NEW Challenges UU CM CLR ree: | 2 AUDIO. CD. RCI PEARSONA Back to School B Good Advice Get Ready 7 1. Vocabulary and Grammar 8 2 Skills 10 3 Communication R Reading Corner 1 14 Language Check 1 16 Coreen cry Get Ready W 4 Vocabulary and Grammar 8 5 Skills 20 6 Communication 22 Writing Challenge 1 24 Understanding Grammar 25 language Check 2 26 CEM nah Get Ready 27 7 Vocabulary and Grammar 28 8 Skills 30 9 Communication 2 Reading Comer 2 4 { Janguage Check 3 36) Get Ready 37 10 Vocabulary and Grammar 38 11 Skills 40 12 Communication a Writing Challenge 2 “4 Understanding Grammar 45 Language Check 4 46 pee rerierrs “) emer Get Ready 47 13. Vocabulary and Grammar 48 14 Skills 50 15 Communication 52 Reading Corner 3 54 Language Check 5 56 meee ecu Get Ready 57 16 Vocabulary and Grammar 58 17 Skills 60, 18 Communication 62 Writing Challenge 3 6 | Understanding Grammar 65 \ Language Check 6 66 Get Ready 67 19 Vocabulary and Grammar 68 20. skills 70 21 Communication n Reading Corner 4 74 Language Check 7 7% Get Ready 7 22 Vocabulary and Grammar 7 23 skills 80 24 Communication 82 Writing Challenge 4 84 Understanding Grammar 85 Language Check 8 86 Word list 87 Grammar Reference and Practice Exercises. 91 Grammar Reference - Key 110Back to School Vocabulary: School Events 1. Read the descriptions of school events. Match the words from Aand B and write the names of the events, A careers class end-o-term mock parents’ sports B day disco exams evening fair picnic A dance just before the holidays start. end -of-term disco 2) Atime to get information about future jobs. Important tests to practice for the real thing, 4 Races and games for students and sometimes teachers, ___ Eating and drinking outside, sometimes in the countryside. 6 When your mum and dad find out about your progress. fists 2. What are the people talking about? Complete the words. We had a great time. | was ready for a break after the first weeks of term. alf-term holilay ia 2- Itwas awful. Nobody danced with me all 3 | enjoyed it. We learned a lot about the area we visited 4 tt wasn't brilliant. The band didn’t play very well. c 5 They were hard, so | hope I've passed. r= e Your Turn 3 Choose five events from Exercises 1 and 2 that happen at your school. Write them in order of preference (1= favourite),Grammar: Future Tenses for arrangements, intentions, plans and predictions D> Grammar Reference, page 91 % 4 Choose the correct words. 1 KGa going might go to the school disco. F've already bought tickets. 2. Do you think we get / will get any new teachers next term? 3 Ihaven't decided about the holidays but 1 will / may go and stay with my grandparents 4 I think sports day going to be / will be fun ‘this year. 5 I'm not sure about my future career but | will / might go into teaching. 6 She got brilliant marks in her mocks, She's possing / going to pass her public exams. 7 We've going / will go on a study trip to York ‘on 17th May. We haven't got plans for the end of term but ‘we might go / are going on a picnic. 9 The tickets have arrived. We've going / 1 go to Paris next week! 10 We won't go / aren't going to the concert now. It’s been cancelled Yete 5 Find and correct one mistake in each sentence. might study 1 might te-stidy Spanish or Italian next year. 2 In the future, | think students will be study at home on computers. 3 Don't forget we will go to the school prom fon Saturday — it’s all arranged. 4 I've always been sure about my future career =I might be a doctar. 5 I've no idea about the holidays ~ I'm going to get a part-time job, | suppose. 6 My teacher thinks we will all passing the Maths exam. 7 My brother has decided at last - he will be avet. 8 What you going to do after the exams? 9 Ican’t come to the cinema with you. I'll go to my dance class. 2ete © Complete the dialogues with the verbs in the boxes. There are two extra verbs. ‘Iineed might stay are--doing “‘m not going to pass ‘re going will go A What! are you _dbing _ in the holidays? B_ I'mnot sure yet.1?___ at home. ‘A. That's boring, We >___ camping. You can come with us B_ Thanks but | think | 4 to be here to revise. 15 the end-of-term exams. ‘re going to have will be ‘m not going ‘shaving ‘have might come Ad to the class picnic on Sunday. tt sounds a bit boring, B_ No, I think it? fun, We & loads of activities, not just eating and drinking, A Min, I'm not sure, 12 if there's nothing else to do, B Don't be so boring. Come with us and you ___agreat time. Your Turn Write true sentences. Use will / won't, may / might or be going to. 11 / study in the USA 2 my dad / come to the next parents’ evening 3 my best friend / be in the same class next terin 4 my friends and I study English next year 5 my school / organise a sports day soon 6 1/ train to be an actor 7 my family / go skiing this wintera | Good Advice Grammar; Future and unreal conditionals > Grammar Reference, page 93 aa 1 Complete the sentences. Choose a) or b). Til help you with your revision if .. a) you will have problems. (B) you have problems. Tf she was in trouble, . a) I'd help her 1b) | helped her If you don't plan your answers in an exam, a) you'd run out of time. b) you'll run out of time. She wouldn't get good marks if a) she worked hard. b) she didn't work hard. Would you learn Chinese if ... a) you could? ) you can? If you don't sleep before an exam, .. a) you'll do well. b) you won't do well. Everyone will be really pleased if .. a) | pass. b) | will pass. Who would you ask if a) you need advice. b) you needed advice. Match the sentence beginnings (1-6) with the endings (af). Complete the endings with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. HL couldn't use the Internet for homework | 4] We'll have a big party My sister will move to London My brother wouldn't study maths If you went to the homework club, If find your notebook, if she _ (get) into university. you (learn) from other students. ' give) it back to you would take \take) a lot longer. he ___ {not have} to. (pass) the exams, 3 Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Angie'is feeling nervous. She's imagining ways of dealing with the exams. If 1 '_broke (break) my leg, 12 (not be able) to go. If the teacher (lose) the exam papers, there |_(not be) an exam, 15 (know) all the answers if | §____ {have} a photographie memory. Eddie is feeling confident, He planning ways: of dealing with the exams. II? — (go) to bed early, 18_ — (feel) good in the mornings. If 1°__ (make) notes, it™ (be) easier to revise. 1 (be able) to organise my revision if 1 (make) a plan. Your Turn 4 Complete the sentences to make them true for you. 1s If | had an exam tomorrow, 2 if there’s a party at the end of term, 3° If my friends needed help, 4. If my favourite sports team wins, 5 IF I didn’t go to school every day, 6 If thavea free weekend, 7 If we get a lot of homework this weekend, & If | didn’t learn English,Get Ready the words in the box. phone service Find the odd one out, landline mobile phone cellphone elegraph> blog sign language email instant messaging 3 texting SMS messages body language mobile phone body language sign language 5 netbook — smart phone tablet intranet Listening Vocabulary: Communication 1 Complete the forms of communication with blog conversation language language messages messaging network phone 1 body language 6 postal 2 face toface 7 computer 3 mobile aE: 8 SMS 4° instant 9 smart 5 sign 10. micro: 2 1 4 netbook — face to face conversation 3 istento three teenagers. Which form of communication is most important to them? Choose the correct pictures, a), bj or c). - IG | 9 2 Nick a) 3 Susie a) Your Turn 4 Complete the questionnaire. when you want to. give someone bad news? If] S contact a friend quickly? ive news to all your friends at the same time? say thank you for a present? ask your friend to lend you some money? tell your parents you are going to be home late? = © >» %, = & @ A 4 Bs OO & Ml 08g 8& 3 | Vocabulary and Grammar Vocabulary: Animal communication Choose the correct words. Animals giveGignalsy noise to commu What does a frog's call mean / tell? ‘What is the dog trying to say / tell us? Wausuna o ‘Grammar: Present tenses review J Grammar Reference, page 94 sk 2 Complete the sentences with the ‘correct form of the verbs in brackets, Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous. People are getting (get) more and more interested in animal communication. Listen! The birds (sing) 3712 (do) a project on animal communication at the moment. Dolphins (communicate) by sending sound waves through water. Scientists (understand) a lot about animal communication. Our dog always (bark) when there is someone at the door. A zoologist is talking about her work. Cross out the time expressions that are not possible. 1 I've been interested in animals for years | when-twas-e-chitd / all my life. We'te doing some research on animal communication now / at the moment / every day. We travel abroad at the moment / twice a year | every year. We observe the animals in the wild every day | now J once a week We've taken hundreds of photos this ‘month | always | already. ‘haven't published any articles yet / never | up till now. ‘The dog barked to give the police a warning | wave. Loud sounds / noise in towns is interfering with birdsong. Bats can say / receive sounds that peaple can't. Animals can identify | communicate each other by smell, ‘Why is your dog wagging its trunk / tail? ‘veer 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text, a), b), ¢) or d). The Dr Dolittle Project Dr Dolittle is a character in a children’s book. He '.. animals and he can talk to them. Now scientists from different universities are 7... on the Dr Dolittle Project to try to understand animal communication 3... centuries, people have 4... to teach animals to communicate like humans,’ said Michael Darre from the University of Connecticut. ‘And now we °... “Why don’t we learn the animals’ language?” * In the last three years, scientists on the project ©... sounds from elephants, rhinos, horses, chickens and dolphins. They also ’... the animals’ behaviour and put the data into a computer. African elephants at a theme park in Florida wear microphones to record their calls. 8. night, the scientists take off the microphones and then analyse the information, 1. a) understand b) understanding ¢) has understood @) understa 2 a) working —_b) worked ©) work ) works 3 a) Since b) Now ) For d) Often 4 a) try b) tried ©) trying d) tries 5 a) says b) said ) are saying di) have said 6 a) record bi) record ¢) are recording d) have rec 7 a) film b) are filming) films d) filming 8 a) Since b) Every ¢ last d) ForHi Helen, Sorry | ‘haven't written (not write) for ages. 2 (be) very busy. We 3 (have got) a new pet = an African Grey Parrat called Jim. 14 (attach) a picture of (live) with us for about six (be) three years old and he's very inteligent. We? _____(try) to teach him to talk at the moment. He *_ (understand) a lot of ‘words and he can say some things. When the doorbell rings, he ® __ (say) 'Go away! We're not in! Its really funny, He '__ (not say) my name yet — | think quite difficult to pronounce. He really "___ (like) playing with toys. He 2 (play) with a ball right now. Aisha | him, Hes ‘weeks. He © Complete the questions in an interview with a scientist. Use the words in brackets. “(What / job?) ‘A (bird song / change nowadays?) Whats your job? 5 I'm a zoologist. B Yes, it is. It’s getting louder. “(How long / be / interested in animals?) A (Why / that happen?) aa Giege ee “Since | was a child. B_ Because there's a lot of noise in towns and “What / work on / at the moment?) cities now. The birds have a lot of competition, 3} ese) alae A (How many people / usually / work with?) _ im doing research into bird song. qe us {What do / every day?) B_ There are about six people in my team. BA iss se A (publish / an article / yer) " Lrecord birds in the wild and | analyse their eae cian songs. B__No, we haven't. We've only just started the research. 6 Complete the email with the correct form of Your Turn the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. orc 7 Write questions and true answers. Use the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. 1 you # send / an email now? A Are you sending an email now? B Ne fin not. you / receive a text message / yet today? A B saci aes you / write a lot of emails / at the moment? A B icra you / like communicating / by phone? A B 5 you / ever / use / sign language? A B How many / emails / you / send / every week? A B How often / you / use / instant messaging? ry BVocabulary: Social Networking 1 Match the words 1-6) with the definitions (a-f). 1 social network a) to put information / images on the Internet 2) seuss b) asking someone to become part of your online network 3 post things ©) a website where you connect with other people 4 friend request 4) the most popular place on the Internet 5 most visited site ©) a typical person who goes to a particular website 6 average user f) how you organise your computer to stay safe o Reading 2 Read the text and decide if the statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I). 11 Tara has never joined Facebook, 2 Tara thinks a friend is a person you spend time with in the real world 3. The girl who was bullied didn’t go to school for a long time, 4 Tara never communicates online. 5 Katie doesn’t use Facebook very often 6 All Katie's e-friends are from the same country. 7 Katie uses a false name online. 8 Katie is careful about the images she posts. Tara T know I'm not typical but I'm not very keen on Facebook. I signed up to it last year but I don't go on the site very often. Some people at school say they have hundreds of ‘friends’ but this is silly. How can someone you have never met be your friend? My friends are the people I see every day. They really know me and they really like me. That's the important thing. Talso think these sites can be a bit dangerous. A girl in my class had a lot of problems with online bullying. People were posting nasty comments about her and telling lies. She was very upset and missed a lot of school. Tove my computer and I use it a lot. I email my friends or chat to them online, But then we arrange to meet face to face. You can say a lot more! To network or not to network We ask two teenagers far their opinions of social networking. Katie 1 go on Facebook every day, sometimes several times a day. I love it. It's fun to see what other people are doing and to look at their photos. I have about 250 friends, some of them abroad. I don't care that I won't meet them face to face. We can still enjoy chatting. People say you can have problems with social networking. It’s true that you need to be careful with your security settings. Privacy is important too. I don’t give my real name or my address online. I always use a nickname, I'm also careful about photos. If I want friends from school to have a copy, I send it directly to them, I don't post a lot of pictures of people online. I know the difference between my real friends and e-friends. And I still enjoy communicating online with lots of different people. It's just good fun.Replace the underlined words with the verbs in - the box. out find out about join in with keep up with set up How can | get the information about security ings? at's your favourite way to maintain. ommuni ith your friends? ‘tested the camera to make sure that it works, Choose the correct wards. “1 What time do you usually get@p)/ om in the morning? 2 Where do we get off / up the bus? 1s she going out for / with anyone at the moment? 4 Don't forget to put over / on some suncream at the beach. 5 | put some posters on / up to decorate my room. 6 She has to take care with / of her little brother at weekends. 5 complete the sentences with since or for. ee neBuilde <<" I've been on Facebook for about six months, ‘You haven't sent me an email Christmas. ‘We haven't updated our site ages. } We've had a computer athome ___last year. ‘Our computer has been broken two weeks. 6 You've been on the computer ine —_a'clock this morning, 7 We haven't had any visitors to our site last month. 8 My brother has been on his mobile an hour. Your Turn 6 Complete the questions with the verbs in the box. Then give true answers. find-outabout join in with keep in touch with put on put up_set up 1 What do you use to find out about subjects for homework? 2 How often do you sports and games at school? 3° Have you ever _ a website? 4 Do-you use email or texts to - __ your family? 5 What things did you last ‘on the Internet or on your school intranet? 6 What are your favourite clothes to at the weekend? 7 Write true sentences. Use the Present Perfect. 1 be / a student at my school / for He been a student at my school for three years. 2 not see / my best friend / since 3 live/ in my house / for 4 have / this English book / for 5 not / have a party / since 6 not buy /'a CD / for 7 know / my best friend / since5 Communication Useful Language 1. Choose the correct words. ‘Teacher Listen, everyone. Are we ready Jamie Oh, sir, that's a long *time / Rachel Yes, but we need to be good Rachel Well, don't complain! Teach fo star / starting? Our next concert is in a month, so you need to practise for at least an hour 2a / the day. hour. for the audience. Yes, | know that, er ‘Go / Come on you two, let's get away / back to the music. We've got plenty “of / on songs to choose from. We need to agree with / on our top ten. Any ideas? Jamie | think we should do some traditional songs and some new staff / stuff Teacher Yes, okay, So, let's have some more suggestions 3 Complete the dialogue with the negative questions in ‘the box. There is one extra question. 2 Write the statements as negative ———_—— questions. Didn't we agree on that? Didn’t you see him? | Sentence Builder == Don't you agree? | Don't you remember? 1 Youagree. Don't you-think-se-to0? Don't you agree? Haven't you seen it? 2 We agreed on that. ‘A I think the latest James Bond film is great. i 1Don't you think so, too? 3 You think so, too. oe : BI don't know Sees 2 4 You didn’t know. A ; B__ No, not yet. 'm going on Saturday. Son aie A. But we're playing basketball on Saturday. | told you! 3 B_ No! The match is on Sunday. The coach asked us to change the day. A Oh, yes. That's right. Anyway, it's going to be a difficult match, B Yes, they're a very strong team,ssions: Opinions the correct expressions, a) or b). hink Johnny Depp is a good actor. that’s true. n't you think so? on't think so. . the internet is more interesting than TV. Yes, definitely. gree with you ask me, «- this blog is very good. agree with you. ‘don't think that I don't think so Kings of Leon’s new CD is great. 0, too. } What do you think? "I think the new X-Men film is a bit too long. ‘A I don't think that our team played very well. oe ... a) That's true. b) Don't you agree? 5 Put the words in brackets in the correct order. Add the correct punctuation. ‘A Our school website is a bit boring. "Don't you think so? (you | don’t / so / think) B Yes? agree 1 you J with). Yes, 3 {too / 1 / so / think). We need to update the site. Why don’t we add more information about different students? (do / what / think / you). ‘A Yes, definitely. And if you ask me, we need more photos of the school. BS {think 1/0 / don't) | think photos of the students and teachers are more interesting. 6 _____ definitely / yes). Your Tum Give true responses to the opinions. 1 Football is more exciting than basketball 2 Maths is harder than physics. 3. Rap is better than rock music. 5 American films are better than European films. tening Listen to Fiona and Paul talking about films. Decide if each sentence is correct (C) or incorrect (1) 1 Paul and Fiona agree that the action film wasn't very good. c 2 Fiona prefers seeing films at the cinema to seeing them at home. 3. Paul thinks you can’t watch films with special effects at home. LJ 4 Fiona likes to see films whenever she wants to. 5 Paul isn't interested in the plot of a film, Fiona and Paul agree to go to the ‘cinema together.‘1 Complete the dictionary definition with the words in the box. information newest subject top web 2. Read the five blogs on page 15 quickly. Choose the correct information, a), b) or ¢). The blogs are all about .. a) school. —b) music. «) computers, 3 Read the blogs again. Match the writers (1-5) with the reasons for writing (a-e). 1 Mikey J wants to a) introduce herself. 2 Tk, Tina Sand b) ask for help. Eddie X want to 3 James wants to ) review a CD. 4 Kaylay wants to 4) buy something. 5 Felix wants to e) advertise an event. 4 Read the blogs again. Write the correct names. 1 Miley) and _KayJay _ are musicians 2 ____ disagrees with TK. 3 isn't an experienced blogger. 4 __ wants to meet students who like different types of music. 5 and new single by The Signallers. has had some good news. 7 _____ plays live quite often. like the * S_ Read the blogs again. Are the statements true (1 or false (F}? 1 Mikey | asks for advice in his blog. ta Tina S didn't buy the CD by The Signallers. 3° Students at Eddie X's school don’t like the song ‘Nothing new’. 4° You have to play an instrument to be in James's concert O 5. Kaylay doesn't like being an only child. 6 People are surprised when they find out she plays the drums. 7 Felix wants the concert tickets for his birthday. 8 He tried to buy the tickets online. 6 Choose the correct meaning for these expressions. Blog 1 1 Iwas over the moon. @) | was very happy. Blog 2 2 toring the changes a) to talk to people —_b) to do something by phone different 3 everyone will be in the same boat a) everyone will be) everyone will be in the same situation in trouble Blog 3 4 | wanted to give it a go. a) I wanted to give it up. Blog 4 5 twas a dead loss. a) It was really bad. Blog 5 6 charge me the earth a) say no to me b) | was very tired. b) wanted to try it. bb) It was good fun. b) ask me for a lot of money 7 Answer the questions. Which blog would you like to read again? 2 Whydo you think blogs have become so popular? 3 Imagine your ideal blog. What would it contain?jeve it when | got the letter: | was over the . My parents were really pleased too ping to take me and my mates out for TK Anyone heard the new CD by The Signallers yet? | bought it yes- terday and I haven't stopped playing it yet. My favourite track is ‘Nothing new’ but | think the whole album is | awesome. Tina S You must be joking! | downloaded the album and | listened to it once. | thought it was a dead loss. @ All the tracks sound the same to me. And ‘Nothing new’ is @ good name for that track - really dull Eddie X Chill out, Tinal | heard ‘Nothing new’ on the radio and | thought it was a good pop song. It's Not a6 good as their last: single, but it's catchy. Everyone at: my school is singing it already! @ day Help! it's Thursday already and | have music exam tomorrow. © I'm soaoo nervous put it. ve practised every day for weeks but | feel very confident. | like playing the piano, some of the classical pieces of music are difficult. | hope I don't make any mistakes. a6 anyone out there got any tips for me? By Mikey J, 7.45 a.m. lling all music fans! using the school blog to give you some ormation about a concert we're planning for summer. As you know, our best musicians and singers put on a concert every July, but this ‘year we want to ring the changes a bit. I'd like to include a lot more students and staff. Yes, that an instrument. Anyone can play a tambourine or ap their hands. There'll be lots of rehearsals to help people improve their singing. And it won't bbe just classical music, we're planning jazz, pop and even some rock songs, too. Don’t worry about rehearsals ~ everyone will be in the same boat and it'll be FUN! If you're interested, please contact [email protected] URGENT - CONCERT | TICKETS NEEDED | Does anyone want to sell two tickets for the Keane concert in Mexico City this week? It’s my brother's 18th birthday on the same day and they're his favourite band 1 couldn't get tickets on the Internet, so I need your HELP. If you won’t charge me the earth for the tickets, please email me. Thanks, Felix Hi everyone in the blogosphere. I'm KayJay and I'm from Sydney. I'm new to blogging but | wanted to give it ‘@ go. | suppose you need to know a bit about me. Well, I'm 18 and I'm an only child. That's okay because I've got a lot of mates. The most important thing in my life is music. | play the drums and I'm in a rock band. Yes, 'm a girl drummer lots of people think that's weird! We play gigs about twice a month and we've got loads of fans (most of them are our mates!). If you're ever in Sydney, come and see us. We're called The Leaders. update my blog after our next gig. Hope you like it By KayJay, 3.40 p.m4 Language Check 1 Vocabulary ‘1 Match (1-8) with (a-h). 1 body a) messaging 2 SMS b) phone 3 computer 4) network 4 postal d) language 5 face to face fe) message 6 sign f) service 7 instant 8) language 8 smart h) conversation Ol 2 choose the correct words. tov long dees it take to seb(@)/ tn a webpage? 1 It’s important to keep up / in with changes in technology. 2 My brother never joins / takes in with chatroom discussions. 3. Luse email to make / keep in touch with my friends, 4° I need to find out about / of Australia for a project. 5 Can you give / take care of my animals during the holidays? 6 Keep in touch for / with everyone when you go to the USA. 7 If you bring up / out the subject of exams, she gets upset. 8 Where do we stand / get off the train? Lie Grammar 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present ple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect. animals _make_ (make) B To give warnings or as mating calls. tk. you ever (own) a dog? B No, we ___never (have) a pet 2 A Why the dog _ (bark) now? B Because he think) there is someone at the door. 3A Why you (not write) your blog this week? B Because | (revise) for my exams at the moment. 4A What _animals___ (do) when they are in danger? B They (warn) other animals 5 A Why you (learn) sign language now? B Because | (go) out with a girl who can’t hear Ono 4 Complete the sentences with for or since, They've lived here _ for __ years. 1 You haven't sent me an email ages. 2. She's been in London last month, 3. My brother has been a doctor ten years. 4 Thaven’t seen them the party. 5 Where have you been this morning? is Key Expressions 5 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box. ask definitely Dont so think true A. This blog is great. Don’ you think so? B Yes," . Lots of people have visited it A That's? There's a lot of interesting information on it. The best section is the music review: B think ® , too. And what do you 4 of the advice section? A ifyou® me, some of the advice is a bit silly. But the blog is still good. V5 What's your score? Module 1 Tiss @ I need more @ practice Twisisaiticat @ (Vocabulary ©) ( Grammar © Key Expressions ©) (35feady lary: In the Media the puzzle. Find the mystery word. 1 you answer questions in these ‘crosswords are examples of these information about something that has just happened information about people’s private lives ‘you send these to the editor ‘the titles of newspaper stories ‘word puzzles funny drawings: famous people answer questions in these 10 pieces of writing 11 tips 412. predictions for the future based on the position of planets 413 opinions about new books, CDs, films, etc 14 predictions about the weather N w warnaue 1" 2 are the people talking about? Listening E23 istento the news. Number the items in ‘the correct order. celebrity gossip international news 7 local news ‘weather sports Your Turn 4 Imagine you are going to start a new school magazine. Tick (/) five things you want to put in every edition. TW listings articles cartoons LJ letters [=] puzzles quizzes gossip horoscopes interviews problem page questionnaires sports reports book reviews film reviewsOg Vocabulary and Grammar Vocabulary: In the News 1 Complete the news story with the words in the box. check in flight luggage airport workers Id pack a cleaner saw a snake sleeping under one of the seats. Eva Mitchell said, ‘I couldn't believe my_ ‘eyes. Most people just *__ clothes and ‘sun cream in their bags! I’ve no idea how the snake got there. You can’t animals ona plane, but maybe it got into someone's bag by mistake.’ Eva called security and they ‘caught the snake and took it to a local zoo. Ses 2 Choose the correct words. Man's identity stolen by brother Police 'GffcePD/ offices arrested a man in York for identity theft. This crime is “committed / created all over the world but not wery often by one brother on another. It started when the vietim, Nick Franklin, noticed that he couldn't find documents at home. Fist, my TV and radio Spermit/ licence disappeared. Then | couldn't find my 4drive / driving licence. | wasn't too worried until got a credit card Scost / bill for thousands of pounds. | thought it was a mistake and I didn’t pay it but | got a remember remincler' Weeks later, Mr Franklin found out that his brother used the documents to steal his identity and get a credit card. He spent a total of £15,281 in his brothers name ec ed Grammar: Past tenses review > Grammar Reference, page 96 3 complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous. 1 While we were watching the news, the doorbell (ring). 21 (see) an accident when | (walk) home. 3 The police _ (catch) the thief while he __{try) to escape. 4 While the celebrity couple (make) their latest film, they (get) married. 5 The fire fighters (rescue) the cat when they ____ (put out) the fire. 6 When the prime minister ___ (arrive) hundreds of photographers (wait). A. Read the sentences and answer the questions. ‘YES NO 1 When the news reporter arrived, the crowd had gone. Was the crowd there when the news reporter arrived? v 2 The police said that the thief had been in the building. Has the thief gone? 3 When we turned on the TV, the news had started. Did they see the beginning of the news? 4 The actress drove away when the photographers arrived Was the actress there when the photographers arrived? l 5 When they gave the traffic report on TY, we had already set off. Did they hear the traffic report? lte the texts with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Continuous ast Perfect. Z. Prisoner posts himself to freedom ‘two grandmothers of A prisoner? (put) himself in a big student's purse at 2 raliway Pere eed Gubhtuet ego of Enpland: The bo from a jail in Austria. The man seen (be seen) on security ee (serve) a sentence for robbery when he moments before the theft. zs (escape). He "*_____(make) (find) the student's himself into a parcel and then other prisoners {then # (take) it to the put him onto a lorry. When the lorry ‘police office. Later, while the 4 (ave i disuas tla ue (check) her baa, she Se oer reed) ae eepen). at her pulse the parcel and escaped. _ (disappear). The police said, like to interview these ladies. just (get off) a Newcastle’. Selb ee ee ee Read Story 2 in Exercise 5 again. Number the pictures in Your Turn the correct order. ‘c 7 What had already happened at these times? Write true sentences. 1 get to school yesterday Wher | got to school yesterday iy Friends had already arrived. 2 get up yesterday morning 3 have breakfast yesterday 4 get home yesterday afternoon 5 finish my homework yesterday evening 6 go to bed last night5 | Skills Vocabulary: News and Gossip 1. Match the words (1-6) with the definitions (a-f). 1 spokesperson a) to-set free 2 special correspondent b) 3 press conference very upsetting 4 heart-breaking 4 5 release ed 6 mystery man f) 2. Match the words from A and B and complete the text. = Word Builder == sae A seventeen much- easy. good- brightly- dark- ten- well- well-_never- B known coloured skinned loved minute looking year-old ending going organised 1 Seventeen-year-oll_ actress and singer Lucy Love gave a? press conference yesterday. She was wearing? clothes and a lot of jewellery. Reporters asked her about being criticised for always being late and for being difficult. She said that the ism was 4 and she was tired of it. She added that she always planned everything and she was § = She denied being difficult and said she was very, . ‘One reporter asked her Sbouea eee Ae a et man who was with her at a club. She said that it was __ that she had a = boyfriend, She added that the man at the club was her personal trainer. 3) Match the words to form compound adjectives. 1 four a) star 2) world- b) conditioned 3. long: famous 4 English- d) school 5 five. ) haired 6 after f) metre 7 hard- 8) working 8 air h) speaking 4 Sentence Builder ‘a meeting at which a group or person answers questions from reporters ‘a male who keeps his identity a secret a reporter who writes on a particular subject someone who speaks officially for a person / organisation Rewrite the sentences. —_— — After my dad watched the news, he went to bed. After watching the news, my dad went to bed. Before the actor began the press conference, he refused to talk about his divorce. After we heard the weather forecast, we decided to stay in, Before I read the article, | tried to understand the headline. After Leo finished the article, he wrote a letter to the editor. Before Fiona went to the match, she read a sports magazine. Your Turn Write true sentences with the words. before / go to bed / 1 Before going to bed, | brushed my teeth after / got up / my mum before / do our exams / my friends and | after / do my homework yesterday /1 before / hand in my last project /1 alter / arrive at school today / my friends before / give us a test / our teacherthe text. Choose the correct answers, a), b), ¢) or d), leemeditonaimsihigt age of 13, Kenya Jordana James makes the rest ofthe world 27). |n 2001, she started a magazine called Blackgi. Aimed itcovers history, culture lifestyle and entertainment now has thousands of readers, both subscribers preceve thelr copy at home and people who buy the magazine newsagents. idea forthe 20-page magazine came out of boredom with magazines on sae. ‘I read a lot of publications that all said the thing,’ she explained. Kenya has created a magazine that postive messages to African-American teenagers. she has ed celebrities ike Lauryn Hill, singer with the hip-hop Fugees, and Venus and Serena Wiliams. She has 2iso about a wide range of serious subjects. jirlwas not Kenya's fst business project. She earned $1,200, cakes to her neighbours She used the money she had to develop her plan for the magazine, She also had to find people who would put money into the magazine, as well 3s. ‘At first it was hard, but as you get older, these things easien' she said. has appeared on American TV and this has helped to make ‘more well-known. Not giving up has been the reason for her ss. Children can do anything that they set their mind to’ she With three adults and a team of teenagers working with hes, has clear ideas about her future. I would like to continue magazine, set up a clothes label, and become a midwife and babies’ she explained. Until then, Kenya realises she must tinue to live with her family ‘lam a child and my mum makes ‘sure | lean up my room and I go to school each day. Having a publication is just one thing that | do, she says. a) 4) d d) a) b) GI qd) What does the writer say about Blackgirl magazine? In 2001, it was the only magazine for black teenagers. It has a lot of readers but isn’t very popular with teenagers. It covers a range of subjects and has a lot of readers. Reading magazines makes teenagers lazy. Why did Kenya have the idea for a new magazine? She thought teenagers were boring The other magazines were very repetitive. ‘She was interested in celebrities. She wasn't interested in serious subjects. What does Kenya say about getting money for the magazine? It was difficult at the beginning because she was young. People bought her cakes, but they didn't buy the magazine. She wasn't old enough to borrow money from people. It's eayy to borrow money from advertisers. How does Kenya feel about her future? She wants to live with her family. She wants to give up the magazine. She wants to have children She wants to do lots of different things. Why did the writer write this text? To talk about the media, To describe an inspiring teenager. To give young people advice on money. To describe why teenagers read magazines.o Communication Useful Language 1. Sarah is interviewing Adam for the school magazine. Replace the underlined words with the expressions in the box. acoupleof awful go ahead honestly [mean you know a couple of Sarah Can | ask you ‘one or two questions about the media? Adam Sure, *carry on. Sarah How do you usually Keep up-to-date with the news? Adam Well, | read celebrity magazines. Sarah No, *{m talking about world news ~ the environment, politics. ‘Adam Oh, I'm not very interested in any of that. Sarah There are more important things than celebrities, ‘you understand. ‘You must watch the news sometimes. ‘Adam No, 5m not lying. The news is boring. Sarah Don’t you think young people should be interested in the world? Adam Yes, but | don't have a lot of time, 'm more interested in music and films. Sarah So, you don't take an interest in your own town? Don't you feel “terrible about that? ‘Adam No, not really. Sarah Okay, well, thanks anyway. Key Expressions: Personal News 2 Choose the correct words. Emma_ Hi, Dave. We've just finished the concert. Daye Oh, hi Emma. How did *éverythingy/ all go? Emma_ Not very *bad / well, I'm afraid. Dave Why? What happened? Emma | forgot my words and the drummer dropped his drumsticks. And the guitarist played the wrong song. Tewas a nightmare | awful. Dave I'm sure it wasn't that ‘worse / bad. Emma It was. Honestly, We didn’t have time to practise much before the concert. I'm really nervous about the next performance. Dave I'm “sorry | afraid about that, but don’t worry / worried about it. ll be “better / well next time. Emma_ I hope %so / it.‘Complete the dialogues with the sentences in ‘the box. ‘A Howare-things? B_ Not very well. | just failed my music exam. ‘A Never mind, You can always take it again B Pretty good really. We won the basketball match and I was top scorer. ‘A Great! Well done. B_ Yes, | suppose you're right. A B How's it going? Your Turn 4 imagine the situation. Complete the dialogue. Use the ideas in brackets. Your friend has just won a competition. You have just lost a match. You Hi (name). bis (things)? Friend Great! cai (give reason), You That's fantastic. Congratulations! Friend Thanks. What about you? (going)? You — Not very well, I'm afraid. ee reason). | was awful Friend ____ [that bad) You itwas (nightmare). The other team beat us 5-1 Friend Don't worry about it. (next time) You (hope). Listening 5. tstentothenews report an school radio. Complete the notes. ‘SCHOOL NEWS RADIO REPORT Sport + Under 165 football team beat Greybridge School! 4=2 _ + Captain of gins? six goals Charity Events + Sponsored walk raised = Date of charity concert changed t0: Tickets available from school office. Environmental Projects + Cleaning of area around school was successful * Sign up to help build nature garden at 5 Individual students + Diane Nichols —just passed Grade 7 music exam + Jim Andrews —first inthe ®§ = Su Lee —lead part in The Sound of Music: team scoredMCC [oie Read the email. Write the correct names. tan _ likes acting. plays a musical instrument. has got a new boyfriend, went toa theme park. are going to live in Manchester. N weuNns Choose the best summary for each paragraph in the email. 1a) _news about school b) questions about the other person 2 a) problems the writer has b) the writer's main news: 3. a) finishing off and saying bye b) saying what the writer is doing now 3) Which words are missing from these sentences in the email? Write the sentences in full. 1 Hope you got the part in the school play. 1 hape you got the part in the school play. 2 Just finished my exams, ... 3 Gre but had a great time on all the rides. 5 Looking forward to it ... 6 Well, must go now. 7 Got to start packing up my stuff. were into (line 6) a) check it out (line 8) b) ool (line 9) 9 loads of (line 10) 4) nerd (line 12) @ mates (line 13) f typical (line 16) 8) stuff (line 23) hy U eVanveuna gy Imagine you have an English-speaking pe summaries in Exercise 2 to help you. Use From = [email protected] To [email protected] Subject My news | Hidan 1 Thanks for your email. How did everything go with your audition last weekend? Hope you got the part in the school play. Our school concert went 5 well. T was really nervous but the audience were into the music. There's a review on the orchestra blog - check it out! Life is cool here, Just finished my 10 exams, so I have loads of free time. Great! My sister has got a new boyfriend, I think he’s a bit of a nerd, but she likes him. My mates and I went on a trip to a theme park to celebrate 15 the end of the exams. It rained (typical!) but had a great time on all the rides. Anyway, my big news is that we're moving house soon. Mum has got a job in Manchester, so we're going 20 there in September. Looking forward to it, but I'l miss my friends here. Well, must go naw. Got to start packing up my stuff. Write back soon. Say hi to everyone! 25 Amy Match the informal language from the email (1-8) with the more formal equivalents (ah). a lot of as usual friends have a look enjoyed silly person things good n friend. Write an email to him or her. Use the paragraph an informal style.