NextMove Students

Grammar
1 Home Sweet Home

Present simple and continuous; Verb + -ing
Vocabulary Rooms and parts of the house; Furniture and household objects
Speaking Describing a place
Writing A description of a room
Vocabulary Rooms and parts

of the house
1 1.3 Match the pictures of the parts of
the house (1–16) to these words. Then listen,
1
check and repeat.
attic balcony ceiling cellar drive fireplace

floor garage hall landing lawn office
patio 1 roof stairs wall 2
Word list page 43 Workbook page 104 3
2 Complete the sentences with the words in 6

Exercise 1.
5
1 The stairs go up to the bedrooms at the top of
a house. 4
2 You come into the house through the _ _ _ _ . 7
3 There’s a bird on the _ _ _ _ . 8
4 The _ _ _ _ _ _ is next to the bathroom.
5 The red car is inside the _ _ _ _ _ _ . 10
6 There are boxes of old toys in the _ _ _ _ _ .
7 It’s warm near the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the living room. 9
8 Someone is cutting the grass on the _ _ _ _ .
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3 Tell a partner about your home.
1 Have you got a house or a flat?
2 Describe the outside of your house or flat. 12
• Is it big or small?
• What colour are the walls and roof? 14
• Is there a balcony, a lawn, a garage, a drive?
3 Describe the inside of your house or flat.
• Is there a hall, an attic, a cellar, an office?
• What colour are the walls, floor and ceiling in
your bedroom and your living room?
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Our house is small. It’s got white walls

and a red roof. There’s a garden with a
small patio and a lawn. There’s a drive, Brain Trainer Unit 1
but there isn’t a garage. Activity 2 Go to page 112
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Unit 1
Reading
1 Look at the photo. What do you think this 3 1.4 Read the text again. Answer the
building is for? questions.
2 Read the text quickly. Choose the best answer. 1 How are families in Europe and North
America changing?
1 Austin is a schoolboy / builder.
2 The building is his bedroom / a complete house. The size of an average family is getting smaller.
3 He wants to live in it / sell it. 2 What are the disadvantages of big homes?
3 Where is Austin’s bedroom?
4 What is 3.7 metres long?
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5 What does Austin like about his house?
6 What happens when a building job is difficult
for Austin?
7 Does Austin live in his house all the time?
Why?/Why not?
8 Why is his house useful for the future?
4 In pairs, ask and answer.

1 Are many homes in your country bigger than
they need to be?
2 Imagine your family in a house that is half
the size of your home now. How is your life
different? What is better? What is worse?
3 Would you like to live on your own in a house
like Austin’s? Why?/Why not?
Live Small
In Europe and North America, the size of an average Austin doesn’t do any building during the week –
family is getting smaller, but homes are not. In many he’s busy with school work and playing baseball. But
countries they are getting bigger. Bigger homes are he usually works hard on his house at the weekend.
more expensive and heating them in cold weather is ‘At the moment I’m working on the doors. They’re
worse for the environment. Many people believe it’s quite easy, so my dad isn’t helping me. He only helps
time to think again about the size of our homes. with the difficult things.’
Sixteen-year-old Austin Hay is building a home on Austin is sleeping in his little house this summer.
his parents’ drive. It’s got everything important, There isn’t a fireplace at the moment, so in winter
including a shower room, a kitchen and an attic he’ll move back across the lawn to his parents’
bedroom with a low ceiling, but it’s only 2.4 metres house. And in the future? ‘University is very
wide and 3.7 metres long. expensive in the USA, but it’ll be cheaper for me
‘When I was a kid, I wanted to build a tree house,’ because I can take my little house with me. I can live
Austin explains. ‘But this house is on wheels and in it anywhere.’
that’s a lot cooler.’
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Grammar Present simple 4 Complete the text with the Present simple or
Present continuous form of the verbs.
and continuous
Present simple Present continuous
He always makes nice food. He is making dinner at
the moment.
I live with my dad. They’re staying in a house
without any adults.
Grammar reference Workbook page 86
1 Study the grammar table. Match the sentence

beginnings (1–2) to the endings (a–d) to complete
the rules.
I usually 1 have (have) a bath before bed but
1 We use the Present simple tonight I 2 (wait) on the landing. Why?
2 We use the Present continuous Because my brothers Mick and Todd 3 (use)
a for routines and habits. the bathroom for band practice. Most people
b for actions in progress. 4
(not wear) their clothes in the bath, but Todd
c for temporary situations. is different. At the moment he 5 (lie) in the
d for permanent situations and general truths. bath with all his clothes on. Mick 6 (sit) on the
side of the bath and he 7
(play) something on
2 Choose the correct options. the guitar. They usually 8 (practise) their band
music in the garage, but my mum 9 (paint)
1 Sophie and Kat don’t talk / aren’t talking to
flowers on her car in there tonight! I 10 (live)
me today.
with the world’s craziest family!
2 I always go / am always going to bed at nine o’clock.
3 We often go / are often going to the cinema at
the weekend.
4 I’m learning / I learn about electricity in Science
this week. 5 Make questions.
5 British people use / are using a lot of electricity 1 you / always / have / a shower or bath / before bed?
in their homes.
Do you always have a shower or bath before bed?
6 Where’s Kieran? Does he have / Is he having
as hower? 2 what time / you / usually / go to bed?
3 you / often / get up / late / at the weekend?
3 Complete the phone conversation with the 4 you / listen / to music / at the moment?
Present continuous form of the verbs. 5 where / you / usually / do / your homework?
A Hi, Ellie. How are you? 6 you / work / hard / right now?
B Fine thanks, Gran.
A How 1 are you feeling (you/feel) about your exams?
6 What about you? In pairs, ask and answer the
questions in Exercise 5.
B Not too bad, thanks. I 2 (study) on the
balcony at the moment.
A 3 (the sun/shine) there? Do you always have a
B Yes, it 4 (shine). It’s lovely! shower or bath before bed?
A You’re lucky! Your grandad and I 5 (wear)
our coats in the house because it’s so cold! No, I usually have a
What 6 (Callum and Leo/do)? shower in the morning.
B They 7 (listen) to music in the cellar. Do you
want to talk to them?
A Actually, I want to talk to your dad.
B OK. He 8 (wash) the car on the drive. Wait a
minute …
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Unit 1
1 3
4 7 8 9
6
5
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Vocabulary Furniture and

Pronunciation /v/, /w/ and /b/
household objects
4a 1.6 Listen and repeat.
1 1.5 Match the pictures (1–13) to these
words. Then listen, check and repeat. balcony bookcase drive
vase wall window
alarm clock armchair blind bookcase
chest of drawers curtains cushions duvet
mirror pillow rug vase
b 1.7 Listen and repeat. Then practise
saying the sentences.
wardrobe 1
1 My favourite vase in the living room is very
Word list page 43 Workbook page 104 heav y.
2 Why did you wash the windows and walls?
2 Read the descriptions. Say the thing or things. 3 There’s a big blue blind above the bookcase.
4 I love black and white duvets.
1 You put clothes in this. (two things) 5 Do you want to have a shower before
a wardrobe and a chest of drawers breakfast?
2 You can see your face in this.
3 You put flowers in this.
4 This wakes you up in the morning.
5 You put books in this. 5 Say a sentence about the picture in Exercise
6 This is on the floor. You can walk on it. 1. Your partner says True or False.
7 When you are using these, you can’t see out
of the window. (two things) There’s a blue rug
8 You sit in this. on the floor.
9 This keeps you warm in bed.
10 You put your head on this in bed. False! There’s a green
11 You put these on your bed or on a chair. rug on the floor.
3 Which things from Exercise 1 are in your

home? Make sentences.
Brain Trainer Unit 1
There’s a bookcase in the hall, next to the living
Activity 3 Go to page 112
room door.
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Chatroom Describing a place
Speaking and Listening Ruby Thanks for carrying these boxes in from the
1 Look at the photo. Whose house do you think drive, guys.
this is? Tom No problem! We don’t mind helping.
Ruby I can’t stand moving house. I never want to
2 1.8 Listen and read the conversation. see another cardboard box again!
Check your answer. Ash Your new house is really cool.
3 1.8 Listen and read again. Choose the Ruby Thanks, Ash.
correct options. Ella What’s your bedroom like?
1 Ruby wants / doesn’t want to move house Ruby It’s a bit small, but that’s OK. There’s space
again soon. for a chest of drawers and a little desk for my
2 Ash likes / doesn’t like Ruby’s new house. computer. Anyway, I prefer spending time in
3 Ruby’s bedroom is big / small. the garden.
4 There’s a computer in Ruby’s bedroom / Ella What’s behind that door?
the office. Ruby The living room. It’s got a big door out to the patio.
5 Ash wants / doesn’t want to go into the Ash Let’s go out there now. It’s a lovely day.
living room. Tom Hang on! Let’s show Ruby the town first.
6 Ella likes / doesn’t like the town. Ruby I’d like that. What’s the town like?
Ella It isn’t very big, but it’s quite nice.
4 Act out the conversation in groups of four. Ash Come on, then. Let’s go!
Say it in your language …

guys
No problem!
I’d like that.
Come on, then.
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5 Look back at the conversation. Find these
expressions.
Grammar Verb + -ing
1 a question asking about Ruby’s bedroom I prefer spending time in the garden.
What’s your bedroom like? (Ella) Tom, Ash and Ella don’t mind helping Ruby.
2 an expression describing Ruby’s bedroom Ruby can’t stand moving house.
3 a question asking about the town
Do you like living here?
4 two expressions describing the town
6 Read the phrases for describing a place. Grammar reference Workbook page 86
Describing a place 1 Study the grammar table. Complete the rule.
What’s it like? After the verbs like, love, hate, enjoy, don’t mind,
and , we use verb + -ing.
It’s a bit small.
quite 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form
very of these verbs.
really
do get listen live sleep swim wait
7 1.9 Listen to the conversations. Act out 1 He doesn’t like living in England because it’s
the conversations in pairs. colder than Spain.
Ruby What’s 1 your bedroom like? 2 She hates beds. She prefers on the floor.
Ella It’s got 2 pretty red walls and a white 3 I can’t stand to rap music.
wardrobe. 4 They love in the sea.
Ruby Is it 3 quite big? 5 We don’t mind our homework.
Ella Yes, it is. 6 Do you prefer up late in the morning?
Ruby What’s 4 the swimming pool like? 7 I don’t enjoy for buses in the rain.
Ash It’s very nice. It’s 5 quite cold but it’s got
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a lovely café. 3 Complete the second sentence so it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Use the correct
8 Work in pairs. Replace the words in purple in form of the word in brackets and one other word.
Exercise 7. Use these words and/or your own 1 I think skateboarding is OK. (mind)
ideas. Act out the conversations. I don’t mind skateboarding.
2 She never wants to have breakfast. (not like)
What’s your She having breakfast.
garden like? 3 He’s very happy when he rides his bike. (love)
He his bike.
It’s got a lawn and 4 It’s better when we have band practice in the
lots of flowers. cellar. (prefer)
We band practice in the cellar.
5 They hate doing homework. (not stand)
1 your kitchen / your living room / your bathroom They doing homework.
2 green walls and a cooker / white walls and a big 4 Make three questions with Do you like + -ing.
sofa / pink walls and a large bath Then ask and answer in pairs.
3 a bit small / very big / really small Do you like going

to the beach? Yes, I love it. What
4 the park / the library / the shopping centre
about you?
5 quite small / very quiet / really busy
I don’t mind it, but I prefer
6 a lake / lots of interesting books / some boring shops going to a swimming pool.
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Reading
1 Read the magazine article quickly. Choose the
best heading.
1 Tidy your room!
2 What does your bedroom say about you?
3 How to have a cool bedroom
You can’t always choose your room, How big is your wardrobe? A big
but you can choose the things inside wardrobe often means that you
it. Because of that, your bedroom are into fashion, but not always.
says a lot about your personality. It can also be a sign that you hate
And we’re not only talking about throwing old things away and prefer
your favourite hobbies or your taste keeping everything behind your
in music and books. Of course, wardrobe door. Someone with a
a guitar behind the door or sci-fi tidy room is usually cheerful, but
stories in your bookcase give people someone with an untidy room is
information about you, but a careful moodier and often unhappy. The
look at your bedroom can teach pictures on your walls say a lot, too.
them a lot more than that. Generous people like decorating
The colours in your room, for their rooms with photos of their
example, are very interesting. Has friends and family, but if your own
your room got bright colours on face is in every picture or you have
the walls, curtains, rug or duvet? more than one mirror, watch out!
Then you probably love trying new This shows that you are probably a
experiences. People with pale walls bit selfish.
are often friendly and talkative, but So, before you invite your friends
people with dark walls don’t like into your bedroom, think carefully. Key Words
meeting new people. Black and What message will your bedroom
white is a popular choice for people give them about you? taste careful bright
with strong opinions. pale be into decorate
2 1.10 Read the article again. Answer the Listening

questions.
1 What two things give information about your 1 1.11 Hannah is talking to a friend about
tastes and interests? her bedroom and the article above. Listen and
The colours in your room and the pictures on choose the correct options.
the walls. 1 How much of the article is correct about her?
2 What type of colours do shy people often have a all of it b a lot of it c some of it d nothing
on their walls? 2 Does she want:
3 Why do people have big wardrobes? Find two a a tidier room? b a lock on her door?
reasons in the article.
4 You are usually smiling. What does the article Listening Bank Unit 1 page 118
say about your room?
5 You like buying presents for people. What do 2 In pairs, ask and answer. Is the article right
you probably have on your walls? about you?
6 What two things show that a person thinks only 1 What colour are your bedroom walls?
about him/herself? 2 Have you got any bright colours in your bedroom?
3 Are there any pictures of your friends on the walls?
4 Are there any pictures of you?
5 How many mirrors are there?
6 Is your room tidy?
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Unit 1
Writing A description of a room
1 Read the Writing File. 3 Complete the sentences with and, also, too,
but and however.
Writing File Linking words: 1 He’s got a big wardrobe for his clothes and
addition and contrast he’s got two big chests of drawers.
2 My alarm clock wakes me up in the morning
You can link similar ideas with and, also
and it can play the radio, .
and too.
3 We watch TV in the kitchen and we do our
You’re really talkative and you like having
homework there.
new experiences.
4 I like playing tennis. , I don’t play very often.
The rug is green. The duvet is also green.
5 I’ve got three pet lizards in my bedroom and
The colours are interesting. The pictures
I’ve got a pet snake.
are interesting, too.
6 There’s a pillow on the bed, there isn’t a duvet.
You can link contrasting ideas with but 7 Her pink armchair is very pretty. , she never
and however. sits on it.
I’ve got some pictures of friends, but I 8 I live with my mum, and my grandparents live
haven’t got any pictures of myself. with us, .
I love red. However, I don’t like the bright
red walls in my living room. 4 Read Matt’s description again. Answer the
questions.
1 What room is it? The office.
2 What adjectives does he use to describe it?
2 Read about Matt’s favourite room. Find
3 What furniture is there in the room?
the linking words.
4 What colour are the walls?
5 Are there other things in the room of a
different colour?
6 What does he like doing in the room?
5 Think about your favourite room. Use the

questions in Exercise 4 to help you. Make notes.
6 Write a description of your favourite room.
Use ‘My favourite room’ and your notes from
Exercise 5.
My favourite room
Paragraph 1
Introduce the room and give a general
My favourite room description.
by Matt Davies My favourite room is . There’s a .
My favourite room is the office at home. It’s a bit Paragraph 2
small, but it’s really light and it’s always very quiet. Describe the furniture and walls.
There’s a big desk under the window. On the desk The walls are and .
there’s a computer and a lamp. There’s a box of pens Paragraph 3
and pencils, too. In front of the desk there’s a chair Say what you like doing in the room.
with green cushions and next to it there’s a bookcase I like .
full of interesting books. The walls are white and
there’s a blue and green blind on the window. The rug
in front of the desk is also blue and green.
Remember!
I love sitting at the desk and watching all the people
• Use linking words and, also, too, but, however.
in the street. I usually do my homework in the room.
• Use the vocabulary in this unit.
However, when I don’t have any homework, I like • Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.
playing games on the computer.
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Refresh Your Memory!
Grammar Review Vocabulary Review
1 Complete the conversation with the correct 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs. rooms and parts of the house.
A What 1 are you reading (you/read)? 1 Come and have a drink on the patio. It’s so
B A postcard from my dad. He 2 (work) in sunny today.
Paris at the moment, so we only 3 (see) him 2 The light on the l _ _ _ _ _ _ outside my
at weekends. bedroom doesn’t work.
A 4 (he/like) Paris? 3 The dog usually sleeps under the table in the h _ _ _ .
B Yes, he loves it. He 5 (look) for a new home 4 The c _ _ _ _ _ _ in the attic is very low. I can’t
for us there, but my mum doesn’t want to stand up in there.
go. All our friends and family 6 (live) here in 5 There’s a big mirror above the f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
London and she 7 (not speak) any French. 6 When there isn’t any rain, the grass on the
A 8 (you/speak) French? l _ _ _ looks a bit brown.
B Well, we 9 (have) French lessons every day at
school, but people in France always 10 (talk) 5 Match the beginnings (1–6) to the endings
very fast. I 11 (not understand) very much! (a–f) of the sentences.
1 There are flowers in the f
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form 2 On the floor there’s a
of these verbs. 3 He went to bed and put his head on the
4 I woke up early because of my brother’s
cook eat go learn live not do
5 She loves looking at herself in the
not listen play visit watch
6 That window needs a
a pillow.
1 My dad usually cooks our supper, but tonight b mirror.
we in a restaurant. c blind.
2 We about China in Geography at the d alarm clock.
moment. 1.3 billion people in China! e rug.
3 They to their new CD. They a film. f vase.
4 She judo on Thursdays. She volleyball.
5 I to school in Brighton, but today we a
museum in London. Speaking Review
3 Make sentences and questions. 6 1.12 Put the conversation in the correct
1 he / love / play / basketball order (1–6). Then listen and check.
He loves playing basketball. a Do you spend any time there?
b It’s a bit small and it isn’t very sunny.
2 you / enjoy / run?
c It’s quite nice. It’s got very big windows and
3 she / not mind / go / by bus
some really comfortable armchairs.
4 you / hate / lose
d What’s your balcony like? 1
5 I / not like / learn / French
e No, I don’t. I prefer sitting in the living room.
6 he / prefer / do / Computer Studies?
f What’s that like?
7 they / can’t stand / listen / to rap music
Dictation
7 1.13 Listen and write in your notebook.
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Geography File
Houses around
the world b
a
1 Mongolia is near Russia and China
in north-east Asia. The winters in
Mongolia are very long and very cold.
Many Mongolians keep horses. They
move from place to place two or three
times a year so their animals have
enough food. When they move, their
homes come with them. Their homes
are called yurts and they must be
strong because there are often winds of 160 km an hour.
c
2 The city of Hong Kong in the south of China is on a peninsula and two small
islands. There are lots of mountains in Hong Kong, so there isn’t a lot of
space for houses. The buildings are very tall to save space. There are more tall
buildings here than in any other city in the world. Forty percent of people live
higher than the fourteenth floor! Most people live in really small apartments,
but they don’t mind. They often eat in restaurants and they don’t spend a lot
of time at home.
3 Belize is a small country in Central America. It is hot all year with a wet and
a dry season. A lot of people live in stilt houses near the ocean. This type
of house stays cool because the wind blows through it. It is also safer from
snakes and other animals because it is not on the ground. People often leave Key Words
their car under the house, out of the hot sun. From June to November, there
are sometimes terrible storms, but the sea water doesn’t come into the house.
peninsula space stilt
blow ground
Reading
1 1.14Read about these homes. Match the Where is it?
photos (a–c) to the paragraphs (1–3). Swiss 1 mountains / valleys
2 1.15 Listen to a description of another

home. Choose the correct words to complete
the fact file.
My Geography File
3 In groups, make a fact file about a home in

another part of the world. Use the questions
in Exercise 2 to help you. What is the climate like?
2
warm / windy in summer 3 snowy / rainy in winter
4 Prepare a presentation for the class,
including pictures or photos if possible. Then What is the home like? Why?
give your presentation. 4
big / small roof – protects the walls from bad weather
fireplace in the 5 centre / back of the house – keeps
people warm
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patio / balcony – people can enjoy the sun in summer
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3 It’s A Bargain!
Grammar Comparatives and superlatives; too and enough; much, many, a lot of
Vocabulary Shopping nouns; Money verbs
Speaking Asking for help
Writing A customer review
2
Vocabulary Shopping nouns

1
words. Then listen, check and repeat. 3 5
bargain cashpoint change coin
customer high street market stall note
price products queue sale 4
shop assistant shopping basket 1 stallholder
Word list page 43 Workbook page 106
2 Complete the conversation with the words in 6

Exercise 1. 7 8
Dean This is my favourite shop on the 1 high street.
Louis I love this coat, but how much is it?
Dean Ask the 2 . She’ll know.
Louis Oh! It’s £17. It’s half price in the 3 .
Dean It’s a 4 ! Are you going to buy it?
Louis Yes, but I must go to the 5 first. I’ve only 9 10
got a twenty pence 6 and I can’t buy a
coat with that!
Dean But there’s always a long 7 at the
cashpoint. Here’s a twenty pound 8 .
You can get some money later.
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3 Complete the sentences with the words in
Exercise 1.
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1 The price of petrol is very high.
2 Lucy makes T-shirts and sells them at a on
Saturdays. She knows all the other . 13 15
3 This shop sells really good – they often buy
from the local farmers.
4 Shop assistants should always make sure they give
the the correct when they buy something.
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4 In pairs, ask and answer about your local area.
1 Where or when are there good bargains?
2 Which shops have friendly shop assistants?
3 Where or when are there often queues? Brain Trainer Unit 3
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Unit 3
Reading
1 Look at the photos. Do you think these 4 Answer the questions.
sentences are true (T) or false (F)? 1 What did Spitalfields Market win?
1 The market is very old. T The title of ‘Best Market’ in the British
2 These days, it’s only popular with old people. Market Awards.
3 It sells fresh food.
2 Is it easy to have a stall at the market?
4 The prices are expensive.
3 What did people buy at Spitalfields Market
before the 1990s?
2 1.29 Read the magazine article and check
4 Why did people think the market had no future?
your answers to Exercise 1.
5 What does Nick like about the products at
3 Read the article again. Match the headings the market?
(A–D) to the paragraphs (1–4). 6 What is good about the food at the market?
A The market has a long history. 7 Why doesn’t Diyanah like shopping in the
B Today, that is difficult to believe. town centre?
C Shopping is often more interesting at the
market, too. 5 What about you? Answer the questions.
D The award is no surprise to Spitalfields’ 1 What are the markets like in your area?
stallholders. 1 2 How often do you go to a market?
3 What do you buy there?
4 What do you like/dislike about markets?
News London
London Market Wins Award

Spitalfields has won the title of ‘Best Market’ in the
British Market Awards.
1 ‘This is the most fashionable market in Britain!’
says Vicky Green at her bag stall. ‘It’s popular with lots
of famous people. Every stallholder in London wants to
be here, but there isn’t enough space for everyone.’
2 For hundreds of years, it was the best place to
buy fruit and vegetables in London. But by the 1990s,
the fruit and vegetable stalls were too big for the small
market area at Spitalfields. The stalls moved to a bigger
market further from the centre of London. A lot of
people thought that Spitalfields Market had no future.
3 It now has hundreds of stalls, with everything food. ‘Supermarket food isn’t fresh enough,’ says Kath
from Indian scarves to African drums, from fresh bread Manning, 40. ‘The food here is better because it comes
to designer jeans. And customers love it. ‘Prices here from local farms and the stallholders are friendlier than
are often cheaper shop assistants.’
than in shops, so 4 ‘In every high street in Britain, you find the
you can find some same shops with the same products,’ says Diyanah
great bargains,’ Chowdray, 21. ‘I prefer Spitalfields because the stalls
explains Nick here change every week and you can’t buy their
Baines, 16. Others products anywhere else.’
come to the market For Spitalfields and other markets like it, the future has
for the quality of its never looked better.
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Grammar Comparatives and too and enough
superlatives The jeans are too expensive.
Adjective Comparative Superlative The jeans aren’t cheap enough.
I haven’t got enough money for the jeans.
cheap cheaper cheapest
nice nicer nicest Grammar reference Workbook page 90
big bigger biggest
friendly friendlier friendliest 4 Study the grammar table. Complete the rules
interesting more most with too or enough.
interesting interesting
1 We use + adjective.
good better best 2 We use (not) adjective + .
bad worse worst 3 We use + noun.
far further furthest
5 Make sentences and questions.
Stallholders are friendlier than shop assistants.
1 aren’t / people / There / enough
Spitalfields is the most fashionable market in Britain!
There aren’t enough people.
Grammar reference Workbook page 90 2 you / too / tired / Are / ?
3 fast / enough / It / isn’t
4 never / food / enough / eats / She
1 Study the grammar table and the examples. 5 clever / I’m / enough / not
Complete the rules with comparative or superlative. 6 She / too / works / always / hard
1 We compare two people or things with the . 6 Complete the second sentence so it means the
2 We compare one person or thing to the rest same as the first. Use the word in brackets.
of its group with the . 1 That colour is too bright. (dark)
3 We use the before the . That colour isn’t dark enough.
4 We use than after the . 2 The shopping basket is too heavy. (light)
The shopping basket .
3 The film wasn’t exciting enough for me. (boring)
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form
The film for me.
of the adjectives.
4 Our football team is too small. (players)
1 We’re hungrier (hungry) than you.
We haven’t got in our football team.
2 August is the (hot) month of the year.
5 The library is never quiet enough. (noisy)
3 It is the (large) market in Britain.
The library is always .
4 The T-shirt is (clean) than the jacket.
5 My sister’s (selfish) than my brother. 7 What about you? Make sentences about
6 This is the (bad) day of my life! different shops, shopping areas or markets
where you live. Use comparatives, superlatives,
3 Complete the text with the correct form of
too and enough. Use some of these adjectives.
the adjectives.
The 1 most popular (popular) markets in Thailand big busy cheap cool
are on water and the stalls are boats. Taling Chan expensive good interesting noisy
is the 2 (good) market near the city of Bangkok, old quiet small
but the 3 (big) and 4 (busy) market in Thailand
is at Ratchaburi. It is 5 (far) from Bangkok than
Taling Chan and prices there are 6 (expensive) The shopping centre is too
than prices in other places. Why? Because this busy on Saturdays.
market is one of the 7 (famous) and 8 (exciting)
There aren’t enough clothes
markets in the world!
shops in the town centre.
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Unit 3
Vocabulary Money verbs
1 1.30 Match the pictures (1–12) to these 2 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.
verb pairs. Then listen, check and repeat.
borrow/lend cost/afford in cash/by credit card
buy/sell 1–2 cost/afford saved/spent sells/buys won/earns
lend/borrow pay in cash/pay by credit card
save/spend win/earn 1 The DVDs cost £12. I can’t afford one. I haven’t
got enough money.
Word list page 43 Workbook page 106 2 The stallholder fruit and vegetables. The
customer her fruit from him.
1 2
3 Sam took out a note from his wallet and paid
for the sandwiches . Ellie didn’t have any
cash so she paid for her lunch .
4 They sometimes their dad’s laptop. But he
doesn’t always it to them.
5 Tara her money in the bank, so she’s got
£500 now. Tod all his money on computer
3 4 games, so he hasn’t got any money now.
6 Daniel £100 in a competition last week. Olivia
only £100 in a week.
Pronunciation /ɒ/ and /əʊ/

5 6
/ɒ/ /əʊ/
cost go
long note
shop show
b 1.32 Listen and repeat. Then practise

saying the sentences.
7 8 1 Go home on the boat.
2 The shops don’t close at six o’clock.
3 Can I borrow your orange coat?
4 The stallholder sold me some old posters.
5 The queue at the post office is so slow.
9 10 4 Match the beginnings (1–5) to the endings

(a–e) of the sentences.
1 My favourite shop sells a save for it.
2 I usually spend my money b by credit card.
3 I sometimes borrow money c pet snakes.
4 I usually pay for new clothes d from my dad.
5 If I can’t afford something nice, I e on DVDs.
11 12 5 Look at the sentence beginnings (1–5) in Exercise
4. Complete the sentences so they are true for you.

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Chatroom Asking for help
Speaking and Listening Ella Hey, Tom. Can you give me a hand with
these bags?
1 Look at the photo. What does Ella want to buy?
Tom Sure.
2 1.33 Listen and read the conversation. Ella Thanks. I want to look at these T-shirts.
Check your answer. Tom But you’ve got a lot of T-shirts, Ella. You
don’t need a new one.
3 1.33Listen and read again. Answer the
Ella I haven’t got many nice T-shirts. These are nicer
questions.
than all my clothes at home. Oh look, there’s
1 What help does Tom give Ella? the shop assistant … Excuse me, would you
He helps her with her bags. mind saving this for me until next week?
2 Why does Ella want the T-shirt? Assistant Sorry, I can’t. It’s against the rules.
3 When does Ella want to buy the T-shirt? Ella That’s a shame. Er, Tom … how much
4 Can the shop assistant save the T-shirt for Ella? money have you got?
5 Why does Ella ask Tom about his money? Tom Why?
6 Does Tom think the T-shirt is a bargain? Ella Well, I can’t afford any new clothes at the
moment. Could you lend me some money?
4 Act out the conversation in groups of three. Tom No problem. How much?
Ella £20.
Tom £20 is too much money for one T-shirt!
Ella But for £20 I can buy five T-shirts.
Tom Oh, Ella! You’re impossible!

It’s against the rules.
You’re impossible!
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5 Look back at the conversation. Complete the
sentences.
Grammar much, many, a lot of
1 Can you give me a hand with these bags?
How much money How many T-shirts
2 saving this for me until next week?
has she got? has she got?
3 lend me some money?
She’s got a lot of money. She’s got a lot of T-shirts.
6 Read the phrases for asking for help. Find
three responses in the conversation. She hasn’t got much/a lot She hasn’t got many/a lot
of money. of T-shirts.
Asking for help Responding
She’s got too much She’s got too many
Could you … ? OK. money. T-shirts.
Can you …? Sure.
Grammar reference Workbook page 90
Can/Could you give No problem.
me a hand with …?
1 Study the grammar table. Complete the rules
Would you mind …-ing? Sorry, I can’t. with (too) much, (too) many or a lot of.
1 With countable nouns, we use a lot of or .

2 With uncountable nouns, we use a lot of or .
7 1.34 Listen to the conversations. Does
3 In affirmative sentences, we usually use .
each person agree to help or not? Act out the
4 In negative sentences, we can use , or .
conversations in pairs.
Ruby Can you lend me 1 a pen?
Ella Sorry, I can’t. I’ve only got one. 2 Choose the correct options.
Ash Could you give me a hand with 2 this 1 There are too much / many people here.
homework? 2 He doesn’t earn much / many money.
Ruby Sorry, I can’t. 3 She does a lot of / much homework every night.
4 How much / many credit cards have you got?
Ella Would you mind 3 carrying my bag? 5 I ate too much / many food yesterday.
Tom No problem. 6 He took a lot of / many photos.
8 Work in pairs. Replace the words in purple in 3 Complete the text with much, many or a lot of.
Exercise 7. Use these words and/or your own
How 1 many underground shops are there in
ideas. Act out the conversations.
your city? In Toronto, Canada, there are 1,200!
In winter there’s 2 snow in Toronto and people
Can you lend me don’t spend 3 time outside in the cold. In
a calculator? summer, there are too 4 cars on the streets
Sorry, I can’t. I’ve and too 5 pollution. So, instead, 6 people like
only got one. shopping on the 28 km of paths under the city.
4 In pairs, ask and answer about these things.
1 a pencil / a ruler / a rubber cash in your purse or wallet free time homework
shoes T-shirts
2 my English / these sandwiches / this computer
3 taking a photo / opening the door / coming with me How much free time
do you have?
I have a lot of
free time.
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Reading
1 Look at the heading and the photos. What
connection do you think the photos have to
the text?
The internet
The Internet – the world’s biggest market
The internet – the world’s biggest market

1 A lot of people find shopping online easier than 3 The internet is also the perfect place
going to their local high street or to the supermarket to find something strange or unusual.
and they love the cheaper prices on the internet. You can buy a jar of Alaskan snow, the
They also like reading other customers’ reviews, poster for a 1920s horror film or a potato
so they know different people’s opinions about a in the shape of a rabbit! Soon after singer
product before they buy. Justin Bieber went to the hairdresser, a fan
But for many people, bought a small box of his hair at an auction
the most important website for $40,668!
advantage of online
4 For some people, experiences are more
shopping is the choice.
important than possessions and they too
2 Shopping in your can find a lot of interesting things on the
town isn’t easy if you internet. Would you like to give your name to
don’t like the same a character in a novel or appear in a TV show?
things as everyone else. Win the right online auction and you can. In
But that isn’t a problem 2008, someone even bought an evening with
online. On the internet actress Scarlett Johannson for $40,100 (the
your shopping centre is money went to the charity Oxfam).
the world. You can buy You don’t get much exercise when you shop
from a Korean music online and you don’t see many friendly faces,
shop, a Mexican chilli but if you are looking for something
farmer and a Nigerian unusual, there’s nowhere better! Key Words
hat designer all in one
afternoon. advantage fan auction
character novel charity
2 Read the text quickly and check your ideas. 5 In pairs, compare shopping on the internet
and shopping on your local high street.
3 1.35 Read the text again. Match the
headings (A–D) to the paragraphs (1–4).
A An experience to remember How much do you
B International shopping buy on the internet?
C Why shop online? 1 I buy about two things
D No one else has that! online every month.
4 Read the text again. Answer the questions. Listening

1 How do online shoppers know if other customers
like a product? They read their reviews. 1 What problems do people sometimes have
2 Why is it difficult for some people to find nice when they buy things online? Make a list.
things in their town?
3 Why did someone pay $40,668 for a box of hair? 2 1.36 Listen to the news report. Was the
4 How, according to the text, can the internet boy’s problem one of the things on your list in
help you to be on TV? Exercise 1?
5 How did Scarlett Johannson help Oxfam?
6 What two disadvantages of online shopping Listening Bank Unit 3 page 118
does the text mention?
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Unit 3
Writing A customer review
1 Read the Writing File. 3 Complete the sentences with these phrases.
I don’t think I find it I think In my opinion

Writing File Expressing opinion
You can introduce your opinion with: 1 I love this book. very interesting.
2 I really don’t want that poster. that it’s very nice.
I think (that) those boots are a waste
3 I never go there. , it’s the worst shop in town.
of money.
4 , markets sell the freshest food.
I don’t think (that) it’s a very useful bag.
In my opinion, it’s too expensive. 4 Read the review again and answer the
I find it very difficult to use. questions.
1 How much does the camera cost?
It costs £90 in the sale.
2 Read a customer’s online review of a camera. 2 Is there a choice (e.g. of size, colour, etc.)?
Find three phrases that express an opinion. 3 Is its size a good thing or a bad thing? Why?
4 What can you do with it?
5 Is it easy to use?
Search: digital camera
The Internet – the world’s biggest market 6 What problems does it have?
7 What is the writer’s general opinion of it?
5 You are going to write a customer review of

one of these products: a mobile phone, an
MP3 player or a bag. Use the questions in
Exercise 4 to help you. Make notes.
6 Write your customer review. Use ‘My review’

and your notes from Exercise 5.
My review
Paragraph 1
Introduce the product. Say how much it costs
and what choices there are (colour, size, etc.)
Paragraph 2
Describe the product. Say what you like
about it.
iPix S70 Blue £90
Paragraph 3
Other colours available Describe any problems with the product.
Paragraph 4
Your reviews
Summarise your opinion of the product.
The iPix S70 camera costs £90 in the sale. It
comes in a choice of six different colours.
The camera is only 10 cm long and it’s very light,
so it goes in a small bag easily. It takes great
photos inside and outside and it can make short
Remember!
videos, too. I find it very easy to use. • Express opinions with expressions from
However, it has some problems. When you take the Writing File.
a photo of something too near to the camera, • Use the vocabulary and grammar you’ve
the quality of the photo isn’t very good. Another practised in this unit.
problem is the size of the screen. It isn’t big enough
if you want to look at your photos on the camera.
• Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.
In my opinion, the iPix S70 isn’t the best small
camera in the shops. However, at £90, I think it’s a
good bargain.
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1 Make eight sentences comparing the shops in 4 Match these words to the definitions (1–6).
the table. Use the comparative or superlative
form of these adjectives. bargain cashpoint coin
customer sale shopping basket
bad big cheap expensive
friendly good large popular 1 You use a card to get money from
this. cashpoint
Pound Stop Fashionista Mason’s 2 This type of money is small and hard.
3 You put the products you want to buy in a
Size 2000 m2 900 m2 3500 m2 supermarket in this.
4 When a shop has this, the prices are cheaper.
Prices Everything £1 £2–£90 £30–£20,999 5 This person buys things in shops.
Customers 5000 12,000 2000 6 This is a product with a cheap price.
per week
5 One of the underlined words in each sentence
Shop unfriendly very friendly friendly is incorrect. Correct it.
Assistants 1 ‘How much do the jeans spend?’ cost
‘Ten pounds. They’re a very good price.’
Products not very good OK very good 2 He wins a lot of money on his market stall
because he sells really popular things.
Fashionista is the most popular shop. 3 Do you want to pay in cash or with credit card?
Mason’s has got friendlier shop assistants than 4 He can’t cost designer clothes on the high street
Pound Stop. in his town.
5 Can I lend a ten pound note so I can buy my
2 Make sentences. train ticket?
1 hasn’t / She / enough / friends / got 6 She won the lottery and spent all the money in
She hasn’t got enough friends. the bank.
2 enough / T-shirt / The / big / isn’t
3 The / too / expensive / are / scarves Speaking Review
4 is / market / too / The / noisy
5 money / don’t / enough / We / earn
6 1.37 Complete the conversations with
these words. Then listen and check.
6 aren’t / enough / My / fashionable / clothes
can could give mind
3 Complete the conversation with a lot of, much problem sorry sure with
or many.
A I haven’t got 1 many summer clothes, so I’m
A 1
Could you lend me your mobile phone for a
going shopping.
minute, please?
B Oh, I need 2 things in town. Can I give you
B 2
. Here you are.
a list? I can’t go with you because I’ve got too
A Would you 3 carrying the shopping basket?
3
homework.
B OK. No 4 .
A OK, if you’re quick. I haven’t got 4 time.
A 5
you 6 me a hand 7 the food?
There’s a bus in five minutes and you know
B 8
, I can’t. I’m too busy.
there aren’t 5 buses at the weekend.
B Thanks. Here’s the list. I hope there aren’t too
6
things. Dictation
A What? How 7 hands do you think I’ve got?!
I can’t carry all this!

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Maths File
Price of products across the world Do the Maths

Do you know how to change one
Do you pay more for products than people in other countries?
currency into another? Use our
Look at this table and find out. easy guide.
First, you must know the
the UK China The USA France
exchange rate. Exchange rates
change every day. You can find
£8.00 (€ ) ¥30 (€ ) $9.00 (€ ) €6.20 them online or in a newspaper or
in banks and post offices.
Then do the Maths.
Price in currency A X
£2.20 (€ ) ¥14.50 (€ ) $3.60 (€ ) €3.50
Exchange rate for 1 unit of currency A =
Price in currency B
£3.50 (€ ) ¥5 (€ ) $3.50 (€ ) €2.40 For example:

Price of a burger in South Africa = 17 rand
Exchange rate: 1 rand = 0.10 euros
How much does the burger cost in euros?
17 x 0.10 = 1.70
£60.00 (€ ) ¥388 (€ ) $55.00 (€ ) €50.00 The burger costs 1.70 euros.
Key Words
currency exchange rate
Reading 3 Calculate the price in euros of the items from

1 Match the currencies to the countries. What is the UK, China and the USA in the table in the
your country’s currency? article. Use the exchange rates below.
EXCHANGE RATES
pound (£) dollar ($) £1 €1.20

euro (€) ¥1 €0.10
yuan (¥)
rand (R) US$1 €0.75
4 1.39 Listen. Are these sentences true (T) or

China false (F)? Use your euro prices from Exercise
France 3 to help you.
South Africa
The UK
My Maths File
The USA
5 Find out the price of three items in your country
2 Read the magazine article and answer the and in two other countries with a different
questions. currency. Convert the prices into your currency.
1 How much do trainers cost in the UK? £60.00 6 Make a poster with the information from
2 In which country is a magazine more expensive Exercise 5. Include a table like the one in the
than a burger? article and sentences comparing the ítems.
3 How many magazines can you buy for the Switzerland has the most expensive coffee.
price of a cinema ticket in China? Tickets to football matches are cheaper in Mexico
4 Name two places where you can find out about than in my country.
exchange rates.
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5 Happy Holidays
Grammar Present perfect + for and since; How long?; Present perfect with just
Vocabulary Holidays; Meanings of get
Speaking Asking for information
Writing A travel guide 1 2
Vocabulary Holidays
3 4
activities. Then listen, check and repeat.
book a holiday 1 buy souvenirs check into a hotel

eat out get a tan get lost
go abroad go camping lose your luggage
pack your bag put up a tent see the sights 5 6
stay in a hotel write a travel blog
Word list page 77 Workbook page 108
2 Match the sentences to the activities in Exercise 1.

1 OK, we’ve got flights and paid for the villa – I 7 8
think that’s everything. book a holiday
2 All the other bags have gone, but mine wasn’t there!
3 This pink T-shirt is great. It says ‘I love New York’.
4 I’ve almost finished, but the bag is really heavy!
5 I want to see the famous cathedral by Gaudi.
6 My best friend is flying to Australia next week. 9 10
7 Shall we go to the restaurant by the beach tonight?
8 I’m not sure how to get back to the hotel!
3 Match the verbs (1–6) to the nouns (a–f) to

make activities from Exercise 1.
1 stay a into a hotel 11 12
2 write b a tan
3 go c a tent
4 check d a travel blog
5 get e in a hotel
6 put up f camping
13 14
4 What about you? In pairs, ask and answer.
1 Where do you usually stay when you go on holiday?
2 What do you enjoy doing? Do you like getting a
tan or seeing the sights?
3 Have you ever written a travel blog?
I usually stay in a hotel.
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Unit 5
Reading
1 Look at the photos from Shannon and 4 What about you? In pairs ask and answer.
Gemma’s holiday. Answer the questions. 1 What do your parents like to do on holiday?
1 What type of holiday is it? Do you like the same things or different things?
2 Where do you think they are staying? 2 What are the advantages of a family holiday?
3 What do you think they do every day? Are there any disadvantages?
2 Read the magazine article quickly and check
your answers to Exercise 1. Which activity in the Advantages
photos haven’t Shannon and Gemma done?
Stay in a nice hotel.
3 2.16 Read the article again. Answer the Parents pay for everything.
questions.
Who … Disadvantages
1 likes staying in hotels? Shannon Can’t stay up late.
2 likes doing different activities? Difficult to meet other
3 has never booked a holiday before? teenagers.
4 has never stayed in a tent before?
5 gets bored easily?
6 sometimes listens to music?
7 usually reads books on holiday?
8 has enjoyed the holiday?
Behind the camera

People have different ideas about what makes a good
holiday, especially parents and their children. In a “I think
new TV show You choose!, kids decide on the family Mum liked
canoeing …”
holiday, with some funny results! This week, 16-year-
old Gemma Roberts packs the bags and books the
holiday destination. Mum, Shannon, gets a big
surprise. We asked them about their experiences.
Gemma’s story
Mum has always chosen our holidays since I was small. We
usually stay in hotels and Mum just likes getting a tan or
she reads books all day. I don’t mind swimming or listening
to my MP3 player, but I like adventure too, so I chose a
holiday in the Lake District. No hotels, no swimming pools,
just a tent in a field (Mum has never put up a tent before).
How long have we been here? Mum says ‘forever!’, but
actually we’ve been
here for five days. Shannon’s story
We’ve tried mountain
biking, rock climbing I was worried when Gemma chose the holiday. I like to relax and
and canoeing since read when I’m away, but Gemma is quite active. She often gets
the weekend. Mum bored. It hasn’t been a great holiday because I haven’t read a book
was scared on the since Saturday. In fact I haven’t read anything for a whole week,
rock climb, but I think but I’ve had some time to talk to Gemma. That’s been the best
she liked canoeing … part, really. We’re both too busy to talk at home!
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Grammar Present perfect + 4 Complete the text about an unusual holiday.
Use the verbs or choose for or since.
for and since; How long? Jilly Daniels 1 has had (have) a new bike 2 for / since
Christmas. When she got her bike, she went on a
How long have we been here? cycling holiday. She 3 (be) on her holiday
We’ve been here for five days/a week/a month.
4
for / since three months now and she 5 (travel)
thousands of kilometres. She 6 (visit) six different
I haven’t read a book since Saturday. countries and she 7 (be) in Portugal 8 for / since
Thursday. However, she 9 (not stay) in a hotel
She’s lived in France since 2010. or put up a tent 10 for / since December. Why?
Because Jilly’s bike 11 (not leave) her house! ‘It’s
Grammar reference Workbook page 94 a virtual holiday on an exercise bike,’ explains Jilly.
‘I cycle 20 kilometres at home every day. I follow a
map, then I read about the place I’m ‘visiting’ on the
1 Study the grammar table. Choose the correct
internet. I haven’t got a tan and I 12 (not buy) any
options to complete the rules.
souvenirs,’ she says, ‘but I’m enjoying it!’
1 We use for / since with a period of time. 5 Make questions and answers about Exercise 4.
2 We use for / since with a point in time.
1 How long / Jilly / had a new bike?
How long has Jilly had a new bike? Since
2 Copy the table and put these words and Christmas.
phrases in the correct column. 2 How long / she / be on holiday?
3 How long / she / be in Portugal?
a long time a week August four years
4 How many kilometres / she / travel?
five o’clock I was fifteen last week ten minutes
5 How many countries / she visit?
the weekend Tuesday two days yesterday
6 How many souvenirs / she / buy?
for since
a long time August Pronunciation /aɪ/ vs /ɪ/
3 Make sentences with the Present perfect. Add active arrive bike give I’ve like
for or since to each sentence. live mobile miss since time visit
1 They / not go / abroad / years
They haven’t gone abroad for years. b Copy the table and put the words in
2 You / be on my games console / hours! Exercise 6a in the correct column.
3 He / not watch TV / last weekend
/aɪ/ /ɪ/
4 We / stay in the same hotel / two weeks
5 I / not write my travel blog / a long time arrive active
6 We / eat local food / we arrived
7 They / not see their friends / Friday
c 2.18 Listen, check and repeat.

1 How long have you lived in your town?
2 How long have you had a mobile phone?
3 How long have you known your best friend?
How long have you lived

in your town?
I’ve lived here for
ten years.
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Unit 5
Vocabulary Meanings of get
1 Match the pictures (1–6) to the different 2 Read the sentences. Replace get with one of
meanings of the verb get (a–f). these verbs in the correct form.
a It was dark when we got to the campsite. = arrive arrive become buy fetch receive walk
b Damian got a key ring and a baseball cap from
the souvenir shop. = buy 1
c We got their postcard after they arrived back 1 Hurry up! We won’t get to school on time!
from their holiday. = receive Hurry up! We won’t arrive at school on time.
d Can you get the suntan lotion from the hotel 2 I think adventure holidays are getting more
room? = fetch dangerous.
e It was getting cold on the beach so we went 3 When you book a flight online, you get the
home. = become tickets in an email.
f He got on the bus and bought a ticket. 4 She got a lot of new clothes for her holiday.
= walk/move 5 Can you get the guidebook? I left it in my bag.
6 Someone checked our passports before we
Word list page 77 Workbook page 108 got onto the plane.
1 2 3 What would you say in these situations? Make

a question or a sentence with get.
1 You like your friend’s new bag. You want to
know where she bought it.
Where did you get your bag?
2 You sent your friend a text message. You want
to know if he received it.
Did you ?
3 You see your friends at a party. You ask them
what time they arrived.
When ?
4 You are at a train station with a friend. Your
3 4
train has just arrived.
Come on. Let’s .
5 Your mother has left her jacket upstairs. You
offer to fetch it for her.
Don’t worry. I’ll .

1 How many text messages do you get a day?
2 What time do you usually get to school?
3 What things can you do to get healthy?
4 How often do you get on a bus to go to school?
5 6
How many text messages

do you get a day?
I get about twenty text
messages a day.

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Chatroom Asking for information
Speaking and Listening Mr Green What did you think of Brighton Pier, boys?
1 Look at the photo. Answer the questions. Tom Great! I really liked the souvenir shops.
Ash The cafés were nice, too. Can we have
1 Where do you think they have been?
lunch soon?
2 What are they doing?
Tom You’ve just had an ice cream, Ash! Let’s
3 What do you think Tom’s dad is asking?
go and see Brighton Pavilion first.
2 Listen and read the conversation.
2.19
Ash Is it far?
Check your answers. Mr Green Let’s ask someone. Excuse me. Can you
help us? We want to get to Brighton Pavilion.
3 2.19 Listen and read again. Answer the Girl Sure. Let me show you on the map.
questions. You’re here … and Brighton Pavilion is
1 Who liked the souvenir shops? Tom there. You can’t miss it.
2 What does Ash want to do? Mr Green How can we get there?
3 Where does Tom want to go next? Girl Well, you’ve just missed the bus, but it’s
4 How does the girl help them? only ten minutes on foot.
5 How can they get there? Ash Is there a good place to eat there?
6 What does Ash want to know? Girl Oh yes! There’s a really good restaurant
there. The menu has just changed and
4 Act out the conversation in groups of four. the food’s delicious.
Ash Thank goodness. I’m starving!

Thank goodness.
I’m starving!
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5 Look back at the conversation. Who says what?
Grammar Present perfect
1 Is it far? Ash
2 Excuse me. Can you help us? with just
3 How can we get there?
4 Is there a good place to eat there? You’ve just had an ice cream.
6 Read the phrases for asking for information. You’ve just missed the bus.
Asking for information The menu has just changed.
Excuse me. Can you help us/me? Grammar reference Workbook page 94
Where’s a good place to …?
Is there a good place to … there? 1 Study the grammar table. Choose the correct
How can we/I get there? option to complete the rule.
Is it far? The Present perfect with just describes an action
How long does it take to get to …? that happened a short time ago / a long time ago.
7 2.20 Listen to the conversations. What 2 Make sentences with just.

information do the people ask for? Act out the 1 He / get some fish and chips
conversations in pairs. He’s just got some fish and chips.
Ash Excuse me. Can you help us? Where’s a 2 I / get a postcard from my friend
good place to 1 eat out? 3 She / be for a swim
Girl There’s a 2 pizzeria by the beach. 4 We / pack our bags
Ash Thanks. That’s great. 5 He / buy some souvenirs
6 I / find the guidebook
Tom Excuse me. Can you help me?
7 They / check into their hotel
Girl Sure.
Tom Where’s a good place to 1 buy souvenirs? 3 In pairs, say what has just happened. Use the
Girl There’s a 2 great shop in the Brighton Pavilion. ideas below.
Tom Is it far?
Girl 3
No, it’s only five minutes on foot. book a holiday his brother/tell a joke
leave the house lose their luggage
8 Work in pairs. Replace the words in purple in put up a tent start homework
Exercise 7. Use these words and/or your own their team/win a match
ideas. Act out the conversations.
1 He’s excited.
Excuse me. Can you help us? 2 They’re worried.
Where’s a good place to buy a map? 3 We’re tired.
4 He’s laughing.
5 She isn’t at home.
There’s a newsagent’s
6 They’re happy.
by the station.
7 You’re bored.
Why is he excited?
1 buy clothes / have a drink / go swimming He’s just booked a
holiday.
2 good shop on the high street / café by the pier /
swimming pool near the park
3 No, it’s about five minutes by bus. / Yes, it’s about

twenty minutes on foot. / No, it’s just over there.
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Reading
1 Look at the photos of these tourist attractions.
Which would you like to visit? Why?
Strange Tourist Attractions

This week in Holiday Horizons you can read about
tourist attractions with a difference.
Bubblegum Alley, San Luis Obispo, USA Upside Down House, Szymbark, Poland
In 1950, this was just a normal passage between Daniel Czapiewski built this house in 2007 and thousands
buildings. Then, students from two local schools started of tourists have visited it since then. He built it because he
to leave their bubblegum on its walls. They wrote thinks many things in the world are wrong – upside down –
messages with the gum and made pictures. Some people and his house is a symbol of this.
loved the bubblegum in the alley, but others hated it You usually enter a house through the door, but to
and local shopkeepers cleaned it a few times. But the get into the Upside Down House, you climb through
students and their bubblegum always came back. Today a window. When you are inside, you walk along the
the alley is called Bubblegum Alley and it is still full of ceiling, go under a table and look up at a bed. In the
gum. Students leave most of it, but tourists and artists bathroom, there’s a toilet on the ceiling and in the living
leave gum, too. Artist room there’s an upside down TV.
Matthew Hoffman Inside the house, there’s an art exhibition. It’s called
has recently made a ‘Let’s save this world’
big picture of a man and the pictures
blowing a bubble! ‘It’s show different world
fantastic!’ says one problems. Czapiewski
visitor. ‘Disgusting!’ wants people to think
says another. What do about these things. ‘I’ve
you think? just visited the house
and I like its message,’
said one tourist, ‘but it
made me feel dizzy!’
2 2.21 Read the magazine article. Match the Key Words
statements with the attractions.
tourist attractions passage
A = Bubblegum Alley bubblegum shopkeepers
B = Upside Down House blowing a bubble upside down
1 Some people don’t like it. A dizzy
2 Furniture is in the wrong place.
3 It’s popular with students.
4 It has something important to say. Listening
5 You can walk along it.
6 You feel confused inside. 1 2.22 Listen to the radio interview.
Complete the sentence.
7 You can see serious pictures there.
8 You can see a funny picture there. The most unusual place Troy has ever stayed in
is in .
3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true
(T) or false (F)? Listening Bank Unit 5 page 119
1 The first people to leave bubblegum in the alley
were artists. F 2 Think about a tourist attraction in your country.
2 At first, some people tried to clean the walls in the alley. 1 Where is it?
3 Everybody loves Bubblegum Alley. 2 What is it?
4 The Upside Down House represents what the 4 What is it like? Describe it.
artist thinks is wrong in the world. 3 How long has it been a tourist attraction?
5 You go into the house through a window. 4 Who visits the place and why? What do people
6 The TV is in the living room. think of it?
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Unit 5
Writing A travel guide
1 Read the Writing File. 3 Find the adjectives in these sentences. Then
copy and complete the table.
1 Oxford is a small city, but it’s very busy.
Writing File Making your writing 2 There are lots of great tourist attractions there.
more interesting 3 The most popular attraction is the university.
4 There’s an interesting museum and a famous
• Use different adjectives to make your library, too.
writing more interesting. 5 People are usually helpful and friendly.
• Use new vocabulary you have learnt too. 6 The weather is often rainy and cold.
It’s a good way to remember new words!
Town/City small, busy
People
Weather
2 Read the travel guide. Find the opposites of
these adjectives. Tourist attractions
1 large small
2 unfriendly 4 Read the travel guide again. Answer the questions.
3 rainy 1 Where is Brighton? It’s in the south of England.
4 ugly 2 What are the people like there?
5 unknown 3 What is the weather like?
6 terrible 4 What are the main attractions?
5 What can you do at the beach?
6 How can you find out what’s happening in Brighton?
Travel Guide
5 Think about your town. Answer the questions.
Make notes.
Brighton 1 Where is it?

2 What do you think of it?
3 What are the people like?
4 Is the weather usually good or bad?
destination
5 Are there any famous or unusual tourist attractions?

6 What activities can you do there?
6 Write a travel guide. Use ‘My favourite town/

city’ and your notes from Exercise 5.
My favourite town/city
Travel Guide: My city by Hayley West 1 Introduce your town/city
My home city is Brighton. It’s a small city, near 2 Describe what you can see and do
the sea, in the south of England. I love living in 3 Give your conclusion
Brighton because the people are friendly and the
weather is often sunny. There are also lots of
music festivals there.
There are many things to see and do in Brighton.
One of the main attractions is Brighton Pavilion. Remember!
It’s a beautiful palace and it’s more than two • Use different adjectives to make your writing
hundred years old! Another famous attraction is more interesting.
Brighton Pier. There’s a fantastic funfair there.
• Use the vocabulary in this unit.
After you have seen the sights, you can sit in a
beach café or buy some souvenirs. If you enjoy • Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation.
watersports, you can go windsurfing or sailing,
too. Brighton is a lovely city and has a lot to offer.
When you visit Brighton, get a newspaper and
see what’s on. You might have a nice surprise!
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1 Match the beginnings (1–8) to the endings 3 Complete the sentences with these verbs.
(a–h) of the sentences.
buy get lost packed
1 They’ve been on holiday for b
put up stay went (x2) write
2 He’s lived in Spain since
3 I waited two hours for
4 She hasn’t written her travel blog for 1 We arrived at the campsite, put up our tent,
5 I haven’t worn a T-shirt since then made a cup of tea.
6 We’ve tried lots of different sports since 2 Have you your bag? Yes, I’m ready to go.
7 They haven’t had a sunny day for 3 I sometimes a travel blog on holiday.
8 I haven’t received a text message since 4 If we take a map with us, we won’t lost.
a a long time. She’s got a lot to write about. 5 He doesn’t souvenirs on holiday because he
b three weeks. They don’t want to go home. never has enough money.
c he was a child. He speaks fluent Spanish. 6 When we abroad last year, we our
d weeks. It’s been very cloudy. luggage at the airport.
e last weekend. I miss my friends! 7 We usually in a hotel, but this year we
f we arrived. We’ve been very busy! camping.
g a train this morning. I was fed up.
4 Match the meanings of get (a–f) to the
h Monday. It’s too cold!
sentences (1–6).
2 Complete the sentences. Use just and these verbs. a arrive 2 d fetch
b buy e become
arrive buy eat finish c receive f walk/move
get have miss pass 1 I got your text message this morning. What’s
the matter?
1 Sorry, there isn’t any more pizza. We’ve just 2 I was late for school this morning. I got there at
finished it. half past nine!
2 They some souvenirs. They haven’t got any 3 Can you get the football? It’s in the car.
more money. 4 He got a new computer game with his
3 That was the postman. I a postcard. birthday money.
4 He’s very tired. He home. 5 School exams are getting more and more difficult.
5 She’s upset. She an argument with her mother. 6 When the school bus arrived, we all got on.
6 I my exam. I’m very happy!
7 We the last bus. We’ll have to walk home. Speaking Review
8 I the last slice of bread. I’ll have to go to the
supermarket later. 5 2.23 Put the conversation in the correct
order. Then listen and check.
a No, it’s only five minutes on foot.
b Excuse me. Can you help me? 1
c There’s a good souvenir shop on Weymouth Street.
d Where’s a good place to buy postcards?
e Sure.
f Is it far?
Dictation

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Literature File
Gulliver’s Travels Chapter 1 – I came to Lilliput

I woke up after nine hours. It was daylight and I
by: Jonathan Swift was on my back. I tried to stand up, but I could not
Introduction move! I turned my head a little and looked around
It’s 1726 and Gulliver is me. I saw thousands of strings across my body.
travelling across the sea from … Then something moved on my foot. It moved over
England. There’s a storm and my body and up to my face. I looked down and saw a
his boat is shipwrecked. He
man. He was smaller than my hand. Forty more little
arrives in a strange country
called Lilliput. He meets very men followed him … The man began to speak. His
small people there. Later, he words were strange to me, but I watched his hands.
travels to other countries and ‘We will not hurt you,’ I understood.‘But do not try
meets very big people and and run away, or we will kill you.’ I put up my hand
horses. They all ask Gulliver and showed him:‘I will stay here.’ Then I had an idea.
about his country and how it
I also put my hand to my mouth:‘I am hungry.’ The
is different. Are people better
or worse there? Are they man understood me. He shouted to the people on
good or bad? Gulliver returns the ground. A hundred men climbed onto my body
home, but his adventures have and walked up to my mouth.They carried food for
changed his ideas and his life. me. It came from the king they told me later.
Reading 4 2.26 Read the extract from Chapter 1.

Answer the questions.
1 Look at the photo of Gulliver from the book 1 What happened when Gulliver woke up?
Gulliver’s Travels. Answer the questions. He tried to stand up, but he couldn’t move
1 Where is he? because he was tied up.
2 What is happening? 2 How are the Lilliputians different from Gulliver?
3 How do you think the little people feel? 3 How many men were on Gulliver?
4 How does Gulliver talk to the little man?
2 Read the Introduction and the extract from 5 How do the people help him?
Chapter 1 quickly. Were your predictions correct? 6 What type of ruler does Lilliput have?
3 2.25 Read the Introduction again. Choose
the correct option. My Literature File
1 Gulliver goes to Lilliput on holiday / by accident.
2 He meets very big / very small people there. 5 Make notes about a book you have read. It
3 He meets horses in the same place / in can be about a journey, or an experience of a
another country. strange new place. Think about:
4 After his adventures, Gulliver changes / doesn’t • when the story happens
change his life. • where events happen
• who is/are the main character(s)
• new places they go to
• new people they meet
• what happens in the end
6 Write an Introduction to the book. Add photos

or pictures. Use your notes from Exercise 5 to
help you.
Gulliver’s boat is shipwrecked.
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