1

Vocabulary
Family • celebrations • verb-noun collocations •
common phrases

SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW

1 Decide which family word does not combine with the underlined

It takes part-word.
1 ex- wife / boyfriend / nephew 4 single mother / daughter / parent

all sorts
2 great- child / uncle / grandson 5 step father / children / husband
3 half- brother / niece / sister 6 god mother / cousin / son

2 In pairs, form other words with the part-words in Exercise 1.

Choose words to describe different people in your family.
My great-grandmother lives in Zamora. She is 92 and …

3 Read the title and the introduction and look at the photos in the
text. What does ‘coming of age’ mean?
a getting married c having a party
b becoming an adult

UNIT LANGUAGE
AND SKILLS Coming of
Vocabulary
• Show what you know – compound
nouns – family
• family and celebrations
Age Ceremonies
• verb-noun collocations Most countries have customs that celebrate young
• common phrases people’s journey into adulthood. This is how they do it
in two very different cultures.
Reading
• a literary extract and a news report
about mysterious events
In Japan, we have a festival
called Seijin-no-hi and it takes
Aki
• multiple choice
• synonyms
place on every second Monday from
Grammar 5
of January. Anyone who has
their twentieth birthday in that
Japan
• Past Perfect Simple and Continuous year celebrates on that day.
• relative clauses For the young men and
women taking part, it’s a once
Listening
in a lifetime experience. The
• an interview with a neuroscientist
10 highlight of everyone’s day is
• multiple choice
seeing all the young people
Speaking dressed up in formal clothes.
• telling a personal anecdote Women wear a special kimonos
Writing made of brightly coloured silk. Seijin-no-hi
• an article 15 Men wear suits.
The day is divided into several stages. First, everyone goes to the town hall
Video to listen to speeches made by government officials. After that, people usually
• The worst week of my life go to a shrine with members of their family. On my coming of age day, there
were three generations of my family there, including distant relatives and great-
FOCUS EXTRA 20 grandparents. I was showered with gifts – I’m an only child, so I was really spoilt.
• Language Focus – collocations p. 136 After the formalities are over, the rest of the day is for fun. I had a meal with
• Grammar Focus Reference my extended family, and then I met up with my friends for a big party. I had
and Practice pp. 122–123 the time of my life.
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Exercise 1
1 nephew
2 child
3 niece
4 daughter
5 husband
6 cousin

Exercise 2
Students’ own answers

Exercise 3
b

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Exercise 4 (example answers) Exercise 8

Japan 1 d
Age: 20 2 e
Formal part: kimonos, formal suits, town hall, 3 a
speeches, shrine 4 f
Informal part: meal with family then party with friends 5 b
6 c
Mexico
Age: 15
Guests: family and friends Exercise 9
Formal part: church, special mass and blessing
1 really spoilt
Informal part: reception, meal, dance all night
2 worth the effort
3 the centre of attention
Exercise 5 4 a once in a lifetime experience
5 the time of my life
a family: distant relatives, only child, extended
family, immediate family 6 the highlight
b celebrations: small gathering, reception

Exercise 10
Exercise 6 (example answers) 1 highlight
1 José; only 2 attention
2 family; Clara; Pablo 3 spoilt
3 David; relatives 4 worth
4 Andrés; reception/mass 5 lifetime
5 immediate; Elena, Fernando and Miguel 6 time

Exercise 7 (example answers)

1 My cousin wants to put on a big party at the end of
term.
2 We mustn’t lose sight of the real meaning of
Christmas.
3 I had a lump in my throat when my sister won the
prize.
4 My father proposed a toast on my eighteenth
birthday.
5 Nobody ever makes a fuss of me.

REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK
• STUDENTS’ BOOK, Language in pp. 12–13, including Show What
Focus ‘collocations’ p. 136 You’ve Learnt
• TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, Mixed-
ability Vocabulary Worksheets pp.
66–67

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 4 Read the text and make notes about the two 6
Unit
Complete the sentences with a word from
1
ceremonies. Exercise 5 and names of people you know.
Country Age Guests Formal Informal 1 ..... is an ..... child. He/She doesn’t have any
part part brothers or sisters.
Japan 2 In my extended ..... , ..... is the oldest and ..... the
extended youngest.
family and
friends 3 ..... is one of my distant ..... .
4 I sat next to ..... at the last ..... I went to.
Mexico
5 The people in my ..... family are ..... .

5 Look at the words in red and find words and 7 Verb-noun collocations. Make sentences which
phrases related to: are true for you with the underlined collocations
in the text.
a family
b celebrations
I hope to be showered with gifts when I get married.
8 Match the sentence halves. Which statements
are true in your culture?
1 Parents sometimes have a lump in their …
2 The bride’s father always proposes …
3 People have lost …
Quinceañera 4 Most families don’t put on …
5 Couples are often showered …
6 It’s important to make …
a sight of what’s important in life.
b with gifts on their engagement.
c a fuss of people on their 18th birthday.
d throat when their children leave home.
e a toast at his daughter’s wedding.

Ana 9
f a big coming of age party.

Common phrases. Match the highlighted phrases

from in the text with the definitions 1–6.
Mexico 1 treated extremely kindly
2 a good thing to do
3 the most important person
I’m Mexican and one of our customs is a celebration for
4 a unique experience
25 young girls on their fifteenth birthday called Quinceañera. In
the past, the Quinceañera ceremony signified that girls were 5 an absolutely fantastic time
ready for marriage. That’s definitely not the case today! 6 the most exciting moment
My mum had a small gathering for her Quinceañera, just the
immediate family and some close friends. Nowadays there’s a
10 In pairs, complete the questions with an
appropriate word. Then ask and answer the
30 lot of pressure to put on a big party with DJs and fireworks. So questions.
we did, and it was worth the effort. It was unforgettable.
1 What has been the ..... of your day so far today?
My family’s very modern but we didn’t want to lose sight
2 Have you ever been the centre of ..... ?
of the spiritual side of the celebration. So first we went to
church for a special mass, and I read a letter thanking my 3 Were you really ..... on your last birthday?
35 parents for everything. It was very moving – I had a lump in 4 Do you think big parties are ..... the effort?
my throat and my parents had tears in their eyes. 5 Which once in a ..... experience would you most
After the mass, we went on to the reception. Towards like to have?
the end of the meal my father proposed a toast and he got 6 When was the last time you had the ..... of your
very emotional when he talked about his hopes for my future. life?
40 After blowing out the candles on my birthday cake, I danced
all night. Everyone made a fuss of me, and I enjoyed being
the centre of attention all day. Language Focus page 136
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Multiple choice • synonyms • true/false
EXAM TASK Synonyms

1 In pairs, discuss the questions.

4 Find words in Text 1 which mean:
1 preparing for something difficult or unpleasant
• How often do you read for pleasure?
(line 9)
• What type of things do you read?
2 a small thin piece of something (line 20)
• What do you read in English?
3 stretching a part of the body (line 26)
2 Read Texts 1 and 2 and answer the questions in 4 tensed, forced (line 41)
your own words. 5 recognising or understanding something (line 61)
1 In what ways are the themes of Texts 1 and 2
EXAM FOCUS  page 114
similar?
2 What are the main differences between the texts?
3 Which text do you find more engaging? Why? 5 Match the words in blue in the texts with the
meanings below.
1 an upwards and downwards movement of the
EXAM TASK Multiple choice shoulders
3 Read Texts 1 and 2 again and choose the 2 laughing quickly and quietly
correct answer, A, B, C or D. 3 a long steady look
Text 1 4 taken by force
1 When Mr Trentlake disappeared … 5 a jump or dive
A Sam was paying attention to the lesson. 6 shouting
B Quinn was daydreaming about the beach. 7 remains
C Mary was sure she saw him leaving the room. 8 boats
D Edilio summed up the situation with a gesture.
2 So far, the following people have disappeared: EXAM TASK True/False
A Two teachers and a pupil.
B Two teachers and three pupils. 6 Are the statements about Texts 1 and 2 true (T)
C One teacher and one pupil. or false (F)? Check your answers with the texts.
D Two teachers and no pupils. Text 1
3 In lines 36–45, the author implies that … 1 Sam was on the beach, shouting and getting
A Astrid knows why people are disappearing. ready to dive into the sea.
B Sam is scared by the situation. 2 Mary was looking very intently at the place
where Mr Trentlake had been standing.
C the situation has become really serious.
3 The kids were trying to see what had happened
D somebody played a joke.
and laughing nervously.
Text 2
4 The class made a gesture to show that they
4 The unexplained incidents in the text all didn't know where Mr Trentlake was.
involve …
5 On this occasion, Astrid’s look showed that she
A ships that went missing.
was afraid.
B people who disappeared.
Text 2
C planes that crashed.
6 Only small boats such as yachts disappear in
D the US Navy.
the Bermuda Triangle.
5 The author claims that disappearances in the
7 No remains of USS Cyclops were ever found
Bermuda Triangle are …
and there was no sign of what had happened.
A still a mystery.
8 Nobody believes that people are taken by
B due to bad weather.
aliens in the Bermuda Triangle.
C definitely not caused by aliens.
D no longer happening. EXAM FOCUS  page 114

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Exercise 1 Exercise 6
Students’ own answers 1 F
2 T
3 T
Exercise 2 4 F
1 Both texts have similar themes of mysterious 5 T
disappearance.
6 F
2 Text 1 is fiction, Text 2 is a newspaper article. Text
7 T
1 has dialogue and characters. Text 2 gives factual
information about events. 8 F
3 Students’ own answers

Exercise 3
1 D
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 A

Exercise 4
1 bracing
2 sliver
3 craning
4 strained
5 discerning

Exercise 5
1 shrug
2 giggling
3 gaze
4 abducted
5 plunge
6 yelling
7 wreckage
8 vessels

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REFERENCES
REFERENCES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK WORKBOOK
NEXT CLASS
CULTURE NOTES  p. 263 pp. 16–17 • Ask students to do Show What You
• Extra practice Reading, p. 74 Know in the WB, p. 14.
REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
• TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, Extra
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TEXT 1
– ONE – 1.6

299 hours, 54 minutes

One minute the teacher was talking about the Civil War. And 35 recognised the voice. Bette. Bouncing Bette.
the next minute he was gone. ‘He just, you know, disappeared,’ Bette said, ‘Just like Mr
There. Trentlake.’
Gone. The door to the hallway opened. Every eye locked on it. Mr
5 No ‘poof ’. No flash of light. No explosion. Trentlake was going to step in, maybe with Josh, and explain
Sam Temple was sitting in third-period history class staring 40 how he had pulled off this magic trick, and then get back to
blankly at the blackboard, but far away in his head. In his talking in his excited, strained voice about the Civil War nobody
head he was down at the beach, he and Quinn. Down at the cared about.
beach with their boards, yelling, bracing for that first plunge But it wasn’t Mr Trentlake. It was Astrid Ellison, known as Astrid
10 into the cold Pacific water. the Genius, because she was … well, she was a genius. Astrid was
For a moment he thought he had imagined it, the teacher 45 in all the AP (Advanced Placement) classes the school had. In
disappearing. For a moment, he thought he’d slipped into a some subjects she was taking online courses from the university.
daydream. Astrid had shoulder-length blonde hair, and liked to wear
Sam turned to Mary Terafino, who sat just to his left. ‘You starched white short-sleeved blouses that never failed to catch
15 saw that, right?’ Sam’s eye. Astrid was out of his league, Sam knew that. But
Mary was staring hard at the place where the teacher had been. 50 there was no law against thinking about her.
‘Um, where’s Mr Trentlake?’ It was Quinn Gaither, Sam’s best, ‘Where’s your teacher?’ Astrid asked.
maybe only, friend. Quinn sat right behind Sam. The two of them There was a collective shrug. ‘He poofed,’ Quinn said, like
favoured window seats because sometimes, if you caught just maybe it was funny.
20 the right angle, you could actually see a tiny sliver of sparkling ‘Isn’t he out in the hallway?’ Mary asked.
water between the school buildings and the homes beyond. 55 Astrid shook her head. ‘Something weird is happening. My
‘He must have left,’ Mary said, not sounding like she believed it. math study group … there were just three of us, plus the teacher.
Edilio, a new kid Sam found potentially interesting, said, ‘No, They all just disappeared.’
man. Poof.’ He did a thing with his fingers that was a pretty good ‘What?’ Sam said.
25 illustration of the concept. Astrid looked right at him. He couldn’t look away like he
Kids were staring at one another, craning their necks this 60 normally would, because her gaze wasn’t challenging, sceptical
way and that, giggling nervously. No one was scared. No one like it usually was: it was scared. Her normally sharp, discerning
was crying. The whole thing seemed kind of funny. blue eyes were wide, with way too much white showing. ‘They’re
‘Mr Trentlake poofed?’ said Quinn, with a suppressed giggle gone. They all just … disappeared.’
30 in his voice. ‘What about your teacher?’ Edilio said.
‘Hey,’ someone said, ‘where’s Josh?’ 65 ‘She’s gone, too,’ Astrid said.
Heads turn to look. ‘Gone?’
‘Was he here today?’ ‘Poof,’ Quinn said, not giggling so much now, starting to
‘Yes, he was here. He was right here next to me.’ Sam think maybe it wasn’t a joke after all.

TEXT 2

July 16 • 1997 1.7

YACHT FOUND ADRIFT IN BERMUDA TRIANGLE

A Royal Navy ship has found an
abandoned yacht in the Western
Atlantic. Crew from the Navy ship found
nor any of the 300 crew. Then there is the
case of Flight 19. In December 1945, five
US Navy bombers took off from Florida.
clothes and personal belongings, including They made several routine calls to base,
5 an open book on a bunk. We have learnt 20 but shortly afterwards the planes and
that the boat belonged to a German couple fourteen men disappeared and were never
hoping to sail around the world. seen or heard from again. Florida North Atlantic
Ocean
This incident is another in a catalogue There are many theories surrounding
Be
of unexplained events in the area of the the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, rm
ud
a
10 Atlantic known as the Bermuda Triangle, 25 ranging from strange weather conditions
where planes, people and all types of to paranormal events. But whether the
vessels seem to go missing in mysterious ships and planes were destroyed by storms
circumstances. In 1918 the American or abducted by aliens, it is a fact that
Naval vessel USS Cyclops disappeared numerous ships, planes and people have
15 without a trace. No wreckage was found, 30 disappeared without explanation.

www.history.com/topics/bermuda-triangle
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Reading
Past Perfect Simple and Continuous
4 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the
sentences using the words in brackets. Do
GRAMMAR FOCUS not change the order of the words given
You use the Past Perfect to make it clear that an activity took place but add any other words as necessary.
before the main events in a story. 1 The roads were wet this morning. It had
1 You use the Past Perfect Simple to describe a completed action. been raining (it/rain) all night.
2 You use the Past Perfect Continuous to describe an activity in 2 Yesterday I was tired. I ..... (have/not/
progress. sleep) well the night before.
3 You use the Past Perfect Simple (NOT Continuous) with state 3 I went to the doctor last week because
verbs (be, have, know, etc.). I ..... (have/not/feel) well.
4 You don’t have to use the Past Perfect if a time expression 4 I ..... (have/same/phone) for ages so I
(i.e. before or after) makes the order of events clear.
got a new one last month.
5 I didn’t understand yesterday’s
homework because I ..... (not/listen/
1 Read the story. Why did Amelie and Steve wait seventeen
teacher) in class.
years to get married?
6 When I arrived, ..... (lesson/already/start).

5 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the story

IT WAS MEANT TO BE using a Past Perfect form of a verb in
the box.

A melie was studying English in

the UK when she met Steve.
It was love at first sight and they
grow
meet
hear know live make
move search see work
spent a wonderful summer together.
5 Amelie returned to France aer her
course finished. They tried to keep a
long-distance relationship going, but
ERIC AND VILMA
they dried apart. 40 YEARS ON

10
A few years later, Steve wrote to Amelie but
Amelie’s mother put the letter on the mantelpiece, forgot to tell V ilma was my wife’s best friend. They 1..... each
other since childhood. When Vilma moved
away, we lost touch but she 2..... a big impression
Amelie, and it slipped down the back of the fireplace. Many years
later, a builder was removing the fireplace when he found the letter. on me. So when my wife and I separated, I
decided to ask my friends if anyone 3..... from her,
It had been there for ten years.
but no one had. Vilma was a very compassionate
During that time, Amelie had remained single and had never
person so I imagined that she 4..... to Tibet and
15 forgotten the love of her life. Meanwhile, Steve had been working 5
..... for a charity for a few years.
in a factory in his home town. He had been thinking about Amelie Finally, my niece called to say she 6..... Vilma’s
too, but he assumed she had got married to somebody else. profile on Facebook. I rang her and found that she
When she finally read the letter, Amelie was too nervous to call as 7
..... in Paris so I 8..... in the wrong place! We met
so much time had passed. But she finally plucked up courage and up and when we saw one another it was magical.
20 they arranged to meet. We 9..... older, but that didn’t matter. She was
They got married seventeen years aer they first met. widowed and didn’t have children.
I proposed immediately. Forty years after we 10.....
for the first time, we got married.

2 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. Which of the underlined

examples in the text in Exercise 1 match the rules 1–4? 6 Write questions using Past Simple or Past
Perfect forms. Then answer.
3 Choose the most appropriate verb form in each sentence. 1 How long / Eric’s ex-wife / know / Vilma?
1 Amelie didn’t know that Steve wrote / had written to her. How long had Eric’s ex-wife known Vilma?
2 Steve didn’t know that Amelie had never received / had 2 any of Eric’s friends / hear / from Vilma /
never been receiving his letter. after she / move away?
3 Steve thought Amelie had got / got married to somebody 3 Why / Eric / think / Vilma / move / to Tibet?
else.
4 Where / Vilma / live / since Eric / lose
4 Amelie found the letter and realised it was lying / had touch / with her?
been lying behind the fireplace for ten years.
5 Vilma / have / any children / with her
5 Amelie was nervous about calling Steve because they late husband?
hadn’t seen / didn’t see each other for a long time.
Grammar Focus page 122
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Exercise 1 Exercise 6
Because a letter Steve had sent to Amelie had been 1 How long had Eric’s ex-wife known Vilma?
lost. She had known Vilma since childhood.
2 Had any of Eric’s friends heard from Vilma after she
moved/had moved away? No, they hadn’t.
Exercise 2 3 Why did Eric think Vilma had moved to Tibet?
1 … he assumed she had got married to somebody Because he thought that she had been working for
else. a charity there.
2 … Steve had been working in a factory… 4 Where had Vilma been living since Eric had lost
touch with her? She had been living in Paris.
3 It had been there for ten years.
5 Had Vilma had any children with her late husband?
4 Amelie returned to France after her course finished.
No, she hadn’t.

Exercise 3
1 had written
2 had never received
3 had got
4 had been lying
5 hadn’t seen

Exercise 4
1 It had been raining
2 hadn’t slept
3 hadn’t been feeling
4 had had the same phone
5 hadn’t been listening to the teacher
6 the lesson had already started

Exercise 5
1 had known
2 had made
3 had heard
4 had moved
5 had been working
6 had seen
7 had been living
8 had been searching
9 had grown
10 had met

REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK
• TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, p. 14, including Show What You’ve
Mixed-ability Grammar Worksheets Learnt
pp. 54–55 • Ask students to do Show What You
Know in the WB, p. 15

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Exercise 1 Exercise 5
Advantages – parents are more attentive and 1 which
protective, which makes firstborns responsible, reliable 2 who
and well-behaved.
3 whose
Disadvantages – firstborns are over-confident and don’t
4 where
like to admit when they are wrong.
5 who

Exercise 2
1 defining relative clause
2 reduced relative clause (passive)
3 reduced relative clause (active)
4 non-defining relative clause
5 comment clause

Exercise 3
1 ø
2 whose
3 which
4 ø
5 which
6 who
7 who
8 which
9 who
10 which

Exercise 4
1 Siblings sharing a bedroom tend to be less selfish.
2 Children brought up as the baby of the family are
often fussy eaters.
3 First-borns, accustomed to accepting rules, are
better behaved at school.
4 Middle-born children, growing up with a younger
and older sibling, can be argumentative.
5 Only children spending a lot of time on their own
tend to be very creative.

REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK
• TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, p. 15, including Show What You’ve
Mixed-ability Grammar Worksheets Learnt
pp. 54–55

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Unit 1
3 Read Part 2 and choose the correct option.
Part 2
GRAMMAR FOCUS
• In defining relative clauses you can leave out who, The middle child
which or that when it is the object of the verb. Middle children, 1which have been / [ Ø ] given less
Olga is the girl who sits next to me. (‘who’ is the attention by their parents, are more independent.
subject of ‘sit’)
Middle children 2which / whose older siblings boss
Olga is the girl (who) I sit next to. (‘who’ is the object
of 'sit next to') them around feel life is unfair. They often believe
their other siblings get all the attention, 3which / that
• In non-defining relative clauses, which always come
can make them feel left out.
after a comma, you cannot leave out who, which, where
or whose. The baby of the family
Eva is friends with Sam, who I can’t stand. (= ‘I can’t
stand Sam’) Parents 4which are / [ Ø ] bringing up their youngest
children are more lenient, 5which / [ Ø ] means that
• In reduced relative clauses you use a Present
Participle for active verbs and a Past Participle for last-borns are rarely told off. Youngest children,
passive verbs.
6
that / who have fewer responsibilities, are carefree
There’s a new teacher teaching year 4. (= … who is and easy-going. The baby of the family, 7whose / who
teaching) is used to having things done for them, tends to be
The students taught by him are delighted. (= … who bad at making decisions.
are taught)
• In comment clauses you refer to the whole of the main
The only child
clause using which. Only children have many of the same qualities as
Eva is friends with Sam, which I can’t stand. the oldest child, 8 that / which is not surprising. Only
(= ‘I can’t stand the situation’) children, 9which / who spend more time with adults,
will often act older than their age. The typical only
child likes being the centre of attention, 10which /
1 Read Part 1 of a text about birth order. What whose sometimes makes them appear self-centred.
advantages and disadvantages are mentioned?

4 Rewrite the sentences with reduced relative

?
clauses. How many statements do you agree with?
WHAT BIRTH 1 Siblings who share a bedroom tend to be less
selfish.
ORDER SAYS Siblings sharing a bedroom tend to be less
ABOUT YOU selfish.
2 Children who have been brought up as the baby
Part 1 of the family are often fussy eaters.
3 Firstborns, who are accustomed to accepting
Birth order is the key rules, are better behaved at school.
1
that can unlock your
4 Middle children, who grow up with a younger and
personality. Here
older sibling, can be argumentative.
are some conclusions
that have come out of 5 Only children who spend a lot of time alone tend
research 2carried out to be very creative.
over the years.
5 Complete the sentences with who, which,
that, where, whose or Ø (no pronoun). Which
The firstborn sentences are true for you?
Parents 3learning to bring up their first child 1 My sister always leaves her clothes on the floor,
tend to be extremely attentive and protective. ..... is very annoying!
Firstborn children, 4who have their parents’
undivided attention, are responsible, reliable and 2 In my family, the person ..... cooks the most
well-behaved. Firstborns tend to be perfectionists delicious food is my grandmother.
bursting with confidence, 5which makes it hard 3 I’m jealous of people ..... parents let them do
for them to admit when they’re wrong. whatever they want.
4 The only place ..... I can get some peace at home
is in the bathroom.
5 My mother, ..... thinks I’m still a baby, worries
2 Read the GRAMMAR FOCUS. What type of clause when I go out late.
are the examples 1–5 in blue in Part 1 of the
text? Grammar Focus page 123
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Reading
Multiple choice A Love
is l.
o n d i tiona
1 In pairs, match the definitions of love (A–C) with
unc B

L
a chove is
the people (1–3). Which do you like best?
1 a novelist e
C ives rea mical
2 a parent r
d at ctio
ve n.
3 a neuroscientist Lo ll gre s.
a or ie
2 1.8 Listen to an interview with st
a neuroscientist and answer the questions.
1 Who is Dr Ruby Niverton?
4 Complete the relationship phrases from the
2 How does she define love? interview with an appropriate preposition.
3 Does her job affect her personal feelings about
1 be attracted ..... sb
love?
2 be madly ..... love ..... sb
3 be obsessed ..... sb
EXAM TASK Multiple choice
4 split ..... with sb
3 1.8 Listen to the interview again. For 5 fall ..... sb
questions 1–5, choose the correct answer A–D. 6 go out ..... sb
1 Dr Ruby Niverton studies how …
A emotions influence the brain. 5 In pairs, match each phrase in Exercise 4
with an equivalent phrase 1–6.
B chemical reactions in the brain affect us.
C data about the brain can be collected. 1 fancy sb = be attracted to sb
D the brain is linked to the heart. 2 adore sb = .....
2 According to Dr Niverton, romantic love … 3 end a relationship = .....
A is linked to hunger and thirst. 4 fall in love with sb = .....
B is a permanent condition. 5 start seeing sb = .....
C is like an addiction. 6 worship sb = .....
D is a characteristic of all addicts.
3 The scanner showed that when someone is in
love … PRONUNCIATION FOCUS
A there is only activity in one area of the brain.
B the strength of their passion has no effect on 6 1.9 Listen and repeat the words in the
brain activity. box. Make pairs of words with the same
consonant sound.
C there are two parts of the brain that are
activated. church
ch confusion courage feature
ure
D their brain activity is similar to when they Japan
J measure official pressure
think about chocolate.
4 Experiments found that when a person is church – feature
heartbroken, the love-related activity in their
brain … 7 1.10 Add the words from Exercise 6 to
A stops completely. the table. Then listen, check and repeat.
B is significantly reduced.
Sound Typical spelling Example
C continues in a different part of the brain.
/ʃ/ sh worship
D can be increased.
ti + vowel attention emotional
5 Dr Niverton’s findings demonstrate that strong ci + vowel official
1

emotions can … ss passionate 2.....

A be controlled. /ʒ/ s + -ion 3
..... decision
B cause brain damage. s + -ure 4
..... pleasure
C be scientifically measured.
/tʃ/ ch 5
..... match
D lead to obsession.
t + -ure 6
..... picture
EXAM FOCUS  page 117 /dʒ/ j ..... journey
7

g ..... marriage
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Exercise 1 Exercise 6
1 C confusion – measure
2 A courage – Japan
3 B official – pressure

Exercise 2 Exercise 7
1 A neuroscientist 1 official
2 as a chemical reaction; as a powerful neurological 2 pressure
condition; as an addiction 3 confusion
3 No 4 measure
5 church
6 feature
Exercise 3
7 Japan
1 A
8 courage
2 C
3 C
4 D
5 C

Exercise 4
1 to
2 in; with
3 with
4 up
5 for
6 with

Exercise 5
1 be attracted to sb
2 be madly in love with sb
3 split up with sb
4 fall for sb
5 go out with sb
6 be obsessed with sb

REFERENCES
REFERENCES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
AUDIO SCRIPT  p. 267 • Extra practice Listening p. 86 • TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, Extra
Listening Practice, p. 94

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Exercises 1 and 2 Exercise 6 (example answer)

Students’ own answers A: Right, so, I’m going to tell you about a very unusual
day I will never forget. This took place about
two months ago. I was walking in the park when
Exercise 3 (example answers) suddenly an old lady asked me to help her. She
was sitting on a bench and holding a small black
a 2 bag. To begin with, I was suspicious, but for some
b 3 reason I trusted her, in the end. She asked me to
c 5 take the bag away and bring it back in six hours.
She said she’d be sitting at the same bench. When
d 1
I returned with her bag, the old lady told me I had
e 4 done something very good. Then, she walked away
with her black bag! Without a doubt, it was one
of the weirdest things that have ever happened
Exercises 4 to me. Although I didn’t really understand how I
had helped the old lady, strangely, I felt very good
Students’ own answers about it.
B: What do you think there was in the bag?
Exercise 5 A: I’ve no idea. Perhaps jewellery she was hiding from
her relatives. Whatever it was, it remains a mystery
1 place to me to this day.
2 As soon as
3 Initially
4 All
5 As
6 blue
7 doubt
8 Funnily

REFERENCES
REFERENCES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
AUDIO SCRIPT  p. 267 • Extra practice Speaking p. 92 • TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, Extra
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Telling a personal anecdote
Unit 1
3 Put the parts of an anecdote about a memorable day out
in a logical order.
1 Look at the website. Which days out a Where and when the day took place, and other background
would you most and least like to go on? information
Why? b Who was involved in the day
c Why the day was so memorable
memorableday.com
d What the anecdote is going to be about
Are you tired of doing the same old e What happened step by step
A
things with your friends? Why not try
something different with one of our 4 1.11 Listen to someone describing a memorable day
out and check your ideas in Exercise 3. In pairs, try to
alternative days out? retell the anecdote.
Go mountain biking
Visit a gallery or photo exhibition 5 1.11 Complete the SPEAKING FOCUS with the words in
the box. Then listen again and check.
Sing karaoke
Rent a rowing boat or kayak All As As soon as blue doubt Funnily Initially place
Attend a workshop (e.g. dancing or DJing)
Go go-kart racing SPEAKING FOCUS
Introducing the anecdote
(Right, so) I’m going to tell you about (a great day out …)
(OK, so) this is a story about (a day I’ll never forget).
This took 1 ..... about (a month ago …)
Sequencing events in the anecdote
2
..... /When/Just after (we got there, the sun came out).
3
..... /To begin with, (we were the only people there …)
As/While (we were sitting there …)
Suddenly/4 ..... of a sudden, (the weather changed).
Describing events vividly
Predictably/5 ..... expected, (other people soon started …)
Unexpectedly/Out of the 6 ..... , (it started pouring with rain).
Luckily/Fortunately, (after it stopped raining, the sun came out
again).
Finishing the anecdote
Without a 7 ..... , it was (one of the best days I’ve had in ages).
2 In pairs, describe the photo in Exercise When I look back (on that day) now, I feel …
1 and answer the questions. It turned out to be (an unforgettable day out).
1 What might the people be thinking and Strangely/8 ..... enough, (the best days are often the ones you
feeling? don’t really plan).
2 In your opinion, what factors make
a memorable day out?
6 In pairs, follow the instructions below. Take turns to be A
and B.
Student A: Tell a personal anecdote about a memorable day
out. Use the SPEAKING FOCUS to help you.
Student B: Listen to your partner’s anecdote and think of a
question to ask them when they have finished.

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Reading
An article

1 In pairs, discuss the questions.

1 Why is adolescence described as a ‘roller coaster ride’?
2 What are the best things about being a young adult?
3 What new challenges do you face as a young adult?

2 Read the article and answer the questions.

1 Did the author mention any of your ideas from Exercise 1?
2 What is the author’s conclusion? Do you agree?

Adolescence: Pain and Pleasure in Equal Measure

by Josh Payne

Remember when you were little and school summer holidays seemed to go on forever? Being
opening

children, most of us lived carefree and happy lives. Sadly, this does not last and we must all
grow up. I can reliably report that the process brings pain and pleasure in equal measure.

First, there is the pain. Adolescence is a time of huge physical and emotional change. For
many of us this change is accompanied by feelings of self-doubt, envy and embarrassment.
Apparently, we are neither children nor adults; asked to act like ‘grown-ups’ in certain
situations, but not in others. ‘Be responsible and act your age … but be home by 9 p.m.!’
These mixed messages can be hard to deal with. Add to this the pressure of schoolwork, and
body

it is no wonder we sometimes feel unable to cope.

Thankfully, alongside the pain, there is also pleasure. Though we have to study, few of us need
to worry about bills or housework. As a result, whether it is playing sport or online games, we
have time to enjoy ourselves. On top of this, we have our friends. Pleasure and pain alike, can
be shared with those who know exactly how we feel.

Despite the challenges, as far as I am concerned, the pleasure of being a young adult
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outweighs the pain. Although it may not always seem so now, perhaps in the future we will
look back on adolescence as ‘the best days of our lives’.

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Exercise 1
1 Because it can bring joy and pain, success and
failure, friendship and heartbreak.
2 Students’ own answers
3 Students’ own answers

Exercise 2
1 Students’ own answers
2 The pleasure of being a young adult outweighs the
pain.

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Exercise 3
Techniques 3, 4, 5, 10 and 12

Exercise 4
a 7 and 6
b 8 and 5
c 12 and 11
d 9 and 10

Exercise 5
1 Wanting to look stylish
2 Attending mixed schools
3 Being stereotypes
4 Having always got on well with boys

Writing task (example answer)

Is it true to say that teenage boys like gadgets and
sport while teenage girls don’t? Let’s look at these two
questions separately.
First of all, as regards sport, adolescents in general
are physically active and so it’s not surprising that
many of us like sport. But is it mainly the boys who do
sport? Having spoken to a number of male and female
classmates, I can say that both the boys and the girls
in my class seem to like sport. Some sports are more
popular with boys (for example, football) and some
with girls (for instance, Zumba). But almost everyone
does some kind of sport or other.
Secondly, there is the issue of whether it is principally
boys who are interested in gadgets. I can’t say that I
think this is true. I mean, do you know any teenagers
that don’t have a tablet or mobile phone these days?
Both girls and boys manage their daily lives and
friendships with apps and gadgets.
To conclude, from my own personal experience,
common gender-based stereotypes about sport and
gadgets are not true. Hopefully, in the future we
will recognise that everyone is different and that
stereotypes do not serve any useful purpose.

REFERENCES
REFERENCES WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK REFERENCES
EXTRA ACTIVITIES
CULTURE NOTES  p. 263 pp. 18–19, including Show What • TEACHER’S RESOURCE FILE, Writing
You’ve Learnt and Show That You’ve Worksheet ‘An article’ p. 78
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3 Read the WRITING FOCUS. Then find the LANGUAGE FOCUS
techniques described in the article.
Participle Clauses to express reason
You can use Participle Clauses in formal writing to
WRITING FOCUS
express the reason for a statement made in the main
An article clause.
Title • Use a Present Participle (verb + -ing) when states
or actions occur at the same time.
Attract the reader’s attention from the start: Being children, most of us lived carefree and happy
1 ask a question (Are These the Best Days of Our lives.
Lives?) = Because we were children (past), most of us lived
2 use vivid adjectives (Adolescence: Thrilling and carefree and happy lives. (past)
Terrifying) • Use a Perfect Participle (having + Past Participle)
when one state or action occurs before another.
3 summarise the topic (The Pains and Pleasures of Having grown physically, many adolescents expect
Adolescent Life) to be treated as adults. = Because they have grown
4 use rhyme/wordplay (Ten Top Tips for Troubled physically (past), many adolescents expect to be
Teens) treated as adults. (present)

Introduction
Define the topic and hold the reader’s attention:
5 Read the LANGUAGE FOCUS. Then rewrite
5 ask a question the underlined parts of the sentences using
6 tell a short anecdote participle clauses.
7 give an interesting or surprising fact or figure 1 Because they want to look stylish, many
8 give a quotation adolescent boys also enjoy shopping for clothes.
Main paragraphs 2 Because they attend mixed schools, most
adolescent boys and girls receive the same
Develop the topic and discuss all the issues mentioned
education.
in the question.
3 Because they are stereotypes, such statements do
Conclusion contain an element of truth, of course.
Give your personal opinion and leave the reader with
4 Because I have always got on well with boys,
something to think about:
I think I understand some of their attitudes.
9 ask a question
10 refer to the future
11 make an appeal or suggestion WRITING TASK
12 return to the idea in your title or introduction
Write an article of 200–250 words.
Note: Articles tend to be written in a formal or semi-
formal style. There are many unfair stereotypes about adolescents.
Write an article in which you describe and challenge
some of these.
4 Match the introductions and conclusions with
techniques 5–12 in the WRITING FOCUS. A Choose two or three gender-based stereotypes
you think are untrue or unfair from the list:
Introductions
a It’s easy to forget that all adults were once ✔ Adolescents find it difficult to talk about their
feelings.
teenagers like us. As a young man, my father was
a real rebel. He rode a motorbike and got a tattoo ✔ They love fashion and shopping.
at the age of sixteen. ✔ They are always gossiping.
b In his famous book, American author John Gray ✔ They love sport and gadgets.
said that ‘Men are from Mars, women are from They are kind and considerate.
✔
Venus’. Does this also apply to adolescents?
✔ They are rude and aggressive.
Conclusions
c As I began by saying, men and women differ in B Note down ideas to support your views.
many ways, but individuals also differ regardless
of their gender. We should be careful of C Use the FOCUS boxes, the model and the
stereotyping and cooperate for a common good. checklist on page 154 to help you write your
d So, as a regular teenage girl, am I really that article.
different from the boy sitting opposite me in
class? Perhaps not. Whether we will become more
or less alike in later life remains to be seen. Writing Focus page 156
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VOCABULARY

1 Complete the sentences with the correct word. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
The first letter has been given. the verbs in the box.
1 He’s a distant r....., so I hardly know him.
be have have involve lose
2 I have lots of uncles, aunts and cousins, but make propose put
my i..... family is rather small. I’ve just got one
brother. 1 We stood at the shore waving goodbye to the
3 We all s..... my sister’s daughter with gifts on her newlyweds until we ..... sight of their yacht.
first birthday. 2 My older sister has just bought her own flat and
4 We had a small family g..... to celebrate my is planning to ..... on a housewarming party.
grandfather’s eightieth birthday. 3 It’s great that Jane wants to get ..... in organising
5 The wedding r..... took place at a hotel outside a party for her younger sister. She always has
Barcelona. loads of ideas.
6 The fireworks display was definitely the h..... of 4 I’d like to ..... a toast to the bride and groom. May
the summer party. they have a long life together.
5 When I got home after travelling for a year, my
family ..... a fuss of me. Everyone was super nice
to me.
6 The bride’s father ..... a lump in his throat when
he walked his daughter down the aisle on her
wedding day.
7 It sounds like she ..... the time of her life when
she was living in New York.
8 It’s his party, so he should ..... the centre of
attention.

GRAMMAR

3 Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect 4 Choose the correct option.
Simple or Past Perfect Continuous. 1 Maria accepted Niko’s invitation to a candlelit
1 Joshua ..... (already/be) married twice before he dinner, which / that / what made him really
met Carol. happy.
2 I asked Martha and Sue to organise my wedding 2 Last week I bumped into the Smiths, who / that /
because they ..... (prepare) quite a few before. whose son used to be my boyfriend.
3 Stewart was really exhausted because he ..... 3 Would you like to meet the cousin which / that /
(look) after the twins the whole afternoon. whose I told you about yesterday?
4 Dad, how long ..... (you/date) Mum before you 4 Here are some lovely photos from Greece, which /
got engaged? where / that we went on our honeymoon.
5 I split up with my girlfriend because we ..... 5 I can’t find my engagement ring, that / which /
(have) a serious quarrel for the third time that whose is a complete disaster!
week. 6 My uncle Nick, that / who / whose is my mum’s
6 My legs were tired because I ..... (stand) up all brother, used to be a professional footballer.
day. 7 At work is why / where / that many people meet
7 It was the first time that I ..... (fly) in a helicopter their future partner.
and I really enjoyed it! 8 My sister never cleans up after herself, which /
8 They ..... (already/clean up) the party by the time that / what is really annoying.
we arrived.

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Exercise 1
1 relative
2 immediate
3 showered
4 gathering
5 reception
6 highlight

Exercise 2
1 lost
2 put
3 involved
4 propose
5 made
6 had
7 had
8 be

Exercise 3
1 had already been
2 had prepared
3 had been looking
4 had you been dating
5 had had
6 had been standing
7 had flown
8 had already cleaned up

Exercise 4
1 which
2 whose
3 that
4 where
5 which
6 who
7 where
8 which

WORKBOOK
WORKBOOK
• Ask students to do Self check, WB
pp. 20–21 as homework

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Exercise 1 Exercise 6
1 married A 2
2 wedding ring B 3
3 jeweller’s C 4
4 keen D 5
5 wrong E 1
It’s a TV sitcom.

Exercise 7
Exercise 2 Students’ own answers
1 plumber
2 stuck
3 get (sth) off
4 fit snugly
5 try (sth) on
Students’ own answers

Exercise 3
Students’ own answers

Exercise 4
1 For 150 years
2 She always wanted a fairy tale wedding of her own.
3 To get the ring reduced/made smaller in size.
4 Mel’s grandmother
5 Five

Exercise 5
1 I just wondered if
2 What is it
3 Come on
4 I’ll see you later
5 say a few words

REFERENCES
REFERENCES
VIDEO SCRIPT  p. 276

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The worst week of my life
Unit 1
5 Watch again and complete the missing
words in the conversations.
1 Complete the extract from a TV guide with the
1 Eve: ..... I could have a little look at it.
words in the box. What kind of programme do
you think it is? 2 Howard: Eve? ..... ?
Eve: Oh, I’m sorry. I always get like this
jeweller’s wrong married keen wedding ring about weddings.
3 Eve: Oh! I can’t do that! It’s bad luck!
Howard: ..... !
The Worst Week Of My Life 4 Howard: Um, look, I’ve gotta dash, so ..... .
Episode 1: Monday 5 Colleague: Can I just ..... ? […] So we’d like to
wish you and Mel every happiness
and hope you have a great day on
Saturday!

6 Match the missing phrases in Exercise 5 to the

functions (A–E). Then practise saying them with
appropriate intonation.
A Asking what’s wrong
B Encouraging someone to do something
C Ending a conversation
D Introducing a speech
E Making a request
Howard, a publishing executive, is about to get 1….. .
He’s just returned to the office after picking up his 7 Share funny anecdotes with your partner. Follow
fiancée’s 2….. from the 3….. . His secretary, Eve, is 4….. the instructions. Then swap roles.
to see it. What could possibly go 5….. ?
Student A: Think of a funny anecdote from your life
or invent one. Don’t tell your partner whether it’s true
or false. Use the steps below to help you:
2 Complete the definitions with these words and • background
phrases from the video. What do you think will
happen? • what happened first
• what went wrong
fit snugly get (sth) off plumber • how you felt
stuck try (sth) on

1 someone whose job is to repair water pipes, • what happened

You won’tnext
believe what happened!
toilets, etc. It was Monday
• what happened morning and …
in the end
2 impossible to be moved
3 remove (sth)
Student B: Listen to your partner’s anecdote. Do you
4 be exactly the right size think it’s true or false? Ask your partner two or three
5 put (sth) on to see how it looks questions at the end to help you decide.

3 Watch the video and check your predictions

from Exercise 2. If you were writing the next part
of the script, what would happen next?

4 Answer the questions in your own words.

Then watch again to 02:23 and check your
answers.
1 How long has the wedding ring been in Mel’s
family?
2 Why does Eve cry when she sees the ring?
3 Why had Howard taken the ring to the jeweller’s?
4 Who are Howard and Mel seeing that evening?
5 How many days are there until the wedding?
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