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Unir I Conversation
Introducingyourself
Using Grammor
Possessive s ('s): My friend'snome is Borbora. 9
Whal's your and other people 8
Adverbs of frequencyz Peoplesometimescoll me Andy. 10
nerme? Reoding Be - om, ore, is: Ihis is my brother. 10
PeopleI know 11
Using Yocobulory
Names: My surname'sDellor. I
Countries: Brazil,Spoin,etc. 8
Useful expressions: How are you? 9
Common customs when you meet: shokehonds,hug eoch other,etc. 10
Unir 2 Conversotion
Talkingabout where
Using Grommar
Questions with be.'Whereore you from? 15
Where eire you're from 12
UsingYocobulary
you f r om ? 12 Reoding
Countries and cities: Milon'sin ltaly. 12
My home town 14
Ways of travellingz W bus,by troin, etc. 13
Prcnunciotion
Stressedsounds- countriesand nationalities 13
Sentencestress 15
Unir 3 Conversotion
Talkingabout
Using Grommar
Present simple: l'm o studenLI go to Hull University. 16
Whot do your job 17
Usefuf questionsz Whot do you do? 17
you do? 1 6 Reoding
Wont toz I wont to I I don't wont to work in o shop. 19
My job 18
UsingYocabulary
Common jobs: teocher,doctor,etc. 16
Reasons for (not) enjoying your iobz My bossis greatThehoursare long. 17
Usefuf collocations: eorn lotsof money,workfor a big compony,etc. 19
Prcnunciotion
The sound/e/ 17
, Stressedsounds 19
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Unir 4 Conversotion
Talkingabout
Using Grommar
The futurez l'm goingto go for o meol with some friends. 21
Wherl're your plans 21
you doing UsingYocobulory
Reoding
to night ? 20 Plocesto visit Free time activities: goingshopping,wotchingTV,
etc. 20
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Future time expressions: ton,ght,ot the weekend,etc. 20
Prcnunciotion
Vowel sounds: litl and lw,l 21
Vowel sounds:lill,ltl,lul and lutl 22
Unit 5 Conversotion
Talkingabout what you
Using Grommor
Past simple: I wrote o lefter lost nl'ght
Did you hove did at the weekend 24
q nice Using Yocobulory
Reoding
w eek end? 24 My weekend Useful verb collocations: He took me to the airport I out for dinner. 26
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Pronunciotion
Vowel sounds: litl,lel and le,l 2s
Vowel sounds:letl,latl,laul and laul 27
Unir 6 Conversotion
Talkingabout your
Using Grommor
Questionsz Have you goto rubber? 29
Whot qre you studies 28
studying? Using Yocabulory
28 Reoding
U n ive rsity su b jects: geogrophy, history, etc. 28
Schoolond university 30
Common classroom expressions: l'm sorryI'm late. 29
Pronunciotion
The weak form of ore 29
Regular-ed past form endings:/d/, ltl and lldl 31
Revlew: Units l-6 32
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Unit7 Conversotion
Talkingabout what you
Using Grommor
Questionst How often do you do thot? | How long'veyou been doingthat? 37
Whor did did last night 36
Past simple forms: I went I I played... 37
you do lcrst
nighr? 36
Reoding Questions with lVho and tilhot: Who's your fovouritefootbollployer? 39
PenPol Friends
lnternationol- adverts Using Yocobulory
and e-mails 38 Free time activities: ploy golf,etc. 36
Pronunciotion
Consonantsounds:lfl and lvl 39
Unif S Conversotion
Talkingabout what you
Using Grommor
Questions: Whot kindof ... do you ... ? Do you like... ? 40
Do you do in your free time 40
Agreeingr Me too.I Me neither. 41
fike ... ? 40 Reoding Comparatives: She'sstrongerthon him. 43
Uvingobroad 42
UsingYocobulory
Expressions for (not) liking somethingz I reallylike them.l quite
like them. 41
Describing things and people: He's veryfriendly.lt'snot goodfor you. 42
Pronunciotion
Weak forms - of,to,thon 43
Unir 9 Conversation
Talkingabout your
Using Grammor
Need to: I need to phonea friend. 45
Whnl erre immediateplans 44
I'd like toz lA fiketo buy a new cor. 46
you doing Reoding Using the present simple to describe someone: Shesoundsreollynice. 47
now? 4+ Ihings H like to do 47
UsingVocobulary
Shops and places: supermorket,internetcofE,etc. 44
Pronunciotion
Vowel sounds:li'^l,lu'^l,ltl and latl 45
Consonantsounds:lsl and lzl 47
Unit I O Conversotion
Talkingabout places
Using Grommar
Present perfec0 Hove you beento Africo? 49
Heive you you're going to
Should: You shouldgo to Rome. 50
been lo and placesyou've
... ? 4 8 been to 48 Usingvocobulary
Reoding Past time phrases: lost week,the doy beforeyesterday,etc. 48
Youshouldgo to ... 5 1 Describing places: lt's got great nightlife. 50
Pronunciation
Contractions 51
Unfrr I Conversotion
Askingfor and giving
Using Grommar
Making requests: Couldyou post this?
ls lhere one directions 52
Using Yocobulary
neqr here? 52 Reoding
Prepositions of place: oppositethe station,round the corner,etc. 52
I got lost 55
Useful expressions for giving directions: ltt the secondon the righL 52
Pronunciation
Consonantssounds:l0l and 16l 53
Unir|2 Conversotion
Meetingpeoplewhen
Using Grommor
Present continuousz l'm studyingFrench. 57
Whal ore you're abroad 56
UsingYocobulary
you doing Reoding
h er e? 5 6 Plocesto stoy Usefuf expressions for meeting people: Whot ore you doing here? 56
58
Not very + positive adjective: lt wosnt very cleon. 59
Pronunciotion
Consonantsounds:lbl and lpl 59
Rcvfew: Unlts f -l2 60
Unir 13 Conversotion
Arranging to meet 64
Using Grammor
Questionsz Whot time doesit frnish?When's
the concert? 65
Whot t im e Reoding Let's: Let'sgo to the cinema. 55
i s it ? 64 Do you rememberthe Questions with the past simple: When wos the first time you
first time? 67 kissed someone?
UsingYocobulory
Telling the time: lt's fve post nine.
Pronunciotion
Consonantsound:ff/ 67
Unir 14 Conversotion
Asking for and offering
Using Grommor
Can'tz I con't read withoutglosses. 68
Gcn you help 68
Adjectives and adverbs: He's o goodwriter.He writes well. 69
h e lp m e? 68 Reoding Ofrering with l'll: I'lltake you. 71
The kindnessof
strongers 70 Using Yocobulary
Expressions for helping people: Can you showme whereto go I
how to do it? 69
Pronunciotion
Consonantsounds:lkl and lgl 71
Unir 15 Conversotion
Talkingabout your plans
Using Grommar
Two futuresz l'll proboblygo shopping.l'm goingto study. 73
Whol're you for the weekend 72
Using Yocobulary
d o ing t his Reoding
weekend? 72 Weekend activities: ployingcomputergomes,ildyingup the flot, etc. 72
The meeting 74
Expressions for not being sure: lt dependshow I feel. 73
Saying sorry for being late: SorryI'm lote.l overslept 75
Pronunciotion
Consonantsound:/V 75
Unit 16 Conversotion
Talkingabout
Using Grammor
Difrerent question structures: Do you want o ... ? | Do you wontto ?l
Are you problems 77 Do you want me to ... ? 76
o K? 76 Reoding Whot was it like?t Whot wasyour hotel like?lt wos owful. 79
Fomilyholidoys- a letter
UsingYocobulary
and an e-mail 78
Arc you OK, Nq not really.l'vegot a heodoche. 76
Holiday activities: goingfishing,lying
on the beach,etc. 78
Talking about injuries: I hurt my orm ployingfootboll. 77
Pronunciotion
Intonation:soundingpositive 79
Una]17 Conversotion
Discussinga menu
UsingYocabulory
80 Food: meat,seofood,fruit, vegetobles,etc. 80
Are you Reoding Describing food: lt's a kind of seofood. 80
reody'to Food memories 8 3 Ordering in restaurants: l'll hove the chicken,pleose.
order? 80 81
Useful expressions when having dinner at a friend's house:
I'm full,thonkyou. 82
Pronunciation
Consonantsound:/w/ 83
Linkingwords naturally 83
Unir 18 Conversotion
Findingyour way
Using Grommor
Hove to: We have to do lots of homework
Do you round a shop 84
sell ... ? g4 UsingYocabulary
Reoding
Parts of a department store: toiletries,the shoe deportment,etc. 84
I work in a shop
Useful words in shops: the till,the top sheflfetc. 84
Things shop assistants say: Next,pleose! 85
fobs in shops: shop ossistont,etc. 86
Pronunciotion
Consonantsounds:ltfl and ld3l
Reviewc Units | 3-l8 88
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Unit f9 Conversotion
Apologisingfor missing
Using Grammor
Using couldn't and hod to to apologise:Sorry I couldn'tcome. 93
Sorry I ccrntl something 92
come 92 Using Yocabulory
Reoding
Usefuf expressions for missing things: Sorry,but I con't cometo closs. 93
Why can't I drive? 94
Pronunciation
Stressedsoundsin sentences 93
Consonantsound:/h/ 95
Unir20 Conversation
Invitingsomeoneto join
Using Grammor
Questions about the futurez Whot ore you goingto see? 97
Do you like you in your plansfor
sport? 96 later 96 UsingYocobulory
Sports, places and equipment: cycling,tennis court,footbollpitch,etc.
Reoding
Sporilngsuccess,sporting Useful expressions for talking about sporfi I playoll the time
foilure bock home. 97
Talking about teams: Arsenolore top of the Leogue.
Pronunciotion
Connectedspeech 99
Uniir2l Conversation
Findingout train
Using Grammor
Superlatives: Whot'sthe best woy to get to the oirport? 101
What doy informationand planning
Revision of comparatives: I've trovelledmore than my parents. 102
.|re you a trip 100
tr c v elling? t oo Using Hos got to talk about changes: Petrolhos got more expensive. 102
Reoding
It's a smallworld 103 Using Yocobulory
Useful expressions for travellingz You needto get o number34. 100
Pronunciation
Silent't' at the end of words 102
Una]22 Conversation
Describingpeople
Using Grommor
1 0 5 Whot's helshe like? Whatt her husbond like? 105
Whal's she Reoding Past continuous: I was stayingin o hotel and he wos stoyingthere too. 107
l i k e? 10 4 She's 106
fomous! UsingVocobulory
Describing people: She\ reollyfit 104
Pronunciotion
Sentencestress and weak forms 107
Unir23 Conversotion
Visitingsomeone'shome
Using Grammor
Using Could | ... ? to ask for something: CouldI hove someteo? 108
Whert er greeit for the first time 108
flerf! 108 Reoding UsingVocabulary
Paying compliments: Whot a nicehousellt's reollybig. 109
Movinghouse 111
Describing your house: lt's got two bedrooms. 110
Describing the area you live in: lt's verycentral. 111
Hello,f'm
Don.Whot's
your nome?
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1 W h a t ' sy o u r n a m e ?
Let me introduceyou.
Listen to Conversation 3 between Hiro, Brenda Make sure that you understand the words in red.
and Leanne again. Complete the conyersation with Complete the sentences with the names of people
the words in the box. you know.
B: Yes,we are (3) . Do you know 10. Thi s i s .... H e / S hestudi esE ngl i sh
w i th me.
(4) ....Leanne? Spend two minutes memorising the words in red.
No, I don't (5) .......
so.Hiya,I'm Hiro. Then close your book.Your partner will ask you
B: Hiro (6) with me. questions like these:
Useful expressions
Look at these expressions from the conversations.
Translate them into your language.
1 . How ar e y ou?
2. We are too.
3. Do you know my sisterl
4. No. I don't think so.
5 . T his ' ism y f r ie n d H i ro .
6. He works with me.
7. Nice to meer you.
8. Do you live here?
Practise reading Conversation 3 with a partner.
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1 W h a t sy o u rn a m e ?
j'-?a gJJfl !J
F r l J
Meeting people
While
O Read the text on the opposite page. Match three of
the descriptions with the photos.
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I W h a t ' sy o u r n a r n e ?
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*{ry'
-Lryg4gsr! S p e ak in g
The missing words in these sentences are all in the Discuss these questions with a partner. Use the
text. Complete the sentences without looking at words in red to help you.
the text. Where were you bornl
1 . E dinbur gh
is t he o f Sc o tl a n d. B : I w a sb o r n i n . . . .
2. My houseis five kilometres................... the city Haveyou got familyor friendsin differentcountriesor
centre. ci ti esl
3. | .................... my wife at the universityhere in B . Y e sm
, y . . .l i v e si n . . . .
E dinbur gh.
Do you know anyonewho liveson their own?
4 . G iv e m e y our ph o n en u mb e ra n d l ' l l
B: Y es,my ...l i veson hi s / her ow n.
you.
How old are the peoplein your familyl
5 . H e us uallys m ile sa n d ............. .....h e l l o .
B: M y . . .i s . . ..
6. Do you want to go a coffee?
7 . I liv eon m y . . . . . . ........
8 . I was i n B i rmi n g h a m .
Now look at the text and check your answers.
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CorJveria it e r)
countriesand cities
Usingvocabulary:
Match the countries with the cities.
1. England _J a. Paris
2. France _J b. Sdo Paulo
3. SouthAfrica _l c. Milan
4. Brazil -J d. Barcelona
5. Peru _J e. Birmingham
6. ltaly _J f. Hiroshima
7. Spain _J g. CapeTown
8. Japan _J h. Lima
Whereabouts?
Listening: Whereabouts?ls it far?
Complete these conversations with the names of
places in Activity l. Don't look - try to remember O Listen to three short conversations.Which
the places! countries are the people from?
1. A: Where are you from? Can you remember anything else about the
B: speakers? Compare what you remember with a
A: Oh really?Whereaboutsl partner.
B: Paris,the capital.
2. A: Where are you from?
B: ltaly. Listenagain
A: Oh really?Whereabouts?
B: - in the north. Listen to Conversation 3 again. June and Artur are
talking in London. Complete the conversation with
3. A: Where are you from?
the words in the box.
B:
A: Oh really?Whereabouts?
by bus it's the capital :
B: Hiroshima- in the south.
from here really whereabouts i
4. A: Where are you from?
B: England.
A: Oh reallylWhereabouts? So where are you from,Arturl
B: - the secondcity. Poland.
fI Listen and check your answers. Oh (1) ?Whereaboutsl
I'm from Warsaw (2) . .......... .....What about
Listen again.Then practise reading the
you?Where are you from?
conversations with a partnen
I'm from London,actually.
Have similar conversations with some other
Oh reallyl(3) .. ................................
?
students. Use other countries and cities in
Activity l. Bow.ln east London.
Oh wow! ls it far (4) . .. ..............................
I
No, not really.(5) ..... ... ....twenty minutesby
undergroundand maybehalf an hour (6)
Pronunciation:
stressedsounds
All words have one stressed- strong - sound. Say
these countries.
b'aTlL MEXi co
ENGland PO land
Italy south AF ri ca
ja PAN SWI tzer land
fl Listen and check your pronunciation
A Listen to these nationalities.Where are the
stressed sounds?
Brazilian Mexican
English Polish
Italian SouthAfrican
Japanese Swiss
Ask and answer these questions with a partner.
Use the words aboYe.
1. Do you know any ...people?
2. What languagedo they speakin ... ?
3. D o you speak...?
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2 W h e r e a r ey o u f r o m ?
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drr t r l
t t : )
1 r D e s c r i b i n gp l a c e s
A Match the descriptions with the photos.
t
place, but there'snot a lot to do there.Most
people move to the capital Katmandu after
they leave school. lt takesa long time to get
there. lt's quite far from Pokhara.
) I'm from Egypt - from the capital city
Cairo. It's a big city and it's very polluted
and very crowded. There are maybe eleven
million people living there - and they
have maybe eleven million cars! It takes a
long time to travel around the city.
l'm from England- from Cowden, a little
village in the south. It's very old. Not many
people live there - maybe only four or five
hundred. It's very quiet. Thereare only two
shopsand one pub. lt's a nice place to live if
voLi'reold. like I am.
2 Whereareyou from?
Usinggrammar:questionswith ,s
and are
Complete the sentenceswith these words from
dre text. Complete the questionswith is or are.
nrce village I
1. Where ..youfroml
town crowded
a.(fia-ql,.- e
I
2. .. it a niceplaceto livel
1. There are maybeeight million people livinghere.lt's 3. .. it a bigplacel
very........... . I dont like it.
....... 4. What ..the populationl
L My home town is by the sea.lt's really 5. .. it far from the capital?
. I love it.
6. .. it hr from the sea?
3. My grandparentslive in a liale in the
7. ..the publictransportOK?
north. Only two hundred people live there.
8. Where ..your parentsfrom?
4. We havegood here - the busesare
good, the trains are good, the underground is good. Ask some other students the questions.Try to use
5. I live in a .................. in the east of the country. some of the languagein Activity 2 when you
Maybesixty or sevenq/thousand people live there. answer.
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1 | Usingvocabulary: do you do?
t
Cover the jobs in Activity l. Complete the
sentences with the jobs.
1. I'm a . I work in a clinicin my town.
2. I'm a .......... . I work in a pub in the centre
........
of town.
3. I'm a .......... .l work in a primary school
........
in Sio Paolo.
4. I'm a .......... . I work in a clothesshop in
........
town.
5. I'm a .......... . I work in a government
........
department.
6. l;in a .......... . I work in a restaurantin a
........
big hotel.
7. I'm a .......... . I go to Hull University.
........
8. I'm a .......... . I work for an import+xport
........
comPany.
9. I'm a .......... . I work for a big law firm.
........
10. I'm an . I work for a small
accountingfirm.
3 | Furtherpractice
With a partneri have conversations like this:
A: What do you do?
B: I'm a waitress.
A: Oh right.Where do you work?
B: In a big restaurantin the centre of town.
3 What do you do?
For more information on using questions like these, Do any of the sentences describeYOUR job? Tell a
see G5. partner. For example:
. The hours are good, but my boss is awful.
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3 What do you do?
i ' ? ad i n 9
A Read what the three people in the photos
Before actually say about their jobs. Did you guess
correctly?
Look at the photos.Which person do you think
said each of these sentences? Compare your ideas
with a partner. R,eal Englishs actor
lf you are an actor,you work in films or in plays.
I'm a barman. I'm a student. Somepeoplecalla man who does this an actor and
I'm a housewife. I was an accountant. a woman who does this an actress,but lots of
I'm an actor. I work in an office. women prefer to be calledactors.
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3 What do you do?
Speaking
Discuss these questions with a partner. Choose the expression in each sentence that is
1. Do you think it's good to work when you havekids? true for you. Cross out the expression that is NOT
true.
2. Do you think it's good to work part-time when you're
1. I wont to I don'twont to work for a reallybig
studyingl
comPany.
3. Do you think working in an office is a good job?
2. I wont to I don't wont to work for myself.
4. Do you think beingan actor is a good job?
3. I wont to I don'twont to work for the government.
5. Do you think housewiveswork hardl
4. I wont to I don'twont to work in a shop.
6. Who hasthe best life-TingTing,Jos6or Francesl
5. I wont to I don'twont to work in the city centre.
Whv?
6. I wont to I don't wont to work in lots of different
places.
7. I want to I don'twont to work with children.
8. I wont to I don't want to work with computers.
Hatch these verbs from the text with the words
9. I wontto I don'twonttoget married.
they go - collocate - with.
10. I wont to I don't wont to study at university.
1. tet _J a. for a big company
7. work b. my kids to school Tell a partner your choices.
_J
3. take _J c. married
4. do I d. the cleaning Pronunciation:
stressedsounds
Now match these verbs with the words they
collocate with. Mark the stressed sound in these words.The first
one has been done for you.
5. work _J e. the cooking
a
6. study _J f. lots of money awful centre
7. earn _-l g. medicine thousand SOVernment
8. do _l h. in an office accountant comPany
Cover the words above. Complete the sentences paperwork difficult
with some of the words. department university
1. I .................... f25,000 a year. fl Now listen and repeat the words.
2. In my house,I .................... all the cleaningand all
Find sentences from this unit that use these words.
the cooking.Myhusbanddoes the shoppingand the
Then work with a partner and test each other.
washing.
Student A: Say the words.
3. | .................... in a bank in the centre of town. Student B: Say the sentences. Can you remember
4. | .................... Englishand Spanishat Bristol all the sentences?
University.
5. EveryThursday my
evening,L........................................
daughterto her danceclass.
6. I'm an accountant.I work ..................
a big
comPutercomPany.
7. My boyfriendwants us to get .............. ...., but I
think we're too young.I'm 21 and he'sonly 20.
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l=iizi-J)tt
Usingvocabulary:activities
Which of these activities can you see in the
photos?
Usingvocabulary:time
expressions
We often use What are you doing + time
I expression?to ask about the future.
Look at the tapescript for the five conyersations at . Do you enjoy itl
the back of the book and find all the I'm going to + B: Yes,it's great.What about youl What do you dol
verb expressions.Write them down.
A Listen and check your pronunciation.
Ask a partner the questions in Activity 2. Use the
Practise the conversation with a partnen Give your
expressions from the tapescript in your answers.
own answers and continue the conversation.
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4 What'reyou doingtonight?
t
I
4. I want to go to .... lt soundsinteresting.
5. I want to go to .... lt soundsgood.
the ideas below.
1. A: tonightl
B: a walk / the park I youl
D 6. I want to go to .... I really like that kind of thing. A:
B:
go to the cinema/ some friends
soundsgood
Compare your choices with a partner. Have
conversations like this: 2. A: this afternoonl
B: go shopping/ Bluewater/ you?
A: Do you want to go to Legolandl
A: Tower of London
B: Yes,it soundsgood. B: soundsgood
A: I dont want to go to there. lt's too expensive. 3. A: this weekend?
B: nothing much / go to the park / Saturday/ study /
SundayI youl
Vocabulary A: York for the weekend
B: soundsOK
The missing words in these sentences are all in the
text. Complete the sentences without looking at Now read your conversations with your partner.
the text.
1. lt's a museumabout the ............. .....of Britain.
Pronunciation:
2. lt's in the ............. .....of London.
3. lt's two thousand years O Listen and repeat the sounds litl,ltl,/u/ and /ul/.
4. lt's three hours by................ .. from London. Look at the pictures on page 144 for help if you
need to.
5.
6. i **",;;;" 1:llll about
12 O Listen and repeat these sentences.
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D '
7. It takesabout two hours to ............
the museum.
8. It costs f20. Everythingis
......round
in the
1. lt'sgood.
2. lt's free.
3. lt's oro pounds.
/Its gud/
/tts fri:/
/rts tur paundzl
I
\
PrlFe.
Now look at the tCxt and check your answers.
4.
5.
Everythingis included.
ft's really interesting.
l'evrI0Ip lz ln'kluldld/
hts 'nah 'IntreestIl/
T 6. I need to write an e-mail. /al nild te ralt en
I irmerl/
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7. lt's a good book. /Its e gud buk/
8. Are the tickets expensivet la'^6e 'tIkIts
Ik'spenslv/
9. Which video do you want? /wItJ vldleu de je
wont/
10. Youchoose. lju'.t[utzl
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4 What'reyou doingtonight?
The Tower
of London The Hard Rock Cat6
This is a beautifulold The world-famousHard RockCaf6 is in the centre
castlein the centre of of London,lt'sa very big bar which is decorated
London,nexl to the with thingsfrom famousrock stars.Entranceis
RiverThames,The free, but a bottle of beer costsabout {5 and a
castleis a thousand burgerwith Frenchfries costsabout {10,
yearsold and is full of
history.Youcan also
seethe Crown Jewels,
You can spendall day
lookingroundthe
castle.
Adults{12
::la.1f&:-q1
The old town
of York
York is a city in the
north of Englandlt's
three hours by trarn Legoland
from London.Thecity is Thistheme park
over two thousand is in Windsor-
yearsold, and you can nearone ofthe
stillwalk roundthe old Queen'scastles-
city wallsand the old and about
town.There is alsoa twenty minutes
beautifulcathedral by train from
calledYork Minsterand London,You can
severalinteresting walk round
museums, hundredsof
Troinsfrom Londoncost modelsof
between{.25 ond {.50. famousplaceswhich are made out of Lego.There
Entroncefeesto the museums ore between{5 ond are alsolots of fun rides.Entranceis f25 and all
{10 for odults. ridesare includedin the orice,
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R,eal Engllsh3 n"*rpaper / paper
We oftenjust saypaperinsteadof 'newspaper'.
For
Usinggrammar:pastsimpleforms example:
I'm goingto get the poper.
We form the past simple of most verbs by adding Didyou buythe popertoday?
-ed to the basic form of the Yerb. in the poper?
ls tlrere onythinginteresung
listen - listened stay- stayed
ll -
play played watch - watched
Did you
Listening=
fl Listen and repeat the basic and past simple verb weekend?
forms.
fI Listen to four conversations.In which
Now work with a partner and test each othen
conversations do the speakers use these
StudentA: Say the basic verb forms.
expressions?
Student B: With your book closed,say the past
simple forms.
a. Yes,it wasgreat
Complete the sentenceswith past simple verb
forms. b. lt was OK.
1. | ................... to the cinemaon Friday.
2. .11.................. footballon Sundaymorning. c. No, not really.
a good programmeon TV last
3. | ................................:....... Which of these things did the speakers say in each
night. convercation? Listen again if you need to.
4. | ................... shopping andI
on Saturday
somenew clothes. Conversation I Conversation 2
5 l a letter to my dad last night. a. I just stayedat home. a. We went for a walk
8. 1 to bed early last nighc becauseI a. I saw a good film. a. I went on a trip.
b. I was really ill. b. We went shopping.
e; ,,
:Tllilll;weekend c. I stayedin bed all c. We went to the pub.
really good. weekend.
10. I morning.
to work on Saturday
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5 Didvou havea niceweekend?
4 i Listenagain
listen to Conversation 4 between fosh and Helen Work with a partneaWrite conversations like
tgain. Complete the conyersation with the words those in Activity 3. Use the ideas below.
h tfie box. 1. great / went to a party / Saturday/ relaxed / Sunday
2. OK / nothingmuch / went to a friend'shouse/
nice on saw sounds together walked with
:" Saturday/ did some housework/ Sunday
3. no, not really/ did the cleaningand shopping/
Did you havea (1) ...... . . ...weekendl
Saturday/ studied/ Sunday/ boring
H: Yes,it was great.
Now read your conversations with your partnen
Really?
What (2) . . .. .. ....you do?
H: Well, I went to the cinema(3) ............ ....Friday Have conversations like these with some other
with my friend Jules.Wesaw a great film.Then on students.Ask Did you have a nice weekend? Give
SaturdayI went on a trip to York (4) ...........
.. true answers.
some peoplefrom my class.lt was great.We
(5) . ...... ....all round the old town.We
(6) . . ...... ....the cathedral.lt was beautiful.
And then we went to the pub (7) ..................
in
the evening. O Listen and repeat the sounds li,.l,lel and lel.
Look at the pictures on page l44lor help if you
It (8) grear.
need to.
H: Yes,it was.We really enjoyedit.
O Listen and repeat these words.
Practise reading the conversation with a partner.
read feel meal week e-mail
bed well went send get
bad tha.t had relax back
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5 D r d y o u h a v ea n i c ew e e k e n d ?
l J
i'_'a?lr-J){Jt)
O Now read the text on the opposite page. Did
vocabulary: the four people have a nice weekend? What did
I they do?
Complete the collocations with the verbs in the
It box.
T
T
1. no / yes
Look at the words below. Use them to try and say
what happened to each person at the weekend.
2. the door / the window Emily dinner/ door / bunchof flowers/ car
) Paulo house/ weekends/ degrees/ October
3. me a question/ me to marry him
Junko restaurantI ring I no I angry
4. me a present/ a big bunchof Ron our son / airport / tickets / the night we
flowers to her
got married
Now complete these collocations with the verbs in
the box.
Speaking
hired paid took
Discuss these questions with a partner. Use the
words in red to help you.
5. sad/ cold
Are you married?
6. m e o u t fo r d i n n e r/ me to the
arrPort B: Yes./ No.
7. for everything/ f50 for the flight When did your parentsget marriedl
8. acar/bicycle B: ...yearsago.
Haveyour familygot two flats / houses?
All the verbs above are in the past simple. Can you
remember the present forms? B: N o. /Y es,w e haveanother...i n ....
Do you buy peopleexpensivepresentsl
B: No never./ Sometimes.
I once boughta ...for ....
5
J You are going to read a text about what four
t people did at the weekend. Look at all the photos.
t
a What do you think they did? Use some of the
{ expressions in Activity I to help you.
I
\
,)
5 Didyou havea niceweekend?
Role play
n - My weekgnd - -
With a partner, write a conversation with
one of the people in the text. Begin like this:
rtwas
-v ul,-tr,a"v
d-t-ftt:';;J;";J."metomy A: Hello.
house to take me out for dinner. I opened the door, B: Hi. How are you? Did you havea nice
and he had a big bunch of flowers and a Fenari! He weekend?
hired the car just to take me out. I was really surprised.
Now read your conversation to another pair.
Paulo
I went to our house in the country with my family. It's
a small house in a village in the mountains.We often Pronunciation:leil, lail, laul
go there at the weekendsand we usuallygo there for a
few weeks in the summer.It was really hot when we
and leul
went this weekend. It was 32 degrees.I was surprised
becauseit's October.It's usuallycold. Try saying these sounds.
Irl lul lel lel lnl
.lvlhg-
I had a really tenible weekend. My boyfriend took me O Now listen and check your pronunciation.
out to this really expensiverestaurant.In the middle of We can make new vowel sounds using these
our dinner, he gave me a beautiful ring and he asked
five sounds.They are:
me to marry him. I was reallysurprised.I said no. I
like him, but I knew I didn't want to mam/ him. He letl latl laul laul
was quite angry and sad. It was awful.
fl Listen and repeat the vowel sounds.
Ror Say the words in each line.They all have one
I had a great weekend.My wife and I got married 25 of the sounds above.Which sound does each
years ago. My wife and I were really surprisedwhen
line have?
our son came to our houseon Friday evening.He then
took us to the airport and gave us two tickets to go to 1. round,town, housework,flowers,out
Paris!He paid for everything:the flight, the hotel, 2. take, stay,paper,great, rain,gave,paid,came,late
everything.We had a lovely weekend.We remembered
3. open,don't,go, cold,October
the night we got married.It was wonderful.
4. write, nice,hired,bicycle,flight,night,surprised
A Listen and check your answers.
Speaking
Work with a partner. Have
conyersations like Conversation 4
using the subjects in Activity l.
Ask each other:
. What do you dol
' What are you studying?
. What year are you inl
' And do you like it?
Usingvocabulary:
conversationsin class
Match the things with the photos.
1. a pen
2. a rubber
3. a dictionary
4. a tissue
5. a pieceof paper
6 . a penc il
Usingvocabulary:conversationst n Pronunciation:
class(2) form of are
Decide who says these sentences. ls it a teacher (T) or a A \ffe often pronounce ore as lel.
student (S)? Compare your ideas with a partner. Do you Listen and repeat these questions.
agree? 1. Where are you froml
1. Matchthe questionswith the answers. 2. What are you doing tonight?
2. Can I go to the toiletl 3. What are you studyingl
3. Compare your ideaswith a partner. 4. What year are you in?
4. How do you pronouncethis word? 5. What are you goingto study?
5. I'm sorry I'm late. 6. Are you OKI
6. For homework,do Exercise3 in the workbook. 7. Where are you going?
7. Underlinethe words that go together.
Ask and answer the questions with a
8. How do you say'bebek'in Englishl partner.
9. OK. Let'scheck the answers.
10. What does'awful'mean?
Ask some other students What does ... mean? lf no-one can
help you, ask your teacher.
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6 What areyou studying?
School and
T
Read the sentences.Which
sentences are about:
1. the pastl
2. the present?
_J
_J
-J
-J
university
Pardeep
I
I
3. the future? I I leftschooltenyearsago- whenI wasonly
a. I'm goingto do a Masters. sixteen.WhenI left,I didn'thavea job for
Ia b. I left school ten years ago. threeyears.lt wasavvful.Then,whenI was
nineteen, I openeda shop.Someof my
c. I work in a primary school.
familyin Indiamakeshoes.I buythemand
d. I did economicsat thensellthemin Englandfor moremoney.
university. Thebusinessis doingreallywellat the
e. I teach in a university. moment.I'mgoingto openanothershop
nextyear.
Compare your ideas with a
partnen How did you make
your decisions? Charlotte
Now look at the photos. I teachliterature
I teachin a university. to
Which person do you think first-and second-year students.I tellthem
said each of the sentences the booksI wantthemto read,Usually,
above? Compare your ideas theseare booksby womenwriters.Wethen
with a partnen talkaboutthem.I tellmy studentsaboutthe
writersand givethemthingsto writeabout.
I reallyenjoyit. I'mverylucky.
Clare
fl Read what the five
I'mgoingto do a Master's nextyear.I
people in the photos
finishedmy firstdegreetwo monthsago
actually say about their and now I wantto travelfor a few months.
education.Did you guess Thelastthreeyearswerereallydifficult,so I
correctly? needsometimeto relax.I did art at
Formy Master's,
university. I'mgoingto do
art history.Aftermy Master'sdegree,I want
to workin an art gallery.
{
Colln
I workin a primaryschool.I startedhere
lee
I did economicsat university. I really
enjoyedit. lt was a very interesting subject
to study.WhenI leftuniversity, I startedmy
own company.EverythingI learnedat
wasveryuseful.My companyis
university
doingverywellnow.I haveeighteenpeople
workingfor me.
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6 What areyou studying?
'm
not don't didn't wasn't
Adjectives
Presenc | .................... know.
Present I .................... sure. Complete the expressionson the right so that
they have the opposite meaning of those on the
Past | .................... enjoy it very much. left.
Pasu lt .................. very nice.
Future: | .................... goingto see him. bad cold empq/ interesting near
Complete the conversations with don't or didn't. cheap easy great late small
answer finish havedinner learn play 7. | .................... in a flat in the city centre.
8. My girlfriend never me out for
1. start and dinner.
2. ask and 9. I don't to the cinemavery often.
3. listenand ............. 1 0 . I always to my mum on the phone
4. stay and every day.
5. work and ............. 11. I usually five or six e-mailsevery
d"y.
Now complete these common pairs of verbs with
12. I usually at home at the weekend.
the words in the box.
Are any of the sentences true for you? Can you
feel hate see sell write change them so that they are true?
6. read and
7. buy and
8. love and Work with a partner and do one of these activities
9. go and again.
10. think and ............. a. Role play in Unit 4 on page22.
b. Role playin Unit 5 on page27.
Work with a partner.
Student A: Act or draw one of the verbs in each
pair. DON'T use any words.
Student B: With your book closed, say the pair of
8 | What canyou remember?
verbs. Can you remember all the pairs?
W:th a partner, write down as much as you can
remember about the people you read about in the
texts in Unit 3 and Unit 5.
TingTing
1. | .................... in an office.
2. I don't very much money. Jos6
3. I'm .............. ....businessmanagement
at
. . Frances
unrverstty.
4. I usually ..................
to work.
5. lt .................. me 20 minutesto get here by
car.
6. I always the cleaningin my house.
{Fi-
Unit 5: My weekend
Emily
Paulo
Junko
Ron
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Units1-6
Review:
bed mtrror
bookshelves sink
cupboard sofa
your bedroom
diningtable table
drawers
brushingyour teeth
chatting to a friend
checkingyour e-mail
cookingdinner
doing some gardening
the kitchen
doing some work
havinga bath
havinga shower
havinga sleep
havingdinner
listeningto music
makingsome tea
playing
the spare room
playingvideo games
reading
readingthe paper
shaving
sunbathing
talkingto someoneon the phone
washingup
watchingTV
w{ting some letters the bathroom
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Review:
Units1-6
35
Listening: So what did you do last
C u nv 3 r s ai i o r l night?
Using vocabulary:free time activities O Listen to three conversations.Take notes about
what the people did last night.
Make sure that you understand the words in red.
Look up any new words in your dictionary - or ask
your teacher. agarn
go to my aerobicsclass havea driving lesson Listen to Conversation 3 again. Dean is talking to
go to my yoga class havea piano lesson Jan at work. Complete the conversation.
go running play baseball D: Hi,Jan.How're youl
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7 W h a td i dy o u d o l a s tn i g h t ?
i ' - ' : 5 Ji r Jt g
Speaking lnlcrnallonill
Do you ever do these things?
E Sara
. go to art exhibitions?
Language:Engtish Age:36
. go to concerts? E -mai t:bottsara@ mac.net
. go to the cinema? I'm an Engtishmumwith two kids.I lovereading,
dancing andmakingclothes.Writeto me.Any
. go travellingl country. If you'rea mothertoo and
Anyretigion.
. paint? sharemyinterests, tetl meat[aboutit.
. download songsfrom the internetl E Justine
Language:French Age: 16
Have conversations like this with a partner: j ustinf3@ yaboo.
E -mai [: com
Do you ever go to art exhibitions? I'm a big fan of RobbieWi[Uams.Writeto me if
B: Yes,quite a lot. I usuallygo to one every month.I went you'rea fan too. I had somebad experiences
with
to one last week,actually. boy pen pals- so girlsonty ptease.
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Listening:free time
Conversa'lietl
O Listen to three conversations about free time.
In which conversation do the speakers talk about
each of these things?
Match the general questions with the follow'up
questions. Abouto Boy dancing reading shopping
1. What kind of books do you read? -J action movies Harry Robins running tennis
2. What kind of musicdo you listento? -J cinema PauloCoelho salsa Wimbledon
3. What kind of musicdo you danceto? -l
4. What kind of films do you watchl Can you remember who or what was:
-l
. great?
5. What kind of food do you like? -J . not very good?
a. Do you likeThe Kills?They're my favouriteband. . a bit boring?
b. Do you like balletl . quite funnyl
. sad and funny?
c. Do you like spicythings?
. embarrassing?
d. Do you like JanetCain?She'smy favouritewriter.
e. Do you like Ben Stiller?| love his films. Listen again if you need to.
Cover the questionsin Activity l. Complete the Listen to Conversation 3 again.Pennyand Dennis
conversations. are talking at work. Complete the conversation
with the words in the box.
1. A: What of booksdo You
been dancing Sreat love too
:
B: ; ; ; ; ; ; " ; ; . ;,;" n o v e ,s
should very
class embarrassing kind
A: Me too. you like JanetCainl
She'smy writer.
P: What are you doing tonight?
B: Yes,she'sOK. I quite like her books. D: I'm goingto my salsa(1)
2. A: What kind of do You listen P: Really?How long haveyou (2) doing
?
..........''...... that?
F
B: I love rock music. D: Not very long.Thisis my third lesson.Do you like
A: Me too. Do you The Stands? (3) ... ...... ?
They're favourite P: No, not really.I'm not (4) ............ ....good at it.
I alwaysstep on other people'sfeet and | find it really
B: No, not really.I prefer things likeThe Heroes. (s) .....
.
Write three more conyersations using the other D: So what do you do in your free time?
questions in Activity l. Notice that we answer Do P: Well, | (6) . ........ shoppingand I go to the
.......
you like ... ? questions like this: cinemaa lot.
D: Me too.What (7) .........
.. ....of films do you
|| Yes,it's / she's/ they're great. like?
\r' | love it / her / them. P: Action moviesand comedies.
D: Me (8) .......... ..... Do you like Harry Robbins?
|| Yes,it's / he's / they're OK.
{'-} P: Yes.He's great. He's got a new film out.
| quite like it / him / them.
D: Yes.We(9) .......... ....go and see it together.
.!" No, not really. P: Yes.Thatdbe (10)
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B D o y o u l i k e. ?
&
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8 D o y o u l i k e. . . ?
fi ead1n9
Usingvocabulary:describing
Here are five lists of expressions you can
use to describe the things and people in
the box. Match the words in the box with
the lists of expressions.
l
1.
They'reveryfriendly.
They'renot very easyto talk to.
They'requiet.
2.
It rainsa lot.
E So Robert,what do you thttk of the
It's quite warm.
It's very hot.
here?
3. Robert Oh, I love it. It's nicer than in Britain. [t's really
He's very strong. healthy, really good for you. In Britain, we eat a lot more
She'sweak. fried food - chips, burgers, that kind of thing. Another
He's not very intelligent. good thing here is that each area still has its own special
4. food. The way they cook in the north of the country is
There'slots of choice. very different ftom the way they cook in the south. I love
There'snot much choice. that. I also love the wine!
It's awful sometimes.
E Thaft nice to know. And.what do you tlrtnk of the
5. here?
It's delicious.
It's good for you. Robert lt's grreat.It rains a lot more in England and it's
It's spicy. colder. The summershere are hotter and the winters are
warmer too. It's lovely.
Can you think of one more expression to
add to each group? Which expressions E nna what about the ............ .........
? What do
would you use to describe your country? you thittk of them?
Robert WeIl, to begin with, I thought they weren't very
easy to talk to, but now I realise that that was becauseI
always spoke English - I didn't speak the language very
Read this interview with Robert, a British well. Now I think thefre friendlier, but in Britain we're
man living abroad - in another country. friendly too. I Urink we're very easy to talk to.
As ysr read, complete each question by g Talkingof Britain,what do you tlrink of yow
adding one of the..words from the box in
?
Activity l.
Robert 0h, that's a really difficult guestion. I don't know
A Listen and check your answers.Which
how to answer that. I don't agrreewith some things he
country do you think Robert is living in?
does, but other things he does are good. He's strong, but
Whv?
sometimeshe needs to listen to other people more, I
think.
I
El And, tinally, what do you tlrink of the
here?
Robert That's an easy Erestion to answer. I hate it!
There's not much choice and a lot of the progrrammesare
really stupid! Lots of programmesin Britain are more
interesting and better. There's more choice as well. One
problem here is that one person owns lots of channels, so
he can decide what to show. I don't think that's very
good.
B D o y o u l i k e. . . ?
Now ask a partnerWhat do you think of the food / 3. The TV here is than the TV in my
the people / the leader / the TV / the weather / in country.Thereare more interestingprogrammeshere.
our / your country? Do you agree with your 4. lt's ............... ...livingin the capitalciry than in
partner's ideas? my home town.The people are more unfriendly.
5. The food in Japanis ................. . for you than
most Englishfood. lt's healthier.
6. Thai food is ................. . than food from my
country.lt's nice and spicy.
7. The weather in Glasgowis .........................................
than
here.lt rains a lot more there.
\
8. ltl ............... ...livingin the south than the
north.The peoplein the south are nicer and easierto
talk to.
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Usingvocabulary:
Look at the photos.What are the most famous
shops in your country? For example:
. Asda is a f-amoussupermarket in my country.
fI Listen to three conversations. In each one, two R: What are you doing nowl
people are talking after a class.Answer these
M: I'm going to look for an internet caf6.
questions.
| (1) ........... send a few e-mails.Thelast
.......
1. Which of the things in Activity 1 do the speakerstalk time I wrote to my hmily was about two weeks ago.
aboutl What (2) .............. ....you?What are you doingl
$.
2. Which things do the two people decideto do R: Oh, I think I'm goingto to shopping.I want to buy
togetheriand which do they want to do on their ownl (3) .............. ....to take back for my family.I need
Listen again and decide whether these statements to get a new film for my camera.I've only got three
are true or false. pictures (4) .
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9 What areyou doingnow?
Practice
Here are some other things you might need to do.
Write the reasons why. Use your dictionary and
ask your teacher for help.
1. I need to talk to my teacher ....
2. I need to work late tomorrow ....
3. I need to go to the chemistt ....
4. I need to go to the doctor ....
5. I needto phonea friend ....
Usinggrammar:needto
We use need to + verb to show it's very important You are with someone you have met on holiday.
to do something.We often add a reason why it's Have a similar conversation to that in Activity 3.
important. Use these ideas.Then try to continue the
conversation.
Hatch the sentence beginnings with the endings.
,'\: What are you doing now?
1. I need to go to the photocopyingshop _l
B: I'm goingto .... I need to ....What about youl What
2. I need to go to the chemist's _J are you doingl
3. I need to buy a few presents _J ,' Oh, I'm goingto .... I needto .... Do you want to meet
4. I need to go to the post office _l somewherelater after you'vefinished?
5. I need to call my friend -J B: Yes,OK.What time ... I
a. to tell her I'm going to be late.
b. to send a parcel.
c. to take back home for my family.
d. to get somethingfor my cold. O Listen and repeat the sounds litl,lutlrlc'^l and
e. to get a copy of my passportand visa. /arl. Look at the pictures on page l44fior help if
you need to.
Now match these sentences with the follow-up
sntences. Say the words in each line. Cross out the one word
in each group that does NOT have the vowel
6. I need to get somethingto eat. _l sound. Use your dictionary lor help if you need to.
7. I need to stayat home and study tonight. _l /ul/ do, few,new,food, two, group,couple,who's
8. I need to get some new film for my camera. _j
lctl call,talk,all,foreign,four, sports,boring,more, born
9. I need to get some more sun cream _j lat l parcel,dance,camera,guitar,half,hard,car
10. I needto call my mum. _J lill we, mean,need,present,meet,leave,see,week,dream
f. lt's her birthday today.
J1 Listen and check your answers.
g. I haven'tgot any left.
h. I'm really hungry.
i. I've got an exam tomorrow.
j. I've only got a few pictures left.
Which of the things above do YOU need to do
today or this week? Why do you need to do these
things? Tell a partner.
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9 What areyou doingnow?
fi eacJinc,1
Look at the photos.What do you think the people
Usinggrammar:l'd liketo would like to do in the future? Compare your ideas
with a partner. Begin like this:
When we talk about things we want to do . I think ...would like to spendI buy I go I learn ....
sometime in the future, we often say I'd like to +
ver b ( l' d= lwou l d ).
Match each sentence starter with two possible
endings.
1. I'd like to spend -J _-J
2. lU like to buy t_.1
3. ld like to go -J --J
4. ld like to learn | __J
a. how to playthe piano.
b. swimmingmore often.
c. lesstime working.
d. a biggerflat.
e. to China.
f. more time with my boyfriend.
8. a new car.
h. how to ski.
Usinggrammar:time expressions
When we talk about the future with I'd like to, we
often use a time expression beginning with
sometime. For example:
. I'd like to move house sometimesoon.
. I'd like to havea babysometimein the next two or
three years.
Put the words in order and make time expressions.
1. the / sometime/ in / future
2. the / in / sometime lyear / next
3. next / years/ in / the / sometime/ few
4. next / weeks / in / sometime/ few / the
5. three I the I months / in / sometime/ next I or I four
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9 What areyou doing now?
S p e a kni g
Earen
What do you think of the four people?Tell a
Id really like to go to Japansometimein the partner. Use these expressions.
next two or three years.I've always wanted to o ...soundsreallynice/ strange/ unhappy.
go there. I love Japanesefood, and I find the
. ...doesn' tsoundvery ni ce.
oilture and the languagereally interesting.I'm
IearningJapaneseat the moment.I go to classes Would you like to do any of the things the people
two eveningsa week. I have a friend who's talk about?
ftom Tokyo,so maybe one day I'll go and visit
h i m.
Pronunciation:
f,Ian
A Listen and repeat the sounds with lsl and lzl.
I'd like to buy a big red sportscar - maybe a
Look at the pictures on page 145 for help if you
Fenari or a Porsche.I'd also really like to learn
need to.
how to play the guitar.When I was younger,I
always wanted to be a rock star, but then I got O Decide if the underlined sounds in these
a greatjob working for a big company.I've got sentences are /s/ or lzl.Then listen and repeat the
qute a lot of money now and have more free sentences.
time, so it's a goodtime to makemy dreams 1. I needto gpendmore time gtudyingEnglish.
cometrue! 2. I l i stento al l ki ndsof musi c.
3. CelineDion'ga greatginger.
Riclr 4. I love StevenSpielberg'sfilms.
I know it soundsstrange,but I'd like to spend
5. I find daneingembarrassing.
less time with my wife and son. My son was
6. The weather'sworse in the summer.
born a ydar and a half ago,and I haven't had a
good night's sleep sin0ethen! My wife has 7. I hate spieything5.
dtanged a lot - she spendsmore time with our 8. C hi nesefood' sdel i ci ous.
son than with me. I don't feel wanted in the Do you agree with the sentences above?Tell a
house.I'd like to go out and see my old friends partner. For example:
more! . Number 1 is true for me.
.
Charlotte Number 2 isn't true for me. I only listento classical
mustc.
I was very ill last year, and I put on a lot of
. I'm not sure about number 3. I don't know Celine
weight and got fat. I'd like to lose weight this
D i on.
year and then I'd really like to go dancing more
often. My husbandis a good dancerand when
we were younger,we went dancing a lot. I'd
also like to go swimming more often, but I need
to get thinner first! Onefinal thing - I'd like to
join a singing group sometimein the next few
months.I love singing!
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ro
C c n, l = l i ; l I J c t )
Tell a partner some things you did using the time
phrases from Activity l. For example:
. I went shoppingyesterdaymorning.
Look at the calendar.Today is Friday the | 2th of . I didn't do anythinglast weekend.
August. Match the time phrases with the dates.
+ + +
+ JULY - - r A-Ut G U S T
M 4 r t 18 e5 u r5 ae ae
TU q _r2 1 9 e 6 Ig_ e I _16_es 30 Read the short text and answer the questions.
w 6 r 5 20 27 w 3 IO t? a[-A1
7 t 4 el 28 rH 4 II 18 e5
TH
l- very year thousandsof peoplebuy a specialtrain
r l 8 1 5 22 29
E ti .k.t cal l edan Inter R ai l card. For arou ndt hr ee
s A a 9 1 6 23 50 sA 6I5eO27
hundredpoundsyou can travel by train anywherein
s u 3 IO I7 24 51
E uropefor a month.S omepeopl epl an w heret hey
want to go beforethey leave.Some peoplejust decide
1. lastweekend each morningwherethey are goingto travel to next.
Peopleoften take a tent or stay in cheaphotelsand
2. last Friday
hostels.Somejust sleepon the trains.
3. last week
4. yesterdaymorning ---J Would you like to get an Inter Rail card? Where
5. the day before yesterday would you go? What places would you stay in?
Check out Inter Rail on the internet.
6. a couple of weeks ago
7. a few days ago
8. a few weeks ago Listeningi Have you been there?
a. 10 a. m .on t he 1 1 th o f A u g u s t
A Listen to a conversation between Stefan,
b. the 1Othof August
Edward and Kirsg in a hostel in Florence, ltaly.
c. the 7th,8th or 9th of August They are all travelling by Inter Rail.
d. Saturdaythe 6th and Sundaythe 7th ofAugust
Which of these places do they talk about?
e. Fridaythe 5th of August
f. Mopdaythe 1st of Augustto Fridaythe 5th of August the cathedral the hill outside the city Rome
g. Mondaythe 25th -of Julyto Fridaythe 29th of July Germany lstanbul the tower
h. anytimebetweenthe 7th and the 21st of July Greece the museum Vienna
Now work with a partner.
Student A: Say a date. What did they say about each place? Listen again
Student B: With your book closed, say the time and check.
phrase.
I
1 0 H a v ey o u b e e nt o . . . ?
Listen again and complete the conversation with When we want to know if someone was in a place
the words in the box. before now, we usually ask Have you been to ... ? Look
at these examples.
cathedral enjoy leave view went A: Have you ever been to Glasgow?
couple few pack weather yesterday B: No, I haven't.ls it nice?
A: Have you been here beforel
S : What are you doing today? B: Yes,I came here a couple of weeks ago.What do you
E: We're goingto go to the (1) ............ think of itl
Haveyou been there?
A: Have you been to Kew Gardens?
Yes,| (2) .......... ....there a few daysago B: Yes,I went there last week with some friends.
when I arrived. lt's lovely.
A: Haveyou been to the cinemarecently?
Oh good. lt soundsgreat.Did you go up the tower?
B: Yes,I went to see that film No Mon's lond last weekend.
No, I didn't want to pay.I walked to the hill outside
the city. Have you been there?You get a really good A: Have you ever been to Africa?
(3) ...... B: No, never.Have youl
Yes,we went there yesterday,but it rained really Which adverbs are used in the questions?Ask your
badly. teacher which ones mean:
5: I know.The (4) .......... ........
was awful any time in your life and
yesterday.I went there the day before
(5) .......... ....when the weatherwas OK, some time near to now
so I was quite lucky.
Notice we don't use I'ye been to with past time
E: Yes,you were.We got really wet. So what are you expressions - lost weekend, a couple of week ogo, etc.
going to do todayl We use the past simple instead.
Oh, I think I'm goingto (6)
I think I've seen everythingI want to see here. Practise reading the conversations with a partnen
E: So where are you going nextl Now have conversations using these ideas.
S : I still haven'tdecided.Haveyou been to Vienna? 1. A: the castle?
There's a train that goes there this afternoon. B: yesterdayafternoon
E: Yes,we went there a (4 ......... ........
of
2. A: the restaurant across the road?
weeks ago.lt's nice, but it's quite expensive.
B: last Friday/ some friends
S : Yes,I've heard that. lf I go toVienna though,I can
get a train to lstanbul. 3. A: the new sports centre in townl
B: nicel
E: lstanbul!Oh yes.lt's great there. I went a
(8) ........... ....yearsago with my girlfriend. 4. A: the cinemarecently
K: I'm sorryl B: a few days ago
E: I mean my ex-girlfriend. 5. A: ever / the States?
K: Thank you. I don't want to hear what you did with B: never I youl,
your ex-girlfriend.
E: OK, sorry,you're right. But lstanbullS amazing.You
shouldgo there.And it's cheaperthan here.
S: Well, maybel'll do that. I shouldgo and
(9) ............ ....my bag.
E: OK. Seeyou.
K: Good luck,if we don't see you again.
S. Thanks.lt was nice meetingyou and
(10) ........... the rest of your trip.
.......
Practise reading the conversation in groups of
drree.
U s i n gv o c a b u l a r y :
d e s c r i b i n gp l a c e s
I
2 r W h i l ey o u r e a d
O We asked four different people
about good places to go in their
countries. Read what they said on
the opposite page.As you read, think
about your answers to these
questi ons.
1. Haveyou beento any of these places
before?
2. Would you like to go?Why / why not?
1l Roleplay
Work in pairs.
Student A: You are at home in your
country.
Student B: You are a tourist on
holiday in Student A's
country.
Have a conversation like that in
Activity 5 on page 49. Begin like this:
What're you doing todayl
B: I'm not sure.Where'sa good placeto
8o?
Well, haveyou beento ...?
1 0 H a v ey o u b e e nt o . . . ?
Tonq
If you cometo E ngl and,fi rst of al l you shoul dcom et o
my hometown, London.It's got everything.It's got
Nacho great parks,great museums,great nightlife.It's also
If y ou c om et o S p a i n ,y o u s h o u l dg o to Gra n a da.It' s a g o t t h e b e s tf o o t b a l l t e a mi n t h e w o r l d- A r s e n a l ! T h e
fa m ousold t own i n th e s o u tho f th e c o u n trya n d i t' s w eatheri sn' t very ni ceof course,but no-onegoesto
g ot lot s of r eallyb e a u ti fu lo l d b u i l d i n g s .T hmost
e Londonfor the sunshi ne!If you haveti me,you should
fa m ousis c alledT h e Al h a m b ra .It' s o v e rfi v e h undred al so go to the Lake D i stri cti n the north-w estof
year sold and t ho u s a n d so f to u ri s tsv i s i t i t e v e r yyear. E ngl and.It' s a w i l d and beauti fularea.It' s very q uiet
It's not too far from the sea,In about an hour,you can and peacefuland , i t' s got i ncredi bl escenery-
get to lovelysandybeaches, whereyou can go mountai nsand hi l l s and l akes.It' s l ovel y!
swim m ingand s u n b a th e .
Malrl
If you vi si t Japan,I thi nk the bestpl aceto go to i s
M i y a j i m ai s l a n d I. t ' s a s m a l l i s l a n dn e a r H i r o s h i m a
and i t' s real l ybeauti ful It' . s very greenand i t' s got
amazingscenery. You can go to the top of the
mountai nsthereand you can al soseel ots of stran ge
animals.It's got great food too - they make a special
k i n d o f b i s c u i t h e r eT . h e y ' r er e a l l yd e l i c i o u s !
Glane
If you vi si t S cotl and,thereare l ots of di fferentthings
to do. It dependsw hat you l i ke.If you l i ke ci ti es,you
shoul dgo to E di nburgh.It' s a real l yol d ci ty,so i t's
got l ots of amazi ngol d bui l di ngs. It' s got a few great
parks as well, and somegreat bars and restaurants.If
you preferthe countrysi de, you shoul dvi si t someof t he
smal l i sl andsto the w est of S cotl and.They' ve got
i ncredi bl esceneryand the w i l dl i fethere i s amazi ng.
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Ccnye,rsa:rion Understandingdirections
Match the sentence beginnings with the endings.
Usingvocabulary:prepositions
of 1. Go up
2. Turn left -J
3. lt's the second _l
Here are six answers to the question ls there a
bank near here? Match the answers with the 4. lt's just round _J
pictures. 5. Go up this road until _J
1. Yes,there'sone oppositethe station. _i a. you come to the end.
2. Yes,there's one next to the station. -J b. turning on the left.
3. Yes,there's one round the corner from the station. _t c. at the traffic ligha.
4. Yes,there'sone on the corner. d. this road here.
5. Yes,there'sone up the road,on the left. -J e. the corner from there.
6. Yes,there'sone up the road,on the right. J
Listening:,s there one near here?
fl Listento three conversations. Draw on the map
the place each person is going to.
F
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ul
RoAD E
l-
il*-*toN a
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E
- SUPERMARKET
CHURCH
L IN C O L N ROAD
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Work with a partner. o J
Student A: Ask about places you want to go to. o E
Student B: Give true answers. Use some of the o o
expressions above. For example:
A: ls there a bookshop near herel
B: Yes,there's one next to the supermarket.
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Usinggrammar:makingrequests
lien to Conversation 3 again. Lenny and Kim are When we ask someone to do something for us, we
fotlr students at university.They are talking after often use could you + verb. For example:
cLcs. Complete the conversation. . Could you show me the way,pleasel
What're you doing nowl . Could you move this for me, please?
K Well, I'm quite hungry.(1) .............
Complete the questions with the verbs in the box.
tet some lunch.ls there a good restaurantnear here?
Yes,there'sone quite near here - (2)
I
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1 1 l st h e r eo n e n e a rh e r e ?
Usinggrammar:makingrequests
lien to Conversation 3 again. Lenny and Kim are When we ask someone to do something for us, we
fotlr students at university.They are talking after often use could you + verb. For example:
d'cs. Complete the conversation. . Could you show me the way,please?
What're you doing now? . Could you move this for me, please?
K Well, I'm quite hungry.(1) .............
Complete the questions with the verbs in the box.
tet some lunch.ls there a good restaurantnear here?
Yes,there'sone quite near here - (2) draw help open post show write down
Lincoln Road.
K I'm not sure where that is. (3) 1. Could you ............ the name of the street,
......
tell me how to get there? pleasel
2. Could you ............ ......me a map,pleasel
(4) ....the secondset of
3. Could you ............ ......me how to get there on
traffic lights.Lincoln Road is there. lf you
this map,pleasel
(5) ............. ...at the traffic lights,it's
up the road there,(6) 4. Could you ............ the window,please?
......
K OK. I think I know where you mean.l'll try to find it. 5. Could you ............ this letter for me, please?
......
6. Could you ............ ......me move this table,
pleasel
f3 Thanks.l'll see you tomorrow.
Have conyersations like this with a partner:
A: Could you open the window please?
Practise reading the conversation with a partnen
B: Yes,of course.
A: Great.Thankyou.
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Conversation I
fi aadln c_1
tr:.:I*,_*_::,.**.*.:..'F
vocabulary
A: Could you help mel I want to ................ .. to Leith.
Complete the conversations on the right with
B: Oh, you can ............. .....an 87 bus from that stop
the words in the boxes.
over there.
Work with a partnen A: Which stop do I need to .........................................
atl
Student A: Act or draw the activities.DON'T
B: lt's difficultto explain.Askthe driver.
use any words.
Student B: With your book closed,say the Conversation 2
activities. Can you remember all
the activities? line station take :
Practise reading the conversations with a A: Could you help mel How do I get to Mile Endfrom here?
partner.
B: Oh, you need to the underground.There's
Have similar conyersationswith your partnen a.................. down this road.
Change the names of the places.[Jse placesin A: OK.Thank.Which do I need to takel
your town I city / region.
B: I'm not sure.Sorry.Asksomeoneat the station.
Conversation 3
Speaking
driver taxi I
What's public transport like in the place
where you live? Use these sentences to help A: Heffo.Could you calla .................. for me, please?
you.
B: Yes,of course,sir.Where are you goingl
. Publictransport is goodI bod where I live.
A: KingsHeath.How much will it ..................
?
. There isn't an undergroundin my town. B: f'm not sure,probablyabout f7.l'll ask the
. There oren't ony I ore loa of buseslate at night.
. Taxis are quite cheopI expensive.
Conversation 4
. The trains are niceond comfortobleI horrible.
. The trams neverI olwoysrun on time. ch19e
l_": _11:Tr:T3lr'_i
What transport do you use each week?
A : Hello.I want to go to Barnes.
To go where?
B: Yes,you need to get the train to Cambridgeand
Tell a partnen For example:
at Fordham.
. I usuallytake the bus to come here.
A. What time does it .........................................
I
. I get the train to work every day.
B: afterthat'there's
oneat
:........
..... :........
:T:;^iilhen
A OK.Thanks.
Conversation 5
Match the expressions with the words which
have the opposite meaning. change explain problem
1. caughtthe train J a. woke up
2. got lost b. arrived A : Could you help me? | want to go to Mile End.
_J
3. fell asleep c. foundmy way B: Oh right. lt's a bit difficultro ................ .... Haveyou
_l
got a map?
4. got on the train _J d. missedthe train
5. left Yes.Here.
_l e. got off the train
B: OK.Well, there'sa .................. on this line,so you
All the verbs are in the past tense.What are need to at Baker Street.Then take this
the present forms? yellow line to LiverpoolStreet and then take the red line.
A : How longwill it .........................................
I
B: About 40 minutes.
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11 ls thereone nearhere?
Comprehension
Read the stories about people getting lost. Before Cover the text. Use the pictures and words below
you listen, complete the stories with these last to retell the stories.
lines.
a. They continued up the motorway all the way to
Scotland,450kilometres awayfrom London!
b. When I saw a bus going to the city centre, I got on it
and went home.
c. She had to show the driver how to get there on the
map and it took another two hours!
d. We arrived exactly at the moment my friend and his
new wife came out of the church.
ff Listen and check your answers.Who had the accident/ take her to hospital/ didn't recognisethe place/
worst experience? show the driver
Underline the expressionsfrom Activity 3.
E I wasgoingto a friend'sweddingonceandwe
we
wantedto catchthe train.Unfortunately,
wentto the wrongstation,sowe missed our
trainandhadto waitan hourfor the nextone. map/ English
/ the turning/ continued
Whenwe arrivedin Canterbury wheremy
friendwasgettingmarried, we got a taxi. L_l How much of the last story can you remember?
-----t- Tell a partneaThen look back and check.
B Therewasa storyin the newspaper recently
abouta Germancouplewho droveto Britainto
visitLondon.Theydidn'thavea mapandthey Speakingi Have you ever got lost?
Theystarteddrivingalong
didn'tspeakEnglish.
the motorway,but theymissed the turningt Have you ever got lost? Tell a partner what
London. happened. Use some of these sentences.
. I got lost on the way (to Oxford) once.
4 I hadan interview for a job once.I tookthe bus. . I took the wrong turning.
I askedthe busdriverto tell mewhichbusstop . I went to the wrong station.
to get off at andI hada mapfromthe busstop
. I missed my stop.
to the company's offices.Unfortunately, I'm not
verygoodat readingmaps.WhenI got off the . I got on the wrong bus.
bus,I startedwalkingin the wrongdirection. I . I went round in circles for (three hours I forcy
triedto go a differentway.I got completely lost. minutes).
I walkedroundin circles for abouttwo hours, . I had to wait (an hour / half an hour).
but I didn'tfind the office.I missed the
interview I had to ask someone the way.
tr
They showed me where to go.
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lI
again
Convstsa'lion
Complete the sentences from each conversation
Meetingpeoplefor the first time with ONE word. Listen again if you need to.
Conversation I
Match the questions with the answers.
?
a. ls this seat.........................................
1. Do you speakEnglish? -J ?
b. Are you goingto .........................................
2. What are you doing here?ls it businessor
c. I arrived in London last .............
pleasure? _l
d. Your Englishis very ...........
3. Where are you staying? -J
e. I work for an export
4. How long'veyou been here? -J
5. Haveyou been here before? -J Conversation 2
6. When are you leaving? J a. I'm trying to ................ .. the Louvre.
7. What do you think of it here? I b. I'm going in that . l'll show You,if
you ............
8. Are you doing anythinglater? -J
I'm just here on .I'm travellingall
a. Next Friday. round
b. Not long.We arrived here on Monday. d. It's true what people say.lt's very ...........
c. lt's just pleasure.We'rehere on holiday. e. Perhapsyou would like a guide.Seethe
d. No, it's my first time here. , I
e. Yes,a little. f. I think l'll probablyiust get somethingto eat and 8o to
t. We're in a small hotel in the centre of town. bed quite
g. Yes,we're going out for somethingto eat.
h. lt's great. Everyone'sbeen really friendly. Reeil English: l'll probably
O Listen to the questions.Which words are When someoneaskswhat we are doing in the future
stressed?Then practise the questions and answers and we havent decided,we often use l'll probably.
with a partner. A: Whot ore you doingloter?
B: I don't know.l'll proboblystoyot home.
or: I hoven't decided.l'llproboblygo out somewhere.
Listening: What are you doing here?
O listen to two conyersations. In each one people Speaking
who are trayellirg abroad are talking.Which
questions in Activity I do the speakers ask? Rote play the two conversations in Activity 3 with a
Can you remember the answers to any of these partner.
questions? Listen again if you need to.
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1 2 W l r a ta r ey o u d o r n gh e r e ?
5 Usinggrammar:presentcontinuous
We use the present continuous to talk about Write short conyersations using the ideas below.
unfinished temporary activities around now. For
l. On a mobi l e phone
e xam ple:
Where I yout l\Ne I wait lfor you.
PAST B: Sorry./ the bus./ lt i come alongTyne Streer now.
OK.We / wait / outsidethe cinema.
2. Meeting friends
H i . / on your ow nl /W here / C arl osl
B: He / home / bed./ not feel / well.
' I'm here on holiday.I'm travellingall round Europe.
| / sorry.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
3 . At a hotel
Hi. /Where / Dave?
doing getting studying trying
B: He / just have/ shower.
feeling opening talking visiting
oK.
1. They'reout at the moment.They're 4. ln a caf6
some shopping. What I do I here in Brightonl
Z. I'm here on holiday.I'm .............. ....some friends B : l / h o l i d a yl /. j u s t s t a y / f o r a w e e k .
who live here. Where / stayl
3 . He' sin bed.He' sn o t............. .....
v e ry w e l l . B: youth hostel / near the park.
4. I'm at university.
I'm .............. ....French. ni ce?
5. We're lost.We're to findVicarage B: not clean/ cheap!
Road.
Now read your conyersations with a partner.
6. She'sin the shower.She's ready to
go our.
For more informationon usingthe present continuous,
7. He'son the phone.He's
see G14.
t o his m um .
8. I'm here on business.
My company's
a new office here.
Spend two minutes memorising the
pairs of sentences above.Then
work with a partner.
Student A: Say the first sentences.
Student B: With your book closed,
say the present
continuous sentences.
For example:
They're out at the moment.
B: They'redoingsome shopping.
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1 7 W h a ta r ey o u d o i n gh e r e ?
i'--=ztdir tg
Speaking
While you
Comprehension
Conversation:booking a room
You are going to listen to a conversation between Work with a partner.
a receptionist atWestern House and Ann, who is Student A: You are a receptionist atThe Clifrord
booking a room. Before you listen, complete the in the text.
conversation with the words in the box. Student B: You want to book a room.
Role play the telephone conyersation.
arriving book checking leaving pay take
Pronunciation:
O Listen and repeat the sounds with lbl and lpl.
Look at the pictures on page 145 for help if you
need to.
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Questions Grammar:questions
Match the questions with the answers. Read the examples.Then complete the rules about
1. Did you havea niceweekendl n questions.
a. We use + a verb.
..........
a. Quite often. Maybeonce or twice a month.
b. We use + an adjective.
..........
b. lt was OK, but it was quite sPicY.
c. Yes,it was great I went windsurfing.l had a Specific times in the past.
great time. . What did you do last night?
d. No, not really.I dont really do any exercise. ' Did you havea nice weekendl
e. Yes,I went there last year on holiday.lt was . Was it good?
Sreat
a. We use + a verb.
...........
Now match these questions with the answers. + an adjective.
b. We use ...........
6. Did you enioythe partyon Fridayl t General experiences before now
7. ls your hotelfar from here? I . Have you ever tried Japanesefoodl
8. Haveyou heardthe newslJim'sgoing
to get married. t . Where haveyou beenl
9. Did you buy me the paperl I We use + the past participle of a verb.
...........
10. How longhaveyou beenherel t Now complete the questions with the words in the box.
f. Oh, sorry, I forgot! | knew I needed to get
somethingelse! did you do you have you was it
Not long.We arrived here on Friday,so only
three days. 1 . A: Where ....9ofor Your holidaYl
B: Actually,we didnt go anywhere.We iust stayedat home.
h Not really.lt's ten minutes in a ta<i.
I No, not really.I didnt know anyone,so it was A: Where .....work? ls it near herel
quite boring. B: Not far. lt takes me about 20 minutes on foot.
No!That's great. I didnt know he had a A: What was the weather likel ........... OK?
................
gidfriend! B: No, it wasnt lt was horrible. lt rained all day.
8. A: ....doneyour homework?
B: No, I didnt havetime.
With a partner, write three questions - one present'
one past and one present perfect - to ask your teachen
Units7-12
Review:
Complete the collocations with the verbs in the Work with a partner and do one of these activities.
box. a. Do Activity 5 on page 4l agaitn.
b. Make sure that you remember all the
change get get off need send spend vocabulary in Unit | | Activities I and 2 on page
52.Ask your partner or teacher if you don't.
1. an e-mail/ a parcel/ me a postcard Then ask your partner ls there a ... near here?
Give true answers and explain how to get there.
2. a coffee/ somethingto eat / lost
3. some money into euros / trains at
WattsStation/alot What anyou remember?
4. at the next stoP / the bus / at
;;;; i;;;; With a partner, write down as much as you can
5. to go to the chemist/ to call my remember about the texts you read in Unit 8 and
friend / to get a new film for my camera Unit 10.
6. / some w*h
time
ilil;il /;;;;;,::;'ilTil"
Discuss these questions with a partner.
Unit 8: Living abroad
1. What do you needto do this weekl
2. Do you like to spendtime on your own? Can you remember Robert'sopinion of the
followingthings?
the food
What'sthe forecastfor tomorrow?
the weather
Match the answers to the question above with the the people
pictures.
the BritishPrimeMinister
1. lt's goingto rain. _l
2. lt's going to be very hot. the TV
_l
3. lt's goingto be cold.
4. lt's goingto be warm.
5. lt's goingto be sunny.
-J
-J
nrft r'l r tTl,fl"flt it,
Unit l0:You should go to ...
6. lt's going to snow. -J
Can you remember which placesyou should go
to in these countries,and why?
Spain
England
Japan
Scotland
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Review:Units7-12
Vocabularybuilder:
Peopleand clothes
Tell a partner about
someone you know who is:
. reallyall.
. really short
. really thin.
. really fat
. really good-looking.
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Review:
Units7-12
Listening=
My brother'sthere Pronunciation:
now
The letter'o' can be pronounced in lots of difrerent ways.
O Listen to a conversation between Adrian For example:
and Sandra during a coffee break at work. lal second
Sandra is reading the paper. Cover the lol not
conversation below.What do you find out Ittl come
about Adrian's brother? lul good
Listen again and complete the lutl food
conversation.Write leul know
ONE word in each
sPace. ll'^l poor
A: ls there anythinginterestingin the paper? fl Listen and repeat the sounds and words.
S: No, nothing much.Justmore bad news.lt's Look at the grid.Try to find away from START to FINISH
really(1) ............. .....There'squite an which only uses the sound /o/.You can only go + , e or t.
interestingstory about Uzbekistan,though.I
O Now listen and check your answen
didnt really know anythingabout the country
before.
START
A: Can | (2) ........... ....it? My brother's
there now. hot oPen woke up cold
Your brother is in Uzbekistan!What'she cost sorry lost found
(3) . .. .... ....there? for took iob could
Oh, he'slivingthere. move lose on once
S: He's livingthere! Er.Whyl I mean,what does come stoP wrong road
he (a) ..................
I took a lot window comPany
Well, he'san engineerreally,but at the second toP long golf
(5) ..... .... ...he'steachingEnglish. good transPoft corner problems
S: OK, but why Uzbekistan?
FINISH
A Well, his (6) is from there.
S: Ah I see.So why dont they live here in
Britainl Collocation
A: They (4 ..... But her parents
are quite old and she wanted to go back Now find another way from START to FINISH by choosing
there. the correct words to complete the sentences below.
S: So how long havethey (8) 1. lt's very in here.
there? 2. Could you ............ ......the window?
A : Not long.About six months. 3. , what did you sayl
S: So,what does he (9) ............ ...of it? 4. Sorry I'm late.I got .......... .........
on the way here.
A: It's quite hard. lt's very different to Britain and 5. I'm not working at the moment. I'm lookingfor a
he doesnt (10) .......... ......
much of
theilr'language.That's why he's teaching 6. you show me how to 8et there on this
English.He cant work as an engineer. ;;;?
S: He must really love her! 7. A: So how often do you do thatl
A: Yes,I supposeso. B: Usually a week.
Discuss these questions with a partner. 8. A: ls there a bank near herel
B: Yes,there's one on this , on the left.
1. Do you know anyonewho livesabroad?Why
do they live there? 9. I was late becauseI got on the ..................
bus.
2. Would you like to live abroadl t
10. ft's cofd in here.Could you close the .........................................
11. A: How haveyou been doing thatl
B: Quite a .................. time. Maybefour or five years.
12. A: ls there a photocopyingplacenear here?
B: Yes,there'sone just round the .............
13. There are a lot of in my country.
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Listening: What time?
C a n, l = l i ? l I i ' - f )
O You are going to listen to four conversations.
Usingvocabulary:telling the time In each one, people talk about times.As you listen,
complete these sentences.
Match the times with the clocks. 1. lt's ............... ...o'clock now.
1. lt's five to three. i 2. a. He went to bed at .................
2. lt's five past three. i b. He got up at
3. lt's a quarter past six. __.1 3. a. Her flight'sat .................
4. lt's a quarter to five. j b. They shouldleavethe houseat ................
a b Listenagain
fl12 l r12 I
10 1 0 You are going to listen to Conversation 4 between
/ z
9 9 d - 3
Roger and Jane again. Before you listen, try to
8 4 complete the conyersation. Compare your ideas
7 6 5
with a partner.
So what time (1) you want to meet
tonight?
12 l fi12 l .....What time is it nowl
J: I'm not (2)
4.30.
J: OK.Well,what time (3) the film
startl
Eight.
Right.Well,| (4) to go home first
12 1 and havea shower and (5) ..................
my
f
1 0 2 clothes.That'llprobably(6) me an
t, g 9<>3
hour.
8 1 4 OK. So (4 ...meet at seven.ls that OK?
7 6 5
Yes,that'sfine.Where do you want to meetl
Let'sjust meet outside the (8)
OK. Seeyou later.
fi12 l By".
A Listen again and see if you were right.Then
practise reading the conversation with your partner.
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13 What time is it?
Commonquestions grammar:
Match the questions with the answers. When we're making plans with other people,
1. What time does the match start? we often make suggestionsusing Let's * yerb.
_J
For example:
2. What time does the film startl I
A: Let'smeetoutsidemy.officeat halfpastfive.
3. What time's your flight? I
B: OK.
4. What time's your trainl J
Complete the conversationswith the pairs of
a. Seventhirty-five, so I need to get to the airport
words in the box.
by about five thirty.
b. Three o'clock, so we need to tet to the stadium
I
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13 What time is it?
ftaadin9
Usinggrammar:makingquestions
with the pastsimple
Complete these questions with the past simple
form of the verbs.
1. When was the first time you ............. .....abroad?
(travel)
2. When was the first time you ............. .....on a
plane?(go)
3 . When was the first time )rou .............
someone?(kiss)
4. When was the first time you .............
someonefrom a differentcountryl (meet)
5. When was the first time you .............
somewhere without your parentsl (ttay)
6. What was the first record / CD you
? (buy)
7. What was the first film you ............. .....at the
cinemal (see)
8. What was the first iob you ............. .....? (have)
Beforeyou read
You are going to read about three first-time
experiences.First, decide which photos you think While you
these words go with.
A Now read the text on the opposite page and
check your ideas. Did you guess correctly?
awful it went really well
grades nervous
I felt really grown-up not very friendly
I got paid washingup
Discuss these questions with a partner.
I wrote to a pen pal
1. Did the three people enioy their experienceslHow do
you know?
2. Haveyou ever had any experienceslike these?When?
Now cover the text. Use the photos and the
expressions in Activity 2 to help you tell as much
of the stories as you can remember.
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1 3 W h a tt i m ei s i t ?
6 | Word check
7 1Pronunciation:/J'l
A Listen and repeat the sounds with /J/.
Look at the picture on page 145 for help if
you need to.
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C c r J v ? l s ai tte t )
gramm ar: I can',t
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1 4 C a ny o u h e l pm e ?
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1 4 C a ny o u h e l pm e ?
)l)
angers
don't know. Put the sentences
into two groups of five.
1 . A bus hit m e .
2. I was hurt quite badly.
3. I got to the airport the night
before. Terry
4. He was a nurse. Whenlwas19,lwenttravelling forthree months. lwenttolsrael andEgypt
5. I sleptthere. anda fewotherplaces intheMiddle East. I hada plane ticketto gethomeon
6. They checkedthe time of the
January 23rd.I remember thedatebecause it'smybirthday. I gotto theairport
flight on the computer. thenightbefore. I had to sleeptherebecause myflightwasquiteearlyin the
morning andI didn'thave anymoney t0 pay fora hotel. I'dspentit all.Atabout
7. A woman calledan
sixo'clock in themorning, I looked to seeif myflightwasontheTVscreens,
ambulance.
butit wasn't. I looked again atseven, butno.lt wasstrange because myticket
8. The date was wrong. saidtheflightwasat9.10.I wentto asksomeone whattheproblem was.They
9. I was really hungry. looked at myticketandchecked thetimeof theflighton thecomputer. 'l'm
said 'This flightgoesonJanuary
10. I broke severalbones. sorry,'they 25th!'The datewaswrong.I had
to waittwomoredays!| wentandsatdownona seatandstarted to cry.I was
reallyhungry, no
I had money andI wanted mymum!
A mancameupt0 meandasked, 'What's thematter?' I toldhimthestory.
'Listen,'hesaid, 'l'vegot somemoney left.I'mnot going to change it backto
fl Read the stories and check dollars.I wasonlygoingto buysomecigarettes withit.Take it.Youneedit more
your ideas.Did you guess
thanme.'
correctly?
Hegavemethemoney andwalked off.WhenI looked to seehowmuchit
was,I foundI hadmorethant50 in shekels. lt wasenough money to goback
Comprehension intotownandfinda cheap place to stayandbuyfoodfortwodays.I don'teven
knowtheman's name. lt'sthekindest thinganyone's everdoneforme.
Work with a partnenTry to
answer the questions without Li Ying
looking at the text.
I wasin London, studying English.
1. When'sTerry'sbirthdayl Oneday,I visited a placecalledthe
2. Wly did Terry sleepat the OldBailey. I wentwithsomeother
airport? students. Wewerein a biggroup.
3. Why did Terry cryl My friendscrossed theroadandI
4. How much did the man give followed, but I didn'tlook.A bus
himl cameround thecorner andhitme.
',
I was hurt quite badly.Some
5. What did Terry do with the
people gotoffthebus.I remember
money?
onewasa tallblackman.Hetold
6. How did LiYingget hurt? peoplenot to moveme and he
7. What did LiYingthink of looked aftermebecause hewasa
Englishpeople before the nurse. Another woman called
an
accidentl ambulance onhermobile phone. Someone elsebrought mesomewater.
8. Why did she stay in hospital Before that,I'd beenin England for two months. I thought
Englishpeople
for a weekl were quitecoldandnotverynice.People were quite
rudesometimes anddidn't
Look at the text to check your help,butthesepeople wereverykind.
answers. I broke several bones andI wasin hospitalfora week. I'm0K now,though.
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1 4 C a ny o u h e l pm e ?
9rammar:
Discuss these questions in groups.
Look at these ways of offering to do things:
1. Haveyou ever broken a bone?Do you know anyone
A: Look at this mess!lt's so dirry!
who has?Which one?Whenl
B: lt's OK. l'll help you clean up,if you like.
2. Haveyou ever misseda planelWhat happened?
A: I can't do it now.
Use some of these sentences.
. No, never. B: lt's OK. l'll do it, if you like.
' Yes,I broke my arm I leg I foot I hand / finger / nose. Write responses to the statements below with l'll
. ... if you like and verbs from Activity 5.
ft was five I six lten yearsago.
. 1. 'l haven'tgot any money.'
I was six / ten / twenty.
'l
2. can't find my keysJ
'l'm going
3. to miss my train.'
Usingvocabulary:helpingpeople 4. 'lt's rainingagain!I'm going to get reallywet.'
'l
5. don't know how to get there.'
Complete the collocations with the verbs in the
box. Practise your conversations with a partner.
lend me show me stay take me , For more information on making offers with l'll, see G18.
Now complete these collocations with the verbs in S: Well, look, why dont you (5) ?
......................'.......
the box. M: Reallylls that OKI
S: Yes,of course.I don't reallylike going shoppingon my
own.
M: OK, thanks.So where (6) ............
6. it easy to meet?
7. to a disco S: Let's meet at the entrance to the shoppingmall.
8. the flat M: OK.What time?
9. English S: (4 . . .....or is that too earlY?
10. some friends M: No, that's fine. lt's great.
Which of these activities do you sometimes / S: OK.Well, l'll see you tomorrow.
often / usually do at the weekend? Which of these M: OK.Thanksagain.
activities are you going to do this weekend?
S: (8) .............
Tell a partnen Use these sentence starters:
Practise reading the conversation with a partner.
. I sometimes/ often / usually...at the weekend.
' I'q goingto ...on Saturdaymorning / afternoon / night.
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15 What'reyou doingthisweekend?
week.
ffii:ll';J:,*,1"::1.
n"*, and vocabulary from these pages.
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15 What'reyou doingthisweekend?
F , l J
ii 3a uJfJEJ
1 | Usingvocabulary
You are going to read a story about a
man called Rick who has arranged to
meet someone.The verbs in this activity
are all in the text. Flrcr ARRMED at the caf6 fifteen minutes early. He
Kquickly looked around, but she wasn't there.
Complete the collocations with the 'Can I help you?' asked a waiter.
verbs in the box. 'No, it's OK. I'm waiting for a friend. I'm early.'
i 'Of course. Well, if you'd like to take a seat,I'11serve
feel look order take wear
you in a moment. Are you going to sit outside?'
1. It was sunny outside, but it was still only April. It might
;ilil;;;::#^"window/ 'I
be a bit cold later. think we'll sit inside, thanks,' he
2. niceclothes/ashort 'Can I have the table by the window?'
said.
skirt 'Sure,' said the waiter, 'I'11be with you in a minute.'
3. haPPv/ uncomfortable / Rick sat down and looked out of the window. He
il;;;;; waited. Outside, an old man was selling seeds to give to
4. . . .. some food / a botde of the birds. A little boy was chasing the birds. He was
:.....
wtne
shouting and laughing. The old man looked angry.
5. aseat/acoffeebreak Rick read the menu. He ordered a bottle of wine and
together
two wine glasses.He waited. He looked out of the
Now complete these collocations with window.
the verbs in the box. 'Is this seat taken?' a woman asked.
'Sorry?'
He turned round, surprised by her voice.
forget pour serv_1 sit taste 'Can I take this seat?' the woman repeated.
I
'Er ... flo, sorry. I'm waiting for a friend.'
6. a customer / You in a
moment The woman looked at him. She looked a bit angry. He
7. some wine into a glass/ felt uncomfortable. Embarrassed. Was Debbie really a
some water friend? He didn't know her very well. They'd only had
8. to bring mY mobile a few conversations at work. Th"y sometimes took their
phone / her name coffee break together.
9. by the window / down /
outside
10. reallynice / good /
horrible
F
Work with a partner.
Student A: Act the collocations.DON'T
use any words.
Student B: With your book closed,saY
the collocations.
What are the past simple forms of the
verbs in the collocations?
2 | Whileyou
A Now read the first part of the storY
and think about these questions.
1. Who is Rickgoingto meet?
2. What will probablyhappennext? -,/' ) -- -'- '
'7-
t --' ; t
Discussyour answers with a partnea 7zl' -J-- ?--- /- ?-
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1 5 W h a t ' r ey o u d o i n gt h i sw e e k e n d ?
A Listen to the messages on Rick's phone. Complete the lots / let's / late / light / left / lost /
sentences with ONE word. plans/ plays/ place/ plate / please/
1. I'm goingto be . I had a.................. at work. i l l / I' l l / w el l / sel l/ shel f/ sti ll/
2. a. The ............ .....'s
awful. call/ tall I fall Ifelt / fell / full / pull
b. I hope you get this .............
3. I've lost the pieceof ................ . with the nameof the caf6. A Listen to eight sentences and
4. I'm reallysorry. lt's my . Call me later. write them down. Compare what
5. a. I'm just what time we're goingto meet tomorrow. you wrote with the tapescript at
the back of the book.Then practise
b. .................
you!
saying the sentences.
6. I'm home.You've
got my
Discuss these questions with a partner.
1. Who's phoningRick in the fifth message?
2. What do you think of Rick?
3. What do you think happensnext time Rick and Lucy meet?
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Conversation I
C u r J v ? l i atri o t )
coffee home tired
1 | Using vocabulary: Are you OK?
Are you OK?
Complete the conyersations on the right with the B Yes.l'm just a bit ...............
words in the boxes. Oh, right. Do you want to go .................
I
B: No, it's OK. l'll be all right.I just need a
Spend five minutes memorising the five
conversations.Then work with a partner. Cover the
conversations and use the pictures to have the Conversation 2
conversations. Start by asking Are you OK?
lie down OK sick
Conversation 3
Conversation 4
Conversation 5
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1 6 A r ey o u O K ?
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1 6 A r ey o uO K ?
Usingvocabulary:
holiday activities
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16 Are you OK?
Speaking
pe*e*n*.
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Conyersa'iie.rl
Usingvocabulary:
Put the words in the box into the different grouPs.
vegetables fruit
cabbage bananas
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17 Are you readyto order?
Speaking
Listen again and complete the conversation. Discussthese questionswith a partner.
K: This is very nice. 1. Do you likeeatingfood from other countriesl
R: Yes,it is,isnt it? 2. Do you likeanyof thesekindsof foodl
K: Do you come here oftenl
R: (1) ............ ...... Especially
in the
British French JapaneseMexican Spanish
I
summer.Youcan sit outside. tniT:_"r:11" Ruslian
tnil
5::::l I
K : Mmm.
3. Haveyou tried food from any other country?Did you
R: So what would you like?
like it?
K : I don't know.What's'requeijio'?
R: It's (2) cheese.lt's quite
soft and white. Restaurantquestions
OK. I dont reallylike cheese.Whatabout'crdmede
camardo'? Match the orders with the questions the waiter /
waitress asks.
R: Oh, that's a kind of soup.lt's made with ...I dont know
the name in English.lt's a kind of seafood.They'relike 1. l'll just havesome water,please. _J
smallmussels. 2. l'll havea Coke, please. _j
OK.Well, that (3) nice.l'll havethat 3. l'll havesome wine, please. _l
for a starter. 4. l'll havethe fried chicken,please. -|
R: And what do you want for the main course? 5. l'll havea coffee,please. _l
K : I dont know.Can you (4) .. ... . .. anythingl
a. Would you like it with milk or withoutl
R: Right,well,the'cabrito asado'is very nice,if you like
b. Would you like red or white?
8oat.
c. Would you like that with chipsor ricel
Mmm, I dont reallylike red meat.I (5) . ......
chickenor fish really. d. Would you like ice and lemon?
OK.Well, if you like chicken,you shouldtry the'frango e. Would you like still or sparkling?
no churrasco'.Do you like spicyfood, becauseit's With a partner, have conyersations like this:
quite hotl
A: Are you ready to order, Sir / Madaml
Yes,(6)
B: Yes,l'll havea coffee,please.
Well, you shouldtry that then.You'lllove it.
A: Do you want it with milk or withoutl
oK.
B: With, please.
Do you want rice or vegetableswith thatl
Vegetablesare fine.
OK.What (4 .....to drink?
l'll just havewater.
Work with a partner.
OK, are you sure?You dont want wine? Student A: You are having dinner in a restaurant
No thlnks.Actually,(9) in ltaly. Look at the menu on page 160.
OK - do you want sparklingor srill water? Student B: You are from ltaly. Look at the menu
on page | 59 with English translations.
Still'sfine.
Have a conyersation like that in Activity 5.
oK.
Practise reading the conversation with a partner.
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17 Are you readyto order?
Usingvocabulary:having dinner at a
fi ea dln c1 friend's house
Decide who says these things. ls it the host (H) -
the person who cooked the dinner - or the guest
Discuss these questions in groups. (G)?The first one has been done for you.
1. Do you like sweet / spicy/ bitter things? 1. Wine! How lovely! cC1)
2. What was your favourite food when you were growing 2. Let me take your coat.
uP l
3. Mmm,that smellsdelicious.Whatare you cooking?
3. What's your favourite food nowl
4. Would you like somethingto drink before we eat?
5. Haveyou got anythingnon-alcoholic?
6. OK. Dinner'sready.
7. Where would you like me to sitl
A Read the text on the opposite page and decide
8. Mmm, this looks great.
who has bad food memories and who has good
ones. Underline the words that tell you. 9. Don't wait for me.Juststart eating.
10. Mmm,this is delicious.What's
in it?
Do any of these experiences remind you of people
or stories you know?Tell a partner. 11. Could I havesome morel
12. Haveyou had enough?
13. I' m fi ne.
14. I'm full,thank you. lt was great.
The missing words in these sentences are all in the 15. Would you like a coffeeor tea or something?
text. Complete the sentences without looking at 16. I shouldgo. lt's getting late.
the text. 17. Thanksfor a lovelymeal.
1. That .......... me of somethingthat happened
....... 18. Thanksfor coming.
to me once.
Now translate the eight expressions you like best
2. A: Mmm.Thissoup is delicious.What's
it
into your language.
froml
B: Carrots,beans,peasand lamb. Do you say all these things in your country? ls
3 . A: I can't eat this. lt's horrible. there anything you DON'T say?Why not?
B: I know. lt's ............... .. , isn't it? Do you usually take a present for the host? What
4. The food she cooked was disgusting.WhenI got do you normally take?
home, I was three times!
5. Mmm.This is the best pastaI have
tasted. Writing
6. The food last night was nice,but not
Work with a partner.Write the conversation you
good in the Turkish restaurantwe
have when one or two people visit your house for
went to last week.
dinner. Use some of the expressions in Activity 4.
7. I hbted rice when I was but my mum
fung, Act out your ideas for another pair of students.
,.......
me eat rt.
8. I tried frogs' legsonce.Theywere nice.
They tasted chicken.
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17 Are you readyto order?
m e m otre s
I
Pronunciation:/w/ Pronunciation:linking
A Listen and repeat the sound /w/. Look at the When one word ends in'o' and the next starts
picture on page 145 for help if you need to. with a vowel - o, e, i, o or u - we usually link the
words together so that they sound like one word.
O Listen and repeat these words.
O Listen and repeat these expressions.
water waiter would week when sweet 1. go on
wine waitress want where what Sweden 2. go ahead
3. so early
O Listen to six sentences and write them down. 4. no etgs
Compare what you wrote with the tapescript at
5. to India
the back of the book.Then practise saying the
sentences. 6. go and get
7. two or three
8. Who are you?
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Usingvocabulary:partsof the shoP
C c r ) v ? t t ? J I)Jr )
Label the pictures below with the words in the
Speaking box.
Discuss these questions with a partner. Use the the aisle the first floor the stairs
words in red to help you. the basement the ground floor the secondfloor
A: Do you like shopping? the bottom shelf the lift the till
B: Yes,I love it. / lt's OK. / No, I hate it. the escalator the main entrance the top shelf
l-. How often do you go?
B: All the time. / Quite often./ Not very often./ Hardly
ever.
/\: What's your favouriteshop?Why?
B: I reallylike .... lt's cheap./ lt sellseverything./ They sell
reallynicethingsthere.
ls there a departmentstore where you live?Do you q
shop there?
Using vocabulary:parts of a
department store
Make sure that you understand the words on the
left. Match these things with the parts of a
department store where you can find them.
1. sandals _j a. Cosmetics
2 lipstick _j b. Ladieswear
3. envelopes _l c. Menswear
d. Toiletries
t//
4. toothbrush i
,f/{
5. boxer shorts i e. The Shoe Department
6. dress ___j f. The Sports Department i
7. sarimsuit _J g. The StationerYDePartment i
When was the last time you bought any of these
IE
things?Where did you buy them?
r$
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1 8 D o y o us e l .l . . ?
Conversation 2
a. They'rejust in Usingvocabulary:
thingsshop
shelf. assistantssay
b . Her e,l' ll . . . . . . . . . . ...... .y o u .
Put the words in order and make sentences that
c. That was of me!
shop assistants say.
Conversation 3 1. please/ next .
a. There'san electronicsshop round the 2. 28 / that's/ altogether/ pounds.
b . You. . . . . . . . . . . . right when you come out of 3. cash/ anyI back/ you lwould / like ?
and then right again. 4. sign/ could / please/ there I you I
Conversation 4 5. you I would / a / like I bag?,
a. Are there any toilets ...........
I 6. you l w rap / w oul d I me l to / l i ke/ i t ?
b. There are some on your right when you 7. anythinglyou I got lsmaller / haveI
..........
the escalator.
8 . a n y| | / h a v e / f i v e - p o u n/dd o n t / n o t e s .
c. There are ............. ....showingwhere they are. 9. anythingI do I need / you I else ?
d. You're . Have a nice day. 10. alday/nice/have.
check your answers in the tapescript at the back o{
with a partner, write your own conversation
the book'Are there any other exPressions you don't
between a customer and a shop assistant. Use
understand? Ask your teacher'
some of the expressions above.
Speaking Pronunciation:
Discuss these questions with a partnen A Listen and repeat the sounds ltfl and /d3/. Look
1. Are there any thingsyou don't like buying?Why not? at the pictures on page | 45 for help if you need to.
2. How do you usuallypayfor clothes- with cash,by Which of these words don't have a ltfl sound?
chequeor by card?
3. Can you get cashback in your country?Do you think change/ school/ children/ cheese/ stomach/
it's a good ideal chocolates/ cheap/ match / headache/ choose/ chips
CDs PaPer socks Reol English: would you and Did you \
footballs perfume toothPaste
When peopletalk quickly,Wouldyou and Did you
guidebooks shampoo underwear are often pronounced/wud3e/ and ldrd3al.
newsPaPers
O Listen to six sentences and write them down.
Role play the conversation using some of the Compare what you wrote with the tapescript at
hnguage you'ye learnt in this unit. the back of the book.Then practise saying the
sentences.
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1 B D o y o us e l l
Speaking
ffi; q
the best hotels, which
is great. I earn
f 4 5 , 0 0 0 a y e a r .l t h i n k
l've got the best job
in the store. I suppose
t\:
the only bad thing is I
have to work long
hours and my partner
doesn't like it when I
go away for work.
1 8 D oy o us e l .l . . ?
4. I haveto work fourteen hours a day.lt'snot much We use have to to talk about things we don't want
to do, but we have no choice about - because our
s dn''c teacher, boss, or parents tell us to! For example:
:::l:-':: 1.xffijfild . I haveto work until nine in the evening.
' I haveto cleanmy dad'scar every Saturday.
Now complete these sentences with more words
from the text. . We haveto do lots of homework.
I work for myself.| .................... a restaurant. clean help take travel wear work
It's not a great job, but I'm usuallytoo busyto feel
1. I .................... on Saturdays.
I hate it!
8. When peoplestart complainingdown the phone,my 2. I work in McDonald's.
I ..................
a
job can be really uniform to work.
9 . Sometimesmy job is great,but the 3. | .................... all the toilets in the
of the time it's not much fun. building.I hate it!
1 0 . This boy tried to my bag,but luckily 4. | .................... a longway to work. lt
a guy stoppedhim when he shouted. takes me an hour!
5. | .................... my mum with the
cleaningin the house.I hate it!
6. | .................... my youngerbrother to
school every morning.
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Questionsand answers Grammar:verb patterns
Match the questions with the answers. When a verb follows another yerb, they can have
1. Are you readyto order? different patterns. For example:
_l
. I'd like to visit
2. What's haddock? Japansome day.
_J
. I can't do it today.Sorry.
3. Where would you like me to sit? _J
. I love meetingnew people.
4. Have you had enough? _j
5. Do you like chicken? _J There is no re.$on for the difference.That's just
the way it is!
a. lt's a kind of fish.lt's nice.
b. Actually,I'm a vegetarian. Write sentences with the same patterns. Make the
sentences true for you.
c. Anywhere you like.
1 . l d l i k e . . . s o m ed a y .
d. Yes,please.l'll havethe prawns.
2. I can' t....
e. Yes,thanks.I'm fine. lt was lovely.
3. I l ove....
Now match these questions with the answers.
Choose the correct form.
6. What haveyou done to your leg? J
1. A: What time is it?
7. timedidyouso
tired.What B: Eleven.I should to go / go.
I;il:?, _J
8. Do you sell batteriesl 2. A: What're you doing tonightl
-J
B: I'm goingvisit / to visit a friend.
9. Do you need anythingelsel _J
10. Would you like me to wrap those? 3. A: I can't to lift / lift this.
_J
B: l'll help / to help you with it, if you like.
f. Yes please.That'dbe great.
4. A: What happenedto your hand?
g. I cut it shaving!
B: I hurt it playingI playtennis.
h. I think it was about three. I was studying.
5. A: Where do you want to meet / meet?
i. Yes,what size do you need?
B: Let's say/ to say outside the station.
i. No.That'severything,thanks.
6. A: What was your holidaylikel
B: Great.We spent all week to lie / lyingon the
What was it like? beach.
7. A: What're you doing this weekendl
Complete the conversationswith the words in the B: Oh, I haveto working / work tomorrow.
box. r
8. A: Would you like me wrap / to wrap it?
B: Yes,please.
i fooa holiday hotel town weather I I
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back and
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Work with a partner and do one of these activities
again.
employ get off had shuts a. Activity 4 on page 69. Make sure that you
forgot got divorced hurt turned down remember all the language in Activities I and 3
before you start.
1. The shop opensat nine and it at six.
b. Activity 3 on page 77. Make sure that you
2. I turned the TV up becauseI couldn'thear it and then remember all the language in Activities I and 2
he ............... ...it............. .....becausehe before you start.
said it was too loud!
3. The top on this jar is too tight. I cant
it .................. What canyou remember?
4. They got married last year and they ...........
With a partner, write down as much as you can
Verbs(2)
Complete the collocations with the words in the
box.
i l l l , l , ' i ' ,I - r T I [ f r y F ,
my leg nic e you to the station Unit | 8: I work in a shop
my wallet that for me
Kelvin,the security guard
1. drive a BMW I ................... Lina,the owner
2. wrap a present| ...................
Janice,the cashier
3. broke a glassI ...................
Jeremy,the buyer
4. ttot" my bagt ...................
5. smellsdelicious| ...................
Now complete these collocations with the words
in the box.
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Vocabularybuilder:
usefulthings
Label these pictures with the
words in the box.
bowl fork
saucePan chopsticks
hammer scissors
envelope stamPs
folder needleand
thread
IE
E pdte
a--I El mr"
mstapler
@ sellotape
R e v i e wU: n i t s1 3 - 1 8
What areyou
Listening= Pronunciation:
this weekend?
The letter'i' can be pronounced in lots of different
fl Listen to a conversation between Ruby and ways. For example:
lake, English teachers who live in fapan. lt's ltl trip
Thursday lunchtime.They are talking about their latl tight
plans for the weekend. Cover the conversation
litl magazine
below. Make notes about their plans for:
lstl first
1. the weekend.
2. tonight. A Listen and repeat these sounds and words.
Listen again and complete the conversation. Look at the grid.Try to find a way from START to
FINISH which only uses the sound /a/.You can only
R: What are you doing this weekend?
go +, e or l.
J: f'm actuallygoing back to Britain on Saturdayfor
(1).......... O Now listen and check your answer.
R: Really?
You didnt sayanythingabout that before.
START
J: lt's all happenedquite quickly.I got a very cheapticket.
light mobi l e spicy horri b le
R: Right.So (2) your flightl
wish friend sign kitchen
J: Seveno'clock in the morning,so I
mtnute trip flight olives
(3) .. ....... to the airport by five.
......
R: Reallylls it goingfrom TokyoAirportl skirt exciting bicycle birds
disgusting lie del i ci ous hospital
J: Yes.
R: Oh no, so what time are you goingto
lift ki nd decided exerclse
I magazine missed hi t bright
R: Let's meet there at, say,half past nine.| finishwork at 7. I don't like that ...of thing./ That'svery ...of you.
n ine. Thanks.
oK.That soundsgreat.I might phone a couple of 8' | "' the classyesterday'l | "' rny train'
other people,(9) ......... 9- | ...my head./The car ...me.
R : Of course.I might ringYoshikiand see if he can come. 10. I feel a bit .... / | think I'm goingto be ...!
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LOfJ YeT5EJ'J9fJ
cancellingyour
Usingvocabulary:
plans
Complete the conversations with the pairs of
words in the box.
stressedsounds
Pronunciation:
sentences
Work with a partneaTake turns to cancel future
When we speak English, we say words in groups. In plans and to apologize for missing things in the
each group, we stress one or two important sounds past. Give a reason each time. For example:
- we say them a little louder than the others. Look A: Sorry, but I can't come to classtomorrow. I haveto
at these sentences.The sounds we stress are in take my younger brother to school.
CAPITAL LETTERS.TheTe are spaces between B: That'sOK.Thanksfor tellingme.Sorry I couldn'tcome
groups of words. to classyesterday.I had to go to the dentist's.
1. SOrry I couldnt come OUT with you for Dlnner A: lt's OK. Never mind.Sorry,but I can't come to ....
LAST NIGHT
2. THAT'S ok. NEver MIND.
3. it was GREAT. Usingvocabulary:more reasonsfor
4. we can DO it some Other time. missingthings
5. let me KNOW when'sa good TIME forYOU.
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
ff Listen to the sentences.Then practise saying
them in the same way. accident bad day meeting i
Now read Conversation 3 in Activity 4 with a aeqo!n1m"n: j
l_".d":f f"o*:
Partner.
1. Sorry I couldn't come last night.I had a few
at work.
Usinggrammar:SorryI couldn't come 2. Sorry I couldnt come last Friday.I had a doctor's
We don't use cant to talk about the past.We use 3. Sorry I couldn't come yesterday.I had an important
couldn't. with my boss.
We dont use haveto to talk about the past. 4. Sorry I couldnt come out with you last night.I had a
We use had to. really at work. I just went home and
went to bed!
Look at how we apologise for missing things in the I felt
5. Sorry I couldn't come out with you last Saturday.
past. ill. I had a reallybad .............
. Sorry I couldn't playtennis with you yesterday 6 ' had
an
afternoon.I had to collect my youngersister from ::::::::"":':?lilT:J"'"ing
school at three. When was the last time you missed something?
. Sorry I couldn't come to the meetingyesterday.I had Why? For example:
to go to the dentist's.I had really bad toothache. . I couldn'tgo to my brother'swedding.I had a few
Rewrite these sentences with the past forms. problemsat home.
1. Sorry,but I can't come to your parq/ on Friday.I have
to work.
Sorry 1t.................... last Friday.
.
| .................... ......................
2. Sorry, but I cant come to classtomorrow. I haveto
look after my dad.He's ill.
Sorry | .................... lastWednesday.
I ....................
He ..............
3. Sorry,but I can't come shoppingwith you this
afternoon. I haveto go to the bank.
Sorry | .................... yesterday
afternoon.| .................
4. Sorry,but I can't come to the cinemawith you tonight.
I haveto collect a friend from the station.
Sorry | .................... last night.
| ....................
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F , l J
i " ' l ? ) U Jl ) L )
Usinggrammar: I couldn't do it
Match the dtuatlonr wlth the thlngr
people couldn't do.
1. SorqrI'm latc. -|
2. I lookedwerywhere for "'f
f vr"v'' 'v' rny
homework -J
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Listening=Why don't you comewith
Usingvocabulary:sport, placesand
equipment
I
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20 Do you likesport?
Writing
Listen to Conversation 3 between Jess and Dario Work with a partner. Choose one of the ideas
again. Complete the conversation with one or two below and write a similar conyersation to those in
words. Activity 3. Use some of the useful expressions in
We're going to playtennis. Activity 5.
i:
D: ReallylWhere are you going to play? 1. playfootball / pitch in the park / haven'tgot any
boots / lend
) There are (1) in the park.
2. go windsurfing/ lake near here / haven'tgot a
D: Are therel
windsurfer/ hire
i, Yes.Do you like (2) tennis?
3. playgolf / course near here / haven'tgot any clubs/
D: Yes,I playall the time back home,but I'm not l end
( 3)
Act out your conyersation for another pair of
l: Me neither.Well,whydon't you come with us and have
students.
a game?We need an extra player.
D: ld love to, but I havent got
( 4) . . . . . . . . w i th me . Usinggrammar:questionsabout the
) That's OK.We can lend you one. f uture
D: OK.What time are you going to play?
We often use are you going to + verb to ask
J. (5) six o'clock.lt's not so hot
...........
detailed questions about people's plans for the
then.
future.
D: OK, soundsgreat.Where shallI meet youl
j: Put the words in order and make questions about
(6) . .. . here betweensix and six
future plans.
fifteen.
1. going/ where I are I you lgo / to I
D: OK.
2. you I are / what I to lgoing / see I
Now look at the tapescript at the back of the book
3. meet I are lgoing I you I to I where ?
and practise reading the conversation with a
partner. Remember to say the sounds in CAPITAL 4. to / what I you I are I do / going I
LETTERS more strongly.Try to say each group of 5. are / where / stay / going I you I to ?
words togethen 6. are / what / going / time / leaveI you I to I
7. going / who / with I playI are I you / to I
expressrons 8. how / goingI go lare / longI for lto / you I
A Listen and repeat the questions.
Translate these sentences from Conversation 3
into your language.
1. I playall the time backhome.
2. l'm not very good.
3. Me neither. Student A: Say one of the four sentences below.
Student B: Ask questions with are you going to.
4. Wht don't you come with us?
Student A: Try to answer the questions.
5. I'd love to, but I haven'tgot ...with me. . I'm going to go for a walk.
6. We can lend you one. . I'm goingto visitJapanin the summer.
7. Where shallI meet you? . I'm going to playgolf later.
Look at the tapescript for the three conversations . I'm goingto the cinematonight with a friend.
at the back of the book. Underline these and
similar expressions.
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F r l J
While you
J:3A9JJf]9j
O Read the article on the opposite page and
Usingvocabulary:
talking decide if the people are talking about a success (S)
teams or a failure (F). Underline the words which tell you.
I
iisa.:"Jffii lT1: \tr'ieakirlr-y
I've never been very ood at, sport, but last Practise saying the things you wrote down.
year I ran a marathon. I cune 12,352nd
out, of I2,5OO people and it took me 6
hours I2 minutes. I was so happy. I didn't
think I could do something like that, but I
did. It gave me a lot of confldence.
9E
2r
, J
Listening: What day are you
Ctn v?lta'IJ9fJ travelling?
Using vocabulary:travelling O Harry is an American visiting his friend Michael
in London.They are planning to go to Edinburgh in
Put the sentences in order and make Scotland lor a weekend. Michael phones National
conversations. Rail Enquiries to check times and prices of trains.
Listen to the telephone conversation and complete
Conversation l: at the bus stop
the table.
a. Oh, OK.Thanks.
b. No, you need to get a number 34. leaves arrtYes cost
c. Excuseme. Does this bus go to TufnellParkl the earliest train
1._J 2.) 3 .1 from London to 6.tl
Edinburgh
Conversation 2: on the bus the last train
a. Yes,it is. from Edinburgh 23.90
to London
b. Can you tell me when to get off, please?
the earliest Saver
c. ls this the right bus for TufnellPark?
Return from London
d . Yes,no problem.Takea seat. to Edinburgh
1. _J 2._l 3._l 4.)
Conversation 3: at the ticket office (l) Compare your notes with a partnea
a. OK.That's f29. O Listen to the conversation Michael then has with
b. Return,please. Harry. Check your notes about times and prices
again.What do Michael and Harry decide to do?
c . Singleor return?
d . I'd like a ticket to Bath,please.
1.
_l 2._j 3.-l 4.)
Conversation 4: at the ticket office (2) Complete the sentences from the telephone
a. Returningtodayl conversation with ONE word. Listen again if you
b. Then that's f63, please. need to.
c. No, on Tuesday. 1. How can | .......... you?
.......
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Usinggrammar:superlatives
When we compare lots of things, we often use Did you notice this common pattern in Activity 6?
superlatives.With one-syllable adjectives, we . What's the best (bus) to (catch)?
usually make superlatives by adding the + -st.
For example: Put the words in order and make questions.
A: What's the cheapestflight on Monday? 1. the / town / what's I eat I best / to / in / place ?
B: The 7 a.m.flight from Heathrow. 2. the / best / phone / what's/ time I to lyou ?
3. best / what's / place I the lto / in / town I stay I
With longer adjectives, we add the most.The
superfatives for good and bad are irregulanWe say 4. what's / best / time I of I the / to I year/ visit ?
the best and the wolst. For example: 5. shoppingI the lgo / best / place/ what's I to ?,
A: What's the best way to get to the airport? 6. study / the / university/ best I at lto / what's ?
B: The undergroundis probablythe most convenientfor 7 . w a y l w h a t ' s/ b e s t l t o l g e t l t o / h o u s e lyour /the I
you. 8. the / places/what / best I to I while I are I here / visit
Complete these conversations with the words in /l'm?
the box. Work with a partnea
Student A: You are visiting Student B's country.
Ask the questions above.
Student B: Answer your partner's questions about
your country.
1. A: What's placeto eat in
town?
B: Snobsin Bradford Street.Youcan get a meal for f3
there, but the food's disgusting.
2. A: What's city after London?
B: It's Birmingham.Alot of peoplethink it's
Manchester,
but Birminghamis actuallybigger.
3. A: What's airline to travel to
Londonl
B: I'm not sure.Mod-air is probabl),the cheapest,but
I prefer to to with BA.Their planesare more
comfortable.
4. A: What's can get home
...........you
from workl
B: Half past five, if the traffic is OK.
5. A: How's the Englishcourse you're doing?
B: Awful. lt's ............... thing I've ever
done.
6. A: What's way to get to
Cardiff from herel
B: Takethe motorway. lt's quicker than taking the
smallroads.
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F r I J
Using grammar: talking about changes
fl9J
"ii3a cJJ In the article, you read that tickets have got a lot cheaper.
We often use the present perfect to describe changes
from the past to now. In this sentencer Bot means'become'.
Choose the expression in each sentence Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
that is true for you. Cross out the
expression that is NOT true. better easier taller
i
1. I've travelledmore / lessthan my grandparents. 'h'"1:_f '::".1P_:T:1"
_ :1T::_,
2. lt's easier/ more difficultto travel now than
in the past. '1. Your son hasgot a |ot.......... over the lastyear.I'm
.......
3. lt's safer / more dangerousto travel now than sure he'sSrown twenty centimetres.
in the past. 2. Air travel hasgot a lot .......... .......
over the last couple of
4. lt's more / lessfun travellingin my own years.Thefirst time I went to Poland,it cost f400. Now it's only
country than going abroad. f60!
5. Getting a visa is easier/ more difficultfor me 3. When I started my job, it was really difficult,but it's got a lot
now than in the past. over the last few months.
6. Going abroad makesme more / lesshappy 4. Houseshavegot a lot .......... over the last few years.
.......
about my own country. Evena small flat costs t200 a week to rent.
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fflhe government has recently My life is very, very different. I work for a
I presented its plans for air travel. It German company in London and live with
I wants to make Heathrow Airport my Argentinian wife. We go to restaurants a
and StanstedAirport bigger. Some people lot and eat all kinds of foreign food - Thau
have already started complaining. They say Japanese,Italian, Spanish.We watch movies
that planes already make too much noise from all over the world. We both speak
and causetoo much pollution. They say three different languages- and we travel as
that air travel is too cheap and too easy. much as we can.
Thuy say air travel is unheafthy.They say Air travel has changed a lot since my
the government should make air travel grandparents were young. Back then, it took
more expensiveand stop people travelling over 30 hours to fly from America to
by plane. Europe. Even when my parents were young/
I don't usually agree with the air travel was only for rich or famous
government, but this time I do. Of course people. Nowadays, there are lots of small
there are problems with air travel, but airlines and you can fly abroad for almost
there are so many good things about it. My nothing! Tickets have got a lot cheaper.We
grandparentsnever went abroad.Never! sometimes go to Holland for the weekend -
In their whole lives! In fact, three of my or Germany or Italy or Spain. I feel more
grandparentsdidn't even have passports. European than I feel English.
My grandfather once told me that he didn't Last summer we went on holiday to
even leave his home town Reading until he Brazil.It took us L5 hours to get there. When
was 15.My grandparents didn't know much we got to our hotel, we checked in and then
about the rest of the world - and didn't we went out for a walk. We stopped for a
want to. They thought the north of England drink and started talking to some other
was a foreign country, they didn't like people.Th"y were very nice and they lived
foreign food or foreign people and they in London too - three minutes from our
weren't interested in learning foreign house. It really is a small world and that
languages. really is a good thing!
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Usingvocabulary:describingpeople
Look at the pictures. Do you know anybody like these
people? Tell a partner. For example:
. My friend Rachelis reallyfit. Shegoes runninga lot.
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f i a ad i n g
Speaking
Andrew Craig
I oncc met MichaelFooc Hc was quite a I havent met anyone famous, but I've
famous politiclanin Brialn. He was the been hmous! | went to live in the Faroe
fcader ol the Labour parq.When I fsfandr nine or tan yen;r.ago, lt's a very
Make ture that you
finishedunlversltyat Nottingham,he gave small country and lt has a small
underrtand thete wordl. population.The flrut wcek I was there, I
a speechand presentBdour degreesto
Mfchael shoutedout I us.I went up to him and shook hls hand, went for a walk There was a small
real life He reemed
and he sald,'Congratulations.' mounain wlth rocks and I declded to
Andrew leaderI a qulte nlce, climb up it and seethe view.BeforeI got
speech to thc top of the mounain, nrf knee got
Shunsuke
Shunruke acrowd lstar stuck between two rocks and I couldnt
I was walking down Oxford Street in move. I sarted shouting.I shouted for
lrobel an Oscar/ Londonand I suddenlysawa big crowd of three hours and then someonecame to
bride peopfe.There were maybe 150 or 200
Cralg got stuck/ the help me. My photo was on the front page
people.Somehad camerasand tfiey were
of the nationalnewspaper!| was famous
front page aking pictures.I waited for ten minutes in the Faroelslands!
Cover the text. Dlrcurr and then HidetoshlNakaa cameout of a
wlth a partner hov the shop. Heb the biggest football sar in
wordr were ured ln the lapan.I dont know why he was there.
text,
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Pronunciation:
sentencestressand
weak forms
In positive expressions, auxiliary verbs aren't
usually stressed. In negative expressions, they are
I phoned you on Sunday,
but you werent there. stressed.
No, sorry. I was working. O Listen and repeat these sentences.
1. i was STUdyingand i Dldn't want to SPEAKto anyone.
2. i Dldnt HEAR.iWASn't Llstening.
3. i COULdnt SEE.he was STANdingin FRONT of me.
4. i can DO it LAter, but i CAN'T do it NOW.
5. he'sOK, but he lSnt very EAsyto TALK to.
We use the past continuous to talk about
situations that happen around a particular time or fI Listen to eight sentences and write them down.
action in the past. Compare what you wrote with the tapescript at
the back of the book.Then practise saying the
Complete the explanations of how you met sentences.
someone with the correct form of the verbs.
1. We ............. a meal at a restaurantin
town and he was at the table next to us. (have)
2. | .................... at a table oursidea caf6
and he walked past.(sit)
3 . He .............. copiesof his new book
at a bookshop in town and I went to meet him. (sign)
4. She ............. a new shop in town and
I went to see her.(open)
5. I was in a queuefor the bus and he
in front of me. (stand)
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Usinggrammar:CouldI ... ?
Complete the conversations with the expressions
Listeningi Comein in the box.
fI Listen to a conversation between two friends, havesome milk leavemy bag somewhere
Fiona and Gail. Fiona is visiting Gail's flat for the
havesome tea use your phone use your toilet
first time. Answer these questions.
1. What doesFionathink of the flat?
?
1. A: Could| ................... .......................
2. What thingsdoesshemakecommentsabout? B: Yes,of course.l'll put the kettleon.
A: Great.Thanks.
?
2. A: Could| ................... .......................
B: Yes,of course.lt's the second door on the right.
Listen to the conversation again. Complete the A: OK.
conversation. ?
3. A: Could1.................... ......................
F: Hello! B: Yes,of course.There's somein the fridge.
G: Hi. Great to see you. A: OK.
F: Come in, come in. Shall| (1) ........... ?
'........'............ ?
.......................
4. A: Could| ...................
G: Yes,thanks. one
B: Yes,of course.There's in the kitchen.
A: OK, thanks.I wont be long.
F: OK.There you are.Well,come through.
G: Thanks.Whata (2) ............. ....! lt's I
5. A: Could| .................... ......................
quite big,isn't it? How long haveyou been here now? B: Yes,of course.l'll put it in my room.
...... I moved here last
A: Thanks.
(3) ..............
August. We often say l'll when we ofrer or Promise to do
G: Gosh,is it that longl something.The negative of l'll is I won't.
F: Yes,I know.Timegoes so quickly,doesnt it? Come and Underline the three expressionswith I'll and I
( 4) . . . . . . . . won't in the conversations above. Decide which
G: Actually,ld prefer to stand for the moment. I've been expressionsare ofrers and which are promises.
in the car for the last two hours.Thisis a very nice
room. lt's (5)
F: Yes,it's great, isnt it?
G: And (6) this painting.ls it new?
........ Work with a paltnenWrite conversations like
F: Yes,a friend gaveii to me when I moved in here. lt's those in Activity 4. Use the ideas below.
nice,isnt it? 1. A: wash / clothesl
G: Yes,I really like it. B: Yes./ | / do / if you like!
F: Would you like a drink? Beer?Cokel A: Really? Thank.
G : ld actuallyprefer something hot, if that's OK. 2. A: raining./ borrow / umbrella?
(7) ...some tea? B: Yes./llgo/getit.
Of course,no problem.l'll iust go and put the keale A: Thanks./ | / give it back I you tomorrow.
on. 3. A: | / not I any money./ borrow ten pounds?
G : Hey Fiona.Could I iust use your phone a moment?| B: Yes.
forgot to recharge my mobile before I left the house A: Thanks.I I I payyou back tomorrow.
this morning.
Think of two more questions with Could | ... ?
F: Sure.Go ahead.lt's iust by the sofa there. Then have conyersations like those above with
G : Thanks,(8) .............. other students.
seeG24.
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Speaking
lf you compliment someone, you say something Work with a partner. Have conversations like those
nice about them or about something they haye. in Activity 6 about the things in the photos.Try to
continue the conversations.These questions and
Discuss these questions with a partner.
answers will help.
1. Do you complimentthesepeople?
A: Where did you get it / theml
men peopleyou don't know very well B: I got it / them in Spain/ town / South Street market.
women the peopleyou work with or: A friend gaveit / them ro me.
your friends your brother or your A: How long haveyou had it / them?
B: A long time. / About a year./ Not long./ SinceI was a
2. What thingsdo you complimentthem onl baby.
A: Well, it's / they're really nice.
how they look their hairstyle
their car the work they do
their clothes
Complimentingpeople
Look at these ways of complimenting people.
. I like the / your room. lt's really big.
. What a nice room. lt's so big.
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i d e s c r i b i n gy o u r h o u s e
Look at the photos.Which of
these sentences can you use to
d e s c r ibe t hem ?
1. lt's got one bedroomI two
bedroomsI three bedrooms.
2. lt's got a garden.
3. lt's got a balcony.
4. lt's got a garage. r iltt-,:&k
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5. lt's got a hugelivingroom. F'*
6. lt's got a tiny kitchen
7. We've got a spare room.
8. lt's on old I o modernbuilding.
9. lt's in I neor I a longwoy from the
centre of town.
1 0. lt ' s in t he c ou n try s i d e .
1 1. lt ' s by t he s ea s i d e .
to help you.
W h i l ey o u read
O You are going to read a letter
from Luke, who is English,to his
French friend, Marcel.As you
read the letter on the opposite
page, try to answer these
q u es t ions .
1. Why is Lukegoingto move?
2. What's good about his new placel
3. What's not very good about itl
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Usinggrammar:the present
ltf i'l=ti't it)tt continuousfor the f uture
Speaking ln Unit l2,you saw that we use the present
continuous to talk about unfinished temporarY
On a special day, such as a birthday or when we get activities around now.We can also use it to talk
good news, we often celebrate - we do something about things we'ye arranged to do with other
special with our friends or family. Maybe we go out people in the future. For example:
for dinner or go out for a drink. Maybe we have a . I'm goingout with a coupleof friendstonight.
big party.
' My mum and dad are comingto my housefor dinner
How many reasons for celebrating can you think of? tomorrow.
Discuss these questions with a partner. Complete the conyersations with the present
1. Where do you usuallygo when you want to celebratel continuous form.
2. When was the lasttime you celebratedsomething? 1. lt's my birthdayon Saturday.
Whatl How? B : Oh real l y? ..you
(do) anythingto celebrate?
These sentences will help you. Yes,my wife and I .................... (go) to
.......
' I passedall my examslastsummer,so some friends Parisfor the weekend.
and I went out to celebrate.Wewent to a nice
2. .. it still ....(rain)
restaurantIn town.
outsi del
. My favouritebaseballteam won the leaguethis year,so
B: Yes,I'm afraidso.
some friendsand I went out to celebrate.Wewent
bowlingand then we went out for a drink.lt was 3. C an I hel pyoul
great! B: Yes,| ....(look) for some
scissors.Haveyou got anyl
ff Listen to three conyersations. In each one, 5. | .................... (go) out for dinnerwith a
someone has got some good news.As you listen, couple of friendstomorrow.You can come if you
try to answer these questions. want to.
B: Thanks.I'd love to, but | .................... (do)
1. What's the good newsl
somethingelse tomorrow actually.
2. Are they doing anythingto celebratelWhatl
6. Are you OKI
| .............
No, I'm not, actually. (not /
feel) very well.
7. Can I speakto your mum or dad,pleasel
;.; B: ':::'
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lt 8. My brother and his girlfriend...............
(get) married next weekend.Abouteight hundred
people .. (come)to the wedding!
B: E i ghthundred!W ow !
Which four conversations are about unfinished
temporary activities around now? Which four are
about things we'ye arranged to do with other
people in the future?
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Work with a partner. Complete the sentences from the telephone
Student A: You got some good news this morning. conyersation with ONE word. Listen again if you
Decide what the good news was - and need to.
what you're going to do to celebrate. 1. H i , i t' s . I' m j ust phoni ngto tell you
Then tell your partner and invite them tonight.
to come and celebrate with you.
2. So where do you to meetl
Student B: Your partner is going to tell you some
good news. Congratulate them.Ask if 3. Well,we're thinking meetingin The
they're doing anything to celebrate. Social.Do you know ..................
I
4. I' m not sure.W herei s
Now read the tapescript of the three conversations
again?
in Activity 2 at the back of the book. Underline any
expressions you want to use. 5. Oh, I know the ............. .....
you mean.
6. ls seven for youl
Change roles. Role play a similar conyersation. Use
the expressions you underlined. 7. lt's a ........... .......
early,actually.
I
to go home and get changedfirst.
8. Well, let's............ ......
eighto'clock,then.
Listeningi I'm just phoning to tell you 9. OK, and l'll ................ .. you later.
about tonight
O Listen to a telephone conyersation between Pronunciation:sentencestress
the two people from Conversation 1 in Activity 2.
As you listen, answer these questions. Now look at the tapescript of the telephone
1. Where are they goingto meer tonightl conversation at the back of the book and practise
2. What time are they goingro meerl reading the conversation with a partner.
Remember to say the sounds in CAPITAL
Compare your answers with a partner. LETTERS more strongly.Try to say each group of
words together.
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It wasn't a very big wedding - just friends and family came' We O Now read the article on the opposite page.
As you read, tick (rz) anything that was the
bought a little house together and decided to start a family. We
same at weddings you've been to; put a cross
(4) ... four children - two boys and two girls'
(f) by anything that was different; and put an
The children (5) uP and exclamation mark (!) next to anything that
(6) ... home and we decided we didn't need surprises you.
such a big place anymore. We sold our house in 1987' My
husband and I (7) married for fifty-seven
years. Sadly, he (8) a few years ago' I still
think of him every dav - I miss him so much! Tell a partner about the things you marked in
the text. Use these sentences.
. This bit here was the same/ differentat the
weddingsI've been to.
. I'm reallysurprisedabout this bit here.I can't
believeit!
Speaking
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In Britcin todoy,olotof.people
getdivorced,.Infoct,oround
35%of maniogesendin
divorce,butpeople still loveto
getmorried- cnd theyspendo
ot of moneydoingit. In Britoin,
people usucllyspendoround
11,000on theirwedding!
Howetter, dilferentpeoplehove
differentweddings.We
I
/ cskedtwopeopleto tell us
obouttheirbigdoys.Herc's
what theytold us.
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Grammar:continuousforms Describingchanges
Complete the sentences with the words in the box' Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adiectives in the box.
doing feeling looking meeting saying staying i
cheap easy expensive fat good tall I
The present continuous
1. Houseshere havegot a lot ............... ...over the
Positive: I'm .............. ....some friendsof mine
last few years.They were much cheaper ten yearsago.
later.
2. Peoplehavegot a lot .......... over the last
.'......
Negative: I'm not anYthingtodaY.
fifty years.I'm 1 metre 85, my dad'sonly 1 metre 60!
Question: Are you OK?
...............-..
3. My Englishhasgot a lot .......... over the
........
The past continuous last two or three years.
Positive: We met when we were In
........'...'..... 4. Peoplehere havegot a 1ot............... ....lt's a big
the same hotel. problem now. Lots of peopleweigh over 100 kilos!
Negative: Oh, I'm sorry. I wasn't 5. Examshavegot a lot .......... over the last
.'..-...
?
Question: Sorry,what were you ...................'.......'...........'. pass them now.
few years.More people
Complete the conversations. 6. Travelhasgot a lot .......... over the last few
....'...
1. 1.. What .you .......... ........
tonight? years.Youcan fly to another country for about f10
(do) now.
B: | .................... some friends for a coffee Are any of the sentences true for you or your
and a chat.What about Youl (meet) country? Can you change the false ones to make
i\. Oh, | ......... . for dinnerwith my them true?
parents.(go)
I 4.
She............. very well.(not / feel)
I B: | ....................
{
in one day. (work)
in a shop and she came 4. I couldn'tunderstandthe film.
5. I couldn'tsleeplast night.
6. I couldn'tthink! I
5. A I phonedyou last night,but you didn't answer' -J
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Questions
Match the questions with the answers. Work with a partner and do one of these activities
1. What's the best placeto go shopping? again.
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2. Whats the best time of year to visit? a. Use the ideas in Activity 6 on page 97 to have
3. Are you doing anythingto celebratel three similar conyersations. Read Conversation
3 before you start and make sure that you
4. What's she likel
remember all the vocabulary.
5. I like the chair.Wheredid you get it?
b. Use the ideas in Activity 4 on page | 08 to have
6. What was the scorel
three similar Gonversations. Read the
a. Spring.lt's nice and warm then. conversations in Using grammar before you
b. She'sgreat.She'sreallyfunny and really easyto talk to. start and make sure that you remember all the
vocabulary.
c. Brazilwon 3-0.
d. Well,there'sa great market in Notting Hill. lts really
good. What can you remember?
e. We bought it in Morocco when we went there on
holiday. With a partner, write down as much as you can
f. Yes,I'm goingout for dinnerwith a coupleof friends. remember about the texts you read in Unit | 9 and
U ni t 22.
Put the words in order and make questions.
1. you I sport / like / Do I
2. you ltennis / like I Do I playingI
3. your I parentsI are lWhat / like ? Unit l9:Why can't I drive?
4. the / in /Whatl / best I eat lto / town / place?
5 . w a y l t o / y o u r / b e s tl g e t l t h e / h o u s e/ W h a t ' s l t o l
6. you I best / What's I to I phone I the I time ?
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): Yes.Youtoo. Come in,come in.Wouldyou like a drinkl Look at the grid.Try to find away from START to
C: Oh, yes please.Do you haveany fruit juice? FINISH which only uses the sound /e/.You can only
Yes,sure.(2) ......... .....I Orange, B o + , e or l .
):
appleor pineapple? A Now listen and check your answer.
C: Orange,please.
START
) : OK. Justa second.(3) . .......
C: Thanks.I like your flat. lt's lovely. collect great heart accident
dentist's children there different
) It's nice,isnt it?
get let SOVernment prefer
C: Yes,it is.So (4) ......... .....been
herel where tennis return interesting
Not long.About three monrhs.Do you want to see lend extra kitchen oPen
the rest of the flat? best early ear really
C: Yes,great. friendly celebrate league basketball
) Well, this is our bedroom. few central wedding kettle
C: Wow! (5) ...... ............................
! FINISH
J: Yes,I know.And this is the kitchen.
C: Oh, it's great.Wow!What a lovelytable.Where
(6)....... . . . .. . . . ?
. Collocations
Oh, I got it in a shop in the centre of town. lt was on
Now find another way from START to FINISH by
sale.
choosing the correct words to complete the
oh, I love it. (7) had itl sentences below.
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A long time about four or five years.I brought it 1. I haveto ................ . my daughtersfrom
with me when I moved. school.
Well, it's reallynice. What a .................. painting!Wheredid you get
Thanks.Oh, would you like another juice? it?
Yesplease.Could I use your toilet? 3 . My uncle died last year.He had a
Ye!, of course. lt's just there attack.
The film was really scary. was lots
of blood.
Discuss these questions with a partnen
5. I don't agreewith lots of thingsthe
1. What's the best thing in your house?
does.
2. Where did you get it?
6. I d like a .................. ticket to Verona,please.
3. How long'veyou had it?
7. lt's a great house.The is really big!
8. Do you play rugby?We need an ...............
player.
9. The ............ .....train arrivesin Berlin at eight
in the morning.
10. Are you doinganythingto ........................................
?
11. RealMadrid are top of the ............. ....now.
12. I'm going to my sister's on Saturday.
13. l'll just go and put the .................
on.
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