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SECOND EDITION ‘ Te eer wl, 3 SRW) “ \ a OF : \ a, Christina Latham-Koenig oO Ao 7h \ ¥ t> = ; Clive Oxenden a » § i — Paul Seligson BS LEVA\YS OXFORD 7 df J iy G simple past of be: was / were VV word formation: paint > painter P sentence stress, GRAMMAR was / were a Read about the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and answer the questions, 1 Whereisit? 2 What can you see there? 3. Whenis it open? 4 How much does it cost? b @A3}) Look ata photo thats in the National Portrait Gallery. Cover the dialogue and listen. Who are the two people in the photo? AA love that photo. Wha are they? B I thinkit's President Ronald Reagan and his, wife Nancy. Let's see. Yes, that's right. ‘A When was he president? B He was president from 1981 to 1989. He was anactor, too, ‘A Really? What movies was he in? B He was in Dark Victory with Bette Davis, a very famous actress in the 1930s and 1940s, He was also in movies with stars lke Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, and Ginger Rogers. A Was Nancy an actress, too? B Yes, she was. They were in armovie together in 1957, A Were Ronald and Nancy happy? B I think they were very happy. They were together all their lives. © Listen again and read the dialogue. Then fill in the blanks. ‘Simple present He is the president. | He Sheisanactress. | She They are happy. _| They Simple past the president. anactress. happy. d_ > p.136 Grammar Bank 7A. Learn more about was| were and practice it. Who was she? she was a famous actress. he National Portrait Gallery has a collection of portraits of famous American men and women from the 17th century to the present day. The portraits are both paintings and photographs, The National Portrait Gallery isin Washington, D.C, a ‘short walk from the National Mall. Itis open daily and admission is free aT EWE] MC)a Gallery PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING sentence stress a @45)) Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm, Iwas ata party. She was born in Mexico. My parents were angry. [lHewasn’t athome. they weren't very happy. When were youborn? Where was the hotel? Was it expensive? No, it wasn’t. Were they at the concert? Yes, they were. 1b 46) Say the sentences in the simple past. ))1mat home. (Iwas at home. ‘© Communication Where were you? A p.103 B p.108, 3 a a READING Look at three more pictures from the National Portrait Gallery. Do you know who the people are or anything about them? b (/47)) Read and listen to three audio guide extracts. Check your answers toa 1) Meriva Monroe was born in Los Angeles, California in 1926. when she was a child, her life was very hard. Her mother was sick, and hherfather wasnt there very much. Marilyn was a factory worker © ‘anda model before she was an actress. Marilyn's three husbands ‘were very important to her during her life. Her first husband was @ sailor, the second was a famous baseball player, oe DiMaggio, and = 4 the last was a famous writer, Arthur Miller. BISA Wilzeh) Disha Ross, and Florence Ballard were bornin the 1940s in Detroit, Michigan. Together they were The Supremes, a pop and soul singing group during the 1960s. All three women were very talented singers. In 1965, the Supremes were the first al female singing group to have a number one album in the US. Their ‘music was popular with everyone—men and women, teens and ‘adults—and itis still popular today. 3) Thomas Edison an inventor and businessman, was born in Ohio in 1647, At13, he was an excellent salesperson selling candy and newspapers to train passengers, Later, he was the inventor of the incandescent light bulb, a movie camera, and the phonograph, Edison was also the owner of many companies, and some of them are in business today, e.g. General Electric. He was the loving husband of two wives—Mary Stillwell (1855-1884) and Mina Miler (1865-1947)—and the father of six children, Read the texts again and answer the questions. 1 Why was Marilyn's life hard when she was a child? b 2 Who were Joe DiMaggio and Arthur Miller? 3. Were there any men in The Supremes? 4 Why is The Supreme's music still popular today? 5 What was Thomas Edison good at when he was a boy? 6 Who was Thomas's second wife? Cover the texts. What can you remember? VOCABULARY word formation Find words in the texts for people made from these words: 1 act (ORactor) 5 sing 2 sail 6 business 3 play 7 design 4 write 8 invent DWord ling: protesione Weottetadi-sror-etoaver ed, eta We often add -ian,-ist, or ‘man/woman to @ noun, €.., musician. Are the words below verbs or nouns? Do you know the words for the people? I dance 6 novel 2 compose 7 sports 3 polities 4 science 8 paint 5 direct movie 9 art 10 music (148) Listen and check. Underline the stressed syllable Practice saying the words Write the names of four famous people in each circle. Aska partner. ALIVE DEAD Who's Shakira? 2 she ’s a singer. Who was Charles Dorwir?) (He was scientist: LISTENING & WRITING )49)) Listen to five clues about two famous people. Do you know who they are? With a partner, write clues about famous ‘man and awoman (both dead), Read your clues to another pair. Do they know the people? G simple past: regular verbs V past time expressions P -ede (@at=kst-t— 41g CS) 1 READING & LISTENING & @)50)) Read and listen to the true story about a trip. Number the sentences 1-7 “The taxi arrived at the girls’ house ‘They looked out ofthe windows ‘They chatted and listened to music T) The gils wanted to go to a match The taxi stopped ina street with pretty houses. They called a taxi ‘The taxi driver typed their destination into his GPS. b @sL)) Listen and check. Do you think they were in London? 52) Listen to the news story on the radio, Where were they? 4 > Communication Stamford Bridge p.103. Read some tourist information about the place they were in and Took at the map. © Do youthink itis easy to make a mistake like this? Whose fault was it? 2 GRAMMAR simple past: regular verbs a Read the text again and highlight ten more simple past regular verbs #], one simple past negative sentence =], and one simple past question b_ Inpairs, complete the chart and answer questions 1-3. ‘Simple present ‘Simple past They want to go to They togoto the match, the match, They don't talk to the They tothe taxi driver. taxidriver Where do you want to go? | Where togo? 1 What letters do you add toa regular verb in the simple Ne 2. What do you doifthe verb endsine, eg. ype? 3. What happens to verbs that end with one vowel and one consonant, e.g. chat, stop? ¢ > p.136 Grammar Bank 7B. Learn more about simple past regular verbs and practice them. What did they want to do? They wanted to goto the match, Princess Diana's brother, has three daughters, 18-year-old kitty, and 15-year-old twins Eliza and Amelia. They live in Althorp, a large country house near Northampton, about 85 miles (136 klo- oe meters) north of London ‘One of the sisters and her friend wanted to go to a soccer ‘match in London. it was a Premier League match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. They called a taxito take them to London and back. The taxi arrived and the driver typed Stamford Bridge into his GPS. The 4irls relaxed in the back of the car. They probably chatted, listened to music on their iPods, and texted their friends They didn't talk to the taxi driver. Two hours later the taxi stopped. They looked out of the window. Itwas a street with pretty houses The girls were a litte surprised, and they asked the taxi driver where they were, “in Stamford Bridge,” he said “Where did you want to go?” rarer 4 Saandupandmovearoundtheclas Ask Didyou 4 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING esterday? questions with the verb phrases below. When, 5 somebody answers Yes di wtte sor er name pee ences a Number the past time expressions 1-10. YESTERDAY yesterday morning i lastnight Find a person who... iavaenih = used a GPs. ol three days ago = watched a soccer match 1] five minutes ago ~ chatted online stweek ear mm the day before yesterday = texted a friend mi ayear ago ~ arrived at work/schoollate __ in 2009 ~ listened tothe radio pl aries nen ~ started a new book = worked/studied until late We say last week, last monthNOT the ast week, thelast month, ~ played a computer game b @573) Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. € Lookat the questionnaire below. Tellyour partner De youse a 6s yesterday? CNet cat. Did yo true sentences with past time expressions. Ask for 3 PRONUNCIATION -ed endings heighten ( Kye ‘Simple past regular verbs The ein -ed is not usually pronounced, and -edis reseitad ilarhtee oad Risat ates eet When was ‘The-edis pronounced jd! only in verbs that end with the sound i\/oF id, .g., waited "weitidi, ended "endudl the | ast time & @54)) Listen and repeat the verbs L-ed=i) [2 -ed=4) [9 -ed=hd) 4 cried at the end of a movie called | looked | wanted tstoned_| Stopped | feted” # traveled by plane ® started a new hobby b 551) Look arthe verbsin the list Girelothe ones that y belong to group 3. Listen and check ‘% walked more than 5 miles played finished started traveled asked missed cooked needed watched lived liked typed booked a flight of downloaded a song played a sport € 861) Listen to some verb phrases. Make true[FJor Elsentences about yesterday 2) play tennis Iplayed tennis yesterday. / ace Kyoto try + watches rely gpodmove scaled fend % danced Online Practice J 55 6 simple past:iregular verbs | V g0, have, get What did P sentence stress you do? We went to arestaurant. C Anight to remember 1 READING a Look at the photos and read the introduction to the article. For each photo, say why you think the night was memorable. Read about two people's nights, and match them to a photo. © Read the texts ag the texts What time did you get back? What was the weather like? Why was ita memorable nig ‘When was it? Where were you? Why do we remember sain and match the questions to their answers in What did you wear? Who were you with? What did you do? some nights in our lives? Nero coicr earache iCh ok Mee ere ra Cmeemcaias Maggie from the US 1 twas in February when I went to New York City 2] Lwas with my family and it was my sister’ birthday. She Wanted to see a Broadway show, and my favorite actor, Nick Jonas, was the star. So my dad got tickets and ‘organized a surprise meeting with Nick aftr the show. 3] felt pretty, | wore a black dress and a red coat and warm, black boots, 4] It was a cold and cloudy night. 5 After the show. many people were atthe side door. Then a theater worker opened the door and Nick Jonas came out! We were really excited because he spoke to us and said happy birthday to my sister! We ‘tok some pictures with Nick, and then he left 6] We went back to our hotel at 11 p.m. 7 Itwas an amazing evening! | saw a great show and met my favorite actor. And my sister had a ‘memorable birthday, Mehmet from Turkey 1 It was last year. I was in Istanbul where | tive. 2 | was with my friends. It was my best friend's birthday. 3) | wore a black Tshirt and blue jeans. 4) It was a hot night, and the water was really warm, 55] We went to.a great place called Cezayir I's an old building with a ‘great restaurant. We had dinner, and after dinner we had a coffee. Then we went to the beach at Florya and swam in the ocean. Itwas fantastic. The water wasn't very clean, but we didn't mind! 6] After our swim, we were tired and decided to go back, but | couldn't find my car keys! We went back to the beach and we looked everywhere, but it was too dark. In the end, | left the carat the beach and I went home in my friend's car! | got home really late, at 5:00 in the morning 7] It was a memorable night because we had a fantastic dinner and took a great swim, but also because | lost the car keys ~ it was my father’ car and he was really angry! Look at the article again and find the past tense of these irregular verbs. can could hu come etm feel fel get lat 0 went have hea ear | tora leave ose | os meet met speak | spook swim | stem take uk wear won @s8}) Listen and check. Practice saying the verbs. > p-136 Grammar Bank 7C. Learn more about simple past irregular verbs and practice them. Work in pairs, A re-read the text about Maggie, Bre-read the text about Mehmet. > Communication A night to remember ‘Ap.103B p.108. Test your partner's memory. Whose night do you think was more fun? LISTENING Youre going to listen to David from Spain talking about his memorable night, Look at photo C from 1 ‘Where was he? Why was ita memorable night? 960)) Listen and check Listen again. Correct the information. 1 Iewas on August L1th, No, it wasn July 1th 2 Hewasin Buenos Aires. 3. He watched the match ina hotel room. 4 He wore Spanish soccer shirt and a yellow scarf. 5 The match was inthe evening. 6 7 8 9 ‘There were alot of American tourists there. After the match, they went toa restaurant downtown. twas very cold that night. He got to the hotel at \0 in the morning, VOCABULARY 0, have, get ‘Can you remember these phrases about Mehmet? Write went, had, or got. 1 We _ toagreat place called Cezayir. 2 We dinner, and after dinner we _acofiee. 3 Then we tothe beach at Florya. 4 1__home really late, a 5:00 in the morning, > p.160 Vocabulary Bank go, have, get. PRONUNCIATION sentence stress Look at the questions in “A memorable night” below. What words are missing? 20 Listen and repeat the questions. Copy the hm, hat time / get h SPEAKING & WRITING ‘Think about a time you had a memorable night. Look atthe questions in 5b and plan your answers. Interview your partner about his or her night. Write about your night. Answer the questions in 5b, and use the article in 1 to help you. (863) SONG Summer Nights 3 Online Practice 57 Getting lost @¢ A FREE MORNING VOCABULARY directions @64)) Rob and Jenny are planning what to do on a Match the words and pictures. their free morning. Watch or listen once. What is, the problem? fon the corner orn: at the traf ic lights abridge vu across (from) turn left urn right gostraight ahead sive go past (the church) 1b 651) Listen and check. @4 ASKING THE WAY a (966i) Jenny is trying to find che Tate Modern, Watch or listen. Is it A, B, C, or D? P0eeoeg, p / a afl —_ 1] od t ee ty o Watch or listen again. Complete the sentences with aword, a name, ora number, 1 Rob suggests that they go 2 He says that they can bikes. 3 calls 4 Rob needs to interview an 5 Robasks ifhe can do the interview on 6 Roband Jenny arrange to meet at o'clock outside the Tate Modernt. O cutturat note * The Tate Modern is a famous art gallery in London. b_ Watch or listen again. Complete the You Hear phrases. You Say C2) })YouHear Excuse me, please. Where's dont live here, the Tate Moderri? Excuse me. Is the Tate The Tate Modern? its near Modern nearhere? here, but | don't know exactly Sorry. Thank you, Excuse me. Can you tellme Yes, of course. Go straight the way tothe Tate Modern, on.Go ‘the church, please? Then tum atthe traffic lights. And it’s at the end of the street, Sorry, could you say that Yes, go straight on.Go__ ‘again, please? the church, Then turn at the traffic lights. Andit's at the end of the street. You can't it! Thank you, © 67») Watch or listen and repeat the You Say phrases. Copy the rhythm, Practice the dialogue with a partner. Can you..? or Could youn? Can you tell me the way to the Tate Modern? Could you say that again please? We can use Can you..? Or Could you..? when we want to ask another person to do something, Could you..?is more polite, fa In pairs, role-play the dialogue. A ask for directions, to building A (the library), Start with Excuse me, where’...? B give directions. Then change roles. Ask for directions to building C (the post office). 4 @¢ JENNY AND ROB GO SIGHTSEEING a 68j) Watch or listen to Jenny and Rob. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). The Millennium Bridge is for ears and people. Tewas the first new bridge overthe Thames in 100 years. Rob interviewed the engineer last year. Jenny doesn't like Shakespeate. Daniel calls and invites Jenny to dinner. Jenny accepts the invitation “There's gife shop on the top floor of the Tate Modern. ‘The Tate Modern wasa power station until 1981 b Watch or listen again. Say why the F sentences are false. © Look atthe Social English phrases, Who says them: Jenny, Rob, or Daniel? Social English phrases What a view! What is there to see? ‘Would you like to meet forlunch? ‘What would you lke to visit? ‘We could goto the Globe Theatre, That's really nice of you. Maybe anther time? Yes, of course. ‘American and British English gostreight ahead go straight on= British English = american English across from ‘opposite = British English =American English 4. @69)) Watch or listen and check. Do you know what they arein yourlanguage? € Watch or listen again and repeat the phrases. B conjou.2 ‘ask for and understand directions give simple directions ‘ask someone ta do something in a polite way V irregular verbs P simple past verbs READING @ Read the back cover of a murder story. Then cover it and look at che photographs. Can ‘you remember who the people are? Who's Amanda?) (She's Jeremy's wife av) cs 'b @2)) Read and listen to the story. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the F sentences. 1 Somebody killed Jeremy between 12:00 a.m. and 2:00. The detective questioned Amanda in the living room. Jeremy went to bed before Amanda, Amanda and Jeremy slept in the same room. ‘Somebody opened and closed Amanda's door. Amanda got up at 7:00. Amanda didn't love Jeremy © Lookat the highlighted irregular verbs in the story. What are the base forms? 1 wa PRONUNCIATION simple past verbs a @3)) Listen to the pronunciation of these verbs in the simple past. sat could found heard read said saw te b @4)) Now match the verbsin awicha word below that rhymes. Listen and check Practice saying the words. book four round draw bird cat good bed © @5)) Find and underline nine simple past regular verbs in the story. How do you pronounce them? Listen and check. Did you hear anything during thenight? No, didn't, Iwas very tired. CAL etective Granger arrived at about %00. He Was a tall man with a big black ‘mustache. Amanda, Barbara, Claudia, and Gordon 2were in the living room. ‘The detective Seame in. “Mr. Travers died between midnight last night and seven o'clock this morning,” he “said. “Somebody in this room killed him.” looked! at them one by one, but nobody 3 “Mrs. Travers, I want to talk to you first. ‘Come into the brary with me, please.” Amanda Travers followed the detective into the library and they ®sat down, “What did your husband do after dinner last night” “When we Finished dinner, Jeremy said he ‘was tied and he ?went to bed.” “Did you go to bed then?” “No, [didn’t Lent for a walk “What time did you go to bed? “About quarter to twelve.” “Was your husband asleep? the yard” 3 LISTENING a @B6,7,8)) Listen to the detective question Barbara. Write the information in the chart. Listen again and check. Then do the same for Gordon and Claudia. Ca (Cn What did | She went for they doafter | a walk dinner? Whattime | 11:45. did they go tobed? Did they hear | Jeremy's anything? | door opened and closed, Possible | She hated motive? | him. ‘6 Compare your chart with a partner. Who do you think was the murderer: Amanda, Barbara, Gordon, or Claudia? Why? © @9)) Now listen to what happened. Who was the murderer? Why did he {she kill Mr. Travers? Were you right? 4 GRAMMAR simple past: regular and irregular a Cover the story and look at these verbs. Are they regular or irregular in the simple past? Write the simple past form Bland) for each verb. “I don't know, Detective. We...9we *alept in separate rooms. But I saw that his door was losed. “Did you hear anything when you ‘were in your room?” “Yes, [ Sheard Jeremy's bedroom door. Itopened. [thought it was Jeremy. Then itlosed again. I read ‘bed for halfan hour and then Tent to sleep.” “What time eid you get up this come Kill close speak sleep sit hate walk Bleame Eldidn't come 1b @10)) Listen and check © > p.138 Grammar Bank 8A. Learn more about simple past regular and irregular verbs and practice them. > p.165 Irregular verbs Check (/) the irregular verbs you know. Choose three new ones and learn them. ‘morning?” “[4got up at about 7:15. U4had breakfast and at 8:00 1 took my husband a cup of tea. 5 SPEAKING T2°found him in bed. He was...eael.” “Tell me, Mrs. Travers, did you love ‘your husband?” “Jeremy is..avas a difficult man,” “Bat did you love him, Mrs. Travers?” “No, Detective. [hated him” > Communication Police interview A p.104B p.108. Interview robbery suspects. Are they telling the truth? Cm G there is / there are, some / any + plural nouns. V the house Is there sand ir, sentence stress a garage? Yes, there is. 1 VOCABULARY the house a Read the advertisement about a house for rent. Would you like to rene it? Why (nor)? Beautiful country house. b_ Cover the advertisement. What can you remember Very quiet. Sixbedrooms, about the house? four bathrooms, large yard. Five miles from town, Perfect © Witha partner, think of three things you can usually | family house, find ina bedroom, a bathroom, ind a living room, LOW PRICE. d_ > p.161 Vocabulary Bank The house. 2 LISTENING @ @13)) Kimand Leo area young couple. They want to rentthe house in 1. Cover the dialogue and listen to their conversation with Barbara. Which three rooms in the house do they go into? b Listen again and complete the dialogue. K. The yards wonderful. |love it. L. Isthere a garage? B_ Ohyes, there's a big garage over there. Let's go inside the house Thisis the? There are Five rooms on this floor: the kitchen, the ? the living room, the# the library. L_ Wow! There's a library, Kim! B_Thisis the living room, Love the Furniture—the old sofa, the armchairs, the ® B Andthisis the ® Its very big, as you can see. K Is there a dishwasher? B. No, there isn't. I's an old house, you see. L_ Never mind. think t's nice. Is there a? downstairs? B. Yes, there's one® and there are three upstairs K Arethere any® with children? B No, there aren't any neighbors near here. But there are some families with children in town, K_ That's great. You lived in this house, is that right, Mrs..? B Callme Barbara, dear. Yes, lived here. A tong time ago. Now Ilivein town, Let's go © @14)) Listen. What does Kim say about one of the 4d @15)) Kimand Leo go to alocal rest and answer the questions. 1 What do they have to drink? Why? 2 What does the waiter tell hem...? a about what happened in the house b about Barbara rant. Listen ‘¢ about what happened to the house later 3. What do Kimand Leo decide to do? 3 GRAMMAR there is / there are a Ingroups of three, practice the dialogue in 2b. Then complete the chart some families in town, a dishwasher. [| There a a garage? There aren't any neighbors, ‘any neighbors? b_ What's the difference berween...? 1 There are three families in town, 2 There are some families in town. > p.138 Grammar Bank 8B. Learn more about thereis| there are, etc., and practice it 4 PRONUNCIATION Jer! and /tr/, sentence stress @17)) Listen and repeat the words and sounds. B diate b Pur the words in the right place careful dear wear here they'e near stairs there were hear where @18)) Listen and repeat the words. ular plural There's a yard. There 4d @19)) Listen and repeat. Copy the rhythm. A Are there any stairs? 8 YeS, they're over there Is there a bank near here? Yes, Where? ‘There's ONE in the Square, a>o> Practice the dialogues with a partner. £ Askyour partner questions with Is therea...in your...2 Areihere any...in your...? Give more information in ‘your answers ifyou can. TV. books plants pictures mirror fireplace lamps kitchen bedroom bathroom dining room living room Is therea TV No, there isn't, but inyour kitchen?) \ there's one in the living room, 5 SPEAKING a Look atthe questionnaire Your home. Interview a partner. Ask for and give more information if you can. aA Do you live in a house or an apartment? How oldisit? 1 How bigis it? Your home ‘® Howmany — bedrooms are there? bathrooms? astudy? a yard ora balcony? a garage? heat or central airconditioning? Do you tke i? Why (not? ‘ff isthere 1b Draw asimple plan of your living room. Show the plan to your partner and describe the room. This isthe living room. It's big and it's very light There are two sofas and an armchair. 6 WRITING > p.i14 writing Describing your home. Write a description of your house or apartment. 7 @20)) SONG House of the Rising Sun 2 = Were there any pictures on the wall? Yes, there was a picture of alady. V prepositions: place and movement. P silent letters READING a Do youbelieve in ghosts? Are there buildings in your town | city that people think are haunted? b_ Read the text once and find out 1 Who are the ghosts in the two hotels? 2 Check (/) the things that happen in the hotels a [_] people hearstrangenoises d [_] lights go onand off b [1] people see somebody [| things fall on the floor © [J doors openand close £ [1 people feel thar somebody is watching them © Lookat the highlighted words in the text related to hotels and guess their meaning. d_ Would you like to stay in one of these hotels? Why (not)? WOULD YOU THERE ARE MANY HOTELS IN BRITAIN THAT PEOPLE SAY ARE LIKE TO STAY IN A _ aun TE. IF You ARE FEELING BRAVE, YOU CAN STAY THE NIGHT IN ONE OF THESE HOTELS. ENGLAND GOSFORTH HALL INN G osforth Hall is a small hotel in Cumbria in the north of England, $ from behind the fireplace in the hotel lounge to Room Il, In I7th-century England, Catholic priests used the tunnel to hide from Protestants. The owner of the hotel, Rod Davies, says, did't believe in ghosts before I came here, but strange things happen in the hotel. One quest woke up in the middle of the night and saw a tall man standing next to his bed. He checked out the next morning." Rod's wife says, “One night alot of books fell off a shelf in the lounge. And sometimes when | am working, | feel that someone is watching me, but when I turn around, nobody is there.” GHOST HUNTERS: Ask for Room 11 www.gosforthhallhotel.co.uk SCOTLAND COMLONGON CASTLE omlongon is a 15th-century castle in a small village near Dumfries in (Losses Sct thease shay the em ah he ghost of Lady Marion Carruthers, Lady Marian was unhappy because she was married to a man she did not love, and in 1570 she jumped from the castle walls and killed herself. Many strange things happen in the hotel - doors open and close, and lights go on and off in empty rooms. ‘An American couple once opened the door of their room and saw a young woman sitting on the bed. They left because they thought they were in the wrong room. In fact it was their room, but when they came back the room was empty. GHOST HUNTERS: Ask for The Carruthers suite, _ www.comlongon.com 2 VOCABULARY prepositions: place and movement a Lookat the pictures of the ghosts from the hotel. Where is the woman sitting? Where is the man standing? b> p.162 Vocabulary Bank Prepositions: place and movement. 3 PRONUNCIATION silent letters Silent letters Some English words havea silent letter, 8g, in cupboard/'ksbard! you dont pronounce the p. a @23)) Listen and cross out the silent letter in these words. building castle could friend ghost guest half hour know listen talk what write b Practice s ng the words. 4 LISTENING A newspaper, the Sunday Times, sent one of ts journalists, Stephen Bleach, to Gosforth Hall Inn. They asked him tospend the night in Room 11 a @24)) Listen to part 1 of Stephen's night. Correct the information in these sentences. 1 He arrived at Gosforth Hall early in the evening. 2. There were four other guests in the hotel 3. Heralked ro one of the guests. 4 ‘The manager wasaman, 5. He wentto his room at 11:00. 6 Room 11 wason the firs floor 7 The room was very small 8 There wasa TV and a remote control 9. ‘There was. horror movie on TY. 10. He went to sleep at the end of the movie. Se b_@25i) Do youthink Stephen saw the ghost? Listen to part 2 and find out. Listen agai 1 Did he wake up during che night? ‘nd answer the questions. tyes, what time? Did anything strange happen? Ifyes, what? 3 Did he “feel” the ghose? 4 Was he frightened? very |] alittle Would he like to go back? Why (not)? notatall 5 GRAMMAR there was / there were a @263) Complete the sentences from the listening with was, wasn", were, or weren't “Then listen and check. 1 There inthe horel many other guests 2 There only three. 3 There anold TV ona table. 4 There aremote control b> p.138 Grammar Bank 8C. Learn more about there was] there were and practice it. 6 SPEAKING > Communication The Ghost Room A p104B p.109. Look atthe picture of another haunted hotel room for one minute. Try to remember what there was in the room, GRAMMAR Girele) a, bore. 1 Marilyn Monroe a was b were c are 2 Where Shakespeare born? a was b were € is the tickets expensive? a Was b Were c Di 4 1____agood movie on TY lastnight. a watched b watch © watches 5 They at Stamford Bridge stadium. a didnttarrived b don’tarrived itarrive 6 you see the soccer match last night? a Did b Do © Was 7 We to Cuzco three years ago. a go b were ¢ went 8 When in Los Angeles? a youlive b didyoulived © did youlive 9 1____youat the party last night. a didn'tsaw b didn'tsee c don'tsaw 10 What time a didyouget b youdidget ¢ yougot nl big tableiin the living room. a Thereare b Thereis c Itis 12. How many bedrooms _? a thereare b arethere ¢ arethey 13 Therearen't pictures on the walls a any bsome ca anactres. home? “4 only three guests in the dining room. a Therewas b There were Thereis 15. How many people in the hotel? there were bb was there © were there VOCABULARY Complete the professions wither, -or-ist, or-ian. 1 act__ 3 paint 5 seient_ 2 art__ 4 music __ 1b Complete the phrases with have, go, or get. agood time 4 ataxi 1 a anemail 5 sandwich, 3 away for the weekend ‘© Complete the sentences with back, by, in, out, or to. 1 Lwent__with my friends on Saturday night. 2 They went home car. 3 What time did you get__the restaurant? 4 Iwasborn 1982 5 After lunch, Lwent towork, Label the pictures. @Wa af «aaa? PRONUNCIATION a Circle) the word with a different sound 1 fid/ wanted waited lived 2—=D aw 3 £ heard met said deft ended walked thought could near there wear stairs 5 fall heat hour D_ Underline the stressed syllable let ‘ind behind lian 2 algo 3 yes\ter|day 4 beltween 5 fire|place CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? @ Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) 1 Arthur Conan Doyle was Scottish, buthe worked in England. 2 He started writing stories about Sherlock Holmes while at university 3. Conan Doyle lived at 221b Baker Street in London, 4 In 1893, he idn't want to write more Sherlock Holmes 5 Sherlock Holmes didn't die in Austria. 6 Sherlock Holmes is very popular today. 1b Look at the highlighted words or phrases in the text and guess their meaning. The man who wrote SHERLOCK HOLMES rthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh on AN Way, 1859. He seated mediine at Ecinburgh University, and as student, he began writing SHFE StBMIeS. He became a doctor in the south of England, but at first, he didn't have many (BaHHGRIES. So in his free time, he began writing stories about avery smart detect, Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle based Holmes's personality on one of his university professors. Holmes, ‘who lives at 221b Baker Street in London, is famous for solving difficult rims and mysteries using his great intelligence. The Sherlock Holmes stories soon became very popular, but in 1893, Conan Doyle became tired of his detective, and decided to “Rill” him. In The Final Problem, Sherlock Holmes and his Bam, Professor Moriarty, die ‘when they fal off the Reichenbach Fallsin Switzerland, But people were very unhappy to lose Sherlock Holmes, and there were letters in many newspapers asking for hirn to eomitbatk Finally, in 1901, Conan Doyle PY, ecougnthim backin anew story, The Hound Pee oF ene Basterviles. He explained that Holmes did not diein the Reichenbach Falls, but miraculously SUm¥iN@d. Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930, but Sherlock \ Holmes continues to live both in the stories and in many movie Ns versions. Recently, he was the inspiration for the character Dr. Gregory House in the TV series House. a CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? 28) On che street Watch or listen to five people and answer the questions. Heba Poly Jeanna Phosbe 1 Heba a has family in New York b livesinEgype © wasborn in Cairo 2 Polly went out for dinner on a Friday b Saturday ¢ Sunday 3 Jeannalikes her kitchen because a ithasa refrigerator b ies norbig € ithas two stoves 4 Phocbe's bedroom a hasabig bed b hasnice windows c isbig 5 Yesterday evening, Ben bb worked at home € went to bed early CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Do the tasks with a partner. Check (/) the box ifyou can do them. Canyou...2 1 [_| say three things abouta famous (ead) person from. your country 2 [__ say five things you did last week, using pase rime expressions, eg, lastnight, yesterday, (three) days ago, ete 3 [_] say where and when you were born 4 |_| ask your partner five questions about yesterday Short movies Edinburgh Castle OED Watch and enjoy the movie. G countable / uncountable nouns; a/ an, some / any V food P theletters ea bo YEA at-Vea Lee eSIR IC Vg 1 VOCABULARY food a What food words do you know in English? With a partner, try to think of five words, b> p.163 Vocabulary Bank Food. 2 READING a Lookat the photos that show meals that three people —a polo player, a model, and an actress Guess which person ate which meal ate last week. b Read three articles froma series New York Diet in New York Magazine. Check your answers toa. © Read the articles again, Answer the questions with P (the polo player), M (the model), or A (the actress) Who..? 1 never eats one kine of food? 2 didn’thave salad for lunch? 3 has tea every morning? 4 didn’thave soup for dinner? 5 had dinner at a restaurant? 6 didn't drink tea or coffee? 7 didn't eat any fruit? 8 had breakfast, lunch, and dinner in cone place? 9 had home-cooked food? dQ With a partner, look at the highlighted words related to food and guess their ‘meaning. Use the photos to help you. Whose food do you prefer? Why? ‘isotto an alan dish made with rice and ‘vegetable or meat broth fomolat 2 dish withegas, often wth mall pieces of meat, vegerabies,or cheese pancakis thin, sweet,cound cakes, cooked What did you have for lunch? Apizza and some salad. What I ate last week Nacho Figueras polo player Wednesday Breakfast Inthe morning, drank an Argentinian drink called ‘até. I put tina pot, and | drink it with a stra. It's like green tea, [start every day with mat also had toast and eream cheese, Lunch Thad salad, just a regular salad ata hotel, Iwas in the area fora meeting so [just had it there, wer We put the kids to slep frst. kissed them good night ‘Then, I went tothe Metropolitan Museum of Art restaurant with ry wife. Thad Soup and a dish of musheoom risoto. Selita Ebanks model anday Breakfast Iwas in Dallas, Texas for business. Thad a nice meal with my manager atthe hotel. had an omelet, toast, and pancakes, [also had coffee and orange juice, Lunch I had some meetings after breakfast, so I worked from the hotel. I had fruit, potato chips, and French fries sent to my oom so dida't have to leave the hotel Dinner Weate in my manager's room. I had chicken and. mashed potatoes. Then I flew from Dallas to New York City The plane landed around 1 am, I drank alot of water because I was so thirsty. When I got home, I had to walk my dogs! Jennifer Esposito actress Tuesday Breakfast 1am very careful about what I eat 1 don't et food ‘with Wheat, or I get sick. I also don't eat at restaurants often So I had a boss of cereal with fruit for breakfast. Lunch Lunch was. big salad. I was at work on a new movie, so they got mea salad with olives, lettuce, cartots, and tomatoes Dinner For dinner, I made soup with pasta and vegetables. 1 like to cook, About ten years ago when I was in Los Angeles, Iwas bored, so I started cooking to be creative GRAMMAR countable / uncountable nouns; a/an, some /any Look at the photos. Fillin the blanks with a, an, or some. 1 strawberry 2 tomato 3 rice 4 cookies 5 onion > p-140 Grammar Bank 9A. Learn more about countable uncountable nouns, etc, and practice them. Make sentences with there's Jar {some... and there are some... Choose food and drink from p.163 Vocabulary Bank Food. PRONUNCIATION the letters ea How is ea pronounced in these words? Pur them in the correct column, bread breakfast eat healthy ice cream oe a e train tree egg @20)) Listen and check. Practice saying the words. Which isthe most common pronunciation of en? SPEAKING Make a food diary for yesterday. Write down what food and drink you had. Use Vocabulary Bank Food p.163 0 help you. Breakfast acup of coffee, some cereal Work in pairs. Tell each other what you had yesterday. Was it very similar or very different? (For breakfast; hada cup of coffee and some cereal 6 LISTENING a What cooking shows do you have on TV in your country? What do you think of them? Do you sometimes use their recipes? 'b @s2i) Listen to part 1 of a TV cooking competition called Get ready! Cook! where contestants have to cook an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. Answer the question I How many ingredientsare there in the bag? 2 How long do the contestants have to make their dishes? 3 Name three of the basic ingredients they can use. © @33)) Listen w part 2. Complete the dishes that Jack and Liz make. 2 Judge's comments 1 and soup 2 breasts filled with cream 3 pancakes with sauce Liz 1 carrot and salad with dressing 2 with creamy 3 and mousse d_ > Communication Get ready! Cook! p.109 Look atthe photos of their dishes. Whose dishes do you prefer? € @34)) Listen to pare 3. What does the judge say about Jack and Liz's dishes? Who wins? £ In pairs, think of one of your favorite dishes. Write the ingredients you need. Tell your partner. CMa 69) | P ifiand is White gold How much salt does it have? Not much. 1 VOCABULARY food containers a @359) Match the words and pictures, Listen and check. [Jabox [J acan [1] acarton C abotele b @36}) Listen and write five phrases. Clajor 7) apackage € Make phrases withthe containers and the words below. a packageof cookies cookies chocolates sada potatochips juice jam water rice sugar tuna 2 GRAMMAR quantifiers: how much/ how many, a lot of etc. a Look at the pictures at the bottom of the page. Then ask and answer questions about the food. So ~eoe eo b> Communication Sugar and salt p.109, Check your answerstoa. fm not sure. I think there's @ lot. © Complete the sentences with a food or drink froma. 1 Thereisn’tany salt in 2 There's alittle sugarin 3 There’s not much sal in 4 There’sa lot of sugar in 3 PRONUNCIATION {and /s/ a @2e)) Listen and repeat the words and sounds. shower snake b @393) Purthe words in the right column. Listen and check. cereal sauce delicious fresh information center rice glass reception salad science shopping special sure € @40)) Listen and repeat the dialogue. Then practice it with a partner. ‘A. Are you sure thisis salt? think it's sugar. B_No,{msureit's salt, Iput some in the rice i 4d >p.140 Grammar Bank 9B. Learn more about quantifiers and A. Let's taste the salad...Aargh. twas sugar. een oe oie (t? How much salt? 4 SPEAKING a Read che questionnaire and complete the questions with How much or How many. How much sugar and salt do YOU have a day? ‘Sugar a spoonfuls of sugar do you have in your tea0r coffee? a twoormore b one © none 2 cans of soda (or other carbonated drinks) do you drink day? a twoormore b one © none 3 fruit orfruitjuice do youhave a day? a alot bnatmuch © none 4 cookies do you eat a week? a alot bnatmany © none salt 5. How often do you add salt to your food at the table? a always sometimes never 6 take-out food do you eat? a alot b not much © none 7 bread do you eat a day? a alot ballttle none 8 cheese do you eat a week? a alot balittie none b_ Inpairs, interview your partner. Do you think he | she needs to eat less sugar and salt? © Work in pairs. A say how much you eat / drink of the things below. B respond and ask for more information, Then say if you think A has a healthy diet or not. Change roles, fish meat potatoes vegetables chocolate fastfood eggs pasta olivecil butter leat alt ofan.) ( How often do yout fi? 5 READING @ Read the magazine article White Gold. With a partner, complete the facts with sugar or sat. b_ Read the article again, and highlight five new words or phrases. Compare with a partner. © Did any of the facts surprise you? 6 41) SONG Sugar Sugar 4 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT SUGAR AND At different times in history, both sugar and salt. were called “white gold,” because they were so expensive and difficult to get. But there are many more interesting facts about sugar and salt. 6 christopher Columbus ntoduced 4 to the New World in 1493 on is second voyage © If you eat too much * (about .03 ounces per 2.2 pounds of weight), you can die. Thiswas J ametidafriualsuewein |} ¢ ancient China. a> © Ifyou want to check if an egg fs fresh, put it in a cup with water and + the egg floats, itisn't very fresh © In Brazil, fuel made from $ instead of gas. © Americans eat or drink about 5 pounds of ° © Salzburg in Austria was called “the city of 2 because of its mines. isused in cars, a month, o {is used to make glass, laundry detergent, and paper. ee kills some bacteria, and so helps food to last longer, which fs why cheese contains a lot. © Ifyou put * flowers last longer. into a vase of flowers, the en only contains energy. It doesn't contain any vitamins or minerals. © Sure and # are the only two words in the English language that begin with “su” and are pronounced “sh.” © We need to havea little ‘in our diet, but not more than ‘4 grams a day, which fs about one teaspoon. | G comparative adjectives i V high numbers P jor, sentence stress ele Anna Is the US bigger than Mexico? Yes, it's five times bigger. 1 VOCABULARY high numbers @ Read three questions from a radio quiz show. Choose the right answer for each question, 1 What is the approximate population of Vietnam? ‘68,000,000 78,000,000 88,000,000 2. How many calories are there ina Big Mac? a 670 b 540 © 305, 3. How far is it from New York City to Los Angeles? fa about 2,500 miles bb about 1,500 miles about 3,100 miles 1b @a2i) Listen and check. How do you say the three answers? © > p.148 Vocabulary Bank Days and numbers. Do part 4. d_ Lookat the numbers below. Correct the mistakes. ws ahundred and seventy-five 2150 two thousand and one hundred and fifty 3,009 three thousand nine 20,000 twenty thousands 3,000,000 three millions € @44}) Listen and wi ‘you hear, the ten numbers £ Answer the questions witha partner. 1 What’sthe population of your town [ city? 2. What's the population of your country? 3. How far sit from your town [city to...? a New York City b London 2 LISTENING a @45)) What quiz shows are popular in your country? Listen to the introduction to a quiz show called Quiz Night. Answer the questions. 1 How long do the contestants have to say if the sentencesare true or false? 2 How much do they win if they get...? a the firstanswer right ¢ the thirdanswerright b thesecond answer right, alleight answers right 3 If they get an answer wrong, how much do they lose? 4 What cana contestant do if they are not sure of the answer? b In pairs, look at the sentences from Quiz Night. Write T (true) or F (false). € @46)) Listen to.a contestant on Quiz Night. Check your answers to. How much does she win? Listen again for why the answers are true o false. Write down any numbers you hear. 3 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives a Lookat the adjectives in the quiz sentences. In pairs, answer the questions. Using adjectives to compare two things: 1 What ewo letters do you putat the end of one- syllable adjectives (e.g, cold)? 2 Why is big different? 3. What happens when an adjective endsin-? 4 What word do you put in front of long adjectives (e-e.dangerous)? 5 What's the comparative form of good and bad? 6 What's the missing word? China isbigger — Japan. b> p.140 Grammar Bank 9C. Learn more about comparative adjectives and practice them. 4 PRONUNCIATION ‘orl, sentence stress a @48)) Listen to the eight quiz sentences from 2. How is er pronounced at the end ofa word? b Listen again and repeat the sentences, Copy the ehythm, 5 SPEAKING 6 READING a Read about three quiz shows. Do you have the same or similar shows in your country? Do you enjoy them? b_ Now read about Ken Jennings. Why ishe the best quiz contestantin the country? €- Read che article again and complete it with verb from the list in the simple past ‘answer ask be become get give know play win 4 With partner, lookat the bightighted words inthe cexts related ro quiz shows and guess € Would you like to bea contestant ona quiz show? Which one? Jeopardy! A quiz show where three contestants answer general knowledge questions about many different subjects. Correct answers must be in the form of a question. ‘The contestant with the most money at the end wins. Who Wants to Bea Millionaire? ‘A quiz show where contestants can win a ‘maximum prize of one million dollars if they can answer multiple choice questions that became more and more difficult. Contestants can usually gethelp three ways: They can ask the audience, reduce the four choices to two, or calla friend, Are You Smarter Thana Sth Grader? A quiz show where contestants answer ‘questions about subjects that Sth-grade students learn in school. IFcontestants need help, they askactual Sth-grade students who are part of the show. When contestants give an incorrect answer or leave the game, they must say,"Imnot smarter than a Sth grader.” Q Who is the best quiz contestant in the country? A Ken Jennings In 2004, Ken Jennings, a 30-year-old software engineer, 1 won more games than anybody in US quiz show history. He 2 a 74-game winner on Jeopardy! and won over $2.5 million! But Jeopardy! § not the only quiz show he appeared on, In 2008, Ken, competed on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? He + all the questions except the last one "t sure he the answer. He didn’t win /m not smarter than a Sth grader.” Ken was never a contestant on Who Wants to Be Millionaire?, but he was an “expert”—a person with a lot of knowledge. When contestants needed, help, they & Ken In 2011, Ken” Jeopardy! again. But this ‘time he competed against past Jeopardy! champion Brad Rutter and Watson, an IBM supercomputer. Ina two-game match, Watson beat both Ken and Brad. Ken was second and ® $300,000, which he ® toa charity ‘Online Practice J 73 1 @¢ AN INVITATION TO DINNER 49) Watch or listen and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false. 1 Jenny and Rob worked last night. 2 Jenny wants to read Rob's article. 3 Its Eiddie's birthday today: 4 Roband Daniel invite Jenny to dinner. 5 Jenny says yesto Rob. Watch or listen again. Say why the F sentences are false, 50)) Read the information box. Listen and repeat B's phrases. O Responding to what somebody says 1 A It’s my birthday today. 2A We won the game! 3 A Thave my driving test tomorrow. B Good luck! 4 A Lgot all my English homework right. B Good jobt 5 A Ididn't get the job, 4 @S1)) Listen and respond with phrases from the box. 3) Igot two goals this afterncon. ( Goodjob! B Happy birthday! B Congratulations! B Better lucknext time. a restaurant VOCABULARY understanding a menu Complete the menu with Main courses, Desserts, or Appetizers. @32)) What do the highlighted words mean? How do you pronounce them? Listen and check. Cover the menu. In pairs, try to remember what's on the menu. oy Luigi's 2 courses $20.00 3 courses $29.00 Onion soup Mozzarella and tomato salad Grilled chicken breast with vegetables Mushroom ravioli ‘Seafood risotto Homemade vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sawes fresh fruit salad Tiramisu 3 @4¢ ORDERING A MEAL a @s3)) Watch or listen to Jenny and Daniel having dlinner. What food do they order? b_ Watch or listen again. Complete the You Hear phrases. »)YouHear You Say) ‘Good evening. Do you Yes, teble for two havea 2 My name's Daniel O'Connor. Come this z please. ‘Are you ready | Yes, The soup and the mushroom to 2 ravioli please. Id Uke the mozzarella salad and ‘then the chicken, please. What would you Just water for me. todrink? Abottle of mineral water, please. or sparkling? Is sparkling OK? Yes, spark Thank you, si, Thankyou. © @S4)) Watch or listen and repeat the You Say phrases. Copy the ehythm. Practice the dialogue in groups of three. © fd In groups of three, role-play the dialogue. Ais, the waiter. Start with Good evening. Do you havea reservation? Band C goto Luigi's Then change roles. 4 @¢ THE END OF THE MEAL a @55)) Watch or listen and answer the questions. How does Jenny usually celebrate her birthday? Do they order dessert or coffee? What does Daniel say to Jenny after the meal? How does Jenny answer? ‘Does Barbara give Jenny good news or bad news? Where does Jenny want to go after the meal? i b Look at the Social English phrases. Who says them: Jenny, Daniel, the waiter, or Barbara? Social English phrases Nothing special. ‘The same for me, please. Would youlikeadessert? Go ahead, Not for me, thanks. Good news? ‘Addecaf espresso. Could |have the bill, please? American and British English check= American English bill= British English © @56)) Watch orlisten and check. Do you know what they arein your language? Watch or listen again and repeat the phrases. B coryou.? use common phrases, e.g, Good luck. understand a menu order a meal ‘What's: oldest buildingin 'mnot sure. yourtown? Probably the cathedral. V places and buildings P consonant groups 10A The most dangerous road... VOCABULARY places and buildings 1 The Louvreis___ a Complete these famous tourist sights with a word from art galley in the world. the list. Do you know what countries | cities they are in? aa Bridge Castle Mountains Square Street 1 Trafalgar 4 Edinburgh 2 The Golden Gate 5 The Rocky 3 Wall b 2) Listen and check. © > p.164 Vocabulary Bank Places and buildings. 2 GRAMMAR superlative adjectives a Lookat the photos. Do you know what countries they are in? b (4)) Wich a partner, complete the captions with a phrase from thelist. Listen and check I 2 Vasco da Gama Bridge is the biggest the busiest the most dangerous ’ __ bridge in Europe, the longest the most popular the widest ‘© Complete the chart with superlatives from b. Adjective Comparative | Superlative big bigger the biggest long longer wide wider busy busier dangerous more dangerous popular more popular 4. What letters do you add to a one-syllable adjective to make a superlative? What words do you put before longer adjectives? 5 Avenida 9 de Julio in Buenos Aires is streetin the word Learn more about superlative adjectives and practice them, janenmen Squere ‘4 Tiananmen Squa 6 Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, So areaet is train = station inthe word PRONUNCIATION consonant groups a (§6}) Listenand repeat the adjectivesin 2¢ O consonant groups. Words that have two or three consonants together, eg, fastest, can be difficult to pronounce. b 79) Listen and repeat these superlatives, themostexpensive themostexciting the odes themost beautiful thesmalle © > Communication Cities quiz A p.105B p.110. Complete the questions with superlative adjectives. ‘Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. READING a Read the article below and look at the photo, Would you like to ridea bike there? Why (not)? b Read the article again. Then cover the textand answer the questions in pairs. Where is the North Yungas Road? Why is it called “Death Road”? How wideis the road? Why is it popular with bike riders? Whenis the most dangerous time of year to go? Why is the road similar to London Bridge and the Sydney Opera House? Why didn't Marte enjoy riding a bike on the Yungas Road? 6 € Inpairs, guess the meaning of che highlighted words. 4 Isriding a bike popular in your country | region? Is therean area that is very popular with bike riders? Why? PCa aucune Kel e Me) Rm SPEAKING & WRITING Work in pairs. A Imagine you area tourist in your town (or nearest big town} who only speaks English. Ask B, who lives in the town, questions 1-5. Get as much information as you can B You ive in your town. A isa tourist who doesn't speak your language. Answer his / her questions (1-5). Explain everything very clearly and give as much information as you can! Then change roles for questions 6-10. What's the most C tthink Griffth Park, beautiful park? Where's that?) ( It'sdowntown, near the \ Hotywood sign. has PI parte (beautitt ‘way to get around? (easy) a cresting) Ys__time of year to visit? (good) ts place to eat typical food? (nice) B 6 Whars __ building? (old) 7 Whar place to go for a day trip? (nice) 8 What's __ area to walk at night? (dangerous) 9 Where's __place to buy a souvenir? (good) 10. What's area to goat night? (popular) Imagine you want to advertise your town | city for tourists. Write an advertisement using superlative adjectives. Add photos if you can. Come to Veracruz, Itisn’t the biggest or the most important town in Mexico, bu it has the nicest people and the most delicious seafood. EilMexoerienced or Cree ae ene) Ts Srey Reese ECommerce acetate Ge Sac} Cera a eee Teo Ree “One mistake and you are dead. Bolivia, you have to do the most dan ort said it wosiiia but | was scared of foling (MH buses and trucks on the old road. But now nemesis i ey cas thousands of mountain bike e with mountain biking. One mistake Rinne i eee E) Reet G be going to (plans), future time expressions ve What are vacations i you going P sentence stress todo? 'mgoing to travel around 1.0B CouchSurf around the world! “Sai 1 LISTENING a Read the dictionary definition for couch, and look at the CouchSurfing wel 2 GRAMMAR be going to (plans) & )10)) Iria Gonzalez Liao, a teacher from Spain, What do you think CouchSurfing is? is going to CouchSurf through all 50 stares in the US. Cover the dialogue and listen to the interview. What are her plans? ‘ous 2 along comfortable seat for two poe ae a Listen again and fill in the blanks with a verb. Host Tellme about your plans, ria. Iria rm going to travel around the US - to all sostates. ©) Host Wow That's amazing! How long are you going! to? ineach state? Iria rmnot sure, but think maybe three rights ineach state—maybe more inbig states lke California and Texas. Host Who are you going to*__ with? Iria fm going to stay with all kinds of people. | want to make new friends across the US! Host Are you going to * ‘ona couch? Iria_Yes, im going to sleep on alot of couches! Host How are you going to® 2 Iria tm goingto® _ mostly by bus. Host Whet are you going to” ineach state? ‘ Iria Idorttjust want to see the typical tourist . sights. hope im going to® things thet arent in a guide book Host wel, have a good trip and good luck! b GBI) Listen to part ofa radio travel program. Were you right? How does CouchSurfing work? € Lookat the highlighted sentences inthe dialogue. © 99) Now listen to the speaker give more details about, Then answer the questions ‘CouchSurfing. Mark the sentences T (true) ot F (false). 1. What form is the verb after going to? 2. Doweuse going toto talk about the past the present, or the future? > p.142 Grammar Bank 108. Learn more about bbe going to (plans) and practice it. 1 [) CouchSurters usually py their hos alittle money 2 Ly You need to create profile on the website 3 DJ When you find a person with a bed, you call them 0 agree on the days you want to stay. 4 [J Youhave to offer other people a bed in your house ce Number the future time expressions 1-8, orapartment. tonight tomorrow night 5 1] Couchsurfing is safe because you can read what other ii yes Hi eeaey Lae aa ] tomorrow morning [] next week 6 [The host always shows thei guests thle ci Faraone See sheenoon 7) You can CouchSuefall over the world. d_ Would you like to go CouchSurfing? Why (not)? Would you like to have a stranger stay in your house? Why (not)? £ 12)) Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat. Make four true sentences about your plans, 3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING 5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING sentence stress vacations a 130) Listen and repeat the highlighted phrases in 2b. a Complete the vacation phrases using a verb Copy the chythm. from thelist. Tm going to travel around the US. ime see ay ao b> Communication What are you going to do? A p.105 B p.110. Interview a partner about his j her plans. dncslniel write ied [fa aavets somebody around your town j city the sights 4 READING by tain (bus, plane) back home a Read Iria's blog about her CouchSurfing trip. Did she have 4 good time { nice meals a good time? 1b Inpairs, plana vacation. You are going to visit three cities on the same continent. Your vacation can bea maximum of ten days. b_ Read che blog again. Then cover it and answer the questions from memory 1 What color was the desertin New Mexico? Answer the questions: 2 Where were the big, beautiful houses? + Whatcities are you going to visit? 3. Which stare didnt have much to do? a Wiesise againg eaye 4 What information did she have in case things didn't work out? 3: Howard you poli fo gether? 5 What was. problem she had? + How long are you going to stayin each city? 6 How did she feel before meeting a host? : ‘What are you going odoin each place? Read te log again and look at che highlighted ver phrases With a pare y what you think they mean, P) hating svegetione tetegote) Intertoto.) ‘Why don’t we (go to.J? That's @ good idea. ' had fun CouchSurfing through the US. Every state © Change partners. Tell each other about your had something interesting to see. In my opinion, the , best states were New Mexico and Rhode island. | loved the desert and its pretty, brown colors in New Mexico. | also enjoyed the Spanish history there. In Rhode Island, I took a tour of some big, beautiful houses. North Dakota was my least favorite state because there wasn't much to do. vacation plans. Were going to go to South America -to Buenos Aires, io, and Montevideo, We're ‘going to CouchSurf because we don't have ‘much money. 4. Doyou prefer your new partner's plan: Would you like to change partners and go ee ee Would outer change 8 had a hotel address in case things didn't work out. ' ‘of pe0ple, and I slept in all kinds of places, from comfortable beds ergs eet i nce Ba coe ss ee ee 6 WRITING on my watch. Another time I.gotlost. Then one time | didn’t have > p.115 Writing A formal email. Make a ‘cell phone, so | couldn't call my host and my host couldn't call ‘me! Whenever that happened, | tried to stay calm. CouchSurters ‘and hosts are usually rienaly and very understanding, reservation at a Bed and Breakfast. The best thing about CouchSurfing Is seeing the world and meeting ‘new people at the same time. | love that when | travel somewhere, have “friends” to stay with. I'm always excited before meeting a host. And the worst thing about CCouchSurfing? Sometimes the ccouch you sleep on can be very surprising. That's the real adventure! |. RY Online Practice 79 G be going to (predictions) V verb phrases P the letters oo VOCABULARY verb phrases @ Do people in your country go to fortune-tellers, or use fortune-telling sites on the Internet? Do you believe in fortune-telling? b Match the fortune-teller’s cards and verb phrases. become famous get lot of money gota new job havea surprise get married ‘A] belucky meet somebody new travel fallinlove move toa new house ‘Am going to fallinlove? Yes, and you're going to be very happy. READING & LISTENING 14) Read and listen to answer the questions. ofa story. In pairs, 1 Who does Jane wane to see? 2 Whois going to tell her about her future? Why? 3. Why couldn she see the man very well? 15) Listen to pare2. Then, with a partner, complete the information, 1 Jane hasa problem with her 2 She chooses cards. 3 Her first eard means she’s going tobe 4 Jane ifshe's going ro ks the fortune-teller with her boyfriend, © 16)) Read and listen to the questions, In pairs, answer 1 What's the second card? What does it mean? 2. Why is this a problem for Jane? 3 What's her third card? What does ie mean? ‘Who's im? Where did Jane meet him? 5 Whatdo you think the fourth cards going tobe? 17) Listen to par 4, Then, with a partner, complete the information 1 Her fourth card means she s going her boyfriend Jane asks ifshe is going to be and the fortune- teller says, 4 She pays the foreune-teller © 16)) Read and listen to the questions. In pairs, answer 1 Who was the fortune-teller? 2. Why did he pay Madame Yolanda $100? 3. Whar's the fifth card? What do you thinkis going to happen? It’s written in he CATAS “Come in,” said a voice. Jane Ross opened the door and went into a small room, There was a man sitting behind atable, “Good afternoon,” said Jane. “Lwant to see Madame Yolanda, the fortune-teller.” "Madame Yolanda isn’t here today,” said the man. “But don't worry. I'm going to tell you about your future. What questions do you want to ask?" Jane looked at the fortune-teller. She couldn't see him very well because the room was very dark. PART3 He turned over the second card. “Hmm, a house. A new house. You're going to move, very soon, to another country.” ‘But my boyfriend works here, He can’t move to another country.” “Let's look at the next card,” said the fortune-teller. He turned over the third card “A heart. You're going to fall in love.” "With who?” asked Jane. ‘Let me concentrate. | can see a tall man. He's very attractive.” “Oh, that's Jim,” said Jane. "Who's Jim? Your boyfriend?” No. Jim’s a man | met at a party last month. He’s an actor, from New York. He says he's in love with me. It was his idea for me to come to Madame Yolanda.” "Well, the card says that you're going to fall in love with him.” “Are you sure?” asked Jane. “But what about my boyfriend?” Let's look at the fourth card,” said the fortune-teller. PARTS The fortune-teller stood up. He turned on the light. At that moment, an old woman came in. “So, what happened?” she asked “Itwas perfect! She believed everything,” said Jim. “I told you, ma very good actor. She was sure |was a fortune-teller!” He gave the woman $100. “That's Jane's $50 and another $50 from me. Thanks very much, Madame Yolanda, Bye.” Madame Yolanda took the money. The fifth card was stillon the table, facedown. She turned it over. It was the plane. She looked at it for a minute and then she shouted: "Wait, young man! Don't travel with that girl ~ her plane is going to..." But the room was empty. 3. GRAMMAR be going to (predictions) a Lookat these ewo sentences. Which one isa plan? Which one is a prediction? 1 She's going to be very lucky. 2 She's going to go on vacation next week. b > p.142 Grammar Bank 10C. Learn more about be {going to (predictions) and practice it. © Write four predictions, about the weather, sports, your town | country, and you. Use Ithink...going to I think i's going to snow tonight. Compare your predictions witha partner. Do you agree? 4 PRONUNCIATION the letters oo The pronunciation of 00 (00 can be pronounced i (e.g, book buk/) or fu! (eg, spoon spun). Use your dictionary to check the pronunciation of new 00 words. Be careful, room can be pronounced mi oF fcuk 20) Listen o the ewo sound words. Can you hear the difference in the vowel sound? Gul [t= b_ 22) Listen and write the words in the right column, ‘afternoon book choose cook food good lack maon school soan spoon too took © ($221) Listen and check. _ Practice saying the sentences. Good afternoon, Look at the moon! He's a good-looking cook 1 too soon! 's the food good? 5 SPEAKING Role-play fortune-telling, A Lookat the ten cardsin 1, Secretly, number the cards 1-10 indifferent order. B Choose five numbers between 1 and 10. A Predict B's future using those cards B Ask for more information. Then change roles AA Ii going to tell you about your future. Your first cerdisa star Youre going to become Famous. Youre going to be on TV. ce Great! What show? 6 23) SONG Fortune Teller 3 GRAMMAR Girele) a, bore. 1 10 u 12 13 4 1s ‘There’s_milkin the refrigerator. a some bany ca We don't need bread. ano bany ca How fruit do you cata day? a much b many c alot Idrink _coffee. a much b alor © alorof ‘A How much salt do you eat? B a Alittle b Afew © Much A Isthere any sugar? B No, sorry, a thereisn't none bb thereisn'tany thereisn't some Teai a cheaper that 'b more cheap than © cheaperthan Oranges are a morehealthy b healthier © healthyer My English is than my brother's. fa gooder b better c more good Thisis size that we have. a thebiggest b themostbig ¢ the bigger Ie’s__ restaurant inthe city a thebaddest b theworst c the worse What's parkin your town? a themost beautiful b most beautiful © themore beautiful to buy my ticket this afternoon, a Igo b Igoing c 'mgoing to get married? a Dothey going b They are going © Arethey going coffee in this cafe. than bananas. Ichink tomorrow. by iessnowing ¢ itsgoingto snow VOCABULARY a Circle) the word thatis different [breakfast inch dessert dinner 2 serawherries mushrooms onions peas 3 orangejuice sugar milk water 4 potato chips French fries tomatoes _ potatoes 5 fruiesalad icecream — cake chicken b_ Match the food and the containers. soda fruituice cookies suger honey 1 acanof. 3 ajarof, 5 acarton of 2 abagof, 4 apackage of © Girele)the right word o phrase 1 Iesahundred twenty J a hundred and twenty miles from here, 2 The populations about three million | millions. 3 That new department mall | department stores great 4 Let'shave a snack at one of those cafes in the square [bridge 5 Where isthe main train office | station? 4 Complete the phrases with these verbs, become fall get go have meet move see show stay 1 inahorel 6 the sightsina city 2 7 somebody new 3 8 somebody around your city 4 married 9 great meal 5 inlove 10 toanew house PRONUNCIATION a Gircle) che word witha different sound. 1@ = 2 ape swap han, vals 18 cereal carrots salad rice ih chef church chicken cheese 52 food cok book good bread meat tea b Underline the stressed syllable. 1 choleolate 2 dessert 3 sulperimarfker 5 danigerous 4 injteresting CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? @ Read the article once. Then read it again and choose a,b,orc. 1 A survey showed that Americans ‘a eat 15 percent more junk food than healthy food b eatthe same amount of junk food as healthy food © eat too much junk food 2 Americans have unhealthy diets because they eat cheap food b they think healthy foods are expensive © they think cooking at home is expensive 3 Americans can make their diets better, if they spend lot of money b cook more often at home © never eat fast food b_Lookat the highlighted words or phrase and guess their meaning. The unhealthy American diet he US has a problem with : ‘obesity, and the government sayswerneedtohave heater diets. However, American shoppers are continuing to fill their supermarket baskets with unhealthy food Asurvey showed that more than 30 percent of calories ‘Americans eat comes from junk food—food highin salt, sugar, and fat. And nearly 15 percent of Americans eata fast-food meal every day (eg, a hamburger, French fies, anda soda), the text Children have a problem, too. Scientists say that children born today can die before their parents because of obesity and unhealthy food choices by thelr families. ‘Why do Americans have unhealthy diets? There are many reasons, but money is the main one. Americans think that healthy foods are more expensive than packaged foods. They also think it takes a long time to cook a healthy meal So, how can Americans make their diets better? They can stop eating fastfood and cook more often at home. They can bring healthy lunches to work or school, and they can have fruit for snacks during the day. a CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? (624)) Onthe street Watch orlisten to five people and answer the questions. IGCE’ Yonne Cecile Reed Aja 1. Yvonne doesn’t eat much a fruit b sugar © sale 2 Cecile cooks excellent food. a Italian Indian e Indonesian 3 Joc! likes Barcelona because there area lot of a greatstores b greatbuildings c grearbeaches 4 Reed is going to stay at his 'shouse in Los Angeles a aunt b friend ¢ family 5 When Arja compares the US to her country she doesn't eb see Et Te eee eee CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Do the tasks with a partner. Check (/) the box if you can do them. Can you...2 fete ener centr ester 2 |_| compare your country with the US in three ways 3 [| askyour partner four questions with the superlative of the bold adjective + What's present you've ever bought? expensive + What's movie you've seen this year? good. + What's vacation you've ever had? bad + What's place you've ever been to? cold 4 CJ askyour partner what he / she is going to do + tonight + tomorrow + nextweekend WBC Short movies the history of the sandwich OED Watch and enjoy the movie, Cima Ey adverbs (manner and modifi V common adverbs P word stress 1 READING a Lookat the photos of three cities. Do you know what countries they are in? a Valencia b_ Read two blogs on atravel website, about people's first impressions of ewo of these cities. Which two are they © Read the blogsagain, Answer with the names of the cities Where..? 1 do people eat lot of saltand sugar do TV shows have subtitles are the days very shortin winter doa lot of people have bad habits when they drive is the city safer than the writer thought are the houses colorfully painted do you see men taking care of young children do people speak very slowly How do they dress? They dress very fashionably, but casually. Travel blogs Kate in The driving | think people drive really dangerously, \hich surprised me because I thought they ere careful drivers here, They don't drive N fast, but people are always on the phone in the car, which you don't see much in my country nowadays The food The food can be delicious, but | think people eat very Unhealthy. in restaurants, they often add salt to their food. And they drink a lt of sodal The headquarters ofthe Coca-Cola company is based here, and they even have Coca-Cola museum. Once | went toa coffee shop and asked for a double espresso, no mik and no sugar. ! had to repeat my order three times because the waitress couldn't Understand me. She said people here only ask for lattes and cappuccinos witha lot of sugar The people In general, people are very friendly. The people 'm staying with, who live just outside the city, know all their neighbors really Well. They often don't lock their doors, ‘which surprised me because people say i's a dangerous city. They speak incredibly slowly, with a strong accent and sometimes | have a problem understanding them. Mark in ‘The weather It's December and it gets dark at about 3 pam., which is depressing! There's alot of ‘snow right now, but all the buses and trains are running perfectly, not lke in my country 4 where everything stops when it snows! The houses Al the houses are painted in pretty colors, like red, green, and blue. And many houses have a yellow and blue fag. Inside, the houses are decorated beautifully witha lot of flowers and modem wooden furniture. The people People are friendly and polite, but formal. They dress fashionably but casually, and of course, you see alot of very blond women here. You also see a lot of men who are taking care of very young babies, Everybody speaks English realy wel, maybe because alot of the TV is in English with subtitles. _ Find words in the blogs that mean: Kate Paral dy atthistime Para2 noun the office where the leaders ofan ‘organization work Para 3 verb close witha key Mark Parat ‘adj sth making you feel sad Para adj made fromatree Para6 dy notina formal way e Which ofthe ewo ives would you prefer to live in? Why? 2 GRAMMAR adverbs a Look at the highlighted adverbs in the blogs. Answer the questions. 1 What ewo letters are added to 2. Which adverb is the same word as the adjective? 3. Which is the adverb from good? 4 Which three adverbs are describing other adverbs? b_ Now look at the highlighted adverbs again in Kate's first paragraph, Complete the rules with before or fier adjective to make an adverb? 1 Some adverbs describe how people do things. ‘They go. the verb or verb phrase. 2 Some adverbs describe another adverb (or adjective). They go the adverb (or adjective) © > p.144 Grammar Bank 11A. Learn more about adverbs and practice them. 4. 273) Listen and say whats happening, Use an adverb (C Theyre speaking quietl C there speaking quiets. 3 PRONUNCIATION word stress a Underline the stres ed syllable in the adjectives. pajectves [ve danigelous dangerously polite politely beautiful beautifully infreldiible incredibly careful carefully falshicinalble | fashionably cafsua casually perfect perfectly un|healithy unhealthy bb 28)) Listen and check, Repeat che adjectives, © ]28)) Now listen and repeat the adverbs, Does the stress change? LISTENING & SPEAKING 630) Listen to Jemma talking about the third city. In general, is she positive, negative, or neutral aboutit? Listen again, Then, with a partner, complete Jemma’s sentences. Eating out People spend a lot of time in * People who 2 They don't have it go out to have * intheir* When people go out in big groups, © all sit at one end of the table and © at the other The women Women here talk very 7 Women dress ° Work ‘There's a myth that the Spanish don’t , but I don't think it's People have a lunch break, but they leave work vary and very® Answer the questions in small groups. Inyour country or city how do people..? + dress for special occasions + treat tourists + drive + eatat lunchtime during the week + speak foreign languages + behave during sports games ++ decorate their houses ‘Think of a time when you went to another country or another city / region in your country for the first time, What did you notice about..? + the people « the food the driving + the houses + the weather WRITING Choose two headings from the blogs in 1 or the listening in 4. Write two paragraphs, either about your country or a country you have visited, Cm P sentence stress 11B What do you want to do? 1 READING & SPEAKING @ Read about the website 43things.com. How does it work? ABTHINS >. weisie vier people write things that they want to do, ‘There are always 43 different ambitions. Some are trivial, and some are more serious. Other people respond and write about their experiences and sometimes give advice. b_ Read today’s 43 things and responses A-E. Match the responses with five things people ‘want to do. Do you think their advice is good? Complete the phrases from the text with a verb from the list. become bite choose climb lain download go learn spend visit amountain ona safari tocook less time on the Internet the lyries five things you really like eating aGoth all the continents my nails Cover the verbs and try to remember them. GRAMMAR verbs + infinitive Look at the highlighted verbs in she text. ‘What's the form of the next verb? Which one is different? > p.144 Grammar Bank 118. Learn more about verbs + infinitive and practice them. V verbs that take the infinitive Would you ike to get anew job? No, Lwant to stay where lam, What do you want to do with your life? On 43Things today, people want to... climb Mount Kilimanjaro getupearier go on a safari get anew job haveverylong hair have more time for myself eam to cook teacntodance ike Shakira make a short movie vist althe continents spend less time on the Internet read 12 books a month runa aif marathon see Radiohead ive learn to speak Italian stop biting my nails get married gotolceland writeasong become a Goth paint mykitchen Spendless money onclathes stop eating meat stayawakefor 24hours ne on Facebook, for example, only two Stop using Second Life ifyou use asini GD. Download the Iyrics to.a song slate them ~ you can use Google Translate for to stop cutting it! Don't worry about the Go for it you realy like eating (e.g, roast late cake) and then look at recipes Choose the recipes that Yonik to ply ones that aren't too difficult, Make the and again until they're perfect. It isn't need to practice. s, Be yourself, and listen to bands like “Mission. [Second Lfe® a website hat isa ice SD virwal world where users ‘an socialize, cate new personalities, andinteract with over users singer, popula in several European and ‘American countries b PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 632) Listen and repeat the dialogue. Copy the rhythm. How do. you pronounce to? ‘A Would you like to go tolceland? B No,! wouldn't. ‘A Why not? 8 Because i don't like the cold 33) Listen to another dialogue, Complete the missing stressed words A you toa 7 8 1d to A a B Because! my its Practice the dialogues with a partner. In pairs, choose ten ambitions from What do you want to do with your life? Ask your partner questions using. Would you like to..? Would youlike to) Yes, Jwould. / climb Mount Kilimanjaro?) \ no, I wouldnt. ete SPEAKING Work in pairs. Take turns A Tell your partner about the things below B Respond to what A says. Ask questions. A Ask What about you? © a country you want to goto © something you would like to learn to do something you need to do tomorrow © a vacation you are planning to take soon © @ famous person you hope to meet one day © a movie you want to see soon ‘a dangerous sport you would like to try © something you need to buy soon © a singer or group you hope to see one day {realy went togo to Australia.) (Oh, yes? Why Australi? WRITING Create a class page for 43Things. Write three things you really want to do. Your teacher will write some of them on the board. Read other students’ ambitions and choose one that you know something about. Write a response (like the ones in 43Things) to give advice or talk about your experience 34) SONG Don't Tell Me that it's Over 4 V theinternet Do men and women P word st use the internet in Aiseidbailaed the same way? No, they don't. Te "aiorent (2) 0 FF a ; VOCABULARY & PRONUNCIATION the Internet a Do you ever visit any of the websites on this page, or 4 websites like them? How much time do you spend a day woe on the Internet? Do you use it mainly for your work | one i studies or for pleasure? b_ Lookat some words and phrases related to the Internet. Match them with their definitions. alttachiment download goolgle login online search for skype sojcialnet|work upload. wifi 1 adj, adv on the internet 2 noun sth yau send with an email, e.,a document or a photo 3 verb to move sth from your computer to aninternet site, eg, photos 4 verb to move sth from an internet site to your computer, eg, music, movies 5 verb to type words into the search engine Googie® to Findinformation about sb/sth 6 verb to make a telephone call over the Internet ? verb to type your username (usually your name or email address) and 2 password to begin using a computer or awebsite 8 rnouna way of connecting a computer to the internet without wires 9 rnouna website that people use to communicate, eg., Facebook, Twitter, etc. 10 verb to try to find sb or sth, e.g. on the Internet 5 Dictionary abbreviations sth- something. 2b somebody € (635i) Listen and check. Repeat the words. Underline the stressed syllable in the multisyllable words. make free calle x 2 SPEAKING & LISTENING 3 GRAMMAR articles a With a partner, look at some things that people do a Complete the email with a, an, the, or (= no article) on the Internet. For each one, say if you do itoften, sometimes, hardly ever, or never. Ss er C loften send emails for work What about you? sun Rett a Hi Carola, ‘Thanks for your email. | would realy lke to write to you and practice my English. Tm 1__ student at Buenos Aires University I's 2__ biggest university in Argentina. '™m studying * ‘medicine. I live in Buenos Aires with my grandmother, 4 my mother's mother, because my family ves in 5 small town far away, but | go ® home on 7 weekend! Hove listening to __classical music, and°_last week, | went to amazing concert at !* Opera House here, send personal emails ‘send emails for work b > p.144.Grammar Bank 11¢, Learn more about read the news articles and practice them. buy things on shopping websites © Workin pairs. A choose a circle. Think of three things, buy things on eBay (ora similar ste) three places, etc., and tell B. B respond and ask for get sports information more information. Then change roles. visit websites about health and medicine use social networks play games download music visit forums about diet or caring for children Hlove fish, strawberries, and) Tomatoes? chocolate cake. don't like ‘omatoes_) Ky not? use online banking kinds of food things you |) se ontine maps for directions youlove ond atnayshave one you dow inyourbag or book tickets and hotels online te) ‘tines You pocket sometimes do onsaturdoy evening things women anes usually like firstthingin La the morning ae things you dé lastnight b Now go through the list again and write M if you think men do them more than women, W if you think ‘elayou women do them more than men, and ND if you think ee eet there is no difference dovandone 5 wou € 36) Listen to an interview with a marketing expert Yeuveddtd) Wap) tikesmen about howemen and wonen ues te Inieris, check aoe youranswers. one ee Do you think the situation is the same in your country? Online Practice 89 Going home @¢ JENNY'S LAST MORNING VOCABULARY public transportation a Match the words and pictures, num | AN | aa _— faxi [2] 3 tas ferry subway b 3) Listen and check © Complete the headings with a word froma. ‘You get one at a stand or by waving your hand, They are also called cabs. People usually give the driver a tip = some extra money, about 10-20%) In New York Cty, they are yellow. ‘You get one at an airport. First, you have to check in. Then you go thraugh security to the departure lounge, Finally, you go to your gate. You get one at a station. ‘You usually need to buy a ticket or card first. Ks Then you ned to find the ight pltform \ ost goundergroundinbig cities, i 4 Sateiasee ersten «rcp Some are pubic and some are private 7 ‘You can buy a ticket in advance or sometimes: 6 36)) Watch or listen and mark the sentences T true) you can pay the driver. or F (false) InNew York City, they are white and blue. Rob arrives late Cover the columns and look at the headings. Try to remember the four facts about each type of public transportation. He hasa coffee with Jenny. Jenny has good news for him. The job offer is fora year. Rob thinks A Writer in New York isa good name for the column. 6 Rob needs time to think, b_ Watch or listen again. Say why the F sentences are false 3 @4 GETTING TO THE AIRPORT © 40)) Warch or listen to Jenny's three conversations. How does she get to the airport? b_ Watch or listen again, Complete the You Hear phrases You Say) }) YouHear Could you call mea taxi, Yes, of course please? ‘ToPaddington station. And when would you like it 2 to? Now, please. How much sit? | Thats ‘Make it £15. And could! Thank you very have areceipt? much, please. Could thave a ticket to 2 Heathrow Aiport, please? Single, please, Standard, please, Can pay by credit card? class? (41) Watch orlisten and repeat the You Say phrases yy the ehythm. Practice the dialogue with a partner. © fa In pairs, role-play the dialogue. Then change roles. {A (book open) You are the receptionist, the taxi driver, and the ticket clerk. The taxi costs $12.60. The ticket costs $3250. B (book closed) You want to get ataxi to Penn Station, and then a train to JFK Airport. Begin with Could you call mea taxi, please? 4 @4 SAYING GOODBYE a (6/42) Watch or listen and answer the questions. 1. What does Jenny leave in the hotel? 2 How does she get it back? 3. What has Rob decided ta do? 4 IsEddie going to meet her at the airport? Why (not)? 5 Who is Eddie? How old is he? 'b Look at the Social English phrases. Who says them: Jenny or Rob? Social English phrases American and British English I can't believe it! one-way ticket = American English single ticket = British English round-trip ticket = American English return ticket = British English Thank you so much, love to [accept tim so happy. Have a good journey. _coach= American English See you in [New York]. standard = British English © 643) Watch or listen and check. How do you say them in your language? Watch or listen again and repeat the phrases, B cory? ask for ataxi buy a ticket for public transportation use common phrases, e.g, Thank you so ‘much, See you in New York, etc. Cima I ’ Have you V regular past participles teon the P sentence stress movie? No, haven't, 7 Books and movies but ve read ‘the book, 1 GRAMMAR present perfect a Look at some images from movies. What do the movies have in common? Listen to Alan and Lucy talking on the phone, What ewo things are they going to do tonight? Listen again and read the conversation. Complete the chart below and answer the questions wich a partner Alan Hi,Lucy. Have you finished your report? Lucy Yes, !have, finally! ‘Alan What do you want ta do tonight? Do you want togoout? Lucy No, alittle tired Alan_ Would you like to come here? Ican order pizza ‘and we can watch a movie, Luey Good idea. What movies do you have? ‘Alan How about Eclipse? Have you seen it? Lucy. No, haver't seen it, but 've read the book. Alan sit good? Lucy tlovedit! Vampires — perfect for a winter night! ‘Alan Great. What pizza topping do you want? Lucy Cheese and blood, please..no, cheese ‘and tomato, Bl] Ive seen the movie, Ig the movie, 7 you the movie? 1 What is ve? What verb is seen from? 2. Change the three sentences in the chart to third person singular (He or She). 3. Lucy says, “I've read the book.” Do we know when she read it? > p.146 Grammar Bank 12A. Learn more about the present perfect and practice it € Look at the movies ina and talk to a partner. Which of the movies have you seen? Have you read any of the books? Ive seenEclipse, but)“ Ihaventt seen the movie haven't read the book. ) (of Alice in Wonderland, - Ive read the book. PRONUNCIATION sentence stress 4 Completerhe Verb column with pase part (© 46)) Listen and repeat the dialogue. Copy the rhythm, 1 Have youll your homework? 2. I'm sorry; 'velll your name. — a Have you seen The Hobbit? 3 Have you everllla photo of an actor? — 8 No,ihaven't. 4 Ann'sill ion, She's ‘Ann’sllon vacation, She's going tobe away ‘8 Have you read the book? forthree weeks. 8 Yes, have. ve read it twice. 5 Have youll to Mike about the party? —_ 6 Tvenever chat jacker.Itwasabig mistake, Write down the names of three more movies 7 ins llin love with an Argentinian woman. — from books, Ask and answer with a partner. & Oh, no! I've lil my glasses. Have you seen? ) es levers € Cover the Verb column, Can you remember the sentences? Have you reed the book?) ~ ” 4 SPEAKING & LISTENING VOCABULARY a Complete the phrases irregular past participles verb in parentheses the past parti Look at some irregular past par verbs do you think they are from? Write the base form and the simple past. é WREERGPE WSS base form | simple past | past participle 1 asleep watching a movie 1) be was/were | been i) 2 the soundtrack of 9 2 broken movie (buy) 3 ‘done 3 the movie theater Se before the end of a movie (leave) au sien 4 ‘a movie more than three 5 fie times Gee) 5 during a movie (ry) forgotten . = 6 ‘amoviein English with 7 ‘gone subtitles (see) e i 7 ina movie (ppeat) 9 mung b_ Stand up and move around the class. Ask Have you ever...? questions with 1-7. When somebody answers Yes, Ihave, 10 spoken write down his or her name and ask What movie was it? u taken € /49)) Listen to three people answering one of the 2 worn questions from a. Which question isi 4_ Listen again. Complete the chart for each person, (© 47») Liscen and check. a a (© 48)) Covera. Listen and say the simple past 1 and past participle. ‘Noe Cwas/were, ben 2 s 5 ©50)) SONG Flashdance 4 ery present perfect or simple past? ia ya WV mnorerogtor post particles ae P iregular st parties a went there 12B I’ve never been there! = 1 LISTENING 2 GRAMMAR & Areyou following TV series right now? Which one? present perfect or simple past? Why do you like i? a Lookat part of the conversation between Mate and Jess. In pairs, answer the questions. b 51) Look at the information about an episode from an American TV seis Listen tpatof the episode, Then answer Matt Have you been to The Peking Duck? questions 1 and 2 Jess Yes, have, Matt Oh, no! When did you go there? Jess Last month. went with same people from work. 1 What tense is Matt's first question? 2 What tense is Matt's second question? 3 Which of the two questions isabouta specific time in the past? b> p.146 Grammar Bank 128. Learn more about the present perfect and simple past and practice them. © Play Guess where I've been. Guess where I've been 1 Write down the names of six cities in your country or abroad (three you have bbeen to and three you haven't been to) 2 Exchange lists with your partner. Check (Wi the three cities you think your partner Fy Cicer has been to, but dor't tell him / her. 3. Ask Have you been to..? for each eee place to check your guesses. Did you guess correctly? Jess's birthday is on Friday and Matt wants to take her € tine wouboortoeséter? Have you been tt eee sce 4 Now ask some simple past questions for 1 Which restaurants has ess eaten at before? Check (/) or the cities your partner has been to, put an Xin the boxes. C when did you go to..? The Peking Duck Appetito Luigi's: o 2 Dotheyagreconvwhichrestaurantogo00? Cpityoutce 7 Listen again and answer the questions 1 When did Joss goto The Peking Duck and who with? 2 How many times has she been to Appetito? 3. Whar did Mate say happened when they went to Luigis? 4 Why is jessangey? 5. Who docs Jes think Matt went with to Luig'? 6 What does Matt say? Do you believe him? 3 VOCABULARY & 4 SPEAKING PRONUNCIATION a Look at question 1 below. What words are missing inthe present more irregular past participles perfect question? What words are missing in che simple past question? What form do you need of the verb in bold? a Look atsome more irregular past participles. Write the base form and the simple past. Recently... 1 tay ang bow ee Es 5 Fan 1 /be to the movie theater recently? What / see? /likeit? 4 given 2 /buy anynew clothes recently? What / buy? 5 heard 3. /have a really good meal recently? Where / go? What / have? 6 had ‘4 /betoasports event recently? —_/ your team win? 7 known a lose 9 made 10 met u paid 2 sent B spent “4 thought 15 won b 54) Listen and check © > p.165 Irregular verbs Check (/) all the ones you know. Try to learn the new ones. 4d 55) Put three irregular past participles in each column, Listen and check. In your life... ought broken cost. done driven drunk forgotten given gone _—_got Present perfect Simple past known lost made paid spoken USI Pe ONIN phe shew te sung taken written ever lose your cell phone? Where / lose it? / find it? clock fish ‘rain up phone saw b Workin pairs. A ask B the questions. IfB answers Yes, [hav ¢ Play past participle Bingo the simple past questions, too, Then change roles. Cm G review: question formation V review: word groups P review: sounds 12C The American English File questionnaire 1 READING a Read the information about Sir lan McKellen. Have you seen any of his movies? Did you like them? Sir lan McKellen is one of Britain's greatest actors. He was born in Burnley in the north of England on May 25, 1939. He first became well known as an actor for his rales in Shakespeare's plays, e.g, Hamlet and ‘Macbeth. In recent years, he has had ‘many important movie roles including James Whale in Gods and Monsters, Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Magneto in X-Men, b Sirlan McKellen agreed to be interviewed especially for American English File. Read the interview and write heading from the list below in each section. YOUR ABILITIES YOUR WORK EXPERIENCES YOUR HOME YOUR LIFESTYLE YOUR PLACES YOUR TASTES © Read the interview again. Then mark the sentences T (crue) or F (false). Say why the F ones are false. 1 He became an actor when he wasa student. He lives outside London, He gets up early every day He's never been to India He spends along time on the Internet every day. He read The Lord ofthe Rings when he was young. 7 His desk isn't very neat He doesn't like animals. 9) He relaxes by playing games. 10. He doesn't have any ambitions. Sa les ca 11 Your TASTES What kind of music do you like? Ihardly ever listen to music at hame -Iprefer going to concerts. enjoy classical music and pop, but my favorite kind of musics traditional American jazz What book are you reading right now? Imreading The Hammersteins,a biography of the American theater family written by Oscar Andrew Hammerstein, Who's your favorite historical character? Perhaps William Shakespeare, 2 What time do you usually get up in the morning? If Lam working, | get up one hour before Ihave to leave the house. flam not working, and went to bed late the: right before, | get up at about 10 in the morning. How much time do you spend a day on the internet? Ican very easily spend three or Four hours on the internet, answering emails, reading the news, etc. | think ofthe Internet as a wonderful encyclopedia of information. How do you relax? lenjoy alate night sudoku, but especially being with fiends. ES What's your favorite room in the house? Perhaps the living room where | cook and eat, and from were I can see the River Thames in London, What do you always have on your desk? lalways have too many letters, papers, and books which ‘are waiting for me to read. Do you have any pets? _|love dogs, but Ican't have one: because Im often away from home, eo NSIT Roscamena 4 What Languages do you speak? Lonly speak English, but can remember a littl ofthe French learned at school Can you play a musical instrument? No. Is there something you would lke to learn, todo? Yes - many things, eg. to sing well, to play the piano, and to speak foreign languages, What's your favorite place in London? ave the River Thames and the views fromits many bridges. Where are you going to go for your next vacation? Im going to goto India for the first time in February, What's the most beautiful city you've ever visited? I can't choose between Edinburgh, Prague, and Venice. a Ui ss & What was your first job? The first money learned as a professional actor was when! wasa student at Cambridge University in 1959. played small parts in audio recordings af Shakespeare's plays. When did you first read The Lord of the Rings? Lread it frst when | was preparing to play Gandalf in the movie trilogy. What was the best and worst thing about filming The Lord of the Rings? The best thing about filming was discovering the countryside and people of New Zealand But the worst thing was living away from home for a year or more. 2 VOCABULARY ‘review: word groups ‘a Putthese words from the interview inthe right column, actor books desk gotobed livingroom small Rooms | Things Jobs Fur Daily routine 1b Witha partner, add three more words to each column, 3 PRONUNCIATION review: sounds a Look at some words from the interview. Which word has a different sound? 2 SHS first ean worst year BED ey wait cat friends many people ever +o & ° Ay 7 oes es Be sng te eit * 8 information school traditional _professior (56) Listen and check. Practice saying the words. GRAMMAR & SPEAKING review: question formation Without looking back at the interview, try to remember the questions for these answers. 1 Perhaps William Shakespeare. 2. 'm going to go to India forthe first time in February. 3 Lonly speak English 4 Tean't choose between Edinburgh, Prague, and Venice. 5 read it first when Iwas preparing to play Gandalf, Choose eight questions from the questionnaire to ask a partner. ‘Online Practice 97 GRAMMAR Girele) a, bore. 1 You speak avery slow b very slowly © very slower 2 She plays tennis a really well b really good © really goodly 3. My husband works incredible hard bb incredibly hard incredibly hardly 4 Velike a Ferrari. a drive b todrive c driving 5 Whatdo weneed next? a todo bdo © doing 6 She wants to pass her exams, but she doesn't like fa study b studing ¢ studying usually drive fastin this country. a Themen b Men © Theman 8 Isaw good movie last night. athe ba c- 9 I’s__best place to eatin the city. athe ba c- 10 Doyougoto. athe ba c- 11 Pveread the book, but! a don't see bb haven't saw © haven't seen 12. A Hiaveyou anyone famous? B Yes, Ihave. A famous movie actor. a evermet b evermeet c metever 3 he been to New York? a Has b Did ¢ Have 14 We to Canada last year. a havegone b havebeen ¢ went 15 She ina restaurant before did never worked bb havenever worked © hasnever worked ‘ped late on weekends? VOCABULARY a Write the opposite adjective or adverb. 1 quickly 3 well 5 formal 2 safe 4 noisy 6 healthily 1b Complete the sentences with these verbs. eed lear promise want 1 Tliketo to dance the tango. 2 Youdon't towash it. You've only worn it once. 3 Tean't to be on time. It depends on the traffic 4 Doyou to goto arestaurant or to acafe for lunch? © Complete the sentences with these Internet words. attachment wifi download online website 1 Idoalotof shopping these days. 2 ean the song for you tonight. 3 You can find all the information on the hotel's 4 Don't openan when you don't know wh 5 Wehave at home so can send emails from my bedroom. i's from. 4d. Complete the sentences with for in, with, or up. 1 Log 2 looked 3 Youcan search with your username and password. U20n Wikipedia ~they started in 1976, all kinds of information on the Internet. subtitles? 4 Have youever seen a movie € Write the past participle ofthe following verbs. I see saw 3 know knew 5 fall fell 2 go went 4 give gave 6 take took PRONUNCIATION a Girela) the word witha different sound. VER] com one we won 28 said been any left father watch choose soon food book 5 ify worst wore 1b Underline the stressed syllable. 1 politely 2danigelrous|ly 3 delcide 4 alttachiment 5 webjsite a want had “a prefer search CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? @ Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) 1 Itismore expensive to live in the US than inthe UK. 2 Itisless expensive to be sickin the UK. 3 Waiters are better in UK restaurants. ficult to make friends in the US. 5 Americans are more direct than the British. b_ Lookat the highlighted words or phrases in the text and guess their meaning. 4 Irsmore Amy Johnson is an English woman who lives and works in the US. We asked her to tell us about her first impressions of the US. ne of my first impressions was that the US is (Dice ier ferrite ron secs of living (rent, bills food, etc.) is lower than in Oxford, where I'm from in the UK. The only thing that’s more expensive here is healthcare. You need to have health insurance, which can be very expensive. Of course in the UK, it’s free to go to the doctor's or to the hospital Eating out is less expensive in the US as well and the service is better, but you can eat very well in England, ‘There's a widewvariety of food from all around the world (Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Turkish, etc.). And generally, I'd say British food is healthier than American food, and the ortions are a lot smaller, too. As for the people, | find Americans very positive and optimistic about the future compared to British people, who can be pessimistic. Also, when I'm in Ohio, | talk to everybody: salespeople, the person behind me in the supermarket line, the person sitting next to me in the restaurant. I can't do that in the UK ~ people are much more reserved. But, onthe other hand, | think it’s easier to make real friends in the UK than in the US, aso thnk Brits people Sing jest tey really think or (in 4 a work situation) saying something Le tenon pasate ee a just say things \\ as they are! A S CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE? (57)) Onthe street Watch or listen to five people and answer the questions. James Ruth ler 1 Arjais visiting the US for a amonth b fourdays forthe first time 2 James would like to a have abeautiful garden b builda great park © beagardener ina park 3. When Ruth talks about Mamma Mia, she doesn’t mention, a theactors b thesoundtrack ¢ thestory 4 Ben thinks that women drive a moreslowly b lessdangerously c better 5 Justin went toa karaoke bar a alongtimeago b quiterecently ¢ lastyear than men. CAN YOU SAY THIS IN ENGLISH? Do the tasks with a partner. Check (/) the box ifyou can do them. Canyou...2 1] say how people in your country) drive b) dress 2] say three things you would like ro do in the future say which ofthe following you preferand why + classical music ar pop music + summer vacations or winter vacations + Chinese food or Japanese food 4+ (1 say what things you do on the Internet and how often 5 |_| answerthe questions below + What city have you been to recently? + When did you go there? + What did you do there? + What's the best /worst thing about your town? Short movies historic theater OED Watch and enjay the movie. ‘Online Practice N99) tion 1B WHERE ARE THEY FROM? Student A a Ask B the questions about person 1 + Where's Masako from? + Where in (country)? 7 2 3 Name | Masako | Carlo Erica From C IC d\t b Answer B's questions about person 4. © Repeat for the other people Name | Al Antonia | Oliver From |Turkey | Mexico | Germany (Ankara) | fAcapuleo) | (Berlin) 1C WHAT'S HIS/HER REAL NAME? Student A a Look at the names of your four people. Two are their real names and two aren’t. Putan X by the names you think are not their real names. ‘Tom Hanks, | Mare Anthony actor singer ‘Angelina Jolie, actress Katy Perry, singer 1b Check your answers. Tell B I think is isn’t his | her real name. IfB says No, it isn’t, ask B What’ his | her real name? How do _you spell it? and write the name under the photo. © Answer B's questions. Jude Law, | Tina Turner, Eminem, Scarlett Johansson, actor singer x singer x actress Vrealname | AnraMaeBaullock | Marshall Mathers | 7 realname 2A WHAT’S ON THE TABLE? Students AtB a Lookat the picture for one minute, Try to remember the things on the table. b_ Close your books and write down the ten things on the table. © Now compare with your partner. Did he | she remember more things than you? 2C WHAT'S THE MATTER? ‘Student A a Read the conversation. ‘A What's the matter? B Im sad ‘A Donit be sad. Cheer up. B Thanks. b_ Have four conversations with B. Ask B What's the matter? B answers. Then choose a phrase below. Relax. Take a vacation. Open the window, Have adrink. Don't worry. © Change roles. B asks you What's the matter? You answer with I below. B responds with a phrase. Then you respond, eg., Thanks, OK, Good idea, etc. 1 Fmbored. 3. I'mtired 2 Timeold 4 'mhungry. Cover the phrases and do alleig conversations again from memory. PE2 WHAT’S THE TIME? Student A Ask and answer questions with B to complete the times on the clocks. Then compare your clocks. (Clock 1: What's the time /What time isit? s 4B NICO’S DAY Student A ‘a AskB the questions below. B must find the answers in the text. 1 What time does Nico get up? (He gets up at 6:30 a.m) 2 What does he have for breakfast? (He has a coffee and cereal) 3. Whar two things does he check atthe restaurant? (He checks the reservations and his emails) What time do all the customers arrive? (They arrive at 1:30 p.m) 5. How many customers do they have in the restaurant at lunchtime? (They have 85 customers) 6 What does Nico ask the customers? (He asks fthey are happy with the food!) 7 What does Nico do after lunch? (He goes back to the kitchenand plans the food for the evening menu.) 8 Whar time does he go home in the afternoon? (He goes home at 5:30 pam) 9. What does Nico do at 7:30 p.m.? (He goes back to the restaurant and checks that everything is OK) 10. What time does Nico go home? (He goes home at 10 o'clock.) b Lookat the text. F 1d the answers to B's questions. 4C SHORT LIFE, LONG LIFE? Students A+B Interview your partner, A ask the questions in the questionnaire. B answer and give more information if you can. Then change roles. How efemicayoled OF cya sae 1 have breakfast sometimes 2 hardly ever /never € every day sometimes /usually eae tine ets) 2 sometimes 2 eat fresh fruit and vegetables et 2 hardly ever ¢ veryoften b oncea day «three times a day How many..? 3 eat fastfood 8 hours do you usually sleep a day 2 often 2 Otod sometimes b 5t06 € hardly ever /never € Tos 4 exercise 9. cupsof coffee do you drink a day «hardly ever /never 2 more than five b once or twice aweek usually only one or two «three or four times a week € Idontt drink coffee 5 feeltired or stressed a always/often b sometimes hardly ever never 410 Which ofthese is true for you? 2 Imnotvery positive about life. 'b Imusually positive about fe. « Imalways postive about life. Now calculate your partner’s score. a=5 b=7 c=10. Total score = number of years you lve Communication 101 102 tion 5A DO YOU WANT TO BE FAMOUS? Students A+B Interview each other with the questionnaire, Ask Can you...? Ifthe answer is, Yes, can, ask How well? Do you think your partner can be famous? You want to be FAMOUS - but what can you do? Music TIX Howwell? Words TIX How well? sing oO 0 write short stories: UO oO play an instrument = wiritepoemsorsongiyrics dance speak foreign tanguages read or write music = speakcin public o o Art Sports take artistic photos TE) tunahatr marathon Oo oO draw cartoons =) playa team sport oOo oOo paint pictures = doawinterorwatersport design websites orlogos |_| dotanindividual sport o o 5B SPOT THE DIFFERENCES Student A ‘You and B have the same picture but with eight differences, a Tell B whatis happening in apartments 1-4 and in the yard on the left. B will cell you what is different in his J her picture. Circlé)the differences, Listen to B telling you what is happening in apartments 5~8 and in the yard oon the right. Look at your picture and tell Bifiis the same or different. Ifit ifferent, tell B what is happening, (Circlé)the differences. © When you finish, compare the two pictures. tion 5C WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? Student A a Ask B your questions. + Whar do you do? + What are you doing now? + Are you wearing a watch today? + Do you usually wear a watch? + What kind of books do you usually read? + What are you reading right now? b Answer: question: 6A READING IN ENGLISH Students A+B How do you usually read? ‘@ onpaper b onscreen c _onaneReader ‘What kind of things do you read? 2 books websites b newspapers work documents © magazines others (what?) ‘When and where do you usually read? at work / school b_ when you are on a bus or train © onvacation d before you go to bed Do you ever need to read in English? What? 7A WHERE WERE YOU? Student A a Ask B your questions. Ask Where were youat...? + 9 o'clock yesterday morning + 11:30 yesterday evening + 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon 12 velock last night + 6:30 yesterday evening. + To'elock this morning b Answer B's questions. Useful language at home / work / school inbed / the library / my car / college fon the bus / the train / the street 7B STAMFORD BRIDGE Students A+8 Tourist Information STAMFORD BRIDGE Stamford Bridge is a small village in the North of England, near York. Itis about 230 miles (370 kilometers) from London. It has a population ‘of 3.500 people. It is famous for a battle between the English and the Vikings in 1066. NOTE: Don't confuse Stamford Bridge near York with Stamford Bridge in London, the stadium of Chelsea Footbol Club! 7C ANIGHT TO REMEMBER Student A a Ask B the questions about Mehmer’s night. 1 When and where was it? (Last year in Istanbul. 2. Who was he with? Why? (His friends. Ie was his bes friend's birthday) 3. What color'T-shirt did he wear? (Black) What is Cezayir?(It'san old building with a restaurant) 5) What did they do after dinner? (They had some coffee and then they went to the beack to swim) 6 Was the water cold? (No, it was warm.) 7 Why did he go hom find his car keys) 8 What time did he get home? (Really late, at five o'clock in the morning) his friend's car? (Because he couldn't 1b Answer B's questions about Maggie's night. ‘© Whose memory is better? Communication 103 8A POLICE INTERVIEW Student A Work in pairs with another A. You are police officers. There was a robbery last night. B and Bare two friends. You think they were responsible, They say that they went out for dinner and went tothe movies last night. You want to know if this is true. Look atthe police interview form and prepare to ask the Bs the questions. Think of more questions to get more details about the evening, e.g, What did you wear? What did you eat and drink? What movie wasit? b_ Interview one of the Bs. Write down his J her answers in the form. (Your partner interviews the other B.) © Compare with your partner. Did the ewo Bs tell exactly the same story? If nor, arrest them! 8C THE GHOST ROOM Student A a Lookat the picture for a minute. Try to remember what's in the room. b Ask B the questions. + [a TV? (No, there wasn't) + [adoubleor a single bed? (There wasa single bed) + [amievor? Where wasit? (Yes, there was. le was on the table) + [any plants? (No, there weren't) + [any books in the room? (No, there weren't) + How many windows /? (There were wo) © Close your books. Answer B's questions. 104 INTERVIEW FORM conc Date: What time? | Where? —_| More details: Tmeet? Thave dinner? J goto the movies? What do after ‘What time / get home?

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