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Family and friends sBulgis 4 Are you an only child, first born, middle child or last born? Do you think your birth order affects your personality? Why/Why not? (@ 00 you have the cypical personality for your birth order Tick (/) each question that is true for you. See page 172 for your answers. 1 ike being in a management pasion. 2 2 hate always doing the sare things inthe same way. Q 3 really enjoy giving people chings. P 44 Myparents knew would behave wel even ifthey werent watching me. Z 5 am always making new friends. Q 6 || believe tha its more important to enjoy life chan co work too hard. Q 7 can fel comfortable in all sorts of different situations. P 8 am [Link] time for class. P 9 Mi Introduction realy roy spendingtme with my fiends P (& march these wands onl phsesswth thascatansonesintherqube. [Reiner Wane fee Aig paar ey) ras aly GEE sp SPORE soc eee Roe Roy ES ey a E a B Ff Es = 9 s = Ee 6 a = 8 $ a4 i 3 iS 2 } Unit 03 PREMIUM | UNIT 03 | Vocabulary | personality (@ What is che difference between these things? + being bossy and being a born leader + being lazy and being laid-back Desi e eRe iscouele) A monolingual dictionary can give you lot more information thana bilingual dictionary, Loolcac the following example eae ee nae saxdifferent pieces of information the dictionary gives your patient /‘perfant / adj able to LONGMAN ely Preicanid stay calm and not become angry ‘when you are waiting for some- thing or doing something difficult [impatient]: Just be patient and wat. [+ with She's abways very patient with her student. @ Look up these personality adjectives in a dictionary. Are they positive or negative? [erect money confiere sty ind incensive nervous sible [Link] amusing. hard-working @ Match the adjectives in Exercise 2 with these stress patterns. 1% 2000 30 40000 S000 6000 ilies Speaking (4 You are going to talk about some friends or members of your family for 1-2 minuces. Are they typical of their birth order? + Plan what to say and make notesto help you. + Workin pais Listen to each other talk and then ask questions. HAM SKIL ‘An examiner is quite likely to ask you about your family, so think in advance what you could say and check any vocabulary (i.e. jobs) you will need, | \ | ) | | | Reading @ Whar co you think a ‘framily’ is? Read the text quickly and check your ideas, @ Read the cext again and decide if each sentence is true (T) or false (F). 1 Iris unusual for people 10 socialise with Friends and family at the same time, 2 British people are getting marred later these days, 3 Annieis in very close contact with her frends 4 Shella doesnt get on with her mother in-law § According to the esearch, 2 quarcer of British adults spend more time wth fiends than with fait 6 Neatly 70% of Bish adults have a best frend wha isalso a reatve. OUR SOCIETY The British are playing happy ‘framilies’ “You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family,’ the saying goes. Well, it seems that now you can, almost. In Britain, young people are increasingly combining the two and creating a ‘framily’, a mixture of friends and famity. In the past people usually kept friends and family apart. Just twenty-five years ago, according to research, 50% of people never mixed friends and family together, but that figure has fallen to 15%. Now we think nothing of arranging evenings out with ‘our sister, our best friend and a couple of workmates. Vocabulary | friends and family (1 Look at the text again. Find words with these meanings. colleague father or mother 2 member af the family (2 What other words can you find in the cext to refer to family or friends? ES ree EB Sa Discuss these questions with other students. + Da you spend more time wich famiy or fiends? + How many people ae there in your rami’? + Do you have social events which mix friends and farnily? + Do you think of your best friend as a member of your famiy? + Do you think of your parents a your fiends? ‘This new ‘framily” structure is more common amongst the younger generation, who are starting, their own families later and later. On average, women ‘get martied at 29 and men at 31 nowadays, compared with 23 and 25 in the 1960s. They also often live further away from their relatives, but still need and want a similar kind of support. Annie, 26, says, “I have lots of friends and acquaintances, but I have three good friends who I consider to be like my family. We meet up at least ‘once a week, and I will talk to them on the phone almost every day.” Jon, 22, says, ‘When I moved to London my step-brother, Archie, was alteady living here. He introduced me to his friends and now they’re all family. And, Sheil, 29, made a new friend quite unexpectedly. ‘When Steve and I decided to get married, I was quite worried about meeting his mother. But we got on really well, and now my ‘mother-in-law is my new best friend!” According to research, six in ten adults consider their parent to be a friend. One in four spends more time With friends than relatives, and 67% consider their best friend to be like a member of the family The study of 1,000 adults said the average “framily* contains between five and twenty people. PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Grammar | adverbs of frequency Look at the text again, How many of these adverbs of frequency can you find? rarely almost every day dont often sometimes generally onceaweek never usually always Adverbs of frequency We use words lke usually, neverand sometimes tosay | how often we do something. | ‘They generally come tert verb bead auiiary | verb (do/have ee) | ‘She's always there when I need her. We don't often see things the samme way. ‘They generally come before main verbs: We usually sit round a table at home, eating ant hating. | Pras deserbng how often we do things must come at the begining or end ofthe sentence: | ‘The six oF us all get together at leas! once a week. +500 grammar reference: page 184+ (2 Pur the words in the correct order to form statements, Are they true, according to the text? 41 Young British people gec married / generally at about 30 2. Young British people /dont/often/ with thei far five 3 Anmie/ speak / usualy {to her best fiends / every week 4 Annie { her friends / doesnt / see / often 5 rarely /Jon fees / Archie's fiends Complete the sentences wich adverbs of frequency. 1 Any person rarely works har ‘A bossy person A perfectionist kind person ‘A generous person ‘Amoody person ‘What do you do in these situations? Write answers using adverbs of frequency. you and a friend have an argument J usually apologise quite quickly. 1 you have an important exam the next cay 2. you meet someone new that you ike 3. you have a day aff workischoolicallege 4 you dont feel very well (5. Show your sentences to another student and talk about anything you find amusing or surprising. remMUMPIUS => 10 Premium | UNIT G3 | Speaking (ESP Listen to Suzana and Michael ‘deciding what to buy their friend for his birthday. Look at the pictures. What do they decide to buy him and why? (@THEEp whac other presents do they mention? Why do they decide not to buy them? Listen again to check. HAM SKILLS Suzana and Michael are doing an exer speaking task. Which of the following things do they do/not do? * ask each other's opinion give reasons for their opinions * listen to what each other say and respond ‘+ say something about each of pictures * describe eac of the pictures Which of the things above do you think are good things to do ina speaking exam? Functions | deciding together (ATED) Liscen again co the language thar Suzana and Michael use ‘and put phrases you hear under these headings, + Asking for an opinion or making a suggestion + Dsagesing with a suggestion + Agreing with a suggestion (© Work in pairs. Write down che names of three people in the class. + Decide which ofthe presents opposite to give each person. + Say why they would/wvould not be a good idea + Try 1. use some of the language the Exam Reviser 53, @ Tell your classmates what you have chosen for them and why. Are they happy with their presents? Reading 1 Look at the quotes below and discuss these questions. + Do you oF would yous like to be an only chile? + What are the advantages and disadvantages? + Whae do you think iis ike ta be the parent ofan only child? natalie portman “Tdon’ ike being an only child. I's strange to think my children won't have cousins from my side and I won't have anyone to talk about my parents with sarah michelle gellar “T consider I was lucky being an only child” vanessa mae ‘As I'm an only child, 1 don't think Mum took it well (when Teft home}, but you have to respect that your child is going to Aly off and start their own life’ (2 D0 you think only children are spoil and selfish? Read the text on. page 27 quickly to see if the author agrees with you. READING SKILLS if you are reading quickly to get a general idea, you will not nged to read every word. If me is short, try reading the fi line of each paragraph, This will usually give you the main ik 7 PREMIUM | UNIT 03 The myth of the lonely only -cording to a recent report, only children are all spoil, find and are generally more selfish. Noting the growing number of they may gt away vith being bossy athome, butit n't good way to * ciffcult to get on with others 8 make fends, She says that without longs, only dilron vl generally try harder tobe liked and included 4s have a brother or sister to help them ‘out ode things for them, Surely there is no recipe for a happy child. What works for some won't necessarily work for others ~it sal fomilios with only one child, the —-andlcan be extremely sociable. about what the parents can do to ‘eport warns thats chid without Another mythis the stereoype of make the chid feel most secure. shots cnclsisterswiheve 3 tholonely only eid wth thoichoad—_a.couple doos not have the ime of ‘greater social isolation, with teenagers having a more selfish attitude to life With one child families the fastest {growing family ype in this country, isr'tit time to stop believing all these negative myths? Why do we believe that only chilean are aggressive and bossy? Professor of Psychiatry, Sarah Wood, comments, ‘Ihave not seen any real diference between the social skills of only children and! those with siblings’ She believe, in fact, that only childven quiekly learn that Read the text again and choose the best answer, A, Bor. 1 According to recent research, nowadays there are ‘A more only children 8 fewer only children. CCabout the same number asin the past. 2. Professor Sarah Wood believes that only children are ‘Arnot good at making fiends 8 bette at making friends. Cro berter or worse ac making frends than chicken with siblings (brothers and ses). 3 Only children may enjoy eading because ‘Atheirparenes have taught chem ro enjoy it B they do nochave any brothers or sisters to pay with they find i hard eo clk to people 4 The writer believes that ‘Aicis better to be an only child B iis beter co have brothersand sisters Ciedepends on the situation. 5. Charlotte Harris fees that beingan only child ‘Aissomething her mum should apologise for 8 isnot something she worries about. isa really good idea. alvays in a book. Only children may prefer more solitary, non-competitive activites, but not because they are 55 Isnt t better to have just one happy always alone. In fact, an interest in 3+ reading, stamp-collecting and so on uill probably depond on hove they are brought up. Middle and upper- middle class fariies are both more a likely to have a single child, and more 1» likely to encourage a lave of reading, ‘And, far rom being more dependent fon their parents, only children are likely to be more self-reliant. They 6s then youll be just fine.” will receive more guidance and won't money for more than one child, oF simaly does not want mare than one, tone rather than an unhappy large family? Charlotte Harts, 17 and an only chil, says, My mum sometimes apologises ‘ta me fornot having given me a brother or sister, but I think she foals ‘much worse about it than I do. It really was never that important to me, | think, if you have good parents, G Find these words in the text and match them with the correct meaning, READING SKILL Rather than always using a dictionary for 2 word you don't know, see if you can guess the meaning by looking at the words around tt This will help you to read more quickly. 1 arcitude (line 11) A opinion or feeling B listening carefully 2 gecaway with (ine 23) not enjoy doing somerhing B not be caught or punishes for something, 3. stereotype (line 29) Aan idea of whaca type of person may be ike B akind of CD player 4 solitary actviy (line 32-33) ‘Aan accivty you do on your own Ban ourdoor activity 5 guidance (ine 4) A protection B helpful advice 6 secure (ine 51) A safe and confidene B locked up PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Speaking In 2000, Julie ane Steve Pankhurst set upa website called Friends Reunited, 10 help people ger back in touch with their old friends. now has more chan 12 milion users, ech Discuss these questions with other studenes + Have you ever used a website lie Friends Reunited? ny Why ne? + Why do you think Friends Reunited is so popular? + Are there frends thac you have fst rouch with that you ‘woul like eo ge back in touch ath? Why Why noe? + [Link] have friends you have known a very longtime? Have they changed? Has your fencshp changed? + Do you think people need ciferene ends at efferent times in thee nes! Useful language “Apparently Same people think that Tue heard chat Tue never .. myself but Listening (URED You wil hear 2 radio programme about people who mec up wich old friends through the Friends Reunited website, Liscen and decide if each sentence is true (T) or false (F) USTENING SKI Read the statements carefully befor you list and check you understand tham. Then listan far information to confirm or deny what they say, 1 Jon has been a member of Friends Reunited for some ears 2. Tara went our with Jon at schoo! because they had a lot incommon. 3. Apart from Tara, none of Jon’ ol friends had changed much, 4. Melissa told the police about someone changing her Friends Reuniced entry 5 Employers are using the sie to check if people have lisd about their qualifications, Grammar | past simple (4. Look at the examples of the past simple in che grammar box, Decide if chey refer co: 1 something thac happened once in che past 2. something chat happened regulary in the past 3 a pascstae o situation past simple A was a bit worried tat al the peop that a like school would start tying to contact me Wel, shonty ater oined 1 got an email fom my best friend in those school days, Steve, © We all arranged to meet up ior dinner D‘T3. always wore nothing but black E They still ved nour home wn F Flogged on and coun’ believe +500 grammar reference: page 155 @ Which ofthe sentences A-F have regular verbs in the past? Which sentences have irregular verbs? (@ There are mistakes in some of these sentences. Find the mistakes and correct them, 1. Adam felt down and broke his leg 2. She sayed she wasnt going to the party. 3 Idd say anyching to him. 4 sloeped realy badly last night. 5. She knew him quice wel 6 When | moved here I bough six suitcases with me, 7 Did you sent her another emai 8 He worea tie ro work. @ Look at these examples of used to. Decide which of the statements 14 are true. Grammar note | used to A She used to bea bit wild really, with black spiky hair. Fddn’t recognise her when she tumed up. B She was wearing a suit and was now a very respectable accountant or someting C Welles fsaid, Steve altoays used to be fate for ‘everything when we were at school and he sili + + see grammer reference: page 185 + + 1. We use it 10 ralk about something that happened once in the past 2 We use it to talk about states in the past 3 We use tro talk about something that happened regulatly in the past 4 We use it co talk about something which doesn't happen anymore, ora situation which doesn't exise anymore. (& Read che text and answer the questions, 1 Who are Sarah Dalin and Keren Woodward? 2 Why do they think chi fendship has lasted? 3. Are eal iendships the mase imporcant ones? Sarah Dallin And Keren Woodward ‘The friendships you make as ‘a child mean much more.’ Sarah Dallin, 42, and Keren Woodward, 42, are two of thee eighties singing tio, Bananarama They have been best friends since they were four years old. Sarah is married with a daughter and lives in London, while Keren lives in Cornwall with Andrew Ridgely former member of Wham!, and their son Torn. The duo have recently reformed and released the album Drama this week, Sarah When you have been friends all your lives, you've always been through a lot together. We (g0) * to school together, (leave) 2 home together. (live) _—* cogether, (set up) a band together. We always (have) 5 the same sense of adventure, similar interests and an identical sense of humour ~ that may be why our friendship has lasted so Jong. Keren ‘We never seem to disagree, although we do have different opinions on things. Is not necessary to be exactly the same. When we were younger, we (a) $ absolutely everything together. We (work) cogether, (buy) a flat eogether, (pent) * all our time together. We even (wear) each other’ clothes ‘We sill manage to spend a lot of time together now, even though we live so far apart. think that’ the secret to a great fFiendship, really ~ you have to inves time in it © Complete che text with the correct form of the past simple. Change the past simple verbs to used to where possible Pos PREMIUM | UNIT 03 Writing | describing friends (1 Read the text and match the headings 1-3 wich the paragraphs A~C. 1 Why she is my fiend now 2 How we mer 3 About our friendship in che pase ‘A. [met my best friend when we started school. | ‘was only just four and small for my age and she ‘was nearly five. She seemed much bigger than me, and | didn't realise that we were in the same _slass until she came to sit next to me. B She was much more confident than me, | used to be quite shy, so she looked after me a bit at school. We stayed friends all the way through ‘school, though we sometimes argued and fell out for a few days. We always made up again, though C She has a great sense of humour, and we laugh a lot when we're together. If| have any problems, she is always there if| need her and I can tell her anything. | don't think we'll ever lose touch, (@ Think ofa friend chat you have known for a long time. Make notes under the headings in Exercise 1. Decide which adjectives you will use to describe him/her. Then write three short paragraphs. (@ Show your writing to another student. Can they help you correct any mistakes? Check: + correct past cense forms + use of adverbs iequency + spaling and puncwation @ Read this cext written by a student, There are seven, mistakes. Find the miscakes and correct chem, My friend Jakub and | meet at university, a few years ago. We sitted next to each other in class and started talking. We laughed so much that the lecturer getted really cross. After the class we went for a coffee and become really good friends. Inthe second year we move into a house together, with two other friends. Jakub was really untidy and we felt out a few times because he didn't ever did the washing-up! Now we don't live together we get on much better. We don't live in the same town anymore bbut we stay in touch by emall Language Review UNIT 03 Grammar (4 Underline the correct alternative. 4 | rarey/usuaty phone my mother on Saturday evening but if\'m going out | ring her during the week. 2. Unfortunately, dont often/sometimes vic my svandparents because they live so far away. 3. My bescfitend and | usualy/never argue. We share the same opinion about everything, 4 My sister andl are sometimes/always arguing about something In fact. we dorit stem to agree about anything ac all 5 take the train to work most days, Sometimes/Once a week when the weather is good, | wal tothe station instead of catching a bus 6 {go shopping every day/once a week. drive to the supermarket and buy everything need forthe week 7 see my sster once a week/almost every day. We lve very close to each other and our children enjoy playing roeerher 8 We often/tarely go out for a meal at the weekend. its very ice to have a break from cooking at che end of the week. (@ Complete the text with the correct form of the past simple. My Best Friend Stella's been my bestfriend as long as I can remember. When we were children we (live) ! near each other and (do) 2 everything together. We (spend) dancing to pop music in our bedrooms. We even, (wear) 4 the same clothes! We had very different characters though. I (be) 5 quite serious and Stella was more outgoing. I (not be) § confident like her! Stella (have) ‘a great sense of humour and (make) ‘me laugh all the time. She always (see) the funny side of everything so I (feel) 10 hours Positive about things when I was with her. I'm sure that is why we are still best friends today. (3 Complete the sentences with the past simple form ) of the verbs in the box. (

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