lvnch once. AnyINaYIif yovh~
that? not doin9 anythin9 on the evenin9 of 2Sth (8pm)1
pleaS'e come! We~ lave to S'ee yov and catch VI"
8 a Make sentences from the prompts. Mope (,) __ el< with yov.
The TV programme/makes me laugh the most/ 5imonx
Friends.

The TVprogramme which makes me laugh the

most is ' Friends'. 11 Read the letter again. Put the things which
1 Spinach/the only vegetable/I never eat. Simon does into the correct order.
2 The place/I feel happiest/my bedroom. a He gives his news
3 The village/I was born/beautiful. b He invites Tania to a party
4 My sister /the only person/I tell my secrets to. e He says he hopes Tania is well
S The music/Ilisten to the most/jazz. d He apologises
6 The thing/llike most about myself/my hair.

b Make the sentences true for you. 12 Write a short letter to a friendo Give your news
and invite him/her to a party.

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 Present Continuous (for future arrangements)
make arrangements with a friend

1 Discuss.

1 What are your favourite and least favourite foods?

2 Say what you think of the foods in the photos.

Mark the adjectives positive (+) or negative (-). Don't spend lots of money on 1 top quality
Which take abso/ute/y and which take very? cooking; just make sure you like the place
where you have it. A new report says that the
delicious tasteless tasty disgusting
enjoyment of a meal doesn't depend on what
mouth-watering horrible
you eat, but where you eat it.

Researchers prepared the same meal in ten.

Read the text and answer this question.
different 2locations and asked the people
What were the results of the research?
eating it to give it marks out of ten for the
taste, 3 texture and 4 appearance of the food.
Read the text again and mark these sentences
When they served 'chicken El la king' in a
true (T) or false (F).
residential home for the elderly, it got
1 Researchers asked the people to give the
5low marks. However, when they served it
place marks out of ten.
to customers in a four-star restaurant, the
2 People in the residential home for the elderly
liked the food. reaction was very different. The customers
said it tasted delicious.
3 Customers in the restaurant liked the food.
4 The place is always more important than the 'The results show that in many cases the
foodo location is actually much more important
5 The food was exactly the same in all the than the food,' said Professor John Edwards
different placeso of Bournemouth University. Edwards and his
6 The food got the highest marks in the army team took great care to make sure that all
training campo the meals would be as similar as possible.
They used exactly the same kind of chicken,
Decide on the correct meaning of the
they stored the dishes in the same kind of
underlined words or phrases in the text.
plastic bags and served them all with the
1 a) extremely good b) extremely bad
same type of rice. The meal got the highest
2 a) times b) places
marks in every category - taste, texture,
3 how something a) tastes b) feels
appearance - at the restaurant. Interestingly,
4 how something a) looks b) sounds
bottom marks went to the 6 dish when they
5 a) abad score b) a good score
served it in an army training camp, As one of
6 a) a meal b) a waiter
the soldiers said, 'It tastes awful and smells
disgustingl'
Discuss.

1 15 the place you eat food important for you?

2 Where do you eat your meals at home? ladapted from TheWeek)

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;! UcaUU-ª.i'Í,,i-,Y ! sense veros Ul.'ammar ¡ Presem LOlltlnUOUS ter future arrangemellts
7 Match the sentences below to 9 a ~!!5'Listen to the dialogue. What arrangement does the
the pictures. woman have for this evening?
1 This tastes delicious! D b Listen again and complete the Active grammar box.
2 You look nice! D
3 That sounds awful! D
4 You feel hot! D Active grammar ~~--------
5 This doesn't smell great. D Form the Present Continuous with: be + verb + -ing

o What yau daing tonight?

i going aut far dinner with Marán.

He coming with uso

Use the Present Continuous to talk about future arrangements
(a time and place is decided).
Use going to when you have a plan or intention but no
arrangement yet.

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1{} a Make sentences using the Present Continuous.

1 I/not do/anything/tonight.
2 Karen/go to a restaurant/next week.
3 He/not go out/this weekend.
4 We/watch TV/ at home/tonight.
5 they/spend this summer/by the beach?
6 l/play football/tomorrow night.

~ Make the sentences above true for you or your classmates.

@]
Patricia isn't 10lng anythlng tanight.

~ __~_1_':
~.ptJfj,lilng
11 Look at the How to ... box. Think of other phrases to replace the
underlined ones.

make arrangements
A Check if someone is free : What are vau dainq an Friday night?
B Reply Nathing. Why?
I'm busy, I'm afraid. I'm seeinq fa.

8 Use /ook, sound, smell, toste A Make a suggestion Whv dan't we try the Indian restaurant?
and fee/ to give your opinion B Accept/reject Great idea!
about the following. Oh! I'm nat verv keen an Italian faad.

A Arrange to meet I can meet vau at the restaurant at 7p.m.

fresh coffee being in love
a Ferrari Madonna , Perfect!
B Confirm
: Sp.m. wauld be bener far me.
your shoes old milk
chillies cigarettes

llave fresh coffee, but it smelis 12 Write your diary for next weekend. Then make arrangements with
better than it tostes. three different classmates.

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 Tell other students about one of your
favourite restaurants. Describe:
•• the kind and quality of food
• the size of the restaurant
• the quality of service
• the prices
• the kind of people who go there and Goat's cheese salad
the general atmosphere
Garlic mushrooms on toast
2:;.~ Listen to aman talking about
his plans. What is he going to do?

h Listen again and complete the Vegetarian pasta

tasks.

1 Mark the following things on the plan Roast chicken and vegetables of the day
of the restaurant below.

toilets kitchen restaurant area

Apple tart with cream / ice cream
main entrance
Cheese and biscuits
2 Complete the menu opposite.

a Work in groups. You're going to open a new

restaurant. Discuss the following:
• the location
• what size and how the space is going to be organised
• the name of the restaurant
• decoration
•• a sample menu
• any special features
•• prices
•• what kind of music (if any)
• how to attract clients

•• Tell other groups your ideas. Vote for the group with
the best chance of success.

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 going to (future plans) Present Continuous (future
Use going to to talk about something you intend or arrangemen tS)
plan to do (you have already decided to do it). Use the Present Continuous to talk about personal
A: Are you going to see Sally this week? arrangements or fixed plans. They often involve
B: 1don' t knov¡f. l' m going to phone her this other people and the time/place has been arranged.
evening. When are you starting yaur new jab?
She isn' t coming to my birthday party.

1 he/shejit am ! to
: -are ,not h?
¡going
She/lt
are ! ta see
going
is
isam
Saturday.
we/yau/they
¡ aaing
; see .Ier.
Maria ¡ ta
on .
5e
We/'(oujThey
We/youjThey : 1not AJan
am at
is
are
are
is am
Am : Yes, 1 am./Na, l' m not. w:/ ; He/She/!t
We/you/They
-: He/She/lt
meeting
We/youjThey 7p·m.

~. :Am /
: /s he/shejit him?
: Are we/you/they

: Yes, 1 am./No, l' m not.

We often use future time expressions with going to

(this aftemoon, tonight, tomorrow, next week, etc.). ! Going to and the Present Continuous can be used to
express similar ideas. Choose depending on what

Defining relative clauses you mean.

/' m going to see Phil again. (a decision has been
Oefining relative ctauses give us more information
made but no arrangement)
about a noun.
!'m going to see Phi! tonight at the tennis club. (an
They answer the questions: Which person? Which
arrangement has been made with Phil)
thing? Which place?
With the verbs go and come, we usually use the
Oefining relative c1auses come immediately after Present Continuous.
the noun in the main ctause.
1am going to Australia as soon as 1 have saved enough
Use who to talk about people, which to talk about
money.
things and where to talk about places.
This is the book which you want. r
She' 5 the teacher who 1 like. !1 Key vocabulary
That' 5 the shop where 1 bought these shoes.
I Food and drink
That can be used instead of who or which.
'1 tomato onion lamb
ice cream mineral water
The young man that/who 1 work with never stops i, orange juice spaghetti chocolate

talking. 1 vegetable yoghurt

¡¡
!
Cooking and eating
Tom bought the jacket that/which we SGW yesterday.
1 cook for yourself give (something) up eat out
Oon't use commas before or after defining relative ! celebrity chef diet (noun) vegetarian
c1auses.
1 top-class chef
1 Adjectives
, delicious tasteless tasty disgusting
I mouth-watering horrible

'1 Sense verbs

\...•.. [ook feel sound smell taste

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1 Answer the questions below with going to and
4 Find and correct four Present Continuous
the word in brackets. mistakes in this conversation.
A: Hi Tim! What do you do this evening?
Have you finished the report? (tomorrow)
B: Not a loto Actually, I'm probably have a quiet
foJo, !"m going fo ¡7nish ir tornorrOvK
evening at home alone.
1 Have you had something to eat? (later)
A: Why don't you come round to my house?
2 Have you taken the dog for a walk? (after I inviting a few friends over for dinner.
dinner)
B: I'm not sure. I'm quite tired.
3 Have you bought Mary a birthday present? (at A: How about tomorrow níght?
the weekend)
B: I'm go to see a film with my brother. Why don't
4 Have you painted the spare bedroom? (on
you come too?
Tuesday)
A: Great! I'd love to.
5 Have you cleaned the bathroom? (in the
morning) 5 Look at the diary extracto Write complete
sentences about what the person is doing on
2 Make questions with going to for each each day.
situation. She"s having a day off on 1i¡1ond(JY~
Your friend tells you that she is going into town.
What are vou aoína fa buy? Monday
1 Your friend has said he definitely wants to give
up smoking.
When ~?
2 Peter te lis you that it's jane's birthday next
week. Tuesday
Are ~ present? 1CoH""'· ... f·.:r~5e~·~t-·~~,'ttVÍfl
T0 So;jes R.e?s.
3 Your friend has bought a painting. '>p'''-'' - \."iH ...f'\?W\:et-",,, .. \)l:;ect-"'-,
e':'~~~'\"'!
;.•...•
________ put it?
4 You see a friend filling abucket with hot water.
Are car?

3 Make one sentence from two. Use who, which or

6 Choose the correct word or phrase to complete
where. (You may sometimes need to leave out a the sentences.
word.)
This is the caroI would like tobuy it. tasty vegetarían dísgusting recipe
This is the ear whích f wouid iike to buy, cooker low marks work abroad chef
smells
1 A waiter brought us our food. He was very -
friendly.
Yuk! This food is absolutely disaustiT/a,
The _
2 This is a restaurant. john asked me to marry 1 We've just bought a new electric .
him here. 2 Who is the new at that restaurant?

This _ 3 I want to be a but llike meat too

mucho
3 A train goes to the airport. It runs every twenty
minutes. 4 I'd love to - perhaps in New York.
5 That meal gets from me. It was
The .
horrible!
4 Some men robbed the post office. They
6 That looks very oCan I have some?
escaped in a black BMW.
The . 7 It great. How does it taste?
8 I'm cooking for Ruth tonight. Do you know a
5 This is the comer of the road. The accident
___ for chicken and spinach?
happened here.
This .

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Describe the photos. What words do you associate with each?

sailing: sea, cold, boat, lonelines5

2. Match the phrases in the box with the definitions.

physicallmental strength control your fear rely on

a challenge achieve your goal

1 ____ : make yourself feelless frightened

2 ____ : succeed in getting the result you wanted or hoped for
3 ____ : something new, exciting or difficult to do
4 ____ : trust or depend on someone or something
5 ____ : the physical or mental ability to deal with difficult
situations

Listen and check your answers.

Discuss.

1 Which activities in the photos need a) mental strength, b) physical

strength or c) both?
2 What are you afraid of? E.g. flying, crowded places, heights, etc. Do
you do anything to help control your fear? If ves, what?
3 What are your goals at the moment? How will you achieve them?
4 Do you enjoy a challenge at work/in your leisure time?
5 Who or what do you rely on most in times of need?

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1 Look at the people in the photos and the headings in the texto
What goals do you think they achieved? Read the text and check
your ideas.

Glossary
1precious = very valuable and important
2 to shrink (Past = shrank) = to get smaller
2 Read the text again. Mark the statements true (T), false (F) or don't 3 motto = a phrase that expresses your beliefs
know (?).
1 Habeler and Messner didn't listen to their doctors. O
2 It took them two hours to go 800 metres. O
3 The main problem was breathing. O
4 They were given an award for their achievement. O
5 Tanya Streeter holds the world record for holding her breath. O
6 She has a good trainer. O
7 She was afraid during her dive. O
8 She didn't know how to control her fear. O
9 She feels that being physically strong isn't the most important thing. O
:3 Discuss.

How would you feel about diving a long way under the sea and climbing
a mountain like Mount Everest?
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 Vocabulary I describing people 7 Make the comparative form of
the adjectives in Ex. 4.
4 a Replace the underlined phrases with the verb to be and an
adjective from the box.
,i 8 a
re/iable - more re/iable than

l
(determined

generous
intelligent

talented
confident

reliable
breve ambitious

My brother isn't afraid of anvthing. His hobby is mountain climbing.

I
,;)
Compare the pictures below.
Make two sentences about
each. Use the words in the box
and a bit/much and not as ...
as.
My brother is brave. His hobby is mountain climbing.
1 My aunt gives her time and monev to other people. She gave me tall expensive funny
f200 at Christmas!
2 Jane feels sure that she will pass her end-of-year exams. f'Á'blO
3 Sarah can understand things quicklv. She's got lots of qualifications. ~
4 Petra alwavs does what she savs she will do. She won't be late.
S Joe wants to be successful and powerful. He wants to be a manager.
6 My dad never lets anvone/anvthing stop him. He's decided to run a
marathon and I'm sure he'U do it.
7 Sam has a lot of natural abilitv as a writer. She won a short story
competition in June.

b iD Listen and check your answers.

5 a Tell another student about people you know who have each
of the characteristics above.
My friend' 5 really generous. He always lends me money.

o What kind of people do you think a) Habeler and Messner and

b) Tanya Streeter are? What words do you think describe them?
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...~. G3.í~}
Grammar I comparatives ~~
6 Look at these sentences and discuss how you make
comparative forms. Then complete the Active grammar box.
Habeler and Messner are stronger and fitter than most people.
Free-diving is more dangerous than you think.
j1~
~~~~.
·.u()~Q~b
Active grarnrnar
longer
bigger
Comparative
(than) long
interesting
boring worse
happier([han)
(than)
b ID Listen and check
good
big
djectives
tives Three-syllable adjectives Adjective your answers.

{1 Listen again. What

do you notice about the
pronunciation of than and
as? Repeat the sentences
with good pronunciation.

Person to person
9 Work with another student.
Find five differences between
Modifiers
you. Tell other students. Use
(not) as... as kind (not) as kind as
comparatives.
She is quieter than I amo
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 superlatives
write a thank-you note

"'l;"'V ";""1; :

VOCaOUla~ry ! survivai sidUs

1 a Match a word or phrase in

the box with the underlined
words or phrases below.

abilities deal with

place to sleep outside
try very hard nature
something difficult to do

1 How long do you think

you could survive in the
;1
wilderness?
¡:
¡
2 What survival skills do you
have?
3 (ould you build a shelter in a
forest?
4 What is the biggest challenge
in your life at the moment?
5 Do you always push vourself
in difficult situations?
6 Do you cope with new
situations well (e.g. living in a
different city)?

"" In pairs, ask and answer the

questions above.

2', Look at the advert. What do

you think a survival school is?

lE Listen to a talk by
David Johnson, the chief
instructor at the Hillside rHE HI¿¿5fl)E 5U1<v.zyA¿ 5CHOO¿ - VtWld 50/11'1501'1

Survival School. Check your

answer to Ex. 2a. D~¡/;dI5P;eVr:;~:;-~o;/:.:n(1)---~----
e¡¿ieoF (i-dr~;Ov~_;"--;:i-~
¡!Ie; c,r "¡v.5~:h r~7;~i-;¡;;~;7¡¡~/:-
Listen again and
complete the notes opposite.
l?t't5tC 5/AY'VIVt't( CO/AY'5e:
-~-"_ - --- -. -.------ -.-- ~._----
-4 Discuss.
..

el o~ .(~l'I.!L(O!!_(¿). _
1 Would you like to go on one
~/1<Z:~-q'o1?:~Ir-tt't/:..e
p/c,c.e?_(J)
ofthe courses at the Hillside
Survival School? Why/Why
c;~5tzi2'l--· .- .-
not?
Extr'eJo/le 5/AY'VIVt't( CO/AY'5e:
2 How would you feel about
Wh;;"-;¡t>e5 Ir_t;'/:'~iJc,~e? _
doing the activities you can
C05t?
see in the photos?

[,0.(( E.C,1h-2~~t.b..1:·(ql_
vle;CO/Aht5 for: (10)
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 Grammar i superlatives 7 Find and eorreet two mistakes in eaeh sentenee.

5 Read these notes about the eourses. Does eaeh

1 Simon is most experieneed person of our office.
2 Which is the large city of Africa?
person feel positive or negative?
3 Today is the most hot day on the year.
4 My sister is the intelligentest person at our
family.
ifi":~:~
~¡~~:d~~~r:~~Ye:~:(~~~ :~~;:~:i
,;.:~!~et~ ~9-
:~Clí! 5 This is the more valuable in all the paintings.
Chri:: 6 Tim is the fitter player at our team.

8 a Turn to page 37. Make the superlative form of

Hi David the adjectives in Ex. 4a.

Just a quick ernail to say we really enjoyed b Write sentences using the superlative form of
the weekend. It was probably the hardest thing the adjectives.
we've ever done but it was also great fun.
Thanks a rnillion for an experience we will This/comfortable chair /the house.
never forget (even though you said our shelter This is the most comfortable chair in the house.
was the worst you've ever seen)! O
Best wishes, 1 This/exciting holiday/I ever have.
Catherine and Ernrna 2 Everest/high/mountain/the world.
3 What/good department store/New York?
4 This/wet day/the year so faro
5 This/boring film/ ever see.
1 hC\~ C\fC\l1tC\sticti~c. 1 mJoyul it C\ lot ~ornhC\111
6 Football/popular sport/Brazil.
cx~cctc~ C\11~kC\rl1t grcC\t ~cC\l. \ thil1~ DC\viol'sthc
C\

bmtcC\chcr il1 thc wor(oll 7 This/difficult exam/I ever take.

Doril1olC\
Pronunciation
6 Look at the underlined words in Ex. 5. How do 9 a Underline the words in each sentence in
you form superlatives? Complete the Active Ex. 8b which would normally be stressed.
grammar box.
This the most comfortable chair in the house.

b !i!:~j!!Listen and check your answers.

Active grammar
Short adjeetives (one syllable) = Person to person
(the) + adjective + ~ __ 10 Discuss.
Long adjectives (two or more syllables) = 1 What is the most dangerous situation you have
(the) + ~~~~ + adjective ever been in? What happened?
Two-syllable adjectives ending in -y = 2 What is the most interesting place you have
(the) + adjective without -y + -iest been to?

Irregular adjectives: 3 Who is your best friend? Why is he/she your

best friend?
good = bad =
4 Who is the most famous person you have ever
Before superlatives we use the or a met or known?
possessive adjective.
the oldest building
my best friend Writing
After superlatives we normally use in before 11 a Look at the thank-you notes in Ex. 5. Write
the names of places and groups of people. down the useful phrases that could be used in
In most other cases we use of. any thank-you note.
A big thank-you for oo.

see Rete¡"en page 43 b Think of a real reason for a thank-you note.

Write the thank-you note.

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1. i.~ What words come to mind when you
think about the English?

h Read the texto (ircle the topics in the

box which are mentioned.

drinking tea football English food

driving habits being polite libraries
the weather

Looking at .., England The famous English politeness is everywhere. The

English use 'Please', 'Thank you' and 'Sorry' more than
There are ideas about England and the English which are most nationalities. For example, if you step on someone's
just not true. England does not stop for afternoon tea every foot, they'll probably say 'Sorry' to you! If you make a
day, although the English do drink a lot of the liquid (hot, complaint, it's also usual to begin with 'Sorry' as in: 'I'm
with milk) and although the weather is very changeable, it sorry, but this soup is cold.'
doesn't rain all the time! You may think it strange on the London Underground
Also, there's lots of good food in England. No, really! that people don't talk to each other, even when crowded
In the major cities you'll be spoilt for choice, with the together in the rush hour. Silence is usual as people
cuisine of almost every nationality on offer. Indian food is a their books or newspapers. That doesn't mean
particular favourite of the English. To find proper English people are unfriendly. It just means you might have
to know them first!
food, try eating in a traditional pub.

2 Read the text again. Mark the statements true

(T) or false (F).
4 Listen to five dialogues. Match each one
;;¡:;;",:2
1 The English don't like their tea to be hot. to a situation.
2 You get a lot of different types of weather in
England. in a restaurant in a clothes shop
3 Indian food is very popular in England. on a bus in a bank in a taxi
4 You can only find typical English food in good
English restaurants.
~ ~ ;;¡:;=,-¡¡: Listen again and answer the questions.
5 The English often use 'Sorry' to begin a
complaint. Dialogue 1: Where does she want to go?
What does she ask the driver?
6 The English like to talk to people they don't
know on the Underground. Dialogue 2: What does the customer ask for?
What does the assistant do?

3 Did anything in the text surprise you? Tell your Dialogue 3: What does the customer want to
partner. know? What does the customer
decide to do?
Dialogue 4: Where does the passenger want to
go? What does she offer to do?
Survival tips Dialogue 5: What does the customer ask for?
How does she want to pay?
How can you survive in English outside the
classroom? Ifyou want to usejunderstand ]:E Laak at the tapescripts on p.1S6. Practise
English, where can you go for help? Tell saving them with another student.
other students.
!can ask my friendo He's very good at English! Choose a different situation and write a short
conversation.

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G""'a'nm"~,~
.i. ..;, .••. i ¡!YII,-.rHr~rtQlu'p;;;:t,iOi1S
..I._..:;.,~..:z.. 1 ••• -., •••••.•••••• -t ••..- .•.• Speaking
'7 Look at the Active grammar box. Complete rules 9 a You're going to do a survey for a market
a) and b) and answer questions 1-2 below. research company. With a partner, choose a
topic for the research from the box .
-
._ N_ . ~_ -
Active grammar
_____ ~n~~ __ n__ ~~ __
( free-time activities holidays Internet use )

Use indirect questions when you want to be

t
.••
"!:..-
shopping
-
food favourite films
"-_..-
J

polite.

Direct question Indirect question

'-1
',rl,' </ ~~':VO:"
Irf,~',~
, / '~s..

u,
How far is the Do you know how
JAr.r:'Jl.)u-j
statjon? far the statlon is?

Where can ¡get a Can you tell me where

@ <A~\~ F-cf~
taxi? J can get a taxi? El'
What time does Do you know what
the train arrive? time the train arrives?

15 the museum Do you know it the

open? museum is open?

a) Questions with verb to be:

Direct: question word/phrase + verb to be +
subject
Indirect: indirect phrase + question word +
--+--
b) Questions with main verbs:
Direct: question word + auxiliary verb +
subject + verb
Indirect: indirect phrase + question word +
+

1 What happens to the auxiliaries do / does/

did?

2 How do you make Yes/ No questions

b Write questions for your survey.
indirect? Can you tell me what you do in your free time?

(l Look at the How to '" box, then conduct your

see pa!;7e 4:"? survey.

8 a Make these questions indirecto Use the

words in brackets. be polite in English
How long does the journey take? (Do/know?) Use polite Excuse me, could I ask you
words/phrases a few questions?
Do you know how long the journey takes?
Sorry, but I don't think you
1 How much is that? (Can/tell?) understood my question.
2 Where can I get an application form? (00/
Can you say that again,
know?) please?
3 Do you have any 1Stclass stamps? (Canftell?) Use indirect Can you te" me what kinds
4 How far is it to the library? (Do/know?) questions offilms you like?
5 15 there a post office near here? (Can/tell?)
6 What's the time? (Do/know?)
7 Where do I get off the bus? (Can/tell?) 10 Report your findings to the class.
María uses the Internet every day.
l~ ~& Listen and check your answers. Repeat
them with similar intonation.

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 Comparativas and superlatives After superlatives
We usually use in with places and
One-syUable adjectives
groups of people:
Which ís the highest mountain in the
Adjective the
braver
harderthe
vowel
double
ends
nicer
fitter
biggerthe-est
nicest
bravest
hardest
in+consonant
consonant:
consonant:
-e:
(than)
(than)
biggest
Superlative
{ittest
Spelling
Comparative + -r; world?
+ -er; the -est
Who is the youngest manager in the
company?
We use ofin most other cases:
She is the cleverest of my three sísters.
We often use the Present Perfect
Simple:
He's the most interesting person l' ve
ever meto
Theirgarden i5 larger than ours.
Brian is the thfnnest boy in the class.
Indirect questions
Two- or more syllable adjectives Use indirect questions to make a
question more polite.
Who are those people?
Adjective Comparative Superlative Spelling
_.~-_ ..-_._-"
Can you teU me who those people are?
happy happier (than) the happiest two syllables When wil/ you arrive?
the easiest

!
easy easier (than) ends in -y:
y changes to i Do you know when you will arrive?
Use the word order of positive
boring more boring (than) the most boring two or more statements.
interesting more interesting the most syllables:
Can you tel! me what time this shop

!
(than) interesting no change
opens?
Do not use the auxiliaries do/does/
The beach ís more crawded than yesterday.
did.
It's the easiest vvayto do it.
How much do the tickets cast?
5he is the most famous person I know.
Do you know how much the tickets
Irregular adjectives cost?
Use if or whether for indirect Yes/No
questions.
Adjective better
less
worse(than)
(the)
farther/(than)
best
least
worst
further
Comparative
furthest
farthest/
Superlative
an) Do you know if/whether Mr Barnard is
in his arrice?

(
!i Key vocabulary
¡!í Survival

I achieve your goal challenge control your fear

cope with new situations physicaljmental strength
push yourself rely on shelter skilis
(not) as ... as Ii survive in the wilderness

We can also make comparisons with (not) as ... as. Survival equipment
Marta is as toll as Tom hut she isn't as tail as Rachel. axe blankets box of matches candles
first-aid kit mirrar penknife tent torch rape
Before superlatives I1
scissors spade
We use the or a possessive adjective. Describing people
! ambitious brave confident determined
!

•
the least expensíve
my oldest son ! generous intelligent reliable talented

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1 4 Complete the sentences using one of + a

,
Complete these sentences with comparatives.
Use the adjectives in the box. superlative + in/of.
She's a very funny persono She's one of the
quiet bad exciting far happy 1 funniest peopie in my {amUy.
.J
1 It was a very hot day. lt was the year.
Her CV says she is only twenty-three years old.
2 Susie's a very good swimmer. She's _
I thought she was oider. Scotland.
1 This café is very noisy. Can we go somewhere 3 Harry's an intelligent boy. He's his
u __ ? school.
2 That film sounds really boring. Murder city 4 It's a very oldhouse. It's the town.
sounds , 5 It was a bad shock. Itwas ~ __ my life.
3 My job is quite good. It could be a lot ---,-,--_o 6 Marcos is a really brave soldier. He's _--
4 You seem ~_~today - you looked quite the army.
sad yesterday.
5 The house was from the station than l 5 Add a word to each sentencetomake it correcto
thought.
Can you teH me where the. bathroomIS,,<?
1 You know why he isn't home yet?
2 Complete the sentences below with a
2 Do you know lean pay by credit card?
comparative and not as ... as.
3 Can you teH mel can find a garage?
Sarah is 1.65 metres. I am 1.70 metres. (tall)
4 Can you tell whose car this is, please?
I'm taller than Sarah. Sarah isn' t as toil as me.
5 Do you know time the next train for
1 The gold watch is €180. The silver watch is Manchester leaves?
€100. (expensive)
The gold watch .... The silver watch .... 6 Askahout the following things using Do you
2 The Brighton train leaves at 3.30p.rn. The know ... ? or Can you tell me ... ?
London train leaves at 3P.m. (late) What time/shops dose?
The Brighton train .... The London train ....
Do you know what time theshops close?
3 Health is very important to me. Money is not 1 wherejfind/cheap hotel?
very important to me. (important) 2 Internetcafé/near here?
Health .... Money ....
3 how much/taxi to the airport?
4 White bread tastes good. Brown bread tastes 4 where/l/buy/map of Britain?
very good. (good) 5 needvisa/go to Ireland?
Brown bread .... White bread ....
7 Complete the sentences using the words or
3 Complete these sentences with superlatives. phrases below. There are four extra words.
Use the adjectives in the box. - -~
.~
.. -- ¡
F
intelligent reliable brave challcflgc i
{ tall
'-=--------- friendly expensive fast teftg hot
;} 1 achieve my goal skills torch tent ¡
t'- scissors shelter J
It's [he {onaest film I've ever seen. It lasted for ~.

four hours! John likes to have a new challenae to stop him

1 This jacket cost €350. It was one getting bored.
in the shop! 1 Oh no! My isn't working. I forgot to
2 August is usually month in the UK. get new batteries.
The temperature goes up to around 24°C.
2 My caris very oIt never breaks
3 Sam is boy in the class. He is down.
nearly two metres tallo 3 I'd like to of cycling across
4 This is car I've ever hado It goes Germany by the end of next year.
from 0-100 kilometres per hour in seven
4 Have you got any ? I want to cut
seconds.
this string.
5 Michael is man I've ever meto He 5 What are the main that you need
loves to meet new people. to survive in the desert?

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 1 Look at the photos. What are they doing? How old are the people?
They are getting married.
She' s in her earlyjlatejmid-twenties, thirties.

2 a What do you think the age range is for each time of life?
.ti baby is from birth to about one year old.

baby toddler child teenager adult (be) middle-aged

pensioner (be) old/ elderly

h Compare with a partner. Do you agree?

3 What is the typical age in your country to do the things below?

have children rebel against your parents get a job

get engaged have your first kiss look after your grandchildren
retire get married graduate from university
earn a good salary learn to drive a car get a place of your own

~ Describe your life or the life of an older persono

My grandmother was born in Seville in 1942. When she was a child,
she moved to Madrid. She lived there until her twenties and got
married at twenty-six.

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 Discuss.
1 What has/have been the best year(s) of your
[ife SO far? Why?
2 Describe the situations in the photos. Have
you ever had similar experiences?

,;" Work in groups of three. Read your text and

tic k (.1) the subjects mentioned.
Student A: read about Wong Fei below.
Student B: read about Isabel on page 125.
Student C: read about Gregor on page 130.

WONG FEI
GREGOR
ISABEL

the army money

family
education
career
free time

Take turns to tell your partners about your

text. Listen and complete the table for the other
two people.

Discuss.
1 Who has the hardest life: Wong Fei, Isabel or
Gregor? Why?
2 Who has the easiest life? Why?
3 Who are you most similar to?
4 What were you doing when you were eighteen?

FROM ADOLESCENTTO ADULT

Fei is on only child ond ¡ives with her fomily in
Normally, when you get married, you're
Shonghoi She is studying /ow ot Jiootong
only allowed to have one child. However,
University ond she wi// tum eighteen in o few beca use I'm an only child, 1 can have two
weeks.
children if 1 marry another only child.
My goals are to get my degree, to go to Anyvvay, at the moment it's all a dream
England to study marketing and then to because I'm single.
come back and find a good job. China is 1 like reading stories on the Internet. 1 also
changing and you can get rich now in China.
like reading fashion magazines like Vague.

When I'm earning a good salary, I'd like to Perhaps my favourite thing is to go
do more travelling but 1 have to take care of shopping with friends. We don't have much
my parents too. They're going to retire soon. money but it's fun to look in the windows
They've given me a good life and 1 have to and think about what we're going to buy
when we are rich! Wong Fei, China
do the same for them. This is the way things
are in China and it should be the same
everywhere.

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Gramnlar I should, can, have ta PrOl1 ul1ciatiol1
4 Read the sentences in the Active grammar box 7 iD Listen to these sentences.
and complete the explanations. 1 She shouldn't ask that.
2 She shouldn't do that.
3 I can't afford that.
Active grammar 4 I can't buy that.
I ha ve to take care of them. 15 the final t of shouldn' t and can' t pronounced:
I don't have to share my bedroom. a) before a word that starts with a vowel?
You can earn more money abroad.
b) before a word that starts with a consonant?
My parents can't afford that.
It should be the same everywhere.
She shouldn't do this but she enjoys it. 8 Make sentences about your country using the
prompts. Include your opinion.
Explanations peoplejvote

Use __ to say something is possible. In Poland, people can vote when they are eighteen
Use __ to say something is necessary. years old but they don' t have to vote. I think
Use __ to say something is a good everyone should vote.
idea. (opinion) 1 childrenjhelp with the housework
Use __ to say something is not
2 peoplejlook after their parents
possible.
Use __ to say something is not 3 teenagersjpay to go to university
necessary. 4 childrenjleave school
Use __ to say something is not a
good idea. (opinion)
Listening and speaking
see page 53 9 m!J Listen to two dialogues. Which statements
are they discussing?
5 Choose the best alternatives. 1 Eighteen is toa young to get married.
1 I can'tjdon't have to go out. I'm too busy. 2 Teenagers only worry about girlfriendsj
boyfriends and money.
2 We don't have toj can't catch a taxi. I'll drive.
3 Young people should do military service.
3 I have to j can go into the army for ayear. I
don't have a choice.
4 You shouldn'tjdon't have to smoke during
10 ID Listen again. Tick (.1) any phrases in the
How to ... box that you hear.
meals - it's annoying.
S I shouldj have to do more exercise. I'm putting
on weight.
6 You canjshould see the doctor at 5P.m. on
exchange opinions with a friend
Thursday. That's the earliest time she is free.
1 Give your : I think /1 don't think ...
opinion : In my opinion ...

ti 2 Explain why : because .

Complete these sentences with should(n't),
I mean .
canCt) or (don't) have to.
3 Ask for an What do you think?
I have to get good grades so I can go to college.
opinion Don't you think so?
1 You spend the night at my flat. We
4 Agreej • I don't know.
have a spare bedroom. I'm not so sure ...
disagree
2 Young people in my country do You'reprobably right ...
military service. It stopped [ast year.
3 I think everyone vote at elections.
It's our duty as citizens. 11 Choose a statement from Ex. 9. Exchange
4 Maria come if she doesn't want to. opinions with a partner.
S I think people come to work in
jeans. It looks really bad.
6 In the UK children stay at school
until they're sixteen. It's the law.

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 Present Perfect Simple with for and since
write a personal profile

Grammar ¡ Present Perfect Simple with for and since

1 Read this extract from a website. What is its purpose?

Member profile Icontact optíor;s I Sears:11

Send an email to Tina

Send an ecard to Tina
Armstrong
Send a voice message to Tina
What I'm doing now
Since Ileft school, I've travelled a bit and had a few different jobs
including working on a cruise ship in the Caribbean, I've worked for
the same company for the last two years and I really Iike it. It's a big
advertising firm and I'm an Accounts Manager,
I've lived in Birmingham since 2002 and have a lovely flat near the
centre which I share with Gerald, my cat!
I haven't seen anyone from school for ages, so send me a message,
I'd love to hear from you!

2 Look at the underlined words in the text and 4 a Read the dialogue between Tina and an old
answer the questions. friend, Martín. Complete using for or since.
1 When did Tina start her job? Tina: I'm so glad you emailed.lt.s been ages
2 Does she still work there? (1) 1saw you!
Martin: I know. Well, I've been in Poland
3 Complete the Active grammar box with the past (2) almost two years. I'm
participle of the verbs in brackets. teaching English there.
Tina: So, are you enjoying it?
Martín: Yes, it's great. Especially (3) I
Active grammar met this woman called Dorota. We've
known each other (4) about
Form the Present Perfect Simple with: six months now. She works in the same
subject + havejhas + past participle school as me.
My dad has __ (be) in hospital for Tina: Oh! That's great oo. so, when are you both
a weel<. coming to the UK?

We haven' t __ (see) her since b &1 Listen and check your answers.
university.

Have you __ (live) in Paris for long?

5 Write replies using the words in brackets.
Do you often go to the theatre? (No/ages)
I
No, haven' t been for ages.
Complete the rules below with for or since.
1 Do you often see Sarah? (No/last Christmas)
1 Use to refer to the start of the 2 Do you usually have a summer holiday? (No/
action.
years)
2 Use to refer to the time period of 3 Do you often play tennis? (No/last summer)
the action.
4 Do you usually work at the weekend? (No/
page 53 and irregular verb list months)
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 10 Take it in turns to tell your
partner the story. Try and use
Choose three thingsjpeople from the box below. Tell another the phrases from Ex. 7.
student how long you have known the people or had the things.
--- ~ J ••

your best friend your shoes your teacher your watch Wrltlng
your oldest friend your mobile phone your doctor
11 Read Tina's profile in Ex. 1
again. Which of the following
topics does she mention?

friends she's in touch with

Match the words or phrases in A with the correct definition in B.
work/study relationships
free-time activities home
1 a colleague a) have a good relationship hopes for the future
2 an old school friend b) someone you work with
3 get in touch e) have no more contact
19
~ ....• Write your own profile. First
4 go out (with someone) d) start having contact
make notes about what
5 get on well (with someone) e) someone you were at school with
6 lose touch f) have a romantic relationship information you want to
include. Then write your
profile.
Complete Tina's story with the correct form of the words or phrases
from Ex. 7. Use one of the words or phrases twice.
Si\\ce scv'ool:
Martin is (1) of mine. I first met him at secondary school. /'" \eo\V'\\eJ. t-o s\::.i
We (2) oIn fact, we were best friends. But then, when I FV"eeH~e
went to university we (3) and I didn't hear from him for ---- p\O\yeJ. i\\ bO\\\J.
ages. About ayear ago, I registe red with Friends Together. Martin
Bv.si\\ess St-v.J.ies
saw my profile and (4) again. He was in Poland at that St-v.J. y :::::
time and he (5) with a woman called Dorota. She was E\\B\isv' (SCv,oo\i\\ Vk)
his (6) __ - they worked at the same school. Their relationship
didn't [ast and Martín moved back to the UK. We've seen each other
Re\O\Ho\\sv'ips - B0t- e\\BO\BeJ.!
a few times. Martin says he'd like us to (7) with each other
but I'm not sure. I think he needs more time to forget about Dorota.

Work with a partner. Look at the pictures. Decide on a possible order.

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 used to
describe yourself when you were younger

Speaking' and listening

1 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in the quiz.

Listen to the answers. Do any of them surprise you?

2 Which statement do you most agree with?

1 How long you live depends on your lifestyle (diet, exercise,
smoking, etc.).
2 How long you live depends on your genes.

3 a Listen to an extract from a radio programme. Which of

the statements above does it say is probably true?
On average, which nationality lives
.J Listen again. Mark the statements true (T) or false (F). the longest?
1 Most very old people have always had very healthy lifestyles. al the Japanese
bl the Italians
2 Jeanne Calment holds the record for being the oldest person ever.
el the Swedish
3 She stopped smoking two years before she died.
4 Many experts think that some people have genes that protect What was the average lifespan two
them from some diseases. thousand years ago?
al twenty-six years
5 Jeanne Calment got cancer when she was about fifty years old.
b) thirty-six years
6 Some people think that eating much less every day will increase el forty-six years
your lifespan.
By 2050, what percentage of the
world's population wiLLbe
4 Discuss.
sixty-five or older?
Would you like to live to 120 years old? Why/Why not? al 2% bl 10% el 20%

On average, which groups of

GramnutI' 1 used to people live longer?
al smokers or non-smokers?
5 Match the person to the reason they give for living a long time. bl single people or married people?
el pet owners or non-pet owners?
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 6 Look at the quotes in Ex. 5 and complete the Active grammar box Pron unciation
with use or used.
9 a ID Listen to the
sentences from Ex. 8 again.
How do you pronounce used
Active grammar to and didn' t use to?
Used to is for habits and situations in the past which don't
happen now.
b Practise saving the
sentences with the correct
' __ to play tennis. pronunciation.

She didn' t __ to play tennis.

Person to person
Did you __ to play tennis?
10 Tell your partner about when
you were younger. Think
see page 53 about the following:
¡.r- ,-\
7 Make complete sentences with used to or didn' t use to. ¡ hopes and fears sports ¡
1 Ofhaveflong hair) but now it's short. I likes and dislikes pets I
2 Ofnot likefolives) but I do now.
I" hair and clothes music
./
¡
3 A: (youfplay any sports) at school?
, used to wont to be o pilot but
4 (wefbe friends) but we're not now. now r m afraid of flying!
5 A: (they flive together) ?
B: No, they didn't.
6 (Pauljwork for me) but now he's my boss. Vocabulary I habits
7 (Zuzafnot be interested in fashion) but now she loves it. 11 a Match a verb from A with
a noun phrase from B.
8 a Look at the pictures and use the prompts below to make
B
sentences about Thomas.
eat ! a) a heavy smoker
2 eat ! b) mentallyactive
3 be ! e) physical exercise
4 be ¡¡ d) junk food
5 drink ¡ e) to bed very late
6 do I f) a lot of water
7 think I g) healthily
i\~8 go i h) Positive_IY _

b Discuss.
1 Which of the verb phrases
do you think are good
habits? And which are bad?
2 Which of the things did you
use to do? Which do you
2oYEARSAGO NOW
not
be
havemarried
get ahave much
doagood
car
any
overweightsporthair
salary do now?
ir
end
money

Thomos used to do a lot of sport. Now he doesn' t do any.

h !$,~ Listen and check your answers.

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1 What do you know about the actors in the photos? "b Now prepare questions
about the topics below.
2 ~~J _"~~Listen to the first part of a programme called This is your
favourite memories
¡¡fe. Which actor is it about?
hobbies career
'c __ Now listen to the rest of the programme. What is the successes in life
importance of the information below? language-learning history
appearance in the past
six years old wash dishes long hair and a beard
twenty-one 1980 $350 million
i/¡íhat is your {avaL/rUe memory
{rom your
He /ived with his grandparents until he was six years old.
€':Interview your partner
3 fe. You're going to make a short presentation about your partner. using your questions
First, ask your partner questions to complete the fact-file about above. Make notes for your
himjher. presentation.

fS Use the fact-file and

your notes to prepare your
presentation.
Name:
Yearand place of birth: lE Make your presentation
to the c1ass.
Livesin:
Today 017 ' This is your life'
Marital status:
t:ve are talking about a itlloman
Friendssayhe/she is: who ...

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 should, can, have to Present Perfect Simple with
for and since
can smoke.
wait.
+t infinitive
shouldn't
should
can'
Form: modal verb
I/youjhe/
she/it/we/they
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since 1996, since this morning, since 10.30.

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past that don't happen now.
have to work. Tina used to play the violin but now she doesn' t.
1didn' t use to like London but now Ilove it.
has to

don' t have to come.

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doesn' t have to Times of tife

leave? adult baby (be) middle aged (be) old/elderly

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and there is a choice. a heavy smoker be mentally active
do physical exercise eat healthily eat junk food
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go to bed very late think positively

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with each photo?
1~ In which continents are these countries?

Spain Italy Brazil France Japan Britain Canada

Egypt Germany the United States Poland Portugal
Australia Kenya China Mexico

~ Which countries have you visited/would you like to visit?

_ Write the nationality for each country.

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h sr::;;;; Mark the stress, then listen and check the pronunciation.

Check the meaning of the underlined words or phrases. In pairs,

answer the questions.
1 What is the capital of Australia?
2 Which major city is situated in Europe and Asia?
3 Where are the remains of the Parthenon?
4 What are the main tourist destinations in your country?
5 Which region in your country is an area of natural beautv?
6 What is the most beautifullandscape you've ever seen?

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make general predictions about the future

1 a Complete the map with the words in the box. Which

words can't you use?

mountain lake beach island sea ocean

forest desert river

~ ¡¡¡Z:-'.;,i;i;¡ Listen and check your answers.

2 a In pairs, decide on the correct information

about New Zealand.
1 The population is 4 millionj 40 million.
2 The number of sheep is 4 millionj
40 million.
3 The capital of New Zealand is
Aucktandj Wellington.
4 The officiallanguages are
English and Maorij
English and Chinese.
5 The national symbol is
a kiwi bird j kiwi {ruit.
6 You can do water
sports in North ¡standj
South ¡stand.
7 You can go skiing in
North ¡standjSouth ¡stand.

?
= ;;:....• Listen to the tour
guide information and check
your answers.

3 Discuss with other students.

Which island in New Zealand
would you most like to visit?
Why?

4 Read the text and choose the

best title.

a The ot New l.ealand

b New l.ealand's touríst níghtmare

e The new New l.ealand

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[) Read the text again. Mark the statements true !lr::l.mmar 1 ¡¡¡¡jl!

(T) orfalse (F).

1 Only one of The Lord otthe Rings films was
8 Look at the Active grammar box and complete
made in New Zealand. the examples.

2 They are making advertisements using the

New Zealand countryside.
3 You can only see part of the Hobbiton village
Active grammar
at Matamata. Use wi// (+ verb) to make predictions about
4 Many tourists go to meet the actors there. the future.
5 Tourism increased immediately after the films The negative of wil/ is won't (wil/ not).
came out.
The number ot tourists _
6 Holiday experts say numbers of holidaymakers
in the near tuture. (double)
will soon start to go down.
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the text and say what they refer to.
beauty ot the landscape?
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2 that (line 18):
9 Complete the sentences with wi/l ('ll) or won' t
3 they (line 21): and a verb from the box.
4 it (line 27):
5 these things (line 33): like be pass rain get go see hurt

: Discuss with a partner. 1 I don't want to go to that beach. It _

1 What are some positive and negative effects very busy today.
of tourism in your country? 2 We haven't got much money so we _
2 Would you like more tourism in your country? on holiday this year.
Why/Why not? 3 I the whole country in two weeks.
It's too big.
4 I think Katya the tour guide job.
In the two weeks after the first film carne out, holiday She's got a lot of experience.
25 bookings went up more than twenty percent. Experts 5 Don't worry about your driving test. I'm sure
think that the number of tourists will double in the you _
near futureand i:t won'tstop there. Some people
6 The weather doesn't look very good. Do you
think that New Zealand will soon have over three
think it ?
million tourists ayear. But there are some questions
7 Don't be scared of my dogo He you.
30 about all this success.Will tourism change the natural
8 Do you think Anna the present we
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bought her?
And will tourists still want to visit New Zealand if
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difference in pronunciation between want and
won't?
e Make the sentences true for you. Tell your
partner.

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11 Go to page 130 and follow the instructions.

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give explanations for ehoiees

1 a Look at the photo and read the text.

What is the programme Frontier house
about?

Channel 4'" 7.30p.m.

cer;tury Hfe~~~
The Clune family from California decided to
find out. For six months the parents and their
four children lived like Americans in the Wild
West 100 years ago.
What did they find difficult? How did the
experience change them? Watch Frontíer
house and find out how modern people cope
with old-fashioned life.

Discuss.
h In pairs, try and predict what each family 1 Would you like to be in a TV programme like
member will find difficult about being in this? WhyjWhy not?
Frontier house. 2 Whieh country would you like to live in for six
months, a) now? b) 100 years ago? Give your
Father
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;2 a Listen to two people talking about He was toa weak to do all the physical work.
Frontier house and check if your predictions in He wasn't strong enough to do al! the physical
Ex. lb were correct. work.

b Listen again and circle the correct h Match the rules (1-5) with the examples in
alternatives. the Active grammar box.
1 They lived in the style of people in about
1818/1880.
2 The nearest shop was six/sixteen kilometres. Active grammar
3 The father became thinner/ill. 1 Use toa with adjectives and adverbs.
4 The mother missed/didn't miss her make-up. 2 Use toa much with uncountable nouns.
5 At first, the children liked/didn't like having so 3 Use taa many with countablenouns.
much to do. 4 Use (nat) enough after adjectives and
adverbs.
6 The girls missed shopping/TV the most.
5 Use (not) enough before nouns.
7 At the end of the experience, Tracy said her
clothes were more/less important to her. .4 They ;¡veren; t vl/arm enough~
l'
B rn too t¡red to do any rnore work
~ What do you think happened when they e I had too much time and nothing to do~
went home? Listen and check your ideas. D They atten didn' t have enough íood.
E There \:veretoa many things to do~

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sentence.
9 Match the words and phrases in the box with the pictures.
1 The weather here is too
much cold for me.
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2 I'm not going on holiday freezer fridge hairdryer mobile phone radio I
this year because it'll cost washing machine vacuum cleaner !
too many money. ~~======= ~==~J
3 She's not enough old to
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4 He didn't get the job
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experience enough. \.

5 The children are making

too noise.
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6 I didn't have enough of
time to finish the exam.
7 The town isn't enough near
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to walk from here.

Complete these sentences

using the words in brackets
and enough, too, too much
or too many.
My coat isn't warm enouah for \
.1
me. (warm) -~1
1 I'm hungry. I didn't have
____ this morning.
(breakfast)
2 I'm very tired. I went to
bed last night.
(late)
3 I'm not to run
10 a Choose five things from Ex. 9 and write a definition for each one.

a marathon. (fit) dishwasher: a machine that washes plates and cups

4 I'm very busy today. I've Use your definitions to test other students.
got to do. A: What' s a machine that washes plates and cups?
(things)
B: A dishwasher.
5 I didn't have _
to do my homework
yesterday. (time) 0••.•. •..•k1ng
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6 I often spend _
on c1othes. (money)
11 §f;=.s¡ Listen to two friends doing a task. What is the task? What do
they agree on?
7 Most English people speak
____ for me to
understand. (quickly)
12 In pairs, do the same task. Use the How to ... box to help you.

8 This tea ís to
drínk. (hot)
talk about choice s
1 Say your choice : I'd like to choose ...
PerSOl1 to person : I think we should take ...

gR In pairs, discuss if the

• beca use ...
2 Give a general reason ... : The main reason is that ...
sentences in Ex. 7 are true
: I couldn't live without it!
for you. 3 Add a personal reason
: I'm toa lazy to ...

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 uses of /ike

describe a favourite place

Reading
1 What do you know about
Nelson Mandela? Write down
as many facts as you can and
compare with a partner.
He was in prison for a long
time.

2 a Match the pictures on

the charity leaflet with the
phrases.

water plants
plant seeds The charity Seeds jór Africa has started its first
harvest the fruit/ prison vegetable garden at Kabwe Prison in
vegetables Zambia. There are 500 prisoners at Kabwe
get rid of weeds Prison and the prison garden will give them
fresh vegetables to eat. More importantly, the
b Discuss. prison staff hope that the garden wiIl
increase the prisoners' self-esteem l. The
How do you think the words
Kabwe Prison garden was inspired by Nelson
above are connected with
.Mandela who spent twenty-seven years in
Nelson Mandela?
prison in South Africa. Gardening helped
1-1andela to increase his self-esteem.
:3 Why do you think the title of 'l\ly garden was my way of escaping what
the leaflet is Garden of surrounded usoI looked at all the empty
Freedom? Read the leaflet
space we had on the roof and how it got sun
and check your ideas. the whole dav. ¡
I decided I'd like to start a garden and after
4 Read the leaflet again and
years of asking, I received permission2. 1
answer the questions. asked for sixteen large oil drums and asked
1 Who started the garden in the staff to cut them in half for me. They
Kabwe prison? then filled each half with soil, and created
2 How did gardening help thirty-t:wo giant flowerpots.
Mandela?
A garden was one of the few things in prison
3 What is the main reason that I could control. It gave me the simple
for the garden at Kabwe but important satisfaction of planting a seed,
prison? watching it grow, watering it and then
4 Why did Mandela start his harvesting it. It was a small taste of freedom.
garden? In some ways, I saw the garden as being like
5 Where did Mandela make my life. A leader must also look after his
his garden? garden; he too, plants seeds and then
6 Who helped him to make watches, cultivates3, and harvests the result.'
the garden? (adapted from Long Walk fa Freedom by
7 Why was the garden a Nelson Mandela)
'small taste of freedom'? To find out more about the prison garden and
8 What does Mandela other projects go to www.seedsforafrica.org
compare the garden to?
Glossary
5 Would you like to read Long 1 selt-esteem = good feeling about yourself
Walk to Freedom by Nelson 2 receive permission = someone in authority
says you can do something
Mandela. Why /Why not? 3 cultivate = prepare and use land for growing
plants
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Gl·anlr¡¡ar ; uses of like Pronunciation
8 a Match the questions (1-4) with the answers 9 li'fi'. Listen to the questions in Ex. 8. Mark the
words which have the main stress.
(A-D) in the Active Grammar box.
What is your town like?

Active grammar Person to person

1 What do you like doing in your free time? 10 Ask and answer the questions in Ex. 8 with
2 What would you like to do today?
a partner.
3 What is your garden like?
4 What does your garden look like?

A l' d like to start a garden. Lifelong learning

B I !ike gardening.
Brainstorm!
e ¡t' s full of colourful flowers.
D It' s very peaceful. Writing is a process with different stages.
The first stage is often brainstorming. When
~ Match the definitions with the different uses you brainstorm, you write down anything
of like. you can think of connected to the taskj
question. Look at Ex. 11a. Take five minutes
1 want or want to do a) be like
to brainstorm your ideas.
2 enjoy b) like
3 appearance e) look like
4 character or characteristics d) would like
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11 a What is your favourite natural place (e.g. a
.; garden, a beach, a forest)? What's it Iike? Make
• 8, Write questions using like/look like/would
notes about this place.
like to / be like.
Do you enjoy gardening? 13 Tell your partner about your favourite place.

Do you /ike gardening?

1 Tell me about your best friendo
12 Read the description in the Writing bank on
page 147. Do the exercises then write about
2 Do you want to go out tonight?
your favourite place.
3 Tell me about your best friend's appearance.

".~ In pairs, answer the questions.

o Find and correct the mistake in each

question.
What iSJyour town like?
1 Would you like visiting South Africa?
2 What the weather like today?
3 What do you like to doing at weekends?
4 Which famous person would you like meet?
5 What sports do you like play?
6 Are you [ook like your mum or your dad?
7 Where would you like go on your next
holiday?

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1 Match the photos with the cities. What do

you know about each city?

Edinburgh Rio de Janeiro Barcelona

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parks
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museums
beaches

nightlife

shoppingj markets
palaces and
castles
cafés

music
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for ... ancient sites

h Listen again. Tick (.f)the reasons for their Imagine you have a week's holiday in March.
decision. 1 First, decide which city you'd like to go to.
1 Linda thinks there aren't enough interesting Make notes on where, and why. Also make
things to do in Edinburgh. notes on why you don't want to go to the other
2 They both think there aren't enough beaches cities.
in Edinburgh. 2 !n groups, decide on one city to visit.
3 Edinburgh isn't warm enough for Harry. Try to convince other students that your choice
4 Barcelona is too cold for Linda. is best. Tell them why you decided not to go to
S They both think Edinburgh is too expensive. the other cities.

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wiU too, too much/many, enough
Use wil/ (+ infinitive) to mal<e predictions about the Use toa or not enough when something is a
future. problem.
His suitcase was too heavy to carry.
He wasn't strong enough to carry his suitcase.
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WejThey toa o Use toa with adjectives .
, I/Youj . I went to bed toa late last night.
HejShe/it/ won't go. toa much Use toa much with uncountable
WejThey nouns.
fjyouj There' s too much noise in here.
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we/they toa many o Use toa many with countable
nouns.
Yes, f wifl.jNo, f won' t. : There are toa many books on
: that shelf.

enough : Use enough after adjectives and

We often use I (don' t) think and I hope with wil/ o adverbs. Use enough before
when mal<ing predictions. nouns.
I think Manchester United wili win the Cupo That bog isn' t big enough.
. He didn' t play well enough.
/ hope it' !I be sunny tomorrow.
Use I don' t think he' l/ ... NOT thil'lk he ! VVOI'I' t ...
Sorry, I didn' t have enough time.

We can also use wil/ for making promises and

Use very when something is difficult but not
spontaneous decisions.
impossible.
Well, Ol<.l' II be there in ílve minutes.
His suitcase was very heavy hut he carried it.
!'II do the washing-up when f' ve finished th/s.
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grammar of the sentence. ¡i British Canada/Canadian China/Chinese
1 /ike = enjoy something in general I Egypt/Egyptian France/French Germany/German
Use /ike + gerund. I! Italy/ltalian Japan/Japanese Kenya/Kenyan
j Mexico/Mexican Poland/Polish Portugal!
A: What do you like doing at the weekend? i,
!! Portuguese Spain/Spanish the United States/
B: f like going to the mountains. American
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something 1
!! (be) situated in landscape natural beauty
Use wou/d /ike + infinitive or a noun i region the capital of the remains of
!i tourist destination
A: Whot wauld yau like ta do this weekend? j
1
B: !'d like to see 'The Lord of the Rings'. Geographical features
Ii mountain lake beach island sea ocean river
c: 111like a quiet night ot hame.
j
¡ forest desert
3 be /ike = asking about character or characteristics
Don't use /ike in the answer. i Machines at homes
I answerphone CD-walkman dishwasher

l
A: What is your town like?
B: !t's quite big and very busy.
I DVDplayer freezer fridge hairdryer radio

4 look /ike = asking about appearance mobile phone vacuum cleaner washing machine )
Don't use /ike in the answer.
A: What does your fother look li!{e?
B: He's toil and he's got block hair.

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1 Choose the correct alternative. 4 Make one sentence from two.

1 I think 1go 11'11go to South Africa for my next We couldn't swim in the river. It was toa cold.
holiday.
2 At the weekend, 1usually likell'lI usually like 1 I can't carry this suitcase. It's too heavy.
playing tennis. This suitcase ~ _
3 A: Can you phone me later? 2 We couldn't sleep in the hotel. It was toa noisy.
B: Yes, 1 don't forgetll won't forget. The hotel _
4 I'm really tired.1 think 1goll'lI go to bed. 3 1can't eat this food. It's toa spicy.
5 What time do youlwill you get up at the The food _
weekend?
4 Nobody could do the homework. It was too
6 Do you think it'sl it'l! be sunny tomorrow? difficult.
7 Tina often arriveslwill arrive late for school. The homework _
8 A: Would you like sugar in your coffee? 5 I can't reach the top shelf. It's too high.
B: Yes, 1 havell'l! have two, please. The top shelf _

2 Complete the sentences using 'lllwon't and a Look at the answers and write the questions
verb from the box. using the prompts.
r
l
(youfat the weekends)
{ clase not/forget have help pay
come A: ~'líhatdo VOL! Uke dorna at [he vt/eekends?
phone stay not/walk _ B: llike going shopping with my friends.

It's cold in here.1 think I'li clase the window. 1 (you/for your next holiday)

1 A: What would you like?

o (your
A: new
(youfdo
cat) shoes)
Put street)
thethis evening)
letters in the correct order. ?
B: I'd
Vd like
B: They're
She's
11'5 quiet
smallsee
tored
but
goand
tothat new
there's
Costa film.
completely
aRica.
they'velot
gotof very
white.
rubbish.
high heels.
A: 3
2
54 Tokyo is the caoftal (aticpla) of Japan.
B: I a ham sandwich, please. D
2 1promise I to buy some milk.
3 A: Where's Dan?
B: 1don't know. 1 ~ him now.
4 I home today - i1's toa wet.
5 A: Do you want to go out tonight?
B: No, I think I in.
6 Thanks for the money. 1 you back
tomorrow.
7 A: This homework is toa difficult.
B: 1 you.
8 A: Do you want to come with us to the free
concert?
B: No, 1don't think 1 . It finishes
toa late.

3 Put the words in the correct order.

1 I couldn't dry my hair because my _
got go on money to haven't enough holiday I (drahirrye) was broken.
1haven' t got enoLigh money to go on hoUday. 2 I travelled in the (sedret) last year
1 food to The eat toa was hot but it was too hot for me.

2 tea isn't enough There my sugar in 3 You should keep ice cream in the _
(zerefer).
3 far to walk toa hame here 11'5from
4 llave diving in the Pacific (necOa).
4 get She's old married not enough to
5 Ido too much washing-up. 1need a _
5 pool the There many in too people were
(wehadissrh).
6 toa chocolate eat Don't much
6 If I'm not in, leave a message on my _
7 shop enough in store There this aren't
(narseweponh).
assistants department
7 We set off at 6a.m. and reached the top of the
8 always her quickly dinner eats She toa
____ (anomtuni) at lp.m.

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5;eSSOl'l 2 ~;3¡ ex.. 2a~ page 20 Lesson 5.1 I Ex. 2a, page 46

Student A Student B

Charlotte was born on 21st February 1986, in Cardiff, South

Wales. In the early years, she had a normallife but she was c1early
a talented singer. At the age of eleven, she appeared on, and won,
a talent show on N. She got a recording contract with Sony and
her first album, Voice of an Angel, was an instant success. It came
out in November 1998 and sold 600,000 copies. She sang all over
the world in concerts for Bill Clinton, the Queen and even the Pope.
She was just thirteen and life was good - extremely good.
Her second album, in 1999, was also an instant success, but
there were problems. People said her parents were pushing her
too hard. She argued with her manager and paid him t:2 million
to go. People said that it was the end of Charlotte's career. But
she then employed her mother, Maria, as her manager and more
Isabel Jiménez, Spain
album successes came in 2000 and 2001. Charlotte then decided
to leave school and concentrate on her career. People said it was Isobel is in her lost yeor ot on
abad decision, but with the help of a personal tutor, she Dassed all inner-city Modrid secondory school.
her exams with 'f\ grades. Everything seemed If she goes to university she will hove
for the young star. ot leost (¡ve more yeors ot home.
I live with my parents and my
brother. My sister, who is nearIy
tx. 9:: page 29 twenty-seven, left home a month

Student A
ago. This means I don't have to
share my bedroom anymore.
Explain these words to your partner. Your partner listens and says what Our mother cooks and irons for
word you are describing. us - she shouldn't do this but she
enjoys it! She also works. We're a11
knife pilot tea ice cream plate cooker salt
a bit spoiled, I suppose.
1'm in the last of my two years

~.•eSSOll 7~3 ¡ Ex. 8~page ?t of baccalaureate. I want to study

medicine at university because I
Student A want to be come a doctor. have I
to get very high marks to get a
place on that course at a public
university. You can get into a
has two main private university with lower
treat the symptoms, marks but my parents can't afford
at the whole person in that - especia11y as there are three
also belie\lEOYou of uso
to get bett~r;
doctorlasts about an hour.
1'd like to travel, but I think 1'11
always live in Spain. 1'd love to
medical history, yoorfamlly'smedícal
medicine is usually in the get married and have children
of small tablets to put tongue. too. People in Spain don't have

that homoeopathy works for so many children now because of

Millions of people around
useful for skin problems. The the cost, and everybody wants an
many kinds of i1lnesses. It is
only possible disadvantage of medicine is the costo easy, comfortable life.
A typical session costs around the U 1<.There are no side effects"
and it is safe for everyone, babíes.

Glossary
* side effect = an effect that a drug has on the body
apart from curing the illness

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5tudent As Group A
Reaa the information below. You have worked for a small family company for two years. The company
selis books over the Internet. You have worked hard for a small salary.
A large number of COswere Now you and your eight co-workers feel that conditions need to improve.
stolen from a shop in your town
between 4.30 and 6.30 yesterday
afternoon. YOUR TARGETS:
Both of you are suspects. The • increase salaries
police are going to interview you
- by 6-7% (5 points)
separately about what you were
- by 4-5% (3 points)
doing during that time.
- by 2-3% (1 point)
In order to convince them that
you are not the thieves, you need • increase number of days' holiday per year (currently 15):
to prove that you were together - by 6-8 days (5 points)
during that time. You will need to - by 4-5 days (3 points)
tell them exactly the same things - by 2-3 days (1 point)
about what you were doing. • reduce weekly hours (currently 36 hours a week)
- by 4-5 hours (5 points)
Prepare what you are going to say, - by 2-3 hours (3 points)
e.g. What you were wearing. What - by 1 hour (1 poim)
you were doing between those • introduce benefits for staff: free lunch, free coffee and cheap books
times. Where you went. Who you
- all three benefits (5 poims)
were with, etc.
- two of the benefits (3 points)
Get ready to be interviewed. Try and - one of the benefits (1 point)
keep your stories the same.

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Group A

rnr-"_
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 Conlmunication activities

.u~~~on
T -~".. o ..¡¡

eX. 9~ page 11 Lesson 3.2 Ex~9~ page 29

Student B Student B
Explain these words to your partner. Your partner
listens and says what word you are describing.

mineral water pepper soup doctor bowl

fridge fork

Communication 11 1 Ex. 3, page 112

Student A
1 a You are a passenger buying a ticket at
Victoria Station, London. Your partner is an
assistant in the ticket office.

Before you buy your ticket, prepare what you

need to ask using the information below.

You want to go to Brighton en Friday after

5.30pm and come back on Sunday around
4.00pm. You want te pay by credit cardo

b Buy your ticket.

2 a Now change roles. You are an assistant

in the ticket office at King's Cross Station,
LeSSOlL 2e3 f Ex. 2a~ page 20 London. Your partner is a passenger.
Student B Before you help the passenger buy his/
her ticket, prepare your answers using the
information below.
When she was sixteen things started to go wrong
again. The media attention was very difficult for
her and her family. She had arguments with
her mother about her boyfriend. She sacked Prices:
her mother as manager and went to live with Single: .fll / Day Return: .fl8.50
her boyfriend. The newspapers said she went Weekend return: .fl6
clubbing every night. Everyone said that it was
Times of trains:
the end of Charlotte's career. But again, this
intelligent and talented young woman remained To Cambridge - Thursdays 10:22/10:52
calm. She looks back at her experience with To London - Thursdays 18:15/18:45
amazing maturity. 'At times, I've behaved badly,' Method of payment:
she says 'but I haven't done anything terrible,
Credit card, cheque or cash
just normal teenage stuff, except that for me it's
all in the news. It can be difficult but it's part of
being famous. Yes -I've had arguments with my
mother - but what teenager hasn't? We're very b Help the passenger buy his/her ticket.

c10seand she's always been very supportive of

me.' So, it seems that for this Charlotte things
have worked out fine. She's rich and happy and
still loves making music. People in the music
industry say she can do anything she wants ...
and she probably will.

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Le~C!""''''
v;.Ju\.}L¿ Q ::!
""'-~L"
l.' C01TI1TI11nica.tioIl 9
Student Bs Group B
Read the information below. You own and run a small family company which sells books over the
Internet. You employ nine people. You started the company two years
A large number of CDs were ago. After a difficult start, things are beginning to [ook more positive but
stolen from a shop in your town the future is still very uncertain.
between 4.30 and 6.30 yesterday
afternoon.
YOUR TARGETS:
Both of you are police officers.
You are going to interview two • avoid big salary increases for staff:
suspects separately about what - salaries stay the same (5 points)
they were doing during that time. - salary increase of 1-2% (3 points)
In order to try and prove that one - salary increase of 3-4% (1 point)
of them committed this crime,
• avoid big increase in number of days' holiday per year
you need to show that they are
(currently 15)
lying about the fact that they
were together during this time. - no increase (5 points)
You will need to get as much - increase by 1 day (3 points)
detail as possible and then - in crease by 2 days (1 point)
afterwards, compare their stories. • increase weekly hours (currently 36 hours a week)
- by 4-5 hours (5 points)
Prepare what you are going to ask, - by 2-3 hours (3 points)
e.g. What were you wearing? Where - by 1 hour (1 point)
did you go {irst? Did you meet
• no benehts for staff: no free lunch, no free coffee and no cheap
anyone? etc. books
Get ready to interview the suspects. - no benefits for staff (5 points)
Then, decide if they are guilty - are - one benefit for staff (3 points)
their stories the same? - two benefits for staff (1 point)

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 COnlrn unica tion acti vi ties

11~2 Ex. 3; page 108 Cornrnunication '1

A...
iÁ Ex. 3, page 112

Group B Student B
3 Group B read the text below. Which of the 1 ~ You are an assistant in the ticket office at
things in Ex. 2 are mentioned in your text? Victoria Station, London. Your partner is a
passenger.

Before you help the passenger buy his/

her ticket, prepare your answers using the
information below.
Forms of address
In most countries, business people use surnames
when they talk to each other. In some countries
(e.g. Germany and Switzerland) business people Prices:
use surnames even when they know each other Single: HO / Day Return: H8
well. To be safe, continue using someone's Weekend return: H5
surname until he/she asks you to use his/her frrst
name. Times of trains:

Personal space To Brighton - Fridays 17:37 /17:53

People in South America and southern Europe To London - Sundays 15:58/16:51
stand quite close to each other when talking. Method of payment:
- about 60 centimetres apart, while in the Middle
Credit card, cheque or cash
East they sometimes stand even closer -less
than 30 centimetres aparto People from northern
Europe and the USA stand further apart and
feel uncomfortable if you stand too close. Their ~~ Help the passenger buy his/her ticket.
preferred distance is 75 to 90 centimetres aparto
Physical 2 a Now change roles. You are a passenger
In most countries people shake hands when buying a ticket at I<ing's Cross Station, London.
they meet in business situations. You should be Your partner is an assistant in the ticket office.
careful that your handshake is not too strong Before you buy your ticket, prepare what you
or too weak. In Asia, the main form of greeting need to ask using the information below.
is the bow. When greeting Westerners, many
Asians follow the bow with a handshake. Even
You want to go to Cambridge on Thursday
in countries where it is common to kiss (e.g. between 10.00 and 11.00am. You want to
Italyand Russia), it is usually only for people come back the same day after 6.00pm. You
who know each other well. want to pay in cash.

4 ~ Read the text again. What is the significance b Buy your ticket.
of the following?
COll11n"llnicatioll 7 I tiC '~a, pa!2'.e 72 ,.po •••••• >

surnames first names 30 centimetres

:±! !i ! !! !!~ii !!! iti ; !ii; ¡ii~~i~ !~¡~;; ~) ¡~¡~¡ ¡!i~! ! i¡i;;
I ; ~ j~ 1 1 jj ~ I ~ ~ ~ I ~ I I f j ¡i~
strong handshakes bowing kissing :=
Total Stress Factor
::::
b Work with a student who read text A. Answer 10-1 s; You are one cool eustomer who is
your partner's questions about your text. always ealm under pressure. Well done!
16-25: Not bad ... you're mostly stress-
-
~ Now ask your partner about his/her text.
free - just a little hot sometimes! ::::
1 When should you give presents in Japan? 26-35; Keep an eye on yourself. You are
2 What kind of gift should you give in Japan? nearly at dangerous levels of stress ...
3 15 it OK to give four flowers in Japan? don't go there! ::::

4 15 it OK to give clocks in China? 36-50: Wateh out! You are getting too
5 Why should you be careful with leather stressed, too often. You need to keep
::::
products in South America? ealm before you go completely crazy! ::::

6 15 it always OK to give red flowers in Europe? 4 i il! n! n!i n iiini! I!! HnnHnI ¡ni! H H! ¡n ti n n n I n HiH n 1111111

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 Communication acti vities

Lesson 5,1 I Ex. 20, page 46 Lesson 7.3 ! Ex. 8, page 71

Student ( Student B

O~f~C

Gregor is from Moscow. He is

o sculpture student ot Moscow
University ond ¡¡ves with his porents Yovt cg1f!/d r-rt¿
main beliefs.
ond two brothers, He turned eighteen AcupuWure is based on
AcupuncWrists believe we lines of energy
/ost month,
(called merid.iens) in our When these
In Russia men aged eighteen ~~dians are~ocked-:-,
cannot work
usually have to go into the army pfo·p~rly. AcupLFnfturists also they can
Gregor Kínskí,Russía an d d o m11tary
'1' SeD/lCe.
. Th'lSsh ou ld can move
unblo~\~the meriifl'¡j~ns so that
be optional but it's noto Fortunately, 1 don't have to go around tll~
body ari(tyou feel
because I've got health problems. I'm actually quite During yoJ'r;:first sesslQIl' the
discusses yoJF':~cymptom5and health.
happy about thatl It means 1 can continue studying
The acupunctuFf~preatsltctresses putting
sculpture at university. \Vho wants to be a soldier
thin needles-:-_ into~our bo1'ty at on the
when you can be a student?
meridians. The trearm..ent usdally about 45
In the future 1want to stay in Russia. 1know that minutes. Patients oftertget betier just one
you can earn more if you work abroad, but this is my visito
home. You have to work hard to earn a good salary
Millions of people use acupaocture. It is especially
in Russia, but you can succeed. useful for stomach problems. yome people have an
In my free time 1like listening to rock and hip-hop. 'electric' feeling going up and down the meridians,
1 also like going to restaurants and bars, and concerts but it doesn't usually hurt and it is also very safe. A
typicalsession costs around HO in the UI<.
and playing football, like teenagers everyvvhere, 1
suppose.
Glossary
l*blocked = when something cannot move in a narrow place
2* needle = a long, sharp piece of metal (e.g. used for
sewing, acupuncture)

1 Draw a simple map ofyour country/region. Label

Lesson 8.3 I Ex. 4, page 81
the important geographical features.

2 Choose three of the places. What would you tell

a tourist about them? Make notes.

3 What do you think is the future of tourism in 'Why were you holding the dog?' he asked again.
'1 like dogs,' 1 said.
your country /region? Make notes.
'Did you kill the dog?' he asked.
4 Finally, show other students your map. Tell them 1 said, '1 did not kill the dog.'
about tourism and the future of tourism in your He was asking too many questions and he was asking
country /region. them too quick1y ... The policeman said, '1 am going
The beaches in my region are very popular. to ask you once again ... '
1 rolled back onto the lawn and pressed my forehead to
I think the number of tourists will increase
because ... the graund again and made the noise that Father calls
graaning. 1 make this noise when there is too much
information coming into my head fram the outside
Lesson 8.1 I Ex. lb, page 77 world.
1 85% of international phone calls are made in English. The policeman took hold of my arm and lifted me
onto my feet.
2 In the US, more messages are carried by email than
1 didn't like him touching me like this.
by post.
And this is when 1 hit him.
3 70% of websites aren't visited byanyone.
4 81% of the cars in the world are owned by people
in the US, Canada, Europe and Japan. However, only
16% of the world's population live in these places.
5 Four million tons of junk mail are delivered every year
in the USo

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 Conlll1Ul1icatioll activities

L'eSSOll 9~1 ~Ex~11: page 87

a Look at the three job ads
and choose one.

b Think about these things: lhe lnternationo\ Schoo\

Student A
of Eoa\ish
,,;. reqUires enthusiastic helpers
1 Why would you be good for
the job? Receptionist wanted to superVise groups (6-15)
2 What experience or to deal with enquiries, during afternoon actiVities
give information and (sPOrts, drama, etc.)
qualifications do you have?
enro\ students. whíJe in UK.
3 Why do you want the job?
4 What questions might the
interviewer ask you?
5 What questions do you want
to ask the interviewer?
Student 8 br"' Tt.}i~lv"
jJ:..t'- .Er~i l' r
T!\.1 r-;. 'l:'nr"......--;.r
1 What does the job involve? ,.,...-,; r" T ".",~ ~ ~'Y
¡¡ H-¡¡Jui{ ¡ i\/if-Nl
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-;;..~/-;;"",-:;,1~~~~..t~~~..L,'''!l:', ¡¡)", '':' A ~
t A¡..Jf.,,-!¡~:¡.T¡¡-.'
''-/'A.." .:&-u,,'~"'t~'e.->
lr' r-:
.•1'1..~.%....iJ

2 What kind of person do you

want?
is looking for foreignstudents to provídel:l speaking
3 What questions are you practíce touniversity students learning foreígn
going to ask the languages.
interviewee?
4 What questions might the
interviewee ask you?
e Student B interview
Student A. Then Student
B should tell Student A if
they got the job or noto Give
reasons.

Lesson 9.2 ¡ Ex. 2b, page 88

Churchill is 19, but he isn't famous or particularly 'cool'. In fact, he runs

an IT empire. __ B

But success doesn't come easily. It involves long working days,

doíng business from 9a.m. to 7p.m., and sometimes making difficult
decisions. He then spends two or three hours at night dealing with his
programmers. e .
He says, 'On one occasion I worked three days
without stopping, - no sleep.' He smiles at the memory.

15 he happy with the progress the company has made? 'We've made
some mistakes but it's al! going pretty wel! now. I hope the business will
be able to grow steadily over the next few years.'

So, how does he feel about al! the money he's making. 'Wel!, I don't go
out a lot Iike some of my friends, but it does mean I can do things that I
couldn't do a few years ago. I've just bought a new car but that's about it
real!y. D You never know what will happen.'

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3 -~ - ,
Lessorl ~ :--~. '1nn n;{:;:;p
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1 A shop assistant gives you €s too much change.
2 You find a wallet in the street. There is no name or
address in it but there is €100 in cash.
3 A builder is doing some work on your house. He
asks you to pay in cash, so he doesn't have to pay
any tax.
4 A friend has just bought a new jacket. It was very
expensive. You think it's awful. HejShe asks you
your opinion.
5 Your friend doesn't have much money. HejShe
suggests going on a train without paying.

A student can refer to someone who studies at school

or university; a 2.!JQilonly refers to a child at school.
A subiect can refer to one of the things, e.g. Maths,
History, that you study at school or university OR the
thing you are talking or writing about; a!QQic just refers
to the thing you are talking or writing about, e.g. The
main topic of conversation was Saturday's party.
A college is where students study after they leave
school, e.g. an art college; a university is a place where
students study a subject at a high level in order to get
a degree.
A teacher usually refers to someone who works in a
school; a professor usually refers to someone who
works in a university.
A reward is something, especially money, that is given
to someone to thank them for doing something; a
result can be the number or letter that shows how well
you have done in an exam.
A lesson is a period of time in which a person or people
are taught a subject or skill, e.g. at school; a lecture is
a long talk given to a group of people on a particular
subject, especially in universities.

Look at the picture. Say what Lucy's just done and

what she hasn't done yet using the words in the box.

foldjclothes packjbag washjhair dryjhair

makejbed brushjteeth havejshower
write j postcards

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Vocabulary I everydayactions Grammar I likes and dislikes

1 a Match a verb from A with a word or phrase in B. 2 a Complete the texts with words from the boxes.
awatch
read
in
do
go bus
chat
on
get
staybed
listen
check
TV
to
your the late
emails
the
up
magazines
early
nothing radio
phone
A ee
fadbihg Bi
2
e love like s-taftd keen hate)

Andreas (26)
Germany
'1can't stand doing
nothing. I real1y (1) __
holidays where people
lie on the beach all day
_ I can't understand it. I
b Use the phrases above to complete the absolutely (2)~. _ doing exercise so 1get
sentences. up early every day and run for ten
You can read maQazines kilometres before breakfast.l'm not very
while you are waiting for (3)_ on team sports like football. When 1
the dentist. go on holiday, 1do water-5portslike surfing
and sailing. 1quite (4)__ walking and
cycling too!

I always when I get

up in the morning.
emind quite lave stand _like )

2 I with my sister Seung Ah (24)

every day. South Korea
'1 absolutely (5)
eating good food. Cooking
3 I always in my car. is very important in my
culture. Usually my mother
and my grandmother do
all the cooking. They
4 I usually __ (6)__ doing this but sometimes I (7)__
to go to work. helping them too. ! can't (8)__ fast food,
especia!!y hamburgers, but Ido
(9)__ like Italian food, líke pizza!

5 On Saturdays I don't work, so I

b ID Listen and check your answers.

6 On Tuesdays I stay at home

and all day.

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 3 Complete the dialogues using phrases from the box. Vocabulary I time phrases
. don't mind quite keen on not very keen on really Iike 5 Complete the sentences with
the correct prepositions .
l~~~~~~~~l~ l~ve can't stand Iike ./
A: Do you like swimming?
B: Yes, I absolutelv love (+++) it. I swim in the sea every day.
1 A: Are you keen on tennis?
B: I don't play, but I quite __ (+) watching Wimbledon.
2 A: Do you enjoy watching football on TV?
B: 1__ (+/-) it but it's better to go to the match.
3 A: Do you like walking?
B: No, I don't. But I'm __ (+) cycling.
She gets up ~ 11 o'dock
4 A: Do you like watching boxing?
every day.
B: No, I __ (m) seeing people hit each other. 1 __ the afternoon she
5 A: Do you watch a lot of TV? watches TV.
B: Not really, but 1__ (++) watching films sometimes. 2 __ about 8 p.m. she has
6 A: Do you read novels? a pizza at home.
B: Yes, but I'm __ (-) science fiction. 3 __ Saturdays she stays at
home chatting on the phone.

Reading
4 a Read the text quickly and match the headings in the box to the
correct time of day.

í Stretch Visit the dentist Eat your dinner

L Think about a problem )

b Read the text again. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
1 Your brain works best in the middle of the day. 4 __ the summer, he goes
2 The best time to do a crossword is early morning. to the beach to meet people.
3 It's a good idea to go to the dentist between 1and 3 p.m. 5 He always goes out with
4 Food tastes good in the early evening. This makes you hungry. friends __ the evenings.
5 The best time to eat dinner is just before you go to bed. 6 __ weekends, he goes to
6 It is good to do exercise in the evening because your muscles are warm. parties or out to the cinema.

A time for everything ...

What is the right time of day for your body to do everything?
Noon -

Your brain works best at around midday. It's a good time to talk to your I
:o;~;~out
Do you hatea 90109
problem or do
to the a difficult
deotlst? MakecíOssword.
ao appoiotmeot lo the ear]y I
; 7 __ the mornings she
reads the newspaper.
8 __ Mondays she always
goes to a museum.
:f:.r:~on.
better
Are theYou
yO"Invery don't
early feel pain
evening,
huogry wheo so badly
Eatínglate
you fioish is at this
a bad
work? time
idea.
Thls of day.
After
15becausemidnight it is more l·¡".
food tastes ..
difficuit for our bodies to process fat, and this can give you heart problems.. 9 lunchtime she likes
going to art galleries.
8 p.m. _
The best time to do exercise is around 8 p,m, At this time our body
temperature is at Its maximum, so OUí musc!es are warmer.
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Listening Vocabulary I daily routines

1 a lID Cover the tapescript. Listen and make notes in the table. 2 Complete the sentences below
with one word. Write that

Alarm
Sleep
(yes/no) Insomnia
dockSleep
weekend
(yes/no) (hours) word in the puzzle and find
the hidden word.
Paul

b Answer the questions. 2 3 4 8

1 Who is always tired? 6

5117
2 Who likes to stay in bed late on Sundays?

e
3 Who has problems sleeping when they are worried? d

4 What happens to Liz when she drinks a lot of coffee?

5 Why does Liz use two alarm clocks?

A: What time do you usually
6 When does Paul use an alarm dock? go to bed?
B: At about 10.30 pm. I
usually read a book
untilll pm.

TAPESCRIPT
1 Do you have a in
the morning or the evening?
Interviewer: So, how many hours do you sleep, Liz?
2 On Sundays I have a __ -
Liz: Not enough. I usually sleep about six hours on weekdays. That's
in until about 11 amo
why I'm always tired.
Interviewer: And you, Paul? 3 llike having a __ in

Paul: I get seven or eight hours sleep on weekdays. It depends what time I go the afternoon, for example
to bed. some fruit or chocolate.
Interviewer: What about weekends? 4 I always __ up very
Liz: Oh, I get more sleep at weekends - about ten hours. 50metimes I early in the morning.
don't get up untillunchtime! 5 I find it difficult to __
Paul: Really? I can't stay in bed that long. I usually sleep a bit less at asleep if I am worried
weekends, about an hour less. 50metimes I try to stay in bed but about something.
then I just get up and start doing things in the house.
6 When I am very tired I
Interviewer: Did you know that ten per cent of the population suffer from
___ a nap on the sofa.
insomnia - when you can't fall asleep. Do you ever get that?
Paul: Yeah, sometimes. When I'm worried about work. 7 So me nights I only __
Interviewer: And you, Liz? for about four hours.

Liz: No. I don't usually have any problems falling asleep. Very 8 I have to __ up at
occasionally, I can't sleep if I've drunk too much coffee. 7 o'clock on weekdays.
Paul: Yes, drinking coffee is a bad idea.
Interviewer: And do you use an alarm dock to wake up in the morning?
Liz: Absolutely. YesoI can't wake up without an alarm dock. In fact, I
have two because I turn the first alarm clock off, and fall asleep again.
Paul: I don't need an alarm dock usually. 50metimes I use one if I have
to get up very early, to catch an aeroplane or something.

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Grammar I Present Simple Grammar I adverbs of frequency
3 Complete the sentences using the verbs in 5 Rewrite the sentences using adverbs of
brackets. frequency from the box.
Sylvie studies (study) French at university. She
(1) __ (not know) what she wants to do when usually hardlyever sometimes always
she (2) __ (finish) her degree. Sylvie (3)-- never often
([ive) at home with her family.
I go out with my friends in the evening. (40%)
I sometimes go out with my friends.
Max (4)-- (work) in the city. He (5)-- (have)
a new sports car, and a big house. He (6)__ 1 I forget to take my books to college. (5%)
(enjoy) going out and spending lots of money. He
(7)__ (not smoke) and he (8)__ (do) a lot of 2 Jake is late. (0%)
exercise in the gym.
3 We see Pablo and Juan after the game. (60%)
Albert 0)-- (not work) now. He's 75 years old.
He usually (10) __ (spend) his time at home. 4 Do you drink coffee in the mornings? (100%)
He (11)__ (watch) TV and (12) __ (read) the
newspaper. Sometimes he (13) __ (go)for a 5 We visit my grandmother in France. (40%)
walk or (14)__ (do) some shopping. He
(15) __ (not cook), so his daughter (16) __
6 It is sunny in August. 00%)
(bring) him food to eat.

4 Change the sentences to questions and write

short answers. Pronunciation I do/does
You live in Monaco. (.1)
A: Do you /ive in Monaco? B: Yes, Ido.
6 a _ Cover the tapescript and listen. Write
the questions and the answers you hear.
1 You like swimming. (.1)
1 A: ?
A: ?
B: .
B: _
2 A:
A: ??
2 They go to bed early every night. ex)
B: 643
5
A: ?
B: .
3 She speaks Spanish. (.1)
A: ?
B: .
4 He goes to university. (X)
A: ?
B: .
5 You have lots of homework. (X)
A: ? b Underline the stressed form of do/does/
B: . don' t or doesn' t. Practise saving the questions
6 We have her telephone number. ex) and the answers.

i/
A: ?
B: _ TAPESCRIPT
7 They remember you. (.1) i¡ 1 What do you do? I'm an artist.
A: ? I, 2 Do you like going to the cinema? Yes, Ido.
B: . I 3 Do you have the tickets? No, I don't.
¡ 4 Does she know we're coming? Yes, she does.
8 You want to come out later. (.1)
iI 5 Do you remember your dreams? No, I don't.
A: ? i 6 Does he have a car? No, he doesn't.
B: _ \.•...

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•
Grammar I Present Simple vs Present 2 Read the texts. Choose the correct alternatives.
Continuous

1 Answer the questions about each picture.

Write sentences. My name is Beeky, and
1 CE0 'm being a daneer. 1
(1) practise/am practising
for five hours every day,
and 1 (2) teach/am teaching
~~ dance to a small group of
ehildren twiee a week. At

0¿~tl'me
~(-1tD teecher
~
the moment, 1 (3) dance/am

dancing with the National Danee Co. We

(4) performlare performing on Fridays in
covent Garden for the next two months.
Does he teach? Yesohe does.
It is a great show, and 1 (5) thinklam
Is he teaching now? No. he isn' t.
~ thinking 1 am lueky to be in it.
What is he doing? He's oaintinQ his house.

~ l'm Mare, and l am the manager of a bank

in Hamburg. 1 (6) woz-k/am working very
hard, so I (7) don 't have/ 'm flot having
mueh time to see my family. We (8) like/
~ are liking going on holiday whenever we

1 Does he manage a bank? _

I can. At the moment we (9) ski/are
skiing. \'1e (10) stay/ are staying in a
small resort near Mont
Is he working now? - ~ Blanc fer three weeks.
The weather (11) iB/is
What is he doing? _

I
I~
being wonderful and 1
(12) learn/ 'm learning
some Freneh too.
I
L

3 Complete the sentences using the Present

Simple Oi the Present Continuous.
At the rnoment I 'm iearfl,l!'J9. (learn) to drive.
2 Do they play guitar?
1 (!lot like) traveHing by train.
0

1
Are they playing guitar now? _
'" Sue and Derek (celebrate) their
What are they doing? _ anniversarv today.
3 rvlarta ,,__ . (finish) school at 2 o~clock
on Tuesdays.
4 Turn the TV off. I (not watch) ¡t.
5 rV1attcan~t come 'lo the phone at the moment.
He (have) a sho\!ver.
6 Sandía (not vvork) today. She)s
doIng her cornputer course.
7 iv-lare (not th1nk) irs a good idea
3 Does she study French? _ to go to Spain.
Is she studying French now? _ g Nly brother !sn't vvorking at the moment. He
What 1sshe doing? _ ~."'.__~_ (took) for a nevv job.

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Reading
4 a Read the text and choose the best title. I press the buttons to make our order. A big
mechanical hand moves across the
• The future of shopping
window. It picks up a box of eggs and drops it
• The coffee shop onto a shelf. The arm moves left and right
• 24-hour banking for the future collecting our order. It's fun to watch, better
than normal shopping.
It sells bread, milk and cigarettes. But Shop 24 is Then, disaster: the eggs are broken and the
door closes before lean take my shopping out.
not a good place to talk to the shopkeeper -
because there isn't one. Sandy is watching. He started Shop 24. He read
Shop 24 is a new idea for shopping in the UK. It's
about a shop Iike this in Belgium. Now there
are two Shop 245 in town, and he hopes to
a very big vending machine, the size of a shop. It's
introduce fifty more in the UK.
open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Is this the future of shopping? We tried it. Our We finish our shopping in a local shop. It's
much better than Shop 24 but it isn't open
shopping list: eggs, milk, brown breao, ham, toilet
roll, fresh coffee, aspirin, vegetables, chocolate. twenty-four hours a day. We ask the cashier
about the new vending machine shop. '1think
It starts well. Shop 24 has eggs and milk. There
are toilet rolls, aspirin, and lots of chocolate. But people will use it late at night. But people
there is only white bread and there isn't any hamo don't really Iike technology. Most people
There are no fresh vegetables and there is no would prefer to talk to a face.'
fresh coffee.

b Read the text again and answer the questions. 6 The cashier thinks that people will continue
1 What is different about Shop 247 going to local shops because
a It has no staff. a customers prefer people to new technology.
b It has no customers. b Shop 24 doesn't have enough things to sell.
e It sells robots. e local shops will stay open for twenty-four hours.

2 What things from the list does the writer not

buy from Shop 24? Writing
a brown bread, vegetables, aspirin, fresh 5 Find five more mistakes with double consonants.
coffee
b brown bread, ham, vegetables, fresh coffee @
e white bread, ham, tomatoes, coffee
3 What problems does the writer have?
a the eggs are old, and the door closes
b the eggs are broken and there is no milk 1 11 Hello Gloria,
e the eggs are broken and she can't take her How are things in Spain? 1 hope you are
well. Here ev rything is changing. Paul
shopping out of the machine
and 1 got marie and we are starting a
4 The owner of the shop. 5 11 new businness too. It's very exciting!
a is from Belgium. We are opening a restaurant in the city
b read about a Belgian shop like this. centre called JoJo's, and we are going to
serve Malaysian food.
e went to Belgium on holiday. Everyone loves the food, but there are no
5 They Finish their shopping in 1011 restaurants here at the momento We are
a Shop 24. opening next month, so we are realy busy
looking for staff, and making the restaurant
b a big supermarket.
look nice. 1 hope we finnish in time!
e another shop near Shop 24. 1 would love to hear what you are doing.
1511 Are you still traveling a lot? When are you
planing to visit us again? Hope to hear
from you soon.
Take care,
Jo

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Vocabulary 1 music
b Match the sentence halves.
1 I'm really ínto Latín a but I can't sing.
1 a Put the letters in the correct order and
2 I downloaded b last concert. It was
match them to the pictures.
3 Ilove the great.
4 I went to U2'S e music at the moment.
5 My favourite record is d lead singer. He'sgreat.
6 I can read music e their new song from
tne Internet.
a Bob Marley album.

Grammar i Past Simple

2 Read the texts. ehoose the correct verbs from
the boxes and put them in the Past Simple.

[~ ABBA
Sv¡edish singer
Agnetha Faltskog
~ first (1) _
in public when
she (2) _

~ five years
old. Many years later,
the
1974, her group,
Eurovision
~ werld famous.
Lenden mus (4) _
ene of
theír
bands.
~ the world' s

/' "\
í meet study
'" die change be
./j

e QUEEN

As a student, guitar player Brian

May (5) astronemy. When he
~ (6) Freddie Mercury, they
started one of the world's most
dnab
ceronct
1 ocmreosp
adel
rugiatisnreg dc
lionocampit = picture
pícture famous bands, Queen. Freddie
picture
~ Mercury (7) born in Zanzibar
and his real name was Freddie
Bulsara. He (8 his name to
Mercury when he became a singer.
~ When Mercury (9) of ArDS
in 1991, there was a concert to
celebrate his life. It was shown
~ en TV in 76 countries.
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 7 There was a film on TV last night, but we
e perform become seU start) ____ it. (see)
8 She loves Colombia. She there for
six months. ([ive)

e U2
9 I was really busy yesterday so I
homework. (do)
my

10 1_. my sister a dress for her birthday.

(give)

(11) __ -
they (12) _
Pron unciation
~ Concert in 985. Their a1bum The 5 a The verbs end with /t/, /d/ or /Id/.
Joshua Tree (13) over 10 Underline the odd one out.
million copies in the US alone. 1 a kissed b watched
e played d stopped
~. Always interested
also work to help 2 a wanted b needed
e waited d washed

3 Write the questions for the answers, using the 3 a

e
lived
moved
b worked
d rained

I
prompts.
- A: (go/last night?) Where did vou 00 last nioht?
B: I went to a concert.
4 a liked
e ended
b Finished
d wished

1 A: (eat/for lunch?) ? 5 a believed b loved

i'E
e saved d hated
B: We ate spaghetti.
flt
,~ .
~
2 A: (be/this morning?) ? b •• Listen and cheek your answers.
B: I was in bed.
~
~ 3 A: (do/Saturday night?) ? How to ...
B: I played the guitar with some friends.
4 A: ([eave/school?) ? 6 a Complete the sentenees with the eorreet
words from the box.
B: Ileft when I was 18 years old.
5 A: (start/this job?)
B: I started last week.
?
e after at ago as up of in )

6 A: (instrument/play at school?) ? a Six weeks I sold my

B: I played the piano. business for $2 million.
7 A: ([ive/as a child?) ?
B: llived in London untill was 12.
8 A: (study/college?) ? b
a
I graduat~d
the mid 1990S~
degree In mUSIc.
fro~ university with \.--,
t..\)_"..
f= \'
,/ -
B: I studied electronics. e a teenager I played four
musical instruments.
4 Complete the sentences using the Past Simple d working for a year in my old
affirmative or negative. university I started my own business making
1 The book was boring. I it. ([ike) musical instruments.

2 I a party to celebrate my birthday. e I grew in Lagos.

It was great. (have) Ileft school in the summer 1990.
3 I well because there was a lot of g I first became interested in music _
noise. (sleep) the age of six.
4 She a lot because she was very
hungry. (eat) b Put the events in order to make Ibi's life story.
5 The concert was too expensive, so they le 2 3_ 4_
___ (go)
o
5- 6_ 7_
6 We went to the best restaurant in London. The
food delicious. (be)

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Vocabulary I word families Pronunciation
1 Complete the text with the correct form of the 2 a What is the stress pattern of the words?
words in brackets. Write one word in each column.

MusicSpa 374652
1 000
00
0000
00000

b DI Listen and check your answers.

e RI Listen and repeat the sentences.
1 He's really energetic.
Many ofour customers
2 I have no energy.
(tired)after workinghard ail year.
3 It's very relaxing.
come to Music Spa for (5)
4 5he's really intelligent.
(relaxing). We offermassages and music 5 They have no imagination.
therapy. If you prefer more 6 What an imaginative idea!
(6) __ (energetic) activities, we have 7 Running is tiring.
a 40-metre swimming pool. Or you can
use your (7) __ Omaginative) and join Grammar I So do fjNeither am f
our painting course.
3 Match the statements to the responses.
1 I'm hungry. a So was 1.
Enjoy the (8) __ (relaxing) atmosphere 2 I don 't like cats. b I can.
at Music Spa.You willleave here full of
3 I went to the cinema last night. e Neither do 1.
(9) __ (energetic)! 4 I lave rack music. d I was.
5 I didn't do any work today. e Neither did 1.

Visit ffi~"i,.mlilirn~ª~~~~¡¡¡~~¿mfor 6 I can't swim. So did 1.

prices, availability and booking. 7 I'm not a tourist. g I can't.

8 I was born in Paris. h I don't.
9 I can play the piano. Neither am 1.
10 I wasn 't here yesterday. So am 1.

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 4 Complete the dialogues. Where there is (.1), b Read the tapescript. Complete the gaps with
agree. Where there is (X), disagree. one word each.
1
r
! TAPESCRIPT
i Pavel
I Well, I'm (1) __ jazz at the momento I bought this CD
! about three months ago and I really love it. I don't know
I anything about jazz, but I'm learning! In the past I

~
A: I went swimming this morning.
¡
I
¡
(2)
(3)= to a lot of rock music, which I stilllike. llave
like The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. And
llike dance music too. In fact the only (4) __ I don't
B: 1 . (.1) I listen to is classical. I just find it boring. My parents

A: I love the water here!

i
s
always listen to classical music but I just don't like it.
¡ Helena
B: 2 . (X)
i I grew up listening to classical music. Mainly
A: And I've got two more weeks' holiday! I Beethoven, Mozart and a lot of Italia n opera, and this is
B: 3 . (.1) ¡ what Ilove listening (S) __ in the evening. Also I'm
! (6) __ into jazz music, especially singers like Louis
1 Armstrong and Nina Simone. I (7) __ love to sing like
2
i them or play an instrument, the piano or the guitar. I
! can (8) __ music, but I can't play anything. So, ves,
.-:~ 1 Ilove music but not all types. I don't like rock or dance

lmusic very mucho

~1 Lifelong learning
A: I can't stand hospitals.
B: 4 . (.1) 6 a Look at the notes this student made about a
A: But llike the doctors. word.
B: 5 . (.1)
A: And I go home tomorrow!
\ 100y~(;'\.,g
B: 6 . (X)
\ (1-). boriV'vg (2) (Cldject~ve)
3
[1 1 (3). v\,ot ~!I'vteye.stLvvg
(-1-) CLClSsLc,Cl L V\l\JÁS~c' Ls boyL~

b What information has the student written

about the word? Write the number next to the
type of information.
A: I arrived yesterday.
stress [TI
B: 7 . (X)

A: I'm only staying for a few months.

example sentence D
B: 8 . ex)
definition D
A: But I need a holiday already.
part of speech D
B: 9 . (.1)
Writing
Listening 7 Read the texto Find five mistakes and correct
them.
5 a Di Two people talk about their favourite
llike many different types music. Hip hop is my
music. Cover the tapescript and listen.
Complete the table with (.1) if they like this favourite, but I also listen rap music. My
type of music, and (X) if they don't. favourite band is cal! Fugees. Ilove their CD,
The Score - the songs are intel!igent and
have excel!ent tunes. Sometimes I am Iistening
jazzClassical
.1 Rack
Dance
to classical music. llike Verdi and Puccini. I
Helena
don't go in concerts because I prefer Iistening
to music at home.
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Grammar I Present Perfect 3 a Complete the sentences about Charlotte
Church, Madonna and Whitney Houston. Use
verbs fram the box in the Present Perfect or
Past Simple.

ehange wateh arrive beeome

seH win be start

1 She __ in New York, from Miehigan, in 1978,

with just 3S in her poeket.
2 Her aibums __ over 10 million copies before
she was 18 years old.
3 She __ her image many times.
4 She __ her career as a model and a singer
1 Choose the correct alternative. in 1981.
A: Nick, tell us about your career. 5 She __ internationally famous with her first
B: (1) I've madel I was made 22 (Ds and (2) album Voice of an Angel.
I've performll've performed for the President 6 She __ many international awards. Her first
many times. Grammy was for Saving AII My Love For You.
A: Fantastic.
7 Nine million people __ her eoneert at
B: And (3) 1'5 wonll've won 18 awards. Brixton Academy in 2000, via the Internet.
A: How many records (4) you have soldl have you 8 She __ always __ very close to her
sold?
family. Her brother Miehael was her production
B: (S) I've soldl I'm sold about So million. manager, and another brother Gary has sung
A: (6) Has youl Have you ever wanted to do a with her.
different job? b Who is each sentence about:
B: No. I was born to be a rack star. Church (C), Madonna (M) or Houston (H)?
A: On your new (D, (7) have you change I have
you changed your musical style at all?
B: NO,I (8) haven't changedlhadn't changed
Vocabulary I achievements
anything. My fans love me as I amo 4 Read the text. Put the underlined verbs ln the
correct gap.
2 Complete the dialogues. Use verbs from the
box in the Present Perfect negative.
ff
(
¡ play wateh taste read be meet
,
,
1
\'\....~_._._--~~-~~-_._.
~-~- ~
1 A: Is this TV pragramme good?
B: 1 don't know. I it.
2 A: Do you like Rome? 1 was born in Denmark in
B: I don't know. I there.
1980 and 1 started playing
the violin when 1 was three
3 A: Is the spaghetti ready? years old. VVhen1 was 12, 1
B: 1 don't know. I it. (1) wrGte a prize fOí Young
Musician of the Year. 1 came to
4 A: Do you like the new eomputer game?
England to study music. 1 also
B: I don't know. I it.
(2) won English. 1 (3) learned
5 A: Do you like Gabriel's new book? my music exams in 1997 and (4) started to the
B: I don't know. I it. United States to play with an orchestra. 1 (5) made
articles for the iVew York Musician magazine and
6 A: What do you think of Sam's new boyfriend?
(6) travelled speeches at many music colleges. In
B: I don't know. I him. 2004 1 (7) passed my company MusiciansExchange.
como The company organises international travel for
music students.
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 Reading
5 a Read the texts and answer the questions.
Wr!te NO (New Orieans), G (Glastonbury) or S
(Salzburg).
1 Which festivals have different types of music?
2 Which festival doesn't keep the money it
makes?
3 Which festivals happen outside?
4 Which festival is over 100 vears old?
5 Which festivats have changed Oí' grown bigger?
6 Which festival takes place in a citV square?

b Look at the seven underlined \¡vords in the

texts. VVhat do they refer to?

r-----------L New Orfeans J37l'if tesfAvaJ

Jazz was bom in New Orleans, and every year the
{V/U? u'-í),r!:¿; blt r:J C~[tiJ-/{: O...ft'Illp,r!
citv celebrates its birthday. The festival, which started
' e SI'
Th alzburg, M'¡liSIe resflvai
r- • 'b" egan, In .
in 1970, is full of colour, art, food and, of course,
!! , .. ;•••.
O sma!ler lorm, no I 1877 e:.....
"
• v!" ••.. 1"Li.c¡
e ! 't .~¡
• r ' .. :.-.- I .- ... _-. r- music. You can hear jazz, blues, rock, R&B, and
II has token place every summer. ror
gospel in the streets and concert halls of the city.
rhree vv'eeks.ayear, Europe¡s best
Mahalia Jackson and Duke Ellington carne to the
orchestras come ondpíoy the dassics
- Mozart, Seethoven, Strauss - at the
first festival, and guest stars have includedLertny
Kravitz, Van Morrison and LL Cool J. At the first
festival. Tnese days its programme olso
includes \ festival there .were only 350 people. Half ofthern
i l ...modernciassical
_ I music. The
beauti¡ul seventeenth century squore
in front of Solzburg Cathedral ¡s the
I1were rnusicians. In 2001, 650,000 people carne. Life
1 ma~azine called it 'the country's very best music
perfect place far listening te the rnusic
1>_:~~tíVal'.
of Eurape's post and present.

e Change the underlined words. Use it, they

tll!.s,=rd:u~ry \ or its.
\
1 The Summer Jam Festival takes place in
At the first Glastonbury festival in 1970 tV\lO Cologne. The Summer Jam Festival is held in
\
thousand people carne. Now, every year 150,000 July every year.
peQple come. They dance in the rain, stay in \ 2 ¡he festival started in 1986. The festival's
tents and party ror three days in the English I
\
original name was 'Loreley'.
countryside. AlI kinds of bands play there: U2, \
3 In 1986 The Wailers came to the festival. The
TheCure, Velvet Underground, ano there is Wailers sang No Woman No Cry.
\
dance music, pop, reggae and dassical music 4 Manv reggae bands attend. The reggae bands
too,Glastonbury is fun, but it has a seriouS come from all over the world, including Africa
side.The organiser and owner of the land, \ and South America.

Michael Eavis, says, 'It's not a charity evento les 5 The festival attracts 25,000 people and is
a business which gives away a!l the money it famous for the festival's atmosphere of peace
and fun!
makes/ The money goes to charities like oxfam
and Greenpeace. \

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 Shall we tonight? Let's try the
Vocabulary I food, drink, people, kitchen
7
new Mongolian restaurant. (eat)
equipment
8 A: Would you like some chocolate?
1 Match the things in the pictures to the words below. B: No, thanks. I chocolate last
week. (up)

Listening
3 a"Cover the tapescript.
choose the best summary.
Listen and

1 Hannah likes eating out ín restaurants with

celebrity chefs.
2 Hannah is a vegetarían who likes eating at
home.

3 Hannah doesn't cook so she eats a lot of fast

food like pizza.

b Answer the questions. Listen and check your

answers.
1 When did Hannah give up meat?

2 Does she usually eat out?

3 Does she like inviting people to eat at her

house?

11 meat = 4 Who cooks when she has dinner parties?

1 cooker
knife
ice
chef ===_
customer
forkcream
mineral
spoon
saucepan=water
== -
=_ = spaghetti ==__
9 vegetables
812
710

5 Where does she get her new recipes?

6 What is her favourite type of cookíng?

7 15 she eatíng a lot of pasta at the moment?

2 Complete the sentences using the words in

brackets. 8 Why/Why not?
1 I'm not very keen on eating out. I prefer to stay
at home and o (myself)
2 He eats hamburgers for breakfast, lunch and TAPESCRIPT
supper. The doctor told him to _
I'm a vegetarian. I gave up eating meat when I was at
__ fast food. (down) school because the food was so terrible. llike eating
3 He doesn't eat meat or fish. He's _ healthily so I usually stay at home and cook for myself.
(a) I don't usually eat out but there is a wonderfullndian
restaurant near my house which does very good
4 There is an excellent restaurant in Buckingham
vegetarian food so I go there when I'm feeling lazy. I
Street. It is owned by a (celebrity)
o
lave cooking for friends so I have dinner parties quite
5 I am o I can only eat apples. often too. llike trying to cook new dishes. I watch the
(diet) cookery programmes on television, where the celebrity

•
6 Sonia had a lovely last night. She chef has to cook a meal in just 20 minutes, and then I
cooked delicious food for everybody. (party) copy the recipes. I cook a lot of ltalian food too. It's my
favourite. I'm on a diet at the moment so I'm trying to
cut down on pasta but it's not easy!

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 Vocabulary I phrases
6 Complete the sentenees
4: Complete the text using tne words from the box. using the eorreet form of

Success chef abroad

-";.,
, going to.

experience restaurant Pete and Sal _

tasty ) (sell) their house.

eJ[RJ 2 Rob (start) a

new business in Australia.

3 _ the bui/ders __
(finish) the work before May?
4 Jenny (have)

T'YB!ii Covent Garden another baby in February.

gY¡SlNi! Ita! ian 5 We (not
AVEnA~;PR¡ºE E35 (57 euro) have) time to see you
Neal St Restaurant before we leave.

Antonio Carluccio, a top-class Italian (1) , opened this (2) 6 _ you _ (visit)
over 22 years a90. He loves great food, and the menu has some very the pyramids when you go
(3) reeipes, for example pasta dishes with mushrooms and grilled to Egypt?
fish. The restaurant is in Covent Garden, and it has become a real (4)
story. In faet, Antonio is planning to open six new restaurants in London. 7 We (try) that
This will mean 250 new staff but you can only work there if you have new Turkish restaurant this
previous restaurant (5) and speak Italian. It is a good opportunity evening.
for waiters and waitresses from Italy to work (6) and ¡earn English.
8 1 (not be) at
the party on Saturday.

Grammar ¡ going fo How to ...

5
Look at the pictures and complete tlle sentences using going to and
tlle verbs in brackets. ~O
Q 7 Find and correct the mistakes
He isn 't going to buya new ear. (buy) in these dialogues.
1 A: What are you going for
your hOlidays?

B: We're going visit my

cousins in South Africa.
- o (!eave)
2 A: What your plans for
next year?

B: ¡ going to look for a job

2 We
---- beca use ¡ need to earn
some money.

3 A: What you gOing to do at

the weekend?

B: I'm going stay at home

3 They - o (play) at Saturday to study.
4 A: What are you plans for
when you leave university?
B: / to go to work abroad.
4 1 • (be)

5 He - o (pass)

6 They o (get married)

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Reading
1 a Read the texts. Which is positive and which is negatíve?

This film is set in Canada. The sto.y is about Julie (jane \¡VildL a waitress who has a
d'are WI'th' a aoctor
¡ r
namea¡ ,-aL l'~\ 10m rayne).
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~h',..J uoesn'r'. knovl
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mat ""anl a¡reaay
l I has r
an ex-wife ond some kids. He doesn't know that she has an ¡dentica! twin.

Fas! food ín a fas! V'lorld doesn't have an excitino. storv/ o. fast food. And it doesn't
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any laug h,s. Wh ¡en ,JU '1' 1 .
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r.¡ .in Ilove with
.' ,an ¡'C o. b eITi.
1 \ I he oniy
,
problem is that he's not Greek. According to the film, Greek women should get morded
(to G·reek men)¡ have I,ots o f" babies and1-'1 teed ,ots oír peop!e. • 'A/"h
vViii ¡,e, r¡omi,y
l' be happy
I
ir she mmries a non-Greek? Maybe noL Wil¡ they accept her decision when they see
that she is happy? The answer IS yes and the rest or tile film is about the wedding.

It's not a great story but the film is very funny, The first hour¡ when we leam about the
relationships in a Greek family¡ has some very good humouí.

My Bíg Fa! Greek Weddíng shows us a traditiond wedding and at the same time talks
about accepting people who are different from uso

b Mark the sentences true (T) 01 false (F).

1 Fast Faad in a Fast Wor/d is a film about
women doctors. 2 a $~ Listen and underline two words in
2 The story ends happily when Julie gets some each sentence w1th silent letters.
unexpected money. 1 Fviydaughter hUlt her knee.
3 My Big Fat Greek Wedding is about a young 2 The writer thought about her book.
Greek couple who get married. 3 lt was a cold night in autumn.
4 It is a funny film, which talks about Greek 4 There were eight fOíeigneís.
family relationships.
5 Could you take the dog for a walk?
e Find words or phrases in the texts which mean: 6 1know you'íe wrong.
1 go to a restaurant or film, etc. with someone 7 The sign was highin the sky.
you like in a romantic way ~ M Write the words in the tabie.
2 informal word for children _
3 US word for film _
Sílent! Si/ent k Silent n
4 to say ves to somethingjto agree _

e Listen and íepeat the sentences.

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Grammar I relative clauses Lifelong learning
3 a Complete the crossword clues with who, 5 Put the words in the correct order to make
which or where. sentences.
Down 1 use It's bottles. for opening which you
1 It's the person __ serves your food. something
2 It's something __ is very cold and you can 2 yourself. that thing you It's to the dry use
eat it at the end of a meal. (3,5) 3 stuff bread. can put It's you the on which
3 It's 50meone __ eats in a restaurant. 4 changing the for which thing the TV. you on
4 They are the instructions __ you use for use It's programme
cooking a particular dish. 5 can It's cook that you in. something
7 They are things __ you use for cutting. 6 your the put It's food. that stuff you white on
8 It's the meal __ you eat in the middle of the
day.
Across
Writing
5 It's the dish __ you eat before your main 6 There are twenty mistakes with spelling,
course. punctuation or capitalletters in this letter. Find
the mistakes and correct them.
6 It's a place __ you can buy fresh fruit and
vegetables.
9 It's the room __ a chef works. Dec;¡y A~~iA,
10 It's the person __ cooks your meal.

b Use the clues to complete the crossword.

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4 Match the sentence halves. Make complete +'\ oWiÍlyd to MeiÍlyL~C1 L-10iÁYV'vews. How Ls L-10iÁY
J() ()
sentences with who, which or where. GOiÁyse goL~g. Aye ij0iÁ stLLL pLiÍl~L~g to ope~ iÍl
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Love,
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 Vocabulary I adjectives to describe food 3 Choose a verb from A and an adjective from B
to complete the sentences.
1 Three sentences have mistakes. Find the
mistakes and correct them.
A sounds
horrible
smells
feels old delicious
expensive soft B
1 Díd you make this chocolate cake? It's very
tastes looks
delicious!

2 I can't eat snails. I think they are absolutely

disgusting!

3 This fruit salad looks mouth-watering. Would

you like some?

4 I don't think the soup is very good. It's a bit

1 Not again! That mu~
tasty.

5 That meat looks very horrible. I think it's old.

il~\
6 This magazine is full of tasty recipes.
¡
\\- i'j

2 _1d_on_'t
t_hin_k_it_'s_a_ny
good.lt ilp¡ l ,

Great Ideas for

Restaurant Owner's 3 This jumper _
50 _
The area
The most important thing is to find a good
(1)__ for your restaurant. Why get (2)__
marks for your menu if there are no customers?
The chef
Find an experienced chef but make sure you 4 This meal
try his cooking first. The food has to have a
good (3)__ and (4)__ and has to taste
delicious too!
Ask the chef to cook you a few different
(5)__ from the menu, so you can be sure he
can cook the recipes you want.
The food 5 That dress
You need to know where to buy top (6)__
food for your menu. Your chef may know so
ask him/her first.

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Grammar I Present Continuous How to ...
4 Complete the sentences with the Present
Continuous and the words in brackets. Use
6 a'" Listen to Jim inviting two women out.
Write notes in the table.
contracted forms where possible.
1 A: What __ (you/do) this evening? Sal Reason:
Bella (Sat):
Plans
B: 1__ (stay) at home Plans:
and __ staying(watch)
at home
television. Reason: Plans (Sun):
2 A: _~__ (you/cook) supper later?
B: No. We __ (have) a takeaway pizza.
3 A: __ (you/do) anything this afternoon?
B: I don't know. 1__ (not play) tennis with
Pete because __ (rain).
b Write sentences to say what the women are
4 A: How (you/get) home from the doing at the weekend.
meeting? 1 Sal is staying at home to study for her exams.
B: 1 (not drive). I 2 On Saturday, Bella oo.
(catch) the six o'dock train.
3 On Sunday, Bella ...
5 A: (you/come) to the football
match on Saturday? e Number the Unes of the dialogues in the
correct order. Listen again to check.
B: YesoWe __ (bring) a friend too.
6 A: We __ (not go) on holiday next week. Dialogue 1
B: Why not? O Hellojim.
A: Matt __ (go) to hospital. O Thanks jim. 1'11tell you ...
7 A: Help! I'm not ready. O Not really. I'm staying at home to study for my
exams.
B: Don't worry. The guests __ (not arrive)
until 8.30. lI] Hello, Sal. It's jim.
B A: __ (you/come) to the office on Monday? O OK. 1'11call you again next week. Good luck with
your exams!
B: No. I __ (not work) next week.
O Oh, that's really nice of you but I don't like going
5 Complete the sentences with verbs from the out when I have to study. I'm sorry. Perhaps another
box in the Present Continuous. time?

O Are you doing anything this weekend?

meet move leave finish go 01 see. Well, why don't you come out for a drink on
catch work have play visit Saturday evening? There's a new bar opening on the
~ river ...

1 We __ sailing this weekend on Jack's new

boat. Dialogue 2
2 They __ for France on Friday morning. O What are you doing on Saturday evening?
3 1__ the Natural History Museum this O Hello, Bella? It's jim.
afternoon. O Perfect! I can meet you on the river at 7 p.m.
4 He __ the bank manager tomorrow O Nothing. Why?
morning. 07.30 would be better for me. I'm going to Oxford on
5 __ you __ football on Saturday? Sunday to visit my aunt and I'm driving so I won't
be back ...
6 We __ not __ house this month.
7 She __ a baby soon. O Well, would you like to come out for a drink, or
something to eat?
8 __ they __ a train to Venice?
9 We __ on this project for two weeks.
O Hello.
10 He __ the painting tomorrow.
O Great idea! Oh, wait a minute. Saturday? No,
I've just remembered. I'm going to a concert on
Saturday. Diane's bought some tickets to see
Guns and Roses. Why don't we go out on Sunday
evening?

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Present Simple vs Present Past Simple vs Present Perfect
Continuous
3 Choose the correct verb formo
1 Underline the correct verb formo
1 Are you leaving IDo you leave now?
2 Sam doesn't usua/ly wear lisn't usua/ly
wearing jeans.
3 I am never watching I never watch TV.
4 Who does james talk lis james talking to?
5
6
7
Do you know I Are you knowing my wife, Samira?
She is sometimes
A: Can I help you?
going Isometimes goes out.

B: Ilook I am looking for this dress, in size 12.

T· •Dublin.They
he. GOdd..~ssesarca lleWgir.1Qª,,:~from
(1) startedf have started
playingin 2002, and (2)havemade I made
fourteen albums .. Their frrst.album (3) sold/has
8 The manager often has lunch lis often having sold 50,000 copies in the first twomonths. They
lunch in his office. (4) have won /won the 1rish Music Awardstwice,
9 A: What are you doing/do you do? and (5}have touredl touredaround Europe and
B: I'm waiting for the train. America. Why (6) have they been I were they so
10 It doesn It rain / isn 't raining now.
successful?
Amy and Sam,the lead singers, are sisters. 'We
2 Write the questions. Match them to the answers a-j. (7)have always loved lalways loved singing.
1 What / you / do? When we were at primary school we (8) startedl
have started a band with somefriends and
2 Where / you / go? (9) sangf havesungina concert atthe end ofthe
year. 1t (10) was I has been agreatsuccess. Since
3 What / she / eat? that day we (11) have always been I were always
very lucky.'
4 Where / they / live?

5 What time / you / get home?

4 Complete the dialogues using the Past Simple
or the Present Perfecto
6 You / go / the shops?
1 A: __ you ever (go) to Brazil?
B: Yeso I (go) to Carnival in Rio
7 What / Paul / do?
last year.
2 A: I ([ive) in Rome for five years
8 You / enjoy / your course? now.
B: Why __ you __ (move) there?
9 How / get / to work? 3 A: you (visit) any interesting
sights in Beijing when you were there?
10 Jayne / have / a car? B: No. We (not have) enough
time.
4 A: __ you ever __ (see) any famous
a YesoDo you want me to buy something? bands in concert?
b No, she doesn't. B: I (see) Pink Floyd when I was
e In South Africa. a teenager.
d I walk. 5 A: __ you __ (watch) the Spiderman
film on television [ast night?
e To the dentist. I've got an appointment.
f I'm a teacher. B: No. I (see) it three times
already.
g Usually at about 7 p.m.
h Yeso I'm learning a lot.
He's playing tennis.
Vegetable soup with pasta.
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Going to and Present Continuous Vocabulary
(for future plans/arrangements)
8 Put the words and expressions in the box into
5 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. the correct groups.
1 food
1 We leaving on Friday at 2 p.m.
2 Are you go to see Tariq this weekend? 2 daily routine

3 I'm have lunch with my mother tomorrow. 3 shops

4 We is meeting in Hyde Park. 4 music

5 Do they coming to the party tonight? 5 adjectives

6 I amn'tflying to Hong Kong.

classical compilation CD concert
7 He is to go to buy a new computer later.
customers delicious disgusting energetic
8 We aren't going drive through the mountains. fall asleep get a takeaway pizza get up
9 15Mark to playing football on Saturday? early go clubbing intelligent lamb
10 Maria isn't comes to the restaurant. lead singer mineral water onion play the
violín products read a magazine shop !
Defining relative clauses assistant staff tasty vegetable yoghurt J

6 Complete the sentences using which, who or where. 9 Complete the sentences using the words from
the box.
1 11'5the place llike to sit and read.
2 She is someone ---- I can talk to.
into relaxed distinction tasty cook
3 11'5the thing you use for cutting food.
download checked picnic nap started
4 That's the film 1told you about.
5 This is the office we can work. 1 Do you for yourself or do you prefer
6 That is the theatre I saw my first to eat out?
concert.
2 I'm very tired. 1think I'll have a this
7 He is the man told me about the job. afternoon.
8 It is the grammar 1find difficult. 3 11'5a very sunny day. Why don't we buy some
9 That is the restaurant we meto food and have a in the park?
10 It's something you use for opening 4 I'm really jazz at the moment.
a bottle. 5 1don't buy CDs anymore. 1usually _
music from the internet.
7 Put the relative c1auses (a-g) in the correct place 6 I had a hot bath and a massage, and 1felt
in the sentences (1-7). very _
a who has his own software company 7 Tim is working very hard because he has
b which you can't find just his own company.
e which has double rooms for 50 euros 8 This is a very recipe. I've never
d where we had our first meal together cooked apples like this befa re.
e who offered me her seat on the bus 9 I have been away so 1haven't my
f i
.. ·h -h .." 11 "."' •• '" m" emails for a few days.
10 1passed my exam with a _
1 1can't find that bag.
I con't find thot boa which vou aove me.
2 Are these the keys?

3 Do you remember the restaurant.

4 Do you know the name of that hotel?

5 Tha1'sthe woman.

6 My sister introduced me to aman.

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Vocabulary I collocations
b Complete the sentences using the words in
brackets.
1 Put the underlined letters in order to complete 1 These courses at ABT are _
the sentences. (expensive) the courses at Knockout.
1 I held my btrahe when I was under the water. 2 ABT has (good) accommodation __
2 I don 't have the ahpcsivl eshrtgtn to swim for Knockout.
two hours a day. 3 Knockout sounds _
3 You need netlam strength to cope with bad (enjoyable) ABT.
news. 4 Knockout seems (friendly) ABT.
4 I tcdenrlloo my fear under water, but it was 5 You can do __ (long) courses at ABT.
difficult.
6 Knockout has a __ (great) variety __ ABT.
5 We lYIf on our colleagues because we can't 7 ABT welcomes people who are _
work alone.
(young) 18.
6 I haven't cahevide my goals. I want to travel 8 For ABT you need to be (fit)
the world.
normal people.
7 The biggest ehlgdena in sport is winning an
Olympic medal. 3 a (orrect the sentences.
1 This one isn't as fast than the other one.
2 It was much more bad this morning. It rained
Grammar I comparatives
for hours.
2 a Read the texts. 3 It was most interesting than his last one, and I
liked the acting.
4 This one is more cheap than the other place,
and breakfast is included.
5 She's crazyer than her sister.
I)~)I~~g0lUountaín clímbíng, 6 It's gooder than my last one because I have
pasejumpíng and free diving.
more independence.
A~te;MMe;PA-rIe;M
4-star hotel, all mea1s provided. b What are the sentences in Ex. 3a about?

ye;tI tr~~P -re> $e:

{ cars people hotels weather film s jobs
over 16, a strong swimmer, very fit.
~e;s-r:
4 Do the pairs of sentences have the same or a
$1,500 for one month.
different meaning? Write S for the same, D for
different.
1 a Keisuke was younger than Joe.

ut Vacations 2
b joe wasn't as old as Keisuke. __
a The Hilton is more expensive than The Marriott.
extreme sports! Minimum age is 18. b The Marriott is cheaper than The Hilton. _
ience necessary. Beginners welcome. 3 a I can run faster than my brother.
Non-stop fun and gamesJ b My brother can't run as fast as me. _
4 a The first exam wasn't as easy as the second.
da'tion: simple flats for 6 people. b The second exam was more difficult than
er persono All vacations last 7 days. the first.
ut holiday you will never forget! 5 a My French isn't as good as my German.
b I speak better French than German. _
6 a Today we walked further than yesterday.
b We didn't walk as far yesterday as we did
today._

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 6 She wasn't frightened when she saw the lion.
5 Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the
She's very __ o
same. Use the adjectives in brackets. Change
the form if necessary. 7 He's good at basketball, he's a great artist and
he speaks five languages. He's very __ o
1 The Atlantic is 76.762 million square km. The
Pacific is 155.557 million square km. (big)
The Pacific __ the Atlantic. Reading
2 Free diving is dangerous. Swimming isn't 7 Read the text. Mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).
dangerous. (dangerous) 1 Robert Garside has run across seven continents.
Free diving is __ swimming. 2 Garside robbed someone in China.
3 Mountain climbing is difficult. Without axygen
3 He split up with his girlfriend during his journey.
it is very difficult. (difficult)
4 He went to prison in Australia.
Mountain climbing with oxygen isn't __
mountain climbing without oxygen. 5 He carries a photo of Nelson Mandela.
6 He listens to music.
4 Physical strength is important for diverso
Mental strength is very important. (important) 7 He runs about 9,000 miles ayear.
Physical strength __ as mental strength, for 8 He thinks he is a normal persono
diverso
5 Temba Tsheri climbed Everest when he was 15·
Sherman Bull May climbed Everest when he
was 64. (old) RunningMan
Temba Tsheri wasn't as __ Sherman BuH His friends call him Running Man. Thirty-three-
May when he climbed Everest. year-old Robert Garside has run through four
6 ]unichi Koide dived 132 metres. Tanya Streeter continents - Australia, Asia, Europe and South
dived 160 metres. (deep) America - on an incredible three-year journey.
Tanya dived __ ]unichi. Now he wants to be the first person to run
across all seven continents.

Vocabulary 1adjectives to describe people

His journey has had problems. In Russia,
6 Write the words in the correct p!aces and find
someone tried to shoot him. In China, police
the hidden word.
put him in prison for five days. In Pakistan, he
was robbed and left with just his c10thes and
11g
2
passport. When he called his girlfriend to tell
her¡ she ended their relationship! In Australia¡
3
police stopped Robert when they found him
4
running in 55 degree heat.
5
6
Robert travels lightly.
7
He carries a walkman
e 1
with cassettes of
1 She gives lots of presents to her friends. She's Pavarotti and
really __ . Beethoven¡ a letter
2 No one can stop him when he wants something. from Nelson Mandela and a
He's really __ o camera. He runs for eight hours each day, and
3 She salves problems and understands things he hopes that his journey¡ a total of 45,000
easily. She's __ o miles, wil! take five years. His friends think he
4 She is sure that she is good enough. She's very is crazy. He says¡ I just wanted to do something
different. 1'm a very normal persono
5 He wants to be manager of this company by the
time he's 30. He's __ o

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Vocabulary I survival 4 Read the text and make
superlatives from the words
1 Match the sentence halves. in brackets.

1 I'm good at coping a challenges in my job.

2 Ilearned survival b with problems at work.
e Ilove the wilderness.
3 There are many big
4 llike to push d a shelter at survival school. SUIVIVOI!
5 llive in a city but e skills in the army. Il's Big Brother.hUIon an island!
6 We learned to build Who win survive Ihis lime;!
myself to the limito
Bere are the .our remaining
cODlestants.
2 Read the texto Complete the gaps with words from the box.

skills challenges myself wilderness cope shelter Mike is Physically (l ) ..

(strong) contestant. He
loves natureand he likes
f\e-\Io, to push himselfto·the
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Grammar I superlatives
many
3 Write sentences. Follow the examples.
/'ve eaten some good food, but this is the best.
I've seen some beautifu/ countries, but this is the most beautifu/.
1 watch/boring films

2 have/bad days

3 play in/great games

4 live in/quiet places

Vlrginiais(7) __ (tall)
5 sta y inl expensive hotels
contestant. She played
basketball for the US
6 have/long conversations women's team .. Now
she works in a survival
7 learn/important lessons school. She 18 (8) _
(fit) person in the group.
8 have/crazy moments

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5 Write sentences with the same meaning. Use
b Each phrase has three stressed words. Mark
the stress.
the words in brackets. Write 2-5 words.
1 No runner is faster than Lewis. (the)
TAPESCRiPT
Lewis iUnner in the world.
2 I have never eaten better food! (ever)
1 The biggest day of your [ife.
2 The best book of the year.
This 15 the eaten!
3 The tastiest snack of the day.
3 There were not many easier exams. (of) 4 The funniest programme on TV.
Thls was one exams. 5 The fastest machine on the road.
6 The hottest show in London.
4 No other country in Europe has more tourists
than Italy. (popular)
Italy is tourist destination in e ~ Listen and repeat.
Europe.
5 I've never stayed in a house this beautiful. (have)
Writing
This is the ever stayed in.
6 The other theatres in the town are bigger than
7 Choose the correct words to complete the letter.

thls one. (theatre)

veotv Josie¡
This Is the tovvn.
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8 None of the other songs on the CD are as good (G) l"ve tó ,Ao lt Cl.8<'\ll\.¡'blAt l\.e1<t HlM.e ll\. OlAv8C1.v,,\.el\.!
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 Grammar I indirect questions b Match the questions in Ex. 2a to the answers.

1 what
can
the an
Internet
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an you tell me 1 questions.
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Do you know ? b There are many cheap hotels in and around Belém.
Question
4 what leaves the time next train r...
Prices vary, but usually between $700 and $1,000.
Can you tel! me ? Question _
5 Sunday on is the if museum open
d You need an injection against yellow fever.
Do you know ? Question _
6 a costs ticket how much
e Try to identify the type of snake. Tie a bandage
Can you tell me ? around the bite and go to the doctor.
7 to airport how is far it the Question _

Do you know ? Probably not faro There are many small towns
along the river. Question
8 phonecard I where can buy a
g Only for local calls. Question
Can you tell me ?
h It is safer to boil the water first. Question
2 a Change the questions to make them indirecto

eJ[Rli.

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the speakers?
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1
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;1
I 2 Do mobile phones work in the Amazon? (Do/know)

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b Complete the dialogues. Write one word in

b Tick (,/) the correct meaning of the words.
each gap. 1 head (n)
1 A: Can you tel! me what time it (1) __ ? a person in control or at the top D
B: What, the market? b person who works at night D
A: Yeso 2 inhabitants (n)
B: (2) __ 6.00. a people who live in a place D
A: 6.00. Thanks. b people from the UK D
2 A: Excuse me. Can you tell me (3) __ we
can go inside the palace?
B: Yes, you can. It costs f12 a ticket. fOUR thlNGS YOU blbN't
A: OK, can we have two tickets, please?
B: Certainly. That's f24. Thank you. (4)--
I<'NOW ~50Ut €NGl~Nb
the palace.
3 A: Do you know (S) __ we can take photos
of the paintings?
~~

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B: Here in the gallery?
A: Yeso ~ ..

B: No, you can't. There's a (6) __ that says '~~~,.~, ..~'~~ "
..

'no photography'.
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4 A: Excuse me, do you know where the In the 1700s people used their right hand to carry a sword.
(7) __ tu be station is? But Napoleon carried his sword in his left hand and rode
B: Yeah, go out of the park.
on the right. Everyonefollowed Napoleon because he ruled
half the world. These days about 25% of countries still
A: Yeso
drive on the left, including Japan and the West Indies.
B: Through the gardens. And it's (8) __
Top tip: Don't forget to drive on the left in the UK!
five minutes' walk.
A: Out of the park and about five minutes.
B: That's right.
wh~c's Ch€ blffER€NC€ 5€t:W€€N
A: Thanks.
€NGL~Nb ~Nb Ch€ UNIC€b KINGbom?
England is one country. The United Kingdom is England,
5 A: Can you tel! me (9) __ a 'chicken faal' is?
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (the Republic of
B: It's a chicken dish. Very very hot.
Ireland, in the south, is an independent country.) The
A: Oh really? Prime Minister is the head of all four of these countries.
B: Very spicy. But delicious. Top tip: Never say, 'You're English, aren't you?' to
A: OK, I'l! (10) __ it. someone from Scotland, Ireland or Wales.
B: One chicken faal. Anything to drink?
6 A: Excuse me, do you know when the next bo Cb€ €NGl1sb R€~LLYLOV€ SPORC?
train (11) __ for Heathrow? The English invented many of the world's most popular
B: Yes, you want the Heathrow Express. sports. They wrote the rules for football, boxing, tennis,
They leave every thirty minutes. cricket and many more. Unfortunately, the English are
A: Which platform? better at writing rules than winning games.
B: I don't know. You can ask (12) __ there. Top tip: Don 't ask someone from England when
A: Thank you very mucho England last won a football competition.
e Listen and check your answers.
how muLt:lcuLtUR~Lls 5RJt~JN?
Britain is one of the world's most multicultural countries.
Reading You can hear hundreds of languages in London alone.
4 a Read the texto Mark the sentences true (T) In fact, 15% of the UK's 56 million inhabitants were
or false (F).
born outside the UK.
Top tip: Visit the Notting Hill carnival in late August. It
1 Oniy the English and Japanese drive on the left.
is two days of multicultural music, food and dancing.
2 England and the United Kingdom are the same.
3 The English are good at writing ruies for sports.
4 In Britain there are people from many different
countries.
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 Vocabulary I stages of life Grammar I should(n't), can('t) and (don't)
have to
1 Find nine words connected with times of life
and write them below. Write (n) if the word is a 3 a Read what four people say about their
noun and (adj) for an adjective. jobs. Use the verbs in brackets once each to
complete the sentences.
e5e\GerlVmiddle-dD- oedó Diane
:(\~~ dóyO' t (don't have to Ican't Ihave to)
~
"e (de/..··
I~ ~
o~e
ddUlttodd\er?e
1 Most people __ afford my designs.
2 1__ attend all the fashion shows, but 1do
2 Complete each sentence with one word. Write because I enjoy them.
the words in the crossword. 3 1__ work hard before Fashion Week in
1 October. There are many things to do.
2
(live
4
(don't have to Ishouldn't lean)
3
4 We __ smoke or drink, but some of us do
after the match.
6 5
5 We __ go to the gym but we go sometimes.
6 You __ earn a lot of money if you play for
7 8 the national team.

Rafael
9
(can 't I have to /should)
7 1__ take long holidays because the
company needs me in the office.
Across 8 1__ speak to all my workers but 1don't
3 Doctors and lawyers earn a good in always have time.
my country. (Mohamed, Egypt) 9 I __ make important business decisions.
5 You can learn to a car when you are
Siegfried
17. (Mick, the UK)
(have to Ishouldn 't Ishould)
7 Women usually married in their late
30s. (Inge, Norway) 10 1tell people that they __ eat too much
sugar.
8 Most women children in their 20S.
(Nobantu, Malawi) 11 I tell people that they __ visit me three
times ayear.
9 Most people when they are 65.
(Dave, the US) 12 1__ look into people's mouths every day.
Down b What jobs do they do? Choose from the
1 It's expensive to get a of your own. words in the box.
(Thais, Brazil)
2 We from university in our 20S. ( dentist lawyer businessman actress
(Laura, lreland) i doctor singer gardener fashion designer
4 Grandparents often after the kids. I
\ journalist taxi driver teacher footballer
~ ~
(Romina, ltaly)
6 Not many children against their 1 Diane _
parents. Oose, Spain) 2 Clive _
3 Rafael _
4 Siegfried _

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7 a Put the words in order to complete the sentences.

1 A: (my in opinion),
you need a haircut.
B: . (think don't so 1)

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B: . (right you're probably)

4 A: Beautiful scenery. ?
(think you so don't)
B: . (not sure so I'm)

b ID Listen and check your answers.

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 Reading b Find words 1-4 in the text.
Match them to the correct
1 a Read the texts. Write C (Carnegie), S (Seres), CS (both of definitions (a-d) be!ow.
them) or N (neither of them). 1 invest in (v) (line 10) _
1 Who left his country when he was a teenager? _ 2 charity (n) (Une 14) _
2 Who had a good education? _ 3 institutien (n) (Une 27) _
3 Which of them made his money in the US?_ 4 human rights (n) (Une 29) _
4 Which of them worked in politics? _ a a big organisation
5 Who created new institutions to help people? _ b put money into a business
6 Who gave money to improve education? e an organisation that gives
7 Who returned to his home country to live? _ money or things te people
8 Who wrote books? who need help
d things that everyone
Friends of the World should be free to dofhave

1 Andrew Carnegie Grammar 1Present

Andrew Camegie was bom in Scotland Perfect with for and since
in 1835. His family was very poor.
When Camegie was 13 years old the 2 One ending ¡5 not possible.
CroS5 it out
5 famiIy moved to Pittsburgh in the USo
1 i haven't been to the cinema
He didnit finish his education, but a
I {or agesjsfnce junejsfnce
rich man called James Anderson gave
years.
I Camegie boo1esfrom his library. 2 We haven't played tennis
I
As a young man, Camegie \vorked since iast yea¡jages ago¡for
I
on the railway. He invested his money in business and made maney months.
quickly. In 1873 he started his own steel company. By 1900 tile 3 She's vvorked here {or two
10\
i
company was producing 25% of the steel in the USo weeksjsfnce three months/
There were no free public libraries in the US so Camegie buiÍt 2,800 -i ¡ .'
jor a long ume.
of them. He also gave a 10t of money to charity. 4 !'ve played the piano sfnce
15 Finally he retllmed to Scotland, where he wrote several boaks. He !vvas a childjsfnceages/for
gave away 90% of 11ismoney and died in 1919. {¡ve years.
nave YOl1 Uved here {or Q

George Soros iong tfme/sfnce january/

yeors og07
George Soros was 00111h'1 Budapest, Hungary, in 1930. An intelligent
Has she knovvn hirn for
young man, Saros went to England in 1947 and stlldied at the
20 London Sehool of Economics. Nine years later he went to the USo yeorsjs/nce last Ju(vífor
Februarv~
Soros started an intemational investment company and bccame riÓ
7 ! haven!t seen Y0L! since I
qllickly, He understood intenlational
~"¡!a5in Indiaífor a year al'
fin.al1cial markets, and ,vas called, 'the
tt-t/o/sinct:- rnonths.
il1an \"vho L1[o.ke the BRrLle of E11g1and"J
8 He!s been in the team since
when, in 1992, he earned S1.1 billion
two weeksl;!nce he scored
in orre da)', j;js {irst goaf./tor too long.
Soros created institutions to salve \vorld
pro-blems ITi llcalth, educatic:rl~ t11e 111edia
and hunían rights. These irlstitLltions
cost $400 milliorl a :/ear. Soros 110'~:V
\JvTÍtes books aborrt politicsj ecol1omics
a:nd society.

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 Vocabulary I friendship
5 Choose the correct word or words to complete
the text.

Dear Will,
Great to hear from you. I was
worried I don't want to (1)
with you.
I'm very well. I've got a new
girlfriend! I met (2) a few
weeks ago and he introduced me to
his friend, Kim. Now I'm (3)
with Ithem.
her! met her parents and I (4)

Work is fine. I share an office with

two really
are (5) __ nice., Mary and Kunle. They
Anyway, when you next visit
Manchester, (6)
AII the best,
Hanif

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best
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a etouch
old
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1 A: How long __ (they /live) here?

B: Twenty-four hours!
2 A: When did he arrive?
B: __ (he/be) here all evening.
3 A: Cigarette?
Writing
B: No, thanks. __ (I/not smoke) for years. 6 Add punctuation and capitalletters to the text.
4 A: Where are the dogs?
B: 1don't know. __ O/not see) them for ages. since uníversíty ive worked as a sales representative
5 A: How long __ (you/know) him? for a publishing company its a nice job my
B: Since school. colleagues are really friendly and i travel a lot at
the moment im living in milan ¡'ve been here two
6 A: Nice hairstyle!
years and i love the city im not marríed i havent
B: __ (she/have) it for years.
been in touch with anyone from university for years
7 A: 15 Gregor coming? but id love to hear from you so send me an email
B: I don't know. __ (we/not speak) to him sandy smith

•
for weeks.
8 A: How long __ (he/wear) that suit?
B: Since I met him, ten years ago!

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 Reading and listening e Use the phrases in Ex. lb to complete the
summary. You may need to change the verb formo
1 a BJ Read or listen to the text and choose 1 She is famous because she lived a _
the best title.
2 She died in her oArtes.
• Ten Ways to Live Happily 3 She__ two __ a day and __ red __ o

• A Long, Long Life 4 She never _

• lean Calment's Lawyer S She had a good o

6 She until she was 100.

7 Her mind stayed young even when her body
Jeanne Calment wasborn in 1875
and died in 1997. At 122 years old, 8 There is a funny about her house
she was the world's oldest persono and her lawyer.
9 Her lawyer thought he would pay her a small
______ for the house. He was wrong!
She was born in ArIes and became a ce1ebrity in
her horne town. Journa1ists asked her about the
secrets of her long life. She to1d them she used Grammar I used to
to eat chocolate, put olive oi1 on her skin, smoke
2 a Write Yes/No questions using used to and
two cigarettes a day and drink red wine. But the prompts.
the truth, her doctor said, is that she never felt play/any instruments
stressed. She once said, 'If you can't do anything Did yau use ta play any instruments?
about it, why worry about it?' She .a1sohada 1 watch/a lot ofTV
good sense of humour. When one visitor said -------------- 7
to her, 'Maybe see you next year,' she replied, '1 2 go abroad/for your holidays
don't see why noto You don't 100k so bad to me.' -------------- 7

3 cook/for your parents

She used to ride a bike (she stopped when she -------------- 7
was 100), and her mind was strong even after her 4 help your mother/around the house
body grew old. She said, '1 never get bored.' --------------- 7
5 do/a lot of exercise
The best true Calrnent story was about her --------------- 7

house. When she was 90, her 1awyer bought the b Match the questions (1-6) to the answers.
house. He paid her on1y $400 a month, a very a YesoI always washed the dishes.
small amount of money. His plan was to get the b No, I hated sport.
house when Jeanne Calment died. But he died e YesoI went to Jamaica, India ...
first, aged 77, after paying $180,000, much more d No. N1yfather used to make the dinner.
than the house was worth! e Yes, four hours every day.

b Cover the text. Match a word from A to a

3 Correct the sentences by adding or crossing out
one word.
word from B to make phrases from the text.

"
1 Oid you use work here7
2 I used always to eat junk food.
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3
4
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She didn't use to be smoke so mucho
5 Oid use to get on well with your grandparents7
( drin.k feel sense of )
\ nde grow get I ¡/ cigarettes humour \
money old a bike i 6 We were used to have to work all the time.

\
" true

~
amount of
/ J
\ wine town stressed I
\
\ bored story life J
I
7 I didn't use listen to the radio.
8 We used then to have a house on the beach.

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 B: Old Pool Hotel. Didn't there (4) a
Listening swimming pool here?
4 a el Listen and complete the table. The A: Yes, there did. There weren't any tourists in the
first one has been done for you. pas1.
B: SO the hotel used to be the swimming pool?

A: Yeso
B: Did you use to come here when you were young?
A: No, 1(5) .1 preferred the sea.
SUPERMARKET

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5 _ Listen and repeat the sentences .
1 This used to be a school.
2 There didn't use to be a car park.
3 The museum used to be a hospital.
~~-r2~RPARK
4 I used to come here to study.
5 Did there use to be a swimming pool?
ISNOW
museum
Old
car Pool Hotel
park
supermarket a school
USEDTOBE 6 There didn't use to be a hotel.
D
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Vocabulary I good and bad habits

6 Complete the sentences and write the words in
the puzzle. Find the key word.
b Listen again and complete the sentences
1
with the missing words or phrases.
2
A: It's changed a 101.This is Main Street,
the biggest street in town. You see the 3
supermarket on the left here? 4
B: Yeso 5
A: This (1) a school. 6
B: Really? 7
A: Yes, it was my school. But about ten years ago 8
they closed i1. Now it's a supermarke1.
B: Isee.
8
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Iike carry
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smoke the
feel
go --
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every
cigarettes
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and
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and
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B: Yesollike
Yesollike
B: YesoI'm
YesoI to
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doing always
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YesoIlove
YesoI to
go eat
ato a
crosswords?
vegetables? lot
doing
be
eating of fp
mentally
bed
heavyjunk
very
think w Ia
A: On the right here, you see the car park?
B: Yeso
A: There (2) a car park here. It was a
sports field. We played football here every day.
B: A sports field?
A: That's righ1.

B: Where are we now?

A: This is King's Road.The museum (:3) _

the hospital.
B: Really?
A: It was called King's Hospital. They built the
museum about ten years ago.
B: What type of museum is it?
A: Art. It's got a lot of old ar1.

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 Vocabulary I geography 2 Use the words in the box to complete the
sentences.
1 Answer the questions below to complete the
crossword.
1
e
í sea
\... ocean
mountain
river
lake
forest
beaches
desert
island 1
)
3 2
1 Australia is the biggest __ in the world.
n
2 The Pacific is the largest __ in the world.
5 a
3 The Nile is the longest __ in the world.
4 d
4 The highest __ in the Alps is Mont Blanc.
a
5 The mountains of Canada are covered in a
thick
8
6 The long, white __ in Brazil are beautiful.
6 9 7
7 Over 80% of the country of Egypt is a __ o

8 The Caspian Sea is surrounded by land so it is,

10
in fact, the world's biggest __ o

11
9 The city of Odessa, Ukraine, is on the coast of
the Black
12

Grammar I will
Down 3 Complete the dialogues using will or won't and
1 Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia are all a verb from the box.
regions of __ .
3 The Algarve region is a popular tourist
destination in which country?
e know be pay carry sleep show )

5 Which European country is surrounded by

Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine
and Hungary?
8 Which continent now has 22 countries?
9 What is the capital of Egypt?

Across

2 In which country are the remains of the ancient

city of Pompeii?
4 Lake Geneva is situated in south-west
6 In which A.sian country is l\I\ount Fuji situated?
7 Which nationality of people started the 1 A: This bag is very heavy!
Olympic Games?
B: Let me help. I it for you.
10 The Black Forest is in which country? 2 A: Shall we talk about this tomorrow?
11 What nationality was the painter Pablo B: No. I here tomorrow.
Picasso?
3 A: ¡ don't have any money for the taxi.
12 Which language do people speak in Brazil?
B: It's alright. 1 for it.
4 A: Would you like some coffee?
B: No, thanks. I tonight if I drink it now.
5 A: How does this computer work?
B: Come here and ¡ you.
6 A: How were your exam results?
B: I untill go back to school.

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4 ehoose the correct alternative. b Read the texts to check your answers.
1 I am going out to lunch. I see you/I'II see you

2
later.
The weather is getting better. I think 1'11gO/1
..s'~ is (1) one of Europe/s most
beautiful countries. Cities like Zurich seem like a
go to the beach this weekend.
concrete jungle, and then you look up and see the
3 Wil! you stay/Do you stay in the same hotel wonderful mountains of the Alps. (2) In the north the
when you come back next month? 1andscape has a natural beauty, with green fields and
4 I am very tired.I'1I finish/I finish this report villages which look Iike the pictures on a chocolate box.
tomorrow. taChot Switzerland's main cities has a different
5 15 that the phone ringing? 1'11get/I get it.
character'fr°m •Frencn-speaking Genevato German Bern
6 Ilove sport. I do/I'II do lots of sport at the to 1táliantugano. Swiss people (3) are famousfor their
weekends. efficiency, so travelling around the country is easy.
7 My mother is in hospital, so I visitll'lI visit her SwitzerJand'sbeautifullakes, clean air, and fields tull
every day. ofJlowers (4) attract visitors throughout the year.
8 I haven't spoken to Jenny for ages. Isend/I'II
send her a postcard. -- 4~

~
Sun, adventure, a beautiful environment and
friendly people. This is what you'lI find on a
Pron unciation K holiday to Western Australia.
~Western Australia has a natural beauty, long
5 ID Do the underlined words in the story have ~. days of sunshine, clear blue skies, and fantastic
the sound /D/ or /gu/? Write the words in the
table. Listen and check. ~ beaches. (5) Come to Western Aus{rália toswim
Aman went to a shQp to buy a dress for his wife. ~ " with wild dolphins, walk through the ancient forest,
~ or sleep under the stars in the Outback deserto
But when he got there the shop was clQsed. 'I'm
~ (6) Why not start your holiday in the capital city

f:
sQrry,' said the shQpkeeper, 'but we close at five: ~ of Western Australia, Perth? You can spend an
'Oh dear,' said the mano'My dQck stQPped, and
now I'm late, and I have nQ present for my wife:
'DQn't worry,' said the shQpkeeper. 'I'll Qpen the •• cool
ernoon
aft. drink sitting
with theoutside
locals. a pub and enjoying a
!!!'!!
shop for YOU. But Qnly if you prQmise to buy the
mQst expensive dress we have gQt!' The man did 7 Mark these sentences true (T), false (F) or no
this and went home. He didn't knQw that the information (NI).
shopkeeper's dock always said 5.05 pm. Switzerland
1 The north is more beautiful than the south.
ID/orange I~ul won't
2 The main language in Bern is German.
3 It's difficult to travel from one citVto another citV.
Western Australia
4 Outback is a town.
5 Perth is the capital of Western Australia.
Reading 6 There are a lot of pubs.
6 a You are going to read about two tourist
destinations: Switzerland and Western 8 Phrases 1-6 in the text are useful ways of
describing a tourist destination. Match 1-6 to a
Australia. Before you read, answer the
similar phrase (a-f) below.
questions. Write S if you think the answer is
Switzerland or write WA if you think the answer a It's a good idea to start your holiday ...
is Western Australia. b well-known because of
Where e In the south/east/west ...
1 do people speak different languages in the d Visit ... in order to ...
different cities? e There are some verv famous/beautiful/
2 can you explore the desert? expensive places. This is one of them.
3 can you find beautiful beaches? tourists like to visit this place all vear
4 can you visit lakes in the mountains?
5 can you swim with dolphins?

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Grammar I toojenoughjmany 3 You
Those
The
He
II'm
We can't
not children
film
are
spends
didn't
want to
Completewas
not
speak
wouldgoing
like
go
write toeat
really
working
.play
to
into
the her
to boring.
buynow.
football
a in
(people)
the
them new
museum,
on
sentences Itusing
.was
I(good)
am tonight.
car,
Russian,
.the It'sbut
. You
not
computer. itI'm
because
but
too, ismy
won't ___
good__
there
He
enough, too
pass
for yournever
7 them. exams. out. (time)8
(hard)
(hamburgers)
9 goes 310 Russian
were
1 __
(busy)
46S2 You
many,can't
(long) toois not
(tired)
.(old)
(expensive)
come
muchinto thisthe
and club. You are
words not
in brackets.
1
__
___ o o

Complete the sentences using too, too much,

too many or enough.
1 It's crowded for me in the city. I
prefer the country.
2 There are people on the beach today.
3 There aren't buses. We always
have to wait.
4 There is noise in here. I'm going
to work next door.
S It's hot in the office. Can you turn
on the air-conditioning?
6 I'm sorry, but I didn't have money
to buy you a drink.
7 1have got homework to do. I'll
never finish by tomorrow!
8 There are TV channels. lean never
decide which one to watch.

2 Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences

using too or enough and words from the box.

I( suitcases
'-
smal! tal!
crowded loud money"l
i
--1 Vocabulary I machines at home

1 The music is _ 4 Use the pictures to complete the sentences.

1 Sorry I didn't call you earlier, but I couldn't find
my __ .
2 I need to clean my house but my __ isn't
working.
2 He isn't _ 3 Come and listen to my music. I've got a new

4 You should put that ice cream in the __

before it melts.
S Ileft a message on your __ o

6 I heard an interesting programme on the __

3 They have got __ many __ o

this morning.
7 Your hair is still wet. Do you want to use my
_?
8 You don't need to wash the dishes. We've got a
4 He hasn't got to buy food.

The train is _

6 His jacket is for him.

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How to eee
b Complete the tapescript using words from
the box.
5 Choose the correct alternative.
1 I think we should/would take the digital
,
,
;- __

television programme teenagers

W~

,
1
camera because/so it's better. i¡ mobHe telephones
. interesting car parks Ii
i confuslng technology I
2 llike/ 'd like to take the CD player. i couldn 't/
mustn 't [íve without it!
\"-._ .._ J
3 We'd like choose/to choose !stanbui tor the
TAPESCRIPT
new offíce. The moin/mains reason is that it ís
a busy cíty. Woman: Have you seen that programme Amish in
the City?
4 I think we should take/to toke a taxi to the
Man: No. Why?
airport. I'm so/toa lazy to carry these bags on
Woman: Oh. It's really (1) __ . It's about these
the train.
five Amish people. You know, they are
5 We think we should go/to go to the hotel first these religious communities who live in
because/ because of the restaurant ís a long America, in the countryside, and they don't
way from here. have (2) __ .
Man: No technology? Don't they have computers?
Woman: No. Nothing. They build their own houses,
lS!lenlng
Le..!.. •
and ride horses. They don't have cars, or

6 a ~ Caver the tapescript. Listen to the

(3)-- or anything.
Man: Wow. So what happens in the (4)--?
conversatíon about a TV show and choose the
Woman: Well, the programme takes five Amish
best description.
teenagers to live in a big house in Los
Angeles, with some other (5)--, who are
not Amish.
Man: So the Los Angeles kids teach these Amish
people about the modern world?
Woman: YesoThat's right. The Amish have never
seen (6)__ before, or CD players,
videos, washing machines. Nothing!
Man: They have never seen them?
Woman: No. And they go to the beach, and the
Amish have never seen the ocean before.
It's really good.
Man: Yes, it sounds interesting.
Woman: They go out to discos, and go shopping.
Man: And do the Amish like what they see? Do
they like the modern world?
Woman: Well, they find it very (7)__ . They don't
know what to think. The girls like wearing the
new clothes. And everything is very interesting
for them, even things like (8)__ !
Man: Car parks? Do they ...

Amish in the City takes 1'iveteenagers 1'rom

an Amish community, who know notlling
about technology" and moves them to live with
other teenagers in Los Angeles. They are going
to learn about modern life in Los Angeles.

2 Amish in ¡he City takes five Los Angeles

teenagers to a community 01'l\rnish people,
where they learn how to live without modern
technology. There are no cars, no mobile
phones and ttl.-¡ereis no TV.

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Grammar llike/wou/d like/be like//ook like 3 A:
Do
Your
Would
A: IWould
youdon't
prefer
What
painted
Chooseeyes
you know
the my
is/does/looks
would like/Do
look
you
you/Do
the Marek.
old
new
like/Dopart
you
like/like/areflat
like/like/would
you/Are
eorreet What
of
your the
like/Are
you does
likecity.
new
yesterday.
like/Are
you
alternative. living
you
like
like he
teacher
alike
you look/is
Amanda's.
in to
like?
Spain?
drink?
like
89610
75 3 B:
4B: come
2 Yeso
1Are
A:
B:
He's you
Why?to
Ilove
cooking?
It's juice.
you
he
Thank
Real!y?
tal!,
She
Yau've
very lunch
two
hat,
is it.
look/would
it/What
look been
What
you.
What
with and
real!y with
like?
sisters?
would
darkta
the
good.
llikefd us?
he
hair
would like?
you
Tunisia.
peopleand
llike
you/you/like?
are
her.
like/look
is
What very
blue
it look/
very
does do
like isan
it orange
like?
friendly.
eyes.
it you/What's
look/ do
1 Choose the eorreet alternative.
1 A: Do you like/Would you like a glass ofwater?
B: Yes, please.
2 A: Do you like/Would you like chocolate?
B: Yes, I eat it every day.
3 A: Are you free this afternoon? Nadia would
like/likes to meet you for a coffee.
B: YesoTel! her lean meet her at 4 p.m.
4 A: What time do you like/would you like to leave?
B: Let's leave at 6.30 p.m.
5 A: Do you like/Would you like going out in the
evening?
B: Yes, but I don't stay out late.
6 A: Do you have Phil's email address? llike/I'd
like to write to him, but I don't have his
address here.
B: YesoIt's [email protected]

2 a Complete the text using words from the box.

Pron unciation
4 a lID Cover the tapeseript. Listen and write
the questions.

b Underline the stressed words.

e Praetise saving the questions.

like 'd like likes look like
- "
don't Iike 's he Iike am llike
f
•..... - . ---- -

TAPESCRIPT
-~----
l
My brother and I are twins, but we're very different.
I, 1 What do you like doing at the weekend? II
We don't (1)__ each other because Marc is dark
1
, 2 What would you like to do this evening?
I¡
and I am blond, and we (2) __ the same things.
! 3 What's your mother like? ¡
We eat different kinds of food, see different friends, ¡ 4 What does she look like? I
and have different interests. He (3)__ playing
I 5 Do you like swimming? ¡
footbal!, but I prefer reading books. I (4)-- t- 6 Would you like some help? -)
going out to parties but he prefers to stay at home
and watch sport on TV. What (5)--? Wel!, he's
a great sportsman, but he's not very friendly. And
what (6)__ ? I have lots of friends but I am
terrible at sport! I (7)__ to be better at sport,
but I think it is too late now. I'm nearly 401

b Look at the pietures. Which man is the

speaker? Whieh is Mare?

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 Reading and listening b (orrect the sentences to

5 a a:I Read and listen to the story.

make a summary of the story.
1 Aman was drinking coffee
in his house.
2 A young couple walked
The Richest Man in the World by Ferenc Sjorzsinskev
past and asked if they
~ He sat in his garden, drinking coffee. On the sofa behind him there was a could buy his washing
machine.
~ washing machine, and on the washing machine a video player, a vacuum
~ cleaner and an old radio. Next to the sofa there was a fridge with a hairdryer 3 The old man only had $5.
~ on top of it. And as the sun got higher and hotter, he ¡ust sat there on his chair 4 They bought the
~ drinking coffee. dishwasher for $2.50.
~ lt was Sunday and there were families \valking back fram church. One old 5 Later, the man sold his
couple saw him and stopped.
'Hello there!' said the old mano fridge to a family with six
children and a dogo
= 'Good morning,' said the man on the chair.
6 Then he soId his
~;:¡The old couple stood there.
~ 'Mr,' said the old mano 'We ... er ... we see you have a washing machine.' computer, his hairdryer
~ 'That's right,' said the man drinking coffee. and his sofa.
:;: 'Er ... is it a sale? I mean, do you want tú seH ir?' 7 He had $870.
_ 'A sale? I wouldn't say that exactlyo'
8 When a young boy
i ~~5 'Because we would like tú buy that washing machine, you seeo'
'OK,' said the mano 'How much do you wam to pay?'
The old man said, 'I only have ten dollars on me at the moment.'
returned with his dog, the
old man told him that he
'Ten dollars?' was the happiest man in
the worid.
_ The old man put his hand in his pocket and pulled out some coins, some
~;-:)paper, a bag of tobacco.
~ 'I know i1's not enough, but 1 can get more. I can go home and get you more
~ money, or we can wait till tomorrow when the bank is open ... '
Writing
'Ten dollars?' said the man drinking coffee. He put the cup down. 'Ten dollars 6 a Find these underlined
_ is too mucho I'li seU it tú you for two dollars fifty.' words in the text. What do
~~5 The old couple looked at each other. And they bought the washing machine they refer to?
~ for two dollars fifty cems, and they called theirsons, who lived with them,
~ and the sons carried the washing machine away.
1 there (Une 10)

A líttle later, a young famiiy came to the garden. They looked at the man 2 it (line 13)
_ and the man looked at them: five children, no shoes, one dog on a string. 3 it (line 21)
ho 'What's your dog's name?' said the mano 4 his (line 31)
The youngest boy shouted, 'Loopy! His name's Loopy!' 5 it (line 39)
The boy dropped the string and Loopy walked across the garden, his nose to
the ground. He came tú the sofa and smelled the ghosts of other dogs. b Rewrite the second
'Hey, Mr,' said the young woman. 'Are you selling that fridge?' sentences using referencing
:;:35 'Yes, I amo But it'll cost you.' words.
'How much?'
1 The painting was hanging
'Two dollars. And if that's too much, 1'11 take one fifty.'
on the wall. The painting
And the mother bought the fridge for one dallar and twelve ceilts and the was beautiful.
children picked it up and carried it home, all except the youngest boy who
ª ~ú ran with the dog on a string.
A little later, the man sold his video player to a young couple for ten cents. 2 Kiev is a beautiful city.
Then he sold his hairdryer to an old lady with blue hair. Then finally he The people who ¡¡ve in
even sold the sofa. Now, in the early evening, there was nothing in his Kiev are lucky.
garden except the last heat of the sun and a small breath of wind in the
~ ~5 man's face.
3 The lake is so pretty in the
The boy with the dog on a string came back.
'Hello, Loopy!' said the mano summer. llave watching
the lake.
'Can I ask you something, Mr?'
'Of course you can.'
ª "D 'Mr, are you rich?' 4 The desert was very quieto
The man smiled. He looked at the first stars shining and a big lemon moon It felt like we were the
behind a tree. He had eight dollars and seventy cents in his hand. only people in the deserto
'Yes,' he said. 'I'm the richest man in the worid.'

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 Comparatives and superlatives should(n't), canCt), (don't) have to

1 Complete the sentences using the adjectives in 3 Make sentences with the same meaning. Use
brackets. Use a comparative or superlative. the words in brackets. Write 2-3 words.
Malawi
1 The
That
The Karoo
was
Casablanca
Elephants is are
RussPsychology
Wolves
Sarah ísisare Desert is (hot)
is course is (large)
(romantic)
than
(dangerous)
(young)
(good)
(lazy) than
than (kind)
(small)
Iceland.
me.
land film
than
day(pretty)
of
her my than
life.
sister.
dress 1 I know how to fly an aeroplane.
he world.
bought 438 My
7611 (interesting)
old teacher thewas
History course. I an aeroplane.
(can)
2 It's a good idea to buy our tickets early.
We our tickets
early. (should)
3 It isn't necessary to pay for children.
You pay for
children. (have)
4 She needs to do her exam again.
She her exam
again. (has)
S 15 it possible for me to go home now?
__________ home now? (Can)
6 It's not a good idea to arrive late.
We late. (shouldn't)
7 She doesn't know how to drive.
She (can't)
12 He's (fast) runner in our team. 8 15 ít necessary to read this book?
Do we this book?
Indirect questions (have)
9 It's healthy to eat more vegetables.
2 Make the questions indirecto You more
When does the library open? vegetables. (should)
Can you tell me when the library opens? 10 15it necessary for me to leave?
1 What time does the bus leave? Do leave?
Can you tell ...
2 How much do these shoes cost? used to and Present Perfect with
Can you tell ... for and since
3 Who was the 41st US President?
Do you know ...
4 Complete the gaps with used ta and the words
4 How does this photocopier work? in brackets. Then match to a-e and ehoose for
Can you tell me ... or since.
5 What is the capital of Mexico? 1 I __ ... (smoke)
Do you know ... 2 She _. (be) good at the guitar
6 When does the next train leave? 3 We _ ... (notflike) each other when
Do you know ... we were ehildren
7 15 the museum open on Sundays? 4 Mum and Dad (travel) a lot
Can you tell ... S I (notf cook) much pasta
8 15 there a train to Asiago?
Do you know ... a but we've been friends for ísince the last few
9 Does Josh work here? months.
Can you tell ... b but ¡'ve eaten a lot of it for /since 1 went to Italy.
10 Do penguins fly? e but I haven't had a cigarette fo! /since last year.
Do you know ... d but they haven't had a holiday far jsince 1999.
e but she hasn't played for /since t.vo years.

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will with too/enough/very Vocabulary
5 Make predictions using will/won' t and circle 7 Write a word from Units 4, 5 or 6 in the gaps to
the correct underlined word. match the definitions. The first letter of each
1 The disco (be) full now. There are word is supplied.
always enough /too many people. 1 a (n) not a child (Unit 5.0)
2 Where (you/have) breakfast? Jojo's 2 b (ad¡) doesn't fear anything (4.1)
Café serves very / enough good food. 3 e (n) something that is difficult to
3 She (stay) in this hotel because it's do (4.0)
too / enough expensive. 4 d (n) place with a lot of sand and
4 What time (theyJarrive)? Not not much water (6.1)
enough /very late, I hope. 5 e (ad¡) old (5.0)
5 My new flat is too /very close to my office, so 6 f (n) geographical feature with
1 (need) to drive to work. many big trees (6.1)
6 She (study) law if her exam results 7 g (ad)) kind (4.1)
are good very / enough. 8 h (adv) when you eat the right
7 It'stoo / enough cold to eat outside. Also, I amount of good food, you eat ... (5.3)
think it (rain) this afternoon. 9 i (n) not stupid (4.1)
8 It's a very /too short film, so we __ (be) 10 j (ad¡) ... food = what you eat in
home late.
fast food restaurants (5.3)
9 Where (youJgo) on your next 11 k (n) first aid ... = necessary to
holiday? Bali is beautiful and not very / survive in the wild (4-4)
enough expensive. 12 I (v) ... touch = not stay in contact
10 We (go) swimming this afternoon (s.2)
because the water is enough /too cold.
13 m (ad¡) not young or old (5.0)
14 n (n) discos, bars etc. (6.4)
like/would like/be like/look like 15 Q (n) very big sea (6.1)
16 P (n) old person who
6 Put the words in order to make questions. doesn't worknow (5.0)
Match the questions to the answers a-h. 17 q (n) they need answers (6.1)
1 you a Would like drink 18 r (v) trust or depend on someone
O (4·0)
2 she her sister look Does like
19 s (n) a person who smokes (5.3)
O 20 t (ad¡) has a lot of natural ability (4.1)
3 do in free What you doing like time your
21 U (n) it stops the rain from falling
O on your head (4.4)
4 is John's like What girlfriend
22 V (n) machine for recording and
O watching films (6.2)
5 would go to Where you like tomorrow
23 w (n) use it to clean clothes (6.2)
O 24 x (ad¡) not old (s.o)
6 you like Who look do
25 y (n) New ... = famous for sheep,
O rugby and Lord ofthe Rings (6.1)
7 brother Does your like Ireland
O
8 book like is What that
O
a It's OK but the story is a bit boring.
b My father. We are both blond with blue eyes.
e Yes, he loves it, especially the people.
d Yes,they both have long red hair and green eyes.
e llike listening to music and playing with my dogs.
f She's really friendly and very intelligent.
g No thanks. I'm not thirsty.
h To the park. I want to see the birds.

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