© Time for a change! a WORD POWER Houses and apartments A These words are used to describe houses and apartments. ‘Which are positive (P)? Which are negative (N)? { bright dinay private comfortable expensive Quiet ‘converiian! huge safe cramped inconvenient shabby dangerous modern small dark jy specious B PAIR WORK Tell your partner two positive and two negative features of your house or apartment. “Ilive in a safe neighborhood, and my apartment is very bright. However, its very expensive and a little cramped? (GB) Perspectives which would you prefer? _ A © Listen to these opinions about houses and apartments. Which ones are about space? B PAIR WORK Look at the opinions again. Which statements do you agree with? : Lagree that apartments are too small for pets. B: And they don't have enough parking spaces! 163" GRAMMAR FOCUS Evaluations with adjectives Apartments aren’t big enough for families. ‘Apartments are tee small for pes. Comparisons with adjectives Houses arent as convenient @s apartments. Houses are just as convenient es apartments. ieee ee) Evaluations with nouns ‘Apartments don’t hove enough porking spaces Houses cost too much money Comparisons with nouns Apartments have just as many rooms as houses. ‘Apartments don’t have as much privacy as houses. A Imagine you are looking for a house or an apartment to rent. Read the two ads. Then rewrite the opinions below using the words in parentheses. Compare with a partnet. "very private; in quiet ‘suburb; _ $1500 per month. 1. There are only a few windows. (not enough) 2. Itsnot bright enough. (too) 3. Ithas only one bathroom. (not enough) 4, It's not convenient enough. (too) bedrooms, 1 bathroom; intown, near subw “parking space; | $900 per month. 5, It's not spacious enough. (too) 6. It’s too old. (not enough) 7. Itisnt safe enough. (too) 8. There's only one parking space. (not enough) B Write comparisons of the house and the apartment using these words and as... as. Then compare with a partner. noisy big bedrooms expensive bathrooms modern spacious convenient private parking spaces (C GROUP WORK Which would you prefer to rent, the house or the apartment? Why? Ata, B: int the apartment because the house costs too much. Id choose the house. The apartment isn't big enough for my family. Time for a change! * 17GB pronunciation unpronounced vowels A @ Listen and practice. The vowel immediately after a stressed syllable is sometimes not pronounced, Qo Q@ oo average comfertable different interesting separate vegetable B Write four sentences using some of the words in part A. Then read them with a partner. Pay attention to unpronounced vowels. In my hometown, the: a LISTENING Capsule hotels A © Listen to Brad describe a’capsule hotel” Check (7) the words that best describe it. O cramped Qeonvenient bright Dexpensive busy dangerous B © Listen again. in addition to a bed, what does the hotel provide? Write four things. C PAIR WORK Would you like to stay in a capsule hotel? Why or why not? a WRITING A descriptive email A Imagine you've just moved to this apartment. Write an email toa friend comparing your old home to your new one. B PAIR WORK Read each other's emails. How are your descriptions similar? different? 18 = Unit3v4) SNAPSHOT bn S — 10 GO BACK TO SCHOOL Ocs 0 MAKE SOME a NEW FRIENDS GRIND A BETTER JOB. D SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY Cl PLAY A MUSICAL) 5 INSTRUMENT Go, Soc: oad on ners wh cd ta ps 1850 Check (V7) some of the things you would like to do. Then tell a partner why. Which of these wishes would be easy to achieve? Which would be difficult or impossible? What other things would you like to change about your life? Why? (Giconversa TION Making changes A @ Listen and practice. Brian: So, are you still iving with your parents, Terry? Terry: fm afraid so. I wish | had my own apartment. Brian: Why? Dor't you like living at home? Terry: It's OK, but my parents are always asking me to be home before midnight. wish they'd stop worrying about me. Brian: Yeah, parents are like that! Terry: And they expect me to help around the house. | hate housework. | wish life weren't so difficult. Brian: So, why don't you move out? Terry: Hey, | wish | could, but where else can | get free room and board? B @ Listen to the rest of the conversation. What changes would Brian like to make in his life? Time for a change! = 19Q GRAMMAR FOCUS Use wish + past tense to refer to present wishes. ive with my parents. life is dificul, \ wish | didn’t live with my parents. | wish it were* easier. | wish | had my own apariment | wish it weren't so difficult. can’t move out. ‘My parents won't stop worrying about me. I wish | eould move out I wish they would stop worrying about me. *For the verb be, were is used with all pronouns afer wish. A Read these facts about people's lives. Then rewrite the sentences using wish. (More than one answer is possible) Diane can't wear contact lenses. She.wishes, she, could wear contact lenees, Beth's class is so boring, She wishes her class weren't eo boring, My parents can't afford a new car. Dan can't fit into his old jeans. {can't remember my PIN number, Laura doesn’t have any free time, Mitch is too short to play basketball. B PAIRWORK Think of five things you wish you could change. Then discuss them with your partner. ‘A: What do you wish you could change? : Well, ™m not in very good shape. | wish | were more fit. SPEAKING Wish list A what do you wish were different about these things? Write down your wishes. my bedroom my sociallife my possessions myschoolorjob —_mysskills my town B GROUP WORK Compare your wishes. Does anyone have the same wish? wish my bedroom were a different color. I's not bright enough. 8: Me, too! | wish | could paint my bedroom bright orange. G: Ilike the color of my bedroom, but my bed is too small. wish .. ( i j INTERCHANGE 3 Wishful thinking Find out more about your classmates’ wishes. Go to Interchange 3 on page 116. 20 = Unit 3( PBreapine Pine oe eee eee eee ‘Some people leave work until the last minute, alot of us like to spread or listen to gossip, and ‘others always arrive at events ate. These aren't ‘as serious as some problems, but they are bad ‘habits that can cause trouble. Habits lke these waste your time and, in some cases, might even affect your relationships. Do you wish you could break your bad habits? Read this advice fo end these habits forever! ‘There's Always Tomorrow PROBLEM: Do you leave projects until the very last ‘minute and then stay up all night to finish them? ‘SOLUTION: People often put things off because they seem overwhelming. Try to clvide the project Into smaller steps. After you finish each task, reward yourself with a snack or a call toa friend Guess What | Just Heard Never on Time 8 PROBLEM: Do you think it's not nice to talk 5. PROBLEM: Are you always late? Do your trends ‘about other people, but do It anyway? Do you Invite you to events @ half hour early? {ool bad after you've done it? 6 SOLUTION: Use the reminder function in your phone. 4 SOLUTION: Fist, never listen to gossip. if For example, if a movie starts at 8:00 and it takes you Someone tries to tell you a secret, just say, 20 minutes to get tothe theater, you have to leave by Sorry. 'm not really interested.” Then think of 7:40. Put the event in your phone calendar, and then some other news to offer ~ about yourselt. ‘set itto send you a reminder at 7:30. A Read the article. Then check (7) the best description of the article. © 1. Thearticle starts with a description and then gives advice. © 2. Thearticle starts with a description and then gives facts. © 3. The article gives the writer's opinion. BB where do these sentences belong? Write the number of the paragraph where each sentence could go. You can also ask a friend to come to your home before the event. 9. Ask yourself:"How would | feel if someone told my secrets?” . Do you ever make up excuses to explain your unfinished work? Are you ever so late that the people you're meeting decide to leave? You can also ask friend to call you to ask about your progress. {. Are people afraid to tell you things about themselves? C PAIRWORK Discuss other ways to break each of these bad habits. Time for a change! = 21