Vocabulary Introduction Tell us what you think is important in a best friend. 1) AAcK Wel to be supported by a best rind when havea problem and expect th to lieing to sme. alzo don't want to have to for being me! BY QUEEN age A god end shoul i puting up wth the bad side of my personaly. They shoul also be honest and me against doing things they dont thnk ae good, And thay shoul A me odo tings they think ae good, even i 1 nto do ther "MATE365.Good point. A best friend doesnt BBE t be Your fend ony when things are going wl. They shld aways, be there when you need them! 1 SPEAKING Work inpairs. Read the forum posts and discuss ‘the opinions. Do you agree with them? Think of two more ‘things that are important in a best friend. 2 Match the highlighted verb verb patterns below. 1 verb + ing form 2 verb + infinitive 3 verb + object + infinitive 4 verb + object + preposition + ing form 5 verb + preposition + ing form ‘the forum posts with the 3 Choose the correct form to complete the sentences. 1 Jack admitted to copy / copying the test 2. Amy hopes to study / studying medicine 3. We rally enjoyed to visit / visiting the exhibition together. 4 agreed to go / going to help him with his homework. 5. Mark encouraged me to apply / applying for the summer job, 6 They praised him forto volunteer / volunteering. 4 VOCABULARY Match the verbs below with the verb patterns in exercise 2. Then add the verbs from exercise 3 Verb patterns accuse afford beg blame deny endup insist on keep manage mention offer persuade promise propose remind tell thank for think wonder about Introduction Friends Ican talk about friends and friendship. 5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs, below. accuse apologise ask ‘Max Hi Lily. You look abit anxious. What's the matter? Lily Well! was" of going to Amy's, but she's Just texted me to say she's busy all weekend. | think she’s angry with me, insist remind think ‘Max Why? Ithought you were good friends. Lily Weare, butshe? me to go out with her last Saturday and |? her about Monday's maths exam and said we should stay in and study. ‘Max That seems reasonable. So what's the problem? Lily Well she ‘on going out and of course she didn’t study. She didn't do well in the exam and now she's* me of being a bad friend because | didn’t stop her from going out! ‘Max That's really unfair! She should be ashamed of herself In my opinion, she should © for being so Unreasonable! 6 Find adjectives in the dialogue that correspond with these nouns: anger, anxiety, shame. 'B* Vocabulary Builder Word families: page 17 7 SPEAKING Work n pairs. Do you think Amy is right to be ‘annoyed with Lily? What would you do in a situation ike this? LEARN THIS! Verbs followed by the infinitive or -ing 1 Some verbs are followed by either the infinitive or-ing form of a verb without any change in meaning 2 Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are followed by an infinitive or an~ing form. 8 Read the Learn this! box. Put the verbs below into the correct {group (Vor?) in the Learn this! box. stop ty forget goon like prefer remember start 9 Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the sentences, Sometimes both answers are correct. 1 | don’t like to go / going to discos. 2 Did you remember to tell / telling Ewan about the party? 3 | tried not to laugh /laughing, but | couldn't stop myself. 4 Anna told me about herholidays; then she went on totalk / talking about life at university, 5 We continued to play / playing video games until midnight. 6 Itstarted to rain /raining as soon as we got tothe tennis court 10 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Tell your partner about something you did recently, Use verbs from this lesson.Grammar Present and future tenses 1. SPEAKING Workin paits. Look at thelist of annoying habits. Which annoy you the most? Which do you do? Someone who © chects their moble phone al the tm artves ate when meeting friends «© srterrupts people athe tine. ‘borrows things, bt never returns them talks about himcelfhersett Read and listen to the dialogue. Which of the faults in exercise 1 does Andy complain about? Do you agree with the advice Jessica gives Andy? Why? / Why not? Jessica Hi, Andy. You don''t seem too happy! Andy Obits Tom. | know he's friend, but he can be really annoying sometimes. Jessica What do you mean? Andy Well, he never asks about what I'm doing. H@S always tallinglabOoUtiB|ifé and what he's going to do, but he doesn't care about anyone else! Jessica Yes, Ive noticed that heen takes a interes ‘theripeople. Are you going todo anything about it? Andy What can! do? That's the personality he's got Jessica *Nexttinie oUlSee him, tll him that it annoys you {tel him ifyou want because it irtates me too! Andy Perhaps | should, because hisatitude is realy putting me off him. \Phe can't change his behaviour, then Icon't see how we can stay friends * Our first lesson tomorrow is English 'l speak to him then Jessica Good idea. If he's relly a good friend, he won't get angry. Andy Well thanks foryour advice. "RBA OGRE tHistevening andit looks ike its going to rain so 'd better go home and pick up my waterproofs. See you. Jessica OK. Good luck with Tom! 3 Read the Lcarn this! box. Match the highlighted sentences (1-1 in exercise 2with the structures (@-g). LEARIN THIS! Present simple and continuous We use the present simple: a forhabits and routines, b fora permanent situation or fact. « for timetables and schedules. d in future time clauses after when, as soon as, after, etc (or (the) next time, etc. We use the present continuous: «for something happening now or about now. for describing annoying behaviour with always. g for future arrangements. 4 Find more examples of the present simple and continuous ‘the dialogue in exercise 2. Match them with the uses in the Learn this! box. I can use different tenses to talk about the present and future. 5 Complete the text with the correct present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets. More than one answer may be possible. | frequently " {text) my friends on my mobile phone, but I'm not like some people who® ‘even when they {always use) their phones, (go out) with friends. 1 (use) it at the moment because I* (revise) with some friends tomorrow (our exams * (start) on Monday) and we” to decide where to meet. Texting * (help) you organise your life, but shouldn't dominate it try) ‘b> Grammar Builder 1 page 122 6 Read the Learn this! box. Complete the rules with will or {going to. Use the underlined examples from the dialogue in exercise 2 to help you. LEARN THIS! will and going to For predictions, we use: ‘when itis based on what we can see or hear. b when itis based on what we know or is just a guess For plans, we use: « when we have already decided what to do, d___when we decide what to do at the moment of speaking. e We use to make offers and promises. ‘Bo Grammar Builder12 page 122 7 Read the questions. Which present and future tenses would you use to answer each one? 1 What habits do you have that might annoy people? 2. What do you do if someone has habits that are annoying? 3. What social arrangements have you made for the next few days? 4 What events in school do you predict for the coming year? 5. What plans do you have for the next schoo! holiday? 8 SPEAKING Workin pairs. Ask and answer the questions inexercise7. introduction CE