WORKBOOK

ELEMENTARY

Liz & John Soars

Oxford University Press

UNIT1

amiislare

J Wllnl's your name? 5 2 Fm from France. 5

3 I'm n doctor. 6

4 He's from Australia. 6 5 Short and long forms 6

Possessive .adjectil'es 6 my and your 7 7 his and her 7

Vocabulary and pronunciation

8 Countries and nationalities 7 9 INhere is the tress? 7

a oran?

10 What's this in English? 8 II An American car 8

Numbers

12 J~!OO 9

13 Matching figures and words 9 14 Telephone numbers 9

UN'IT2

Verb to be

Questions with question words 10 2 Questions about you 10

3 Making questions 10

4 Making negatives 11

5 Short answers j I

6 Shon fOnTIS /1

7 Long forms j 1

Possessive's

8 A family tree 11

9 Possessive . s or is? 12

The alphabet

10 Matching sounds 12

ocabalary

1 1 Whm 's the mailer'! J 2

Pluml nouns

1 ~ S pell i ng of plural nouns f 3

Prices

! 3 Sayi ng prices 13

14 How much is il? 13

UNII3

Present Simple positive

I Whal do they do? 14

2 Spelling of the third person singular 15 3 Vocabulary: daily routines 15

4 Pamela's day 15

Present Simple questions and negatives

5 Questions with question word 16

6 Questions about Pamela /6

7 does, is, or has? 16

8 A questionnaire 16

9 Making negatives .17

Vocabulary

10 Verbs and nouns that go together f 7 II Word groups 17

Writing

12 Personal pronouns and possessi ve

adjectives 18

13 Rewriting a text /8

Time

14 Wlw/ time is it? 19

15 How long does il take? 19

UNIT 4

Present Simple I {like ... 20

2 Reading: Jack and Isabel Tippit 20 J Jack and Isabel's day 2/

4 Questions about Jack 21

5 Al the travel agent's 2 j

6 Short answers 21

7 amttslareldotdoes 22 8 Making negatives 22

Adverbs of frequency

9 Position of adverbs 22

LO How do you usually COme 10 school? 22 I [ How of len flo you go swimming? 23

Articles

l2 No artlcle 23

13 a, the, or nothing? 2J

Prepositions

14 ill, on, at ,.. 23

Vocabulary

15 Opposites: verbs 24

Writing

J 6 A lerrerro a pen friend 24

UNIT 5

There isiare ~ ally ~ Preposltlons I Describing a room 15

2 Yes/No questions and short answers 25 3 Saying where thing are 26

4 Reading: A couage near the sea 26

some and any

5 some. an)'. a .. or (III? 27

6 Short answer 27

Vocabulary

7 Rooms and objects 27 8 Everyday activities 28

thiskhattthesehhose

9 ttus or that! 28

10 these or those'l 28 II thisllheselitllhey 28 12 tlUlI/lhoselilllhey 29

Writing

13 Linking words: and. so. bUI, because 2} 14 Describing 8 house 29

The alphabet

15 Matching sounds JO

Nu.mbers

16 100-1,000 30

17 Matching figures and words 30 18 Writing figures in words 30

UNIT6

can/can't

Positive and negative sentences 31 2 A questionnaire 31

3 Yes/No questions and answers 32

was/were

4 Present tense or past tense? 32 5 How milch was it before? 32

6 Questions and short answers 33

cQ.u/Jlcouldn't

7 When I was three 33

Year.>

8 Saying years 34

Vocabulary

9 Words thaI go together 34

Prepositions

10 by. with. of ... 34

Writing

I I A Jetter of application for a job 35

UNIT 7

Past Simple

1 Regular verbs 36

2 Yes/No questions and short answers 36 3 hadldidlwaslwere 37

4 Irregular verbs 37

5 Negatives and positives 37 6 Making questions 37

7 Present Simple and Past Simple 38

Writing

8 Describing a holiday 39

Vocabulary

9 Parts of speech 40

Prepositions

10 about, after.for ... 40

UNITS

Past Simple

[ Regular and irregular verbs 4] 2 Making negatives 41

3 Short forms 42

4 Positives and negatives 42 5 Past-timeexpressions 42

6 ago 42

7 How we mel 43

Vocabulary

8 What is if? 44

somebody, anybody ...

9 somebody, anybody, somewhere, anywhere, something, anything 44

Writing

IU Linking words: because, when, until 45 II My best friend 45

UNIT 9

like

[ He likes skiing. 46

2 Martha's likes and dislikes 47 3 Your likes and dislikes 47

Countable and uncountable nouns 4 Countable or uncountable? 47 5 a" an, or some? 47

would like

6 I'd like a drink. 48

7 like or would like? 48

some and o.ny

8 some or any? 48

How much/How many

9 How much or How many? 49

Vocabulary

10 Adjectives that describe food and

drink 49

11 Ordering a meal in a restaurant 49

Writing

12 Formal and informal leiters 51

UNIT 10

Com para lives

I Comparative adjectives 52 2 Opposites 52

3 Mak.ing comparisons 52

have got

4 have and have gOI 52 5 doldoesthavelhas 53 6 Short forms 53

Comparatives and have got

7 Comparing Paul and Mary 53

Comparatives and superlatives

8 Comparative and superlative adjectives 54

9 Word order 54

iO Questions and answers 54

Vocabulary

It Compound nouns 54

everybody, nobody ...

12 everybody, nobody, everywhere,

nowhere, everything •. nothing 55

Writing

13 Relative pronouns 56 14 My capital cily 56

UNIT 11

Present Continuous

! I'm working hard. 57

2 Spelling of verb -+ -ing 57 3 Describing people 58

4 Making questions 58

5 l'm not wearing a suit. 58

Present Simple and Present Continuous 6 What do they do? What are they

doing? 59

7 Choosing the correct tense 59 8 "Which auxiliary verb? 59

9 Present Simple or Present

Continuous? 60

10 Correcting the mistakes 60

Whose ... ? It's his.

J I Whose is the Walkman? 60 12 It's ours. 60

VocabuJary

13 Parts ofthe body 61

Writing

14 Linking words: 0llhol48h. because of ... 61

15 Describing people 61

UNIT 12

going to

I What are thev going /0 be.' 62 2 Making questions 62

3 Making negatives 62

4 Summer holidays 63

5 What is going /0 happen? 64

InflnW"e of purpose

6 Why are you going to the baker's? 64 7 Reading: Jane's busy day 64

Auxiliaries

8 amlistaretdoldoesldid 64 9 Short answers 65

VocabuJary and pronunciation 10 Word stress 65

11 Phonetic spelling 65

Writing

12 Writing a postcard 66

Prepositions

13 from, like, than .... 66

UNIT13

Question forms

I A general knowledge quiz 67 2 Question words 67

3 What (time)? 68

4 How (old)? 68

5 Which? 68

6 Which one do you wanf? 68

7 Questions and short answers 69

Vocabulary

8 Noun and adjective suffixes 70

. 9 Adjectives that end in -ed and -ing 70

Ad"erbs

I 0 Adverb or adjective? 70 II Position of adverbs 70

Writing

12 Once upon a ti me: a fairy story 7 J

UNIT 14

Present Perfect

I Present Perfect or Past Simple? 72 2 Short answers 72

3 Verb forms: Pas! Simple and Past

participle 72

4 ever and never 73

5 Past time expressions 73

6 Choosing the correct adverb 73 7 yet 73

8 yet andjusl 74

9 been or galle? 74

Vocabulary

10 What is il? 74

Writing

11 Filling in a form 75

UNIT 15

Verb patterns

I would like (10 doi o: like (doing)? 7~ 2 Infinitive with fa or·illg form? 76

3 Infinitive with to after adjectives 77 4 Infinitive with or without to? 77

Obligation

5 have totkas /0 7

say and tell

6 saj4said or tettttotd ;

Vocabulary and pronunciation 7 Noun suffix ·ion 7

8 Words thai are nouns and verbs 79 9 Multi-word verbs 79

Writing

10 A thank-you leiter 80

2 I 'm from France.

Write sentences.

~ 1 /

I What's your name? "._

T 1 I Complete the conversations.

Jean-Paul

a I'm from France. b

A Hello. ~ Whats your name?

B Suzanne. What's ?

A My name John. Where you _~ __

Suzanne?

B

___ from Paris. ______ you from, John? ______ London.

Ivan

A

c

C Hello. Rosie.

Mayumi

___ a student.

Christina

Fatima

d

Pablo f

5

3 I'm a doctor.

Write sentences using the words in the box.

a I'm a doctor.

d

Surname Roberts First name Bruce From Australia Job Dentist

Age 25

Surname Cookson First name Alice From the United

States

Job Hairdresser Age 30

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a nurse a doctor a travel agent a reacher a shop a

b

Surname Hunter
First names Ann e
and Tess f
From Scotland
Job Students (J
'"
Age 21 h e

4 He's from Australia.

. I T2 Write about the people.

Example

He S Bruce Roberts. He s from Australia. He's a dentist.

He's twenty-five.

a

b

c

d

c

f

5 Short and long forms Write the long forms. Example

I'm a student. I am a student.

a What's your name?

b My name's Peter.

c She s married.

d They're from Italy.

e I'm nineteen.

f He' a doctor.

g You're French.

h We're tudents,

6 my and your

Put my or your into the gaps.

a Hello. name's Jenny.

b What's name?

c Is Catherine sister?

d John Ann. this is brother, Dick.

Ann Hello. Dick. Dick Hello ..

7 his and her

Put his or her into the gaps.

a 'What's name?' 'Elizabeth.'

b name is James Baker.

c I have a son. name is David.

d Marie is from France. Oat is in Paris.

8 Countries and nationalities

Use your dictionary and write the narionalities.

Country England Germany Italy Japan Brazil Spain Scotland France

the United States Wales

Nationality English. Gemlan

Switzerland

China

Mexico

Portugal Ireland Turkey

9 Where is the stress?

!

Tla I Words have syllables ..

1 2

Bri lain = two sylJables

1 2 3

U ni led = three syHables

One syllable is stressed. •• • ••

BRI tain U NI ted

I T3b I Put the two-syllable words in the box into the correct columns, A or B.

Japan Turkey Brazil. Scotland Ireland England English Spanish German Chinese Scottish Irish

A B C I D
•• •• • •• •••
England I

!
2 T3c Put the three-syllable words in the box into

the correct columns, Cor D.

Germany Switzerland Portugal Italy Mexico Portuguese Mexican Japanese

3 I 13d I In these four-syllable words the stress is the same. Write •••• , •••• , or •••• in column E.

E

American Italian Brazilian

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10 What's this in English?

I T 4 Use your dictionary and wri te a or an and the nou n.

a aboy

e _

b an apple

o

f __

J

c

d

g ---------------

h

k

11 An American car

Complete the sentences with one word from each column.

A

B

c

American

i nternational French Swiss English Japanese German Italian

a an

camera city

car university language car

watch drink

Example

A Cadillac is an American car.

a Champagne is _

b A Rolex is _

c Ox.fordis _

d English is _

e Milan is _

f A Mercedes is _

g A Pentax is _

a

12 1-100

I T5 I Study the numbers.

one ,.
2 two·
3 three
4' four
5 fie
6 six
7 seven
S eigh.t
9 nine
10 teo 13 Matching ~gures and words Match the figures and the words.

twenty-one

83

sixty-eight

25

fourteen

80

eighteen

92

35

40

fifteen

61

twenty-five

twelve

14 Telephone numbers

!~------------------------------~

! T Sa I Notice how we say telephone numbers. We pronounce '0' as 'oh': /';1U/

68296 six eight two nine six

994 0332 double nine four, oh double three two (071) 498 2563 oh seven one, lour nine eight,

two live six three

ninety-two

12

forty

52

seventy- nine

15

eighty-three

68

14

18

T6b Say the phone numbers.

a 43816

b 933672

c (041) 228 7[53 d (0923) 4828661 e (0225) 69026

What is your phone number?

thirty-five

79

21

eighty

fifty-two

sixty-one

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Ma.king questions

I faa I Read about the Evans family.

1 Questions witb question words

Match a question in A with an answer in B.

A

B

Where's the COIOSSeUlTI?J_ 762890.

How are you? 40p.

Howald are you? Peter Briscall,

What's your phone number? f-It's in Rome.

Who's your teacher? Fine, thanks.

How much is a cup of tea? Twenty-one.

2 Questions about you

In I Answer the questions about you .

. a What's your surname?

T8b

Write questions for these answers.

b What's your first name?

ABOUT PAUL Example

What's his job? He's a teacher.

a How ~ ?

He's thirty-nine,

b Where ')

At school.

c What ?

34 King Street, Bristol.

ABOUT PENNY

d Where ~ ')

In her office,

c Where are you from'?

d What's your job?

e What's your address?

f What's your phone number?

g Howald are you?

e ?

h Are you married? She's a bank manager.

f ?

830977[.

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ABOUT TIlE CHILDRE

g

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Ten and seven.

h

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At school,

t;_ Making negatives

I T9 I Correct the sentences.

I Example

Chile is in Europe.

Chile iSII'I in Europe. It s in South America.

a The US President is English.

b The sun is cold.

c The day after Saturday is Monday.

d Milk is green.

e You're English.

f We're in a Russian class.

g Rolls- Royce cars are cheap.

5 Short answers

Write true answers.

Examples

Are you English? No, I'm 110/. Are you a student? Yes, I am.

a Is your teacher married? b r ]1 Friday today?

c Is English difficult?

d Are you hot?

e Are you at chool?

f Are your parents at home? __

16 Short forms

Write tbe short forms.

Example

Italy is in Europe. Italy's in Europe.

a It is not Sunday today.

b I am not married.

c Where is the newspaper? d They are not from Oxford. e We are at work.

f You are a student.

7 Long forms

Write the long forms.

Example

They're Italian. They are Italian.

a You aren't old.

b My flat's in the centre. c It isn't very big.

d I'm on holiday.

e They're at work.

r We aren't rich.

8 A family tree

Look at the family tree and complete the sentences.

Example Ann....------lL John :s wife.

a Cathy sister.

b Stephen David's _

c Ann aunt.

d George husband.

e Mary Cathy's __ .

f David Cathy'S _

g Cathy and Louise cousins.

h David Ann's _

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9 Possessive's or is?

Write P if :~ ::: Possession. Write is if :s: ::: is. Examples

John's car is new. P It's a Mercedes. is

a It's cold today. _ b Jane's a hairdresser.

c lane's husband is thirty-five.

d My father's in Canada at the moment. e My father's house is very nice. ___ f My daughter's school is very good.

g Peter'sa teacher.

h Peter's school is in the town centre.

10 Matching sounds

110 I Which letters have the same vowel sound?

aly

e m

I q

U g

f .

. J

s k
h 1I
C f
w v 11 What's the matter?

I T11 I Use your dictionary and complete the conversations with a line from A anda line from B..

A

B

I'm tired. I'm thirsty.

I'm late for work. , I'm bored.

I'm hungry. I'm cold.

Read a book Go to bed

Have a sandwich Have a drink Hurry up

Put a jumper on

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Example

Jane What's the matter? Liz I'm tired.

Jane Go [0 bed, then I

) I!.

a Gloria What's the matter?

Tim

Gloria ,then!

b Alice What's the ?

~~~--~--~----

Helen _

Alice

_________________ , tben!

c Isabel What ?

James _

Isabel , then!

b glass g person
c dictionary . h key
d woman sandwich
e family j baby
? d Ben Greg

Ben

e Annie ?

Kathy _

Annie _

12 Spelling of plural nouns

!

IT128 1

Most nouns add -s in the plural

book books

student

students

2 If the noun ends in -5, -sn. or -cn. add -es.

bus buses

church churches

watch watches

3 It the noun ends in a consonant + y, the ychanges to -ies.

country countries

party parties

But if the noun ends in a vowel + y, the y does not change.

boy boys

day days

4 Some nouns are irregular. Dictionaries show this.

child children woman women

person people man men

~iiIr'.iH~~I~~ ~~~~~~

TUb Write the plural forms of the nouns.

a car f address

13 Saying prices

!

1 T138 1 Notice how we say prices.

50 P fifty p (pence) 35 p thirty-five p

£1.20 one pound twenty £1.50 one pound fifty

£4.75 four pounds seventy-five

We say p or pence for prices under a pound. WOp =£1

T13b Wrile the prices the way we say them.

a 70p b 95p _

c 35p _

e £24.60 _

d £15 _

f £10.80
g £1.99
h £88.24 14 How much is it?

Do the calculations! Example How much is 60p and 5Sp?

a How much is 20p and 70p? b How much is 90p and 40p?

c How much is £6.80 and 35p?

d How much is £9.50 and £4.25?

1 What do they do.?

Put the sentences from the box into the correct columns below.

She wears a uniform.

She works with children: I He gets up very early ..

He answers the phone. It He lives in the country.S She corrects homework.

She goes to foreign countries.

He likes animals.

He meets a lot of people. v She looks after passengers. '. She speaks three languages . ...., He uses a word processor. v

He gives people room keys. V

She serves people with food and drink. V

She's an air hostess.

She's a teacher.

She works in a school. She travels a lot. "'

She works at home, too! .. He works outside:';

He has two children. v

She stays in hotels a lot. I

He's a receptionist ..

He's a farmer.

She travels a 101.

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2 Spelling of the third person singular

1T14a1

1 Most verbs add -s in the third person singular.

wear wears

speak speaks

five lives

But go and do are different. They add -es.

go goes

do does

2 If the verb ends in -5, -sb. or -ch. add -es,

kiss kisses

wash washes

watch watches

3 If the verb ends in a consonant + y, the y changes to -ies.

fly flies

study studies

But if the verb ends in a vowel + y; the ydoes not change.

play plays

4 have is irregul.ar.

have has

TUb Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the third person singular.

Example

She II"0rks in a bank.

a He .~ __ a uniform.

b She'sa pilot. She ~ __ all over the world.

c Peter two children.

d In winter Alice skiing and in summer she

___ golf,

e Bernadette in a flat in Paris ..

f My son television all day long!

g My daughter her hair every day.

3 Vocabulary: daily routines

What do you do first in the day? What do you do next? Use your dictionary and number the activities in the correct order for you.

have lunch cook dinner

have a shower

__ __ . go to work

have breakfast Start work arrive home

___ get dressed

watch television _1_ get up

read a book __ goto bed

finish work leave home

4 Pamela's day

I 115 I Look at the pictures and complete the sentences about Pamela's day. Use the vocabulary in Exercise 3. Put the verbs into the third person singular.

~ .. ,.~ ....,., .

.,' fi

(a) Pamela gets up at seven o'clock.

(c) Then she _

(e) She _~ __ home

(g) in a bookshop and starts work

(b) She _

and her hair.

tea and toast for breakfast.

(f) She ~_

_~_bybus.

(h) At one o' clock _

lunch in a small cafe.

~I.IIII

(i) finishes

(k) First _

(j) home

at _

(!)Then _

(m) to bed at and a book.

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5 Questions with question words

Match a question in A with an answer in B.

A

B

Where does he live? ------___ Thirty-two.

How many languages does he speak? "' Because sh.e loves the countryside.

How much is a cheese sandwich, please? '--~In a house In Manchester.

How old are you? His two sons.

What does she do in her free time? Vienna. She s Ausman.

Who does he play football with? One pound fifty.

Where does she come from? Two. French and English.

Wby does she go walking? She goes swimming.

6 Questlons about Pamela

I n6a I. Here are the answers to some questions about Pamela in Exercise 4. Put the words in the correct order to make the questions.

Example

does what up get she time

What time does she gel up? At seven o'clock.

a do breakfast does what she before

-----------------------------------?

She has a shower.

b for does have breakfast she what

----------------------------------_1

Toast and a cup of tea.

c to how she work does go

-----------------------------------?

By bus.

d she does what evenings do the in

-----------------------------------?

She watches television.

e bedtime does to what she go

-----------------------------------?

At eleven o'clock.

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TUb I Now write the questions for these answers.

a ~

AI quarter past eight.

b ___________________________________?

At nine 0' dock.

c ____________________________________?

In a bookshop,

d ____________________________________7

In a cafe.

e

------------------------------------?

At half past five,

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7 does, is, or has?

I T11 1 Complete the conversation. Put does. is, or has into the gaps.

A My sister very clever.

B What she do?

A She a teacher in a primary school.

B Where she live?

A She a lovely house in the country.

B she married?

A Yes. Her husband's name Ray.

B

____ she have any children?

She a lot of friends.

A Yes .. A girl called Mary. She eight years old.

8 A questionnaire

Look at the informationabout Mike and Sally and do the exercises on page 17~' __ -----==::1

'II T18a I Here are the answers to some YeslNo questions about SaJJy .. Write the questions.

Example

Does she eat meal? j 0 •. she doesn t.

a ?

Yes, she does. Especially French food.

b ?

Yes, she does .. She speaks Spanish.

c ?

No she doesn' t.

d 7

Yes, red wine.

21T18b I Write short answers to the questions about Mike.

Example

Does he eat meat? Yes, he does.

a Does he like cooking?

b Does he speak a foreign language? __

c Does he smoke?

d Does he like wine?

31 n8c I Complete the sentences about Sally and Mike ..

Example

Sally doesl/" eat meat.

a She smoke.

b Mike cooking.

c He a. foreign language.

d He smoke.

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\..9 ~tJaking negatives

I 119 I Correct the sentences.

Example

Television starts at nine o'clock in the evening,

o. if doesn 't. lt starts at six 0 'clock in the morning.

a The Pope lives in New York.

b OUf teacher arrives late every day.

c A hairdresser makes bread ..

d OUT schoo! opens at six o'clock in the morning.

e HeadwQ\'leaches German.

@verbsa.nd nouns that go together et{LI_"u ~ Match a line in A with a line in B.

A

B

cook watch read catch play drive wear live answer

a car

the phone tennis television in a flat

----I- dinner the train

a magazine a uniform

J I Word groups

Put the words in the box into the correct columns.

theatre

gara.ge

hungry

mechanic

singer

ho.sp.itaJ

bored

interpreter

train

happy

ferry

oQice

car

hairdresser

tired

Transport

Places

Professions

Adjectives

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12 Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives

I Complete the lists of subject pronouns and possessive

adjectives. f{!/ I !if) .59

r , .r.

Subject Object Possessive
pronoun pronoun adjective
J me
you you your
him his
her her
it it its
we us
them their ! -

Notice the position of subject and object pronouns .. Subject pronouns come before the verb.

She works in a school. They are Italian.

Object pronouns come after the verb We like him.

How do you spell it?

2 We use pronouns and possessive adjectives to replace nouns.

Anna drinks rediJlljne because she likes it.

John's son is a doctor and his daughter is a dentist

2 Put the correct object pronoun into each gap.

Example

My sister has a new car, but she doesn't like il

a He has two sons. He plays football with In

his free time ..

b That's my dictionary. Can I have back,

please?

c Ben's new teacher is Mr Banks. Ben likes _

alot.

d Jane and I are good students, so our teacher likes

e OUf teacher gives a 101 of homework.

f Kate likes Joanna, but Maria doesn't like _

at all.

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g She buys a newspaper every day and reads _

on the train.

h Look! This is a photo of with my family.

Sally lives near Peter and Mary. She goes to work

with every day in their car.

13 Rewriting a text

I Read the text about Keiko Wilson. It is not very natural. Which nouns can you replace with pronouns or possessive adjectives? Underline them.

2

no

Rewrite the text to make iL more natural.

Examples

Keiko WilSall is Japanese. bUI she lives ill New York ...

... bu: her husband, Waltel: doesn't like it ....

14 What time is .it?

1 T211 Write the times. Practise saying them.

a If'S Menr\' past three.

e

c

d

f _

h

g -------

j

k

IS How long does it take?

Write sentences using the information in the chart. Example

Pamela goes to work by bus. It lakes forty-five minutes.

Transport Leaves home Arrfves at work
I
Pamela I bus 8_ 15 9.00 I
AHsoD I train 7.15 8.15 I
I
Bob car and train 7 .. 00 7.50
Malcolm bicycle 8.15 8.45
jacky car ! 8.10 8.20
Peter motorbike I 8,00 8,35 a Alison _

b Bob _

c Malcolm _

d Jacky _

e Peter _

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T22 Read about Jack and Isabel.

Are the sentences true ( ...... ) or false (It)?

a A lot of foreign visitors come to the hotel, b Both Jack and Isabel speak French and

German.

c Both Isabel and Jack want to learn Japanese,

d The visitors have breakfast in bed.

e They visit the Houses of Parliamenr in the

rnormng.

f They like shopping in Buckingham Palace. g They have tea in the hotel.

h They relax in the evening.

Jack and Isabel don't like their work.

Notice how so and but join sentences.

I love eating out. I often go to restaurants.

4 I love eating out, so I often go to restaurants.

llike Judy. I don't like her husband.

_. I like Judy, but I don't like her husband.

Match a line in A with a line in B and a line in C.

B

c

A

I like pop music, I love cooking,

I like watching cricket, lUke skiing,

I love dancing,

I like classical music, I love the countryside,

I often go walking.

I often invite friends for dinner. I always have a winter holiday. I often go to discos.

I don't like classical rnusie, I don't like playing it.

I often go to concerts.

so but

2 Reading: Jack and Isabel Tippit

Jack Tippit and his wife. Isabel, who is Spanish, both work at the Regent Hotel in the centre of London. Jack is a receptionist and Isabel works in the hotel bar.

Jack says:

'Ten million people visit London every year. In our hotel we have fifty rooms, and we have visltors from all over the world, especially from America and Japan. I speak English, German, French. and Spanish. I don't speak Japanese, but I want to learn it. Isabel speaks English and French,. and Sparush, of course.

'Our visitors like doing many things. On a

typical day they have breakfast in the hotel restaurant, an English breakfast of eggs, bacon. rea, and toast. After breakfast they visit the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace and go shopping in Harrods. They come back to the hotel at four o'clock and have tea and relax. Then in the evening they go to the theatre.

'We work long hours. I work from six o'clock in the morning till three in the afternoon, and Isabel works from six in the evening till one in the morning, but we love our work. We like meeting people of all nationalities.'

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3 Jack and Isabel's day

l-rn -] Fi II in the gaps wi th the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Isabel and I (a) lil'e (live) in a room in the hotel.

I (b) (get up) at five o'clock and Itc) _. __

(have) a shower. Isabel (d) (stay) in bed. I

(e) (start) work at six in the morning and Isabel

(f) (sian) at six in the evening.

We (g) . (meet) at three o'clock in the afternoon

when I (h) (finish) work .. I 0) (go) back to

our room and Isabel UJ (make) a late lunch for u ,

4 Questions about Jack

I T24 I Complete the interview with JaCK. Example

A What do you do ?

B 1" m a receptionist in a hotel.

a A What . your wife ?

B She works in the hotel bar,

b A Where you I]

B At the Regent Hotel in London.

c A How many languages you ?

"B Four. English, German, French, and Spanish.

d A you Japanese?

"B No, 1 don't. But I want to learn it.

e A your wife English?

B Yes, she does. She speaks it fluently.

f A What time you ?

B At six o'clock in the morning.

g A Why you working in the hotel?

B Because we meet. people of all nationalities.

5 At the travel agent's

I 125 I Mr and Mrs Adams want a holiday. They are with a travel agent. Read the conversation and number the lines in the correct order,

Travel agent

Yes, of course. Where do you want to go?

Children? How many children do you have?

Good morning. Can I help you? French! Ah yes! That gives me a good idea! I think I have the perfect winter holiday lor the Adams family!

And how old are they? What do they like doing?

6 Short answers

Write short answers to the questions about the Adams family. Use do, does, don 'I, and doesn't.

Example

Do they want a summer holiday? No, they dOli 't .

a Do they want a winter holiday?

Yes, they _

b Do Mr Adams and his daughter like skiing?

No.they _

c Do Mrs Adams and her son like skiing?

Yes, they _

d Does their daughter like sports?

No, she _

e Does their daughter speak French?

Yes. she _

2: Now answer the questions about you. Use do, don't, am. and am 1I0t.

a Do you speak French? bAre YOll French?

c Do you work in an office? d Are you a teacher?

e Do you like learning English?

L Yes, please. My husband and I want to have a winter holiday.

Well. The boy istvvelve. He loves all sportsskiing, swimming, football ... The girl. is sixteen. She doesn't like sports. She likes sitting in the sun, reading, drinking coffee ... And she wants to practise her French,

Two, .. two children, a son and a daughter. Well, This is the problem. I like skiing and winter sports, but my husband doesn't. He wants to relax and sit in the sun, and the children ...

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7 am/istare/dotdoes

Put am, is. are .. do. or does into the gaps.

a I a bank manager.

b he like h.is job?

c Where they live?

d she very rich?

e Why you want to learn English?

f We American.

g What he do at weekends?

8 Making negatives

Complete the sentences with a negative.

Example

I Like swimming. but I dOl! 'r like (ennis.

a 1 like coffee, but I _

b We like playing tennis. but we _

c Sue likes cats. bill he _

d I speak French. but 1 _

e Tom speaks Spanish .. but he _

f Mr and Mrs Green have a son. but they _

9 Position of adverbs 0%

50%

100%

never

sometimes

often usually always

!

! 126a

Notice the position of adverbs of frequency.

These adverbs usually come before the main verb.

I usuaUy go to bed at about 11.00. I don't often go swimming.

She neve.reats meat

We alWajSJiav~ wine in the evenings. (sometimes play tennis on Saturdays.

2 Sometimes and usuallvean also come at the beg.inning or the end.

Sometimes we play cards. We play cards sometimes.

UsuaH¥ I walk to school. I walk to school usually.

3 Never and always can't come at the beginning or the end.

NOT Neyer [ §8 Ie tAel'Asatre c

{'[ways I l:ia ... s ~ea i A the FlIerAiA.!ij.

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I 126b I Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

a always France to go we spring in

b stay hotel a usually we in

c plane sometimes by go we

d sometimes ferry go we by

e children with never our us come

f we restaurant go a often evenings Friday to on

10 How do you usually come 10 school?

I 127 I Answer the questions about you. Use an adverb in your answer,

Example

How do you usually come to school? I usually walk.

a What's the first thing you do in the morning?

b Do you have tea or coffee for breakfast?

c What do you do in the evenings?

d What do you do on Sundays?

e Where do you go 011 holiday?

f Do you sometimes have a winter holiday?

g What does your family usually do at Christmas'?

11 How often do you go swimming?

I T28 I Answer the questions about you. Use the phrases in the box to help you.

every moming!e.vening every day

every (Friday) (once) a week (twice) a month

(three. or four) time a year never

Example

How often do you go swimming? About once a week.

II How often do you go to the cinema?

b How often do you have a bath or a shower?

c How often do you go shopping?

d How often do you read a newspaper?

e How often do you eat meat?

12 No article

!~--------------------------------

We do not use the definite article the when we tal about things in general.

Things in general

_ Cats are my favourite pets. Ann loves _ music.

Definite things

The cats are in the garden The music is very loud.

Match a line in A with a line in B and a line in C.

A B C
Cats live uniform
Policemen look after cars.
Mechanics write teeth.
Children wear for newspapers.
Word processors eat In Africa.
Dentists go fish.
Journalists mend expensive.
Elephants are to school. 13 a, the, or nothing?

I Each sentence has a mistake .. Find it and correct it.

Examples

John is on the holiday. ell.

I am"teacher.

a Her name's Anna. She's doctor.

b She has the flat in London.

c I go to the work by car.

d We have the dinner at eight o'clock in the evening. e John always stays in the bed late on Sunday mornmgs,

2 Put a, the, or nothing into the gaps.

Example

/' English is easy.

a . students in this class aren't lazy; they

work hard.

b Please, have _~_lunch with us.

c What time do you go to ~~_ school?

d Can I have cheese sandwich, please?

e What do you do in evenings?

14 in, on, at ...

Put a preposition from the box into each gap. Remember; we say:

arrive at a place, for example, a hotel, a cinema, a station arrive in a town ora country

In on at to by near with

a

____ summer I play tennis Sundays.

train.

b We always go London.

c The train arrives Rome 4pm.

d Mr. B utt arri yes school 8.15 am.

e I want to stay home this evening. What's

___ TV?

f He likes playing football his sons _

weekends.

g They live a village the sea ..

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2 Fill in the gaps with the opposite verb in the correct form.

Example

Sally hates George. but she loves Thomas.

a The bank opens at 9.30 in the morning and at 4.00 in

the afternoon,

c [get up at 6.30 and at .10.30 on weekdays.

d She to work at 8.30 in the morning and comes home

at 6,00.

e John is often late for school. but 1 _

not your name

The post code at the end

~, '.H_ , A· e CE4 1ST,

'''' r-fprU 1'1'13.

15 Opposites: verbs

I Match a verb in A with its opposite in B.

A B
love close
start sell
~ come borrow
remember pull
open play
push . hate
buy go
leave forget
get up finish
lend break
work take
be late arrive
mend be early
bring go to bed b The fi I m starts at 7. 15 and at 10.00.

f Don t pull that door. it!

g John and Mary always my birthday. They never

forget it.

h The train leaves Paris at 1.00pm and in Lyon at

3.08pm.

We put the number of the street first, not ~ ~~

Your address, but

16 A letter to a penfriend

I T29 I Read John's letter to his penfriend and study the organization of the letter,

The dale

We begin all letters with

Dear .. , __

Your signature _

2 Write a similar letter to Hans about you .

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2 YeslNo questions and short answers

I T 30 I Look at the picture of the office again. Complete the questions and answers.

Example

A {s there a desk?

B Ye, {here is

I Describing a room

Look at the picture of an office. Are the sentences true ( ..... ) or fal e ()()?

a There's a chair in front of the desk. b There are orne people in the office. c There are some plants.

d There' a photo.

e There are orne magazine . f There' a word proce or.

g The key are near the telephone. h The photo i on the desk.

The bag i on the chair.

J The photo i on the wall behind the telephone. k The man is on the sofa next to two women.

a A there any cups?

B No, _

b A Js ?

8 Yes, it's in the bag.
c A
B No.
d A
8 No,
e A
B Yes, ___ umbrella?

___ magazines?

___ letters?

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3 Saying where things are

I T31 I Look at the picture on page 25. Complete the conversations.

Example

A Is there a chair? BYes, there is.

A Where is it?

B It's in from of the desk.

a A Is there a word processor?
B Yes,
A Where ?
B It's 4 Reading: A cottage near the sea

I T32 I Paul, Jenny, and their two children want [0 rent a cottage for their summer holiday. Read the advertisement. then complete the conversation between Paw and Jenny.

Jenny Paul, look at this cottage!

Paul That's nice. (a) Where is it?

Jenny It's in Devon. Isn't it beautiful?

Paul Yes, it is. But is it big enough?

b A Are there
B Yes,
A Where
B They're
c A Are there any people?
B Yes,
A Where
B They're
d A
B
A Where
B _______ keys?

---------- ?

_____________ telephone.

---------- ?

___________ photo?

---------- ?

______________ word proces or.

April CoHage, Devon

TbJs lovely cottage Is SOO years old. It Is In the counlJy. OD.e mlIe from the vi1lage of Parkham Cross, where there Is a Post Office and a small shop. There are some very good pubs and restaurants In the area.

The cottage has a big garden with Oowea and trees, where chUdren can play safely. Thercare two d.oubl! bedrooms. a bathroom, and a toilet. The living room bas traditional and antique furniture, and an OpeD Ore.

Phone 0984 6552

• colour TV • garage • electric cooker • sea three miles away •

(b) are there?

Jenny (e) two. That's just right for the

four of u

Paul The living room is nice, with antique furniture in it.

But where do we eat? (d) _

dining room?

Jenny I don't know. But (e a TV.

and a cooker in the kitchen. And

(f) where the children can play.

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Paul Mm. (g) near a village?

Jenny Yes. The village of Parkharn Cross is ODe mile awa .

Paul What about hop? h)
in the village?
Jenny Ye . there are. It looks lovely.
Paul OK. Why don't we book it?
Jenny Good idea!
Paul (i) ?
Jenny 09846552.
Paul Right! '5 some, any. a, or an?

I

J Complete the sentences about April Cottage with some.

ally. a, or an.

Example

Is there a

garden?

a There are good restaurants in the area.

b The village of Parkham Cross has __ Post Office and __ shop.

c Are there good beaches near the cottage?

d Does the cottage have dining room?

e There are trees in the garden.

f There's open fire in the living room.

g Upstairs there's bathroom.

h Are there books in the living room?

Is there fridge. in the kitchen?

j There's electric cooker.

6 Short answers

Answer the questions about your school and your town. Example

Is there a teachers' room in your school? Yes, there is.

a 15 there a language laboratory? b Is there a library?

c Are there any computers?

d Is there a cinema near your house? _

e Are there any parks in your town?

f Is there a museum?

I

I '7 Rooms and objects

j I T33 I LOa .. k a.t the words in the box. Which room does each item go in?

Use your dictionary and write the words in the correct places in the diagram.

soap armchair knife towel

plate sheet video recorder sugar alarm clock shampoo sofa pyjamas

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8 Everyday activities

1 Match a line in A with a line in B.

!

I \ )

In English, there is no preposition after to phone.

He phones me every day. NOT He phones ~ me ...

A B
listen~ my homework
do my hair
write a sandwich
phone to my family
wash a friend for a chat
eat. \.. letters
talk I- to music 2 Where do you do some of these things? Write sentences.

Example

I wash my hair in the bathroom.

9 this or that?

I T34 I Match each conversation with a picture. Write the number of the picture on the line.

a A Do you like this photograph?
B Yes. I do. It's nice.
b A Do you like that picture?
B No. I don't. It's horrible.
c A How much is this camera?
B 1(5£100.
d A How much is that radio?
B It's £150. 28

10 these or those?

T35 I Match each conversation with a picture ..

a A How much are these gloves?
B They're £15.
b A How much are those cups?
B They're not expensive.
c A Look at those boys!
B They're Anna's children.
d A These are my children.
B They're lovely. 11 thisltheselitlthey

Put this, these, it, or they into the gaps. Example

A Bob, this is my mother. B Hello, Mrs Smith.

a Take __ ~ bags into the kitchen.

b I don't like
c A Is
B Yes,
d A Are
B Yes, __ ~muslc.

___ book John's?

___ is.

___ books Mary's?

___ are.

e A How much are glasses?

B 're very cheap.

f A exercise is very easy.

B No, isn't, 's difficult!

12 thatlthoselitlthey

Put that. those. a, or they into the gaps.

a Is your brother over there?

b Look at beautiful flowers!

c What's In your bag?

d A Is house Ann's?

BYes, IS.

e A Are boys your brothers?

BYes, __ . aTe.

f A How much is hi-fi?

B 's £350.

g A Do you like _ .. __ shoes?

B 0, I don't.'re horrible.

13 Linking words: and, so, but, because

,

Notice how and, so, but, and because join. sentences.

In the living room there's a TV and a video recorder. We both like sailing, so we live near the sea. Theflal is small. but irs comfortable.

I like living here because it's near the shops.

Put and. so, bur, or because into the gaps.

a In my bedroom there's a bed __ . a chest of drawers ..

b We live in a flat on the top floor, we don't

have a garden, we have a terrace.

c I like Chinese food, my husband doesn't like

it at aiL

d We have a cat a bird.

e I don'[ go out on Friday evenings I like to

stay at home and relax.

f The kitchen is very big, we eat there.

g New York is expensive, I like it,

h I like New York it's very exciting.

14 Describing a house

I 1 T361 Read the text and check the meaning of new words in your dictionary,

Iti.ve itt " """'" Iff!M' the $"~ Itk- .4W ttl« ·~I Mmct I(}D ~.fJ'I4, MIi1 iIi ~. ~. 1heH. Me 1we. ~ upd4in ~ flO ~~1Iw. ~ if. dnlHsfain neri; 31M· ki~ awJ .fItst.ef. -. J~

ItnIIK C41cett ~ A ""'1. "" fiteI*ee. 71teter & ~ itt .".,_ "1M /wJtu;. TN.. 6Mf1tK 9"4. tlbwH .., the heAeh. Md';'sprity

CItuL ~ 14ert. g;re. ~ ~.

:L twe. ~ 1IIi:fb-.~ ""'a, 86)(6(',;14 ,W,e H4Ne. tit &rt .", visitim. MII·d.t.!I'~ ofIPM· sf~ witIJ. .. IKt..

:r lIM. ~ htnA.ut. fw" ~ ~:. .-fI1.e ~, 1It.e .~. At SUMiKet',7M fire ,;,. ~, bwt· ·ike but ~ iA -/lit. ~~"..,.~~.

2 Write a similar description of your house or flat in about I 00 words.

Paragraph 1

Where is it?

Is it old or new?

How many rooms are there? Is there a garden?

Paragraph .2

Who do you live with?

Paragraph 3

Do you like if? Why? What is the best thing?

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IS Matching sounds

T37 Which words rhyme with the letters?

A two G bed
E well J you
I car Z tea
! L see Y say
U my Q Hi!
R day 16 100-1,000

I 138 I Study the numbers.

We say and after hundred.

We s.ay 'two hundred', NOT 'two R!iRSFsae'.

17 Matching figures and words Match the figures and the words.

18 Writing figures in words

I Write the figures in words.

Example

411 four hundred and eleven

a 145

b 610

c 890

d 387

e ISO

f 532

2 Answer the questions. Write the numbers in full.

a How many days are there in a year?

b How many minutes are there in two hours?

c How many pages are there in this book?

d How many students are there in your school?

e How many weeks are there in four years?

f How many pence are there in £4.73?

three hundred and ten

five hundred andn inety

800

four h und red and seventy~one

liS

six hund.red and three

999

four hundJed and twenty-five

144

S08

e.lght hundred and six.ty~two

2~8

734

six hundred and sixteen

n i'ne hundred and forty~five

590

one hundred and fifte·en

310

nine hundred and ninety-nine

eight hundred

425

two hund red and thi rty~eight

30

616

603

one hundred and forty-fou.r

five hundred an.d eight

seven hundred and thirty-four

862

471

I Positive and negative sentences

Are the entenees true ( ...... ) or faJse (K)? Correct the false sentences. Example

Cat can't ee in the dark, )C Car call see ;/1 the dark.

a Cat can't swim.

b Dog can climb trees. c Kangaroos can't jump. d Parrots ean speak.

e Penguins can fly.

f Camels can waJk for three months with no water. g Tortoises can run fast.

h Elephants can live until they're e enry,

2 A questionnaire

I T39 I What can the people do? What can't they do? Complete the sentences with can or can't + verb, Example

Peter can '/ plav the guitar and he can', play Ihe piano.

Peter X' X' ...... X' ...... t/
·d Only Paul
Ron X' X' t/ t/ X' t/
e Only Flora
Paul )C ...... )C X' )C ...... f Paul and Flora
Marianne )C X' X' )C ...... ...... can't either, but Marianne and Peter can .
g Everybody

h Nobody a Peter a motorbike and he

b Peter a word processor,

but _

c Flora a car, but she _

· J 3 YesINo questions and answers

I T 40 I Complete the questions with can and a suitable verb from the box. Then match each question with an answer.

ride use make speak see play (x 2)

a Can you f2.lay the piano?
b you any foreign languages?
c you the guitar?
d you a motorbike?
e you a cake?
f you a word processor?
g you mountains from your room? Yes, I can. French and Spanish. 2 No, r can't, but 1 can type.

3 No, I can't, I think they're dangerous. 4 Yes, we can. The view is wonderful. 5 No, 1 can't bull cao play the piano. 6 Yes, I can. I like playing Chopin.

7 NO,l can't. I don't like cooking.

4 Present tense or past tense?

Put am, is, are, was, or were into the gaps. Example

The homework was very difficult yesterday.

a Hello, everybody! I sorry I late!

b 'Where you bOJ11?' 'I born in India .. '

c 'Where your sister born l' 'She born in

India, too.'

d The weather beautiful today. It terrible

yesterday.

e The children very tired today. They at

a party yesterday evening.

f I could play chess when I five.

g We .. married when I eighteen and

Roger twenty.

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.,../ 5 How much was it before?

1 Label the pictures using the words in the box.

bag camera wine glasses towels suitcase pens coat

2

T41 Look at the prices. Write a conversation

for each picture.

Example

A How much is the bag? B It's only £20.

A ~w much was it before? B It was £39.99.

A Well ... what a bargain!

a A B A B A

bA B A B A

c A B A B A

d A B A B A

e A

B A B A

f A B A B A

6 Questions and short answers

I T428 I Read about David and Rosa. and what they do every day.

David and Rosa's day

David is a bank manager and Rosa is a doctor in a large hospital. David gets up at 7.30am and has a shower. He leaves home at 8.30 and goes to work by train. He arrives at the bank at 9.00.

Rosa gets up at 9.30 because she doesn't start work until 1.00 in the afternoon. She catches the bus to the hospital at 12.15.

David finishes work at 5.30pm and goes shopping in a supermarket near the bank. Then he goes home and cooks the dinner. He eats alone in the kitchen at 7.00 and then he usually watches TV in the living room until Rosa arrives home at 10.00. She often has her dinner in front of the TV.

David goes to be.d at 11.00, but Rosa usually goes to bed a bit later.

I T 42b I Write short answers 10 (he questions. Some of the questions are about yesterday.

a Is David a doctor?

b Does Rosa work in a hospital?

c Where were David and Rosa at seven o'clock yesterday morning?

d Was David in the bathroom at twenty-five to eight?

e Was David at work yesterday?

f Was Rosa at work yesterday morning?

g Where was Rosa at twenty past twelve?

h Can David cook?

Where was Rosa at seven o'clock yesterday evening?

j Where were they at half past ten last night?

7 When 1 was three

Write three things you could do when you were three. Example

I could run.

a

b

c

2 Write three things you can do now that you couldn't do when you were three.

Example

I couldn 'f swim when I was three, but I can swim now.

a

b

c

3 Write two things you couldn't do when you were three and you sti II can't do!

Example

I couldn '/ ski when I was three and I still can ~ ski.

a

b

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8 Saying years

!

Notice now we say years.

T43a

1915 nineteen fifteen 1864 eighteen sixty-four
1930 nineteen thirty 1789 seventeen eighty-nine
1957 nineteen fifty-seven 1492 fourteen ninety-two
1993 nineteen ninety-three 1899 eighteen ninety-nine
but
1900 nineteen hundred 1807 eighteen oh seven
1905 nineteen oh five 2001 two thousand and one T43b I Answer the questions about you.

Example

When were you born? I was horn ill nineteen sixty-nine.

a When were you born?

b Wben were your mother and father born?

c When were your grandparents born?

d What are two important years in your country's history?

9 Words that go together

I Match a line in A with a line in B.

A B
ask cards
know a word processor
ride a question
fasten the answer
start early
climb fluently
go to a party
spell your seatbelt
get up work
speak English a word
play a bike
use a mountain 34

2 Fill in the gaps with a word or words from the boxes in the correct form.

a A Is this your bike?

B No, it isn't. I can't _

b A Maria! Do you the answer?

B I' m. sorry. I can't remember the question!

c The plane lands in ten minutes. Can you please

----------------------?

d A Can you play tennis at nine o'clock on Sunday?

B I never on

Sundays. I stayin bed until eleven.

e A What time do you ?

B I'm always in the office and at my desk at 9.00. f A Is your friend English?

B No, she isn't, but she _

g A Some children are so good with computers.

B Yes, I know. My daughter could _

____________________ when she was

only seven.

10 by, with, of ...

Put a preposition from the box into each gap.

by with of in on at to

a Please come . my party . Saturday.

b He studies home his father.

c Tom is the garden his friend Sam.

d I go work bus and I'm work

until 5.30pm every day.

e She was the disco her boyfriend

_____ Friday evening.

f Queen Elizabeth Il was born London ,

1926.

g 'Can you help me my homework?'

____ course I can. Give it me.

h Look this photo my girlfriend. Isn't

she beautiful?

T 44 Carol is interested in the job .. Read the information about her and complete her letter of application for the job.

2

11 A letter of application for a job 1 Read the advertisement for a job.

Name Carol Barnes Age 28

Address 4 Hope Road. Oxford OX6 spp Present job Tourist guide

Last job Hotel receptionist

Languages French, Spanish

THE OXFORD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

wants

a receptionist

The name and address 01 the person yotl are writing to go here.

Do you like working with people? Can you speak tWO foreign languages? Can YOLl usc a word processor?

Do you know Oxford wel!?

Please write to Anne Watton Director

The Oxford International School 16 College Street

Oxford OX2 7PT

The date goes here.

4 Hope (a) oxfordSP'l'

Anne watson Director

Tbe oxford International Scbool

16 College (b)

Oxford OX;:!· '1P't

We begin all letters. both formal and informal. with Dear ...

10th AugUst 1992

We can use Ms for a woman if we do not know her title lMiss or Mrs). We use Mrlor a man.

in yourscbool.

------

in the job of (c)

in oxford.

yearS old a.nd ! (e)

------

Paragraph 1 :Ifltrod~ction

guide, but last year

--------------

At. the mom.ent I (f)

We do not use short forms (I'm. he '5. it's, they're) in formal letters.

_--- working

a hotel receptionist. 1 (hI

----

I (g)

__ - speak two

,French and .SpaniBh. I can

with people very much and I (i)

Paragraph 2: The main part 01 the letter

(j I

also 0:.)

_-- born in

a word processor. I (.1)

----

oxford, so ! knOW it very well.

Paragraph 3: Ending

1 look f.o.rward to hearing from you..

We end formal letters with Yours sincerely. ----_ .... L

Sign the letter and

prim your name.

You.rssincerelY

(}eWOt1J;~

Carol BarneS

== Happy Holidays = • = .v , 1:1 TOURIST GUIDES

3 Study the organization of Carol's letter,

4 Look at the advertisement for another job and write a similar letter of application.

Are you over IS?

Do you like talking to people? Do you know you r town well?

Can you speak English?

Are you free from July to September?

Please writ.e 10

Peter Ma nn, Happy Hot I do,vs. Centra I Office. 89 8roo~ Street, lONDON W1 SfW

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1 Regular verbs

Match a line in A with a line in 8... Put the verb in A into the Present Simple and the verb in B into the Past Simple.

A

B

a I usually work (work) eight hours a day; bur

b Ann usually (drive) to work, but

c Max usually (watch) TV in the evenings, bUI

last summer we __ (stay) in a hotel. last weekend they __ (play) tennis.

yesterday 1 __ ._(slart) at 9.00am and _. _(finish) at 9.00pm.

e It usually (rain) a lot in winter, but

d Ann and Max usually (go) sailing at weekends, but last year it _. (snow) for three months.

f Max and I usually . (go) camping in August, but

2 YesINo questions and short answers

I T 45 I Write questions and answers about the people in Exercise .1. Answer the first question in the Present Simple. Then ask and answer another question in the Past Simple.

Example

A Do you usually work eight hours a day? B Yes, ",-I -",d",_o __

A Did you work eight hours yesterday? B No, I didn~. 1 worked twelve hours.

a A Does Ann usually drive to work?

BYes, _

A Did she yesterday?

B No, _

b A Does Max usually watch TV in the evenings?

BYes, _

A Did he yesterday evening?

B No, __

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yesterday she __ (walk).

yesterday evening he _(listen) co music.

c A Do Ann and Max usually go sailing at weekends'?

B _

A 7

B ___

d A Does it usually rain a lot in winter?

B ~

A ?

B ___

e A Do you and Max usually go camping in August?

B _

A 7

B _

3 h.ad/didJwas/were

I T46 I Complete tbe conversation. Put had. did, was,

or were into the gaps. .

A It my birthday yesterday, I'm twenty-five!

B Really? What you do?

A Well, I dinner with friends in an Italian

restaurant.

B What you eat?

A We all pizzas. They very good.

B

___ you enjoy your birthday, then?

A Mrnm. It excellent. When's your birthday?

B Today.

A Oh, no! Happy birthday!

4 rregular verbs

I T 47 ! Look at the verbs in the box. Which are regular and which are irregular? Put them into the correct columns. then write the Past Simple forms .. Use your dictionary to help you.

begin make start write leave lose buy do see visit go take enjoy have travel drive speak come stay paint meet

Irregular verbs

I Infmitive Past Simple In.6nitive Past Simple

STan

started

begin

began

5 I Negatives and positives

<:» Complete the sentences with the positive form of the verb.

Example

I didn't go to New York, I . went to Chicago.

a We didn't meet Jim, we Max.

b He didn't leave last Tuesday, be last Thursday.

c We didn't see Jim, we David.

d They didn't buy a Volvo, they a Saab.

e You didn't know the answer, Tom the answer.

f T didn't lose my passport, I my ticket.

g We didn '.[ have white wine, we red wine.

h He didn't write a letter, he a postcard.

The film didn't begin at 6.30pm, it at. 7.30pm.

r_"VMaking questions

I T 48 I Put the words in the correct order to make questions. Then write true answers.

Example

school' did when start you When did you start school?

When / was six. / In /978.

a morning you time' get up what this did

------------------- ?

b dinner night have what you last for' did

--------------------?

c did train last you by when travel

--------------------?

d do what Sunday you last did

-------------------------?

e holiday did summer on go where last you

---------------------------?

f visit you an gallery an last did when

-----------------------------?

g travel today you how work did to

---------------------------?

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7 Present Simple and Past Simple

I I T498 I Complete the text using the correct tense and form of the verbs on the right.

go die live

love

work have paint

paint start

like buy

finish

go start

have

visit stay

2

T 49b Write short answers to the questions.

Example

Was Aunt Nancy born in Australia? No, she wasn't. Did she go to Australia in 1985? Yes, she did.

h Does she usually go shopping after work?

3 T49c Write questions for these answers.

Example

Wile re was AUI1 r Nancy born? In England.

a Did Uncle Jack die in 19857

b Is Aunt Nancy 90 years old?

a

c Does she still work?

In Perth, Australia.

b

She went there in 1985.

d Does she have fifty cats?

c

She's an artist.

e Did she start painting in 1986?

d

In 1986.

f Did she start selling birthday cards in 19871

e

Because she loves them - she has twenty-five:

f

g Does she usually work ten hours a day?

About ten, usually.

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Read the information about Jim and Alison. Make notes about your last holiday.

Questions

Me

Where/go? When/go?

How long/stay" How/travel? Where/stay? What/do?

What/see?

Enjoy the holiday?

Jim

Kenya

last June three weeks plane

a tent

took photographs of

wild animals elephants, lions, giraffes; not any crocodiles

Yes

2 TSOa I Complete the questions about Jim s holiday and write short answers.

Example

Where did he go? To Kenya.

a When

Alison

Scotland last October one week train

a hotel

went walking in the mountains

some beautiful lakes:

nQI the Loch Ness Monster!

Yes

3 150b Complete the paragraph about Jim's holiday.

Last June Jim (a) to Kenya for three

weeks. He (b) by plane and he

(c) in a tent. He (d) _

?

-------------------------------

photographs of wild animals .. He (e) some

elephants, lions, and giraffes, but he (f) _

any crocodiles. He (g) . the holiday very much.

b How long ?

cHow !

4 Write a similar paragraph about Alison's holiday.

Alison's last holiday

d Where !

e What ')

f What ?

g Did -e-e- ?

Yes, he did.

5 1 rite a paragraph about your last holiday in about fifty words.

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9 Parts of speech

Use your dictionary and write the correct pan of speech next to each word in the box.

It = noun II = verb ad} = adjective

prep = preposition

nice adi enjoy - factory ~
new party --. in
see warm famous
near earn Win
holiday -.- on relax 2 Put a word from the box into each gap. Change the verbs into the correct form if necessary.

Example

My aunt lives in a (ad)) nice • old house (prep) llear the sea.

a Didyou (v) Frank's (ad) ~~_car this

morning? It's red.

b I play tennis with her (prep) ~~_ Sundays and she always (II) ~~_

c I (v) ~~_ and watched television yesterday

evening.It was so (ad}) in front of the fire.

d She saw a (ad}) film star at the (n) ~~_

e He worked in a (It) ~~_ until he retired and he

only (v) £8,000 a year.

f They had a (n)._ .. __ .. (prep) Spain and

they (v) it very much.

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1,0 about, after, for ... /

Put a preposition from the box into each gap.

about after for in to over with between at of like

a My family left London and moved a small

village.

b People all the world speak English.

c Did you speak the teacher the

homework?

d Charles Dickens often wrote poor people.

e He stayed his grandmother at Christmas.

f I often think the day we met.

g New Year's Day is one week Christmas Day.

ew York

h We arrived the airport _

___ 5.45am.

The room was full people. I couldn't move.

J Can you buy a bottle . wine?

k .Would you like to go out a meal tonight?

'I go to bed at 10.30, usually.'

'You're me. r go to bed early. roo.'

m I get up 7.00 and 7.30.

1 Regular and irreguJar verbs

I T 51 I 'B rai lie' is a system of reading and writing for blind people. Read the story of Louis Braille. Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary.

Put the erbs in brackets into the Past Simple.

I

f :'

i

I l

Louis Braille (1809-1852)

Louis Braille (a) _--"W""QlLS_

(be)

the son of a French leather worker.

He (b) (go) blind at the

age of three when be (c) ----:~:MC!,.J (fam on a 1001 in his lather's

But Louis was a brave and talented boy. He (d) _

(want) 10 be a musician, so he (e) (learn) to

play the sello, and, at [he age 01 ten he (f) _

/.I.'I,r""L "'./"l

(win) a schOlarship 10 the National Institute for Blind

Children in Paris. He (g) (can) play the cello,

but he (h) (can not) read or write.

In 1819 a French soldier, Charles Barbier, (ilt: ~V~......,.I

(invent) 'ni~ht writing'. He UJ (use) panems ot

:.. ~,"r .r~1 • =---------

twelve raised dots on paper so thai soldiers (k) _

can) read in the dark. Louis Braille (I) (understand) the importance of this invention for blind people and when he was fifteen, he' (m)

(begin) to develop it. He (n) (make) it simpler.

with six dots, nor twelve. In 1829 be (0) _

(introduce) it at the Institute.

B}, 1932 'Braille' was in use all over the world in many

languages. but unfortunately Louis (p) (die) of

tuberculosis in 1852 and never (q) (know) of

the importance of his invention.

I ~'Il 'f, {] '.1 : I _ '\

-'

2 Making negatives

I T52 I Correct the false sentences about Louis Braille. Examples

Louis Braille was English.

He wasn't English. He was French.

He introduced Braille in 1839.

He didn't introduce it in J 839. He introduced it in J 829.

a His father was a teacher.

b He went blind when he was six.

c He wanted to be a oldier.

d He learnt to play the piano.

e He won a scholarship to the Institute of Music.

f He invented 'night writing'.

g He made 'night writing' more difficult.

h He died when he wa fifty-three.

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3 Short forms

Write the short forms of the negative verbs. Example

She did not see me. She didn't see me.

a I did not go to school on Monday.

b Our teacher did not come to school today.

c Anna was not in Paris last month.

d They were not at home.

e Paul could not read until he was eight.

4 Positives and negatives

Make the positive verbs negative. Make the negative verbs positive.

Examples

She drove to work.

She didn 'tdrive 10 work.

I didn't know the answer. I knew theanswen

a My aunt gave me a birthday present.

b It didn't rain until five 0' clock.

c I didn't drink the coffee, but I ate the cake.

d She didn't bring a bottle of wine.

e She wasn't tired, so she didn't go to bed.

f He forgot his passport and he lost his ticket.

g It didn't cost a lot of money.

h I didn't have a lot of time, so I didn't do the shopping.

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5 Past time expressions

I Number the times in chronological order, 1-6.

this morning last winter in 1982

the day before yesterday yesterday evening

ten years ago

2 Write sentences about you. Use each expression once.

Examples

1 got up at eight o'clock this morning.

I didn 'f have a shower yesterday evening.

a ___

b __

c

d ___

e

f

6 ago

Rewrite the sentences with ago. Example

I saw him last June.

I saw him three months ago.

a I had breakfast at eight o'clock.

b They got married in 1989.

c We saw John the day before yesterday.

d They met in 1976.

e My daughter started school last September.

f Queen Victoria died in 1901.

g Alice came back from America last month.

h Their son was born at two o'clock this morning.

7 How we met

I T53a I Gloria Spitz, who is English, describes how she met her American husband, Hank, in the (940s. Complete the text using the words in the box.

like in the films time we danced didn't talk

was very worried away in the war

so different from our lives changed

I couldn't look at him gave us chocolates came back for me

2 T53b Answer the questions.

a Where did Gloria live when she was a girl?

b Why did village life change in January, 1942?

c How were the GIs and the English boys different?

d Where did Gloria meet Hank?

e Did he fall in love with him immediately?

f Do you think Gloria's mother liked the Gis?

g What happened to Gloria at the end of the war?

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8 What is it?

Try the puzzle! Write in the answers to the clues and find the vertical word. Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary.

AI.I these items are _

+

1 I I
2
3 I I
4
5
6
7
18
9
10 When I was a child, I always rode to school on this. 2 I don't like reading when I travel by car, but I always read when I travel by ....

3 Did you watch that interesting programme on ... last

night?

4 I forgot my ... , so I couldn't take any photographs. 5 A pilot flies this ..

6 Most offices, banks, hotels, and schools have them now, but tbey didn't twenty-five years ago.

7 100 years ago people didn't have one of these in their kitchen for milk and butter, so things were difficult in summer.

8 Alexander Graham Bell invented this.

9 Most people now have automatic ... machines for their clothes.

10 Charles Dickens didn't use this, but most writers now use a word ....

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9 somebody, anybody, somewhere, anywhere, something, anything

, _

I· 1548 1 The rules for these words are the same as for some and. any.

Positive

Someb_od_y phoned you last night. 'l'd like, something to eat.

They have a house somewhere in the south of France.

Negative

I didn't go(anywhere last night I didn't have anything for lunch.

He doesn't know anybody in London.

Question

Did you go anywhere over the weekend? Did you meet anybody at the party?

Is there anything to eat in the house?

1 T54b 1 Put one of the words into each gap.

a Is there on TV tonight?

b I'm bored. I want to go nice tonight.

c Does have change for a pound? I want to

make a phone call.

d Close your eyes! I have for you.

e

____ took my newspaper this morning. Who

was it?

f I looked for my newspaper, but I couldn't find it

g Jane works in the centre of town,

h A Tom's on the phone for you.

B I don't know called Tom.

I don't understand about computers.

A Where did you put my coat?

B in the kitchen.

k There's at the door. Can you open it,

please?

when until

10 L' king words: because, ,

in , a line in A a Line in B and a

Make sentence usmg ,

---,
line in C. C I
B
I A she was thirty,
I left the party early they came for dinner.
Peter couldn't speak I was at school.
' .. did 'r see the Colosseum because she didn't like them.
Tim 1 n . . li h when after midnight.
did 't Start learning Eng s
Eva Inns until he was nearly four.
I dido t enjoy Maths Iesso
Sally didn't buy the red shoes I didn t feel well,
They didn't go to bed he was in Rome,
K n' wife last Saturday
We met e

- e a I left the party ewly because I didn " feel well.

b

f

c

g

d

h

11 My best friend , the words in the box.

I T55 I Complete the text using

when until I

I and but so because

2 Write about 100 words about your best friend.

What is her/his name? When did you meet? Where did you meet?

What did you do together? ? How often do you meet now. What do you do?

/

M" best ~itntl

~ be6t ~d it! caJ(eJ PtMnel4., We met ~ ~e4tj ago

(a) - we r.o.Jt.to.t bot4, five ~ old. It &oIIU ""9 4!r'flt

~ atscl1oot.(b)_ I k1ab ~~CcJ _

IlAI'ILf'Ited ~ rtwtw. Azw.eIa 844'e: !til a S&«et Cd) _

~ became .fherc:ls ~'h!I.!1' We wrtt 'tbsetlltr n~ ~ ~ (e) wt I.FtsellcoiiwElw ~ htet'.

ne, I ~ to Wlil/ersit~MPJ_AameJa "drt't. She

mani~(!!) Ske iVAb jl4bt eigh"- (h) _

ha~1hree child"et1. I SUd.let( foreignf- ~(i) _

w4tltett to be 4t1 ~"t4ftt. I haJ A lot of new m~SI

(j) I didn'~see thmtla very ottvn. ~e.s we

didn't meet fot- mtJrrti!s, (It) , We often id<ed en

th€ telepholle.

NON I'm m.&t"r'ledJ b, I ti~ ntM' P~a (I) wt.

meet evet~ l'Jeek. ~~ a stwd~t I1DIY {m} I n.ve

a bab~, (II) lYe CArl 9;ve tACh othrt" 0. lot of aJvic.e!

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1 He likes skiing.

Answer the questions with aline from A, a line from B, and a line from C.

A

B

c

skiing looking at taking doing watching sunbathing listening to playing

like likes

crosswords

old black-and-white films music

in the mountains and windsurfing computer games photographs paintings

Example

Why does Peter go to Switzerland every winter? Because he likes skiing in the mountains.

a Why is there a stereo in your living room, your dining room, and your bedroom?

BecauseI __

b Why does your father buy three newspapers every day?

Because he _

c Why do you wanta video?

Because I _

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d Why does Sylvia have two cameras?

Because she _

e Why do you visit so many art galleries?

BecauseI __

f Why do Sally and James go to the beach at weekends's

Because they _

g Why do you want a Nintendo'l

Because I _

2 Martha's likes and dislikes [ T56 ! Look at the information about Martha,

then complete the questions and answers below.

Likes Dislikes
Sports tennis athletics
volleyball football
Food Italian Chinese
Indian
At weekends going to parties shopping for food
meeting friends doing the housework
Films comedies Westerns
science fiction Example

What SPOI1S does she like? Tennis and volleyball,

a What sort of food does she like?

b

Going to parties and meeting her friends.

c What sort of ?

Comedies and science fiction. d Does she like Chinese food?

e

______________ ~ athletics?

No. _

f

_____________ going to parties?

g

____________ shopping for food?

3 Your likes and dislikes

I T571 Answer the questions about you. Example

Do you like looking at pictures? No, I don't.

a Do you like swimming? b Do you like shopping? c Do you like fish?

d Do you like cooking?

e Do you like learning English? _

4 Countable or uncountable?

I T58 I Are the nouns usually countable or uncountable? Put Cor U.

a rice U h grape
b money biscuit
c bread j fruit
d stamp k sandwich
e wine cheese
f apple m cup
g cigarette n egg ?

5 a, an, or some?

Put a, an, or some into the gaps. Example

Would you like some rice?

a Would you like _~ __ wine?

b Can I have stamps, please?

c I'd like chicken sandwich and cheese

for lunch.

d Do you want cigarette?

e Would you like apple or _, __ ~ grapes?

f Can [ have bread?

g Can you give me money?

h I usually have biscuit and cup of coffee

at l l arn,

Cou ld you buy fruit when you go to the shops?

j He always has egg for breakfast.

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6 I'd like a drink.

Match a line in A with a line in B.

1'm thirsty. I'm hungry. I'm tired.

It's Sunday and I'm bored.

I don't have any money. It's winter and I'm cold.

B

A

I'm hot -- __

I'd like to go to bed. -- __ ... I'd like to have a swim.

I'd like to be on a beach in Florida.

I'd like to go out with my friends.

I'd like to be a millionaire.

I'd like a cold beer.

I'd like a sandwich.

7 like or would like?

Make sentences with like or would like. Examples

Jane has all the Rolling Stones' records. She likes the Rolling Stones.

It's Ann's birthday next week.

She'd like some new clothes for her birthday.

a Peter has more than twenty cookbooks.

_________________________________ coohlng.

b My car is twenty years old!

c Cathy thinks her house is very small.

d My children have four ears, three dogs, and a bird. __________________________ animals.

e There's a good film on TV tonight

f Peter buys a lot of CDs.

g I don't want to go out tonight.

h Tom and Mary always have a winter holiday.

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Put some or any into the gaps.

a I don't have money in my pocket, but I

have money in the bank.

b Are there letters for me this morning?

c I never have breakfast. I'm not hungry in

the morning.

d You have lovely pictures in your house.

e Are you Canadian? I have good friends in

Canada.

f Don't buy ~ .. __ bread at the shops. There's a lot in the kitchen.

g Do you have brothers or sisters?

h There aren't shops in my vii tage, j U I a

Post Office and a pub.

I want cheese. Is there in the

fridge?

J

___ people like flying, but other people don't,

k There was rain during the night

2 Complete the sentences with some or any and a word from the box.

petrol food music shampoo stamps books people chairs photos

Example

Would you liketo listen to some music? I have a new Cl),

a People couldn't sit down at the party because there

weren't _

b I couldn't take on holiday because the

weather was so bad.

c We couldn't buy in the supermarket

because our money was in the car.

d I'd like to wash my hair, so I want _

e I need to put in the car. It's nearly

empty.

f Do you have ? 1 want to POSt these

letters.

g There were very interesting

______ at the party last night.

h I want from the library.

9 How much or How many?

I T59 I Complete the questions with How much ... ? or How mallY ... ?,. then write answers which are true for you.

a. How much homework do you get?

b English books do you have?

c

does a cup of coffee cost?

d

languages do you speak?

e

people are there in your class?

f

weeks' holiday do you have in summer?

a '"

coffee do you drink a day?

01 Adjectives that describe food and drink

.:> I Tool Use your dictionary. Put the correct group of adjectives from the box next to each-noun.

. '.1lI< "f;~! '1~\

..!:!: ,I ,.~

whi te / brown hot I mild fresh/ frozen

dry I sweet rare/ medi urn I well-done

white/black fizzy/still- IJ-f.JI ,'. i

I

a wine

b bread

c coffee

d . mineral water

e curry

f peas

g steak

11 Ordering a meal in a restaurant

I Look at the menu, Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary,

Cf~~~~~~~ ~~1~~~~~

.~ J 1( ~! ~

~ LANGAN S ~'l. RESTAURANT J

~ ~J r

'~~if HORS O'OEUVRES ~I}~/..lfi ,~ VEGETABLES ~ti.·. ~.~

J£f Soup of the day ~ !":-t' All OUf vegetables are ffesh~ -

Smoked salmon on brown bread

t~ Prawn cocktail ::......... . Potatoes e~.

~ pate with toast ~;.) ~ Carrots ~

J~t-I Scmnpi ;('~ ~~~~ ~~fi:;Od ~~).i

. . MAIN COURSES '12. ~ "

. '. rf~ t1tfl'. '.00, ~"I '."~'" ~~:":;..,.;t. ' ..

r,':I Grilled Jamb chops ~ DESSERTS c- .....

Steak ~

.:\ ~. Fried chicken :4 'r Fresh fruit salad

jj PIOi~:iO:i~~;:~"so"" dI ~ c1:::. t

. ~').' ~.~~ ~

G~ g

,;\' ... ~ ~

}\~ ~

~l~;~ r~fjOCltf~ ~~~p(j;~~

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2

Put the words in the correct order to make

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sentences or questions. Then use them to complete the conversation between the waiter and two customers, Linda and George.

coffee you like some Would

order to wine you like some Would

water Fizzy still mineral or

table two a We'd for like

bill have can the we
menu have we the Could
included service the Is
First pate I'd like the like How you steak would the
Jamb course the the I'd chops for main like
vegetables you What would like Waiter Good evening, sir. Good evening, madam.

George Good evening. (a) _

_____ '. please.

Waiter Certainly. Is litis table all right?

Waiter Are you ready to order?

George Yes. (c) _. ~

Linda And for me the prawn cocktail.

Waiter Yes, madam.

George And then (d) _

Linda ADd I'd like a steak.

Waiter (e) ?

Linda Medium, please.

Waiter That's fine. (0 _

------?

Linda Potatoes and cauliflower, please.

Waiter (g) --'- ?

Linda Yes. Can I see the wine list? A bottle of French red. George And some mineral water" please.

Waiter (h) _. ?

George Still, please.

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•

•

George That was delicious!

Waiter Thank you very much. (I) _

-------?

Linda Yes. Black, please.

George And U) ?

Waiter Of course ..

George (k) ?

George That's fine. (b) Waiter No, it isn't, sir.

~ , please? George Can J pay by credit card?

Waiter Certainly .. The soup of the day is French onion soup. Waiter Yes, that's fine .

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2 Write a letter to the Alexandr

room f c· a Hotel. Book a sinale

. or rour mghts next month A k f b

WIth a view of the sea. . s or a room

hotel. The address is; , and ask for a brochure of the

Cliff Road

Lyme Regis

Dorset RG6 8TY

~--..

12 ,:Formal and informal letters

-- I L:~ .Jf,Comalpare the organization of a formal in orm letter.

A formal Jetter

17 Blundell Road Cromer

Norfolk MP2 GQR

The Receptionist Clifton Hotel

Write Dear Sir or Madam Loughborough Road

if you do nor know the Leicester LE7 9PO

name of the person YOlJ'--...._

are writing to. ~

Dear Sir or Madam

17 March 1993

Always write the post code at the end of the address.

Rememberl There are I would l.ike to book a single room at you.r hotel

no short forms in a --- for the nights of 12, 13 and 14 April.. Could X =----

formal letter. possibly have a quiet room with a bath?

I u.nderstand you have a restaurant. Could you tell me what time the restaurant closes?

Could I ... and Could you ... are more polite than Can ..

This is the usual ending if we want a reply to a letter.

"you do 00' ,now~ name of the person you

are writing to, write

Yours faithfully. not -Yours Sincerely

Pl.ease let me know if you need a deposit or a credit card number.

Thank you very much.

I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully

pr~~~

An informal letter

An informal letter sounds Sear..:r.

more like spoken English. 0411. ~ 'R,,~

J.Uw~ I

~~. ~ h6t1..r Wr!!(,1 I ~------

Can I ... ? and Can you ~ ~ f a..&Ic ~. We~ ok: wt»!,/:._

are not as formaf as .. ':_""---- ~ week. 'r: Q. ~ l' . .. ·~V ~

Could ... ? J'J. k tWl.~ 1Nw.J~ ~ ~_~~ ~ A. I

8fVl ~ 1! r-«. f'ru _."""iJ' ~ pte. , ~ of fu",,1l4_

, _ ~ gttek. .. /! h\l Do t1t.t., ;I!_ d r: 'Me o:t bed ~~

Th~re are lots of examples ~ til ute It.; J _ '"V>~ .""6", V ~r it IJtwIJ A

of Informal English. ---------=-~. Sf!(. ~.I._~. it's ""-t + •. _ r ¥~,

rp~ --">t. ~ """"t. to f4H.'

There are short forms in informal letters.

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1 Comparative adjectives

l T63 I Write the adjectives ..

Adjective

Comparative

cheap

dirty

cheaper dirtier faster

2 Opposites

I T64 I Write the opposites of the comparative adjectives.

Examples

faster slower

safer more dangerous

bigger cheaper cleaner

more boring more difficult colder

further

better

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safer friendlier bigger better healthier

noisier

hotter

3 Making comparisons

Complete the sentences using the comparative form of the adjective.

Example

The town isn't very clean. The country iscleaner than the town.

a My car isn't very new. Your car my car.

b Arm's house isn't very modem. Your house _

_________ Ann's.

c Bob's garden isn't very big. Your garden __ . much

______ Bob's.

d Yesterday wasn't very hot. Today __ . much _

___ yesterday.

e Sue's homework wasn't very good. Your homework __________ Sue's.

f Your car isn't very dirty. My car yours.

g This exercise isn't very difficult. The next exercise

much this one!

4 have and have got

Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of hal1€ gal. Examples

She has a dog. She doesn't have a cat. She's gal a dog. She hasn '1 got a cat ..

I don't have a car. I have a bike.

I haven't got a car: I've got a bike.

Do you have a dog? Yes, I do. Have you got a dog? Yes, I have.

Does he have a computer? No, be doesn't. Has he gal a computer? No, he hasn '1.

~ He has a motorbike. He doesn't have a car.

~ They have a flat. They don't have a house .

.: '00 you have any brothers? 'Yes, I do.'

d'Does she have a new job?' 'Yes, she does.'

e 'Does he have a new camera?' 'No, he doesn't. '

f We don', have much money. They have a Jot.

5 doldoeslhavelhas

1&5 Put do/does or have/has into the gaps.

a A you got the time, please?

B Yes, it's nearly four o'clock.

b A he have any children?

B Yes, one daughter.

c A How many brothers and sisters you got?

B Two brothers.

d A they have an old house?

B Yes, much older than mine.

e A she gala big flat?

B Yes, much bigger than ours.

f A

B Yes.J _

g A

___ you live near here?

___ your mother work in the bank?

B Yes. she _

6 Sbort forms

Rewrite the sentences using shari. forms, Example

I am happy. 1 have got a new car. l'm h.appy. rile got a new car.

a They have got a big classroom.

b He has got a bike, bUE he has not got a car.

c We do nOI have much money. We are poor.

d She has got a big house. She is rich.

e He does not have an English dictionary.

7JComparing Paul and Mary

I Look at. the information about Paul and Mary and complete the sentences below.

Paul Mary Me
Age 29 31
Height 1.80 1.65
brothers and sisters? 2 brothers )(
a house / flat? a flat a flat
a car? )( .....
a camera? ..... .....
a word processor? ..... )( a

____ younger _

____ taller _

b

c 'How brothers P I~ ')'

____ _ .au.got ..

'Two.'

d Paul got _~ sisters.

e Mary got brothers or sisters.

f Mary and Paul both a flat,

g Mary got a car, but Paul _

one.

h They both _

______ a word processor?' 'No, she hasn't."

2 Complete the chart and write sentences about yourself Examples

I'm older than Paul but younger than Mar: 1 've got one sister.

-~ ......

8 Comparative and superlative adjectives

I T66 I Write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjectives.

_A_d_J_eC_ti_.·v_e....--.1_C_'o_m_p_a_r_8_ti_v_e_. _t-s_u_p_e_rl_8_t_iv_e -i Jl~ )luestions and answers

! T67 I Complete the questions with the superlative form of the adjective, then try to answer them.

Example

What is the highest (high) mountain in the world? Everest.

cheap ~ch~.e""a~p::::e",-r _

expensive more expensive

the cheapest

the most expensive

young happy beautiful big

busy intelligent bad

far

new

dangerous

j 9 Word order

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or

questions. Example

family the am the in I oldest I am the oldest ill the family.

a sister me my than younger is

b class who oldest the the to is

------------------------------?

c passenger plane is Concorde world fastest _, the In the

d book interesting than my your more ls book

e bought expensive shop the in watch most Peter the

. f cheapest buy John shop ill the the did warch

OJ

------------- __ -----------------------

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g difficult German English than more much IS

h weather better today the

than

much

yesterday

IS

a Who Is (rich) person in Britain'?

b What is (long) river in the world?

c What is (popular) sport

in your country?

d Where is (old) university in Europe'?

e. Who is . (young) person in your

family?

f Who is (ineelligent) student

in your class?

I T68a I

In English two words can often go together 10 make

a new noun. Sometimes we write them as one word, sometimes as two words, and sometimes with a hyphen.

post + office = post office hair + dresser = hairdresser

ice t cream = ice-cream

T68b Match a word in A with a word in B to make

a new noun. Check the spelling in your dictionary.

A B
town park
railway way
traffic agent's
book centre
bu office
motor starion
department port
car stop
travel store
ticker shop
ruh lights
air hour J Fill in the gaps with the correct compound noun.

a Stop the car! The are red.

b Heathrow is one of the biggest in the

world.

c Harrods is the best in London.

but it's very expensive to go shopping there.

d We waited in the rain at the for one

hour before the bus came.

e All big town have a every

morning when people go to work, and again in the evening when they go home.

f Sun and Sea is the best in the

town. They have good, cheap holidays.

g I hate driving on the M25. It goes around London

and it's One of the busiest in the country.

h The was very big and I

couldn't find the . A man told

me that it was near Platform I.

No I didn't borrow this book from the library. I

bought it at a _

.l:>1I",,.,,hl1111v. nobody. everywhere, nowhere, everything; nothing

I T69a I

These roros a eolia ed by a verb in the singular.

Everybody h' as a e.

Nobody van s more homework. Everything is ead .

T69b Put O~ of the word into each gap.

a A Who' in the bathroom?

B

____ . II' emp£:.

b A Who' d ~ an I

ream?

B

____ .'·e aU want one.

c A Did you find your .eys?

B o. 1 looked . but I couldn't find

them.

d A Whar did you uy at rne shops?

B

____ .r didn't have any money.

e Thing in London are very expen ive. is

h per in my country.

f I'm orry, told me it was your birthday

today. Happy birthday!

g A Where did you go last night?

B . I stayed at home and watched TV.

h A How much is it to get into the museum?

B . It's free.

The fridge i empty. Justin ate _

J Two and two is four. knows that.

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1.3 Relative pronouns

!

We use who/that, which/that, and where to join sentences.

I saw the girl. She works in the travel agent's.

I saw the girl who/that works in the travel agent's_

t

who/that = person/people

This is the book. It has the information.

This is the book which/that has the information.

which/that =~hing/thingS

There's the house. John and Mary live in it. There's the house where John and Mary live.

t

where"" place/places

Join the sentences with who, which, thar, or where. a Jack wrote the letter. It arrived this morning.

b Th~re's the park. We play football in it.

c Tom's the boy .. He loves Anna.

d This is the hotel. I always stay here.

e Barbara's got a car. It's faster than yours.

f I've got a niece. She lives in America.

g Look at the pictures. They're on page 6.

4)MY capital city

I I no I Read about London and underline the relative pronouns. Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary.

Cathedral. which has a huge dome. and the Houses of Parliarnent. where you can see and hear the famous. clock. Rig Ben. They also come 10 visit its theatres, its museums, and its many shops, such as Harrods, where you can buy anything.

Like many big. cities, London has problems with traffic and pollution. Over 1,000,000 people a day use the London Underground, but there are still (00 many cars

2 Write four paragraphs about your capital city, Begin each paragraph withthe same words as in the text about London. Write [00 -150 words.

Paragraph I How big is it? Where is it?

Paragraph 2 What is it famous for?

Paragraph 3 Does it have any problems? Paragraph 4 What do you like best about it?

London has a population of about 6,770,000. It lies on (he River Thames, where the Romans landed nearly 2,000 years ago. From about 1800 until World War Two, London was the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger.

London is famous for many things. Tourists come lromall over the world to visit its historic buildings. such as St Paul's

00 the streets. The air isn't clean. but it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago. Until the Clean Air Act in ]956, London was famous for its fog or 'smog', which is a mixture of smoke and fog.

The best thing about London is the parks. There are five in rhecity centre. BUI my children's favourite place is Hamleys, which is the biggest royshop in the world. It is 200 years old.

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1 I'm working hard.

Match a line in A with a line in B.

A

B

I I'm working hard

Len's buying his wife a present lane's washing her hair

Peter's looking for a better job We're buying some new clothes The cats are starving

She's watering the flowers

The baby's crying

because nobody fed them this morning. because he doesn't earn much at the moment. because they're dry and the weather's hot because it's her birthday soon.

because I've got exams next week.

because he's hungry.

because she's going to a party tonight. .because we're going to a wedding soon.

2 SpeUing of verb +~ing

!

Most verbs- just add -ing.

wear wearing go going

2 If the infiniriveends in -e, drop the -e.

write writing smile smiling

cook cooking

hold holding

sit sitting'

get gettingl

3 When a one-syllable verb has one vowel and ends in a consonant. double the consonant.

take taking

run running

Write the -ing form of the verbs.

a walk walking e use

b sing f listen

c read g run

d stop h buy sWIm

j come

k do

smoke

m drink

n drive

a think

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.. 3 Describing people

171 Look at tbe people in the pictures. What are they wearing?

What are they doing? Write some sentences describing them.

• 5 I'm not wearing a suit.

Write sentences that are true for you now! Example

wearing a suit

I'm not wearing a suit. or I'm wearing a suit.

, 4 Making questions

Put the words in the correct order to make que tions in the Present Continuous.

Example

you what are doing What are you doing?

a cooking are you what

a wearing jean

____________________ ? b standingup

b tonight out you going are

____________________ ? c itting in my bedroom

c playing we Lime tennis what are

____________________ ') d working with a friend

d crying daughter why is your

____________________ ? e raining

e dinner are Ken and Ellen for coming when

f sun hining

-------------~------.)

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g my parents working

6 What do they do? What are they doing?

I T 72 I Lookat the pictures and answer the questions below.

Tom

Brian

a What does Tom do?

He's a paimer.

b Is he painting now?

Alice

Nina

c What's he doing?

d What does Alice do?

e Is she writing now?

f What's she doing?

g What does Brian do?

h Is he delivering letters now?

What does Nina do?

J Is she working in a shop now?

k What's she doing?

7 Choosing the correct tense

One sentence is wrong. Choose the correct sentence. Put V'. and )C.

Example

I have a shower every morning. V'

I'm having a shower every morning. )t

a It's a lovely day. The sun shines.

It's a lovely day. The sun's shining.

b What are you doing tonight'? Are you going out?

What do you do tonight? Do you go out?

c What are we having for supper tonight?

What do we have for supper tonight?

d Where are you usually going on holiday?

Where do you usually go on holiday?

e What are you doing on the floor?

What do you do on the floor?

f I'm looking for something.

I look for something.

8 Which auxiliary verb?

I T731 Put amlislare or do/does/don 'tldoesn 'I into the gaps.

a I'm a vegetarian. I eat meat.

b A What you want to do tonight?

B Why we go and see James?

A We can't because he working late tonight.

c A Where you going?

B going ro the bank.

d How many children your sister have?

e A I looking for a pair of black shoes.

B Certainly. What size you take?

f A Why Hans studying Chinese?

B Because he going to China on holiday.

g A Bonjour.! Ca va?

B Sorry. I understand. 1 speak French.

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9 Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Example

A Where's Cindy?

B She s having (have) a bath.

a We usually (go) to Spain on holiday, but

this year we (go) to Florida.

b A Why you (buy) so much

food?

B Because we (have) a party tonight

c My father (live) in a house near the sea

because he (like) sailing.

d you (watch) the television?

Can r turn it off?

e A How often you (go)
swimming?
B About once a week.
f A What newspaper you usually
(read)?
B The Times.
g A The telephone (ring) ! B OK. I'll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn't here at

the moment. She (play) tennis. Can I

take a message? OK. Bye!

10 Correcting the mistakes

Each sentence has a mistake. Find it and correct it.

Exampled

. oes

Where/Jour sister work?

a I'm go to the cinema tonight.

b How much you earn in your job?

c We no wear a uniform at my school.

d That's my husband over there. He stands ne.ar the window.

e What you doing after school today?

f Sorry. You can't speak to Jenny. She's have a bath.

g We no going to school today because it's.a holiday.

h Peter's a businessman. He's work all over the world.

At the moment Peter's work in Russia.

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11 Whose is the Walkman.?

I T74 I Look at the pictures in Exercise 6. Write questions and answers about the objects.

Example

Walkman?

Whose is the Walkman? It's Tom's.

a. book?

b gloves?

c running shoes?

d sunglasses?

e hat?

f suncream?

g bike?

12 u» ours.

Rewrite the sentences with the possessive pronoun. Example

It's our school. It's ours.

a It's my book. b . It's your car.

c They're their toys. d They're herjeans. e This is my wallet.

f This is your present.

g These are your cigarettes. Where are my cigarettes?

13 Parts of the body

I T 75 I Use your dictionary. Label the picture using the words in the box.

leg arm head nose foot ear back hand mouth knee finger face hair neck

14 Linking words: although, because of. ,-

FiJI in the gaps using the words in the box. Check the ,..,

meaning of new words in your dictionary. (r(ttMP"£"~

although because because of [00 both

for example

a I like coffee, and I Like lea, _

b Kate and Meg are very similar, They like

dancing and they love cats.

c We stopped playing lenni it started to rain.

d We stopped playing tennis the rain.

e

____ it was cold. we went ,wlmmmg.

f There's so much to do at the ~ eekend. _

you can go skiing or skating.

15 Describing people

I I T 76 I Complete the text using the words in the box in Exercise 14.

2 Write about 100 words about two people in your family.

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1 Whatare they going to be?

What are these people going to be? Write sentences using the words in the box.

vet actress pilot interpreter chef teacher lawyer athlete

Example

Frank and I are learning to fly. We're going to be pilots.

a Bob loves children.

b Maria's good at languages,

c Mary's at drama school.

d Sue and Peter are studying law.

e Anna loves animals.

f Bill cooks very well.

g Lisa can run very fast.

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2 Making questions

I Tn I Respond to each statement with a question. Use the words in brackets.

Example

I'm very hungry. (What/you/eat?) What are YOII going 10 eat?

a We're going to the cinema. (What/you/see?)

b Len' coming for dinner tonight. (What/you/cook?)

c Cathy' going 10 university in September.' (What! she/ study")

d Jack and Jill got engaged last week. (When I they I get married?)

e Sue's nor going by train. (she/fly?)

f It's my birthday next week. (you/have a party'l)

g It's very cloudy. (itl rain")

3 Making negatives

I 178 I Read r.he sentences about the past. Make negative sentences about the future.

Example

Sue and BiU got a new car last year. They're not going to gel one this year.

a Jane had a birthday party lase year.

b We went to Spain last. year.

c I wore my blue coat yesterday.

d Pete and Rob did the washing-up yesterday.

e My aunt gave me socks for Christmas last year.

f Paul didn't pass the exam last year.

" Summer holidays

Read the information about these people's holidays. Make notes about your next holiday.

2 1798 Write five sentences about Mark and Lucy's

plans.

a Mark and Lucy are going 10 Florida in the USA

next summer:

b Thev

3 T79b Complete the conversation between Lucy

and John.

Lucy

__________ ~ on holiday next

summer'?

John To Budapest.

Lucy fly there? John No, I'm not. I'm going by boat and train,

L~ ?

John In a hotel. The Hotel Gellert.

~~ ?

John For six days, from Friday to Wednesday.

Lucy And ?

John Well, the hotel has wonderful baths. so in the

mornings and in

the afternoons _

4 Wri tef ve sentencesabou t your next holiday.

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5 What is going to happen?

Complete the sentences with going to and a verb or expression from the box.

crash snow be sick jump be late move have a job interview

Example

Look at that man on the bridge 1 I think he s going to jump.

a I don't feel well. I think I _

b It's so cold and look at those clouds! I think it _

c That man's driving too fast. He _

d Sally's wearing her best clothes. She _

e Hurry up! It's nearly ten o'clock! You _

f Sarah and Pete's flat is too small. They _

I

\; 6 Why areyou goillg to the baker's? )

Answer the questions with an infinitive of purpose. Use the words in the box.

dictionary shampoo holiday brochure

wine paper magazine bread

Example

Why are you going to the baker's? To buy/get some bread.

a Why are you going to the chemist's?

b Why is she going to the bookshop?

c Why is he going to the travel agent's?

d Why are you going to the stationer's?

e Why are they going to the off-licence?

f Why is John going to the newsagent's?

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/

V'7 Reading: Jane's busy day

I nos I Read about Jane's busy day.

Yesterday Jane had a very busy day. First she went to

the dry cleaner's and collected her dress and jacket. Then she went to the chemist's and bought some suncream and a new pair of sunglasses. After that she went to the bank and got Spanish pesetas, and to the travel agent's. where she collected some tickets. Then she went home and packed her suitcase. An hour later a taxi arrived and took her to the airport, where she caught a plane to Majorca.

T80b Write sentences about Jane's day using the

infinitive of purpose.

Example

She went to the dry cleaner s to collect her dress.

8 amlis lareldoldoes Idid

Put aml isl are or do/does/did into the gaps.

a

___ he play tennis last Sunday?

b he playing tennis now?

c How often you wash your hair?

d you wash it yesterday?

e l going to wash it tonight.

f We having dinner at [he moment

g you have dinner at this time every evening?

h What your parents going to do when they retire?

Where your parents meet?

J What time Maria usually arrive at school?

9 Short answers

I T81 I Write true answers. Example

Are you a student? Yes, I am.

a Are you going ro England next year?

b Have you got a sister?

c Did you watch TV last night?

d Do you live in a city?

e Does your teacher talk a lot?

f Is your teacher talking at the moment?

g Did your teacher give you some homework last les on?

h Is your teacher going to give you some homework tomorrow?

Has your teacher got long hair?

Can you speak French?

.. elation

10 Word stress

[lg ] Look at the word in the box. They are from Units 1-12. How many syllables do they have? Where is the stress? Put them IOta the correct columns.

airport important

guitar

tomorrow

yesterday burglar

suitcase

police

interesting hotel trousers piano

mountain hospital dangerous delicious

I chocolate video enough computer

1 shampoo popu 1 ar successfu I beautiful

homework

delayed

without

umbrella

••

••

guitar

airport

I
••• •••
tomorrow vesterdav 11 Phonetic spelling

I lB3 I The words in phonetic spelling are verbs with two syllables. Write the words and mark the correct stress.

Example

• /trrevl/ travel

a Inlreksl

b n7lgel/

c /ftm] I

d /trsenzlert/ _

e /ararv I

f Ihrepdnl

g /[nd3::Jt/

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12 Writing a postcard

I I 184 I This postcard describes a holiday with good weather or bad weather. Read it and underline the words for either good weather or bad weather.

2 Write a postcard to an English friend.

Write about:

• where you are on

holiday

• the weather

• something you do often

• something you did yesterday

• something you are going to do tomorrow

Fri

[) NoT1lla and Erie" ~

ear . . rf I. .\ til'll6 h.&u ill Brlgn tOil,

, havill9 \ a woJlde .11.

We u·..· quite a good .' . tile hotel

\ so we \ !rtay III h

ne weather \ is '~61Y, . .. go to th6 beae ..

iSllt V6ry Jlle6,

, d \ sunbath",. .

l'IIost of th6 tllll6 all play table telllllS.

, . \ hot all d sunny \ alld

Ye!rterday It was verY eold alld foggy .,

11 !TOW W6 're IIOtgOlllg

W6 GOlddn't s66 th6 s68. \01110

\ got verY r&d., . ' . t b. ,til SOll'le SOUV6llirs.

h t I \W6'r6 gOlllg 0 w,

to \ gtay ill th. 6 0",· .

sit ill the Stili,

Su yOU both so 011. LOV6Peter

Mr alld Mrs ~oow 34 Leslie RDad MjltotlKtYlles ~ekSMK6ZXJ

o

13 from, like, than ..•

Put a preposition from the box into each gap.

e France is much bigger England,

f I'm looking Jane. Do you know where she i !

g Look that picture! Isn't it beautiful?

[ from like than in at for of on

. a Can you buy a bottle lemonade at the shops?

h Marmalade is jam, but it's made from oranges .

Come and see me seven o'clock.

j What did you do the weekend?

b What have we got dinner? I'm really hungry.

c OUf hotel is fifty metres the sea.

d What is the longest river the world?

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k

We went shopping the morning.

___ Saturday night we went to a party.

1 A geoeralknowledge quiz

I 185 I Match a question in A with an answer in 8.

A

B

When was the First World War? What's the capital of Morocco?

How many players are there in a polo team? Who did Stan Laurel make films with'? What do the Japanese call Japan?

What food do people traditionally eat at Wimbledon? Where was the tennis player John McEnroe born?

Mount Everest is on the borders of two countries. Which ones? Why did James Dean stop making films?

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
'I 2 Question words

I T. I Complete the conversation between Ann and Bill, Put a question word. from the box into each gap.

I. Nippon. 2 Four.

3 Strawberries and cream. 4 Germany.

5 Nepal and Tibet. 6 Because he died.

7 From 1914 to 1918. 8 Rabat.

9 Oliver Hardy.

Bill Do you want to come?

I· where what when why how which who

Ann OK. CO cinema is it on at?

Bill The Odeon.

Ann The Odeon? (g) '5 that?

Bill It's near the swimming baths in Stonor.

Ann Ah! (h) do you want to get there? By car or

bus?

Bill There's a bus that goes direct.

Ann Fine. (j) does it start?

Bill At 7.30.

Ann U) 's in it? Do you know?

Ann (a) _What do you want to do tonight? Bill Well, there's a good film that I want to see.

Ann (b) 's it called?

Bill 'Les Enfants Terribles.'

. ADD A French .film? (c) . do you want to see a

French film?

BiU Because people say it's very good.

Ann (d) __ much French do you understand?

8U1 Quite a lot, actually. Wha.t about you? (e) _

many years did you study French at school?

Ann I did it for four years, so I understand quite a bit.

Bm Catherine Deneuve, Ann She's great! I can't wait!

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3 What (time)?

Complete the questions with What and a word from the box.

I· day sports colour size sort time

Example

A What time does the football match start? B At 3..00.

a A of car do you have?

B A Ford Escort.

b A is your car?

B Black.

c A is it today?

B Wednesday.

d A do you like best?

B Tennis and football.

e A shoes do you take?

B Forty-four.

f::'

I 4)kow (old)?

I ~ .

. _ Complete the questions with How and a word from the

box.

I fast much many old often tall big

Example

A How old is your sister?

B Sixteen. It was her birthday yesterday.

a A English lessons do you have a week?

B Two. One on Mondays and one on Thursdays.

b A do you watch TV?

B Every night.

c A can your car go?

B J 50 kilometres an hour;

d A does an elephant weigh?

B About seven tonnes.

e A are you?

B About one metre seventy.

f A is Peter and Jane's house?

B Well, there are four bedrooms, a living room and a dining room.

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5 Which?

Write questions with Which. Example

A We went to a restaurant last night B Which restaurant did you go to? A Guido's in Amersham,

a A My daughter goes to a very nice school, B

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A Clemen! Danes School.

b A

______________________ favourite season?

B I like summer the best because it's hot and the days are long.

c A In the shop I saw a lovely black pullover and a beautiful blue one.

B A I bought the blue one.

d A There are three films on at the cinema ..

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B The horror film, please. I love horror films!

6 Which one do you want?

'I r81 I Write a conversation for each picture, Examples

A Which one do you want, the big one or the little one? B The big one, please.

A Which one do you want, the tape or the CD? B The CD, please.

a A

B

b A

B

c A

.B

d A

B

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YQuestions and short answers

I f88 I Read the text about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Complete the questions and choose an answer from the box below.

1930 I Baker Street, London I 1887 I Edinburgh I Doctor Watson I Scotland I thirty-two I medicine I romances, adventure stories, and historical novels I fifty

a Where was he born?

In Scotland.

b Which ~ ?

c What ~ ?

d Howald ?

e What sort of ?

f Wben ?

g How many ?

h Where ?

What name?

J When ?

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l 8 Noun and adjective suffixes

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We use suffixes to form different parts of speech.

Noun suffixes: -ness. -ence

Adjective suffixes: -tul, -y, -OUS, -st, -fy, -ic-en:

T891 Complete the table. All the words are in Headway Elementary.

Noun Adjective
colour colourful 1\
beauty
happy
sun
peace
culrure
dangerous
healthy
independence
intelligent
friend
romance
different . . 9 Adjectives that end in -edand -ing

tit. tfl· ;!..~

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1 T90a I

Some adjectives can end in either -edor -ing.

The book was interesting ..

I was interested in the book.

The film was boring.

She was bored by the film.

1 T90b I Put. an adjective from the box into each gap.

worried interesting boring interested bored exciting

Example

What programme are you watching? Is it interesting?

a I don't want to go to the match. I'm not _

in football.

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b The children are and they don't know

what to do ..

c 'If you're bored •. read a book!' 'I don't want to read a

book. Books are _

d What time did you get home last night? I didn't know

where you were. I was very . about you.

e 'I'm going on a safari in Africa .. ' 'Really? How

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I 10 Adverb or adjective?

.I

Underline the correct word in each pair. Example

The children played happy/happily in the garden.

a Your children are always very happy/happily. b She sings very good/well.

c Yes, she's a very good/well singer.

d 'How are you?' 'Very goodlwell, thank you. And you?'

e I just want a quick / quickly snack. J ust a sandwich, please.

f I had breakfast quicklquickiy because I was late for work.

g You're speaking very quiet/quietly. I can'[ hear you. h He's a very slow/ slowly reader.

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\, J 11 Position of adverbs

Put the adverbs in brackets in the correct place in each sentence. Sometimes more than one place is possible.

Example

I went to the beach. It rained all the time. (yesterday / unfortunately)

Yesterday I went 10 the beach. Unfortunately, it rained all the time.

or

I went to the beach yesterday ....

a Listen. 1 want you to come home. (carefully / immediately)

b I work and at night I sleep. (hard/well)

c I know Peter because we play tennis. (well/together)

d 'I love you.' 'I love you.' (very much/roo)

e Please speak and explain. (slowly/clearly)

f A man with a gun ran into the bank. (suddenly / quickly)

I ONCE UPON A TIME there was a. (a) beautiful princess who had a golden ball. She lived in a palace with her father, the King, and her seven sisters .. Every day she played with her ball in the garden of the palace.

At the end of the garden there was a

(bJ , dark pond. When the

weather was {c) , the

princess liked playing near the pond.

___ . one day she dropped her

golden ball into the water. Sbe was very (e) _

. and she sat on the grass and started to cry.

She opened her eyes and

saw a large, (g) _

frog.'Db, please help me!' she said, 'J can't get my ball.'

: TIl help you: said the frog, ' ... 'if I can come and live with . you in tbe palace!'

12 Once upon a time: a fairy story

1 I T91 I Read the story and put an adverb or an adjective fromthe box into each gap. Use each word once only. Check the meaning of Dew words in your dictionary.

Adjectives

Adverbs

carefully happily quickly suddenly immediately unfortunately quietly

green

hot

angry deep beautiful handsome unhappy

2 Many English fairy stories begin Once upon a lime and end and they lived happily ever after. Write another story that you know and like. Begin and end in the same way. Write about 200 words.

'Yes, yes, of course. I promise,' said the princess ..

So the frog jumped into the water and came back with the ball. The princess laughed and took the ball. She ran (h) back to the palace and forgot all about the frog.

The frog was very

(i) . He followed 1~fil~:

the princess into the palace

and told his story to the King.

'A promise is a promise,' said the frog,

'Yes,' said the King and called his daughter. 'A promise is a promise, my daughter. Take this frog to

your room and look after him (j) _

The princess cried again, but she took the frog and put him on her bed. The frog looked at her and said (kJ ' 'Please kiss me, princess.' She closed

her eyes and kissed him. (I) .. , the frog turned

.' into a (m) prince. Of

course, he and ths princess fell in love. One week later they married and they lived

(n) ever after.

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1 Present Perfect or Past Simple?

IT92 1 Read about Monica Cox and underline the correct verb forms.

. . . . . . .' . . . . . .

Monica Cox

Tennis player

MONICA Cox lsa tennis player" She (al won/has won many tournaments in her life, Sbe (b) started/has st,arted playing tennis with her father when she was three years old, Two years ago she (e) went/has gone to America to a famous tennis school in California, Monica and her father (dl travelled/have travelled to many countries. Last month they

(e) wentlhavegonfJ to a tournament in Australia. Monica (0 piaye,d/has plaIJed well, but she (g) did»' win/hasn " won, She (h) didn't play/hasn', played at

Wimbledon yet, but she hopes to do so next year,

2 Short answers

! T931 Write short answers to the questions about Monica Cox,

Examples

Has Monica won many competitions? Yes, she has. Did she go to America two years ago? Yes. she did.

a Did she start playing tennis when she was three?

b Did she go to America when she was three?

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c Have Monica and her father travelled a lot?

d Have they ever been to Australia?

e Did they go to Australia last month?

f Did she win the competition?

g Has she won Wimbledon yet?

3 Verb forms: Past Simple and Past participle

1 T 94 ) Write the Past Simple and the Past participle

forms of the verbs. Three verbs are regular.· -

Infinitive

Past participle

Past Simple

come arrive

leave write

speak

see

have do

meet

start read give finish take buy

came

arrived

come

arrived

4 ever and never

I T95 I Use the words to write questions with ever,

and read the answers about Paul,

Examples

Paris?

Have you ever been to Paris? Yes, I have, three times.

travel through the Euro Tunnel?

Have you ever travelled through the Euro Tunnel? 0 .. never.

a London?

_____________________________________ 7

Yes, I have, twice.

b try Indonesian food?

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No, never. c America?

d I've done my homework. (after supper)

e They've had lunch. (at twelve o'clock)

6 Choosing thecorrect adverb

Choose one of the adverbs in brackets and put it in the correct place in the sentence. Only one of the adverbs in each pair is correct.

Example

We went out to a restaurant. (ever/yesterday) We went out to a restaurant yesterday.

a I saw Jim ten days. (ago/ever)

b Have you tried Japanese food? (last year/ever)

? c Have you finished writing your book? (yet/ever)

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Yes, I have, once. d ride a camel?

No. J haven't.

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e fly in Concorde?

0, never.

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2 Use the information to write sentences about Paul.

Examples

Paul's been to Paris three times.

He s never travelled through the Euro Tunnel.

5 Past time expressions

Write sentences in the Past Simple using the time expressions in brackets.

Example

I've seen the laresr Batman film. (last week) / saw itlast week.

a The taxi has arrived. (five minutes ago) It

b We've seen the Taj Mahal, (in 1987)

c She's written the letter, (yesterday)

d I have seen anyone who eats more than you. (ever/never)

e Are there any letters'? I've seen the postman. (ago/just)

7 yet

Rewrite the sentences with yet.

Example

Sarah and Tom are going to have lunch. They haven 'r had it yet.

a Mary's going to wash her hair.

b Mr and Mrs Gibbs are going to see Buckingham Palace.

c John's going to have a shower.

d Bill and I are going to move house next week.

e My aunt is going to give me a birthday present.

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8 yet audjust

I T96 I Use the words to write questions with yet, then write answers withjusl,

Example

you/tidy your room?

A Have you tidied your room yet? B Yes, I've just tidied it.

a Ann/speak to the bank manager?

A

BYes, to him,

b Mark I make a cup of tea?

A

BYes, one.

c do/your homework?

A ?

B Yes, ~it.

d Mr Jones/ read the report?

A ?

B Yes, ~ it.

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e youl call a taxi?

A

BYes, one.

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9 been or gone?

I Look at the pictures and read what the people are saying. What is the difference between been and gone?

She's gone to Portugal", She's in Portugal now. She's been to Portugal", She went to Portugal and; now she has returned.

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2 Put been or gone into the gaps.

a Bob's not here. He's to work.

b The office is empty. Everybody has home ..

c It's good to see you again. Where have you 'I

d My brother's to America four times.

e Sorry, you can't speak to Anna. She's to a

party.

f Mary's hair looks nice. She's JUSt to the

hairdresser's.

g Peter's to Canada and he's staying there ..

10 What is it?

I T97 I What does ,:t refer to in the following sentences? Check the meaning of new words in your dictionary.

Example

It's very interesting. I' ve just read Chapter 10. a book/a novel

a We stood on it and looked down at the river.

b It landed ten minutes ago.

c It's next Saturday in St Mary's Church. Then the reception's in the Bedford HoteL

d It isn't very sharp. I can't cut the meat.

e I can't see my face in u. It's cracked.

f If barked and ran after us.

g Can 1 have it well done, please, with chips?

h 1 like if dry and white.

I need a new bulb for u.

I don't take it in tea, but I take one spoonful in coffee.

11 Filling in a form

I John Hall wants to find out more about the Linguaworld Method of learning languages because he want to learn Italian. He has filled in the form, but he has not done it very well. There are a lot of mistakes. How many can you find?

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~LINGUAWORLD~

Which of these languages would you like to speak?

AMERICAN ENGLISH 0 PORTUGUESE
_j ARABIC (MODERN) 0 GREEK (MODERN)
CHINESE (MANDARIN) 0 INDONESIAN
DUTCH 0 1'flII U A1«
FRENCH 0 JAPANESE
GERMAN 0 RUSSIAN
ORWEGIAN 0 SPANISH
C SWEDISH Tick ( .... ) the language or languages you would like to speak. The Unguaworld Method teaches you to speak correctly and naturally in just six weeks.

For more information and a free cassette fill in the form and post to:

The tiDguaworld Method, FREEPOST, London WIS 6PJ (Write in BLOCK CAPlTALS please)

Jo~

Surname

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Fi rst nam e(s) __ ~ __ ... _CA. _:__----~

Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms MS Nationality E~

Add ress I" CtYej S ~k£. A.oCN:(

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Post code

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Age if under 18 __1.!._

Tel No V "'J>~ 3"1""~

Reasons for learning: /"

Holidays Business V Education

(Please underline)

2 Now decide which language you want to speak and fill in the form correctly.

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Which of these languages would you like to speak?

0 AMERICAN ENGLISH 0 PORTUGUESE
0 ARABIC (MODERN) 0 GREEK [MODERN)
0 CHINESE (MANDARIN) 0 INDONESIAN
0 DUTCH 0 ITALIAN
0 FRENCH 0 JAPANESE
0 GERMAN 0 RUSSIAN
0 NORWEGIAN 0 SPANISH
0 SWEDISH Tick ( .... ) the language or languages you would like to speak. The Lingua world Metbod teaches you to speak correctly and naturally in just six weeks.

For more information and a free cassette fill in the form and post to:

The LiDguaworld Method, FREEPOST, London WIS 6Pj (Write in BLOCK CAPITALS please)

Surname

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Fi rs t name(s) _

Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Address

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Nationality _

Post code

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Age if under 18 __

Reasons for learning:

Holidays Business

(Please underline)

Tel No __

Education

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1 would like (to do) or like (doing)?

Match a question in A with an answer in B.

B

A

Do you like sunbathing?

Would you like to go for a walk? Do you like visiting museums?

Would you like to go out to eat this evening? Do you like travelling?

Would you like (Q work in London?

No, I don't. I think they're boring.

I don't like business trips, but I love holidays. No, because T always go red, not brown.

No, I wouldn't. It's too busy and noisy.

Yes, that's a good idea. I don't want to cook. Yes, I'd love to. T need some fresh air.

2 Infinitive with to or -ing form?

I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, the

infinitive with to or -ing. Sometimes either is possible.

Examples

I'd like to have (have) a cup of tea.

We enjoyed meeting (meet) your mother.

a Don't forget. (send) your sister a birthday card.

b Do you wane (come) with us to the cinema?

c Have you finished . (read) the newspaper?

d They've decided (leave) the city.

e We love (go) to the theatre.

f We'd love (see) Shakespeare's

Hamlet next week.

g She's tried estop) smoking, but she can'

h He promised (love) her forever.

It's stopped (rain). Let's go for a walk.

I started (learn) English nine months

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2 T98 Complete the text using the infirutive

or -lng form of the verbs in the box .. Use each verb once only.

read drink relax lie have visit sunbathe help sail stay decide

My husband and I had Ii problem about our holiday

last year. I wa.nted (a) a lazy

seaside holiday because I was tired.nd needed

fbI . I love Ie) in

the sU.", I d J iced beer a" d

(e) a good book. But Rohert l'ikes

busy, culturalhotidays. He likes If) _

museums andut galleries. He hates

I g) because he always goes red, not brown ... The travel agent tried I h) us

and suggededGreece.1 said I'd love ji) _

__ to II quiet island., but of course Robert said

he'd like IV in Athens .. It wu easy

(k) what to do - We flew to Athens

togeth.er,.Robert stayed there and I 'ravelled to the island of KosI

J Infinitive with to after adjectives

Use the words to make sentences or questions. Example

curry / di fficul t I make?

Is curry difficull 10 make?

a I/pleased/meet you.

b it possible/leave early?

c It/impossible/learn all the words.

d English I easy I understand?

e Japanese/ hard I wri teo

f Itllovely/see Anna last night.

g This-exercise/ not difficult/ do.

h Ilsurprised/hear your news.

4 Infinitive with or without to?

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct fonn, the infinitive with or without 10.

Example

I'd like to come

but I can't swim

(come) tothe swimming pool, (swim).

a I can't (see) anything. It's so dark.

b Jane's decided (give) her husband a ring

for Christmas.

c Let's (go) to Rome for our holiday.

d Shall I (ring) the travel agent?

eWe'd love (meet) your wife.

f Could you (tell) me the time, please?

g Veronica couldn t (come) to the party

because she promised (visit) her aunt.

h John forgot (turn) off the lights when he

went to bed.

I couldn't (ride) a bike until J was eight,

but I learnt (swim) when I was three.

J Can you (help) me? I'd like

____ (buy) a new stereo.

k I don't want (stay) at home tonight. Let's

____ (go) to the pub.

1'11 (see) you tomorrow!

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5 have to I has to

Make ten true sentences using a line in A, a line in B,. and a line in C.

A

c

B

pOlicemene~ wear a crown sometimes.

Nurses meet leaders from many countries.

The US President serve food.

Soldiers ..... have to,\ start work very early in the morning,

English schoolchildren has to \ speak a foreign language very well.

Postmen [\wear a uniform.

Air hostesses

work at night. go to war.

The Queen Interpreters

6 say/said or tell/told

Put say/said or tell/told into the gaps. Examples

He said (that) he was at school yesterday.

He told the teacher (that) he was at school yesterday.

a Sandra that she went to India for a holiday.

b Sandra Bob that she didn't see the Taj Maha l.

c What did Anna ?

d What did Anna Peter?

e She it was cold in the park.

f He hasn't us his address.

g Did he you his telephone number?

h They that Alice left last week.

What did Barbara about the di nner party?

J She . Alice that it was an awful party.

k Have you Jack about the film?

Why did you that?

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7 Noun suffix -ion

I T99 I Many nouns end in -ion. Complete the table and mark the stress.

Noun

Verb

• description

invitation

celebration

competition

• describe

decide

educate

prepare

inform

act

invent

examine

8 Words that are nouns and verbs

I HOI)! Many words in English can be both nouns and verbs. Fill in the gaps using the correct forms of the words in the box. One noun is in the plural.

cook love walk drink rain
play watch plan paint post
visit Examples

We couldn't play tennis because of the rain

The weather is horrible. It s raining again.

a I don't want tonight. Let's eat out.

b 'What's your job?' 'I'm a _

2 a I can see the postman. Is there any _

for me'?

b Don't forget my letter for me!

3 a I'm dying for a . Is there any water in

the fridge?

b What would you like ? Wine? Beer? Tea?

4 a What are your for the future?

b 'Why have you got all those brochures?' 'Because

I our next holiday.'

5 a I'm going the walls white.

b What's that in your hair? It looks like _

6 a We're going the Cup Final on

television.

b 'What's the time?' 'Sorry. I don't have a

7 a I'm bored .. Do you want cards?

b Have you ever seen a by Shakespeare?

8 a 'How do you get to work?' 'I _. _

b It's a lovely day. Let's go for a _

9 a Please give my _, 10 the children.

b I don't like going to the swimming baths,

but I swimming in the sea.

lOa We really enjoyed our to Oxford last

weekend.

b When J was in Britain last year, I lots of

interesting places.

9 Multi-word verbs

Fill in the gaps with the correct multi-word verb. Use a verb from Box A and a preposition or adverb from Box B. Put the verbs into the correct form,

put turn take fill

A B
give look on up off
get go down in after
grow try out
break a When I __ ~_, I'm going to be a TV star.

b 'It's very hot in here.' , your jumper, then .. '

c Helen starts work at. 8.00am, so she has to

_ at 6.00am.

d I' m afraid I can't go to the party on Saturday.

1 have to my little brother.

e Could you the light , please? It's

getting dark.

f Did you know that John's just started _

with Susan?

g I was late for work this morning because my car ___ ~ on the motorway.

h Can you help me to this application

form for a job?

It's terribly difficult to ~ .. smoking. I've

tried many ti mes !

J '1' d like to . this dress, please.' Of

course. The changing rooms are over there .'

k Let's the television to watch the news.

'I'm going for a walk. I need some fresh air.'

___ your coat " then. It's cold outside.'

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10 A thank-you letter

I n01 I Do you remember Paola in Unit 2 of your Student's Book? She came to London to study English. but now she has returned home to Italy. Read the letter that she has written to the Brown family (0 thank them for looking after her. Has her English improved? Then so has yours!

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2 Divide Paola's letter into five paragraphs. Where do you think the paragraphs begin and end? (Much love to you all is not one of the five paragraphs.)

Paragraph 1 begins 'I want 10 (hank ... ' and ends 'J enjoyed myself very much '.

Paragraph 2

Paragraph 3

Paragraph 4

Paragraph 5 begins _

and ends ' ... show it to you ',

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3 Look at the way we write envelopes in Engli h. 1 it the same in your country?

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4 Write a similar thank-you letter to someone who has looked after you. Think of an English address and write the envelope.

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Thi Workbook Key may be photocopied for cia room use. 11 may nOI be adapted, primed. or old without the permi ion of Oxford niversiry Press.

UNIT 1

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Exercise 1

A Hello. What's your name?

8 Suzanne. What' row name]

A My name's John: Where are YOUfrOIll, Suzanne?

8 1'/11 from Pari .

'here are you from, John'?

A Fm from London.

C Hello. My name' Ro ie, I'm a ruderu.

Exercise 2

b I' m from Greece. c I'm from Russia. d I'm from Egypt. e I'm from Japan.

f I'm from Mexico.

Exercise 3

b I'm a teacher.

c r m a tra el agent. d I'm a nurse.

e r rna tuderu.

f l m a shop a sistant.

Exercise 4

a She' Alice Cookson.

b She' from the nited States. c She' a hai rdre er.

d She' thirty,

e They're Ann and Tess Hunter. f They're from Scotland.

g They're students.

h They're twenty-one.

Exercise 9

A ••

B ••

D •••

C •••

England Turkey Scotland Ireland Engli h Spanish German Scotti h Irish

Japan Brazil Chinese

Exercise 5

a What is your name? b My name is Peter.

c She is married.

d They are from Italy. e I am nineteen.

f He is a doctor-

g You are French.

h We are students,

Germany Switzerland Portugal Italy Mexico Mexican

Portuguese Japanese

Exercise 11

a Champagne is a French drink. b A Rolex is a Swiss watch.

c Oxford is an English university.

d English is an international language. e Milan is an Italian ciry

f A Mercedes i a German car.

g A Peruax i 0 Japanese camera.

E ••••

American Italian Brazilian

Exercise 6 a My

b your

c your

d my

Exercise 7 a her

b His

c Hi

d Her

Exercise 10

c an ice-cream d a banana

e a bicycle

f an egg

g an umbrella h a key

a train

j an office k a pen

a camera

Exercise 8
Country Nationa1ity
England Engli h
Germany German
Italy Italian
Japan Japanese
Brazil Brazilian
Spain Spanish
Scotland Scottish
France French
the United States American
Wales Welsh
Switzerland Swiss
China Chinese
Mexico Mexican
Portugal Portuguese
lreland (fish
Turkey Turkish 81

Exercise 13 12 twelve 14 fourteen 15 fifteen

17 seventeen 18 eighteen

21 twenty-one 25 twenty-five 35 thirty-five 40 forty

52 fifty-two

61 sixty-one

68 ixty-eight 79 seventy-nine 80 eighty

92 ninety-two 83 eighty-three

UNIT2

Exercise 1

How are you? How old are you?

What's your phone number? Who's your teacher?

How much is a cup of tea?

Fine, thanks. Twenty-one. 762890. Peter Briscall. 40p.

Exercise 2 (Sample answers)

a My surname's Delors.

b My first name's Jacques. c I'm from Toulouse.

d I'm a dentist,

e My address is 25, A venue Pasteur,

Toulouse.

f 61558391.

g I'm thirty-four. h Yes, I am.

Exercise 3

a How old is he?

b Where is he now?

c What's his address?

d Where is she now? e What's her job?

f What's her phone number?

g How old are they?

h Where are they now?

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Exercise 4

a The US President isn't English. He's American.

b The sun isn't cold. It's hot.

c The day after Saturday isn't Monday.

It's Sunday.

d Milk isn't green. It s white.

e I'm not English. I'm (Spanish).

f We aren't in a Russian class. We're in an English class.

g Rolls-Royce cars aren't cheap. They're expensive.

Exercise 5

a Yes, he/she is./ No, hel he isn't, b Yes, it is.! 0, it isn't.

c Yes, it is.! No, it isn't.

d Yes, I am. I No, I'm not. e Yes, I am. I No, I'm not.

f Yes, they are. I No, they aren' l.

Exercise 6

a II isn't Sunday today. b I'm not married.

e Where's the newspaper'? d They aren't from Oxford, e We're at work.

f You're a student.

Exercise 7

a You are nOI old.

b My flat is in the centre. e It is not very big.

d I am on holiday.

e They are at work.

f We are nOI rich.

Exercise 8

a Cathy is Louise s si ier, b Stephen is David's son. e Ann is Stephen's aunt,

d George is Mary's husband.

e Mary is Carby' grandmother. f David is Cathy's uncle.

g Cathy and Louise are Stephen's cousins. h David is Ann' brother.

Exercise 9 a is

b is

c P

d is

e P

f P

g

h P

Exercise 10 e~g

i-y

u-q

f-m

s-f

b-k

c- v

w-u

Exercise 11 a Gloria Tim Gloria

b Alice

Helen Alice c Isabel James Isabel d Ben

Greg Ben

e Annie Katby Annie

What's the matter? I'm cold.

Put a jumper on, then! What's the matter? I'm late for work. Hurry up, then! What's the matter? I'm hungry.

Have a sandwich, then! Wbal's the matter?

I'm thirsty.

Have a drink, then! What's the matter? I'm bored.

Read a book, tben!

Exercise 12
a cars f addresses
b glasses g people
c dictionarie h keys
d women sandwiche
e families j babies Exercise 13 a eventy p

b ninety-five p c thirty-five p

d fifteen pounds

e twenty-four pounds sixty f ten pounds eighty

g one pound ninety-nine

h eighty-eight pounds twenty-four

EXercise 14 a 90p

b £ 1.30 c £7.15 d £13.75 e £8J

UNIT3

Exereise I

She's an air hostess. She travels a lot.

She goes to foreign countries. She looks after passengers.

She serves people with food and drink. She speaks three languages.

She Stays in hotels a lot.

He's a receptionist.

He wears a uniform.

He answers the phone.

He meets a lot of people.

He uses a word processor ..

He gives people room keys.

Sbe's ateaeher,

She works in a school. She works with children. She works at home, 1001 She corrects homework.

He's a farmer,

He likes animals.

He gets up very early. He works outside,

He Ii ves in the country. He ha IWO children.

Exercise 2 a wears

b flies

c has

d goes. plays
e lives
f watches
g washes Exercise 3 (Sample answers)

getup
2 have a shower
3 gel dressed
4 have breakfast
5 leave home
6 go to work
7 start work
8 have lunch
9 finish work
10 arrive home
II cook dinner
12 watch television
13 go to bed
14 read a book Exercise 4

b She has a shower and washes her hair. c Then she gels dressed.

d She has a cup of lea and toast for breakfast. e She leaves home at quarter past eight.

f She goes to work by bus.

g She works in a bookshop and starts work at nine 0 'clock.

h Alone o'clock she has lunch in a small cafe.

She finishes work at half past five.

j She arrives home at quarterpast six. k First she cooks dinner.

I Then she watches television.

m She goes to bed at eleven 0 'clock and reads a book.

Exercise 5

How many languages does he speak?

Two. French and English.

How much is a cheese sandwich, please?

One pound fifty ..

How old are you?

Thirty-two.

What does she do in her free lime?

She goes swimming.

Who does he play football with?

His 1WO sons.

Where does she come from?

Vienna. She's Austrian.

Why does she go walking?

Because she loves the countryside.

Exercise 6

[ a What does she do before breakfast? b What does she have for breakfast? c How does she go (0 work?

d What does she do in the evenings? e What time does she go to bed?

2 a Wha; time does she leave home? b What time does she start work? c Where does she work?

d Where does she have lunch?

e What time does she finish work?

Exercise 7

A My sister is very clever. B What does she do?

A She Is a teacher in a primary school, B Where does she live?

A She has a lovely house in the country. B Is she married?

A Yes. Her husband's name is Ray. B Does she have any children?

A Yes. A girl called Mary. She is eight years old. She has a lot of friends.

Exercise 8

a Does she like cooking?

b Does she speak a foreign language? c Does she smoke?

d Does she like wine?

No, he doesn't. No, he doesn't. No, he doesn't. Yes, he does.

doesn't

doesn't like doesn't speak doesn't

2 a
b
c
d
3 a
b
c
d Exercise 9

a No, he doesn't. He lives in Rome. b No, he/she doesn't, He/She arrives

early/on lime.

c No, he/she doesn't. He/She cuts people's hair.

d No, it doesn't. It opens at (eight) o'clock.

e No, it doesn't, II reaches English.

Exercise 10 watch television read a magazine catch the train play tennis

drive a car

wear a uniform live ina fill! answer the phone

Exercise IJ Transport train journey ferry

car

Places theatre hospital garage office Professions singer interpreter mechanic hairdresser Adjectives bored

happy hungry

tired

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Exercise 12
Subject Possessive
pronoun adjective
my
you your
he his
she her
il its
we OUI' Ii
they their
2 a them f her
b it g it
c him h me
d liS them
e us Exercise 13 2

Keiko Wilson is Japanese. but she li ves in New York because she is married to an American .. She is an interpreter. She Likes New York because it is interesting, but her husband, Walter, doesn't like it. He wants to leave and Jive in the country.

Keiko and Waller have IWO children. Walter takes them and their dog out of the city in his free lime. They go walking in summer and skiing in winter, but Keiko doesn't go with them because she doesn't have any free time,

Exercise 14

b It's len past eight. c II's twenty 10 six.

d It's quarter past one. e lts ten to eleven.

f It's twelve o'clock. g It's five past two.

h It's twenty-five to one.

r r' s quarter to seven. j 11's half past four.

k lt's nine o'clock.

I lr's five to eight.

Exercise 15

a Alison goes to work by train. It takes an/one hour.

b Bob goes 10 work by car and train. II takes fifty minutes.

c Malcolm goes to work by bicycle. It lakes half an hour.

d Jacky goes to work by car. It lakes ten minutes.

e Peter goes \0 work by motorbike. 11 takes thirry-flve minures.

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UNIT4

Exercise I

I like pop music, but I don't like classical music.

r love cooking, so I of Len invite friends for dinner.

1 like watching cricket, bUI I don't like

playing it..

I like skiing, so I always have a winter holiday. I love dancing, so I often go to discos.

I like classical music. so I often go to

concerts.

I love the countryside. so I often go walking.

Exercise 2 a True.

b False.

c False.

d False.

e True,

f False.
g True.
h False.
False. Exercise 3 b get up c have

d slays

e start

f starts

g meet h finish go makes

Exercise 4

a What does your wife do? b Where do you work?

c How many languages do you speak? d Do you speak Japanese?

e Does your wife speak English? f What time do you gel up?

g Why do you like working in the hotel?

Exercise 5

I Good morning. Can I help you?

2 Yes. please. My husband and I want to have a winter holiday.

3 Yes, of course. Where do you want 10 go? 4 Well. This is the problem. I like skiing and winter sports, but my husband doesn't. He wants to relax and 5i.1 in the sun, and the children ...

5 Children? How many children do you have? 6 Two ... two children. a son and a daughter. 7 And how old are they? What do they

like doing?

8 Well. The boy is twelve. He loves all spons . skiing, Swimming. football ... The girl is sixteen. She doesn't like ports. She likes sitting in the sun, reading. drinking coffee ... And she wants 10 practise her French.

9 French! Ah yes! That gives me a good idea! [ think [ have the perfect winter holiday for the Adams family!

Exercise 6

I II do

b don't c do

2 a Yes, r do.! No, I don't. b Yes, I am.! No, I'm not. c Yes, I do. / No, I don't. d Yes, I am.,' No, I'm not. e Yes, I do. I No, I don't.

d

doesn't

e

does

Exercise 7

a am e do
b Does f are
c do " does
"
d Is Exercise 8 (Sample answer )

a I Like coffee. but I dOI/'/ like tea.

b We like playing tennis, but we don 'I like

playing [ootbal I.

e Sue Ii kes cats. but she doesn' I like dogs. d I speak French, but I don '/ speak Italian. e Tom speaks Spanish. bw he doesn 't

speak Japanese.

r Mr and Mrs Green have a SOil, but they dOIl'1 have a daughter.

. fApJj~%j=,",'Ol1r:,r'"' ""~"p . .

r~l'S!lhSi;~~!te~:b~R'&¥: ~

Exercise 9

a We always go 10 France in spring.

b We usually Slay in a hotel. / Usually we stay in a hotel.

c We sometimes go by plane. I Sometimes we go by plane.

d We sorneti rnes go by ferry. / Sometimes we go by ferry.

e Our children never come with us.

f We often go to a restaurant on Friday evenings.

Exercise 10 (Sample answers)

a I usually have a shower. b I always have coffee.

c I sometimes go to the cinema. d I ometirnes go for a walk.

e I often go to Spain.

f No, never.

g We usually have Christmas dinner togerher at my parents' house.

E xe retse 1 I (Sample answers)

a Once or twice a month. b Every evening.

c Every Saturday.

d Every morning.

e Every day ..

Exercise 12

Policemen wear uniforms. Mechanics mend cars. Children go to school.

Word processors are expensive. Denti: IS look after teeth. Journalists write for newspapers. Elephants live in Africa,

Exercise 13

I a Her name' Anna. She's a doctor. b She has 0 flat in London.

c I go to _work by car.

d We have _ dinner at eight o'clock in the evening.

e John always Slays in _ bed late on Sunday mornings.

2 a The b -

c -

d a

e the

Exereise 14
a In, on e at, on
b to. by f with, at
c in. at g in, near/by
d at, at Exercise 15

I start - finish come-go remember - forget open -clo e

push - pull

buy - sell

leave - arrive

get up - go to bed lend - borrow work-play

be late - be early mend - break bring - take

2 a closes
b finishes
c go to bed
d goes
e am early
f Push
g remember
h arrive Exercise 4 Exercise 9
b How many bedroom a 4
c There are b 2
d Is there a c I
e there's d 3
f there's a garden
C7 I it Exercise 10
0
h Are there any a 2
What's the telephone number? b 3
c I
d 4 UNIT5

Exercise 1
a True. e False. False.
b True. f True. J False.
c FaJse. g True. k True.
d True. h False .. Exercise 2

a A Are there any cups?

B No, there aren 't.

b A Is there a newspaper?

B Yes, it's in the bag.

c A Is there an umbrella?

B No, there isn't.

d A Are there any magazines? 8 No, there aren 't,

e A Are there any letters?

B Yes, there are.

Exercise 3

a A Is there a word processor?

B Yes, there is.

A Where is it? BIt's on the desk.

b A Are there any keys?

B Yes, there are. A Where are they?

B They're on the desk next to/near the telephone.

c A Are there any people?

BYes, there are. A Where are they?

B They're on the sofa.

d A Is there a photo?

B Yes, there is. A Where is if?

B If'S on the wall behind the word processor.

Exercise 6

a Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

b Yes, there is. 1 No, there isn't. c Yes, there are.! No, there aren't. d Yes, there is. 1 No there isn't.

e Yes, there are. 1 No, there aren't f Yes, there is. / No, there isn't.

Exercise 7 living room armchair sofa

video recorder bedroom sheet

pyjamas

alarm clock bathroom soap

shampoo towel

kitchen

plate

sugar

knife

Exercise 8

I do my homework write letters

phone a friend for a chat wash my hair

eat a sandwich

talk to my family

2 (Sample. answers)

I listen to music in the living room.

I do my homework in the dining room. I write letters in my/the bedroom.

I eat a sandwich in the kitchen.

Exercise 5
a some f an
b a,a g a
c any h any
d a a
e orne an
85 Exercise 11

a these
b this
c A this
B it
d A these
8 they
e A these
8 They
f A This
8 it, IL Exercise 12 a that

b those

c that

d A that B it

e A those B they f A that 8 It

g A those 8 They

_Ir_

Exercise 13
a and e because
b so, but f so
C but g but
d and h because Exercise. 15 E~ see

I -my L~weU U~lwo R~car

G =tea J -say Z -bed Y~Hi! Q~you

Exercise 17

115 one hundred and fifteen

144 one hundred and forty-four 238 two hundred and thirty-eight 3 10 three hu ndred and ten

425 four hundred and twenty-five 471 four hundred and seventy-one 508 five hundred and eight

590 five hundred and ninety

603 six hundred and three

616 six hundred and sixteen

734 seven hundred and thirty-four 800 eight hundred

862 eight hundred and sixty-two 945 nine hundred and forty-five 999 nine hundred and ninety-nine

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Exercise 18

a one hundred and forty-five b six hundred and ten

c eight hundred and ninety

d three hundred and eighty-seven e one hundred and fury

f five hundred and thirty-two

2 a three hundred and sixty-five b one hundred and twenty

c ninety-six

d (Answers will vary.)

e tWO hundred and eight

f four hundred and seventy-three

UNIT6

Exercise I

a False, Cats can swim,

b False, Dogs can't climb trees, c False. Kangaroos can jump,

d True,

e False, Penguins can't fly, f True,

g False, Tortoises can't run fast, h True,

Exercise 2

a Peter can ride a motorbike and he can drive a car,

b Peter can use a word processor, but he am 't program a computer.

c Flora can drive a car, bUI she can', ride

a motorbike,

d Only Paul can play 'he piano,

e Only Flora can pro{:mm a computer. f Paul can', ride a motorbike and Rora

can't either, but Marianne and Peter can, g Everybody can drive a car,

h Nobody call play rhe guuar.

Exercise 3

a Can you play the piano? (6) b Can you speak any foreign languages? (I)

c Can you play the guitar? (5)

d Can you ride a motorbike? (3)

e Can you make a cake? (7)

f Call you lise a word processor? (2)

g Can you see mountains from your room? (4)

Exercise 4

a Hello, everybody! I am sorry I am late! b 'Where were you born?' 'I was born in

India.'

c 'Where was your sister born?" 'She was born in India, too,'

d The weather is beautiful today. It was terrible yesterday.

e The children are very tired today. They H"ere at a party yesterday evening.

f I could play chess when I was five,

g We were married when I. was eighteen and Roger was twenty,

Exercise 5

2 a A How much are the wine glasses?

B They're only £54,

A How much were they before? B They were £83,

A Well, what a bargain:

b A How much are the towels?

B They're only £25,

A How much were they before? B They were £45,

A Well, what a bargain!

c A How much is the coat?

B It's only £99,

A How much was it before? B II was £130,

A Well, what a bargain!

d A How much are the pens?

B They're only £40,

A How much were they before? B They were £65,

A Well,. what a bargain'

e A How much is the suitcase?

B It'sooIy£67.

A How much was it before? B It was £95.

A Well, what a bargain!

f A How much is the camera?

B It's only £100 ..

A How much was it before? B It was £165,

A Well, what a bargain!

Exercise 6

a No, he isn't.

b Yes, she does, c lobed,

d Yes, he was, e Yes, he was,

f No, she wasn't g On the bus,

h Yes, he can,

At the hospital. InLhe living room,

Exercise 7 (Sample answers)

a I could talk.

b I could say the alphabet. c I could count to ten.

2 a lcouldn't write when I was three. but I can (write) now.

b I couldn't speak a foreign language when I was three, bur I can now,

c I couldn't drive a car when I was three, but 1 can (drive a car) now.

3 a I couldn't program a computer when I was three and [ till can't.

b I couldn't play the guitar when I was three and I till can't (play the guitar).

Exercise 8 (Sample answers)

a I \ as born in nineteen sixty-four.

b My mother was born in nineteen thirtynine and my father was born in nineteen thirty-five.

c My grandfather was born in nineteen oh rwo and my grandmother was born in eighteen ninety-nine.

Exercise 9

know the answer ride a bike

fasten your seatbelt tart work

climb a mountain go to a party

pell a word get up early

speak English fluently play cards

u e a word proce sor

2 a B No. it i n't, J can't ride a bike.

b A Maria! Do you know the answer? c The plane land in ten minute . Can you please jssren your seatbelts'!

d B I never get up early on Sundays.

I stay in bed until eleven.

e A What time do you start work?

f B o. she isn't, but she speaks

English fluent!».

g B Ye. I know. My daughter could use a word processor when he was only even.

Exercise 10 a to. on

b at. with c in. with d to. by. ar

e at. with. on f in, in

g with. Of. to b at, of

Exercise 11
a Road g was
b Street h like
c receptionist can
d am twenty-eight j foreign languages
e live k use
f am a tourist Was UNIT7

Exercise 1

a I u ually work eight hours a day, but yesterday I started at 9.00am and finished at 9.00pm.

b Ann usually drives to work, but yesterday she walked.

c Max u uaJly watches TV in the evenings, but yesterday evening he listened to music.

d Ann and Max usually go sailing at weekends, but last weekend they played tennis.

e It u ually rains a lot in winter but last year it snowed for three months.

r Max and I usually go camping in August, but last summer we stayed in a hotel.

Exercise 2

a A Does Ann usually drive to work?

B Yes, she does.

A Did she drive {O work yesterday? B No, she didn't. She walked.

Does Max usually watch TV in the evenings?

Yes, he does.

Did he watch TV yesterday evening? a.he didn 'I. He listened 10 music.

b A
B
A
B
c A
B
A
B
d A
B
A
B
e A
B
A
B Do Ann and Max usually go ailing at weekend?

Yes, they do.

Did lhey go sailing fast weekend? No, they didn't. They played tennis.

Does it usually rain a 101 in winter? Yes. it does.

Did it rain a 10/10.1'/ winter]

No. it didn't. If snowed/or three months.

Do you and Max usually go camping in August?

Yes, we do.

Did you go camping la t urnrner? 0, we didn't. We stayed in a hotel.

Exerc.ise3
A was
B did
A had
8 did
A had were
B Did
A was Exercise 4

Regular verbs

Infinitive Past Simple
vi it visited
enjoy enjoyed
travel travelled
stay tayed
paint painted Irregular verbs

Infinitive Past Simple
make made
write wrote
leave left
lose lost
buy bought
do did
ee aw
go went
take took
have had
drive drove
speak spoke
come came
meet mel Exercise 5
a met
b left
c saw
d bought
e knew
f lost
0 had
'"
h wrote
began Exercise 6

a What time did you get up thi morning? b What did you have for dinner last night? c When did you last travel by train?

d What did you do last Sunday?

e Where did you go on holiday last summer? f When did you last visit an art gallery?

g How did you travel to work today?

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Exercise 7 c died

d works e paints f loves g has

h starred

painted J liked

k bought I starts

m finishes n goes

o visited p stayed q had

2 a Yes, he did.

b No, she isn't. c Yes, she does.

d No, she doesn't. e Yes, she did.

f No, she didn't. g Yes, she does.

h No, she doesn't.

3 a Where does she live now? b When did she go there?

c What does she do?

d When did she Start painting? e Why does she paint cats?

f How many hours a day does she work?

Exercise 9

nice adj

new ad]

see I'

enjoy \I party II warm ad]

tacrory n

in prep

famous Gel}

\I V

Exercise B

2 a When did he go?

Last June.

b How long did he slay?

Three weeks.

c How did he travel?

By plane.

d Where did he stay?

In a tent.

e What did he do?

He took photographs. of wild.animals. f What did he see?

Elephants. lions, and giraffes .. g Did he enjoy the holiday?

3 a went.

b travelled c stayed

d took

4 (Sample paragraph) Alison's last holiday

Last October Alison went to Scotland for one week She travelled by train and she stayed in a hotel. She went walking in the mountains. She saw some beautilul Iakes, but she didn't see the Loch Ness Monster! She enjoyed the holiday very much.

e saw

f didn't see g enjoyed

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near prep earn

holiday n on

v win

prep relax

2 a (v) see, (ad}) new b (prep) on, (1') wins

c (v) relaxed, (adj) warm d (ad}) famous, (n) party e (II) factory .. (v) earned

f (II) holiday. (prep) in, (v) enjoyed

Exercise 10
a to h at, in, at
b over of
c to, about j of
d about k for
e with like
r about III between
" after
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Exercise)
b went j 'used
c fell k could
d wanted understood
e learnt/learned m began
f won n made
g could 0 introduced
h could not p died
invented q knew Exercise 2

a His father wasn't a teacher. He was a leather worker.

b He didn't go blind when he was six. He went blind when he was three/at the age of three.

c He didn't want to be a soldier. He wanted to be a musician,

d He didn't learn to play the piano. He learnt/learned to play the cello.

e He didn't win a scholarship to the Institute of Musk .. He won a scholarship to the Nationallnstitute for Blind Children. f He didn't invent 'night writing'. A French soldier, Charles Barbier, inventedit.

g He didn't make 'nighl writing' more difficult. He made it simpler.

h He didn't die when he was flfty-three.

He died when he was forty-three.

Exercise 3 a didn't

b didn't

e wasn't d weren't e couldn't

Exercise 4

a My aunt didn't give me a birthday present, b It rained until five o'clock.

c I drank the coffee, bull didn't eat the cake. d She brought a bortle of wine.

e She was tired, so she went 10 bed.

f He didn't forget his passport and he didn't lose his ticket.

g It cost a lor of money.

h I had a lot of lime, so I did the shopping.

Exercise 5"

this morning 6

last winter 3

in 1982 I

the day before yesterday 4

yesterday evening 5

len years ago 2

2 (Sample answers)

a I had an egg for breakfast this morning.

b [watched TV yesterday evening.

c The day before yesterday I visited a

friend.

d Last winter I went skiing.

e I was at school ten years ago.

r In 19821 went to the United Stales on holiday.

Exercise 6

a I had breakfast (two) hours ago.

b They got married (five) years ago, c We saw John two days ago.

d They met (seventeen) years ago.

e My daughter started school (three) months ago.

r Queen Victoria died (ninety-two) years ago.

g Alice came back from America a month ago.

h Their son was born (eight) hours ago.

Exercise 7

a away in the war b our Jives changed c so different from d didn't talk

e gave us chocolates f like in the films

g lime we danced

h [couldn't look at him was very worried

J came back for me

~ a
b
c
d
e
r
g In a small village in the country, Hundreds of American soldiers came lathe village.

The GIs didn't talk to the gi rls only about cars and football. They gave them chocolates and nylon stockings. At the Saturday dance.

Yes. she did. the first time they danced.

o. because he was very worried when Gloria started going OUL with Hank.

Hank look her to his home in Arizona. USA. and they married.

Vo:caiblJlary .

Exercise 8

AI! these items are inventions.

lib I cl )' I c I I I e J
2 t r a i n
3[ I e I Ie v i I s 1 i 101 n J
l4C a m e r I a I
J5p II 1.01 I
n e
6c 10 1m pi u t e I r I s I
Pflr i d g I c J
,8 t ell Ie p h 0 n j_ e J
~w I a I s h i n g
Jl~' rio I c e s s I 0 I r I Exercise 9 a anything

b somewhere c anybody

d something e Somebody f anywhere

g somewhere h anybody anything

j Somewhere k somebody

Exercise 10

b Peter couldn't speak until he was nearly four.

c Tim didn't see the Colosseum when he was in Rome.

d Eva didn't start learning English until she was thirty.

e I drdn' tenjoy Maths lessons when 1 was at school.

f Sally didn't buy the red shoes because she didn't like them.

gThey didn't go to bed until after midnight.

h We met Ken's wife last Saturday when they came for dinner.

Exercise II
a when h and
b and because
c because j so
d and/so k but
e until and/so
bUI m and
0 when n so
c UNIT9

Exercise I

a Because I like listening to music.

b Because he likes doing crosswords.

c Because 1 like watching old black-and-

while films.

d Because she likes taking photographs. e Because I like looking at paintings.

f Because they like sunbathing and windsurfing ..

g Because I like playing computer games.

Exercise 2

a Italian and Indian.

b Wh::H does she like doing al weekends? c What son of films does she like?

d 0, she doesn' l.

e Does she like athletics?

No, she doesn't.

f Does she like going to parties?

Yes .. she does.

g Does she like shopping for food?

No, she doesn't,

Exercise 4
a rice U h grape C
b money U bisccn C
c bread U J fruit U
d stamp C k sandwich C
e wine U cheese U
f apple C m cup C
(J' cigarene C 11 egg C
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Exercise 5
a some f some
b some 0 some
0
c a some h a, a
d a some
e an, some j an Exerdse6 I'm thirsty.

I'd like a cold beer.

I'm hungry.

I'd like a sandwich.

I'm tired.

I'd like La go to bed.

It's Sunday and I'm bored.

I'd like \0 go 01.1\ with my friends.

I don't have any money.

I'd like \0 be a millionaire It's winter and I'm cold.

I'd like [0 be on a beach in Florida.

[xerdse 7

a He likes COOking .. b J'd like a flew one.

e She'd like a bigger one, d They like animals.

e I'd like to watch it.

f He likes (listening to) music.

g I'd like 10 stay at home (and relax).

h They like skiing in the mountains/don't like sunbathing.

Exercise 8
a an)" some
b any
e any
d some
e some
f any
0 any
0
h any
some. any
j Some
k some
2 a any chairs
b any photos
c any food
d some shampoo
e some petrol
f any stamps
0 .some ... people
~
h some books Exercise 9 (Sample answers)

II How much homework do you get?

A 101. / Not much,

b How mallY English books do you have?

Five ~ my Coursebook, my Workbook. two dictionaries and a reader.

c HOII" much does a cup of coffee cost?

About one pound.

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dHow /II(/I1Y languages do you speak?

Two, Spanish and English.

e How mallY people are there in your class?

About twelve.

f How many weeks' holiday do you have . ?

In summer.

Four.

g How II1U{"/J coffee do you drink a day?

Three cups.

Exercise 10

a dry/sweet wine

b white/brown bread c white/black coffee

d tizzy/still mineral water e hot/mild curry

f fresh/frozen peas

g rare/medium/well-done steak

Exercise 11

We'd like a table for two Could we have the menu Pirsr I'd like the pate

for the main course I'd like the lamb chops

How would you like the Steak? What vegetables would you like? Would you like to order some wine? Fizzy mineral water or stilt?

Would you like some coffee')

can we have the bill?

Is the service included?

2 a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
j
k Exercise 12

2 (Sample answer)

20 !""e ?ou:e .. 1:'01B Pa;c~s france

The Recep.:.ionist. "l""andr" Hotel

C:iU Road

Lyzre Regis Dorse~ RG6 STY

20 SepL"'1'"e~ :993

Dear Si~ or .:-ladam

I '~odd like LO book a s!.ng:e !OOm at your hotel fo: the ~ignts of 20 - 23 Octo;",r, Co,,~d : ;lossibly have a <oorn

w~:h a view of ~he sa~?

Codd 1'0\1 please send me a brochure 0' the hotel?

Please _er: me know i::: yo~ neEd 1I deposiL O~ a c~ed~~ ca~d n~~oer.

Thar:k you v"ry much.

1 look forwa~d to hea~i~g f~om you. YOl:.rs fa:lr.t:.flJ:ly

J u Iss Lianne

Jul as Llo,me

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UNIT 10

Exercise J Adjective fast

safe friendly big

good healthy noisy

hot

Exercise 2 smaller

more expensive dirtier

more interesting easier

wanner

nearer

worse

Exercise 3

a My car isn't very new. Your car is lIeIVer than my car.

b Ann's house isn't very modern. Your house is more modem than Ann's.

c Bob's garden isn't very big. Your garden is much bigger than Bob's.

d Yesterday wasn't very hot. Today is much hotter than yesterday.

e Sue's homework wasn't very good.

Your homework was better than Sue's. f Your car isn't very dirty. My car

is dirtier than yours.

g This exercise isn't very difficult. The next exercise is much more difficult than this one!

Exercise 4

iii He's got a motorbike. He hasn't got a car. b They've got a flat. They haven't got a

house.

c 'Have you got any brothers?' 'Yes, I have.' d 'Has she got a new job?'·Yes. she has.' e 'Has he got a new came ra?' ·NO,hehasn·\.' f We haven't got much money. They've

got a lot.

Exercise 5
a A Have f A Do
b A Does B do
c A have 0 A Does
"
d A Dc B does
e A Has Exercise 6

a They've got. a big classroom.

b He's gal a bike, but. he hasn't got a car.

c We don't have much money. We're poor. d She's got a big house. She's rich.

e He doesn't. have an English dictionary ..

Exercise 7

J a Pout's younger than Mary. b Pout's taller IhOlI Mary.

c 'How many brothers has Paul got?'

'Two.'

d Pau I hasn't got any sisters.

e Mary hasn't gal (my brothers or sisters. f Mary and Paul have both got a flat.

g Mary 's got a car, but Paul/wsn't gOI

one.

h They're both got a camera.

'Has Mary go/ a word processor?'

2 (Answers. will vary.)

Exercise 8

! Comparative

Superlative

the youngest the happiest

the most beautiful the biggest

the busiest

the most intelligent the worst

the farthest

the newest

the most dangerous

younger happier

more beautiful bigger

busier

more intelligent worse

farther

newer

more dangerous

Exercise 9

a My sister is younger than me. '0 Who is the oldest in the class?

c Concorde is the fastest passenger plane in the world.

d My book is more interesting than your book.

e Peter bought the most expensive watch in the shop,

f Did John buy the cheapest watch in me shop?

g German is much more, difficult than English. 11 The weather today is much better than yesterday.

Exercise 10

a Who is the richest person in Britain?

The Queen.

b What is the longest river in the world?

The River Nile.

c What is the most popular Sport in your country?

(Football.)

J Where is the oldest university in Europe?

In Bologna. Italy.

~ Who is the YOWlgesr person in your famiJy? (My little brother.)

Who is the most intelligent student in your class?

(Maria.)

Exercise .11

railway station traffic lig,hrs bookshop

bus stop motorway department store car park

travel agent' s ticket office rush hour

airport

2 a traffic lights b airports

c department store d bus stop

e rush hour

f travel agent's g motorways

h railway station, ticket office bookshop

Exercise 12
a B Nobody. f Nobody
b B Everybody. g B Nowhere.
c B everywhere h B Nothing.
d B Nothing. everything
e Everything J Everybody Exercise 13

a Jack wrote the letter which/that arrived

this morning.

b There's the park where we play football. c Tom's the boy who/that loves Anna.

d This is the hotel where I always stay ..

e Barbara' s got a car whichlthat is faster than yours.

f I've got a niece who/that lives in America.

g Look at the pictures which/that are on page 6.

Exercise 14

It lies on the River Thames, where the Romans landed .,.

... now there are many cities wbich are much bigger.

... SI Paul's Cathedral, which has a huge dome, ....

... the Houses of Parliament, where you can see and hear ...

... Harrods, where yOll can buy anything,

, .. 'smog'. which is a mixture of smoke and fog.

... Hamleys, which is the biggest toyshop in the world.

Exercise 4

a What are you cooking? bAre you going out tOnight?

c What time are we playing tennis? d Why is your daughter crying?

e When are Ken and EBen coming for dinner?

Exercise 5

a f'm wearing jeans. / 1'm not. wearing jeans.

b I'm standing up. It' m not standing up.

c I'm sitting in my bedroom. / I m not saling in my bedroom.

d I'm working with a friend. I I'm not working with a friend.

e It's raining. / It isn't raining.

f The sun is shining. / The sun isn't shining.

g My parents are working. / My parents aren't working.

UNIT11

Exercise 1

I'm working hard because I've got exams next week.

Len's buying his wife a present because it's her birthday soon.

Jane's washing ber hair because she's going to a party tonight:

Peter's looking for a betterjob because he doesn 't earn much at the moment.

We're buying some new clothes because we're going to a wedding soon.

The cars are starving because nobody fed them this morning.

She's watering the flowers because they're dry and the weather's hot.

The baby's crying because he's hungry.

Exercise 2
b singing swimming
c reading J coming
d Slopping k doing
e using smoking
f listening m drinking
tr runrung n driving
'"
h buying a thinking Exercise 3 Sample answers

She's young. She's got long dark hair. She's wearing a white 'l-shirt, jeans, and trainers. She's riding a horse.

He's quite old. He's gal grey hair and a moustache. He's wearing glasses. He's wearing trousers, a shirt, and a lie. He's cooking.

Sbe's got shan brown hair. She's wearing glasses. She's wearing a long black dress. She's sitting and reading a newspaper.

Exercise 6

b No, he isn't

c He's running (in the park). d She's a writer.

e No, she isn't.

f She's reading a book. g He's a postman.

h Yes, he is.

She's a shop assistant.

J No, she isn't.

k She's working in the garden.

Exercise 7

II It's a lovely day. The sun's shining. V b What are you doing tonight? Are you

going out?V

c What are we having for supper tonight? V d Where do you usually go on holiday? V e What are you doing on the floor? V

f I'm looking for something. V

Exercise 8 II don't

b A do

B don't A is

c A are

B am

d does

e A am B do

f A is
B is
g B don't, don'! 91

Exercise 9

a We usually go to Spain on holiday, bUI this year we'r(! going to Florida.

b A Why are you buying so much food?

B Because we're having a party tonight. c My father lives in a house near the sea because he likes. ailing.

d Are you watching the television? Can 1

turn il off?

e A How often do you go swimming?

r A What newspaper do you usually read? g A The telephone's ringing!

B OK. I'll answer it. Hello? No, Sally isn't here at the moment. She's playing lenni. Can I lake II message? OK. Bye!

Exercise 10

a I'rn going to the cinema tonigbt.

b How much do you earn in your job?

c We don't wear a uniform at my school. d That's my husband over there. He's

tanding near the window.

e What are you doing after chool today? f Sorry. You can't peak 10 Jenny. She's having a bath.

g We aten 'I going to school today because it's a holiday.

h Peter's a businessman. He works all over the world.

At rne moment Peter's working in Russia.

Exercise II

a Whose is the book? It's Alice'

b Whose are the gloves? They're ina's. c Whose are the funning shoes? They're

Tom's.

d Whose are the sunglasse ? They're

Alice's.

e Whose is the hat') It's Brian's.

f Whose is the suncrearn? It's Alice's. g Whose is the bike? lt's Brian's.

Exercise 12 a It's mine. bit's yours.

c They re theirs. d They're hers. e This is mine.

f This is your .

g The. e are yours. Where are mine?

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Exercise 13
(a) head
(b) face
(c) nose
(d) mouth
(e) hand
(I) arm
(g) finger
(h) knee
(i leg
U foot
(k) back
(!) neck
(m) ear
(nJ hair Exercise 14
a too d becau e of
b both e Although
c because r For example
Exercise 15
a both d Although
b toO e becau e
c For example f becau e of UNIT 12

Exercise]

a He's going to be a teacher.

b She' s going !O be an interpreter. c She's going to be an actre .

d They're going to be lawyer.

e She's going LO be a vet,

f He's going to be a chef.

g She's going to be an athlete.

Exercise 2

a What are you going 10 see?

b What are you going [0 cook'? c What's he going to rudy?

d When are they going to get married? e Is she going to fly?

f Are you going to have a party? g 1 il going to rain?

Exercise 3

a She in'! going to have one thi year. b We aren't going to go there thi year. c I'm not going to wear it today.

d They aren't going ro do il today.

e She isn't going \0 give me socks (for Christmas) thi year.

f He isn't going to pass it thi year.

Exercise 4

2 b They're going 10 travel by plane. c They're going to stay in a motel.

d They're going to stay for len day.

e They' re going 10 vis i t Di sney World and go to Cape Canaveral.

3

Lucy Where are you going on holiday next

summer?

John To Budapest.

Lucy Are yon going /(1 fly there?

John No. I'm not. I'm going by boat and train, Lucy Where are yOI/ going to stay'?

John In a hotel, The Hotel Gellert.

Lucy Howlong are .1'011 goillg 10 slOy'?

John For six. day , from Friday to Wednesday. Lucy And what are you going 10 do'?

John Well. the hotel has wonderful baths. 0 in the morning I'm going 10 swim in the spa Imler and in the afternoons /'1/1 gOillg 10 go siginseeing.

Exercise 5

a I don't feel well. I think I'm ioing 10 be sick. b Its so cold and look at those clouds! I

think it's oin > /0 rain.

c That man' driving too fast. He's going 10 crash.

d ally's wearing her best clothes. She's

going 10 1I1l1'e a job interview.

e Hurry up! It's nearly ten o'clock' You're going /0 be late.

f Sarah and Pete' flal is LOO mall.

They're going /0 move.

Exercise 6

a To buy/get some shampoo. b To buy/get a dictionary.

c To get a holiday brochure. d To buy/get some paper.

e To buy/gel SOme wine.

r To buy/get a magazine.

Exercise 7

She weru to the chemist's to buy. orne suncream and a new pair of glasse .

She went to the bank to get Spanish pesetas. She went to the travel agent's lO collect some ticket .

She went home to pack her suitcase.

She went to the airport to catch a plane to Majorca.

Exercise 8
a Did e am h are
b ls f are did
C do o Do doe
e
d Did Exercise 9

a Yes . .1 am. I No. I'm not.

b Yes. I have. I 0.1 haven't. c Ye .. I did.! o. I. didn't.

d Yes. I do. / No. I don't,

eYe .. he/ he does." . o. he/she doe n't.

Ye . he/ he i.1 o. he/she isn't.

g Yes. he/she did. I o. he/she did n' L. h Yes. he/she is. 1 No. he/she isn ' L.

Yes. he/. he ha ',I No. he/she ha n' t, Ye .. I can. I No.1 can't.

Vocabulary add pronundation

Exercise 10

I •••

• ••

••

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police 1 important interesting

hotel piano I hospital

enough delic IOU I dangerous

hampoo I computer video delayed I successful popular

without umbrella beautiful

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Exercise IJ

•
a relax
•
b forget
•
c fini. h
•
d Iran late
Writing ••

e arrive

•

f happen

..

g enjoy

Exercise 12

Dear Nor I ud Eric,

We',e hnin~ • wonderfulli",e here in Brighton. The wnth. r i I Ion lV, 10 we So to the bue h mosl or Ihe lillie ud nnbdfte. Y ute rdiY if wu very !!!! Ind unn, naw! sol very red, T omo rrow we're nol going 10 sil in the sup, we're going to buy um. uuvenirs.

See you both roOl. lave Peter

Dur Norlll.lnd Eric,

We're h.ving quile I ,ood lil'lle here in Brighton, The wu,lIer isn" very niu, so We shV in 'he hotel lIosl or the time nd pl., !.~I, le~~il. Yerterd., il WII my cold nd fonr and WI eoul~!!'1 UI the ill, Tolllorrow wi renolgoin! 10 "IV in th ~pltl. wl',e going 1'0 bay 101111 souvenirs.

Set yo~ bol~ non,

Love Peter

e (han at B
f for J at b A
g at k On
h like I In B
c A
B
d A
B Exercise 13 a of

b for

c from d in

UNIT 13

Exercise 1

a When was the Fir I World War? 7 From 191410 1918,

b What _ the capital of Morocco? 8 Rabat.

c How many players are there in a polo team? 2 Four.

d Who did Sian Laurel make films with? 9 Oliver Hardy,

e What do the Japane: e call Japan?

1 J ippon .

r What food do people traditionally eat at Wimbledon?

3 Strawberries and cream .

g Where wa the lenni player John McEnroe born?

4 Germany.

h Mount Everest is on the borders of two countries. Which one. '?

.5 epal and Tibet.

Why did James Dean stop making films? 6 Because he died.

Fri

Exercise 2
b What g Where
c Why h How
d How When
e How J Who
f WhichJWhal Exercise 3

a What art

b What colour c What day

d What port e What size

I Exercise 4
a How many d How much
b How of len e How tall
c How fast f How big Exercise 5

a B Which cbool doe. she go to?

b A Which is your favourite ea on? c B Which one did you buy?

d A Which one do you wani ro see?

Exercise 6

a A Which one do you want. the black

one or the while one?

The black/while one, please.

Which one do you want. the English one or the French one?

The Time ILe Mende, please.

Which one do you want the ham one or the cheese one?

The ham/cheese sandwich, please.

Which one do you want, the romance or the horror story?

The romance/horror Story, please.

Exercise 7

b Which university did he go to?

Edinburgh University. c What did he study?

Medicine,

d How old was he when he became a fullIi me wri ter?

Thirty-two.

e What on of books did he write?

Romance. adventure stories, and hi rorical novels.

f When did he write the first. detective story?

In 1887.

g How many stories did he write?

Fifty,

h Where did Sherlock Holmes live?

In Baker Street, London.

Wha; was his assistant'S name? Doctor Wat on .

When did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle die? In 1930.

Exercise 8

Noun

Adjective

co lou rfu! beautiful happy sunny peaceful cultural dangerous healthy independent intelligent frielldly romantic different

colour

beauty happiness sun

peace

culture danger health independence intelligence friend romance difference

Exercise 9

a intere ted b bored

c boring

d worried. e exciting

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Exercise 10
a happy e quick
b well f quickly
c good g quietly
d well h slow Exercise 11

a Listen carefully. I want you to come home immediately,

b I work hard and at night I sleep well. c I kn~w Peter well because we play

tenms together.

d 'I love you very milch.' 'I love you, lOO.' e Please speak slowly andexplain clearly. f Suddenly a man witha gun ran quickly

into the bank.

Exercise 12 I b deep c hm

d Unfortunately e unhappy

f Suddenly

g green

h quickly

angry

j carefully k quietly

I Immediately rn handsome

n happily

UNIT 14

Exercise 1 a has woo b stalled c went

d have travelled e went

f played

g didn't win

h hasn't played

Exercise .2

a Yes, she did.

b o. she didn't. C Yes. they have. dYes .. they ha ve .. e Yes. they did. f o. she dldnt,

g 0, she hasn't,

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Ex.ercise3
Infinitive Past Simple Past participle
leave left left
write wrote written
speak spoke spoken
see saw seen
have had had
do did done
meet met mel
start stalled started
read read read
give gave given
finish finished finisbed
take took taken
buy bought bought Exercise 4

I a Have you ever been to London?

b Have you ever tried Indonesian food? c Have you ever been 10 America?

d Have you ever ridden a camel?

e Have you ever flown in Concorde?

2 He's been to London twice.

He's never tried lndonesian food. He's been [0 America once.

He's never ridden a camel.

He's never flown in Concords.

Exercise 5

a It arrived five minutes ago. b We saw it in 1987.

c She wrote it yesterday. d I did it after supper.

e They had it at twelve o'clock,

Exercise 6

a I saw Jim ten days ago.

b Have you ever tried Japanese food')

c Have you finished writing your book yet? d I have never seen anyone who eats more

than you,

e Are [here any letters? i've jus: seen the postman.

Exercise 7

a She hasn't washed it yet. b They haven't seen it yet. c He hasn't had one yet.

d We haven't moved house yet. e She hasn' I given me one yet

Exercise 8

a A Has Ann spoken to the bank manager yet?

BYes, she's just spoken to him.

b A Has Mark made a cup of tea yet?

BYes, he's just made one.

c A Have you done your homework yet?

B Yes, I've j US! done it.

d A Has Mr Jones read the report yet?

B Yes, he's just read it.

e A Have you called a taxi yet?

BYes, I've just called one.

Exercise 9 2 a gone b gone c been d been

e gone f been g gone

Exercise 10 a a bridge b a plane

e a wedding d a knife

e a mirror

f a dog g a steak h wine

a lightllamp sugar

_ar~

Exercise 11

John Hall made eight mistakes when he filled in his form.

Here is the form correctly filled out.

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u AM [RICAN EN GLlSH L: AFI1I81C [MODERN)

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o fREN(IJ ::::J GERMAN

o NOR\I"EGIA~

o 5W£01SH

o PORTUGUESE

o GREEl( IMODERN I DIN ooNE511\N IVITAUAN

o JAPANESE

o RUSSIAN OSPANISII

Tlok 1",1 the longlJ.g. 0' languages rQU wcu I d llke to ,p •• k. The UD,lj"u"wortd M~tbod leaches you 10 speak correctlv and n3nu".II)' In lUll SIX weeks.

For more inlorm~llon and a free cassette fill In lhe form and POSI 10:

T~e w.gu.aworldMetbod. fRErI'OST. London W 15 6P J 1\\,11. In BLOCK (APITALS pl'.'''''1

Surname --"1I",,A~Ll,--~ ~

FirS! namers) ... J..:.O!.:.HN"'- _

Mr;Mrs/MlsslMsMR atlonality ENGLISH

Ad dress 16 9 REYS} O!(I ROA P UXI!BIDGE

POSI (ode UB2 2KP

Age if under 18 Reasons for learning

Holidays BUSiness

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Education

UNIT 15

Exercise 1

Do you like sunbathing?

No, because I always go red, not brown, Would you like to go for a walk?

Ye , r d Jove £0. ! need some fresh air.

Do you like visiting museums?

0 .. 1 don't. I think they're boring.

Would you like to go OUIIO ear this evening?

Yes. thal.·s a good idea I don't want tocook, Do you like travelling?

I don't like business trips. but I love holidays.

Would you like [0 work in London'?

'0. I wouldn't. Itstoo busy and noisy.

Exercise 2

I a 10 send

b 10 come
c reading
d to leave
e gomg
f to see
g 10 stop
h 10 love
raining
j learning/to learn
2 a to have
b to relax
c lying
d drinking
e reading
f visiting
D" sunbathing
<!
h [0 help
[0 sail
J [0 stay
k [0 decide Exercise 3

a rm pleased [0 meet you.

b Is it possible toleave early?

c It· impos ible to learn all the words. d Is English easy to understand?

e Japane e is hard to write.

f 11 was lovely to see Anna last night, g Thi exerei e isn't difficult to do.

h I'm surprised to hear your news.

Exercise 4
a see " come. to visit
'"
b to give h to tum
C" go ride. 10 swim
d ring j help .. to buy
e to meet k to Slay .. go
f rell see Exercise 5

Policemen have to wear a uniform.

Nurses have to wear a uniform I work at night. The US President has to meet leaders from

many countries.

Soldiers have to go to war I wear a uniform. English schoolchildren have to wear a uniform. Postmen have ro sian work very early i.o [he

morning.

Air hostesses have 10 serve food I speak II foreign language very well.

The Queen has !O wear a crown sometimes I meet leaders from many countries.

Interpreters have to speak a foreign language very well.

Exercise 6
a said g tell
b told h said
c say .say
d tell J told
e said k told
f told I say Exercise 7

Noun

Verb

• decision

• education

• decide

• educate

• •

in vi ration invite

•

preparation

• information

• celebration

•

• prepare

• inform

• celebrate

action

act

•

•

invention

invent

•

•

examine • compete

examination

••

compeuuon

Exercise 8

a 10 cook
b cook
2 a post
b to POSt
3 a drink
b 10 drink
4 a plans
b am planning 5 a 10 paint
b paint
6 a 10 watch
b watch
7 a 10 play
b play
8 II walk
b walk
9 a love
b love
10 a visit
b visited Exercise 9 a grow up b Take off c getup

d look after e tum .. on f going out

g broke down h fill in

give up

j try on

k tum on

Put ... on

Exercise 10 2

Paragraph 2 begins '/ think thai my English 110S improved .... and ends 'The children. were VeT}' helpful, /00 .•

Paragraph 3 hegins 'Also it was very kind of you ... ' ami ends 'It was interesting to compare English and ltalian toWI1S .•

Paragraph 4 begins 'Give my love to the children .. and ends 'She has promised 10 write SOOI1 ..•

Paragraph S begins '/'11 write again .1'00/1 .. and ends · ... show ilia you .. '

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This Workbook contain further consolidation exercise, extra input sections. and a writing syllabus, An optional Student's Cassette is available for use with the Workbook.

10 addition to the Srudent s Book, there is also a Teacher's Book with photocopiable activities, and two Class Cassettes. Headway ELementary i accompanied by Headway Elementary Pronunciation and Headwa Elementary Video.