Contents 1 The way we are 2 Experiences 3 Wonders of the world 4 Family life 5 Food choices 6 Managing life 7 Relationships 8 What if?...... 9 Tech savvy?........... 10 What’s up?........... 11 Impressions 12 In the news ..Bee Aer) Lesson A People in a hurry a Opposites Look at the pictures. Correct the sentences to match the pictures. Craig is a careful driver. Craig is a reckless driver. Joe and Kay are dressed informally.The way we are a My new job! Circle the correct words to complete Cleo’s email. Subject: My new job Ss = & Hi Dana, I started my new job today! But can you believe it? My alarm automatic /@utomatically) but today it did’t. Luckily, | woke up earty! chose my outfit very careful / carefully because | wanted to dress nice / nicely for my first day. And cidn't want to arrive late / lately, so| left home early. | always get impatient / impatiently and 1d when the trafic is slow / slowly. And then there are ail those reckless / recklessly drivers! sof Anyway, | made it to work with no problems, My boss seems really serious / seriously. He likes everyone to do their work proper / properly, and he feels strong / strongly that everyone needs to get along good / well. Th he patient / patiently explained all my responsibilities. The job is very similar to my old one do things a bit different / differently here, He also introduced me to ev in them quick / fast. was a lot to learn, but jone. It's ha -o-workers’ names, but Ine all my tole a Are you fast? 33] A Complete the answers with an adjective or adverb. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1. A Areyou a fast reader? B No, actually, | read very __slow/ly 2, A Doyou think you're lazy? 8 No, actually, "ma ___worker. 3. A Doyou have difficulty remembering names? don’t think so. | remember names very Do you eat your meals quickly? B Yes, I'ma eater, Are you a careful driver? Actually, yes. | drive very — 6. A Are you good at sports? B Yes, | play most sports __ B Write true answers to the questions in part A. 1. Yes [Link]. | read everything very quick. 4eAcVeteare | UaVae Ue Mer 1E-[eke1p a What are they like? vA. There are eight personality words in the puzzle. Find the other seven. Look in these directions (>). olaln|> Jolol~l~ >lo|<[alolulzl/=lel-|[x I Tetotetete >[=|°|>|=|-|2]> | w|>|<|ol|xlalo|a x|mjole alz|mlzlalcl< Z E D Complete the sentences with the words from part A. My aunt likes to paint. She has creative ideas and is incredibly __talented _ My sisters totally___. She can never find her car keys and is always losing her cell pho My friend Steve is extremely down-to-earth and____. He gives useful advice. My brother is really __. Heisn’t shy at al My dad bought me a laptop computer for college. He’s very kind and _ tke that, My co-workers are usually good about completing their work. They're fairly 3 My mom is pretty laid-back and____. She never gets upset about anything. My little sister never shares anything. She’s so___ ! About you 1 Complete each question with the opposite of the adjective given. Then write true answers. ‘Are you honest or_dishonest Is your doctor friendly or. Is your best friend reliable or ‘Are you organized or__ ‘Are you patient or Are your neighbors considerate or_‘The way we are a All or nothing What's the best next sentence? Circle a orb. 1. Mybrother's not talented at al 5. My cousin is fairly outgoing. a. He sings, dances, and acts a. She never goes to parties © He can't sing, dance, or act b. She sometimes goes to parties 2. My parents are extremely generous. 6. My math teacher is really helpful. a. They give a lot of money to charity. a, She explains things really well. b. They give alittle money to charity b. She car’texplain things cleaty 3, My sisteris incredibly smar. 7. My dadis pretty laid-back a. She's the best student in her class. 2. He gets upset about everything b, She does fairy well in school b. He doesn’t get upset about most things. 4, Mybest friend is so funny, 8. My brother s completely inconsiderate. a. His jokes don’t make me laugh at all 2. He never helps around the house b. His jokes always make me laugh. . He sometimes helps me around the house. a About you 2 i Use the expressions in the box to write true sentences about someone you know. Then add a second sentence about yourself, fairly easygoing not impatient at all really practical incredibly friendly pretty reliable very honest ty unt 1 brother's pretty reliable. | think I'm peee Maa a They’re always... »| The people inthis ofice don’t work very hard. Look at the what each person is always doing. 1. Jedd is always leaving work early, Kayo 2. Reba 5. Yasmin 3. John ee chad @_ individual habits Conversation Write a response to each statement with always and a continuous verb. Use the expressions in the box. buythings cancel plans help people lose stuff tell jokes 1.(Beth is so unreliable.) (iknow. Shes always canceling plans! 2. (Matt is incredibly disorganized.) (That's for sure, 3. (Elizabeth is very funny. } { That's true. 4, (Theresa isn’t practical with money.) {You're right. = 5. (Kenny is generous with his time. } (Yeah, he isz= The way we are a Complaints, complaints | “yszsta| Complete each conversation with always and a continuous verb. Then add at least to the response when appropriate. Write Xf at least is not appropriate. doing (do) 1, Sam Mysister hardly ever talks to my friends when they come over. She 5 ala something else. | mean, she says “ ema Well she isn’t rude to them. i," but that’s all. : 2 Jody Last year, my roommate in college (borrow) my books and stuff without asking Pam That's too bad-_____it sounds like she was really inconsiderate. 3. s My last boss was really nice but completely disorganized. She_____ (cancel) meetings atthe last minute. suko Yeah, it's hard to work for somebody like that. 4. Daniel My brother _______ (listen) to music. He's always got his headphones on Sarah Well, — _ his music isn’t loud. 5. I never see my kids these days. They (go) to their friends’ houses to play basketball or baseball or something, Diana Well, you know, ___ they're interested in sports. Alot of kids just play computer games all the time, a About you aoe “ysisi| Complete each sentence with true information. Use always and a continuous verb. 1, When Iwas little, I was always eating c: Peiendsendt = Ihave some bad habits. | My best friend es My parents My favorite teacher in high school My neighbor -etiam clad a Star qualities A. Read the article. Circle the two adjectives that describe actor Aishwarya Rai in each column. [aezamplshed | Ieonsideate Tinfaential etic EN Yaa Co Aishwarya Rai isthe Que India’s version of Hollywood and the film capital of the world. With over 18,000 websites devoted to her, she is India’s, and possibly the world’s, best-known actor. of Bollywood, Aishwarya Rai was born in Mangalore, India, on November 1, 1973. She was raised in a traditional, ‘middle-class family, When she was four, her family moved to Mumbai (Bombay), where she still lives today with her husband, actor Abhishek Bachchan, and their daughter, Aaradhya. Rai started modeling for fun when she was in college Sh to act. However, her first priority was school, so she studying architecture. She also received many offers sid no to all movie offers, Then in 1994, at the age of 21, Rai won the title of Miss World. Soon alter that, she accepted her first movie role. Now an accomplished actor, Rai won Filmfare’s Award for Best Actress for her role in Hum Dil De ‘Chuke Sanam in 2000, She also started in Bollywood's ‘most successful international blockbuster, Devdas. | down-to-earth | beautiful ‘generous unfriendly | nice THE QUEEN OF BO ty Rai acts in five different languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, and English, She is the first Bollywood star to be a juror at the Cannes Film Festival in France, to appear in Rolling Stone magazine, and to be on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Rai is also the first Indian woman to have a statue in London's wax museum, Madame Tussaud’s In 2012, she received the sé Order of France, Aishwarya Rai is one of the most beautiful women in the world, but when Oprah Winfrey asked he about her beauty, she simply said, “Beauty is as beauty does,” meaning that what you do is more important than how you look. This is perhaps why Rai created a charitable organization called the Aishwarya Rai Foundation, which helps women. children, the elderly, and animals. She was also named the Goodwill Ambassador for a United Nations program on AIDS in 2012. Her philosophy is very simple: “It's nice to be important, but i's important to be nice. Read Rais biography again. Then correct these false sentences. her husband and daughter Aishwarya Rai lives by-herself in Mumbai. Rai was born in Mumbai, Ral started modeling in high school. Rai studied acting in college. Rai won the title of Miss World when she was 8 Rai makes movies in four languages. Rai has a statue in Cannes, France, Ral feels that it’s important to be beautifula She’s admirable. The way wears Wa tig] A. Use the words and expressions in the box to complete the profile of Midori Goto. started was born and raised called can be ‘accomplished atthe age of Midori Goto Midori Goto is an incredibly talented violinist. She was born and raised in Osaka, Japan. She = studying the violin with her mother, and. seven, she gave her first public performance in Osaka. Studying music __ _very demanding, as well as rewarding. When she was only 10, Midori moved to New York City to study ‘music at the Juilliard School. She also attended the Professional Children’s School for her academic studies, By the time Midori turned 11, she was B Write a short profile about someone you admire. Oe ee RL PVCU ag Le Lv] | Pee eee Ir at | ee ec eos LOE oe aaa Wi acd prefixes to adjectives to make opposites. correctly eos eee | eu Engen nny eee eC) Eanesnon SG | Ml write a short profile about someone. = I need to review how to. already an artist and had performed with the New York Philharmonic. Midori is also very generous I 1992, she created an organization _ Midori & Friends that provides free music education for children incity schools. Midori is now a professor of music at the University of Southern California een) Rena Streueiern? PIPES ees Panes irExperiences a Have you or haven’t you? [A Read the “to do” list. What things have you done? What things haven't you done? Write true sentences using the present perfect. Things | want to do drive a sports car go skiing learn a second language see the Taj Mahal study photography travel to Europe try windsurfing surf in Hawa PN AWAWNS | haven't driven a sports car. 1 5. 2 6 3. 7 4 8 B Complete the sentences using the present perfect and the expressions in the “to do” list in part A. Use the negative form where necessary. My cousin has driven a sports car__ once or twice. He loves to drive. My sister and | __many times. We love the snow. Each of my brothers - One speaks Mandarin and one speaks Cantonese, 4. We ; but | really want to go to India one day. 5. My teacher She takes beautiful travel photos. 6. My parents ee before, but they hope to go next year. 7. My older brother He's afraid of the water. 8 My best friend ; but she wants to go this summerExperiences a I’ve tried... Sone: Write sentences with the present perfect. 4. My teacher (go / many times) to the United States My teacher's been to the United States many times. or_My teacher's gone to the United States many times My boss (ski / several times) in the Swiss Alps. (always / want) to go on a roller coaster. My neighbor (never / go / before) to Canada, My parents (see / five times) the movie Titanic. My brothers (try / once or twice) Vietnamese food. My bestfriend (never / see) the ocean. I never / have) the money to take a vacation. a About you (Genne:| Answer the questions with true information. Add a frequency expression where necessary. 41. What's something exciting you've done? ve gone hang gliding once. What’s something scary you've done? What's something boring you've done in the last month? How many times have you been late to class recently? What country have you always wanted to visit? What kind of food have you never tried before? What movie have you seen several times? What’s something you've never done, but always wanted to do?OTT myc} a Have you ever Complete the conversations with the simple past or present perfect. 1. A Have _you ever gone _ (go) cliff diving? B No,!___. It sounds too scary! ______you_ (do) it? A Yeah, | (go) last weekend, (be) it? (ove) it. 8 Wow! You're brave. How _ A Itwas incredible! | 2Al never__(travel) alone. How about you? B No, buti___always __ (want) to. 'm sure it's exciting. A [think so, too, Do you know my friend Jil? She_____ (take) a hiking trip alone last year. B Iknow.|_____ (speak) to her about it last week. oA you ever (try) horseback riding? 8 Yeah. | actually _(do) it once several years ago. A Really?_____ you _ ike) it? B No, not really. It__ (be) very scary. \ Oh, too bad. | go all the time. | (get) really good atiit. 4A you ___ (do) anything special last weekend? B Yes. My family and | (take) a ride in a hot-lt balloon! you ever____(be) up in one? 4 Na, t a Cenignit B Yeah, we — (love) every minute! it was amazingExperiences a Yes or no? Complete the questions with the simple past or present perfect form of the verbs in the box. Then answer the questions with true information. break eat “go have lose ide visit win 1 you__go___to the zoo yesterday? z00 yesterday. 2. you ever your leg? 3. you ever a spelling contest? ' 4, you a bike to class yesterday? 5. you your grandparents last summer? 6 jou ever a bad cold? 7. you a big breakfast this morning? ee 8 you ever your wallet? = a About you Use the cues to write questions in the simple past or present perfect. Then write true answers. 4. (try any new foods on your last vacation) (ever / hike in the mountains) 3, (see a lot of movies last summer) 4, (ever / walk across a tightrope) 5. (ever / find a lost wallet or cell phone) 6. (ever / forget an important appointment)I've heard good things... a Tell me more! Complete the conversations with the responses in the box. Cool, Do you have a favorite place? That sounds great. How do you get there? I've heard her tests are hard. How did you do? That's too bad, Did you study for it? Oh, that sounds hard. Did you finish? “Yeah, | am. Do you want to come? 1, Jake Hey, Alex! Are you going surfing this weekend? alex _Yeah, | am. Do you want to come? jake Well, 'm working this weekend. And, actually, I've never surfed before Alex Really? I started surfing three years ago, and now | can’t stop. Jake a Alex Yeah, I like to goto Cove Beach. Have you heard of t? Jake Yeah, Ihave, but I've never been there Alex You should come sometime. | can teach you the basics. Alex usually drive. You can ride your bike there, but it’s a little far. Jake Allright. Tell me the next time you're planning to go. Hi, Erin, You look upset. What's wrong? rin [just took Mrs, Chen’s English test Erin | don’tthink | did too well Erin Yeah, | studied really hard. Ki-Won Wasitan essay or a multiple-choice test? Erin Well, it was both. There were 30 multiple-choice questions and an essay question! Ki-Wor s Erin Yeah, | finished it, but| didn’t have time to check & my answers. Well, maybe you did better than you think!Did you? B diay Succes: | Complete each conversation with a response question to show interest. on A |went on an amazing roller coaster last 5. A Iride my motorcycle on the weekends. weekend. B_ I've never ridden a motorcycle. 1 That sounds like fun. A I've broken my arm twice. A ‘love going to the movies! B That's too bad. Biri Let’s go sometime! A It’s my birthday today. I'm 18! A Iwon first prize in the art contest! Happy birthday! That's wonderful! A I've seen that documentary about fast food A I'm scared of snakes and spider four times. B lam too. What's it about exactly? a Extreme sports espond to these statements with a response question. Then adda follow-up question to ask imo ivormatin. 1.{inthe summer, Nove to go hang giding.) (Do you? Is sary? 2 [ive gone scuba diving severatines.) Vv 3,|Last spring, | went deep- sea fishing} ee 4, [Ima pretty good windsurter.} YLesson D Travel blogs Finally herel We artived in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, the day before yesterday. Exhausted, we went straight to bed, but got up early esterday. We took a bus to Mount Emel. Fortunately i's close to Chengdu, 80 we had a full day to explore. Mount Emei is beautiful and it has lots of temples and monasteries. ‘Today we went to Leshan to see the giant Buddha statue. It's the largest stone Buddha in the world and was cut into a cli I took 90 years to make. I's huge—233 feet (71 meters) high! urhotel in Chengdu is inexpensive and very nice. We met some people from Canada last night. We all went out for some delicious Sichuan food, \We'te going to the Giant Panda Nature Reserve tomorrow. I've always wanted to see a baby panda. I'm 50 excited. Have any of you been there? What's the best way to get there? JOE TRIP Re: Finally here! went regular buse see the pandas when they're Lact day in Chengdu We went to the Panda Reserve ye andas. They are so cute. T \We just spent a few days in western Sichuan. It was realy interesting. Tonight we head to Be | really want to see the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, and the Bird's Nest Stadium. This fantastic trip, paee Read the blog again. Then answer the questions. When did Gisele arrive in Chengdu? She arrived in Chengdu on January 23. _ What did she see frst? Who did she meet at the hotel? When does Joe Trip think Gisele should go to see the pandas? _ Where did Gisele go after Chengdu? Where is Gisele going tonight?__ 16Experiences @. fortunately, ... Wwisieg] A Read lan’s blog entry about his trip to Belize. Complete the sentences with fortunately, unfortunately, or amazingly. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Er We were very ted when we got of the plane in Belize City, but _ fortunately _, our host was there to meet us. «the ane ost my luggage, Sot the airport without. We got on a bus end headed for Maya Mountain Lodge "when we got tothe lodge, the site cad to say my luggage was on ts way. The next morning, we set out on our frst day tp The mountain road was narrow and winding, we had a careful diver. Our fst stop was at big watral it was raring when we got there, 80 we just took pictures from the bus. Our next stop was ata ver caled Ro on Pools, By then it was sunny, so everyone went suineing Ici have my bathing suit with me, so I couldn't swim. The views were beaut, and took alot of photos. 'm not usualy a very good photographer, but my pltures turned out relly wel B Write a blog entry about one of the following experiences. Use adverbs like fortunately and amazingly to show your feelings about what happened. ‘© Competing in a contest Taking an exciting trip ‘© Having a fun picnic © Trying a new activity Unit 2 Progress chart etre es eer a need to review how to. .. ery SC CURSES Pea Pee ene ee ees Peer Ree eet et ae eae enh ees eh Peer Pa ea ea use adverbs to show my feelings about something.Wonders of the world Human wonders a That’s expensive! %{ Complete the questions with superlatives. Then match the questions with the correct pictures and : information below. 1. What's the most expensive (expensive) musical instrument ever sold? _h_ 2. Which countryhas________ (long) school year?_ 3. What sport has (fans) in the world? 4, Who was (young) number-one classical artist? 5. Where's___________(narrow) house in the world? _ 6. What's ______ (famous) statue in the United States? _ 7. What's one of Z (tall) hotels in the world? 8. What’s___ fast) carin the world?]_ e & The Burj al-Arab Hotel Almost 4 million Millions of fans The Thrust SSC went in Dubai is 321 meters people visit the Statue around the world up to 1,227 kilometers (1,060 feet) tall of Liberty each year. watch soccer. (763 miles) per hour aA ' \ Welsh soprano Charlotte Church was only 12years old when Chinese children goto The Keret House in “The Lady Tennant” her album, Voice ofan school 251 daysayear. Warsaw, Poland, is less _violin by Antonio Angel, sold over 2 than 1.5 meters (5 feet) Stradivari sold ata million copies in the UK. at its widest point. for over $2 millionWonders ofthe word Q It’s the best. ‘Gsnr| Complete the conversations. Use superlative adjectives. 1, A That's a really big airplane. B Yeah. it's _the biggest _ airplane I've ever seen. A It’s really easy to get to the airport by subway. B Right. t's definitely way to get there. A This restaurant isn’t expensive at al know. I's place to eat around here. This subway is really crowded, Yeah, itis. Actually, i's always subway line Look at that cruise ship. I's so big! It's the Oasis ofthe Seas. t's one of. cruise ships in the world. Wow. I ike your watch. i's so thin Iknow.t's___ watch I've ever seen. This s a pretty good price for these pants. Yes, it is. Actually, think this store has_____prices in the mall. Thisis a nice gallery, but the new exhibition has some really bad paintings. B Yeah. They're some of. paintings I've ever seen. a About you =| Complete the questions with superlatives. Then write true answers. 1. Where's the cheapest (cheap) place to go shopping around here? The cheapest place to go shopping is downtown And where's: (bad) place to go shopping? Which neighborhood has___ (many) restaurants? What's (quiet) neighborhood in your city? 3 What’s___ (amazing) building you've ever seen? Which neighborhood has (lot of trafic? What's (wonderful) city you've ever visited? (elicious) pastries in your city?a Wonders of the earth ‘A. Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle. Then write the answer to the question below. What is the most powerful force on the planet? Mother B Complete these sentences with the words from part A. The Grand_Canyon_in Arizona is 1,600 meters (5,249 feet) deep in some parts. The Pacific 2, the second highest in the world, is 8,610 meters (28,250 feet) high. Inthe Sahara , temperatures can reach 54 degrees Celsius (130 degrees Fahrenheit The Siachen, with more than 57 billion cubic meters of ice, is one of the world’s largest is about ten times larger than the Arctic. Mt, Pinatubo in the Philippines is an active__. It last erupted in 1991,Wonders of the world a How wide? »| Look at the pictures. Complete each question with How + adjective. Then write the answers. 1. Q How wide are the Khone Falls on the Mekong River? ‘i ae! A 10.8 kilometers wide. a As iver’ sain! L 7a ncameoorr 2 is the Amazon Rain Forest? Dan 3.Q can it get in Antarctica? ot is the Mississippi River? a Discover New Zealand! ‘Write How questions based on the guidebook page. Then answer the questions. 1. Q How big is the North Island? DISCOVER a 185 115,777 square kilometers NEW ZEALAND! North an 115 voleano: Mount Fuspehu - 2,797 4.0 meters high a 4, Visit South Island ~ 450 50. klometers wido Mount Cook =3,754 ea meters high espe ak HavMiele M nmol -t mee a Really? “es A. Complete the conversations with the sentences in the box. Itreallywas. It sureis. They really are. Yeah, itreally is. Itsure does. Really? I didn’t know that. We really should. 1. Danielle | think Hawai'i is one of the most interesting Co states in the U.S. 4 Yeah, it really is._ You know, more than one-third of the world’s pineapples are from Hawaii. Danielle Really? didn't know that. | know it has some of the best surfing in the world, though. Mark They get some of the highest waves there. And did you know all eight islands are volcanoes? . ; Mount Sorak in South Korea is so beautiful, especially in the fall Kyong ____I ove it there, Have you ever gone hiking there? Mee Uh-huh, I've hiked there several times with my friends. kyong Mee Yeah. The waterfalls are the best. kyong Yeah, 3. Chika The weather was terrible last weekend. Kaci __ wanted to go to the beach, but it was too cold. Chika Sowhat did you do? acie Well, | stayed home and watched movies. Chika Yeah? Well, | heard next weekend’s going to be warm and sunny. We should go to the beach then aci ___ Let's plan on going then,a a a = Wonders of the world The best and the worst! Complete the conversations with superlative adjectives for emphasis. 1. A Chichén Itza in Mexico has the coolest (cool Mayan ruins. Have you ever been there? Yeah, | had (good) time at the pyramids A The food at that restaurant was (bad)! B I know, but at least the waiter was nice 3. A How was your weekend? Wonderful! We went to (incredible) lake and rented a boat. We just sailed around for hours! 4, A Have you ever hiked the Appalachian Trail? B No, | haven't. But |hearit has (amazing) scenery. It really is the best! You're camping with your friend. Write responses with really or sure to show you are a supportive listener. Then add a sentence using a superlative adjective for emphasis. feels really ood to be on vacation. ) (lt sure does! And car st ideal 2, (Our ike yesterday was great.) {(—— ) 2:(Weshould go swimming inthe ake today.) (iY 4,(tessoniceto bein the county.) (__ e } About you {Write true sentences about your last vacation or trip. Use superlative adjectives for emphasis. I stayed _ saw Imet late Ivisitedadil Me-lerg a The coldest continent A. Look at the topics below. Then read the article and write the number of the paragraph where the topic is explained in detail the coldest temperature 3 _ the driest weather the strongest winds the most time zones the mostice the smallest population ___ the most daylight the farthest south Mee yer 1 Antarctica is the coldest, continent on Earth. 11s the fifth largest of the world’s seven continents. A layer of ice almost windiest, and driest 5 kilometers (3 miles) thick covers the island in the world’siceis 4 some places. In fact, 90 in Antarctica, The weather in Antarctica is the coldest on Earth. The lowest temperature ever recorded, 89.2 degrees Celsius (-128.6 degrees Fahrenheit), was in 1983 at the Vostok Station, an old Russian research base. At the South Pole, the temperature varies from -35 degrees Celsius (-31 degrees Fahrenheit) in the midsummer to -70 dei (-94 degrees Fahrenheit) in the midwinter. es Celsius Antaretica is not only the world’s coldest continent but also the driest place on Earth. larg ometimes called the world’s t desert, it ets about the same amount of rain each year as the Sahara, Antarctic winds are the strongest Read the article again. Wri Then covet the false sentences, 1. Antarctica isthe world’s seventh largest continent 2. Antarctica has 90% of 3. Antarctica gets more ran than the Sahara 4, Antarctica’ six months of nonstop daylight begins 5. About 1e world’s ice Desert AMAZING ANTARCTICA ,000 people live in Antarctica during the summer. on the reaching up to 320 Kilometers (199 miles) per hour. anet, Vostok Station Located at the South Pole, Antarctica isthe farthest south of any continent. The South Pole gets six months of nonstop daylight from September through March. Then it gets six months of nonstop darkness. And because its so far south, Antarctica covers the most time zones ~all of them! Explorers fist visited Antarctica in 1821. Then in 1899, a Norwegian explorer set up a research | station on Antarctica, and forthe fist tims, J people could live there, Now there are about 60 | research bases there, set up by many different countries. The population of Antarctica grows from about 1,000 in the winter to about 4,000 during the summer. It has the smallest population of any continent. T (true) or F (false) for each sentence. ; FE in March,Wonders of the world a The dry facts wine] A Read the facts about the Sahara. Combine each pair of sentences to form one sentence. 1 2 3 4 The Saharais the largest The sand dunes are the The Qattara Depression The Libyan Sahara is } hot desert in the world. highest dunes inthe _in Egypt's Sahara is one_ the driest place in the Iteovers9.1 milion world. They are the of the lowest points in desert. ithas the least ; square kilometers of biggest tourist Arica tis 133 meters amount of animal or j land in North Aftica. attraction in the Sahara. below sea level. plant life 1. The Sahara, the largest hot desert in the world, covers 9.1 million square kilometers of land in North Africa B Write four to six pieces of information about your favorite place. Then combine the facts to make sentences. OT Ce cee tlad Wisc octet cee er rca Da ee these pages in the Steen | ee Set at ECP | ee nna Pore) sk and answer questions using how + ad Petes rasa ees) CS Ie ue Ermer TU SRO Mou CUR Se ECU en Se es cuedFamily life a Family obligations »{ Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verbs in the box. change do help read think clean do play stay “watch & = 1. Jeff When twas young, my parents neveret me watch _1y a Paul Really? Why not? ; jel Teywcniedme__sootaand___ahoun the stories, not just watch TV. Dy I parents were pretty easygoing about watching TV Jeff What do you mean? lt Paul Wel, they jst made me nny homework ist Then could watch allthe TV wanted. 2. Liz heard you broke your arm. What happened? Kaya My grandmother asked me a lightbulb in the ceiling fan. | lost my balance and fell off aladder. Liz Ouch! What did your doctor say? Kaya Hetoldme____home for a week. Liz Yeah, And you should get someone younext time. 3. Kyle hate Mondayst Naomi Me too. They're the worst. Kyle Yeah, Monday is when my mom has me the entire house. Naomi Really? By yourself? My brother always helps me__ my chores, Kyle Well, my little sister never helps. ‘My mom just lets her__ video games all day! That's not fair!Family fe @_ Gripes and grumbles Complete the sentences using the words given My brother loves anchovies. He can't _get me to try one Get/ty ‘My daughter is always on her cell phone. : She always __ 2. My father is pretty strict. 6. My parents never have enough time to cook. He always They often Thave [come home cari) — TSK prepare done My parents want me to be a pianist, They My kids don’t like to clean, They rarely (rake [practice every Thelp wash the dae 4. My sisters always watching TV. 8. My grandfather can’t hear very well She never _. — Healways : Tet 7 ave he remote) Tella a About you Giommar| Complete these sentences with true information. My patents want me_to go to a really competitive college My best friend often asks me Our English teacher sometimes has us {always tell my friend ———— | can’t get my family members _ ae Parents shouldn't let their kids My friends sometimes help me 8. Ican'tmake my parents : 9. Mymom always hasme ——— 10. I'm always telling my fiendLesson B Ie LL(s} | a My family tree Look at Kelly's family tree. Then complete the sentences with the words in the box. brother-in-law great-grandmother /immediate niece stepmother nephew ——stepdaughter__uncle aunt blended cousin half brothers, Nicole) 1. My sister, Melissa, is the most talented member of my She's a great musician. Vm Jessica's favorite 2. My mother’s sister, Jessica, is my 3. Jessica’s husband, Max, is my mother’s and my __ = 4, Maxand Jessica’s son, Evan, is my 5. Evan is my mother’s only — 6. My parents got divorced when | was 12, My father later martied Helena. She’s my — 7. My father and his second wife had twin boys, Keith and Noah. They're my — 8. With Helena, Keith, and Noah, | grew up in a family. 9. Helena has a daughter from her first marriage. Her name is Kristen. She's my father's = 10. My ______, Irene, is the oldest member of my extended family. She's my grandmother's mother.Family fe a When I was a kid, ... Complete the conversation with used to or would and the verbs given. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Hi, Mom. What are you looking at? I'm looking at some old pictur Cool. Who's this boy? im That’s my friend Jay. He _u ss from when | was a kid je 'd spend / used to ‘spend) Tia Really? Doing what? We to ride bikes. We our lunches and spend the whole day riding in the woods. Cool. What else? Well, we fishing, and my mom whatever fish we caught. It sounds like you had a lot of fun. Wedid. We _______anold black-and-white TV, and we _____ Ta) Twat horror movies all the time, Black-and-white TV? Yo nean you didn’t have a color TV? No, we didn’t. And we didn’t have remotes, either. Tia Wow. | can’t even imagine! a About you Gonna: Are these sentences true or false for you? Write T (true) or F (alse). Then correct the false sentences. 1. _£_ When was a kid, | used to go to the movies on Saturdays. | didn't use to go to the movies on Satu Our neighbors used to have a pet rabbit. used to hate pizza 4, My parents used to make me go to bed before 9:00. 5, __ used to ride my bike to school every day. 6. __ My family used to live in a small house in the country,a What's your opinion? Read the news items. Then write your opinions using the expressions in the box. Idon'tthink ifyouaskme, It seems to me (that) I think Itseems like The percentage of obese children and adolescents has tripled in the last 30 years. 1. If you ask me, children and adolescents don't exerc e enough these days. Learning a language after age 14 is not required in British schools Surveys show South Korean teens get a new cell phone every year. 3. es : if a Most Japanese high schools don't allow their students to hold part-time jobs. Russia has one of the world's highest divorce rates. North American children are spending more time on their computers than they do outside. 30; Fomily ire] a a lagree. Follow the instructions and complete the conversations. Use the expressions in the box. Absolutely. Vlagree with you. That's true. Definitely. Oh, | know, You're tight. 1 I think there’s a lot of pressure on young couples t Bruno They work longer hours and still don’t make much money. jallruno you've in definite agreement) 2. Salma Ifyou ask me, our teachers give us too much homework. y I never have any time to spend with my family TelSaina youre absolute apeenen Salma And we never get a break. We even get homework over school vacations. GellSalma she's Haht) 3 It seems like a lot of elderly people live alone. ‘Tel Gira he information is tue) It's terrible when families don’t spend time with their elderly relatives. Tel Ciara you know: ; a Don’t you agree? saciet| Your friend is telling you his or her opinion. Agree and give an appropriate response. I think even little kids need cell phones. these days. 2, iryou ask me, movie tickets cost too much.) ( } 3, [It seems to me that people eat too much fastfood } ) 4 [Ithinkeveyone shoud iearna secondianguage.) | 5, {dont think people take enough vacation time. ) (TclaniWarsre a Lats a Gripes from a stay-at-home dad ‘A. Read the posts on a social network. What kind of thread is it? Llacademic Enews Cipersonat travel Mark Santos a day! 'm exhauste use and clean up because thelr five cousins are coming for dinner. My going out for their anniversary. Can you imagine aunt wants to con her gr ital of, my wife, Laura, is away on a business tr soit. Any ideas for what to make? them to help me around tona Ihe the kids to of ros nephews. To to foal the cooking n Boling. Bef w ight Mark Santos Right, Mei-ing nights. Now that st new job, we used to make dinn and traveling more, | guess it's more up to me, os. The kids ‘Ann Wilkerson Here's an idea: when our kids were younger, we u ccan help you get everything ready, and then they can make their n. You just need to get Je him do some ther and hi y-at-homne dad pretty Mark Santos Thanks, Ann. That's a great idea. I'l call my shopping on the way here. I'l get the hang of being happy traveling, ani think it'll work out. ‘ind them in the posts, and choose the correct meaning. B Lookat the words and expressions. 4, nag_b_ a. talk loudly b. askalotoftimes _c. laugh quietly 2. great-niece a. yourfavoriteniece —_b. yourniece’s mother _c. your nlece’s daughtel 3, totopitalloff____a. thelast problem is _b. fortunately «. one good thing is 4. get the hang of ___ a. stop b. understand c. dislike 5. homebody a, someone who doesn’t b. ahousekeeper _—_c. a personal chef, like to go out C Read the posts again. Then answer the questions. ow many children does Mark have? 4, Who used to do the cooking? How many kids are coming for dinner? 5. What is Mark going to make? Why is his aunt coming over?Fomiy ite a Lessons learned ioe] A Read the journal entry. Then complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. Inthose days Nowadays Today When! was a kid March 8 I just bought some lemonade from some kids on the corner near my apartment. It brought back so many memories!___________, | used to make lemonade with my brother. Weld set up a stand in front of our house and sell the lemonade to people walking down the street, we didn't worry about money, and we drank more lemonade than we sold, | still remember the lesson that experience taught me ~ don't drink your profits! | don't think we ever made any money, but it sure was a lot of fun, we have air conditioning, but | still like a cold cup of lemonade on a hot day. B_ write a journal entry about a childhood memory you remember clearly. Use the expressions from part A. PUR CE a Ue a oT G=lcan... need to review how to... UR Ere eerie Cees edu cue Comat Pee ne Le oes al PC Ae ca ake Huse time markers to write about the past and the present.Food choices teal a Abag anda can Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. Some expressions are used more than once. abagof aboxof acartonof a package of, abottleof acanof ajarof 1. Inthe United States, you can buy 2. InThailand, you can buy a bottle of _ milk or milk. curry paste or curry paste. 4, In Australia, you can buy a 3. InJapan, you can buy _ crackers, asparagus or asparagus. crackers or BIEN-E, 5. In Colombia, you can buy _ 6. In France, you can buy coffee or coffee. _ soup. soup orFood choices Wa a What did Selena buy? Nectar JLook atthe picture. Write what Selena bought at the grocery store. cs 1. a jar of olives a Alot ora little? vm Carlis doing his weekly grocery shopping. Circe the best quantifier to complete each of his thoughts. Hmm... we only have a few /@ liti)cheese left in the refigerator. | guess I'll get some more. And there's not many | not much butter left, either, soll get some ofthat, too. | don’t think that there are many / much oranges left in the fruit bow, and I know my roommate likes bananas, so I'l get both. He's such a picky eater. He eats very few / very little vegetables, but | should get afew /alittle peppers, atleast. Um... the ice-cream section... really want to eat fewer / less ice cream, but maybe | can buy alight, fat-free kind with fewer / less calories init. Well, | think that’s all Ineed. a About you Blesaplte cach sentence with tre information, Use a quantifier rom the box and a food word. The quantifiers may be used more than once. few fewer veryfew litle less verylittle 1. Thete are very few apples in my refrigerator. 4, I'm eating 2 ltytocat_____ every day. 5. There's in my cupboard 3. had yesterday, 6. leat than | used to these days.R=s-t0)a 0 =} A question of taste | @ Prepared foods vesbutery| There are ten ways to serve foods in the puzzle. Find the other nine. } Look in these directions (>). j K alee rjola Blife E|t|s efo[c{e clelo| E{u[m[«[e ulolF e[ole|tle elz{tl|s|t[ela|mle|o o[miulx/ely|riijolP a Smoked bread? \a01 Cross out the food that is the least likely to go with the preparation. Then replace it with an appropriate food. 1 cheese costes {sey bead fishFood choices a Too much rice What's the problem? Complete the sentences with f00, too much, too many, or enough. 3 1. Martha got too much rice and not__enough meat. a> eh 2. Sheila ate cupcakes! VIN Sheofteneats_____—__ dessert 3. This coffee costs 1 Ws expensive. 4, Taro drank the lemonade fast. 5. The soup’s not hot And there's _ salt init. 6. Alice didn’t take the turkey out early Now she won't have food for dinner. a About you socnnii| Complete the questions with too, too much, too many, or enough. Then write true answers, Do you eat alot of snacks? Do you eat too many 2 J eat three snacks a day. Doyou eat__ vegetables every day?_ Do you ever feel full after eating a meal?___ _ Do you exercise ~ at least twice a week? _ Do you eat for lunch so you don’t need a snack later? __ quickly and feel sick? __ - Do you drink water ~ at least two liters every day? _ Do you ever eat meals, Do you think you eat fied foods?Whatever you're having | a Either way is fine. i Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. : eitheroneisfine _whateveryou're having } elther wayis fine +/whichevers easier for you Brent 'm going to cook dinner tonight, so what would you like? Chicken or steak? mani Well, you're the cook, ichever is easier Brent No, | want you to choose. | got to decide last, night's dinner menu. Imani Well, you know, | really like both, so — Brent OK. I'll cook the chicken. How do you want it tonight? Fried or grilled? ani Oh, I'm sure whatever you cook will be delicious. ent OK, I'l grill it, Now, what do you want to drink? Imani Oh, __ You know me anything is fine. ‘ent Well, you're certainly easy to please! ni Uy. a Whatever you want. Imagine you are at a friend’s house. Respond to each question appropriately to let your friend decide. Do you want to eat out or get takeout later tonight? You _Oh, | dontt care. Whatever you prefer = OK, let’s go out. Do you prefer Mexican or Indian food? Friend Well, | know this great Mexican restaurant. Pll make reservations. 7:00 or 8:00? me 1 Oh, let's make it 7:30, Now, should we drive or take the subway? 1d. Well, driving is easier, so should we take your car or mine? end Allright. Pll drive, Now, would you like something to drink? Tea? Coffee?Food chokes Wa a ’mOK for now. Use polite refusal expressions to complete the conversation. h k at l've got enough here af po some of my carrots, You know, they have the best jocolate cake here, You should try some. — I'm trying to eat less sugar, too oh. Il, are you going to have coffee? a Let’s have some Respond to each question by politely refusing or letting the other person decide. 2.{Pm getting hungry. Do you want something to eat? Yy (There's cake ana cookies for dessert. Which would you like? Es wy —————EE~ Se ing you to lunBi em ela (eR Mr- lot MTT Lae} | a Food alternatives : ! A. Read the article. Circle the helpful foods and products that are mentioned. DOUBEEIDUMY, Did you know that you have a personal beauty spa right in your refrigerator? And did you know that for easy fix-it projects around your home, you simply need to look at your grocery list for help? Here are some ways to make your groceries do double duty. Hair and face care ‘toothpaste. Mix BRIGHTER EYES studying now it's moming, ties and your eyes are ited and pul baking rake a few slices of a cold ‘and then rub sucumber, and pla oe them over your eyes. Leav the mixture into the wood with a them on for about § to 1 minutes. Good-bye puffiness, g moming bright eyes! damp cloth. CLEARER SKIN Uh-oh. You've got a date this weekend, Wipe it off w cou just woke up with a pimple! ‘Take a litle toothpaste — not too much ~ and put it a dry cloth CLOGGED DRAIN Is your shower drain clogged, on the pimple. Leave it on for atleast § minutes | Repeat daily if necessary. By Saturday night, your ahd now the water's taking along time to go ps wea nooe faite! own? Mix equal parts sat, baking soda, and of tartar, and then pour it down the drain LIGHTER HAIR Do you want some summer Follow with boiling water. Leave it overnight. highlights and can’t afford a hair salon? The nex: time you're going out inthe sun, squeeze some Pest remedy fresh lemon juice into a bowl, and comb it through INSECT BITES One thing about summer you your hair can't control is the bugs. But you can stop them . . from biting you. White vinegar will der some eee El encatl ale WATER STAINS Did you leave a cold glass of ee gin Tha ers goes awrey atari water on a wooden table avemight, and no vinegar has dried, but the bugs won’t lke the there's a ing on it? You can't make it disappear, taste ofthe vinegar. Reapply often Dut you can lighten it considerably — with B_ Read the article again. Then match the two parts of each sentence. 1. Forpuffy eyes, a. wipe vinegar on your skin. ; 2. To get rid of pimples, b. put baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt init, 3. To lighten your hair, ¢. rub toothpaste and baking soda on it. co 4. To treat a water stain on w d. place cucumber stices on them. 5. Touncloga drain, fe. comb lemon juice through it. 6. To deter biting pests, f. puta little toothpaste on them.Food choices a Ethnic eateries \wiiine] A. Read the article about healthy eating habits in Okinawa. Add for example, like, or such as to introduce examples. Often more than one is correct. Food as the Secret to Good Health Ifyou want to live to be 100 years old, you may want to try the Okinawan diet. People on Okinawa ive a very long time, Although Okinawa is part of Japan, the diet is a litle different, _—______ poopie eat a lot of green vegetables, _ broccoli land green beans. In fact, about three quarters of their det is vegetables, fut and whole grains. Only about 3% comes from mest, poultry, and eggs. They also eat more soybean products, tofu. They don’t ‘many foods that have a lot of fat, cheese. B write an article about healthy foods that people eat in your country. Give examples using for example, like, and such as. What can you do? Mark the boxes. To review, go back to CC a ee ba SIU ee ees 47 Pe ae ee cee te | eee Meena eur a ee sa | eee aCe Ue Pees cna What are you doing after work? Circle the best verb forms to complete the conversations. 1 Hey, Finn, What do you do [Gre you doinBpater work tonight? j nn Ihave no plans, | just go / I'm just going home. Why? What are you up to? Well, go / I'm going to the gym around 5:00, but after that, | have no plans. OK. Well, maybe I'm stopping by / Ill stop by later. Sure. I make / I'l make dinner. Oh, no. | just remembered. | have / I'm having. a doctor's appointment at 6:00. That's OK. I'm waiting / I'llwait for you to eat. Just come right over when you're done. Finn Allright. 'm going to be / I'll be there by 7:30. Ahmed Don'tbe late! 2. Leah Hi, Mom. | was just calling to let you know that [take / 'm going to take a 5:30 train this Friday. Mom Great, honey. 'm meeting / I'l meet you atthe st Leah No, that’s OK. Lwon’t need / I'm not needing youta ion. pick me up. I get / Pllget a taxi. Mom OK, Doyou bring / Are you bringing your friend? Leah Yeah. Janice will come / is coming with me. Mom Oh, how nice. I can’t wait to meet her! Leah I'm sure you're going to like / you like her. See you Friday!moroeine ra a Let me check my schedule. Look at Millie's weekly planner, and complete the conversation. Use the verbs in parentheses and the Information from the planner. Monday eee arttidenne Tuesday 630 guit Wednesday 5:45 eye doctor Let’s have dinner togeth Sounds good. I'd love to catch up with you. How about Saturday? M Hmm... can’t Saturday. | Well, then, what about Thursday? rk, either. |__ Oh, yeah, | forgot. Well, I'm free next Sunday. inner _ (meet) That won't » _ (have). Sunday I'm leaving for Dallas. My flight And Friday? I may have plans with Heidi. Oh? What are you guys doing? (leave). 1 don't kn 1 (call) on Friday to see what's up. OK. Well, then why don’t you pick a day? Let’s see... Oh, Wednesday, (have). Actually, you know what? Jenna canceled our plans to see an art exhibit tonight. Do you want to go’ Sure. | (go) with you! a About you Answer the questions with true information. 1. What are you going to do tonight you doing anything special Do you have any appointments this month? If yes, who with? 4. Who are you having dinner with tomorrow night? hat do you think you'll do when you finish this exercise?Lesson B Problems and solutions a Make up your mind. A Complete the make and do expressions. Use the definitions to help you. 1. make aI work to earn money 2. make agood___ = make someone think of you positively 3. makea_____ = make a positive change 4, doyour__ try your hardest 5. make up your__ decide 6 make of = make jokes about and laugh at 7. make . = make certain 8. makea__ = get something wrong 9. dothe figure out the numbers 10. make = seem logical B Complete the conversations with the make and do expressions from part A. 1, A Which computer are you going to get? Did you make up your mind B No, I can’t decide. | ike this one, but it’s expensive, A Well, buy the best you can afford. It doesn’t, __to buya cheap one. B Yeah, you're right. | need to. : and look at all the numbers before | decide. 2. A Are you all prepared for your interview? You look great. I'm sure you'll___ B Thanks. | really want this job with the children’s charity. I've always wanted to in people’s lives. | know it’s not well paid, but it’s how want to A Well, good luck. You'd better leave now | you get there on time. | have to give a presentation to the class today. 3A I'm so afraid I'l and say something wrong. B Well, just - and I'm sure everything will be fine A | know. 'm just scared that the other students will memanaging (Te a a Let’s‘ask Daphne. Circle the best expression to complete each sentence. doing well in social s ies, My te ho talks really fast in class, and | can't understand ned about $2,000. My parents think what he says(@d rather not)/I don't have to _'d better not /1 ought to ask questions in Glass because ant the because I'l need it then. | di ge agree with them, Pd rather / Tought to / I'd rather buy a car with th v Ihave a test nt to enjoy it, 0 | think | what | want with it. W other kids to make fun of ve got to do something be next week. | don't want to fait. What should Id nat do you think? | | | | Miguet Risa | Risa, | You'd better not / You're going tohaveto You'd rather / You'd better i bly doesn't even parents becaus jem. You'd better / You'd rather not make an appointment with youll want to have fun or 00d luck nat requires money. So, you might want to / Daphne you don't have to put mi cpenses. Everything costs a Good luck! Daphne a About you sanines{ Write true sentences about these topics. 4 summer job. d better do before next week 2. something two things you don’t have to do this week 4, something you feel you ought to do this year do now instead of homework 6. three things you're going to have to do tomorrowAwe] or <-19 Qa lcan't tatk right now. | “ventas | Ming-Ui and Ivana want to make plans, but they always cal each other at the wrong time. Complete the expressions they use to end their conversations, Oh, no, Now | cai I] Hey, wana. 'm back. talk. ’'m going to my IL what's up? BEY youa class. 've got to Hey, Ming-li, Hi, Ivana, Listen, | can't talk. | have to walk the dog. 've got Oh, great, you're home, Ivana, my mom's Hey. Listen, | just Have a minute? calling me on my sat down to dinnet cell phone. tl with a friend, td aS So, | gotttickets to Sure! Listen, cl Hey. | just got Friday's concert. Do Friday. 'm going back from dinner. 4 you want to go? I have a meeting Ivana, it’s midnight! Can}__ tomorrow morning?me Managing if a Talk to you later! Circle the best response. Then write the shorter form. 41. A Oh, hi. Can I call you back later? 4. A Well, anyway, I'd better go. a. Sure. "a better go. a. OK. llsee you later: © Sure. rl talkto you late b. OK. can't talk right now. 2. A I'm really sorry. Pe got to go out in ty 5. A I'mso glad you called, It was fun to minutes, catch up. Bo i a. No problem. I've got to go, too. Bye. a. Yeah, I'licall you later b. No problem. I'm not busy b. ¥ was nice talking to you, too! 3. A Let’s talk tomorrow. 6. A I'd better go. I'm late, B a. OK. Now’s a good time, a. That's OK. I'm free now, b. OK. Ill catch you later, b. That's OK. I'd better go, too @Q The ena? Imagine you're trying to leave your house to go to your English class, but four friends call you. Try to end each conversation. Then use a “friendly” good-bye. 1 Hi, it's Listen, | have a problem. Do you have some time to talk? 0K. Talk to you later. 2 Hi, it's Hans. Are you busy right now? I need to ask you a questior No problem. 3 ey! Guess what? | have some iting news fo ine. Call me when you get home later. 4 Hi! I’s Louisa. | didn’t understand the homework. Did you: Allright. Well, maybe we can meet in the library tomo! osLess is more | Q@ Getting organized A. Read the article. Then add the correct heading to each section. Savemoney Savespace Save time $$$$$$$$$ Tips that Savesssssssss nd re, oF your budgets mmanaged, ere want save an ate, go onine and download the article to your computer Then read it again en ener you wan ——} uy trig colored baskets or boxes for your are some tips to get more organized. Do you find it difficult to find really good shelves to store smaller items neatly. Label them birthday presents because you wat unt the ast with their contents. Your shelves wl look neate, minute? And then do you spend hours in the I have more space for your larger items. stores because you can’t find anything you like? Hang single shelves above doorways to store things you rarely use. Place low shelves in your t to take advantage of unused space. Whenever you're shopping and you see a gift at a great price, buy it and put iin your coset. When a special occasion comes up and you need you'll have a selection of things to choose from. You won't have to make Save for a rainy day, litle by lite I's easy special trip for last-minute shopping, make progress if you give yo ly Do you ever pay bl late because you lose them in _ allowance. Ty to spend less than your allowance all the papers and cutter in your horne? Wel if ¢2ch week. Put the remaining money in an you need a system for paying your bills on time, . pe. At the end of each month, put the the trick is to pay them online. You can arrange to. ‘money in your bank account pay yourbils deci from your bank account. It the litle habits that count. Have you added a gift for some (Once you have set up online bill pay, you can either up the cost of those cappuccinos you buy every set up a reminder for yourself to pay on a certain. morning? If you spend $3.50 on coffee five days date, or you can have your bils paid automaticaly. a week, that adds up to $910 a year! By doing — without fancy drinks and making your coffee at } home, you can save a bundle. You might want to try packing a lunch instead of eating at the local café, too - this habit can also save you hundreds a year. Magazines can take over your home before you know it. Most magazines are also available ine, Save space by reading the articles online B Find these words and expressions in the article. Match them with the definitions. 1. clutter_e_ a. make use of 2. the trick _ b. atime when you need money 3. take advantage of _ . not having 4. arainy day d. alot of money . 5. count, fe. mess 6. doing without f make a difference 7. 8. best thing to do a bundle‘Managing life C Readthe article again. Then write T (true), F (false), or D (doesn’t say). T Buy gifts cheaply when you see them; you can decide who they're for later. You can save money if you pay your bills late. Downloading articles to your computer is a good way to save time, You can save space on your shelves if you put lots of small things into boxes. ___ It's better to keep your money in an envelope than a bank. ce Rene You should make more food at home. a Making room Your closet is overflowing, and you need to make room for new clothes. How do you decide what to do with all your old clothes? First, get a box and put in everything you hardly ever wear, they aren't clothes for special occasions. Give them all toa charity store _ you have some valuable clothes you can sell, Next, use the "two-season rule.” Separate your remaining clothes by season. If its winter, put your winter clothes back in the closet. Buy some under-the-bed boxes for your off-season clothes. If t's summer, store all your sweaters under your bed, _ the space under your bed isn’t already cluttered! Write a short article giving advice about how to reduce clutter, save money, or save time. Try to use as long as, provided that, and unless to link ideas. UM ace Rela etc rane ee To review, Va DO ok these pag ieee Pena the simple present. Re MCR me eee ea ere en ers eee eee good-bye in an informal, friendly way. Perce aoa He’s the guy... Choose the correct relative pronoun to complete each sentence. Ifa relative pronoun is not needed, circle the dash (~). 1. Thisis Andrew. He's the guy which (©) met on vacation in Florida. 2, This is the dog that / who followed me on the beach one day. It turned out to be Andrew's dog, ‘ So | guess it was the dog that / — introduced us. 3. Thisis the amusement park who /— we went to on our first date. And this is the ticket for the first movie that / who we saw. 4, Here’s the necklace that / who he gave me before | left for home. Andrew is someone which / who I’m going to keep in touch with. 5, This is the letter that / — came three days after | got back. Inside is the photo who / — he took of me the day | left 6. We talk every day. And this is the phone bill who / that | got yesterday!Relationshios WA a She’s the girl... - Complete the email with who, that, or which. Put the word in parentheses () ifthe sentence is also complete without the relative pronoun. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. | __ To: mol_bes@[Link] From: camilleS@[Link] re = eT i ‘Subject: Estella and Ramiro Dear Melania, | ms out ) from a friend. You know Estella right? ‘She's my friend from Peru — | met in college. V guy, Rami f st year | introduced her to work with, He had the mine, Anyway, a group of us out together sometimes after work. One da 9. (knew Ramiro was exactly the kind of guy she would lke.) V | Caribbean restaurant sex Street. To make a long story short, they met that, right, and now they're getting n the invitation. | can't wait for c a Ihave a friend... Use the sentences in the box and who, tha, or which to complete the sentences below. Put the \ relative pronoun in parentheses () ifthe sentence is also complete without it. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Her family owns astore. _It served traditional Korean food. The paperhas rose petals in it. [spoke to herin Korean. She lives in South Korea. The shop sells handmade paper. 1. Ihave friend, Seung-Li, who / that lives in South K. 2. I met herin Seoul atthe store 3. Itisavery special shop 4. tbought some paper 5. She was the only person 6. Later, she invited me to a restaurant a About you Complete the sentences with true information. Use relative pronouns where necessary. Ihave a fiend _who speaks three languages My neighbor is someone like st 1 2 3. 4, \take a class 5, |don't like the food 6 know someone52 a Which particle? Circle the correct particle to complete each sentence. 4. My sister's not home, he went up Wap along forthe weekend 1 down / up in Morocco, but now | live in California. ew oul My brother isn’t ready to settle out / up / down. He doesn’t want to get married yet 2 3 4. My mother's away on business now, but she plans to fly away / along / back next Tuesday. 5. I thought | had a doctor's appointment today, but it turns out / up / down that it's next week 6. My best friend is moving up / away / along next month. I'm going to miss her. 7. [forgot to sign back / out / up for the class trip to the museum, so | can't go. 8. I sent my cousin an email last week, but he never rote back / away / out. Figure it out! Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. Then complete the puzzle and the sentence below. comeback goaway signup “write back getalong — growup workout 1. When a friend sends you an email, you should _write back _ immediately. 2. Ifa relationship doe: . don’t worry about it. It may be for the best. 3. Ifyou want to, well with someone, be a good friend! 4. It’s good to take a break from your usual routine and for a few days. 5. It's fun to go on vacation, but it's always good to, home, too! 6. Alotof kids _ _ in blended families these days. 7. One way to meet new people is to__ fora class. 1 wor i te b|_a k 2, = = 3 Er Eo 4. = 6 a 7 | Some couples like to up and get back together! because they think it’s fun to makeRelationships GQ Breaking up is hard to do. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Ybreakup go out turn out get along hangout —_work out Hi, Jorge. You don’t look so good. What’s wrong? Well, my girlfriend and |_broke up last week ina Oh, no. You did? That's too bad. How long were you____with here ge About three months. | can’t believe things didn = mean, we really well. | thought everything was fine. Yeah, you guys were always | together. | ge_| know. We saw each other almost everyday! Well, maybe that was the problem. Maybe she didn’t want to spend every minute of every d Yeah, | guess you're right. Things didn’t _ I thought, na Why don't you talk to her? Ask her what she wants in a relationship. a About you Son's Answer the questions with true information, 1. Who do you get along well with? Why? yecau are very 2, Do you like to go away for summer vacation? 3. Where do you and your friends like to hang out? 4, Do you always write back immediately when someone sends you an email? 5, Are there any classes you would like to sign up for? 6, Doyou think you'll ever move far away from home?She's just a bit o {calgn| Rewrite each sentence with the two “softening” expressions in parentheses to complete the conversations. 1. A What's wrong with Jamil? He just yelled at me for turning on the TV. 8 _Hes probably jus Tere roby ed. He stayed up all night. He had to finish a paper for school. A He always waits until the last minute to do his work, B Iknow. nd organized. gs A Yeah, and he has so many activities at school. We daa too mh. CART AB B Butit’s good to be involved with your school. A That's true. _ Tes suessed out (guess sor 2. A Have you met Alissa yet? She's the new student hy in our class. -~a B Yeah. | talked to her yesterday, but she didn’t say much. > A S ‘ Shes abe TTT : Cony fT y B Yeah, I'm sure she'll meet people soon. “4 i A It’s difficult when you don’t know anyone. B Iknow, 7 Te ardTo in Wink Tor oF A Yeah 7 Ting Fiend hard guess [Tha wa se 54Relationstins WL a It’s‘spicy, though. Complete the conversations with the responses in the box. ‘Add though if appropriate. He's pretty shy. Vilfind out when he’s free. He's here fortwoweeks. _Itwasa litte spicy. Y love Thai food. Itwas really nice 4. Lee How was yourdinner date last night? Great. We went to a Thai restaurant that Wayne knows. Cool. | ove Thai food. What did you have? Kyra Green curry with chicken and a vegetable dish Was it good? Kyra Yeah, the food was excellent. | don’t usually like spicy food, but | really enjoyed it Lee Was it expensive? ra Well, itwas a little expensive. 2, Brad, who's the new guy in your department? Brad Oh, that’s Bart. He’s just visiting from the Los Angeles, office. ecky Only two weeks? That's too bad, He seems interesting. Brad Yeah. He's probably kind of lonely. Well, maybe we should invite him to dinner. Then we could show him around a little before he leaves. Brad That sounds like a great idea, a About you Fe Use true information to answer each set of questions. Respond to the first question using “softening” comments. Then respond to the second question using though. 1, What's something you're bad at? What’s something you're good at? guess I'm kind of bad at playing te 2. What's your worst quality? What's your best quality? 3. What's difficult about learning English? What do you like about learnin 4, What annoying habit does one of your friends have? What's nice about him or her? 5. What's your least favorite kind of music? What's your favorite kind?ll Ceating sites New friends, old friends a Interactive communities Limeeting people offtine Lphone apps A. Read the article. What topics are discussed? Check (/) all that apply. Dsociat networking Using the online world to go offline With our ability to connect to almost anyone in the world at any time, are we feeling more alone than ever? That's the question that erties of technology are asking. Some research suggests that people who use the Internet and social networks a lot often feel isolated and lonelier than people who don't. Supporters of online socializing disagree and point out that i's up to the user whether or not an online relationship becomes a meaningful, face-to-face one, After all, social networks, Internet companies, and app developers are merely doing their job connecting users online. The next steps from online to offline are for us, the users, to take. In fact, social networking websites often give us all the tools we need to move easily from an online relationship to an offline one. For example, there are websites that organize groups around particular interests. Perhaps you've just moved to a new city and want to meet people who have the same interests as you. You can sign up on websites that help you find others who enjoy the same hobbies. Many of these groups plan face-to-face activities I's a great way to connect with people you would never meet otherwise, There's no guarantee that you'll gt along, but at least you'll have something in Apps for cell phones or tablets ean also help us connect with people offine in several ways. Some apps let you find friends nearby, find out what they are doing, and who's available to hang out Other apps help you plan activities. You can send an invitation to friends electronically and include details about the activity, maps, and directions for how to get there. The people you invite can respond in the same way. There are also apps that recommend where you can meet people, for example, at restaurants or museums Technology doesn’t have to isolate us. There are plenty of websites and phone apps that help us create social networks, both online and in real life. The trick is to make the effort. At some point, we have to pull our attention away from the screen in order to actually meet someone: Read the article again. Are the sentences true, false, or is the information not gi Write T (true), F (false), or D (doesn't say). Peaple who spend too much time online can feel lonely. The writer suggests that social networks are to blame for people’s loneliness Websites that are for people with similar interests connect people that get along, Ifyou sign up for a website that organizes face-to-face activities, you'll meet new people that you like Most people only want to use websites and apps to find dates, not to find friends. Technology can improve your relationships with your circle of friends,Relationships a Common ground | wisine] A Read the email. Then complete the sentences wit both, both of us, or neither of us. ‘To: mitch_88@[Link] From: Phili@[Link] ‘Subject: Your high school friend Dear Mitch, Remember me from high school? I'm the guy who sat behind you in world litera | got your email address from Kurt, the guy we __ both _used to hang out with at lunchtime. "always remiemioer that class. hated reading those short stories, but we had to take the class for sore reason, And Tiked our teacher, Mr. What's-his-name. He wasn't a very good teacher at all's amazing that we passed the final exam. Good thing we stayed up late studying the night before. ‘Anyway, I was talking to Kurt last week, and all meet and go out for dinner or something one | Take care, | Phil ‘Would Ike to see you again. Maybe we B Write an email to an old friend you haven't seen in a long time. Include things you did and didn’t have in common, To: buddy1@[Link] From: buddy2@[Link] Subject: Long time no see! eeu anaes ee) T° ec Soin write sentences with subject and object relative clauses. 66 and 67 Cee rere 8 and 69What if? a When you wish... 1A What are these people wishing for right now? Complete the sentences. We need a bigger ‘tment. i = ap 4what Wa B_ Complete the sentences about the people in part A. }— 1. Hames had (have) more money, he would buy _ (oy) anew ca v 2. IfEmi and Sue (live) in a bigger apart hey 3 (score) more points. 4, If steban and Pilar___ (have) two TVs, th (not have towatch the same TV sh 5. FAL (not be) a bad cook, h (eat) better 6. IfLi-ming_____ (lve) in the country, she (be) much happie b a About you 5 Write true sentences about your wishes. 1. Iwish had more free time during the week (have) q iF had more free time during the week I'd exercise more (have) 2. Iwish 1 2 (be) IF (be) 3. wish |__ z (can) tA i SE en eres asa 4. Lwish | ___. (not be) 1 (not be) 5. Lwish my parents «(not be) tay 2 eR ee Se (ot be) 6. wish my fiend _ - (be) a Ifhe or she (be) a (have) (NEE ERS) ites Chav) | 8. Iwish! (not have to) Ai eeees PE eon ae becentes csibaer 7 on xt (nop have ta) Sotwistilouis eee su eee et ve): elena se es Neate pai Ss 7, Give), 4Lesson B c-Met aa Mel i -Yan tea re)) I a If| had a problem, ... Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. Then decide if each sentence is true or false for you. Write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements. 1. _F_fthad.a problem, | would tak for /@) about my bestfriend a problem, | would talk to my Aunt Lisa If tha 2 | always apologize about / to / for my mistakes. My friends never thank me for / about / with helping them, 4, Lalv 1ys worry for / about / from taking tests! 5 | often share books to / with / about my neighbors. 6 IF forgot with / from / about a friend's birthday, | would feel bad. a Remind me about it. Complete the conversations with the words in the box. ask for VY forget about remind about worry about borrow from lend to talkto buy for pay for think about 1. A Where's Marissa? | hope she didn’t__forget___about _ our party. B I know. Let’s call her and her it, 2. A Oh, no. | forgot my wallet. Can|_some money _ you for lunch? B Oh, don’t PPUlget lunch. It's my treat! 3. A Doyou think! should is camera my sister's birthday? B Why don't you her about it first? 4, A Canyou ten dollars Lenny to buy a movie ticket? B I'm sony. | can’t. | have just enough to my own ticket 5. A [think we're lost. Should we someone directions to the museum? 3 Not yet. I'm sure if | it for a minute, 'l remember how to get there.war? a Would you ask for an autograph? Complete the questions with the correct form of the verbs. 1 met _(meet) a famous athlete? (ask) for an autograph? 2 (see) an accident, what (ao? e ______ (call) foran ambulance? 3. What ___ (do) if you _ = (have) a large spider on your leg? __ (scream) 4c tfyouse (break) your best friend's camera, how el)? (offer) to replace it? (react) if your best friend __ (vin) (feed jealous ay) to your neighbors if they e (complain) about your music? a About you ‘Answer the questions in Exercise 3. Write true information. (apologize)? s athlete, | or an autograph. would deWem] | Q@ Pdchoose... ¢ “on Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. iflwere you, I'd Iwould Iwouldn't —-youcould you might want to Serge | really want to take a vacation this summer, but | need to work, too, Nina Well, if! were you, I'd take a vacation first. You might not get another chance. Serge Hmm. Maybe | should, Where's a good place to go — any ideas? Nina Well, there are so many great places. | mean, a go anywhere. Have you been to Europe? Serge No. I'd love to. It’s kind of expensive, though. Nina Well, let that stop you! Seriously, you can always get a job there. There are programs for students who want to work abroad, __find out about them if | were you. Serge | never thought of that. Nina ___look on the Intemet and do a little research. Serge Yeah. That’s a great idea. So, | could work and take a vacation a Good advice : Grace is having a bad day. Respond to her statements with advice. Grace I didn’t do very well on my math exam. 3. Grace Oh, no! My car won't start You lf were to the teacher. You 2. Grace Ouch! |just got a bad paper cut. 4, Grace |just stained my favorite sweater. You . You ___a You might want to... “sella Look at the pictures. Complete the advice. You look tired. | would get some _ @ _| The sun's really strong. It’s very cold. You e Aal] Pi a That would be fun. Respond to each sentence with That would be and an appropriate adjective. 1. [I'd really like to hike in the Himalayas. } (ew That would be awesome! } 2. (maybe we could goto the mallthis afternoon.) (_____ ) a 4.([Link]. +) | ) 63_ Dage a What do you regret? A. Read the article about regrets. According to the article, which ofthe following factors affect how people regret things in life? Dclimate — C0culture PUI Mat 40-1 Ya Cigender Dheatth income Regrets? Too few to mention Do you ever le awake at night with regrets? Do you spend hours wishing you could change your life? _5 _If so, you'te not alone, Regret — that negative feeling you have after a bad experience —is 2 fairly common human emotion. However, recent research suggests that while almost everyone experiences regret at some point or another, its much more negative for some than for others. What do we regret? According to research, we tend. to regret decisions we made about our education, careers, romanee, and parenting. We fel bad about things we did. __ We wish we had different life ‘opportunities, could make different choices, and relive moments with different outcomes. However, the nature and impact of regrets can vary across ages, sex, and cultures. From the research, it would seem that the most striking difference in how regret affects people is between younger and older people. Younger people tend to regret the things they actually did, ‘whereas older people regret the things they didn’t do ~ their missed opportunities. Older people experience regret much more negatively. Younger people are more likely to see a bad experience as an important learning opportuni They realize they made a mistake, and they us that to guide their decisions in the future, Ole people don’ feel they have the same chance correct their actions and their outcomes. Gender and culture can also affect what and we regret. __ According to some research more women may regret lost romantic opportunities and family conflicts. More ma may regret their decisions around career, moa and education. In cultures that put a high on personal choice, such as the United State people tend to have more regrets. In cultures Where the family or the community makes mi decisions, people have fewer regrets, Research suiggests that the more choices we have, thei possibilities we have to regret, So, if you find yourself staring at the ceilings 3.a.m,, what can you do to turn your regret something positive? Use it to make better choices inthe Future. Realize that you cull control everything in the past situation, Tak more chances in the future. ___ And beall easier on yourself. Read the article again. Then add these missing sentences to the article by writing each number in the correct blank, The differences between men and women are interesting. We may feel worse about the things we didn't do, Have more fun, It can even lead to depression in some older people. Do you torture yourself thinking about your mistakes?C Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. Feeling regret is not common /@ormal) The feeling of regret is worse for some / the same for everyone. Older people mostly regret things they did / didn’t do. Younger / Older people feel they are in a better position to avoid the same mistakes. Regret is more / less common when people make their own decisions. The article suggests that in the end, regret is useless / useful, a If won the lottery, ... woting| A Read the journal entry. Complete the sentences with the adverbs given and the correct verb forms. If | won the lottery, |_d definitely quit__ (definitely / quit) my job, and 1 (probably / not work) at alll If were a millionaire |____ definitely / buy) a house on the beach and one in the | mountains If! had two houses, |____ (defintely / invite) my family and friends to visit, but | ____ (probably / not invite) them every weekend. I'd want some time for myself If | had more time for myself, I'd write more, and}__________ (probably / try) to publish a book. What would the title of the book be? "How to Live Like a Millionaire,” of course! B Write a journal entry about what you would do if you were a millionaire. Use definitely and probably to show degrees of certainty. Unit 8 Progress chart ete at ee To review, go back to eee ce a these pages in the rece een aren nae ee ee Lee RM ee Peo eae ad 76, 77, and 79 See Muse the conect prepostin after at east 2 verbs, using expressions like if/ were you and You could. eeu Bea te use definitely and probably to show degrees of certainty.Tech savvy? Lesson A Tech support a Ihave no idea why } Geommorf A Unscramble the questions. 1. which battery / Do you know / should / buy /1/? Do you know which battery | should buy? 2. they / where / are / Can you tell me /? 3. when / you / Can you remember / it / last changed / ? 4, it Doyou have any idea / how much / costs |? B Unscramble the statements. 1. why / isn't / Ihave no idea / working / it 2. last changed it / when / | don't know / | 3. two /1/if/1wonder / should / batteries / buy C Complete the conversation with the questions and statements from parts A and B. Woman Excuse me. Can you help me? Clerk Sure, What seems to be the problem? Woman it's my camera, have no idea why it isn't workin Clerk Hmm, Let me lookat it It might be the battery Woman No, I can’t I?m not sure if P've ever changedit Clerk Well, you definitely need a new one. Wont eae Clerk You need a 3.7 volt battery. Woman Clerk They're $39.99 each Wore Grete eee Clerk Sure. They're at the back ofthe store. Here, let me show you. oe Maybe | should have an extra one. Woman Thanks. — Clerk That might be a good idea.Tech ony @ I wonder... commer] A Tara wants to download some music from the Internet. Rewrite the questions she wants to ask her friend Kwang. Can you download songs from this website? How do you put them on your phone? Is there a charge for each song? Can you buy just one song? How do you pay for the songs? How do you make a playlist? ‘Are there any free songs? Can I put the songs on my tablet, too? wonder ifyou can download songs from this website Can you tell me__ Do you know Do you have any idea Do you know Can you remember Iwonder Do you know Kwang doesn’t know the answers to Tara’s questions. Write his replies using the expressions inthe box. Use each expression twice. Tdon'tknow Ican’tremember Ihavenoidea I'mnot sureHow things work | | | Qi You should put it down. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box. Add the correct pronouns. lookup putaway —puton take apart throw away printout /putdown setup takeoff turn off. Thanks for bringing in the box of groceries. Could you put it down over here? 2. Idid something awful to my computer. | tried to___ and now I can’t get all the pieces back init 3. I hate those sticky price labels on things you buy. | can never 4, My game controller doesn’t work anymore. I wonder if should just 5. There's nothing good on TV. Do you mind if a) 6. just bought these new headphones. Do you want to and try them out? 7. I downloaded a video-chat app, but | can’ 8. | don’t know what this word means. Maybe I should on the Intemet, 9. My brother leaves his video games all overthe floor. He should____, or they'll get dam 10. After you write documents, do you ____to read them? a Step-by-step ‘| Complete the conversation with the words in the box. hookup / the computer turn down / the air conditioning pick up / the monitor tum on / the radio plugin / all the cables tum up / the volume Ruth We found this great apartment, but it's so cold in here, Kate Oh, 'll_turn down the air conditioning There we go. So, what do you want to do first? Ruth Let's put some music on. Can you Kate Sure. Is that loud enough? Ruth Not really. Can you ?Thanks. Kate I'dlike to »solcan check my email Ruth OK, let’s put the computer over by the window. ru _ You get the computer and the cables. Kate OK. You know, | have no idea where to —_ Ruth Pm sure we can figure it out. Do you know where the manual is?haw? Wa a What to do? Complete the conversations using the given words. Write A’s suggestions in two different ways. Then use the correct pronoun in B’s response. 41. A Before you go out, put on your hat and gloves Before you go out, put your hat and gloves on GutonTyourhakand saves) B If get too warm, can |_take them off ? (ake oR = in a dictionary. ina dictionary. “Taakap eran woRET— B Canwe _ __on the Internet? Sar 3. A You have to gently sasedl You have to gently. at B Ifitdoesn’t work, should | — 2 f 4, A The kitchen’s so messy. We should _ The kitchen’s so messy. We should rit way The ashe B Actually, why don’twe __-—_? a About you [Compete the questions. Then fillin the survey with true answers. 4, Can you explain to someone how to set up voice mail on a phone? 2. Doyouhave any idea : ;—0n your computer? ‘hore [plugin the Headphones 3, Could you tell someone 2 Tow Fase your TV remo) 4, Doyou know ;—— onthe Internet? 5. Doyou have any idea - when your computer crashes? 6. Doyou know: oooooof on your computer?On the other hand, .. . a Don’t you think...? 1 [A Match Cameron's opinions with her fiends’ responses. I think kids watch too much a. | know what you mean, but with email, you can wet get in touch with people more often and faster. I think video games are totally b. 'mnot so sure. Don’t you think they can learn a boring and stupid. _ lot online, too? | mean, there are some good | don’t think people should drive educational websites. big cars.__ ¢. Maybe. People with large families need to have It's a shame no one writes letters big cars, though. anymore. | used to love 4d. don’t know. | find it saves me time because! getting them, don't have to go to the store and wait in line. Kids need to spend less time on e. know what you mean, but there are so many the computer. __ different kinds of games. You could probably find | don’t ike shopping on the something you liked. Internet. You can’t see what {, That's true. On the other hand, kids need to relax you're buying. Write your own responses to Cameron's opinions in part A. Use the expressions in the box if you disagree with her. | know what you mean, but {don’t know. I'm not (50) sure, Don’tyouthink...? That's true... ., though. Maybe. ie_| think. are educational, though On the other hand, .. yme TV shows sometimes, and we all have our favorite shows,‘ind rohan a What's your opinion? /ygait| write opinions about the topics. Then add an expression from the box to get someone to agree with you. Use each expression twice. Youuknow what! mean? You know? You know what I'm saying? 1. Texting is really convenient. But its really annoying when yout tying to have a someone who's texting at now what | mee 2, Video calling is 3. Blogging is 4, Online video clips are 5. Tablets are 6, Social networking is a I don’t know. Errctsrf Respond to each statement with a different opinion. Try to convince the other person to agree with you, Kids spend too much time on the InternetIdentity theft a Spam-a-lot A. Read the article. Then check (/) the best title. LJtow to Be a Successful Spammer (where to Send Spam ‘Are you fed up with junk email and spam that fills up your inbox every day? Spam isn’t annoying for home users of computers. I's becoming a serious problem for businesses, to0. Getting rid of spam wastes employees’ time. Spam takes up space on computers, and it can slow down or even jam — norm email traffic { Most people don't know how spammers get their email address, but in fact, it's very easy. Your email address may be on any number of Internet sites such as blogs, email newsletters, company directories, and many other lists on the Web. You can also become a spam victim i pee ae > Change your email address regularly Create an address thats cffcut to guess. For example, if your name is Kevin Smith | and you love cycling, try an address like KSmithdbiking@[Link]. Orf you ive in Toronto, you could use KS.in_Toronto@cup org, Have two email addresses — one for public use and a private one ony for friends and { family j Buy antispam software or use email | fiters. Many email programs have filters that automatically send spam to a Spam can jam normal email traffic. a Youcan become a spamvictim. a The software generates addresses, a. creates real 2 3 4, Some messages “bounce back.” a, 5. They have a list of valid addresses. a 6 Never confirm your address. forget Cltow companies Avoid Spam C1bon't Be a Victim — How You Can Avoid Spam POE OU aE Find the underlined words in the article. Then circle the best meaning. slow down someone who gets spam get to the people you've entered an online contest or responded to a survey using your email address Spammers also use software that genera email addresses automatically. This software makes up millions of email addresses by using ommon names and the addresses of well- known companies and Internet service providers. t then sends out messages to all the addresses it creates. Although some of them might not work and the messages “bounce back,” many others will get through to real people. The spammers now have a valuable list of valid addresses, which they can sell to other spammers at high prices. junk-mail folder. Be sure to check the junk-mail folder periodically for any personal mail that goes there by mistake > Pay attention to typos and misspellings in ‘email subject lines. These are warning signs of possible spam ONS a > Respond to spam — ever. When you respond, you confirm that your address is vali. > Buy anything from a company that sent you spam. This supports their belief that spamming makes money. @stop or block b. someone who sends spat b. gets rid of b. go back to the spi mmers b. false b. sayit’s correctoom a 1 Cet rid of it! Wins] A. Read the of ideas, and add an idea of your own. Then use the ideas to complete the article. Ways to prevent spam * Get another email address. Use one email address for How to get rid of spam First ofall, Keep your personal email address private. If you want +o participate in chat rooms or on message boards , get a chat rooms and message Reside second _____from a free email provider. + Tell friends and family how Second, don't to spam, even when it to prevent spam. provides a link to “unsubscribe” from the lis. Spammers see * Use spam-fittering software. | | that your address is valid and sell it to other spammers. Third, + Don't respond to spam. use the (on your computer. Fourth, Finally, tell about these tips. if fewer People respond to spam, there will be less spam! B Brainstorm ideas on one of these topics. Then plan and write a short article. * How to avoid identity theft ‘* How to use the Internet safely * How to protect yourself from theft ‘+ How to get help with computer problems Ideas acu ae ce ee ren Vo Dee a Reece Strona Per 6 and 67 eee rs Leer Mc OU EOL [Teer opinion. een Deer mean UESWhat's up? Catching up a What have they been doing? Srammar A What have these people been doing? What have they done? Complete the sentences using the present perfect continuous and then the present perfect. 1. Kazuo 's been doing yard work (doyard 2. Sienna and Lynn (shop). work).Hes planted (plant) some flowers. They __ (Spend) over $500 each! Fgh . ae (run) 4, Carmen (cook) dinner. (finish) a She (Grill) some fish. 5. SalandElena___(ski. 6. Tony___(do) laundry all mori They (have) one lesson He (wash) three loads. B Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Kazuo's been doing yard work since (fob a few hours. 2. Sienna and Lynn haven’t shopped online sit 3. e / in months Lola’s been running since / for she was in college. 4. Carmen hasn't made unhealthy food since / in a long time. 5. Sal and Elena have been skiing since / for this morning. 6. Tony's been doing the laundry for / in over two hours,Questions, questions . »i|Read each situation, Then use the words to write questions and answers in the present perfect continuous or the present perfect. 4, You have a friend who has been taking Spanish lessons. You ask: {A (how long / study / Spanish) How long have you been studying Spanish? B (seven months) _!'ve been studying Spanish for seven months, __ ‘A (how many words / learn) B (about 250) _ You meet a famous baseball player. You ask: AA (how long / play / baseball) B (18 years) = A (how many games / win this season) B (12outof 15)_ About you JA Complete the questions. Use the present perfect continuous or the present perfect. What___have __ you been doing __(do) lately after class? How many times __ you ____ (go) to the movies this month? a (hang out) with recently? How many times. you, ______ (eat out) at a restaurant this week? —___you_____(study) a lot lately? How many phone calls — you (make) this week? How many times _— ta (oversleep) in the last month? What. eieors (think) about for the last hour? How many books you ___ (ead) this year? 10. you (exercise) lately? B Answer the questions in part A with true information. _t've been taking guitar lessons. 1 2 q a ———————— 5 6 7. 8 9, 10.Complete the crossword puzzle. Across 2. Amovie with an exciting story and lots of suspense is a__thriller_. A movie is about soldiers. Ina romantic ; two people fall in love and funny things happen. A movie about a real event is called a story. 1. Amovie that makes you cry is called a tear 10. An movie has a fast-moving story and is often violent Down aa fiction movie often takes place in the future, 4, Amovie with cartoon characters is an __movie. A movie that has singing and dancingisa movies are often scary and have monsters in them, a Best of Bollywood vocabuiow | Complete Daria’s blog with the words in the box. Ycomedies endings lovestory set in subtitled costumes hilarious play stunts take place Daria 12:31 p.m. ‘Some of my favorite movies are musicals from Bollywood, especially the romantic comedies . The movies are usually __ India, and the actors often _ characters who fallin love. | teally enjoy a good ______. They can sometimes be tearjerkers, but the nice thin about Bollywood movies is that they often have happy ‘80 you leave the movie theater feeling good. Some of them are also very funny — the last one | saw was just__. Somne of tha are historical and __ in the past. These are my favorites because the colors and the are wonderful. The movies aren't usually in English, but they’ wile you're watching. Sometimes the movies even have fight scenes with lots of special efacts an They're really great!wrers oor a a About you {hs | Write reviews of movies you've seen. Complete each sentence with the title of a movie. Then write more about each one by answering the questions. CHOOSE A MOVIE Pst tupe of movie is it? wnat’ it about? Who's in it? Did you ike it? Why? Why not? Petty enjoyed TES a musical, and its set in France in the 1800s Sa | Hugh Jackman plays a man who escapes from prison, Russell Crowe is the police officer who chases him. | really enjoyed the movie. It has wonderful music, and the costumes are amazing, Les Misérables is playing right now. The best movie I've ever seen is I didn’t uke Complete the conversation with already, still, or yet. Ann There are so many movies that | haven’t seen. Do you want to go see one tonight? Gus Yeah, OK. Let’s see. How about Brad Pitt's new movie? Ihaver’t seen that__ Ann Oh, ve seen that one, It was good. How about the new horror movie that’s out? Have you seen that ? Gus No, | don’t like scary movies. I'm 25, and Il haven't seen a horror movie, Ann Well, there's a new animated movie out. | haven't seen that one seither. Oh, great. Let's go. I've been dying to see it!EMU (-10 1 ae Q@ Favors "| Complete the conversations with the expressions in the box. [wanted to Iwas wondering, Yiwas wondering iflcould Would it be allright if Iwas wondering ifyou could — Would it be OK 1. Victor Hi, Raoul. What can Ido for you? Raoul _| was wondering if | could _talkto you for a moment. Is now OK? Victor No problem. Come on in, Raoul Thanks. worked from home tomorrow? Victor Tomorrow? Raoul Yes. Someone is coming to fix my stove, and | need to be home to let him in, SSS wit your Victor Yeah, sure. | don’t see why not. Raoul Thanks, Victor. | really appreciate it. 2. Dad Hi, Josie. What's up? Josie Hey, Dad. askyou a favor. Dad Sure, whatis it? Josie Well, a me some money ~ if that’s OK. Dad Hmm, Itdepends. How much? And for what? Josie Well, Iwas thinking, your birthday is next week, right? Dad Yes, itis. Ke could | borrow $50 to buy you your present?nar | a Can borrow the car? ‘Stephanie's friend Ally is coming for a visit. Stephanie needs to ask her roommate Jenny for some favors. Look at her list, and complete each of her requests. BEL 1) Ask Jeany if. 2, Pick up Ally at air “| 2.[twas wondering ft could borrow Jey’ ca. 4 SeefJeny wants to go 4| Organize a party Saturday sige ett len 4.{ Would it be all right 5, Check All's return flight. uldit ight —£______W— enlne~ use Jenny’ Q Allright. what time? | choose the best sentence to continue each conversation. Then write Aif the speaker is agreeing, M if the speaker is moving the conversation along, or U to show the speaker understands. 1 wanted to ask you if Ally could stay here A Pm going grocery shopping later, and | was wondering. al ifyou could come and help me. ~ BZ Allright. What time? D that’s ox. 2 A Doyou have time to talk now? B Sure. Let me just put these papers away. : 1 um, 0k, | guess so. CU Allright. what did you want to talk about? 3. A This pasta is delicious! Could you give me the recipe? 8 D1 Sure. i's very easy. D1 That would be OK. 4. A Canyou help me with something? 8 L] OK. What do you need? 1 That's all right 5. A I'mleaving early today. BL] Right. | remember you have an appointment. 0k. ithink so, too,Lesson D a Weekend favorites [A Read the reviews. What things are reviewed? Check () the boxes. Dla book Oa movie La phone app Clavideo game La Web app Corry THINGS TO KEEP, YOU BUSY ON WEEKENDS avataicaivs With Movie Effective, you ccan add special effects to your videos. Simply record a Video with your smartphone camera, Then add exciting effects — just lke they do in the movies. The app comes with two effects — lightning and slow motion — but you can also buy others, like sound effects. Even though I don't usually shoot or share videos personally, [ound this to be allt of fun. So, be careful — its addictive, and you may get totaly hooked! EMCO If you are serious about running, hiking, biking, or even sking, and have been wondering how to keep track of your progress, this phone ‘app is the answer. It records your pace, distance, and time, and you ‘can save your results and compare diferent exercise sessions. You can set goals for each time you go out and share your progress with friends. ‘There's also a feature that lets your friends and family folow your prograss in a race on a map. This app is the perfect way to mix technology and exercise. B Read the article agai the false sentences. Pare | really enjoyed playing this game. It combines a scienoe- fiction setting with great action. You are a character who is wrongly accused of a crime, You have to find out who the real ciinal is and get justice. Your choices determine the storyline, The action is fast-moving and there are some sad moments, so if you're very Sensitive, this may not be the video game for you. However, the amazing setting and the abity to create story make this a great game for most players. PMs) FretEnds has a fabulous Web ‘app that will teach you how to play the guitar. You can choose to play a real guitar or virtual one. There are eight levels of play. If you start at the beginner level, you will lear to play "Brown Eyed Gir.” You need to let the app ‘access the microphone on your computer, so it can “hear” you play. Each song is broken down into smal parts, After you've learned one part, you can move on, This app is great for everyone, whether you've never played or evan if you've been playing for years. |. Write T (true) or F (false) for each sentence. Then correct Movie Effective helps you record videos on your smartphone. The special effects on Movie Effective are all free. Accused is a romantic comedy. Accused is suitable for everyone. RecordYourRun is for people who take exercise seriously. _ With RecordYourRun, people can see if their friends are winning a race. You need to buy a guitar before you can use the FretEnds app. The FretEnds app is not for experienced players.wero | a Musi¢ review Titer] A. Read the music review. Complete the sentences with although, even though, or even if to contrast ideas. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Come Away With Me was amazingly successful and really introduced Norah Jones to the world, Little Broken Hearts is a much better album. Most of her earlier work uses alot of piano, but this album focuses more on the guitar, so |_| the sound is different, most of these songs are about heartbreak, the music is beautiful and sweet. you don't like sad romantic songs, you will find something to enjoy in this new collection. ~ Music Scene magazine B Write a review of a movie, an album, or a TV show. Use although, even though, and even if to contrast ideas. Unit 10 Progress chart What can you do? Mark the boxes. array a [nM these pages in the Sree s Phe ore vce eT er Hse since, fr, and in with the present perfect to show duration Le ee anne as | Cea oa oe eC en ee UC ec Losec a toca Lea aa) ols een aoe rs understand, Huse aithough, eventhough, and even ifto contrast ideasImpressions Lesson A Speculating Qi it could be... vemmar Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box. Then write a second sentence using the cues and an appropriate modal. can’t be the winners could be taking a hard test, may be taking a driving test might be the best student IRS A Wew 1. He_must be learning to drive 2. He Jt could / might / may be his first lesson, Ibe his frst esson) 7 must be learning to drive must be the winners They pacice ato They Tbe sappedHe must be crazy! = [Circle the correct words to complete the sentences. Mandy What's he doing? He @ustBD / can't be crazy Molly He might be / can't be an acrobat with the circus Mandy You're right. He must practice / must be practicing for tonight's show. That's amazing! | mean, it can’t be / might be easy to bend lke that y Yeah, it could be / must not be painful, too. Well, | certainly won't try that! 2, jason How oldis that kid? She must be / can't be more than five years ol. Peter Yeah, you're right. She must not be / might be about four or ive Jason She's really good. She must play / must be playing every day for hours and hours. Peter She makes it look so easy, too. | wonder what her parents think. They could be / must be so proud. Jason. Yeah, she could be / can't be the youngest professional piano player in the world. About you [Think of someone you know who is not in the room with you now. Answer the questions about him or her using must, may, might, could, or can’t 4, Where do you think he or she is right now? the golf course, He can't be at work __ 2, What doyou think he or she is doing? 3, How do you think he or she is feeling? 4 What do you think he or she is wearing? 5, Who do you think he or she is with? 4, What do you think he or she is thinking about right now?A. Write the adjective for each definition. You can check your answers in a dictionary. Then use the letters in the boxes to answer the question below. Greatly surprised Upset or not pleased Makes you feel excited Inritating Not interesting Not expected or normal 7. Frightening How might you feel the first time you try something new?_@_ __ B Complete the sentences with the other forms of the adjectives in part A. ‘Someone who upsets you or makes you slightly angry is__annoying. If someone gives you a present for no reason, you might be Ifyou have nothing to do, you might feel When you're very afraid of something, you might feel ‘Someone who learns to speak six or seven languages is truly When you're going to do something fun, you are about it. When you can't remember a word in English, you probably feelinpossos Good news, bad news BelConpee the emails. Use the correct forms ofthe adectives. Iimso_excited_(excte, Remember the short story | wrote for English class last mont? Wel, my teaches sentt fo @ competion, and guess what? It won fist prize! The judges sai {etre knew my teacher was (please) with my work. She said my story was fscnate), But | never thought she would enter tin a competi! | was totaly (shook) when shetold me, And all my classmates were totaly {eelous). What's new and exciting with you? ‘Shakira Congratulations! | wish | had (excite) news for you, too, but | don't. Unfortunately, | falled my Give’ test last week. | was really ___(disappoint). It's just s (embarrass) - it's the third time Ive falled the test. The driving instructor told me to make a right-hand turn, and | turned left instead. | quess | got altle_(confuse]. | could tel the instructor was really (annoy) with me! My dad told me not to get (frustrate). He said he failed his driver's test five times 2 ed, but I'm starting to get _{worry). Well, talk to you later. About you How would you feel in these situations? Complete the sentences with true information. 4. You fala test that you have studied very hard for. Iwould feel disappointed if| failed a test that | thought | was prepared for Itmightbe embarrassing if my friends found out 2. Yourfriend doesn’t show up for a date. Iwould get Imight fet 3. You are home alone during a storm. might feet__ Iteould be 4, Someone is telling you a story you've already heard ten times. Inight fel Iwould probably thinkBB ie-mee a You must be excited. ‘2ti22 | Complete the responses in the conversations to show understanding. Use must be and an adjective. 1 {rm tearning how to design a website ) (eat st be hard 2. (My brother always takes my stuf, (That 2, (Testy wat and credit cards atthe mal) [You 4. [Fmngoingio climb Mount Ranier next month) (You s (Laantwin the poy cones.) (You 6, (Wyexboytiendis dating my best end) (That Vv a Explanations { Complete the conversation with you see or / see, or leave a blank where neither one is appropriate. Walt Hi, Reg. 'm somry'm late. | didn’t hear my alarm. You see, |was working on my report until about 3:30 this morning. Un-huh, __. So, wll itbe ready for the meeting with the boss? Yes. | just have to make some copies, What time is the meeting? Welt, itwas at 1:00, but the boss called me about half an hour ago, and i's now at 2:30. She’s meeting someone for lunch, _____, and she has to leave at 11:30 Oh, Well, at least it’s all done now, and you can relax. So, | guess | didn’t have to rush.impressions a a An author in Paris ‘Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Use each expression twice. see thatmustbe youmustbe you see Aina Hey, Omar. | hear you're going away for a while. Where to? Omar Yeah, I'm leaving for Paris next week. Akina You're kidding! Wow, you must be excited! Omar 1am, I've never been there before. , I'm going to do some research for my next book. That's always the best part - the research. Akina bet _____fun. So, what's your book about? Omar It's love story, of course. Akina ___. Uh... can you share any details yet? Omar | guess. Hmm... let's see. It's about a young girl who goes to visita friend in Paris. And well, you know, she meets a mysterious young man, they fallin love, and lots ofthings happen. Really? What kind of things? ‘Omar Well, |don’twant to say yet. ___, | want to keep the details a surprise. Akina understand. But, gosh, __ hard. | can never keep secrets, Omar iknow what you mean. It's difficult sometimes, ‘Akina So, tell me what else you're doing in Paris Omar Oh. 'm going to read from my last novel at an English-language bookstore. Akina Great! pleased about that. Will you be nervous? (Omar No, not at al. 've done it several times. It's part of the job of being a writer. Akina ___.. Well, have a wonderful trip. Good luck with your research ‘Omar Thanks. ll tell you all about it when I get back. 87Making an impression a Child prodigies seosine| A. Read the article. What does “child prodigy” mean? Lisomeone under the age of 15 CHILD PRODIGIES: Nature or Nurture? Mozart wrote his frst minust at age six. Celist J Yo-Yo Ma first perforred in pubic atthe age of { ‘ve. Wiliam James Sicis read Homer in Greek at Hage four and was the youngest person ever to fp eter anerd Unter at 1, Usain cess | layer Sergey Karjakin became the youngest r international grand master at 12. Pablo Picasso first publicly exhibited his paintings at age 13. Fine 2petence anormal cisneod, ten W because its dificult for them to make frends, and they suffer socially, Some genius children even have mental breakdowns at an early age, and ited child athletes or musicians can be Ie Many parents may hope for a genius child, but there can be a price to pay. Some child prodigies ee psychological problems (paragraph 2) ____ talented; exceptional (paragraph 3) __ Interesting; encouraging you to leam (paragraph a 1. Who's the youngest prodigy mentioned in the arti Ca chitd with a special talent Find a word or expression in the article for each meaning below. g0 to, or be present at (a place or an event) (paragraph 1) _attend_ Read the article again. Then answer the questions. What are three disadvantages of being a child prodigy? What problems do some gifted children have with school? How do some parents help their gifted children develop? Dla child who is famous mm We often hear stories of parents who push their children too hard. However, some experts say that for the most part, "pushy parent” is an unfair labet Parents don't push prodigies, prodigios push parents. Many gifted children quickly become bored with school and homework that is too easy For these kids, school is frustrating, and they risk losing interest init altogether. It's better to allow these children to skip grades, experts say, than to let them become disappointed in school ‘Are prodigies born, or are they created? The short ‘angwer is: we don't know. Certainly, many parents Of gifted children provide a stimulating environment They read to their children at an early age, take them to museums and concerts, and give them a lot of independence. But experts advise parents, not to be disappointed if their child isn't an early genius, Mozart was a child prodigy; Ei Tot. But the world is stil amazed by them both. aE 4) cle?impressions My child is a prodigy! ting] A. Read the letter from a parent to a school principal. Circle the expressions that give impressions or opinions. Underline the statements that are stated as fact. =MT = Dear Dr Evans, My child is enrolled in your school (believe thabhe isa very gifted student, and | feel that he is bored in his classes. It seems to me that he is becoming increasingly frustrated andl anxious because he has lost interest in school. Last year he was the top studentin his class, but: this ‘year his grades are sipping, My Impression Is that: he needs to take more difficult classes. In my pinion, he is not finding his current:classes challenging enough. Can you help? Sincerely Marsha Taylor | B Write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper about one of the topics below or your own idea. Use the expressions from part A. ‘© There aren’t enough leisure facilities for local teens. ‘+ Weneed healthier food options in schools. © There's too much litter on city streets. Ocoee trad SUSUR EMC VT UO Rm ce) ee eee Pier ee eae ne ee eee ere eae ee ea em cE omething and / see to show | understand. SOC ayIn the news Lesson A cal news a And now, the news... rammar Complete the news reports. Use the simple past passive. 1. Newtown Park train station _was closed (close) this morning after a bag. (find) on a train, Several trains : (delay), and some ___ (cancel). The bag_________(remove) from the station. and (search). Police said later that the bag was full of clothes. The train station ___ (reopen) after two hours. Awoman____(rescue) earlier toda after she climbed onto her roof to repair her chimney. Firefighters __ (cal0 tot scene after neighbors heard the woman shout for help. Fortunately, the woman _ (not hurt), but she (take) tothe local hospital and ___(release) ll this afternoon, 3. The National Museum toreakinto) last night, and three valuable paintings _ (steal). The area around the museum __(close of) following the incident, and bystanders (interview). Police are now looking for two young, menwho___(see) nearby.mi More news wns Rewrite the sentences using the simple past passive. They delayed the game fortwo hours. The game was delayed for two hours. _ Someone stole a ring from an exhibit. 3. They canceled the rock concert. | Awoman found a wallet on a bus. . They took two people to the hospital . Someone rescued a man from a fire. What happened? «|lookat the picture, What do you think happened? Write a news report. Use the verbs inthe boxor your own ideas. Use the simple past passive, Be creative with your fats! break into close find hurt open rob steal take News Report: Stolen Goods! A downtown jewelry stare was robbed yesterday.a All kinds of weather vocals | Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. aftershocks floods hurricane rains tornado earthquake hailstorm lightning thunderstorm —_winds The region was hit by heavy _rains _ Farmers say their crops were badly damaged earlier today. Several roads were closed by the ice from a freak that because of flash passed through the area today. Parts of the country were damaged by a 4. Aitports were closed today due to __ yesterday. —___Albert. Flights were canceled because of strong. and rain The area was hit yesterday by a major 6. Electricity throughout the city was disrupted _______, measuring 5.6 on the by thunder and from a seve Richter scale. were felt throughout the areaWhat was the cause? Look at each pair of pictures. What caused the damage? Write a sentence using the given word and by. A fire was started by a candle Inthe news |[Rewrite the sentences using the simple past passive and the adverb given. 4, The fire damaged the building. (partially) The building was partially damaged by the fire. The som disrupted train services. (temporarily) Flash foods damaged several houses in the area. (badly) Awildfire injured three firefighters. (seriously) 3. Atomado destroyed a small farm. (completely)Did you hear a News travels fast! onyersete"| Complete the conversation with the expressions in the box. Use each expression only once. did I tell you guess what you know did you hear about “have you heard you know what Don _Have you heard the news about Henry? Nadia No, What happened to him? Don well, he goes mountain, biking, right? Nadia Yes. 've seen him on his bike a lot. Don Well, he went out biking yesterday, and 7 He was in the mountains during that big thunderstorm in the afternoon. He had to sit under a tree to avoid the lightning. ... Nadia Under a tree? 2 That's really dangerous. Don itis? Nadia Oh,yeah,__those golfers who were hit by lightning under a tree? Don No. Oh, that’s awful. Nadia Yeah, They were taken to the hospital and everything. But amazingly, they were OK. Don That was lucky. By the way, about my car? The roof was damaged in that storm, too. It was hit by the hailstones. a About you Conon write sentences Introducing some news. Use true information, 1, You know my friend Callie? She got 4 new laptop for her birthday (good news abouts fiend) 2, Ton rene about ou (Dad news about oc sports ean) ‘jews about the cal weate ‘Grerestng news about your Tver aclor or nae ‘pews about a amily member Tews aout another aTin the news a The funny thing was... (2 | Circle the best way to complete each sentence. 1. Ilost my bag last week, and then | found it outside my dorm room. The funny thing was, everything was stolen /@othing was stolen). Thieves broke into my car last week, and the worst thing was, they took my favorite bag / the inside of the car was completely cleaned. . Some neighbors of ours got married last month, and the weird thing is, they didn't tell anyone about it / we all had a great time. |. We had a great weekend at the beach. The best thing was, the water was so warm / it rained. 5. That movie was incredible. The only thing was, the ending was the best / the ending was disappointing. 3. We went out for dinner last night, and the food was terrible. The other thing was, the waiters were helpful / it was really expensive, The whole story lsrotete te conversation wth the expressions inthe box. Diditellyour The best thing is, (Didyouhear The funny things, 4, A Did you hear _ about the new vacation schedule? B No, | didn’t. What about it? A We get an extra week of vacation. B Great! A the extra week is in February, That means we can plan a nice, long ski vacation! LA — _There was a small fire at school yesterday. B Really? Where? A Itwas in the science lab. Some students were doing. ‘an experiment, and it exploded B Ihope no one was hurt A Everyone is fine, ___the students allgot A's!Lesson D a Only the news that interests you aXe eLy essing | A. Read the article. Which news sources do young people use? CHANGING SOURCES OF NEWS: Far fewer people, especially the young, get their news from traditional news sources (ether print or television), aocording tothe most recent surveys Instead, they are geting news from online sources and social networking sites, using their cell phones, tablets, and other mobile devices In just two years the ‘numberof people who get news from social networks doubled, and now about a third of young readers get their news this way. Although half of all Americans still watch TV to keep up with events only 28% of people between the ages of 18 and 29 do so. This use of social networks for news can be sen in Europe also. One in five people in the United Kingtiom, and 43% of young people, get their nows from the most popular social networking and icroblogging sites, According to a recent study in Spain, three-quarters ofthe people between the ages of 16 and 30 got their news from a social networking site as compared to only 28% from newspapers The addition of these news channels may contribute to “news fatigue.” ora feeling of being overloaded with news. A study that was conducted by the University of Texas found that the way we get the news affects whether we feel information overload. People who got their news from computers and tablets were much more likely to feel overloaded, while people who got their news from TV or tead it on their cell phone were less likely to experience this. The study showed that reading the same news on a computer was felt to bbe more tiring than reading it on a phone, perhaps | because options seem more limited on a phone, | and so more manageable, People on computers and tablets usually see many more links than people who use phone apps. News organizations have adapted their news presentation style to try to prevent or reduce news fatigue. Some provide news in three forms: breaking headlines, short present-tense stories, and links to longer stories. By cutting down the number of headline updates, they also hope to reduce news fatigue B Read the article again. Circle the best alternatives to complete the sentences. 1 The author suggests in the article that young people and older people 2. get news the same way often get their news from different sources One news source that is growing in popularity is. a. microblogging sites b. television news Three out of four young people get their news from social networks in 2. Spain b, the United States People who get their news on computers are more likely to be overloaded than If they get their news on a. tablets b. smartphones One way that people get news fatigue is by reading too many 2. headline updates b. longer stories,ee UNIT 2 | News survey JA Read the survey. Then complete the article betow with the expressions in the box. Pees almost “halt majority 1, Doyouread the Barnesville News every day? Yes 49% No 51% 2, What's you favorite section? Weather o% Local = 9% none Sports ie 10% out of Arts: ee 20% 20% enti TT °°, Travel ' 2% ‘About half of the people we surveyed read the Barnesville News every day. The of Bamesille News readers prefer the international section. Only one _ten readers chose the sports section as their favorite 10% of readers enjoy the local section, while of them are interested in the arts section. of them chose the weather as their favorite B How many of your friends read a local or national news website? Write a paragraph like the one in part A to show the statistics. ee ae ee ee eet VEL TO Wa a Ceo Erreur CRORE) ena) Re ces Pea) GCs Ene) ene se ord Oe ALL eR aca Onesr a The top 500 spoken words This is a list of the top 500 words in spoken North American English. It is based on a sample of four and a half million words of conversation from the Cambridge International Corpus. The most frequent word, J,is at the top of the list. 11 40. really 79. see 2. and 41. with 80. how 3. the 42, he 81. they're 4. you 43, one 82. kind 5. uh 44, are 83. here 6. to 45. this 84. from Za 46. there 85. did 8. that 47. Vm 86. something 9. it 48. all 87. too 10. of 49. if 88. more 11. yeah 50. no 89. very 12. know 51. get 90. want 13. in 52. about 91. little 14. like 53. at 92. been 15. they 54. out 93. things 16. have 55. had 94, an 17. 50 56. then 95. you're 18. was 57. because 96. said 19. but 58. go 97. there's 20. is 59. up 98. Ive 2. it’s 60. she 99. much 22. we 61. when 100. where 23. huh 62. them 101. two 24, just 63. can 102. thing 25. oh 64. would 103. her 2. do 65. as 104. didn’t 27. don't 66. me 105. other 28. that's 67. mean 106. say 29. well 68. some 107. back 30. for 69. good 108. could 31. what 70. got 109. their 32. on 71. 0K 110. our 33. think 72. people 111. guess 34, right 73. now 112. yes 35, not 74. going 113. way 36. um 75. were 114, has 37. or 76. lot 115. down 38, my 77. your 116. we're 39. be 78. time 117. anya The top 500 spoken words 118. he's 161. five 204. sort 119. work 162. always 205. great 120. take 163. school 206. bad 121, even 164. look 207. we've 122, those 165. stil 208. another 123. over 166. around 209. car 124, probably 167. anything 210. true 125. him 168. kids 211. whole 126. who 169. first 212. whatever 127. put 170. does 213. twenty 128. years 171. need 214. after 129. sure 172. us 215. ever 130. can’t 173. should 216. find 131. pretty 174, talking 217. care 132, gonna 175. last 218. better 133. stuff 176. thought 219. hard 134. come 177. doesn't 220. haven't 135. these 178. different 221. trying 136. by 179. money 222. give 137. into 180. long 223. Vd 138. went 181. used 224. problem 139. make 182. getting 225. else 140. than 183. same 226. remember 141. year 184. four 227. might 142. three 185. every 228. again 143. which 186. new 229. pay 144. home 187. everything 230. try 145. will 188. many 231. place | 146. nice 189. before 232. part 4147, never 190. though 233. let 148. only 191. most 234. keep 149. his 192. tell 235. children 150. doing 193. being 236, anyway 151. cause 194, bit 237. came 152. off 195. house 238. six 153. rl 196. also 239. family 154, maybe 197. use 240. wasn’t 155. real 198. through 241. talk 156. why 19. feel 242, made 157. big 200. course 243. hundred 158. actually 201. what's 244. night 159. she's 202. old 245. call 160. day 203. done 246. sayinga The top 500 spoken words 247 248. 249. 250. 251 252, 253 254, 255. 256. 257. 258 259, 260. 2611 262. 263. 264. 265. 266, 267. 268. 269. 210. m 272 273, 24, 276. 216. 27 278. 279. 280. 281. 282, 283, 284. 285 286. 287. 288 289. dollars tive away either read having far watch week mhm quite enough next couple wouldn't ten interesting sometimes bye seems heard goes called point ago while fact once wanted isn't start high somebody let's times ayy area fun they've you've 290. 291 292, 293, 294 295, 296. 297 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304. 308. 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, ant 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321 322, 323, 324, 325, 326. 327, 328, 329, 330, 331 332, started job says play usually wow exactly took few child thirty buy person working half looking someone coming eight love everybody able we'll life may both type end least told saw college ones almost since days couldn't gets guys god country wait yet 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341 342, 343 344 345, 346, 347, 348. 349, 350, 351 352 353, 354, 355, 356. 357, 358, 359, 360. 361 362. 363, 364, 365. 366 367, 368 369. 370 at 372, 373, 374, believe thinking funny state until husband idea name seven together each hear help nothing parents room today makes stay mom sounds change understand such gone system comes thank show thousand left friends already eat small boy world best water myself= The top 500 spoken words 376. they'll 418. company 460. sorry 377. won't 419. friend 461. living 378, movie 420. set 462. drive 379. cool 421. minutes 463. outside | 380. news 422. morning 464. bring } 381. number 423. between 465. easy ! 382. man 424, music 466. stop 383. basically 425. close 467. percent 384. nine 426. leave 468. hand | 385. enjoy 427. wife 469. gosh 386. bought 428. knew 470. top 387. whether 429. pick 471. cut 388, especially 430. important 472. computer 389. taking 431, ask 473, tried 390. sit 432. hour 474, gotten 391. book 433. deal 475. mind 392. fifty 434, mine 476. business 393. months 435. reason 477. anybody 394. women 436. credit 478. takes 395. month 437. dog 479. aren't 396. found 438. group 480. question 397. side 439. turn 481. rather 398. food 440. making 482. twelve 399. looks 441. American 483. phone 400. summer 442. weeks 484, program 401. hmm 443. certain 485. without 402. fine 444, less 486, moved 403. hey 445. must 487. gave 404. student 446. dad 488. yep 405. agree 447. during 489. case 406. mother 448. lived 490. looked 407. problems 449. forty 491. certainly 408. city 450. air 492. talked 409. second 451. government 493. beautiful 410. definitely 452. eighty 494, catd 411. spend 453. wonderful 495. walk 412. happened 454. seem 496. married 413. hours 455. wrong. 497. anymore 414. war 456. young 498. you'll 415. matter 457. places 499. middle 416. supposed 458. girl 500. tax 417. worked 459. happen