Christina Latham-Koenig

Clive Oxenden
Paul Seligson
with Jane Hudson
 Reading is a basic tool in the living of a good life.
Joseph Addison, British writer and politician

1 GRAMMAR object pronouns 2 VOCABULARY phone language

a Complete the chart. Complete the dialogues with these words.

Subject pronouns Object pronouns answer It's message

I lme Press t.fteFe this wrong

2
you 1 A Hello. Is Millie there ?
he 3 B No, I'm sorry. She isn't.

she 4 2 A What number is that?

5
B 07723 9832.
it
6 3 A The phone's ringing.
we
B Can you _ _ _ _ _ _ it, please?
7
you
4 A Hello, is that Sophie?
8
they B No, I'm sorry, _ _ _ _ _ _ is Grace.

5 A How do I finish this call?

b Complete the sentences with object pronouns.
B the red button.
My sister has a new boyfriend. She's on holiday
with him at the moment. 6 A This is 0454 93822.
2 Can you hear ,or do I need to shout? B I'm very sorry. It's the number.

3 This book is very exciting. I'm really enjoying _ _ __ 7 A I'm sorry, the manager is in a meeting.
4 He works near his wife's office. He has lunch with B Oh. Can you give him a ?
____ every day.
S Are you at home? Can I call later?
6 Harry doesn't live with his parents, but he speaks 3 PRONUNCIATION Iml, /II, and li:1
to once a week. a Listen and repeat the sentences. Stress the
7 Excuse me, we have a problem. Can you help ? bold words.
8 I can't find my bag. Can you see ? 1 Call me tonight.
9 These shoes are new. Do you like ? 2 Can you help us?
10 Where's Charlie? I want to talk to _ _ __ 3 Don't listen to her.
c CQmplete the text with these words. 4 See you later.
S I don't like them.
he her her Atm him she them they
6 Don't think about it.
7 Give it to him.
Lily is worried about her boyfriend, Jamie . She calls
him every day, but he doesn't call 2 _ __

When she wants to talk to Jamie 3 always says

he's busy. She waits for 4 after work, but he's
often with some friends . Jamie's friends don't like Lily,
and she doesn't like 5 • Lily says hello, but
_ _ _ don't look at her. Now she knows that Jamie
doesn't love 7 _ __ • But she's happy because she
- - ·~at s _ _ _ can find a new boyfriend.

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b ~ird~the word with a different sound. 5 LISTENING
(:, Listen to the phone conversation.
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1 him live nice I,
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4 these his ring Choose a or b.
fish fish Who does Holly want to talk to?
.
1: 2 she this meet
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1: 5 we leave it 2
a Beth
Where is Emily?
b Emily

tree tree a athome bout

3 Where is Holly's bag?
aI 3 me I my at 6 smile niece buy a in Emily's car b in Emily's house
bike bike 4 What is Holly's phone number?
a 60674923 b 60674823
c Listen and check. Then listen and repeat
the words. 5 What does Beth give Emily?
a the message b the phone
6 Which keys are in Holly's bag?
4 READING a her car keys b her flat keys
Read some more of Sally's Phone and answer the questions. 7 Who is Holly with?
1 Who's Katharine? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ a a neighbour b a friend
2 What does Louise suggest to Sally? 8 Where do Holly and Emily meet?
a at Holly's house b in a cafe
3 Why doesn't Paul know his phone number?

4 Who tells him what his number is? _ _ _ _ _ _ __ USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn t h ese word s and phrases.
Sally's Phone voice \;)IS.
fall r,:1
Sally talks to Claire and Louise. happening h,cp~nIIJ
'I've got a message for Paul- but who's Pau!? Do you ring I'll]
know a Paul, Claire?' she asks. smile smail
'No. What's the message?' Claire asks.
'It's his sister Katharine's birthday, and she's having a give a message (to somebodY) ~JI\ ~ IllcsIJ3
party tonight. Do you think it's a wrong number?' pick up plk \p
'Yes, I think it is,' Claire says. press the button pres ()~ 'b.\tn l
'Hey, Sally!' Louise says. 'Put on your red skirt and go to put down 'pot ddun
the party. Forget Andrew!' It's the wrong number. Its 0;') rDlJ '11 \l11b~(r),
Paul talks to a friend at work.
'This is Sally's phone - and Sally's got my phone.'
'But who is Sally?'
'I don't know,' says Paul.
'Why don't you phone her?'
'What's my number?' Paul asks. 'I don't know my number.'
'Why not?'
'Because I never call my number!'
Paul phones his mother.
'Mum, what's the number of my phone?'
'Why do you want your phone number, Pau!?'
'Because Sally's got my phone.'
'Who's Sally?' his mother asks.
'I don't know, but she's got my phone, and I've got her phone.' I
'I don't understand.'
'I know,' says Paul. 'It doesn't matter. Have you got my
number?' Extract from Oxford Bookworms Library Starter:
Glossary
'Here it is. 0781 644834.' Sally's Phon e by Christine Lindop © Oxford Universit y Press 2008.
'Thanks, Mum.' I've got =I have Reproduced by Permission.
She's got = She has ISBN 978-0-19-423426-9
 If we had no winter, the spring
would not be so pleasant.

1 GRAMMAR like (+ verb + -ing) 2 VOCABULARY the date; ordinal numbers

a Write the verb + -in8 form of the verbs in the box in the a Continue the series.
correct column. 1 September, October, November , December
2 May, June,
btty come draw find get have give run stop
swim take wait 3 January, February,
4 spring, summer,
double consonant S first, second,
verb +-ing e +-ing
+-ing 6 sixth, seventh,
7 eighteenth, nineteenth,
buy in8
b Complete the chart.

III 14/2 417 31/10 ~

b Look at the chart and complete the sentences. Day Date You say...
Christmas Day 25.1 12 the twenty-jjjJh
©© = love
of December
©=like or-

© = don't mind Halloween

® = don't like
®® = hate
New Year's Day

dance at parties ®® ©© US Independence Day

do housework © ®®
Valentine's Day
drive at night © ®
sit in cafes © ©
swim in the sea ©© ® 3 PRONUNCIATION consonant clusters;
watch football ® ©©
saying the date
1 William hates dancin8 at parties. a Underline the stressed syllable in the multisyllable words.
Amanda at parties.
1 Jmuary 7 July
2 William housework.
2 February 8 August
Amanda housework.
3 March 9 September
3 William at night.
4 April 10 October
Amanda at night.
S May 11 November
4 William in cafes.
6 June 12 December
Amanda in cafes.
S William in the sea. b Listen and check. Then listen and repeat
Amanda in the sea. the words.
6 William football.
Am anda football.
c Listen and repeat the dates. 5 LISTENING
3/4 6 14/6 a . Listen to four speakers talk about their
2 26/12 7 1/2 favo urite times of year. Match the speakers to
3 11/5 8 7/11 the seasons.
4 5/1 9 22/10 Speaker 1 spring
5 18/3 10 12 f7 Speaker 2 autumn
Speaker 3 winter
4 READING Speaker 4 summer
b Listen again. Match the speakers to the
Read the article about important dates in the UK and find
activities they enjoy doing at that time of year.
the answers to the questions. Write A , B , C , or D.
On which day or days ... ?
Speaker 1 0
1 do some people watch football on TV [Q Speaker2 0
2 do people remember a moment in history o Speaker 3 0
3 do people celebrate a change in the weather o Speaker 4 0
4 do people go to work 00 a walking
5 do people hear stories which aren't true o b planning
6 do some people wear special clothes o c taking photos
d travelling

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

to remember Learn these words and phrases.
Easter 'i:st;l
asleep ;:l'sli:p
A April Fool's Day is on 1st April. It isn't a public holiday, depressing ci! preslIJ
but it's a day when people play jokes on friends and family. outside (opposite inside) aot'salu
Some good jokes are in the newspapers or on TV - for example, hate hell
one year on the SSC there was a programme about spaghetti in a good mood III d god ' IllU:U
trees in Switzerland. Many people believed it was true! When's your birthday? wenz j:l: 'o:l:Odcl

B In most countries, May Day is on 1st May, but in the UK

the holiday is always the first Monday of May. A trad itional
May Day activity is maypole dancing, when people in colourful
clothes dance around a tree or a pole to celebrate the end
of winter and the start of sunny weather.

C Boxing Day is a holiday on 26th December. If this is

a weekend, then the holiday is the following Monday. The
name comes from the custom of giving servants a small box
with a present or money on this day. Some families meet to
watch sport, while others prefer to go shopping on the first
day of the sales .

D Bonfire Night isn't a holiday but it is a national

celebration . On 5th November, people remember Guy Fawkes'
plan to destroy the English Parliament in 1605. The plan was
not a success, and every year since then towns and villages
have huge bonfires and fantastic firework displays. They also
burn a model of the man responsible for the plan: Guy Fawkes.
 Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!
J K Rowling, British author

1 GRAMMAR revision: be or do? 2 VOCABULARY musIc

a Complete the sentences with the correct form a Complete the words .
of be or do.
1 What are you Listening to?
2 Which instrument _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you play?
3 The singer Spanish. She's
Argentinian.
4 I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ buy CDs. All my music is
on my iPod .
S We _ _ _ _ _ _ _ watching a film. We're
watching the news.
6 your boyfriend like reggae?
7 Which song _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your brother
downloading?
8 He _ _ _ _ _ _ _ sing in a group. He's a
solo artist.
9 They go to concerts
because it's too expensive.
10 you a member of a fan club?
b Rewrite the sentences as questions.
1 They listen to music online.
Do the;}'. listen to music online ?
2 Adam sings karaoke.
?
3 She's singing in the shower.
?
4 That guitar'S expensive.
?
S They go to a lot of musicals.
?
6 I'm waiting in the right place.
? 1 Rihanna is an R&B singer from Barbados.
7 Kathy likes reggae. 2 Kings of Leon are an American r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ band.
? 3 Black Eyed Peas are a famous h _ _ _ _ _ __
8 You go dancing at the weekend. h group.
? 4 Iron Maiden are an English h _ _ _ _ _ __
9 He listens to classical music when he's stressed. m band.
? S John Lee Hooker is famo us for b music.
10 They're in an orchestra. 6 Bach and Beethoven are two German composers of
? C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 01_ _ _ _ _ __

7 Jennifer Lopez is a popular singer ofL music.

8 Many r musicians are from Jamaica.

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9 Jamie Cullum plays modern j _______
 b Complete the sentences with the words in 4 LISTENING
the box.
Listen to the dialogues and choose a, b, or c.
concert ge-daFtciAg download fan club Oliver thinks reggae is ...
karaoke lyrics music channels online
a loud.
My friends and I often go dancing on a b slow.
Saturday night. c great.
2 My sister loves Green Day and she's a member 2 The people who sing on the woman's favourite CD are ...
of their _ _ _ _ _ __
a a classical choir.
3 new music aura my b a rock band.
MP3 player nearly every day.
c actors.
4 My children love watching _ _ _ _ _ __
3 Wendy usually listens to music ...
especially MTV
a online.
S When she's using her laptop, she often listens
to music _ _ _ _ _ __ b on CDs.
c on the radio.
6 I like the song, but I don't understand the
4 The second man really likes ...
7 Many Japanese people love singing a Rihanna.
b Beyonce.
8 Would you like to come to a _ _ _ _ _ __ c Justin Bieber.
tonight? I have two tickets for Leonard Cohen. S John ... the ong.
a likes
3 PRONUNCIATION /ji b doesn't mind
c hates
a ~the word which doesn't have /j/.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

J
yacht Learn these words and phrases.
1 use beautiful umbrella a band " ha~nd
2 young journalist yellow conductor "-JIl'J \"-1;1
3 nurse new music karaoke "-a?ri';1ok i
4 musician lunch usually orchestra l:k''-oII"J
5 January student summer soundtrack 'sauIlJlra~k
awful "l.n
b Listen and check. Then listen and fantastic l~cn'l,cstJk
repeat the words. be a fan (of...) h, J I:cn (11\)
Be a member (of. .. ) hi J mcmb;l
download music d,lunl;lud mju:7Jk
go dancing qJO dll:nslIl

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